World of Asphodel
You've spent years beneath Kuroshima's surface, extracting obsidian from deep volcanic shafts. You know the mountain's moods, the tremors that precede eruptions, the safe passages through networks of tunnels. Your back is scarred, your lungs marked by volcanic dust, but your worth is measured in carats.
Skill Proficiencies
Survival, Athletics
Tool Proficiencies
Miner's pick
Languages
Common, Undercommon
Mountain Sense: You can predict volcanic activity and identify unstable stone before collapse. You move through underground passages at normal speed despite poor visibility. You know the value and properties of any mineral or stone and can find veins of ore within caverns. You sense tremors through earth or stone.
I prefer the company of stone and earth to people.
I speak plainly, without ornament, like the stone I extract.
Honest Work: Labor with your hands builds character and worth.
Wealth: Obsidian pays better than words ever could.
A cave-in killed my mining partner. I owe their family support.
I discovered a vein of obsidian that might be cursed. I must investigate.
I'm prone to dangerous gambling with my mining profits.
I distrust anyone who hasn't worked the mines.