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Kalte Shaman

The frozen realm of Kalte is home to many fierce creatures, from the highly territorial Ice

Barbarians to the hulking menace of the mighty Kalkoth. Possibly more dangerous than either

of these, but until now unknown to most of Magnamund are the Kaltese Shamans.

The Shamans of Kalte have only existed for around fifty years. The founding of the guild

coincided with the discovery of a huge stone statue in an icy cave deep in the frozen wastes

by a scouting party of Ice Barbarians. One of their number, a towering man called Iceth was

overcome by visions upon seeing the statue, and in a fit of rage or madness, slew the rest of

the scouting party.

His vision told him of one of the Ice Demons, the spirits from beyond the Vagadyn gate who

avoided the traps set for the rest of his kin by the Ancients. While the imprisoned Ice Demons

built Ikaya, this lone Ice Demon fled to the cave. There, far from the Vagadyn gate, and

sorely weakened from his passage through it and subsequent escape, the demon found a

statue, an ancient effigy in the form of the Ancients, and imbued with the magic of that race.

Knowing that it would soon expire, the demon transferred its essence to the statue, where it

remained ever since.

The demon promised great power to Iceth, provided the Ice Barbarian would allow the demon

to posess his body. The ambitious Iceth agreed to this, but found that his mortal frame could

only accommodate a tiny part of the essence of the demon. It was this essence that provided

him with his new powers.

But this small taste of freedom was not enough. Under the suggestive influence of the demon,

Iceth founded the sect of the Kaltese shamans, and since their founding, many more

barbarians of Kalte have allowed the demon into their souls in exchange for this power. The

demon hopes that all of his power will eventually be transferred in this way, finally granting it

freedom from its timeless prison.

The lair of the sect was founded on the site where the statue was found, and its location kept a

closely guarded secret. Only High Magister Iceth, who still rules the sect to this day, knows

where it is located. All of the other members of the Sect can only return to the sect through

the use of a magical talisman, which will transport them back to the sect when it is created.

Adventures: Kaltese Shamans almost always stay in the icy wastes of their homelands. This is

because while in closer proximity to the source of their power, it is easier for the Ice Demon

to grant them access to new powers. In addition, new Sect recruits are fairly vulnerable,

having not yet learned to accept the powers of the Ice Demon, or to channel the powerful

energies at their command.

However, in their search for new recruits, and their need to obtain resources not easily

available in Kalte, some Shamans have travelled to other lands. Missions are undertaken to

procure these resources, and these are becoming more common as the Sects members grow in

power. Iceth has ordered that the sect make contact with others who may be sympathetic to

their cause. The greatest drawback of the demon’s plan is that it requires the full cooperation

of the prospective recipient of his will. He has ordered the sect to contact both the Plague

Lords of Ruel, and the agents of the Darklords in an effort to find a way around this. For this

reason, more powerful Kaltese Shamans can be found working with these organisations

Characteristics: All shamans have an air of power emanating like a beacon from their beings,

due to the possession of the Ice Demon. They are mostly surly individuals, not prone to

extended articulation, preferring actions over words in most cases. They can be found

throughout Magnamund, mostly in the North, where their various missions for the Sect might

lead them into conflict with local authorities, who naturally frown on the demon possessed

shamans.

Religion: The Kaltese Shamans worship the Ice Demon that lives inside them as a living God.

Though they do not pray to it or worship it overtly, they are hugely respectful of this powerful

being. The demon itself pays fealty to Naar, and so may lead some members of the sect down

this road.

Background: Kaltese shamans are mostly from Kalte, due to the ease of obtaining recruits

from their homeland. However, increasingly they are being recruited from other lands in

Northern Magnamund. They can be from any walk of life, but mostly are from the lower

classes, who are more likely to be swayed by promises of power.

Other Classes: Most Shamans remain in their homeland of Kalte. However, as mentioned, the

Kaltese Shamans have approached the Ceners and the Dark Cultists in an effort to gain their

assistance in their task. They would also quite happily work with Dark Warriors, and

Shadakine Wytches if their paths were to cross. Provided he can hide the ice demon within

him, a Kaltese Shaman could also work with some of the other Good or Balance aligned

classes, although discovery would be a constant risk.

Game Rule Information

The Kaltese Shaman has the following game statistics.

Racial Note: Kalte Shamans are almost all of Kaltese descent, although some new recruits

may have come from other nations of Northern Magnamund. Note that Kaltese Shamans do

not benefit from the normal Kaltese weapon proficiencies.

Abilities: The most important statistic for a Kaltese Shaman is Constitution. The spells they

use are all very taxing on the human body, and have a reasonably high Endurance cost.

Wisdom will also prove important when they become able to take Psychic Actions.

Endurance Die: d6

Base Speed: 30 ft

Class Skills

The following are class skills for the Kaltese Shamans:

Athletics (Str), Concentration (Con), Intimidate(Cha), Knowledge(Geography)(Int)

Occult(Int), Perception(Wis), Survival(Wis), Use Magical Item(Cha)

Skill Points at 1 st Level: (2+Int Mod)*4

Skill Points at Each Additional Level: 2+Int Mod

Class Features

The following are class features for the Kaltese Shamans:

Armour and Weapon Profficiency: Kaltese Shamans are proficient with the dagger and the

spear. They are also proficient in Padded Armour.

Demonic Possession(Su): Upon initiation in the Kaltese Sect, the prospective Shaman is

possessed by a part of the essence of the Ice Demon. This mentally and physically fortifies

him for his struggles to rise through the ranks of the Sect. This involves touching the statue of

the Demon in the Shamans’ lair, and opening his mind to the Demon. The effect of this is to

give the shaman a +1 bonus to Con and a +2 bonus to Will saving throws.

In addition, the powers granted by the Ice Demon allow the Shaman great freedom to travel

around the land of Kalte. He becomes totally immune to natural cold when this class feature is

gained. Note that this does not include cold generated by the realm of the Darklords

(anywhere with the Darklands Traits feature).

Aura Shroud(Su): The demon possessing the mind of a Kaltese shaman is hard to detect due

to its strong mind protection. However, spells such as Sense Evil can detect the possession,

but they have their DCs increased by 2*The shaman’s character level + his Charisma score. If

the check fails, the person who cast the spell becomes convinced that there is nothing amiss,

and under usual circumstances, will not cast a detection spell on the shaman again.

Magical Combat(Su): A Kaltese Shaman uses his class level as his base combat skill when

attacking using his spells.

Shaman Spells(Sp): At each level that this class is gained, the Shaman chooses a new spell to

add to his repertoire. This new spell is at Circle I. In addition, all previously learned spells

automatically have 1 added to their Circle level.

Willpower: Kaltese shamans have an additional statistic called Willpower. It is not used to

power their spells, which are powered by Endurance, but it is nevertheless an important

statistic. It is used as a buffer against Psychic Assault, and later on, is used to power the

shaman’s developing Psychic Abilities. At 1 st level, the Shaman’s Willpower is equal to half

his Wisdom score rounded down. At each subsequent level, it increases by 1+Wis Mod

(Minimum of 1). It is refreshed by the Shaman’s Charisma modifier each morning at dawn.

This happens automatically every 24 hours. If the Shaman runs out of Willpower, he may not

cast any spells (even those that do not have an Endurance cost). The Shaman loses his

Magical Combat ability when his Willpower score reaches 0. In addition, the DC to bypass

his Aura Shroud is reduced by -5.

Psychic Awareness

The presence of the Ice Demon as well as the increasing power of the shaman’s own spirit

mean that the powers of his mind awakens as he walks along his path to power. At 5 th level,

the Shaman can use the Raise a Shield Psychic Action. His abilities progress throughout his

training, enabling him to eventually use the Focus and Attack actions. At level 14, he raises

an Instinctive Shield in combat.

Safety of the Lair(Sp)

To protect the lair of the Sect from all who would harm it, none of the Sects members save

the High Magister know where it is located. To enable them to return there, each Shaman is

granted this special spell by the Ice Demon on his initiation. It may be cast only once every

two days, and is the only spell in the Shaman’s arsenal that uses Willpower rather than

Endurance. The Willpower cost of this spell is always equal to the Shaman’s character level

in WP points/2. The spell has two fixed points of transportation. One is the Sect’s lair,

somewhere in the Kaltese wastelands. The other is a location of the Shaman’s own choosing.

This may be anywhere in Northern Magnamund. When the Shaman returns to his lair, he may

change the location of the other point of Transportation. This may be done each time the

Shaman returns to the lair. The spell may be cast in combat, which may provide a valuable

means of escape for the Shaman.

Martial Training

At this level, the Sect’s elders reveal to the Shaman the skills of wielding some of the

weapons used on that continent. The Shaman is now proficient in the use of a sword, and

gains +1 to his attack rolls with it. In addition, the Sect gives the Shaman a Bone Sword at

this level for free.

Grand Possession

At 20 th level, the Shaman has grown in power sufficiently that he can accept a little more of

the Ice Demon’s essence into himself. He gains a further +1 to Constitution, each of his spells

has the Endurance cost reduced by 1, and the DC to detect his Aura Shroud is doubled,

making the Ice Demon practically impossible to detect. In order to benefit from this ability

(and reach 20 th level) the Shaman must return to the Lair. In addition, his resistance to cold as

granted by the Demonic Possession increases, giving him damage reduction of 10 against any

cold based attack or spell.

Traversing the Void

The powers granted to the Shaman emanate from the statue located in the Sect’s lair. Each

time he gains a new spell, it is psychically transmitted by the Ice Demon from the statue to the

Shaman. This has two effects.

Firstly, it takes 1 day for the shaman to receive knowledge of this spell for every 100 miles he

is away from Kalte. Example: The Shaman is 400 miles away when he receives a new spell,

so the spell takes 4 days to enter his mind after he advances to the level he gained the spell at.

Secondly, receiving this influx of knowledge is a powerful drain on the being of the Shaman.

If he is able to return to the Sect, this drain is minimised, and he only loses -1 Constitution

point. For every 100 miles he is away from Kalte, this increases by -1, to a maximum loss of -

10 Constitution points. If this would kill the Shaman, he is reduced to 1 Constitution point,

and immediately loses conciousness. These lost points return at a rate of 1 per day, and may

not be restored by any restorative means other than time.

Note that this only applies once per level, so the Shaman doesn’t suffer negative effects for

his advancement in the Circles of his spells.

Ex Kaltese Shaman

There is no such thing as an ex Kaltese Shaman. If a Shaman tried to break his oath to the Ice

Demon, he would die. Should the Shaman find some way to exorcise the Demon through very

powerful magics or divine intervention, he would lose all his spells, and the Demonic

Possession and Grand Possession class features.

Multiclassing into a Kaltese Shaman

The Kaltese Shamans are always on the hunt for new recruits. It is possible theoretically for

any other class to multiclass into the Sect, but it is quite unlikely that many would choose to

do so, seeing as adventurers have more insight than most others into what exactly demonic

possession might entail.

The Kalte Shaman

Level Base

Fort

Save

Ref

Save

Will

Save

Base

Magical

Base

Magical

Damage

Special

1 st 0 0 0 1 1 1d6 Demonic Possession, Aura

Shroud,

Magical Combat,

Shaman Spells

2 nd 1 1 0 2 2 1d6 Counterspell

3 rd 1 2 1 2 3 1d6 Shaman Spells

4 th 2 2 1 3 4 1d8

5 th 2 2 1 3 5 1d8 Psychic Awareness,

Ice Magic

6 th 3 3 2 4 6/1 1d8

7 th 3 3 2 4 7/2 1d8 Safety of the Lair,

Shaman Spells

8 th 4 3 2 5 8/3 1d10 Psychic Awareness (Attack)

9 th 4 4 3 5 9/4 1d10 Shaman Spells

10 th 5 4 3 6 10/5 1d10 Psychic Awareness

(Focus/1)

11 th 5 4 3 6 11/6/1 1d10 Martial Training,

Shaman Spells

12 th 6/1 5 4 7 12/7/2 2d6 Psychic Awareness

(Focus/2)

13 th 6/1 5 4 7 13/8/3 2d6 Shaman Spells

14 th 7/2 5 4 8 14/9/4 2d6 Psychic Awareness

(Instinctive Shield)

15 th 7/2 6 5 8 15/10/5 2d6 Shaman Spells

16 th 8/3 6 5 9 16/11/6/1 2d8

17 th 8/3 6 5 9 17/12/7/2 2d8 Shaman Spells

18 th 9/4 7 6 10 18/13/8/3 2d8

19 th 9/4 7 6 10 19/14/9/4 2d8

20th 10/5 7 6 11 20/15/10/5 2d10 Grand Possession

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