You have for the majority of your life served as part of a Fox Spirit Shrine. You learned about the culture of these shrines and have taken up the responsibility of being a servant of Gaia and a protector of nature. You may not be a Kitsune, but after spending a prolonged time living among them you have been influenced by the Kitsune residing at the shrine and have picked up certain habits.
You, as a Shrine Maiden, are under the Pantheon of the planet and you may work with your DM to determine the activities you have done in your service as a Shrine Maiden, whether it be to carry out sacrificial rites to the planet or as a guardian of the shrine.
What happened in your past that caused you to join a Kitsune shrine? Perhaps you were a Kitsune, born of the planet near a shrine and taken in, or you were an orphan of another race who was abandoned at the shrine, or even a young acolyte sent by your parents to serve nature instead of a specific God.
- Skill Proficiencies:
- Skill Proficiencies: Nature, Religion
- Tool Proficiencies:
- Tool Proficiencies: You gain proficiency in 1 tool or instrument of your choice.
- Languages:
- Languages: You learn one language of your choice.
- Equipment:
- Equipment: A holy symbol of your shrine (representing your origin as a Shrine Maiden), fine clothing, a druidic focus, vestments, and a belt pouch containing 15 gp.
As a Shrine Maiden, you receive the protection of the various Shrines across the lands, as well as guidance from nature spirits around the shrine. You and your adventuring companions can expect to receive food, shelter, free healing and care at any Kitsune Shrine, though you must provide any material components for your spells. Those who work at the shrines will support you (but only you) at a modest lifestyle, with exceptions made by the DM.
You also receive the guidance of nature spirits in the vicinity of any Kitsune Shrine. If the shrine is located outside of an urban area (in a forest, on a mountain) and your party is within 24 miles of the shrine, you cannot get lost as you pass through the area.
Suggested Characteristics
Shrine Maidens for the most part of their life live and work in the Kitsune Shrines. Due to the reclusive nature of these shrines, their lack of interaction with society may affect their bonds and ideals. Their lack of awareness of cultural norms may also affect their flaws in some way or another.
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