While you use to live a lavish life, circumstances have taken it all away from you and you now have to rely on your quick wit, cunning and some thievery to get by. However when things were better off, you had the chance for a full education and still understand the value of information. As such, you continued to learn all you could, whenever you could and libraries and places of learning were a refuge to you. After a while, places open to the general public could offer you no further information and so you began to sneak into colleges and prohibited sources of information in order to continue to collect knowledge. You have developed a diverse set of skills to help get you in and out of trouble and continue to seek out information and new experiences whenever you can.
- Skill Proficiencies: Insight, Persuasion, Arcana, History, Deception, Stealth, Religion, Slight of Hand, Investigation, Survival, Medicine, or Nature.
- Tool Proficiencies: Thieves tools, Forgery kit, or Disguise kit.
- Languages: Because of your diverse studies, you can choose any additional language.
Feature: Socially Fluid
Because you have experienced all walks of life, you know how to move in between the social classes without feeling or looking out of place. You always know the right thing to wear, how to walk/talk and not stick out like a sore thumb. Incidentally, you can also recognize when someone else is not in their correct station of social engagement and have advantage on insight checks to determine if someone feels out of place.
Suggested Characteristics
Choose from the following characteristics:
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I always want to know how things work and what makes people tick.
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I’m full of witty aphorisms and have a proverb for every occasion.
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3
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I don’t part with my money easily and will haggle tirelessly to get the best deal possible.
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4
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I have always tried to make the best of a bad situation.
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5
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The law doesn’t protect the honest and the hard working. I’m going to do whatever needs to be done to make things right.
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6
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I’ve seen enough of the adventuring life to have realistic expectations and empathy for my peers.
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7
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My parent taught me a sense of duty. I strive to uphold it, even when the odds are against me.
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8
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No one can fake a smile, a handshake, or an interested nod like I can.
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Ideal |
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Training. Hard work, sacrifice, and training lead to success — and eventually to perfection. (Any)
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Wisdom. Material wealth is an illusion. Wisdom is the real treasure. (Good)
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Power. The only way to get ahead in this world is to attain power and hold onto it with all your might. (Evil)
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Peace. Those who can find or make peace in the chaotic world around them have everything. (Lawful)
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Freedom. Everyone should be free to pursue his or her own livelihood. (Chaotic)
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People. I'm committed to the people I care about, not to ideals. (Neutral)
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Bond |
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I will get revenge on the evil forces that took everything from me and decimated my old way of life.
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I keep my thoughts and discoveries in a journal. My journal is my legacy.
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3
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I would sacrifice my life and my soul to protect the innocent and save them from what's happened to me.
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4
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I do everything for my family. My first thought is keeping them safe.
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5
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I will learn all I can and build my strength so I will never be taken advantage of again.
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6
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I've seen too many in need. I must not fail them as everyone else has.
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Flaw |
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I talk to spirits that no one else can see.
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I feel no compassion for the dead. They’re the lucky ones.
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3
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I assume the worst in people.
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4
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I have a “tell” that reveals when I’m lying.
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5
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I can't pass up the chance to peruse a library or bookstore.
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6
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I am curious to a fault and it gets me into trouble sometimes by putting my nose where it doesn't belong.
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