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Perfecting the art of sword and bow has been the goal of many elves.  The Red Faction is made up of great fighters and warriors, all in pursuit of that goal.  Members of this faction are trained tacticians and strategic masterpieces.  These elves train all their lives to attain the level of weapon master and are always eager to prove their skills on the battlefield.  Red Faction members make up the main bulk of an attacking force, while those few who rise to level of weapon master can take on the roles of training at the school for fighters.  Elves of all kinds find their desired skills and rank within this faction. 
Hit Dice: d10

Requirements
To qualify to become a member, a character must fulfill all the following criteria.

Alignment: Any non-evil
Race: Elf, Half-Elf, Dwarf, Halfling, Gnome
Base Attack Bonus: +6
Skills: Intimidate +8
Feats: Weapon Focus (any weapon), Weapon Specialization (same as Weapon Focus), Toughness

Class Skills
The Red Faction's class skills (and the key ability for each skill) are Intimidate (Cha), Listen (Wis), Sense Motive (Wis), and Spot (Wis).

Skill Points at Each Level: 2 + Int modifier.

Class Features
All of the following are class features of the Red Faction prestige class.

Weapon and Armor Proficiency: Members are proficient with all simple and martial weapons, all types of armor, and shields.  Note that armor check penalties for armor heavier then leather apply to the skills Balance, Climb, Escape Artist, Hide, Jump, Move Silently, Pick Pocket, and Tumble.

Favored Enemy: At 1st level, members may select a favored enemy of any type, wither it be an organization, or creature type.  This ability works exactly like the favored enemy ability of the ranger class.  If a member with ranger levels chooses a favored enemy that she already has chosen as a ranger, the bonuses stack.  The bonuses are determined by the member's prestige level [see Table 1-1: Liamelian Faction Red & Table 2-1: Silver Scouts of Liamelia (Red) below.]

Defensive Stance: Members using defensive stance gain great strength and durability, but cannot move from the spot they are defending.  He gains the following benefits:

+2 Strength
+4 Constitution
+2 resistance bonus on all saves
+4 dodge bonus to AC

The increase in Constitution increases the member's hit points by 2 points per level.  While defending, the member cannot use skills or abilities that would require him to shift his position, such as Move Silently or Jump.  A defensive stance lasts for 3 rounds, plus the character's (newly improved) Constitution modifier.  The member may end the defense voluntarily prior to this limit.  At the end of the defense, the member is winded and suffers a -2 penalty to Strength for the duration of that encounter.  The member can only take his defensive stance a certain number of times per day as determined by his prestige level [see Table 1-1: Liamelian Faction Red & Table 2-1: Silver Scouts of Liamelia (Red) below.]

Blessing of the Seldarine: Through rigorous training, members develop a spirituality that grants them additional abilities and bonuses.  There are 10 'blessings' that can be bestowed on a member as he continues his training and as his spirituality grows.

Arvandor's Blessing: +15 to Move Silently
Liamelia's Blessing: +2 dodge to AC
Corellon's Blessing: True Strike 3/day
Moradin's Blessing: +20 hit points
Garl's Blessing: +2 insight vs. illusion
Yondalla's Blessing: +5 luck bonus to all skills
Bahamut's Blessing: +15 to any Knowledge
Eilistraee's Blessing: Protection from Evil 3/day
Mielikki's Blessing: +15 Spot
Silvanus' Blessing: +15 Hide

Each 'blessing' can only be taken once and can be taken in any order.  The member gains the blessings based on his prestige level [see Table 1-1: Liamelian Factions Red & Table 2-1: Silver Scouts of Liamelia (Red) below.]

Focused Self: Through rigorous training, a member learns that pain is an item of the mind, and thus learns to ignore.  At 5th level, a member who has attended focused mind gains a damage reduction of 4/-.  The damage reduction is determined by the member's prestige level [see Table 1-1: Liamelian Faction Red & Table 2-1: Silver Scouts of Liamelia (Red) below.]

Seldarine's Grace: Through rigorous training, members develop a spirituality that grants them additional abilities and bonuses.  At 10th level, a member feels his spirituality flow through him, making him quicker on his feet.  With seldarine's grace, a character adds half their prestige class level (rounded down) to their AC.

Seldarine's Wrath: Through rigorous training, members develop a spirituality that grants them additional abilities and bonuses.  At 20th level, a member is so spirituality connected to the gods his cause serves, that his is able to call upon the appropriate god and wield it's favored weapon against his foes.  Once per day, members using seldarine's wrath magical transform their current weapon into that of their worshipped deity's weapon.  If the member has no specific worshipped deity, then they gain the weapon of their racial god (Elves, for example, would wield Corellon's favored weapon, while dwarves would wield Moradin's favored weapon.)  The transformed weapon gains all the properties of the original weapon and member are fully proficient in the weapon's use, even if they do not meet the requirements for it.  Members also gains Weapon Specialization and Greater Weapon Specialization in the newly transformed weapon.  The transformation lasts for 5 rounds plus the character's Cha modifier.  A member may end the transformation voluntarily prior to this limit.  At the end, the member is physical and mentally drained and suffers a -5 penalty to Strength and Wisdom for the duration of that encounter.

Table 1-1: Liamelian Faction Red
 

Table 2-1: Silver Scout of Liamelia (Red)