The stoneguards of the Earth Ashari are warriors and watchmen that protect Terrah and its people.
Description[]
Stoneguards embody the Earth Ashari ideals of stoicism, endurance, and defensive approach to conflicts, with their magical and martial training focused on being able to resist many enemies and manipulate the rock of their environment to their benefit, even creating their own weapons and armor.[1]
History[]
According to legends, in the ancient times when the elemental armies attacked the world of Exandria, two stoneguards were able to defend their town and their people for ten days and ten nights, taking turns so that there was always one of them on guard while the other was resting.
In more recent recorded history, by 812 PD Terrah did not have the best relations with the dwarves of Kraghammer, suspicious of their mining activity. In 836 PD the situation had not improved, and the stoneguards, on perpetual guard at key points around Terrah, were convinced that, if they were not there, the dwarves would invade their lands to obtain resources.[1]
Abilities[]
The following is taken from Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting Reborn, p. 229. It is slightly altered from the original Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting, p. 129.
The typical stoneguard wears granite half plate and has a maul of the same material.
- Saving throw proficiencies: STR, CON, WIS.
- Skill proficiencies: Athletics, Intimidation.[2]
- Spellcasting (as 3rd-level spellcaster):
Spell level Spell Cantrip Druidcraft Cantrip Resistance 1st Goodberry 1st Speak with Animals 1st Thunderwave 2nd Hold Person 2nd Spike Growth
Official art of a stoneguard, by Biagio D'Alessandro from Critical Role: Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting p. 127.[art 2]
- Multiattack (action): Three Granite Maul attacks.
- Granite Maul: melee, bludgeoning damage; on a hit, the stoneguard can immediately cast Thunderwave using a spellslot without components.
- Sentinel (reaction): Attack against an enemy within 5 feet after it attacks a creature other than the stoneguard.
- Skin to Stone (reaction): When attacked, the stoneguard becomes resistant to nonmagical bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage until the end of the attacker's turn.
Known stoneguards[]
Although none of these characters have been explicitly called stoneguards, their functions and abilities could mark them as such:
Trivia[]
- The stoneguards' suspicion of the dwarves also manifests itself in competitiveness in stonecraft, given that both sides have an important cultural tradition working with rock.
- Assuming the stories about the two legendary stoneguards have some truth in them, there might have been stoneguards (or ancient equivalents of them) during the time when the Gau Drashari still existed.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 See Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting Reborn, p. 228.
- ↑ The modifiers were corrected in the new version of the stoneguard.
- ↑ See "Daring Days" (1x86) at 3:05:25.
Art:
- ↑ Official art of an Ashari stoneguard surrounded by butterflies, by Anna Grinenko from Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting Reborn, p. 229. This file is a copyrighted work. Its use in this article is asserted to qualify as fair use of the material under United States copyright law.
- ↑ Official art of a stoneguard, by Biagio D'Alessandro from Critical Role: Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting p. 127. This file is a copyrighted work. Its use in this article is asserted to qualify as fair use of the material under United States copyright law.