Wayfinder

You grew up in the Forest of Anghmarra and are especially skilled at surviving the hazards of places so touched with Fey energy. Wayfinders act under the guidance of a Coven of the Sagemother, the two are nigh inseparable. Most families have at least one wayfinder, they provide food and supplies for their communities, as well as sell their services out to outsiders seeking to delve the forest.

Money has little value within the forest so payment for such services usually comes in the form of difficult to obtain resources, ritual components for the coven, or simply food. No newcomer may be guided by a wayfinder without the consent of an obeah; penalties for going behind the coven to do so are harsh, usually resulting in being exiled from the community or being stripped of weapons and left in the wilderness alone.

Skill Proficiencies: Perception, Stealth, Survival

Languages: One of your choice

Equipment: A staff, a shortbow, 20 arrows, a trophy from an animal you killed, a set of traveler’s clothes, and a pouch containing 5 gp

Suggested Characteristics

Wayfinders are the unsung pillars of their communities, being responsible for much of the food and wealth that comes their way. They tend to be polite to all, having been disciplined for much of their life by the obeah. Their closest bonds are to their community, though this can lead to shortsightedness.

d8	Personality Trait
1	I’m driven by a wanderlust that led me away from home.
2	I tend to hunt or gather when I need time to think.
3	I once stared down a bloodbeast and won.
4	I look to the coven when I need guidance.
5	Wealth has no appeal to me, I value most the look of happy faces and full bellies.
6	I tend to have restless nights, eager to return to the forest.
7	I feel on edge in crowded places, preferring the company of a handful to the bustle of a city.
8	I tend to plants wherever I go, I enjoy seeing them thrive.

d6	Ideal
1	Change. The forest never holds the same year to year, and neither do I. (Chaotic)
2	Community. I enjoy helping my community beyond what is expected of me. (Good)
3	Pride. I am the pride of my family, and I must act to preserve their honor. (Lawful)
4	Knowledge. The more I know, the less I have to be worried about. (Any)
5	The Forest. The Sagemother's Wood is the giver of life, and I must ensure it continues to thrive. (Neutral)
6	Greed. Favor of the coven is all I seek, and I'll step over anyone to get it. (Any)

d6	Bond
1	My family is the most important thing to me, even if I have to be away from them.
2	An obeah saved my life when I was ill, and I'll do anything to repay them.
3	I've been tasked with hunting and killing an outsider who slew a member of my community.
4	I am an outcast, an exile. I am unwelcome on pain of death by the coven.
5	The Sagemother grants me visions of my future, I do not know whether to pursue them, ignore them, or if I even have a choice.
6	I have a legacy to uphold, one of my parents was an obeah, the other a notable wayfinder. I have great expectations placed upon me.

d6	Flaw
1	I cannot function without a pipe of keiliweed in the morning.
2	I serve the coven blindly and without question.
3	I cannot understand the appeal of city living to the point that I regularly sleep in trees while inside them or outside city walls entirely.
4	I am slow to trust, I've been warned of the duplicity of outsiders by the obeah.
5	A good arrow or four always solves a problem in my experience.
6	If a companion falls to hazards of nature I leave them to their fate, such is the will of the Sagemother.