A spirit has chosen to bind itself to you and manifest in a way that only you can sense. This spirit could be the ghost of someone who has passed or could be an entity from another world. The relationship can be amiable or adversarial. As a background, the connection to this spirit probably dates back to childhood and has affected the character’s development and relationships. Maybe the character was viewed as crazy or empowered or possessed. As such, the character has developed the ability to read the intentions of those around them and to conceal the nature of this bond. The spirit does not follow instructions or have any connection to the physical world, so it cannot be used to spy or act as a familiar, however the character has managed to learn from their connection with this spirit.

Skill Proficiencies: Insight, Deception

Tool Proficiencies: One of choice, learned from the spirit. It can be a tool set or instrument

Languages: One of your choice, learned from the spirit

Equipment: One set of traveling clothes, a journal you wrote when the bond began (written in the language learned from the spirit), a tool kit or instrument related to the proficiency you learned from the spirit, and a belt pack containing 10 gp.

Sometimes your spirit seems to know things that a mortal could not. This knowledge comes in the form of a word or short phrase uttered by the spirit. The utterance is usually out of context, no more than a few words long (usually in the language learned from the spirit), and the spirit cannot explain the utterance or often realize it said anything. Utterances are devised by the DM as a clue or reference to something relevant to the campaign. It might relate to a character ("Trust not the watchman,") or a puzzle ("Not left,") or a destination ("Catacombs") or anything else the DM dreams up. This may be consistent throughout or be used to nudge characters in the right direction when they're stuck. (Often the best utterance is one that makes no sense to the players until it's too late.)

Personality Traits (d8)

1	I prefer talking to my spirit over other people around me.
2	I have more respect for the deceased than I do for the living.
3	The things I say bear the wisdom of ages and people should take my counsel and opinions as superior to that of others.
4	Nothing is as fascinating as the dead or the afterlife.
5	I have an aversion to the dead and the afterlife; don’t talk about it around me.
6	People have shunned me for so long, I am starved for any sort of attention, positive or negative.
7	I am not afraid to die. When it’s my turn, it’s my turn. I'm ready.
8	Secrets taken to the grave are likely lost forever. I don’t want that to happen to me, so I share just about every thought that crosses my mind.

Ideals (d6)

1	Charity. I have been chosen for a reason – to provide service to the people who are alive. (Good)
2	Justice. The fallen must be avenged. (Lawful)
3	Nonconformity. Whatever makes you different makes you special. Flaunt it. (Chaotic)
4	Superiority. Only the best will be remembered, and I don’t intend to be forgotten. (Evil)
5	Posterity. The knowledge imparted from my spirit is for all. I am here to share with any who will listen. (Neutral)
6	Perseverance. Good things happen; bad things happen. Is there even a difference? Just accept it and keep going. (Any)

Bonds (d6)

1	My spirit wants me to accomplish something. I will succeed at it before I die. (Pick one large goal.)
2	I will make this spirit go away if it’s the last thing I do!
3	The unusual and unwanted need to be nurtured and protected; who better to do that than me?
4	My spirit wanted to do things they never could, so it’s up to me to experience those things instead. (Pick three or more small goals.)
5	My ancestors are watching, so in everything I do I must make them proud of me.
6	The innocent and the vile must be separated by the barrier between the living and the dead.

Flaws (d6)

1	My spirit picks the worst and most distracting times to speak to me.
2	I talk to my sprit out loud and not always at appropriate times.
3	I demand that others respect the presence of my spirit (leaving it a seat, not talking over it, etc.)
4	I assume everyone else also has a spirit that they refuse to talk about, so I try to trick them into revealing its nature.
5	I don’t think death is that big a deal. It’s no more traumatic than moving to a different town. People just need to get over it.
6	I’m incredibly superstitious. If someone shares their superstition with me, it will be my superstition too.