Iron Warden

Keepers of the seven laws of magic, appointed by the Iron Council. Wardens travel throughout the land with freedom of movement and access rarely seen outside their order.  Governments allow these wardens to keep the seven as neutral enforcers.  Created after the end of the last war, to preserve civilization regardless of race or culture.

1- Thou shall not kill a mortal

2- Thou shalt not breach the outer gates

3- Thou shalt not swim against the currents of time

4- Thou shalt not reach beyond the borders of life and death

5- Thou shalt not enslave a mortal

6- Thou shalt not transform others against their will

7- Thou shalt not alter the mind of another or forcibly take knowledge therein

Skill Proficiencies: Insight, Investigation

Tool Proficiencies: Woodcarver’s tools, calligraphy supplies, or tinker’s tools.

Languages: Two of your choice

Equipment: An Warden Badge, a scroll containing the laws and edicts pertaining to the use of magic, a bottle of blue ink, a pen, a set of fine clothes, and a belt pouch containing 10 gp

Spell List

Prerequisite: Spellcasting or Pact Magic class feature

For you, the spells on the Iron Council Guild Spells table are added to the spell list of your spellcasting class. (If you are a multiclass character with multiple spell lists, these spells are added to all of them.)

Spell Level	Spells
Cantrip	friends, message
1st	command, ensnaring strike, shield
2nd	arcane lock, calm emotions, hold person
3rd	clairvoyance, counterspell, dispel magic
4th	compulsion, divination
5th	dispel evil and good, dominate person

Your magic often takes the form of blue or golden runes floating and glowing in the air in circular patterns or of shimmering azure barriers of magical energy. If you cast ensnaring strike, for example, the vines created by the spell might appear as rune-inscribed glowing bands that wrap around the target and hold it in place.

Suggested Characteristics

Members of the Iron Council, and by extension the Wardens, tend toward a demeanor of cold dignity and a pragmatic, orderly nature. Steeped in the law as they are, their ideals and priorities revolve around magical/legal issues.

d8	Personality Trait
1	I try never to let my judgment become clouded by emotion.
2	I have infinite patience with the dolts and boors I’m forced to deal with every day.
3	When I give an order, I expect it to be obeyed.
4	I just want things the way I like them: neat, orderly, and clean.
5	No wrongdoing can escape my watchful gaze.
6	I always say exactly what I mean, no matter how many words it takes to communicate the particular nuance I am attempting to convey.
7	I’m very literal and don’t appreciate metaphor or sarcasm.
8	I never change my mind once it’s made up.

d6	Ideal
1	Guild. My guild is all that really matters. (Any)
2	Order. The law is meant to ensure that the gears of society turn smoothly and quietly. (Lawful)
3	Peace. The ultimate object of the law is to remove violence from society. (Good)
4	Compliance. Coercion is a fine way of ensuring that the laws are obeyed. (Lawful)
5	Legislation. The law embodies excellence in its precision and detail. (Lawful)
6	Punishment. A public display of consequences is an excellent deterrent for other criminals. (Evil)

d6	Bond
1	I am beholden to an Warden who captured the criminal who killed my parents, saving me from the same fate.
2	I hope one day to write the laws, not just enforce them.
3	I tried and failed to prevent a murder, and I have sworn to find and arrest the perpetrator.
4	I successfully prevented a murder, and the would-be perpetrator wants me dead.
5	One of my parents was prominent in the guild, and I resent constantly being compared to that standard.
6	I’ve modeled my career after a highly respected lawmage or arrester, but I fear that my role model might be involved in something illegal.

d6	Flaw
1	I’m unable to distinguish between the letter and the spirit of the law.
2	I seem like a harsh judge to others, but I judge myself most harshly of all.
3	I have a secret, illegal vice.
4	I was traumatized by witnessing a crime as a child.
5	I’m incapable of deception.
6	I unfortunately have a tendency to do anything necessary to accomplish the task before me... and it is difficult for me to keep the laws

Contacts

 

The Iron Council has assembled a robust network of contacts and Inquisitors to regulate each nation externally; and each cohort of Wardens in the field.  Because of the guild’s role in enforcing laws throughout the entire continent, your place in the wardens can easily bring you into contact with members of other guilds, races, and nations, for good or ill. Roll twice on the Iron Council Contacts table (for an ally and a rival) and once on the Non-Council Contacts table.

d8	Contact
1	As a teenager, I was a page for a prominent judge.
2	One of my childhood friends is now a precognitive mage in service of the guild.
3	I joined the wardens hoping to impress an inquisitor whom I admire.
4	My former mentor is now a high secretary for one of the council members
5	I was second best at everything in my legal training, and now I work with the person who was always just a little bit better.
6	A good friend was promoted into work they can’t tell me about.
7	I know a homunculus in the Iron Citadel who can get things done behind the scenes.
8	I was once summoned to the presence of Nyla Patinaphses, the Bronze Dragon Councilor, who complimented me on my work.

d8	Non-contact
1	Roll an additional guild contact; you can decide if the contact is an ally or a rival.
2	The person who recruited me into the Wardens left and joined the Grimoire Star.
3	I have a friendship with a court agent or spy who sometimes funnels me secrets about wardens activities in other regions.
4	A prosecutor for the Grimoire Star nearly got me stripped of my position, they would love to see me slip up and break the law.
5	A tribal chieftain sees me as a wild cannon to be wielded against encroaching civilization; they seem to think I will further their interests.
6	The black sheep of my family is putting their unique genius to use in the Grimoire Star.
7	I’m friends with an Court Mage, we compare notes on different forms of magic and their uses... all theoretically of course... ahem.
8	There are a handful of informants I’ve cultivated in my home city who try to keep me apprised of events... for a price.