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Soothsayer

        A practitioner of magic with the ability of foresight. Soothsayers use and make talismans for skrying and divination. They are known to be a step ahead at all times do to their inner focus on the events yet to come.

Key skills

·       Most forms of divination

·       Mystical intuition

·       Enchanting

·       Longevity

Unique abilities

·       The dream snare

·       Some forms of enchanting

Social Standing

        Often working their way into courts of nobles, soothsayers use their foresight and skrying for influence. This same insight makes many people uncomfortable about them. Not that it matters much, a good soothsayer usually knows what they need to anyway.

Details

·       Foresight and mystic intuition wax and wane. The best soothsayers go through this cycle with of a year of strength with a month or two of weakness. An amateur goes through one good month with two bad months.

·       Use and construct talismans very well. As a class they are second to enchanters. Especially things like locators, warning devices, and “lucky charms” that grant a small level of mystic intuition.

·       Unlike fortune teller, soothsayers do not often concern themselves with fate or destiny. A soothsayer will tend to focus on the actions of the present and near future. This shift in focus leaves them superior to fortune tellers in obtaining details but often limits the reach of their foresight.