You are someone who knows the value of a properly seasoned stew and can tell the difference between spices by sight, taste, scent, and even their texture. From the soldiers marching in the fields, to the warm haven of an inn, to the bowls of the largest keeps, to the homes of the common folk you know that food and need of food is what brings together everyone of every nation, religion, race, and creed. Food is not only necessary for survival for you instead food is your passion, it is your mission, it is your religion. Why not make it worth consumption?
As a cook your motivations are as various as the names of the seasonings and spices on a shelf in a herbal shop, but in the end, you’re good at keeping people fed and (mostly) satisfied. So throw some more wood on the fire and stoke the flames of your culinary skills because your fellow adventurers are hungry, and they’re going to need your cooking to pull them through failure and fortune.

Skill Proficiencies:  Perception

Tool Proficiencies: You are proficient with Cook's Utensils and your choice of Herbalism Kit or Brewer's Supplies

Languages: Any one of your choice

Equipment: One set of traveler’s clothes, Cook's Utensils, 2 full waterskins, 10 rations, a book of your recipes, and a pouch containing 15 gp.

Suggested Characteristics

These are the suggested characteristics for Traveling Chef.

d6	Personality Trait
1	Recipes are meant to be passed down, so any chance I get to teach another to cook I do it with zeal.
2	I have my own ideas about what is and is not food, and I find the eating habits of those around me fascinating, confusing, or revolting.
3	I have a crude sense of humor.
4	Sometimes I like to save the best of a dish for myself.
5	I begin or end my day with small traditional rituals that are unfamiliar to those around me.
6	Do not call me a cook. I am a chef, a gourmet! To say otherwise is to invoke my wrath.

d6	Ideal
1	Adventurous. The only way to know if something tastes good or bad is to taste it. (Chaotic)
2	Perfection. A masterful recipe has no margin for error and must be followed to the exact measurement. (Lawful)
3	Adventure. I’m far from home, and everything is strange and wonderful! (Chaotic)
4	Pride. I will sabotage and undercut others to boost my own status and spread my fame faster. (Evil)
5	Inquisitive. Everything is new, but I have a thirst to learn. (Neutral)
6	Suspicious. I must be careful, for I have no way of telling friend from foe here. (Any)

d6	Bond
1	So long as I have this token from my homeland, I can face any adversity in this strange land.
2	The gods of my people are a comfort to me so far from home.
3	I hold no greater cause than my service to my people.
4	My freedom is my most precious possession. I’ll never let anyone take it from me again.
5	I’m fascinated by the beauty and wonder of this new land.
6	Though I had no choice, I lament having to leave my loved one(s) behind. I hope to see them again one day.

d6	Flaw
1	I am secretly (or not so secretly) convinced of the superiority of my own culture over that of this foreign land.
2	I pretend not to understand the local language in order to avoid interactions I would rather not have.
3	I have a weakness for the new intoxicants and other pleasures of this land.
4	I don’t take kindly to some of the actions and motivations of the people of this land, because these folk are different from me.
5	I consider the adherents of other gods to be deluded innocents at best, or ignorant fools at worst.
6	I have a weakness for the exotic beauty of the people of these lands.