Although you are still a child, you possess an innate talent for the healing arts. Your skills further developed under the tutelage of the priests of Asclepius, the Greek god of healing.
- Skill Proficiencies: Medicine, Choose one: Arcana or Nature.
- Tool Proficiencies: Herbalism Kit.
- Languages: You know Celestial.
- Equipment: A money pouch containing 10 GP, a Herbalism Kit, a Healer's kit and a set of Common Clothes.
Feature: God's Notoriety
As a disciple of the shrine of Asclepius, a few people may recognize your status. This can be positive for followers of similar gods but may have a negative impact if the individual worships a god of destruction or one of different mythology.
Suggested Characteristics
Experience or not, you have devoted a good portion of your life to learning how to heal. No matter how your character observes the world and the creatures in it, your goal will still be to get your patients back to good health. This can be through overflowed optimism, cynical pessimism or anything inbetween.
| d8 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | I'm not used to practicing healing in the field yet, so I may appear clumsy and inexperienced. |
| 2 | I have full trust in my capabilities as a healer, even if other people are not as certain about my skills. |
| 3 | I often go about my healing with trial and error. I may get something right, but I can mess it up just as well. |
| 4 | I can recite my entire education from memory, and 'Uhm, actually...' comes from my mouth more than some wish when it comes to Medicine. |
| 5 | I speak my train of thought while working, so I might say some things regarding their heath or treatment which scare my patients. |
| 6 | My goal is to keep my patients as calm as possible, so I'll always say someone will recover, even if I know it might not be that optimistic. |
| 7 | I can keep my head cool and make rational medical decisions in the toughest conditions. |
| 8 | People have no idea how important a healer is in any given situation, and I have no issues reminding someone of that fact. |
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Healing. Every patients I have will be healed, no matter race, occupation or history. (Good) |
| 2 | Power. I have someone's wellbeing in my hands, and that power brings me intense satisfaction. (Evil) |
| 3 | Knowledge. I will get to the bottom to a new sickness, no matter the cost and the required experimentation time. (Chaotic) |
| 4 | Rationalism. I will do what I have to do to heal someone, whatever that entails or what relationship I have with my patient. (Neutral) |
| 5 | Ethics. The Hippocratic Oath is absolute, and I will follow it no matter what. (Lawful) |
| 6 | Research. I will learn as much as I can and won't be ignorant of anything I can learn. (Any) |
| d6 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | My trust with the patient is everything and I will do anything to heal someone in my care. |
| 2 | I lost a dear friend due to a sickness and I won't let that happen to anyone else. |
| 3 | I must continue my Teacher's legacy in the world. |
| 4 | I can leave no person hurt. Anyone around me will be as healthy as they can be. |
| 5 | My occupation as healer is a stepping stool for understanding everything there is about a creature's health. |
| 6 | My sense of justice leads me to treat anyone I consider on my side. |
| d6 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | My knowledge of medicine is vast, and the urge to let everyone know is even more so. |
| 2 | I'm scared of messing up a critical situation, so I tend to make it worse by not acting. |
| 3 | The wellbeing of my patients is well above my own, and I will sacrifice myself for another's health. |
| 4 | My rationalism has proven fatal to many a patient, and more are to come. |
| 5 | I often act on a whim, instead of thinking the situation through. |
| 6 | My inexperience in the field has given me a pessimistic view of my capabilities as a healer. |
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