You are the heir to something of great value — not mere coin or wealth, but an object that has been entrusted to you and you alone. Your inheritance hasn't been secured yet your Relative has passed before they could finish their will and while you are sure you are meant to inherit their most precious possessions you arrive to their seance in order to make sure you recieve them.
- Skill Proficiencies: Perception, plus one from among Arcana, History, and Religion
- Tool Proficiencies: Your choice of a gaming set or a musical instrument
- Languages: Any one of your choice
- Equipment: Your inheritance, a set of traveler’s clothes, the tool you choose for this background’s tool proficiency, and a pouch containing 15 gp
When you fain a deep connection or personal relationship with the deceased individual you make Deception or Persuasion checks at Advantage. if you are caught lying about your relationship with the Deceased people play it off as family misremembering how close they were to an individual.
Suggested Characteristics
Use the tables for the folk hero background below as the basis for your traits and motivations, modifying the entries when appropriate to suit your identity as a Relative of the Deceased.
Your bond might be directly related to your inheritance, or to the person from whom you received it. Your ideal might be influenced by what you know about your inheritance, or by what you intend to do with your gift once you realize what it is capable of.
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