Circle of the Giver

Description

The Circle of the Giver is a druidic circle available to druids who follow the teachings of Mother Willow, a primordial being who is said to have brought life to Bastion through the creation and propagation of Genesis Trees.

Circle of the Giver druids generally believe that the overtaxing of the natural world is a catastrophic problem, and spend their lives seeking to regain balance between sentient life (particularly human, and Saikar government related) and the natural world. They aim to achieve a balance where all that is taken is returned. As taught by their patron, the most important virtue is that of generosity, and they believe wholeheartedly in giving the gift of sustenance to the people they encounter.

Alternatively, the nemesis of the follows of this Circle is Technomancy and the Technomancers who wield it. Mother Willow bestows her gifts on those whom she deems worthy, with one mission statement; bring about the end of technomancy and all of its relics. They believe that until this is achieved, balance can never be restored, and the end of life itself will be the end result of failure.

History

Once the spiritual head of a terrorist group known as The Flock, she led a campaign of aggression against the peoples of The Saikar Coalition - S.A.C, granting her followers the power to transform inorganic material, and even people, into plant matter, as well as to unmake technomantic items and return their essence and power back to the Ley Field, channeling it into her essence to rebuild her drained strength.

However, at the behest of The Board and Lord Gwydion Arianrhod, a mercenary band known as Giraffe Punk would come to emancipate her from her cult, returning her essence to it's original primordial state, and bringing about the dissolution of the Flock.

Despite this, there are still scattered druids throughout the Hyperion system who practice in her Circle, and while they have not reorganized, they often are found using her gifted abilities to combat the ever expanding technomantic wave.

Circle

However, and by whomever, you were inducted into the circle, you have been giften with an eldritch focus, a piece of Eldritch Bark from one of the sacred Genesis Trees. This can be used as your druidic spellcasting focus.

Speech of the Ancients

At 2nd level, you develop the ability to speak with the plant life around you at will. You also learn the language Primordial.

Ritual of Return

At 2nd level, you gain access to the Ley Field Reintegration ritual. It has a casting time of 1 minute, and requires a runic circle drawn in the earth, or formed of natural material weighing in at 2 pounds, and an eldritch focus. When cast, any technomantic items within the circle are instantly disintegrated, its energy funneled to your patron, Mother Willow. When the energy is returned, your patron rewards you with a portion of it, and you regain spells slots related to the items rarity. First Level slots require 1 energy point to regain, Second Level slots require 2, etc. You may recover as many slots as you have points to spend.

• Common - 1 point

• Uncommon - 2 points

• Rare - 3 points

• Legendary - 4 points

Channeler of the Primordial

At 6th level, you gain the ability to channel the energies of your primordial patron and awaken the plant life around you. Once per day, without expending a spell slot, you may cast Channel the Primordial. You may also cast it using your spell slots.

Natural Reversion

At 10th level, having proven yourself to the Giver, and having attained a level of power to aid in your success, the ultimate gift of the Mother is given. You learn to cast the spell Primordial Transmutation once per day without expending a spell slot.

Ascended Primordial Bonds

Starting at 14th level, your connection with your Primordial patron deepens. You gain the ability to direct the vines of Natural Reversion to target specific creatures or objects. Additionally, the power of your connection with your summoned Blights strengthens. After the spell ends, and you lose control of the Blights, they will still consider you and ally and will not attack you unless magically influenced, or threatened severely by you.