Shakunetsu Cultist

The Shakunetsu are a cult that Arjek worships an ancient red dragon, which has set itself the goal of purifying the world with Fire, so that the world can rise from the ashes.

Skill Proficiencies: Stealth, Intimidation

Tool Proficiencies: Forgery Kit

Languages: Draconic or Infernal

Equipment: A Shakunetsu insignia, a tinderbox, 5 oil (flask), a set of dark common clothes including a hood, and a belt pouch containing 15 gp

Spell List

For you, the spells on the Shakunetsu Cult Spells table are added to the spell list of your spellcasting class. (If you are a multiclass character with multiple spell lists, these spells are added to all of them.)

Spell Level	Spells
Cantrip	control flames, fire bolt
1st	burning hands, grease, hellish rebuke
2nd	aganazzar's scorcher, misty step
3rd	fear, fireball
4th	compulsion, wall of fire
5th	dominate person

Your magic often produces fire like effects, wreathing you or your targets in a mixture of harmless flames and smoke. When you manipulate an opponent's mind, the skin might momentarily appear like burnt to cinder.

Suggested Characteristics

Use the tables for the Rakdos Cultist background in the Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica as the basis for your traits and motivations, modifying the entries when appropriate to suit your identity as a cultist.

Members of cults aren't generally known as the kindest or most mentally stable individuals, so you're likely to have something in your nature that distinguishes you from the law-abiding citizens.