Become One with a Cosmic Being Your patron is a cosmic parasite, draining the vitality of entire peoples and worlds. Upon forging a pact with such a patron, you become host to one of its nascent offspring. As you grow in power, the boundary between your identity and the parasitic larva within blurs. Level 3: Spell Siphon Your patron has taught you to siphon magic from your enemies and make it…

Weapon (morningstar), uncommon You have a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. Proficiency with a Morningstar allows you to add your proficiency bonus to the attack roll for any attack you make with it. This weapon has the following mastery property. To use this property, you must have a feature that lets you use it. Sap. If you hit a creature with this weapon, that…

Level 13 Bastion Facility Prerequisite: None Space: Cramped Hirelings: 1 Order: Empower A Meditation Chamber is a relaxing space that helps align one’s mind, body, and spirit. Empower: Inner Peace. When you issue the Empower order to this facility, your Bastion’s hirelings can use the Meditation Chamber to gain a measure of inner peace. The next time you roll for a Bastion event, you can roll…

Weapon (morningstar), very rare You have a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. Proficiency with a Morningstar allows you to add your proficiency bonus to the attack roll for any attack you make with it. This weapon has the following mastery property. To use this property, you must have a feature that lets you use it. Sap. If you hit a creature with this weapon, that…

The handsome drow Volluk Azrinae was once Belcorra’s apprentice. He assured his own immortality not by becoming undead, as did so many others within the Abomination Vaults, but by immuring himself in a vat of magically prepared leeches. The leeches devoured his flesh, but his mind lives on inside them, forcing them into a roughly humanoid form. Now a creature known as a worm that walks, Volluk…

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Ankylier Karls are the lowest members of Ankylier society, fulfilling menial tasks and hard labour. Karls are not generally treated with much respect, but are paid appropriately for their efforts by their Ankylier bosses. This allows for wealth to not necessarily be a reflection of social status within Ankylier society. Through an exceptional work ethic or extensive experience, Karls will be…

“Zool” (after Zuul from Ghostbusters) As we moved over the rollin’ scrub, we came across somethin’ remarkable. A lone dinosaur feeding on scrub, entirely oblivious to us. Few times in my life had I ever come across such an unyieldin’ amount of muscle and armour. When I first saw this thing, I knew it was built for one thing and one thing only – defence. We studied it in detail. Armoured back,…

Bargain with Whimsical Fey Your pact draws on the power of the Feywild. When you choose this subclass, you might make a deal with an archfey, such as the Prince of Frost; the Queen of Air and Darkness, ruler of the Gloaming Court; Titania of the Summer Court; or an ancient hag. Or you might call on a spectrum of Fey, weaving a web of favors and debts. Whoever they are, your patron is often…

Make a Deal with the Lower Planes Your pact draws on the Lower Planes, the realms of perdition. You might forge a bargain with a demon lord such as Demogorgon or Orcus; an archdevil such as Asmodeus; or a pit fiend, balor, yugoloth, or night hag that is especially mighty. That patron’s aims are evil—the corruption or destruction of all things, ultimately including you—and your path is defined by…

Darklord: Jacqueline Renier Hallmarks: Martial law, plague, wererats The once-beautiful cities of Richemulot crumble as season after season of the Gnawing Plague afflicts the domain. Countless commoners and aristocrats have died, causing rule to settle with the vain noble Jacqueline Renier. Unbeknownst to the people, Jacqueline is a wererat whose servants create and spread the plague. She loathes…

Fenrikyn are warped worgs and winter wolves, altered by the influence of Fenris, the Great Wolf. Fenrikyn roam the cold forests and the hills of the Northlands, devouring all that they encounter. Generally solitary, fenrikyn have been known to gather into small packs or to take over a pack of wolves or worgs. Though they despise most living things, they reserve their greatest enmity for…

The Ruinbound are mutants that can be born to any humanoid species that has contact with the Daelkyr or their minions. A Ruinbound is born with a personal symbiont—an unnatural entity bound to the child. Unlike most symbionts, this entity cannot be separated from its host, and the two are permanently fused. Many Ruinbound have additional disturbing mutations; you can roll on the Ruinbound…

Ankylier Enchanters utilise their magical skills to add further value to the merchandise that the Ankylier forges produce. By commercialising their knowledge, they are able to imbue mystical energies into a piece of armour or weapon, granting it magical properties. Despite their magical abilities, Ankylier Enchanters are not generally turned to for guidance or wisdom. Instead, they are seen as…

Weapon (morningstar), rare You have a +2 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. Proficiency with a Morningstar allows you to add your proficiency bonus to the attack roll for any attack you make with it. This weapon has the following mastery property. To use this property, you must have a feature that lets you use it. Sap. If you hit a creature with this weapon, that…

Armor (plate), legendary You have a +3 bonus to AC while wearing this armor. Plate consists of shaped, interlocking metal plates to cover the entire body. A suit of plate includes gauntlets, heavy leather boots, a visored helmet, and thick layers of padding underneath the armor. Buckles and straps distribute the weight over the body.