You are a special soul. You have been chosen to fulfill your divine duties, dispatching the undead and guiding souls back to the circle of life as it is a natural process. You have become the pale rider, a shepherd of lost souls. You were resurrected by a god, ritual, or simply found yourself awaken from your eternal slumber and have gained special powers you did not posses before your first death. Your purpose in life is to reclaim the wandering souls through out the realms. Call your position a curse or a boon, but either way you have been given the divine task to guide the lost souls to the next part of their journey.
- Skill Proficiencies: As a Psychagogue you have proficiency in Insight and Persuasion
- Tool Proficiencies: As a Psychagogue you have become accustomed to making wood carvings of people's last moments through out the realms.
- Languages: As a Psychagogue you are fluent in Celestial and Infernal.
- Equipment: A set of traveler's clothes, woodcarving tools, a small trophy from your first "guide" mission, and a pouch containing 50gp.
As a Psychagogue you are compelled to obey the will of the god that brought you back, the wishes of those who completed your revival ritual, or roam the realms not knowing what or who denied you rest to fulfill your duties. At night you have the ability to speak with the souls of anyone you have killed (you must have delivered the killing blow). The souls of those you kill retain all of the knowledge they possessed in life and must answer your questions (they can chose to whether be truthful or not). You and the souls of the those you killed understand each other even if you do not speak the same language. You may speak to the souls of those you kill whenever and where ever you wish. When speaking to the souls of the dead, others around you will not be able to hear, see, touch, taste, smell or in any other way perceive the souls you speak to. Due to this you are unable to share what you learn with others in exact or precise words making it seem as you are always speaking in riddles.
Suggested Characteristics
You are a tireless in your pursuit to correct the course of life and death.
| d8 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | I tend to be quiet and do not speak more than necessary. |
| 2 | I live for the thrill of battle, blood, and death against all who exploit souls. |
| 3 | Death and souls may make others weary, but they don't bother me at all. |
| 4 | I understand that mortals are allowed caprice, but immortality wears that stone smooth quickly. |
| 5 | I am more active during the night. |
| 6 | I hate the light. Dark places suit me much better. |
| 7 | I frequently read books about the age in which I lived before becoming a Psychagogue. |
| 8 | I prefer to make friends with the souls of the dead than the living. |
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | I kill only those that I deem undeserving of life. (Any) |
| 2 | I try to ensure that the souls of those I kill are at peace. (Good) |
| 3 | I have a divine duty that puts me above the law. (Chaotic) |
| 4 | I make sure that anyone I kill is well informed of my intentions before I do the deed. (Lawful) |
| 5 | It is my duty to guide the souls. (Neutral) |
| 6 | My sole purpose is to kill and nothing will get in my way. (Evil) |
| d6 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | I made a pact with the God of Death and Dead. I hope that I can be released from this pact through my actions. |
| 2 | I fear that one day I will start to enjoy killing. I must not let that happen. |
| 3 | I had a family in my past life. I need to find out what happened to them. |
| 4 | I have lost all consideration for morals. I want to regain them someday. |
| 5 | The God of Death and Dead saved me. I must do everything I can to appease him. |
| 6 | Others would be driven away by my history. I must never reveal who I really am. |
| d6 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | I am addicted to killing and cannot go a day without killing someone. |
| 2 | I must commune with the God of Death and Dead every time I kill someone. |
| 3 | I get very angry when someone else kills someone I'm fighting. |
| 4 | I don't ever finish a fight unless the person I'm fighting dies. |
| 5 | I cannot raise a hand against a Cleric of Kelemvor. |
| 6 | I developed an intense craving for souls to ease all the killing I do. Unfortunately some of the souls are uncorrupted. |
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