Air templar

“Ah, a new face! Welcome to the guild. I suppose I’ll be your teacher.”
—Aemi, Air Templar Guildmaster of Var Bandor

Misdirection and evasion combine with deadly skill to give the air templar an edge. Air templars blend the magics of flight and illusion with swordmanship and archery. As Air is a force of chaos, no lawful person may take up the sphere as a profession.

Introduction

Not long after the magics of Air were first tapped by scholars, others inevitably sought to put them to martial ends. However, those who took to the magics of Air did not seek the raw supremacy of Fire or Spirit, but rather to hone their talents in misdirection and speed. The resulting fusion of these two aesthetics has created the modern Air templar: a swordsman who is as unpredictable as he is deadly. The aelin, as a race, have found much to love in the artistic nature of the creed; yet so have the shuddeni, whose infamous taste for deception is fed by the Air templar’s many talents. Nefortu, as well, have taken strongly to the chaotic undertones of the class, savoring its often frivolous nature.

Blending the magics of flight and illusion with swordsmanship, Air templars have broadened these powers to include new and unique effects. These include the absorption of electricity, the ability to evade spells, and the ability to create illusionary clones of themselves. Additionally, they have interwoven the magics of Air with archery, allowing for the execution of otherwise impossible shots. Finally, and perhaps most impressively, they have merged the meditative techniques of the ginta into their spellwork, creating forms uniquely their own. Although trained in many weapons, an Air templar is most at home with the blade.

As Air is a force of chaos, no lawful person may take up the sphere as a profession. Because of their often finicky and playful nature, there is no one deity to whom Air templars universally look for patronage. Their tastes are as diverse as those found within the guild, and given their particularly citified nature, often do not overlap with more rugged deities, such as Girikha.

Races

Abilities

Traits

Battlecaster | Controlled flight

Skills

Level 1: dagger | sword | whip | hand to hand | Dodge | Recover
Level 3: focused precision
Level 5: enhanced damage
Level 7: meditation
Level 8: scrolls
Level 9: fast healing
Level 11: mist form
Level 12: second attack
Level 15: distract | dive
Level 16: wands
level 18: third attack
Level 19: haggle
Level 22: trance
Level 25: archery | prismatic arrow
Level 30: thunder strike
Level 34: arc shot
Level 37: Subvocalize

Forms

Spells

Level 2: armor
Level 3: fly
Level 4: detect invis
Level 6: lightning bolt | dancing sword
Level 8: invisibility
Level 10: shield
Level 13: lightning brand
Level 14: air bubble
Level 17: blur
Level 20: wind wall
Level 21: sonic lash
Level 23: clinging fog
Level 24: teleport
Level 27: alter self
Level 28: reflective aura
Level 31: disjunction
Level 32: ball lightning
Level 33: galesphere
Level 35: absorb electricity
Level 36: spectral mirror
Level 38: screaming arrow
Level 40: blink

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Air templar

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