You've done a fair bit of dungeon delving before, but you were just making sure the people doing the actual work could see without taking up a hand. As a torch bearer, not only are your eyes are sharp, and your hands are quick. Something you saw down in the deep dark dank secrets of the world inspired you to become and adventurer. Time to start your journey, and maybe one day, have a torch bearer of your own.

Skill Proficiencies: Your eyes have to be sharp for danger when the others aren't looking, you gain proficiency in Perception. Your hands also have to be quick to not only grab a torch, but to light it when needed, you gain proficiency in Sleight of Hand.

Tool Proficiencies: Sometimes you have to make a torch by hand in dire circumstances, good thing you know how, you gain proficiency in Woodcarver's Tools.

Torch bearers have to come from somewhere, and this tool represents that, you gain proficiency in any tool.

Equipment: You get 10 torches, Woodcarvers tools, any tool you are proficient with, and 5 gold from your last dungeon delving.

Suggested Characteristics

Torch bearers can be newbies to the work that happen to have beginners luck, or beacons of light for seasoned veterans who rely on their existence. The things you may have seen or have yet to see can change your personality.

d6	Personality Trait
1	I've seen some awful things in my days, I make sure to always watch my back and everyone else's.
2	I've never seen anything go wrong, I tend to be a bit absent minded.
3	I'm always willing to lend a helping hand.
4	I try not to just light the way for my companions, I try to be their beacon of hope in their time of need.
5	I never leave anywhere unprepared.
6	I keep all of my supplies and gear in careful check and orderliness.

d6	Ideal
1	Responsibility. I've been hired to hold this torch, and I will hold it like my life depends on it. (Lawful)
2	Just Work. It's nothing complicated and doesn't pay too bad, nothing wrong with that. (Neutral)
3	Self Preservation. My own hide comes before anyone else's. (Evil)
4	Care. I intend to take good care of of those that trusted their hard earned gold in my hands. (Good)
5	Trust. People trust me to give them light, I trust them to keep me safe, if there is no trust, everyone dies. (Lawful)
6	Fun. It's always amusing putting the torch out just to scare people. (Chaotic)

d6	Bond
1	An adventurer once saved my life in a dungeon, I decided to never leave anyone behind from that day forward.
2	An adventurer that I once worked with saw potential in me and took me under their wing as an apprentice. I can't wait to prove myself to them.
3	An adventurer I worked for left me for dead, I intend to find them and get my revenge.
4	Every adventurer I've worked with were selfish and only in it for the riches, I intend to prove that adventurers can be heroes.
5	Every adventurer I've worked with were absolute heroes. I aspire to be as heroic as the ones before me.
6	After seeing the kinds of riches adventurers can find, I decided to get into it for the fame and fortune.

d6	Flaw
1	I'm terrified of the dark.
2	I can get distracted from my task at hand and wander off from time to time.
3	I only trust those that have paid me.
4	I can be a bit strong headed and charge into the unknown.
5	I am obsessive over the state of my gear, I will settle for nothing less than perfection.
6	A monster I once encountered in a dungeon leaves me quivering with fear.