Having been approached by the Arcanum Convocation for your excellence at an arcane academy or in your independent arcane research, you have become a researcher for the Arcanum Convocation, the researchers of arcana that help to ensure the Convocation's status and power on the continent of Stralis through their knowledge of the arcane. As a researcher of the Arcanum Convocation you are one of many that work in service to the Arcanum Convocation, and while you wield some level of influence in the Convocation, you are nowhere near as influential as the High Arcanist you answer to.

Discuss with your DM which capital city you work in as a Convocation researcher, who you know at the Convocation tower in that city, how you know them, and how the Convocation came to know of you. Also determine whether you are still with the Arcanum Convocation, and what it is you plan to research for them during your journey.

Skill Proficiencies: Arcana, History

Tool Proficiencies: Calligrapher's supplies, cartographer's tools

Languages: Any two languages of your choice

Equipment: Your Arcanum Convocation robes, one set of calligrapher's supplies, one set of cartographer's tools, a pendant signifying you as one of the researchers of the Arcanum Convocation, a blank journal, a writing kit (small pouch with a quill, ink, folded parchment, and a small penknife), and a pouch containing 15 gp

Suggested Characteristics

Researchers for the Arcanum Convocation find themselves directed down particular paths of morality and choices by the organisation. Your personality has been greatly influenced by the Convocation, while your ideals, bonds, and flaws are very likely to be influenced by your research and fellow researchers.

d8	Personality Trait
1	I am secretive with the subjects I research and the findings of my work.
2	I believe that my knowledge of the arcane makes me inherently more intelligent than those around me.
3	I have a deep respect for authority instilled in me by the Arcanum Convocation, and will not question it.
4	I believe that knowledge should be shared freely with the common folk of the world.
5	I enjoy the amount of status and power my position grants me, and am not above abusing it for my own gain.
6	I find it difficult to relate to others who have not spent years studying their craft.
7	I am often left surprised and shocked by the realities of the world beyond the Convocation tower.
8	I have been taken care of for so long that I struggle with the most basic of tasks for myself.

d6	Ideal
1	Order. I thrive in the rigid environment of the Arcanum Convocation, and believe that order is necessary for productivity. (Lawful)
2	Misdirection. I will not have my research copied or stolen. I sometimes submit false findings and hide secret messages in my work that I can trace back to my notes. (Chaotic)
3	Hoard. I only uncover secrets in order to hoard them for myself. These secrets could be the key to my ascension to total control. (Evil)
4	Equality. My research and findings should be shared with the people to ensure that everyone has access to the same advancements. (Good)
5	Thrill. The pursuit of knowledge that has been lost is the most thrilling thing I know. I would do anything to learn something new. (Neutral)
6	Exploration. It is the greatest joy of my work that I can explore the continent in my search of arcane knowledge for the Convocation. (Any)

d6	Bond
1	The colleagues I work with are my found family. I would do anything for them.
2	There is someone I work with that I have always been at odds with.
3	I will never forget the mentor that set me on the path of the arcane, nor will I ever be able to pay them back for this life I live.
4	I cannot stand being away from the Convocation tower in which I work for too long.
5	I am obsessed with a famous author of the book series that inspired my decision to study the arcane.
6	I remain in contact with my best friends from my time as a student at one of the arcane academies of the continent.

d6	Flaw
1	I am overly suspicious of everyone I meet.
2	I once stole the research of another arcanist and am terrified of my superiors finding out.
3	I often make up my findings, or lie to procrastinate my work.
4	So long as I record the data for my research, I do not care what happens to the ancient sources of my newfound knowledge.
5	It takes my superiors hours to decipher my research, as I often write in a code that I am never able to remember the cipher for.
6	I often try to put things I purchase for myself, including nights out at the tavern, on the tab of the Arcanum Convocation under a pseudonym.