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The Talon of the Dark Mother
Class Levels Base Attack
Bonus
Fort. Save Ref. Save Will Save Special
1 +1 +2 +0 +2 Bonus Feat, Cow Believers
2 +2 +3 +0 +3 Detect Loyalty
3 +3 +3 +1 +3 Poison Use
4 +4 +4 +1 +4 Dark Mother’s Gift
5 +5 +4 +1 +4 Webwalker
6 +6 +5 +2 +5 Smite Unbeliever
7 +7 +5 +2 +5 Detect Thoughts,
8 +8 +6 +2 +6 Spiderspies
9 +9 +6 +3 +6 Dark Mother’s Strike
10 +10 +7 +3 +7 Zone of Truth
of his goddess through himself to crush the Dark Mother’s
enemies.
The primary focus of the Talon is his role as a warrior;
therefore this prestige class is most commonly taken by
fighters or fighter/clerics. However, he is also useful as
an inquisitor, and commonly is employed at temples to the
Dark Mother to find and root out any disloyalty, whether
among the clergy or the worshippers.
The path to becoming a Talon is not easy, however, and
only the most devoted worshippers of the Dark Mother are
selected. The most difficult aspect of becoming a Talon
is passing the Test of the Dark Mother, administered by
the Webmistresses. Those who fail the Test are not merely
barred from becoming Talons, they are also
cursed by the Dark Mother and transformed
into driders, twisted creatures who are
forever outcast from drow society.
Hit Die: d8
Requirements
Alignment: Chaotic evil
Feats: Cleave, Investigator, Power Attack
Race: Drow
Skills: Gather Information 4 ranks, Intimidate
4 ranks, Knowledge (religion) 6 ranks, Search
5 ranks, Sense Motive 5 ranks
Class Skills: The class skills for a Talon
of the Dark Mother (and the key ability for
each skill) are Craft (Int), Diplomacy (Cha),
Gather Information (Cha), Intimidate (Cha),
Knowledge (local) (Int), Knowledge (religion)