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Table: Boreal Devotee
Level Base Attack Bonus Fort Save Ref Save Will Save Special Spells per Day
1st +0 +1 +0 +1 Blood of frost, natural armor increase (+1) —
2nd +1 +1 +1 +1 Ability boost (Con +2), bloodline feat, cold blast +1 level of existing arcane spellcasting class
3rd +2 +2 +1 +2 Snow shroud +1 level of existing arcane spellcasting class
4th +3 +2 +1 +2 Ability boost (Con +2), natural armor increase (+1) +1 level of existing arcane spellcasting class
5th +3 +3 +2 +3 Freezing spells, bloodline feat —
6th +4 +3 +2 +3 Ability boost (Str +2) +1 level of existing arcane spellcasting class
7th +5 +4 +2 +4 Form of ice DR 5/-, natural armor increase (+1) +1 level of existing arcane spellcasting class
8th +6 +4 +3 +4 Ability boost (Wis +2), bloodline feat +1 level of existing arcane spellcasting class
9th +6 +5 +3 +5 Blizzard —
10th +7 +5 +3 +5 Body of ice DR 10/-, child of ancient winters +1 level of existing arcane spellcasting class

Descended from inhabitants of the lands of ice and snow, you count among your ancestors giant-kin, troll-born, and frost-rimed spirits. Their savage and raw energies flow down through generations to infuse you to the marrow with the chill of the polar wind, crackling auroras, and the long winter’s night.

At the indicated levels, a boreal devotee gains new spells per day as if he had also gained a level in an arcane spellcasting class he belonged to before adding the prestige class. He does not, however, gain other benefits a character of that class would have gained, except for additional spells per day, spells known (if he is a spontaneous spellcaster), and an increased effective level of spellcasting. If a character had more than one arcane spellcasting class before becoming a boreal devotee, he must decide to which class he adds the new level for purposes of determining spells per day.

A boreal devotee adds his level to his sorcerer levels when determining the powers gained from his bloodline. If the boreal devotee does not have levels of sorcerer, he instead gains bloodline powers of the boreal bloodline, using his boreal devotee level as his sorcerer level to determine the bonuses gained. This ability does not grant bonus spells to a sorcerer unless he possesses spell slots of an appropriate level. Such bonus spells are automatically granted if the sorcerer gains spell slots of the spell's level.

As his skin thickens, a boreal devotee takes on more and more of his progenitor's physical aspect. At 1st, 4th, and 7th level, a boreal devotee gains an increase to the character's existing natural armor (if any), as indicated on Table: Boreal Devotee. These armor bonuses stack.

As a boreal devotee gains levels in this prestige class, his ability scores increase as noted on Table: Boreal Devotee. These increases stack and are gained as if through level advancement.

Upon reaching 2nd level, and every three levels thereafter, a boreal devotee receives one bonus feat, chosen from the boreal bloodline's bonus feat list.

At 2nd level, the boreal devotee gains a cold blast attack. As a standard action, the boreal devotee can unleash a blast of freezing cold. This blast deals 1d6 points of cold damage + 1 point for every two boreal devotee levels you possess to all creatures within 5 feet of you and staggers them for 1 round. A successful Reflex save negates the staggered effect and halves the damage. The DC of this save is equal to 10 + 1/2 your sorcerer level + your Charisma modifier. Upon reaching 6th level, this attack deals an additional 1d6 points of cold damage. You can use this ability a number of times per day equal to 3 + your Charisma modifier. This ability replaces the boreal bloodline’s cold steel ability.

At 3rd level, a boreal devotee gains the snow shroud bloodline power, even if his level does not yet grant that power. Once his level is high enough to grant this ability through the bloodline, the boreal devotee gains an additional use of this ability each day.

At 5th level, the boreal devotee gains the freezing spells ability. Whenever a creature fails a saving throw and takes cold damage from one of your spells, it is slowed (as the slow spell) for 1 round. Spells that do not allow a save do not slow creatures. At 10th level, the duration increases to 1d4 rounds.

At 7th level, a boreal devotee can transmute his body and equipment to ice for a period of time. It takes a standard action to take on the form of ice, and you can end the transmutation with a free action on your turn. When you take on the form of ice, you are immune to cold and have DR 5/—, but you take twice the normal amount of damage from fire. At 10th level, this improves to DR 10/—. You can take on the form of ice for a number of rounds per day equal to your boreal devotee levels. The rounds need not be consecutive.

At 9th level, a boreal devotee gains the blizzard bloodline power, even if his level does not yet grant that power.

At 10th level, your boreal heritage becomes manifest. You gain the cold subtype and you become immune to fatigue and exhaustion. In addition, you gain immunity to sneak attacks and critical hits. This power causes you to gain vulnerability to fire.