I was thinking my day job (that thing I do to eat up time in between my other rogue business and for easy access to a wealthy landlord) could be that I work as part of, if not the king, then a lord's staff. My position being so close to him and with my, be it minimal, experience as a rogue, I was found as being a prime applicant as the tool of his demise.
Not evil, more of chaotic good and trying to take advantage of a situation to get him and his sister enough money to leave the war plagued land. But when the soldiers sent to watch him see them trying to skip town...
If that still doesn't float your fancy I was also considering a halfling rogue, which could simply be tied together with Sexi's idea of the halfling community enduring a bit of economic hardship. But I also wouldn't mind going cleric if it does turn out we need a healer in the group.