Cave Mother, Sorceress of Secrets

Spirit Level: 1st
Constellation: Mage
Binding DC: 15
Totems: You gain a totem bonus on the spirit’s binding check if you meet some or all of these conditions.

• Cave Mother’s seal is drawn in a cave or underground.
• You are female or have sired a son.
• You mix an assortment of white and black nuts into the mixture created as part of Cave Mother’s ceremony, which requires 2 ranks in Survival.

Ceremony: You wet a mixture of twigs, rock fillings, and herbs with your own saliva. Then, you chant Cave Mother’s name three times before throwing the mixture into a fire built on the center of Cave Mother’s seal.
Manifestation: The smoke fills the seal, showing you visions of your ancestors’ daily lives. The smoke leads up to your own childhood before quickly dispersing, leaving the mixture on the ground in the shape of a woman’s face who beckons you over to begin the binding process.

Ghoulish Fire: You unleash a 10 foot blast of fire around you, causing creatures within the area to take 1d4 points of fire damage. This damage increases by 1d4 points at 3rd level and every 2 binder levels thereafter. A successful Reflex save halves this damage. This fire ignites those who fail their save ablaze, causing them to suffer 1d6 points of fire damage at the start of their turn unless they attempt a DC 15 Reflex save to snuff it out as a full-round action. You and your vestigial companion are not subjected to this damage. After using this ability, it becomes expended for 5 rounds.
Capstone Empowerment: Your ghoulish fire becomes white-hot, ignoring fire resistance equal to your binder level. This does not suppress fire immunity.

Deceptive Knack: You gain an insight bonus on Bluff and Sleight of Hand checks equal to 1/2 your binder level. You may take 10 on these checks if you use them to cheat.
Gather Provisions: As a full-round action, you can conjure a magical nut that, when eaten as a move action, heals a number of hit points equal to your binder level and nourishes you as if you had eaten a day’s worth of meals. This nut vanishes if not eaten within 5 rounds and a creature can only eat one nut per binder level every 24 hours.
Read the Stars: You always know which direction is north, as if you were under a constant know direction effect.
Undead Bane: Any weapon or supernatural attack that you use deals an additional 1d6 points of damage to undead creatures. This damage can only be dealt to a creature once per round.

Physical Sign: Your hands become calloused from work and your body wrinkled as if from old age. Whenever you activate one of Cave Mother’s granted abilities, your voice becomes raspy as if you were breathing smoke for 1 minute.
Personality: You easily lose patience with those who demand your aid. Whenever someone questions you, you answer with your own question, a cryptic remark, or simply scold the questioner.
Favored Ally: Any (arcane spellcasters; living only)
Favored Enemy: Undead (any)