You have been chosen by the Tempest. Storms mark your body as well as your mind. Most of all, your magic has been struck by lightning. The Tempest is a primordial being that has existed since the dawn of creation, or so you believe. No one has ever heard of the Tempest, or if they have they no longer have their wits enough to say. As the chosen of the Tempest, you have been granted great powers, but also great responsibilities. You must carry out the Tempest's will on this plane when bid to do so or risk your powers, perhaps even your life.
Tempest Touched are often jittery due to the power coursing through them. They also have moments of great calm before exploding violently when provoked. After years of living like this though, often Tempest Touched become at peace with this chaotic nature and are able to ride the ebbs and flows of the storm.
- Skill Proficiencies: Nature, Survival
- Languages: One of your choice of Primordial or Draconic.
- Equipment: a Dowsing rod, a set of traveler’s clothes, a notebook, and a pouch containing 8 gp
Thunder Mark
You were transformed in some small way when chosen by the Tempest, determined by rolling on the Thunder Mark table.
Thunder Mark
| d8 | Thunder Mark |
|---|---|
| 1 | Your eyes swirl with iridescent colors. |
| 2 | You have a sent like petrichor or ozone. |
| 3 | Your hair is permanently on end, as if struck by lightning. |
| 4 | Your when you yell, distant thunder can be heard. |
| 5 | Your breath always seem to fog, no matter the weather or climate. |
| 6 | Dogs bark at you as if you are the storm they fear. |
| 7 | You consistently give of static shocks when touching others. |
| 8 | You can never seem to stay when, even when fully submersed. Though this does not affect your hygiene. |
You can feel the call of the Tempest as a distant thunderstorm. The DM may as needed call your character away to follow orders given by the Tempest. When they do so, you disappear as you are struck by lightning.
Additionally, you gain the Elemental Adept feat (Lightning) and you learn the Lightning Lure Cantrip. You use Charisma as your spellcasting modifier.
Spell List
| Spell Level | Spells |
|---|---|
| Cantrip | lightning lure |
Suggested Characteristics
| d8 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | Like a nomad, I can’t settle down in one place for very long. |
| 2 | Whenever the storm comes, I wait to see if it will take me away. |
| 3 | I can be jittery, particularly after casting a spell. |
| 4 | I love animals, despite them not loving me back. |
| 5 | I take my time with ideas, thinking them over before I take action. |
| 6 | I have my routine and struggle when thrown off of it. |
| 7 | I can’t bring myself to trust most people. |
| 8 | When it rains, my mood instantly is brightened. |
| d8 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Reality. The storm does not take pity on those not strong enough to survive it. (Neutral) |
| 2 | Empathy. The rain shall wash away the pain of the broken. (Good) |
| 3 | Wayward. The storm shall show me the path I must take, wherever it takes me. (Chaotic) |
| 4 | Eye of the Storm. In the eye of the storm there is calm, only fools venture into the Tempest's wrath. (Neutral) |
| 5 | Justice. Lightning will strike twice when battling evil. (Lawful) |
| 6 | Nimbus. The higher the moral road, the closer to the clouds you are. (Good) |
| 7 | Obsession. I won’t let go of a grudge. (Evil) |
| 8 | Wrath. The storms wrath shall be felt by all. (Evil) |
| d8 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | I would never break my word. |
| 2 | I find magic in all its forms to be compelling. The more magical a place, the more I am drawn to it. |
| 3 | I do what I can to protect the natural world. |
| 4 | I find kinship in those who value freedom above all else. |
| 5 | I cannot break my word to the Tempest, for I owe it my life. |
| 6 | I would do anything for those I call friend. |
| 7 | I long to find out more about the Tempest, but fear what I may find. |
| 8 | My destiny is mine to choose, and I choose the Tempest. |
| d8 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | I easily lose track of time. My poor sense of time means I’m always late. |
| 2 | I often see fell omens in mundane things. |
| 3 | My desire to seem above it all often leads to me allienating those around me. |
| 4 | I take things at face value and struggle to understand metaphors. |
| 5 | I’m forgetful. Sometimes I can’t remember even the simplest things. |
| 6 | Brooding is my crutch, greatly to my detriement. |
| 7 | I will insist the rain will come, even when the skys are clear. |
| 8 | I’m always changing my mind—well, almost always. |
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