In some, the Old Blood flows through their veins. For a few rare individuals, this flow is a torrent. They are the ones from ages past who have thwarted the forces of evil, and stood against the dark to the bitter end. As the Last Battle approaches, they shall become crusaders of the light; for the forces of the Dark One fear few more than their bitterest and most hated enemies of the past. These enemies of the shadow carry the might of all the ages before, the strength of will to stand against what must yet come. These people are the Cuebiyar’al’shar, the Soul of the Blood.

Hit Die: d8

Requirements: To qualify to become Cuebiyar’al’shar, a hero must fulfill all the following criteria:

• Background: Human

• Base Attack: +3

• Skills: Intimidate 8 Ranks, Knowledge (History) 6 Ranks, Knowledge (Local) 4 Ranks.

• Feats: Old Blood, Heroic Surge.

• Special: You must have successfully called on the Old Blood more than once.

Class Skills: The following are the class skills for the Cuebiyar’al’shar: Balance (Dex), Bluff (Cha), Concentration (Con), Craft (Int), Decipher Script (Int), Diplomacy (Cha), Handle Animal (Cha), Intimidate (Cha), Knowledge (any) (Int), Profession (Wis), Perform (Cha), Ride (Dex), Sense Motive (Wis), Speak Language (Old Tongue) (Int), Tumble (Dex).

Skill Points at Each Level: 4+ Int Modifier.

Class Features: All of the following are class features for Cuebiyar’al’shar.

Weapon and armor Proficiency: The Cuebiyar’al’shar gains proficiency with a weapon of your choice. The Cuebiyar’al’shar gains no proficiency with any shields or armor.

The True Blood: The Cuebiyar’al’shar gains Living History as a Bonus Feat.

The Old Blood Calls: In time, the Cuebiyar’al’shar is able to call on the Old Blood more and more often, and with more ease. The Cuebiyar’al’shar is able to call on the Old Blood a number of times per session equal to his level. If you have used the Old Blood to call on extra ranks of skill, you may not do so again until the duration of those skills called on expires. (Example: if you use the Old Blood to gain ranks in Decipher script, you may not gain any more bonus ranks from Old Blood until the extra ranks from Decipher Script are gone).

Wisdom of the Ages: You have found it to be easier to call on the knowledge of your ancestors. When using the Old Blood to call on knowledge, you get a +5 bonus to your Lore check.

Mia Dovienya: In order to succeed in the epic war against the Shadow, you have learned that to win, you must take chances. You gain The Dark One's Own Luck as a bonus feat.

The Might of the Ages: You gain an unquenchable  hatred of shadowspawn, and fight them with the ferocity of your ancestors. The Cuebiyar’al’shar gains +1 to his multiplier and threat range of all his weapons when fighting shadowspawn.

What Was Lost Comes Again: The old blood courses so strongly through the Cuebiyar’al’shar, that he can call upon the abilities of his ancestors. When the Cuebiyar’al’shar calls upon the Old Blood, he may now choose to temporarily gain a feat of his choice. He must meet all the normal requirements of that feat in order to take it. To attempt to gain a feat he rolls d%.

You gain the bonus feat for 1d6 rounds, and you cannot gain more than one temporary feat at a time.

The Old Blood Sings: You are now one with the old blood. You can call upon it at will and with ease. You may call upon the old Blood as a free action, and you gain a +2 circumstance bonus to reputation while in your homeland.

Bonus Old Blood Feats: Whenever the Cuebiyar’al’shar gain a Bonus Old Blood feat, choose a feat from this list:

These feats can be found on the Expanded Old Blood feats page (and in UtDB).