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Professor Blackspire Thundergloom (not his original name - upon reaching adulthood he threw some ominous sounding words in a bag and drew out a few) was born about sixty years ago in the Verduran Forest. A traveler and scholar, he has wandered the world as many of his kin did, seeking knowledge. He staves off the Bleaching by learning and performing, and is particularly fascinated with death, valor, and hope in the face of impossible odds. And also artisanal cheese.

Blackspire believes he was once a hero of the Shining Crusade who, at the end of the war and tired of all the death, retired to the First World. This hero passed on, but was reborn for many lives in that realm, before returning to Golarion to a fey-touched body in a fey-touched forest. He carries some fragment of this hero's soul in a zeal to combat the undead, and some resistance to their attacks (his traits).

The gnome wears extravagantly embroidered black outfits, often marked with grim symbols and designs such as skulls and spiderwebs, yet he speaks with a gentleness and warmth that belies his appearance.

Blackspire has a bushy white mustache and beard. He stands three and a half feet tall and weighs 41 lbs.

Blackspire Thundergloom is a support character. He will make those around him better with Inspire Courage, and Saving Finale is always good to have. He is quite capable against undead, able to use mind-affecting spells against them like Cause Fear.
His Knowledge skills are also fairly good and will significantly improve at level 3 with Deific Obedience.

Although Blackspire often appears to be absent-minded and lost in thought, this is a bit of an act - he is fairly astute and perceptive. Nevertheless, similar to many other gnomes, he can be distracted from the mission at hand by his passions and interests. Blackspire Thundergloom is prone to melodramatic pronouncements on occasion, drawing on his experience as a storyteller but also hoping to lighten the mood if the situation is dangerous.

Professor Blackspire Thundergloom
Gnome Dirge Bard 2
LG Small Humanoid
Racial Options: Darkvision, Academician (Religion), Eternal Hope, Fell Magic, Fey Fortitude
Init +6; Perception +5
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DEFENSE
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AC 17, touch 13, flatfooted 15 (+3 Armor, +2 Dex, +1 size, +1 Shield)
HP 17 (2d8+4)
Fort +2, Ref +5, Will +3 (+2 racial vs. fear, despair, death; +2 trait vs fear, death; +4 class vs fear, energy drain, death effects, and necromantic effects)
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OFFENSE
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Speed 20 ft.
Melee Dagger +1 (1d3-1/19-20)
Ranged Light Crossbow +4 (1d6/19-20)
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STATISTICS
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Str 8, Dex 14, Con 14, Int 12, Wis 11, Cha 16
BAB +1; CMB -1; CMD 11
Feats Lingering Performance
Traits Undead Crusader, Reincarnated
FCB Bard +1 Skill Points
Skills (8 per level)
Perception 2 +5
Knowledge (Religion) 1 +9 (+10 to ID undead)
Knowledge (Arcana) 1 +6
Knowledge (Local) 1 +6
Knowledge (Planes) 1 +6
Knowledge (Dungeoneering) 1 +6
Knowledge (Nature) 1 +6
Sense Motive 1 +5
Spellcraft 1 +5
Stealth 1 +10
Perform (Oratory) 2 +8
Perform (Percussion) 2 +8
Use Magic Device 1 +7
Background Skills
Knowledge (History) 1 +6
Knowledge (Engineering) 1 +6
Profession (Cheesemaker) 1 +5
Linguistics 1 +5

Languages Common, Gnome, Sylvan, Ancient Osiriani
Equipment
MW Studded Leather (175 gp, 10 lbs)
MW Darkwood Light Crossbow (355 gp, 1 lb)
20 bolts (2 gp, 1 lb)
Cold Iron Dagger (4 gp, 0.5 lbs)
Buckler (5 gp, 2.5 lbs)
Backpack (2 gp, 0.5 lbs)
Waterskin (1 gp, 1 lb)
Spell Component Pouch (5 gp, 2 lbs)
Entertainer's Outfit
549 GP spent
Special Bardic Performance 9 rds/day (Inspire Courage +1, Fascinate, Countersong, Distraction); Bardic Knowledge +1; Bleed, Chill Touch (DC 12), Detect Poison, and Touch of Fatigue (DC 11) 1/day each; Haunted Eyes; Secrets of the Grave (Disrupt Undead)
Cantrips Detect Magic, Prestidigitation, Open/Close, Mage Hand, Summon Instrument, Disrupt Undead
Spells (CL 2, Concentration +5)
1 (DC 14, 3/day): Saving Finale, CLW, Feather Fall
Current encumbrance: 18.5 (light is 19.5)