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Andakos Viden
Male daemon-spawn tiefling investigator (empiricist) 6 (Pathfinder Player Companion: Blood of Fiends 19, Pathfinder RPG Advanced Class Guide 30, 100, Pathfinder RPG Bestiary 264)
LN Medium outsider (native)
Init +2; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +15
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Defense
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AC 23, touch 13, flat-footed 21 (+5 armor, +1 deflection, +2 Dex, +1 natural, +4 shield; +2 deflection vs. evil)
hp 46 (6d8+12)
Fort +6, Ref +10, Will +8 (+2 save vs. illusion and disbelievable effects); +2 resistance vs. evil
Defensive Abilities trap sense +2; Resist fire 5, unfailing logic
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Offense
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Speed 30 ft.
Melee +1 longspear +10 (1d8+5/×3) or
. . +1 mithral rapier +10 (1d6+4/18-20) or
. . spiked gauntlet +9 (1d4+3)
Ranged sling +8 (1d4+3)
Space 5 ft.; Reach 5 ft. (10 ft. with +1 longspear)
Special Attacks studied combat (+3, 4 rounds), studied strike +2d6
Investigator (Empiricist) Extracts Prepared (CL 6th; concentration +10)
. . 2nd—alchemical allocation[APG] (2), delay poison, false life
. . 1st—enlarge person (DC 15), heightened awareness[ACG], long arm[ACG], shield (2)
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Statistics
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Str 16, Dex 14, Con 13, Int 19, Wis 8, Cha 10
Base Atk +4; CMB +9; CMD 20
Feats Bodyguard[APG], Combat Reflexes, Extra Inspiration[ACG]
Traits helpful, missing son or daughter, student of philosophy
Skills Acrobatics +7, Appraise +10, Bluff +9 (+13 to lie (as a result of using Int instead of Cha)), Climb +8, Craft (alchemy) +17 (+23 to create alchemical items), Diplomacy +6 (+10 to gather information (You can use your Intelligence Modifier instead of Charisma), +10 to persuade others but not to gather information (as a result of using Int instead of Cha)), Disable Device +21, Disguise +6, Escape Artist +7, Fly +4, Handle Animal +3, Heal +5, Intimidate +6, Knowledge (arcana) +12, Knowledge (dungeoneering) +12, Knowledge (engineering) +11, Knowledge (geography) +10, Knowledge (history) +10, Knowledge (local) +12, Knowledge (nature) +10, Knowledge (nobility) +10, Knowledge (planes) +10, Knowledge (religion) +12, Linguistics +11, Perception +15, Profession (militia) +5, Ride +4, Sense Motive +13, Sleight of Hand +9, Spellcraft +10, Stealth +9, Survival +2, Swim +5, Use Magic Device +15; Racial Modifiers +2 Disable Device, +2 Sleight of Hand
Languages Abyssal, Common, Elven, Gnome, Halfling, Infernal, Read Lips, Varisian
SQ alchemy (alchemy crafting +6), ceaseless observation, inspiration (10/day), investigator talents (effortless aid[ACG], quick study[ACG]), keen recollection, meticulous, prehensile tail[ARG], trapfinding +3
Combat Gear potion of cure light wounds, potion of cure moderate wounds, potion of heroism, acid (2), alchemist's fire (3), antitoxin (2), bladeguard[APG] (2), liquid ice[APG] (2), smelling salts[APG] (4), smokestick (5), tangleburn bag[UE], tanglefoot bag (2), thunderstone (2); Other Gear +1 chain shirt, +1 longspear, +1 mithral rapier, sling, sling bullets (10), spiked gauntlet, bottle of air, cloak of resistance +1, handy haversack, hybridization funnel[UE], ring of protection +1, traveler's any-tool[UE], alchemist's lab, alchemy crafting kit[APG], bandolier[UE], bandolier[UE], bedroll, belt pouch, crowbar, flint and steel, ink, inkpen, investigator starting formula book, masterwork thieves' tools, mess kit[UE], portable alchemist's lab[APG], silk rope (50 ft.), soap, tindertwig (20), trail rations (5), waterskin, 37 gp, 9 sp, 8 cp
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Special Abilities
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Alchemy +6 (Su) +6 to Craft (Alchemy) to create alchemical items, can Id potions by touch.
Bodyguard Use an AoO to use aid another to improve an ally's AC.
Ceaseless Observation (Ex) Use INT instead of CHA for gather information (+4)
Combat Reflexes (3 AoO/round) Can make extra attacks of opportunity/rd, and even when flat-footed.
Darkvision (60 feet) You can see in the dark (black and white only).
Effortless Aid (Ex) Can use aid another as a move action, or use 1 inspiration for swift action.
Energy Resistance, Fire (5) You have the specified Energy Resistance against Fire attacks.
Inspiration (+1d6, 10/day) (Ex) Use 1 point, +1d6 to trained skill or ability check. Use 2 points, to add to attack or save.
Keen Recollection At 3rd level, an investigator can attempt all Knowledge skill checks untrained.
Meticulous -2 on all untrained skill checks
Prehensile Tail Your tail can retrieve small objects on your person as a swift action.
Quick Study (Ex) Use studied combat as a swift action.
Studied Combat (+3, 4 rounds) (Ex) As a swift action, study foe to gain bonus to att & dam for duration or until use studied strike.
Studied Strike +2d6 (Ex) As a free action on a melee hit, end studied combat vs. foe to add precision dam.
Trap Sense +2 (Ex) +2 bonus on reflex saves and AC against traps.
Trapfinding +3 Gain a bonus to find or disable traps, including magical ones.
Unfailing Logic +2 (Ex) +2 save vs. illusion and disbelievable effects
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Andakos Viden was born to upper middle class human parents in Korvosa. He looked like a completely normal human for most of his childhood, but puberty in his early teens brought about many more changes than normal human boys experience. His skin reddened and grew scaly and hard. Horns sprouted from his forehead. A tail grew long and prehensile. It was clear that there was a demonic influence in his bloodline, but he was the first tiefling to be born into the family and no one knew where (and how long ago) the taint was introduced.

His parents had noticed his intelligence at an early age and had the means to support and cultivate it. He had been in the best schools they could afford for most of his childhood, but the inherent bigotry in those schools meant that he could no longer attend once his true nature manifested. His parents' love for him was not lessened by the changes in his appearance, so they did the next best thing they could for him: enlisted him in the tiefling militia at the Acadamae, and made "donations" to certain key professors and administrators to allow him access to the school's libraries and labs during his downtime hours.

Andakos rarely had use for the martial training he received in the militia, though it was valuable. While on duty, he counted down the hours until he could stick his nose in a book or practice alchemy in a lab. Over two decades and with the help of students and teachers that he managed to befriend, he managed to gather quite a font of knowledge and training, though it had rarely been put to practical use.

As Andakos reached the early part of middle age, he began to feel a paternal relationship with some of the students that he was charged with protecting. His parents had always been loving and supportive, and though he had no children of his own, he instinctually longed to pass that kindness along. One child in particular, a preteen aasimar named Lyse, grew to be very important to him. She was a fledgling alchemist like him and they bonded over their shared outsider heritage that made them appear barely human; her skin was golden, her hair white, and she gave off a faint but unmistakeable glow.

Two months ago, Lyse didn't show up for their regular weekly alchemy session in the lab. Andakos wasn't incredibly concerned at first because she was, after all, a teenager, and she would often get caught up in other things and forget to tell him. However, when a week passed with no sign of her, Andakos's worry began to grow. He asked around to all of her teachers and friends, but no one had seen her. He began to expand his search outside the Acadamae walls. With some well placed bribes, he managed to uncover rumors that she had been kidnapped and put into servitude in the Lamm's Lambs.

For the first time in his privileged and mostly sheltered life, Andakos felt his tiefling heritage manifest in a manner other than physical. His rage at Lyse's abduction and forced labor grew so palpable that it almost took on a life of its own. He felt his blood boil and he knew in his heart that he would not rest until Lamm was dead and Lyse was safely returned to the Acadamae.

In 20 years of service to the Acadamae, he rarely took a day off, so his supervisor approved his request for a leave of absence without hesitation. Andakos gathered his gear and set off to find Lyse.

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