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About E Evelyn Long, PhD
Eustace Evelyn Long, PhD
Male Human Bard (Archaeologist) 1 / Sorcerer (Fey Bloodline) 2
NG Medium humanoid (human)
Init +4; Senses Perception +6
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Defense
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AC 14, touch 12, flat-footed 12 (+2 Dex, +2 Defense)
Health 16 (1d8+1d6+4)
Fort +0 Ref +4, Will +6
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Offense
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Speed 30 ft.
Init +4
Dagger +3 1d4 (19+/x2/10')
Rapier +3 1d6 (18+/x2)
Gladys +3 3d6 (20/x2/37.5') [misfire 3, burst 1]
Derringer (Single) +3 2d6 (20/x2/15') [misfire 3, burst 1]
Derringer (Double) -1 4d6 (20/x2/15') [misfire 4, burst 1]
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 2nd; Concentration +6/+10 Combat Casting)
7/day — Laughing Touch
Special Abilities
8/day — Archaeologist's Luck (+1)
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Spells
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CL: 3 ; Spell Potential: 3/3 ; Concentration +6/+10 CC
Bard (Archaeologist) Spells Known :
1st — Cure Light Wounds, Vanish
0th — Lullaby (DC 16), Mage Hand, Scrivener's Chant, Sift
Sorcerer Spells Known :
1st — Illusion of Calm (DC 15), Mage Armor, Magic Missile, Sleep (DC 17)
0th — Daze (DC 16), Detect Magic, Ghost Sound, Light, Read Magic
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Statistics
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Str 11, Dex 15, Con 10, Int 14, Wis 12, Cha 18
Base Attack +1; CMB +1; CMD 13
Feats
Combat Expertise (Free)
Weapon Finesse (Free)
Eschew Materials
Combat Casting
Expanded Arcana (Mage Armor)
Expanded Arcana (Illusion of Calm)
Traits
Adventurer (ex): Gunny, Reactionary, and trade whip for pistol
Scholar (ex): Gain free ranks/level in K:Geo and Navigator
Born to Fly
Power of Suggestion
Skills
Acrobatics +2
Appraise +2
Bluff +9 (2)
Climb +0
Diplomacy +8 (1)
Disguise +4
Escape Artist +2
Fly +2
Heal +1
Intimidate +8 (1)
Knowledge (Arcana) +7 (1)
Knowledge (Archaeology) +7 (1)
Knowledge (Dungeoneering) +3
Knowledge (Engineering) +7 (1)
Knowledge (Geography) +9 (3) - free rank/lv
Knowledge (History) +7 (1)
Knowledge (Local) +7 (1)
Knowledge (Nature) +3
Knowledge (Planes) +7 (1)
Knowledge (Religion) +7 (1)
Linguistics +8 (3)
Navigation +8/+10 (3) - free rank/lv [+2 circumstance bonus on ship]
Perception +6 (2)
Profession (Archaeologist) +5 (1)
Ride +2
Sense Motive +6 (2)
Spellcraft +6 (1)
Stealth +6 (1)
Survival +1
Swim +0
Pilot (Aership) +8 (2)
Languages Lassaian (Common), Diori, Laani, Laani (Ancient), Gulkin (Ancient), Occult Cant
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Gear
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Clothes
Library (History, Archaeological, and Occult)
Skull of Mu’annamailu
Writing Tools
Archaeologist Toolkit
Rapier
'Gladys' Pistol (extended barrel)
Double-barreled Derringer 'Holdout Pistol'
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Special Abilities
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Archaeologist's Luck +1 (8 rounds/day) (Ex) Gain Luck bonus to attack, damage, saves, and all skills.
Bardic Knowledge +1 (Ex) Add +1 to all knowledge skill checks.
Bloodline Arcana: Fey (Ex) +2 to save DCs from spells of the Compulsion subschool.
Combat Casting +4 to Concentration checks to cast while on the defensive.
Combat Expertise +/-1 Bonus to AC in exchange for an equal penalty to attack.
Eschew Materials Cast spells without materials, if component cost is 1 gp or less.
Laughing Touch (7/day) (Su) Melee touch attack leaves target able to take only move actions.
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Description
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Homeland: Lassaiz
5'9" 160 lbs 40 years
Eyes: Brown ; Hair: Brown/Grey ; Skin: Tan
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Background
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E. Evelyn Long PhD, was on the fast-track to success. He parlayed his impressive board scores, extensive (and frequently dangerous) field work, and a lauded dissertation into a prestigious position at the University of Heath-Uxbridge, one of the leading institutes of learning in Lassaiz. As an Adjunct Professor of Antiquities and Ancient Cultures, Long was on the path to full professorship, lifetime tenure, and all the perks. Long's academic work also served as excellent camouflage, covering his occult work under the guise of cultural and ethno-mythologic studies. In reality, he was a long-standing member of the secretive Theosophic League and an occult adept in his own right.
The war years made Long's field work in 'artifact retrieval' even more hazardous, given that his dig sites were often in disputed territory. Slipping deftly between the lines to continue his work, Long's actions drew the attention of the Aerite military. The war was dragging on and the Realm determined they weren't going to win using strictly conventional tactics. They were assembling a group of specialists - smugglers, thieves, spies, infiltrators, psychologists, and experts on Isslaan to facilitate a series of guerrilla actions and grey operations. Long's expertise in Isslaan's language and culture as well as his extensive set of local contacts made him a natural fit... and the Aerite military wasn't asking for volunteers.
Long was too much of cultural relativist to be a 'patriot' but he was born in Lassaiz and had a fondness for their enlightened ways, so he didn't resent the work that would hopefully save his homeland and bring the war to a quicker close.... And an honorable war record wouldn't hurt his chances for academic advancement.
In the closing days of the war, all of the special units were called to engage the enemy in direct action. Long's small unit found themselves under heavy fire and pinned down by an Isslaan infantry platoon. Dressed as locals, they would be treated as spies not soldiers... which amounted to a death sentence. Long had scrupulously avoided using his occult skills to date. Never let the 'normals' know we exist was a mantra of the League. Facing torture and death if captured, Long set aside the mantra and drew on his occult abilities. In moments, half the Isslaan platoon was unconscious on the floor and Long's team was escaping.
On reflection, Long didn't think any of his comrades-in-arms turned on him. In war, you don't snub anything that keeps you alive. But perhaps one of those good men sent a letter home that mentioned the circumstances of their 'near miss', or perhaps the after-action report raised questions, or... Long would never know how word of his abilities got out, but it did. At war's end, he returned to the university amid whispers, rumors, and the frequent threatening (and gutlessly anonymous) letter. His assured tenure-track career course wasn't so assured anymore. While Lassaiz prided itself on being enlightened, many of its illuminated academics were disturbingly provincial. Long would have blamed the waxing influence of the thrice-damned Triune God but it made no difference. Long's rising star was hurtling towards the horizon and he was persona non grata at all of his old haunts. Even his Theosophic colleagues couldn't risk open contact with him. He resigned his university appointment and left the city... for parts unknown.
A marked man couldn't afford to stay in one place... pinning a bullseye to himself. So Long stayed on the move and under the radar in the best possible way - aboard one of hundreds of small, anonymous, aerships plying the trade routes and engaged in semi-legal activities. Criminals don't care about your past or ask too many questions. It wasn't a bad life really and in many ways it was quite similar to his years of field work. Keep your business to yourself, keep your head down, and keep moving.
