Rise of the Runelords Redux

Game Master Loup Blanc

Weight 10x5 = 50lbs
110 + 50 = 160lbs.

1-Level Spells
DC: 15
Bungle
Burning Hands
Charm Person
Command
Enlarge Person
Hypnotism (P)
Mage Armor (P)
Frostbite

Psychic Spells
0-Level Spells 4/day
DC: 14
Telekinetic Projectile
Grave Words
Mage Hand
Prestidigitation

1-Level Spells 3/day
DC: 15
Detect Thoughts
Magic Missile
Burst of insight
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Equipment
Quarterstaff
Witch's Kit: backpack, a bedroll, a belt pouch, candles (10), chalk (10), a flint and steel, ink, an inkpen, an iron pot, a mess kit, soap, a spell component pouch, torches (10), trail rations (5 days), and a waterskin.
Harrow Deck
Entertainer's Outfit
Kapiena
Journal
Book of Poetry
GP: 140
Weight: 31
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Carrying Capacity
Light: 58
Medium: 116
Heavy: 175

When she was thirteen though, her grandmother passed away and her father decided that it would be best to hand the caravan over to his younger brother and settled down in Sandpoint, opening a little shop that gets its goods from the family trade route. It took another two years to get everything taken care of and during that time Zeldana focused upon her magical arts as she worried that she'd have time for it once the shop opened.

In the beginning, learning to work a shop and bargain with people was enough for the young varisian. She learned from her father to think before she spoke, which benefited Zeldana greatly especially when reading ones future. It even allowed her to make an unexpected friend. A mage by the name of Octavian Harzhor, who had come in for a harrow reading. The young half-breed could tell Octavian had a rough life, just from the cards along, but she could see light upon the horizon. She offered some kind words, a job at her parent's shop, and even a friendship!

For the past seven years Zeldana, her father, and her mother, have been living in Sandpoint. Most can find the young woman doing Harrow readings, the same deck of cards that had once been her grandmother's, working in her parent's shop, or out and about with Octavian. But many say that her duel-colored eyes often have a far off look in them, as if she was remembering parts of the past to which she longs to return to.

Screams and shouts sounded from the forest, alongside the vicious barking of gadjikane hunting hounds. No one was ever exactly happy to see a Sczarni caravan come down the roads, but they never exactly turned us away either. And she'd never, not in thirty-four years, seen a reaction like this. The guards were hunting us like rabbits, and killing any they found. No jails, no bribes, no mercy.

Maybe it had something to do with the recent unpleasantness up north; the last three towns had been more standoffish than usual but she'd still heard the rumors. All she new for sure was that, when she'd stumbled half-dressed out of her caravan a few scant moments after the screams started, she'd taken an arrow in the arm and it'd been all she could do to fight through the pain and bring up a cloak of fog. They'd been expecting her to run, she knew, planned for it. So she hid. And waited.

Her daj had told her stories about times like these; the hard times, when the greater family had to come together or die. She'd told Chey where to go, who to talk to and what to say. After the sounds of the hounds had died off but before the guards came back to paw through the wreckage, she crouched and moved quickly off into the night. Sandpoint, some two days to the southwest, was waiting for her.

Ability Scores: STR 13; DEX 18; CON 14; INT 10; WIS 8; CHA 16

Traits:
Family Ties
Desperate Focus
Hardly a Fool

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Skills:
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Acrobatics +7, Bluff +8, Diplomacy +7, Intimidate +7, Perform (Comedy) +7, Sense Motive +9, Sleight of Hand +7, Stealth +7

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Defenses:
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AC: 17, Touch: 14, Flat-footed: 13
HP: 11
Fort: +4 Ref: +6 Will: +3
CMD: 16

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Offenses:
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Initiative: +4, Speed: 30ft
BAB: +1, CMB: +2/+5
Melee:
Rapier +5 (1d6 + 4, 18-20, x2)
Dagger +5 (1d4 + 4, 19-20, x2, 10ft increment)
Ranged:
Shortbow +5 (1d6, 20, x3, 50ft increment)
Ammunition 40 arrows
Other:
Hypnotic Stare: As a swift action, a target within 30ft takes a -2 to Will saving throws. This lasts until the mesmerist stares at a new target, the target moves more than 30ft away, the mesmerist falls unconcious, or the target dies. This is a mind-affecting effect.
Painful Stare: Once per round as a free action, when the target of the mesmerist's Hypnotic Stare takes damage the mesmerist can increase that damage by 1/2 her class level (min 1). If the mesmerist uses this to increase her own damage, the damage is increased by 1d6 per three class levels.

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Feats:
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Deadly Agility, Skill Focus (Sense Motive)

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Class Features:
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Mesmerist Tricks:

Dazzling Feints:

Gambits:
- Flanker's Gambit:
- Risk: The warlord attacks an opponent adjacent to one of the warlord’s other allies.
- Reward: The warlord is considered to be flanking that opponent until the end of her next turn, even if the warlord is not in a position that would allow him to flank them.
- Rascal's Gambit:
- Risk: The warlord attempts to successfully feint an opponent.
- Reward: The warlord throws off his opponents defenses with his feint, and the foe is considered flat-footed until its next turn.

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Spells:
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Concentration: +6

Spells Known:

Level 0: Detect Magic, Ghost Sound, Light, Prestidigitation

Level 1: Obscuring Mist, Vanish

Spells Per Day:

Level 1: 2

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Maneuvers:
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Maneuvers & Stances:

Level 1: Blade of Breaking, Red Zephyr's Strike, Scything Strike, Demoralizing Roar, Encouraging Roar, Hunting Party

Stances: Scarlet Einhander, Circular Stance

Readied Maneuvers: Blade of Breaking, Scything Strike, Encouraging Roar, Demoralizing Roar

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Equipment:
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Fighter's Kit, Common Dungeoneering Kit, Skeleton Key

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Alternate Racial Traits:
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Kindred Raised: Gain a +2 bonus to Charisma and one other ability score of your choice. This racial trait replaces the half-elf’s usual racial ability score modifiers, as well as adaptability, elven immunities, keen senses, and multitalented.

Ullah knows nothing of her origin though. Her first vague memories were of a Magnimaran orphanage. She didn't stay there for very long though. At the age of three she was adopted by Thomas Deverin, second son of Lord Hobart Deverin. He had recently lost wife and daughter due to an accident and he adopted Ullah as a replacement for his lost daughter. For over three year he treated her as if she was the dead child and only stopped when his mother confronted him with how miserable Ullah was under all of it.

From that moment on things changed for Ullah. Her adoptive father learned to love her as his daughter instead of projecting the love of the dead daughter upon her. Under the improved circumstances she blossomed, turning from a demure little girl into an outgoing, happy girl. She took to the teachings of her tutors with gusto and was always eager to help her family with their work for the common people.

As she got older she started moving out on her own to help those poor folks in Magnimar that could not help themselves. Using her skills as a caretaker and an alchemist she'd provide the people of the Shore district with basic medical aid. While she wanted to help the poor she avoided the district of Underbridge, for not only was that the poorest part of the city it also was the district that housed the most criminals. It was at the urging of a small boy that sought help for his sick mother that Ullah eventually dared to set foot there.

For several years after she'd go to the Underbridge several times a week to helped those who actually needed her help most. She still was afraid of the thugs that lived there which led to her asking her father to be tutored in swordsmanship, much to his surprise. The skills with a blade served her well though and she used those skills on a regular basis to defend both herself and her patients.

Things changed dramatically when her grandfather got sick. Instead of heading off into the city she stayed at the manor trying to help him recover. Her skills were only enough to provide temporary solace though and after several attempts on her side her grandfather dismissed her, not wanting to keep her from her work in the city any longer.

She didn't though. Not only was she worrying over her grandfather there also was a restlessness gnawing at her mind. While she had no idea what caused it it did drive her to leave the city and head east along the coast. It was her mother's call that pulled on her though Ullah had no idea. When she reached the cliff known as Hag's Plummet the pull suddenly stopped. Somewhat surprised at where she was Ullah simply continued north east along the coast towards Sandpoint. She felt a little too embarrassed to return home to Magnimar and figured it would be nice to see her cousin Kendra who was mayor of Sandpoint.

Ullah never knew how close she got to damnation for at the bottom of Hag's Plummet lies he mother's den. If one of her half sisters hadn't reached it when she did it would have been Ullah that had been subjected to the horrific ritual that would turn her into a hag.