Conclave of the Raven

The Conclave of the Raven is a semi-secret school/social club of high orcs. All of Oracan knows of the Conclaves exists, but its membership and locale is a highly valued secret. This makes the group sound evil and deceitful, but this couldn’t be farther from the truth. They primary goal is the well being of Oracan, with a lesser emphasis being placed on opposing the forces of chaos. When the agreement was made for peace with the dwarves it was a Raven that negotiated the deal. And when the Red Dragon got on the High Council it was a Raven that revealed his true draconic identity. The Conclave prides its self on continuing the growth of young high orcs that have proven themselves. They believe that they have only scratched the surface of the high orcs’ potential. They focus on teaching their young Ravens to be proud members of the Oracan culture: Ambassadors, High Priests, Judges, Mayors, and even High Council Members.

Hit Dice: 1d4

Requirements:

Race: High Orc

Alignment: LG, NG, LN, N

Skills: Diplomacy 8 ranks, Knowledge (any) 9 ranks, Spellcraft 9 ranks, Scry 9 ranks

Feats: Leadership

Spells: Ability to cast 4th level Arcane or Divine Spells

*Bards & Wizards are banned from the Conclave. Also, characters must revere a deity of Oracan (as opposed to the abstract principles a cleric may select).

Class Skills:

Bluff, Concentration, Craft, Diplomacy, Gather Information, Knowledge (all), Scry, Sense Motive, Speak Language, and Spellcraft

Skill Points: 4+Int Mod

Class Level	Base Attack Bonus	Fort Save	Ref Save	Will Save	Special	Spells Per Day
1^st	+0	+0	+0	+2	New Spell List	+1 level of existing class
2^nd	+1	+0	+0	+3	Energy Burn I	+1 level of existing class
3^rd	+1	+1	+1	+3	Detect Thoughts	+1 level of existing class
4^th	+2	+1	+1	+4	Energy Burn II	+1 level of existing class
5^th	+2	+1	+1	+4	Darkvision	+1 level of existing class
6^th	+3	+2	+2	+5	Energy Burn III	+1 level of existing class
7^th	+3	+2	+2	+5	See Invisibility	+1 level of existing class
8^th	+4	+2	+2	+6	Energy Burn IV	+1 level of existing class
9^th	+4	+3	+3	+6	Clairvoyance/ audience	+1 level of existing class
10^th	+5	+3	+3	+7	Energy Burn V	+1 level of existing class

Class Features:

Weapon and Armor Proficiency: Ravens gain no proficiency in any armor or weapon. Note that armor check penalties of armor heavier than leather apply to the skills Balance, Climb, Escape Artist, Hide, Jump, Move Silently, Pick Pocket, and Tumble.

Spells per Day: A Raven continues training in magic as well as his study in greater powers. Thus, when a new Raven level is gained, the character gains new spells per day as if he had also gained a level in a spellcasting class he belonged to before he added the prestige class. He does not, however, gain any other benefit a character of that class would have gained (improved chance of controlling or rebuking undead, metamagic or item creation feats, and so on). This essentially means that he adds the level of Raven to the level of some other spellcasting class the character has, then determines spells per day and caster level accordingly. For example, if Gremda, an 8^th-level sorcerer, gains a level in Raven, he gains new spells as if he had risen to 9^th level in sorcerer, but uses the other raven aspects of level progression such as attack bonus and save bonus. If he next gains a level in sorcerer, making him a 9^th-level sorcerer/1^st-level raven, he gains and casts spells as if he had risen to 10^th-level sorcerer.

Arcane Spells		Divine Spells
1^st	Identify	1^st	Detect Chaos
2^nd	Alter Self or Misdirection	2^nd	Augury or Undetectable Alignment
3^rd	Suggestion	3^rd	Speak with Dead
4^th	Detect Scrying or Polymorph Self	4^th	Divination or Discern Lies
5^th	False Vision or Prying Eyes	5^th	Dispel Chaos or Mark of Justice
6^th	Legend Lore	6^th	Forbiddance
7^th	Vision	7^th	Dictum
8^th	Mind Blank	8^th	Shield Of Law
9^th	Foresight	9^th	Astral Projection

If a character had more than one spellcasting class before he became a raven, he must decide to which class she adds each level of Raven for the purposes of determining spells per day when he adds the new level.

New Spell list: The Conclave has knowledge like no other on Rathora. In this great bounty of knowledge they have found away for a few Divine spells to be open to Arcane casters and Arcane spells to Divine casters. These spells are added into the Raven’s spell list.

Energy Burn
Energy Burn I	20 Points	+1 to caster level
Energy Burn II	16 Points	+1 to caster level
Energy Burn III	12 Points	+1 to caster level
Energy Burn IV	8 Points	+1 to caster level
Energy Burn V	4 Points	+1 to caster level

Energy Burn: By tapping deep into the inner most powers of the High Orc body the conclave has found a way to channel the deeply seeded power of their kind. Energy Burn is a very stable way of increasing any spell’s power. A character must spend a pre-determined number of points of subdual damage in order to get a bonus to the spellcaster’s level. For example, Gremda, an 8^th-level Sorcerer/2^nd-level Raven, and cast fireball while using his energy burn power (20 points of subdual damage) he will cast fireball as an 11^th-level spellcaster instead of a 10^th. Energy burn may be used at will as a free action. It may also be stacked for increased power, but not with out a penalty. Energy Burn stacks by category. So, in order to get a +2 caster level bonus a character must us two different categories. For example, Gremda, a 4^th-level Raven has Energy Burn I and II, costing him 36 points (subdual damage).

Clairvoyance/clairaudience (Su): Same as spell. This ability can be used up to three times per day. Activating this ability is a standard action.

Detect Thoughts (Su): Same as spell. This ability can be used as often as desired. Activating this ability is a standard action.

Darkvision (Su): Same as spell. This ability can be used as often as desired. Activating this ability is a standard action.

See Invisibility (Su): Same as spell. This ability can be used as often as desired. Activating this ability is a standard action.