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Full Name

Ignatius "Nat" Lorekeeper

Race

Dwarf

Classes/Levels

Bard (Archivist)/1

Gender

Male

Size

Medium

Age

62

Alignment

NG

Deity

Torag/Dwarven Pantheon in general

Location

Kassen

Languages

Dwarven, Common (Taldane)

Occupation

Librarian/Secribe

Strength 12
Dexterity 10
Constitution 12
Intelligence 14
Wisdom 12
Charisma 15

About Ignatius "Nat"

Ignatius Lorekeeper
Neutral Good Medium Dwarf
Level 1 Bard- Archivist (Favored Class-Bard)
Init +0; Darkvision 60' Perception +5

-----Defense-----
AC 16 (10+4+2), touch 10, flat-footed 16 (+4 Dodge bonus vs giant)
hp 9 (1d8+Con)
Fort +1, Ref +2, Will +3 (+2 racial bonus vs poison, spells, and spell-like abilities)

-----Offense-----
Speed 20ft.
Special Attacks: Bardic Performance; Spells

-----Statistics-----
Str12, Dex10, Con12, Int14, Wis12, Cha15
Base Atk+0; melee+1; ranged+0; CMB=1; CMD=11 (+4 racial bonus to CMD vs bull rush or trip attempt while standing on the ground)
Feats: Lingering Performance

Skills:

+0 Acrobatics* (Dex)
+2 Appraise (Int)
+2 Bluff (Cha)
+1 Climb* (Str)
+0 Craft (Int)
+6 Diplomacy (Cha) (1+3/2)
X Disable Device* (Dex)
+2 Disguise (Cha)
+0 Escape Artist* (Dex)
+0 Fly* (Dex)
X Handle Animal (Cha)
+1 Heal (Wis) = 0 (0/2)
+2 Intimidate (Cha) = 0 (0/2)
+3 Knowledge (arcana) (0/2; +1 Bardic Knowledge)
+3 Knowledge (dungeoneering) (0/2; +1 Bardic Knowledge)
+3 Knowledge (engineering) (Int) (0/2; +1 Bardic Knowledge)
+3 Knowledge (geography) (Int) (0/2; +1 Bardic Knowledge)
+7 Knowledge (history) (Int) (1+3/2; ; +1 Bardic Knowledge +2 Racial-Lorekeeper)
+7 Knowledge (local) (Int) (1+3/2; +1 Bardic Knowledge)
+3 Knowledge (nature) (Int) (0/2; +1 Bardic Knowledge)
+3 Knowledge (nobility) (Int) (0/1; +1 Bardic Knowledge)
+3 Knowledge (planes) (Int) (0/1; +1 Bardic Knowledge)
+3 Knowledge (religion) (Int) (0/1; +1 Bardic Knowledge)
+7 Linguistics (Int)(1+3/2) +1 Trait
+5 Perception (Wis) (1+3/1)
+6 Perform - Oratory (Cha) = 6 (1+3/2)
+7 Profession - Librarian (Wis) (1+3/2)+1 trait
+6 Profession - Scribe (Wis) (1+3/2)
+0 Ride* (Dex)
+1 Sense Motive (Wis)
X Sleight of Hand (Dex) X (0/0)
+6 Spellcraft (Int) (1+3/2)
+0 Stealth* (Dex)
+1 Survival (Wis)
+1 Swim* (Str)
X Use Magic Device (Cha) X

* Armor check penalty applies
X- Trained only
Class Skill

Languages Dwarven, Common, Shoanti, Varisian
Linguistics Languages: Orc

SQ

Racial:

Defensive Training: +4 dodge bonus to AC against monsters of the giant subtype.
Lorekeeper: +2 racial bonus on Knowledge (history) skill checks that pertain to dwarves or their enemies. They can make such skill checks untrained.
Hatred: +1 bonus on attack rolls against humanoid creatures of the orc and goblinoid subtypes.
Hardy: +2 racial bonus on saving throws against poison, spells, and spell-like abilities.
Stability: +4 racial bonus to CMD when resisting a bull rush or trip attempt while standing on the ground.
Stonecunning: +2 bonus on Perception checks to potentially notice unusual stonework, such as traps and hidden doors located in stone walls or floors. They receive a check to notice such features whenever they pass within 10 feet of them, whether or not they are actively looking.

Weapons/Armor:

Weapon proficiency: All simple weapons, plus the longsword, rapier, sap, short sword, shortbow, and whip
Weapon Familiarity: Dwarves are proficient with battleaxes, heavy picks, and warhammers, and treat any weapon with the word “dwarven” in its name as a martial weapon.
Armor Proficiency: Light armor and shields (except tower shields). A bard can cast bard spells while wearing light armor and use a shield without incurring the normal arcane spell failure chance.

Class Skills:

Bardic Performance: An archivist gains the following types of bardic performance.

Naturalist (Ex): An archivist who has identified a creature with a Knowledge check appropriate to its type can use performance to share strategies for defeating it with allies in combat. The archivist and any allies within 30 feet gain a +1 insight bonus to AC and on attack rolls and saving throws against exceptional, supernatural, and spell-like abilities used by creatures of that specific kind of monster (e.g., frost giants, not all giants or all humanoids). This bonus increases by +1 at 5th level and every six levels thereafter. This language-dependent ability requires visual and audible components. This ability replaces inspire courage.

Lamentable Belaborment (Ex): At 6th level, an archivist can bewilder a creature already fascinated by his performance. Using this ability does not disrupt the fascinate effect, but it does require a standard action to activate (in addition to the free action to continue the fascinate effect). The target must make a Will save (DC 10 + 1/2 the bard's level + the bard's Cha modifier). Success renders the target immune to this power for 24 hours, but failure leaves the target either dazed or confused (archivist's choice) for as long as the performance continues. If the target takes damage, this effect ends immediately. This mind-affecting ability relies on audible components. This ability replaces suggestion.

Pedantic Lecture (Su): At 18th level, an archivist can affect as many creatures with lamentable belaborment as he currently has fascinated. In addition, he may choose to cause targets to fall asleep rather than be dazed or confused. This ability replaces mass suggestion.

Lore Master (Ex): At 2nd level, an archivist may take 20 on Knowledge checks once per day, plus once per six levels beyond 2nd. This ability replaces versatile performance.

Magic Lore (Ex): At 2nd level, an archivist gains a bonus on Spellcraft checks to identify magic items or decipher scrolls equal to half his bard level and may take 10 on such checks. An archivist can use Disable Device to disarm magical traps as per a rogue's trapfinding ability and gains a +4 bonus on saves against magical traps, language-dependent effects, and symbols, glyphs, and magical writings of any kind. This ability replaces well-versed.

Jack of All Trades (Ex): At 5th level, an archivist can use any skill, even if the skill normally requires him to be trained. At 11th level, he considers all skills to be class skills, and at 17th level he can take 10 on any skill check, even if it is not normally allowed. This ability replaces lore master.

Probable Path (Ex): At 10th level, an archivist can calculate the action likely to bring success with the least risk. Once per day, he can take 10 on any d20 roll. He may use this ability one additional time per day for every three levels after 10th. This ability replaces jack of all trades.

-----Spells Known-----:

Cantrips(4)
Detect Magic
Read Magic
Prestidigitation
Mage Hand

Level 1(2)
Comprehend Languages
Cure Light Wounds

-----Spells Per Day-----:

Cantrips do not consume any slots and may be used again.
CHA 15 - Bonus spells 1 Level 1; 1 Level 2
Level 1 = 2 Spells/day + 1 Bonus

-----Gear-----:

Chain Shirt (100pg) AC+4 Max Dex+4 AC check penalty –2
Hvy Steel Shield(20gp) AC+2 AC check penalty –2
Dwarven Waraxe (30 gp/8lb) 1d8/1d10 X3 Slashing
Pathfinder Kit (12gp/22 lbs*)backpack, a bedroll, a belt pouch, a clay mug, a dagger, two fishhooks, a flint and steel, a sewing needle, a signal whistle, 50 feet of string, 50 feet of thread, a waterskin, a week's worth of trail rations, and a whetstone. *10lbs if bedroll-rations left on mount/camp.
Grooming Kit (1gp/2lb) pouch of toiletries includes a comb, scissors, a nail file, a sponge, a hairbrush, a miniature mirror, soap, a chewing stick, and tooth powder.
Pipe
Journal (10gp/1lb) a blank, lightweight book with an oilskin cover. It has 50 paper pages.
7gp

Physical Description:

Ignatius is 62yrs old, Stands 4'5", weighs 175lb
Ignatius is typical of a dwarf, long black hair and beard braided with fine metal loops and decor. Steely eyes peer out from behind lenses set in think wire frames.

Personality:

Ignatius has grown up on the legends of heros and stories of artifacts wielded to save the day, if not the world. He is starting to appreciate what greatness really means - when he isn't distracted by tales of relics and ages past.