A Hunter of Beasts is no mere alchemical dabbler, they are a near unholy merger of the call to purge wicked beasts from the world and the will do whatever it takes to achieve this goal, even if it means risking becoming a beast themselves. Using the blood ministration techniques of the cursed city of Yharnam they inject or drink vials of special concocted blood that grants them incredible power or important boons for battling foes, but at the potential cost of it infecting them as well.

Alignment: Any.

Hit Die: d8.

Starting Wealth: 3d6 × 10 gp (average 105gp.) In addition, each character begins play with an outfit worth 10 gp or less.

Class Skills

The Hunter of Beast's class skills are Acrobatics (Dex), Craft (any) (Int), Disable Device (Dex), Fly (Dex), Heal (Wis), Knowledge (arcana) (Int), Knowledge (Engineering) (Int), Knowledge (nature) (Int), Perception (Wis), Sleight of Hand (Dex), Spellcraft (Int), Survival (Wis), Use Magic Device (Cha).

Skill Ranks per Level: 4 + Int modifier.

Weapon and Armor Proficiency: Hunters of Fiends are proficient with all simple weapons, trick weapon, Molotovs, and with their Quicksilver gun.  

Alchemy (Su):  As the Alchemist.

Throw Anything (Ex): A 1st level Hunter of Beasts gains the Throw Anything feat as a bonus feat.

Molotov (Su): In addition to magical extracts, Hunter’s are adept at mixing various volatile chemicals and infusing them with their magical reserves to create powerful firebombs that they can hurl at their enemies. A hunter can use a number of molotovs each day equal to his class level + his Intelligence modifier. Unlike a regular alchemists bombs molotovs are relatively harmless until lit and broken, meaning that the hunter can prepare his molotovs in advance and store them. In order to create a molotov, the hunter must use a small vial containing an ounce of liquid catalyst—the hunter can create this liquid catalyst from small amounts of chemicals from an alchemy lab, and these supplies can be readily refilled in the same manner as a spellcaster's component pouch (usually within the Hunter’s Dream).

Drawing the molotov, lighting it, and throwing it requires a standard action that provokes an attack of opportunity. Thrown molotovs have a range of 20 feet and use the Throw Splash Weapon special attack. Molotovs are considered weapons and can be selected using feats such as Point-Blank Shot and Weapon Focus. On a direct hit, an hunter's molotov inflicts 1d6 points of fire damage and a direct hit provokes a reflex save (DC 10 + ½ hunter class level + Int mod) or be doused in the flammable chemicals and suffer half the damage they took from the molotov at the beginning of their next turn (minimum 1). The damage of a hunter's molotov increases by 1d6 points every three hunter levels after 1st (this bonus damage is not multiplied on a critical hit or by using feats such as Vital Strike). Splash damage from a molotov is always equal to it’s minimum damage (so if the molotov would deal 3d6 points of fire damage on a direct hit, its splash damage would be 3 points of fire damage).

Hunters can learn new types of molotovs as insights(see the Insight ability) as they level up. A hunter’s molotov is able to be used by others, but insights never enhance them when used by someone other than the hunter.

Quicksilver Gun (Ex): Also upon 1st level the new Hunter gains a unique type of firearm tailored to their dangerous duties, as well as the proficiency to wield this gun. A quicksilver gun is a one-handed gun that acts as a Revolver, but with a very special restriction and any ammo loaded into it becomes quicksilver ammo that’s been treated with the hunter's own blood in addition to any other effects the ammunition might possess. Quicksilver ammunition automatically bypasses the DR of any Aberration, Monstrous Humanoid, Outsider, or Undead. The restriction to a quicksilver gun is that it's slow, heavily blood soaked bullets aren't so effective for direct attack, dealing only 1d6 and never going against touch ac, however a hunter can use this firearm as an attack of opportunity if the foe is within 10ft. If this attack hits, her target takes a -2 on attack rolls this round.

A hunter cannot sell a Quicksilver firearm, and any attempt to do so will result in a store owner likely asking to know why they would buy such a battered unusable weapon, though it never appears to have anything overtly wrong to the hunter herself. These special firearms can only be upgraded in the Hunters Dream (See Enter the Dream below).

Trick Weapon (Ex): At their initiation into the ranks of the Hunters, they must first select their chosen weapon to bring death to the beasts. Trick Weapons are unique in that they begin as one weapon and combine with another piece or shift states in some manner to transform into another weapon, gaining new properties and traits in the process. These trick weapons are also forged within the Hunters Dream (See enter the dream below), and upgraded there. Finally, any Feat that refers to a specific type of weapon (such as Weapon Focus) counts toward both forms of a trick weapon as long as it would affect one form of it as long as the weapon could perform the action involved in the feat (a sword cannot act like a whip does for example, but an axe could act as a sword could most likely). Transforming a Trick weapon into either of its states is a swift action.

Trick Weapons:

Saw Cleaver: This weapon begins as a short range cleaver or hatchet used for quick strikes, and when transformed it’s reach becomes longer for dealing with foes beyond arm's reach more safely. A standard hunter’s tool, it’s reliable and flexible.

Stats- 1d6 dmg (1d8 in cleaver) x2 crit

'Saw' mode: counts as a light weapon, deals 1d4 bleed damage per hit

'Cleaver' mode: can take a -1 on attacks to gain reach, deals bludgeoning and slashing damage

Threaded Cane: At first glance this weapon appears to be a normal metal cane, however closer inspection (DC 10 perception) reveals it to be thinly edged on two sides making impacts with it more powerful than a simple metal bar when wielded similarly to a sword or mace. A quick flick of the wrist and twist of the handle transforms the cane into a bladed extended whip capable of shredding enemies flesh.

Stats- 1d6 dmg x2 crit

'Cane' mode: can be disguised as a regular cane and deals damage as a light mace.

'Whip' mode: acts as a whip in all regards, but always deals lethal damage and deals 1d4 bleed.

Kirkhammer: Many first time hunters see this weapon as impractical, but those who choose to master it come to trust in it’s raw power. Normally a simple longsword and acting as such, the sword’s ‘sheath’ ends in a massive stone hammerhead that with a special click once the sword is within it can be locked into the hammer.

Stats- 1d8 dmg(2d6 in hammer) 19-20x2 crit(20x3 in hammer)

'Sword' mode- acts in all ways as a longsword.

'Hammer' mode- acts like an earthbreaker, +4 to sunder attempts. Imposes a -1 attack penalty for it's strange handle in trade for the damage.

Hunter Axe: One of the standard choices for the hunter who has reliable power in mind, the hunter axe begins as a Battle axe, but the handle can quickly be extended into a full sized polearm.

Stats- 1d8 dmg(1d10 extended) x3 crit

'Short axe' mode: acts as a battleaxe, wide blade gives it the Blocking property.

'Extended' mode: gains reach and acts as a Halberd, but deals damage as though it were one size larger.

Blade of Mercy:  The weapon of choice for hunters desiring a weapon of unparalleled speed, the Blade of Mercy starts out as a simple short sword, but with a twist and pull can be split into a pair of daggers.

Stats- 1d6 dmg(1d4 each as daggers) 19-20x2 crit(18-20 as daggers)

'Short sword' mode: acts as a short sword, has the Distracting property

'Daggers' mode: grants the benefit of the Double Slice feat at all times.

Burial Blade: The revered weapon of the original hunters, this special trick weapon begins as a dual edged and more curved than normal scimitar, but combining it with it’s unique staff like attachment forms it into a fully sized scythe.

Stats- 1d6 dmg(2d4 as scythe) 18-20x2crit (20x4 as scythe) Both forms use only half strength for damage, but give half Intelligence to damage.

'Curved sword' mode: acts as a scimitar, but also deals 1d4 bleed.

'Scythe" mode: acts in all ways as a scythe, and deals an additional +2 damage to Undead and Aberrations.

Chikage: This katana is the prefered weapon of the Cainhurst knights, and is a unique weapon amongst the group. Acting as a Katana in all ways normally, it’s transformation sheaths the sword and drains the wielder’s blood to coat the blade. While transformed it must be held in two hands.

Stats- 1d8 dmg 18-20x2 crit

'Normal' mode: acts as a katana in all ways.

'Blooded' mode: Gains bonus to damage rolls equal to Wis mod, but you take damage yourself each swing equal to ½ your wis mod, regardless if the attack is successful or not.

Rakuyo: A blade made up of a katana and paired dagger joined in the hilt, with the blades pointing opposite of each other. The weapon of Irisviel Maria Redscar, it’s origins are tied with the creation of the Cainhurst chikage, but the weapon doesn’t feed on the blood of it’s wielder, instead demanding a great deal of dexterity to use properly. Mastering the Rakuyo is essential to learning the combat techniques of Irisviel herself.

Stats-  1d8 dmg 19-20x2 crit

‘Normal’ mode: Acts as a Katana, but attacks and damage function off of Dexterity instead of Strength.

‘Sister Blades’ mode: act as though you possess the Two Weapon Fighting feat, or the next step in the feat chain if you already have the feat.

Coldblood Mixture (Su): Unlike regular alchemist Mutagen a hunter learns how to use the plagued and strangely power infused blood of Yharnam to take on beastly traits themselves at 2nd level. It takes 1 hour to brew a dose of blood mixture, and once brewed, it remains potent until used. A hunter can only maintain one dose of blood mixture at a time—if she brews a second dose, any existing blood mixture becomes inert. A blood mixture that is not in a hunter's possession becomes inert until a hunter picks it up again.

It's a standard action to drink a blood mixture. Upon being imbibed, the blood mixture causes the hunter to grow bestial and more feral, granting him a +2 dodge bonus to AC and a +4 alchemical bonus to Strength for 10 minutes per hunter level. In addition, while the mixture is in effect, the hunter takes a –2 penalty  to her Intelligence.

A non-hunter who drinks a blood mixture must make a Fortitude save (DC 10 + 1/2 the hunter's level + the hunter's Intelligence modifier) or become nauseated for 1 hour—a non-hunter can never gain the benefit of a blood mixture, but a hunter can gain the effects of another hunter's blood mixture if he drinks it. (Although if the other hunter creates a different blood mixture, the effects of the “stolen” blood mixture immediately cease). Whenever a hunter drinks a blood mixture, the effects of any previous blood mixture immediately end.

Insight (Su): At 2nd level and every even level thereafter, a hunter gains an Insight. Except where otherwise noted, each Insight can only be selected once.

Insights marked with an asterisk (*) add effects to a hunter's molotov. Only one of these insights can be applied to an individual molotov. Any Insight that has a saving throw is always a DC 10 + ½ the hunters level + her intelligence modifier unless said otherwise.

• Alchemist Discovery (Ex): The hunter can select one of the following alchemist discoveries as an Insight: Tentacle, Spontaneous Healing, Preserve Organs, Nauseating Flesh, Mummification, Cognatogen, Greater Cognatogen, Grand Cognatogen, Keen Sight, Perfect Sight, Blending Body, Combine Extracts.

• *Coldfire Molotov (Ex): When the hunter creates a molotov, she can choose to have it inflict cold damage. Creatures that take a direct hit from a coldfire molotov are staggered on their next turn unless they succeed on a Fortitude save.

• *Fleshmelt Molotov (Ex): When the hunter creates a molotov, she can choose to have it inflict acid damage. Creatures that take a direct hit from a fleshmelt molotov take an additional 1d6 points of acid damage every round after for 3 rounds.

• *Brightflame Molotov (Ex): When the hunter creates a molotov, she can choose for it to detonate very brightly. Creatures that take a direct hit from a blinding bomb are blinded for 1 minute unless they succeed at a Fortitude save. Creatures in the splash area that fail their saves against the bomb are dazzled for 1 minute. This is a light effect. A hunter must be at least 8th level to select this Insight.

• *Sunfire Molotov (Ex): The hunter can throw molotovs that explode with a searing radiance equivalent to that of sunlight and that act as brightflame molotovs. Undead, fungi, molds, oozes, slimes, and creatures to which sunlight is harmful or unnatural take +2 damage per die from the molotov. Undead that are harmed by sunlight and that fail their saves against the molotov are staggered for 1 round. A hunter must be at least 10th level and possess the Brightflame Molotov Insight to select this Insight.

• Longfuse Molotov (Ex): The hunter can place a molotov so that it explodes a number of rounds after the hunter lights it’s fuse as part of drawing it or placing it. This delay can be any number of rounds as chosen by the hunter, up to a number of rounds equal to her level. If at any point the hunter reclaims possession of the longfuse molotov, she can end the timer and prevent the bomb’s detonation. A longfuse molotov detonates immediately if any other creature attempts to touch or move it, or if the molotov’s contents are removed from the bottle(such as if the bottle breaks). The molotov deals damage as if it scored a direct hit to any creature in the square with the bomb when it detonates, and splash damage (see Throw Splash Weapon) to all adjacent creatures as normal. A hunter cannot have more than one longfuse molotov at one time. If he creates another longfuse molotov, the previous molotov becomes inert. A hunter must be at least 8th level to select this Insight

• Empowered Molotov (Ex): A direct hit from the hunter’s molotov inflicts additional damage equal to ½ the hunter’s Intelligence modifier.

• Greater Empowered Molotov (Ex): Molotovs the hunter creates have the damage of their initial direct hit increased by their full Intelligence modifier. A hunter must be at least 6th level and have the empowered molotov ability to select this Insight.

• *Compressed Blast Molotov (Ex): When the hunter creates a molotov, she can choose to have it inflict sonic damage. Compressed blast molotovs deal 1d4 points of sonic damage, plus 1d4 points of sonic damage for every 3 levels afterward, instead of 1d6. Creatures that take a direct hit from a compressed blast molotov are deafened for 1 minute unless they succeed at a Fortitude save. A hunter must be at least 6th level to select this Insight.

• *Blackfire Molotov (Ex): When the hunter creates a molotov, she can choose to have it create an area of shadows when it detonates. The shadows function as darkness, lowering the light level in an area equal to twice the bomb’s splash radius for 1 round per level. A creature hit directly by the blackfire molotov has its energy sapped by the magical darkness, making it fatigued for 1 minute. This cannot cause a creature that is already fatigued to become exhausted.

• *Darkblood Molotov (Ex): The hunter’s molotov creates shadows as deeper darkness, lowering the light level in an area equal to twice the molotov’s splash radius for 1 round per level. A creature hit directly by the darkblood molotov has its energy sapped by the magical darkness, making it exhausted for 1 minute. Creatures caught in the blast radius that fail their Reflex save are fatigued for 1 minute; this cannot make a creature already fatigued become exhausted. A hunter must be at least 6th level and possess the Blackfire Molotov Insight to select this Insight.

• *Blood-addling Molotov (Ex): The hunter’s molotovs do more than sear flesh—they sear the mind. A creature that takes a direct hit from a blood-addling molotov takes damage from the molotov plus 1d4 points of Wisdom damage. Reduce the amount of normal damage dealt by the molotov by 2d6 (so a molotov that would normally deal 4d6 points of damage deals 2d6 points of damage instead). The amount of Wisdom damage dealt by a blood-addling molotov is reduced by 1 for each one that hit the target in the past 24 hours, to a minimum of 1 point of Wisdom damage. A hunter must be at least 12th level to select this Insight.

• *Paleblast Molotov (Ex): When the hunter creates a molotov, she can choose to have it inflict force damage. Force bombs deal 1d4 points of force damage, plus 1d4 points of force damage for every 3 levels afterward, instead of 1d6. Creatures that take a direct hit from a Paleblast Molotov are knocked prone unless they succeed on a Reflex save. A hunter must be at least 8th level to select this Insight.

• Widebottle Molotov (Ex): The hunter’s molotovs now have a splash radius of 10 feet rather than 5 feet (see Throw Splash Weapon).

• Fast Molotovs (Ex): A hunter with this Insight can quickly create enough molotovs to throw more than one in a single round. The hunter can prepare and throw additional molotovs as a full-round action if her base attack bonus is high enough to grant her additional attacks. This functions just like a full-attack with a ranged weapon.

• Eldritch Epiphany (Ex): A Hunter of Beasts can gain glimpses of knowledge they aren’t meant to know, using it to enhance her skill in creating extracts. Choose a single spell not on her extracts list that could be made into a potion and isn’t of the highest spell level she can make in an extract. The hunter adds the spell they chose to their extract list.

• Inspiration (Ex): Like the Investigator a hunter can use their impressive knowledge to deduce information. A hunter with this ability can augment skill checks and ability checks through her brilliant inspiration. The hunter has an inspiration pool equal to her Intelligence modifier (minimum 1). A hunter's inspiration pool refreshes each day, typically after she gets a restful night's sleep. As a free action, she can expend one use of inspiration from her pool to add 1d6 to the result of  a skill check, including any on which she takes 10 or 20. This choice is made after the check is rolled and before the results are revealed. A hunter can only use inspiration once per check or roll. The hunter can use inspiration on any Knowledge skill checks without expending a use of inspiration, provided she's trained in the skill. Inspiration can also be used on attack rolls and saving throws, at the cost of expending two uses of inspiration each time from the hunter's pool. In the case of saving throws, using inspiration is an immediate action rather than a free action.

• Improved Inspiration (Ex): The hunter’s inspiration pool increases to ½ her class level + her intelligence modifier. The hunter must be at least 6th level to select this Insight.

• Jolly Cooperation (Ex):  The hunter can use an aid another action as a move action instead of a standard action.

• Ring the Bell (Ex): All hunters know the worth of special bells called Beckoning Bells that reside in the Hunter’s Dream, and can be given to allies to call their aid. Once given to an ally they can ring the bell once per day, and no matter where the hunter who gave it to them is, she can hear it’s timber and invoke the special link they share with it, immediately appearing within 10ft of the bell ringer as long as they are on the same plane. A hunter must be at least 10th level and possess the Jolly Cooperation Insight to select this one.

• Inspired Intelligence (Ex): A hunter can add her inspiration die to all Knowledge, Linguistics, or Spellcraft checks without expending a use of inspiration, even those she's not trained in.

• Fire Paper (Ex): This course paper is laced with special chemicals that cause weapons it’s drawn across to erupt into flames. Applying fire paper to a weapon is a swift action and adds additional fire damage equal to the hunters Intelligence modifier (minimum 1)  to successful attacks with the chosen weapon for 3 rounds. This extra damage is not multiplied on a critical hit. A hunter can use this Insight a number of times per day equal to her Intelligence modifier.

• Bolt Paper (Ex): This static filled paper is laced with special chemicals that cause weapons it’s drawn across to have electricity jump along their surfaces. Applying bolt paper to a weapon is a swift action and adds additional electric damage equal to the hunters Intelligence modifier (minimum 1)  to successful attacks with the chosen weapon for 3 rounds. This extra damage is not multiplied on a critical hit. A hunter can use this Insight a number of times per day equal to her Intelligence modifier.

• Dash (Ex): A hunter with this insight can make an additional 5ft step on their turn.

• Improved Dash (Ex): When a hunter declares an attack, she can make a 5ft step immediately afterward if she has one remaining. Additionally she can make a 5ft step between any attacks she makes in a full attack action even if she’s used all her 5ft steps. A hunter must be at least 8th level to select this Insight.

• Greater Dash (Ex): Once per round as an immediate action a hunter with this ability can make a 5ft step during any turn. This uses one of her 5ft steps per round, and she doesn’t gain this one back once her turn is reached. If she 5ft steps in response to an attack and is no longer in the creature's reach, the attack misses. A hunter must be at least 12th level to select this Insight.

• Beast Roar (Su): The hunter focuses on the beastly blood within their veins to unleash a horrid scream of inhuman origin to push away attackers. Useable once per day as a standard action a hunter can use this Insight to cause all creatures adjacent to them make a fortitude save or be hurled bodily 30ft away from her, reduced by 10ft for each size category larger the creature is compared to the hunter, and increased by 10ft for each size category smaller  the creature is compared to the hunter. Flying creatures are tossed from the air to the ground unless they pass a DC 16 fly check. A hunter must be at least 5th level to select this insight.

• Old Hunter’s Bone (Su): The bone of one of the first hunters found within the Hunter’s Dream, it’s knowledge imparts this Insight onto a hunter seeking it out. As a swift action the hunter increases her speed by 10ft, and whenever she moves at least 10ft in a round she gains the effect of a Blur spell until her next turn. These effects last for 1 round per 2 class levels and can be used a number of times per day equal to the hunters Intelligence modifier. A hunter must be at least 8th level to select this Insight.

• Augur of Ebrietas (Su): An eldritch skill learned from the great ones, the hunter partially summons abandoned Ebrietas. Useable as a standard action a number of times per day equal to her intelligence mod, she unleashes a thrusting host of tentacles in a 10ft line in front of her. All creatures in this area take 2d6+int and must make a fortitude save or be knocked back 20ft.

• Empty Phantasm Shell (Su): This empty shell of an invertebrate called a phantasm possesses enough magic left that when used in the right manner it can be rubbed along a weapon as a swift to imbue it with magical power. A hunter may use this shell a number of times per day equal to her intelligence mod, and applies the effect of a Greater Magic Weapon spell for 3 rounds.

• A Call Beyond (Su): The natural progression of the arcane uses of phantasms, snapping a specially prepared one can partially open a gate to the realm of the old ones. Imperfect it may be for communing with them, it nonetheless causes a powerful detonation of magical power. 3/day a hunter with this insight may mimic the Scorching Ray spell, but it’s damage cap is removed and it deals purely arcane force instead of fire. A hunter must be at least 10th level and possess the Auger of Ebrietas insight to select this insight.

• Beastblood Mixture (Su): The hunter’s blood mixture now grants a +6 alchemical bonus to strength, and a +4 alchemical bonus to Dexterity. Also while under the effects of the beastblood mixture, the hunter’s arms lengthen slightly, granting an additional 5ft of reach. The hunter takes a -2 penalty to both Intelligence and Wisdom while the blood mixture is in effect. A hunter must be at least 12th level to select this Insight.

• Kinblood Mixture (Su): The hunter’s blood mixture now grants a +4 dodge bonus to AC, a +8 alchemical bonus to Strength, a +6 alchemical bonus to Dexterity, and a +4 alchemical bonus to constitution. In addition to her arms lengthening the hunter gains 2 natural claw attacks dealing 1d6 each, and a bite attack dealing 1d8. The hunter takes a -2 penalty to Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma while the blood mixture is in effect. A hunter must be at least 16th level to select this Insight.

• Combat Adept(Ex): The hunter gains a single combat feat they qualify for.

Skirmish (Ex): A Hunter relies on mobility to deal extra damage and improve her defense. At 3rd level she deals an extra 1d6 points of damage on all attacks she makes during any round in which she moves at least 10 feet away from where she was at the start of her turn. The extra damage applies only to attacks made after the hunter has moved at least 10 feet. The skirmish ability cannot be used while mounted. The extra damage applies only to attacks taken during the hunter’s turn. This extra damage increases by 1d6 at levels 7, 11, 15 and 19.

The extra damage only applies against creatures susceptible to precision damage. The hunter must be able to see the target well enough to pick out a vital spot and must be able to reach such a spot. Hunters can apply this extra damage to ranged attacks made while skirmishing, but only if the target is within 30 feet.

At 3rd level, a hunter gains a +1 competence bonus to Armor Class during any round in which she moves at least 10 feet. The bonus applies as soon as the hunter has moved 10 feet, and lasts until the start of her next turn. This bonus improves by 1 at levels 11 and 19.

A hunter loses this ability when wearing medium or heavy armor or when carrying a medium or heavy load. If she gains the skirmish ability from another class, the bonuses stack.

Enter the Dream (Ex):  When a hunter of 3rd level sleeps, their mind is usually drawn into a plane of existence called the Hunter’s Dream. This plane is a single graveyard with a workshop and church within it, and each hunter only sees others as occasional white misty outlines within it, but is never able to interact with them, making each hunter seem to be in the plane alone even if they aren’t. The Hunter’s Dream contains all the required materials to enhance weapons, armor, Quicksilver firearms, and to create alchemical creations. She need only use the workbench within the dream to enhance an item as she desires (automatically knowing how to do so within this dream), and once she awakens the amount of gold required to create/enhance the item will be gone from her person somehow, and the items will have seemingly changed overnight or appeared on her person. This strange dream is also where the she can mix  her Blood Mixtures. She sleeps for no more than 8 hours each night, and can thus remain in the Hunter’s Dream no more than 8 hours. When she begins to create an item in the dream and it takes longer than 8 hours to create, the work she began will remain within the dream for when she sleeps again, waiting to be finished.

The dream’s benefits are great to a hunter, however it also holds a hidden weakness. Though she can leave the Hunter’s Dream at any time (likely risking lack of sleep without the full 8 hours) she is wholly unaware of her physical surroundings in the real world, unable to wake in response to danger due to her mind being completely elsewhere. She can choose NOT to enter the Hunter’s Dream when she rests of course.

Quicksilver Parry (Ex): At 5th level the hunter can use her Quicksilver gun’s special bullets to make an opponent reel from a well timed shot. Once per encounter while the hunter has her quicksilver gun drawn she can make an attack from her Quicksilver Firearm as an attack of opportunity against a single enemy within 30ft of her(or her firearms first range increment, whichever is lower) in response to that enemy making an attack against the hunter. If the hunters attack succeeds the target must make a fortitude save (DC = damage dealt by the hunter’s attack + her intelligence modifier) or immediately stop the action they did to provoke the attack. At levels 9 and 13 she can make another Quicksilver Parry attempt per encounter.

Quicksilver Mastery (Ex): At 11th level the hunters skill with weapon and firearm reach their pinnacle. She no longer takes attack penalties for two-weapon fighting with a weapon and her quicksilver gun.

Transcend the Dream (Ex): 17th level marks the point where a hunter can fully understand the nature of the Hunter’s Dream and can awaken her mind to it. The hunter no longer needs to sleep at all, and can enter the Hunter’s Dream at anytime by using a trance like state taking 5 minutes to fully enter. While in the hunter’s dream time is convoluted, and while she can remain in the dream for 8 hours per day, in the outside world only 2 hours will have passed, and the hunter can bring a number of allies up to her Intelligence modifier into the trance and dream with her when she does so.

Grand Insight (Su): At 20th level, the hunter learns an incredible truth within the world. She immediately learns two normal Insights, but also learns a third Insight chosen from the list below, representing a truly astounding breakthrough of significant import. For some hunters, the promise of one of these grand Insights is the primary goal of their hard work dispatching the beasts.

• Paleblood Mixture (Su): The hunter’s body twists and contorts as it grows in size and power. while under the effects of this blood mixture the hunter’s size increases by one category in addition the the previous effects, and gains a +10 bonus on Disguise checks to hide her identity and instead appear as a horrific monster, though she retains her basic shape and can continue to use her equipment. While using this mixture, she cannot impersonate a specific individual. The hunter gains the frightful presence extraordinary ability, which takes effect automatically when she charges a foe. Opponents within 30 feet of the hunter that have fewer Hit Dice or levels than her and witness her charge become shaken for 5d6 rounds if they fail a Will save. An opponent that succeeds on the saving throw is immune to her frightful presence for 24 hours. Frightful presence is a mind-affecting fear effect. The hunter’s horrific form grants her an additional natural armor bonus of +2, and damage reduction 5/–. In addition, she gains +10 feet to her land speed as well as a +10 bonus on Climb checks and Acrobatic checks made to jump. A nest of violently flailing black tentacles sprout from the hunter’s hair and back. She can make up to four additional attacks with these tentacles in addition to her regular melee attacks in each round that she takes a full attack action. The hunter can make tentacle attacks within the space she normally threatens. If she makes her tentacle attacks in addition to her regular melee attacks, each tentacle attacks at her highest base attack bonus with a –5 penalty. If she forgos all her other attacks, making only tentacle attacks, she makes these tentacle attacks at her highest base attack bonus with no penalty. These tentacles deal 2d8 points of damage plus one-half her Strength bonus on each successful strike. While in effect the hunter takes a -2 penalty to Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma as before, but also has her alignment shift one step towards Chaotic and Evil. A hunter must possess the Kinblood Mixture Insight to select this one.

• Awakened Mind (Ex): The truths of the world have made the hunter’s mind grow stronger, giving her as they say, eyes on the inside. The hunter gains a +4 bonus to Intelligence and Wisdom. Additionally she is immune to compulsions and mind-effects.

• Eternal Hunter (Ex): The hunter’s dream eternal stand reveals the secrets to such an endless night, and the hunter realizes that an endless night means an endless duty. The hunter ceases to age and never takes physical score penalties for her age, but still gains mental score bonuses for age.

• Fast Healing (Ex): The blood of beasts and old gods pulls the wounds of a hunter closed. She gains gains Fast Healing 5.

• Old Gods Eye (Ex): The hunter learns how to create a philosopher's stone, and can do so once per month at no cost. Creating a philosopher's stone takes a full day of work, even using the hours spent inside the hunter’s dream.

• Calamitous Touch (Ex): The hunter’s very being is steeped in the horrors of the truth, and with a mere touch can send this horror into a creature. The hunter gains the ability to make a special touch attack against any non-outsider and non-aberration with an intelligence of 10 or higher, and if the touch attack is successful the target make a Will save (DC 10 + ½ hunter’s level + Intelligence modifier) or  suffer 2d6 wisdom damage and be stricken Insane for 24 hours. A hunter can use this touch at will and it never benefits from Skirmish.