Magic is not a belief. It is not a devout prayer or an unholy oath. It is not scripture on gold vellum or blasphemy scrawled on torn, blood spattered flesh.

Magic is the lifeblood of the universe, a vast cool ocean cradling and saturating every stone and every living being. Magic is the heat of the flame, it is winter's first chill, it is the currents which stir the sea and the rains which set the flowers to bloom. Magic is a dragon's heart, the beating of a fairy's wing and a baby's first breath.

And magic is a sorcerer's every thought and motion.

The sorcerer is that most pure of spellcasters, a mortal blessed with the ability to summon, shape and unleash arcane energy without the need of tomes, scrolls or complex formulae. The sorcerer is a living battery of arcane energy and though the number of ways he can express his spells is limited, his power is not. Pound for pound, no one can match the sorcerer for unadulterated power and endurance - long after the wizard has exhausted the last of his spells, the sorcerer will still blaze with arcane might.

Within the Quintessential Sorcerer you'll find endless options and opportunities for expanding the role of sorcerers in your campaigns. This book embraces the concept of sorcerer as legacy-holder; inheriting his magic from a magical ancestor, whether that ancestor be his fey queen mother or his red dragon great, great, great, great and so on and so forth grandfather, the sorcerer is a living link to the past and his magic a testament to the power of family. You'll find this theme of inheritance and history fully explored in every chapter. In Character Concepts you'll find ready made histories for your sorcerer characters, spiced up with a liberal assortment of new themed abilities, drawbacks and character hooks. In the Prestige Sorcerer, you'll discover new ways to channel and express your character's magic; like the Primordial Sorcerer, who can unleash the raw essence of creation. In Tricks of the Trade, you will read about new uses for existing skills and be exposed to the unmatched power of true names.

Thanks to the Quintessential Sorcerer, when your sorcerer grows in power, so too will his familiar. No longer will your sorcerer's familiar be a token pet; with the new rules in Guardian, Companion and Kindred Soul, he will become research assistant, body guard and faithful advisor all in one, truly a companion worthy of a sorcerer. The Song of Blood chapter introduces new magical abilities, some merely interesting and exotic, others truly powerful, which can be taken in lieu of simple spells and Bonds of Blood new templates which offer your sorcerers new packages of abilities themed around specific types of magical ancestors. And finally, what book of sorcerers would be complete without new feats and spells? The Quintessential Sorcerer includes dozens of new feats and spells created with the unique flavor and needs of the sorcerer in mind.

The Quintessential Sorcerer; the ultimate guide to the ultimate spellcaster.