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Abunan thanks Caleb for the information and turns to Doc Saturday and Jace. "Do we have more to look at here, or are we done with investigating the hostel?"
Abunan looks closely at the kerchief. "I wonder where that grease could have come from."
"It sounds just slightly more likely that the man might actually have been a doctor. We should definitely check his references when we finish searching the room," Abunan whispers to Jace and Doc Saturday.
"Would you mind telling us what his references were? We might want to speak with him, and information of this sort might make it easier," Abunan adds.
I'm going to be posting irregularly for about a week.
"We wanted to speak with one of your guests, a dark-haired human man with a trim beard, who came to the hotel, carrying a bundle of tools and wearing a suit. Did anyone who made a reservation here match that description?" Abunan inquires.
When the group is together, Abunan imparts what he learned. "The woman was apparently working for Gale, because she said the reason she stole was because Gale told her to."
"Why did you steal the files from the consular's office?" Abunan asks the spirit. Now that they knew for sure she had stolen them, her motives were the most obvious question.
"I'll try to make it to the consulate later today. Right now, I'll go with Jace, because catching the criminal is more urgent. Doc, if you can catch Braden alone, please tell him that I'm eager to speak with him tomorrow." On the way out, Abunan gives hurried instructions to one of the secretaries to check any files the RNC has on the name "Heward Sechim."
"If she wasn't stealing, why did she have a potion of invisibility? Could it be that the man who stole from her placed that on her?" Abunan is lost in thought while reading Jace's assessment. When he reaches the tenth point on the list, he suddenly realizes how time-sensitive the matter was. "I think at least one of us should go immediately to the House of Blue Birds. Someone there is directly connected, perhaps even complicit in the murder, and we should find him before he slips out."
Abunan casts a spell to detect what else he can learn about the body.
"I can see signs of necrotic energy on her wound. I wonder who would have had access to such magic."
Abunan takes a look at the corpse's head wound with Doc Saturday.
"Make that two questions," Abunan says. Doc Saturday still hadn't worked with him enough time to know about his time training in Danor. "I think we should ask her for whom she was stealing, and maybe who shot her. I would also like to know how she was able to fly, but I would hazard a guess that this empty potion bottle might provide the answer," he says, peering inside the bottle.
Abunan pockets the bail certificate, and goes to the file cabinets to check the documents for the name "Heward Sechim."
Abunan winces a little when scowled at, but tries to keep a smile. "I hope to see you later at the Risuri office, then."
"I don't want to interrogate him right after he lost Nilasa," Abunan answers innocently. "I think it would be more sensitive to wait until later."
"Here, let me remove the body from here," Abunan says after he takes out the bag and begins to put the deceased inside. After the body is safely stowed away, Abunan turns to Braden. "Would you be willing to come for a meeting later at the Risur constabulary's office? There are some things we should probably take care of regarding this death, and you are probably well-positioned to help with it."
"I'm sorry to hear of your loss," Abunan says, attempting to console Braden. Thinking it unwise to interrogate the man at this moment, he merely looks over his body to see if there was anything in his pockets.
"We should probably take the body from the room. I'll take it away now if there's a casket or something else to hold the body," he says, looking around the room for one.
Abunan nods to Julian LeBrix's story, listening closely for anything suspicious.
"The flying sounds just like Gale. But she usually uses her ability to fly to sabotage buildings. I wouldn't have thought that she would engage in petty theft." After thinking for a moment, he asks, "Whoever robbed the body must have known what she was carrying. Where was Braden while this was happening? And where is he now?" When the time to examine the body comes, Abunan grimaces and looks over it, particularly for any objects in her pockets.
Abunan knocks on the door of the Danoran consulate before entering. After being invited in and exchanging niceties, he says, "I hear that some of her possessions were stolen. Was anything else found on the body? And may we have a look at it?" While waiting for the witnesses, he tells his fellows, "I'd love to hear more about the gunshot that the witnesses heard. It sounds as if our victim might have been chased out by someone else. We might also have to check her body for bullet wounds, and maybe check the apartment she flew out of when we get a chance."
If I understood correctly, we're not using automatic progression rules for weapons and armor. So does that mean we need to buy +1 weapons/armor ourselves? Or do we buy weapons/armor with special abilities (like "flaming") equal to the enhancement bonus of the weapons and armor?
A young-looking eladrin sits in the office with his folder in hand. He looks up when Stover Delft enters. "Good morning," he says, as he always does. He sits up straight and listens attentively to the announcement. "Poor lady," Abunan comments, shaking his head in pity. "'Gale' has been sabotaging factories. There weren't any factories in the area that this woman might have been intending to sabotage, were there?"
Abunan will be joining the group as well. He's going to be joining the group after the RNC called him back from Danor once the king was assassinated. I'll try to catch up on gameplay as soon as I can.
Here is the finished character sheet. I will have to make adjustments depending on what the starting gold is, and how hit points are determined at second level. Also, the eladrin race in the player's guide doesn't say what languages eladrin get. I put down Elven and Sylvan, since eladrin are related to elfs and are also fey. Character Sheet:
M Eladrin Oracle of Time (spirit guide) 2 NG medium fey (eladrin) Init +3; Senses low-light vision, Perception +2 -------------------- Defense -------------------- AC 19 (+5 armor, +3 Dex, +1 shield), touch 13, flat-footed 16 hp 17 (2d8+2+2) Fort +1, Ref +3, Will +3, +2 against charm and compulsion, and receive another save one round later -------------------- Offense -------------------- Speed 20 ft. Melee morningstar +0 1d8-1 Ranged light crossbow +4 1d8 19-20/x2 Special Attacks Oracle Spells Known(CL 2nd; concentration +) . . 1st (5/day) - bless, command, cure light wounds, memory lapse . . 0th (at will) - create water, detect magic, ghost sound, light, mage hand, mending, read magic -------------------- Statistics -------------------- Str 8, Dex 16, Con 12, Int 10, Wis 10, Cha 17 Base Atk +1; CMB +4; CMD 15 Feats Unfinished Business (Theme), Take Them Alive (RNC bonus), Negotiation Training (RNC bonus), Rapid Reload Languages Common, Primordial, Elven, Sylvan SQ knowledge of the ages 3/day Other Gear morningstar (8 gp), light crossbow and 10 bolts (36 gp), scale mail (50 gp), buckler (5 gp) Skills:
Diplomacy +8 (2 ranks, 3 cc, 3 Cha) Knowledge (arcana) +4 (1 rank, 3 cc) Knowledge (history) +6 (1 rank, 3 cc, 2 race) Knowledge (religion) +4 (1 rank, 3 cc) Perception +2 (2 ranks) Sense Motive +4 (1 rank, 3 cc) Special Abilities:
Haunted: Malevolent spirits follow you wherever you go, causing minor mishaps and strange occurrences (such as unexpected breezes, small objects moving on their own, and faint noises). Retrieving any stored item from your gear requires a standard action, unless it would normally take longer. Any item you drop lands 10 feet away from you in a random direction. Add mage hand and ghost sound to your list of spells known. At 5th level, add levitate and minor image to your list of spells known. At 10th level, add telekinesis to your list of spells known. At 15th level, add reverse gravity to your list of spells known. Knowledge of the Ages (Su): You can search through time to recall some bit of forgotten lore or information. You can retry any Knowledge skill check you have made within the past minute, gaining an insight bonus on the check equal to your Charisma modifier. You can use this ability a number times per day equal to your Charisma modifier.
Background: Abunan views himself as a master diplomat. He was a frequent visitor to the temples of Elfaivar in his youth, and he he spent much time in discussion with priests of both smaller and bigger temples, always managing to charm his way through their differences. He is a worshiper of all the gods, and they all grant him a small measure of their power. Ever since the Great Malice, he has traveled to other lands, met their clergy, discovered their gods, and formed alliances with friendly spirits. He views the temples as the most important venue of diplomacy - between the various gods - but he also tries to resolve the differences between people, and of course, he has ambitions to mediate between the different nations. He is always eager to form alliances, with both gods and mortals. Over the past century, he has lived among the Risurian skyseers - who, he discovered, had whisked away one of his sisters and saved her from the genocide she would otherwise have faced - learning from them, but also managing to teach them. With his desire to travel and put his diplomatic skills to use, he was eager to join the RNC when it opened 30 years ago. With the recommendation of the skyseers, the RNC was willing to take him into their ranks. He had been on a long diplomatic mission in Danor, meeting Danoran spirit mediums in the process, until he was asked to come back immediately when King Aodhan was assassinated. 1. How long have you been on the force? (FYI the RNC is 30 years old. You start off at the bottom of the seniority list, so if you are a veteran, why haven't you advanced?) Abunan was interested in joining ever since it opened, but 30 years isn't a lot of time for an eladrin. He waited to join until just a year ago, and since then has been in a diplomatic mission in Danor. 2. What prompted the RNC to recruit you, or, if you applied, why did they accept your application? He applied, and the skyseers vouched for his integrity and skill. 3. Why did you accept/apply? (Note: Candidates submit to extensive magical mind reading before they are accepted. The RNC has never been infiltrated by a spy, so no double agents allowed. You loyalty to Risur is beyond reproach.) Abunan wants to put his diplomatic skills to use, making peace, and he is interested in traveling to new places and visiting temples. 4. Brief character sketch. Honestly, just your ability score characteristics is fine. (Low Strength) Abunan is weak, and anyone who knows him is used to an occasional request for aid in opening jars or moving crates.
I'm writing an Eladrin Oracle of Time. This character was originally written for another AP, but I made some changes for Zeitgeist, and I think he would fit nicely into the setting. I haven't yet finished writing his stats, but here's the background: Background: Abunan views himself as a master diplomat. He was a frequent visitor to the temples of Elfaivar in his youth, and he he spent much time in discussion with priests of both smaller and bigger temples, always managing to charm his way through their differences. He is a worshiper of all the gods, and they all grant him a small measure of their power. Ever since the Great Malice, he has traveled to other lands, met their clergy, discovered their gods, and formed alliances with friendly spirits. He views the temples as the most important venue of diplomacy - between the various gods - but he also tries to resolve the differences between people, and of course, he has ambitions to mediate between the different nations. He is always eager to form alliances, with both gods and mortals. Over the past century, he has lived among the Risurian skyseers - who, he discovered, had whisked away one of his sisters and saved her from the genocide she would otherwise have faced - learning from them, but also managing to teach them. With his desire to travel and put his diplomatic skills to use, he was eager to join the RNC when it opened 30 years ago. With the recommendation of the skyseers, the RNC was willing to take him into their ranks. He had been on a long diplomatic mission in Danor, meeting Danoran spirit mediums in the process, until he was asked to come back immediately when King Aodhan was assassinated. Questions: 1. How long have you been on the force? (FYI the RNC is 30 years old. You start off at the bottom of the seniority list, so if you are a veteran, why haven't you advanced?) Abunan was interested in joining ever since it opened, but 30 years isn't a lot of time for an eladrin. He waited to join until just a year ago, and since then has been in a diplomatic mission in Danor. 2. What prompted the RNC to recruit you, or, if you applied, why did they accept your application? He applied, and the skyseers vouched for his integrity and skill. 3. Why did you accept/apply? (Note: Candidates submit to extensive magical mind reading before they are accepted. The RNC has never been infiltrated by a spy, so no double agents allowed. You loyalty to Risur is beyond reproach.) Abunan wants to put his diplomatic skills to use, making peace, and he is interested in traveling to new places and visiting temples. 4. Brief character sketch. Honestly, just your ability score characteristics is fine. (Low Strength) Abunan is weak, and anyone who knows him is used to an occasional request for aid in opening jars or moving crates.
Character Name: Abunan Colmacom
Background: Character Background: Abunan views himself as a master diplomat. He was a frequent visitor to the temples of Gate Pass in his youth, and he he spent much time in discussion with priests of both smaller and bigger temples, always managing to charm his way through their differing beliefs. He is a worshiper of all the gods, and they all grant him a small measure of their power. He views the temples as the most important venue of diplomacy - between the various gods - but he also tries to resolve the differences between the different factions of the city, and of course, he has ambitions to mediate between the two empires that surround his city. He is always eager to form alliances, with both gods and mortals. Plans for the character mechanically: Abunan will take the Spirit Guide archetype at level 3, which allows him to form temporary bonds like a shaman, representing the many gods with whom he forms alliances. Abunan would most likely take the time mystery, though this could be flexible (considering the backstory). He would probably be built for ranged combat. Plans for the character’s own story: Abunan would like to be able to aid in the effort to make peace and avoid a war. In addition, he would like to visit the temples of other locations and learn their viewpoints on the diplomatic tensions and other matters. One day he would like to learn more about the four elemental spirits that he knows about from the famous myths.
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