College of Sands

The College of Sands is the home of bards who have bonded themselves to life in the Sea of Silt. They've reached out and connected with the strange creatures known as Sand Soldiers who wander the Sea of Silt. With a knack for tactics and an instinctive rhythm, these Bards use melodies to summon and command a Sand Soldier to aid them in combat.

The bards of this College are welcomed reluctantly by the various peoples of the Sea of Silt. While many appreciate their service, protecting settlements with their Sand Soldiers, they are also mistrusted among the masses due to their connection to the Sand Soldiers; these strange, alien creatures. It begs the question; what kind of person would spend their time investing in a connection with such unknowable beings instead of spending that time with their own kin? Bards of this college with a more orderly mindset find themselves as guard captains, military commanders, or tacticians. The more chaotic bards of this college tend to live as hermits in the wilds letting the natural rhythm of nature guiding them, with their trusty Sand Soldier at their side, their ever watchful guardian.

Summon Sand Doll

At 3rd level, you learn to use your music to summon forth and create a powerful bond with a Sand Doll.

As an Action you can summon a Sand Doll. It obeys your commands and remains summoned until it reaches 0 hit points or is dismissed by you. You can summon the Sand Doll a number of times per long-rest equal to your Charisma Modifier. You can dismiss your Sand Doll as a free action, summoning your Sand Doll after dismissing it does not count against the number of times per day that you can summon it normally. At 3rd level you can summon a Sand Soldier.

When you reach 6th level in this Class you can instead summon a Sand Archer
When you reach 9th level in this Class you can instead summon a Sand Defender
When you reach 12th level in this Class you can instead summon a Sand Sorceress
When you reach 15th level in this Class you can instead summon a Sand Commander

Your Sand Doll acts on your turn. The only actions the Sand Doll can take are the Dash, Dodge, or Disengage Action. Alternatively the Sand Doll can forgo its action to Obey a command issued by you as a Bonus Action.

Additionally you can use an Action to expend your Bardic Inspiration Dice to Heal your Sand Doll. The amount healed is your Bardic Inspiration Die + your Charisma Modifier.

Coordinated Concert

Beginning at 6th level, you and your Sand Doll form a more potent fighting force. When you Cast a Spell or use the Attack action on your turn, if your Sand Doll can see you, it can use its reaction to make an attack.

Warchant

At 14th level, your continued expression of magical music empowers your Sand Doll into an even greater warrior.

While you are concentrating on an on-going spell effect your Sand Doll has Advantage on all Attack Rolls and can add a bonus to their Damage Rolls equal to your Charisma modifier.