Scavenger


Battlefields are everywhere, and countless items are left behind. Many people avoid them, for fear of the undead or evil curses, but some very brave, or incredibly foolish, individuals risk everything to gain riches beyond their wildest imaginings by plundering these sites. From grave robbers who dig up the mass burials, weapon burnings, and individual grave sites, to battlefield scroungers who loot the scattered dead, scavengers are some of the least-appreciated professionals in most cultures. Their work is dangerous- they risk accident, disease, and fell magics, and face the threat of being attacked by wild predators, undead, and survivor soldiers. Many gods condemn their actions as a disgrace to the dead.


Why did you engage in this risky line of work? Were you employed by the throne to deprive the enemy of their fallen comrades arms? Are you searching for a legendary item throughout the world? Or are you just seeking to get rich by amassing a mountain of salable clutter? Have you ever had to do something you felt was wrong to get out of danger on the job? How did you get into scavenging in the first place? Did you ever "hit it big", or have you been running a dry streak? What do you think of others in your profession? Do you have any rules about whose body you are willing or unwilling to disturb? Why did you leave a scavenging life to join a group? Are you still scavenging, or did you leave that life behind?


NOTE: Some backgrounds have options to choose from. Please read carefully. You may not get every proficiency listed below, as some may be a choice between one or the other.

  • Stat Options (choose either +2 in one stat and +1 in another, OR +1 in all three): Dexterity, Intelligence, Wisdom
  • Skill Proficiencies (your choice of TWO): History, Investigation, or Perception
  • Tool Proficiencies: Vehicles (Land or Water), and one Artistan Tool of choice.
  • Languages: One Standard language of choice.

  • Background Keepsake: A trinket scavenged from a battlefield or wreckage (Ex: a sword hilt, a dented helmet, a scrap of cloth from a banner)
  • Background Gold: 10gp.

Origin Feat

Origin Skill Focus

You gain a +1 to two different Skills you are proficient in.


Personality

Please select TWO from the list below.

d8 Personality Trait
1 If anyone were to take something from my collection- I would hunt them down and take it back.
2 I polish every item in my collection until it sparkles.
3 I always check my collection to make sure everything's still there.
4 I see myself as a liberator of forgotten things.
5 I try to come up with an inventive way to use every item I find.
6 I speak in gruff tones and I am usually rude to people that I've never met before.
7 Nobody can see my collection until it is complete.
8 If I had a coin I'd put it in my mouth and pray for lockjaw.

Ideal

Please select one from the list below.

d6 Ideal Trait
1 Generosity. Collections are made so that others can benefit.
2 Preservation. I keep my collection so that it will last through the ages.
3 Creation. I want to build something.
4 Gold. My collection will make me very rich one day.
5 Collection. Only my collection matters.
6 Greed. Gold is worth more than lives.

Bond

Please select one from the list below.

d6 Bond Trait
1 Someone stole from my collection and I will make the thief pay.
2 Everyone wants one of the most precious items in my collection but I don't know why.
3 I once had a friend who was lost after a battle. I spend my hours sifting through battlefields looking for them.
4 I hunt for the perfect addition to my collection.
5 The vault that contains my collection is the place I feel most comfortable in.
6 I came from a poor village. The proceeds from my work go towards making life better there.

Flaw

Please select one from the list below.

d6 Flaw Trait
1 I can't keep my hands away from valuable objects.
2 Once I stole from the wrong battlefield and now a group of mercenaries are hunting me down.
3 I treat items for sale with greater care than my companions.
4 If I had to choose between the most valuable item in my collection and one of my companions- I would choose the item.
5 I smell terribly- but I am the only one who does not notice this.
6 I secretly think that in the end- wealth is all that matters.