Augurer |
At any hour of the day or night, I have been anxious to improve the nick of time,
and notch it on my stick too; to stand on the meeting of two eternities,
the past and future, which is precisely the present moment. Henry David Thoreau,
"Economy"
The art of augury has been pursued for countless years. Before written
language there were those who were prophets and soothsayers, as well as
those who divined the future with entrails and bones. The augurer is the
result of the evolution of these individuals with heightened sight, a society
of beings with the ability to see beyond the material world into other planes
of existence and sometimes into the future. Augurers are driven to creative
diversions, enjoying and excelling in art, theater and music of all types. In
battle the augurer uses a combination of strong fighting technique and
exceptional magical ability. For this reason an augurer must always be well
rounded, depending on mental and physical prowess to vanquish its foes.
Augurers require great wisdom to dictate their actions because of their
uncanny knowledge of the future. Foreknowledge of the future also grants
the augurer unusual luck, using their sight to give them an edge in all things.
An augurer must be an adept of the art of meditation, depending on it to
alleviate mental exhaustion of prolonged spell casting. The hours spent in
the study of meditation and mental focus have resulted in the augurer becoming
less limber and dexterous.
Learning the ways of the augurer may be attempted by races with preternatural
sight in the material world that may be extended to other planes. These races
include Humans, Elves, Dwarves, Half-Trolls, Gith, Drow, Sea-Elves and Gnomes. |
Genre: Sorcerer |
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