Spiritseer of the Veil

Born beneath silver moons and whispering forests, you were chosen by your tribe long before you understood why. 

From childhood, you could hear the murmurs of the unseen world: ancestor spirits in the wind, omens hidden in dreams, and restless entities lurking beyond the veil of life. Guided by elders and spirit rites, you became a shaman — healer, oracle, and guardian of your people.

You learned to mix sacred herbs into healing tinctures, ward away malicious spirits with chants and smoke, and interpret signs sent through visions, bones, dreams, and animal messengers. Your tribe looked to you not only for medicine, but for wisdom and protection against dangers both physical and supernatural.

Though civilization may call your beliefs primitive or strange, you know truths they cannot fathom. The world is alive with spirits, and the veil between realms is thinner than most dare believe.

Whether your tribe still survives, was scattered by war, or exists only in memory, the spirits continue to guide your path.

Ability Scores: Spiritseers are guided by intuition, wisdom and their connection to the natural and spiritual worlds. Their abilities are shaped less by formal study or physical might, but more by perception, endurance and communion with unseen forces. 

Wisdom - the most important ability for a Spiritseer. It governs spiritual awareness, perception of omens, healing practices, intuition and ability to interpret visions. A high Wisdom reflects someone deeply attuned to the veil between worlds

Intelligence - many spiritseers possess extensive knowledge of herbs, medicines, rituals, folklore and ancient traditions. Intelligence represents your understanding of natural remedies, spiritual rites and supernatural lore

Constitution - Life as a tribal mystic often involves harsh environments, fasting rituals, sleepless vigils and physically demanding spiritual trances. Constitution reflects your resilience against exhaustion, disease and the strain of interacting with supernatural forces.

Charisma - Some Spiritseers serve as spiritual leaders, oracles or ritual speakers for their tribe. Charisma can represent the commanding presence, eerie calmness or mystical authority that others instinctively respect or fear. 

Feat: Spirit Medium

You have learned to open your mind to the unseen world, allowing you to perceive spiritual echoes and draw upon minor ritual magic tied to omens, ancestors and the natural veil between life and death.

You gain the following benefits:

• Ritual Caster

OR

• Magic Initiate (Druid)

Skill Proficiencies: Spiritseers are guardians of ancient knowledge, healers of body and spirit and wanderers between the natural and supernatural worlds. 

Choose 2 of the following skill proficiencies:

• Insight - your connection to spirits and experience as a soothsayer allows you to read emotions, intentions and hidden truths 
• Medicine - you are trained in tribal healing practices, herbal remedies, tinctures, poultices and spiritual cleansing rituals
• Nature - years spent living close to the wilds and learning sacred traditions have taught you about plants, animals, natural cycles and mystical locations
• Survival - you know how to travel through untamed lands, gather medicinal herbs, endure harsh conditions and navigate by signs in the natural world. 

Tool Proficiencies:

• Herbalism kit
• One of the following:
  • Poisoner’s kit
  • Bone Dice or Divination Tools (flavoured gaming set)
  • Musical instrument (drum, flute or chanting bells)

Languages: Spiritseers are often taught sacred words, ancient chants, and forgotten dialects used in rituals, spirit communions and tribal traditions. Through visions, oral teachings and contact with the unseen world, they frequently learn languages tied to nature, spirits or ancient peoples 

Equipment: A Spiritseer carries the tools of a healer, wanderer and spiritual guide, Their possessions are often deeply personal, crafted by hand, blessed through ritual, or passed down through generations of tribal tradition. 

• Herbalism kit
• Divination pouch 
• Traveler’s clothes or tribal vestments decorated with beads, furs, feathers or symbols
• A wooden staff or walking stick carved with protective sigils, used as a ritual focus and a practical survival tool
• A blanket or animal hide cloak 
• A belt pouch containing 5GP 

Many Spiritseers personalise their equipment with small spirit fetishises, bundles of sacred herds, animal remains, moon symbols, charms for protection, or keepsakes connected to visions and ancestors. 

Spell List

Spell Level	Spells
Cantrip	guidance
1st	bane, bless, detect evil and good, detect magic, faerie fire, healing word, protection from evil and good, speak with animals
2nd	animal messenger, locate animals or plants, moonbeam
3rd	clairvoyance, dispel magic, remove curse
4th	divination
5th	commune with nature, dream, scrying
6th	true seeing
9th	astral projection

Suggested Characteristics

d9	Personality Trait
1	I am calm and unnervingly composed, even in frightening situations
2	I tend to speak in a distant manner that others sometimes mistake for coldness
3	I am deeply empathetic and can rarely ignore the suffering of others
4	I can be erratic and on edge because of overwhelming thoughts
5	I am secretive about my visions and rarely reveal everything I know
6	I am intensely curious about strange people and places
7	I struggle to fully trust those who dismiss the spiritual world or mock old traditions
8	I am patient and observant, preferring to listen before I speak
9	I carry an underlying melancholy, as though part of me walks among the dead

d6	Ideal
1	Balance - the spirit world and mortal world must remain in harmony (Neutral)
2	Guidance - My gifts exist to protect others from unseen dangers (Good)
3	Tradition - The old ways must be preserved and respected (Lawful)
4	Power - Spirits grant strength to those bold enough to command them (Evil)
5	Freedom - No soul should be bound or controlled against its will (Chaotic)
6	Fate - The future reveals itself to those willing to listen (Any)

d6	Bond
1	My tribe entrusted me with sacred knowledge that must never be lost
2	A spirit guide has watched over me since childhood
3	I seek the meaning behind a terrible vision of the future
4	The dead still whisper to me, asking for justice
5	A sacred place of my people was corrupted or destroyed
6	I carry the last relic of my ancestors

d6	Flaw
1	I trust omens more than people
2	I struggle to understand civilised customs and etiquette
3	I become obsessed with visions and signs others cannot perceive
4	I can be cold and detached when emotion clouds judgement
5	I refuse to let go of my perhaps outdated traditions
6	I strongly fear angering the spirits with every action I take through failure or disrespect