Godhunter

A human priest drops his mace and rushes to the side of his dying comrade. He offers a prayer to Bahamut, pleading for a spell, any spell, to heal his friend —but no answer came. Before the priest could even ask himself why, a wave of freezing air blasted into him. In a fit of panic he called out once more, and again there was no answer. In his last moments, all he could think was that his god had forsaken him.

A drow crusader heard the sound of unknown footsteps echoing in the tunnels of the underdark, so she alerted her allies and prepared an ambush. As she laid in wait, she couldn't help but think of all the things she could do to her new slave. Once she saw the human man she rushed out to attack. Too bad for her, he'd already participated in this song and dance before. As she rushed him his contingent spell went into effect, creating a burst of flame around him. As her strike was about to connect she could feel the divinity in her blade sputter out, as if she had angered her goddess somehow. She didn't have much time to question this, as a lightning bolt struck her and continued to arc throughout the passage.

Feared by the masses and often killed due to it, godhunters are students of the arcane who would hunt down the servants of gods, slaying any who would show deviance from the path that the godhunter defines as right. To fight their battles a godhunter uses corrupting magics once though lost to time, magics inspired by spells similar to Karsus' Avatar. Although using spells of that caliber are no longer possible, the spells inspired by it are still quite potent.

Soul-Binding Magic While most enchantment spells simply affect either the mental or physical state of someone or something, the magic used to create a godhunter is entirely different. The spell binds itself to one's soul and cannot be reversed by any method known to man. A caster with this magic bound to their soul will find they can augment their spells to have a corrupting aspect to them. Though, the usage of this augmentation is limited by one's own vitality.

A Bloody Path The life of a godhunter is one of pain and bloodshed. They will find no allies of any church, nor will the common man help them if their powers are discovered. Once their abilities are found out a godhunter is usually sentenced to either exile or death (most often the latter). It is for these reasons that most godhunters do their work away from prying eyes when at all possible. Still, complications often arise wherever a godhunter is concerned, and because of this godhunters seek to pass on their magic to keep it alive.