Urchin

"After surviving a poor and bleak childhood, you know how to make the most out of very little. Using your street smarts bolsters your spirit for the journey ahead."

Background Features

Sleight of Hand Proficiency: Gain Proficiency with Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) Ability Checks.
Stealth Proficiency: Gain Proficiency with Dexterity (Stealth) 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.

Location	XP Reward	Name	Description
Act 1
Wilderness	20	Hunger Never Fades	Fill your plate at Raphael's House of Hope. Several possible triggers, see here.
Druids Grove	20	Artful Dodger	Earn Mattis' respect by taking his ring. The description is misleading, you must perform a DC 15 Sleight of Hand check and then return the ring.
	20	Family Comes First	Encourage Meli to tell the truth about the amulet.
	20	Idolatry	Help Mol steal the Idol of Silvanus.
	20	Not On My Watch	Save Arabella from Kagha and her serpent.
	20	Paying It Forward	Give Mol money to found a guild in Baldur's Gate. Saving or helping several childen in the Grove will eventually lead to this option.
	20	Slaying The Piper	Rescue Mirkon from the harpies.
	25	Protect Your Own	Protect the child who took the locket from Barth.
Blighted Village	20	Pyramid Scheme	Convince the ogres to work for you without giving them gold.
Goblin Camp	25	Born Innocent	Save the owlbear cub from the goblins.
Goblin Camp	25	What Price Dignity?	Steal the toe ring from Crusher without getting caught.
The Risen Road	30	Hero For Hire	Get some coin out of the Zhentarim survivors.
Grymforge	50	You Can't Take It With You	Loot the dead gnomes in Grymforge before their corpses are thrown into the river. You must specifically acquire the Fetish of Callarduran Smoothhands in order to get this.
Act 2
Shadow-Cursed Lands	50	Child at Heart	Play both games of hide and seek with Oliver.
Shadow-Cursed Lands	60	Alley Cats	Meet both the lordly cat and the tadpole-hunting cat.
Last Light Inn	50	Orphan Camaraderie	Help Mol win the game of lanceboard.
Last Light Inn	50	Wary of Strangers	Refuse to drink the spiked wine.
Moonrise Towers	50	Gone Feral	Free the mind-controlled gnolls from their master.
	50	Newly Downtrodden	Spare the goblins from Ketheric's wrath.
	50	No Peeking!	Block out True Soul Z'rell from reading your intentions.
	60	Bugging Out	Help Wulbren escape Moonrise.
	60	Will Not Be Forgotten	Escape the Oubliette. As the description hints, this inspiration is awarded when you leave, not when you enter.
	60	Twice Scorned, Twice Abandoned	Rescue Minthara from her captors.
Gauntlet of Shar	75	Strength in Cowardice	Convince the orthon to spare you, for now...
	75	Rebellious Phase	Betray Balthazar.
	75	Good Deed of the Day	Free Nightsong.
Mind Flayer Colony	95	Amateur Optician	Find Mol's eyepatch. Located in Balthazar's Necrotic Laboratory
Act 3
Rivington	135	Finders Keepers	Help the squatters keep their temporary abode.
	135	Give Nothing Back	Take donations from the big barn. Must take from the locked chest specifically.
	135	Spare What You Can	Give a donation to the big barn.
Wyrm's Crossing	135	Child Safety	Expose Arfur for his booby-trapped toys.
Wyrm's Crossing	170	Through Nooks and Crannies	Enter Wyrm's Rock without pass or invitation.
Wyrm's Rock Fortress	170	Never Trust Those Above You	Defeat Gortash without making a deal with him.
Wyrm's Rock Fortress	170	Easing His Leave, and His Pockets	Blackmail the Flaming Fist deserter.
Lower City	170	A Dish Served Cold	Destroy the Steel Watch Foundry.
	170	Good Intentions	Help Nina with her ritual.
	170	Home Sweet Home	Delve into the Undercellar of Baldur's Gate.
	170	Part of Life	Convince the coffin maker to make an exception.
	170	Proper Lodging, Finally	Obtain a room at the Elfsong Tavern.
	220	Down with the Steel Oppressors!	Defeat a Steel Watcher.
	220	Finding Vanra	Find and free Lora's abducted child.
	220	Estrangement of Ethel	Defeat Auntie Ethel permanently.
	220	Cunning Code Crackers	Discover the secret passphrase and enter Avery Sonshal's secret workshop.
	220	Cherishing Family	Convince Jaheira to let her family stay in the city.

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