Winter witch

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For another meaning of "Winter witch", please see Winter Witch.

A winter witch is a witch who specializes in magic of cold.¹²³⁴

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Irrisen

In Irrisen, a winter witch might also be a member of the Jadwiga, the nobility of Irrisen,⁵ though they can also lack such a bloodline connection and either learn or be called to the arts.² The White Witches are the exclusively female and Jadwiga winter witches who govern and administer Irrisen.⁶

Favored familiars

Winter witches of Irrisen take hardy familiars; prime examples include foxes, hares, penguins, ice scamps,⁷ and ice elementals.⁸

References

↑ Paizo published rules for both a winter witch prestige class, and a winter witch archetype of the witch class. For mechanical errata for the winter witch prestige class published in Paths of Prestige, see the Paizo Blog.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Adam Daigle. Reign of Winter Player's Guide, 12. Paizo Inc., 2013
↑ Robert G. McCreary. “Reign of Winter Toolkit” in The Snows of Summer, 71. Paizo Inc., 2013
↑ Benjamin Bruck, et al. Paths of Prestige, 62. Paizo Inc., 2012
↑ Elaine Cunningham & Dave Gross. Winter Witch, 361. Paizo Inc., 2010
↑ Matthew Goodall, et al. “Irrisen” in People of the North, 18. Paizo Inc., 2013
↑ Paizo referred to elemental scamps as mephits until the publication of the Pathfinder Second Edition Bestiary, and began solely referring to them as scamps in Rage of Elements. See Bestiary pg. 150, Rage of Elements pg. 3, and Pathfinder Core Preview pgs. 2, 13. Their appearance also changed from small humanoids to small bat-like creatures.
↑ Will McCardell, et al. “Introduction” in Familiar Folio, 5. Paizo Inc., 2015

[1] Paizo published rules for both a winter witch prestige class, and a winter witch archetype of the witch class. For mechanical errata for the winter witch prestige class published in Paths of Prestige, see the Paizo Blog.

[reign-of-winter-player-s-guide-12-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Adam Daigle. Reign of Winter Player's Guide, 12. Paizo Inc., 2013

[the-snows-of-summer-71-3] Robert G. McCreary. “Reign of Winter Toolkit” in The Snows of Summer, 71. Paizo Inc., 2013

[paths-of-prestige-62-4] Benjamin Bruck, et al. Paths of Prestige, 62. Paizo Inc., 2012

[winter-witch-361-5] Elaine Cunningham & Dave Gross. Winter Witch, 361. Paizo Inc., 2010

[people-of-the-north-18-6] Matthew Goodall, et al. “Irrisen” in People of the North, 18. Paizo Inc., 2013

[7] Paizo referred to elemental scamps as mephits until the publication of the Pathfinder Second Edition Bestiary, and began solely referring to them as scamps in Rage of Elements. See Bestiary pg. 150, Rage of Elements pg. 3, and Pathfinder Core Preview pgs. 2, 13. Their appearance also changed from small humanoids to small bat-like creatures.

[familiar-folio-5-8] Will McCardell, et al. “Introduction” in Familiar Folio, 5. Paizo Inc., 2015

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