You have spent years unearthing the remnants of lost civilizations—crumbling temples, buried cities, forgotten tombs, and relics no one remembers how to use. Where others see rubble, you see stories waiting to be told. Your work has taken you to dangerous places, and you’ve learned that the past does not give up its secrets easily.

Feat: Lore of the Lost

You can often identify the origin, approximate age, or cultural significance of ruins, artifacts, symbols, or architectural styles. In ancient sites, you can usually determine:

 

• Who built the place

• What it was used for

• What dangers might still exist (traps, curses, guardians)

Skill Proficiencies:

• Investigation
• History

Tool Proficiencies:

• Cartographer’s tools or Mason’s tools
• One type of artisan’s tools (your choice, often used to preserve or study relics)

Languages: One ancient or uncommon language (such as Draconic, Dwarvish, or a dead human tongue)

Equipment:

• A small trowel and brush for excavation
• A journal of sketches and notes about ruins you’ve studied
• A fragment of an ancient artifact (broken, inert, or mysterious)
• Traveler’s clothes
• A pouch containing 10 gp