Geologist

You have spent much of your life studying the earth and your expertise in rocks, water, and cycles leads you to explore the lands to understand them more deeply.

Skill Proficiencies: History, Perception

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

Equipment: Cartographer's Tools, 3 pitons, a terrain map of where you studied, a coin purse containing 15 gp.

Suggested Characteristics

Geologists may seem like Dwarf-like rock-lovers, but they all have their own reasons for studying and own interests in the field.

d8	Personality Trait
1	I adore the environment because it practically raised me.
2	People who don't care as much as me are wrong. And I care quite a bit.
3	I could care less about rocks, I just love to study.
4	People need to open their eyes to what's beneath them.
5	When people ask me about my profession, it's an excuse to explain everything I can.
6	When someone is talking, I need them to explain everything so I can understand perfectly.
7	People don't understand why I'm so smart, but I'll help them learn.
8	I don't care much for my companions, they can come along, but I mostly am in it for the knowledge.

d6	Ideal
1	Beauty. I do everything I can to protect the land which we walk. (Good)
2	It doesn't matter how, but I have to know. The ends always justify the means. (Evil)
3	Change. The land is ever changing, I just want to see what it does. (Chaotic)
4	Preservation. The land is here to stay, and I don't want anyone to mess with it. (Lawful)
5	Knowledge. I explore to gain a deeper understanding of the world I'm a part of. (Any)
6	Power. Nature is there to be used by sentients, that's all there is to it. (Evil)

d6	Bond
1	The college where I studied was a haven to me, and I travel to bring fame to it.
2	My partner in the lab got lost while studying the world, I have to find them, and find out what they learned.
3	I have a great love for a far off land that someday I hope to explore.
4	I want to find the perfect disaster, but if someone would get hurt, I can spot where it might happen.
5	The water levels near my home are rising, and I travel to learn how to protect where I was raised.
6	Those who are most affected by nature are the ones the worst off, and I do what I can to help them.

d6	Flaw
1	If someone chops down a tree without replanting it, damn them to the Nine Hells.
2	I secretly want to be the most famous geologist.
3	In order for the world to be safe, either people have to respect it or die.
4	I feel more at home outside than with people.
5	I rarely speak, lest I reveal I don't know what I'm doing.
6	I often run off during my watch to take notes on dirt samples and consider the environment, even if it puts the others at risk.