Divine Servant

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Divine Servant

You were created fully formed in an outer plane, to serve a lawful good deity. This background is most suitable for an angel, but can be used for any player character race with a divine inception. As a divine servant, you have a specific reason for adventuring in the material plane away from your home. It might be a specific mission entrusted to you by a high ranking angel, or perhaps you are being punished to teach you some humility.
Skill Proficiencies: Religion, Insight
Tool Proficiencies: None
Languages: Two of your choice
Equipment: A self-filling flask of soma or ambrosia, from which you (and only you) can derive sustenance; a flask of holy water; a pouch holding 10 precious gems chosen by you; 10 gp.

Feature: Divine Protection

You were created fully formed in an outer plane, to serve a lawful good deity. This background is most suitable for an angel, but can be used for any player character race with a divine inception. As a divine servant, you have a specific reason for adventuring in the material plane away from your home. It might be a specific mission entrusted to you by a high ranking angel, or perhaps you are being punished to teach you some humility. Skill Proficiencies: Religion, Insight Languages: Two of your choice Equipment: A self-filling flask of soma or ambrosia, from which you (and only you) can derive sustenance; a flask of holy water; a pouch holding 10 precious gems chosen by you; 10 gp.

Suggested Characteristics

Personality Traits (d8)

1You are a zealot, and refuse to acknowledge the power of other deity.
2You consider yourself "special," and whether this is true or not, you believe you have special knowledge of your deity that few others have.
3You don't feel the need to disciple to others openly, to your deity's chagrin.
4You enjoy the quarrels of mortals.
5You find it funny that humanoids can get drunk.
6You pray incessantly and to the possible annoyance of your teammates.
7You sing hymns anytime you are lost in thought and even while you sleep.
8You are hyper-critical of other religious establishments and make your comments and concerns well known.

Ideals (d6)

1Embodiment You strive to embody one facet of your Deity above all others. (Alignment equal to that of your deity)
2Service Your service and kindness to others is what will best serve you deity. (Good)
3Obedience Obedience and discipline is what leads to salvation. (Lawful)
4Revelation Your deity's will doesn't need to control everything, and those who come to faith under their own power are stronger than those who have been lead to faith. (Chaotic)
5Inquiry It is just as important that you understand the creatures you're helping as helping them is. (Any)
6Oppressor You want everyone to practice your religion. You aren't afraid to use violence if that's what it takes.(Evil.)

Bonds (d6)

1My deity is cross with me for something I am now trying to make up.
2My life was saved by a creature tainted with darkness (Tiefling, Drow etc.) and it made me revaluate my beliefs.
3I am haunted by the visions of a family I could not save or one I wrongly destroyed.
4After I got here, a church other than my deities took me in, I owe them a great deal.
5On this plane I am listless, and have latched onto a party member for purpose.
6An old priest who convinced me to spare a young heretic, who has shown me that things aren't as black and white as I would prefer.

Flaws (d6)

1You have no flaws, You are perfect. The dungeon master can cause you to not take an action if they feel that that actions would indicate a flaw.
2You are loyal to a fault. You prioritize your deity's will before all others.
3You become irate when lesser beings don't see things your way.
4You can't stand being in the same room as creatures of the opposite alignment, and will go out of your way to remove them in any way possible.
5You look down on deities other than your own, actively mocking or insulting their followers whenever possible.
6Stuck on a plane with lesser beings, even reduced as you are, means you are hard to draw into conversation and prefer silence.


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