Reclaimer

Requirement: Your character is kia’i.

Any adult kia’i who feels the pull to worship the Star Breather and contribute to the life cycle of the Isles can become a Reclaimer. They gain the ability to commune with the immortal permafrost so the dead can be preserved until the next Ceremony of Rebirth. Reclaimers are responsible for traveling to the Black Atoll and performing this ceremony, as well as the management of the Relinquit

Skill Proficiencies: Arcana, History 

Tool Proficiencies: Herbalism kit

Languages: Deep Speech 

Equipment: A herbalism kit, kia’i scriptures recorded on coquina tablets, a small ceremonial dagger, supply of copper tokens or coins to place over the eyes of the dead.

Spell List

Spell Level	Spells
2nd	gentle repose

Suggested Characteristics

d6	Personality Trait
1	I try to preserve every corpse I find, in hopes they can be reborn when the time comes
2	I believe I can read omens more clearly than anyone else, as if the Star Breather speaks directly to me.
3	Everything dies eventually, so I try not to worry too much about my own death.
4	I’ve spent more time among the dead than the living and have forgotten how people act.
5	Each morning, noon and night I spend time alone in honor of the Star Breather.
6	I am constantly moving my body to stay warm, even in hot weather.

d6	Ideal
1	Caretaking. Living or dead, all mortals need help from others. (Good)
2	The Cycle. Life, death and birth are all part of an endless cycle that cannot be broken. (Lawful)
3	Community. In our short lives, the greatest gift we have is the people around us. (Good)
4	Freezing. The ice and cold are powerful spirits, and I am the voice that commands them. (Evil)
5	Tradition. The kia’i have protected the ocean for this long because of our practices. (Lawful)
6	Recreation. Mortals are in a constant state of change and nothing we do is permanent. (Chaotic)

d6	Bond
1	A person very close to me died, and their body is the most important thing I protect.
2	Kauhale is my home, and I would do anything for it.
3	I stole something important from a corpse. No one can know.
4	I have a close relative that I have sworn to deliver to the Atoll if they die before me.
5	A close friend of mine who is also a reclaimer inspired me to become one.
6	I learned an important secret about the world above after tending to a sunken body.

d6	Flaw
1	If death is a natural part of the cycle, killing can’t be that bad.
2	I see dead bodies more like treasure chests than people.
3	I secretly fear my own death much more than the deaths of my friends.
4	Talking to the living is a struggle for me, I prefer the silence of death.
5	I obsess over the minor details of how people die, to a degree where I forget important information.
6	I quickly empty any bottles of booze I find and tend to forget what happens afterwards.