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Lapsed Inquisitor

You spent years traveling the countryside as a member of the Arcanist Inquisition, seeking out heretics and blasphemers, daemon and arcanist. Your work uncovered hidden evil that likely saved the lives of countless innocents. However, on more than one occasion the zeal of yourself or others brought low individuals who were themselves innocent.

After a crisis of conscience, you left the ranks of the inquisitors. Leaving those ranks is itself a dangerous prospect, but you could no longer abide. Maybe someone you love and care for starting showing arcane affinities that would have led to their destruction. Maybe you did. Maybe the last investigation you performed opened your eyes to new realities.

Now you are living with a target on your back. Your former peers don’t take kindly to people leaving their ranks. Those whom you persecuted have not forgotten your deeds. But life must still be lived, and there’s more than one way to find and destroy the evil in the world.

Skill Proficiencies Arcana, Religion
Tool Proficiencies Land-based vehicles
Languages One of the following: Abyssal, Celestial, Infernal
Equipment A holy symbol, diplomat’s pack, 10 gp

Features

Feature: The Inquisitor’s Stare
You’ve seen more fear and pain each day that most people see in a lifetime. With a mere glance, you can tell if someone is hiding something, if they are in pain, and if they are about to succumb to injuries. Once per day, you can automatically succeed on a Wisdom (Insight) check or know if a living creature is at less than 10% of its maximum hit points.

Suggested Characteristics

You find yourself in constant conflict between your old mind set and your new life. The motivations and beliefs that led to your inquisitional pursuits were strong, and the feelings and experiences that turned you from that path were equally strong.

Traits

Roll a d6 1d6 Personality Trait
1Whatever I believe is true at the moment is the only truth.
2The various realities you have seen make it hard for you to know what is true and what is not.
3I feel great shame over my actions as an inquisitor.
4I believe that my enemies are waiting around every corner.
5When I get tense, I like to dance and pray to relieve the tension.
6No matter what you’ve seen or done, I can top that.

Ideal

Roll a d6 1d6 Ideal
1The arcane is dangerous and evil, but it must be conquered with compassion rather than violence.
2The unexamined life is a blessing that should not be overlooked… or overanalyzed
3Life is too short to not live it to its fullest.
4Progress is an arch daemon’s playground.
5Nothing means anything. Life is futile and uncaring.
6Children are the only ones who can make the world right.

Bond

Roll a d6 1d6 Bond
1The person who made me see the error in my inquisitioning ways keeps me grounded.
2My old amulet of office never leaves my neck, a reminder of what I was and what I can never become again.
3I adopted the pet of one of my former victims. I care for it as penance for all the lives I destroyed.
4My former assistant left the Inquisition with me, and I feel beholden to lead them on a better path.
5The spirit of someone who died at my hands has become my friend and confessor.
6Although I have left the Inquisition, my former mentor still holds an important place in my heart.

Flaw

Roll a d6 1d6 Flaw
1I still exhibit some of the fear and hatred that drove me as an inquisitor.
2When things don’t go my way, I sulk and pout.
3The terrors of my past occupation make others likely to fear and hate me.
4I have a difficult time remaining calm when I know someone is lying to me.
5I can be quite a coward when I don’t have the upper hand in a conflict.
6I keep close watch on my finances and never forgive a debt.


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