You did not learn your magic in a tower or a university. You were an apprentice to a single, enigmatic master who viewed magic not as a tool of wonder, but as the ultimate key to control. Your "temple" was a secluded library or hidden sanctum, and your "scriptures" were forbidden tomes on psychology, illusion, and mental domination. Your master, however, was a brute—a talented but shortsighted theorist who never saw the true potential of his own teachings. You learned everything you could from him, including his flaws, and ultimately left to perfect the art on your own terms.

Feat:

You have honed your ability to generate the right vocal inflections and mannerisms to perfectly mimic another person. You gain the following benefits:

• Advantage on Deception and Performance checks when trying to pass yourself off as someone else.
• You can mimic the speech of another person or the sounds made by other creatures. You must have heard the person for at least 1 minute. A successful Wisdom (Insight) check contested by your Charisma (Deception) check allows a listener to determine that the imitation is fake.

Skill Proficiencies:

• Deception: The core of your philosophy. You learned to lie as easily as you breathe.
• Insight: To control a mind, you must first understand it. You were trained to read people, to see their fears and desires, and to find the cracks in their psyche.

Tool Proficiencies:

• Herbalism Kit: Not for healing, but for your master's research into creating subtle, undetectable concoctions that could lower a person's defenses or make them more susceptible to suggestion. You know how to brew a calming tea that's also a potent sedative.
• Disguise Kit: A key tool for infiltration and assuming new identities to get close to a target.