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===Campaign Information===

====Playing a Metahand====

'''Combat:''' Metahands are truly, very versatile warriors, and can fill many rolls upon the battlefield, from the agressive knight who seeks to decimate his foes quickly and without mercy, to the calm, collected assassin who sweeps in, strikes a blow that few could bare to witness, and drops off again, into the darkness. Metahands are truly, very malleable in a battle, though they almost always reserve themselves for hand to hand, believing it to be the only true way to fight.

'''Advancement:''' More often than not, it is in the character's best interest to continue taking levels in metahand, though, should they seek to take levels in other classes, they have many paths open to them. For example, a metahand who has a particular love for the location where he grew up, or enjoys travelling, may seek to take levels in [[SRD:Horizon Walker|horizon walker]] to allow himself to become more adept at fighting across many places. On the other hand, a metahand may seek to take levels in [[SRD:Assassin|assassin]], and allow himself to become even more adept at the art of killing.

'''Resources:''' Metahands are a rare breed of warriors. They are usually found on the road, never staying in one place for very long. Though, should a metahand ever actually manage to find another one of his kind, then they will almost always strike up a friendship on the spot, for the ways that a person follows to become a metahand tend to make that metahand begin to think a certain way.

====Metahands in the World====

{{quote|You will remember me, you will all remember me.|orig=Alton Szűcs, [[SRD:Humans (Race)|Human]] Metahand}}

A metahand can be found anywhere in the world that their journeys take them. They are usually drawn towards places that are prone to battle, so that they may test their prowess upon warriors who have fought in battles in the past. Some metahands are calm and steady individuals, who seek to protect their home at all costs, and rarely ever leave for journeys, as other people might. 

'''NPC Reactions:''' To the average NPC, a metahand will appear similar to any other warrior, given they may seem more intellgent than other warriors, though, this is only gleaned after the NPC has spoken to the metahand for a while. Upon the battlefield, an NPC may see a metahand as an unusual threat, and may not know quite how to approach him in battle.

====Metahand Lore====

Characters with ranks in [[SRD:Gather Information Skill|gather information]] can research metahands to learn more about them.  When a character makes a skill check, read or paraphrase the following, including information from lower DCs.

{| class="d20" {{#vardefine: odd | 0}}
|+ [[SRD:Gather Information Skill|Gather Information]]
! DC || class="left" | Result
|- 
| 11 || class="left" | A metahand is a seasoned warrior.
|- 
| 16 || class="left" | A metahand is someone who has mastered combat in uncommon ways.
|- 
| 21 || class="left" | Metahands are very intelligent most of the time.
|- 
| 26 || class="left" | A person who manages this level of success can learn the name and whereabouts of a specific metahand.
|}

====Metahands in the Game====

Metahands are masters of combat. They fight, most often, purely for the sake of testing their prowess upon the battlefield. While this is true, there are times when a person will seek out the path of the metahand for the another purpose, whether it be for strength to protect those dear to them, or for the ability to seek revenge upon someone, and actually manage to get it. Truly, metahands have no set place in the world.

'''Adaptation:''' While metahands normally lack a preset place in the world, some campaigns may need them to have one, so that the campaign may move along smoothly. For example, in a campaign where everyone in the world is enslaved, and no one, except for the rich, may do as they see fit, a metahand could arise, from a military training camp, where children are taught how to fight and kill. On the other hand, in a world where melee combat is viewed as obsolete and barbaric, a metahand could be one who is in touch with nature, driving back the arcane casters and their false forms of battle.

'''Sample NPC:''' Irayura Tohi was a strange child growing up. He never ran with the herd, instead wandering through the forest of his own volition. He never took to the courting frenzy that gripped some of the other stallions, nor did he seem to care too much for the opposite sex. After a time, he actually left the herd, beginning to wander across the wilderness far beyond his old territory. During this time in his life, he climbed mountains, plunged deep into caves, made friends, and fought many foes. One day, he was exploring the tomb of some long forgotten king, and he found something. There was an alter with a scythe upon it, and the blade of the scythe glowed with white hot energy, never dying out, never even dimming. He lifted this weapon from its resting place, dust falling from it as he did so, and swung it once, twice, three times. For some reason, this beautiful weapon seemed to call out to him, and so he decided to keep it, throwing it onto his back. Then he noticed something, upon the alter that he had taken the weapon from, were words. They looked like instructions of some kind. He stood there for a long time, reading every passage he could find written upon the alter, little did he know, that he was reading the notes of the king who was buried here, the only instructions ever written to becoming a metahand. Soon he left the tomb, his mind heavy with knowledge of unusual ways of fighting, and went on his way. Today he still wanders across the world, though, since he found that alter, he has yet to meet an opponent who can match him in battle.

''EL 18:'' {{:Irayura Tohi (3.5e NPC)}}


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Article Balance	High +
Author	Rithaniel +
Challenge Rating	18 +
Identifier	3.5e Prestige Class +
Length	10 +
Minimum Level	7 +
Name	Irayura Tohi +
Race	Centaur +
Rated By	Ghostwheel + and Ganteka Future +
Rating	Rating Pending +
Size	Large +
Summary	A metahand is a warrior of unusual standing, who focuses upon honing his prowess in battle with the tools that he is granted, instead of stretching his limits and attempting to master every possible form of fighting. + and Around the corner canters a stallion of a centaur, dust coating his form, and beads of sweat are visible on his forehead. +
Title	Metahand +
Type	Monstrous Humanoid +