Cavaliers are noble knights of honor, usually in the service of a king or lord. King Azoun IV of Cormyr is a cavalier himself, but most Purple Dragons are not cavaliers. Cavaliers have the following abilities/restrictions:

• Requirements: Strength 15, Dexterity 15, Constitution 15, Intelligence 10, Wisdom 10.
• Bonus Proficiencies: Etiquette; Riding, Land-based (Horses)
• Cavaliers must first take weapon proficiencies in the lance (any), sword (long sword, broad sword, or scimitar), and horseman weapon (horseman's mace, horseman's flail, or horseman's military pick) as initial weapon proficiencies.
• Cavaliers must choose a "weapon of choice" for each of the three categories of weapons above, for which he will receive attack bonuses for as he increases in level.
• Cavaliers must always attack enemies in melee or jousting combat if he can (he cannot shoot at them from afar).
• Cavaliers must always do his best to attack the enemy who is the biggest and looks the strongest.
• Cavaliers must always wear the highest-quality armor he can afford (armor from best to worst is as follows: full plate, field plate, plate, banded or splint, chain mail, scale mail, and finally ring mail). Magical pluses or other abilities are ignored; thus a chain mail +2 will not be worn if banded mail is available. Cavaliers may never ewar leather, studded leather, or padded armor, as this sort of armor is the dress of thieves and peasants&mash;a cavalier would rather wear no armor at all.
• Cavaliers must always follow the knightly code:
  • Defend any responsibility given, even unto death
  • A knight's word is his law
  • Show courage in all things
  • Show honor to those above one's station
  • Earn respect from those below one's station
  • Leadership is the responsibility of the high-born and the fit
  • Battle is the test of worth
  • Be courteous to all women (or all men, if female)
  • Bring death to those who raise their weapons against a knight or those entrusted into the knight's protection
  • Choose death before dishonor

Marshals, often known as sheriffs (magistrates in Tethyr and warders in Luiren), are the long arm of the law in halfling communities. In Luiren, marshals often wear a brown cap with a bird feather in it; in the Purple Hills of Tethyr, this cap is dyed purple, and in Amn it is dyed yellow. Marshals have the following abilities/restrictions:

• Requirements: Strength 11, Intelligence 11, Wisdom 11, Charisma 11
• Bonus Proficiencies: Alertness, Law, Observation, Tracking
• Marshals must be halfling fighters, trueswords, or truesword/fighters.
• Marshals often specialize in the sling, although this is not required.
• Marshals' ability to hide in natural surroundings only works if he is not wearing bright colors or shiny metal.
• Marshals' nonmagical ability to detect a lie gets a bonus for high Wisdom (1% bonus for each +1 magical defensive adjustment bonus); however, spells like undetectable lie can still fool the marshal.
• Marshals receive a +4 reaction bonus with other marshals.
• Marshals are always "on call" and must always be ready to respond to emergencies, day or night.

Breachgnome

Breachgnomes are single-classed gnomish fighters who are particularly good at fighting defensively. Breachgnomes have the following abilities/restrictions:

• Requirements: Strength 16
• Breachgnomes may specialize in a single weapon of their choice.
• Breachgnomes must take proficiencies in the short sword, and either a hammer or axe.
• Breachgnomes gain a -1 AC bonus when one flank is protected by a solid object (tree, wall, support beam, etc.) at least 3' away. If both flanks are protected by solid objects no more than 8' apart, the breachgnome gains a -2 AC bonus.
• Breachgnomes must make a Wisdom check to withdraw from a battle that he might be able to win.

Inquisitor

Inquisitors are paladins devoted to finding and eliminating practitioners of evil magic. Such paladins are often found in the service of deities like Torm (who is devoted to destroying areas of wild magic and dead magic) and Mystra (the goddess of magic). They have the following abilities/restrictions:

• Requirements: Intelligence 11, in addition to normal paladin requirements.
• Inquisitors must take the Spellcraft and Religion (Faerûnian) nonweapon proficiencies.

Greenwood Ranger (Limbant)

Greenwood rangers are rangers who are part tree and part man. Greenwood rangers have the following abilities/restrictions:

• Bonus Proficiencies: Herbalism
• Greenwood rangers must take the Agriculture nonweapon proficiency.
• From 1st- to 3rd-level, greenwood rangers are as normal rangers.
• At 4th level, they undergo the transformation that turns them into half plant and half man. After 4th level he may no longer wear armor, and greenwood rangers receive a -3 reaction penalty from most NPCs.

Explorers wander around the world, seeking new lands and cultures to investigate and study. Some explorers are multiclassed half-elf windwalker/explorers who worship Shaundakul, god of travel and exploration. Experts in communication, survival, and anthropology, explorers have the following abilities/restrictions:

• Requirements: Intelligence 12
• Bonus Proficiencies: Survival (all terrain)
• Required Proficiencies: Cartography, Reading/Writing
• Explorers may only use lightweight, easy-to-use weapons. These include: short bow, light crossbow, dagger, dart, knife, sling, short sword
• Explorers may learn twice the normal number of languages allowed by his Intelligence score (all languages still cost 1 slot each).
• Explorers may find the path once/tenday. This ability allows an explorer to sense the correct direction towards a desired locale outdoors; however, he must have some clue, map, information, or research about the locale he wishes to go to.
• Explorers may use culture sense once/tenday. This ability allows an explorer to acquire general knowledge about a people's laws and customs by touching a member of the tribe, village, etc., in question. If the touched victim fails a save vs. spells, the explorer acquires an instant understanding of that people's customs and laws, including those applicable to related clans or tribes. Successful use of this ability gives the explorer a +1 reaction adjustment when encountering other members of the people.
• Explorers' animal empathy ability is weaker than normal. Wild or attack-trained animals receive a +2 bonus to their saving throw; in addition, explorers must make a Wisdom check to use this ability on domestic animals.
• Explorers cannot have more than 2 followers at any one time.
• Explorers may not build castles or strongholds.

Pathfinders are expert trailblazers, invaluable as guides to almost any party of adventurers. Some pathfinders are multiclassed half-elf windwalker/pathfinders who worship Shaundakul, god of travel and exploration. Pathfinders have the following abilities/restrictions:

• Bonus Proficiencies: Direction Sense, Distance Sense, Trail Marking
• Required Proficiencies: Alertness
• Pathfinders must begin with one of the following weapon proficiencies: machete, hand axe, or sword (any).
• Pathfinders tend to attract followers with higher movement rates (12+).
• Trail Sense: Pathfinders' chance of getting lost outdoors is reduced by 10%; in his primary terrain, his base chance of getting lost is never more than 20%. (This benefit is not cumulative with other benefits, such as for the Direction Sense proficiency.) This benefit is only valid if the Pathfinder is leading the party at least 20 feet ahead.
• Overland Guiding: Pathfinders can find the optimum trail through rough terrain, increasing party movement rates when traversing long distances, but only if Pathfinders are leading at least 20 feet ahead.

  Terrain Type	Movement Cost
  Barren, wasteland	1
  Clear, farmland	1/2
  Desert, rocky	1
  Desert, sand	2
  Forest, light	1
  Forest, medium	2
  Forest, heavy	3
  Glacier	1
  Hills, rolling	1
  Hills, steep (foothills)	3
  Jungle, medium	4
  Jungle, heavy	6
  Marsh, swamp	6
  Moor	3
  Mountains, low	3
  Mountains, medium	4
  Mountains, high	6
  Plains, grassland, heath	1
  Scrub, brushland	1
  Tundra	2

• Due to acute vision and a steady hand, pathfinders gain a +1 bonus to attacks made with a favorite missile weapon (chosen at 1st level).
• Pathfinders recognize natural hazards at 10%/level (up to 90%).

Seekers are rangers who are devoted to spiritual awareness and self-enlightenment. Seekers have the following abilities/restrictions:

• Requirements: Wisdom 15
• Seekers must select their first weapon from the following: club, light crossbow, dagger, dart, knife, quarterstaff, sickle, sling. He may never user a sword of any type.
• Seekers may take Priest Group proficiencies without penalty.
• Seekers can use any magical staff that can be used by druids.

Traders are crafty merchants, often travelers who are moer than what they seem. Traders are especially common in the eastern lands of Durpar, but may be found anywhere, and in any race.

• Requirements: Intelligence 12
• Bonus Proficiencies: Appraising (2 slots)
• Required Proficiencies: light crossbow, dagger, throwing knife, or any other small throwing weapon that can be used both indoors and outdoors.
• Traders not only receive Appraising as a free nonweapon proficiency with a +1 bonus, they may also choose a particular type of merchandise at which their appraisal knowledge is expert (jewels, gems, leather goods, spices, etc.). In this field, traders fail appraising only on a natural roll of 20. Traders may choose a field of expertise for every 4 levels of experience.
• Traders cannot resist a bargain, and only gain normal experience for found treasure (1 XP/gp), except when the treasure is obtained from bandits; however, they receive 2 XP/gp for money received through trade.
• Traders begin with double the normal money for thieves (4d6 x 10 gp)

Gallants are romantics who wander the Realms to defend beauty, innocence, and love. Many are followers of Sune, the goddess of love and beauty; some Sunite Gallants are members of the Sisters and Brothers of the Ruby Rose. Note that Gallants do not receive normal bard abilities and nonweapon proficiencies. Gallants receive the following abilities/restrictions:

• Bonus Proficiencies: Dancing, Etiquette, Languages (Ancient), Poetry.
• Gallants may not be evil.
• Gallants must be proficient in the jousting lance.
• Gallants may wear any form of armor. However, they will always choose armor of higher quality and appearance foremost (elven chain is prized most, greater magical plusses next, and then basically armor with better appearance).
• Essence of purity: Gallants receive 1 extra hp/level. In addition, if they fail a saving throw that will result in his death, they may roll the die again. Even when Gallants are finally slain, they do not die right away - instead, they hang on long enough to recite a tragic poem. If they are slain while defending love, innocence, or beauty (or members of the opposite sex), they hang on and fight for 1d4 more rounds or until struck for additional damage equal to his level. Finally, they recite their poem and die.
• The Code of the Gallant: Gallants gain a +2 bonus to either attack, damage, AC, or saving throw each round (as he chooses at the beginning of each round). This bonus is only valid if the Gallant is true to the Code of the Gallant:
  • The Gallant will defend lovers, the innocent, and those of the opposite sex and aid them in times of need (unless they are enemies or hostile).
  • The Gallant will never marry nor solemnly vow to love only one person (except in extreme circumstances of love).
  • The Gallant will never retreat from combat until allies of the opposite sex have done so first (unless they are fellow Gallants)
  • The Gallant will never overstay his welcome at any place.
  • The Gallant will spend at least half of his money on the innocent or romance.
  • The Gallant will own only what he can carry with him.
• Romantic Appeal: Non-hostile encounter reactions are adjusted one level in the friendly direction unless a save vs. paralyzation at -1/three levels save is made. (If the encounter includes mixed genders, those of the same sex will be adjusted one level in the opposite direction if they succeed on their saving throw.)
• Poetic Charm: Gallants can attempt to win a person of the opposite sex's heart with various subtle acts of wit and charm. One of these acts is the recital of a poem concerning the person for 1d10 turns. If the person fails a save vs. paralyzation at -1/three levels, the person is charmed as the spell, but the effect is not magical and does not wear off unless the Gallant exploits or abuses the person. Each abuse results in another saving throw.
• Gallants can never build strongholds as they are wanderers.
• Gallants do not gain followers at 9th level, but instead gains a devoted square at 5th level. If the squire is slain, he gains a new squire when the Gallant acquires two more experience levels.

Halfling Whistler

Halfling whistlers are halfling bards who are in tune with the natural environment around them. Using their special whistling, they communicate with animals and call magical effects to help care for the lands; on the other hand, they also spend their time entertaining their villages with their tunes. Especially common in Luiren, where there is usually at least one or two in each village, whistlers have the following abilities/restrictions:

• Requirements: Dexterity 12, Intelligence 10, Wisdom 13, Charisma 15
• Prime Requisites: Wisdom, Charisma
• Bonus Proficiencies: agriculture, dancing, spellcraft, whistling/humming
• Allowed Weapons: blowgun, short bow, club, light crossbow, dagger, dart, footman's mace, hand axe, harpoon, javelin, knife, quarterstaff, sling, spear, staff sling, short sword, war hammer, rock pitching (as dart, damage +1 for good rocks).
• Allowed Armor: padded armor
• Whistlers must take thrown weapons for at least half of their weapon proficiencies.
• Halfling whistlers may reach 15th level; further advancement requires triple normal experience points.
• Chattering: whistlers can communicate with any animal that can squeak, chirp, or whistle on a fundamental level.
• Stormwhistle: whistlers cannot cast spells as true bards, but they do gain the ability to cast various spell-like effects by whistling, each once/day (as noted in the table, CT is as the spell, but with only a verbal component (whistling)).
• Whistlers gain a +2 bonus to saving throws vs. magic.
• Due to their common interactions with the animals around them, whistlers often have animal friends who accompany them on less dangerous adventures (foxes and ferrets are common).

Witch

Witches (or warlocks) are wizards whose magical abilities were taught by entities or minions from other planes of existence (or other witches). Witchesface a life-long struggle with the forces who strive to direct their spirits. Witches have the following abilities/restrictions:

• Requirements: Intelligence 13, Wisdom 13, Constitution 13
• Bonus Proficiencies: Herbalism, Spellcraft
• Some witches specialize in a particular school of magic (enchantment/charm, conjuration/summoning, and necromancy are common).
• Witches automatically gain the detect magic and read magic spells, in addition to any spells she normally receives.
• At higher levels, witches can brew various elixers and poisons. These brews take 1 hour to create, and proper ingredients are available in any forest. The potency of such brews last 24 hours.

  Ability	CT	Duration	Effect
  Secure familiar	1 turn	Permanent	Familiar arrives in 1d10 hours (as find familiar)
  Brew calmative	1 hour	24 hours	Contact causes sleep (save vs. spell, enough for 1 weapon) on victims of 8 HD or less
  Brew poison	1 hour	24 hours	Class L contact poison (enough for 1 weapon)
  Beguile	1 round	Special	As charm monster or charm person; no saving throw
  Brew flying ointment	1 hour	24 hours	One M-sized subject can fly
  Witch's curse	1 round	24 hours	As bestow curse (see below); no saving throw

  1d8 Roll	Witch's Curse Effect
  1-3	One ability lowered by 3 points (roll 1d6)
  4-5	Attack, damage rolls lowered by 4 points
  6	Blindness
  7	Loses 1 hp/hour
  8	Temporal stasis; after 24 hours, death

• Witches receive 1,500 gp worth of magical items from the following tables in the DMG: Table 89: Potions and Oils, Table 91: Rings, Table 92: Rods, Table 93: Staves, Table 94: Wands, and Tables 95-103 Miscellaneous Magic. (She cannot keep any leftover gp.)
• Witches cannot be multi-classed or dual-classed.
• Witches do not earn experience bonuses for high prime requisites.
• Witches receive a -3 reaction modifier from NPCs (-5 if the NPC is uneducated, superstitious, or unsophisticated).
• For every day over 1 day that a witch lingers in a superstitious or unsophisticated community, witches have a cumulative 20% chance to be mobbed by a 4d6-member mob + 2d6/extra day thereafter and then mobbed, tortured, executed, etc.
• Witches suffer a -2 attack and -2 save on any night with a full moon and three nights before and after (between 6 PM and 6 AM), because of her strugger with the extraplanar forces striving to drive her.
• Witches can only sever her ties with the extraplanar entities responsible for her instruction by means of a wish or divine assistance; however, if she does so, she loses 2 experiences levels.