Curious Traveler

You have always been the thoughtful one, known to ask what some consider to be too many questions. But for you, it's thrilling to go to new places, learn new things and collect stories. You've been from town to town, city to city meeting people, charming them with your joyful curiosity, hearing their histories and forging connections. Whether you're compiling this information as notes for a book or project, you just like to know, or you have a darker plan in place, you've found this traveling life to be invigorating and full of possibility.

Skill Proficiencies: Persuasion, History

Tool Proficiencies: One type of musical instrument

Languages: Two languages of your choice

Equipment: A musical instrument (one of your choice), a memento of the place you call home or your favorite location you've visited (a letter, a trinket, etc), and a pouch containing 15 gp

Suggested Characteristics

Curious Travelers' efforts have done a lot to cultivate their personality traits, tending toward extroverted, optimistic and excitable. They can thoughtful and kind, able to make anyone feel heard. They also know how to entertain and perform, weaving incredible tales of characters and feats from other places they've visited.

d8	Personality Trait
1	I know a story relevant to almost every situation.
2	I am eager to listen to other people speak, and to talk myself.
3	I tend to romanticize and idealize other people's stories, especially if they are unlike anything I've heard before.
4	The people I've met either intensely hate me or see me as a part of their family, with little in between.
5	The more dramatic the story, the more invested I am in the storyteller.
6	I do not tolerate distracted listeners. Either pay attention or leave!
7	I want to be recognized anywhere I go.
8	My body is constantly in motion.

d6	Ideal
1	Inspiration. My stories spread hope, beauty and creativity to all who listen. (Good)
2	History. The past must be recorded and retold, so in the future it is never forgotten. (Lawful)
3	Instinct. Life is short, do what makes you happy. (Chaotic)
4	Leverage. I collect others' secrets so that I can use their shame and trauma against them. (Evil)
5	Travel. The world is such a wide place, and there is still so much to learn and see. (Neutral)
6	Impact. No matter where I go, it's important that others know and respect me. (Any)

d6	Bond
1	I left my home for a specific reason, and I can never go back.
2	I fell in love with a traveler who visited my hometown, and I look for them everywhere I go.
3	The more connections I make, the easier it will be for me in the future.
4	Everything I do is to emulate my idol; some day they will notice me.
5	As long as I keep moving, nothing will be able to hurt me again.
6	I travel so that when I return home, I will have my own epic story to tell.

d6	Flaw
1	I never remain in one place for very long, and rarely return.
2	I add or change details of others' stories to make them more interesting.
3	I make enemies far too easily, and it often comes back to haunt me.
4	I will lie, scam and cheat to get what I want.
5	I have a hard time making conversation without it becoming overdramatic and exaggerated.
6	My highest priority will always be myself and my free will—even at the cost of others.