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smiles warmly,weaving a magicalcharm into his honeyed words and bending the palacesentinel to his will.  \nAs flames spring to life in her hands,a wizenedhuman whispers the secret name of her demonic patron,infusing her spell with fiendish magic.  \nShifting his gaze between a battered tome and theodd alignment of the stars overhead,a wild-eyed tieflingchants the mystic ritual that will open a doorway to adistant world.  \nWarlocks are seekers of the knowledge that lieshidden in the fabric of the multiverse.Through pactsmade with mysterious beings of supernatural power,warlocks unlock magical effects both subtle andspectacular.Drawing on the ancient knowledge ofbeings such as fey nobles,demons,devils,hags,andalien entities of the Far Realm,warlocks piece togetherarcane secrets to bolster their own power.  \nSwORN AND BEHOLDEN         \nA warlock is defined by a pact with an otherworldlybeing.Sometimes the relationship between warlockand patron is like that of a cleric and a deity,thoughthe beings that serve as patrons for warlocks are notgods.A warlock might lead a cult dedicated to a demonprince,an archdevil,or an utterly alien entity—beingsnot typically served by clerics.More often,though,thearrangement is similar to that between a master andan apprentice.The warlock learns and grows in power,at the cost of occasional services performed on thepatron's behalf.  \nThe magic bestowed on a warlock ranges from minorbut lasting alterations to the warlock's being(such asthe ability to see in darkness or to read any language)to access to powerful spells.Unlike bookish wizards,warlocks supplement their magic with some facilityat hand-to-hand combat.They are comfortable in lightarmor andknow how to use simple weapons.  \nDELVERS INTO SECRETS         \nWarlocks are driven by an insatiable need for knowledgeand power,which compels them into their pacts andshapes their lives.This thirst drives warlocks into theirpacts and shapes their later careers as well.  \nStories of warlocks binding themselves to fiends arewidely known.But many warlocks serve patrons thatare not fiendish.Sometimes a traveler in the wildscomes to a strangely beautiful tower,meets its fey lordor lady,and stumbles into a pact without being fullyaware of it.And sometimes,while poring over tomes of  \n\n| THE WARLOCK   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  | Proficiency   |  | Cantrips   | Spells   | Spell  \u003Cbr>Slots   | Slot  \u003Cbr>Level   | Invocations  \u003Cbr>Known   |\n| Level   | Bonus   | Features   | Known   | Known   |  |  |  |\n| Ist   | +2   | Otherworldly Patron,Pact Magic   | 2   | 2   | L   | lst   | 一   |\n| 2nd   | +2   | Eldritch Invocations   | 2   | 3   | 2   | lst   | 2   |\n| 3rd   | +2   | Pact Boon   | 2   | 4   | 2   | 2nd   | 2   |\n| 4th   | +2   | Ability Score Improvement   | 3   | 5   | 2   | 2nd   | 2   |\n| 5th   | +3   | 一   | 3   | 6   | 2   | 3rd   | 3   |\n| 6th   | +3   | Otherworldly 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