You were one of the caretakers of Candlekeep’s Mystic Gardens—a sprawling area housed within and around the fortress library. While others pored over dusty tomes, your studies bloomed in soil and sunlight. The Avowed entrusted you with the health and preservation of Candlekeep’s magical flora. You learned that nature, like text, has its own vocabulary—its own grammar of seasons, roots, and renewal.

Ability Scores: Intelligence, Wisdom, Dexterity

Origin Feat: Magic Initiate (Druid)

Skill Proficiencies: Arcana and Nature

Tool Proficiencies: Herbalism Kit

Equipment: Choose A or B: (A) Herbalism Kit, Book (Exotic Flora), Iron Pot, Shovel, Robe, 15 GP; or (B) 50 GP

Suggested Characteristics

d10	Personality Trait
1	I speak softly to both people and plants—both grow better with gentle words.
2	I quote herbal folklore like others quote scripture.
3	I am endlessly curious about the potential healing properties of things most people call weeds.
4	I grow defensive when others underestimate the complexity of herbalism.
5	I often compare people to plants—some need light, some need pruning.
6	I can’t stand seeing something living in pain—plant or person.
7	I’ve had full conversations with plants without the aid of magic and I believe they answered me in kind.
8	I find comfort in repetitive tasks—grinding herbs, preparing salves, arranging tools.
9	I have a calming presence, though I rarely notice it myself.
10	I believe silence is the beginning of every answer worth finding.

d5	Ideal
1	Knowledge requires patience, ritual, and structure; I grow as my garden does—deliberately. (Lawful)
2	Given time, nature breaks every stone and wall. I simply help it along. (Chaotic)
3	A rotten root spoils the garden. Some things must be cut away for the whole to thrive. (Neutral)
4	Healing requires giving—of time, energy, even pieces of the self. That is the price of care. (Good)
5	The strong feed on the weak. Why should I act differently? (Evil)

d5	Bond
1	There is one herb I still cannot identify. I search every region, every tome, for its name.
2	A plague took someone I loved. I vowed to master every cure the natural world can offer.
3	I owe my life to an Avowed herbalist who treated me after a magical accident. I seek to honor their legacy.
4	I am sworn to protect the Avowed’s greenhouses at any cost—they hold knowledge too dangerous for common hands.
5	A rival herbalist once sabotaged my work. I dream of the day I can prove my superiority.

d5	Flaw
1	I once lied in a research journal and dread the day someone discovers it.
2	I believe every problem has a botanical solution, even when it clearly doesn't.
3	I cannot resist tasting new plants, even when I don’t know what they do.
4	I see every illness or affliction as a puzzle to solve—even when someone just needs comfort.
5	I become visibly agitated when someone mishandles a plant or herb, even unintentionally.