Klaus Kleinstar: Death Cleric 4

Klaus Kleinstar
Neutral Good
Death Domain Cleric
Lightfoot halfling
Small
Speed: 25
HP: 30
AC: 18(with shield and armor)
Hit Die: 4d8

Str: 11(0)
Dex: 19(4)
Con: 14(2)
Int: 13(1)
Wis: 14(2)
Cha: 13(1)
Prof bonus: +2

Proficiencies
Armor: Light, Medium, shields
Weapons: Simple Weapons, Martial weapons
Tools: Herbalism Kit
Saving throws: Wisdom and Charisma
Skills: Medicene, Religion, Persuasion, Insight
Background: Hermit
Languages: Common, Halfling, Abyssal

Background: Hermit
Life of Seclusion: Retreated from society after a life altering event
Feat: Discovery: Apparently I discovered some cool secret
Personality Trait: I feel tremendous empathy for all who suffer
Ideal: Greater Good: My gifts are meant to be shared with all, not used for my own benefit
Bond: I entered seclusion to hide from the ones who might still be hunting me. One day I will have to confront them
Flaw: I like keeping secrets and won’t share them with anyone

Class Feats
Spellcasting
Divine Domain: Death(see magic)
-Channel Divinity: Turn Undead: All undead in 30 ft that can see or here me must make a wis saving throw. Failure results in them dropping to the ground for a minute unless attacked. A turned creature can only try to run from me.
-Channel Divinity: Touch of Death: When I hit someone with a melee attack, I can use this to add 5+my cleric level(times 2)
-Reaper: Free necromancy Cantrip. Can target two creatures with one Necro cantrip if they are within 5 feet.

Magic fun stuff
Can cast wis mod+cleric level amount of spells a day
Divine Domain spells are always prepared and ready to cast.
They are: False Life, Ray of Sickness, Blindness/deafness, day of enfeeblement
-Knows 4(5) Cantrips: Chill Touch, Spare the Dying, Toll the Dead, Guidance, Sacred Flame
Has 4 1st level spell slots and 3 2nd level spell slots
Spell Save DC: 12
Spell attack dc: 4

Items: Light Crossbow, studded leather armor, Rapier, Amulet Holy Focus, Common Clothes, 20 bolts in a quiver, 50 gold,

Race traits
Lucky: If I roll a 1 on non attack roles, I can reroll and take the new number
Brave: Advantage on saving throws against being frightened
Naturally Stealthy: Can attempt to hide even when I am only obscured by a size larger creature

Klaus Kleinstar came from a most peculiar family when it came to the cheery folk of Halflings. The Kleinstar’s were a long line of halfling undertakers, their current residence a few cities away from the capital. They taught about dignity with dying and accepting it as natural but not forcing it. Klaus was taught that death was the great equalizer, for all beings, from orcs to halflings like themselves laid the same and deserved the same rights. The only difference was their coffin size.

Klaus was the third child, overlooked by his older brother, who was set to inherit the business, and his older sister, who had her options wide open for her. Klaus felt under appreciated growing up, feeling his only unique trait was his lack of traits. So Klaus acted out for attention, even trying to join a thieves group for a day before realizing it wasn’t for him. That simply made Klaus a rather normal halfling with a talent for some stealthier movements. That made all the difference when the Slaughter started. Klaus barely had any warning when they set upon the town, mowing down person after person. He knew he was the throwaway son and no fighter, so he did the only thing that made sense, hid. He tucked himself in the coffin of an orc that was in the ground but not yet buried, sharing it with its owner, the orc. He could only sit in fear as he heard the screams piercing the air, powerless to do anything.

 A day or two later, Klaus crawled out, held a hasty funeral amid tears with all the bodies parts of his family members that he could find, packed his stuff, and ran. He ran and didn’t turn back. He took a long, fairly unplanned escape route, going south, then west, then north to the jungle. He came across countless dead bodies and his respect for his fathers line of work grew. He kept asking himself what his father would do when he was stuck, unconsciously living in his shadow. Regardless, he had eventually made his way to district 7 and built a small shack there.

Gradually, Klaus started an undertaking business due to it being the only one he knew. He felt like a poor imitation of his father, but he kept trying.

Many years later, the shack was attacked by bandits while he was asleep. Driven into a rage, he slaughtered them all. This wasn’t his first kill, he had had to kill before in self defense to survive, but here he was acutely aware that the bandits had tried to flee. They had practically begged for mercy and he cut their throats.

Klaus couldn’t live with himself after that. He had sought out a priest for his sins to be forgiven or something, but the only priest he found was slowly dying from poison. Although the priest wasn’t really helpful, he had reminded Klaus of his homelife before the Slaughter. The Kleinstar’s weren’t very religious, but they respected Kelemvor above all else due to his impartial judgement of the dead, something their family believed in.

So, in a moment of desperation and being eaten alive by guilt, he prayed to Kelemvor. And Kelemvor answered, tasking Klaus with keeping death impartial  and unbiased in return for answers and guidance.

Klaus set out, leading to the story now...