Katuq
Katuq
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AC 14 · HP 170 · 40 ft.Saving throws
Skills
- AcrobaticsDEX
- Animal HandlingWIS
- ArcanaINT
- AthleticsSTR
- DeceptionSTR
- HistoryINT
- InsightWIS
- IntimidationCHA
- InvestigationINT
- MedicineWIS
- NatureINT
- PerceptionWIS
- PerformanceCHA
- PersuasionCHA
- ReligionINT
- Sleight of HandDEX
- StealthDEX
- SurvivalWIS
Armor
Weapons
Tools
Languages
Features
23 featuresReaction
- TraitGoliathStone's Endurance, as a reaction, Katuq can reduce damage from one attack by 1d12 + 4. He can use this trait once per short or long rest.
Always on
- RageLevel 1
When Bonus action
Katuq enters a supernatural battle fury, gaining resistance to common weapon damage and bonus melee damage.
- Twin Strikes
When Attack action
Katuq makes two melee weapon attacks when he takes the Attack action.
- Reckless AttackLevel 2
When First attack on his turn
Katuq attacks recklessly for advantage, accepting that enemies gain advantage against him until his next turn.
- Ancestral Challenge
When First hit while raging
Katuq invokes ancestral spirits to punish enemies who ignore him and attack his allies.
- Spirit ShieldLevel 6
When Reaction while raging
Katuq reduces damage dealt to an ally with ancestral force and can turn that force back upon the attacker.
- Unarmored DefenseLevel 1
While not wearing armor, Katuq's AC equals 10 + his Dexterity modifier + his Constitution modifier. He can use a shield and still gain this benefit.
- Danger SenseLevel 2
Katuq has advantage on Dexterity saving throws against effects he can see, such as traps and spells. He cannot benefit from this feature while blinded, deafened, or incapacitated.
- Primal PathLevel 3
Katuq follows the Path of the Ancestral Guardian, calling on ancestral spirits to defend those under his protection.
- Ancestral ProtectorsLevel 3
While raging, the first creature Katuq hits with a weapon attack on his turn is marked by ancestral spirits until the start of his next turn. The marked creature has disadvantage on attack rolls that do not target Katuq, and when it damages another creature, that creature has resistance to the damage.
- Extra AttackLevel 5
Katuq can attack twice whenever he takes the Attack action.
- Fast MovementLevel 5
Katuq's speed increases by 10 feet while he is not wearing heavy armor.
- Feral InstinctLevel 7
Katuq has advantage on initiative rolls. If he is surprised at the start of combat and is not incapacitated, he can act normally on his first turn if he enters his rage before doing anything else.
- Ability Score ImprovementsLevel 4
Katuq gains the ability score improvements at levels 4, 8, 12, and 14. He increased Strength by 2 at level 4, Constitution by 2 at level 8, Strength by 2 at level 12, and Constitution by 2 at level 14.
- Brutal CriticalLevel 9
Once on each of his turns, when Katuq scores a critical hit with a melee attack, he can roll one additional weapon damage die when determining the extra damage.
- Consult the SpiritsLevel 10
Katuq can consult with his ancestral spirits during a short or long rest. He can ask them up to three questions and receives cryptic guidance concerning a course of action he plans to take within the next seven days.
- Persistent RageLevel 15
Katuq's rage no longer ends early merely because he has not attacked a hostile creature or taken damage.
- Vengeful AncestorsLevel 14
When Katuq uses Spirit Shield to reduce the damage of an attack, the attacker takes force damage equal to the damage Spirit Shield prevented if the attack still hits its target.
- TraitGoliathPowerful Build, Katuq counts as one size larger when determining carrying capacity and the weight he can push, drag, or lift.
- TraitGoliathMountain Born, Katuq has resistance to cold damage and is naturally adapted to high altitude, including elevations above 20,000 feet.
- TraitGoliathLittle Giant, Katuq is proficient in Athletics and is accustomed to the strength and scale of goliath culture.
- TraitGoliathLanguages, Katuq speaks Common and Giant, and he knows Auran from his Outlander background.
- WandererOutlander
Katuq has an excellent memory for maps, terrain, weather, and the practical necessities of travel. He can find food and fresh water for himself and up to five other people each day, provided the land offers such resources. He can also recall the general layout of terrain, settlements, and other features around him.
Gear
8 itemsWeapons
- GreataxeA massive two-handed martial weapon used as Katuq's primary weapon.
- 2×HandaxeLight thrown axes carried at his belt for hunting and close-range combat.
Armor
- Hide armorHide armor worn when he expects conditions that make unarmored defense impractical.
Tools
- Hunting trapA hunting trap inherited from the scouts of his former state.
Gear
- Explorer's packA heavy pack containing blankets, rope, cooking supplies, and other necessities of mountain travel.
- Trophy from a slain animalA carved fragment of a defeated rival's banner, kept as a reminder of political debts.
- Traveler's clothesRugged clothing suited to high passes and long travel.
Purse
- Pouch with gold piecesCoin saved from his final months as a provincial ruler.
Appearance
Katuq is a powerfully built goliath man, standing just over seven feet tall with slate-gray skin patterned by pale natural markings across his shoulders and ribs. His black hair is braided close to the scalp and bound with small bronze rings taken from defeated rival houses. Years of mountain wind have roughened his hands and reddened the skin around his knuckles. He habitually adjusts the woven cord around his left wrist, checking the small carved stone attached to it whenever he is thinking. His clothing combines practical hide armor, a heavy wool mantle, wrapped leggings, and travel gear marked with the colors of his former vassal state.
Mannerisms
Katuq speaks slowly and directly, often pausing to study the nearest exit, ridge line, or source of water. When someone makes a promise, he touches the oath-stone at his wrist. He rarely raises his voice before combat, but his calm becomes unnervingly quiet when he is truly angry.
Personality
Katuq is blunt, observant, and difficult to impress. He is more comfortable sharing a campfire with hunters than attending a court, yet he instinctively takes responsibility when people are frightened or divided. He enjoys testing claims through action, respects competence wherever he finds it, and has a dry sense of humor that appears most often when circumstances are dangerous.
Ideals
Freedom. No ruler has the right to demand obedience from people who cannot refuse. Strength is valuable only when it shields those with less of it.
Bonds
He carries the oath-stone of his former state and will risk everything to reclaim a safe homeland for the people who followed him into exile.
Flaws
Katuq treats compromise as a temporary defeat and often provokes stronger powers simply to prove that they can be resisted. He is suspicious of comfortable rulers, cannot easily admit fear, and may sacrifice immediate safety for the chance to make an example of an arrogant enemy.
Quirks
Background
Katuq was born into the ruling family of a high mountain vassal state, a hard country of wind-scoured passes, grazing shelves, and stone fortresses built around springs. His people owed tribute to a distant goliath high chief, but Katuq's father governed locally, settling disputes between clans and keeping the mountain roads open. Katuq learned leadership through travel rather than ceremony. He crossed the territory with herders, hunters, and scouts, learning which valleys flooded, which trails vanished beneath snow, and which neighboring clans could be trusted when food grew scarce. When the high chief demanded impossible tribute during a brutal winter, Katuq refused to strip his people of their last herds. His defiance became a rebellion, and his small state was broken after months of fighting. Katuq escaped with a handful of loyal retainers, carrying only his clan's oath-stone and the knowledge of every trail leading away from home. He now travels as an outlander and wandering war leader, gathering allies, testing rulers, and deciding whether his homeland should be restored as a free state or placed under a stronger protector. In battle, the voices of his ancestors seem to rise through the wind, guiding his anger toward anyone who threatens those under his protection.
“Katuq learned leadership through travel rather than ceremony.”
- Background
- Outlander
Connections
Species
Goliath
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