Justicar

Justicar (Prestige Class)

Hit Die: d10

Base Attack Bonus: +1/level

Proficiencies: Light Armor Medium Armor Shields Simple Weapons Martial Weapons

Skill Points: 2 + INT modifier

Class Skills: Concentration Discipline Heal Intimidate Listen Lore Parry Persuade Search Spot

Primary Saving Throw(s): Fortitude

Alignment Restriction: Lawful Neutral Only

Description

Justicars are the Holy Warriors of the greater god Toran, founded to maintain law and order.

Justicars originated in the lands of Toran Shaarda, where the centauroid race of dracon is dominant. The dracon live in a very hive-minded society, where all is done for the greater order of things. Non-conformity is a sin in Toran's eyes. Law and order rules above all, and to disobey that order is to become chaotic in their eyes.

The chaos of the Fairy War sparked the creation of the Justicars. The war began in T'Nanshi and quickly became in danger of spreading everywhere. In order to keep the fairies within their own country from fighting, the Dracon clerics of Toran decided it was time to employ some muscle. First, they made laws against participating in the fairy struggle within their borders. Next, they created the Justicars to enforce those laws... heavily.

The first Justicars were Dracon warriors loyal to Toran who were charged with the task of quelling any struggle between the fairies in their nation. Once the war was finished, and the Great War started, their task expanded. They were told to keep the entire war away. Securing their lands against an onrush of Orc refugees was tough, and they almost did not manage. Many lives were lost on both sides, but in the end, the justicars prevailed and Toran Shaarda was saved.

After the war, the Justicars were employed as a regular police force, at which point they began to expand. The first outside nation to realize their use was The Kurathene Empire. The Emperor, Kuras, took them in and allowed them to set up many churches to Toran on his lands. He knew that they would be excellent tools at enforcing whatever laws he made in his dominion, and he was correct. Until the end, Imperial law was enforced by the justicars, without question. Since then, many of them have taken up to serving the local lords, and the rest have started to spread to other nations. In this time period, non-dracon races have joined the organization. In Mikona, the Church of Toran is one of the largest in the city, and the justicars are welcome there.

Justicars like heavy armor, the heavier the better. Dracon are very strong creatures, and more than able to bear the weight, and this has carried over to the other races. The main weapon of the order is considered to be the longsword, though dracon have often employed greatswords as well.

The Justicars have a definite hierarchy, which is the same as the hierarchy for the clerical church, though separate.

Requirements

Base Attack Bonus: +7

Feats: Armor Proficiency: Heavy, Weapon Focus: Long Sword, Cleave

Skills: Discipline (8 Ranks)

Alignment: LN

Deity: Toran

Level Progression

Lvl	BAB	Saves			Feats		Base Class Divine Casting Progression
		Fort	Ref	Will
1st	+1	+2	+0	+0	Protection vs Chaos 1x/day		Spells/day gained
2nd	+2	+3	+0	+0	Soldier's Resolve (Psionic: Intellect Fortress) 1x/day		+1 caster level
3rd	+3	+3	+1	+1	Divine Grace		Spells/day gained
4th	+4	+4	+1	+1	Aura of Courage		+1 caster level
5th	+5	+4	+1	+1	Remove Blindness/Deafness 1x/day		Spells/day gained
6th	+6	+5	+2	+2	Smite Chaos		+1 caster level
7th	+7	+5	+2	+2	Lay on Harm		Spells/day gained
8th	+8	+6	+2	+2	Shatter Doubt (Psionic: Suppress Fear) 1x/day		+1 caster level
9th	+9	+6	+3	+3	Battletide 1x/day		Spells/day gained
10th	+10	+7	+3	+3	Inspire Confidence 1x/day		+1 caster level

Selectable Class Feats: Divine Might, Divine Shield, Spell Focus, Greater Spell Focus, ... (Needs Research)

Epic Progression

Lvl	Feats		Base Class Divine Casting Progression
11th			Spells/day gained
12th	Soldier's Resolve 2x/day		+1 caster level
13th	Bonus feat		Spells/day gained
14th			+1 caster level
15th	Remove Blindness/Deafness 2x/day, Inspire Confidence 2x/day		Spells/day gained
16th	Bonus feat		+1 caster level
17th			Spells/day gained
18th	Battletide 2x/day		+1 caster level
19th	Bonus feat		Spells/day gained
20th			+1 caster level
21st	Inspire Confidence 3x/day		Spells/day gained
22nd	Bonus feat		+1 caster level
23rd			Spells/day gained
24th			+1 caster level
25th	Bonus feat		Spells/day gained
26th			+1 caster level
27th			Spells/day gained
28th	Bonus feat		+1 caster level
29th			Spells/day gained
30th			+1 caster level

Epic Bonus Feats: Armor Skin, Aura vs. Chaos, Devastating Critical, Epic Spell Focus, Epic Toughness, Epic Weapon Focus, Epic Weapon Focus (longsword), Epic Prowess, Epic Reputation, Great Smiting, Greater Spell Focus, Improved Combat Casting, Inspire Greatness, Overwhelming Critical, Perfect Health, Planar Turning, Spell Focus, Toran's Insight (Psionic: Danger Dense), Unshakeable Will (Psionic: Tower of Iron Will).

Epic Selectable Class Feats: Blinding Speed, Dragon Knight, Greater Ruin, Hellball, Mummy Dust.