You spent your early years in the dust-choked halls of a civic archive, temple scriptorium, or private ledger house. You weren’t a scholar — you were the person they went to when they needed results. You knew how to trace ownership through generations, pull lost case files from mislabeled shelves, or follow an anonymous letter to the original clerk. The truth always left a trail — you just had to learn how to read it.
- Ability Scores: Charisma, Wisdom (choose +2/+1 or +1/+1/+1)
- Skill Proficiencies: Keen Mind
- Tool Proficiencies: Calligrapher’s Supplies
- Languages: Two of your choice
- Equipment: • A well-worn city record book or annotated ledger
• An ink pen and half-empty bottle of black ink
• A narrow-ruled notebook tied with twine
• A set of common clothes
• A stamped writ of clerk’s authority (possibly expired)
• 10 gp in clerk’s pay and reimbursement chit
You know how to work a bureaucracy — not just the system, but the people behind the desks. In any major settlement, you can request access to public records, clerical logs, or institutional paperwork without raising suspicion. You also instinctively recognize outdated forms, seal types, and document forgeries when encountered.
Contacts
Local scribes, junior archivists, and minor officials who remember your thoroughness — or your tendency to push past policy. Some owe you favors; others would rather not see you again.
| d1 | Contact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Local scribes, junior archivists, and minor officials who remember your thoroughness — or your tendency to push past policy. Some owe you favors; others would rather not see you again. |
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