Underdark Outcast

"I have nothing left to rely on but myself."

A lone figure, haggard and lean, scrambles through the tunnel as he peers fearfully over his shoulder. He bears marks of shame—scars from lashes and manacles, bruises, brands. Behind lies his home, from which he has been exiled forever. A pained look crosses his face before it is replaced by a determined grimace. The Underdark is not kind to the weak.
    Underdark outcasts did not start out as subterranean vagabonds. Some were proud members of their underground society, exemplars of their race's customs or beliefs. They might have been dwarf artisans in the service of a king, or tribal warriors amid chanting goblin hordes. Something happened to disrupt their existence and drive them from their communities. Perhaps they committed a crime or dishonored the family name, or became disgusted by their people's ways. Whatever the reason, they have been cast into the depths to live or die as fate wills.
    Underdark outcasts wander far from the place of their disgrace in search of a new life. Usually hated by members of their own society, they must rely on their own wits or the kindness of strangers to survive. Most remain underground out of habit, it being their birthplace, but others deliberately venture to surface realms—though they rarely find refuge there.

    Underdark Outcast Starting Feature (1st level): You gain the alone and unafraid power.
    Underdark Outcast Level 5 Feature (5th level): You gain a +2 power bonus to Dungeoneering checks and Endurance checks.
    Underdark Outcast Level 10 Feature (10th level): Whenever you spend a healing surge to regain hit points, you gain temporary hit points equal to 2 + your Constitution modifier (5 + your Constitution modifier at 21st level).

Alone and UnafraidUnderdark Outcast Utility

Although you crave companionship, you have learned to survive without anyone at your side.

Encounter ✦ Martial
Minor Action Personal

Requirement: You must be at least 5 squares away from your allies.

Effect: Until the end of your next turn, you gain a +2 power bonus to attack rolls and all defenses.

Cast off DisgraceUnderdark Outcast Utility 2

Though you shoulder the burden of failure, you promise yourself it won't happen again.

Encounter ✦ Martial
No Action Personal

Trigger: You miss with an attack roll or fail a skill check or a saving throw.

Effect: Before the end of your next turn, you can reroll a single attack roll, skill check, or saving throw, but not the triggering one. You must use the new result.

Self-ReliantUnderdark Outcast Utility 6

Your ally gives a revitalizing healing effect to another, knowing that you are capable of fending for yourself.

Encounter ✦ Healing, Martial
Immediate Reaction Personal

Trigger: An ally within 5 squares of you is the target of a healing power that does not heal you.

Effect: You spend a healing surge.

Slink AwayUnderdark Outcast Utility 10

You skulk to safety just before your enemy uses a powerful area attack.

Encounter ✦ Martial
Immediate Interrupt Personal

Trigger: You are hit by a close or area attack.

Effect: You shift up to your speed.

Published in Into the Unknown: The Dungeon Survival Handbook, page(s) 29.