Tales from the Vale

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The current age has no all-encompassing empire. The world is shrouded in a dark age, between the
collapse of the last great empire of Nerath, and the rise of the next, which might be centuries away.
Minor kingdoms prosper, to be sure: baronies, holdings, city-states. But the world isn’t carved up
between nation-states that jealously enforce their borders. Each settlement appears as a point of light
in the widespread darkness, a haven, an island of civilization in the wilderness that covers the world.

Those centers of civilization are few and far between. The soldiers of the big towns and cities might do
a passable job of keeping the lands within a few miles of their settlements free of monsters and bandits,
but most of the outlying towns and villages are on their own. Trade and travel do occur, but these are
the purview of plucky merchants, brave souls, and the desperate. And even so, the most ambitious of
those individuals are careful to stick to better-known roads. It might be safe enough within a day’s ride
of a city or an hour’s walk of a village, but go beyond that and you are taking your life into your hands.
A few difficult and dangerous roads tenuously link neighboring settlements together, but if you stray
from them you quickly find yourself immersed in goblin-infested forests, haunted barrowfields, desolate
hills and marshes, and monster-hunted badlands.

Many small settlements and strongholds are founded, flourish for a time, and then fall into darkness.
The wild lands are filled with forgotten towers, abandoned towns, haunted castles, and ruined temples.
Lost knowledge and ancient magic might linger in these places and ordinary folk shun these locations,
fearing what might lie within. Even people living only a few miles away from such places might know
them only by rumor and legend.

Sometimes the smallest villages have a few capable individuals and a bit of magic at their disposal.
People believe in magic and accept its power. They benefit from a hedge mage’s ability to ward off evil
spirits, a wise woman’s talent for making effective herbal cures, and a priest’s capacity to call on the
power of the gods to bless crops. Like these minor magicians, warriors are widespread enough that
most villages enjoy adequate protection from day-to-day threats. Some such soldierly types trace their
skills back to their time in an army, while others carry on the martial tradition of their family that dates
to ancient times. Still others combine the old and the new, learning to fight as necessity dictates,
creating a unique path.

In such a world, adventurers are aberrant. They are truly extraordinary people, driven by a thirst for
excitement into a life that others would never dare lead. Commoners view them as brave at best and
insane at worst. But they are heroes, compelled to explore the dark places of the world and take on the
challenges that lesser women and men can’t stand against.

Some even become legends.

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Character Generation
Attribute generation
Roll 4d6, drop the lowest die rolled, for each
Attribute and place as desired.
Choose your race
The last great empire, old Nerath, was ruled by
humans, and it contained a place for all the
common races. Even though it has fallen into
ruin, the remains of the empire still serve as home
to humans, elves, dwarves, and others.
Collectively they are called the civilized races—
they’re the ones found living together in the
towns and villages of the Nentir Vale.
The Nentir Vale is also a land of gender equity,
where women can be found in all professions and
ranks. The inhabitants of the Vale value skill and
fortitude, no matter its trappings. Nobles are
respected, even revered, but to the common
person they are not untouchable. Respect must be
earned, and nowhere in the world is there a people
as ready to demand their due as in the Nentir Vale.
Adventurers and heroes can arise from these
various peoples. If you’re a fighter, are you a
stubborn canien knight, a graceful elf
blademaster, or a fierce half-ogre gladiator? If
you’re a spellcaster, are you a brave human spell-
for-hire, a pious mechanoid priest, or a demented
dwarven spellcrafter?
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Playable Races
Races from Core Rulebook
Dwarves
In time of Nerath, most of the dwarven kingdoms
and city-states were absorbed into the rule of the
human-controlled empire. Over countless years,
dwarves spread across the most remote regions of
this realm, and they can be found throughout the
former lands of Nerath to this day. A few dwarven
strongholds still survive from ancient times, or
have been rebuilt since the fall of Nerath. In the
Nentir Vale, many dwarves live in human towns,
but dwarven communities can be found to the
east, the most important of all is the citadel of
Hammerfast.
Physical Qualities:
Dwarves of the Vale have the same variety of
skin, eye, and hair colors as humans, although red
hair is more common among them. Male dwarves
are often bald and braid their long beards into
elaborate patterns. Female dwarves braid their
hair to show clan and ancestry. Dwarven attire
and equipment, including weapons and shields,
are decorated with bold geometric shapes, natural
gems, and ancestral faces.
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Elves
In time of Nerath, countless elven tribes were part
of the human empire. Today, elves can be found
in many human settlements, ranging from few
individuals in small villages to entire elven
communities in big towns and cities. Other elven
tribes continue to wander the wilderness, though
they face increasingly violent raids by orcs,
goblins, and worse. In the Nentir Vale, many such
tribes are mostly found in the Harken Forest.
Harken Forest elves revere the natural world, and
prefer the primal power of the natural world to the
arcane magic their city cousins employ, but they
are equally adept in its use.
Physical Qualities:
Elves are slim, and even the strongest simply look
athletic rather than musclebound. They have the
same range of complexions as humans, but their
complexions tend more toward tan or brown hues.
A typical elf’s hair color is dark brown, autumn
orange, mossy green, or deep gold, and they favor
a wild and loose look to their hair. Their ears are
long and pointed, and their eyes are vibrant blue,
violet, or green. Elves can’t grow facial hair and
have little body hair.
Halflings
Halflings are the second most numerous people in
the Nentir Vale, like humans can be found nearly
anywhere, and they come from any walk of life.
Halfling adventurers might be related to the
Halfmoon, Ostermans, or the Thistletons families
from Fallcrest, or the Featherton family of
Harkenwold. Halflings descended from the
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traders can be members of the Swiftwater,
Swiftriver or Reedfoot clans.
Physical Qualities:
They resemble small humans and are
proportioned like human adults. Halflings have
the same range of complexions as humans, but
most halflings have dark hair and eyes. Halfling
males don’t have beards, but many have long, full
sideburns. Halflings of both genders often wear
complicated hairstyles, featuring complex
braiding and weaving.
Humans
Humans are the dominant race of the Nentir Vale
anywhere outside of the Dawnforge Mountains,
the Harken Forest and the Stonemarch. Although
humanity has developed rich cultures and styles
of their own, they are also known for borrowing
from others. The advanced construction
techniques of the dwarves, the arcane mastery of
the elves, and even the traditions of lost
civilizations such as Bael Turath and Arkhosia
can all be found in the human sphere. This leads
to great variation in human architecture, clothing
styles, and even religious iconography.
Physical Qualities:
The stereotypical humans from the Nentir Vale
have fair to dark brown skin tone, and they cover
the whole range of tans and browns in between.
Their hair ranges from sandy blonde to nearly
black, and their eyes are most often brown, blue,
or hazel. Within those guidelines, they vary
greatly in appearance.
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Half-human Supplement
Half-Elf
Half-elves are a race originally descended from
the union of elves and humans. Many half-elves
are the direct offspring of human and elf parents.
However, half-elves produce half-elf offspring
among themselves, and some members of the race
can trace their mixed ancestry back for
generations. Half-elves combine the best traits of
both their lines, mixing the wisdom and long-term
perspective of the elves with the energy, ambition,
and ingenuity of their human parentage.
Half-elves are most common in places where
elves and humans live in close proximity. The
uncertainty that has arisen in settled lands since
the fall of the human empire of Nerath has seen
countless elf and human families relocate to the
settlements of the other race. In such mixed
communities, half-elves are an increasingly
common sight.
Physical Qualities:
Half-elves tend to be sturdier of build than elves
but more slender than most humans. Half-elves
have the same range of complexions as humans
and elves, and like elves, half-elves often have
eye or hair colors not normally found among
humans. Male half-elves can grow facial hair,
unlike male elves, and often sport thin mustaches,
goatees, or short beards. Half-elves’ ears are about
the size of human ears, but they are tapered, like
the ears of their elven ancestors.
Half-Orc
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When Nerath collapsed, the frontier territories
such as the Nentir Vale were the first to fall into
ruin. Marauding tribes of orcs, previously held at
bay by imperial armies, quickly encroached on
settled human lands. Half-Orcs are usually the
result of forced crossbreeding between Humans
and Orcs, and are not considered a true race. Such
creatures tend to be outcasts within Human
communities where they may have settled but
have been known to rise into power in a cities
underbelly where thieves guilds and other illegal
aspects are known to exist.
Physical Qualities:
Half-orcs favor their human lineage in
appearance, but are distinguished by skin that
tends to various shades of gray, broad jaws, and
prominent lower canine teeth—though these are
still a far cry from the jutting tusks of orcs. On
average, they are taller and stronger than humans
as well. Their hair is usually black, though it
grays quickly with age. Most half-orcs who live
among humans favor human styles of clothing
and hairstyle, but a few adopt orc traditions, tying
small bones or beads into long braids or bunches
of hair.
Half-Ogre
Half-Ogres are usually the result of forced
crossbreeding between Humans and Ogres, and
are not considered a true race. Such creatures tend
to be outcasts within both Human and Ogrish
communities, but their human parent, or the
human that is raising them, have been known to
find a home in isolated settlements.
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Physical Qualities:
Half-Ogres are big, averaging around 7' in height,
broad shouldered and rangy. Their features tend to
favor the Ogrish parent, with dark coarse hair, tan
or brown skin and dark eyes. Most Half-Ogres are
usually not very smart but they make up for that
in their strength and size.
New Race Supplement
Bisren
Bisren present an enigma to other races. Though
many Bisren are civilized, they suffer suspicion
and hatred from other races. Animosity stems not
only from their monstrous appearance, but also
from infamy. Who can say how savage a heart
beats behind a bisren's ribs? The ancient bisren
kingdom of Saruun Khel dominated the Nentir
Vale before the Nerathi Empire began to colonize
the regions. Since Saruun Khel fell long ago,
bisren inhabit the Vale but in small numbers while
keeping to a semi-nomadic lifestyle. The largest
clan roam Harkenwold and Harken forest region.
Physical Qualities:
Bisren combine the features of human and bull,
having the build and musculature of a hulking
humanoid, but with the cloven hooves, a bovine
tail, and, their most distinctive feature of all, a
bull’s head. Bisrens take pride in their horns, and
sharpness, size, and color speak to the bisren's
power and place within its society. Fur and skin
coloring runs from albino white to coal black, and
everything between, though most have red or
brown fur and hair, with lighter tones underneath.
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Clan patterns are important to bisren and such
decoration appears on bisren's clothing, armor,
weapons, and sometimes, on their hides. Each
pattern is particular to a clan, and its size and
complexity helps them identify family allegiance
and caste.
Caneins
Caneins have a legend has that there was a wizard
who loved his dogs very much. This mage kept
dogs as pets, trained them to guard his estate, and
even used them in magical experiments to
enhance their ability to serve. They were gifted
with greater intelligence and a more humanoid
stature. It is unknown whether the legend is
entirely true or not, but it is generally assumed to
be the genesis of the Caneins. Caneins often form
almost knight-like codes and attitudes, often
serving a patron in exactly that capacity. Caneins
usually live in groups, known as Packs, in human
cities. There is no known settlement nor kingdom
of Caneins, only small groups scattered among
the human cities.
Physical Qualities:
Caneins are a race of dog-like humanoids, known
for their extreme sense of loyalty whether to
liege, friend, or family. There is a great deal of
physical variance among the individual Caneins,
with some short and stocky, others leanly
muscled, and variations in the colorations of their
coats. However, all Caneins share a similar facial
structure similar to the various bulldog or boxer
type dog breeds, having jowls and squat features.
Caneins vary in their height, but are rarely larger
than the average human.
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Fauns immortal spirit or elemental being, as the spark

Fauns are branded by folklore as tricksters, for sentience. This new being had to be
hedonists and charlatans, fauns only partially autonomously capable of its tasks and able to
deserve the dark aspect of their reputation. Fauns learn.
first came to the mortal realm when the world was
In the Nentir Vale, a few of them belong to the
young and had not yet fully healed from the
noble families of Harkenwold and Hammerfast,
destruction of the Dawn War. That war drew the
or work as mercenaries. More rarely, some may
Feywild closer to the mortal realm, connecting the
still lay dormant across the countryside, relics of
two worlds through rifts in the fabric of the planes
the last war of the empire of Nerath.
that the inhabitants of the natural world would
come to call fey crossings. Physical Qualities:
A mechanoid is a bulky humanoid with a skin of
In the Nentir Vale, Fauns live among the
plates made of metal and stone, supported by a
humanoids of the Winterbole Forest, and are very
skeleton of similar material and a musculature of
rarely seen.
leathery, woody fiber bundles. Most mechanoid
Physical Qualities: average in size comparable to a human as this
Born of a union between Faun and nymph, a faun allows them to wear pre-existing armor without to
is always male. Fauns resemble humans with the much adjustments but they weigh twice as much
legs of goats, and they are covered in fur from the as the average human due to their construction.
waist down. Most fauns have a pair of small horns
While they do not require food as a normal being,
sprouting from their heads, ranging in shape from
they do require liquid such as water, wine, or oil
a pair of small nubs to the curling horns of rams.
for their meals. Mechanoid have an internal
They display the broad shoulders and powerful
network of tubes filled with bloodlike fluid
upper bodies of humans, and most sport some
nourishes and lubricates their systems.
kind of facial hair. Their wild, curly hair ranges in
length, with younger fauns keeping their hair Powerful arms end in three-fingered, thumbed
short. Older fauns let it grow as they age, until it hands, while their feet each have two broad toes.
hangs about their shoulders.
Each mechanoid has a unique rune on its
Mechanoid (homebrewed race) forehead, much like humans have distinctive
More than three centuries ago, Emperor Eothyr III fingerprints. This rune is known as a “ghulra,” a
opened imperial coffers to the Society of Imperial word that means “truth” in Primordial.
Spellcrafters, an organization of learned arcanists
honored by, but independent of, the emperor. He
set their goal as an adaptive artificial being—one
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Playable Classes Spellcrafters

Spellcrafters are specialized Magic-Users who
Choose your class focus on the creation of magical items and
constructs.
Bard
Characters who make their way in the world by Thief (core rules)
the means of influencing and entertaining others Thieves are those who take what they want or
through the use of music or oratory skills are need by stealth or deception, combined with
considered to be bards. Most bards use singing, formidable skills that range setting and disarming
playing musical instruments, and using oratory or traps/alarms, getting past locks, or even slight of
story telling skills to their benefits. hand techniques that help relieve others of their
coinage.
Cleric (core rules)
Clerics are those who have devoted themselves to Scouts
the service of a deity, pantheon, or other belief Scouts have been toughened by self-sufficiency
system. and isolation from the comforts of civilized living
as they roam the borderlands to keep outlaws and
Fighter (core rules)
monsters at bay and report to nearby towns if
Fights include soldiers, guardsmen, or anyone
threats are approaching.
else for whom fighting is a way of life.
Generate starting money
Magic User (core rules)
Everyone starts with (2d6x10)+60 in gold for
Magic-Users are those who seek and use
their life savings, be it in actual coinage or
knowledge of the arcane.
equipment.
Illusionist
Illusionists are specialized Magic-Users who
focus on the creation and manipulation of
illusions, and at higher levels the quasi-real stuff
of the planes of shadow.
Pyromancer
Pyromancers are specialized Magi-Users who
focus on the creation and manipulation of fire.

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Supplements and Optional Rules
Class ability modifiers
Equipment Emporium
Ability Rolls (core rules: pdf 157/book 153)
Any time when a player character tries to do
something in the game that is does not have a rule
covering it, the Ability check will be used.
The player rolls 1d20 and adds his or her Ability
Bonus for the score the GM thinks is most
appropriate, as well as any situational bonus or
penalty the GM assigns. If the total rolled is equal
to or higher than the given Target number, the roll
is a success.
Thief Options (core rules: pdf 157/ book 153)
(Single/ Combo classed core rule Thieves only-No
subclasses)
The player is allowed to customized their class
skills progression after first level.
• Levels 2-9: The Thief has 30 percentiles
points (total) to spread among his skills
for each level advanced.
• Levels 10-15: The Thief has 20 percentiles
points (total) to spread among his skills
for each level advanced.
• Level 16 +: The Thief has 10 percentiles
points (total) to spread among his skills
for each level advanced.
Limitations
No more than 10 percentiles to be added to any
single Thief ability per level gain.
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No Thief ability may be raised above 99 percent.
There must always be that slight chance of
failure, no matter what.
Combat Options (Single class fighters only)
Specialization:
Under this rule, the player of a Fighter may
choose a weapon, a shield, or armor type in which
the character is especially skilled. Specialization
only applies to "true" Fighters, and not to any
subclasses.
At first level, the player applies one rank of
specialization to the chosen weapon, shield, or
armor. This choice must be quite specific; for
instance, a specialization in the longsword will
give no bonuses when using a shortsword.
Every third level after first (that is, 4th, 7th, 10th,
13th, 16th, & 19th) the player applies another rank
of specialization. Each new rank may be applied
to an existing specialization, or to a new
specialization.
Additional attacks always come after all other
attacks are resolved; that is, the Fighter attacks
once on his or her Initiative number, then again
after all “first” attacks are done. If more than one
weapon specialist is involved in a battle, count
Initiative down twice, once for “first” attacks and
again for “second” attacks.
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Weapon Specialist Critical Fumbles

Combat Bonus Attacks per A natural 1 on the attack die roll may result in a
Rank fumble; if this occurs, the player may roll a save
(Attack/Damage) Round
vs. Death Ray with Dexterity applied. If the save
1 +1 / +0 1/1
is failed, the character has fumbled. The effects of
2 +1 / +1 1/1 a fumble vary based on the type of weapon and
3 +2 / +1 3/2 the action happening in the scene.
4 +2 / +2 3/2 Two Weapon Combat
5 +3 / +2 2/1 The weapon in the primary hand suffers a penalty
of -2 to hit, while the weapon in the off-hand is
6 +3 / +3 2/1
used at a -5 penalty normally. Subtract from this
penalty the character's Dexterity bonus, with a
Shield Specialist
A fighter character may spend a specialization minimum penalty of +0 (so a character with 18
rank to specialize with shields. A shield specialist Dexterity does not get a +1 bonus to hit this way).
receives an additional +1 bonus to AC while The primary weapon must, obviously, be one-
wielding the shield against any number of melee handed, and the secondary must be a dagger,
attacks. handaxe, or similar very small weapon.

A character may apply only one additional rank,
when acquired, to increase his bonus to +2. This
is the maximum of the advancement.
Armor Specialist
A fighter character may spend a specialization
rank to consider a type of armor of his choice one
step lighter in regards of movement rates. A
fighter can only apply one rank of specialization
to each specific type of armor.
Combat options (all classes)
Critical Hits
If a nature 20 is rolled then max damage of the
weapon die is added to the result rolled (if the
weapon is a d6 then 6 points is added to the
amount rolled, ect...).
The off-handed weapon normally does not get
multiple attacks, even if allowed by
specialization. Like a monster using an attack
routine (claw-claw-bite) the off-handed weapon
attacks at the same time as the primary weapon.
Note: Off-handed weapon attacks (with no
primary hand attack) are at -3 penalty, with the
Dexterity bonus subtracted as above.
As an option, a character using two-weapon
combat may choose to use the off-handed weapon
as a defensive item similar to a shield. This must
be declared at the start of the round.
In this case, no special penalty is applied to the
primary weapon, and the off-handed weapon adds
+1 to the wielder's AC value against a single
melee attacker per round.

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If the character using two weapons at once has a Trip: The character tries to hook and pull
specialization bonus with the off-hand weapon he down a foe instead of inflicting damage.
is using to defend, add the specialization AB On a successful hit, the victim must make
modifier as well to the character's AC. a save vs. Paralyzation or fall to the
ground. Standing up again is equivalent to
Defending
When the character just wants to avoid being hit. a full move.
The player must declare that the character is Cleric Options
defending and is not making any attacks. Turning undead (Druids gets Befriend Animal)
bonus.
The defending character applies a bonus of +4 to
AC. If the character is holding/using a specialized The Cleric (and Druids) are allowed to add their
weapon, he or she may add the specialization "to wisdom (or charisma for the Druids) modifier to
hit" bonus to AC to reflect the additional parrying all turn/befriend rolls. This option is applied to the
skill. Also, magic weapons usually confer the number of HD affected also.
bonus to the AC of the defending character.
Bonus spells
Called Shots
Wisdom Bonus Spells Bonus Orisons
Called shots are all those kind of attacks that are
9 – 11 N/A 0
not performed with the intent of simply dealing
damage but rather to achieve “special effects” like 12 N/A +1
tripping, disarming, or otherwise subduing the 13 – 15 1x 1st level +1
target. 16 – 17 2x 1st level +2
A called shot makes a normal attack roll with a -4 18 2x 1st, 1x 2nd level +3
penalty on the roll.
Called shots may be resisted with a saving throw
of some kind but usually Paralyzation or Death
Ray.
Here are some samples of called shots:
Disarm: The character chooses to inflict
no damage and simply disarm the enemy;
the target is permitted to save vs.
Paralyzation to hang on to his or her
weapon.

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Spells If a Druid consumes holy water, it will affect

Cleric/Druids may chose their spells to pray for Befriend Animals and specific spells in the same
when they gain the appropriate level to cast the manner as a cleric
spell.
A Druid can consume a vial of holy water to
Cleric/Druids start with the ability to cast (1+ receive a +2 bonus to their Befriend Animal
Bonus) Orisions at first level. attempt and the number of HD affected.
1. Cure Minor Wounds (heals for 1 point but The spells affected are: Entangle, Faerie Fire,
also stabilizes dying characters) Pass Without Trace, Speak with Animals, Speak
2. Mend (small objects only. Usually no
with Plants. The amount of vials must equal the
larger than one or two lbs).
3. Predict Weather spell level of the spell to be boosted.
4. Virtue Magic-user Options (this applies to the
5. Ward / Curse (specific version must be Illusionist, Pryomancer, and Spellcrafter also)
prayed for to be used)
6. Water to Wine Arcane bolt #1
7. Meal Blessing Base Range: 10 / 20 / 30 Base Damage 1d3
8. Guidance / Misguide (specific version
must be prayed for to be used) The Arcane bolt is treated as a normal missile
weapon created by magic and does mundane
Holy Water concussion (blunt) damage, so it will not affect
Holy water can be used by clerics to boost their creatures who are only affected by magic. It will
spell-casting and the effect of turning undead. affect inanimate objects.
If a cleric consumes holy water, they may choose Alternative XP advancement (single classed
to double the duration of some spells casted. Only only)
defensive/protective spells can be boosted this Spells
way (namely: Bless, Protection from Evil, Level EXP Hit Dice
1 2 3
Protection from Evil 10' radius, Resist Cold,
Resist Fire). The amount of vials must equal the 1 0 1d4 1 - -
spell level of the spell to be boosted. 2 1,500 2d4 2 - -
A Cleric can consume a vial of holy water to 3 4,000 3d4 2 1 -
receive a +2 bonus to their Turn Undead attempt 4 9,000 4d4 2 2 -
and the number of HD affected.
5 20,000 5d6 2 2 1
If a Druid is of appropriate level, they may create
holy water.

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Bonus spells for high Intelligence Roll 1d10 for each cantrip. Duplicates can be
Intelligence Bonus Spells Cantrips chosen instead of rerolled.
9 - 11 N/A 0 1. Exterminate
12 N/A +1 2. Mage Hand
3. Knot / Unknot (specific version must be
13 - 15 1 x 1st level +1
memorized to be used)
16 - 17 2 x 1st level +2 4. Irritate
18 st nd
2 x 1 , 1 x 2 level +3 5. Flavor
6. Clean / Dirty (specific version must be
memorized to be used)
Inherent Read Magic 7. Flare (very small ball of fire - can be used
Arcane spellcasters can read magic without
in an attempt to start a small campfire or
needing the spell but it takes ten times as long.
torch)
Inherent Detect Magic 8. Animate Tool
Arcane spellcasters can detect magic by holding 9. Inscribe (can not be used to write scrolls
said object in or with their hand. It takes a full or magical runes)
minute of concentration (no other action can be 10. Open / Close
performed) without interruption or disruption.
Upon a successful INT ability roll, the spellcaster First level spells
can feel a warm, tingling sensation, or have some Arcane spellcasters begin with 2 + bonus. Half
other unusual tactile effect (GM's call). the beginning spells are randomly rolled by the
player while the rest is chosen by the GM.
Starting Spellbooks
Saving Throw Bonus (single classed only)
All arcane spellcasters start with the following in Magic-Users get a bonus on saving throws vs.
their spellbooks: Starting number of Cantrips: 1d4 Spells equal to their intelligence bonus. This
+ Bonus represents their greater understanding of magic
and ability to predict and therefore avoid spells
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House Rules
Hit points
Max HP for first level
Character death
• At 0 hp, a character becomes unconscious
• At negative hp, a character loses 1 hp per
round until dead or stabilized.
• Happens at -10 hp as per the Death and
Dying optional rules on page 152 (pdf
page 156).
Ability score advancement
Only humans can increase their ability scores.
The underlying logic of this criteria is that
humans are the most adaptable race and the
fastest learners. The other races have longer
lifespans and other natural abilities that preclude
them from having to improve their stats.
Racial class restriction is abolished.
A character can be any of the listed classes no
matter their race. Some races will have
preferences but that is not stopping the player
characters from being something else.
Combination classes (core rules pg 10)
To become a member of a combination class, a
character must meet the requirements of both
classes with one of the classes being a core rule
class. Combination class characters use the best
values of their two classes (to the limit of any
racial limitations).
Subclasses can not combo with their parent class
Divine/Arcane caster combinations is not
allowed. Their approaches to magic is
incompatible.

A player (with a human character) may choose to Arcane caster based combinations may cast spells
increase one ability score by one point at levels 4, while wearing leather or lighter armor that is
7, 10, and 15. specially made. This based on the fact that the
additional class includes training in the use of
No score may be raised over an "18." armor.
Alignments
Armor Cost Weight AC
The conflict of good versus evil is a common
motif in D&D and other fantasy fiction. Although Padded or Quilted 30 GP 10 12
player characters can and probably will act for Hide 20 GP 30 13
personal gain rather than from altruistic motives,
Leather 40 GP 15 13
it is generally assumed that the player characters
will be opposed to evil and will tend to fight evil Studded Leather 60 GP 25 14
creatures. In that light, Good and Neutral
alignments are being allowed for player Initiative
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Initiative roll is 1d10+dex modifier. This will be a
simple roll every round as combat is chaotic.
Poison
Poison causes damage instead of instant death.
Poison damage is *d6 per round for 1d6 rounds (*
= number of hit dice divided by 2 rounded down
with a minimum of 1d6). A successful Save vs
Poison (Apply Con modifier to the roll as
mentioned in the core rules) reduces the damage
by half with the minimum of 1 point of damage.
Example: A 4 hd monster that has a poison attack
would have poison damage of 2d6. A 2hd or less
monster's poison attack would be 1d6.
Armor Worn
It's weight is not counted for encumbrance if
worn as that is accounted for with the base
movement change. Armor carried (in backpack or
so) is counted for encumbrance though.
Coins and currency
Merchants and Nobles use gold pieces as the
standard unit of currency for most transactions.
The exchange of large amounts of money might
be handled by letters of credit or gems and
jewelry, but the value is always measured in gold
pieces. The common people deal with silver
pieces and copper pieces more but an occasional
electrum piece is seen. A gold piece is worth 10
silver pieces, an electrum piece is worth 5 silver
pieces, and a silver piece is worth 10 copper
pieces.
The current gold coin (known as a crown) is
about an inch across, and weighs about a 10 to a
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pound while 5 crowns will fit in a cubic inch
(game wise). Copper and Silver coins weigh half
as much but still take up approximately the same
volume. Gems and jewelry are a more portable
form of wealth favored by adventurers. Among
commoners, “portable wealth” usually means
livestock (a cow is worth about 10 gold pieces in
trade).
Languages of the Vale
There are seven languages used by civilized races
in the Nentir Vale. These languages are
transcribed in different scripts, most of which are
alphabets. Goblin is the only language of the
realm that lacks its own script, owing to the brutal
and barbaric nature of the goblin race. The Giant
language uses the Davek runes of the dwarves,
dating from the dwarves’ long servitude to the
giants.
The gods have their own language, Supernal,
which they share with their angelic servants.
When a god or angel speaks Supernal, it can
choose to speak so that any creature that
understands a language can understand this divine
speech, as if the speaker used their own
languages. Immortals who speak Supernal can
understand speech and writing in any language.
The Supernal script is a system of hieroglyphics.
The primordials have their own language as well,
with none of the special qualities of Supernal. The
titans and giants adopted a debased version of this
language for their own tongue, and Abyssal is a
form of Primordial warped and twisted by the evil
at the heart of the Abyss.
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Language Spoken by (example) Script

Bovine Bisren Pictograph
Draconic Dragon, kobolds Iokharic
Dwarven Dwarven Davek
Elven Elves, Fauns Rellanic
Giant Giants, Orcs, Ogres Davek
Goblin Goblins, Hobgoblins, None
bugbears
Regional- All PC races Common
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Religious beliefs
The inhabitants of the Nentir Vale worship a large
pantheon of gods and primordials.
The Gods
The gods appear in dreams and visions to their
followers and wear countless different faces, and
artwork depicting them shows them in a variety of
forms. Their true nature is beyond any physical
form, as they alone of all creatures in the universe
consist only of astral essence. The gods are
creatures of thought and ideal, not bound by the
same limitations as beings of flesh. This
transcendence allows the gods to perform deeds
that physical creatures can’t. Gods can also make
physical forms for themselves with a moment’s
effort, and they do when the need arises.
In the Nentir Vale, commoners would often revere
(or pay lip service to) more than one deity at
once, praying to different gods at different times
such as Bahamut for protection, Avandra for safe
travel or the popular Pelor for fertile crops.
Clerics serve a single deity, championing that
god’s particular cause in the world. The most
commonly worshiped gods in the Vale are the
good and neutral ones, as well as Bane and
Gruumsh, even if they are evil gods; Bane is a
god of civilization, and Gruumsh worship its part
of the divine compact of Hammerfast. The other
evil gods are revered mostly by evil individuals,
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monsters and barbarian tribes, and secret cults to
them aren’t unheard of in some towns and
villages as well.
No Single God and no unified faith
It’s worth reiterating that few folk of the Nentir
Vale devote themselves to any single god. Clerics
dedicate themselves exclusively to one single
deity, but everyone else worships a selection of
many deities. No single god encompasses all
aspects of the average person’s life, and so
average people devote their prayers to whichever
god seems most appropriate given the
circumstances.
That’s not to say that everyone worships every
god. Rather, every community and individual has
a collection of deities to whom they devote their
reverence. They occasionally offer a prayer to
another god, if circumstances warrant—only a
fool goes to sea without invoking Melora, and a
village that doesn’t normally venerate Bane might
offer him prayers over a makeshift altar if
suddenly forced to war—but their “personal
pantheon” receives the overwhelming bulk of
their attention.
A community’s collection of deities shapes how
they see each individual god. Likewise, the
world’s religions are made up of autonomous
sects, without monolithic governing entities.
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practitioners of a given faith.
Thus, a temple or sect of a god in one community
is different—at least in the details, and frequently
in major practices—from any other. It also means
that followers of a given god aren’t necessarily in
agreement on religious matters.
The known deities
Asmodeus
Alignment: Evil
Areas of Influence: Power, domination, tyranny
Holy Symbol: Three triangles in tight formation
Asmodeus is the evil god of tyranny and
domination. He rules the Nine Hells with an iron
fist and a silver tongue. Aside from devils, evil
creatures are drawn to his dark cults. His rules are
strict and his punishment harsh:
 Seek power over others, that you might
rule with strength as the Lord of Hell
does.
 Repay evil with evil. If others are kind to
you, exploit their weakness for your own
gain.
 Show neither pity nor mercy to those who
are caught underfoot as you climb your
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way to power. The weak do not deserve
compassion.
Avandra
Alignment: Good
Areas of Influence: Change, luck, trade, travel
Holy Symbol: Three stacked wavy lines
The good goddess of change, Avandra delights in
freedom, trade, travel, adventure, and the frontier.
Her temples are few in civilized lands, but her
wayside shrines appear throughout the world.
Halflings, merchants, and all types of adventurers
are drawn to her worship, and many people raise a
glass in her honor, viewing her as the goddess of
luck. Her commandments are few:
 Luck favors the bold. Take your fate into
your own hands, and Avandra smiles upon
you.
 Strike back against those who would rob
you of your freedom and urge others to
fight for their own liberty.
 Change is inevitable, but it takes the work
of the faithful to ensure that change is for
the better.
Bahamut
Alignment: Good
Areas of Influence: Justice, honor, nobility,
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Holy Symbol: Dragon’s head in profile, facing to
the left
Called the Platinum Dragon, Bahamut is the good
god of justice, protection, nobility, and honor.
Paladins often revere him, and metallic dragons
worship him as the first of their kind. Monarchs
are crowned in his name. He commands his
followers thus:
 Uphold the highest ideals of honor and
justice.
 Be constantly vigilant against evil and
oppose it on all fronts.
 Protect the weak, liberate the oppressed,
and defend just order.
Bane
Alignment: Evil
Areas of Influence: War, conquest
Holy Symbol: Claw with three talons pointing
down
Bane is the evil god of war and conquest.
Militaristic nations of humans and goblins serve
him and conquer in his name. Evil fighters serve
him. He commands his worshipers to:
 Never allow your fear to gain mastery
over you, but drive it into the hearts of
your foes.
 Punish insubordination and disorder.
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 Hone your combat skills to perfection,
whether you are a mighty general or a lone
mercenary.
Corellon
Alignment: Good
Areas of Influence: Arcane magic, spring,
beauty, the arts
Holy Symbol: Starburst
The good god of spring, beauty, and the arts,
Corellon is the patron of arcane magic and the
fey. He seeded the world with arcane magic and
planted the most ancient forests. Artists and
musicians worship him, as do those who view
their spellcasting as an art, and his shrines can be
found throughout the Feywild. He despises Lolth
and her priestesses for the leading the drow
astray. He urges his followers thus:
 Cultivate beauty in all that you do,
whether you’re casting a spell, composing
a saga, strumming a lute, or practicing the
arts of war.
 Seek out lost magic items, forgotten
rituals, and ancient works of art. Corellon
might have inspired them in the world's
first days.
 Thwart the followers of Lolth at every
opportunity.
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Alignment: Neutral
Areas of Influence: Civilization, invention, laws
Holy Symbol: Upper half of a clockwork gear
Erathis is the neutral goddess of civilization. She
is the muse of great invention, founder of cities,
and author of laws. Rulers, judges, pioneers, and
devoted citizens revere her, and her temples hold
prominent places in most of the world’s major
cities. Her laws are many, but their purpose is
straightforward:
 Work with others to achieve your goals.
Community and order are always stronger
than the disjointed efforts of lone
individuals.
 Tame the wilderness to make it fit for
habitation, and defend the light of
civilization against the encroaching
darkness.
 Seek out new ideas, new inventions, new
lands to inhabit, new wilderness to
conquer. Build machines, build cities,
build empires.
Gruumsh
Alignment: Evil
Areas of Influence: Turmoil, destruction
Holy Symbol: Unblinking triangular eye with
bony protrusions
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Gruumsh is the evil god of destruction, lord of
marauding barbarian hordes. Where Bane
commands conquest, Gruumsh exhorts his
followers to slaughter and pillage. Orcs are his
fervent followers, and they bear a particular
hatred for elves because Corellon put out one of
Gruumsh’s eyes. The One-Eyed God gives simple
orders to his followers:
 Conquer and destroy.
 Let your strength crush the weak.
 Do as you will, and let no one stop you.
Ioun
Alignment: Neutral
Areas of Influence: Knowledge, prophecy, skill
Holy Symbol: Crook shaped like a stylized eye
Ioun is the neutral goddess of knowledge, skill,
and prophecy. Sages, seers, and tacticians revere
her, as do all who live by their knowledge and
mental power. Corellon is the patron of arcane
magic, but Ioun is the patron of its study.
Libraries and wizard academies are built in her
name. Her commands are also teachings:
 Seek the perfection of your mind by
bringing reason, perception, and emotion
into balance with one another.
 Accumulate, preserve, and distribute
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build libraries, and seek out lost and
ancient lore.
 Be watchful at all times for the followers
of Vecna, who seek to control knowledge and
keep secrets. Oppose their schemes, unmask their
secrets, and blind them with the light of truth and
reason.
Kord
Alignment: Neutral
Areas of Influence: Storms, strength, battle
Holy Symbol: Sword with a lightning bolt cross
guard
Kord is the neutral storm god and the lord of
battle. He revels in strength, battlefield prowess,
and thunder. Fighters and athletes revere him. He
is a mercurial god, unbridled and wild, who
summons storms over land and sea; those who
hope for better weather appease him with prayers
and spirited toasts. He gives few commands:
Areas of Influence: Spiders, shadows, lies
Holy Symbol: Eight-pointed star with a web
motif; also, a spider
Lolth is the evil goddess of shadow, lies, and
spiders. Scheming and treachery are her
commands, and her priests are a constant force of
disruption in the otherwise stable society of the
drow. Though she is properly a goddess and not a
demon, she is called “Demon Queen of Spiders”.
She demands that her followers:
 Do whatever it takes to gain and hold
power.
 Rely on stealth and slander in preference
to outright confrontation.
 Seek the death of elves at every
opportunity.
Melora
Alignment: Neutral

 Be strong, but do not use your strength for Areas of Influence: Wilderness, sea
wanton destruction. Holy Symbol: Seashell with a wavelike swirl
 Be brave and scorn cowardice in any Melora is the neutral goddess of the wilderness
form. and the sea. She is both the wild beast and the
peaceful forest, the raging whirlpool and the quiet
 Prove your might in battle to win glory
desert. Scouts, hunters, and elves revere her, and
and renown.
sailors make offerings to her before beginning
Lolth their voyages. Her strictures are these:

Alignment: Evil

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 Protect the wild places of the world from Alignment: Good

destruction and overuse. Oppose the
rampant spread of cities and empires.
 Hunt aberrant monsters and other
abominations of nature.
 Do not fear or condemn the savagery of
nature. Live in harmony with the wild.
Moradin
Alignment: Good
Areas of Influence: Creation, artisans, family
Holy Symbol: Anvil
Moradin is the good god of creation and patron of
artisans, especially miners and smiths. He carved
the mountains from primordial earth and is the
guardian and protector of the hearth and the
family. Dwarves from all walks of life follow
him. He demands these behaviors of his
followers:
Areas of Influence: Sun, summer, agriculture,
time
Holy Symbol: Circle with six outwardly radiating
points
The good god of the sun and summer, Pelor is the
keeper of time. He supports those in need and
opposes all that is evil. As the lord of agriculture
and the bountiful harvest, he is the deity most
commonly worshiped by humans and halflings,
and his priests are well received wherever they
go. He directs his followers thus:
 Alleviate suffering wherever you find it.
 Bring Pelor’s light into places of darkness,
showing kindness, mercy, and
compassion.
 Be watchful against evil.
The Raven Queen

 Meet adversity with stoicism and tenacity. Alignment: Neutral

 Demonstrate loyalty to your family, your Areas of Influence: Death, fate, winter
clan, your leaders, and your people.
Holy Symbol: Raven’s head in profile, facing left
 Strive to make a mark on the world, a
The name of the neutral goddess of death is long
lasting legacy. To make something that
forgotten, but she is called the Raven Queen. She
lasts is the highest good, whether you are
is the spinner of fate and the patron of winter. She
a smith working at a forge or a ruler
marks the end of each mortal life, and mourners
building a dynasty.
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undeath. She expects her followers to abide by
these commandments:
 Hold no pity for those who suffer and die,
for death is the natural end of life.
 Bring down the proud who try to cast off
the chains of fate. Punish hubris where
you find it.
 Watch for the cults of Orcus and stamp
them out whenever they arise. The Demon
Prince of the Undead seeks to claim the
Raven Queen's throne.
Sehanine
Alignment: Good
Areas of Influence: Trickery, moon, love,
autumn
Holy Symbol: Crescent moon
The good goddess of the moon and autumn,
Sehanine is the patron of trickery and illusions.
She has close ties to Corellon and Melora and is a
favorite deity among elves and halflings. She is
also the goddess of love, who sends shadows to
cloak lovers’ trysts. Scouts and thieves ask for her
blessing on their work. Her teachings are simple:
 Follow your goals and seek your own
destiny.
 Keep to the shadows, avoiding the blazing
light of zealous good and the utter
darkness of evil.
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 Seek new horizons and new experiences,
and let nothing tie you down.
Alongside Corellon, Sehanine is at the head of the
Seldarine, the fey pantheon.
Tharizdun
Alignment: Evil
Areas of Influence: Annihilation, madness
Holy Symbol: A spiral
Tharizdun is the evil god who created the Abyss.
His name is rarely spoken and even the fact of his
existence is not widely known. A few scattered
cults of demented followers revere him, calling
him the Chained God or the Elder Elemental Eye.
Tharizdun doesn’t speak to his followers, so his
commands are unknown, but his cults teach their
members to:
 Channel power to the Chained God, so he
can break his chains.
 Retrieve lost relics and dedicate shrines to
the Chained God.
 Pursue the obliteration of the world, in
anticipation of the Chained God’s
liberation.
Tiamat
Alignment: Evil
Areas of Influence: Wealth, greed, vengeance
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Holy Symbol: Five clawed star
Tiamat is the evil goddess of wealth, greed, and
envy. She is the patron of chromatic dragons and
those whose lust for wealth overrides any other
goal or concern. She commands her followers to:
 Hoard wealth, acquiring much and
spending little. Wealth is its own reward.
 Delight in the giving of pain, and consider
pain you receive as homage to Torog.
 Bind tightly what is in your charge, and
restrain those who wander free.
Vecna
Alignment: Evil

 Forgive no slight and leave no wrong Areas of Influence: Undeath, secrets

unpunished.
 Take what you desire from others. Those
who lack the strength to defend their
possessions are not worthy to own them.
Torog
Alignment: Evil
Areas of Influence: Underdark, imprisonment
Holy Symbol: A T attached to a circular shackle
Torog is the evil god of the Underdark, patron of
jailers and torturers. Common superstition holds
that if his name is spoken, the King that Crawls
burrows up from below and drags the hapless
speaker underground to an eternity of
imprisonment and torture. Jailers and torturers
pray to him in deep caves and cellars, and
creatures of the Underdark revere him as well. He
teaches his worshipers to:
 Seek out and revere the deep places
beneath the earth.
Holy Symbol: Partially shattered one-eyed skull
Vecna is the evil god of undead, necromancy, and
secrets. He rules that which is not meant to be
known and that which people wish to keep secret.
Evil spellcasters and conspirators pay him
homage. He commands them to:
 Never reveal all you know.
 Find the seed of darkness in your heart
and nourish it; find it in others and exploit
it to your advantage.
 Oppose the followers of all other deities
so that Vecna alone can rule the world.
Zehir
Alignment: Evil
Areas of Influence: Darkness, poison, serpents
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Zehir is the evil god of darkness, poison, and
assassins. Snakes are his favored creation. He
urges his followers to:
 Hide under the cloak of night, that your
deeds might be kept in secret.
 Kill in Zehir's name and offer each murder
as a sacrifice.
 Delight in poison, and surround yourself
with snakes.
Common rites to the deities of
the Pantheon
The people of the vale worship the deities in
different ways. The listed ones below are various
common practices in the Nentir Vale.
 When you are proven wrong, write down
two copies of the truth you discover,
keeping one and taking the other to a
shrine to loun.
 After you take fruit, herbs, or wood from a
forest, trace a star in the soil so Corellon's
magic can replace what you've taken.
 Swear by Bahamut when you make an
oath to bring someone to justice.
 When you agree to an alliance or a
business arrangement, interlock your
fingers like the teeth of two gears—
forming the symbol of Erathis.
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 Etch Avandra's symbol on a path to
indicate a safe course or on a building to
show it is a safe house.
 Shout at the heavens during a storm to
prove your bravery to Kord.
 Wear golden jewelry during the day and
silver at night, to please both Pelor and
Sehanine.
 Inter a raven’s feather with a corpse to
keep undeath from claiming the body.
 If you tell a lie, splay wide the fingers of
the left hand under a table or behind your
back, to ask Lolth for help to make sure
the untruth is not discovered.
 Place the weapon of a fallen warrior in the
corpse's hand. This will show Bane of war
that he or she died fighting and therefore
deserves honor.
Many believe that to speak the noble name of
Bahamut is a sign of disrespect, so instead they
call him the Platinum Dragon.
Worshipers of Avandra, Ioun, and the Raven
Queen pay them homage as the three deities of
destiny. In the Feywild, however, the three deities
of destiny, or the Three Fates as they are called by
the fey, are Sehanine (as the Maiden), Melora (as
the Mother), and the Raven Queen (as the Crone).
Inhabitants of the Feywild believe those three
deities are patrons of the Wild Hunt, and they will
declare Wild Hunts against someone who breaks
an oath, because oaths in the Feywild are
powerful things.
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The Primal Spirits
The gods are sometimes known by different
names in isolated cultures that follow the spirit
way. For example, Kord is called Wild Storm
Father by some barbarian tribes, and Melora is
known as Great Mother in certain remote regions.
However, people who learn the lore of such folk
can easily note that those people speak of Wild
Storm Father and Great Mother differently from
how they speak of Stormhawk or Dark Sister. The
latter are treated as familiar allies or even family;
the former are more powerful and distant
monarchs.
The primal spirits are not gods. They are plentiful
beyond counting, unlike the limited pantheon of
gods. They do not demand worship, and their
power is limited to the natural world. Followers
of the spirit way do not limit their veneration to a
single spirit in the way that some people devote
themselves to the worship of one deity. Even so,
some people confuse the primal spirits with
deities, referring to the spirit way as “the old
faith”—as if, somehow, worship of the pantheon
of gods was destined to supplant and replace
reverence for the primal spirits.
In fact, most of the time the spirit way and the
worship of the gods do not conflict. The gods
have no vested interest in stamping out the spirit
way, and the primal spirits certainly feel no need
to argue against the teachings of the gods—
indeed, they rarely argue much of anything. The
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gods exist in their astral dominions, the spirits in
the mortal world, and each is worthy of respect,
veneration, or worship as appropriate to its
station.
Those who follow the spirit way often blend that
path with the worship of gods such as Corellon,
Kord, Melora, Sehanine, and even Bane or Zehir.
As long as the practice of primal magic and the
proper relationship with the spirits are
maintained, both ways can easily coexist.
Known Primal Spirits in the Nentir
Vale:
 Always Falling, a spirit of water in
motion, strongest around rivers and
waterfalls.
 Blood Cousin, a spirit dedicated to
maintaining harmony between disparate
savage tribes.
 Deep Winds, great elder spirits that dwell
in the wild areas of the Underdark.
 Earth Wheel, a spirit that provides for
nomadic tribes.
 Everflame, the only one of the fire spirits
that is eternal, he protects the world of the
lesser fire spirits. He was one of the most
active spirits during the Dawn War.
 Fate Weaver, the Grandmother Spider
that control destiny and is said to have
created the bindings between the planes
 The Grandmothers, an extended group
of female ancestor spirits.
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 Great Bear, a powerful warrior and
protector spirit who defends the world in
the way that a she-bear ferociously
defends her cubs.
 Great Watcher, a mysterious, formless
spirit said to see and hear everything.
 The Hunter Twins, a mortal brother and
sister that have been reincarnating into
mortals and animals, taking turns on their
roles.
 Hunter of Winter, a sabretooth tiger
revered by the barbarians of the
Winterbole Forest, it is believed he is the
ancestor of the Tigerclaw tribe.
 The Monster Slayers, a group of heroic
ancestor spirits that warriors and
adventurers of all tribes look up to.
 Old Grandfather, also known as the
Sand Father, a spirit that claims he was
first ancestor spirit.
 Primal Beast, a predator from the dawn
era, when the first sentient races were just
another kind of prey for the mighty beasts.
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 Soul Serpent, keeper of the gate of
dreams.
 Spirit Drake, a spirit revered by savage
dragonborn.
 Stoneroot, the ageless force that thrust
mountains toward the sky.
 Stormhawk, a spirit who fought the gods
and the primordials to protect the world at
the end of the Dawn War.
 Tree Father, an ancient and trusted spirit
who created the forests.
 Whisper, also known as the Dark Sister,
a capricious spirit, a trickster, and a
bringer of monsters.
 World Healer, the force that mended the
world after the Dawn War.
 World Serpent, the most powerful of the
primal spirits. He surrounds and protects
the World.
 World Tree, the spirit of the World itself.