Rowen Hart

The Rowen Hart or Harts of Rowen as it is sometimes called is a holy order and ranger conclave within Calbesh that is dedicated to the watch and safeguarding of the Roena Woods and the borders of Calbesh that lead into the wildelands. They are dedicated to the green faith with direct ties to Erastil, the lord of the hunt as their patron. They patrol the wilderness and rugged landscapes of Calbesh ensuring the safety of travelers, and holding back the Curse of Vestrel that decays the land of Calbesh.

Prerequisite

To join the faction, interested individuals must undergo a trial, pay a small fee of entry, and completing the following prerequisites will allow entry into the guild.

• Complete an authorized trial given by the arch druid or prime ranger of the Rowen Hart.
• Swear an Oath of Adherence to the guild and the people of Calbesh
• Payment towards the guild of 200gp as a sign on fee.

Faction Equipment Package

• Hart Cloak, Fine Traveler's Attire, Druidic Focus.

Faction Benefits

• Primal Student: The character gains access to one druid cantrip of their choice, their spellcasting ability for this spell is Wisdom. The character can cast this cantrip as long as they wear their faction signifier, even if they do not possess the spellcasting feature.
• Attribute Cap Increase: +2 Dexterity or Wisdom; This boosts the maximum of an ability score, but not the score itself.
• Tool Proficiencies: 1 Tool Kit of your choice.

Faction Signifier

Hart Cloak: This fine emerald green cloak bears the symbol of the Rowen Harts; a mighty stag reared back with a towering silver-wood tree silhouetting the stag, denoting the bearer as a member of the Rowen Harts. To the trained eye it emanates an aura of magic that glows with illusion magic, the stag-symbol itself is a polished piece of petrified wood threaded into the fabrics of the cloak, with the type of wood denoting the rank of the bearer. In order from lowest to highest; Birch, Spruce, Oak, Duskwood, Silverwood. The cloak itself provides greater protection in natural terrain providing the bearer with advantage on checks and saving throws made against inclement weather and natural hazards; in addition, it provides the character wearing it with one of four benefits, once chosen this choice cannot be reversed.

• The character can activate the cloak as a reaction when they are subject to a primal magic spell to re-roll any saving throw or attack roll made as part of the triggered spell. This ability can be used a number of times equal to one-half of the wearer's Proficiency bonus, its charges resetting after each long rest.
• The character increases the DC of their spells from one school of their choice, by one for as long as the cloak is worn.
• The character gains a favored terrain as if they were a ranger of a level equal to their Proficiency bonus + 1. If they are already a ranger, they instead gain an additional favored terrain which progresses as a normal favored terrain progresses.
• The character increase one ability score of their choice by one for as long as the cape is worn; this does not stack with other magic items that increase ability scores; this does not stack with other magic items that increase the chosen ability score.

Ranks

Rank Structure from lowest to highest

• Birch; Initiate
• Spruce; Wayfarer
• Oak; Warden
• Duskwood; Keeper
• Silverwood; Primearch

Goals

• To protect the wild lands of Calbesh and its people from the monsters therein.
• To guide any lost traveler to food and safety; if they show signs of wrongdoing, they are to be helped still, but brought to the proper authorities.
• To revert the curse that has decay the lands of Calbesh, removing the Curse of Vestrel from the lands.
• To protect and maintain places of primal power such as the menhir stones.
• Teach those able to be self-sufficient, but help those unable to help themselves.

Tenets

• Ensure the safety of travelers along the roads and trails of Calbesh
• Do not harm the wild lands of Calbesh, restore what has been broken.
• Do not overreach when it comes to innovation, to innovate is to ensure society prospers, but to overreach is to see the lands decay and society disappear.
• Never be wasteful in your actions.
• Do not let laziness take hold, for complacency is death.
• Act when you can, do not hesitate.
• Heed the will of Calbesh and her people.
• If it comes to life of the one verses the death of the many, save the many.

Fees

• Membership within The Hart of Rowen is payed for by the government of Calbesh. You receive a monthly stipend of 30gp per rank that you've attained within the faction, as well as lodging within factional Locations, for so long that you maintain an active membership within the guild.

Tenets of Faith

When you worship Erastil, you worship the simple things in life: close-knit families, healthy communities, verdant wildlands, and fertile farmlands. You want to preserve these things, retain traditional values, and ensure that the hectic pace of modern city life doesn’t destroy the life you hold dear. You want to teach people to be self-sufficient, rather than doing their work for them, but that doesn’t mean you’ll stand by and watch them be destroyed. If you’re a traveling adventurer, you’re trying to help build other villages, towns, and people into strong and self reliant families of faith. You’d prefer to settle down, but either your home is comfortable, can spare you, and believes you should follow this calling, or your home is in grave peril, and you are trying to find anything that will save them.

Devotion

Erastil’s faith is essentially all or nothing. Either you accept his teachings and belong to your Erastil-worshiping community, or you do not, and quickly tire of the close-knit exclusiveness of your neighbors. Participation in the community and service to your people is a form of devotion, and if you do neither, they’ll know it—you’ll have the choice to start pitching in or leave.

Ethics

Taboos

The most important truth in Erastil’s philosophy is that people should be useful to their communities, in whatever fashion they can. Worshipers who claim Erastil's faith but spurn his simple teachings earn his wrath, andstories tell of false worshipers who have been turnedinto trees or pigs so that they’ll eventually give back to their towns. Even those who lose his favor can regain it by undertaking ambitious projects that help a small rural community, preferably one that enjoys broad community support and requires the aid of others, such as building a watchtower, new irrigation channels for the fields, or a new palisade to keep out the wild creatures of the wood. You might also consider teaching the local youth valuable skills that enable them to contribute to their families.

Like a leaf on the wind.

Type

Religious, Holy Order

Alternative Names

The Harts of Rowen

Leader

Melbor Shulsti

Parent Organization

The Kingdom of Calbesh

Deities

• Erastil

Location

Roena Woods