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About Janosz Frogshanks

Appearance: 5’7", 180 lbs. Janosz is a short, broad man with deeply suntanned skin, brown eyes and black hair. Complex interlocking ritual tribal scarification covers the backs of his hands, and long, jagged scars, vivid reminders of numerous too-close fights, run across his forehead and throat. He dresses in dark forest colours and well-oiled mail, with his upper body crisscrossed by a multitude of straps and bandoliers holding both adventuring gear and good-luck fetishes.

Janosz likes collecting and keeping trophies - prominent ones include a dragon skull, a demon-wolf pelt and a tea mug fashioned from a warforged head. He also has a number of tattoos commemorating important events and particularly memorable foes. They include:
* A large tattoo of a crane spearing a frog on his right shoulder, which is a tribe-specific tattoo that identifies him as a skilled hunter and woodsman.
* The left side of Janosz' neck is a mess of scar tissue. The right side of his neck has a tattoo of a ancient stone portal wrapped in vines, marking him as a member of the Gatekeepers.
* A tattoo of severed troll heads backed by crossed arrows on the right side of chest.
* A tattoo of heaped ogre heads topped by the barghest's demonic visage on his lower back.
* A tattoo of piled, broken mechanical monsters on his lower right leg.
* A tattoo of numerous semi-translucent humanoids with indistinct features standing in front of piles of gargantuan bones and weapons covers his lower left leg.
* A tattoo of a cracked holy symbol of Vol on the bottom of his right foot, positioned so he's continuously grinding it under his heel.

XP: 68470 after the nightwing

Initiative: +6

Perception: +22, Darkvision 60'

AC: 24, touch 18, flat-footed 18; (+5 mithril chain shirt +1, +6 Dex, +2 ring, +1 natural armour); AC 25 and ACP -1 when using longsword and shield

HP: 87 (HD: 6d10+12+4d8+8); Current damage:

Saves: Fort +11, Ref +15, Will +7 (including Cloak of resistance +2), +2 vs. spell-like, supernatural and psionic abilities of aberrations

Speed: 30' (6 squares)

Melee: Heavy byeshk flail +1 +13/+8 (1d10+4/ 19-20 x2) or kukri +12/+7 (1d4+2/ 18-20 x2) or longsword +1 +13/+8 (1d8+3/ 19-20 x2)

Ranged: Composite longbow +1 (+2 STR) +19*/+14 (1d8+3/ 19-20 x3/ RI 110' w/Manyshot; the first attack rolls damage twice)
or +17*/+17/+12 (1d8+3/ 19-20 x3/ RI 110' w/Rapid Shot and Manyshot as Full Attack; the first attack rolls damage twice)

Space: 5'; Reach 5'

Base Attack: +10/+5

Combat maneuver bonus: +12

Combat maneuver defense: 30 (10+BAB+STR+DEX+deflection bonus)

Combat Gear: Composite longbow +1 (+2 Str), Longsword +1, kukri, Heavy byeshk flail +1, potion belt containing 3 flasks of oil, bottle of alchemist's fire, 3 potions of Cure light wounds, potion of Shield of faith (+2), Protection from evil and Invisibility, oil of Magic weapon, wand of Cure light wounds w/47 charges.

Feats: Alertness, Self-sufficient, Endurance (B), Point Blank Shot, Rapid Shot (B), Manyshot (B), Precise Shot, Weapon Focus: Composite longbow, Improved Critical: Composite longbow

Special abilities: Tracking (+3 on Survival checks to follow tracks); Animal Empathy +5; Favoured Enemy (aberrations +6, humans +4, magical beasts +2); Favoured Terrain (swamp +2); Combat Style (archery); Hunter's Bond (companions); Resist Corruption, Hated Enemy (use 1 action point when attacking favoured enemy; if it hits, it does double damage), Darkvision 60'

Action points: 7

Skills: Acrobatics +16* (10r), Climb +15* (10r, class skill, +17* if using climbing kit), Craft (bows) +5 (1r, class skill), Handle animal +3 (1r, class skill), Heal +9 (2r, class skill, +2 from Self-sufficient), Intimidate +8 (6r, class skill), Knowledge (dungeoneering) +7 (3r, class skill), Knowledge (geography) +5 (1r, class skill), Knowledge (nature) +14 (10r, class skill), Linguistics +3 (2r), Perception +22 (10r, class skill, +2 from Alertness, +5 equipment bonus), Ride +10* (1r, class skill), Sense Motive +8 (4r, +2 from Alertness), Spellcraft +5 (1r, class skill), Stealth +19* (10r, class skill, +1 equipment bonus in shadowy conditions), Survival +17 (10r, +2 from Self-sufficient), Swim +11* (6r, class skill)

Janosz has taken +1 skill point per level of his favoured class (ranger). Skills marked with (*) includes ACP (currently 0; -1 when using shield).

Spells (CL 3, Save DC 12+level):
Lvl 1: Gravity bow, Longstrider

Languages: Common, Orcish, Sylvan, Undercommon

Clothing: Broad-brimmed floppy hat, potion belt, explorer's outfit (8 lbs.), Eyes of the eagle, Gloves of dexterity +2, Darkweave cloak of resistance +2, Lesser bracers of archery (+1 atk with bows, effects included above), Immovable rod attached to a heavy chain around his waist

Weapons: Heavy byeshk flail +1 (10 lbs.), Longsword +1 (3 lbs), Kukri (2 lbs), Composite longbow +1 (+2 STR) w/320 regular and 15 silver arrows in an Efficient quiver (3 lbs);

Armour: Mithril chain shirt +1 (12 lbs), Ring of protection +2, Amulet of natural armour +1, light wooden shield (5 lbs);

Possessions: (60/58 lbs.; Medium load - however, as a standard action Janosz can drop his backpack and return to Light load) clothing, weapons, armor, and combat gear (35 lbs.), plus backpack containing a bedroll, flint and steel, climbing kit, healer's kit, box of caltrops, 20' rope w/grappling hook, 3 days' worth of trail rations, and a waterskin (25 lbs.); identity papers w/portrait, a belt pouch containing 998 gp, 10 sp, 15 cp, large fiendish worg pelt that serves as his bed, tea mug crafted from the head of Darkheart's warforged artificer, Huge white dragon skull, 2 casks of goodberry wine (10 doses left)

Tactics:

Before Combat Janosz casts Longstrider before battle starts. If given time, he will hide and then strike from concealment.
During Combat Janosz stays out of melee if at all possible, using Rapid Shot, Manyshot and Point Blank Shot. He drops Rapid Shot if he trouble hitting his targets. He prefers to target spellcasters and non-melee combatants.
Morale Janosz will fight until death against aberrations. He otherwise follows the party's strategy.

Background:

Janosz hails from a tribe of near-feral humans living deep in the Shadow Marches. In this area, the cults of the Dragon Below are common, and religious and ethnic tribal raiding is a major danger. Recently, while he was out hunting, crazed disciples of the Dragon Below burned and pillaged his tiny village, killing many and driving away the rest. After burying his friends and family, Janosz left, intending to join the Gatekeepers and take revenge on the Khyber cultists. However, after being rejected by the local druids, Janosz left the swamps in a huff and signed on with a Tharashk caravan bound for the distant metropolis of Sharn. Once there, he decided to join the great House. In their service, he hopes to explore hidden lands, increase his power and knowledge, and take his vengeance upon those that worship the dark powers. After that, perhaps the Gatekeepers will accept him into their ranks as well?

Important NPCs:

Orlaith - vampire priestess of Vol, lives in the Grey House in Sharn
Darkheart - evil warforged champion and follower of the Lord of Blades
Helkashtai - official at the Riedran embassy in Sharn
Meeralk - medusa representative of Droaam in Sharn. Worked with the now-deceased Shaak, a member of Dassk in Sharn.
Gelb - changeling murderer associated with Dassk in Sharn; recently escaped from jail where he was serving time for killing and impersonating Brother Erfan
Joraeyel - undead elven loremaster in Taer Valaestas
Jolz - orcish Gatekeeper druid in Skysedge Park in Sharn, guarded by Graka and an assortment of Gatekeepers, including Balgat
Havakhad - leader of the Sharn kalashtar, assisted by Selkatari
Marrius - skyship captain and disgraced Karrnathi naval officer. His crew is Valentis, Barkhad, Ferez, Trinkis and Salvorazo
Choom - king of the Redscale kobolds in the Byeshk Mountains. His ambassador to Breland is Varssh
Aris - senior Sharn paladin of the Church of the Silver Flame
Erix - high-ranking Flamic priest in Sharn

Stuff in the tent:

Magebred mule: