Mage Hunter

You worked for (or were raised by) an organization which specialized in tracking, investigating, and apprehending beings that had magical powers. Perhaps your organization was a school of wizards and sorcerers that had a distaste for students who practice magic outside their teachings, or for a government that had a hatred of those who dabble in the dark arts. You enforced the rules of magic - whether for a public or private interest.

Work with your DM to determine what organization you were a part of and the reason you left. Perhaps you accidentally killed an innocent civilian that wasn't a magic practitioner at all, maybe you were forced into retirement, or maybe you discovered that your organization's intentions were corrupt and evil.

Skill Proficiencies: Arcana and either Survival or Investigation

Tool Proficiencies: Thieves' Tools

Languages: Any one

Equipment: A set of traveler's clothes, a book about Arcana, a quill, 5 parchments, and a pouch containing 10gp.

Suggested Characteristics

Mage Hunters are shaped by their organization's goals, beliefs, and traditions. The tolls of hunting mages whether you believed they were innocent or not have left a mark on you, forming most of your characteristics.

d8	Personality Trait
1	I prefer working alone. Everyone else slows me down.
2	All mages deserve a long and painful death.
3	I'm at peace with myself. When I see my creator, I can justify every person I've killed.
4	Not all mages are evil, just the ones who decide to summon an army of demons and undead to destroy the world.
5	Magic needs to be regulated and controlled.
6	I'm only a little paranoid about dark magic...SOMEONE GET THAT TEDDY BEAR AWAY FROM ME!
7	I consider violence as a last resort.
8	Preparation is everything. I refuse to do anything without a plan.

d6	Ideal
1	Greed. I only took this job for the money - nothing more, nothing less (Any).
2	Righteousness. I have a duty to protect those who cannot protect themselves. (Good)
3	Power. I will use all the magical secrets I've learned to kill those who get in my way. (Evil)
4	Code of Honor. I hold all mages accountable for their actions. (Lawful)
5	Destruction. As long as the job gets done, who cares if a few buildings explode? (Chaotic)
6	People. I help the people who help me - that's what keeps me alive. (Neutral)

d6	Bond
1	I have some old colleagues that I can trade information with from time to time.
2	Those who fight beside me are worth dying for.
3	I carry an ancient artifact that must not fall into the wrong hands.
4	I owe my organization a great debt for forging me into the person I am today.
5	There is one mage who has always been one step ahead of me.
6	Someone I loved died because of a mistake I made. That will never happen again.

d6	Flaw
1	I'll do anything to get the job done, damn the consequences.
2	Most people scream and run when they see a demon. I stop and take notes about its anatomy.
3	I am in love with a person who dabbles in dark magic and I will do anything to protect them.
4	I have been secretly practicing the dark magic I have been fighting my entire life.
5	Ale and wine are the only thing that keeps me functioning anymore.
6	Someone powerful would do anything to have my head, so I seek to gain his or her head first.

 

d8	Personality Trait
1	I prefer working alone. Everyone else slows me down.
2	All mages deserve a long and painful death.
3	I'm at peace with myself. When I see my creator, I can justify every person I've killed.
4	Not all mages are evil, just the ones who decide to summon an army of demons and undead to destroy the world.
5	Magic needs to be regulated and controlled.
6	I'm only a little paranoid about dark magic...SOMEONE GET THAT TEDDY BEAR AWAY FROM ME!
7	I consider violence as a last resort.
8	Preparation is everything. I refuse to do anything without a plan.

d6	Ideal
1	Greed. I only took this job for the money - nothing more, nothing less (Any).
2	Righteousness. I have a duty to protect those who cannot protect themselves. (Good)
3	Power. I will use all the magical secrets I've learned to kill those who get in my way. (Evil)
4	Code of Honor. I hold all mages accountable for their actions. (Lawful)
5	Destruction. As long as the job gets done, who cares if a few buildings explode? (Chaotic)
6	People. I help the people who help me - that's what keeps me alive. (Neutral)

d6	Bond
1	I have some old colleagues that I can trade information with from time to time.
2	Those who fight beside me are worth dying for.
3	I carry an ancient artifact that must not fall into the wrong hands.
4	I owe my organization a great debt for forging me into the person I am today.
5	There is one mage who has always been one step ahead of me.
6	Someone I loved died because of a mistake I made. That will never happen again.

d6	Flaw
1	I'll do anything to get the job done, damn the consequences.
2	Most people scream and run when they see a demon. I stop and take notes about its anatomy.
3	I am in love with a person who dabbles in dark magic and I will do anything to protect them.
4	I have been secretly practicing the dark magic I have been fighting my entire life.
5	Ale and wine are the only thing that keeps me functioning anymore.
6	Someone powerful would do anything to have my head, so I seek to gain his or her head first.