Laren Stoneoath
Laren Stoneoath
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AC 14 · HP 113 · 30 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
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Languages
Features
21 featuresReaction
- Stone's EnduranceGoliathAs a reaction, Laren can reduce damage from an attack by 1d12 + his Constitution modifier. He can use this trait once per short or long rest.
Always on
- RageLevel 1
When Bonus action
Laren enters a battle trance, gaining his rage benefits for up to 1 minute. His rage ends early if he neither attacks a hostile creature nor takes damage during a turn.
- Extra AttackLevel 5
When Attack action
Laren attacks twice with his greataxe or other weapon when taking the Attack action.
- Reckless AttackLevel 2
When First attack on his turn
Laren accepts disadvantage on incoming attacks to gain advantage on his Strength-based melee weapon attacks for the turn.
- Stone's Endurance
When When taking damage
Laren uses his reaction to reduce incoming damage by 1d12 + his Constitution modifier, usable once per short or long rest.
- Unarmored DefenseLevel 1
While not wearing armor, Laren's Armor Class equals 10 + his Dexterity modifier + his Constitution modifier.
- Danger SenseLevel 2
Laren has advantage on Dexterity saving throws against effects he can see, such as traps and spells. He cannot benefit while blinded, deafened, or incapacitated.
- Primal PathLevel 3
Laren follows the Path of the Totem Warrior, drawing spiritual strength from the bear and the ancient powers of the wilderness.
- Spirit SeekerLevel 3
Laren can cast the Beast Sense and Speak with Animals spells as rituals, using spiritual communion rather than spell slots.
- Totem Spirit, BearLevel 3
While raging, Laren gains the bear totem's endurance. He has resistance to all damage except psychic damage.
- Ability Score ImprovementLevel 4
Laren increases his Strength score by 2, raising it to 20.
- Fast MovementLevel 5
Laren's speed increases by 10 feet while he is not wearing heavy armor.
- Aspect of the Beast, BearLevel 6
Laren gains the bear aspect. He has advantage on Strength checks to carry, push, drag, or lift, and his carrying capacity and maximum lift are doubled, already reflected by Powerful Build.
- Feral InstinctLevel 7
Laren gains advantage on initiative rolls. If surprised at the start of combat, he can still act normally if he enters a rage before doing anything else on that turn.
- Ability Score ImprovementLevel 8
Laren increases his Wisdom score by 2, raising it to 20.
- Brutal CriticalLevel 9
Once per turn when Laren scores a critical hit with a melee attack, he can roll one additional weapon damage die when determining the extra damage.
- Spirit WalkerLevel 10
Laren can cast Commune with Nature as a ritual. The spell manifests as a spiritual conversation with the land and its ancient powers.
- Mountain BornGoliathLaren is acclimated to high altitude, including elevations above 20,000 feet, and is naturally adapted to cold climates.
- Powerful BuildGoliathLaren counts as one size larger when determining carrying capacity and the weight he can push, drag, or lift.
- Goliath ability score increaseGoliathLaren gains +2 Strength and +1 Constitution from his species.
- Shelter of the FaithfulAcolyte
Laren can expect respectful treatment and assistance from temples, shrines, and other religious communities of his faith. Clergy will provide modest support, such as shelter and basic aid, when possible.
Gear
11 itemsWeapons
- GreataxeA massive two-handed martial weapon with a broad iron blade, marked with Laren's stone oath seal.
- 2×HandaxeLight thrown axes used as backup weapons.
- 4×JavelinSimple spears suitable for throwing or close combat.
Gear
- Explorer's PackA sturdy pack containing bedroll, tinderbox, rations, waterskin, rope, and other travel necessities.
- Holy SymbolA small stone emblem representing Laren's faith and former shrine.
- Prayer BookA collection of copied prayers and teachings from Laren's order.
- 5×IncenseFragrant incense used in daily rites.
- VestmentsCeremonial clothing worn during shrine duties.
- Common ClothesPlain traveling clothes.
- PouchA small leather pouch containing his starting funds.
Purse
- 15×Gold PiecesStarting currency from his life as an acolyte.
Appearance
Laren Stoneoath is a towering goliath with slate-gray skin, pale blue eyes, and black hair braided with small iron rings. White markings resembling mountain ridges run from his temples down his neck and arms. He carries himself with the stillness of a carved monument, but when battle begins, his expression becomes fierce and focused. His broad shoulders are wrapped in worn prayer shawls over practical traveling clothes, and his greataxe bears a simple stone seal of his former shrine.
Mannerisms
Laren pauses before answering difficult questions, as though listening for an echo from the mountains. He touches the stone seal on his greataxe before entering battle, speaks in short deliberate sentences, and refers to important promises as stones that must be carried.
Personality
Laren is quiet, observant, and intensely dependable. He prefers useful work to praise, honest silence to polite lies, and a hard road with good companions to an easy road walked alone. Though he appears stern, he is patient with frightened people and unexpectedly gentle with children, animals, and anyone carrying a burden they did not choose. He treats his rage as a sacred tool, never a source of pride.
Ideals
Endurance. The strong exist to bear what the weak cannot, not to rule over them. A promise is a stone laid into the foundation of the world, and breaking one weakens everything built upon it.
Bonds
The sacred stone stolen from his clan's shrine must be recovered and returned before Laren can consider his oath fulfilled. He also feels responsible for every pilgrim, refugee, and orphan who reminds him of those he once failed to save.
Flaws
Laren is slow to forgive desecration, betrayal, or cowardice, and he can mistake compromise for moral weakness. When challenged, he becomes stubbornly silent rather than admit uncertainty. He also has a dangerous tendency to shoulder burdens that belong to others, convinced that suffering is proof of devotion.
Quirks
Background
Laren Stoneoath was born among a highland goliath clan that measured worth through endurance, honesty, and the ability to carry one's share of hardship. As a young hunter, he was strong enough to climb the clan's most dangerous passes, but he was also unusually contemplative. Rather than competing for glory, Laren spent long evenings listening to the clan elders recite stories of ancestral spirits, sacred mountains, and the promises that bound the living to the dead. When a landslide buried a traveling shrine and several pilgrims, Laren entered the rubble alone and returned with survivors who had been trapped for three days. The priests called the feat a sign, and he was invited to serve as an acolyte. Laren never became a gentle priest in the usual sense. He learned the rites, guarded the shrine, tended the wounded, and memorized the old prayers, but his faith expressed itself through action rather than sermons. When raiders desecrated the shrine and stole its sacred stone, Laren took up his greataxe and left the mountains to recover it. He now travels as a wandering protector, offering shelter to the displaced and judgment to those who prey upon the helpless. His rage is not wild to him. It is a solemn invocation of the mountain's strength, released only when patience and reason have failed.
“As a young hunter, he was strong enough to climb the clan's most dangerous passes, but he was also unusually contemplative.”
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Goliath
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