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Thainar (Prestige Class)
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The Thainar represent the pinnacle
of Elven arcane mastery. Within their
ranks are some of the most powerful magic users in Talanu.
History
History tells us that Colanx the Bear was chosen by Dana to be the first human wizard. He did not, however, fight in those dark times alone. Among those he shared his wisdom was a Saedhe named Javendar. By the time the fighting was over, he had become very powerful, as had many of his Saedhe pupils. Javendar approached his queen, Aderiel, for her blessing in the formation of a brotherhood of wizards. Queen Aderiel realized that the wizards could be very instrumental in protecting her newly freed people. She gave her consent, and the Thainar were born. Having born witness to the destructive power of magic in the wrong hands, Javendar researched a way to ensure the Thainar would never use their abilities for evil, leading to the Eisha'miai. When construction began on the city of Torioth, the Thainar council hall was one of the first buildings to be built.In more recent times, the Thainar have begun protecting not just the Saedhe and Torioth themselves, but also other Elven interests throughout the world. News of an Elven artifact being discovered will quickly be answered by sending Thainar to the site to lay claim. Thainar are also sent to deal with potentially embarrassing situations for the Saedhe.
Organization
Any Saedhe mage can submit for entrance into the Thainar. Special consideration is given, however, to those that were trained by Thainar, or have a Thainar member sponsoring them. Initiates are brought before the high council, where they must perform a test of their arcane ability. If the initiate passes the test, the council performs the Si'Eral, or First Binding, on the inductee. The new Thainar's eyes turn silver, and have the ability to detect magical auras at will. These Thainar are known as "Aderi", in honor of the Queen that approved the formation of the Thainar. Upon reaching 5th level, the Thainar must again present himself before the council. No test is performed, but the council performs the Ti'Emal, or Second Binding. Now the Thainar's eyes turn gold, and he has the ability to see invisible objects or beings, as well as retaining the ability to detect magic. Henceforth the Thainar possesses the title of "Areti", meaning "golden-eye".The ranks of Thainar are overseen by the high council. The council is made up of nine Areti, one specialist from each of the eight schools, and one general arcane practitioner. Any vacancy in the council is filled following a vote by all Areti. As an unwritten rule, council members give up adventuring and remain in Torioth. When placed upon the high council, the Ki'Eral, or Third Binding is performed. While there is no change to their eye color, the vision of the high council is improved to include the abilities of the True Sight spell. All Thainar are expected to check in with the council in Torioth at least once every five years.
Requirements
To qualify to become a Thainar, a character must fulfill all the following criteria.Alignment: Any Good
Race: Saedhe
Knowledge (Arcana): 12 ranks
Spellcraft: 12 ranks
Spellcasting: Ability to cast 5th level Arcane spells.
Class skills
The Thainar's class skills (and the key ability for each skill) are: Alchemy (Int), Concentration (Con), Craft (Int), Knowledge (all) (Int), Profession (Wis), Scry (Int), and Spellcraft (Int). See Chapter 4: Skills in the Player's Handbook for skill descriptions. Skill Points at Each Level: 2+ Int modifier.Class features
Weapon and Armor Proficiency: Thainar gain no proficiency with armor, shields, or weapons.Hit Die: d4
| Level | Attack Bonus | Fort Save | Ref Save | Will Save | Special | Spells per Day | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st (Aderi) | +0 | +0 | +0 | +2 | Detect Magic | +1 arcane casting level | |||||||||
| 2nd | +1 | +0 | +0 | +3 | +1 DC | +1 arcane casting level | |||||||||
| 3rd | +1 | +1 | +1 | +3 | Enhanced Concentration | +1 arcane casting level | |||||||||
| 4th | +2 | +1 | +1 | +4 | +2 DC | +1 arcane casting level | |||||||||
| 5th (Areti) | +2 | +1 | +1 | +5 | See Invisible | +1 arcane casting level | |||||||||
| 6th | +3 | +2 | +2 | +5 | +3 DC | +1 arcane casting level | |||||||||
| 7th | +3 | +2 | +2 | +5 | Spell Resistance | +1 arcane casting level | |||||||||
| 8th | +4 | +2 | +2 | +6 | +4 DC | +1 arcane casting level | |||||||||
| 9th | +4 | +3 | +3 | +6 | Elemental Mastery | +1 arcane casting level | |||||||||
| 10th | +5 | +3 | +3 | +7 | +5 DC | +1 arcane casting level | |||||||||
| Level | Attack Bonus | Fort Save | Ref Save | Will Save | Special | Spells per Day | |||||||||
Normal Spell Progression: A Thainar advances at his normal spell
progression
rate as levels are gained.
Detect Magic (Sp): As a product of the Si'Eral, Thainar can detect magical auras, as per the spell, at will.
DC Increase (Ex): At 2nd level, and every even level after that, the Difficulty Class of all spells cast increase by one.
Enhanced Concentration: The Thainar receives Enhanced Concentration as a bonus feat.
See Invisibility (Sp): Upon attaining the title of "Areti", Thainar are able to at will, see objects or beings that are invisible, as well as any that are astral or ethereal, as per the spell.
Spell Resistance (Su): At 7th level, Thainar gain spell resistance. His spell resistance equals 10 + his level (including any previous arcane character levels). In order to affect the Thainar with a spell, a spellcaster must roll the Thainar's spell resistance or higher on 1d20 + spellcaster's level. (See Spell Resistance, p. 150, PHB)
Elemental Mastery (Su): At 9th level, a Thainar can alter a spell that he has mastered to use a different element from the one it normally does (for example, a fireball that does acid rather than fire damage). He can only alter spells that have the acid, cold, fire, electricity, or sonic descriptors and that have been mastered as per the Spell Mastery feat. The elemental alteration must be chosen at the time the spell is prepared, and thus cannot be changed spontaneously. If the Thainar has not taken the Spell Mastery feat, he gets it as a bonus feat, rather than Elemental Mastery.
Eisha'miai: Also known as the Waste. A Thainar committing any evil act is immediately struck by the Waste. His eyes turn from silver or gold to black, and he is blinded. Additionally, he loses 1d4 points per week in a random ability score until he can return to Torioth and present himself before the high council. If any ability score reaches zero before he gets back to Torioth, the Thainar dies permanently.
True Sight (Sp): A Thainar that is raised to the High
Council
can see as if affected by the True Sight spell at will.