You are a priest of the nameless god, he who tips the scales, he who blesses thieves. The crooked warden expects that all his priests with have a healthy knowledge of all necessary skills. As such you were trained in everything from courtly manner and cooking to lockpicking and languages. As a priest of the nameless one, you were also given training as another type of priest as a method of cover. Following years of training, you were finally initiated. The Crooked Warden, unlike other gods, gives his priests a drop of his blood forming a blood contract between them.
You have learned all the necessary skills in order to complete the only two tenets of your faith: Thiefs prosper, the rich remember.
- Skill Proficiencies: Deception, Stealth
- Tool Proficiencies: Forgery kit
- Languages: One language of your choice.
- Equipment: A set of fine clothes, a disguise kit, tools of the con of your choice (ten stoppered bottles filled with colored liquid, a set of weighted dice, a deck of marked cards, or a signet ring of an imaginary duke), and a pouch containing 15 gp
Every charlatan has an angle he or she uses in preference to other schemes. Choose a favorite scam or roll on the table below.
| d6 | Favorite Schemes |
|---|---|
| 1 | I cheat at games of chance. |
| 2 | I shave coins or forge documents. |
| 3 | I insinuate myself into people’s lives to prey on their weakness and secure their fortunes. |
| 4 | I put on new identities like clothes. |
| 5 | I run sleight-of-hand cons on street corners. |
| 6 | I convince people that worthless junk is worth their hard-earned money. |
You have created a second priestly identity that includes documentation, established acquaintances, and disguises that allow you to assume that persona. Additionally, you can forge documents including official papers and personal letters, as long as you have seen an example of the kind of document or the handwriting you are trying to copy.
Suggested Characteristics
Priests of the crooked warden take their job seriously as without them there would not be balance between the wealthy and those who go without.
| d6 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | I idolize a particular hero of my faith, and constantly refer to that person’s deeds and example. |
| 2 | I have a joke for every occasion, especially occasions where humor is inappropriate. |
| 3 | Flattery is my preferred trick for getting what I want. |
| 4 | I quote (or misquote) sacred texts and proverbs in almost every situation. |
| 5 | I am tolerant (or intolerant) of other faiths and respect (or condemn) the worship of other gods. |
| 6 | I keep multiple holy symbols on me and invoke whatever deity might come in useful at any given moment. |
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Independence. I am a free spirit—no one tells me what to do. (Chaotic) |
| 2 | Fairness. I never target people who can’t afford to lose a few coins. (Lawful) |
| 3 | Charity. I distribute the money I acquire to the people who really need it. (Good) |
| 4 | Creativity. I never run the same con twice. (Chaotic) |
| 5 | Friendship. Material goods come and go. Bonds of friendship last forever. (Good) |
| 6 | Aspiration. I’m determined to make something of myself. (Any) |
| d6 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | I fleeced the wrong person and must work to ensure that this individual never crosses paths with me or those I care about. |
| 2 | I owe everything to my mentor—a horrible person who’s probably rotting in jail somewhere. |
| 3 | Somewhere out there, I have a child who doesn’t know me. I’m making the world better for him or her. |
| 4 | I will do anything to protect the temple where I served. |
| 5 | A powerful person killed someone I love. Some day soon, I’ll have my revenge. |
| 6 | I seek to preserve a sacred text that my enemies consider heretical and seek to destroy. |
| d6 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | I can’t resist a pretty face. |
| 2 | My piety sometimes leads me to blindly trust those that profess faith in my god. |
| 3 | I’m convinced that no one could ever fool me the way I fool others. |
| 4 | I’m too greedy for my own good. I can’t resist taking a risk if there’s money involved. |
| 5 | I can’t resist swindling people who are more powerful than me. |
| 6 | I am inflexible in my thinking. |
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