From publisher blurb:
Before men built shelters of stone, before they carved their names into the world, before they tamed beasts to serve them, there was fire.
It was the first great force that mankind did not create, but discovered—a secret stolen from the sky, pulled from the belly of the earth, gifted by the unknown. It was warmth against the biting cold, light in the endless dark, protection against the horrors that lurked beyond the campfire’s glow.
But fire is not a mere tool—it is alive. It hungers, breathes, and must be fed. It is the source of life and the bringer of death, capable of nurturing just as easily as it destroys. It is the spirit of the world itself, and those who understand it do not simply wield it…
They become it.
The Firekeeper is more than just a warrior or a mystic. They are the guardian of the first flame, the keeper of the hearth, the torchbearer who walks ahead so others may follow. They do not let the fire die, for they are the fire made flesh.
The Call of the Flame
No one chooses to become a Firekeeper. The flame chooses them.
Some feel the calling as children, drawn to the flickering embers in the night, watching how the flames dance and whisper. They learn from the elders how to feed the fire, how to respect it, how to never let it die. In time, they step forward when the fire wavers, taking up the responsibility of the hearth, ensuring that no night passes without its glow.
Others come to the path through hardship, through survival. Perhaps they were lost in a great storm, their tribe perishing in the endless cold, only to find a fire that should not have been there—burning, waiting, calling to them. Or maybe they were left to die, cast out from their people, only to rise again, wreathed in flame, unburned, their fate forever entwined with the fire’s wrath.
And then there are those who are forged in flame itself. The ones who, in the heat of battle, felt their rage turn to fire. The ones who, in their darkest moment, lit a torch not just to see, but to survive. The ones who, facing the unknown, held their flame high and pushed back the darkness.
Whatever their origin, all Firekeepers share a single truth:
As long as the fire burns, they will endure.
This is a full 5e Class, with a description, Unique Abilties and Level progression up to 20th Level, for a Prehistoric setting.