Hollow's Last Hope with GM Brigs

Game Master Brigadoon

No 3pp material.

Mellori had worked harder than most to get the opportunity she had been given. Many aspire to be an Eagle Knight. Fewer still can realistically aspire to join the Golden Legion. And only a relative handful each year might hope and dream to become a Steel Falcon (or Gray Corsair).

Mellori’s ambitions were even loftier – and she’d passed her basic training with such aplomb that she’d been approached to become a Twilight Talon. Not that anyone knew that, and it was not something she was at liberty to share. Extensive training had led her to possess a special set of skills and she was assigned to put them to the test investigating the Lumber Consortium.

Hence, she arrived in Falcon’s Hollow, eager to integrate into the village and amass as much intelligence as possible.

Mellori is above average height with a wiry as opposed to muscular frame. She has red hair and irises so deep a shade of blue they are almost indigo. She usually wears her hair tied back and dresses in dark clothing, typically leather jacket and trousers.

Not exactly the sharpest axe in town, and certainly lacking when it comes to academic matters, he still has a strong sense of right and wrong and tends to be fairly easy to get along with as long as he sees you as 'good people'.

Whether his nickname comes from him being 'dumb as a brick' or the power of his fists often comes down to who one asks and whether or not they've made the dubious accomplishment of getting on his bad side.

Born to a lumberjack father and a seamstress mother, Marcus had as happy a childhood as one could hope for living in Falcon's Hollow... At least until his father died in a 'workplace accident', forcing him into spending his teen years doing odd jobs to make ends meet; mainly leveraging his exceptional physical prowess to help move materials and merchandise being shipped out to Oregent, though he had a brief stint as security at the local tavern... Until an encounter with some overly rowdy out-of-towners led to one too many broken tables and chairs. Eventually he would find a somewhat stable position amongst Baleson's posse, largely brought on for his imposing form to help keep the peace, though his admiration of the Sheriff meant he was all too eager to play along.

Despite his simple nature, the severity of the encroaching plague was not lost on Marcus, nor was the seeming indifference of those in charge - further cementing them as 'bad people' in his mind... But when it befell his mother he began to feel a growing desperation to find some way to 'fix' things, even if he didn't have a full grasp on where to start.

Fort: +1 = Base: +0; CON: +0; Trait: (+1) Resilient
Ref: +2 = Base: +0; DEX: +2
Will: +2 = Base: +2; WIS: +0

AC: 16 = Base: (+10); Dexterity: (+2); Armor: (+4) Hide
Touch: 12
FF: 14

BAB: 0
CMB: 2 = BAB: (+0); Strength: (+2)
CMD: 14 = Base: (+10); BAB: (+0); Strength: (+2); Dexterity: (+2)

Init: +2 = Dexterity: +2
Speed: 20ft
HP: 9
Languages: Common

Attacks
Melee
Quarterstaff +1 (1d6+2, x2) / Quarterstaff +1 (1d6+1, x2)
Quarterstaff +3 (1d6+3, x2)
Touch +2 (Varies, x2)
Ranged
Ranged Touch +2 (Varies, x2)

Skills
Acrobatics: -1 = +2 DEX; Misc: (-3) ACP
Appraise: 0 = +0 INT
Bluff: 3 = +3 CHA
Climb: 3 = +1 rank; +2 STR; Misc: (+3) Class Skill, (-3) ACP
Diplomacy: 3 = +3 CHA
Disguise: 3 = +3 CHA
Escape Artist: -1 = +2 DEX; Misc: (-3) ACP
Fly: -1 = +2 DEX; Misc: (-3) ACP
Heal: 4 = +1 rank; +0 WIS; Misc: (+3) Class Skill
Intimidate: 3 = +3 CHA
Knowledge (engineering): 1 = +1 rank; +0 INT
Knowledge (geography): 1 = +1 rank; +0 INT
Knowledge (nature): 4 = +1 rank; +0 INT; Misc: (+3) Class Skill
Perception: 0 = +0 WIS
Ride: -1 = +2 DEX; Misc: (-3) ACP
Sense Motive: 0 = +0 WIS
Stealth: 3 = +1 rank; +2 DEX; Misc: (+3) Class Skill, (-3) ACP
Survival: 5 = +1 rank; +0 WIS; Trait: (+1) Poverty-Stricken; Misc: (+3) Class Skill
Swim: -1 = +2 STR; Misc: (-3) ACP

Race Features
Type (CRB 27): You are a humanoid with the human subtype.
Bonus Feat (CRB 27): You gain a bonus feat.*
Skilled (CRB 27): You gain one additional skill rank per level.*

Class Features
Armor and Shield Proficiency: You are proficient in Light and Medium Armor. You are proficient with shields (excluding tower shields.) *
Weapon Proficiency: You are proficient with all Simple weapons.
Oracles Curse (Ex) [Clouded Vision] (APG 43): You cannot see anything beyond 30 feet, but you can see as if you had darkvision.*
Revelation: You have discovered a secret to your abilities. (DC 13 unless otherwise stated)

• Wood Bond (Ex) (UM 57): You gain a +1 competence bonus on attack rolls when wielding a weapon made of or mostly consisting of wood.
  
• Thorn Burst (Su) (UM 57) (1 /day): As a swift action, you can cause sharp splinters of wood to explode outward from your body. These splinters deal 1d6 points of piercing damage to all creatures within a 10-foot burst. A Reflex save halves this damage. In addition, the sharp splinters count as caltrops in the area until your next turn. You can use this ability 1 time per day.

Traits
Poverty-Stricken (APG 330): You gain a +1 bonus to Survival checks*, and Survival is always a class skill for you*.
Resilient (APG 328): You gain a +1 trait bonus on Fortitude saves*.

FeatsTwo-Weapon Fighting (Core 136): Your penalties on attack rolls for fighting with two weapons are reduced. The penalty for your primary hand lessens by 2 and the one for your off hand lessens by 6.*
Extra Revelation (APG 160): You gain one additional revelation.

Equipment
Hide Armor, Quarterstaff
Spells
Oracle
0th (DC 13): Create Water, Guidance, Resistance, Stabilize
1st (DC 14): Bless, Cure Light Wounds, Divine Favor

When he was past toddlerhood, he had been taken from the mothers to be taught a profitable trade. He learned to be a very competent trapper. Impressed with his skill, the orcs gave him better food.

While out trapping, a tiny ether drake makes itself known. The bone covered drake comes back again and again. It teaches the youngling Draconic. When they finally can communicate, the drake gives the orc boy a name. "Postulant. You're name is Postulant. I am Krax."

Krax help's Postulant set up his escape. Food and water set for a speedy journey. Bedding and pack created from animal skins.

The orcs we're cruel and racist. If you were not orc, you were almost nothing. The tribe's leader, Martok, was very bright and very strong for an orc. He developed trade with the dwarves via smuggler humans. Through several raids, Martok had collected many, many slaves. The men, he used for mining opal. The woman, he used to breed. Martok had discovered that it was easier to sell a half-orc slave than a human or an orc. For some reason the humans find half-orc slaves more palatable.

Postulant was to be set for sale very soon. He instead heads deep into the woods for the adventure and freedom that they promise.