Your training was in was preparing the recently-deceased for burial or cremation and making arrangements for funerals. As a member of one of the oldest professions, you will have no problem finding work, for death is ever present.

You might have a medical curiosity with the dead, or tend to prefer being alone or being around bodies to being around other people, but whatever your interest, you have never been squeamish around corpses, unlike most people.

Variant: Gravekeeper

You specialize in the digging of graves and are as comfortable with a shovel as you are with your favorite weapon or cantrips. People tend to think you are strange, but you are at least respected as an invaluable member of your community.

Skill Proficiencies: Medicine, Performance

Tool Proficiencies: Carpenter's Tools, Disguise Kit

Equipment:  A shovel, heavy duty needle and thread,  a carpenter's tools, a disguise kit, a set of traveler’s clothes, and a pouch containing 10 gp

Suggested Characteristics

Those who deal with the dead must possess a certain level of respect and quietude. Often these are introverts who feel more comfortable in the silence of their work, but that is not always the case. Above all, you must have a strong stomach and an ability to spin the worst of things into the best of lights - or toward the most profit. It is not uncommon for those in your profession to develop unhealthy habits, however.

d8	Personality Trait
1	I am terrified that the dead bodies I bury will rise as undead, and so I often give them a quick double-tap just to be sure.
2	I get along better with animals than people, and usually have some sausages or birdseed in my pocket to make new friends.
3	I tend to listen more than speak, and when I do speak, it tends to creep people out, whether it is what I say or how I say it.
4	I am the ideal misanthrope.
5	I make really morbid jokes that are funny only to me.
6	I sometimes wait for odd moments to speak and then interject uncomfortable personal stories, disrupting the conversation.
7	I was raised by a single, wealthy parent, and often would fake my own death for attention, and I feel more comfortable attending funerals than parties.
8	I’ve spent so long in the graveyard or mortuary that I have little practical experience dealing with people in the outside world.

d6	Ideal
1	Tradition. The ancient customs, traditions, and burial rites should be observed when handling the deceased. (Lawful)
2	Wealth. I look out for number one. The dead no longer need their possessions, and the living will pay handsomely for fancy caskets. (Evil)
3	Privacy. I just want to be left alone do whatever it is I want to do. (Neutral)
4	Revenge. I hope to someday use this cover to bury my enemies and those who wronged me. (Evil)
5	Knowledge. By studying the dead we can learn how to better heal the living. (Good)
6	Necromancy. I need easy access to dead bodies and an excuse to possess them. (Neutral)

d6	Bond
1	I want to find cures for the diseases that plague my land and my people.
2	I will someday get revenge on my nemesis by putting them six feet under.
3	I'm attached to a particular cemetery or to a particular grave or tombstone.
4	I am doing a valuable community service by properly disposing of and caring for the deceased.
5	I wish to raise an army of undead minions to serve me.
6	I like having easy access to the treasures that fools bury their dead relatives with.

d6	Flaw
1	I am happiest on gloomy, rainy days that depress other people, but I feel down in the dumps when the sun comes out.
2	I try to animate everyone that I kill, when possible.
3	I can easily develop unhealthy attachments to dead bodies or to a deceased person's memory.
4	I can't stop myself from looting the dead. It's not like they can take it with them.
5	Flowers, paintings, fancy vases... I tend to destroy things that are beautiful, when others are not looking.
6	I forget that I am still among the living sometimes, and I have terrible hygiene - and usually have grave dust under my nails.