Essa Subclass — Fighter
Wildbound
Shifter — Living RigThe rig is alive. I am cohabiting.
Hit Died8
PrimaryWIS (CON for Feedback Saves)
SavesINT, WIS
ResourceVials
RigFull Rig
Wild Shape costs vials and scales with tier. The Living Rig — grafted to the spine — grows with the host, and its Adaptive Graft changes each Long Rest.
The Living Rig is the only rig the Empire will not touch. It cannot be standardized, mass-produced, or licensed. It grows out of the host. Twenty years from graft to maturity. The Empire posts standing kill-on-sight orders for any Wildbound seen north of the Spine.
Wildbound — Shatterds Sourcebook
Key Mechanic: Wild Shape via Vial Tier
Wild Shape costs vials instead of uses-per-rest. T1: CR 1/4, T2: CR 1/2, T3: CR 1, T4: CR 2, T5: CR 4. Adaptive Graft changes one subclass feature per Long Rest.
Essa Interaction
Standard vial + Feedback Save. Living Rig absorbs Burn. Wild Shape integrates the rig — the shifted form carries visible rig grafts.