Spellbreakers
Spellbreakers function as a vanguard against the supremacy of mages and other magical creatures. When fey haunt the woods, when liches march their armies, or when wizards attempt to cast down the gods, a company of spellbreakers will be there to send them to their eternal rest.
Career
Qualifications
Every creature capable of spell casting has a core that must hold that power. Dragons, fey and other naturally magical creatures have a set of crystal veins, that runs parallel to the blood vessels, culminating in a second, pure crystalline heart. This heart doesn't pump but does keep the body's natural magic regulated. humans and human-derived species will grow these around age 20.
Every spellbreaker begins their career by shattering this second heart in a specialized ritual to ensure they don't die as the energy rushes out. the shards of the heart are removed, and the crystal veins crumble into nothing over the course of a day. The void where the crystal remained open and remembers what was lost, and seeks to fill itself with the taste of magic again. In effect, the body will do anything to fill what was lost and becomes capable of deconstructing focused magic effects into raw, harmless magic. this begins in a small aura that floats about the body but grows with time to cover the whole body, and soon more of the world around them. the most powerful could cover a city in their anti-magic field.
Many fighters, barbarians, and monks have been known to study just enough magic to gain such a heart, then shatter it to gain access to the abilities of this tradition.
there are several downsides to this immunity. They can never interact with magical items again, as their touch is corrosive to the powers that are bound within. they can never receive friendly healing or buffing spells.
Career Progression
Those who can see magic view spellbreaker's area's of antimagic as swirling funnels of mana, directed into the heart. thus they were
Ripple -> Rapids ->Whirlpool -> Maelstrom
A ripple is the first step, and the first step a spellbreaker takes on the journey.
Payment & Reimbursement
A squad will typically negotiate a goverment contract or on rare occasions, they will take personal jobs, all paid with gold, or whatever magical items they can loot.
Other Benefits
The greatest benefit to the Class would be a complete invulnerability to magical effects. The stronger magic they consume, the greater their bodies hunger grows. Legends tell of a man who once fed off the god of magic, and became capable of siphioning from an entire city for hours at a time.
Perception
Purpose
They serve as a specialized form of monsters slayer. dedicated to stopping wizards.
Social Status
Members in the
Demographics
Less than 1% of the arcane population gives up their powers in exchange for powers in this class.
Alternative Names
Soulsuckers, Cold Iron bastards,
Type
Arcane
Demand
They are highly valued for communities under attack from monsters that use mostly magic or illusions.
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