Haunted Archaeologist

Following many years of education and workplace experience, digging up and researching ancient cultures and societies, you've made connections with various organizations; selling artifacts and historical research to nobles, governments, and collectors hoping to honor the past, as well as to mage houses and criminals hoping to harness ancient powers. Your own moral compass dictates whom you're willing to do business with, but there always seems to be interested buyers and benefactors when you're around people with money. Years in the field have taught you how to identify how old and how valuable (or worthless) these finds might be. And while this might make you some money, and gain you some notoriety, it's also likely to put you on a dangerous path from time to time. Many of your finds are in long-forgotten, trap-filled areas, and sometimes, legends - true or not - will put others on the same path as you.
This life, however, has gotten to you more than you thought. Everywhere you turn, lies another ghost of a passed historical figure. Some merely want to greet you, while others wish to hurt you. Dealing with the heavy weight of preserving these ancient figures bodies is one thing, but actually being able to talk to them is another.

Skill Proficiencies: History, Investigation

Tool Proficiencies: One type of thieves' tools

Languages: While you can't speak either, you can understand and read both [language]Celestical[/language] and [language]Infernal[/language].

 

Equipment:  Notepad w/ Charcoal Pencil, Map/Scroll Case, Climber's Kit, Lamp & flask of oil, Thieves' Tools, Empty Lockbox, 2 Empty Vials, and a keepsake from an early dig-site (ex: small animal skeleton, ancient arrowhead, centuries-old silverware, etc)

Suggested Characteristics

Archaeologist's are naturally curious people who wish to find the many wonders of the world, but sometimes that could mean stupidly risking their own life for the sake of history, especially when it comes to the world of spirits.

d7	Personality Trait
1	I live for the thrill of the find.
2	I love selling stuff I simply pulled out of the ground.
3	I've been secretly looking for something specific this whole time.
4	I only started all this to impress someone.
5	I don’t talk about the thing that torments me. I’d rather not burden others with my curse.
6	I'll never stop looking for the next treasure.
7	I long to find a score big enough to retire on

d6	Ideal
1	Respect. The treasures of yesteryear should be honored and respected. (Lawful)
2	Reverence. The dead deserve to be remembered in a world full of so much loss. (Good)
3	I’ll stop the spirits that haunt me or die trying. (Any)
4	Ambitious. There is power to be derived from the secret of the past, and it should be mine. (Evil)
5	Excitement. Life is short, have fun while you can and enjoy your finds (Chaotic)
6	Greed. In this world gold means survival, and I'll survive by any means. (Chaotic)

d6	Bond
1	I will never forget the lessons learned from my teacher, he was a good man whom I will honor through my deeds.
2	I will never part with a relic from my first expedition that keeps me grounded.
3	No matter how far I travel or how long I'm gone, I know that I have someone back home who awaits my return, and I take comfort in that.
4	So long as there is coin in my pocket, my mind is generally at ease, as I draw a line from gold to peace.
5	I loved someone long ago, and the memory of them (be it a delusional misremembrance or not) keeps me moving
6	I keep my thoughts and discoveries in a journal. My journal is my legacy.

d6	Flaw
1	My arrogance often betrays me in social situations.
2	I am better at dealing with skeletons than living people.
3	My short fuse can be an issue in negotiations.
4	A lack of confidence causes me to bite my tongue when I should speak up.
5	I sometimes voice my unpopular opinion too loudly and at the wrong times.
6	I talk to spirits that no one else can see.