Xalen D’Marek, Archivist of Fell Secrets

Spirit Level: 3rd
Constellation: Scholar
Binding DC: 21
Totems: You gain a totem bonus on the spirit’s binding check if you meet some or all of these conditions.

• The tome you use in Xalen’s ceremony possesses a cover made from hide of an exotic being (costs 75 gp).
• You scribe a bit of lore onto the page of the ceremonial tome, which requires 6 ranks in a Knowledge skill.
• Xalen’s seal is drawn within 10 feet of a place of learning or experimentation.

Ceremony: You place a blank tome in the center of the seal and slowly turn the pages while chanting Xalen’s name three times.
Manifestation: When you chant Xalen’s name for the third time, the pages begin to turn on their own until the book suddenly stops and ink appears on the tome in a curly manuscript, beckoning you to begin negotiations.

Shrink: As a standard action, you reduce a creature or object within 30 feet of you in size. If this ability targets a creature, it and all of its equipment is reduced two categories in size if it fails a Will save (this does not stack with similar effects). If this ability targets an unattended object, it functions as shrink item. This ability lasts for 1 minute per binder level you possess against creatures and objects and you can only shrink one target at a time. After using this ability, it becomes expended for 5 rounds.
Capstone Empowerment: You can shrink a number of creatures or objects equal to your Charisma bonus (minimum 1) and this shrinkage lasts for 24 hours or the duration of your pact.

Enhance Vessel’s Mind: You gain a +2 insight bonus to Intelligence. Select 1 Knowledge skill for which you possess no ranks. You are treated as having a number of ranks in that skill equal to your binder level.
Forbidden Lore: You gain an insight bonus on Knowledge checks made to identify monsters and on Spellcraft checks equal to ½ your binder level and you can make these skill checks untrained.
Locate Writings: You can locate any written documents that you have seen before or are otherwise familiar. This is treated as the locate object spell.
Thirst for Knowledge: You can read and understand all languages, as if you had a constant comprehend languages effect. In addition, you gain a +4 bonus on saving throws against written magical traps, such as glyph spells.

Physical Sign: Whenever you speak, your words appear as luminous sigils that dance to your cadence. Whenever you activate one of Xalen’s granted abilities, these sigils dance around the ability’s target.
Personality: You always speak and write properly, correct improper usage of language, and offer random bits of trivia during conversation.
Favored Ally: Humanoid (any with at least 1 rank in a Knowledge skill)
Favored Enemy: Any 1 of the following, chosen during the Ceremony: Aberration (any), Dragon (any), Magical Beast (any), Humanoid (giants), or Ooze (any)