I am curious to see your creations for Patrons be it original or taken from a source like the dnd lore or from other places.
Just post which type of patron and what their story and why do they seek Warlocks/would warlocks seek them.
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Born under the watch of something from the furthest corners of the far realms.... It knows all.... it sees all... and it asks: "What is it that you want to see?"... and my answer is... ALL"
My Goblin Warlock's Fiend Patron is Charon the Boatman of the River Styx.
Charon seeks lost sailors and smugglers to ferry passengers between locations on Faerun and the River Styx. Mostly, he provides transportation for Night Hags bringing larvae to the market.
My half-drow's celestial warlock's patron is a hollyphant (small, lawful good celestial - flying golden elephant) sent by Milil (neutral good lesser deity of song, etc.). My character's father was a human bard who worshipped Milil. When my character escaped the Underdark (evil mother), her father prayed to Milil for protection. Milil is known to conjure hollyphants. So Milil sent a hollyphant to greet my character when she reached the surface. The hollyphant (named Horace) provides abjuration/evocation/healing powers; my character has agreed to not only protect herself, but also protect others (she's neutral good). A hollyphant can shapechange into a mammoth, so my character will eventually gain the Sculptor of Flesh (Polymorph) invocation so she can transform into a mammoth when necessary. She also has other abilities that mirror the hollyphant's abilities: Light (cantrip), healing spells, teleportation spells, and spells that deal thunder and radiant damage. It's been really fun to use the patron as inspiration when picking spells and invocations!
My Protector Aasimar Celestial Warlock's patron is a Solar of Ilmater.
During a cataclysm that caused a war on the material plane where gods and primordials and celestials and fiends all fought each other, she jumped in the way of a death blow by a Pit Fiend meant for the Solar. Moved by the actions of this little mortal to protect them from such a dangerous hell beast, they saved the Aasimar and granted her some of their power (Unbeknownst to the Aasimar).
Now the Solar watches over the young girl like a cautious pet owner nervously watching a fragile baby pet explore the kitchen while frantically trying to keep them from fall off the half inch step leading out of the living room because the minuscule fall could hurt them.....
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"Meddle not in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with ketchup."
My half-drow's celestial warlock's patron is a hollyphant (small, lawful good celestial - flying golden elephant) sent by Milil (neutral good lesser deity of song, etc.). My character's father was a human bard who worshipped Milil. When my character escaped the Underdark (evil mother), her father prayed to Milil for protection. Milil is known to conjure hollyphants. So Milil sent a hollyphant to greet my character when she reached the surface. The hollyphant (named Horace) provides abjuration/evocation/healing powers; my character has agreed to not only protect herself, but also protect others (she's neutral good). A hollyphant can shapechange into a mammoth, so my character will eventually gain the Sculptor of Flesh (Polymorph) invocation so she can transform into a mammoth when necessary. She also has other abilities that mirror the hollyphant's abilities: Light (cantrip), healing spells, teleportation spells, and spells that deal thunder and radiant damage. It's been really fun to use the patron as inspiration when picking spells and invocations!
Once a student in the Canaith School for Bards and Wizards in the High Elf city of Silnaserine, Eleshar took an afternoon walk in the deep forest surrounding the city. Suddenly finding himself trapped in the Feywild, Eleshar wandered for hours seeking a way back home. While taking a rest, Eleshar was approached by a very large Centaur. The Centaur revealed now as Skerrit, (diety of Centaurs and Satyrs) told him ancient stories and taught him magical secrets. After spending what seemed like a week in the Feywild, Skerrit showed Eleshar the way back to his own realm. Returning to the city, Eleshar discovered that more then 500 years had passed. His parents were dead and the only person that he knew was an acquaintance from school who was now an instructor at the Canaith School. With nothing to bind him to his home, Eleshar took up the life of an adventurer, seeking more power in order to return to the Feywild as a member of the Summer Court.
My patron is Ygnodretilo, a Banished demon. The demon was banished because he disobeyed the demon law. He was traveling to the material world and came upon a fleet traveling through the portal cave. The fleet attacked the demon who wiped them out except for one who had not attacked him. in return for the soldier soul, which would give him strength, he gave the soldier magic powers. Thus a Warlock was created.
The patron of my Warlock is a Lich queen living deep in the underdark.
She "protects" a village of humans there so they came to accept and revere her. Basically the town became a village full of cultists (what normal person would not just accept but even welcome a Lich after all), but not the evil kind you'd expect since apart from that weird custom they live a life as normal as possible in the underdark. She's not good aligned at all though. The village serves as cover and buffer zone so she doesn't get bothered while doing her evil deeds.
Also one person from the village per generation gets selected to serve her how she sees fit. The villagers don't know the details but it's considered to be a huge honour to serve the "noble that has protected the village for hundreds of years". What exactly those selected people end up doing differs all the time. Sometimes they serve her as regular servants, sometimes they end up as part of an experiment, sometimes she just consumes their soul ... and sometimes she shares a little bit of her power with them to turn them into agents that get send into the outside world to do her bidding without raising a lot of attention. Part of that deal is that they are supposed to return once they became a lot stronger to take their place in her growing army of minions, be it as powerful warlock, deathknight or whatever else they happened to become under influence of the pact.
This is an interesting idea for a patron/warlock relationship. A human village in an isolated section of the Underdark protected from "outsiders" (like drow or Duergar) by a powerful Lich ...feels very Barovian. It's believable that a village of settlers could serve and even worship a Lich Queen considering the danger that exists all around the village. But how did a human village get formed in the Underdark? Did the village exist before the Lich? Or did she bring them with her?
The Wild Hunt Less a single patron and more a force of nature, the Wild Hunt consists of a menagerie of ghostly warriors and hunters, forever cursed to roam the wintry skies, hunting down those who try to escape the wrath of the gods. While most who eventually join the Hunt are ghosts and/or other forms of spirit who escaped from the law of man in their life, some are mortals who are called by Woden, leader of the Hunt, to aid him in the capture of some fell beast; other still are those who call to the Hunt for aid, bargaining service in exchange for the specters' unmatched tracking skills.
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"Semper in faecibus sumus, solum profundum variat" playing since 1986
I've started playing 5e as a Covid relief, but I go back to AD&D in the early 80's. So for my warlock I wanted classic lore. My patron is Dispater.
We are playing in the world of the Goodman Games of Aereth. I'm playing a half-elf Warlock who's noble family fell on some hard times financially; enough to make considering a deal with an archdevil a decent way to line the coffers. The backdrop of our campaign is the impending coronation of a young king and war having broken out. There is a rumor that a collection of noble houses gained favor from the various lords of hell, but at this time in our campaign the party does not know who they are. Should these houses attempt a coup, or be pulling the strings of the monarchy from a distance, the rulership of the continent may literally be the proxy of Asmodeus. But as we know, archdevils have their own jockeying for power and each of these noble houses serve a specific one. Dispater may well involve my character unknowingly into a power struggle much bigger than political leverage or even continental war!
I'm still relatively new to D&D and don't have a handle on all the lore. Consequently, I took my patron from outside of the world of D&D. Here's a trip into my thought process.
I wanted to be a hexblade warlock, but a mostly good one (and I don't know anything about "Shadowfell", as specified in Xanathar's for Hexblade Warlocks).
It might have made more sense for my character to be a paladin or cleric, but I wanted to be a warlock.
So I needed something that was a sentient, magical weapon that was either good or neutral and would give my character some power to further it's mission.
It occurred to me that something like a fully-formed Voltron or assembled Megazord could be considered a weapon, although not exactly sentient or magical. And that reminded me of the old "Captain Planet" cartoons, and thought that he would probably fit the bill, but I didn't want to use him.
So I instead used a magically assembled sentient being from one of my favorite still-in-production TV shows, DC's Legends of Tomorrow.
My warlock patron is Beebo, as seen in the season 3 finale ("The Good, the Bad and the Cuddly"). He's worshiped by some as as god of war, but is also seen as a "powerful light of pure goodness" and whose full reason for being formed was to kill a demon.
I have been having fun invoking Beebo's help and power in battle during our D&D sessions. It has also been fun trying to find ways to "screw things up for the better" (the Legends' motto), although I haven't been as successful at that as I'd like. And of course, I've been charged with stopping and/or destroying as many demons as possible, which is nice since our group is playing "Out of the Abyss."
Beebo in action:
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=========================== Laugh at life or life will laugh at you.
Current D&D Characters: Kromen Flintfist, Hill Dwarf Order of the Scribes Wizard/Armorer Artificer Eiphrok, Half-Orc Oath of Glory Paladin/Draconic Bloodline Sorcerer
GOO Patron is my campaigns settings' God of Magic. He is a Draconic God and and the entire pantheon isn't even recognized by the main church. he is a benevolent patron, and gets close with his warlocks, since he has very few. He has no clerics or paladins, since in my world, divine magic comes from the deity themselves, and arcane magic is all around us. So, he imbues people with his magic, and helps them acheive their goals, since he is old as crap god and is bored all the time.
My half-elf bard accidently seduced a sentient magic sword essentially to get out of dying. Now the sword thinks they are married and my bard is a Hexblade.
My old warlock, Nigel leGin, isn't aware of his patron. He was a failed actor who signed a contract with a mysterious traveler who, unbeknownst to him, was an agent of Asmodeus. Outside of combat he just thinks he is a talented guy with a special magical cat (his imp). In times of stress his secret personality Ghastly Jack takes over, relishing in his infernal power.
The Wild Hunt Less a single patron and more a force of nature, the Wild Hunt consists of a menagerie of ghostly warriors and hunters, forever cursed to roam the wintry skies, hunting down those who try to escape the wrath of the gods. While most who eventually join the Hunt are ghosts and/or other forms of spirit who escaped from the law of man in their life, some are mortals who are called by Woden, leader of the Hunt, to aid him in the capture of some fell beast; other still are those who call to the Hunt for aid, bargaining service in exchange for the specters' unmatched tracking skills.
I have a Blood Hunter Order of the Profane Soul who shares this patron save that in her case the Hunt is led by an Archfey known as The Erlking or the Horned Lord. She is Eldarin and was recruited to fight against the Fomor/Fomorians after an attack on lands belonging to the Gloaming Court.
My GOO patron is Leviathan. It gave me the power to kill my abusers as a child, in exchange for being the mother of it's child in the future.
Not the most original, but I'm having fun with it. I'm finding good ways to add flavour. As my liberator, I have a bit of a toxic, manic devotion to it.
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I am curious to see your creations for Patrons be it original or taken from a source like the dnd lore or from other places.
Just post which type of patron and what their story and why do they seek Warlocks/would warlocks seek them.
Born under the watch of something from the furthest corners of the far realms.... It knows all.... it sees all... and it asks: "What is it that you want to see?"... and my answer is... ALL"
My Goblin Warlock's Fiend Patron is Charon the Boatman of the River Styx.
Charon seeks lost sailors and smugglers to ferry passengers between locations on Faerun and the River Styx. Mostly, he provides transportation for Night Hags bringing larvae to the market.
My half-drow's celestial warlock's patron is a hollyphant (small, lawful good celestial - flying golden elephant) sent by Milil (neutral good lesser deity of song, etc.). My character's father was a human bard who worshipped Milil. When my character escaped the Underdark (evil mother), her father prayed to Milil for protection. Milil is known to conjure hollyphants. So Milil sent a hollyphant to greet my character when she reached the surface. The hollyphant (named Horace) provides abjuration/evocation/healing powers; my character has agreed to not only protect herself, but also protect others (she's neutral good). A hollyphant can shapechange into a mammoth, so my character will eventually gain the Sculptor of Flesh (Polymorph) invocation so she can transform into a mammoth when necessary. She also has other abilities that mirror the hollyphant's abilities: Light (cantrip), healing spells, teleportation spells, and spells that deal thunder and radiant damage. It's been really fun to use the patron as inspiration when picking spells and invocations!
My Protector Aasimar Celestial Warlock's patron is a Solar of Ilmater.
During a cataclysm that caused a war on the material plane where gods and primordials and celestials and fiends all fought each other, she jumped in the way of a death blow by a Pit Fiend meant for the Solar. Moved by the actions of this little mortal to protect them from such a dangerous hell beast, they saved the Aasimar and granted her some of their power (Unbeknownst to the Aasimar).
Now the Solar watches over the young girl like a cautious pet owner nervously watching a fragile baby pet explore the kitchen while frantically trying to keep them from fall off the half inch step leading out of the living room because the minuscule fall could hurt them.....
"Meddle not in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with ketchup."
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A Hollypant patron! Yes please.
Tell me you considered playing a Loxodon!
Once a student in the Canaith School for Bards and Wizards in the High Elf city of Silnaserine, Eleshar took an afternoon walk in the deep forest surrounding the city. Suddenly finding himself trapped in the Feywild, Eleshar wandered for hours seeking a way back home. While taking a rest, Eleshar was approached by a very large Centaur. The Centaur revealed now as Skerrit, (diety of Centaurs and Satyrs) told him ancient stories and taught him magical secrets. After spending what seemed like a week in the Feywild, Skerrit showed Eleshar the way back to his own realm. Returning to the city, Eleshar discovered that more then 500 years had passed. His parents were dead and the only person that he knew was an acquaintance from school who was now an instructor at the Canaith School. With nothing to bind him to his home, Eleshar took up the life of an adventurer, seeking more power in order to return to the Feywild as a member of the Summer Court.
My patron is Ygnodretilo, a Banished demon. The demon was banished because he disobeyed the demon law. He was traveling to the material world and came upon a fleet traveling through the portal cave. The fleet attacked the demon who wiped them out except for one who had not attacked him. in return for the soldier soul, which would give him strength, he gave the soldier magic powers. Thus a Warlock was created.
This is an interesting idea for a patron/warlock relationship. A human village in an isolated section of the Underdark protected from "outsiders" (like drow or Duergar) by a powerful Lich ...feels very Barovian. It's believable that a village of settlers could serve and even worship a Lich Queen considering the danger that exists all around the village. But how did a human village get formed in the Underdark? Did the village exist before the Lich? Or did she bring them with her?
The Wild Hunt
Less a single patron and more a force of nature, the Wild Hunt consists of a menagerie of ghostly warriors and hunters, forever cursed to roam the wintry skies, hunting down those who try to escape the wrath of the gods. While most who eventually join the Hunt are ghosts and/or other forms of spirit who escaped from the law of man in their life, some are mortals who are called by Woden, leader of the Hunt, to aid him in the capture of some fell beast; other still are those who call to the Hunt for aid, bargaining service in exchange for the specters' unmatched tracking skills.
playing since 1986
I've started playing 5e as a Covid relief, but I go back to AD&D in the early 80's. So for my warlock I wanted classic lore. My patron is Dispater.
We are playing in the world of the Goodman Games of Aereth. I'm playing a half-elf Warlock who's noble family fell on some hard times financially; enough to make considering a deal with an archdevil a decent way to line the coffers. The backdrop of our campaign is the impending coronation of a young king and war having broken out. There is a rumor that a collection of noble houses gained favor from the various lords of hell, but at this time in our campaign the party does not know who they are. Should these houses attempt a coup, or be pulling the strings of the monarchy from a distance, the rulership of the continent may literally be the proxy of Asmodeus. But as we know, archdevils have their own jockeying for power and each of these noble houses serve a specific one. Dispater may well involve my character unknowingly into a power struggle much bigger than political leverage or even continental war!
I'm still relatively new to D&D and don't have a handle on all the lore. Consequently, I took my patron from outside of the world of D&D. Here's a trip into my thought process.
I wanted to be a hexblade warlock, but a mostly good one (and I don't know anything about "Shadowfell", as specified in Xanathar's for Hexblade Warlocks).
It might have made more sense for my character to be a paladin or cleric, but I wanted to be a warlock.
So I needed something that was a sentient, magical weapon that was either good or neutral and would give my character some power to further it's mission.
It occurred to me that something like a fully-formed Voltron or assembled Megazord could be considered a weapon, although not exactly sentient or magical. And that reminded me of the old "Captain Planet" cartoons, and thought that he would probably fit the bill, but I didn't want to use him.
So I instead used a magically assembled sentient being from one of my favorite still-in-production TV shows, DC's Legends of Tomorrow.
My warlock patron is Beebo, as seen in the season 3 finale ("The Good, the Bad and the Cuddly"). He's worshiped by some as as god of war, but is also seen as a "powerful light of pure goodness" and whose full reason for being formed was to kill a demon.
I have been having fun invoking Beebo's help and power in battle during our D&D sessions. It has also been fun trying to find ways to "screw things up for the better" (the Legends' motto), although I haven't been as successful at that as I'd like. And of course, I've been charged with stopping and/or destroying as many demons as possible, which is nice since our group is playing "Out of the Abyss."
Beebo in action:
===========================
Laugh at life or life will laugh at you.
Current D&D Characters:
Kromen Flintfist, Hill Dwarf Order of the Scribes Wizard/Armorer Artificer
Eiphrok, Half-Orc Oath of Glory Paladin/Draconic Bloodline Sorcerer
GOO Patron is my campaigns settings' God of Magic. He is a Draconic God and and the entire pantheon isn't even recognized by the main church. he is a benevolent patron, and gets close with his warlocks, since he has very few. He has no clerics or paladins, since in my world, divine magic comes from the deity themselves, and arcane magic is all around us. So, he imbues people with his magic, and helps them acheive their goals, since he is old as crap god and is bored all the time.
My half-elf bard accidently seduced a sentient magic sword essentially to get out of dying. Now the sword thinks they are married and my bard is a Hexblade.
My old warlock, Nigel leGin, isn't aware of his patron. He was a failed actor who signed a contract with a mysterious traveler who, unbeknownst to him, was an agent of Asmodeus. Outside of combat he just thinks he is a talented guy with a special magical cat (his imp). In times of stress his secret personality Ghastly Jack takes over, relishing in his infernal power.
I have a Blood Hunter Order of the Profane Soul who shares this patron save that in her case the Hunt is led by an Archfey known as The Erlking or the Horned Lord. She is Eldarin and was recruited to fight against the Fomor/Fomorians after an attack on lands belonging to the Gloaming Court.
Volguus Zildrohar. Took my GM two years to get the joke.
Abide.
Dming for a Hexblade, I plan to reveal that her blade is the patron and is a god trapped in it, needing a host to wield it and get its revenge.
My GOO patron is Leviathan. It gave me the power to kill my abusers as a child, in exchange for being the mother of it's child in the future.
Not the most original, but I'm having fun with it. I'm finding good ways to add flavour. As my liberator, I have a bit of a toxic, manic devotion to it.