Armorer

Armorers deal with some of the most expensive goods that a smith can produce - with care and the finest materials, armorers produce life saving equipment. Some armorers produce ring mail and similarly simple armor as fast as they can, selling it in bulk to armies. Others however, master armorers, focus on fine steel armors, chain mail, splint mail, and the highly coveted and wildly expensive plate mail. Armorers and their work is highly coveted and kept secure - the techniques to produce high end armors are sometimes considered state secrets.

          Armorers often see adventurers offer to purchase their wares - in some lands, it takes some convincing, since the armorers often serve at the behest of the liege lord. Armorers, and in particular the apprentices of armor smiths have an easy entry point into a life of adventuring, since they can equip themselves with the most expensive thing most adventurers will have to buy, that is, a suit of armor. Armorers are good to have along with an adventuring party, since they can keep everyone's armor in good condition.

          Spit n' Dirt: You have exacting standards for armor upkeep. Most people use expensive oils and silk cloths, but you know better, best way to polish armor is a bit of grass, spit, and dirt. You have 3d6s which you can use to reduce the damage that someone in your party has taken who is wearing medium or heavy armor by 1d6. You can do this when they take damage as a free action, but you can only do it once per suit of armor. You regain these dice every long rest, as long as you spend 30 minutes polishing in the morning.

If you choose Armorer, you gain the following:

~Either a +1 to your Strength score or a +1 to your Intelligence score~

~A Skill Proficiency in either Athletics or Survival~

~A Tool Proficiency with Smith's tools~

~The following items: Smith's tools, your finest helmet, an iron ingot, a leather apron, and a coinbox with 12sp~

~Spit n' Dirt feat~

Bodyguard

Alternatively: Body Double.

Bodyguards aren't just any kind of thug with a spear - rather, they serve the purpose of keeping a specific person safe from harm, and rather than attacking someone who threatens their ward, they tend to prioritize defense instead, often and famously using their own body to block or protect their ward, usually a noble or liege, from harm. Bodyguards are employed by many nobles, aristocrats, and other important officials, and usually those who are either important enough or unpopular enough to warrant the special protection. They are highly vetted and well paid for their services.

          Bodyguards who find themselves wearing thin on the job of constantly taking blows for someone else might decide to risk their life for their own purposes instead, taking to a life of adventure to do so. Even when they do however, former bodyguards turned adventurers are likely to be more willing to risk life and limb to save another party member, particularly one they like or think are important for their personal goals.

          Take One for the Me: It's great if you take the bad guys down, but the main reason people kept you around as a bodyguard was to take hits for them. When you are within 5ft of a target that takes damage from an attack, dexterity, or strength saving throw from an enemy creature, you can use your reaction to take half of the damage, and the attack's damage to the target is reduced by half. If the damage is an odd number, then the original target takes the extra damage. If your speed is over 30ft, you may extend your range with this ability to 10ft.

If you choose Bodyguard, you gain the following:

~Either a +1 to your Constitution score or a +1 to your Dexterity score~

~A Skill Proficiency in either Acrobatics or Perception~

~A Tool Proficiency with any one Gaming set~

~The following items: A simple weapon, a gaming set, studded leather armor, the tabard of your liege, and a belt purse with 15sp~

~Take One for the Me feat~

Bowyer

Alternatively: Fletcher or Atilliator.

Bowyers are bowmakers, a crucial job in the medieval and classical world. Turning wood into a flexible but strong material to shoot deadly projectiles, bowyers are used for hunting and military purposes. Usually a Bowyer and Fletcher (an arrow maker) are employed in a castle, and their weapons will equip the liege's troops as well as equip them for hunting and target shooting. Alternatively, some lieges might employ atilliators, crossbow makers - though crossbows are, for their ease of use, highly controversial throughout Adra. 

          Every ranger worth their salt needs a good bowyer to keep them well supplied, and so Bowyers often sell some of their finest pieces, particularly those bowyers working in cities independently of a castle economy, to capable adventurers. Bowyers who later become adventurers themselves will always keep their bow well maintained, no matter the circumstances. They may also occasionally show interest in rare or hard-to-get woods or fibers for use in the construction of special bows.

          Magnificent Missiles: In your training, you learned how to craft a missile to serve a particular function, through specialized construction. Through 1 hour of downtime, and with your tools, you may modify a number of standard arrows, bolts, or needles equal to your proficiency modifier. Due to the materials and maintenance required on the magnificent missiles, you may only have up to your proficiency modifier in magnificent missiles in your possession at any one time. You may choose one of the following types of modification to apply to the missiles:

If you choose Bowyer, you gain the following:

~Either a +1 to your Dexterity score or a +1 to your Strength score~

~A Skill Proficiency in either Athletics or Nature~

~A Tool Proficiency with Woodcarver's tools~

~The following items: A shortbow, woodcarver's tools, a quiver with 20 arrows, a leather apron, and a coinbox with 12sp~

~Magnificent Missiles feat~

Castle Guard

Alternatively: Watchman.

Castle guards are there to patrol castles and similar buildings, working in the name of a liege to keep their hold safe from any raiders or rogues. Castles are rarely targeted by random vagabonds, so the purpose of castle guards most of the time is less for security, and more for projecting prestige - the guards become a symbol of noble power to all those middle and lowborn folks that pass through the castle's gates.

          Castle guards are tough looking, but aren't used to actually getting in a real scrap - when danger calls however, nobles might feel pressured to send their guards to deal with local threats like monsters, and the guards that survive these encounters might realize they can make more money doing it professionally. Adventurers who used to be castle guards will understand implicitly that the threat of violence can be far more powerful than violence itself - someone who is dead can't give you information, or do what you want them too after all.

          Night Watch: You have been assigned the night watch enough to know a few tricks to make it easier. You can keep watch for four hours instead of two, and still get a good night's rest. Furthermore, because of your skill at keeping watch, only 1 random encounter roll will be made during the four hours, instead of the usual 2.

If you choose Castle Guard, you gain the following:

~Either a +1 to your Wisdom score or a +1 to your Strength score~

~A Skill Proficiency in either Perception or Intimidation~

~A Tool Proficiency with any one Gaming set~

~The following items: A spear, padded armor, a shield, the tabard of your liege, and a belt purse with 10sp~

~Night Watch feat~

Celibate Courtier

Alternatively: Eunuch.

Courtiers who are celibate, either ritually or otherwise, are useful to keep around in a feudal or despotic society - this is because, nobles always have to fear anyone who has an heir, because it gives others a rival to possible circle around. No heir, means no real political threat in the long term. As such, celibate courtiers can be trusted with particularly sensitive tasks or information, which political rivals would be tempted to use against their liege, but which celibate courtiers do not.

          Celibate Courtiers tend to work in the inner circles of feudal nobles, and with tasks that often do not see the light of day. As such, they rarely communicate directly with adventurers. When Celibate Courtiers go on to become adventurers later in life, they tend to keep their focus squarely on the tasks at hand, and unlike the swashbuckling adventurers of most parties, tend to ignore the distractions of passion and wanderlust.

          Free of Distractions: You are physically and mentally conditioned to think little of the social or physical pleasures that come from others. On the first saving throw against being Charmed in a long rest, you have advantage on the roll. If you would already have advantage for whatever reason, then you instead automatically succeed.

If you choose Celibate Courtier, you gain the following:

~Either a +1 to your Wisdom score or a +1 to your Intelligence score~

~A Skill Proficiency in either Insight or History~

~Any one Language spoken by your former liege~

~The following items: A lamp, a satchel, the seal of your liege, a plain linen tunic, and a purse with 10sp~

~Free of Distractions feat~

Chaplain

Chaplains are part priest, part politician, representing a state religion or perhaps acting as a religious pluralist, but in either case, acting as the court cleric for a liege. Chaplains see to the religious needs of a liege and their courtiers, holding service in the local chapel, advising on religious matters, giving blessings to their liege, and acting as a kind of religious diplomat on the behalf of the liege with other members of the clergy.

          Chaplains might seek out powerful clerics who live a life of adventure, sharing information and blessings to further their faith, or to learn from members of other pantheons. Chaplains who go on to lead a life of adventure will likely try to not only see to the party's spiritual needs, but also continue to act as a kind of religious representative on the party's behalf, seeking to gain aid from other clergy when possible and reasonable.

          Holy Pejorative: In your godly training, you were taught a Holy Pejorative, a holy word that can be spoken in defiance of the enemies of your faith. As a bonus action, you may utter this word, directing its power towards a target within 100ft of you that you know is there. That target then is put to the test - if it has committed an act which is anathema to your deity (or saint, etc.), it is emblazoned by a symbol or word corresponding to their sin (e.g., a murderer might be marked with the word "bloody"), and it takes 2d8 radiant damage. If the target has not, it takes 1d6 radiant damage, but otherwise is not marked. This is an obviously hostile act, and the word of power must be shouted in order for it to take effect. Please consult with your DM on what might be anathema to your chosen deity. You may only use Holy Pejorative on the same target once, and never again.

If you choose Chaplain, you gain the following:

~Either a +1 to your Wisdom score or a +1 to your Charisma score~

~A Skill Proficiency in either Religion or Persuasion~

~Any one Language that is holy to your faith~

~The following items: A holy symbol, a vial of holy water, a prayer book, holy vestments, and a purse with 15sp~

~Holy Pejorative feat~

Chef

Most folks in the medieval world need to know how to cook at least a little bit - still, for most it is a purely utilitarian endeavor, getting what you need to keep moving for the day. There is a select group of individuals who raise this to a specialized skill and art form, using local ingredients and exotic spices, traditional and innovative techniques, and a good bit of knowledge and creativity to create meals that come to life on the plate and on the pallet. Many chefs will work at bigger taverns or inns who serve a lot of food, or fancier city restaurants and clubs - the best gig though for a chef is working in the employ of an aristocrat or nobleman, serving food for fabulously wealthy and important people, and people who have a refined taste for the good food.

          Chefs sometimes like to make food for adventurers, if only because adventurers are travelers by trade, and have often tried food from a lot of exotic locations - as such, chefs will want to know how their food stacks up to the other stuff an adventuring party has eaten. Chefs who become adventurers are likely to spend some of their money on getting nice ingredients and good cookware, and making sure the party eats well, even when they sit around a campfire in the wilderness.

          Flavortown: There is always something delicious cooking in the kitchen! Your abilities as a professional chef allow you to cook a few different meals that have been known to take the body to flavortown, and aid it in pressing moments. Choose from one of the following recipes, spending 5sp on simple but fresh ingredients, and spend a short rest cooking and feeding it to your comrades. You may only use the Flavortown feat once per long rest.

          Charismatic Casserole: This lush casserole, made with croutons, broccoli, ground beef, cheese, and red wine will grant those who eat it a free success on their first Charisma Saving Throw until the next long rest.

          Enduring Egg: You can do eggs however they like em', scrambled, hard boiled, soft boiled, poached, over easy, sunny side up! Fuck it, you can make an omelet if they want it. Anyway, those who eat these eggs will get advantage on their first Constitution Saving Throw until the next long rest.

          Brawny Bread: This lovingly baked loaf of bread, filled with olives, bacon, and dried tomatoes will grant those who eat it a free success on their first Strength Saving Throw until the next long rest.

          Nimble Noodles: These long whole-wheat noodles, served with chicken strips and covered with a béchamel sauce will grant those who eat it advantage on their first Dexterity Saving Throw until the next long rest.

          Wise Wrap: This pita wrap, filled with lamb, onions, cabbage, and a special salty-sour sauce will grant those who eat it advantage on their first Wisdom Saving Throw until the next long rest.

          Smart Soup: This soup, made of fine barley, carrots, celery, beef, and a bone broth will grant those who eat it a free success on their first Intelligence Saving Throw until the next long rest.

If you choose Chef, you gain the following:

~Either a +1 to your Wisdom score or a +1 to your Constitution score~

~A Skill Proficiency in either Survival or Nature~

~A Tool Proficiency with Cook's utensils~

~The following items: Cook's utensils, an iron pot, a box of spices, a chef's hat, and a purse with 10sp~

~Flavortown feat~

Courtier

Alternatively: Retainer.

In feudal courts, noble rulers surround themselves with other nobles and highborn - family members, friends, advisors, and luminaries will live near or at court, eating at feasts and carrying out tasks for their liege lord. Sometimes they can be given quite difficult tasks, but more often than not, courtiers are on the lord's payroll to sit there and look pretty - a sweet gig if there was one.

          Courtiers might sometimes be sent out on missions by their liege lord, when they cant trust just any servant. Occasionally, they might be asked to speak with, hire, or travel with adventurers as well, getting to know a few things about the life along the way. Their access to resources and free time certainly makes them able to take up a life of adventure should they see fit. Courtiers who become adventurers are likely to need occasional breaks, to meet the good and the great and have a good bottle of wine before running back into a deep dark dungeon.

          Courtly Graces: You are used to speaking with those of the ruling class, able to easily soothe and compliment without seeming overly sycophantic. When speaking with a highborn character, if you would make a Persuasion, Deception, or Intimidation check with a DC below 25 (whether on its own, or as part of a larger Social Challenge), you may roll 3d6 before making the check. Make note of the results, for if every result is an even number, then you automatically succeed on the check. If not, you must still make the check, but if you fail the check, and your initial results were all odd on the 3d6, then you avoid any negative consequences of failing the check.

If you choose Courtly Graces, you gain the following:

~Either a +1 to your Charisma score or a +1 to your Intelligence score~

~A Skill Proficiency in either Insight or Persuasion~

~A Tool Proficiency with either Calligrapher's supplies, any one Gaming Set, or any one Musical Instrument~

~The following items: A set of fine clothes, a chaperon, a silver ring, either calligrapher's supplies or a gaming set or a musical instrument, and a purse with 15sp~

~Courtly Graces feat~

Court Mage

While feudal culture prizes martial vigor over intellectual pursuits, most nobles like to keep magic at their fingertips when they need it. With most nobles being uncapable of using magic themselves, most courts employ a court mage. Court mages are expected to advise the liege on magical matters, deal with arcane issues that crop up at court, entertain guests of the liege with wonderous spells, and use their magic to aid or protect the liege whenever possible. Court mages are paid extremely well, though it is often viewed as a kind of sell-out position among more "serious" mages.

          Court mages often seek out adventurers to aid with magical problems they can't deal with on their own, and are often sought out by adventurers for their magical knowledge. Court Mages might find their skills as a mage to be better used independently as an adventurer, where far more glory often lay. Court mages who become adventurers utilize their cross career knowledge in their adventurers - equally skilled at dealing with both scholarly mages and nobles and politicians, court mages might sometimes represent the party when seeking out quests from the powers that be.

          Detect Letters: One of your common positions at court was sorting and seeking information. You gain a cantrip called Detect Letters. Detect Letters can only be accessed through the Court Mage background occupation.

                        Detect Letters

cantrip divination

Casting Time: 1 action

Range: Self

Components: V S

Duration: Instantaneous

You sense the presence of written letters within 50 feet of you. These can be written on anything or with any means, including invisible ink. You also see a faint aura around the writing that indicates what type of material the letters are written on (paper, parchment, stone, etc.) and what type of material the letters are written in (ink, paint, blood, etc.). After having used this spell, you have advantage on any checks to determine extraneous information about the writing (e.g. age of writing, language of writing, etc.).

The spell can penetrate most barriers, but is blocked by 1 foot of stone, 1 inch of common metal, a thin sheet of lead, or 3 feet of wood or dirt.

                       When you reach 5th level, you may use this spell to store any detected letters you find of your choice onto paper, into a book, or on a scroll of your choice. This happens instantaneously and requires no ink.

If you choose Court Mage, you gain the following:

~Either a +1 to your Intelligence score or a +1 to your Charisma score~

~A Skill Proficiency in either Arcana or Performance~

~Either Draconic, Primordial, Deep Speech, Sylvan, Infernal, or Abyssal as a Language~

~The following items: A quarterstaff, a scroll case, the seal of your liege, mage's robes, and a purse with 15sp~

~Court Mage feat~

Falconer

Falconry is a dangerous and exciting sport, and one way that highborn folks can spend their time. Falconers are those responsible for raising and training falcons for a liege, and overseeing interactions safely between nobles and the birds of prey. While not enjoying the falcons in leisure time, they can also be a useful way to keep down rodent populations in the castle towns, so the lowborn like the falcons too.

          Falconers tend to have an adventuring spirit in them already - after all, they raise creatures that could, under the right circumstances, maim or kill them. Falconers who do take to adventure will often use falcons during their adventures, in some cases perhaps even working along with them to defeat their enemies in combat. They may also try to calm down wandering beasts, particularly flying ones, rather than simply fighting them.

          Scout Falcon: Your falconer abilities allows you to command your falcon to scout out the surrounding area. Your falcon can scout out up to 20 miles away from your current position - it takes 2 hours for it to sweep the 20 miles radius. Unless you have an ability that allows you to communicate more deeply with animals, the falcon can merely tell you whether there are or there are not:

• Humanoids that are likely non-combatants in the area (like peasants, merchants, wayfarers, etc.)
• Humanoids that are likely combatants in the area (like orc warriors, bandits, highwaymen, etc.)
• Monsters in the area (including dangerous beasts)
• A settlement in the area
• Anything else strange enough that a falcon would find it out of place

          The falcon can then lead you directly to anything it has scouted in the area. It can tap out how long it took for it to find it, which you can translate into miles. If the falcon encounters anything that attempts to attack it that it can't fight off, it will immediately break off from scouting and head directly to you, if it can.

If you choose Falconer, you gain the following:

~Either a +1 to your Wisdom score or a +1 to your Constitution score~

~A Skill Proficiency in either Animal Handling or Perception~

~A Tool Proficiency with an Herbalism kit~

~The following items: A loyal falcon, falconer's gloves, an herbalism kit, a cap with a feather, and a belt purse with 10sp~

~Scout Falcon feat~

Fewterer

Alternatively: Master of Hounds.

Fewterers are hound breeders and trainers, who raise hunting and guard dogs, usually for a liege's own personal use. Feudal lords and ladies in most parts of Adra enjoy the sport of hunting, often more than other past times, and hunting dogs are always in high demand. Guard dogs are used to assist night watchmen and to guard the lord's granary from foxes and thieves. Some lords and ladies even sell some of their hounds to rich middleborn who want to live a little like a noble themselves.

          Fewterers tend to live on the fringe of the castle town, or in some cases in the castle itself, and rarely interact with others, including adventurers. Still, adventurers have on many occasions themselves been interested in purchasing guard dogs to help watch over their traveling camps at night. Fewterers who become adventurers are likely to value the protection that comes from their hounds while in the field - they may however also be concerned with taking them into dangerous situations that are far above their ability to deal with.

          Watchful Hounds: You always train your hounds to be watchful and aware for any trouble, even on the move. While traveling with a dog you have trained or are training, your party suffers no penalties to perception while traveling at a fast pace.

If you choose Fewterer, you gain the following:

~Either a +1 to your Wisdom score or a +1 to your Constitution score~

~A Skill Proficiency in either Animal Handling or Athletics~

~Any one Language that is strong, direct, and rarely spoken in your land, used to command your hounds~

~The following items: A loyal hound, 5 days of dog food, a whistle, leather boots, and a belt pouch with 10sp~

~Watchful Hounds feat~

Food Taster

Assassinations and murders are difficult, messy, dangerous, and prone to error - they require a rarified set of skills, only available to certain career criminals and other underworld actors. The exception to this rule may be the poisoning of food, something difficult to discover before it is too late, and hard to trace back to the murderer. To prevent this, the nobility and other powerful people hire food tasters, usually young individuals whose entire job is to detect any sign of poison in food, by smell, look, and taste, while hopefully dodging the worst effects of any poisons themselves.

          Unfortunately, because of their positions, food tasters are often blamed when something goes wrong in the kitchens. Many a case of mundane salmonella or some other such ordinary food poisoning can be blamed on the food taster, either for negligence, or worse, foul play. Often in these cases, they are driven out of their jobs, and might be forced to get creative with their new employment; hence, a life of adventure. Food Tasters who become adventurers are likely to always keep wary of any possible threats - knowing that death can come in the most inviting of packages.

          Telling Tongue: You have experience with detecting faint traces of poison in any food, having been taught what flavors and smells indicate the presence of various poisons. Before eating any food, you may either perform a DC 20 Perception check to smell the presence of a poison, or a DC 12 Perception check to taste the presence of a poison, though if you taste the presence of a poison, you will still be subjected to the poison, but have advantage on saves against the effects, and if you succeed suffer no adverse effects.

If you choose Food Taster, you gain the following:

~Either a +1 to your Constitution score or a +1 to your Dexterity score~

~A Skill Proficiency in either Perception or Medicine~

~A Tool Proficiency with a Poisoner's kit~

~The following items: A lucky bucket, a poisoner's kit, a set of cutlery, a bib, and a belt pouch with 10sp~

~Telling Tongue feat~

Groom or Maid of the Stool

A Groom or Maid of the Stool is an occupation unique to the feudal hierarchy. With taboos in many places surrounding the touching of feces or urine, many nobles employ a servant whose task is to take care of their needs in the toilet - even, and most infamously, the wiping of the buttocks. One might assume this position would be detested, and while certainly not everyone's cup of tea, it is a coveted position among many servants, for the intimate access it provides to a noble. Understandably, once a noble finds someone they are comfortable with in performing the role, they are unlikely to change the servant out for someone else, so these jobs provide more job security than any kind of servant position in the feudal hierarchy.

          Grooms or Maids of the stool are kept away from any influences that might try to use them against their liege, and so rarely meet ruffians and adventurers who seek audience with a castle's liege. When these coveted servants find themselves taking up a life of adventure themselves, they might find themselves more likely and more willing to take on dirty jobs, and have no qualms about discussing sensitive issues that require... a delicate touch.

          A Pin Could Drop, A Wind Could Break: You are used to being quiet, absurdly quiet, so that the lord or lady of the stool is not disturbed in their excretions. While you are remaining motionless, those attempting to detect you have disadvantage on their Perception checks to use their hearing to do so. Furthermore, while you are undetectable through visual means, as perhaps through the Invisibility spell, you have advantage on your Stealth checks.

If you choose Groom or Maid of the Stool, you gain the following:

~Either a +1 to your Constitution score or a +1 to your Dexterity score~

~A Skill Proficiency in either Sleight of Hand or Stealth~

~A Tool Proficiency with Weaver's tools (for special wiping cloth)~

~The following items: Weaver's tools, 10 linen clothes, 1lb of potpourri, a humble tunic, and a belt purse with 10sp~

~A Pin Could Drop, A Wind Could Break feat~

Handmaid or Handgroom

Handmaidens are a kind of courtier specifically expected to attend to certain duties for ladies at court. Handmaidens might be middleborn or insignificant highborn, but they tend not to be anyone of great importance. They see to the elaborate dress and rituals associated with court and courtship, and help their noblewomen with any issues which they feel uncomfortable with bringing to others at court. Often, Handmaidens then are privy to details at court which nobody else is, other than their noble ladies of course.

          Due to their position, and association with court secrets, many adventurers might seek out handmaids and attempt to bring them into their confidence - given the often dull nature of court life, many might begin travelling with the ruffians for a change of pace. Handmaidens turned adventurers are likely to continue to serve as an important fiber in any group they are in, allowing rival members of the party to vent their frustrations in confidence.

          A Shoulder to Cry On: You have always had a comforting presence, and people find it easy to talk to you. Once per long rest, you may make an opposed Charisma check against a target, and if you succeed they will take you into their confidence. They will share a burden that has been troubling them, and tell you about it. The DM determines the nature of this information, and if nothing burdens the target in question, then they share nothing. You suffer no penalties from failing the opposed Charisma check.

If you choose Handmaid or Handgroom, you gain the following:

~Either a +1 to your Charisma score or a +1 to your Dexterity score~

~A Skill Proficiency in either Insight or Persuasion~

~A Tool Proficiency with Weaver's tools~

~The following items: Weaver's tools, a pitcher, a linen cloth, a linen apron, and a purse with 10sp~

~A Shoulder to Cry On feat~

Hayward

Alternatively: Groundskeeper.

Haywards are part groundskeeper, part guard, taking care of a liege's gardens and hedges, and protecting it from any would be infiltrators or pilferers, be it man or beast - and its usually beasts, rabbits in particular. Haywards tend to be retired guards or perhaps a particularly well-respected gardener, and they can often expect to see and speak with the local nobles on their daily walks. Haywards also can serve outside of the castle economy, often then called hedge wardens, acting as local guardians in rural communities, far removed from any real guard presence.

          Haywards tend not to like those pesky adventurers - when the local watchman or porter sees the party away, they might just try to snoop around the local hedgerows, and it happens enough that haywards tend to have a bad taste in their mouth for those ruffian types. Haywards who later become such ruffian types themselves are more comfortable with the middling-wilds than proper roads - fewer brigands and raiders are found just off the beaten path, so they often argue its much safer - and more beautiful!

          Green Toes: You are well-accustomed to the thick foliage to be found in hedges, gardens, and thickets. You ignore the movement penalty imposed by difficult terrain if that difficult terrain is caused by plants or foliage. This does not count for magically created foliage, such as by the spell Entangle. Furthermore, at the start of any day of travel, you may make a DC 10 Charisma check in order to allow your fellow party members to ignore difficult terrain in overland travel caused by plants or foliage.

If you choose Hayward, you gain the following:

~Either a +1 to your Dexterity score or a +1 to your Intelligence score~

~A Skill Proficiency in either Nature or Perception~

~A Tool Proficiency with an Herbalism kit~

~The following items: An herbalism kit, a bag of 1d20+10 seeds of a plant of your choice, a pair of hedge clippers, a wide-brimmed hat, and a belt purse with 10sp~

~Green Toes feat~