Gleaner

Prerequisite: Intelligence or Wisdom score of 13 or higher.

You are a graduate of the Studium, an alumni of the most prestigious institution of learning across the Three Great Continents. But before you can author the world's next groundbreaking thesis, you help a scholarch pen theirs - by traveling that world, acquiring all manner of trinkets and miscellany for your masters of academia.
Skill Proficiencies: Special. Choose one from each table below Languages: One of your choice. Tool Proficiencies: A musical instrument, and navigators' tools Equipment: A set of dark green travelers' clothes, a summary map of Eorzea and the Far East, a book on the subject of your major, a pair of leather boots, a lantern and lantern crystal, and a belt pouch containing 1,000 gil

Before I became a Gleaner, I majored in...

Choose or roll a d4 to determine your choice of study major during your tenure at the Studium.

d4	Study	Proficiency
1	Aetherology	Arcana
2	Anthology	History
3	Biology	Nature
4	Mythology	Religion

Now as a Gleaner, I learned how to...

Choose or roll a d4 to determine what skill gleaning predominantly taught you.

d4	Lesson	Proficiency
1	Efficiently locate what was requested.	Investigation
2	Network with many different people.	Persuasion
3	Get what I came for, by any means.	Sleight of Hand
4	How to fend for myself and others.	Survival

Feature: Ridiculous Requests

At the end of a long rest, and at your DM's determination, a postmoogle may deliver a sealed missive to you. The missive comes from Sharlayan, written by a scholarch whom requests that you procure an item for them. Accompanying the missive is a letter of credit, covering the item's value in case it is purchased, and a lead on where it may be found.
On page 160 of the Player's Handbook, roll a d100 on the Trinkets table to determine the item requested. You may receive a maximum of three missives at any given time, and each are completed once the specified items are delivered in person. To more easily do so, you are able to secure free passage to and from Sharlayan when traveling by sea.
Fulfilling missives builds friendly relationships with appreciative scholarchs, who may to offer you payment or seek to return the favor in some way.

Suggested Characteristics

Gleaning is a daunting and thankless job, though it presents a unique lesson not found in any dusty tome or taught by any pigheaded scholarch - that of worldly experience and the pursuit of discovery.

d8	Personality Trait
1	I enjoy solitude more than the company of others.
2	I prefer sleeping outdoors, under all the stars.
3	I laugh at the absurd request in each missive I receive.
4	I can be quite awkward around people.
5	As soon as I let myself relax, I quickly fall asleep.
6	I will talk at length about my study major.
7	I often talk to myself, gleaning can be quite lonely.
8	I've adopted moogle mannerisms, like "kupo," kupo.

d6	Ideal
1	Direction. I follow instructions to the letter. (Lawful)
2	Forgery. These letters of credit can be forged... (Evil)
3	Freedom. I glean to be free. I do what I like. (Chaotic)
4	Progress. Everything I glean will help Sharlayan. (Good)
5	Discovery. There is so much still undiscovered. (Any)
6	Travel. I just enjoy the fresh air and tranquility. (Neutral)

d6	Bond
1	My missives come from a scholarch I deeply respect.
2	I work hard to one day have an estate in Journey's End.
3	Me and my old classmates maintain a scholarly rivalry.
4	I'm hoping to discover something new whilst gleaning.
5	I work to settle my still-outstanding tuition fee.
6	I came from nothing, so I will make a name for myself.

d6	Flaw
1	My feet hurt - I'll be sure to tell everyone again.
2	Gleaning doesn't pay well so I'll do anything for gil.
3	I openly curse every scholarch sending me a missive.
4	I glean only because my debt collectors can't find me.
5	I still get seasick even though I'm good with boats.
6	If I can take care of myself, so can everyone else.

Can Missives be Ignored?

In the interest of fun, there is no time limit or consequence if a missive remains incomplete. If player behavior strongly suggests missives will be ignored or discarded, the player will simply lose the benefits.