Iroan Pledge
Story, common
Price: none | no sentimentality
This creased piece of paper is falling apart. It looks like it’s been folded and unfolded countless times. There’s smudged writing on it, but you can still tell how neat the lettering used to be. It’s a pledge that’s common among the famed soldiers of Akros and swears devotion to Iroas, god of victory. Possessing a written copy of the pledge isn’t common practice, but it’s occasionally done by soldiers to shore up their spirits before a battle. The copies that do exist are treasured for their role in bringing victory. It’s unusual to see one be discarded like this. The DM can craft an adventure around why a famed Akroan soldier would forfeit a treasured symbol of a beloved god or roll against the Lost Faith table for the reason.
Table
| d6 | Reason |
|---|---|
| 1 | The soldier who composed the pledge died in battle and whoever inherited the pledge lost faith in Iroas. |
| 2 | The soldier traded the pledge for something from the Gray Merchant that would help win a greater battle ahead. |
| 3 | The soldier decided to pursue a different path in life and gave up worship of Iroas, but Iroas doesn’t take kindly to those who flee the battlefield. |
| 4 | The soldier feared that having a written version of the pledge indicated a lack of faith in Iroas, but giving up the keepsake has taken a terrible toll on the soldier’s morale. |
| 5 | A foe captured the soldier and forced the surrender of the pledge. |
| 6 | The soldier received a prophetic vision from Iroas and learned that giving up the pledge would lead someone who needed it more to acquire the training needed for battles ahead. |
Paid
You know that Akroan soldiers have close bonds and speaking to one may help you identify the owner of this pledge.
Overpaid
Divine intervention clears enough of the smudges on the pledge to reveal the signature and name of the soldier who wrote it.
Source: The Gray Merchant of Asphodel