Editing Spellfilcher (section)

==The Elfin Spellfilcher==
Appearing in the [[Complete Book Series|Complete Book of Elves]], the Spellfilcher isn't as infamous as the [[Bladesinger]] only because [[gish]]es were always more popular than mage/thieves.

Lorewise, spellfilchers are elite elfin thieves trained from birth for a single goal: to pilfer spells, rare spell components, relics and other magical goods from the strongholds of [[wizard]]s... ''especially'' the wizards of the non-elfin races. Organized into a powerful guild that demands their loyalty, spellfilchers specialize in using their magical affinity to detect and disarm magical traps. A similar organization is found in the form of the ''Collectors'', which are an elite cadre of elfin Fighter/Mage/Thieves who specialize in retrieving lost elfin artefacts and relics from the hands of other races.

As a [[kit]], spellfilchers gain Appraising, Spellcraft and Tightrope Walking as bonus nonweapon proficiencies, as well as the unique trait of a +5% bonus to their Find/Remove Traps skills when detecting or circumventing magical traps, which increases by a further +5% every four levels. Though they can't destroy such traps without the use of spells like Dispel magic, they can still make a successful Remove Traps check to disarm a magical trap for 1d4 + (1 per 3 levels) rounds. Aside from being restricted to the race and class combination of Elf Mage/Thief, there are no special requirements.

The drawbacks are all roleplaying centric: non-elfin [[wizard]]s will hate and despise you, non-elfin thieves guilds will want to try and coax you into working for them, and you must remain loyal to the Spellfilcher's Guild or they will descend upon your head like a load of bricks.

In the [[Forgotten Realms]], the [[Seldarine|Dark Seldarine]] god [[Vhaeraun]] is the patron deity of [[drow]] spellfilchers, who eagerly prey on non-drow elf wizards as well as other races.