At a young age you presented signs of being able to commune with the Ethereal Plane. A Shaman from your family, village, clan or tribe took you as an apprentice and helped you learn how to focus this ability.

Choose an ancestor that you have a particular affinity for contacting. This can be a family member, friend, mentor, or historical figure from your village/clan/tribe. For whatever reason, this individual is easier for you to contact.

Skill Proficiencies: Insight, Nature

Languages: Two of your choice from the following: Giant, Primordial, Sylvan.

Equipment: A wooden totem (crafted by you upon your apprenticeship to a Shaman), a prayer wheel, 5 sticks of incense, a headdress made of leather, feathers, bone, and wood, a set of common clothes, and a pouch containing 10 gp.

Spell List

Spell Level	Spells
Cantrip	toll the dead

You may cast [spell]Toll the Dead[spell] with this feature once per short rest. Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for it.

Your ancestors call out to the spirit of your target, replacing the sound of the bell.

Suggested Characteristics

Spirit Callers are shaped by their experience in communicating with the dead. Their study of the spiritual and natural components of their ability  affect their mannerisms and ideals. Their flaws might be some hidden doubt or conflict with the practice of communing with the dead.

d8	Personality Trait
1	I idolize a particular hero of my faith, and constantly refer to that person’s deeds and example.
2	I can find common ground between the fiercest enemies, empathizing with them and always working toward peace.
3	I see omens in every event and action. The gods try to speak to us, we just need to listen.
4	Nothing can shake my optimistic attitude.
5	I quote (or misquote) sacred texts and proverbs in almost every situation.
6	I am tolerant (or intolerant) of other faiths and respect (or condemn) the worship of other gods.
7	I’ve enjoyed fine food, drink, and high society among my temple’s elite. Rough living grates on me.
8	I’ve spent so long in the temple that I have little practical experience dealing with people in the outside world.

d6	Ideal
1	Tradition. The ancient traditions of worship and sacrifice must be preserved and upheld. (Lawful)
2	Charity. I always try to help those in need, no matter what the personal cost. (Good)
3	Change. We must help bring about the changes the gods are constantly working in the world. (Chaotic)
4	Power. I hope to one day rise to the top of my faith’s religious hierarchy. (Lawful)
5	Faith. I trust that my deity will guide my actions. I have faith that if I work hard, things will go well. (Lawful)
6	Aspiration. I seek to prove myself worthy of my god’s favor by matching my actions against his or her teachings. (Any)

d6	Bond
1	I would die to recover an ancient relic of my faith that was lost long ago.
2	I will someday get revenge on the corrupt temple hierarchy who branded me a heretic.
3	I owe my life to the priest who took me in when my parents died.
4	Everything I do is for the common people.
5	I will do anything to protect the temple where I served.
6	I seek to preserve a sacred text that my enemies consider heretical and seek to destroy.

d6	Flaw
1	I judge others harshly, and myself even more severely.
2	I put too much trust in those who wield power within my temple’s hierarchy.
3	My piety sometimes leads me to blindly trust those that profess faith in my god.
4	I am inflexible in my thinking.
5	I am suspicious of strangers and expect the worst of them.
6	Once I pick a goal, I become obsessed with it to the detriment of everything else in my life.