Soldier

Soldier is a character background with skills and inspirations themed around war and masterful combat. Lae'zel, Jaheira, and the hireling Varanna Sunblossom have this background.
== Background features ==
* Athletics Proficiency: Gain Proficiency with Strength (Athletics) Ability Checks.
* Intimidation Proficiency: Gain Proficiency with Charisma (Intimidation) 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.
Location 	XP Reward	Name 	Description
General 	General 	General 	General
Anywhere 	25 	One For The Ages 	Survive a fight in which you kill ten or more enemies.
* Summoned creatures that disappear when their summoner dies count toward this.
Anywhere 	25 	Pentacrush 	Kill 5 enemies in a single turn.
Anywhere 	25 	Strategist 	Defeat a powerful foe in one strike.
Act 1 	Act 1 	Act 1 	Act 1
Druids Grove 	20 	No One Left Behind 	Ensure all of the Grove's defenders survive the first goblin assault.
* Kanon dying in the prior cutscene does not prevent getting this.
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Druids Grove 	20 	To Arms! 	Help Guex learn to fight.
Druids Grove 	20 	Start Them Young 	Inspire the tiefling children to train harder.
*This is bugged, and does not appear to be rewarded as of version v4.1.1.5022896.
Druids Grove 	20 	Stalwart Heart 	Persuade Rolan to stay and protect the grove.
*This is bugged, and does not appear to be rewarded as of version v4.1.1.5022896.
The Risen Road 	30 	Chain Of Command 	Follow Flaming Fist orders at the burning inn.
The Risen Road 	30 	Warrior of the Hells 	Kill the cultist leader seeking Karlach.
Goblin Camp 	25 	A Headless Horde 	Kill every leader in the goblin camp.
* Dror Ragzlin, Gut, and Minthara are the relevant leaders.
Mountain Pass 	30 	Conquer the Conquerors 	Defeat the Githyanki raiding squad.
* Requires actually fighting them; a peaceful resolution will not grant inspiration.
Underdark 	30 	Drowned in the Dark 	Defeat the duergar patrolling on the Ebonlake.
Act 2 	Act 2 	Act 2 	Act 2
Shadow-Cursed Lands 	50 	Centennial Rivalries 	Complete the Harper ambush.
Shadow-Cursed Lands 	50 	War is No Place for a Child 	Lie to Arabella about her parents' fate.
Shadow-Cursed Lands 	50 	Realities of War 	Tell Arabella what happened to her parents.
Shadow-Cursed Lands 	75 	Masterful Execution 	Kill any of the bosses in and around the Shadow-Cursed Lands in a single round of combat.
Last Light Inn 	50 	Shield of the Moon 	Obtain Selûne's blessing from Isobel.
Last Light Inn 	75 	Absolute Devastation 	Destroy Last Light.
Reithwin Town 	60 	An Apple a Day Keeps the Scalpel Away 	Defeat the Surgeon without being operated upon.
Reithwin Town 	60 	The Best Offense is Virtually Nonsense	Defeat a member of the Thorm family without drawing steel.
* Gerringothe, Malus, and Thisobald can each be eliminated via a series of skill checks.
Moonrise Towers 	50 	Notched Armour 	Show off your prowess to the bugbear merchant.
Moonrise Towers 	60 	Familicide 	Kill all members of the Thorm family.
* This includes only Gerringothe, Malus, and Thisobald. Ketheric and Isobel are no longer required.
Moonrise Towers 	75 	Devastation of the Absolute 	Complete the assault on Moonrise.
Moonrise Towers 	95 	A Bone To Pick 	Overcome the skeletons in Moonrise prison during the assault.
Gauntlet of Shar 	75 	Know Thine Enemy 	Defeat yourself in the Gauntlet of Shar's mirror trial.
Gauntlet of Shar 	75 	Return to Sender 	Kill the orthon, returning him to Raphael.
Gauntlet of Shar 	75 	Soldier of Faith 	Save and release Nightsong.
Gauntlet of Shar 	75 	Soldier of Fortune 	Give Nightsong to Ketheric.
* Allow Balthazar to transport Nightsong from the Shadowfell.
Act 3 	Act 3 	Act 3 	Act 3
Rivington 	135 	Sharing the Spoils 	Donate to the refugees.
Rivington 	135 	Reporting for Duty 	Report to Commander Lightfeather.
Rivington 	135 	Removing Chaotic Actors 	Remove the head of the deep gnome insurrectionists.
* This requires saving Wulbren from Moonrise Towers, but then killing him as part of Deal with the Gnomes.
Wyrm's Rock Fortress	170 	Court Marshall 	Expose the Flaming Fist deserter.
Wyrm's Rock Fortress	170 	Great Helm of Legends 	Find the Helm of Balduran.
Wyrm's Rock Fortress	220 	Regicide 	Execute Gortash.
Lower City 	135 	Love That Smell 	Aid the deep gnomes and use the Runepowder Bomb to blow up the Steel Watch Foundry.
Lower City 	170 	Urgent Communications 	Commune with the Netherbrain.
* Talk to Edenosa after the ambush in the park.
Lower City 	170 	Veteran's Hotspot 	Purchase a room at the Elfsong Tavern.
Lower City 	170 	Innovations in Volatility 	Give your blood to Araj a second time.
Lower City 	220 	Double-Tap 	Kill Auntie Ethel... again...
Lower City 	220 	Kicking the Rust Bucket 	Destroy a Steel Watcher.
Lower City 	220 	Knives in the Dark 	Survive the confrontation in the Sharran Cloister.
Lower City 	220 	Lolth's Last Laugh 	Defeat Viconia and her Sharran cohorts.
Lower City 	220 	Rudolph Van Richtover My Dead Body 	Defeat the Ascended Cazador.
House of Hope 	220 	Hot Exit 	Escape the House of Hope.
Bhaal Temple 	220 	Putting the Past to Rest 	Execute Orin.
Category:Backgrounds