Dirge Singer

Dirgesingers voice melodies not of celebration and joy, but of sorrow and grief. They seekto spread this melancholy outlook far and wide, believing that only those who give in to their sadness can truly understand the world.

Dirgesingers hold high positions in death-obsessed cultures. Serving as members of a secret guild, or as part of a hierarchy of death priests, they are entrusted with the serious responsibility of compposing suitable laments for the dead. However, most Dirgesingers don't belong to any special order. Instead, they are rootless wanderers who travel from place to place, wrapped in inconsolable grief from some personal tragedy. These sad wanderers seek to express their grief through songs that teach the hearts of their listeners the meaning of true sorrow.

Requirements

Skills: Perform 10 ranks, Knowledge: Religion 10 ranks

Feats: Curse Song

Hit Die: d6

Proficiencies: Dirge Singers gain no additional proficiencies

Skill Points: 4 + INT

Class Skills: Appraise, Bluff, Concentration, Craft (all), Decipher Script, Disguise, Escape Artist, Forgery, Heal, Hide, Knowledge (all), Listen, Lore, Move Silently, Parry, Perform, Persuade, Profession (all), Sense Motive, Spellcraft, Taunt, Tumble, Use Magic Device

Dirge

At first level a Dirgesinger gains the Dirge ability, and may use it a number of times per day equal to 2 + Dirgesinger level. The Dirge bestows the following level-dependant bonuses upon the Dirgesinger and all allies within range, for 1 round per class level (minimum of 5 rounds):

Call to Death

The Dirgedinger turns (or rebukes, if evil) undead as a Cleric 2 levels lower than his combined levels of the Bard and Dirge Singer classes.

The Somber Note

When a party member dies, the Dirge Singer may use this ability on his corpse. When played, the Somber Note grants all allies in the area +15 HP as well as +3 to attack and damage. These effects are stackable and last 1 turn per dirge singer level.

The Culling Song

The dirge singer calls his injured enemies to cross over into the afterlife. This is an area effect, centered around the dirge singer. A failed fortitude save results in death in a number of rounds equal to 30 -DC of the roll. DCs are dependant on the victim's status:

Speaker of Names

At 6th level the Dirge Singer is able to study the remains of the deceased and determine it's name as long as it has been inscribed in the book of the dead.

The Last Laugh The dirge singer is able to revive all fallen comrades in the area for 1 round per class level + 5, so that they could go out in a heroic blaze.

The Culling Song II

The dirge singer may add his charisma modifier to the Culling Song's DC. The victims' death occurs immediately.