Elysium Knight

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Elysium Knight

You have died, but that wasn't the first step. Whatever you did in your life, it got the attention of a Deity above all others. The Eternal Creation. Usually your life must have been one of great interest and internal struggle, but with you overcoming the darkness to be a servant of the light.
Skill Proficiencies: Arcana and Insight
Tool Proficiencies: An Artisan tool of your choice
Languages: Celestial and one of your choice
Equipment: An ornate simple weapon, a trinket that bears the Eternal Creation's mark, the Artisan tool you are proficient in.

Feature: Wider Knowledge

You have died, but that wasn't the first step. Whatever you did in your life, it got the attention of a Deity above all others. The Eternal Creation. Usually your life must have been one of great interest and internal struggle, but with you overcoming the darkness to be a servant of the light. When you died you were pulled from your desired afterlife and given three choices by the Eternal Creation: You could have remained in his world, the Empyrean Realm, as an honoured citizen of the ivory afterlife. You could have been returned to your mortality, without most of your skill but alive to re-attempt your existence. The final choice was to become an Elysium Knight, one of the warriors of Empyrean. You would be granted understanding and skill, but you would have to earn your place in the multiverse. You chose the latter. You have struggled through the period of observation, when you have been invisible and intangible to the mortal planes. Forgotten. And you have arisen a follower of the Eternals and an infinitely more interesting person Skill Proficiencies: Arcana and Insight Tool Proficiencies: An Artisan tool of your choice Languages: Celestial and one of your choice Equipment: An ornate simple weapon, a trinket that bears the Eternal Creation's mark, the Artisan tool you are proficient in.

Suggested Characteristics

Personality Traits (d8)

1My time spent forgotten has left me quite lonely.
2I often make obscure references to other universes that no one knows.
3I may have a few screws loose from not fully grasping the gravity of my situation.
4I prefer to watch from the sidelines, I have already done it for so long.
5I never stop talking about what I've seen.
6I have the social skills of a brick.
7People seem to just ignore me, It's not too much of a problem.
8My time spent in different cultures and times mean that I often forget what questions are appropriate.

Ideals (d6)

1Legacy. My travels have taught me the value of how we are remembered (Lawful)
2Betterment. I have seen pure good and full evil. I know I can be better, I have seen it (Good)
3Domination. I have the knowledge of galaxies, Why shouldn't I rule? (Evil)
4Traveler. I enjoyed travelling the multiverse, I hope I get the same thrill here. (Neutral)
5Duty. I was chosen for a reason, I must prove myself to the Eternal Creation (Good)
6Life. I don't care what I did, I'm alive again. Not many people get a second chance. (Chaotic)

Bonds (d6)

1All my family and everyone I knew are dead now.
2I don't and won't believe the existence of the Eternals. I can't...They can't exist.
3I occasionally get visits from Cosmos, asking for favours.
4My worst enemy is like me, I must find him.
5I miss a world I visited when I was 'forgotten', I dream of returning someday.
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Flaws (d6)

1I often assume others have the same knowledge as I.
2I think those who don't believe in the Eternals are idiots.
3I always hide away from conflict.
4I always rush into help others, even if it could kill me. Again.
5I get angry when people don't believe my stories.
6I'm addicted to danger, probably due to my reincarnation, I believe I'm immortal.


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