Heirs to an ancient fallen empire, the etharus are masters of arcane magic and ancient lore. After a catastrophic misuse of arcane energy propelled them into the Ethereal Plane, they have since embraced the misty realm as their new home.

• +2 Intelligence, +2 Wisdom: Etharus have a keen mind.
• Outsider: Etharus are treated as humanoids with the outsider subtype and are native to the Ethereal Plane.
• Medium: As Medium creatures, etharus have no bonuses or penalties due to their size.
• Etharus base speed is 30 ft.
• Low-Light Vision: An etharus can see twice as far as a human in starlight, moonlight, torchlight, and other areas of poor illumination. He retains the ability to distinguish color and detail under these conditions.
• Skills: Etharus receive a +2 racial bonus on Arcana and Religion checks.
• Magic Attuned: Etharus gain a +2 racial bonus on saving throws against spells and spelllike abilities, and +1 to their caster level for all spellcasting classes.
• Ethereal Step (Sp): An etharus can shift to the Ethereal Plane for a number of rounds equal to his character level. These rounds need not be consecutive. Using this ability is a standard action that provokes an attack of opportunity.
• Languages: Common, Etharian
• Favored Class: Wizard and Cleric
• ECL: +1