Mechanik’s Union

There are those within the Church of Morrow who hunt out the darkness where it may lay and do so with the tools of darkness itself; they are called Illuminated Ones, and they wield the Dark Gift of Thamar in the service of Morrow and the Sanctaem. Most agents of the Order of Illumination are content with the powers their faith gives them, but others find ways to express this faith more powerfully than most. These Illuminated Ones have come before their Church to receive the blessing of a powerful priest, often a High Prelate or higher, to wield greater powers in the name of Morrow.
These Illuminated wizards become Exorcists and they bring with them the holy power of a cleric’s faith to the enemies of the light of Morrow. Often chosen for special assignments involving the cleansing of highly corrupted areas from either Infernal or undead sources, an Illuminated Exorcist’s life is anything but dull. An Illuminated Exorcist spends most of this time in the field, testing the power of his magic and faith against the legion of enemies that seek to corrupt and sway the hearts of men to evil and bring succor to those in need. These grim but faithful men and women are not unlike arcane knights to the Order, a sword of light in the darkest of nights.

Prerequisites:
Alignment: Any good
Skills: Gather Information 4 ranks, Intimidate 2 ranks, Knowledge (Arcana) 5 ranks, Knowledge (Religion) 5 ranks, Sense Motive 2 ranks
Feats: Illuminated One, Sense Mark, any one metamagic feat.
Spellcasting: Must be capable of preparing and casting arcane spells of 3rd level or higher as a Wizard.
Special: Must be blessed by a High Prelate or higher and be granted the special title of Exorcist* by a High Prelate or higher.

Hit Die: d6

Class skills
The Illuminated Exorcist’s class skills (and the key abilities for each skill) are: Bluff (Cha), Concentration (Con), Craft (Int), Decipher Script (Int), Disguise (Cha), Gather Information (Cha), Hide (Dex), Intimidate (Cha), Knowledge (Arcana), Knowledge (Religion), Move Silently (Dex), Sense Motive (Wis), and Spellcraft (Int).
Skill Points at Each Level: 4 + Int modifier.

Weapon and Armor Proficiency: The Illuminated Exorcist is proficient in all simple weapons and may choose one additional martial weapon proficiency in addition to the one martial weapon the Illuminated One feat grants. The Illuminated Exorcist gains proficiency in light armor and is capable of casting arcane spells in light armor with no chance of arcane spell failure.

Spells per Day: At 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th, 8th and 9th level, the Illuminated Exorcist gains new spells per day as if he had gained a level in an arcane spellcasting class he belonged to before entering the prestige class. He does not gain any other benefits a member of that class except for increased spellcasting level. If the character had more than one arcane spellcasting class before becoming an Illuminated Exorcist, he must decide which class he adds the new level to in order to determine spells per day.

Improved Arcane Turning (Su): Due to extensive training and meditation on the works of Morrow and His Ascendants, the Illuminated Exorcist’s ability to channel the will of the divine through the power of the arcane increases. At 1st level, the Illuminated Exorcist may add his levels in this class to the level of the spell sacrificed to determine cleric level when attempting to turn undead. At 4th level, the character may sacrifice spells for turning purposes a number of times per day equal to 4 + his Charisma modifier. At 7th level he now may also add his Intelligence modifier to his effective cleric turning level. Finally, at 10th level, the Illuminated Exorcist may attempt to use his turning ability to instead censure Infernals and other such outsiders as if they were undead (treat automatic destruction on a turning check as banishment to the creature’s home plane.)

Bonus Illuminated Feat: At 3rd and 8th level, the Illuminated Exorcist may pick a bonus feat from this list: Channel Holy Might, Combat Casting, Faithful Resolve, Improved Counterspell, Improved Initiative, Inquisitor, Witch Hound. The character must meet all prerequisites for receiving this bonus feat.

Arcane Smite Evil (Su): At 5th level, the Illuminated Exorcist is capable of delivering the awesome might of faith into a single touch or ranged touch spell in a manner similar to that of a paladin. The Illuminated Exorcist may add his Intelligence modifier to the attack roll of any touch or ranged touch spell as a sacred bonus and add his Illuminated Exorcist level in bonus holy damage to the spell. He may use this ability once per day 5th level, and twice per day at 9th level.

* – The rank of Exorcist would translate to the same level of respect and command as one with the rank of Battle-Chaplain.

Republished with permission, originally created by ErrantX and posted on the Privateer Press IKRPG Forum.