The Harbinger

Your patron is a being whose presence or actions are indications of the end of things - a force of cataclysm, vengeance or all-consuming justice. Rarely are their goals at so small a scale to not affect the greater world but such occasions are the sorts of events to wind up in dusty, forgotten tomes - lessons to be learned by those who stumble upon what remains.

Perhaps you are a believer in that power - someone wishing to bring about this end. Maybe you agree to the aims of your patron solely to fulfill your own wants and desires - or maybe you feel the only way to stop a monster is to become it yourself. Worse yet, you may act without any knowledge of the end you bring - whatever the case, your power is far reaching, versatile and especially deadly.

Expanded Spell List

1st-level Harbinger feature

The Harbinger lets you choose from an expanded list of spells when you learn a warlock spell. The following spells are added to the warlock spell list for you.

Harbinger Expanded Spells

Spell Level	Spells
1st	Compelled Duel, Silent Image
2nd	Augury, Heat Metal
3rd	Call Lightning. Sending
4th	Confusion, Divination
5th	Geas, Wrath of Nature

First Seal of the Harbinger

1st-level Harbinger feature

You can magically summon a spectral icon of your patron's coming. You learn the spell Find Steed, which counts as a warlock spell for you and can be cast without using a spell slot. This icon assumes the form of one of four aspects - Life, Death, Order or Chaos. The choice of aspect is made at first level - once this choice is made, it cannot be changed.

The icon behaves per the spell description, except when the icon is dismissed as an action, you may instead cause it to disappear into the Ethereal Plane and return it to the Material Plane as a bonus action. Additionally, the icon gains additional HP equal to your warlock level plus your Charisma modifier.

Second Seal of the Harbinger

6th-level Harbinger feature

Your strengthening bond to the forces of the inevitable manifests through your icon. While the icon is within 60 feet of you and on the Material Plane, you gain the use of an additional spell usable once per casting of Find Steed then additional times using warlock spell slots. These spells are cast at a level equal to the current slot level per the warlock table. The spell varies per chosen aspect:

• Life: Aura of Vitality
• Death: Spirit Guardians
• Order: Branding Smite
• Chaos: Ashardalon's Stride

Additionally, your spectral icon gains a bonus to its AC equal to 1 plus half your Charisma modifier (minimum 1).

Third Seal of the Harbinger

10th-level Harbinger feature

Your powers reach new heights as the end times are upon you. You learn and now summon your spectral icon through the spell Find Greater Steed, which counts as a warlock spell for you and can be cast without using a spell slot.

The icon behaves per the spell description, except when the icon is dismissed you may instead cause it to disappear into the Ethereal Plane. Your icon can now be dismissed from and be returned to the Material Plane as a bonus action. Additionally, the icon gains additional HP equal to your warlock level plus your Charisma modifier and gains a bonus to AC equal to 1 plus your Charisma modifier.

While the icon is within 60 feet of you and on the Material Plane, you gain the use of an additional spell usable once per casting of Find Greater Steed then additional times using warlock spell slots or an additional ability in combat. These spells are cast at a level equal to the current slot level per the warlock table. The spell or ability varies per chosen aspect:

• Life: Circle of Power
• Death: Insect Plague
• Order: You may make ranged weapon attack and damage rolls using CHA, instead of STR or DEX.
• Chaos: You may make melee weapon attack and damage rolls using CHA, instead of STR or DEX.

 

Harbinger of the End Times

14th-level Harbinger feature

Your power thrives within the end times, assimilating other aspects into itself as the new reality acquires. When you summon your spectral icon using Find Greater Steed, you also receive the bonus spells and abilities of a second aspect of your choice. The secondary aspect can be changed with a casting of Find Greater Steed once per long rest.

Additionally, you may cast the bonus spells given with your original choice of aspect without having the spectral icon summoned or on the Material Plane.