"The skies are ours to rule, the shadows ours to command."
— Windmaster Elyra Valyn

Description

As an elite agent of the Windseeker Network, you serve as a covert protector of the Skyborne Dominion. Tasked with espionage, sabotage, and intelligence gathering, your role ensures the Dominion's supremacy in the skies. Trained in air magic, stealth, and aerial combat, you are an indispensable force in defending the floating empire’s sovereignty.

Operating in secrecy, Windseeker agents excel at subtle manipulation, strategic planning, and precision strikes. Whether unraveling political intrigues or dismantling rival factions, your loyalty to the Dominion defines your every action.

Attribute Bonuses:

• Two ability scores of your choice increase by +1.

Trinkets Table

Roll a d8 or choose one:

d8	Trinket
1	A fragment of a technomagical skyship you helped sabotage.
2	A wind-carved pendant that hums faintly in high altitudes.
3	A small vial of captured stormcloud essence.
4	A flute inscribed with runes used for coded communication.
5	A mask worn during a high-profile infiltration mission.
6	A badge engraved with the emblem of the Windseeker Network.
7	A piece of cloth from a rival faction’s skyship banner.
8	A coded letter detailing a mission you once completed.

Using The Windseeker Network Background

This background is ideal for Rogues, Rangers, or Sorcerers who excel in stealth, magic, and high-stakes diplomacy. Windseeker agents thrive in campaigns focused on political intrigue, aerial combat, and covert operations. Whether protecting the Dominion, sabotaging rivals, or uncovering cosmic secrets, these operatives bring precision and cunning to every adventure.

 

Skill Proficiencies:

• Stealth: For operating unseen during covert missions.
• Investigation: To uncover critical intelligence and analyze intricate situations.
• Arcana: For understanding and leveraging air magic and technomagical tools.

Tool Proficiencies:

• Disguise Kit: To craft false identities and appearances.
• Navigator’s Tools: To pilot skyships and chart aerial routes.
• Forgery Kit: To create convincing documents and bypass security.

Languages:

• Common
• Two additional languages, reflecting the need for cultural and political infiltration.

Equipment:

• A set of fine clothes.
• A small wind instrument (e.g., whistle or flute).
• A concealed weapon (e.g., dagger or small firearm).
• A forged document with your cover identity.
• A pouch containing 15 gold pieces.

Suggested Characteristics

d4	Personality Trait
1	"I move like the wind—quiet, unpredictable, and always with a purpose."
2	"I’m not easily impressed by power. It’s the unseen hand that truly controls events."
3	"I rarely speak unless it’s necessary. Words are like winds—easily lost in the air."
4	"I prefer to act from the shadows, letting others take the credit for my work."

d4	Ideal
1	Freedom: "The Skyborne Dominion’s sovereignty is paramount. We protect our skies from threats both within and beyond."
2	Discretion: "The less people know about our work, the better. Secrecy is our greatest weapon."
3	Loyalty: "I serve the Skyborne Dominion and the Aether Council. My loyalty is unwavering, even when the winds of fortune shift."
4	Manipulation: "The world is a chessboard, and I am the hand moving the pieces. I use my influence to ensure the Dominion’s power remains unchallenged."

d4	Bond
1	"My mentor was a Windseeker who vanished in the line of duty. I have dedicated myself to carrying on their legacy."
2	"I’ve seen the face of tyranny in the skies and below. I fight to ensure the Dominion never falls."
3	"I owe my life to the Network. It gave me a purpose, and I will not let it down."
4	"There is a rival agent from another faction who betrayed my trust. I will find them and make them pay."

d4	Flaw
1	"I tend to keep my emotions hidden, even from those who are closest to me."
2	"I can be too secretive at times, making it difficult to trust even those I work with."
3	"The life of an agent has made me wary and distrustful of others."
4	"I sometimes act impulsively when I believe I have the upper hand, which can lead to dangerous situations."

Contacts

Windseeker Network Contacts

Your work has forged connections across the Skyborne Dominion and beyond:

• A Windmaster who coordinates missions and provides critical resources.
• A rival agent who respects your skill but competes for recognition.
• A diplomat who facilitates covert exchanges between factions.
• A skyship mechanic who ensures your aerial tools remain in peak condition.