Sister of Steel class

# RPG Class: Sister of Steel

### Description

"Long experience at the forge toughens the sisters' skin and strengthens their muscles to the point where they can plunge their hands into fire without wincing, and blades rebound from their flesh." - Alliance Player's Guide, Pg. 63

It has long been tradition, that as the men go out to war, the women of Ironforge would work the great forges. As the dwarves of Ironforge discovered their connection to the titans, those women who worked the forges sought to deepen their bond with the earth and Azeroth. Now a days, in these times of war and uncertainty, even the women fight, and these women have formed a sisterhood; the Sisters of Steel.

These Sisters of Steel are among the best smiths among dwarf kind, and dedicate much of their time to the forging weapons of brilliant craftsmanship as offerings to the earth elementals who guard Khaz Modan. In exchange for these offerings, the Sisters of Steel are granted powerful blessings that allow them to temporarily hold back the effects of the Curse of Flesh, allowing any race of titan origin to use Stoneskin. Myths speak of legendary Sisters of Steel, capable of crafting weapons of such caliber, that they attract the attention of ancient and powerful earth elementals. In turn, these legendary smiths are granted the unique ability Steelskin.

### Powers and Abilities

Sisters of Steel possess the following innate abilities, which grow in power as their offerings to the spirits of Khaz Modan increase in quality:

* Possesses a significant resistance to fire.
* Increased physical might compared to regular members of your race.
* Capable of forging items of supernatural quality, making items they forge sharper, or more well balanced than most.

Sisters of Steel operate best behind the lines, forging pieces of equipment the likes of which only dwarfkind can produce. However when push comes to shove, and a Sister of Steel is required to step onto the battlefield, their foes will be shocked to find that these women can often times be more ferocious than even the rowdiest of men. Vicious front line defenders, Sisters of Steel utilize their natural resilience and toughness, coupled with their Stoneskin to put up a slow, but unstoppable advance on their enemies.

The Stoneskin of a non-dwarf Sister of Steel lasts about as long as that of a regular Ironforge dwarf, while dwarven Sisters of Steel tend to be capable of maintaining their Stoneskin much longer. While Stoneskin is active, sisters of steel receive resistances to many effects, including poisons, sleep effects, various elemental energies, and of course, physical resilience. However the Stoneskin of a sister of steel is easily weakened by extreme changes in magic types and temperature, thus making them easy targets for a duo of coordinated mages.

[Mastery] Once a sister of steel has forged a truly masterwork offering, they may attract the attention of an ancient and powerful earth elemental. In exchange for their magnum opus, the sister of steel is granted Steelskin. Greatly increasing all of the resistances of Stoneskin, but also increasing its weakness to combined elemental attacks.

### Notes and Other Information

Sisters of Steel are restricted to races who descend from a titanforged race only.

While using Stoneskin, your are 2x heavier. Steelskin makes you 3x heavier.

The Stone and Steel skin effects can be harmed by anti-magic fields or dispel effects. The effect of these forms of magic may vary depending on the skill of either the caster of the Sister of Steel, though Steelskin possess a minor resistance to this effect.

Attaining Steelskin requires an application.