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About Elias Wolfen

Background: "Tomas Wolfen is a determined, focused individual with a lot of brain power and considerable selflessness in everything he does. His son has none of those traits. That boy would rather be drunk in a tavern then anything else." - Guard Captain Cavarius

Tomas and Alira Wolfen were community pillars, praised for their charity, their service and most of all, their ability to build a strong communal support for those in need. Neither rich or noble, the Wolfen family was quite popular in the small town of Kenabres, having lived there most of their lives. Having twin sons, the Wolfen family would continue to be beacons of light in a weary, war-torn world.

Elias was the youngest of the twins, coming out seconds after his older brother. This pattern would re-emerge throughout his life, with his older brother getting most of the praise for his wit, intelligence and service to the lawful deities. Mischievous, entertaining and rather good at playing music, Elias was the more adventurous of the twins, and would often get his brother Kellan in trouble.

Early in his youth, Elias wandered too far from the city stronghold and was caught in a surprise attack by the demonic forces. Saved barely by a patrol, Elias fell into a deep coma for weeks. Slashes and deep wounds dotted his body, covering most of his back, chest and extremities. After the attack, Elias' parents prayed over and over again for the God's to intervene, and apparently, they ended up doing so.

Elias woke from his coma and continued to live life, but this time, he did so with even more pep, strength and guile. Angered at his youngest son's games, tricks and love of women and drink, Tomas continually tried to steer Elias toward a more religious incline. This only further alienated father and son however, with Elias growing more and more rebellious with each of his father's arguments.

Ever since the attack, Elias had a large amount of interest in the demonic forces that continued the Crusade. As he grew older, he eventually trained himself to spot their tracks, listen to their speech and became quite capable of finding them or spoiling their ambushes.

Whereas the other members of his family turned to religion, Elias turned to sword and bow, becoming a hunter of the demon-kind. Assisting patrols, raids and hunts, Elias was a competent tracker of the demonic kind.

To this day, Elias continues to track down evil-kind whenever he can. Taking pride in his work, Elias has a certain gusto when doing so, and tries to make light on any situation. Hes been nicknamed the Joker or the Funny by several guards that have had the pleasure of having him on patrol.

Appearance: Elias is still young, and wears long cloaks and robes to cover many of the deep wounds and scars he carries. Battered by a demon in his young age, Elias elects to cover the scars instead of trying to explain where they came from.

Short brown hair usually messy and unkempt tops off his head, and his clothes are usually dirtied by the soil and ground he spends much of his time in. With a gentleman's smile and a hearty laugh, the young tracker is handsome but rugged by all accounts.

Motivation: Elias hunts down demon-kind due to many reasons. First and foremost, Elias hopes that killing these creatures will finally allow his father to see him in a much better light. Always being outshadowed by his clerical brother, Elias hopes to prove his worth to his family, and carry the Wolfen name with honor.

Second, Elias does this in order to try himself, feeling that this is the only way he can really 'get the energy out'. Always energetic and ready to go, Elias feels that hunting these creatures gives him purpose and that he is actually destined to do so after his earlier brush with death.

Personality: Elias is full of wit, funny and tries hard to make dark situations lighter then they appear. On the surface, Elias looks cool, calm and collected, trading witty banter as he duels and fights the evil demons that plague the known region.

However, underneath this shiny exterior is a deeply troubled boy with daddy issues. Struggling with his confidence and always worried about failure, Elias has deep problems with actually coming out on top. The funny-guy routine is nothing more then a mask, and its shown several times throughout his adventuring, when men that he is assigned with die.

Loving of his family, but understanding why they shun him, Elias knows he is probably seen as the town fool, and revels in this idea. He understands fully why people see him as such, and actually enjoys being the one people go to for entertainment and comedy.

Even with his tricks and games, overall, Elias is serious about his work. Though he may joke, finding, tracking and killing demons is serious work to him, and he hopes the crusade ends soon enough.

Future Advancement: Elias will be using ranger for some time, then I probably will eventually start him in Arcane Archer. Its a core prestige class, not bad at what it does, and works with his character.

Crunch:

Elias Wolfen
Human Ranger 1
NG Medium humanoid (human)
Init +3; Senses Perception +5
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Defense
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AC 17, touch 14, flat-footed 13 (+3 armor, +1 dodge, +3 Dex)
hp 12 (1d10+2)
Fort +4, Ref +5, Will +1;
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Offense
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Speed 35 ft.
Melee: Rapier +3 (1d6/18-20/x2) +2 Against outsiders evil/deity bonus
Ranged: Longbow +4 (1d8/×3) +2 Against outsiders evil
Special: Deity bonus given to rapier due to worship of Cayden.
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Statistics
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Str 17, Dex 15, Con 14, Int 10, Wis 11, Cha 10
Base Atk +1; CMB +3; CMD +15
Feats Fleet and Dodge
Traits are Awfulness and Grim Optimism

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Special Abilities
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