You are a Cathar, chosen by the Angel Avacyn and have sworn an Oath to fight the creatures of The Eternal night.. The nature of this oath depends on the order you serve, but in your eyes it is without question a vital and honorable endeavor. Innistrad has a wide variety of Cathar orders, all of which have a similar outlook concerning their actions and responsibilities.
The Orders usually differ based of a specific monster they hunt, but overall will defend against any.
Though the term Cathar conjures ideas of Holy warriors of Lawful good, but most orders in Innistrad don’t restrict their membership to such individuals. The goals and philosophies of the order are more important than what is consider completely right. Most of its members aren't Heavily Armored Paladins either and so most of these orders aren’t limited to fighting types, but are open to all sorts of folk who are willing to battle and die for the order’s cause.
The Carhars of Innistrad sidebar below details several of the orders that are active at present and is designed to help inform your decision about which group you owe allegiance to.
- Skill Proficiencies: Persuasion, plus one from among Arcana, History, Nature, and Religion, as appropriate for your order
- Tool Proficiencies: One type of gaming set or musical instrument
- Languages: One of your choice
- Equipment: One set of traveler’s clothes, a signet, banner or seal representing your place or rank in the order, and a pouch containing 10 gp
You receive shelter and succor from members of your Cathar order and those who are sympathetic to its aims. If your order is a religious one, you can gain aid from temples and other religious communities of your deity. Cathars of civic orders can get help from the community—whether a lone settlement or a great nation—that they serve, and Cathars of philosophical orders can find help from those they have aided in pursuit of their ideals, and those who share those ideals.
This help comes in the form of shelter and meals, and healing when appropriate, as well as occasionally risky assistance, such as a band of local citizens rallying to aid a sorely pressed Cathar in a fight, or those who support the order helping to smuggle a Cathar out of town when he or she is being hunted unjustly.
Suggested Characteristics
Use the tables for the soldier background below as the basis for your traits and motivations, modifying the entries when appropriate to suit your identity as a knight of your order.
Your bond almost always involves the order to which you belong (or at least key members of it), and it is highly unusual for a knight’s ideal not to reflect the agenda, sentiment, or philosophy of one’s order.
| d8 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | I’m always polite and respectful. |
| 2 | I’m haunted by memories of war. I can’t get the images of violence out of my mind. |
| 3 | I’ve lost too many friends, and I’m slow to make new ones. |
| 4 | I’m full of inspiring and cautionary tales from my military experience relevant to almost every combat situation. |
| 5 | I can stare down a hell hound without flinching. |
| 6 | I enjoy being strong and like breaking things. |
| 7 | I have a crude sense of humor. |
| 8 | I face problems head-on. A simple, direct solution is the best path to success. |
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Greater Good. Our lot is to lay down our lives in defense of others. (Good) |
| 2 | Responsibility. I do what I must and obey just authority. (Lawful) |
| 3 | Independence. When people follow orders blindly, they embrace a kind of tyranny. (Chaotic) |
| 4 | Might. In life as in war, the stronger force wins. (Evil) |
| 5 | Live and Let Live. Ideals aren’t worth killing over or going to war for. (Neutral) |
| 6 | Nation. My city, nation, or people are all that matter. (Any) |
| d6 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | I would still lay down my life for the people I served with. |
| 2 | Someone saved my life on the battlefield. To this day, I will never leave a friend behind. |
| 3 | My honor is my life. |
| 4 | I’ll never forget the crushing defeat my company suffered or the enemies who dealt it. |
| 5 | Those who fight beside me are those worth dying for. |
| 6 | I fight for those who cannot fight for themselves. |
| d6 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | The monstrous enemy we faced in battle still leaves me quivering with fear. |
| 2 | I have little respect for anyone who is not a proven warrior. |
| 3 | I made a terrible mistake in battle that cost many lives, and I would do anything to keep that mistake secret. |
| 4 | My hatred of my enemies is blind and unreasoning. |
| 5 | I obey the law, even if the law causes misery. |
| 6 | I’d rather eat my armor than admit when I’m wrong. |
The first chosen and the first to take the Oath. As a Primis Cathar you are held at highest rank, second only to the Angel Avacyn herself.
Yet after her fall, most Primis Cathar were either killed or lost to the Ages. Yet it's possible that there might be some still wandering around.
To a Commoner and even current Era Cathar, being in the presence of a Primis is as Believable as meeting a Good hearted Lich. Most Primis lived over a thousand years prior, so meeting on is very unlikely.
As such, you have Disadvantage on check made to convince someone you are a Primis Cathar. The only way that one can believe you are truly a Primis Cathar is if they come from the same Era of the Primis and have met you or you have shown your divine Connection to the Angel Avacyn.
Once they believe you are a Primis then they will do everything in their power to help you. Even if it means death....
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