Bellezan Marigold guard - (Boros Legionare)

As a member of the Marigold guard, your life is devoted to the service of the Bellezan empire and consecrated to the work of defending the empire and up-keeper of law and order inside the borders of the empire. You might be a true loyalist, inspired by the order kept by the empress, moved by the plight of the Bellezanian citizens on the borders suffering against possible invasions, and devoted to the cause of justice. Or you could be a cynic in the ranks, perhaps because you reluctantly followed in the footsteps of a marigold guard parent, succumbed to the persuasion of a charismatic recruiter’s lofty promises, or were drawn in by the prospect of a life of action.

 

(this is for a homebrew campaign world, unusable for anything else.)

Skill Proficiencies: Athletics, Intimidation

Tool Proficiencies: One type of gaming set

Languages: Choose one from Dwarvish, Elvish, Giant, Gnomish, Halfling

Equipment: A marigold guard insignia, a tattered piece of a Bellezan banner (a souvenir from a famous battle), a set of common clothes, and a belt pouch containing 2 gp.

Spell List

For you, the spells on the Marigold guard 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	sacred flame, sword burst
1st	armor of agathys, heroism
2nd	aid, flame blade
3rd	beacon of hope, blinding smite
4th	death ward, wall of fire
5th	flame strike

Your magic often features a controlled burst of flame or radiance. When you cast beneficial spells on your allies, they appear momentarily surrounded with a strong redish/ gold like veil.

Suggested Characteristics

The Marigold guard is a highly disciplined army, full of strict discipline, training and order. Its members share its leadership’s devotion to the empire and it's monarchy, or they find satisfaction in the more warfare-oriented aspects of the military's work.

d8	Personality Trait
1	I approach every task with the same high degree of military precision.
2	I am always the first into the fray.
3	I bear any injury or indignity with stoic discipline.
4	My righteous wrath is easily inflamed by the slightest iniquity.
5	My honor is more important to me than my life.
6	Dangerous work is best accomplished by an orderly group working with common purpose.
7	I treat my weapons, uniform, and insignia with reverence, for they are gifts of the angels.
8	I pace when standing and fidget incessantly when forced to sit.

d6	Ideal
1	Squad. My marigold guard squad is all that really matters. (Any)
2	Justice. Achieving justice requires establishing fair, equitable, and compassionate relationships within a community. (Good)
3	Protection. It isn’t right for innocents to suffer because of the arrogance of the powerful. (Good)
4	Solidarity. It is most crucial to act with a single will, marching side by side in perfect accord. (Lawful)
5	Order. Society functions only if people do their duty and respect the chain of command. (Lawful)
6	Conviction. Anything worth doing is worth doing with your whole heart. (Lawful)

d6	Bond
1	I would lay down my life for the empire and its people.
2	I owe my life to the Marigold guard captain who took me in when I was living on the streets.
3	My fellow soldiers are my family.
4	I wield the same Marigold guard weapon my grandparent did, for the honor of our family.
5	I ran with the Myriad thieves league in my youth, and I’m striving to atone for my past misdeeds.
6	I do what I can to help out the spouse of a comrade who died in battle.

d6	Flaw
1	I act bravely when I’m in a group, but I’m a coward when I’m alone.
2	I see everything in clear-cut black and white.
3	I’m just a little fascinated by the ways of the followers of Bane.
4	I trust the chain of command more than anything — more even than my closest friends.
5	I’m slow to trust soldiers of another nation.
6	I’ve been known to turn a blind eye to injustice, with the help of a modest bribe.

Contacts

The ordered structure of the Marigold guard offers abundant opportunities to make friends — and rivals — in higher places. You might have close friends in other factions that share the ideals on order, loyalty and discipline or that are allies with the empire, or bitter enemies among the factions that resent the ideals of the empire or those who are actively hostile to them.

Roll twice on the Marigold Guard Contacts table (for an ally and a rival) and once on the Non-Marigold Guard Contacts table.

d8	Contact
1	A former comrade in arms was promoted into the prestigious Sun Rose Guard.
2	One of my parents is a ranking Marigold guard officer.
3	A close friend serves aboard the Golden bull, a grand navy vessel.
4	I had a tangled affair with a Marigold guard captain.
5	I have maintained a relationship with one of my instructors at Atquez Military Academy.
6	I competed with a fellow student for the attention of a mentor at Atquez Military Academy.
7	The person who recruited me into the military changed the course of my life.
8	An Eye of the Phoenix agent knows my name.

d10	Non-contact
1	One of my siblings is a researcher for the Twilight Spire in Alcores.
2	Roll an additional military contact; you can decide if the contact is an ally or a rival.
3	I showed mercy to an injured, now-grateful Garnet Grove spy.
4	I suspect someone I know is a Deathstalker assassin, but I can’t prove it.
5	An adolescent relative ran off to join a secretive cult in an act of rebellion and has not yet returned.
6	I once befriended an arcane student from Circe Academy, and we’re still cordial though the relationship ended messily.
7	I owe a monetary debt to an Myriad thieves league.
8	An elven assassin seems to enjoy harassing me.
9	I tried to recruit a friend who ended up fleeing to the Republic of Mahat'ya.
10	I keep running into a particular tiefling outcast, and I enjoy the arguments that inevitably result.