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Galen Zanderholm
Male Human (Chelaxian) Paladin (Oath of Vengeance) 1
LG Medium Humanoid (human)
Init +1; Senses Perception +0
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Defense
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AC 17, touch 11, flat-footed 16 (+6 armor, +1 Dex)
hp 12 (1d10+2)
Fort +4, Ref +1, Will +2
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Offense
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Speed 20 ft.
Melee Dagger +4 (1d4+3/19-20/x2) and
Longsword +5 (1d8+3/19-20/x2)
Ranged Longbow +2 (1d8/x3)
Special Attacks smite evil (1/day)
Spell-Like Abilities
At will—Detect Evil (At will)
Paladin (Oath of Vengeance) Spells Prepared (CL 0):
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Statistics
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Str 17, Dex 13, Con 14, Int 10, Wis 10, Cha 16
Base Atk +1; CMB +4; CMD 15
Feats Power Attack -1/+2, Weapon Focus (Longsword)
Traits Child of the Temple (Knowledge [religion]), Missing Child (Sibling)
Skills Acrobatics -4 (-8 jump), Bluff +4, Climb -2, Diplomacy +7, Escape Artist -4, Fly -4, Knowledge (religion) +5, Ride -4, Sense Motive +4, Stealth -4, Swim -2
Languages Common
SQ aura of good
Other Gear Chainmail, Arrows (20), Dagger, Longbow, Longsword, Backpack (empty), Bedroll, Belt pouch (empty), Flint and steel, Holy symbol, wooden (Iomedae), Holy text (Acts of Iomedae), Mess kit, Paladin's kit, Pot, Rope, Soap, Torch (10), Trail rations (5), Waterskin, Signet Ring, 46 GP
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Special Abilities
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Aura of Good (Ex) The paladin has an Aura of Good with power equal to her class level.
Detect Evil (At will) (Sp) You can use detect evil at will (as the spell).
Power Attack -1/+2 You can subtract from your attack roll to add to your damage.
Smite Evil (1/day) (Su) +3 to hit, +1 to damage, +3 deflection bonus to AC when used.
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Galen Zanderholm
Watching is mother die of the slow wasting disease, Galen made a vow. He would make them pay. With the faith of the Inheritor on his side, the bastards that reduced his family from the nobility to the poorhouse and made it so his once beautiful mother wasted away before him - those bastards would pay and pay dearly.
House Zanderholm, once on of the leading noble houses of Cheliax had stayed faithful to Aroden and Iomedae the Inheritor in the brutal civil wars following the Fall of Aroden. In the ensuing chaos, House Thrune with their diabolical allies and beliefs had gained ascendency in Cheliax. Those loyal few nobles who stood up to them had been jailed or disowned or forced to flee the country. Galen's grandfather, Lucien Zanderholm, had been a stalwart of the opposition. With their faith backing them, the Lord Zanderholm had fought against the spread of devils and House Thrune, but he was overcome and imprisoned and eventually executed. The Zanderholm lands were divided among the victors and the family, led by the matriarch Juliana, fled to the relative safety of Korvosa on the edge of the empire.
Even then, they weren't safe. Still pursued by the powers of Cheliax and their Korvosan allies, the family was driven into farther exile in the wilds of Varisia. Juliana's only son Tristan, Galen's father, came of age as a refugee in a far land. Vowing revenge himself, tried to raise an army of loyalists, but they were soundly defeated and Tristan was broken. He married a Varisian girl, Mathilde, and they tried to settle into a farming life, but the feeling of vengeance still burned, even after Galen and his twin sister Kara were born.
On his way to market in Korvosa with little Kara by his side, Tristan was accosted by Hellknights of the Order of the Nail. Enraged by their treatment of a Shoanti peddler he fought against them, and was cut down. Little Kara was taken by the Hellknights and her whereabouts are unknown. Not long after, the Order of the Nail patrol came to the farm and razed it, sending Galen and Mathilde on the road as refugees again.
They moved on to Magnimar, where she got work as a washerwoman and chamber maid, a far cry from the aristocratic lifestyle they might have enjoyed. Galen was schooled in the temple of Iomedae and raised to follow the path of the Inheritor, thinking that he would join the priesthood when he came of age. The sweeping pox came to their village and Mathilde was sickened and unable to work. Not having enough money to buy a cure from the Bank of Abadar, her condition worsened.
On her deathbed, she showed Galen is father (and grandfather's) signet ring and told him the story of his rightful place at the head of House Zanderholm. His grandfather's longsword and chain shirt were also given to him at that time.
Tearfully watching his mother pass, he dedicated himself, as his father had, to regaining his family's historical lands, and returning Cheliax to the path of Righteousness. Working every day with the family's sword, his skill is just growing. Knowing he needed more renown and wealth to raise an army, he decided to take the first step and hire out as a man at arms for a caravan headed to a little known Varisian town, Sandpoint.

Physical Appearance
Long blond hear tied back from his face, the beginnings of a blond beard, broad shouldered and handsome, Galen looks the part of a young paladin. He wears his grandfather's sword, Devil's Bane, and is very pious , following the path of the Inheritor in all things. He is physically imposing and a natural born leader.