At one point in your scholarly life you came into contact with some kind of knowledge or maybe it was a being that would've scared most if not all, but instead of being scared you were intrigued. In fact you were intrigued enough to start seeking all the knowledge you could on whatever you saw be it a devil a god or something incomprehensible almost eldritch nonetheless you studied and studied until no one recognized you not even yourself and in your greedy gluttonous voyage for knowledge you began to look outside of your world and explore the vast knowledge that everyone else may have. You were later found out by your colleagues and cast out for your study of the taboo, you finally realized what you've become, but it was far too late to turn back and so you continued on your study of whatever intrigued you so much.

Skill Proficiencies: You have can pick two of the following Proficiencies: Arcana, Investigation, Insight, or History.

Tool Proficiencies: Weavers Tools or Jewelers Tools

Languages: You can choose one exotic language if you've already chosen a language, two if you haven't (Abyssal, Celestial, Deep Speech, Draconic, Infernal, Sylvan, and Undercommon)

Equipment: Scholars Pack, A set of spare clothes, a grimoire of your favorite spells, doppelganger safe words note, a note containing two wishes that you want

Spell List

In your scholarly life you learned magics directly from the Archon before your decent into maddness.

The 1st grimoire that this background feature provides, gives the holder of the grimoire 6 daily charges of identify and allows the user to have 3 spells of their choice from the Wizard spell list.  The 2nd grimoire that this background feature provides, gives the holder one cantrip and one spell per spell level from the Wizard, Warlock, Druid, Sorcerer, and Bard spell lists.

Spell Level	Spells
Cantrip	mage hand, mending, true strike
1st	absorb elements, chromatic orb, detect magic, identify, mage armor, magic missile, shield
2nd	arcane lock, arcanist's magic aura, cloud of daggers, detect thoughts, levitate, see invisibility
3rd	counterspell, dispel magic, haste, magic circle, protection from energy, tiny hut
4th	arcane eye, dimension door, fabricate, greater invisibility, private sanctum, resilient sphere
5th	animate objects, arcane hand, creation
9th	invulnerability

Suggested Characteristics

Your character would look very unkempt almost homeless at times because of your obsession, suggested personality traits are that they would be constantly seeking knowledge especially searching for knowledge on whatever intrigued them so much. 

d4	Personality Trait
1	I will act as I please, usually after I figure out the current situation.
2	I will always try to take advantage of any situation I'm in if it gets me what I want.
3	I see any situation as a time a to learn and continue.
4	I do whatever I can to distract myself from my obsession.

d4	Ideal
1	I will live my life of my own accord.
2	I will do what I need to get what I want.
3	Knowledge is all I seek be it in books or people.
4	I seek to cure myself of my cursed obsession.

d4	Bond
1	Those with similar talents or those that gain my interest.
2	Those that can or will help me get what I want.
3	Those of mutual ability and willingness to help.
4	Those that take my mind from the obsession holding me prisoner.

d4	Flaw
1	I tend to act out without saying anything which can leave me by myself.
2	I can interact with wandering spirits that no can see which can distract me or make me distant at times.
3	I tend to act out without warning because I have seen things that no one else has and it has caused me to see and talk to ghosts or apparitions that seem alive which can get me in trouble at times.
4	The knowledge that I seek makes me crave adventure.

Contacts

You have been cast into exile but you might be able to convince an old close colleague of yours for a favor.