The Stars Are Right [Vestiges]

[The Demented One]

Ithaqua, the Wind Walker
Ithaqua is a savage and feral Great Old One, a giant who wanders the coldest regions of the world, preying on the unwary.



Vestige Level: 3rd
Binding DC: 21

Legend
Ithaqua is a Great Old One who dwells within the arctic reaches of the world, unable to survive outside of any but the most extreme cold. To those who live in those frigid reaches, he is a legendary monster, known as the Wind Walker, or the White God, or the Wendigo. Many offer sacrifices, some of blood, to appease his hunger, so that they may be spared his wrath. The primitive shamans of such tribes use eldritch and forbidden rituals to channel the Wind Walker, binding themselves to him, and such rituals have been recorded as part of the collection of pact magic lore, allowing any binder foolish enough to draw upon the Wind Walker’s power.

Special Requirement
Ithaqua will not bind to any creature with the Fire subtype.

Manifestation
Ithaqua manifests only as a flurry of frigid snow and hail within his seal, speaking through the wind.

Sign
Those bound to Ithaqua have their skin and hair turn a pale white, and their eyes become blood-red.

Influence
Those bound to Ithaqua become accustomed to cold climates, and find warm temperatures almost intolerably unbearable.

Granted Abilities
Ithaqua grants those bound to him power over cold and wind.

Call the Storm (Su)
As a standard action, you can surround yourself in icy winds, as the sleet storm spell. It lasts for a number of rounds equal to your binder level. Once you have used this ability, you cannot use it again until 5 rounds after the end of its duration.

Flesh of the White God (Ex)
While bound to Ithaqua, you gain the cold subtype, giving you immunity to cold damage, but vulnerability to fire damage.

Wendigo’s Grasp (Su)
While bound to Ithaqua, you gain a touch attack that deals cold damage equal to 1d8 plus half your binder level. In addition, a creature damaged by the touch attack must make a Fortitude save or take a -4 penalty to Dexterity for 5 rounds. The penalty is not cumulative.

Windwalker (Su)
While bound to Ithaqua, the winds bear you up from the earth. You can float a foot above the ground. Instead of walking, you glide along, unaffected by terrain. While you remain within 1 foot of a flat surface of any solid or liquid, you can take normal actions and make normal attacks, and can move at normal speed. However, if you ascend higher than 1 foot above any surface, your speed diminishes to 10 feet per round. While you remain within 1 foot of a surface, you can make melee and ranged attacks normally, but if you move any higher, you incur the penalties on melee and ranged attack rolls as if you were the subject of the levitate spell. You may suppress or resume this ability as a swift action.