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You have walked battlefields and plague-ridden roads, tending to the wounded where others fled. You’ve seen life hang by a thread - and learned how to read both the body and the soul.

 
Feat:  

  • Medicine
  • Insight

 

Tool Proficiencies: Herbalism Kit
Languages: One of your choice
Equipment: A set of traveler’s clothes
A herbalism kit
A healer’s satchel (bandages, salves, needles, thread)
A small token from someone you saved (or failed to save)

A belt pouch containing 10 gp.

 
Feature: Triage Instincts

You are accustomed to assessing injuries and emotional states quickly under pressure.

  • You can quickly determine the general severity of a creature’s injuries (e.g., lightly wounded, gravely wounded, near death) with a glance.
  • Outside of combat, you can stabilize one creature without a Medicine check if you have access to basic supplies.
  • In civilized areas, you can usually secure modest medical assistance, supplies, or shelter for the injured, as people recognize and respect your role.
 
Suggested Characteristics

Personality Traits

  1. I speak bluntly about injuries and death—it’s better than false hope.
  2. I treat everyone, friend or foe, if they’re under my care.
  3. I keep my hands busy; idle time makes me uneasy.
  4. I watch people closely—pain reveals truth.
  5. I use dark humor to cope with grim situations.
  6. I am gentle and reassuring, even in chaos.

Ideals

  1. Duty. Every life I can save is worth the effort. (Lawful)
  2. Mercy. Even enemies deserve compassion. (Good)
  3. Pragmatism. Save those who can still be saved. (Neutral)
  4. Knowledge. Understanding the body unlocks greater power. (Any)
  5. Endurance. Pain is inevitable; survival is what matters. (Neutral)
  6. Detachment. Emotion clouds judgment in critical moments. (Evil)

Bonds

  1. I failed to save someone important—I won’t fail again.
  2. I carry a token from a life I saved.
  3. I owe my training to a mentor I still respect.
  4. I seek a cure for a disease that took someone from me.
  5. I feel responsible for those who travel with me.
  6. I keep a list of those I couldn’t save.

Flaws

  1. I become emotionally distant to avoid pain.
  2. I take unnecessary risks to save others.
  3. I judge people by their physical resilience.
  4. I can’t refuse someone in need, even when I should.
  5. I am haunted by the faces of the dead.
  6. I sometimes see people as problems to solve, not individuals.
 
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