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{{quote|"You’re the champion of the common people, challenging tyrants and monsters to protect the helpless. Saving innocents in imminent danger will make your legend grow."}}
{{quote|"You’re the champion of the common people, challenging tyrants and monsters to protect the helpless. Saving innocents in imminent danger will make your legend grow."}}
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* '''Animal Handling''': Gain [[Proficiency]] with [[Wisdom]] ([[Animal Handling]]) ''Ability Checks''.
* '''Animal Handling''': Gain [[Proficiency]] with [[Wisdom]] ([[Animal Handling]]) ''Ability Checks''.
* '''Survival''': Gain [[Proficiency]] with [[Wisdom]] ([[Survival]]) ''Ability Checks''.
* '''Survival Proficiency''': Gain [[Proficiency]] with [[Wisdom]] ([[Survival]]) ''Ability Checks''.


== Background Goals ==
== 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.
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.


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{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;"
=== Act One ===
!Location
!XP Reward
!Name
!Description
|-
! colspan="4" |Act 1
|-
! rowspan="4" |[[Druid Grove]]
|20
|A Timely Rescue
|Save [[Findal]] from the goblins who kidnapped him.
|-
|20
|Guardian of the Forgotten
|Save the tieflings from the goblin assault.


* Defend the grove if Minthara's forces assault the grove.
* '''A Lethal Endeavor:''' Escort [[Baelen]] out of the field of bibberbangs.
|-
* '''A Timely Rescue:''' Save [[Findal]] from the goblins who kidnapped him.
|20
* '''Breaker of Chains:''' Save the deep gnomes from [[Nere]] and the duergar.
|Protector of the Small
* '''Fate Worse Than Death:''' Save [[Liam]] from his goblin torturers.
|Save [[Mirkon]] from the harpies.
* '''Guardian of the Forgotten:''' Save the tieflings from the goblin assault.
|-
* '''Protector of the Small:''' Save [[Mirkon]] from the harpies.
|20
* '''Rescued From the Flames:''' Save whoever you can from [[Waukeen's Rest]].
|Snake Whisperer
* '''Saved By A Thread:''' Save [[Smythin]] from his lethal fall.
|Save [[Arabella]] from [[Kagha]] and her serpent.
* '''Snake Whisperer:''' Save [[Arabella]] from [[Kagha]] and her serpent. (Must complete the quest by speaking to Arabella and her parents to get the Inspiration)
* '''Soul Warden:''' Save [[Nadira]] from the bugbear assassin.<sup>Early Access Only</sup>
* '''The Bard With Nine Lives:''' Rescue [[Volo]] from the [[Goblin Camp]].
* '''The Most Unfortunate Gnome:''' Rescue [[Barcus Wroot|the gnome]] from his fate at the windmill.
* '''Unmasking the Truth:''' Free one of the Hag's masked thralls.


* Must complete the quest by speaking to Arabella and her parents to get the Inspiration
=== Act Two ===
|-
![[Blighted Village]]
|25
|The Most Unfortunate Gnome
|Rescue [[Barcus Wroot|the gnome]] from his fate at the windmill.
|-
! rowspan="3" |[[Goblin Camp]]
|25
|Fate Worse Than Death
|Save [[Liam]] from his goblin torturers.
|-
|25
|Saved By A Thread
|Save [[Smythin]] from his lethal fall.


* Very tight timing as he is pushed shortly after entering the area.
* '''A Smile Better Suits...:''' Offer a hopeful response to [[Alfira]]'s inquiry.
|-
* '''Breakout!:''' Break out and save all of the [[Moonrise Towers|Moonrise]] prisoners.
|25
* '''From One Hero To Another:''' Meet [[Jaheira]] and stay in her good books.
|The Bard With Nine Lives
* '''Greatness Thrust Upon Them:''' Find, save & bring [[Arabella]] to your camp.
|Rescue [[Volo]] from the [[Goblin Camp]].
* '''Helping The Little Guy:''' Help [[Mol]] win the game of lanceboard.
|-
* '''Meeting of Fates:''' Side with either [[Isobel]] or [[Marcus]] during the confrontation in Last Light.
![[Waukeen's Rest]]
* '''No Strings to Hold Them Back:''' Release the gnolls from their enslavement.
|30
* '''Not Another Soul:''' Keep all Harpers alive during the ambush with the Shadows.
|Rescued from the Flames
* '''Power Corrupts:''' Defeat a major figure in the corrupted town.
|Save whoever you can from [[Waukeen's Rest]].
* '''Saving the Prodigious:''' Save [[Rolan]] from the [[Shadow-Cursed Lands]].
|-
* '''Uncommon Recognition:''' Relate your feats to the [[Lann Tarv|bugbear merchant]].
![[Riverside Teahouse]]
|30
|Unmasking the Truth
|Free one of the Hag's masked thralls.
|-
![[Underdark]]
|30
|A Lethal Endeavor
|Escort [[Baelen]] out of the field of bibberbangs.
|-
![[Grimforge|Grymforge]]
|30
|Breaker of Chains
|Save the deep gnomes from [[Nere]] and the duergar.
|-
! colspan="4" |Act 2
|-
! rowspan="2" |[[Shadow-Cursed Lands]]
|50
|Not Another Soul
|Keep all Harpers alive during the ambush with the Shadows.
|-
|60
|Greatness Thrust Upon Them
|Find, save & bring [[Arabella]] to your camp.
|-
! rowspan="4" |[[Last Light Inn]]
|50
|A Smile Better Suits...
|Offer a hopeful response to [[Alfira]]'s inquiry.
|-
|50
|From One Hero To Another
|Meet [[Jaheira]] and stay in her good books.
|-
|50
|Helping The Little Guy
|Help [[Mol]] win the game of lanceboard.
|-
|60
|Meeting of Fates
|Side with either [[Isobel]] or [[Marcus]] during the confrontation in Last Light.
|-
! rowspan="3" |[[Reithwin Town]]
|50
|Saving the Prodigious
|Save [[Rolan]] from the Shadow-Cursed Lands.
|-
|60
|Power Corrupts
|Defeat a major figure in the corrupted town.


* Must defeat [[Gerringothe Thorm]], [[Malus Thorm]], or [[Thisobald Thorm]].
=== Act Three ===
|-
|75
|Power Corrupts... Absolutely
|Defeat all of the major figures in the corrupted town.


* Must defeat [[Gerringothe Thorm]], [[Malus Thorm]], ''and'' [[Thisobald Thorm]].
* '''A Bet Is a Bet:''' Meet with [[Lakrissa]] in [[Baldur's Gate]].
|-
* '''Chained, Unfortunate Souls:''' Rescue the vampire spawns from [[Cazador]]'s lair.
! rowspan="3" |[[Moonrise Towers]]
* '''Diplomatic Rescue:''' [[Free Counsellor Florrick|Save Counsellor Florrick]] from [[Wyrm's Rock Prison|Wyrm's Rock]].
|50
* '''Empathy for the Fallen:''' Convince the coffin-maker to make an exception.
|No Strings to Hold Them Back
* '''End of the Tribunal:''' Save [[Valeria]] and end the Murder Tribunal.
|Release the [[Barnabus|gnolls]] from their enslavement.
* '''Freeing the Preyed:''' Free [[Hope]] from captivity.
|-
* '''Keeping Your Hands Clean:''' Refuse to cause collateral damage with [[Avenge the Ironhands|Wulbren's]] plan.
|50
* '''In Need of a Hero:''' Successfully rescue all of the Gondians from the Steel Watch Foundry.
|Uncommon Recognition
* '''Innocence Lost:''' Expose the toy-maker's mischief.
|Relate your feats to the [[Lann Tarv|bugbear merchant]].
* '''Never To Be Chained Again:''' Defeat [[Lorroakan]] and let [[Aylin|Nightsong]] execute her vengeance.
|-
* '''Painted Hero:''' Obtain your portrait from Oskar.
|60
** ''triggered for me after talking to [[Araj Oblodra|Araj]] after that explosion outside her shop, but I assume this this a bug & it should trigger after finishing [[Free the Artist|free the artist]].''
|Breakout!
* '''Safeguarding the Songbird:''' Meet the unflappable Alfira in Baldur's Gate.
|Break out and save all of the [[Moonrise Towers|Moonrise]] prisoners.
* '''Securing Hospitalities:''' Save the squatters from being kicked out.
|-
* '''Trusting Your Instincts:''' Take up [[Valeria]]'s shoddily concluded investigation.
![[Gauntlet of Shar]]
* '''Truth Shines Through:''' Find the true culprit behind the serial murders.
|75
|Damsel No More
|Free [[Aylin|Nightsong]].
|-
! colspan="4" |Act 3
|-
! rowspan="4" |[[Rivington]]
|135
|Securing Hospitalities
|Save the squatters from being kicked out.
|-
|135
|Trusting Your Instincts
|Take up [[Valeria]]'s shoddily concluded investigation.
|-
|135
|Keeping Your Hands Clean
|Refuse to cause collateral damage with [[Avenge the Ironhands|Wulbren's]] plan.
|-
|170
|Innocence Lost
|Expose the toy-maker's mischief.
|-
![[Wyrm's Rock Prison]]
|170
|Diplomatic Rescue
|[[Free Counsellor Florrick|Save Counsellor Florrick]] from Wyrm's Rock.
|-
![[Wyrmway]]
|170
|Wyrmslayers
|Challenge and defeat [[Ansur]], the not-so-immortal sentinel of Wyrm's Crossing.
|-
! rowspan="8" |[[Lower City]]
|170
|Painted Hero
|Obtain your portrait from [[Free the Artist|Oskar]].
|-
|170
|Safeguarding the Songbird
|Meet the unflappable Alfira in [[Elfsong Tavern|Baldur's Gate]].
|-
|170
|Truth Shines Through
|Find the [[Investigate the Murders|true culprit]] behind the serial murders.
|-
|170
|A Bet Is a Bet
|Meet with [[Lakrissa]] in [[Elfsong Tavern|Baldur's Gate]].
|-
|170
|Empathy for the Fallen
|Convince the [[Graveyard (Lower City)#Mortuary|coffin-maker]] to make an exception.
|-
|220
|In Need of a Hero
|Successfully rescue all of the Gondians from the [[Steel Watch Foundry]].
|-
|220
|Chained, Unfortunate Souls
|Rescue the vampire spawns from [[Cazador's Dungeon|Cazador's lair]].
|-
|220
|Never To Be Chained Again
|Defeat [[Lorroakan]] and let [[Aylin|Nightsong]] execute her vengeance.
|-
![[Iron Throne]]
|220
|Against All Odds
|Rescue all thirteen captured Gondians' family members before the turn limit expires.
|-
![[House of Hope]]
|220
|Freeing the Preyed
|Free [[Hope]] from captivity.
|-
![[Murder Tribunal]]
|220
|End of the Tribunal
|Save [[Valeria]] and end the Murder Tribunal.
|}
 
== Cut Background Goals ==
 
* '''Soul Warden:''' Save [[Nadira]] from the bugbear assassin.
** While this event is still present in the game, completing it does not seem to award this inspiration.
* '''Liberator:''' Liberate the enthralled fishermen from the mindflaye
** The enthralled fishermen were a group encountered in the crashed Mindflayer ship during early access but were removed for the release version, making this goal unobtainable.


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