Collector

You are not merely a traveller or a scholar — you are a seeker of the forbidden.
Whether drawn by obsession, curiosity, or darker compulsion, you dedicate your life to acquiring rare, dangerous, or powerful items — magical artefacts, ancient relics, cursed trinkets, and everything in between. Perhaps you sell them to the highest bidder, keep them locked away in a vault, or use them to bend the world to your will.
Your charm is your mask, your knowledge your shield, and your collection... your legacy.

Skill Proficiencies: Arcana, Deception
A Collector must understand the arcane properties of the relics they pursue — identifying enchantments, unravelling curses, and navigating the hidden magical histories of the world. Deception is second nature: collectors deal in secrets, forged papers, and social masks, often needing to lie their way into (or out of) the places where such objects reside.

Tool Proficiencies: Forgery Kit, Disguise Kit
Collectors often must create fake provenance documents, mimic credentials, or fabricate shipping permits to smuggle items past authorities. When words fail, a good disguise or falsified identity can open the same doors. These tools ensure access — and survival — in a world where your collection might cost you your life.

Languages: You learn one exotic or forbidden language, such as Deep Speech, Infernal, or Abyssal.
Collectors often come into contact with ancient texts, sentient items, or beings that require special knowledge to understand or control. The language you know is likely tied to the kind of artefacts you most covet.

Equipment:

• A magnifying glass set in a strange, oily-black metal

• A notebook filled with sketches and notes on rumoured artefacts

• A sealed velvet pouch containing a mysterious trinket you cannot identify

• A set of fine clothes with hidden pockets

• A small lockbox that only you can open

• A pouch containing 15 gp

Spell List

Those who walk the path of the Collector often dabble in dark magic, illusion, or enchantment to acquire, hide, or manipulate their wares — or their rivals. If your DM allows spellcasting options from backgrounds, consider adding the following spells to your spell list (or gaining them through feats, items, or subclass features), reflecting your shady arcane talents and affinity for shadowy power.

Let me know if you'd like me to generate a spell list next, or even a subclass for Miles down the line — I could absolutely see him inspiring a Warlock or Rogue archetype.

Spell Level	Spells
1st	charm person, detect evil and good, detect magic, disguise self, identify, mage armor
2nd	detect thoughts, hold person, invisibility, mirror image, misty step
3rd	bestow curse, counterspell, dispel magic, fear
4th	arcane eye, greater invisibility, phantasmal killer
5th	dominate person, telekinesis, wall of force
6th	globe of invulnerability, true seeing
7th	plane shift, simulacrum
8th	antimagic field
9th	wish

Suggested Characteristics

d8	Personality Trait
1	I speak in flowery or mysterious terms, even when discussing the weather. It unnerves people — I like that.
2	Every item I touch, I inspect like it's a priceless artefact — because it might be.
3	I cannot resist slipping into locked rooms or rummaging through dusty attics.
4	I keep a mental catalogue of everything I’ve ever seen that could be “worth acquiring.”
5	I talk to some of my objects. Some of them talk back.
6	I present myself as charming and polite, but I’m always scanning for weaknesses.
7	I believe every object tells a story. Some just need the right blood to speak.
8	I act casual, but everything I do is deliberate and precise — like a magician pulling strings.

d10	Ideal
1	Preservation. The world doesn’t understand these objects. I protect them. (Neutral)
2	Power. Every artefact I collect is another step toward true influence. (Evil)
3	Obsession. I need to know. I need to have it. I don’t care why. (Chaotic)
4	Secrecy. No one can be trusted with what I know. Not even me. (Neutral)
5	Knowledge. Each relic teaches something — history, magic, the nature of the world. (Lawful)
6	Knowledge. Each relic teaches something — history, magic, the nature of the world. (Lawful)
7	Thrill. The hunt is what matters. The harder it is to find, the more I want it. (Chaotic)
8	Thrill. The hunt is what matters. The harder it is to find, the more I want it. (Chaotic)
9	Legacy. My collection will outlive me. People will whisper my name with awe. (Neutral)
10	Justice. Some artefacts belong in the right hands — not the cruel ones. (Good)

d8	Bond
1	I once stole something so dangerous, I’ve been hunted ever since. I still have it.
2	A cursed object cost me someone I loved. I will never let that happen again.
3	I made a deal with a powerful entity for a relic. Someday it will call on me to repay it.
4	I am searching for a legendary object said to grant eternal understanding — or madness.
5	My mentor vanished after acquiring a forbidden item. I must find out what happened.
6	I swore to protect my collection with my life — and my death, if it comes to that.
7	A rival collector is always one step ahead of me. I hate them. I admire them.
8	One object in my possession seems to know me. Too well.

d8	Flaw
1	I will lie, steal, or betray anyone if it means getting my hands on the right artefact.
2	I keep cursed items long after I should destroy them. They whisper to me.
3	I believe I can control any magic — even if it’s far beyond me.
4	I don’t sleep well unless I'm surrounded by my things.
5	If I see something rare, I obsess over it until it’s mine — or destroyed.
6	I enjoy the fear in people’s eyes when they realise who I really am.
7	I keep dangerous secrets out of arrogance. If they got out, people could die.
8	I don’t feel guilt. It’s just weight I don’t carry anymore.