Level 1 maneuvers
Black Seraph's Glare
Black Seraph (Stance)
Level: 1
Initiation Action: 1 swift action
Range: Personal
Target: You
Duration: Stance
Disciples of the Black Seraph know that half the battle is won through the mind, and by attacking his opponent's mind with fear, he can goad him to make mistakes and shatter his resolve and confidence. While in this stance, the disciple may make Intimidate checks to demoralize foes as a free action, but only against those that he has damaged that turn. He gains a +4 chthonic bonus (see Intimidate skill description for details) to these Intimidate checks.
Gutstrike
Black Seraph (Strike)
Level: 1
Initiation Action: 1 standard action
Range: Melee attack
Target: One creature
Duration: 1 round
Saving Throw: vs. Stun negates
With a ruthless attack or a powerful kick, the disciple strikes a foe in a way that causes him to become sickened with pain. The discipline makes a melee attack against a foe, adding his initiation modifier to the damage of the attack and the target must make a save vs Stun or be sickened for one round.
Ravaging Blow
Black Seraph (Strike) [chthonic, fear]
Level: 1
Initiation Action: 1 standard action
Range: Melee attack
Target: One creature
Duration: One round
Saving Throw: Mental attack
Fear is one of the main weapons in the arsenal of a Black Seraph disciple, and by using it he may shake his opponent to their core. The disciple makes a melee attack that inflicts an additional 1d6 points of chthonic damage and may cause the victim to be shaken for one round due to his fearful countenance and martial prowess. A failed mental attack negates the shaken effect.
Savage Stance
Black Seraph (Stance)
Level: 1
Initiation Action: 1 swift action
Range: Personal
Target: You
Duration: Stance
The blood is the life and the disciple of the Black Seraph knows that by spilling it in great amounts, he does glory to the Underworld and the dark gods, demons and shades that dwell within it. While in this stance and wielding a melee weapon in two hands, the disciple adds an additional 1d8 points of damage to his attacks but suffers a -2 to attack rolls from the focus on increased damage. Upon reaching initiator level 9, this bonus increases to 2d8 points of damage, and increases to 3d8 upon reaching initiator level 17.
Strength of Hades
Black Seraph (Boost)
Level: 1
Initiation Action: 1 swift action
Range: Personal
Target: You
Duration: One round
By utilizing his bond to the Netherworld from his training, the darkness he welcomed as his own, the martial disciple is capable of increasing his power at the cost of defense by bringing forth a momentary burst of hysterical ghastly strength. Until next turn, the disciple gains a +2 chthonic bonus to attack and add an additional 1d6 points of damage to the attack.
Voracious Drive
Black Seraph (Strike)
Level: 1
Initiation Action: 1 full-round action
Range: Full round action
Target: One creature
Duration: Instant
The relentless nature of the Black Seraph discipline's philosophy deems that progression must be made with each swing, lest the battle turn against the disciple. With this philosophy in mind, the disciple moves forward and strikes viciously. The disciple makes a charge attack which does not provoke attacks of opportunity, and this inflicts an additional 1d6 points of damage. When making a charge attack with this strike, he does not suffer the standard +2 Armor Class penalty.
Level 2 maneuvers
Fear Eating Technique
Black Seraph (Boost) [chthonic]
Level: 2
Initiation Action: 1 swift action
Range: Personal
Target: You
Duration: Instant
The disciple's soul hungers for the fear it inspires on the battlefield, and rewards can be gained by inspiring it with greater vigor. Upon successful demoralization of an enemy, initiating this boost restores 2d6 hit points to the disciple, plus an additional +1 hit point per initiator level. This is a supernatural maneuver.
Inner Demon Strike
Black Seraph (Strike) [chthonic]
Level: 2
Initiation Action: 1 standard action
Range: Melee attack
Target: One creature
Duration: Instant
By using the black energies within him as a weapon, the disciple may channel it through his mortal form to do devastating damage to his foes, all the while heedless of the damage inflicted upon his body. This black energy inflicts an additional 4d6 points of chthonic damage, which also deals 1d6 points of damage to the initiator.
Intimidating Force
Black Seraph (Counter)
Level: 2
Initiation Action: 1 swift action
Range: Personal
Target: You
Duration: Instant
'A foe who fears you more than his commander is one who cannot harm you', an old Black Seraph master once said.
By using this technique, the disciple's fear-inspiring countenance alone may turn aside attacks before they occur. The disciple makes an Intimidate check against the attacker's attack roll; if the Intimidate check exceeds the attack roll then the attack is negated.
Seraph's Wrath
Black Seraph (Strike)
Level: 2
Initiation Action: 1 standard action
Range: Melee attack
Target: One creature
Duration: Instant
Saving Throw: vs. Stun
The Black Seraph disciple uses the principles of overwhelming force to drive his opponent back so that he may continue to wade forward towards conquest. The disciple makes a melee attack against a target creature that inflicts an additional 2d6 points of damage and causes the target to make a save vs. Stun or be knocked prone.
Shadow Feather Strike
Black Seraph (Strike) [chthonic]
Level: 2
Initiation Action: 1 standard action
Range: 30-ft
Target: One creature
Duration: Instant
By concentrating dark, spiritual energy within his hand shaping it into a rough feather-like shape, the disciple may hurl his wrath at a target with a blade of a cutting hate. When initiating this strike, the disciple makes a ranged touch attack against a target that inflicts 4d6 + initiation modifier in chthonic damage.