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You are a member of the undertaker's guild, skilled in a particular field and loosely associated with other undertakers. You learned your skills as an apprentice to a master undertaker, until you became a master in your own right. You also are Proficient in Undertaker's Tools.

 
Skill Proficiencies: Insight, Persuasion
Languages: One of your choice
Equipment: Undertaker's Tools, a shovel, a set of dark traveler's clothes including a hood, and a pouch containing 15 gp
 
Nefarious Scheme

Most Undertaker's take on the job for the excessive pay, and easy access to bodies of the recently deceased. Profit drives these otherwise jobless individuals. Or perhaps they are simply morbidly curious.

d8 Nefarious Scheme
1 Blackmailer
2 Burglar
3 Enforcer
4 Fence
5 Body Disposer
6 Morbid Vigilante
7 Cult Leader
8 Smuggler
 
Feature: Dirty Work

As an established undertaker, you can rely on certain benefits that membership provides. Your fellow undertakers will provide you with lodging and food if necessary, and pay for your funeral if needed. In some cities and towns, a church or temple offers a central place to meet other members of your profession, which can be a good place to meet potential patrons, allies, or hirelings.
Churches often wield tremendous political power. If you are accused of a crime, your church or temple will support you if a good case can be made for your innocence or the crime is justifiable. You can also gain access to powerful political figures through the temple if you are a member in good standing. Such connections might require the donation of money or magic items to the guild's coffers. You must pay dues of 5 gp per month to the church. If you miss payments, you must make up back dues to remain in the church's good graces.

 
Suggested Characteristics

Undertakers are among the most off-putting or unnerving people in the world-perhaps even after they set down their tools and take up an adventuring career. They understand the value of hard work and the importance of community, but they're vulnerable to sins of greed and covetousness.

d8 Personality Trait
1 I believe that anything worth doing is worth doing right. I can't help it- I'm a perfectionist.
2 I'm a snob who looks down on those who can't appreciate fine art.
3 I always want to know how things work and what makes people tick.
4 I'm full of witty aphorisms and have a proverb for every occasion.
5 I'm rude to people who lack my commitment to hard work and fair play.
6 I like to talk at length about my profession.
7 The best way to get me to do something is to tell me I can’t do it.
8 I blow up at the slightest insult.
d6 Ideal
1 Honor. I don’t steal from others in the trade. (Lawful)
2 Freedom. Everyone should be free to pursue his or her own livelihood. (Chaotic)
3 Aspiration. I work hard to be the best there is at my craft.
4 Greed. I will do whatever it takes to become wealthy. (Evil)
5 People. I’m loyal to my friends, not to any ideals, and everyone else can take a trip down the Styx for all I care. (Neutral)
6 Redemption. There’s a spark of good in everyone. (Good)
d6 Bond
1 I created a great work for someone, and then found them unworthy to receive it. I'm still looking for someone worthy.
2 My ill-gotten gains go to support my family.
3 Something important was taken from me, and I aim to steal it back.
4 I pursue wealth to secure someone's love.
5 I’m guilty of a terrible act. I hope I can redeem myself for it.
6 I will get revenge on the forces that exiled me and ruined my livelihood.
d6 Flaw
1 I'll do anything to get my hands on something rare or priceless.
2 I'm quick to assume that someone is trying to cheat me.
3 No one must ever learn that I once stole money from church coffers.
4 I have a “tell” that reveals when I’m lying.
5 I'm never satisfied with what I have- I always want more.
6 I would kill to acquire a noble title.
 
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