The Intoner

Source: Hexbound

Bards of the College of Witchcraft are called Intoners. They specialize in calling spirits through the use of songs. Intoners do not use musical instruments other than their own voices to cast their magic, and as a result must train their vocal chords rigorously for them to withstand the arcane energy required to summon spirits. The training takes years, as mastering any branch of witchcraft often does. The Intoners of the College of Witchcraft keep the secrets of their arcane songs to themselves. These songs are charged with magical energy so that their sounds can pierce through the veil between the planes, reaching the astral home of spirits where the living cannot tread. The songs are then used as invitations — or lures — for specific spirits to cross the veil and manifest themselves in a specific location. With these spirits, the Intoner dominates the flow of battle, invoking specific spirits to change the tempo of the battlefield to their whim.

###Witchmark
Witchmarks for Intoners are usually placed on the neck or chest to signify how their voices have been altered and enhanced with arcane energy through witchcraft. Some Intoners have thin vertical lines that go from the bottom of their chin to the center of their chest to simulate the strings of a violin, and these move when they sing as if they were being plucked. Other Intoners use the musical sheet of a song that has a lot of emotion - al significance to them as their witch - marks. The f-shaped holes on the body of a violin, or the lyrics to a particularly personal song are also common witchmarks for Intoners.

Arcane Voice

At 3rd level, you have sufficiently trained your voice to withstand the arcane power you channel through it. You can choose to make your spellcasting focus your voice when casting a spell. If you do, all spells you cast have a verbal component, even if the spell doesn’t specify it. If you choose to use your voice as your focus, you can’t lose your spellcasting focus unless you are silenced or otherwise can’t perform verbal components.