[Writing a complete homebrewed Feywild Adventure currently and this is one of the backgrounds I'll be using. Enjoy and let me know how you like or what you would change!]
You have spent all of your life chasing down what little hints of the Fey you could find. Where others base their logic and findings on science, you base yours on tales from mothers and folk lore as you travel through villages. Any and every person who claims to have ever seen a fey creature, has been interviewed by you. Making you the most educated person on the fey, and all that there is to know of them.
- Skill Proficiencies: Arcana, Investigation, Nature
- Tool Proficiencies: Herbalism Kit
- Languages: Sylvan, Elven
- Equipment: A bottle of black ink, a quill, a small knife,a drawing of fairies from a first hand witness, a set of common clothes, and a pouch containing 10 gp
To determine the nature of your Fey training, roll a d8 or choose from the options in the table below.
| d8 | Specialty |
|---|---|
| 1 | Fairies |
| 2 | Fey Beasts |
| 3 | Seelie Court Academic |
| 4 | Unseelie Court Academic |
| 5 | Fey Horticulturist |
| 6 | Sylvan Researcher |
| 7 | Feywild Historian |
| 8 | Fey Humanoids and Races |
When you attempt to learn or recall a piece of lore, if you do not know that information, you often know where and from whom you can obtain it. Usually, this information comes from a library, scriptorium, university, or a sage or other learned person or creature. Your DM might rule that the knowledge you seek is secreted away in an almost inaccessible place, or that it simply cannot be found. Unearthing the deepest secrets of the multiverse can require an adventure or even a whole campaign.
Spell List
Because of your studies, you know comprehend languages.
| Spell Level | Spells |
|---|---|
| 1st | comprehend languages |
Suggested Characteristics
Fey researchers are quiet reclusive researchers. They would much rather be in the woods studying what little traces of the Fey they can find than being with other humans out in public.
| d8 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | My belief in the Feywild makes some people believe I'm mad |
| 2 | Anyone who's ever been rumored to see a member of the Fey has been interviewed by me |
| 3 | Sometimes I start hypothesizing out loud when I'm trying to figure a complex situation out |
| 4 | There’s nothing I like more than a good mystery. |
| 5 | When I'm thinking, I tend to wander, often not paying attention to where I'm walking |
| 6 | I assume people know what I'm speaking about, even when they don't, and do not slow down too much to explain myself |
| 7 | I am horribly, horribly awkward in social situations. |
| 8 | I’m convinced that people aren't always telling the truth in what they see |
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Knowledge. In order to understand what is different from us, we need to approach from a side of knowledge and betterment. (Neutral) |
| 2 | Beauty. We must preserve what rare and beautiful sights the Fey holds from any to do it harm. (Good) |
| 3 | Logic. Emotions must not cloud our logical thinking when it comes to dealing with what the Fey might bring. (Lawful) |
| 4 | No Limits. One can never know and learn enough from such a mysterious world. (Chaotic) |
| 5 | Power. To know the inner-workings of the Fey is to hold power over them. (Evil) |
| 6 | Self-Improvement. In learning of the chaos of the Fey, maybe I too will learn to accept or understand my own chaos. (Any) |
| d6 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | It is my duty to protect the Fey from those who may wish to capitalize on it |
| 2 | I have a letter from Queen Titania that was placed in the wrong hands and I must return it to her. |
| 3 | I'm working to write and publish the first ever works regarding the Feywild |
| 4 | My obsession with the lore and stories of the Fey make it hard for me to be believed in my own world |
| 5 | When I was a child I saw a fairy, since then I can't stop thinking of her and her world |
| 6 | My grandmother gave me a locket carved with Fey images that I've never been able to unlock. |
| d6 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | I am easily distracted by anything remotely fey magical |
| 2 | Most people scream and run when they see a werebadger. I stop and take notes on its anatomy. |
| 3 | If it helps me understand my past, I'm willing to let the Feywild crumble |
| 4 | I overlook obvious solutions in favor of complicated ones. |
| 5 | I hate explaining myself to others who can't follow along |
| 6 | I can’t keep a secret to save my life, or anyone else’s. |
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