A Seeker at Acuin's Wykepedia is an emissary and intermediary between the information kept in the Wyke and those from outside who are seeking that knowledge. They are the face that the Wyke presents to the public.
A Seeker must be diplomatic in their dealings with people seeking information and with potential patrons of the Wyke. Is it often difficult to tell someone that the knowledge they seek is unavailable, either because the Wyke genuinely does not contain that knowledge or because it is forbidden. A good Seeker is able to ease that unhappy news
A seeker must also be vary familiar with where everything in the Wyke is located. Outsiders are generally not allowed to freely browse the stacks and scroll on their own A seeker must sit with the outsider, determine what they are looking for and then find the correct tomes and scrolls and bring them back to the outsider. A Seeker must then insure that no harm comes to the documents which then fall under their care.
- Skill Proficiencies: IN order to politely interact with outsiders you are skilled in Persuasion in addition in order to find the right information you may choose Investigation or Perception
- Tool Proficiencies: To put your clients at ease you are familiar with one type of gaming set
- Languages: One of your choice
- Equipment: A set of fine clothes, a signet ring, a scroll of authentication as a Seeker, and a purse containing 25 gp
Thanks to your position and charm, people are inclined to think the best of you. You are welcome in society, and people assume you have the right to be wherever you are. The common folk make every effort to accommodate you and avoid your displeasure, and other people, even of high birth, treat you as a member of the same social sphere. You can secure an audience with a local noble if you need to.
Suggested Characteristics
A Seeker may choose this career for a wide variety of reasons and your interaction with many different people can create a wide variety of Bonds. When you get to the Bonds choices, please choose Two.
| d7 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | My eloquent flattery makes everyone I talk to feel like the most wonderful and important person in the world. |
| 2 | Agreeable, Warm and Kind |
| 3 | You relate well to others. |
| 4 | I take great pains to always look my best and follow the latest fashions. |
| 5 | Proud of the institution and your knowledge of it |
| 6 | You have a Good memory, you know where everything is |
| 7 | This is a stepping stone to a better position |
| d5 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Respect. Respect is due to me because of my position, but all people regardless of station deserve to be treated with dignity. |
| 2 | Responsibility. It is my duty to respect the authority of those above me, just as those below me must respect mine. |
| 3 | A place for everything and everything in its place |
| 4 | Access to knowledge should be unimpeded |
| 5 | Money should not be the only means of accessing knowledge |
| d6 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | You've flirted with ... |
| 2 | .... Owes you a favor |
| 3 | You've shared drinks with ... |
| 4 | You helped ... with ... |
| 5 | ... thinks that you're ... |
| 6 | You did a favor for ...'s ... |
| d6 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | I messed up an assignment and ... |
| 2 | I have a problem with ... and it caused ... |
| 3 | I had a traumatic experience that caused me to ... |
| 4 | I got caught ... |
| 5 | Everybody thinks that I ... |
| 6 | Books were destroyed or lost because I ... |
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