House of Black and White

As a child, you were inquisitive when your playmates were possessive or raucous. In your formative years, you found your way to feyundril, where you were apprenticed and taught that knowledge and skills are more valuable treasure than gold or gems. Now you are ready to leave the place that has been your home for so long—not to abandon it, but to always expand House's reputation and skill set.

The most secretive of Feyundril's academies is The House of Black and White. The academy is always in need of workers and attendants, some of whom rise through the ranks to assume roles of greater responsibility and prominence. You might be one of the Houses own, dedicated to the curatorship of what is likely the most deadly and hidden skills in all the world.

Skill Proficiencies: History, plus Arcana, and Deception, and Religion, and Stealth

Languages: Two of your choice

Equipment: The anonymous robes of your Guild, a writing kit (small pouch with a quill, ink, folded parchment, and a small penknife), A Rapier of exceptional qualityRapier, a borrowed book on the subject of your current study, and a pouch containing 300 gp

Suggested Characteristics

Your bond is almost certainly associated either with the place where you grew up or with the knowledge you hope to acquire through adventuring. Your ideal is no doubt related to how you view the quest for justice and truth—perhaps as a worthy goal in itself, or maybe as a means to a desirable end.

d8	Personality Trait
1	I use polysyllabic words that convey the impression of great erudition.
2	I’ve read every book in the world’s greatest libraries—or I like to boast that I have.
3	I’m used to helping out those who aren’t as smart as I am, and I patiently explain anything and everything to others.
4	There’s nothing I like more than a good mystery.
5	I’m willing to listen to every side of an argument before I kill my target.
6	I . . . speak . . . slowly . . . when talking . . . to idiots, . . . which . . . almost . . . everyone . . . is . . . compared . . .to me.
7	I am horribly, horribly awkward in social situations.
8	I’m convinced that people are always trying to steal my secrets.

d6	Ideal
1	Knowledge. The path to power and self-improvement is through knowledge. (Neutral)
2	Beauty. What is beautiful points us beyond itself toward what is true. (Good)
3	Logic. Emotions must not cloud our logical thinking. (Lawful)
4	No Limits. Nothing should fetter the infinite possibility inherent in all existence. (Chaotic)
5	Power. Knowledge is the path to power and domination. (Evil)
6	Self-Improvement. The goal of a life of study is the betterment of oneself. (Any)

d6	Bond
1	It is my duty to protect my students.
2	I have an ancient text that holds terrible secrets that must not fall into the wrong hands.
3	I work to preserve a library, university, scriptorium, or monastery.
4	My life’s work is a series of tomes related to a specific field of lore.
5	I’ve been searching my whole life for the answer to a certain question.
6	I sold my soul for knowledge. I hope to do great deeds and win it back.

d6	Flaw
1	I am easily distracted by the promise of information.
2	Most people scream and run when they see a demon. I stop and take notes on its anatomy.
3	Unlocking an ancient mystery is worth the price of a civilization.
4	I overlook obvious solutions in favor of complicated ones.
5	I speak without really thinking through my words, invariably insulting others.
6	I can’t keep a secret to save my life, or anyone else’s.