Laureant of Forms

You once served as a Laureant of Forms within the imperial Curature of Civic Expression, where art was not mere decoration but a sacred duty. Trained to shape memory, identity, and civic spirit through design, you traveled the provinces of the Aurean Empire crafting symbols that spoke to the soul of a people. Though the Empire has fallen, echoes of your work—and its meaning—remain.

Ability Scores: Intelligence, Wisdom, Charisma

Skill Proficiencies: History and Performance

Tool Proficiencies: Calligrapher's Supplies or Painter’s Supplies

Languages: While the exclusive, complex, and song-like language many simply called "Imperial" only found fluency amongst the Aurean species themselves, the nature of your work required a more intimate understanding of the ideas and importance about certain major expressions. You never knew what some of the characters actually read as - you merely understood the circumstance and significance of them.

You have advantage of on any History, Investigation, or Religion checks to interpret any discovered complex sets of Imperial writings.

Equipment: Choose A or B: (A) Calligrapher's Supplies or Painter's Supplies (same as above), Book (well-preserved sketchbook of imperial-era motifs and symbols), Robe (a ceremonious garb of Laureants worn and dirtied by time), Ink, Ink Pen, 15 GP; or (B) 50 GP

Suggested Characteristics

The Laureants were not mere artists—they were instruments of emotional shaping, guided by spiritual discipline and imperial philosophy. Their personalities often blend structured grace with deep feeling.

d6	Personality Trait
1	I view art not just as expression, but as architecture for the soul.
2	Even my handwriting is deliberate and elegant.
3	I quote lines of imperial verse under my breath when thinking.
4	I obsessively preserve scraps of beauty—even in crumbling places.
5	I often speak in metaphor, even when it's inconvenient.
6	I struggle to accept the decay of things I once helped build.

d4	Ideal
1	Legacy. The empire may have fallen, but meaning outlives stone.
2	Order. Beauty must be crafted with structure and intention.
3	Truth. Art reveals truths the tongue cannot shape.
4	Transformation. Even ruins may birth new forms, if guided well.

d4	Bond
1	I still dream of the commission I never finished.
2	A surviving piece of my art lies hidden somewhere—I must find it.
3	I once served under a master of the Curature whom I still revere… or resent.
4	I bear the signature motif of my works as a personal sigil.

d4	Flaw
1	I secretly believe no beauty in this new age rivals that of the Empire.
2	I sometimes forget people are not as easily shaped as marble.
3	I can’t stop correcting others when they misquote imperial philosophy.
4	I resist letting others alter or reinterpret my creations.