Dark Blood, The Unspoken Council
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The spirit Dark Blood consists of six souls. They were pioneers in crafting exotic human hosts, and eagerly answer the call of those who seek their skills.
Summoning Rules[T]
The following describes the requirements and rituals for binding Dark Blood.
Spirit Level: 5th
Constellation: Fiend
Binding DC: 24
Totems: You gain a totem bonus on the spirit’s binding check if you meet some or all of these conditions. (+2 insight bonus for at least one, +4 for all)
- You are a tiefling or can speak Infernal.
- You anoint yourself with the blood of a good outsider during Dark Blood’s ceremony. Doing so is an evil act.
- You masterfully brutalize yourself or another creature within the seal during Dark Blood’s ceremony, dealing at least ½ of that creature’s total hit points in lethal or nonlethal damage.
Ceremony: You cut gashes on your body in six places: on each arm, each leg, your abdomen, and your temple.
Manifestation: The blood from your gashes begins to bleed quicker at no harm to yourself, pooling into the images of six humanoid males who pressure you to begin.
Granted Abilities
Dark Blood grants the following abilities.
Major Granted Abilities
Beating the DC by 10 or more grants access to the Capstone Empowerment
Thirst for Blood: As a swift action, you grant yourself an additional turn at the end of the round. You can only take 1 standard action during this extra turn (effects such as haste that grant you additional actions in a round have no effect). After using this extra standard action, you become staggered for 1 round. After using this ability, it becomes expended for 5 rounds.
Capstone Empowerment: After using the extra action granted by thirst for blood, you are fatigued for 4 rounds instead of staggered for 1 round.
Minor Granted Abilities
Disguise Granted Abilities: You gain the Disguise Granted Abilities binder secret, even if you do not meet the secret’s prerequisites.
First Fiend's Rage: As a standard action, you transform into an fiendish hybrid. This functions as a barbarian’s rage, except you also gain a +2 natural armor bonus to AC, a +10 foot bonus to your base speed, a primary bite attack (1d6 + Str; 1d4 if Small), and 2 claw attacks (1d4+Str; 1d3 if Small). You possess a number of daily rounds of this rage equal to your binder level + your Charisma modifier. These rounds do not need to be used consecutively.
Read Mind: You can read the minds of a single creature as if you had cast detect thoughts, except it lasts only 1 round, you use it on a single target as a standard action, and if the target fails its Will save, you gain information as if you had concentrated for 3 rounds. Creatures that succeed on their saving throw become immune to this ability for 24 hours.
Silver Tongue: You gain an insight bonus on Bluff, Diplomacy, and Intimidate checks equal to ½ your binder level.
Signs and Influence
The spirit affects you in the following ways:
Physical Sign: Your head mutates into that of a fiendish visage. The player may select in which way (such as horns, fangs, etc.), but it should be appropriate to the character’s flaws and negative traits.
Whenever you activate one of Dark Blood’s granted abilities, your eyes turn fully black, and your blood vessels protrude with a similar darkened hue.
Personality: You act brash and sadistic towards others.
Favored Ally: Outsider (any evil)
Favored Enemy: Any (creatures with more Hit Dice than you, excluding favored allies)
Vestigial Bond (Companion)
You gain the service of a Devil, imp consular familiar for the duration of the pact. Treat your binder level as your wizard level to determine your familiar’s abilities. You are treated as lawful evil for the purpose of adjudicating the familiar.
This ability replaces first fiend's rage.