Thaumaturge

Thaumaturge

(Class)

Thaumaturge

Alignment

LG	NG	CG
LN	N	CN
LE	NE	CE

Iconic character

Mios

Images of thaumaturges

Source: Dark Archive, pg(s). 31ff.

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Pathfinder Second Edition content This article covers a class that is relevant to the Pathfinder campaign setting only in the context of Pathfinder Second Edition or Pathfinder Lost Omens.

This article covers the research-oriented Pathfinder Second Edition class. For the Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 prestige class, see thaumaturgist.

See also: Thaumaturgy and occultist

The thaumaturge has seen every creature and knows every secret. They are a versatile and valuable asset to any group facing the unknown, combining their skill at arms with their ability emphasize on a monster's weakness with countless supernatural trinkets and mystic implements.

Implements and esoterica

See also: Implement

Each thaumaturge employs implements, supernatural and powerful tools of symbolic meaning. A novice thaumaturge first learns to unlock the potential of one type of implement, and with experience, a truly great thaumaturge can master a set of three different implements.

Each implement's powers vary depending on the type of object that represents the implement: amulets like lucky coins or religious symbols bring luck and safeguard from harm; bells, drums, and other one-handed musical instruments represent the power of emotions and sounds; chalices, goblets, and various small vessels are associated with restoration, nourishment, and life; light sources like lanterns and torches banish shadows and reveal the truth beneath them; mirrors are symbols of misdirection, illusion, and sleight of hand, changing the way people look at things; regalia like scepters, jeweled orbs, and heraldic banners embody rulership, leadership, and social influence; tomes, books, clay tablets, and other sources of knowledge represent forgotten knowledge and supernatural insights; wand implements are connected to magic and energy; and weapons, always one-handed, are symbols of fighting, struggle, and sometimes violence.

Each type of implement is associated with astrological signs, both in the Tian Xia zodiac and in the Inner Sea region's Cosmic Caravan, and six types of implement are also associated with the six suits of harrow cards: amulets are associated with the harrow suit of shields, lanterns with the suit of stars, mirrors with the suit of keys, regalia with the suit of crowns, tomes with the suit of books, and weapons with the suit of hammers.

While implements are thaumaturges' primary tools when dealing with the supernatural, they also collect and carry various other paranormal objects and items used in folk practices, and can empower these esoterica to gain the abilities of anathematic substances in combat.