d10 Reason for Cooperating

1 The characters begin the campaign captured, whether as prisoners of the Legion of Dusk, captives in a pirate ship’s brig, or trapped in jungle snares.

2 The characters are fighting each other when a dinosaur attacks.

3 The characters are trapped together by a cave-in, a sinkhole opening, or some similar disaster.

4 Each character has one piece of a treasure map, or one key of several required to open a treasure vault.

5 A strange dream leads each of the characters to the same destination.

6 The characters are all hopelessly lost in the jungle.

7 Leaders of the characters’ factions have ordered them to cooperate on a secret mission.

8 A pirate captain or other villain is a common enemy to all the characters.

9 A magical or natural phenomenon threatens all folk of Ixalan.

10 The characters are all trying to avert the catastrophe of a fullscale war among their peoples.For

Suggested Classes

Consider the following class options for your Sun Empire character.

Barbarian: Certain warriors devoted to Tilonalli (the destructive aspect of the Threefold Sun—the deity worshiped by the folk of the empire) enter a berserk rage in combat. The Path of the Berserker is appropriate for these characters, or the Path of the Totem Warrior (replacing bear, eagle, and wolf totem spirits with ceratops, aerosaur, and raptor spirits, respectively).

Bard: Poetry is a respected art among the warriors of the Sun Empire, so bards of the College of Valor might be found within their ranks.

Cleric: Sun Empire clerics are typically devoted to one particular aspect of the Threefold Sun. Kinjalli, the Wakening Sun, represents the deity’s creative aspects and grants access to the Life and Light domains. Ixalli, the Verdant Sun, represents its sustaining and nourishing aspects, granting access to the Life and Nature domains. Tilonalli, the Burning Sun, represents its destructive aspects and grants access to the Tempest and War domains.

Druid: Certain shamans of the Sun Empire are closely attuned to the forces of nature, and use wild shape to take on dinosaur forms. These druids typically follow the Circle of the Moon.

Fighter: Highly trained soldiers and warriors are the backbone of the Sun Empire. They are typically Battle Masters or Champions.

Paladin: Knights of the Sun Empire are drawn to the Oath of the Ancients and (increasingly, as vampires and pirates mount incursions into their lands) the Oath of Vengeance. These paladins often use the find steed spell to acquire dinosaur mounts (typically a hadrosaurus, described in Volo’s Guide to Monsters).

Ranger: Scouts of the Sun Empire are often rangers, including both Beast Masters and Hunters. The pteranodon, dimetrodon, and velociraptor are all appropriate ranger’s companions.