Shadowfell Agent

You might be a loyal servant to the Raven Queen, happy to oblige her every whim, or you could be one bad day away from forsaking the Queen, and fleeing to wander the multiverse as an adventurer. However you feel about her, for now you're still one of her agents.

You left your home plane on the Raven Queen’s orders (or you volunteered for the service), wandering far and wide through the planes – an agent of her inscrutable will. The Raven Queen’s obsession with memories (particularly tragic ones) led her to send you and other agents on missions to capture and retrieve such memories, souls, or information she desires. With each agent, she sends a raven to lead them to the places where the walls between worlds are weakest so that they might slip through the cracks between realities and complete their mission. 

All Shadar-kai still in service to the Raven Queen are effectively immortal. When your body dies, she reclaims your soul and resurrects you in the Shadowfell. As such, death means little to you, and you tend to be quite careless about protecting your mortal shell.

While many see this as a blessing, a sign of their Queen’s power, it’s also easy to imagine how some Shadar-Kai might just as easily see it as a curse, an eternal torment from which they will never be free.. but you don't feel that way, right?

 

Skill Proficiencies: History, Deception

Tool Proficiencies: Forgery Kit

Languages: One of your choice

Equipment: A set of fine clothes, a ring of ravenkind, and a purse containing 25 gp

Spell List

Spell Level	Spells
2nd	darkness

Suggested Characteristics

A Shadowfell Agent comes with a plethora of bonds—responsibilities to the Raven Queen, to other agents, or even to themselves for the more selfish ones. 

d8	Personality Trait
1	My eloquent flattery makes everyone I talk to feel like the most wonderful and important person in the world.
2	I’m driven by a wanderlust that led me away from home.
3	I don’t run from evil. Evil runs from me.
4	I don’t pay attention to the risks in a situation.
5	I am content with my role in the world.
6	I may be good at my job, but I do it begrudgingly.
7	I'm not cocky, I'm just better than most people.
8	I am always calm, no matter what the situation. I never raise my voice or let my emotions control me.

d6	Ideal
1	Redemption. There’s a spark of good in everyone. (Good)
2	Honor. I don’t steal from or harm other agents. (Lawful)
3	Destiny. I have a dark calling that puts me above the law. (Chaotic)
4	Power. If I can attain more power, no one will tell me what to do. (Evil)
5	Adrenaline. I’ve experienced such strangeness that now I feel alive only in extreme situations. (Any)
6	Freedom. I will gain my freedom and leave the Shadowfell for good. (Neutral)

d6	Bond
1	If I take care of my possessions, they’ll take care of me. People come and go, but a weapon or a wand is something you can always rely on.
2	I’ve seen great darkness, and I’m committed to being a light against it—the light of all lights.
3	The Shadowfell has left me with a lingering sense of ennui and despair. To ward off these feelings, I welcome strong emotions, wild experiences, and live an extreme lifestyle.
4	I don't need anyone! I'm better off alone!
5	My loyalty to my Queen is unwavering.
6	Relationships are of the moment, fleeting and ephemeral. I seek those with use as the situation calls for it, nothing more.

d6	Flaw
1	I secretly believe that everyone is beneath me.
2	There’s no room for caution in a life lived to the fullest.
3	I have many vices and tend to indulge them.
4	I have an insatiable desire for carnal pleasures.
5	Violence is my answer to almost any challenge.
6	I know the ends always justify the means and am quick to make sacrifices to attain my goals.