Emissary

You came to the City at the behest of a greater power. Maybe a nation, a temple, or a powerful noble. You are specialist in the arts of diplomacy.

Skill Proficiency: Persuasion, Deception

Language Proficiency: Two Languages

Herald

You can replicate the effects of the Thaumaturgy cantrip. If you are a spellcaster, you learn the cantrip.

(Optional) Starting Wizard Spells

Emissary’s Spellbook

Charm Person, Comprehend Languages, Detect Magic, Disguise Self, Mage Armor, Silent Image

(Optional) Trait Tables

Personality Traits
d6 Personality Trait
1 I’m pompous and have expensive tastes.
2 I’m always careful, watching and analyzing others.
3 I blend in with any crowd, moderating my opinions and beliefs to avoid drawing attention.
4 I’m patriotic to an excessive degree.
5 I take my duties very seriously, and can seem overly serious to some.
6 I pretend to be foolish and excitable to seem less dangerous than I actually am.
Ideals
d6 Ideal
1 Professionalism. I do a good job, regardless of my personal feelings.
2 Ambition. This role is a step towards greater things.
3 Greed. I’ve been promised a good deal of wealth if I do well.
4 Community. I act to protect those back home, rather than to enrich my superiors.
5 Legacy. I’ll be in the history books someday.
6 Belief. I believe in my patron’s cause and serve them wholeheartedly.
Bonds
d6 Ideal
1 Duty. I have a duty to the nation or organization that sent me to the Canvaslands.
2 Outcast. I have a grudge against the nation or organization that sent me to the Canvaslands.
3 Mercenary. My services go to the highest bidder.
4 Revolutionary. Succeeding here will give the prestige I need to go against those in power.
5 Aspirant. Succeeding here will allow me to take my rightful place among the elites.
6 Double Agent. I actually work for a different faction.
Flaws
d6 Ideal
1 Dreamer. I’m so caught up in plots and politics that I miss the obvious.
2 Headstrong. My way is the right way.
3 Faithless. I don’t mind betraying others if it achieves my goals.
4 Spoilt. I’m used to being respected and given preferential treatment.
5 Grudge. I repay slights tenfold.
6 Manners. I despise bumpkins.