Path of the Valkyrie

Bards the world over tell tales of an elite group of female warriors belonging to other realms that serve as defenders and guardians of the halls of Valhalla. As the forces of darkness continue to grow in all Planes, so too does the need for more Valkyries. To that end, some have descended to the mortal planes in order to begin training the living to become new Valkyries in death, granting these chosen few a measure of the Valkyrie's powers while they still live.

These warriors can bolster their allies in battle to help stave off their deaths and get a fallen comrade to continue their fight. The closer one of these mortal Valkyries gets to their own death, the stronger they become.

Restriction - Females only

The Order of Valkyries is a sisterhood. It is a righteous duty granted only by the Goddess Freya to a very select few.

Your DM can lift this restriction to better suit the campaign. This restriction exists for the Forgotten Realms. It might not apply to your DM's setting or your DM's version of the Realms.

Righteous Fury

Starting when you choose this path at 3rd level, you gain the ability to activate your rage as a Reaction when you take damage. This reaction is taken after you are hit, but before damage calculations are applied.

Additionally, your Righteous Fury bolsters your allies mortality. When you enter a rage for the first time in combat, up to 6 creatures of your choice within 30 feet gain Temporary HP equal to your Barbarian level + your Proficiency Bonus.

Your fight isn't over!

At 6th level, you can rally the spirit of an ally that falls in battle to stand and fight once more. Immediately after a creature falls unconscious due to having 0 hit points within 30 feet of you, you can use your reaction and expend one of your own hit die to heal them so they can return to the battle. Roll one of your hit die and restore a number of hit points equal to the number rolled + your Constitution modifier, allowing them to regain consciousness.

You can use this feature up to 3 times. You regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.

Strength through Pain

Beginning at 10th level, when you are at or below half of your maximum hit points, each of your weapon attacks does extra damage equal to your Constitution modifier. The extra damage is necrotic or radiant; you choose the damage type when you first gain this feature.

Once per rage, when your health drops to 25% or less of your maximum hit points, your Valkyrie spirit empowers you to finish the fight before you fall. Your next attack deals additional bonus damage of the chosen type for this feature equal to your Barbarian level.

Ascension

Beginning at 14th level, when you fall unconscious from being reduced to 0 hit points, your Valkyrie sisters heal you and temporarily grant you access to your ascended form. You may immediately roll up to 3 of your hit die to heal an amount equal to the number rolled + your Constitution modifier for each die rolled, and regain consciousness.

Ascended form: For 1 minute, or until you fall unconscious, you sprout divine feathered wings (in your choice of color) and gain a fly speed equal to your walking speed. While raging, you also have resistance to all damage except the opposite of the necrotic or radiant damage choice from your Strength through Pain feature. Your ascended form is not as frail as your mortal form.

Once you use this feature, you cannot use it again until you finish a long rest.