You were identified as a magical risk long before you were seen as a person.

Rather than execution or exile, a powerful organization chose containment, training, and control. You were educated just enough to be useful, trusted just enough to be dangerous, and released only under strict supervision.

You now operate under contract, performing sanctioned work while navigating the thin line between freedom and ownership.

In cities like Waterdeep, people like you are rare — and never unobserved.

Ability Scores: Those registered as magical contractors are evaluated less on raw strength and more on restraint, awareness, and mental fortitude. Years of observation, conditioning, and controlled exposure to danger cultivate caution, emotional discipline, and an acute understanding of consequences.

Skill Proficiencies: Registered contractors are vetted for arcane literacy and psychological awareness. You were taught how to identify magical phenomena and read the intentions of those around you, often as a matter of survival.

Suggested Proficiencies: Arcana, Insight

Languages: Contractors are often taught additional languages to facilitate cooperation with other arcane practitioners, decipher magical texts, or follow orders precisely.

You learn one additional language of your choice.

Equipment: You begin play with the following equipment:

A set of common clothes

A folded legal document outlining the terms of your registration

A brass identification token bearing an official arcane mark

A small personal trinket retained from your period of confinement

Contacts

You maintain a tenuous relationship with the organization that oversees your registration. While this connection can provide limited assistance, information, or legitimacy, it also represents scrutiny and obligation.

Your contacts may include:

An assigned handler or case officer

A clerk or archivist familiar with your file

Another registered practitioner operating under similar restrictions

These contacts are not allies in the traditional sense, but they are aware of you — and you of th