Arcadian

**Parent Class:** Helmsman

An arcadian is, to put it simply, a failed daevic. The most common reason for an arcadian’s existence is rejecting the emotional link of the daeva, hiding their true feelings deep inside of themself. While an arcadian and their would-be daeva do not have the same kind of connection that a true daevic would have, a new kind of bond may be forged by their strange pairing.

### Veilweaving

The arcadian adds all [enhanced (armor)] veils and Blood slot veils to their veil list. They may treat Blood veils as Interface veils for all purposes, including when binding.

### Daeva

Instead of a mech or vehicle, the arcadian gains a special creature known as a daeva. The daeva acts as a spiritualist’s phantom, except it is not the soul of a dead creature drawn from the Ethereal Plane. Instead, the daeva is an outsider made of pure akashic energy. The “body” of the daeva is only quasi-real, and thus can exist as a physical creature or an incorporeal being, just like a phantom. Daeva have the outsider type and the akashic and daeva subtypes (they do not gain the hardened form or natural veilweaver abilities from the daeva subtype). All arcadian daeva are a dark reflection of their arcadian, gaining an emotional focus that symbolizes a portion of the arcadian they would rather keep hidden.

The arcadian uses their helmsman level as their effective spiritualist level when determining the daeva’s abilities. Their daeva still benefits from the veils and chakra binds of the arcadian, as well as their teamwork feats, but no other feats. If the daeva has the ability to shape its own veils, it may benefit from its veils and the arcadian’s at the same time. Any class features which refer to the bonded vessel, such as hypercharge or akashic armaments, instead refer to the daeva. Any of the arcadian’s veils which grant bonuses to or interact with mechs or vehicles instead apply their benefits to the daeva.

This alters bonded vessel, but does not make this archetype incompatible with other archetypes that alter bonded vessel so long as they do not change or restrict what kind of companion may be chosen.

### Akashic Armaments

Instead of increasing hardness, the Resilience armament increases the damage reduction of the daeva equal to the amount of essence invested in it.

This alters akashic armaments, but does not make this archetype incompatible with other archetypes that alter akashic armaments.

### Hidden Emotions

At 3rd level, the arcadian gains the Daevic Aspect veil. It is considered to be shaped on the arcadian, and does not count against their total veils shaped or veil slots. They may invest essence in it normally, as well as bind it if they have unlocked the Interface bind slot. If bound, it likewise does not count against the bind slot. The aspect they gain is linked to the emotional focus of their daeva, such as the anger and hatred foci granting the wrath aspect, the lust or jealousy foci granting the desire aspect, etc. These are only suggestions, and it is recommended you work with your DM to choose a focus and aspect connection that is right for your character.

At 7th level, any essence invested into Daevic Aspect also empowers the daeva. The daeva shares the benefits of the veil with allies in the range of any auras granted by their emotional aspect. If they do not have an aura from their emotional aspect, they share at a range of 20 feet. Each point of essence invested into Daevic Aspect increases the range of their aura by 5 feet. Any creatures within the aura are also considered to be inside a vessel for the purposes of veils or other abilities.

This replaces the hypercharges gain at 3rd and 7th level, but does not make this archetype incompatible with other archetypes that alter hypercharge so long as they do not replace the 3rd or 7th level ones.

Foci Without Auras
* **Greed:** Assume effect applies to any effect placed upon the arcadian, and it may be used an additional time per day for each odd point of essence invested into Daevic Aspect.
* **Kindness:** Etheric healing’s range is equal to the aura of Daevic Aspect, and they gain an additional use of lay on hands per point of essence invested into Daevic Aspect.
* **Lust:** Mine alone grants a +1 bonus to saves vs charm or compulsion per point of essence invested into Daevic Aspect.
* **Pride:** The range of the vainglorious oration ability is considered the range of the aura.

### Bloodboost

The arcadian’s daeva may burn its own essence in order to fuel the turboboost and improved turboboost abilities.

This alters turboboost and improved turboboost.

### True Daeva

At 20th level, the daeva no longer has any restrictions on abilities gained from its daeva subtype.