 About AmatsheAmatshe
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10 Minute Background:
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1. (Description) Amatshe is a tall and well-muscled oread standing a full head over six feet, broad shouldered with long with ropey limbs of corded muscle and sinew. His onyx colored skin is smooth and glossy which accentuates the hard, dangerous lines of his body. He has smoldering black eyes which are as dark as ash. His gloomy, emotionless, almost sinister face is that of a warrior. Like many monks he wears his head shaven and has no facial hair. Amatshe has a loud booming voice like stone breaking. 2. (Personality) Amatshe is a serious and ardent practitioner of the martial way. As such he tries to exercise temperance and patience on his journey towards self-perfection. He is stoic but is stern when necessary, often standing up for the down trodden and oppressed. While Amatshe is dour those who are close to him appreciate his wry sense of humor. The hulking monk is a lover of debate, learning, and physical challenges, embracing these as experiences on his path of enlightenment and a way of honoring his ancestors. His deep voice often gives advice in riddles, aphorisms, and metaphors with a knowing grin. 3. (Background) Amatshe is the imbewu of Oshi a reverend master of the branch and trained at the monastery ideep in the forest. He was abandoned on the steps of monastery a a toddler and apprenticed at an early age. As a result he does not remember his tribe or family, although most guess he is probably from the Nightshade tribe. Amatshe believes he was abandoned by his family because of the color of his bark but does not let this prevent him from honoring his ancestors. 4. (Background) Amatshe is an onyx, a rare, bark color (skin color to other elens) among oreads with more earth than forest running through his veins. Some believe he is a corrupted blackblood marked as a practitioner of the dark. Unfortunately, he has faced some discrimination and persecution at the hands of other oreads. As a result he found solace in the library of the monastery and developed a love of exploring the old tomes. 5. (Background) Amatshe excelled physically, spiritually, and mentally as a Monk of the Branch. As a result of his hard work and master’s guidance he was often selected for delicate missions. Distinguishing himself as a diplomat, investigator, and spy. Step 2: Goals (one character, one player)
2 (Character) Amatshe desires to be a master one day and have his own imbewu. Honoring his ancestors by passing The Way of the Branch from one generation to the next. Step 3: Secrets (one known, one unknown)
Step 4: People (at least two allies/friends and one adversary)
2. (Ally) Leshki - a female, fellow oread monk, friend, and occasional lover of Amatshe. She was expelled from the temple. Leshki is a Siphithiphithi champion in addition to being a powerful martial artist. 1. (Adversary) Rutgo - an oread and chieftain from a minor tribe. Amatshe bested and embarrassed the elan in a orean wrestling match at a Summer Meet several years ago. Since then the bitter oread has gone out of his way to make trouble for the monk. Step 5: Three Memories, Mannerisms, or Quirks
2. (Memory) Upon his return to his quarters Amatshe is surprised to find his master, Oshi, waiting at the doorway for him. ”Come,” Oshi said as she motioned him into the training hall. As he entered the training hall he is met by the pungent smell of incense. ”Kneel,” his master directed and together they knelt, slowing their breathing, beginning their meditation, watching the stick of incense burn, smoke wafting toward the ceiling. After, a few moments Amatshe found his center, his cares hopes and fears fading into the emotionless void. A piece of ash falls off the end of the incense stick and Oshi announced, ”A lake fills drop by drop. There is little more that I can teach you. You must now go into the world to learn.” Amatshe bowed in gratitude, ”Ngiyabonga master.” 3. (Memory) Amatshe stood before his master and the Branch Monastery abbot their long faces revealing the dire nature of their request. As a new Quiet Elder recently blossomed within Hearth and Amatshe was asked to investigate. His master’s final admonition rings in his ears, ”There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to perfection; not going all the way, and not starting.” Build Ideas:
My goal is to create a more well rounded PC with the ability to help outside of combat. These changes will net me a decent diplomacy (+13), most knowledge skills at (+9) others at +5 and can make checks untrained, and disable device +16. The archetype/feats/traits fits my idea of a scholar/diplomat/spy.
I would like to use the following 2 unchained monk archetypes they stack.
For the following reasons :The perfect scholar gets a bonus to knowledge skills. Helping my monk to have a role outside of combat. The mantis monk gets riders to stunning fist and a damage increase. Also, I would like to take the following non core feats
Finally I’m looking at these traits
Here is a quick breakdown of the feats, strikes, and Ki powers I’m playing around with:
He will be able to put out some damage but he will also be able to debuff with stunning fist giving the stunned, entangled, and shaken conditions. Out of combat he will have knowledge similar to a bard, disable device, sen |
