Brother/Sister of Hala

Despite often being looked down upon, if not outright persecuted, by the more popular religions of the Domains of Dread, the brothers & sisters of Hala believe that it is their duty to use their gifts of healing & medicine to alleviate suffering. To this end, they often sequester themselves in remote locations to conduct their research into rare herbs or unconventional magic. While this solitude can lead to breakthroughs in their studies, it can also make them vulnerable to the variety of monsters that plague the wilds of Ravenloft.

Skill Proficiencies: Medicine, & your choice of one from Arcana, Nature, or Religion.

Tool Proficiencies: Herbalism Kit

Languages: One of your choice from Abyssal, Celestial, Deep Speech, Draconic, Infernal, Primordial, Sylvan, or Undercommon

Equipment: A book filled with various recipes for folk medicines, a set of travelers clothes, an herbalism kit, a quarterstaff, and a pouch with 5 gp.

Feature - Herbalist Heart

As an expert in the herbs & folk medicines, any checks that a proficiency with an herbalism kit can be applied to is made with advantage. Also, you are far more efficient with ingredients when crafting items with an herbalism kit, such as antitoxin or healing potions. The cost of crafting these items as well as the time required to make them is reduced by half.

Suggested Characteristics

Use the tables for the hermit background in the Player's Handbook as the basis for your traits and motivations, modifying the entries when appropriate to suit your identity as a member of a Coven of Hala.

Your bond is likely associated with your fellow brothers & sisters of Hala or to the coven itself. Your ideal probably concerns either helping locals with their ailments or discovering cures for obscure diseases.