Horticulturist

Whether you are a humble backyard gardener or a renowned agriculturist, you possess extensive knowledge of plants and have likely made your living from this knowledge. Be it cooking, medicine, or foraging you are able to help identify, cultivate, and use plants in a way that others may not fully understand. Perhaps this knowledge is ancestral. Perhaps it's intuitive, or perhaps you have spent a lifetime pouring over botanical drawings.  However you tapped into this seed, it has blossomed into something beautiful. 

Skill Proficiencies:

Nature, plus your choice of one from among Investigation, Perception, and Survival

 

Tool Proficiencies:

Cook's utensils and herbalism kit

 

Equipment: A self-penned handbook, a pencil, a basket, a shovel, an herbalism kit, a set of cook's utensils, a set of common clothes, and a belt pouch containing 5 gp

Suggested Characteristics

d8	Personality Trait
1	I meticulously catalogue and gather from every new plant I come across.
2	I find all plants beautiful and lovingly draw the most interesting in my handbook.
3	I'm always curious how a new plant might taste. When I cook, I like to experiment - for better or worse.
4	My proudest accomplishment is when my county fair entry won top prize.
5	I adore eating food made from the freshest and finest ingredients.
6	Every plant I meet is like a new friend. I miss my home garden terribly.
7	I like to keep small flowers, snacks, and knick-knacks on hand to give to those down on their luck.
8	I cannot help but make plant-based jokes, no matter how rotten they are.

d8	Ideal
1	Stewardship. Everyone relies on nature, so we're all responsible for taking care of it. (Good)
2	Plenty. Life offers such bounty. Enjoy its many gifts and share them freely. (Good)
3	Thrift. Living off the land is hard work. Value your produce and don't let it go to waste. (Neutral)
4	Dearth. People's desires are endless but nature isn't. Prize what you have and keep it close at hand. (Evil)
5	Safety. When handling prickly subjects, caution is our only shield. (Any)
6	Reprisal. The best-respected plants bear thorns and poisons. (Evil)
7	Resilience. A single plant perishes alone, but a balanced garden can weather any storm. (Lawful)
8	Variety. A crop of one breed will leave you wanting, yet a diverse garden is sure to satisfy. (Chaotic)

d8	Bond
1	I am always looking for plants that would improve my personal garden.
2	My garden has succumbed to a blight, and now I'm determined to revive it.
3	It is my duty to do a great service for the land as thanks for all it has given me.
4	I dream of finding and studying the interesting plants of the world. Maybe one day my handbook will be worth publishing.
5	Tale of a rare and extraordinary plant has left me asking all sorts of people about it.
6	I once had a fruit so delicious and juicy that I resolved to find where it came from and bring it back home to grow myself.
7	I won the favor of someone with gifts from my garden, and now I'm looking to impress them further.
8	I am very fond of my peers and mentors who supported me as I learned horticulture.

d8	Flaw
1	I can't help but hoard mementos from the plants I've seen. When my pack gets too full, I am loath to discard them.
2	My selective taste is a point of pride. Whenever I don't get my way, I take it personally.
3	I have grown to enjoy testing narcotic plants and have developed an unhealthy interest in them.
4	Once I finish handing out gifts from my latest harvest, I never have enough left for myself.
5	I treat strangers, be they people, animals, or otherwise, as my competitors for the local vegetation.
6	I prefer tending to plants over meeting new people.
7	I feel empty whenever I can't see a living plant.
8	I trust nature to do what is right despite its indifference to me and my allies.

d8	Personality Trait
1	I meticulously catalogue and gather from every new plant I come across.
2	I find all plants beautiful and lovingly draw the most interesting in my handbook.
3	I'm always curious how a new plant might taste. When I cook, I like to experiment - for better or worse.
4	My proudest accomplishment is when my county fair entry won top prize.
5	I adore eating food made from the freshest and finest ingredients.
6	Every plant I meet is like a new friend. I miss my home garden terribly.
7	I like to keep small flowers, snacks, and knick-knacks on hand to give to those down on their luck.
8	I cannot help but make plant-based jokes, no matter how rotten they are.

d8	Ideal
1	Stewardship. Everyone relies on nature, so we're all responsible for taking care of it. (Good)
2	Plenty. Life offers such bounty. Enjoy its many gifts and share them freely. (Good)
3	Thrift. Living off the land is hard work. Value your produce and don't let it go to waste. (Neutral)
4	Dearth. People's desires are endless but nature isn't. Prize what you have and keep it close at hand. (Evil)
5	Safety. When handling prickly subjects, caution is our only shield. (Any)
6	Reprisal. The best-respected plants bear thorns and poisons. (Evil)
7	Resilience. A single plant perishes alone, but a balanced garden can weather any storm. (Lawful)
8	Variety. A crop of one breed will leave you wanting, yet a diverse garden is sure to satisfy. (Chaotic)

d8	Bond
1	I am always looking for plants that would improve my personal garden.
2	My garden has succumbed to a blight, and now I'm determined to revive it.
3	It is my duty to do a great service for the land as thanks for all it has given me.
4	I dream of finding and studying the interesting plants of the world. Maybe one day my handbook will be worth publishing.
5	Tale of a rare and extraordinary plant has left me asking all sorts of people about it.
6	I once had a fruit so delicious and juicy that I resolved to find where it came from and bring it back home to grow myself.
7	I won the favor of someone with gifts from my garden, and now I'm looking to impress them further.
8	I am very fond of my peers and mentors who supported me as I learned horticulture.

d8	Flaw
1	I can't help but hoard mementos from the plants I've seen. When my pack gets too full, I am loath to discard them.
2	My selective taste is a point of pride. Whenever I don't get my way, I take it personally.
3	I have grown to enjoy testing narcotic plants and have developed an unhealthy interest in them.
4	Once I finish handing out gifts from my latest harvest, I never have enough left for myself.
5	I treat strangers, be they people, animals, or otherwise, as my competitors for the local vegetation.
6	I prefer tending to plants over meeting new people.
7	I feel empty whenever I can't see a living plant.
8	I trust nature to do what is right despite its indifference to me and my allies.