Sinister Secrets of Sandpoint - GM Jester's Rise of the Runelords AE (PF 1)

Game Master GM Jester

As Gideon grew he was the champion Hide and seek champion of the village, but was a sensitive lad, and found it hard to lie or even bend the truth, which did not earn him the best chance at friendship... but he continued to find things. What he didn't count on is what he found when he was 10-years old.

The old graveyard in the town was rumored to be haunted, but he found a fascination with sneaking in and reading the epitaphs imagining about the person who lived there, and what their life might have been like. He made up stories about all the interred, and their relationships and lives. One day while poking about in the oldest part of the graveyard, he stepped up to a vine covered stone by itself under a blackened dying tree. He felt uneasy approaching the tomb, but curiosity finally overcame his caution. As he approached the cold black marker, and reached out to remove the vines and read the inscription, the ground suddenly opened up beneath him and he fell. The last thing he remembered before darkness overtook him, was a foul mist covering the surface of this buried chamber, and the awful stench he breathed in.

For days he lay broken and in pain, dark thought entered his mind of places and horrible things that he had never imagined existed... or did they. He knew that he would be missed and searched for, but would he still be alive. Suddenly in one of his fits of delirium a light filled the chamber, and ghostly image of a shining woman in armor and carrying a sword appeared to him in his fever dream. She reached out and touched his brow, and muttered something in a voice that seemed as though many were speaking at once. He didn't understand the language, but later interpreted the words. "Your life is to be spared, but it will be in service to me".

Moments later his oldest brother's face appeared above the hole in the ground, and shouts filled the air, as his salvation was near. He awoke days later, his fever gone, and his young body on the mend. Beside him was a fine sword sheathed in leather wrappings. When he inquired he was told that even in his fevered state he clutched the sword to his chest and used somehow inhuman strength to keep it from being taken from him. Later in his studies he determined that an avatar if Iomedae had visited him in this terrible tomb, and had somehow at least temporarily removed the taint of evil from it, and given the child this fine, ancient sword to help him on his way to fulfill his destiny. The inscription on the sword read in ancient Azlanti "First Light".

On his 11th birthday, his life changed again. A priest of Iomedae came to the village with his retinue, and went door to door. When he arrived at Gideons house, he asked to speak with his parents. Finally Gideon was called into the room. The priest simply stated for him to gather his possessions, that he was coming with him to repay his debt to Iomedae. Gideon knew that his aging parents had trouble affording to care for him, and his siblings though they would all take him in when needed had their own lives to live... so he left with the priest, knowing inside that he was doing the right thing.

He spent the remainder of his youth, and young adulthood in Magnimar at the temple of Iomedae. He continued to find lost things, and was one of their star acolytes. He was referred to as the hope of the new church, and one touched by Iomedae. Finally it was time for him to set out on his own. He was not to be a Cloistered priest, but one sent forth in the world to carry the word of Iomedae to the masses. His first assignment...

Young Gideon. I beseech you to travel to this town called Standpoint. It is a growing town with a new Cathedral to many of the gods, but our influence there in not one of them. Please go there and spread the word of Iomedae, so that we can be among the pantheon dear to those people.

So the young man left. He traveled sometimes alone, sometimes in the company of others, and as the sun began to set the lights of Sandpoint gleamed in front of him. He had reached his destination.

1. Characters are level 1 to begin: Malt is a level 1 rogue who will multiclass into fighter.
2. Good alignment is preferred (you are heroes, right?) Malt is Chaotic Good
3. 150gp starting wealth: Ok
4. Max HP 1st level. Will use PFS-standard of average+1 for subsequent levels.Ok
5. Standard races are preferred. Malt is a half orc of Katapeshi origin but was raised in Cheliax
6. NO 3PP allowed. Ok
7. 1 normal trait, and 1 trait from the RotRL player guide: Traits: Monster Hunter & Legacy of Sand
8. 20 point buy with no stat above 18 or below 7 before racial adjustment. Ok
9. Plot-appropriate character background including the reason you are headed to or in Sandpoint.
Malt cannot remember if he was even given a name in the slave pits of Katapesh, all he can remember is being hungry and the occasional frightening cackle of gnolls. He caught the eye of the spoiled child of a Chelaxian traveling merchant and was purchased as a “pet” for the child. By the time the merchant had returned to his estates the child had grown bored with her new toy and “Gregor Emberfaust” (the name the child have given him, naming him after a servant in a story book she had) was sold to a local brewer who figured a young half orc would mature quickly and grow big enough to be a useful laborer in his brewery.
He was correct and Malt grew tall and strong, hauling sacks of malt for processing in the brewery. Soon “Malt boy” (as he was called by the callous brewer) was well over six feet and stronger than was really necessary for a malt hauler. Growing tired of feeding the hulking slave he sold Malt to a traveling merchant who used Malt as a general laborer. Malt grew to hate the merchant, who was quick with his whip and skimpy when it came to feeding his newly acquired property.
When the caravan was attacked outside of Korvosa by a manticore, he dragged the body of a guard who had taken an iron spike to the eye into the woods, stripped him of his gear (including a hefty purse the man had won the previous evening in a game of chance) and disappeared in the chaos. Since that time Malt has worked as a caravan guard in Varisia.
Although not yet a terribly skilled combatant his size and ability to talk a very good “tough guy” game has insured him a place with several caravans. Luckily for Malt most of these jobs required little in the way of combat. While passing through Magnimar Malt picked up a book about the exploits of famed Pathfinder Durvin Gest. Although the cataloging of ancient ruins did not exactly speak to Malt, the heroic exploits of the Legendary Pathfinder and his skill at arms did.
Malt then decided that the life of an adventurer sounded much better than a fraud of a caravan guard and began seeking out training from his fellow caravan guards. Although he tends to still rely on guile and brute strength over skill at arms he is steadily improving and when his caravan arrived in Sandpoint he decided now was as good a time as any to start his new career as an “adventurer”.
10. Full stat-block on your character, though an alias is not required until you are chosen for the game. A description or linked picture helps me see what you are going for, and increases your chances of being chosen.
Malt: Character Sheet.
11. Be prepared to tie the traits and background you select to your characters backstory. Malt’s monster hunter trait stems from his desire to emulate the heroics of Durvin Gest. His Legacy of Sand trait is a result of his Katapeshi half-orc heritage.
12. Give me an OOC run-down on your PBP experience, and your exposure to RotRL as a player or GM. I have played in many PbP campaigns on the Giant in the Playground forums and once played the Rise of the Runelords ACG about 5ish years ago. I only remember the plot in very broad strokes.

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OFFENSE
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Speed 30 ft.
Ranged longbow +2 (1d8/x3)
Melee quarterstaff +1 (1d6+1)
Special Attacks Channel Positive Energy (1d6, DC 12, 5/day),

Prepared Spells
Cleric (CL 1st; concentration +3)
1st-cure light wounds(2)(DC 13), *protection from evil(DC 13)
0th-detect magic, vigor(2)(DC 12)
*:Domain spell.
Deity Apsu; Domains Dragon Subdomain, Good,
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TACTICS
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STATISTICS
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Str 13, Dex 15, Con 10, Int 14, Wis 14, Cha 14,
Base Atk +0; CMB +1; CMD 13
Feats Deific Obedience, Point-Blank Shot
Skills Diplomacy +6, Heal +6, Knowledge (Arcana) +6, Knowledge (Religion) +6, Linguistics (Giant) +6,
Traits Courageous, Giant Slayer,
Languages Common, Draconic, Elven, Goblin, Giant
SQ apsu's obedience, aura, aura of good, aura of law, devoted domain, divine brand, dragon magic, elven immunities, keen senses, low-light vision, orisons, spontaneous casting, touch of good (5/day), weapon familiarity,
Combat Gear elven trail rations (3),
Other Gear longbow, cleric's vestments, studded leather armor, backpack, common, waterskin, holy text (typical), 20 arrows, quarterstaff, 15.0 gp
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SPECIAL ABILITIES
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Apsu's Obedience Pick a direction, and walk that way for the next 30 minutes. During this time, catalog all of the areas you pass and consider any tactical advantages that can be found in the terrain. After this, retrace your steps, but instead of plotting tactics, appreciate the beauty and scenery that you find along your way, and speak quiet prayers to or praises of the Waybringer, keeping in mind that none of what you've seen would exist were it not for Apsu. You then gain a +2 sacred bonus on Perception checks while you are traveling in this area, and a +4 sacred bonus on checks to notice enemies for the purpose of acting in a surprise round while you are traveling or camping there.

Aura (Ex) A cleric of a chaotic, evil, good, or lawful deity has a particularly powerful aura corresponding to the deity's alignment (see the detect evil spell for details).

Aura of Good (Ex) You project a faint good aura.

Aura of Law (Ex) You project a faint lawful aura.

Channel Positive Energy

Channel Positive Energy (Su) You can unleash a wave of positive energy. You must choose to deal 1d6 points of positive energy damage to undead creatures or to heal living creatures of 1d6 points of damage. Creatures that take damage from channeled energy receive a DC 12 Will save to halve the damage. You can use this ability 5 times per day.

Courageous Your childhood was brutal, yet you persevered primarily through force of will and the hope that no matter how hard things might get, as long as you kept a level head you'd make it through. You gain a +2 trait bonus on saving throws against fear effects.

Devoted Domain A divine paragon is intensely devoted to a single deity, and her alignment must be identical to her deity's alignment. She gains Deific Obedience as a bonus feat, even if she doesn't meet the feat's prerequisites. She gains access to her boons at an accelerated rate rather than the standard HD-based rate granted by Deific Obedience (and as such cannot benefit from the accelerated rate granted by the Diverse Obedience feat). When the divine paragon selects her domains, she must designate one of the two domains she gains as her devoted domain. She gains all of this domain's granted powers and domain spells normally. For her other domain, she gains only its domain spells-she does not gain any of the granted powers of that domain. Instead, she must choose from the evangelist, exalted, or sentinel boons granted by her deity (as detailed in Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Inner Sea Gods). In order to retain access to her domain spells, the domain powers of her devoted domain, and the boons granted by Deific Obedience, the divine paragon must perform her obedience daily. If she fails to do so, she loses access to these abilities until she next performs her obedience (but she can still cast spells, channel energy, and perform other abilities granted by her cleric levels). This ability alters domains.

Divine Brand (Ex) A mark appears somewhere on the divine paragon's body. The mark's location varies by individual and faith, but takes the form of the deity's holy symbol and generally appears in a location easy to display, such as on the hand, forearm, chest, or face. An uncovered divine brand functions as a holy (or unholy) symbol and as a divine focus for spellcasting. The divine paragon's aura is even more powerful than a typical cleric's as a result of her devotion, and her cleric level is treated as 1 higher for the purpose of determining the strength of her aura when it is viewed by spells like detect good. This ability alters aura.

Domains

Dragon Magic (Ex)Elves with this racial trait who take a draconic bloodline as a class feature treat their Charisma scores as 2 points higher when determining the DC and uses per day of all bloodline abilities and bloodline spells. Additionally, elves with this trait add spells with the draconic descriptor to their class spell lists for any spellcasting classes in which they have levels.

Elven Immunities (Ex) Elves are immune to magic sleep effects and get a +2 racial saving throw bonus against enchantment spells and effects.

Giant Slayer Your family's village was plundered by giants in the wilds of Varisia, leaving nothing but a smoldering ruin. After the destruction of your village, your family trained for combat against giants to prevent such a tragedy from ever happening again. Since hearing of giants mobilizing throughout the countryside, you ventured to Sandpoint to help the town prepare for a possible incursion. You gain a +1 trait bonus on Bluff, Perception, and Sense Motive checks and +1 trait bonus on attack rolls and damage rolls against creatures of the giant subtype.

Keen Senses (Ex) Elves receive a +2 bonus on Perception skill checks.

Language Elves begin play speaking Common and Elven. Elves with high Intelligence scores can choose from the following: Celestial, Draconic, Gnoll, Gnome, Goblin, Orc, and Sylvan.

Low-Light Vision (Ex) You can see x2 as far as humans in low illumination. Characters with low-light vision have eyes that are so sensitive to light that they can see twice as far as normal in dim light. Low-Light Vision is color vision. A spellcaster with low-light vision can read a scroll as long as even the tiniest candle flame is next to her as a source of light. Characters with low-light vision can see outdoors on a moonlit night as well as they can during the day.

No Racial Subtype You have chosen no racial subtype.

Orisons You can prepare a number of orisons, or 0-level spells. These spells are cast like any other spells, but they are not expended when used and may be used again.

Spontaneous Casting You can channel stored spell energy into healing spells that you did not prepare ahead of time. You can "lose" any prepared spell that is not an orison or domain spell in order to cast any cure spell of the same spell level or lower (a cure spell is any spell with "Cure" in its name).

Touch of Good (Sp) You can touch a creature as a standard action, granting giving it a +1 sacred bonus on attack rolls, skill checks, ability checks, and saving throws for 1 round. You can use this ability 5 times per day.

Weapon Familiarity (Ex) Elves are proficient with longbows (including composite longbows), longswords, rapiers, and shortbows (including composite shortbows), and treat any weapon with the word "elven" in its name as a martial weapon.

Nihilerilik loved her draconic fathers deeply and they loved her in return. They were holy warriors of the draconic god Apsu, and they imparted the Waybringer's tenets and teachings to their daughter, in addition to how to battle giants (in addition to the occasional chromatic dragon) who the two silver dragons fought constantly against in order to protect settlements and cities, and make the lands safer for others.

But the giants who had been driven away by Ozomaries and Zeiddrariei had never forgotten nor forgiven their defeat at the talons and fangs (not to mention freezing breath) of the dragons and sought revenge. One day, to Nihilerilik's horror, the giants attacked, and while she did what she could to help her parents, the giants struck down Ozomaries and Zeiddrariei before her very eyes. But, the dragons with their dying breaths, caused their cavern home to collapse on some of the giants. The remaining giants, believing that they had defeated their draconic enemies, left. But, the silver dragons had made it so that their daughter could escape. Nihilerilk took several weeks to bury her fathers and their treasure hoards (she promised to one day come back and build a temple in their memory). She took a few items from her parents' hoards to remember her beloved fathers. Now, Nihilerilik wanders the lands, preaching the good of the Maker of All, Apsu, and the love the metallic dragons have for the other races. She has heard that a few towns have spotted giants, and Nihilerilik plans to aid them against the giants' attacks, hoping that maybe, just maybe, she might run across her fathers' murderers and avenge their deaths!

Nihilerilik acts friendly around others, but she can get on others' nerves as she preaches the teachings of Apsu. She finds it unusual that people would roll their eyes or complain about her constant praising of a draconic deity despite her not being a dragon! However, she does know when to silent her tongue. Not only that, she is very courageous, protecting others from harm. She is always willing to give someone evil a chance to redeem themselves but if they refuse, then she will put them down for the good of everyone and the villain's own good as well. But, she despises giants for the deaths of both her fathers, the only family she ever knew. Also, she will also always fight against evil dragons, seeing them as traitors to Apsu. While she isn't a paladin of Apsu, she strongly follows the paladin's code of Apsu though, and she will always be performing her deity's obedience whenever she gets a chance. She is deeply devoted to both her god and her friends, and is always making sure her companions are okay. She also has a tendency to curse or pray in Draconic.

Description
Rudak stands tall as six foot 4 inches. He keeps his traditional shoanti shaved head even though he dresses more like his adopted varisian family. His flowing clothes are usually hidden under his armor when he knows trouble is brewing.

Background
Rudak's mother was kicked out of his tribe when he was still small. His father having found a new woman that found his favor. While wandering the wilderness they came across a Varisian caravan who showed pitty for the mother and child. His Shoanti blood made him grow up big and strong but with more tact than others of his liniage. Some of his new family turned out to be part of one of the Sczarni crime families. Uncle Illez, as he was called, encouraged his adopted kin to utilize his strengths of his literal strength and above average cunning compared to other shoanti. After his mother fell Ill and passed away, he fell more into his adopted family for support. He started going with them with them using his more for his intimidating presence than for him to actually do anything. Unfortunately he got lumped in with the others and run out of their camping spot near Galduria. Uncle Illez thought it best that they split up and gave Rudak instructions to find a man named Jubrayl Vhiski in Sandpoint.

Female Shoanti Human Medium 1
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 (+4 armor, +2 dex)
hp 10 (1d8+2)
Fort +3 (+5 with champion), Ref +2, Will +4

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OFFENSE
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Spd 30 ft.

Melee *denotes champion spirit effects
Earth breaker* +5 (2d6+8/x3)
Longspear +3 (1d8+4/x3 brace; reach)
…* +5 (1d8+8/x3 brace; reach)

Ranged
Sling +2 (1d4+3/x2; 50’)
…* +4 (1d4+7/x2 50’)

Spells Known
0 (∞): Guidance, Read Magic

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STATISTICS
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Str 16, Dex 14, Con 14, Int 12, Wis 10, Cha 13

Base Atk +0; CMB +3; CMD 15

Feats Iron Will, Spirit Focus (Champion)
Traits Monster Hunter (campaign), Resilient (combat)

Skills 6 (4 base + 1 human + 1 int)
ACP: -2
Diplomacy +5 (1 ranks, 3 class, 1 cha)
Intimidate +5 (1 ranks, 3 class, 1 cha)
Knowledge (religion) +5 (1 ranks, 3 class, 1 int)
Perception +4 (1 ranks, 3 class)
Perform (storytelling) +5 (1 ranks, 3 class, 1 cha)
Sense Motive +4 (1 ranks, 3 class)

Favored Class 1 medium

Languages Shoanti, Taldan

SQ Knacks, Spirit, Spirit bonus +1 (+2 w/champion), Spirit power (lesser), Spirit surge 1d6

Combat Gear earthbreaker (40gp; 14#); lamellar (leather; 60 gp; 25#); longspear (5 gp; 5#), sling (0 gp; 0#), 10 bullets (0.1 gp; 5#)

Other Gear 45.4 gp, Ranger’s kit (9 gp; 28#; backpack, bedroll, belt pouch, flint and steel, iron pot, mess kit, rope, torches (10), trail rations (5), waterskin)

Sorala watched the hunters parade through their village, yelling and dragging the corpse of a beast, large and scaled, with leathery wings. One hunter had died in the fight, and others bore wicked wounds; Kemchet even seemed to be sick – his stomach pierced by the poison-stinger of the beast’s awesome tail. The eight-year old Sorala was in love – not with the men, but with their exploits. The village would eat well for a week, at least – no small feat in their barren lands.

“Nonsense!” Mami said, when Sorala told her mother that she planned to be a hunter of beasts. “You will be a spirit guide, like me, like your grandmother, like her mother and her mother’s mother before her.” Sorala’s mother looked at the hunters, who had already begun sipping on the pulque, and sighed. “What you will do is much more important. They are brave, that is true, but they barely work when they are not on a hunt.”

Sorala frowned. That sounded perfect.

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Still, the girl learned her trade, and channeled her ancestors, and told their tales. Oggun, the fisherman, could tell rain was coming a week before the first drop. Mami Wati, the shaman, led the Skoan-Quah through the Cinderlands to their village home while blindfolded, listening only to the voices of her ancestors, many generations before Sorala came into the world. Coyati, quick with a joke or a jibe, was so charismatic that he talked his way into the bedroom of a queen of Korvosa – or so he said.

Sorala’s favorite ancestor was Atohi Foe Killer, champion of the Sklar-Quah, slayer of the tribe’s enemies. He single-handedly killed a frost giant jarl, won the race of the Quahs, and took the fingers of 70 Chelish colonizers. And although he was boastful, he was kind, and for an ancestor, surprisingly unchained to tradition.

Did you know, girls were not allowed to be warriors in my day? Atohi asked, during a morning commune. Sorala sighed.

Ah. Atohi’s voice danced through Sorala’s mind, thoughtful. The old ways are still the new ways, what a shame. You would make a fine Foe Killer, little one. Let me in, and we will show them.

And so Sorala began to channel Atohi whenever she could, despite Mami’s displeasure. Sorala grew strong, fast, and hale, and could best most anyone her age in mock combat - when Atohi was with her, at any rate.

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Sorala came of age, and got her first tattoo, the rune Eiril (duty) on the back of neck. It is time. Atohi said, without any elaboration. The girl’s neck hurt, but her mind was elsewhere. She would need to be a great champion for her mother to forgive her.

Sorala left in the dead of night, borrowing her brother’s earthbreaker, and the stinger of the great beast killed years ago, which now hung in the village’s communal hall.

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Days later, a village loomed on the horizon – one of the colonizer’s towns, very different from her own. Swallowing her fear, Sorala entered, ignoring the stares and whispers. She would find a store, and sell the beast’s stinger, and buy some supplies. Perhaps, she would even make a friend. Certainly, Athoi whispered, she would be a champion of her peoples.

Appearance: Sorala is tall, with tanned skin and brown hair, which she wears pulled back behind her head, or in a topknot. She wears colonizer’s armor, obviously new, and carries functional, Chelish-made equipment. She carries her brother’s earthbreaker and wears warpaint across her high cheekbones, which with the runic tattoo across scribed on the back of her neck make her Shoanti heritage plain to see.

I've been on the boards for many years now, but have never played Rise of the Runelords. I do know the broad strokes of the campaign. Combat is fun, but I enjoy the role-playing aspect of RPGs more, and find that PBP is a great venue for this. I generally try to post at work, and am on Pacific Time. Thanks for the consideration!

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Name: Audriana (Audri) Wrenn
Gender: Female, Race: Half-Elf Alignment: CG Class: Calistrian Cleric (Herald Caller) 1
Age: 23
Init +1; Senses Low-light; Perception +10

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AC 13; touch 11; flat-footed 12 (+2 armour, +1 dex)
hp 9 (1d8+1)
Fort +3 Reflex +1; Will +5

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Speed 30ft
Melee Scorpion Whip +1 (1d4+1/x2/S/disarm, performance, reach (15 ft), trip)
Melee Dagger +1 (1d4+1/19-20/x2/P or S/ Range Increment 10 ft. (thrown)

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Channel Positive Energy (1d6) (Will Save for 1/2 Damage: DC 14) 6/day
Domain Powers: Trickery
Copycat (Sp): You can create an illusory double of yourself as a move action. This double functions as a single mirror image, and lasts for a number of rounds equal to your cleric level, or until the illusory duplicate is dispelled or destroyed. You can have no more than one copycat at a time. This ability does not stack with the mirror image spell. You can use this ability a number of times per day equal to 3 + your Wisdom modifier (3)=6.

Prepared Spells (CL 1, Concentration +4/+8 with combat casting)

1st (2+1domain/day, DC 14) : Cure Light Wounds (1d8+1+1campaign trait), Protection from Evil, Disguise Self (Domain spell slot)
(* Can drop a prepared spell that isn’t a domain spell and spontaneously cast Summon Monster 1)

0 (at will, DC 13) : Detect Magic, Guidance, Stabilize

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Str 12 (+1); Dex 12 (+1); Con 13 (+1); Int 13 (+1); Wis 16 (+3); Cha 14 (+2) (Ability Modifiers +2 WIS)
BAB +0; CMB +1; CMD 12

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• Seeker (Social): You are always on the lookout for reward and danger. Benefits: You gain a +1 trait bonus on Perception checks, and Perception is always a class skill for you.
• Student of Faith (Campaign): While you have personally dedicated your life to a single deity, you study all religions and mortal faiths. Upon hearing that the town of Sandpoint recently completed a cathedral dedicated to the six deities most popular in the area, you had to see the place for yourself, and have arrived in time for the consecration of this holy edifice. Because of your strong faith and broad range of study, you cast all cure spells at +1 caster level, and whenever you channel energy, you gain a +1 trait bonus to the save DC of your channeled energy.

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• Combat Casting: You are adept at spellcasting when threatened or distracted. Benefit: You get a +4 bonus on concentration checks made to cast a spell or use a spell-like ability when casting on the defensive or while grappled.
• Skill Focus (Bluff) (Bonus feat via Half-Elf): Benefit: You get a +3 bonus on all checks involving the chosen skill. If you have 10 or more ranks in that skill, this bonus increases to +6.

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SKILLS (4+1INT+1FC=6)
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• Bluff +5 (0 rank, class skill via Trickery domain, +3 Skill Focus feat)
• Diplomacy +6 (1 rank)
• Heal +7/+9 (1 rank, +2 from Healer’s Kit)
• Know. Planes +5 (1 rank)
• Know. Religion +5 (1 rank)
• Perception +10 (1 rank, class skill via seeker trait, +1 trait, +2 Keen Senses)
• Stealth +5 (1 rank, class skill via Trickery domain)

LANGUAGES
Common, Elven, Celestial

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SPECIAL ABILITIES
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From Race:
• Ability Score Modifiers:Half-elf characters gain a +2 bonus to one ability score of their choice at creation to represent their varied nature.
• Type: Half-elves are humanoid creatures with both the human and the elf subtypes.
• Size: Half-elves are Medium creatures and have no bonuses or penalties due to their size.
• Base Speed: Half-elves have a base speed of 30 feet.
• Languages: Half-elves begin play speaking Common and Elven. Half-elves with high Intelligence scores can choose any languages they want (except secret languages, such as Druidic). See the Linguistics skill page for more information about these languages.
• Elven Immunities: Half-elves are immune to magic sleep effects and gain a +2 racial saving throw bonus against enchantment spells and effects.
• Adaptability: Half-elves receive Skill Focus as a bonus feat at 1st level. (Skill Focus: Bluff)
• Keen Senses: Half-elves receive a +2 racial bonus on Perception checks.
• Low-Light Vision: Half-elves can see twice as far as humans in conditions of dim light.
• Elf Blood: Half-elves count as both elves and humans for any effect related to race.
• Multitalented: Half-elves choose two favoured classes at first level and gain +1 hit point or +1 skill point whenever they take a level in either one of those classes.

From Class:
• Weapon and Armor Proficiency: Clerics (Herald Callers) are proficient with all simple weapons, light armor, and light shields. Clerics are also proficient with the favored weapon of their deities (Calistria: Whip)
• Aura (Ex): A cleric of a chaotic, evil, good, or lawful deity has a particularly powerful aura corresponding to the deity’s alignment.
• Spellcasting: A cleric casts divine spells which are drawn from the cleric spell list. Her alignment, however, may restrict her from casting certain spells opposed to her moral or ethical beliefs; see Chaotic, Evil, Good, and Lawful Spells. A cleric must choose and prepare her spells in advance. To prepare or cast a spell, a cleric must have a Wisdom score equal to at least 10 + the spell level. The Difficulty Class for a saving throw against a cleric’s spell is 10 + the spell level + the cleric’s Wisdom modifier. Clerics meditate or pray for their spells. Each cleric must choose a time at which she must spend 1 hour each day in quiet contemplation or supplication to regain her daily allotment of spells.
• Orisons: Clerics can prepare a number of orisons, or 0-level spells, each day, as noted on Table: Cleric under “Spells per day.” These spells are treated like any other spell, but they are not expended when cast and may be used again.
• Channel Energy (Su): A good cleric (or a neutral cleric who worships a good deity) channels positive energy and can choose to deal damage to undead creatures or to heal living creatures.
Channeling energy causes a burst that affects all creatures of one type (either undead or living) in a 30-foot radius centered on the cleric. The amount of damage dealt or healed is equal to 1d6 points of damage plus 1d6 points of damage for every two cleric levels beyond 1st (2d6 at 3rd, 3d6 at 5th, and so on). Creatures that take damage from channeled energy receive a Will save to halve the damage. The DC of this save is equal to 10 + 1/2 the cleric’s level + the cleric’s Charisma modifier. Creatures healed by channel energy cannot exceed their maximum hit point total—all excess healing is lost. A cleric may channel energy a number of times per day equal to 3 + her Charisma modifier. This is a standard action that does not provoke an attack of opportunity. A cleric can choose whether or not to include herself in this effect. A cleric must be able to present her holy symbol to use this ability.
• Domains: A cleric’s deity influences her alignment, what magic she can perform, her values, and how others see her. A cleric (herald caller) chooses one domain from among those belonging to her deity. A cleric can select an alignment domain (Chaos, Evil, Good, or Law) only if her alignment matches that domain. The domain grants a number of domain powers, dependent upon the level of the cleric, as well as a number of bonus spells. A cleric gains one domain spell slot for each level of cleric spell she can cast, from 1st on up. Domain spells cannot be used to cast spells spontaneously.
• Spontaneous Casting: A good cleric/herald caller (or a neutral cleric of a good deity) can channel stored spell energy into summoning monsters spells that she did not prepare ahead of time. (See under Herald Caller special abilities below.)
• Bonus Languages: A cleric’s bonus language options include Celestial, Abyssal, and Infernal (the languages of good, chaotic evil, and lawful evil outsiders, respectively). These choices are in addition to the bonus languages available to the character because of her race.

From Archetype: Herald Caller
Unlike warpriests or paladins, who charge headlong into battle in the name of their patron deities, herald callers are adept at calling powerful outsiders to aid their brethren in battle.
• Skill Ranks per Level: 4 + Int modifier. This alters the cleric’s class skills.
• Dedicated Summoner: A herald caller depends on summoned allies to overcome her foes, which affords her little experience with the martial pursuits typical of other clerics and a narrower spiritual focus. A herald caller can choose only one domain from her deity’s list of domains, rather than the normal two domains, and she doesn’t gain proficiency with medium armor or shields. This ability alters the cleric’s domains and armor proficiencies.
• Call Heralds (Su): A herald caller can channel stored spell energy into summoning spells that she hasn’t prepared ahead of time. She can lose a prepared spell in order to cast any summon monster spell of the same level or lower. She gains a +1 bonus on concentration checks to cast a summon monster spell defensively. This bonus increases to +2 at 5th level, and increases by 1 every 5 cleric levels thereafter.
• Divine Heralds (Su): A herald caller can use summon monster spells only to summon creatures particularly appropriate to her deity. This includes all creatures listed as summon monster options for priests of her deity (see Expanded Summoning for Clerics), creatures whose alignment matches at least one aspect of her deity’s alignment, and creatures of an elemental subtype that matches a domain granted by the deity (if any). When summoning a creature that is normally summoned with the celestial or fiendish template, a herald caller of a chaotic deity can instead summon it with the entropic template, and a herald caller of a lawful deity can instead summon it with the resolute template.
Because of these summoned monsters’ strong ties to the herald caller’s deity, the herald caller also gains specific benefits with creatures she summons with summon monster spells gained from her cleric spell list. The herald caller and her summoned monsters can understand each other’s spoken words as if they shared a common language (though this doesn’t give summoned monsters the ability to speak if they normally lack it). Whenever the herald caller uses channel energy to heal, she can include all of her summoned monsters, even if they are out of her normal channel energy radius or of a creature type that would not normally be affected. If she channels energy to deal damage, she can exclude any of her summoned monsters that would normally be affected.
• Mighty Heralds: At 4th level, a herald caller receives Augment Summoning as a bonus feat, and is considered to have Spell Focus (conjuration) for the purposes of prerequisites for feats that have Augment Summoning as a prerequisite (such as Evolved Summoned Monster). At 8th level, she gains Superior Summoning as a bonus feat.

• From Trickery Domain: You are a master of illusions and deceptions. Bluff, Disguise, and Stealth are class skills.

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GEAR & EQUIPMENT (150 gp starting wealth)
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Starts playing with Explorer's Outfit (worth 10gp, 8 lbs) (Includes sturdy boots, leather breeches or a skirt, a belt, a shirt (perhaps with a vest or jacket), gloves, and a cloak. Rather than a leather skirt, a leather overtunic may be worn over a cloth skirt. The clothes have plenty of pockets (especially the cloak). The outfit also includes any extra accessories you might need, such as a scarf or a wide-brimmed hat.)
Weapons, Accessories & Ammunition
• Scorpion Whip (5gp, 3 lbs) (Damage 1d4 (medium), Critical x2 Type slashing; Category; Special disarm, performance, reach, trip. This whip has a series of razor-sharp blades and fangs inset along its tip. It deals lethal damage, even to creatures with armor bonuses. If you are proficient with both the scorpion whip and whip, you can use a scorpion whip in either the normal way (as a light performance weapon) or as a whip. When you use a scorpion whip as a whip, it is equivalent to a whip, but deals lethal damage and can harm creatures regardless of their armor bonus)
• Dagger (2gp, 1 lbs) ( Cost 2 gp Weight 1 lb. Damage 1d4 (medium) Critical 19-20/x2 Type piercing or slashing, Range Increment 10 ft. (thrown), Category light Proficiency simple, Weapon Groups light blades, thrown, tribal. A dagger has a blade that is about 1 foot in length. Benefit: You get a +2 bonus on Sleight of Hand skill checks made to conceal a dagger on your body.)

Armour
• Lamellar cuirass (15gp, +2 to AC, 0 ACP, Weight 8 lbs)

General Gear & Equipment
• Fur blanket (5sp, 3 lbs)
• Bedroll (1sp, 5 lbs)
• Spell Component's Pouch (5gp, 2 lbs)
• Holy symbol, iron (Calistria – three daggers) (5 gp, 1 lbs)
• Holy Text: The Book of Joy: details the various passions held sacred by the goddess known as the Unquenchable Fire and her church. (1gp, 1 lbs)
• Waterskin (1gp, 4 lbs)
• Healer’s Kit (50gp, 1 lbs) (This collection of bandages and herbs provides a +2 circumstance bonus on Heal checks. A healer’s kit is exhausted after 10 uses.)
• Mess Kit (2sp, 1lbs) (This kit includes a plate, bowl, cup, fork, knife, and spoon, made of wood, horn, or tin. Each item has a handle or small hole, and can be tied together using the included leather cord.)
• Masterwork backpack (50gp, 4 lbs, When wearing a masterwork backpack, treat your Strength score as +1 higher than normal when calculating your carrying capacity.)
• Elven Trail Rations (6gp, 3 days worth, 3 lbs) (Soft trail bread made of oats mixed with other grains, berries, and nuts and sweetened with honey. They supplement this trail bread with dried fruits and nuts. If you are an elf who subsists on nothing but these rations for at least 1 week, you receive a +2 bonus on checks and saves that benefit from the Endurance feat. This benefit lasts until you eat a meal other than the rations or go for a full day without eating a day’s worth.)
• Grooming Kit (1gp, 2 lbs) (This pouch of toiletries includes a comb, scissors, a nail file, a sponge, a hairbrush, a miniature mirror, soap, a chewing stick, and tooth powder.) • Flint & Steel (1gp, - lbs)
• Cold weather outfit (8gp, 7 lbs) (This outfit includes a wool coat, linen shirt, wool cap, heavy cloak, thick pants or skirt, and boots. This outfit grants a +5 circumstance bonus on Fortitude saving throws against exposure to cold weather.)
Total Money spent out of 150gp: 149gp & 8sp
Weight: 46 lbs (light load) (STR 13 due to M/W backpack. Light Load: 50 lbs or less, Medium Load: 51-100 lbs, Heavy Load: 101-150 lbs.)