Mortician, embalmer, keeper of the dead - you are generally the last person to enter someone's life, and the last person someone wants to be around anyway. Although your services to your village are important and surprisingly specialized, people are far happier when they can just pretend that you and your cart don't exist.
- Skill Proficiencies: History, Religion
- Tool Proficiencies: One type of Artisan's tools
- Languages: One of your choice.
- Equipment: Shovel, prayer book, a set of common clothes, a pouch containing 15 gp.
Having worked with extensively with dead bodies, some of their essence lingers with you. As a result, many common folk give you a wide berth and hesitate to associate with you. No one will outright deny you service, but you definitely won't find the most welcoming reception in most inns, common rooms and shops. This familiarity with death gives advantage whenever making checks involving the detection and identification (Investigation) of the dead.
Suggested Characteristics
Gravediggers are changed by their association with the dead. They see everyone reduced to their most mortal state, and are aware of the final fate of every living being. They understand the realities of life, but may become jaded towards the living.
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