Soldier

Soldier is a character background with skills and inspirations themed around war and masterful combat. Lae'zel, Jaheira, and the hireling Varanna Sunblossom have this background.

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You are trained in battlefield tactics and combat, having served in a militia, mercenary company, or officer corps. Show smart tactics and bravery on the battlefield to enhance your prowess.

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Background features

• Athletics Proficiency: Gain Proficiency with Strength (Athletics) Ability Checks.
• Intimidation Proficiency: Gain Proficiency with Charisma (Intimidation) Ability Checks.

Background goals

Performing certain actions that align with this background rewards Inspiration. These goals can be accomplished by any member of the active party, and Inspiration points are pooled, up to a maximum of 4. Completing an inspiration event also grants experience to characters with this background. While not necessarily all-inclusive, listed below are known events which grant inspiration points.

Location	XP Reward	Name	Description
General
Anywhere	25	One For The Ages	Survive a fight in which you kill ten or more enemies. Summoned creatures that disappear when their summoner dies count toward this.
	25	Pentacrush	Kill 5 enemies in a single turn.
	25	Strategist	Defeat a powerful foe in one strike.
Act 1
Druids Grove	20	No One Left Behind	Ensure all of the Grove's defenders survive the first goblin assault. Kanon dying in the prior cutscene does not prevent getting this.
	20	To Arms!	Help Guex learn to fight.
The Risen Road	30	Chain of Command	Follow Flaming Fist orders at the burning inn. This is earned after knocking down the door.
	30	Warrior of the Hells	Kill the cultist leader seeking Karlach.
Goblin Camp	25	A Headless Horde	Kill every leader in the goblin camp. Mutually exclusive with  Slaughter's Prize and  Guardian of the Forgotten. Dror Ragzlin, Gut, and Minthara are the relevant leaders.
Mountain Pass	30	Conquer the Conquerors	Defeat the Githyanki raiding squad. Mutually exclusive with  Silver Blades, Silver Tongue. Requires actually fighting them; a peaceful resolution will not grant inspiration.
Underdark	30	Drowned in the Dark	Defeat the duergar patrolling on the Ebonlake.
Act 2
Shadow-Cursed Lands	50	Centennial Rivalries	Complete the Harper ambush.
	50	War is No Place for a Child	Lie to Arabella about her parents' fate.
	50	Realities of War	Tell Arabella what happened to her parents.
	75	Masterful Execution	Kill any of the bosses in and around the Shadow-Cursed Lands in a single round of combat.
Last Light Inn	50	Shield of the Moon	Obtain Selûne's blessing from Isobel.
	75	Absolute Devastation	Destroy Last Light.
Reithwin Town	60	An Apple a Day Keeps the Scalpel Away	Defeat the Surgeon without being operated upon.
	60	The Best Offence is Virtually Nonsense	Defeat a member of the Thorm family without drawing steel. Gerringothe, Malus, and Thisobald can each be eliminated via a series of skill checks.
Moonrise Towers	50	Notched Armour	Show off your prowess to the bugbear merchant.
	60	Familicide	Kill all members of the Thorm family. This includes only Gerringothe, Malus, and Thisobald. Ketheric and Isobel are no longer required.
	75	Devastation of the Absolute	Complete the assault on Moonrise.
	95	A Bone To Pick	Overcome the skeletons in Moonrise prison during the assault.
Gauntlet of Shar	75	Know Thine Enemy	Defeat yourself in the Gauntlet of Shar's mirror trial.
	75	Return to Sender	Kill the orthon, returning him to Raphael.
	75	Soldier of Faith	Save and release Nightsong.
	75	Soldier of Fortune	Give Nightsong to Ketheric. Allow Balthazar to transport Nightsong from the Shadowfell.
Act 3
Rivington	135	Sharing the Spoils	Donate to the refugees.
	135	Reporting for Duty	Report to Commander Lightfeather.
	135	Removing Chaotic Actors	Remove the head of the deep gnome insurrectionists. This requires saving Wulbren from Moonrise Towers, but then killing him as part of Deal with the Gnomes.
Wyrm's Rock Fortress	170	Court Marshall	Expose the Flaming Fist deserter.
	170	Great Helm of Legends	Find the Helm of Balduran.
	220	Regicide	Execute Gortash.
Lower City	135	Love That Smell	Aid the deep gnomes and use the Runepowder Bomb to blow up the Steel Watch Foundry.
	170	Urgent Communications	Commune with the Netherbrain. Talk to Edenosa after the ambush in the park.
	170	Veteran's Hotspot	Purchase a room at the Elfsong Tavern.
	170	Innovations in Volatility	Give your blood to Araj a second time.
	220	Double-Tap	Kill Auntie Ethel... again...
	220	Kicking the Rust Bucket	Destroy a Steel Watcher.
	220	Knives in the Dark	Survive the confrontation in the Sharran Cloister.
	220	Rudolph Van Richtover My Dead Body	Defeat the Ascended Cazador.
House of Hope	220	Hot Exit	Escape the House of Hope.
Bhaal Temple	220	Putting the Past to Rest	Execute Orin.

Cut Background Goals

• Start Them Young: Inspire the tiefling children to train harder. The tiefling children are present, but the inspiration event is not implemented anymore and therefore does not trigger.
• Stalwart Heart: Persuade Rolan to stay and protect the grove. Rolan can be convinced to stay and protect the grove, but the inspiration event is not implemented anymore and therefore does not trigger.
• Lolth's Last Laugh: Defeat Viconia and her Sharran cohorts. This does not appear to be implemented.