Sage

Sage is a character background with skills and inspirations themed around the pursuit of scholarly knowledge. Gale and the hireling Sir Fuzzalump have this background.
== Background features ==
* Arcana Proficiency: Gain Proficiency with Intelligence (Arcana) Ability Checks.
* History Proficiency: Gain Proficiency with Intelligence (History) Ability Checks.
== Background goals ==
Performing certain actions that align with this background will reward Inspiration. These goals can be accomplished by any member of the active party, and Inspiration points are pooled, up to a maximum of 4. Completing an inspiration event will also grant experience to characters with that background.
Location 	XP Reward	Name 	Description
General 	General 	General 	General
Anywhere 	20 	Reanimator 	Correctly follow Gale's instructions to resurrect him.
Anywhere 	26 	Whispers from the Grave 	Glean some wisdom from speaking with the dead.
Act 1 	Act 1 	Act 1 	Act 1
Dank Crypt 	20 	Secrets Of The Sundering 	Unlock and read the Book of Dead Gods.
Druids Grove 	20 	Roots of the Grove 	Learn local history from the druidic frescos.
Druids Grove 	20 	Secrets Of The Shadow Druids 	Discover and read Faldorn's Canticle.
Blighted Village 	30 	A Natural Alliance 	Recognise the druid and Harper armour.
*Located underneath the broken bridge to the north of the blighted village.
Blighted Village 	25 	A Solitary Spider 	Read the arachnomancer's journals at the bottom of the well.
* There are a total of four journals to read.
Blighted Village 	25 	Secrets Of The Necromancer 	Discover the strange nature of the Thayan tome.
Goblin Camp 	25 	Secrets Of The High Chieftain 	Read Volo's Guide To Goblins
* Title of book is actually On Goblins: My Life Among the Conquering Host
* Obtained from Booyahg Piddle at top of tower in center of Goblin Camp.
Goblin Camp 	25 	The Phases Unfold 	Solve the moon puzzle sealing the door to the Underdark.
Underdark 	30 	If I Can't Have It... 	Discover the secrets of the Adamantine Forge from all three drow wizards.
* Dhourn, Filro, and Xargrim each carry information about the forge.
Underdark 	30 	Secrets Of The Sussur Tree 	Disable an arcane turret using a sussur flower.
Underdark 	30 	The Forbidden Arcane 	Read Omeluum's notes on illithid magic.
* On Illithids, Volume XXVI, which can be purchased from Omeluum after completing its mushroom quest, or from Nansi Gretta in the Lower City.
Underdark 	30 	Secrets Of The Matron 	Read the obscure text by a drow matron.
Act 2 	Act 2 	Act 2 	Act 2
Shadow-Cursed Lands 	50 	Corrupted Beyond Recognition 	Find and read the dead druid's journal about how the shadow curse came to be.
*Located in the top north-eastern part of the map
Last Light Inn 	60 	Waking the Sleeper 	Wake Art from his catatonic slumber.
Last Light Inn 	50 	Theskan Tactician 	Help Mol win the game of lanceboard.
Reithwin Town 	60 	Hippocratic No More 	Find the surgeon's research notes.
Reithwin Town 	60 	Partaking in Local Customs 	Perform the ritual in the Sharran Sanctuary.
Reithwin Town 	60 	Snuffed Spark 	Find the dead aasimar's journal.
Reithwin Town 	60 	Tenets of Loss 	Open the way into the Sharran Sanctuary.
Moonrise Towers 	50 	Secrets Of The Necromancer 	Solve Balthazar's secret study puzzle.
Moonrise Towers 	60 	A Little Too Familiar with the Grotesque...	Solve Balthazar's secret study puzzle without making a mistake.
Moonrise Towers 	50 	They're in the Walls! 	Discover what the 'meat sound' is.
* Interact with the Cracked Wall up over the kitchen area (ladder in adjacent room)
* Need to select "Do Nothing" or else fail the first ability check (must activate the cut scene where The Absolute introduce itself)
Moonrise Towers 	60 	Thorm Family Secrets 	Discover the fate of Ketheric's family members. 
* Requires interacting with Ketheric, Isobel, Gerringothe, Malus, and Thisobald Thorm.
Moonrise Towers 	60 	To Have Loved and Lost 	Discover the source of Ketheric's shame.
* Read Letter to Ketheric found in a locked chest in his bedroom at Moonrise.
Gauntlet of Shar 	60 	History Never Forgets 	Open the way into the Gauntlet of Shar.
Gauntlet of Shar 	75 	Emblem of the Moonmaiden 	Discover the truth about the Nightsong.
Gauntlet of Shar 	75 	Rat King 	Discover the truth behind the numerous rats in the Gauntlet of Shar.
Mind Flayer Colony 	95 	Brain Blast! 	Successfully complete the mind puzzle in the mind flayer colony.
Act 3 	Act 3 	Act 3 	Act 3
Rivington 	135 	Assistant to the Extra-Planar Agent 	Take up Valeria's serial killer investigation.
Rivington 	135 	Knowledge of the Heart 	Get a fresh perspective on your relationship with a companion.
* Get the best possible outcome from Zethino's relationship quiz.
Rivington 	170 	A Foul and Awesome Display 	Use Wulbren's runepowder bomb.
Rivington 	170 	A Grand Prize! 	Figure out Akabi's scheme and obtain the 'grand' prize.
Wyrm's Crossing 	135 	New Normal 	Let yourself be scanned by a Steel Watcher.
Wyrm's Rock Fortress	170 	Coronation of the Dreadmaster 	Meet Gortash in Wyrm's Rock and witness his coronation.
Wyrm's Rock Fortress	170 	Crossing's Namesake 	Find the undying sentinel underneath Wyrm's Crossing.
Wyrm's Rock Fortress	170 	Heavy is the Head 	Find the Helm of Balduran.
Lower City 	170 	An Exotic Charter 	Obtain access to the House of Hope portal.
Lower City 	170 	Blood of the Convenant 	Find out how Araj's blood experiments are going.
Lower City 	170 	Membership Admittance 	Ask to join the Society of Brilliance.
Lower City 	170 	Rennaissant Ingenuity 	Uncover the machinery powering the printing press.
Lower City 	30 	All Knowledge Is Worth Having 	Finish reading the Thayan tome of necromancy.
Lower City 	220 	Stopping the Repetition of History 	Defeat Lorroakan.
Lower City 	220 	The Karsus of Our Times 	Give Nightsong to Lorroakan.
Lower City 	220 	The Returned Cap'n 	Behold the true Captain Grisly in all her piratical glory.
Lower City 	220 	Using the Proper Means 	Find and use the Torch of Revocation.
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