The Adamant Order is a secret, militant monastic organization founded by Tenebrous and dedicated to serving the Raven Queen, the Goddess of Death and Fate. Their operatives bear no official title, but are referred to as "inquisitors" by those who practice necromancy. You are an Adamant Order agent. Your duty is to silence heretics who would undermine the dictates of fate and the will of the Raven Queen.

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 Choose Your Operational Cell and Codename

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The Adamant Order is structured into several specialized Cells, each led by a Major Inquisitor and dedicated to a specific function.

You must choose one of the following operational cells and an accompanying personal codename. All members of the Order abandon their birth name for operational security, known only by their chosen codename. Your cell defines your primary mission and your known safehouse locations.

Skill Proficiencies: Deception, Stealth

Tool Proficiencies: Disguise kit

Languages: One of your choice

Equipment: A set of common clothes, a black cloak with a hood, a disguise kit, and a pouch containing 10 gp

Suggested Characteristics

Agents of the Adamant Order are trained to follow orders without question and to kill without mercy. The fates that hang in the balance are too dire for clemency to be given to those who subvert fate. Officially the order exists only in rumor.

d8	Personality Trait
1	I am unnervingly calm, even when in a state of mortal danger. Emotion is a vulnerability.
2	I speak in short, concise sentences. My goal is information transfer, not friendly chatter.
3	I find the messiness of non-agents—their attachments, their petty squabbles—to be contemptible and inefficient.
4	I have a tic of compulsively sharpening my weapon or cleaning my gear, always ready for the next mission.
5	I only ever refer to myself and other agents by our codenames.
6	I am a master of disguise and rarely appear as my true self in public. I prefer to observe from the shadows.
7	I possess an unshakeable sense of destiny and fatalism. My death is already written, so I fear nothing.
8	I am utterly unyielding. Once a decision is made, it is done. Doubt is a waste of time.

d6	Ideal
1	Order (Lawful): The Raven Queen’s will is absolute. Everything must be brought to its proper, fated end.
2	The Mission (Lawful): All personal attachments are secondary to the Order's prime directive: the eradication of undeath and heretical lore.
3	Purity (Neutral): The world must be scoured of the corruption of necromancy. No price is too high for true vigilance.
4	Necessity (Evil): We are the ones who must do what is required. If innocents must suffer for the greater good of the world, so be it.
5	Secrecy (Any): To be effective, we must be invisible. Our silence is our most powerful weapon.
6	Unyielding Resolve (Lawful): I will never bend, break, or compromise my duty to the Order or the Queen of Fate.

d6	Bond
1	My codename is a sacred oath I take with deadly seriousness; it is the truest representation of my new identity.
2	I am spiritually and emotionally bound to my black cloak; it is the only true home I have ever known.
3	My deepest commitment is to the Raven Queen; I seek her will in every shadow and every sign of death.
4	I carry a relic (a piece of bone, a rusted sword, a faded locket) from a loved one killed by undeath. I seek vengeance through my duty.
5	The leader of my cell (Nemesis, Stygian, or Obscura) is the only person I trust and whose word is law.
6	The existence of The Silent Vigil (the Order's mobile fortress) gives me hope that there is still a powerful force fighting the darkness.

d6	Flaw
1	I cannot form meaningful attachments. I see every relationship as a weakness to be exploited or a liability to be protected.
2	I am quick to violence. If someone is an impediment to the mission, they are an acceptable casualty.
3	I am paranoid. I constantly worry that the existence of the Order is compromised, and I suspect everyone outside of it.
4	I have a self-destructive tendency to push myself far beyond my limits, believing I am expendable to the mission.
5	I hold a dangerous, fanatical hatred for all arcane lore, viewing any ancient knowledge as a potential anchor for Vecna's return.
6	My Unyielding Resolve makes me inflexible and unable to improvise when a situation deviates from the plan.