GM Fuzzfoot's AP: Giantslayer

Game Master PJP

Male human cleric of Milani 1
CG Medium humanoid (human)
Hero Points 1
Init +4; Senses Perception +5
Aura deflection aura (2 ft.)
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Defense
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AC 17, touch 10, flat-footed 17 (+5 armor, +2 shield)
hp 10 (1d8+2)
Fort +5, Ref +1, Will +7
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Offense
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Speed 30 ft. (20 ft. in armor)

Melee Morningstar +1 (1d8+1)

Ranged light crossbow +0 (1d8/19-20)

Special Attacks channel positive energy 4/day (DC 11, 1d6)

Cleric Spells Prepared (CL 1st; concentration +5)
1st—bless, magic weapon, shield
0 (at will)— detect magic, guidance, light
D Domain spell; Domains Protection (Defense subdomain), Liberation
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Statistics
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Str 12, Dex 10, Con 14, Int 14, Wis 18, Cha 13

Base Atk +0; CMB +1; CMD 11

Feats Improved Initiative, Scribe Scroll

Traits split-second defense, student of giant kind

Skills Acrobatics -6 (-10 to jump), Diplomacy +5 (+6 vs. giants), Heal +8, Knowledge (history) +6, Knowledge (local) +6 (+7 regarding giants), Knowledge (religion) +6, Linguistics +6, Perception +5, Spellcraft +6

Languages Common, Dwarven, Giant, Giant, Orc

SQ hero points, liberation (1 rounds/day)

Other Gear scale mail, heavy wooden shield, crossbow bolts (10), light crossbow, Morningstar, backpack, bedroll, belt pouch, flint and steel, hemp rope (50 ft.), holy text (Milani), mess kit , pot, soap, spell component pouch, trail rations (5), waterskin, wooden holy symbol of Milani, 33 gp, 2 sp, 5 cp
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Special Abilities
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Cleric Channel Positive Energy 1d6 (4/day, DC 11) (Su) Positive energy heals the living and harms the undead; negative has the reverse effect.
Cleric Domain (Defense) Granted Powers: Your faith is your greatest source of protection, and you can use that faith to defend others. In addition, you receive a +1 resistance bonus on saving throws. This bonus increases by 1 for every 5 levels you possess.
Cleric Domain (Liberation) Granted Powers: You are a spirit of freedom and a staunch foe against all who would enslave and oppress.
Deflection Aura (1 rounds, 1/day) (Su) 20'r aura grants +2 AC and +2 CMD
Hero Points Hero Points can be spent at any time to grant a variety of bonuses.
Liberation (1 rounds/day) (Su) Act as if you had freedom of movement for 1 rounds/day .

Derrik grew up in last wall, he knew all about the Wars with the Orcs and the Giants, he lived it firsthand because his father was a Troop leader on the southern border. Derrik knew that a solid defense could hold out against the most zealous of offense because if you wasted less energy initially you could use to your advantage.

During his training in the priesthood, Derrik learned of the town of Trunau, the only Human Settlement to survive in Orc infested lands. Derrik always wondered what their defensive secret was, how had a town of its size held out against the Orcs and Giants who roamed that land.

After his training was complete instead of being assigned to the Castle that his father served at he instead asked to be assigned to Trunau, knowing that Milani had not a major influence there and that her Defensive mind might help the town more. He also wanted to talk with the Town Elders about how they held out and what their secret was.

Cade
Human (Taldan) cleric of Iomedae 1
NG Medium humanoid (human)
Init +0; Senses Perception +4
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Defense
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AC 17, touch 10, flat-footed 17 (+5 armor, +2 shield)
hp 11 (1d8+3)
Fort +4, Ref +0 (+2 trait bonus vs. breath weapons), Will +6
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Offense
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Speed 30 ft. (20 ft. in armor)
Melee longsword +2 (1d8+2/19-20)
Special Attacks channel positive energy 5/day (DC 12, 1d6)
Domain Spell-Like Abilities (CL 1st; concentration +5)
. . 7/day—touch of good (+1)
Cleric Spells Prepared (CL 1st; concentration +5)
. . 1st—bless, cause fear (DC 15), protection from evil[D]
. . 0 (at will)—detect magic, light, read magic
. . D Domain spell; Domains Good, War (Tactics subdomain)
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Statistics
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Str 14, Dex 10, Con 14, Int 10, Wis 18, Cha 14
Base Atk +0; CMB +2; CMD 12
Feats Scribe Scroll, Selective Channeling
Traits armor expert, dragonfoe
Skills Acrobatics -5 (-9 to jump), Craft (alchemy) +4, Diplomacy +6, Knowledge (religion) +4, Linguistics +4, Sense Motive +8
Languages Common, Orc
SQ seize the initiative
Combat Gear scroll of bless, detect evil, remove sickness; Other Gear scale mail, heavy steel shield, longsword, backpack, bedroll, belt pouch, candle (10), flint and steel, hemp rope (50 ft.), holy text (Iomedae)[UE], mess kit[UE], pot, soap, spell component pouch, torch (10), trail rations (5), waterskin, wooden holy symbol of Iomedae, 11 gp, 5 sp
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Special Abilities
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Cleric Channel Positive Energy 1d6 (5/day, DC 12) (Su) Positive energy heals the living and harms the undead; negative has the reverse effect.
Cleric Domain (Good) Granted Powers: You have pledged your life and soul to goodness and purity.
Cleric Domain (Tactics)
Seize the Initiative (7/day) (Su) An ally within 30' may take the better of 2d20 for initiative
Selective Channeling Exclude targets from the area of your Channel Energy.
Touch of Good +1 (7/day) (Sp) Grant +1 to skill checks, ability checks and saving throws for 1 rd.

"Well if ye would get off your arse and make me a new tale of vengeance, then maybe I'd have new tales to tell!" Seeing that his attempt to earn himself some drinks had failed, Kragmyr and joined his kinsman at the bar. "Barkeep! I'll have what he's havin'."

Bjorn the Bold
Male human (Ulfen) brawler (ulfen beast-wrestler) 1 (Pathfinder Player Companion: Advanced Class Origins 10, Pathfinder RPG Advanced Class Guide 23)
CG Medium humanoid (human)
Init +2; Senses Perception +4
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Defense
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AC 16, touch 12, flat-footed 14 (+3 armor, +2 Dex, +1 shield)
hp 13 (1d10+3)
Fort +4, Ref +4, Will +0
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Offense
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Speed 30 ft.
Melee unarmed strike +5 (1d6+4)
Ranged sling +3 (1d4+4)
Special Attacks martial flexibility 4/day
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Statistics
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Str 18, Dex 14, Con 14, Int 12, Wis 11, Cha 12
Base Atk +1; CMB +5 (+7 grapple); CMD 17 (19 vs. grapple)
Feats Combat Reflexes, Improved Grapple, Improved Unarmed Strike
Traits glint-tongued, vexing defender
Skills Acrobatics +5 (+9 to move through enemy's space without provoking an attack of opportunity if the enemy is larger than you), Bluff +1 (+2 to impress or persuade Ulfen or (at GM discretion) other poetically minded folk), Climb +6, Diplomacy +2 (+3 to impress or persuade Ulfen or (at GM discretion) other poetically minded folk), Disguise +1 (+2 to impress or persuade Ulfen or (at GM discretion) other poetically minded folk), Intimidate +7 (+8 to impress or persuade Ulfen or (at GM discretion) other poetically minded folk), Linguistics +2, Perception +4, Perform (sing) +2 (+3 to impress or persuade Ulfen or (at GM discretion) other poetically minded folk), Swim +6
Languages Common, Giant, Orc, Skald
SQ brawler's cunning, martial training
Other Gear studded leather, buckler, sling, sling bullets (10), backpack, bedroll, belt pouch, flint and steel, folding pole[UE], hemp rope (50 ft.), piton (6), small tent, trail rations (5), waterskin, 100 gp, 2 sp
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Special Abilities
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Brawler's Cunning (Ex) Count as Int 13 for the purpose of combat feat pre-requisites.
Combat Reflexes (3 AoO/round) Can make extra attacks of opportunity/rd, and even when flat-footed.
Improved Grapple You don't provoke attacks of opportunity when grappling a foe.
Improved Unarmed Strike Unarmed strikes don't cause attacks of opportunity, and can be lethal.
Martial Flexibility (move action, 4/day) (Ex) As a Move action, gain a combat feat for 1 min. More gained for greater actions.
Martial Training (Ex) Brawler levels count as fighter/monk levels for feat/item pre-reqs and effects.

Bjorn was born in Kalsgard, where the skalds sing of ancient days around roaring mead-hall fires. His mother died in childbirth, and his father was a Blackraven from Hagreach who he barely knew or saw, but was expected to follow in the footsteps of. As a boy, he loved to wrestle, often besting those who went against him. It was through this passion he met a man named Hargrim. Hargrim was a beast-wrestler, taking on the greatest of beasts with his bare hands in hopes of being sung of by the skalds, and took Bjorn under his wing, becoming something of a father figure. Bjorn will readily recount many happy days spent with the Hargrim, learning to fight and sing. But at the age 15, his father took him to Hagreach, separating from the life he knew. He was forced into the Blackravens and trained with them for a few years, before being initiated into their ranks. On his first patrol, the group of recruits he trained with encountered a troll warband. The battle was short and fierce, and the other rangers on his patrol were slaughtered. Bjorn was disarmed by one of the trolls, his sword ineffectual lodged in the rapidly regenerating side of the beast. He remembered the stories told by Hargrim, and lept at the troll, grabbing it by the neck and clinging on for dear life, eventually forcing the troll into unconsciousness. In that moment he knew his true path, he would wrestle the greatest beasts to the ground and prove his superiority. He fled Hagreach back to Kalsgard, and learned that Hargrim had travelled to the Hold of Belkzen after Bjorn was taken. And so Bjorn set out to the Hold of Belkzen to fight the great beasts there and hopefully find his mentor and friend. In his wandering he discovered the town of Trunau and decided it was an excellent place to base his adventures out of.

Appearance: Bjorn is a tall and muscular Ulfen man with strong arms covered in intricate blue runic tattoos. Long blond hair cascades over his shoulders and a great beard is artfully braided and fastened with gold clasps. He wears simple leather armor under the clothes of an Ulfen warrior. He wears a backpack bulging with equipment of all sorts, and the sling hanging at his waist is his only visible weapon. He also carries an iron tankard engraved with the holy symbol of Cayden Cailean, as a reflection of his faith in the god of adventuring and alcohol.

Personality: Bjorn is, like many Ulfen warriors, boisterous and loud. His great goal in life is to wrestle a linnorm into submission, and will not give up until a linnorm is at his mercy, or he lies dead in the snow. He has a great love of poetry and creative insult-crafting, and often tells great tales of his family's maritime history. As a devotee of Cayden Cailean, he believes that life is hard, and to combat that one must drink harder. More than once he has taken on a foe with one hand, and held a tankard of mead in the other. He can be struck by outbursts of intense longing , often sparked by reminders of his lost youth. Despite all this, he is kind and compassionate, and will fight to the death to protect those he cares about.

Arwyn of the Blackened Blades
Male human (Kellid) unchained barbarian 1 (Pathfinder RPG Advanced Player's Guide 79, Pathfinder Unchained 8)
CG Medium humanoid (human)
Init +1; Senses Perception +4
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Defense
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AC 16, touch 11, flat-footed 15 (+5 armor, +1 Dex)
hp 15 (1d12+3)
Fort +4, Ref +1, Will +1
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Offense
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Speed 40 ft. (30 ft. in armor)
Melee falchion +6 (2d4+6/18-20) or
. . hopeknife +6 (1d4+4/19-20)
Special Attacks rage (6 rounds/day)
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Statistics
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Str 19, Dex 12, Con 15, Int 13, Wis 10, Cha 10
Base Atk +1; CMB +5; CMD 16
Feats Power Attack, Weapon Focus (falchion)
Traits giant dodger, trunau native
Skills Acrobatics +1 (+4 to avoid attacks of opportunity when leaving threated squares), Climb +4, Handle Animal +4, Intimidate +4, Knowledge (nature) +5, Lore (Giants) +5, Perception +4, Survival +4
Languages Common, Giant, Hallit
SQ fast movement
Other Gear scale mail, falchion, hopeknife, backpack, belt pouch, blanket[APG], flint and steel, hemp rope (50 ft.), pot, soap, torch (10), trail rations (5), waterskin, 16 gp
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Special Abilities
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Fast Movement +10 (Ex) +10 feet to speed, unless heavily loaded.
Power Attack -1/+2 You can subtract from your attack roll to add to your damage.
Rage (Unchained, 6 rounds/day) (Ex) As a free action, gain temp hp, bonus to melee att/dam, thrown dam, will saves, but AC penalty and limited actions. 1 min fatigue when ended.

Anabella's birth parents are completely unknown. Abadoned by a Varisian caravan heading out of town, the townsfolk did not find her hidden among the stalls at the Barterstones. With the tails and ears of a fox, the people of Trunau did not know what to do with her, and some of the more superstitious claimed that she was a cursed child left behind for them to suffer. But when Halgra angerly declared that she would take the newborn in with her bunch, the dicussion ended.

Raised among kids of multiple ethnics, Anabella never felt out of place, especially as Halgra treated them all the same, which was kind, yet strict. Anabella was constantly drawing attention from her tail and ears throughout her life, and chased off more than one bully that tried to pick on her for them. Many thought she had kitsune blood in her, or else was some sort of half-breed. Halgra was certain that she had fey blood in her, telling her stories of several fey creatures she had met during her adventures.

Though the people first thought of the child as a burden, Anabella soon learned how to work hard under her adopted mother's strict teachings. Upon receiving her Hopeknife, Anabella chose to take up the town's defense and began her teachings in the bow and sword. A marksmen at a young age, Halgra would often boast that she had more of her blood in her than her own child, though never in Anabella's presence.

Her fey blood showed itself more and more present as she grew. From a natural ability at playing instruments to her eyes changing colors with the season, Anabella discovered each one with both curiosity and enjoyment.

Anabella joined the ranger parties as soon as she was able, her desire to follow the Standing Vow forefront in her decision. Though she did not encounter orcs often, the groups would exlain their tendancies and how best to handle them: steel in the gut. It was on these trips through the hills that Anabella discovered her talent with magic.

Yet, though Anabella enjoys the harsh and lively lifestyle of Trunau, the stories of her adopted mother stirs her fey blood, and she often wonders what just such an adventure would be like. Her mother, recognizing this wonderlust look, has already prepared herself for the request to leave.

Anabella's fey nature shows itself throughout her personality. Though her mother and Trunau in general have taught her a great deal of discipline, Anabella still enjoys having fun and playing the occasional prank. She loves to play the lute, and enjoys each celebration that Trunau throws.

Anabella's main contributions to the town consists of her crafting skills with the bow, and joining in on the ranger's forays. Several would also agree that the aura of joy she carries, as well as an unbreakable faith and hope in Trunau, helps the morale of the people a lot.

Though her fey blood stirs with mischief, Anabella has learned to usually control this urge and follow instructions. While she adherently follows the town's few laws and her mother's words, she enjoy her freedom much as any Trunau, even if she has to fight for it. In any other area, she'd follow the laws if they adhered to her code. She takes the Standing Vow seriously, and desires to be counted among the heroes that died defending Trunau at all costs. To Anabella, her town and family come first, and nothing else.

Other than her ears and tail, Anabella's appearance is not much different from a normal human, though she seems to be a mix of ethnicities. Her eyes do change with the season, from green in the spring, to blue in the summer, red in the fall, and white in the winter. Though there is one or two that still have doubts about her, most enjoy the upbeat spirit she brings and the hardwork she puts into anything she does. Both Anabella's hair and tail are a soft auburn color, and she lets her tail be seen openly without care about attracting attention anymore.

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Anabella Fey
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Female Human (fey) Ranger (Infiltrator) 1; Age 21
NG Medium humanoid (human)
Init +4; Senses Low-Light Vision, Perception +6

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Defense
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AC 16, touch 14, flat-footed 12 (+2 armor, +4 Dex)
HP 10
Fort +2, Ref +6, Will +3

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Offense
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Speed 30 ft.
Melee short sword +3 (1d6+3/19-20)
Ranged longbow +5 (1d8/x3)

Special Option
Favored Enemy - Humanoid (Orc) - +2 attack and damage, as well as Bluff, Knowledge, Perception, Sense Motive, and Survival checks against them

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Statistics
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Str 14 (+2), Dex 18 (+4), Con 11, Int 12 (+1), Wis 14 (+2), Cha 12
Base Atk +1; CMB +3; CMD 17

Alternate Racial Options
Fey Magic, Fey Thoughts, Low-Light Vision - A human can take these in place of skilled. A human who replaces skilled with fey magic also gains fey thoughts and low-light vision. (Heroes of the Wild, page 5)

Traits
Campaign - Trunau Native - Hopeknife and +1 Will
Magic - Magical Knack - +2 Spellcaster Level for Ranger

Feats
Fey Foundling - +2 hp recovered per die when healed; +2 to saves against death; +1 damage taken from cold iron
Point-Blank Shot - +1 to attack and damage with ranged attacks within 30 ft

Skills (10 Ranks - 6 Class, 2 Background, 1 Int, 1 Favored Class Bonus)
Climb +6 (1 rank, 3 class, 2 Str)
Craft (Bows) +5 (1 rank, 3 class, 1 Int)
Handle Animal +5 (1 rank, 3 class, 1 Cha)
Intimidate +5 (1 rank, 3 class, 1 Cha)
Knowledge (Nature) +5 (1 rank, 3 class, 1 Int)
Perception +6 (1 rank, 3 class, 2 Wis)
Perform (Stringed Instruments) +5 (1 rank, 3 class, 1 Cha)
Stealth +8 (1 rank, 3 class, 4 Dex)
Survival +6 (1 rank, 3 class, 2 Wis)
--Survival (Track) +7 (1 rank, 3 class, 2 Wis, 1 Track Ability)
Use Magic Device +5 (1 rank, 3 class, 1 Int)

Favored Class Bonuses
Ranger - Bonus Skill Point (x1)

Languages
Common, Sylvan

Archetype
Infiltrator

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Magic
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Fey Magic - Mountains
Anabella has a number of spell-like abilites when in her favored terrain (mountains), each usable once per day.
0 - Level
1/day - Detect Magic, Guidance, Stabilize
1 - Level
1/day - Cure Light Wounds

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Possessions
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Inventory
Hopeknife (masterwork dagger), longbow, arrows (40 regular, 1 smoke), short sword, leather, lute, signal horn, torch, flint and steel, waterskin (filled), bedroll, rope 50ft, backpack

Emcumberance
Current Load - 54.15 (Light)
Loads - 58 (Light), 116 (Medium), 175 (Heavy)

Wealth
2 pp 10 gp 18 sp 9 cp

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Special Abilities
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Favored Enemy (Ex) - At 1st level, a ranger selects a creature type from the ranger favored enemies table. He gains a +2 bonus on Bluff, Knowledge, Perception, Sense Motive, and Survival checks against creatures of his selected type. Likewise, he gets a +2 bonus on weapon attack and damage rolls against them. A ranger may make Knowledge skill checks untrained when attempting to identify these creatures.

At 5th level and every five levels thereafter (10th, 15th, and 20th level), the ranger may select an additional favored enemy. In addition, at each such interval, the bonus against any one favored enemy (including the one just selected, if so desired) increases by +2.

If the ranger chooses humanoids or outsiders as a favored enemy, he must also choose an associated subtype, as indicated on the table below. (Note that there are other types of humanoid to choose from—those called out specifically on the table below are merely the most common.) If a specific creature falls into more than one category of favored enemy, the ranger's bonuses do not stack; he simply uses whichever bonus is higher.

Fey Magic - The character has a mystic connection to one terrain type, selected from the ranger’s favored terrain list. The character selects three 0-level druid spells and one 1st-level druid spell. If the character has
a Charisma score of 11 or higher, when in the selected terrain, she gains these spells as spell-like abilities that can be cast once per day. The caster level for these effects is equal to the user’s character level. The DC for the spelllike abilities is equal to 10 + the spell’s level + the user’s Charisma modifier. These spells are treated as being from a fey source for the purposes of the druid’s resist nature’s lure class feature and similar abilities.

Fey Thoughts - The character sees the world more like a native of the First World. Sense Motive and Use Magic Device are always class skills for the character.

Low-Light Vision - This character has low-light vision, as do many feyborn.

Track (Ex) - A ranger adds half his level (minimum 1) to Survival skill checks made to follow tracks.

Wild Empathy (Ex) - A ranger can improve the initial attitude of an animal. This ability functions just like a Diplomacy check to improve the attitude of a person. The ranger rolls 1d20 and adds his ranger level and his Charisma bonus to determine the wild empathy check result. The typical domestic animal has a starting attitude of indifferent, while wild animals are usually unfriendly. To use wild empathy, the ranger and the animal must be within 30 feet of one another under normal visibility conditions. Generally, influencing an animal in this way takes 1 minute, but, as with influencing people, it might take more or less time. The ranger can also use this ability to influence a magical beast with an Intelligence score of 1 or 2, but he takes a –4 penalty on the check.

Anabella is an archer first and foremost, with magic to supplement her archery and light amounts of healing. Also, she will be a source of hope and fun with her fey tendancies in the party.

For now, a full ranger is planned, though the plot and other unforeseen things may change that.

'Evil Eye' Shivarra is a half-orc witch living on the outskirts of Trunau by the outer wall. Originally she's been born and grew up in one of the lesser orc tribes to the north, and such a backgroung left an obvious impression on her personality and demeanor. She's fairly close-lipped about her past, but the initial questioning by the militia and occasional slips over a tankard of ale paint quite an ugly picture of her childhood.

It seems that at first she aimed to overcome any obstacles in her way in order to reach the top of the orc society and even made some progress, becoming one of the tribe's shamans' apprentice, however in the end she had barely dodged landing on a sacrificial altar, ending up a slave instead. It's hard to say when that happened, but one thing is certain - by the time she showed up at Trunau's gates she hated local orc tribes with passion few of the residents could match and was set on making sure to see her former brethren bleed and rot under the town's walls, having contributed to such a fate if she could help it.

At this time Shivarra's still at the start of her journey. Her training's never been complete, and teaching herself has been a slow affair. Only recently she has achieved a solid grasp of basics. In the meanwhile, she's been supporting her living by making and selling medicine and alchemy goods to the people of Trunau along with occasional spot of healing, although that particular service is not too popular between her imperfect skill and lacking bedside manner.

Blunt and often to the point, although it's possible to draw her into a prolonged conversation by bringing up something she feels strongly enough about, in either direction.

Highly loyal to the community, recognizing its worth - less so to its individual members outside of those she personally likes. Vicious, looks up to power and enjoys simple pleasures in life, although nowhere near the extent that would distract her from her quest.

A stocky, powerfully built and curvaceous young half-orc woman all too often wearing a glum look on her face, her features heavy, but well-proportioned. Her grayish-green skin is barely covered by a leather loincloth, showing off a prominent tattoo winding down her right arm all the way from her face. A messy mane of raven-back hair is adorned with a few crude trinkets.

Gundar Forgelight
Male Human Dwarf Ranger 1
Neutral Good Medium Humanoid
Init +1; Senses Perception +6
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Defense
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AC 18, touch 12, flat-footed 16 [+1 Dex, +4 Armor, +2 Shield, +1 Dodge]
hp 14 (1 HD; 1d10+3)
Fort +5, Ref +3, Will +2
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Offense
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Speed 30 ft.

Melee
Battleaxe +4 (1d8+3/x3)
Dagger +4 (1d4+3/19-20/x2)

Ranged
Light Crossbow +2 (1d8/19-20/x2)

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Statistics
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Str 17, Dex 12, Con 16, Int 12, Wis 15, Cha 8
Base Atk +1; CMB +1; CMD 14

Skills (with invested ranks):
Climb + 7 (1 rank)
Heal +6 (1 rank)
Know(Dungeon) +5 (1 rank)
Know(Geo) +6 (1 rank, 1 trait bonus)
Know(Nature) +6 (1 rank, 1 trait bonus)
Perception +6 (1 rank)
Perform(Wind) +0 ( 1 rank)
Stealth +5 (1 rank)
Survival +6 (1 rank)

Feats
Dodge (+1 to AC)

Traits

Trait: Druid-Schooled (Reflavored Devotee of the Green): +1 to Know(Geo) and (Nature)
Roll With It (Giantslayer)

Languages
Common, Dwarven, Giant

SQ

Gear Armored coat, Battleaxe, heavy wooden shield, dagger, light crossbow, Bolt x30 trail rations, hemp rope (100 ft), leather beard times, beard comb, forgelight clan crest ring, flute,

Spare Gold: 32
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Special Abilities
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Favored Enemy (Humanoid: Orc) - +2 bonus on Bluff, Knowledge,Perception, Sense Motive, and Survival checks against creatures of this selected type. +2 bonus on weapon attack and damage rolls against them. May make Knowledge skill checks untrained when attempting to identify these creatures.

Track

Wild Empathy

Longer version in Gundar's profile

Gundar was born in a Deep Hold outlying the Sky Citadel Kraggodan, where the resident dwarves rarely see the sunlight. As a child he saw the surface once during a holiday and became obsessed with it. However, as "wanting to go outside" was considered a very queer thing for dwarves of this hold, Gundar befriended one of the surface gate guards and cajoled him into letting the young dwarf outside in secret, where Gundar would explore and climb trees and generally marvel at everything to be seen. Eventually he began smuggling a crossbow out and using the local squirrels and other small wildlife as target practice. It was this unsporting slaughter of innocent animals that brought a druid, Gallas-of-the-Teeth, down on him. Gallas dragged him back to Boulderfast and presented the young dwarf at the front gate.

In the uproar that followed, Gundar confessed his activities to the hold elders and begged for mercy, professing his love of the mountainous forest around the hold's surface entrance. His piteous pleas moved both the elders and Gallas, who decided that the dwarf would be sent to learn from a ranger friend of Gallas's to the north where the forests of Nirmathas met the Mindspin mountains. For several years Gundar learned from this ranger, a half-elf named Felaan Silverleaf. When he had learned all he could from his master in relative safety, Felaan sent him yet further north to the region of Belkzen and the town of Trunau, where his dwarven training would come in handy against the constant orcish menace.

He took an immediate liking to the town and its inhabitants. He found in them a kinship much as he had felt with fellow dwarves in his youth, and indeed the denizens of Trunau had much in common with his own folk. They were just as stubborn and unyielding, just as determined and self-sufficient. Gundar admitted to himself that while he loved nature, the utter solitude of living constantly with only the taciturn Silverleaf for company had been wearing on him. He was happy to make Trunau his home, and for years now has served as a scout, spy, and soldier against any and all dangers. His ranger training makes him a valuable asset on long patrols, ensuring that whatever might threaten the town, at least they will not be taken entirely by surprise.

In between ventures into the mountainous region around the village, Gundar boards at the Ramblehouse. With its half-built proportions it reminds him of his childhood hold of Boulderfast, which was none too roomy. Occasionally when short on coin (or tired of the ceaseless chattering of the halflings at the Ramblehouse) Gundar will room in the Longhouse instead with other soldiers and the Patrol Captain Jagrin Grath, from whom Gundar continues to learn. Has also been known to sit by the Hopespring at times, sharing silent company with the elven Druid Silvermane. Though he never speaks and is never spoken to by the elf, the druids presence reminds Gundar of Gallas-of-the-Teeth, whom the dwarf remembers fondly. And of course, Gundar enjoys sharing the company of the other dwarves in the town.

Dwarf Menhir Savant Druid 1

Racial Traits
Giant Hunter (replaces hatred) - +1 attacks on giants, +2 survival to find/follow giant tracks
Lorekeeper (replaces greed) - +2 history checks that pertain to dwarves or their enemies
Mountaineer (replaces stability) - Immune to altitude sickness, keep dex to ac when climbing/navigating narrow ledges
Rock Stepper (replaces stonecunning) - can 5ft step in rubble, broken ground, steep stairs

Traits - Darklands Delver(+1 dungeoneering, is class skill), Roll With It (+1 reflex, 2/day negate crit from giant)

FCB - Skill Points

STR: 10 DEX: 14 CON: 16 INT: 14 WIS: 18 CHA: 8

Adventuring Skills
Acrobatics 6
Climb 4
Spellcraft 6
Survival 8
Perception 8
Dungeoneering 7
Sense Motive 8

Background Skills
History 6
Geography 6

Languages
Common, Dwarven, Druidic, Orc, Giant

Nature Bond: Caves (Earth) Subdomain

1 Spell Focus (Transmutation)
3 Greater Spell Focus (Transmutation)
5 Natural Spell
7 Spell Focus (Conjuration)
9 Steel Soul
11 Spell Penetration

The Earthchanter lineage has been well documented since before the Quest for Sky brought them to the surface. For eons their family has dutifully maintained the very walls that held the dwarven empire together and the Dwarves' success in completing their quest has brought even more responsibility to the Earthchanter name. Generations later, the family is still insuring the safety of dwarven people in their tunnels.

Thozar was born and raised in the Dwarven citadel of Janderhoff to the Earthchanter clan. As the fourth son, he knew his future didn't lie with the clan's business. Even while being trained in the traditional ways of his family, Thozar's thoughts were with how he could make his own living beyond the iron curtain walls of the city.

When he reached adulthood, he set out for a life of adventure. Misfortune struck him early on and after a downward spiral he eventually ended up penniless and beaten in the town of Trunau. Forced to face the realities of his shortsighted choices, Thozar lives in an abandoned mine shift on the edges of the Mindspin Mountains. He pieces together a meager living scouting out giant and orc movements in the area, providing food for himself through trapping and trading with Trunau.

Thozar finally caught a break when the Meesons invited him to run a stand by their general during the annual Hopeknife Festival. Eager to increase his means, he accepted.

Elements of Thozar Earthchanter

• Proud Individualist - Despite the unique opportunities available to him in his youth, Thozar has developed into a highly self-reliant dwarf that would rather starve than accept a handout.
  
• Freedom - One of the primary motivators for Thozar's departure from Janderhoff was his resentment of the oppressive levels of tradition he was expected to adhere to.
  
• Earth - Thozar feels an incredible connection with the very ground beneath his feet. He understands little about this connection, but he can feel the very magic of the world coursing through the ground below him.
  
• Underground - As a product of his lineage, Thozar feels most at home in a dark place underground. He finds that his connection to the world is strongest in such locations.
  
• Dwarven Loyalism- Despite abandoning his homeland, Thozar still harbors a fierce loyalty to his race and is very proud to be a dwarf.
  

Goals

• Major Character Goal - Thozar wishes to become an undisputed master of the divine magic that controls the earth (spells with the earth descriptor)
  
• Player Goal - I would like Thozar to eventually reunite with his family in Janderhoff. Either "off-screen" or as part of the main storyline, I think it would be important for him to learn that his family hasn't forgotten him and would love to have him back.
  

Secrets

• Character knows - Despite his reasons for leaving Janderhoff, Thozar fears that he has made a mistake by leaving his homeland. This is something he even keeps from himself, not willing to risk that he may have been wrong for so long.
  
• Character does not know - His family wants their son back. Regardless of how he feels about their lineage, they want nothing more than to have their son returned to them and have their family be whole once again.
  

People

• Rival - Thozar has noticed a group of orcs has been making progress in tracking him down. The group has learned he supplies information on orcish movements and intends on killing him for it. Luck and Thozar's command over nature has kept them at bay thus far.
  
• Friend - Thozar has a somewhat warm relationship with the Meeson family in Trunau. Most of his trading is through them and over the years they have developed a relationship of mutual trust.
  

Memories

• Good - Thozar's favorite memory is when he first felt the rush of magic flow through him from the earth. This spark into druidism occurred while in Janderhoff and is one of but a few happy memories he has of his youth.
  
• Bad - Within the last year, Thozar has a nightmare that reoccurs monthly. He finds himself tied to a stake being pelted with stones while fire slowly consumes him. He cannot make out the people throwing the stones, but each time it happens the dream gets clearer and more lifelike. He always awakens with the taste of blood in his mouth and fear in his heart.
  

Heilyn was born in Trunau, her parents among the slaves who fled Molthune with Cham Larringfass. She spent her whole life in the Ramblehouse, meeting the boarders and other travelers passing through town. Picking up stories of travelers from around the world left her with a sense of curiosity about the wider world.

She primarily works in the kitchen and bar, trying to make patrons feel welcome however she can, including trying to replicate foreign cuisines for homesick travelers.

Though she's thought about setting out on her own before, her feeling of obligation to Trunau too strong. If something happened to the town when she wasn't there to help defend it, she'd be unable to forgive herself. As it is, when business is slow, she spends her time developing potions, alchemical remedies, and weaponry for the community.

Doctor Samuel Ballard is an Ustalavian-born archaeologist, historian and lecturer. He is a junior curator for several prominent museums in the region, but none more prominent than the Lepistadt University of Antiquities.

Dr Ballard was born into a wealthy Ustlavian family and grew up in Caliphas. He was well educated in a fine school, taught the gentlemanly sports of archery and fencing and, as an only child, was groomed to become the next generation of the Ballard Trading Company.

In his teenage years though Samuel became fascinated with the people and history of the Inner Sea. Rather than apprentice into the business he pleaded with his parents to let him attend university and, reluctantly, they allowed it.

He attended university in Absalom where he majored in history and arcana studies. He continued to practice archery. It helped clear his mind and though he never shot an arrow in anger, he found the mechanical, repeated movement most relaxing. In fact, he won the university archery championships twice in his five years of study.

As his time in university wore on though, his parents became more and more restless, their letters more insistent that he return to the business, this silly fascination with archaeology indulged for long enough. And so, it wasn’t long after that he accessed his trust fund, a meagre sum of money from his parents, knowing they would never approve of his decision not to follow in their footsteps. He used the money to secure a place on a caravan bound for Osirion, leaving a note for his parents. Whether consciously or not, he was now obsessed with the endless questions relating to the unknown. How did an ancient community survive? What did they make? What did they eat? How did they live? Why did they..? When did they..? Who were they..? For what reason did..? How did they..? What was this..? Where did they go..? How old is it? How does it relate to…?

On that trip he bedded down in blankets of deposition. He ate stratigraphy and when the sun blazed he sheltered in the cool shadow of historical context. He ate Interpretation and hypothesis and when he drank of debate and discussion he felt more sated than ever before.

After that three-year expedition, Ballard lectured at various universities and participated in further archaeological digs from the Varisian Mountains to the shores of Lake Encarthan. He was personally approached by the Venture-Captain of Katapesh Aurora Steelbloom to join the Pathfinder Society who would fund his research into his real passion of the ancient artifacts of Azlant, Thassilonia and Osirion. But Ballard declined the offer. He sees history as a means to gain the real truth of a people and regards the Pathfinders as state-sponsored historians-for-hire which has always struck him as rather inglorious and distasteful.

Returning to Ustalav, Ballard took up a post at the Lepistadt University, making acquaintances with notable scholars such as Professor Petros Lorrimor and Dr Montagnie Crowl.

But the lecture hall was as a prison for him and it wasn’t long before Dr Ballard jumped at the chance to explore the the savage Holds of Belkzen where the rich histories of the human, orc and giant people converged into an historical gold mine!

He eventually made his way to Trunau, a small human farming community located just south of the old Horedline. It has been just over three weeks since his arrival and in all that time he has yet to find a willing guide or build a team that will take him further into the mountains. Tensions between the humans and the orcs are running apparently higher than usual and the populace is even more nervous than usual.

This is Samuel’s first solo expedition and the going is hard. Perhaps he has been sheltered to greatly by the safety of the university library and the comfort of a professional archaeology team. For the people of Trunau are hard as flint, sharpened over years of abrasion with the orc tribes. To them he must seem a scattered, pampered fool, more concerned with people who died a thousand years ago than those who carve a hard living in the mountains.

Samuel is down-hearted and worse, doubtful that he should ever have come here at all.

Dr Samuel Ballard is adventurous, reliable and loyal. He has infectious enthusiasm but finds it difficult to temper sometimes and can also be bumbling and awkward, especially with those of a more ‘alpha’ personality. He is extremely intelligent in a bookish manner but can sometimes be removed from the ‘reality’ of the situation. He is as likely to burst out in overjoyed enthusiasm at the discovery of an ancient deadly trap as any normal person would be to find the situation terrifying.

He's a grippli hunter with a chalicotherium companion. He's from the forest near Kaer Maga where he occasionally traded on behalf of his treetop village. He befriended the giant sloth while exploring the forest around his home. During a particular visit to Kaer Maga he ended up on a caravan bound eastwards and wound up in Trunau at just the wrong time.

The grippli will be taking weapon finesse and both of them will focus on climb and athletics and feats like underfoot and spring attack, as well as teamwork feats like escape route. So dodging around trying to avoid AoOs.

A frogman and a giant sloth climbing and rolling around the giants, looking for openings. Sounds fun and awesome. :)

I will be taking the roof runner archetype and refluffing it a bit to represent living among the treetops instead of roofs, if that's ok. "Canopy Runner," if you will.

The mount thing doesn't really matter. I was considering a cavalier at first but I like this idea better. Out of combat riding at least would be nice though.