Order of the Phoenix Initiate
The Order of the Phoenix was a organization that opposed the dark Lord Voldemort. Founded by Albus Dumbledore, this organization had members from all parts of wizardly society - from aurors to potionmasters, and many others. The Order of the Phoenix has many goals, such as destroying dark artifacts, diplomacy with monstrous races and opposing the Death Eaters at every turn.
Being a member for the order does not have stringent requirements. Even squibs can possess valuable intelligence capabilities against the fight against those who use dark magic. Nowadays, the Order is still recovering from the climactic battle at Hogwarts - and with their founder and spymaster slain, it has little capability at the moment - but it is recovering rapidly, and so are their enemies. Members of the order tend to be weaker then their death eater counterparts, but the most experienced of them can duel with their opposites with equal force. Also, members of the order tend to be more versatile then their dark opponents and have many roles..
Students who are in their sixth year and above are qualified to take the Order of the Phoenix prestige class. Younger students interested in eventually taking this class should inquire into the DA, or the Defense Association. In the initiation process, the prospective member meets the familiar of Albus Dumbledore and receives a single phoenix tear, for identification and dire need. Alas, the phoenix has not been seen for four years.
Requirements
To qualify to become a member of the Order of the Phoenix, a character must fulfil the following criteria.
Alignment: Any non-evil.
BAB: +5
Skills: Diplomacy 5 ranks, Sense Motive 5 ranks, Bluff 5 ranks.
Special: Must be inducted by a fellow member of the Order, and meet the titular Phoenix.
Hit Die: D8
Class Skills: As Wizard/Witch
Order of the Phoenix Initiate
Order of the Phoenix Sigil
You have been recognized as one of the defenders of the Order of the Phoenix. It allows other order members to recognize you, and track you down if you are in distress. It provides a +4 diplomacy bonus to those friendly to the order, and a -4 penalty to those who hate it. In these times of peace, the bonus decreases to +2 and the penalty to -2.
Bearing of Honest Intention
In the past, Albus Dumbledore has advocated better relations with all branches of magical life. His followers have adapted his attitude of kind benevolence and understanding for their own. As such, they gain a +2 intrinsic bonus to diplomacy, handle animal and sense motive checks. This bonus increases to +4 at fourth level.
Specialities
At third level, Order Members begin to diversify into niches to better thwart evil and to better serve their cause. Once a player has picked a speciality type, it cannot be changed.
Order Spy Speciality
You become a undercover agent for the order. You may receive a Dark Mark, benefit from Dark Power and cast Morsmorde. The bonus from Dark Power is halved and rounded down, and is determined by your Order of the Phoenix level. More mundane members of the order are simply overlooked by the Death Eaters, giving them a +20 bonus to bluff checks concerning them.
Advanced Order Spy - Perfect Cover
At 5th level, your identity as a spy cannot be ascertained by most magical or mundane methods. You also benefit from the Dark Retribution class feature at your Order of the Phoenix class level, halved and rounded down.
Order Auror Speciality
Lacking the means or the ethical looseness to cast truly horrific spells, Aurors and other wizards inclined to offensive magic learn to cast their spells more efficiently. You receive the benefits of the Dualcast feat, even if you don't have the perquisites for it.
Advanced Auror Speciality - Advanced Duelcasting
At 5th level, you may cast a third spell as a fullround action, at -10 to the check. The second spell's penalty decreases to -5. In addition, penalties for casting with stolen or broken wands reduce to -1 and -5, respectively.
Order Defender Speciality
The order is more inclined to defence than offense, due to the philosophies of their founder, Albus Dumbledore. Regular witches and wizards without the talent for offensive magic or the taste choose this route. You gain a additional +2 bonus on all counterspelling checks, and a +2 bonus to your defences against magical blasts and targeting spells. In addition, you are able to cast the Fidelus charm.
Advanced Order Defender - Fidelus Guardian
At 5th level, you gain a additional +4 bonus on all counterspelling checks, and a +4 bonus against magical blasts and targeting spells. In addition, you gain a +10 bonus to your will save to resist torture and other fear effects. Of course, this doesn't mean you won't go insane...