
The Athuan Postal Service founded by the Community College in Grundgrot, has built outposts and annexes at many of the schools of learning found in Athua.
Chaos magic and entropy combine to control the hole in the sky, which allows an addressed envelope to find its intended recipient. No matter where they are, so long as they are on this plane.To send a return letter, you must bring it to the nearest APS annex. Only a certified APS mail-hole can guarantee delivery. As such many regular folk hire adventurers to bring messages far and wide. The APS has started keeping certain adventurers in every corner of the flat world on retainer.
Only the strongest, fastest and quickest of wit are chosen for this honor. If chosen you get a steady paycheck of 4g a week. (delivered directly to you)
You also get a custom made mail bag, which has it's own special Entropy-chaos hole (ECH-hole) inside it. You can use this bag once per day to reach in and grab exactly what you need to solve a problem. (not worth more than 20 times your character level in GP. Can't be more than half your size.) Ex: A weapon, a ladder, thieve's tools, etc. Roll a d100, anything above a 20 and you are able to grab what you need. 1-20 = a roll on a the utility bag chart.
- Skill Proficiencies: Perception, survival
- Tool Proficiencies: All Vehicles, navigators tools, ink, quiver, parchment
- Languages: You are far traveled and well spoken, even if you choose not to show it, pick 3 languages.
- Equipment: An Athua Postal Service Bag of Utility, plus an empty coin pouch. 4 gp a week will drop into it. (This is how you get paid, if somebody were to find it, the money would still appear every week until the APS found out you had misplaced it or died.)
All your movement is increased by 10ft. This background gives you a walking, running, climbing, swimming speed. If you already have a flying speed your flying speed increases as well. This background does not give you a flying speed.
Spell List
You've had a two week orientation with your local APS annex, you now have acces to the following spells. Mending, Find path, Animal Messenger, Tree Stride.
If you are unable to get the letter to a mail-hole it is your duty to see that the letter finds itself in the hands of the intended person. These spells will help you make sure the message you have been entrusted with finds its target.
Spell Level | Spells |
---|---|
Cantrip | mending |
1st | comprehend languages |
2nd | animal messenger, find traps |
5th | tree stride |
6th | find the path |
Mending, Find the Path, Animal Messenger, Tree Stride
Suggested Characteristics
Noble, trustworthy, lawful good, proud
Contacts
As a far traveled well spoken person, you come to know the inside of most major cities, small towns and rustic villages on your continent. You know the back ways and short cuts no matter where you find yourself.
In any community setting you can half your travel time.
In the country or wilderness you can usually find free lodging or know about an abandoned shelter.
You have advantage on looking for traps.

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