Gravekeeper of the Hollow Order

In the old kingdoms, the dead are not forgotten. Their graves are not merely resting places — they are shrines of oath, honor, and history. You were raised in or trained by the Hollow Order, a knightly or priestly sect charged with the preservation of the dead and the oaths they carried.

You’ve walked among tombs more often than towns. You know how to bind a wound and anoint a corpse. You’ve read the names that time forgot — and you remember. Whether you still serve or have wandered from your duty, the weight of the past clings to you like shadow.

Skill Proficiencies: Religion or Medicine

Tool Proficiencies: Calligrapher’s Tools or Herbalism Kit

Equipment: A long-burning funeral candle, a cloth book of names, an oil vial marked with your order’s sigil, and 7 gp

Suggested Characteristics

Personality Traits (Choose 1–2):

1. I keep a strict record of every fallen soul I witness.

2. I burn incense before I eat, sleep, or pray.

3. I speak slowly and carefully — the dead are always listening.

4. I respect all faiths, as each might protect someone’s soul.

5. I recite oaths and names aloud when I walk graveyards.

6. I’m most comfortable underground or in old cathedrals.

7. I never leave a corpse unblessed or unburied.

8. I light candles in every inn room I stay in — one for the living, one for the dead.

9. I polish my boots before entering sacred places.

10. I wrap personal items in cloth before touching them — tradition.

11. I wear gloves when handling bones or sacred relics.

12. I listen more than I speak — silence has wisdom.

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Ideals (Choose 1):

1. Honor (Lawful Good): The dead deserve dignity.

2. Mercy (Neutral Good): I ease pain in the living and silence in the dead.

3. Freedom (Chaotic Good): The dead deserve rest, not control.

4. Duty (Lawful Neutral): I serve the oath of my order, living or not.

5. Balance (True Neutral): Death is part of the cycle — not to be feared.

6. Defiance (Chaotic Neutral): Some secrets should stay buried — others must not.

7. Control (Lawful Evil): The dead are useful if properly managed.

8. Bitterness (Neutral Evil): I’ve seen too much to care anymore.

9. Hatred (Chaotic Evil): The dead are my only peace — I want the living to join them.

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Bonds (Choose 1):

1. I remember the name of every person I’ve buried.

2. I carry the pendant of my order’s last high gravewarden.

3. I anointed a battlefield once. I still feel the echoes.

4. I have a secret tied to a tomb that must never be opened.

5. I still follow the old rites, even if the order has fallen.

6. A necromancer taught me something I both cherish and fear.

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Flaws (Choose 1):

1. I treat the living like the dead — quiet, reverent, distant.

2. I struggle to laugh. The world has too much weight.

3. I fear dying unblessed or forgotten.

4. I once left someone unburied. I believe they follow me.

5. I distrust undead — even those who claim to be good.

6. I keep too many secrets in the name of tradition.

d6	Personality Trait
1	I keep a strict record of every fallen soul I witness.
2	burn incense before I eat, sleep, or pray.
3	I speak slowly and carefully — the dead are always listening.
4	I respect all faiths, as each might protect someone’s soul.
5	I recite oaths and names aloud when I walk graveyards.
6	I’m most comfortable underground or in old cathedrals.

d3	Ideal
1	Honor (Lawful Good): The dead deserve dignity.
2	Balance (True Neutral): Death is part of the cycle — not to be feared.
3	Control (Lawful Evil): The dead are useful if properly managed.

d6	Bond
1	I remember the name of every person I’ve buried.
2	I carry the pendant of my order’s last high gravewarden.
3	I anointed a battlefield once. I still feel the echoes.
4	I have a secret tied to a tomb that must never be opened.
5	I still follow the old rites, even if the order has fallen.
6	A necromancer taught me something I both cherish and fear.

d6	Flaw
1	I treat the living like the dead — quiet, reverent, distant.
2	I struggle to laugh. The world has too much weight.
3	I fear dying unblessed or forgotten.
4	I once left someone unburied. I believe they follow me.
5	I distrust undead — even those who claim to be good.
6	I keep too many secrets in the name of tradition.