The Feägurthian Shek P'var

The Bal'cri

Bal'cri spells involve the casting of spells in, and related to the element of fire. An unexplained side effect of Bal'cri spell casting is that for each fire elemental spell cast, there is a chance that the surrounding temperature will rise from the heat being summoned from the elemental plane. When casting a fire elemental spell, an Intelligence check must be made minus the spell level of the spell cast. If the check fails, the temperature in a 10 foot radius increases 10 degrees fahrenheit for 1 turn. For each successive failed Intelligence check in the same area the temperature rises an additional 10 degrees, lasts for an additional turn, or expands the radius by 10 feet for a full turn total length.

Bal'cri are very boisterous and arrogant. Many Bal'cri join the Jenzig chantries because Jenzig bear a stronger connection to the fire elemental spells than most others. The Bal'cri further like being associated with Jenzig because of the wide recognition Jenzig receive, but view themselves as superior to evena Jenzig in the number of spells available to them. Bal'cri within a Jenzig chantry see themselves as the elite Jenzig, those holding truer to the Jenzig ideals. They are quite often more dangerous than other Jenzig because they feel they have something to prove. When Jenzig "accidentally" burn down a building in a bet, it is the Bal'cri that says, "Hell, let's finish off the block too!". Bal'cri do seem to be more susceptible to becoming hyped. This can be truely a fearsome mage, but their spells do run out eventually.

Bal'cri wear clothes much like their Jenzig chantry members, but tend toward bright reds and yellows more than other colors and with the Jenzig ensignia clearly visible. Even were this not the case, only the truely blind cannot see them for what they are.

This school is most likely the most war-like shek p'var on the plate. Fire does very little in the way of building, and much more in the way of destruction. Power, blind ambition, destruction, and power (did I already say that?) drive these mages and little else. So consequently, good aligned Bal'cri are either quite rare or never make rank.

Note: Not all Bal'cri are spellcasters. Sages, librarians, contributors, honorary members, scribes, as well as others may hold titles. There is no Virana of this shek p'var and several Shenava. Only spellcasters suffer the side effects.

• Fire elemental based spells are not only spells dealing with elemental fire, but fire in general.
• Bal'cri cannot cast or understand water elemental based spells.
• Once per day, a Bal'cri may choose to have cast one memorized fire elemental spell as if he were 1-4 levels higher. He must declare this immediately prior to casting the spell.
• Bal'cri gain 1 bonus spell per spell level to cast daily as long as it is a fire elemental spell.
• Bal'cri make saving throws versus fire elemental spells at +2; those fire elemental spells cast by Bal'cri have a penalty of -2 to their victim's saving throw.
• Bal'cri have a +25% bonus to be able to learn fire elemental spells and a +15% bonus to be able to learn other allowed elemental spells; but have a -25% penalty to learn all other spells.
• When Bal'cri reach a new spell level, they automatically receive a fire elemental spell at the new level even if one was not found.
• Bal'cri can attempt to create a new fire elemental spell at one level less for determining difficulty.
• When a Bal'cri reaches 15th level, he need not concentrate when controlling fire elementals, though the normal 5% chance of the elemental turning still applies.
• When a Bal'cri reaches 20th level, there is no chance of a summoned fire elemental turning upon the Bal'cri.

Bal'cri Spells

Note spells listed in BOLD type are closed spells, which only Bal'cri (or Jenzig) may legally know and cast by Petition 179.

1st Level
Affect Normal Fires Aura Fire Burning Hands Dancing Lights Fire Burst Fire Truth	Flare Heat Liquid Nystul's Dancing Werelight Nystul's Flash Otiluke's Smoky Sphere
2nd Level
Agannazar's Scorcher Banish Dazzle Combust Darkfire Deny Fire Fire Arrows Firestaff Flame Dagger	Flaming Sphere Flash Heat Solid Nystul's Blazing Beam Pyrotechnics Smokescreen Sundazzle
3rd Level
Alamir's Fundamental Breakdown Chill Fire Enchanted Torch Explosive Runes Fire Gate Fire Phantom Fireball	Flame Arrow Melf's Minute Meteors Mellix's Fire Mouth Nystul's Expeditious Fire Extinguisher Protection from Specific Elementals, 10' Radius Sunscorch
4th Level
Beltyn's Burning Blood Enhance Fire Creature Fire Aura Fire Charm Fire Shield Fire Trap	Fuse Protection from Fire, 15' Radius Sunfire Sunwarp Tenser's Flaming Blade Wall of Fire
5th Level
Conjure Elemental Fallion's Fabulous Fireball Fire Door Fire Stones	Fire Track Melt Metal Shroud of Flame
6th Level
Fiery Servant Flameproof Flame of Justice	Following Flame Forest's Fiery Constrictor
7th Level
Delayed Blast Fireball Incendiary Entrapment Malec-Keth's Flame Fist	Otiluke's Fire and Ice Sun Stone
8th Level
Avissar's Flaming Weapon Engulf Fire Storm Fire Walk	Incendiary Cloud Sunburst Unleash Monolith
9th Level
Boil Blood Conflagration Elemental Aura	Estate Transference Hellfire Meteor Swarm