Deep Earth Miner

You are a miner and scout from deep under the mountains who is no stranger to hard work. You have spent a great deal of time living among the dwarves, deep gnomes, and denizens of the Underdark that also work mines in the area. At this point, you're just as comfortable working underground as above. You know how to read a seam, trade for supplies, map out new places, and find your way back. You enjoy both the company of others and the solitude of the deep earth. You understand where to go to find the rich mineral veins and how to safely mine them.

Skill Proficiencies: Perception, Survival

Tool Proficiencies: Navigator's Tools, Cartographer's Tools

Languages: You have learned to speak with others in the Underdark, choose between Dwarvish or Undercommon.

Equipment: A Miner's Pick, a set of Cartographer's Tools, a polished stone from a mine you found, a set of traveler’s clothes, a set of Navigator's Tools, and a pouch containing 10 gp

Suggested Characteristics

Often considered rude and uncouth among civilized folk, miners from the depths have little respect for the niceties of life in the cities. The ties of tribe, clan, family, and the caves of which they are a part are the most important bonds to most deep earth miners.

d8	Personality Trait
1	I’m driven by a wanderlust that led me to seek out interesting places.
2	I hate the horrors of the Underdark with a passion. They took my friends and family and almost got me.
3	Anything worth doing takes time and planning. I have learned to plan and wait for the right opportunity.
4	Always be prepared for the next delve into the depths, for who knows what is around the corner.
5	I place no stock in well-mannered folk. Manners won’t save you from a rampaging Hook Horror.
6	I think that I will stumble upon great riches if I just keep looking.
7	I will party with everyone. Whether with dwarves, or drow, or deep gnomes, I will find a way to have a good time.
8	People who don't work with their hands and walk on their own two feet (or four) are soft and weak.

d6	Ideal
1	Mooch: Property, schmoperty. If I need it, I take and use it. If I don't, I leave it for someone else. (Chaotic)
2	Greater Good. It is each person’s responsibility to make the most happiness for the whole clan, tribe, or family. (Good)
3	Honor. If I dishonor myself, I dishonor my whole clan. (Lawful)
4	Greed: Gems and precious metals, I want them all for myself. (Evil)
5	Nature. The natural caves are more important and beautiful than any carved statue. (Neutral)
6	Glory. I must earn glory in battle, for myself and my clan. (Any)

d6	Bond
1	My family, clan, or tribe is the most important thing in my life, even when they are far from me.
2	A spoiling of natural caves is an injury to me.
3	Gems hold a special fascination for me, more than gold, land, magic, or power.
4	I want to explore new depths and discover new mines.
5	I suffer awful visions of a coming disaster and will do anything to prevent it.
6	A deep gnome saved my life when I was injured and alone. I owe his people a great debt.

d6	Flaw
1	I am too enamored of ale, wine, and other intoxicants.
2	There’s no room for caution in a life lived to the fullest.
3	I guard my secrets so that others will not take advantage of me.
4	Good tools are more reliable than people. In a cave in, I would save a sturdy pick before a stranger.
5	I am afraid of the dark.
6	I obsessively must map out every place I visit, even where people fear to go.