8 Ranks Spellcraft 4 Ranks Spot 4 Ranks Special Must be able to cast Darkness as either an arcane or divine spell. The resulting character has arcane abilities that draw on the power of the dark. The details of the ritual is often taught by other darksouls or is recorded in ancient tomes.
Legends claim that part of the ritual is the consumption of distilled darkness.
Darksouls can come from any spellcasting class that has access to the Darkness spell. The power of darkness meshes well with the abilities of rogues, and the two often mix. Clerics of evil gods or gods of night and darkness commonly become darksouls as well. Fighters and rangers rarely become darksouls, and neither do barbarians. Monks benefit from the class but often find it difficult to meet the requirements.