Editing Outlander

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'''Outlander''' is a character [[Backgrounds|background]] with [[skills]] and [[inspiration]]s themed around exploration and navigating the wilds. [[Karlach]], [[Halsin]], and the hirelings [[Eldra Luthrinn]] and [[Sina'zith]] have this background.
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== Background features ==
* '''Athletics Proficiency''': Gain [[Proficiency]] with [[Strength]] ([[Athletics]]) ''Ability Checks''.
* '''Survival Proficiency''': Gain [[Proficiency]] with [[Wisdom]] ([[Survival]]) ''Ability Checks''.

== Background goals ==
Performing certain actions that align with this background will reward [[Inspiration]]. These goals can be accomplished by any member of the active party, and Inspiration points are pooled, up to a maximum of 4. Completing an inspiration event will also grant experience to characters with that background.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 100%;"
!Location
!XP Reward
!Name
!Description
|-
! colspan="4" |Act 1
|-
! rowspan="2" |[[Wilderness]]
|20
|Sticky Fingers
|Secure the pouch from the [[Harper Outpost|spider crevice]].
|-
|25
|A Mother's Fury
|Triumph over the mother [[Owlbear]].

* Does not require actually fighting the Owlbear. Convincing her not to attack using [[Speak with Animals]] is sufficient.
|-
! rowspan="2" |[[The Risen Road]]
|30
|Rock Steady
|Survive the bandit's rolling boulder trap.

* The description is misleading; disarming the two tripwire traps awards the inspiration, while getting hit by the boulder and surviving does not.
|-
|30
|Cursebreaker
|Discover the curse of [[Yeenoghu]] and destroy his hyenas.

*Must also kill the nearby gnolls.
|-
! rowspan="2" |[[Sunlit Wetlands]]
|30
|Eyes Of The Wild
|See past the illusion covering the swamp.
|-
|30
|Walking On Air
|Successfully use a fairy ring.

* "Fairy ring" refers to the [[Mushroom Circle|mushroom circles]] found in the Sunlit Wetlands and Underdark.
|-
![[Goblin Camp]]
|25
|Cub Tamer
|Successfully tame the owlbear cub.
|-
! rowspan="5" |[[Underdark]]
|30
|A Noble Endeavor
|Effectively use a noblestalk mushroom. 

*This can be accomplished by giving the mushroom to Derryth, Shadowheart, or Baelen, or by [[The Dark Urge]] using it themselves.
|-
|30
|Abyss Jumper
|Enter the [[Underdark]] through the bottomless well.

* {{SAI|Feather Fall}}, via spell or potion, can be used to survive the fall.
|-
|30
|Clever Cuckoo
|Steal from the giant bird's nest in the [[Underdark]].
|-
|30
|Mushroom Enthusiast
|Destroy each kind of hazardous Underdark mushroom.
|-
|30
|Nest Egg
|Take an item from the Carrion Crawler nest.
|-
![[Grymforge]]
|50
|The Floor Is Lava
|Defeat the [[Lava Elemental]] in the lava lake.
|-
! colspan="4" |Act 2
|-
! rowspan="6" |[[Shadow-Cursed Lands]]
|50
|Child's Play
|Beat [[Oliver]] at hide and seek without alerting the shadow creatures.
|-
|50
|Embracing the Environment
|Survive two rounds of the shadow curse.
|-
|50
|Sleeping in the Dark
|Take a full Long Rest in the [[Shadow-Cursed Lands]].
|-
|60
|Bumps in the Dark
|Conquer three combat encounters in the Shadow-Cursed Lands.
|-
|60
|No Cursed Stone Left Unturned
|Explore each key area of the Shadow-Cursed Lands.
|-
|60
|I Ain't Afraid of No Shadows
|Traverse through the Shadow-Cursed Lands to Last Light and Moonrise without using a Moonlantern.
|-
![[Last Light Inn]]
|60
|Grove Keeper's Keeper
|Protect [[Halsin]]'s portal while he saves the spirit of the land.
|-
![[Reithwin Town]]
|60
|I've Had Worse
|Successfully drink and resist the negative effects of [[Thisobald Thorm|the brewer]]'s concoction.
|-
! rowspan="3" |[[Moonrise Towers]]
|50
|Mutual Respect
|Meet [[Steelclaw]] the tadpole-hunting cat.
|-
|50
|Delving into the Deep
|Enter the oubliette... for better or for worse.
|-
|60
|Never Liked Stairs
|Enter a restricted area in Moonrise Towers from the outside.
|-
! rowspan="3" |[[Gauntlet of Shar]]
|75
|Path Least Followed
|Complete the Gauntlet of Shar without going to Last Light or Moonrise.
|-
|75
|Always a Step Ahead of the Darkness
|Reach [[Nightsong]] without having been affected by the shadow curse.
|-
|75
|Tools of the Trade
|Obtain [[Yurgir|the orthon's]] crossbow.
|-
![[Mind Flayer Colony]]
|95
|From Head to Toe
|Explore all sections of the mind flayer colony.
|-
! colspan="4" |Act 3
|-
! rowspan="7" |[[Rivington]]
|135
|Enlisted Avian
|Meet [[Commander Lightfeather]].
|-
|135
|Cat's Got Your Tongue?
|Find the missing letters.
|-
|135
|Gifts of the Wilds
|Give raw goods as a donation.
|-
|135
|Solemn Farewell
|Witness the Gur funeral.
|-
|170
|Running Wild
|Release all the imprisoned circus beasts. {{Verify|No information online regarding this goal's requirements}}
|-
|170
|Primary Needs
|Tame the [[Circus of the Last Days|dilophosaurus]], making it non-hostile.
|-
|170
|Macabre Hunt
|Find all the pieces of [[Find Dribbles the Clown|Dribbles]]' body and return them to [[Lucretious]].
|-
! rowspan="8" |[[Lower City]]
|170
|Beneath the Gate
|Enter the [[Guildhall|Undercellar]].
|-
|170
|For Once, a Warm Meal
|Obtain room and board at the [[Elfsong Tavern]].
|-
|170
|Nature of the Beast
|Discover the [[The Lodge|fate]] of the Githyanki egg.
|-
|170
|Urban Jungle
|Survive the Bhaalist ambush at the park.
|-
|170
|Children of an Outlander
|Convince Jaheira to let her family stay in the city.
|-
|220
|Down to the Depths Below
|Enter the [[Iron Throne]].
|-
|220
|Catastrophic Structural Failure
|Blow up the [[Steel Watch Foundry]].
|-
|220
|Horizon Walker
|Travel through the [[House of Hope]] portal.
|-
![[Lower City Sewers]]
|220
|The Face of Evil
|Reach the [[Temple of Bhaal]].
|}

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