Horizon Walker

Across uncounted plains, the secretive order of the Horizon Wardens ferrets out secret paths and ways between worlds, following an age-old quest to sequester and seal away relics, creatures, and knowledge too dangerous for outsiders to have. Since being inducted into their order, you have followed the orders of your sect-leader, keeping ears open for information about extraplanar interference or dangerous weapons needing confiscation.

Some sects of the order work in plain sight, hiding among the populace in cities, while others defend ancient vaults and temples of their order, keeping out curious adventurers, tomb-robbers, and archaeologists - by force if necessary. You know that this quest has few rewards, but you will do your duty, no matter where it takes you.

Skill Proficiencies: Arcana, Stealth

Tool Proficiencies: One of your choice.

Languages: Giant, and one other of your choice.

Equipment: A Warden Amulet, book, map of the sect's area of operation, Lantern, hooded, a set of common clothes, and a pouch containing 10 gp.

Spell List

For you, the spells on the Horizon Warden 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.) If you cast them using your Warden Amulet, you may ignore material components of the spell, even if they have a cost associated.

Spell Level	Spells
Cantrip	mage hand, resistance
1st	feather fall, magnify gravity
2nd	immovable object, pass without trace, rope trick
3rd	blink, tiny hut
4th	banishment, dimension door
5th	legend lore, temporal shunt

Your magic is often subtle, a slight warping of light and space the only indication a spell was even cast.

Suggested Characteristics

Horizon Wardens know that the work they do is dangerous and will never mark them as heroes, but they do it all the same. If they aren't careful, they can lose touch with the people they protect, and keep them in the dark about anything the Wardens believe is too complicated, dangerous, or frightening for them to understand.

d8	Personality Trait
1	I hunger for ancient knowledge, and I'm always willing to delve into a dungeon in search of answers.
2	I refuse to engage in the petty arguments about war and religion. My calling puts me above such things.
3	I don't trust those with an obvious extraplanar heritage. I don't have the luxury of trusting too easily.
4	I'm always optimistic. Everything will work itself out!
5	I always try to make friends with misfits, odd folks, and those who seem out of place. They always have the best stories.
6	I am as comfortable sleeping in a tree as I am in a feather bed.
7	I'm a sucker for a fancy artifact. Bonus points if it's made from something I've killed.
8	I don't know how ordinary people behave. Why do I need friends outside my sect anyway?

d6	Ideal
1	Legacy. I must preserve the ancient traditions of my order for future generations. (Lawful)
2	Compassion. I always try to help those in need, and I rarely ask for a reward. (Good)
3	Wanderlust. The best part of being a Warden is getting to see the world. (Chaotic)
4	Security. Only I can be trusted to decided who deserves what knowledge, it's the only way to ensure everyone's safety. (Evil)
5	People. I'd rather lose a relic or artifact if it meant I saved one of my sect-mates from peril, we can always get it next time. (Neutral)
6	Aspiration. I seek to prove myself worthy of starting my own sect, I'll be the very best Warden anyone's ever seen! (Any)

d6	Bond
1	I would die to recover an ancient relic that was lost long ago.
2	I will someday get revenge on the ignorant rabble who drove my sect from our home.
3	I owe my life to the sect who took me in when my parents died.
4	Everything I do is for the unknowing people, even if they never realize it.
5	I will do anything to protect my sect.
6	I seek to preserve a scrap of ancient knowledge that my enemies want to destroy.

d6	Flaw
1	Outsiders couldn't possibly understand the scope of my task. I'll just keep it a secret, along with anything related to it.
2	I put too much trust in the average person. Those rumors of wonderous magical artifacts don't have anything to do with me, do they?
3	Don't tell me a complicated plan. If I don't forget it, I'll decide to improvise anyway.
4	I am inflexible in my thinking. If it wasn't taught to me by my sect-leader, I have trouble trusting it.
5	I am suspicious of strangers and expect the worst of them.
6	Once I have a goal, I become obsessed with it to the detriment of everything else in my life.