The artists of Vuur, in the confederation of Persistence, use the steam vents of their home city melt wax on massive metal plates. These artists, known as encausts, mix these waxes with dyes to create beautiful paintings. The practice of painting with melted wax is known as encaustic art.
Bardic Performance
The vuurian encaust gains access to the following bardic performances at the listed levels:
Artist’s Spontaneity (Su): A bard of 1st level or higher can use his performance to gain creative insight. When he begins this performance, he chooses one spell of each spell level he can cast from the sorcerer/wizard spell list and gains it as a bonus spell known for as long as he continues his performance. The chosen spell must be from the Scrying subschool or have the Fire descriptor.
This replaces countersong
Wax Painting (Su): A bard of 1st level or higher can use his performance to create a wax painting. When he begins this performance, he spends any number of rounds creating a painting. When he finishes, the painting fascinates number of creatures who can see it equal to the encaust's level for a number of minutes equal to the number of rounds spent painting. Otherwise, this functions as the fascinate bardic performance and is centered on the painting itself.
This modifies fascinate
Waxmelt Song (Su): A bard of 8th level or higher can use his performance to create massive steam vents like those used by the artists of Vuur to melt wax. This functions as geyser, except that it lasts for as long as the bard continues his performance. Waxmelt song relies on relies on audible components.
This replaces dirge of doom
Colorful Prison (Su): A bard of 14th level or higher can use his performance to encase his foe in burning wax. This functions as icy prison, except that it lasts for as long as the bard continues his performance, has the fire descriptor instead of the cold descriptor and deals 1d6 fire damage instead of 1 cold damage. The DC to resist this performance is equal to 10 + 1/2 the bard’s level + his Cha modifier. At 18th level, this performance can affect multiple creatures, as per mass icy prison.
This replaces frightening tune and mass suggestion
Encaust’s Knowledge (Su)
At 2nd level, the vuurian encaust gains Steam Caster as bonus feat, even if he does not meet the prerequisites. He gains the following spells as additional spells known at their listed levels: 2nd-burning hands, 6th-burning arc, 10th-firefall, 14th-fire snake, 18th-sirocco.
This replaces versatile performance
Audience Study (Su)
At 6th level, the bard begins to study the artistic techniques most popular in different cultures. When he creates a wax painting with his bardic performance, he chooses a race from the ranger's list of favored enemies. Creatures of the chosen race are automatically affected by his painting and do not count against the number of creatures he may affect.
This replaces suggestion
The vuurian encaust gains access to the following bardic performances at the listed levels:
Artist’s Spontaneity (Su): A bard of 1st level or higher can use his performance to gain creative insight. When he begins this performance, he chooses one spell of each spell level he can cast from the sorcerer/wizard spell list and gains it as a bonus spell known for as long as he continues his performance. The chosen spell must be from the Scrying subschool or have the Fire descriptor.
This replaces countersong
Wax Painting (Su): A bard of 1st level or higher can use his performance to create a wax painting. When he begins this performance, he spends any number of rounds creating a painting. When he finishes, the painting fascinates number of creatures who can see it equal to the encaust's level for a number of minutes equal to the number of rounds spent painting. Otherwise, this functions as the fascinate bardic performance and is centered on the painting itself.
This modifies fascinate
Waxmelt Song (Su): A bard of 8th level or higher can use his performance to create massive steam vents like those used by the artists of Vuur to melt wax. This functions as geyser, except that it lasts for as long as the bard continues his performance. Waxmelt song relies on relies on audible components.
This replaces dirge of doom
Colorful Prison (Su): A bard of 14th level or higher can use his performance to encase his foe in burning wax. This functions as icy prison, except that it lasts for as long as the bard continues his performance, has the fire descriptor instead of the cold descriptor and deals 1d6 fire damage instead of 1 cold damage. The DC to resist this performance is equal to 10 + 1/2 the bard’s level + his Cha modifier. At 18th level, this performance can affect multiple creatures, as per mass icy prison.
This replaces frightening tune and mass suggestion
Encaust’s Knowledge (Su)
At 2nd level, the vuurian encaust gains Steam Caster as bonus feat, even if he does not meet the prerequisites. He gains the following spells as additional spells known at their listed levels: 2nd-burning hands, 6th-burning arc, 10th-firefall, 14th-fire snake, 18th-sirocco.
This replaces versatile performance
Audience Study (Su)
At 6th level, the bard begins to study the artistic techniques most popular in different cultures. When he creates a wax painting with his bardic performance, he chooses a race from the ranger's list of favored enemies. Creatures of the chosen race are automatically affected by his painting and do not count against the number of creatures he may affect.
This replaces suggestion