You were one of the few in your community that survived an attack from a horde of undead. This experience left you with a hatred for the undead and the tools and knowledge of how to defeat them. You have seen first-hand the destruction they can reap and gained the knowledge on how best to defeat them. When others tremble in fear at the presence of these unnatural creatures, you steel your resolve to fight them.
Skill Proficiencies: Athletics, Religion
Tool Proficiency: One tool proficiency of your choice
Language: One language of your choice
Equipment: Traveler’s clothes, 5 torches, 3 oil flasks, a hammer, 4 pitons, and a pouch containing 10 gp.
Night of Terror
The place where you lived, whether it was a small village or a neighborhood in a metropolis, was attacked one night by a horde of undead. You were among the few survivors of this attack. You gathered with others, you fought, you ran, you did what you needed to do to live until morning. That night left with you with lasting marks: regrets over what more you could have done, guilt over surviving, or scars on your body. You can choose or roll on the following table for the origin of this undead horde.
| d6 | Horde Origin |
|---|---|
| 1 | An ancient relic was uncovered and drew the attention of all the undead from the surrounding area. |
| 2 | Experimenting with forbidden rituals, a local priest accidentally raised the dead from a nearby cemetery. |
| 3 | A powerful necromancer’s army attacked to swell their ranks with fresh bodies. |
| 4 | After a new disease infected the local townspeople, those that succumbed rose from their graves. |
| 5 | Celestial bodies aligned and opened a gate to an outer plane full of undead who shambled forth into your world. |
| 6 | On the anniversary of an unjustly executed criminal, the curse which was their dying words came to fruition. |
Feature: Resolve Against the Undead
You gain the Alert feat from the Player’s Handbook. In addition, your bravery is strengthened against undead creatures. You have advantage on saving throws versus any effects from undead creatures that would give you the frightened condition.
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