The your tribe is a community who communes with the Elemental Planes so they might harness the powers of druidic magic and ki through their worship. Their villages are located where the planes have the most influence and power over the Material Plane. Due to your extensive time spent near them you are incredibly talented at pulling your power from nature and the serenity it brings you. As many people may not even know of your people, you are (whether its a vision quest or a rite of passage) out in the world for the first time. Learning the ways of society and civilization, the most dangerous beast you've ever encountered.
- Skill Proficiencies: Nature, and either Insight or Arcana
- Tool Proficiencies: Herbalism kit and navigator's tools.
- Languages: One of your choice, and the primordial language of your tribe.
- Equipment: A staff, a hunting trap, a keepsake connected to your homeland, a set of traveler’s clothes, and a pouch containing 10 gp
Associated Element
You have dedicated yourself to the worship and study of one of the four elements. Roll 1d4 or select an element from the table below.
| d4 | Associated Element |
|---|---|
| 1 | Air |
| 2 | Earth |
| 3 | Water |
| 4 | Fire |
Feature: At One with the Elements
You can always find food and fresh water for yourself and up to five other people each day, provided that the land offers berries, small game, water and so forth. You are also able to find and build shelter using only the natural elements of your environment. This shelter negates any environmental effects in the area as long as you are within its space.
Suggested Characteristics
Elemental tribes people tend to embody the properties of their chosen element to extremes.
- Air tribes tend to be flamboyant, and are keen to have an audience. They rarely stay in one place for long, always looking for a new sky to see and breathe.
- Earth tribes live among rocky mountainsides and in the dark underground. They are more withdrawn, isolated and stubborn.
- Fire tribes typically reside in dry desert or near the fertile lands of the mineral rich volcanic terrain. They often get themselves into difficulty with their hot tempers and boisterous attitudes.
- Water tribes prefer the wide shores or murky swampland as their natural homes. They go where they want, do what they want, and rarely feel bound to anything.
| d8 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | I love to analyze people, asking deep, thoughtful questions of those I interact with. |
| 2 | I am always abuzz with boundless energy and burning passion. |
| 3 | I see omens in every event and action. The elements speak to us, we just need to listen. |
| 4 | Nothing can shake my optimistic attitude. |
| 5 | I quote (or misquote) sacred texts and proverbs in almost every situation. |
| 6 | I am tolerant (or intolerant) of other faiths and respect (or condemn) the worship of other beings. |
| 7 | I am most comfortable interacting with my element in the wild, far from the interference of others. |
| 8 | I’ve spent so long in worship that I have little practical experience dealing with people in the outside world. |
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Tradition. The ancient traditions of worship and sacrifice must be preserved and upheld. (Lawful) |
| 2 | Helpfulness. The elements, like people, can be used to nourish or destroy. I prefer nourishment. (Good) |
| 3 | Change. As the elements erode to make way for renewal in nature, so shall we. (Chaotic) |
| 4 | Power. I hope to one day rise to the top of my cult’s hierarchy. (Lawful) |
| 5 | Faith. I trust that my element will guide my actions. I have faith that if I work hard, things will go well. (Lawful) |
| 6 | Aspiration. I seek to prove myself worthy of my element’s favor by matching my actions against its principles. (Any) |
| d6 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | I would die to recover an ancient relic of my faith that was lost long ago. |
| 2 | I will someday get revenge on the corrupt cult leader who branded me a heretic. |
| 3 | I owe my life to the priest who took me in when my parents died. |
| 4 | Everything I do is for the common people. |
| 5 | I will do anything to protect the temple where I served. |
| 6 | I seek to preserve a sacred text that my enemies consider heretical and seek to destroy. |
| d6 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | I judge others harshly, and myself even more severely. |
| 2 | I put too much trust in those who wield power within my cult hierarchy. |
| 3 | My piety sometimes leads me to blindly trust those that profess faith in my element. |
| 4 | I am inflexible in my thinking. |
| 5 | I am suspicious of strangers and expect the worst of them. |
| 6 | Once I pick a goal, I become obsessed with it to the detriment of everything else in my life. |
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