Ilmatari Faithful

You are a member of the Church of Ilmater. Called the Ilmatari, those who serve Ilmater, the Crying God, are well known throughout Faerûn for their selflessness and nondiscriminatory healing practices. They are taught to alleviate suffering in all its forms and aid the oppressed, even at great personal cost. Suffering is considered holy, particularly suffering in the place of another. 

The Ilmatari are renowned healers, both medical and magical. As such, you received training in the healing arts and are quite accustomed to dealing with disease and injury. Church dogma states that anybody who needs aid shall receive it, including (and perhaps especially) those considered "undesirable" by greater society, such as Tieflings and Goblins, so you have learned to communicate with such individuals in order to treat them. 

Work with your Dungeon Master to determine what your life with the Church was like and where you stand now. Some questions to consider:

• How did you get involved with the Church? Were you abandoned at a monastery as an infant, or did you seek the path of Ilmater later in life?
• Did you come from a particular order? Where was your order's base of operations? A temple, a monastery, or someplace else? Were you in an area that welcomed your presence? 
• Where did you fall in the Church hierarchy? What was your role? What were your duties?
• When did you decide to become a traveler, and why? Has your adventuring strengthened your faith, or are you turning away from Ilmater's path?

Skill Proficiencies: Religion, Medicine

Tool Proficiencies: Herbalism Kit

Languages: Choose one from Abyssal, Draconic, Giant, Goblin, Infernal, Orc, or Undercommon

Equipment: A set of common clothes, a herbalism kit, a healer's kit, an alms box, a holy symbol of Ilmater, and a pouch containing 5 gp

Suggested Characteristics

You were raised or initiated into a religion that prioritizes all others above the self, lives ascetically, and puts members in frequent contact with the poor, sick, and otherwise unfortunate. Whether you revere it or resent it, the Church has certainly shaped your experiences. Those drawn to Ilmater tend to be empathetic individuals who genuinely want to do good.

d8	Personality Trait
1	I am healing my own emotional/psychological injuries by healing others.
2	I feel restless or even depressed if I am not helping someone.
3	I never strike first.
4	I am often frustrated by one or more of the Church's stances.
5	Luxury is foreign to me and makes me uncomfortable.
6	I cry a lot.
7	I'm wondering if I should be following Ilmater at all.
8	Regularly working with the suffering has given me a dark sense of humor.

d6	Ideal
1	Life. I will preserve life, no matter what the personal cost.
2	Mercy. Everyone deserves as many chances as they're willing to take.
3	Freedom. I want to see what I can do outside of the Church's direct influence.
4	Faith. I trust that my deity will guide my actions. I have faith that if I work hard, things will go well.
5	Equality. It is my place to help, not to judge.
6	Obligation. I have chosen this path, and I will see it through.

d6	Bond
1	The Church is my only family.
2	Everything I do is for those who are suffering.
3	I now follow Ilmater to atone for a sinful past.
4	It is my duty to stand up to tyrants, even if I have to do it alone.
5	I submitted myself to a lifetime of servitude because I lost someone I love.
6	I hope to touch all I encounter with Ilmater's grace.

d6	Flaw
1	People say I'm reckless; that I'm needlessly self-sacrificing.
2	I'm supposed to be a healer, but the truth is... blood makes me squeamish.
3	I always know what’s best for you (and everyone else).
4	I want to believe the best about people so much that I can become blind to their flaws or misdeeds.
5	I'm so invested in the medical side of my healing duties that I can forget the "human" element. My bedside manner sucks.
6	I just can't say "no".