Binder

A robed elf reaches out with a wand and glowing threads teleport the crazed orc charging her into the claws of a fearsome fey spirit she has summoned.

With a furious shout a dwarf finishes an incantation that quickens his friend before hefting his own axe and charging into battle beside the long dead spirit of his ancestor.

Making an arcane gesture a gnome suddenly transforms into a monstrous aberrant form, rushing forward and dodging the baron's guards to pummel him with her tentacles before teleporting back out of the enemy's reach.

Though binders are as varied as the spirits they control, they all have found a source of arcane power in the spirit's inhabiting their world. Though the connections they forge take a toll on their body, the result is the strength for whatever they fight for.

Summoned Warriors Binders compel service from many spirits, but there is usually one powerful being the primarily call upon. Such a spirit can provide the power needed for a binder to delve into the world in search of the secrets of the universe, and how to bend them to their will. Though the binder themselves may fight behind, beside, or as part of, such spirits are always on the front lines of combat.

Shared Magic Binders don't just command martial power from their spirit bonds, they also draw mystical power from them. This arcane might is pulled from the spirits that serve them and channeled through the binder's body. Though some take a scholarly approach to this magic, others find it to simply be an innate boon and pay it little further mind. These spells generally assist their allies and hinder their enemies rather than being the source of a binder's attacks.