Warcaster
The Cygnaran warcaster charges into the enemy’s battle line,
her sword and hand cannon crackling with arcane energy.
Bullets deflect harmlessly off of her power field as she closes
the gap. When she reaches the mercenary soldiers, she cuts
them down with strikes of her magically (Magic) empowered blade.
The heavy thud of the Ordic warcaster’s Steamjacks cause
the ground to tremble as he approaches the infernalists’
hideout. No doubt they heard him coming; the stomping of
three Toro heavy warjacks is hard to miss. With a telepathic
command, he sends his battlegroup crashing through the
walls and into battle.
As the barbarian horde draws near, the Khadoran warcaster reflects on the harsh instruction she received from her teachers in the Greylords Covenant. Eschewing blade and bullet, she gestures at the advancing warriors and speaks the words to the arcane formula she has prepared for this moment. With a roar, a storm of ice erupts from her fingertips and falls upon her enemies like the wrath of Menoth himself.
Warcasters are rare and powerful battle mages gifted with the ability to commune with and command the most devastating weapons of war in the Iron Kingdoms: Steamjacks . Their ability to manipulate the forces of Magic is intrinsic, but most learn to hone and shape it in one of the great military institutes responsible for warcaster training—such as Cygnar’s Strategic Academy—or as an apprentice to another warcaster. Mighty forces on the battlefield, warcasters are armed with a versatile set of combat skills and lethal spells.
THE HEART OF BATTLE
Manipulators of Magic are rare in the Iron Kingdoms, but
warcasters are the rarest of the rare. Warcasters tap into
the great unseen reservoir of magical energy on a level that
surpasses anything attainable through traditional arcane and
divine methods. The military potency of each nation in the
Iron Kingdoms depends on the strength and number of its
warcasters, who are key to maintaining each nation’s power
and fending off its rivals. As such, nearly all warcasters have
served in the military at some point. Although many continue
to serve their nation in this role today, freelance warcasters
can be found among some of western Immoren’s greatest
mercenary companies, many of which are led by one or more
of these masters of the arcane. These freelancers occasionally
have difficulty maintaining a stable of Steamjacks without the
support that comes with being part of a standing army, but
many willingly make this trade in exchange for the freedom
to sell their services to the highest bidder.
LIVING WEAPONS
Most warcasters live their whole life on the battlefield.
As soon as they complete a brief apprenticeship or formal
academy training, they are thrust into the jaws of combat.
Only a handful of them—those who survive decades
of constant warfare—reach an age where they could consider retiring to a more peaceful life. Most who do
so end up training the next generation of warcasters, for
their experience in battle and mastery of the arcane are
resources too valuable for a nation to relinquish. Due to
the tremendous powers they harness and the importance of
their role, each nation’s warcasters seem larger than life to
its citizens, most of whom do not understand the difficulty
of their champions’ jobs and the stresses under which
they operate.
As the barbarian horde draws near, the Khadoran warcaster reflects on the harsh instruction she received from her teachers in the Greylords Covenant. Eschewing blade and bullet, she gestures at the advancing warriors and speaks the words to the arcane formula she has prepared for this moment. With a roar, a storm of ice erupts from her fingertips and falls upon her enemies like the wrath of Menoth himself.
Warcasters are rare and powerful battle mages gifted with the ability to commune with and command the most devastating weapons of war in the Iron Kingdoms: Steamjacks . Their ability to manipulate the forces of Magic is intrinsic, but most learn to hone and shape it in one of the great military institutes responsible for warcaster training—such as Cygnar’s Strategic Academy—or as an apprentice to another warcaster. Mighty forces on the battlefield, warcasters are armed with a versatile set of combat skills and lethal spells.
THE HEART OF BATTLE
Manipulators of Magic are rare in the Iron Kingdoms, but
warcasters are the rarest of the rare. Warcasters tap into
the great unseen reservoir of magical energy on a level that
surpasses anything attainable through traditional arcane and
divine methods. The military potency of each nation in the
Iron Kingdoms depends on the strength and number of its
warcasters, who are key to maintaining each nation’s power
and fending off its rivals. As such, nearly all warcasters have
served in the military at some point. Although many continue
to serve their nation in this role today, freelance warcasters
can be found among some of western Immoren’s greatest
mercenary companies, many of which are led by one or more
of these masters of the arcane. These freelancers occasionally
have difficulty maintaining a stable of Steamjacks without the
support that comes with being part of a standing army, but
many willingly make this trade in exchange for the freedom
to sell their services to the highest bidder.
LIVING WEAPONS
Most warcasters live their whole life on the battlefield.
As soon as they complete a brief apprenticeship or formal
academy training, they are thrust into the jaws of combat.
Only a handful of them—those who survive decades
of constant warfare—reach an age where they could consider retiring to a more peaceful life. Most who do
so end up training the next generation of warcasters, for
their experience in battle and mastery of the arcane are
resources too valuable for a nation to relinquish. Due to
the tremendous powers they harness and the importance of
their role, each nation’s warcasters seem larger than life to
its citizens, most of whom do not understand the difficulty
of their champions’ jobs and the stresses under which
they operate.Warcaster Tradition (Subclass)
| Name | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Controller | You focus on augmenting the might of the steam-powered constructs that fight by your side. | IK Req |
| Arcanist | Your ability to augment your spellcasting with focus allows you to master the arcane like few others can. | IK Req |
| Soldier | You relish being in the thick of battle, and you direct your efforts toward mastering the battlefield. | IK Req |
| Arcane Assassin | A powerful battle wizard dedicated to slaying other spellcasters | Borderlands |
| Arcanika Adeptis | A master of the arcanika of Ios | Borderlands |
| Rhulic Warcaster | A commander of the exceptional steamjacks of Rhul | Borderlands |
| Void Touched | A spellcaster touched by the strange energies that remain in the wake of the elven gods’ departure from Caen | Borderlands |
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