Vesper Primer+Skill Checks+Oppressive Expectations

You were raised with the belief that your family was special, and that those of your status always succeed at whatever they do. Due to your concern about upholding the family name and your memories of the consequences for disappointing them (such as violence or unsettling disapproval), you are easily frustrated. When you fail at a skill check, you take a -2 penalty on checks with that skill until you succeed or until you fail at a different skill check, whichever comes first.