Fighter (Tactical Opportunist) 1 — Init +6; Perc +6; SnsMtv +6; AC 18(19); CMD 16; F +4, R +2, W +1; HP 8/13
Gender
Female
Size
M
Age
31
Alignment
NG
Deity
Sarenrae
Languages
Common, Hallit, Abyssal
Strength
16
Dexterity
14
Constitution
14
Intelligence
14
Wisdom
12
Charisma
8
About Elsbeth Tanner
Physical description and background:
At a glance, Elsbeth is best described as "plain". She's of medium build (though perhaps just a tad on the short side), muscular and athletic without being bulky. Her features are unremarkable except for her reddish-brown hair (of which she's very fond), but she still doesn't turn any heads.
Of course, this is in part because she simply doesn't pay much attention to her appearance. She dresses with practicality in mind; she needs to be able to move comfortably while demonstrating proper form to students looking to start a career of combat.
The way she carries herself similarly reflects her career as a combat coach—she stands almost as though at attention, walks briskly as though always in the middle of something important, and typically wears an expression that suggests she's in the middle of analyzing her surroundings.
And that's the thing about Elsbeth: she is always alert, observant and analytical. That's what makes her such a good combat coach: she knows the technical art of combat inside and out. She's wanted to fight since she was a child, having grown up in Mendev and known the danger of the Worldwound's demonic hordes.
Her original ambition had been to join a company of paladins, but she was rejected multiple times. The explanation was always the same: she was a cunning and capable combatant, but if push came to shove and she saw an opening in her opponents' defenses, she would exploit it—even if doing so was labeled as "dishonorable".
She understood why she was rejected; paladins needed to do more than just win fights, they needed to inspire hope and courage among those who look up to them. But whenever Elsbeth fought, all she could see was the most effective move to make.
She eventually made her peace with this rejection. Even though she couldn't be a paladin, she could still be a force of good. After all, there were always plenty (in her eyes, too many) farmers and carpenters and shop boys itching to go to the front lines of the Worldwound who also would never be paladins; maybe she could at least make them fighters and give them a hope of coming home.
Even so, Elsbeth does not love being a "rent-a-coach", as she calls it. Her true passion is to go confront evil herself, fighting alongside the paladins even if she can't be one herself.
Combat stats:
Init +6 Perception +6
-------DEFENSE--------
HP 13
AC 18(19), Touch 12, Flat-footed 16(17) (+6 armor, +2 DEX [+1 shield]) CMD 16 (+1 BAB, +3 STR, +2 DEX) Fort +4 Ref +2 Will +1
-------OFFENSE--------
Melee scimitar +4 (1d6+3[2H+4]/18-20)
Ranged javelin (30ft) +3 (1d6+3)
or sling (50ft) +3 (1d4+3)
CMB +4
