Outlander

"You grew up in the wilds, learning to survive far from the comforts of civilisation. Surviving unusual hazards of the wild will enhance your prowess and understanding."

Background Features

• Athletics Proficiency: Gain Proficiency with Strength (Athletics) Ability Checks.
• Survival Proficiency: Gain Proficiency with Wisdom (Survival) 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.

Location	XP Reward	Name	Description
Act 1
Wilderness	20	Sticky Fingers	Secure the pouch from the spider crevice.
	25	A Mother's Fury	Triumph over the mother Owlbear. Does not require actually fighting the Owlbear. Convincing her not to attack using Speak with Animals is sufficient.
The Risen Road	30	Rock Steady	Survive the bandit's rolling boulder trap.
	30	Cursebreaker	Discover the curse of Yeenoghu and destroy his hyenas. Must also kill the nearby gnolls.
Sunlit Wetlands	30	Eyes Of The Wild	See past the illusion covering the swamp.
	30	Walking On Air	Successfully use a fairy ring. "Fairy ring" refers to the mushroom cirlces found in the Sunlit Wetlands and Underdark.
Goblin Camp	25	Cub Tamer	Successfully tame the owlbear cub.
Underdark	30	A Noble Endeavor	Effectively use a noblestalk mushroom. This can be accomplished by giving the mushroom to Derryth, Shadowheart, or Baelen.
	30	Abyss Jumper	Enter the Underdark through the bottomless well.
	30	Clever Cuckoo	Steal from the giant bird's nest in the Underdark.
	30	Mushroom Enthusiast	Destroy each kind of hazardous Underdark mushroom.
	30	Nest Egg	Take an item from the Carrion Crawler nest.
Grymforge	50	The Floor Is Lava	Defeat the Lava Elemental in the lava lake.
Act 2
Shadow-Cursed Lands	50	Child's Play	Beat Oliver at hide and seek without alerting the shadow creatures.
	50	Embracing the Environment	Survive two rounds of the shadow curse.
	50	Sleeping in the Dark	Take a full Long Rest in the Shadow-Cursed Lands.
	60	Bumps in the Dark	Conquer three combat encounters in the Shadow-Cursed Lands.
	60	No Cursed Stone Left Unturned	Explore each key area of the Shadow-Cursed Lands.
	60	I Ain't Afraid of No Shadows	Traverse through the Shadow-Cursed Lands to Last Light and Moonrise without using a Moonlantern.
Last Light Inn	60	Grove Keeper's Keeper	Protect Halsin's portal while he saves the spirit of the land.
Reithwin Town	60	I've Had Worse	Successfully drink and resist the negative effects of the brewer's concoction.
Moonrise Towers	50	Mutual Respect	Meet Steelclaw the tadpole-hunting cat.
	50	Delving into the Deep	Enter the oubliette... for better or for worse.
	60	Never Liked Stairs	Enter a restricted area in Moonrise Towers from the outside.
Gauntlet of Shar	75	Path Least Followed	Complete the Gauntlet of Shar without going to Last Light or Moonrise.
	75	Always a Step Ahead of the Darkness	Reach Nightsong without having been affected by the shadow curse.
	75	Tools of the Trade	Obtain the orthon's crossbow.
Mind Flayer Colony	95	From Head to Toe	Explore all sections of the mind flayer colony.
Act 3
Rivington	135	Enlisted Avian	Meet Commander Lightfeather.
	135	Cat's Got Your Tongue?	Find the missing letters.
	135	Gifts of the Wilds	Give raw goods as a donation.
	135	Solemn Farewell	Witness the Gur funeral.
	170	Running Wild	Release all the imprisoned circus beasts. [Needs Verification]
	170	Primary Needs	Tame the dilophosaurus, making it non-hostile.
	170	Macabre Hunt	Find all the pieces of Dribbles' body and return them to Lucretious.
Lower City	170	Beneath the Gate	Enter the Undercellar.
	170	For Once, a Warm Meal	Obtain room and board at the Elfsong Tavern.
	170	Nature of the Beast	Discover the fate of the Githyanki egg.
	170	Urban Jungle	Survive the Bhaalist ambush at the park.
	170	Children of an Outlander	Convince Jaheira to let her family stay in the city.
	220	Down to the Depths Below	Enter the Iron Throne.
	220	Catastrophic Structural Failure	Blow up the Steel Watch Foundry.
	220	Horizon Walker	Travel through the House of Hope portal.
Lower City Sewers	220	The Face of Evil	Reach the Temple of Bhaal.