As a compassionate individual, you have sought to aid those not capable of healing themselves: our furred, feathered, and scaled friends, creatures both great and small. Your work has been sometimes fraught but often rewarding.
- Skill Proficiencies: Medicine, Animal Handling
- Tool Proficiencies: Herbalism Kit
- Languages: One of your choice
- Equipment: A bottle of black ink, a quill, a small knife, an herbalism kit, a set of common clothes, and a pouch containing 10 gp
Exotic Specialty
Your studies were focused on unusual and rare creatures. Your practical medical experience has been limited by the unavailability of these animals, but you have studied the ones you have encountered more thoroughly, leading you to pick up on what makes various creatures especially different or unique from one another.
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Exotic Specialty |
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I come from the countryside and grew up around livestock.
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2
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My practice was born of a love for my childhood pet(s).
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3
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I wanted to study medicine, but wasn't accepted at medical school.
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4
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I am a bleeding heart to the bone and chose to help animals for their relative innocence.
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5
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I was drawn to my profession by a taste for the macabre.
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6
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Childhood tales of fantastic beasts and trips to the zoo sparked my thirst for animal knowledge.
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Feature: Animal Psychology
You have experience with a wide variety of animal behavior. When you encounter an animal, you may be able to discern its temperament and approach it in manner conveying that you mean it no harm, especially if it is wounded. Your DM may determine the animal is in too wary a state to accept your approach, or the animal may be taking advantage of your good nature for its own aims. Always consider your circumstances.
Suggested Characteristics
Veterinarians are defined by their work healing animals, and their temperaments reflect their experience dealing with unwilling patients as well as their interest in animals.
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Personality Trait |
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I was scarred by experiences with people in my youth; animals were a source of comfort.
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2
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I think even the ugliest animals I meet are exceptionally cute.
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3
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I’m willing to listen to every side of an argument before I make my own judgment.
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4
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I prefer the company of animals to people, not because of any personal issues, just because animals are cuddly.
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5
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I am horribly, horribly awkward in social situations with people.
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6
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I wrote a paper that was accepted by a prestigious veterinary journal, and I will not stop talking about it.
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7
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I have favorite plushy I bring with me everywhere, and I take my orders from it.
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Ideal |
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Knowledge. The path to power and self-improvement is through knowledge. (Neutral)
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2
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Compassion. We should show love to all creatures, regardless of their form. (Good)
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3
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Justice. Animals are deserving of rights equal to people. (Lawful)
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4
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No Limits. Nothing should fetter the infinite possibility inherent in all existence. (Chaotic)
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5
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Power. Knowledge is the path to power and domination. (Evil)
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6
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Curiosity. A yearning to learn about life forms different from one's own. (Any)
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Bond |
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1
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I value the safety and health of animals above all else.
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2
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I had a terrible professor and now seek the experience and knowledge to surpass them.
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3
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I was scarred by an experience with a patient that has driven me to adventure.
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4
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I'm in search of a rare and elusive legendary beast.
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5
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It is my duty to release animals from servitude to humanoid masters.
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6
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I seek to create a new species of chimera.
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7
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I'm on a quest to catalogue all the species there are—and discover some new ones.
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Flaw |
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I value animal lives more than the lives of my humanoid companions.
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2
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Most people scream and run when they see a vrock. I stop and take notes on its anatomy.
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3
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Once bitten, twice shy. I have been hurt so many times by animals and people alike, I trust no one.
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4
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I overlook obvious solutions in favor of complicated ones.
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5
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I speak without really thinking through my words, invariably insulting others.
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6
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I can’t keep a secret to save my life, or anyone else’s.
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7
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I'm not actually compassionate; I chose animals because they complained less about my bedside manner.
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