Emerald Enclave Caretaker

As a Caretaker with the Emerald Enclave, you take care of those who care for the world. Either alongside your fellow Emerald Enclave members or by yourself, you've learned essential skills for living with the land: how to track game, where to forage for useful herbs, and even how to forecast the weather. You use these talents to maintain the balance between civilization and the wilds and to rid the world of unnatural creatures.

A background lists three of your character's ability scores. Increase one by 2 and another one by 1, or increase all three by 1. None of these increases can raise a score above 20.

You gain the following benefits.

Speak with Animals. You always have the Speak with Animals spell prepared and can cast it with any spell slots you have. Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma is your spellcasting ability for this spell (choose when you select this feat). When you cast this spell as a Ritual, its duration is 8 hours.

Tag Team. When you take the Help action, you can switch places with a willing ally within 5 feet of yourself as part of that same action. This movement doesn't provoke Opportunity Attacks. You can't use this benefit if the ally has the Incapacitated condition.

Each background gives a character proficiency with one tool—either a specific tool or one chosen from the Artisan's Tools category.

Choose A or B: (A) Shortbow, 20 Arrows, Herbalism Kit, Bedroll, Blanket, Pouch, Tent, Traveler's Clothes, 13 GP; or (B) 50 GP