You've spent your life identifying and studying the value of items. Gemstones, magic items, rare oddities, you name it, you can appraise it. If you want to determine the true value of an item, you can. You can tell the materials used, its age, its monetary value and who crafted it. However, you cannot use this to find out any magical properties, curses or similar effects. You may even use this to determine what language is written, but that doesn't mean you can speak it, read it or write it.

With this background, you can choose one of the following tool proficiencies: Calligrapher's Supplies, Cartographer's Supplies, Forgery Kit, Jeweller's Tools, Tinker's Tools or Weaver's Tools.

You gain proficiency in History and one other ability check of your choice: Arcana, Investigation or Perception.

You learn one language of your choice.

You also start with one Artisan Tool of your choice, an ink pen, ink and 10 sheets of paper.

Skill Proficiencies: You gain proficiency in History and one other ability check of your choice: Arcana, Investigation or Perception.

Tool Proficiencies: You gain proficiency with one of the following types of tools: Calligrapher's Supplies, Cartographer's Supplies, Forgery Kit, Jeweller's Tools, Tinker's Tools or Weavers Tools.

Languages: You learn one language of your choice.

Suggested Characteristics

You act both curious and knowledgeable about craftmanship, quality and history on what you see. Discerning the difference from good quality and bad quality is essential to you, and you prefer top quality. Furthermore, you know quality is more advantageous than style, and always go for the most effective outcome.