Druids of the Circle of the Black Feather first emerged in the primordial forests of the nascent multiverse, when all things were magical and the elder races young. These druids keep vigil over foundational secrets that safeguard the natural magics at the heart of all druidic circles. As guardians of this knowledge they exist beyond a singular body, capable of transforming into a multitude of ravens.

Adherents of this circle often feel a transcendent calling to locations or situations where great forces act to unravel the natural world. Many of them emerge within other circles, forming cabals that seek to sequester forbidden truths. Some find themselves drawn to the Black Feather by an inherent sense of oneness with creation itself.

Circle spells

Your circle grants you access to some spells when you reach certain levels in this class. Once you gain access to one of these spells, you always have it prepared, and it doesn’t count against the number of spells you can prepare each day. If you gain access to a spell that doesn’t appear on the druid spell list, the spell is nonetheless a druid spell for you.

Druid level	Circle spells
2nd	Feather Fall
3rd	Animal Messenger, Levitate
5th	Fly, Spirit Guardians
7th	Confusion, Shadow of Moil
9th	Bigby’s Hand, Telekinesis

Swarm Form

2nd level Circle of the Black Feather feature

As an action, you can expend a use of your Wild Shape to take on the form of a Swarm of Spirit Ravens. When you choose this form you gain the following effects:

• The hit points of the swarm increase by a number equal to your Druid level.
• You can use your spell attack modifier when calculating attack rolls.

2024 Player’s Handbook

Under 2024 rules this feature becomes available at 3rd level in the druid class.

An Unkindness of Ravens

6th level Circle of the Black Feather feature

While under the effect of your Swarm Form feature you gain the following effects:

• Your size increases to Large. When there isn’t enough room for your size to increase to Large, you temporarily take on the maximum possible size for the space available.
• When another creature moves through your space, it is considered to be difficult terrain.
• When you hit with an attack roll, you can deal extra damage to the target equal to your proficiency bonus.

Scatter to the Winds

6th level Circle of the Black Feather feature

As a bonus action, you can scatter your Raven Swarm to the four winds, rendering you immune to all damage, untargettable, and incapacitated. At the start of your next turn you reform in an unoccupied space of your choice within 120 feet of the place you were last turn. Once you use this feature you can’t do so again until you finish a long rest or until you expend a spell slot of level 3 or higher.

Let Nothing Remain

10th level Circle of the Black Feather feature

As a reaction when a creature dies within 60 feet of you, you can send a Raven to feast on the departing life essence of that creature. You recover hit points equal to 1d8 + your Wisdom modifier, even if you are using your Swarm Form feature.

Blot out the Sky

14th level Circle of the Black Feather feature

While under the effect of your Swarm Form feature you gain the following effects:

• Your size increases to Huge. When there isn’t enough room for your size to increase to Huge, you temporarily take on the maximum possible size for the space available.

Make It Your Own

Is the raven theme not quite right for your character or setting? Flavor is free, so just use a different type of flying creature with the statistics of the Swarm of Spirit Ravens.

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