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74 posts. Alias of Luke.


Full Name

Stephanus Dominova

Race

Human (Taldan)

Classes/Levels

Bard (Archivist) 1

Gender

Male

Size

M

Age

29

Alignment

NG

Deity

Aroden

Location

?

Languages

Common, Kelish, Varisian, Azlanti

Occupation

Natural Philosopher

Strength 12
Dexterity 14
Constitution 12
Intelligence 14
Wisdom 10
Charisma 17

About Stephanus Dominova

Stephanus is the only son of the once-famous Taldane actress Lucina Dominova. Lucina gave birth out of wedlock, and the ensuing scandal utterly destroyed her career and forever stained the reputation of the man that everyone knew as the father, Andrapondo Cervalles, high priest of the failing church of Aroden. Andrapondo would never publicly own the child he sired, though he covertly paid Lucina for the child's care and later education. Lucina proved to be an absent mother, spending much of her later life searching for her lost fame at the end of a flayleaf pipe. Stephanus consoled himself by pouring his efforts into books and learning. He graduated at the top of every class, compensating for any lack of innate brilliance with sheer determination to succeed. His efforts earned him a coveted seat at the Kitharodian Academy, the most renowned place of learning in all the gilded city.

But to the Taldane mind, place and lineage trumps all. His academic prowess could never overcome his social status as a bastard, and never was this more true than when he graduated the academy and sought work on his own. At every turn, he was the one left on the outside looking in. Though he possessed the vocal gifts of his mother - the true tenor - every part went to a less worthy peer with better connections. Oftentimes he answered the slights of his peers with challenges, and before long the overt social sniping died away, but still an honest break never came. In time, Stephanus learned that no matter how many young men he poked holes into, he would not find the success he sought in Oppara. He turned back to the one source that would not hold his parentage against him: books. Stephanus read everything he could get his hands on, and the more he learned of the world outside Oppara, the more he became jaded with cold and haughty Taldane society. The emerging stories of the lands outside the borders of Taldor suddenly took fire in his imagination. He pored over maps and travelers accounts, and dreamed of the lands that lie on the unsketched fringes. In the spring of 4708, he gathered all his possessions, said goodbye to the few souls he named as friends, and left his Taldane home behind.

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Stephanus is a man of slight build with sandy brown hair and pale green eyes that he often hides behind green spectacles. More often than not he can be found with his journal in his lap, pen poised over the next line. He still reads anything he can get his hands on, but is most interested in accounts of distant lands and the things that live there. He's an amateur anatomist, botanist, linguist, historian and cartographer. Though he sometimes intimidates the people he meets with the sheer amount of book knowledge he's accumulated over the years, he's personally much more interested in the things he doesn't know than with the things he does.

He carries with him a small stone fetish carved in the shape of the holy symbol of Aroden - a covert gift from a father that only ever admired his accomplishments from afar. At night he uses this stone as the focus for the light spell that he reads, writes, or sketches by - fancying that with the magic of his small cantrip, the light of Aroden once again shines. But he knows that the god of his father is dead these hundred years, and he places no real faith in the prayers he sometimes still recites. Perhaps even new faith can be found beyond the borders of Taldor. He journeys with open eyes and an open mind.

Senses:
Perception 4

Offense:
Initiative +2
Mwk Rapier +2, d6 + 1
light crossbow +2, d8
CMB 1
Speed 30'

Defense:
AC 18, touch 13, ff 15
hp 9
Saves: fort 1, Ref 4, Will 2
CMD 13

Skills:
favored class (Bard) used for extra skill point
Knowledge(arcana) 7
Knowledge(history) 7
Knowledge(local) 7
Knowledge(nature) 7
Knowledge(religion) 7
Linguistics 6
Perception 4
Perform(oratory) 7
Spellcraft 6
Use Magic Device 8

Feats:
Dodge, Extra Perform

Special Abilities:
Bardic Knowledge
Bardic Performance 13 rnds/day
- countersong
- distraction
- fascinate
- naturalist (APG p80)

Traits:
Rich Parents, Dangerously Curious (UMD +1)

Equipment:
mwk rapier
mwk light steel shield
mwk chain shirt
light crossbow
quarrel & 10 bolts
pack
scholar's outfit
ink
inkpen
journal
map case
flint & steel
pouch & tobacco
paper
waterskin
bedroll
blanket
Tent
14 days trail rations
63 gp

Spells Known:

0: Read Magic, Detect Magic, Light, Daze
1 (2 per day): Comprehend Languages, Lesser Confusion