Pyrkaion

40 feet. The pyrkaion hones others' thoughts, enabling extraordinary reasoning or ruinous revelation. If the pyrkaion has the holy trait (see Glorious Visage below), all allied creatures within the aura gain a +1 status bonus to check to Recall Knowledge and resistance 4 to mental damage. If the pyrkaion has the unholy trait, all unallied creatures in the area take a –1 penalty to checks to Recall Knowledge and gain the effects of the Dubious Knowledge feat when Recalling Knowledge; whenever an affected creature Recalls Knowledge, they become Stupefied 1 and gain weakness 4 to mental damage for 1d4 rounds.

Trigger A creature within 30 feet uses a linguistic or mental effect Effect The pyrkaion attempts to counteract the effect (counteract rank 4, counteract modifier +16). If successful, the pyrkaion can choose to corrupt the effect, dealing 2d6 persistent mental damage to the triggering effect's targets unless those targets succeed at a DC 26 will save.

The asura sanctifies themselves as either holy or unholy, gaining the trait corresponding to their choice and losing the opposing trait; their strikes, spells, and abilities also gain the trait corresponding to their choice. The asura also gains weakness 8 to the opposing sanctification and loses any weakness to its chosen sanctification. The choice is permanent until the asura uses this ability to change their sanctification.

The pyrkaion questions a creature within 40 feet, who must attempt a DC 26 will save. Critical Success The creature becomes immune for 1 hour. Success The creature is unaffected. Failure If the creature doesn't Recall Knowledge by the end of its next turn, it becomes Confused for 1 round. Critical Failure As failure, but until the end of their next turn, the creature also takes 2d6 mental damage when Recalling Knowledge.