Base Class: Warlord

A warrior can learn much from history, for war stains its pages. Every conflict that has erupted between peoples, every battle that forged an empire, and every failure that led to that empire’s fall prove instructive to those who study them. The warlord is a military leader, a skilled commander gifted with tactical genius, keen
insight, an inspiring personality, or some other asset that convinces others to follow him or her into danger.

Warlords draw from their experiences and the maneuvers and tactics used by their predecessors to dictate a battle’s terms. Their commands compel others to action. Their plans can shatter an enemy’s offensive. Even their
mere words can stir hearts and ease wounds. With a warlord in charge, there’s little an adventuring group cannot do.

Some warlords are chieftains who work to raise their standing through their accomplishments in the field. Others take up the profession because they feel called to fight for some noble end and to attract like-minded people to fight at their side. Warlords can be found among mercenary bands, scouts, military units, militias, and just about anywhere where warriors gather to fight.