Chandria
Female tengu alchemist (beastmorph) 2 (Pathfinder RPG Advanced Player's Guide 26, Pathfinder RPG Bestiary 263, Pathfinder RPG Ultimate Combat 24)
N Medium humanoid (tengu)
Init +4; Senses low-light vision; Perception +7
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Defense
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AC 13, touch 12, flat-footed 11 (+1 armor, +2 Dex)
hp 20 (2d8+4)
Fort +4, Ref +5, Will +0
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Offense
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Speed 30 ft.
Melee falchion +3 (2d4+3/18-20) or
. . wrist sheathe, spring-loaded -1 (1d6+2) or
. . bite -2 (1d3+1)
Ranged bomb +4 (1d6+2 Fire) or
. . frost bomb +4 (1d6+2 Cold)
Special Attacks bomb 4/day (1d6+2 fire, DC 13)
Alchemist (Beastmorph) Extracts Prepared (CL 2nd; concentration +4)
. . 1st—adhesive spittle[ACG] (DC 13), heightened awareness[ACG]
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Statistics
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Str 15, Dex 15, Con 13, Int 15, Wis 10, Cha 8
Base Atk +1; CMB +3; CMD 15
Feats Brew Potion, Potion Glutton, Throw Anything
Traits ancient explorer, pragmatic activator, reactionary
Skills Craft (alchemy) +6 (+8 to create alchemical items), Diplomacy +0, Disable Device +6, Heal +4, Knowledge (history) +7, Perception +7, Profession (cook) +6, Sleight of Hand +6, Spellcraft +6, Stealth +4, Survival +4, Use Magic Device +6; Racial Modifiers +2 Perception, +2 Stealth
Languages Common, Cyclops, Elven, Goblin, Tengu
SQ alchemy (alchemy crafting +2), discovery (frost bomb), gifted linguist, mutagen (+4/-2, +2 natural armor, 20 minutes), paranoid, poison use, swordtrained
Combat Gear acid (2); Other Gear haramaki[UC], buckler, falchion, wrist sheathe, spring-loaded[UC], alchemical cement (worth 5 gp, 2 lb), alchemy crafting kit[APG], masterwork tool, 352 gp
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Special Abilities
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Alchemy +2 (Su) +2 to Craft (Alchemy) to create alchemical items, can Id potions by touch.
Bomb 1d6+2 (4/day, DC 13) (Su) Thrown Splash Weapon deals 1d6+2 fire damage.
Frost Bomb (Su) When the alchemist creates a bomb, he can choose to have it inflict cold damage. Creatures that take a direct hit from a frost bomb are staggered on their next turn unless they succeed on a Fortitude save.
Gifted Linguist Tengus gain a +4 racial bonus on Linguistics checks, and learn two languages each time they gain a rank in Linguistics rather than one language.
Low-Light Vision See twice as far as a human in dim light, distinguishing color and detail.
Mutagen (DC 13) (Su) Mutagen adds +4 to a physical & -2 to a mental attribute, and +2 nat. armor for 20 minutes.
Paranoid Aid Another DC 15 for attempts to help you.
Poison Use You do not risk poisoning yourself accidentally while poisoning a weapon.
Potion Glutton Drinking a potion, elixir, etc. is a swift action that does not provoke an AoO.
Swordtrained Tengus are automatically proficient with swordlike weapons (including bastard swords, daggers, elven curve blades, falchions, greatswords, kukris, longswords, punching daggers, rapiers, scimitars, short swords, and two-bladed swords).
Throw Anything Proficient with improvised ranged weapons. +1 to hit with thrown splash weapons.
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Backstory:
Chandria opens her eyes. She had fallen asleep in the study. Oak bookcases lined with dusty tomes and alchemical encyclopaedias surround her. She can barely move her wooden chair among all of the strange objects around her. She dusts her black, sinewy feathers off. In front of her, the latest writings from the popular explorer Qiang sit unfolded, covered in diagrams of beasts and their anatomy.
Qiang would often stop by, telling Chandria of his travels - what inventions he had come up with, what beasts he had observed - fascinating things to the wannabe alchemist. Chandria would jot down notes on everything she had been told, spending days reviewing them after Qiang takes leave.
She leans into his latest documents. "But this, why would I morph into that... and is the transition into one of these beasts against the elder's teachings..." She mumbles nonsense to herself. Years of studying alone and experimenting with alchemical mutagens had turned Chandria into something of a recluse. She was violently allergic to the scraps most commonly found in the slums, and this was one of the few things that would require her to make weekly visits to the local market in Port Peril.
Fascinated by the history of Golarion, when she wasn't toying with reagants, Chandria spent much of her time studying the cyclops empire of Ghol-Gan. What possible potions and devices could those ruins contain? Qiang often spoke to Chandria about about the possibilities, and Chandria was to meet him at the Formidably Maid tonight.
She makes her way down a bridge in Port Peril towards the tavern. A bit skittish and paranoid, she sits at the far corner bar stool, alone, and orders a mug of ale.
She takes a few sips, waiting impatiently for Qiang. She's starting to feel paranoid with all of the humans staring over at her. She is not welcome here.
She doesn't feel well.
Her vision starts to blur. She shakes her head violently, attempting to restore what she sees.
She falls on one leg, knocking the bar stool over, dropping her belongings and "coin." She starts to feel nauseous and weak.
The last thing Chandria remembers before she passes out is Qiang and two masked men walking in and dragging her out of the bar.
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When she comes to, although she's angered, she quickly learns she is aboard a pirate ship, and is amazed at the beauty of the scenery. But what really gets her blood boiling is the potential of what discoveries this new adventure will lead to.
Appearance:
Chandria is a slender four foot five Tengu scholar. She wears a feathered cap, and a short red cape that runs down to her mid-back and adorns a gray cloth cloak, lined with pockets. Her eyes are black as coal and her beak curves out about three inches from her face.
She is missing a section of feathers from her left forearm, caused by the violent reaction of two unstable mutagens.
Motivation:
Chandria is driven by a thirst for knowledge. She's determined to learn what alchemy there is to know about the crumbling ruins of Ghol-Gan, and she idolizes the explorer, Qiang -- or at least, she used to -- and will do anything that will lead to new alchemical discovery.
Favourite colour:
Scarlet, as depicted by her cape. The red hue helps Chandria's inner creative fires ignite.
Favourite meal:
It has been years since Chandria has eaten a proper meal, what with living in the slums. The finest plums of the land are among her favorites; the juicier and plumper, the better.
