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Prestige Classes The Lands of the Diamond Throne teem with people, each an individual with unique skills and talents. Some learn interesting abilities from special organizations or through rigorous training. A few of these special sets of abilities and skills are presented here as prestige classes.
o doubt about it, nothing helps define a world like prestige classes, because they illustrate what people can do and sometimes even the groups they form. This chapter details eight of the prestige classes that exist in the Diamond Throne setting. While there are certainly more in the lands than these, this is a fair sampling. In addition, a special section at the end offers advice on importing prestige classes from other sources into your Arcana Unearthed campaign.
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Beast Reaver Beast reavers are found throughout the Lands of the Diamond Throne. These intelligent individuals have each mastered some large beast and now use it as a mount or companion. But to accomplish this task, the beast reavers become more bestial themselves. These savage folk live mostly in wild areas (cities look none too kindly upon their feral nature or their often dangerous companions). Beast reavers are some of the roughest, most uncouth, and barbaric individuals in the Lands of the Diamond Throne, although occasionally an exception arises—the beast reaver who knows how to conceal his own animal temperament. In any event, all beast reavers do have a powerful animal magnetism. Because of the need for a savage nature, litorians and sibeccai frequently become beast reavers. The class particularly attracts totem warriors, but also unfettered, champions, and warmains. Sometimes a mage blade or a greenbond learns the skills of the beast reaver, then complements them with magic. Beast reavers gain their expertise from other beast reavers. There is no formal organization, but a sort of brotherhood exists among those who tame monstrous creatures. Most beast reavers work alone or in small groups. When in groups, it’s common for all of them to have the same monstrous mounts—dire lions, wyverns, and so on.
In the Diamond Throne setting, beast reavers can be found in almost any non-urban area, but particularly in the Harrowdeep, the Bitter Peaks, and the Southern Wastes. They are said to be somewhat common in Fallanor as well. Hit Die: d10
Requirements To qualify to become a beast reaver, a character must fulfill all the following criteria. Handle Animal: 8 ranks Knowledge (Nature): 2 ranks Ride: 8 ranks Wilderness Survival: 5 ranks Feats: Mounted Combat, Ride-By Attack
Class Skills The beast reaver’s class skills (and the key ability for each) are: Climb (Str), Craft (Int), Handle Animal (Cha), Innuendo (Wis), Intimidate (Cha), Intuit Direction (Wis), Jump (Str), Knowledge (nature) (Int), Listen (Wis), Ride (Dex), Sneak (Dex), Spot (Wis), Swim (Str), Wilderness Survival (Wis). For more information on these skills, see Monte Cook’s Arcana Unearthed, Chapter Four. Skill Points at Each Level: 4 + Intelligence modifier
Class Features Weapon and Armor Proficiency: Beast reavers are proficient in the use of all simple and martial weapons and light armors and shields. Tame Beast (Ex): At 1st level, a beast reaver can attempt to tame a creature that meets the following criteria: 1. Has an Intelligence score equal to or less than the beast reaver’s class level + his Charisma modifier (minimum Intelligence of 1).
THE BEAST REAVER Level 1 2 3 4 5
Base Attack Bonus +1 +2 +3 +4 +5
Fortitude Save +2 +3 +3 +4 +4
Reflex Save +0 +1 +1 +2 +2
Will Save +0 +0 +1 +1 +1
Special Tame beast Savage rage Feral bond Tame greater beast Greater savage rage
