Racial Iconic Variant: Orc Shaman

Orc Shaman

Description:

Orcish religion takes the form of an animistic worldview that has strange parallels with the practices of the Kaldorei. Orc shaman draw their power from the forces of the elements and the spirits of nature, forming a very intimate connection with the world that surrounds them. This awareness has led to even more revelations of their race’s true nature, as the orcs realize that they live more in harmony with the world than many of the races of the Alliance.

Orc Shaman Alterations:

Orc shaman do not gain the purge inspiration at 12th level or the rebirth inspiration at 16th level. Instead, they gain the following class features, at the indicated levels:

• 12th Level — Shamanistic Rage (Su): Once per day, as a free action, the orc shaman can channel the power of the elements through his spirit to spark his unbridled fury. Elemental power flares through his eyes, resembling that of an orc's blood lust, except there is no twisted taint involved behind it (unless the orc shaman is of an evil alignment and serves the Twilight Hammer). He gains damage reduction/- equal to his spirit modifier (for example, an orc shaman with a spirit score of 20 has a modifier of +5. The damage reduction is 5/-), and all spells of 3rd level and lower do not consume spell slots for the duration of this effect. If the use of metamagic requires a spell to be cast at higher than 3rd level, then the spell will still be used up. This power lasts for 2 rounds + the orc shaman's spirit modifier.

• 16th Level — Insight of Draenor (Ex): The orc shaman draws ever closer to becoming so in tune with the world around him, that his insight sharpens substantially. His race's true nature further comes to surface, granting him an insight bonus to AC equal to his spirit modifier while unencumbered and unarmored.

If the orc shaman is of an evil alignment, then this ability is renamed to "Embrace for the Hour of Twilight". In the case for an evil orc shaman, they become dangerously more attuned to the whispers of the Old Gods, instead of becoming closer in harmony with the world.