Mortician



In societies where death occupies a central place in the public consciousness, Morticians take on a hybrid role as the spiritual and physical shepherd of the deceased. They are expected to both provide direction for the soul in the afterlife (as well as aid their family in remembered the departed) as well as prepare their mortal vessel to endure for eternity.

Morticians are pillars of their communities, and are uncommon adventurers. Were you driven from your home due to a botched embalming, or have you left to bring succor to the dead in remote corners of the world? Are you an apprentice of the craft, not yet ready to bear a funerary mask, or are you a weary master who has seen enough or death?

Perhaps your practice has left you with a morbid curiosity, and you seek to learn more about the true nature of death. Alternatively, maybe you wish to use your medical knowledge in service of the living, rather than the dead



Skill Proficiencies: Medicine, Religion

Tool Proficiencies: Healer’s Kit, Herbalist Kit

Equipment: A holy symbol (typically taking the form of a

funerary mask depicting a patron god of death or

embalmers), a prayer book, vestments, an assortment of

scalpels and small metal tools (hooks, files, scoops, etc) ,

small bolt of linen, a jar of resin.



Feature: Ritual Embalmer

You can perform funerary rites and embalming services for individuals who can afford the lavish procedure of mummification. The process for each body takes sixty days: ten days to remove the organs, forty days to dry the body in salt (you need not be present for this process), and ten days to wrap the mummy and perform death rites.

You are paid 40gp times your proficiency bonus for a completed ritual embalming. Bodies prepared in this way cannot be raised without permission of its original soul.

Suggested Characteristics

Morticians may seem like grim figures in the performance of their duties, but their personalities range from the morose to the affable. Typically, they are unified by their fascination with death (often coming from societies where death is a central part of the conscioussness), respect for their craft, and devotion to seeing souls safetly to the afterlife.





d8 Personality Trait 1 Nothing about death, whether my own or that of others, phases me. 2 Death never fails to pique my curiosity. 3 I am deeply spiritual, and see myself as a priest more than a mere embalmer. 4 My tastes are every bit as morbid as my profession. 5 I prefer the silent company of the dead to the incessant chatter of the living. 6 There are no greater virtues than meticulous attention to detail and perfectionism. 7 I am grim and cold, either by nature or in emulation of the gods of death. 8 Constant exposure to death has left me weary of it; I thirst to help the living rather than the dead.





d6 Ideal 1 Stewardship I am a shepherd of the dead and a vital process in the natural order of life's passing (Lawful) 2 Faith I serve the god of death, ensuring that the souls of the departed flow into their domain (Lawful) 3 Guidance People do not understand death as I do, so I shall help them navigate their grief (Good) 4 Knowledge Death is life's greatest mystery, and I will search high and low to learn its secrets (Any) 5 Craftsmanship I take the utmost pride in my abilities, and seek to perfect my abilities (Any) 6 Misanthropy Life is a stain upon the world; I am glad to see people passing out of it (Evil)





d6 Bond 1 I am a priest as much as a mortician, and must spread the word of my gods - especially the god of death. 2 I must help those in grief by providing them succor in their time of need. 3 My god demands the souls of the deceased, and I am bound to provide them. 4 I am only as good as my craft, and I seek to improve my knowledge and abilities at all times. 5 Having medical training, my responsibility is as much to shepherding the dead as it is to aiding the sick. 6 The undead are an aberration against the natural order; it is my responsibility to grant them eternal rest.



