Collector of the Dead

"Who is that fater?" asked the boy of his father. He pointed at a stout dwarf in stain covered robe and tabard who was dragging a corpse from the battlefield and placing it on a hand cart before saying a prayer over him. The father spoke with reverence "That is a Dead Collector. He brings our dead to be buried and makes sure (insert deity here) hears his plea to allow them to pass into the afterlife without it being snatched by demon or dark entity. May we all one day be collected by one of them, so that our bodies be blessed by (insert deity here) and sent to him without delay."

-A boy and his father speaking of a Dead Collector

Collectors of the Dead are priests of (insert deity here), a dwarven deity. They are tasked with collecting the dead from fields of battle, homes of the dwarven people, or from any location they find a dead dwarf. Their authority over the bodies is absolute and they make sure the bodies are taken care of and handled properly. They then prepare them for burial and bury them themselves if there is no group to do so where they are at.

Skill Proficiencies: Medicine, Religion

Languages: One of your choice.

Equipment: A shovel, a wheeled hand cart, a book of burial rites,  a burial robe, a tabard of (insert deity here), a writ claiming his role as Collector of the Dead, and a pouch containing 10 gp.

Suggested Characteristics

Collectors of the Dead are shaped by their experience with the dead, and this tend to be dour and not very talkative. Their study of death rites and rituals make them grim companions at best. They are also marred by their fanatical belief that all dwarven bodies are theirs to prepare to send to (insert deity here).

d6	Personality Trait
1	I forget that gore and death are unsettling topics and discuss them without concern
2	I rarely speak unless spoken to
3	I quote scripture to guide my thoughts
4	I am intolerant of the burial rights of other faiths and express my distaste without remorse
5	I dote on my allies with concern for their wounds no matter how small
6	I see omens in the eyes of the dead and so study them to guide my actions

d6	Ideal
1	Tradition. The tradition of the burial rituals are to be respected and followed. (Lawful)
2	Servitude. I will stop anything I am doing to serve those of the faith. (Good)
3	Omen. I will follow the omens I see regardless of where they take me. (Chaotic)
4	Faith. I will live by the faith and will die by the faith. (Lawful)
5	Defiler. I break the rites on purpose to make sure no dwarf ever reaches (insert deity here). (Evil)
6	Aspiration. I seek to prove myself to (insert deity here) and match his ideals and teachings. (Any)

d4	Bond
1	I will do anything to properly give dwarven dead bodies their rituals, even if it lands me in legal trouble.
2	I will find a specific body that was lost and bring it back to our homeland, or finish the rites in place. (family member, or friend)
3	Everything I do is for (insert deity here).
4	I seek to preserve the teachings of the Collectors of the Dead regardless of cost.

d4	Flaw
1	I judge those that do not serve their dead with reverence negatively.
2	I put absolute trust in my teachings and rituals.
3	I am suspicious of non dwarves and those that do not follow my rituals for the dead.
4	Once I pick a task I am obsessed with it and let it guide my life even to ruin.