Squalid. You live in a leaky stable, a mud-floored hut just outside town, or a vermin-infested boarding house in the worst part of town. You have shelter from the elements, but you live in a desperate and violent Environment, in places rife with disease.
joined a rebellion against the local ruler, Roll 1d6 (1-2 it was successful and they were outlawed, 3-6 it failed and they escaped), with only friends and family knowing their involvement.