Conventional means were not enough for you to slay the monsters you pursue. Through intense training and blood magic you have brought yourself closer to the creatures you hunt in order to better understand them, and better slay them. The Blood Rituals you engaged in are closely guarded secrets by a few select orders. Each of these orders specializes in a different variety of monstrosity, knowing concoctions to harm them, and tinctures to shield against them. Despite their specializations they are all of them proficient hunters of a wide variety of creatures. Unfortunately the very same ritual that granted your powers has left your soul marked for all to see and common folk will always regard you with caution at best, but more frequently with fear.
How did you come to be a disciple of such an order? Were you already an adult, who swore vengeance after losing a loved one? A urchin offered a chance at a future off the streets? Or a child freely given by parents in lieu of payment for a hunters services?
- Skill Proficiencies: Choose two from among Arcana, Investigation, Intimidation, or Survival
- Tool Proficiencies: Alchemist's Supplies
- Languages: Choose one exotic language (Abyssal, Celestial, Deep Speech, Draconic, Infernal, Primordial, Sylvan, or Undercommon)
- Equipment: A monster hunter’s pack (see the sidebar), a set of travelers clothes, and an emblem that identifies your Blood Hunter Order
The ordeal of becoming a blood hunter is fraught and not all survive, this has left your soul permanently marked. Though people will seldom treat you as anything as an outsider, even nobles know that people of your ilk ought to be treated with respect as true professionals. Out of this respect for your skills, people will rarely try to haggle the price of your services, so long as they are within reason. Additionally when pursuing a target, particularly one you specialize in, people in authority will recognize your proficiency and seek to aid you, granting you privileges and access you may not otherwise have.
Suggested Characteristics
You have learned to live with the terror that haunts you. You are a survivor, who can be very protective of those who bring light into your darkened life.
| d8 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | Beneath my hardened exterior lies a hopeless romantic. |
| 2 | I only speak if I have something important to say. |
| 3 | I always charge the least that I possibly can for my services, killing monsters is its own reward. |
| 4 | I live for the thrill of the hunt. |
| 5 | I don't talk about the Blood Ritual, the memories are too painful. |
| 6 | Faith is for people afraid to find out for themselves. |
| 7 | I find large crowds of people unpleasant to be around. |
| 8 | I desire to see as much of the world as possible. |
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | I must atone for the wrongs I have committed in my past. (Good) |
| 2 | I will make my own Blood Hunter Order and will teach my own way. (Any) |
| 3 | I will be the best hunter to live, none shall surpass me. (Any) |
| 4 | Laws that impede my hunt are to be ignored. (Chaotic) |
| 5 | To effectively hunt a creature you must first understand that creatures strengths and vulnerabilities. (Lawful) |
| 6 | I became a monster to destroy monsters, any that stand in my way will perish. (Evil) |
| d6 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | I'm writing a bestiary detailing every monster I fight so others can learn from my battles. |
| 2 | Someone sacrificed themselves for me, I have sworn to do the same for someone else. |
| 3 | The darkness brought on by the Ritual is almost too much, it threatens to consume me. |
| 4 | I still think I see the face of a long dead friend in crowds. |
| 5 | My child wishes to go through the Blood Ritual, I have tried to dissuade them to no effect. |
| 6 | My destiny is tied to someone else, we find each other in the most unlikely places. |
| d6 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | I distrust other humanoids as much as they distrust me. |
| 2 | The only friend I have between contracts is a bottle of alcohol. |
| 3 | I hope that every hunt I go on will be my last. |
| 4 | I lash out at people when they do not listen to me. |
| 5 | I am quick to jump to judgments of others. |
| 6 | I talk to myself because no one else makes good enough conversation |
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