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Female Human
Inquisitor of Asmodeous 1
LE Medium humanoid (human)
Init +3; Senses Perception +7
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Defense
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AC 13, touch 13, flat-footed 10 (+3 Dex)
hp 10
Fort +4, Ref +3, Will +6
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Offense
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Speed 30 ft.
Melee unarmed strike +2 (1d3+2 nonlethal)
Ranged n/a
Special Attacks judgement (1/day)
Inquisitor Spells Known:
0th (DC 13)—detect poison, light, read magic, resistance
1st (DC 14) (2/day)—command, divine favor
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Statistics
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Str 14, Dex 16, Con 14, Int 12, Wis 16, Cha 8
Base Atk +0; CMB +2; CMD 15
Feats Point-Blank Shot, Precise Shot
Traits Blasphemy, Indomitable Faith, Lost Nobility
Skills Bluff +7, Intimidate +8, Knowledge (nature) +5, Knowledge (the planes) +5, Knowledge (religion) +7, Perception +7, Ride +7, Sense Motive +8, Stealth +7, Survival +7
Languages Common, Infernal
SQ inquisition (heresy), monster lore, stern gaze

Angelica Luris is the youngest daughter of noble House Luris in Talingarde. The apple of her father's eye, Angelica was a paragon of everything the nobility of Talingarde had to offer. She was athletic, clever, and enchantingly beautiful. All in her family's court agreed that a bright future was in store.

She also possessed a headstrong and independent streak unseemly for a woman of her station. Angelica had no interest in being a 'proper lady.'
Luckily for her, her parents were forgiving of her unorthodox interests and she found a fast friend in the son of one of her father's attendants, a talented and handsome young man named Cormac. Cormac and Angelica were inseperable. When the other girls were learning needlepoint and dancing, Angelica and Cormac practiced archery and riding. She ignored music and adored the hunting trips with her father. She also found joy in exploring all the nooks and crannies of the old keep in which her family resided. It was during those treks that she found a secret shut away in one of the towers.

In the attic room were the remnants of the old religions of the kingdom, hurriedly hidden but never discarded by her grandparents: relics, books, and trappings dedicated to the old gods — the gods forbidden by the Church of Mitra. Fascinated, Angelica spent hours shut away with them, reading tomes, admiring icons, and dancing around while draped in altar hangings. She told no one of her discovery, not even Cormac, intuitively knowing the trouble it would get her in.

All was well, for a time, and Angelica knew happiness. Cormac joined the military of Talingarde, leaving her without a close friend. Her parents increasingly became less tolerant of their daughter's eccentricities now that she had reached marrying age. Many a fine and noble suitor was snubbed by Angelica . She had no desire to marry, no desire to tie herself down to another person. Instead, she rededicated her focus to her hobbies and, especially, to the hidden shrine.

Her parents were patient. They knew that there would be time to ease her fears of married life and turn her heart to love. For her part, Angelica was not afraid; she was angry — angry that she was expected to be dragged to the temple of Mitra and bound for the rest of her life to a man in order to continue his bloodline. She longed for the days of old when she could have devoted herself to a deity as a temple maiden, untouchable except by those she chose. She looked into the sacred writings and found oaths to Asmodeus: oaths that bound one to his service and devoted them to him as defenders against the enemies of the faith. She swore them, determined to help bring the old ways back and make herself an untouchable bastion of the church, beyond the reach of suitors and the demands of noble blood.

One fateful day, Angelica was made to endure a garden party by her parents. Unfortunately for her, they had a surprise for their willful daughter. In the middle of the event, surrounded by friends and family, a mystery suitor appeared: Cormac had returned heroically from his tours against the goblinoids in the northern reaches of Talingarde.

Unbeknown to Angelica, Cormac had always loved her and had petitioned her parents many times for her hand. They always refused, deeming his status too low to marry their child. When he returned home from the northern campaigns with a bounty of glory and freshly-knighted, he immediately petitioned again for the right to marry Angelica. Out of other options, her parents agreed to the arrangement, hopeful that this childhood friend that shared Angelica's interests would finally bring their daughter in line.

The result could not have been further from that hope. In front of the gathered guests, Cormac proceeded to recite an ode to his bride-to-be’s beauty. Angry and embarrassed, Angelica fled to her tower sanctuary, barricading the door behind her. Furious at her closest friend's betrayal and at her parent's collusion, she gathered up a twin-bladed sacrificial knife and, standing in front of a large mirror, dragged it down her face in an attempt to remove the beauty that seemed so important to everybody but her. She spared her eyes, but left a pair of twin trails through her flesh. Meanwhile, her parents had reached the limits of their patience. They followed her to the tower with her Cormac in tow. The men forced their way in, finding Angelica in the midst of her self-mutilation, surrounded by the forbidden trappings of her makeshift shrine.

Cormac took one look, turned, and left without a word.

Her parents wept.

Angelica laughed. She was laughing still when guardsmen — arriving to investigate the Cormac’s report — arrived to arrest her. Charged with blasphemy, she was sent to Branderscar to await the pyre. In some ways,
she finds this end preferable.

Angelica is a tall, statuesque woman, standing 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighing 170 pounds. With her high cheek bones and sea green eyes, she would be considered an exquisite beauty. However, the left side of her face bears a quartet of scars, two from forehead to just above the eyebrow, and two from cheekbone to jawline. Her once shoulder-long blonde hair is cut short, ragged from the dagger she used to cut it short. On the right, spiked piercings frame her eyebrow and angle down her cheek.

Angelica spurns most current social conventions, finding them nothing more than empty trapping. She finds proof of this in how quickly she was abandoned by Cormac, who supposedly loved her, yet abandoned her the moment her faith was made known. Likewise, her parents who spoke of the bonds and commitment of family put up no resistance at the time of her arrest.

She finds her structure in personal commitment to a cause, be it the study of archery or the defense of a religion already beaten into submission. She respects the clergy of Mitra for their dedication, but despises them for encouraging what she perceives as the sham of social niceties and propriety.

Her renowned beauty is just another illusion to her. She will seek various body modifications—piercings, tattoos, brands — to alter her appearance into a form she finds pleasing, the opinions of others be damned. She looks upon the brand she received at Branderscar to actually
be a blessing.

Angelica throws herself headlong into her interests. This tendency is not some youthful fit of pique, wandering from one thing to another like a dilettante; instead, she fixates on something and immerses herself in it, applying all her discipline and attention until pulled away by some other passion. Even then she does not abandon prior devotions. She trained ardently at archery in her youth, and the bow is still her favored weapon. Knowledge and study of the old gods is still important to her, but loyalty to Asmodeus and destruction of his enemies holds primacy. That those enemies fuel the useless social trappings that she despises only furthers her drive to serve Asmodeus. Obsession fuels her drive to learn. If something holds no interest
for her, she forgets it rather quickly.

Naturally competitive, Angelica will often challenge her companions to contests. She enjoys passing the time by keeping score, whether it’s a contest to see who can kill the most guardsmen during a battle or a game of “I Spy” during a long trip.

Angelica desires to shoot down an angel if the opportunity ever presents itself. She daydreams about it and often brings down birds on the wing to help her visualize the event and practice against flying targets.

Angelica would bring a number of talents to the party if chosen. As an inquisitor, she has access to an eclectic array of social, knowledge, and nature skills. In combat, Angelica initially brings her skill with a bow to add a ranged element to the fight. Eventually, between her teamwork feats and spells, she'll be able to help buff the party.