Balzeros of the Narl's page

Melee Club +3 (1d4) x2

Ranged Light Crossbow +5 (1d8) 19-20x2
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STATISTICS
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Str 10, Dex 14, Con 14, Int 15, Wis 20, Cha 14
Base Atk +3; CMB 3; CMD 15
Traits Seeker, Coven Casting
Feats Spell Focus (Transmutation), Greater Spell Focus (Transmutation), Skill Focus (Perception), Alertness (when Ramita is within arm's reach), Extra Hex (Lignification)

Skills
Background (2)
Handle Animal +10 (5 ranks, 2 cha, 3 class skill)
Lore +10 (The First World) (5 ranks, 2 int, 3 class skill)

Adventuring (7) +2 ranks via FCB levels 1, 2
Perception +24 (5 ranks, 5 wis, 5 comp, 5 feats, 1 trait, 3 class skill)
Stealth +7 (5 ranks, 2 dex)
Survival +16 (5 ranks, 5 wis, 3 familiar, 3 class skill)
Diplomacy +10 (5 ranks, 2 cha, 3 class skill)
Spellcraft +10 (5 ranks, 2 int, 3 class skill)
Nature +10 (5 ranks, 2 int, 3 class skill)
Planes +10 (5 ranks, 2 int, 3 class skill)
Ride +6 (1 rank, 2 dex, 3 class skill)
Heal +9 (1 rank, 5 wis, 3 class skill)

Languages Common, Sylvan, Elven

Spirit (Su): A shaman forms a mystical bond with the spirits of the world. She forms a lasting bond with a single spirit (see Spirits on page 37), which grants a number of abilities and defines many of her other class features.

At 1st level, a shaman gains the spirit ability granted by her chosen spirit. She adds the spells granted by that spirit to the list of spells that she can cast using spirit magic. She also adds the hexes possessed by that spirit to the list of hexes that she can use with the hex and wandering hex class features.

Tree Limb (Su): As a swift action, the shaman can turn one of her arms into a heavy, branch-like limb. She must drop anything held in that hand, and she can’t use this ability if she is wearing a shield on that arm. Until the beginning of her next turn, she gains a slam attack that deals 1d8 points of damage (for a Medium shaman; 1d6 if Small, 2d6 if Large). A shaman can use this ability a number of times per day equal to 3 + her Charisma modifier.

Plant Spirit (Ex): A shaman’s spirit animal is made of leaves and thorny vines. This plant spirit has the statistics and abilities as a shaman’s spirit animal, but it is treated as a creature of the plant type rather than a native outsider.

Spirit Animal (Ex): At 1st level, a shaman forms a close bond with a spirit animal tied to her chosen spirit. This animal is her conduit to the spirit world, guiding her along the path to enlightenment. The animal also aids a shaman by granting her a special ability. See the Spirit Animal section on page 47.

A shaman must commune with her spirit animal each day to prepare her spells. While the spirit animal does not store the spells like a witch’s familiar does, the spirit animal serves as her conduit to divine power. If a shaman’s spirit animal is slain, she cannot prepare new spells or use her spirit magic class feature until the spirit animal is replaced.

Spirit Magic: A shaman can spontaneously cast a limited number of spells per day beyond those she prepared ahead of time. She has one spell slot per day of each shaman spell level she can cast, not including orisons. She can choose these spells from the list of spells granted by her spirits (see the spirit class feature and the wandering spirit class feature) at the time she casts them. She can enhance these spells using any metamagic feat that she knows, using up a higher-level spell slot as required by the feat and increasing the time to cast the spell (see Spontaneous Casting and Metamagic Feats on page 113 of the Core Rulebook).

Hex: A shaman learns a number of magical tricks, called hexes, which grant her powers or weaken foes. At 2nd level, a shaman learns one hex. At 4th, 8th, 10th, 12th, 16th, 18th, and 20th level, the shaman learns new hexes. A shaman can select from any of the following hexes or from any of the hexes listed in the description of her chosen spirit. A shaman cannot select a hex more than once unless noted otherwise.

Using a hex is a standard action that doesn’t provoke an attack of opportunity unless otherwise noted. The saving throw DC to resist a hex is equal to 10 + 1/2 the shaman’s level + the shaman’s Wisdom modifier.

Hexes

Wandering Spirit (Su): At 4th level, a shaman can form a temporary bond with a spirit other than the one selected using her spirit class feature. She must make this selection each day when preparing her spells. While this feature is active, she gains the spirit ability granted by the spirit. She also adds the spells granted by that spirit to her list of spells that she can cast using spirit magic. She does not add the hexes from her wandering spirit to her list of hexes that she can choose from with the hex class feature. At 12th level, she gains the abilities listed in the greater version of her wandering spirit. At 20th level, she gains the ability listed in the true version of her wandering spirit.

Wandering Spirit - Ancestors

SLA - Speak with Plants (2), Suggestion (1)

0th (4) Detect Magic, Light, Mending, Purify Food and Drink (at will)

1st (5) Pass without Trace, Produce Flame, Shield of Faith, Nature's Paths, Deadeye's Lore +Entangle/Unseen Servant

2nd (3) Barkskin, Web Shelter, OPEN SLOT +Barkskin/Spiritual Weapon

3rd (2) Sleet Storm, OPEN SLOT +Thorny Entanglement/Heroism

Traits - Seeker, Coven Casting

Str: 10 Dex: 14 Con: 14 Int: 15 Wis: 20 Cha: 14

Spirit Animal - Moth (+3 survival)

Background Skills (2)
Handle Animal +10 (5 ranks, 2 cha, 3 class skill)
Lore +10 (The First World) (5 ranks, 2 int, 3 class skill)

Skills (7)
Perception +24 (5 ranks, 5 wis, 5 comp, 5 feats, 1 trait, 3 class skill)
Stealth +7 (5 ranks, 2 dex)
Survival +16 (5 ranks, 5 wis, 3 familiar, 3 class skill)
Diplomacy +10 (5 ranks, 2 cha, 3 class skill)
Spellcraft +10 (5 ranks, 2 int, 3 class skill)
Nature +10 (5 ranks, 2 int, 3 class skill)
Planes +10 (5 ranks, 2 int, 3 class skill)

Feats
1 Spell Focus (Transmutation)
B Skill Focus (Perception)
B Alertness (while familiar is within arm's reach)
3 Greater Spell Focus (Transmutation)
5 Extra Hex (Hex of Lignification)
7 Leadership
8 Skill Focus (Survival)
9 Improved Initiative
11 Quicken Spell

Hexes
2 Greentongue
4 Whispering Leaves
8 Flower's Form
10 Verdant Path

Items
Eyes of the Eagle
Lesser Rod of Extend
+2 Headband of Wisdom
1000gp in scrolls/consumables/basic equipment (I'll get this sorted if chosen)

see Balzeros and his Spirit Animal Ramita scouting, handling nature (threats, traveling through it, etc.), delivering battlefield control in combat, and otherwise providing general utility.
Based on the current party (just about everyone contributes to damage, great support and ranged), keeping enemies away/hampering their movement via battlefield control is a prime way to boost party effectiveness. He can also handle a good portion of potential problems solved by spells so the fractional casters don't have to spread theirs thin (several druid spells, some cleric spells with favored class bonus, daily access to a pair of arcane spells).

Balzeros was born and raised in the Narlmarches of the Stolen Lands. Small villages are born, relocated, or destroyed with such frequency here that the name of the settlement and its precise location have been lost to the fog banks of his memory. Instead of a family by blood, he grew up among others like him, those who could hear the heartbeat of the trees and feel the growth of the vines. This cabal was devoted to the Green Mother, and while such a deity suited him through most of his youth, as he approached his thirties he began to long for a more stable, peaceful lifestyle.
Before he had resolved to set out on his own, however, the Stag Lord and his bandits pressed the choice for him. The cabal's connection with nature kept them safe in the Narlmarches for years, but an encounter with a bored patrol at the wrong time was their undoing. Unwilling to die for a cause he no longer believed, he fled when the outcome was clear.

Left alone to wander the Narlmarches searching for purpose, the woods themselves whispered of the Stag Lord's defeat. Rumors from traveling merchants even told of the budding plans for the creation of a new town. Now robbed of even the opportunity for revenge, he has traveled to the site of this fresh civilisation at the Stag Lord's former outpost with every intention of having a seat at the table of leadership. Through his guidance, and certainly cooperation with others, he seeks to help manage the inevitable growth of the town to be balanced with nature. A town cultivated to be brimming with happy, safe citizens.

Ambitions
Balzeros wants to build a nature-attuned cabal of his own. Not devoted to the Green Mother, but rather something inspired by the Green Faith and at the service of society.
There are eons worth of untapped power in the surrounding wilderness. Balzeros seeks to find such lost, ancient magic in the Stolen Lands and bend it towards some productive purpose.

Plans for Leadership
In fulfilling his ambition of creating his own circle of nature-based casters, this feat would go towards creating its members.

Balzeros has few current relationships, with many of his former companions having passed to natural threats or bandit attacks. The following are three notable people:
Razzle Greystripe (alive) - A Gnome who has wandered the Narlmarches for decades, Razzle had been an ally to Balzeros' late cabal. While not precisely friends, they have worked together several times to thwart malicious Fey and cranky Trolls.

Milucrah (deceased) - Perhaps the strongest thread tying him to the Cabal of the Green Mother, Milucrah was his romantic partner (or at least as much as one could be, given the expectations of their faith). Killed during the encounter with the Stag Lord's, the lack of emotion Balzeros has felt from her death only confirms that he had outgrown the cabal.

Corrado (alive, but believed to be deceased by Balzeros) - Balzeros' former mentor, Corrado was one of the first to fall during the fight with the Stag Lord's patrol. While a nurturing teacher and excellent leader, he ultimately carries his own needs before anyone else's. Unhappy with the path the cabal was currently on (and steadfastly clinging to), he intentionally arranged for its destruction to start a new one with him at the helm. His death was successfully faked and he has been working towards his goal ever since.

Most of this is from profile information (if it was present), but also based on what I've read of gameplay posts as well.
Durgan - Could be a counterpoint to an Abadarian. Not looking for conflict, but could offer a balance in societal expansion (nature vs urban).

Illthir - While not as into stories as she is, he does understand the importance of history and the role stories have in them.

Alia - Seems like she is a practical problem-solver, which he can definitely appreciate and support.

Zokon - Values teaching as well, would be eager to work together to shape the development of the town.

Serena - Would never be a convert (wouldn't want to be beholden to a higher power again), but agrees firmly with many of Sarenrae's teachings and thinks the society he wants to be a part of would benefit from her beliefs/guidance.