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About Addanc the Ruthless

Addanc the Ruthless: Human Tyrant Oath against Chaos Antipaladin [Favored Class: 1 point of fire resist, acid resist, and sonic resist]
BaB:3 | HP:36 | AC:21 T:10 FF:21 | Fort:9(11/13 poison/alcholol) Ref:5 Will:7 | Special Defenses: Fire, sonicc, acid resist 3 |

Str: 16
Dex: 10
Con: 14
Int: 10
Wis: 10
Cha: 16+2

Human:
+1 skillpoint per level
Focused Study: +skill focus at 1st, 8th, 16th.

Skills: Ranks Stat Class Misc Total
Diplomancy 3 4 Y 0 10
Sense Motive 3 0 Y 0 7
Bluff 3 4 Y 0 10
Background
Artistry: Music comp 3 0 Y 3 10
Knowledge Nobility 3 0 Y 2 9

Cool Class Features:
Aura of eeeevilll
Detect Chaos at will
Smite Chaos: Works extra good against abberations instead of undead.
Unholy Resilance: Divine Grace.
Touch of Corruption: 5/day DC 19(23) 1d6, and shaken for 3 rounds
-Cruelty: Fatigued
Aura of Cowardace, -4 to saves against fear, removes fear immuniity
Plague bringer: Immune to disease, can be a carrier

Traits:
Unscathed: (+2 to all energy resists)
Secret Knowledge(nobility): +2 to knowledge nobility and it's a class skill
Iron Liver: +2 against poison, +4 against alchohol
Paranoid:: Aid another requires DC 15, not DC 10.

Feats:
1st: Skill focus(music comp)
1st: Improved Channel
3rd: Ability focus Touch of Corruption
Ability focus Touch of Corruption
Extra Lay on Hands?

Stuff:
Masterwork Fullplate: (1650)
Gorund(Masterwork light flail)(308)
Masterwork Heavy Steel shield (180)
Leftover Cash: 862

Kingdom Name
Vault of the Heavens

King?
Addanc the Ruthless(Known as Addanc, avatar of Hapi to his people), LE Humaan Tyrant Anti-Paladin[oath against chaos] Note: Emphasis on the lawful part of lawful evil. Follower of Hapi?

Racial Makeup and Noble Families?
A primarily human nation, (60%) the vault accepts any who wish to serve, or to be part of something greater than themselves. The only caveat being that undead, or anyone seeking to create undead are banned from ever entering The Vault. Dwarves do particularly well here, due to rigid law and order, and almost slavish devotion is expected to king and country. Therefor, in recent years Addanc has granted titles of nobility to more dwarven houses, in an attempt to buy loyalty from the more rigidly minded race. This is a large change of form from his predacessor, who insisted on only having human nobility in the kingdom. As of yet, no other races have gained noble titles, although rumors abound about changing fortunes...

How did Addanc the Ruthless come to power?
Tests of strength are such a barbaric way for an ailing king to decide which child he will bestow his blessings upon. He was a despot by all means, and a pathetic old man in his final years, but his mind was sharp as his body failed, and his toungue pointed. He made his children fight for his amusement, and the strongest would be crowned king. Strange then, that any time someone had to fight against Addanc that they suffered some sort of mishap before the bout. Food poisoning, poor sleep, and unfortunate injuries while hunting... all completely coincidental of course. Addanc's tendancy to maim his siblings in the course of their duels meant that many were unwilling or unable to face him. What a tragedy then, when the day after Addanc was named heir to the throne that his father, Hapi rest his soul, fell from his throne, cracking his skull against the floor.

Kingdom alignment?
Despite Addanc's ruthless nature, he takes pains to surpress it for the greater good of his kingdom. As such, the ruling elites are chosen for their lawful neutrality, and the general population is known for being lawful good. This pleases Addanc, although he does worry that by fostering a strong sense of community in his kingdom that one day someone will rse up to overthrow him. Paranoia and rationality wrestle for dominence within his psyche.

Three Power Players

Number 1: Addanc's Brother Alistar. Alistar is very similar to Addanc in many ways, both in appearance and temperment. Where Addanc is blonde, Alister is dark haired. Where Addanc has much darkness in his soul, Alister has light and compassion. Both brothers care deeply for each other, and Addanc was releived when Alister removed himself from the duel of succession. Neither brother wanted to fight each other. Addanc in particular was glad, for although he possed great talents for sniffing out dissenters, and inflicting pain, Alister specialized in the smiting of evil. Neither brother wanted to find out if Alister's particular set of skills would have worked well on Addanc. They live in a sense of unease at this time.

Number 2: Cranthy the Halfling rights activist. Addanc's well ordered mind finds it particularly irritating when something does not function as it was intended to. As such, the fact that the halflings are mobilizing for a noble house of their own within the kingdom, refusing to work until their demands are met, and uniting under the banner of one man, creates an issue for him. If he just kills them all, or has their leader jailed, it creates the impression that he is an uncaring and callous leader. Which he is, but the general public can't know that. What to do, what to do...

Number 3: Addanc's father had many wives, greatest of which was the Queen of The Vault. Unfortunatly, Queen Serena was not Addanc and Alister's mother, and she harbors an intense hatred for both of the brothers. While technically no longer queen, her presence is a constant thorn in Addanc's side, as she constantly works to undermine him politically. Still, she commands the loyalty of the old guard of nobility, and until they can all be replaced, she must be humored...

What want?
Addanc desires everything. To upstage his father. To create a "perfect" kingdom. To protect Alister. To live his life to the fullest. All these things drive him, but recently he has become keenly aware of just how lonely he is. His father took many wives, and in his almost pathalogical need to distance himself from anything his father did, he remains almost entirely chaste. Still, he seeks a lover, a friend, a confidant, someone he can actually trust. But his status makes it almost impossible for him to ever be sure about anyone who attempts to get close to him. As the older brother between him and Alister, and his mother passing away while giving birth to Alister, love was something that was sorely missing in his entire life. Now he seeks to remedy that.

What does the Kingdom want?
Expansionism and loyalty. It is good to die for your country, as Addanc, chosen of Hapi will shepard your soul to a better place if you die in his service. Members of the Vault (or Vaulties if you want to shorten it) are a closely knit group, taught that the pain of an individual is the pain of the society, and visa versa. Addanc finds them easy to manipulate in this way, but is begining to realize that keeping up the facade of tolerance is begining to lead to social reform that he isn't entirely comfortable with. Still, Vaulties tend to be assured in their superiority, and perhaps Addanc can use a war as a diversionary tactic... Many Dwarves within the kingdom would like to sieze parts of the homeland from other dwarven nations, but Addanc is laothe to give up the uneasy peace that he has brokered.

Traditional Elite UnitTM
Knights on horseback may be somewhat cliche, but it's cliche for a reason goddamnit! Get a unit of charging lancers on the battlefield, and watch your enemies crumble! Gendarme Cavaliers with spirited charge at 1st level, is a classic, standard orders are in order; lion, flame, dragon, or cockatrice. However with the rise of the dwarven noble houses, another type of elite unit has risen, one that requires much more dedication to eventually pull off, but has tremendous power as an anti-caster. I speak of course of the dwarven fighter, with cut from the air, smash from the air, and spellcut, warriors unfased by conventional magical attacks.