You spent years studying beneath the tutelage of a powerful and wise mentor — perhaps a renowned archmage, a venerable monk, a secluded druid, or even an ancient celestial being. Your teacher imparted not just knowledge, but discipline, insight, and perspective on the greater mysteries of existence.
Whether you were their apprentice, scribe, assistant, or chosen heir, you carry fragments of their wisdom — and perhaps the burden of living up to their legacy.
- Skill Proficiencies: Arcana or History, and Insight
- Tool Proficiencies: One type of artisan’s tools or one musical instrument (representing your teacher’s preferred form of meditation or study)
- Languages: One of your choice (often your mentor’s native tongue or one used in your studies)
- Equipment: A simple set of scholar’s robes, a writing kit (or tool related to your training), a small token or symbol given by your mentor (such as a charm, book, or fragment of parchment), and a pouch containing 10 gp.
Your years under a wise teacher have granted you a quiet authority and a reputation for insight. When you invoke your mentor’s name or teachings, learned folk tend to treat you with respect or curiosity. You can often secure an audience, shelter, or assistance from scholars, monks, or sages who admire or recognize your mentor’s reputation.
Additionally, once per long rest, you may recall a piece of obscure knowledge or advice your mentor once shared — at the DM’s discretion, this can grant you advantage on one Intelligence or Wisdom check related to lore, philosophy, or strategy.
Suggested Characteristics
Students of the Wise tend to view the world through the lens of their mentor’s teachings — sometimes with reverence, sometimes with rebellion. Your relationship with your teacher defines your identity: were you a loyal disciple, a skeptical pupil, or a disappointed successor?
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