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About Aeryn Thane

Aeryn Thane is a former acolyte of Calistria, the goddess of trickery, lust, and revenge. Born in Absalom to a priestess of Calistria, Aeryn never knew his father, at his mother's insistance. He and his two siblings, each born of different fathers, were raised within the church, and as such, learned much about the ways of pleasure and diplomacy. Of the three, Aeryn was the most skilled with words, and when he came of age, he was visited by one of the temple's most holy of avatars - a succubus - who took him, seduced him, and whispered to him that he was destined for great and terrible things. This inspired him to become even more skilled with his talents, and a particular patron, an Absalomian nobleman, decided to favor the boy with lessons from his own political staff at his manor - though it is far more likely he did so to earn Aeryn's mother's favor. At the nobleman's manor, Aeryn learned the ways of double-speaking, of soothing with lies and manipulating with sweet words. Combined with his experiences in the temple, he was soon a master of the silver tongue.

One day, while at lessons, Aeryn caught a glimpse of the nobleman's daughter, and felt instant, maddening desire for her. He began to find ways to slip away from lessons, to catch up with her, to tease her with words and visions. She fell for him quickly, and before too long, the two were slipping away to find pleasure in each other's arms. The desire grew in to something strange, foreign, unthinkable to Aeryn. He began to feel...love? It was strange, thrilling, intoxicating. And dangerous. Oh so dangerous.

For it was not long before the nobleman found out about the illicit affair, and his rage was unquenchable. His daughter had been promised to a very rich, very powerful noble house, but when she revealed her love for this commoner, this man-whore, he was beyond livid. He banished her, sending her off to Kaer Maga, and then set a trap for her young lover. When he came to his next lesson, Aeryn was ambushed, beaten near to death, and then thrown into a prison to rot. It was there, perhaps, that he met and bonded with other members of the party? Regardless, he eventually found release, through the deft use of words and the political intrigues he'd learned in the nobleman's house. He knew, however, that he would never be safe in Absalom, and hearing rumors that his lover was banished to Kaer Maga, he decided to go there and find her...

HOMELAND: City or Metropolis (Access to Civilized Social Trait and Vagabond Child Regional trait)
PARENTS: Only his mother is alive
SIBLINGS: Two Siblings (Access to Kin Guardian Combat Trait)
SIBLING AGES: Both younger
CIRCUMSTANCE OF BIRTH: Middle Class Birth (Artisan and Merchant Social Traits)
PARENT'S PROFESSION: Clergy (Child of the Temple faith trait)
MAJOR CHILDHOOD EVENT: Met a fantastic creature (Gifted Adept magic Trait)
BARD BACKGROUND: Worldshaker (Natural Born Leader Social trait)
INFLUENTIAL ASSOCIATES: The Lover (charming social trait and True love Story feat d12 on table 1-56)
MAJOR CONFLICT: Seducer (3CP), Clergy, Pleasure (5CP), Enjoyed It (3 CP) (7 Chaotic, 4 Neutral)
DEITY: Calistria (Calistrian Courtesan)
ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS: A few significant relationships.
DRAWBACK: Pleasure (Hedonistic drawback)

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Aeryn Thane
Human (Chelaxian) Bard 1
CN Medium Humanoid (human)
Init +3; Senses Perception +3
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Defense
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AC 15, touch 13, flat-footed 12 (+2 armor, +3 Dex)
hp 8 (1d8)
Fort +0, Ref +5, Will +1
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Offense
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Speed 20 ft.

Melee Rapier +1 (1d6+1/18-20/x2)
Ranged Shortbow, Comp. (Str +1) +3 (1d6+1/x3)

Special Attacks:
Bardic performance (standard action) (8 rounds/day, bardic performance: countersong, bardic performance: distraction, bardic performance: fascinate (1 targets) (dc 14),
Bardic performance: inspire courage +1

Bard Spells Known (CL 1):
1 (2/day) Silent Image (DC 15), Grease (DC 15)
0 (at will) Detect Magic, Mending, Prestidigitation (DC 14), Ghost Sound (DC 14)

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Statistics
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Str 12, Dex 16, Con 10, Int 14, Wis 8, Cha 18

Base Atk +0; CMB +1; CMD 14

Feats:
Point Blank Shot
Rapid Shot
True Love (Your discretion - wasn't sure if this counted as a bonus feat or not?)

Traits:
Calistrian Courtesan
Charming
Child of the Temple (Knowledge [religion])
Gifted Adept (Silent Image)

Skills:
Acrobatics +0 (-4 jump), Bluff +8 (+9 vs. characters who could be attracted to you), Climb -2, Diplomacy +8 (+9 to gather information, +9 vs. characters who could be attracted to you), Escape Artist +0, Fly +0, Knowledge (arcana) +3, Knowledge (dungeoneering) +3, Knowledge (engineering) +3, Knowledge (geography) +3, Knowledge (history) +3, Knowledge (local) +7, Knowledge (nature) +3, Knowledge (nobility) +4, Knowledge (planes) +3, Knowledge (religion) +4, Perception +3, Perform (act) +8, Perform (oratory) +8, Ride +0, Sense Motive +6, Spellcraft +6, Stealth +4, Swim -2, Use Magic Device +8

Languages Common, Elven, Orc

SQ bardic knowledge, hedonistic (drawback)

Other Gear Leather armor, Arrows (60), Rapier, Shortbow, Comp. (Str +1), Bard's kit, 31 GP

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Special Abilities
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Bardic Knowledge +1 (Ex) Add +1 to all knowledge skill checks.
Bardic Performance (standard action) (8 rounds/day) Your performances can create magical effects.
Bardic Performance: Countersong (Su) Counter magical effects that depend on sound.
Bardic Performance: Distraction (Su) Counter magical effects that depend on sight.
Bardic Performance: Fascinate (1 targets) (DC 14) (Su) One or more creatures becomes fascinated with you.
Bardic Performance: Inspire Courage +1 (Su) Morale bonus on some saving throws, attack and damage rolls.
Calistrian Courtesan You worked in one of Calistria’s temples as a sacred courtesan, and you know how to flatter, please, and (most of all) listen. You gain a +1 trait bonus on Sense Motive checks and Diplomacy checks to gather information, and one of these skills (your
Charming +1 Bluff/Diplomacy/save DC for a language-dependent spell vs. targets who could be sexually attracted to you.
Gifted Adept (Silent Image) A chosen spell gets +1 CL.
Hedonistic If you do not gain a reward in a day, you are fatigued for 4h the next day (Fort DC 20 negates)
Point Blank Shot +1 to attack and damage rolls with ranged weapons at up to 30 feet.
Rapid Shot You get an extra attack with ranged weapons. Each attack is at -2.