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Tasha's Cauldron of Everything

Group Patrons are described in Tasha's Cauldron of Everything.

  

A group patron is an individual, group, or organization that gives a reason for a party of adventurers to be together. It acts as a guest-giver, lore dispenser and/or financier of adventures.

List of Group Patrons

8 official and unofficial classes.

Group Patron Table
Academy	Types	Boarding School, Arcane Enclave, Secret Monastery, Elite Institute, Vault of Secrets, Museum
	Perks	Compensation, Documentation, Research, Resources, Training
	Contacts	Harried Functionary, Celebrated Instructor, Wizened Fixture, Infatuated Tourist, Spectral Fragment, Distant Observer
	Factotums (Agent)	Student, Groundskeeper, Professor, Researcher, Financier, Expert Speaker
	Quests	Aberrant Zoology, Arcanodynamics, Forbidden History, Cryptogeography, Restorative Antiquarianism, Evolutionary Divinity
	Summary	Schools, Institution of Knowledge, Training Academies
	Sources	Tasha's Cauldron of Everything
Ancient Being	Types	Elder Dragon, Lich, Bound Fiend, Guardian Celestial, the Endless, Primal Manifestation
	Perks	Equipment, Research, Sanctuary, Strange Gifts
	Contacts	Employer, Back-Room Dealers, Magical Message Drop, Visions, Ephemeral Echo, The Mouthpiece
	Operatives (Agent)	Devotee, Infiltrator, Mouthpiece, Pupil, Guardian, Offspring
	Quests	Rescue, Sabotage, Artifice, Treachery, Culling, Astral Heist
	Summary	Undying, liches, fey lords, dragons, cosmic beings
	Sources	Tasha's Cauldron of Everything
Aristocrat	Types	Local Lord, Merchant Mastermind, Nomadic Princeling, Double Dealer, Ambitious Entepeneur, Future Ruler
	Perks	Expenses, Immunity, Luxury, Salary
	Contacts	Common Contact, Professional, Family Peacemaker, Intimate Connection, Outside Insider, Outsider Inside
	Retainers (Agent)	Advisor, Bodyguard, Informant, House Staff, Messenger, Family Scion
	Quests	Noble Union, Business Breakthrough, Sabotage Rival, Lost Lineage, Origin of Nobility, The New Nobility
	Summary	Lesser nobility, high officials, powerful merchant houses
	Sources	Tasha's Cauldron of Everything
Criminal Syndicate	Types	Thieves' Guild, Assassin Society, Magical Arms Dealer, Pirate Fleet, Body Snatchers, Thought Thieves
	Perks	Assignments, Contraband, Fences, Safe Houses, Syndicate-Owned Businesses
	Contacts	Personal Mentor, Clever Urchin, Former Law Enforcement, Bon Vivant, Traitor, Criminal Royalty
	Members (Agent)	Burglar, Muscle, Con Artist, Cleaner, Mastermind, Mole
	Quests	Acquisition and Retrieval, Heists, Gang Warfare, Enforcement, Assassination, Topple the Powerful
	Summary	Crime families, gangs, thieve/assassin guilds
	Sources	Tasha's Cauldron of Everything
Guild	Types	Crafters' Guild, Merchant Consortium, Miracle Makers' Association, Moneychangers, Philosophical Faction, Identity Traders
	Perks	Accommidations, Equipment, Resources, Training
	Contacts	The Perfectionist, Attentive Overseer, Hidden Benefactor, Discerning Mentor, Golem Guide, Fallen Muse
	Representative (Agent)	Researcher, Negotiator, Saboteur, Guard, Explorer, Expert
	Quests	Deliver Goods, Acquire Materials, Eliminate a Rival, The Masterpiece, The Collector, The Bill Comes Due
	Summary	Collection of craftsmen, artisans, merchants, masons, etc.
	Sources	Tasha's Cauldron of Everything
Military Force	Types	Standing Army, Mercenary Company, Expeditionary Force, Horde, Planar Conscripts, Sky Warriors
	Perks	Armory, Chain of Command, Official Access, Orders, Salary
	Contacts	Tested Veteran, Taskmaster, Protective Officer, Bitter Soldier, Hopeful Commander, Devout Leader
	Envoy (Agent)	Combatant, Tactician, Medic, Scout, Provocateur, Spy
	Quests	Strike Force, Defensive Operations, Special Forces, Reconnaissance, Seek and Destroy, Siege
	Summary	Armies, Navies, Mercenary Companies, Knightly Order
	Sources	Tasha's Cauldron of Everything
Religious Order	Types	Undead Hunters, Devout Scholars, Relic Collectors, Charitable Missionaries, Militant Inquisitors, Doomsaying Evangelists
	Perks	Divine Service, Equipment, Proficiencies
	Contacts	Shadow Tongue, Inspired Creator, Mysterious Test, Fierce Inquisitor, Beloved Healer, Divinity's Voice
	Member (Agent)	Councilor, Defender, Ascetic, Inquisitor, Emissary, Chosen One
	Quests	Safe Escape, Relic Recovery, Cult Hunt, Desperate Pilgrimage, Expunge Heresy, Prevent Prophecy
	Summary	Churches, Cults, Monastic Orders
	Sources	Tasha's Cauldron of Everything
Sovereign	Types	Village Elder, Young Noble, Shipwrecked Govenor, Ruler Returned, Hidden Power, True Regent
	Perks	Elite Access, Expenses, Immunity, Salary
	Contacts	Intimate Conficant, Spymaster, Administrator, Executive Assistant, Envoy, Spectral Assembly
	Proxy (Agent)	Advisor, Ambassador, Secret Agent, Champion, Jester, Confidant
	Quests	International Espionage, Undermine Rival, Expel Corruption, Subvert Blame, Test Heir, Desperate Diplomacy
	Summary	Government leader(s), from Emperor to tribal elder.
	Sources	Tasha's Cauldron of Everything

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Group Patron Preload

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Sources and Notes

• Jeremy Crawford, Dan Dillon, Ben Petrisor, Taymoor Rehman (17 November 2020). Tasha's Cauldron of Everything. (5e 2014) Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 9780786967025. p. 83.

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