Character Hooks

Background Hooks

• Acolyte: Temples are vexed by a widespread magical curse that is causing people to waste away while also preventing the dead from being raised. An expeditionary force is headed to Chult to find the origin of the curse, and you've decided to join it.

• Anthropologist: A wizard-merchant named Syndra Silvane is wasting away, and she has hired you to join an expedition to Chult to find a cure. Syndra believes that your expertise will prove invaluable, and you've wanted to study the cultures there.

• Archaeologist: You have learned that a wizard-merchant is planning an important expedition to Chult - a place full of lost cities you're anxious to explore. Your request to join the expedition was approved.

• Charlatan: After a few successful scams, you've gotten into some trouble with local authorities and criminal gangs. You were about to make a run for it when you heard a rumor that a merchant named Syndra Silvane is offering good pay for an assignment far from home.

• Cloistered Scholar: A terrible curse is sweeping across FaerOn, and a dying merchant is gathering adventurers for a bold mission to destroy the source of the curse, which lies deep in the jungles of Chu It. Your expertise could prove helpful, so you've asked to join the expedition.

• Criminal: Local authorities grant you a full pardon for past crimes. In exchange, you are to join an expedition to Chult and help put an end to the "death curse" affecting several wealthy citizens of the city.

• Entertainer: Your sponsor is a retired adventurer and merchant named Syndra Silvane. A terrible curse has befallen her, and she needs your help to end it. The quest will take you to Chult, a distant and exotic land where you can win fame and renown.

• Faction Agent: A widespread magical curse threatens to devour the bodies and souls of the living. The Harpers have learned that its source lies somewhere in Chult. You volunteered to join the expedition.

• Folk Hero: You've garnered quite the reputation and caught the attention of a merchant and retired adventurer named Syndra Silvane. She wants you to explore Chult and discover the source of a curse.

• Inheritor: A horrible curse threatens to claim the life of Syndra Silvane, a retired adventurer. She has blood ties to your family, and you have an obligation to help her. To do otherwise could jeopardize your inheritance and your future.

• Mercenary Veteran: A merchant and retired adventurer named Syndra Silvane needs trained warriors to join an expedition to Chult. You've always wanted to visit Port Nyanzaru and see the dinosaur races. They say the jungles are full of riches and danger-two things you crave.

• Noble: Your family owes a favor to a merchant named Syndra Silvane. She's calling in the favor and asking for help. The family is counting on you to fulfill its promise, and you've heard rumors that Syndra is planning an expedition.

• Outlander: When you were young, you fled your homeland of Chult by stowing away aboard a ship. Now you're anxious to return home. A local merchant is mounting an expedition to Chult, and you've talked your way into joining it.

• Sage: A wizard named Syndra Silvane has fallen prey to a magical curse. She's mounting an expedition to Chult to end the curse, and she believes your expertise will prove invaluable. You're inclined to agree.

• Soldier: Your superiors in the military recommended you for an important expedition to Chult. The success of the mission is so vital that they promised to make you a captain if you help ensure the expedition's success.