Faction Agent

Many organizations active in the North and across the face of Dakaron aren’t bound by strictures of geography. These factions pursue their agendas without regard for political boundaries, and their members operate anywhere the organization deems necessary. These groups employ listeners, rumormongers, smugglers, sellswords, cache-holders (people who guard caches of wealth or magic for use by the faction’s operatives), haven keepers, and message drop minders, to name a few. At the core of every faction are those who don’t merely fulfill a small function for that organization, but who serve as its hands, head, and heart.

As a prelude to your adventuring career (and in preparation for it), you served as an agent of a particular faction in Dakaron. You might have operated openly or secretly, depending on the faction and its goals, as well as how those goals mesh with your own. Becoming an adventurer doesn’t necessarily require you to relinquish membership in your faction (though you can choose to do so), and it might enhance your status in the faction. It might lead to being asked to put the faction’s interests before yours at times, or you may be tasked with a mission or job for your faction.

You may select a specific faction (if you already have one in mind), or you may just pick a faction type and alignment. The DM will then choose an appropriate faction for you.

• Skill Proficiencies One skill of your choice, as appropriate to your faction
• Tool Proficiencies One kit as appropriate for your faction
• Equipment Badge or emblem of your faction, a set of common clothes, and a pouch containing 15 gp
• Factions of Dakaron If your background is as an agent for one of the factions, here are ones you can choose from.

Faction Type	Alignment	Your Faction	Skill Proficiency	Tool Proficiency
Criminal	Generic	Generic	Perception, Deception, or Persuasion	Disguise kit or thieves tools
Criminal	Neutral	The Shadowmind Guild	Deception or Stealth	Disguise kit or forgery kit
Criminal	Good	The Order of Ibis	History or Perception	Cartographer’s tools or thieves tools
Criminal	Neutral	The Watchers	Perception or Stealth	Disguise kit or thieves tools
Criminal	Evil	Sim Pirate Company	Acrobatics or Athletics	Navigator’s tools or one type of gaming set
Criminal	Neutral	The Flying Scarves	Performance or Persuasion	One type of musical instrument or disguise kit
Criminal	Evil	Shadow Auction	Deception or Persuasion	any one artisan’s tools kit or poisoner’s kit
Exploratory	Generic	Generic	Nature, Deception, or Perception	Vehicle (land) or any one artisan’s tools kit
Exploratory	Neutral	The Clan of the Dancing Eye	Deception or Performance	Vehicle (land) or tinker’s tools
Exploratory	Neutral	The Living Library	Arcana or Deception	Vehicle (land) or calligrapher’s supplies
Exploratory	Neutral	Conclave of Storms	Nature or Religion	Vehicle (water) or herbalism kit
Exploratory	Neutral	Guild of Waves	Nature or Survival	Vehicle (water) or carpenter’s tools
Exploratory	Good	Adventuring House	Perception or Survival	Vehicle (land) or cook’s utensils
Hunter	Generic	Generic	Investigation, Perception, or Survival	Herbalism kit or any one artisan’s tools kit
Hunter	Good	The Brotherhood of the Dog	Investigation or Perception	Herbalism kit or any one artisan’s tools
Hunter	Good	Deathstalkers	Religion or Survival	Herbalism kit or alchemist’s supplies
Hunter	Good	The Wormguard	Athletics or Survival	Glassblower’s kit or one type of musical instrument
Hunter	Good	Holy Slayers	Religion or Stealth	Herbalism kit or disguise kit
Hunter	Evil	Lodge of the Worm	Perception or Survival	Disguise kit or forgery kit
Hunter	Evil	Tormented Bonds	Investigation or Religion	Poisoner’s kit or disguise kit
Purpose Driven	Generic	Generic	Arcana, Religion, or Nature	Any one artisan’s tools kit or any Vehicle
Purpose Driven	Neutral	Verdant Strands	Nature or Survival	Herbalism kit or alchemist’s supplies
Purpose Driven	Neutral	Carroway Shipping Partners	Nature or Perception	Vehicle (air) or tinker’s tools
Purpose Driven	Evil	Mazone Missions	Persuasion or Religion	Any one gaming set or any one artisan’s tools
Purpose Driven	Good	The Green Mothers	Medicine or Nature	Herbalism kit and any one type of musical instrument
Purpose Driven	Neutral	Three Sisters	Arcana or Deception	Thieves tools or alchemist’s supplies
Purpose Driven	Neutral	Planetary Scholarship	Arcana or Nature	Vehicle (land) or cartographer’s tools
Guard	Generic	Generic	Athletics, Intimidation, or Religion	Any one artisan’s tools kit or herbalism kit
Guard	Good	Imperial Order	History or Intimidation	Vehicle (land) or herbalism kit
Guard	Neutral	Grim Axebrothers	Athletics or Intimidation	Any one artisan’s tools or Vehicle (land)
Guard	Neutral	Twin Blades	Athletics or Insight	Any one artisan’s tools or any one gaming set
Guard	Evil	Fists of Heramar	Athletics or Religion	Any one gaming set or smith’s tools
Guard	Good	DragonBlood	Investigation or Performance	Any one musical instrument or cartographer’s tools
Guard	Neutral	Sect of Night	Deception or Religion	Thieves tools or forgery kit

Feature: Safe Haven

As a faction agent, you have access to a secret network of supporters and operatives who can provide assistance on your adventures. You know a set of secret signs and passwords you can use to identify such operatives, who can provide you with access to a hidden safe house, free room and board, or assistance in finding information, as long as you are in the faction’s area of influence. These agents never risk their lives for you or risk revealing their true affiliations to outsiders.

Suggested Characteristics

Your bond might be associated with other members of your faction, or a location or an object that is important to your faction. The ideal you strive for is probably in keeping with the tenets and principles of your faction, but might be more personal in nature.

d8	Personality Trait
1	I idolize a particular hero of my faction, and constantly refer to that person’s deeds and example.
2	I can find common ground between the fiercest enemies, empathizing with them and always working toward peace.
3	I see omens in every event and action. The gods try to speak to us, we just need to listen.
4	Nothing can shake my optimistic attitude.
5	I quote (or misquote) faction texts and proverbs in almost every situation.
6	I am tolerant (or intolerant) of other factions and respect (or condemn) the worship of other gods.
7	I’ve enjoyed fine food, drink, and high society among my temple’s elite. Rough living grates on me.
8	I’ve spent so long deep in service for the faction that I have little practical experience dealing with people in the outside world.

d6	Ideal
1	Tradition. The laws and bylaws must be preserved and upheld. (Lawful)
2	Charity. I always try to help those in need, no matter what the personal cost. (Good)
3	Change. We must help bring about the changes in the world. (Chaotic)
4	Power. I hope to one day rise to the top of my faction’s hierarchy. (Lawful)
5	Faith. I trust that my deity will guide my actions. I have faith that if I work hard, things will go well. (Lawful)
6	Aspiration. I seek to prove myself worthy of my faction’s teachings and purpose. (Any)

d6	Bond
1	I would die to recover an ancient relic of my faith that was lost long ago.
2	I will someday get revenge on the corrupt temple hierarchy who branded me a heretic.
3	I owe my life to the priest who took me in when my parents died.
4	Everything I do is for the common people.
5	I will do anything to protect the temple where I served.
6	I seek to preserve a sacred text that my enemies consider heretical and seek to destroy.

d6	Flaw
1	I judge others harshly, and myself even more severely.
2	I put too much trust in those who wield power within my temple’s hierarchy.
3	My piety sometimes leads me to blindly trust those that profess faith in my god.
4	I am inflexible in my thinking.
5	I am suspicious of strangers and expect the worst of them.
6	Once I pick a goal, I become obsessed with it to the detriment of everything else in my life.

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