Outlander

Outlander is a character background with skills and inspirations themed around exploration and navigating the wilds. Karlach, Halsin, and the hirelings Eldra Luthrinn and Sina'zith have this background.

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You grew up in the wilds, learning to survive far from the comforts of civilisation. Surviving unusual hazards of the wild will enhance your prowess and understanding.

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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 rewards 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 also grants experience to characters with this background. While not necessarily all-inclusive, listed below are known events which grant inspiration points.

Location	XP Reward	Name	Description
Act 1
Goblin Camp	25	Cub Tamer	Successfully tame the owlbear cub.
Grymforge	50	The Floor Is Lava	Defeat the Lava Elemental in the lava lake.
Owlbear Nest	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.
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. Getting around the traps (by e.g. jumping) awards the inspiration as well.
	30	Cursebreaker	Discover the curse of Yeenoghu and destroy his hyenas. The nearby gnolls must also be killed.
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 circles found in the Sunlit Wetlands and Underdark.
Underdark	30	A Noble Endeavour	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	The party must enter the Underdark through the bottomless well.  Feather Fall, via spell or potion, can be used to survive the fall. This can be acquired even if the Underdark was previously entered via some other way.
	30	Clever Cuckoo	Steal from the giant bird's nest in the Underdark. The nest can be reaced by series of jumps from X: 43 Y: -141. The chest inside can be looted freely.
	30	Mushroom Enthusiast	Destroy each kind of hazardous Underdark mushroom.
	30	Nest Egg	Take an item from the Carrion Crawler nest. The inspiration is awarded only after the passive  DC 15 Survival check, which, in turn, is available only to Short races, e.g.  Halfling,  Dwarf or  Gnome.
Wilderness	20	Sticky Fingers	Secure the pouch from the spider crevice.
Act 2
Gauntlet of Shar	75	Always a Step Ahead of the Darkness	Reach Nightsong without having been affected by the shadow curse. This is not granted when you reach Nightsong, but when you come back from the Shadowfell.
	75	Path Least Followed	Complete the Gauntlet of Shar without going to Last Light or Moonrise.
	75	Tools of the Trade	Obtain the orthon's crossbow.
Last Light Inn	60	Grove Keeper's Keeper	Protect Halsin's portal while he saves the spirit of the land.
Mind Flayer Colony	95	From Head to Toe	Explore all sections of the mind flayer colony. This is awarded upon following Ketheric to the lower level.
Moonrise Towers	50	Delving into the Deep	Enter the oubliette... for better or for worse.
	50	Mutual Respect	Meet Steelclaw the tadpole-hunting cat.
	60	Never Liked Stairs	Enter a restricted area in Moonrise Towers from the outside. It can be one of the following: Isobel's room Ketheric's room Balthazar's room
Reithwin Town	60	I've Had Worse	Successfully drink and resist the negative effects of the brewer's concoction. It is not necessary for the Outlander to actually do this; they just need to be present when someone does.
Shadow-Cursed Lands	60	Bumps in the Dark	Conquer three combat encounters in the 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. The inspiration is given at the start of the third turn, if the character feeling the curse effect is still alive and not downed. It does not need to be the character with the Outlander background themselves.
	60	I Ain't Afraid of No Shadows	Traverse through the Shadow-Cursed Lands to Last Light and Moonrise without using a Moonlantern.
	60	No Cursed Stone Left Unturned	Explore each key area of the Shadow-Cursed Lands. The party must visit the Ruined Battlefield, Reithwin Town, the Last Light Inn, and reach the Gauntlet of Shar (through the Grand Mausoleum). The inspiration is given upon entering the last of all four locations, regardless of the order. Thorough exploration is not needed.
	50	Sleeping in the Dark	Take a full Long Rest in the Shadow-Cursed Lands. This is only awarded for resting in a camp that's out in the actual dangerous area. The camp at Last Light Inn, for instance, does not count.
Act 3
Lower City	170	Beneath the Gate	Enter the Undercellar.
	220	Catastrophic Structural Failure	Blow up the Steel Watch Foundry.
	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.
	170	For Once, a Warm Meal	Obtain room and board at the Elfsong Tavern.
	220	Horizon Walker	Travel through the House of Hope portal.
	170	Nature of the Beast	Discover the fate of the Githyanki egg.
	170	Urban Jungle	Survive the Bhaalist ambush at the park.
Lower City Sewers	220	The Face of Evil	Reach the Temple of Bhaal.
Rivington	135	Cat's Got Your Tongue?	Find the missing letters.
	135	Enlisted Avian	Meet Commander Lightfeather.
	135	Gifts of the Wilds	Give raw goods as a donation.
	170	Macabre Hunt	Find all the pieces of Dribbles' body and return them to Lucretious.
	170	Primary Needs	Tame the dilophosaurus, making it non-hostile.
	135	Running Wild	Release all the imprisoned circus beasts.
	135	Solemn Farewell	Witness the Gur funeral.