Shadower
While most shadowcasts prefer not to contemplate their counterpart, you are deeply curious about them, even going as far as finding a portal to the Material Plane, planning to find and observe them—perhaps not unlike a naturalist studying a rare animal. However, something happened along the way that led you to adventure.
How do you feel about your counterpart? Have you been able to see them yet? Would or have you introduced yourself if you have? Did you choose to stay of the Material Plane, or do you wish to return to the Bleak Gate? Are your adventures a way to find your counterpart, surpass them, or a choice all your own?
bottle of ink, 10 sheets of parchment, ink pen, disguise kit, traveler’s clothes.
Your interest in your counterpart has made your bond— and thus your shared inclinations—stronger, even if you do not walk the same path. Choose a feature from a different background, to reflect the abilities and tendencies of your counterpart.
If you choose to lean into the tendencies of your counterpart, you gain the advancements detailed in that background. Alternately, your knack for subtlety, research, and observation come to the attention of those with matters that require investigation, whether on the streets as a detective, in the stacks as a scholar, or some similar pursuit. Once you have taken on several of these jobs, you gain admission to esoteric libraries (containing information to answer questions that require a DC 25 Arcana, Culture, Engineering, History, Nature, or Religion check) or are sponsored as a member of a secret society or exclusive social club, enabling you to learn relevant information of the same DC. It is up to the discretion of the narrator whether such connections allow you to find specific information.
Due to the nature of this background, the Narrator may allow you to choose a connection from a different background, potentially one with someone who mistook you for your counterpart. Otherwise, roll 1d10, choose, or make up your own.