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Defense
AC 18 (+4 Armor, +2 Dex, +2 NA) Touch 12 FF 16
HP 13 (1d10+3)
Fort +2 Ref +4 Will +3
(+2 vs mind effecting & stunning effects)
(+2 vs disease, death effects, energy drain, exhaustion, fatigue, nausea, poison, sickened, stabilization, removing neg levels)
Immune: Sleep, Paralysis

Offense
Melee: Mindblade +6 (1d8+4 19-20/x2) [Bludgeoning]
Ranged: Thrown Mindblade +4 (1d8+4 19-20/x2) Range 15
BAB 1 CMB +5 CMD 17

Statistics
Abilities: Str 18 Dex 14 Con 14 Int 12 Wis 13 Cha 6
SQ: Favored Class (Soulknife; HP), Construction Metabolism, Construct Mind, Construct Resistance, Natural Plating, Form Mind Blade, Shape Mind Blade, Throw Mind Blade
Traits:
Power Points: 2
Feats: Wild TalentB, Weapon Focus (Mindblade)B, Speed of Thought
Skills: Acrobatics +6, Autohypnosis +4, Climb +8, Craft (Blacksmithing) +5, Perception +5
Combat Gear:
Equipment: leather lamellar armor, adventuring kit, blacksmith tools
Coin 175gp
Description Like most warforged, Engineer #3 stands taller than a common human, with dark grey, almost black metal plating. Their surface is generally burnished to a fine sheen, just shy of a mirror finish. While traveling, they typically wear a well-carved suit of leather lamellar, a stout backpack, belt pouch, and not much else. Over that, Engineer #3 drapes a dark green wool and leather cloak with a hood, mostly to keep the rain off but also to disguise their form a bit.

On closer inspection, one might note a slight discoloration at his bicep and right shoulder, as well as just above the left thigh. It looks as though someone with considerable skill and attention to detail repaired and reattached those limbs, previously severed, as well as performed extensive repairs on the warforged’s torso, neck, and head. The remaining damage appears cosmetic, the scars and dings of a worn and battle-tested war machine.

Backstory: Originally designed for a combat support role as well as executive protection for Cannith magewrights, the tides of battle and the Treaty of Thronehold saw Engineer #3 left adrift in Khorvaire. They attempted to learn more about the construction of the warforged and the secret of awakening such constructed creatures to sentience, but to no avail. Somewhere in the Eldeen reaches, they were found by agents of the Lord of Blades, who simply would not take “NO” for an answer. Refusal to join their cause resulted in Engineer #3’s eventual destruction and dismemberment. Somehow, someone found the remains of Engineer #3, as well as the pieces and parts of those warforged they destroyed in their fray, and brought them to Sylbaran. There, the esteemed blacksmith and tinker of the town managed to reassemble the warforged, where a spark of life stored deep in the core re-emerged.

Engineer #3 is different now, they know that, but just how and why still eludes the warforged’s thinking. For now, they have settled into a routine of work at Clamor, intending to pay back the blacksmith for her kind services in returning them to life.

Engineer stands near the door, cleaned and re-equipped. Bits of light and color spark out occasionally from around his armor plates and joints.

"I stand ready to assist in whatever tasks this group decides."

Once again, despite speaking about the razing of this very nice town, Engineer's voice holds no emotional tones. He remains flat and uninflecte in his timbre.

Engineer, smelling like salad freshly dressed and tossed with the tables silverware, stands by the entrance and addresses the Lieutenant.

Bits of light shoot from Engineer's joints and eye lenses as he cleans up and converses. The vinegar he manifests lasts only a short time, before evaporating into thin wisps of ectoplasm.

Once satisfied at his cleanliness, he stands by the fire and allows it to thoroughly dry his massive frame.

"Did you have a suggestion, keeping in mind the organic nature requirement and desire for mild acidic pH, Friend Daxur?"

Assuming the inn has such a basin available, he removes his pouches and gear belts, hanging them to dry. Once standing in the tub, he brings forth a fairly strong solution of acetic acid and bathes his shell. Using a bit of rag he scrubs any remaining road dirt or detritus from the nooks and crannies. Once clean, he re-arms himself and takes up a place near the fire.

"I was unable to glean the true numbers of the goblins, but there were more than a score. Perhaps 30, perhaps a few more or less. Their leader seemed larger than the others, and spoke in a loud voice. He commanded us to relinquish the wagon where Citizen Ven kept his goods. Faced with such insurmountable odds, we had no choice but to retreat."

Engineer pauses as if to allow his. Ompatriots to chime in before continuing.

"The goblins took the wagon while holding live flames openly. That did not end well, as the cargo included a sizeable amount of fireworks. The remaining goblins who survived the blast scavenged what they could before fleeing. A few chose to engage us in direct combat, much to their disappointment, I would hazard."

Engineer bows to the young woman in polite greeting.

"As far as the prefix, I have not achieved the rank of Master in any given profession. My skills still have many deficiencies to have attained that title. I appreciate your politeness, in appending it to me, however."

Engineer delivers the facts in his deep baritone, almost monotonously. He does not seem overly concerned that the unarmed non-combatant female is apparently unaccounted for at this time.

Engineer looks down on the small human woman striking his pauldron.

"I would advise you to use caution in such dealings. Firstly, you may have injured your hands on my plating. Secondly, other warforged might take offense to your unasked for physical contact."

"Sheriff? I am designated as Engineer #3. These are my traveling compatriots and battle comrades, Wizard Daxur and Soldier-of-the-Mind Khravos." Engineer indicates his friends with wide stretched hands.

"Perhaps we can be of assistance? We are fully combat capable, and Citizen Ven can attest to our effectiveness. If the task requires magical or psionic attention, we are able to serve such needs as well."

Engineer lenghtens his stride a bit, heavy footfalls sinking into the roadway slightly.

Engineer sounds much like he's delivered similar news many times in the past. The cadence is almost rote, pat, programmed.

"No loss of human life occurred, fortunately. We were able to secure this animal as means of transport, and are progressing towards Sandpoint on foot."

"Friend Daxur, Soldier-of-the-Mind Khravos, and I were able to drive off the goblins. Are you injured? Do you require sustenance or hydration?" Engineer attempts to aid the man, to the best of his capacity.

Engineer continues walking and waxing philosophical about the nature of warfare and destruction. As he speaks, sparks of light emit from his joints & eyes, seemingly randomly.

"Using such an idea, one may justify all kinds of otherwise indefensible actions. Your force of Defense becomes an early-strike opportunity. Their focused abilities, combined with the unaware state of the foe, would prove quite dramatic."

Engineer seems oblivious to the idea that this is NOT what Khravos suggested with his words.

"A resource, this animal may aid our remaining travel. Daxur, at least, could ride it."

Turning towards Sandpoint, Engineer walks with long strides and heavy footfalls.

"Khravos, I notice you fight with a weapon strapped to the front of your hand. I was unaware that humans would attach components in such a manner. Warforged have specific weapon components like those; blades, battlefists, even ranged weapons. Why did you choose that weapon? Does it yield some advantage to your fighting style?"

Spotting the pony way off in the distance, Engineer tries to gauge their ability to corral the beast.

"Do you think it possible we retrieve that animal? It should fetch a decent price in the market, and provide a bit of relief for tired feet."

Engineer stomps down at the prone goblin before him.

"Fly free, goblin. Your path on this world now works towards the good of others."

One morning, the team's rogue Beauregard woke early, seeing him at his work.

"What are you doing, Three? How come you're oiling the limbs of my crossbow?" the halfling asked, rubbing sleep out of his eyes.

Quietly, in his deep baritone, Engineer responded, "I do not require the time overnight that the rest of you do. Rather than sit idle, I chose to fix and maintain the equipment. Would you prefer I not?"

"No, no, that's all fine and well," Beauregard responds as he begins packing up his bedroll. "Don't feel like you have to do that, though. You aren't my servant or anything, Three."

Engineer sits, pondering the statement. "I understand. I choose to help you, as friends. From my observations, this is something comrades do for one another. We are friends, correct?"

Beauregard smiles and nods, "Yes, Three. We are friends."

Engineer reaches down to grab the sword swinging goblin, intent on preventing further damage.

Grapple

As a standard action, you can attempt to grapple a foe, hindering his combat options. If you do not have Improved Grapple, grab, or a similar ability, attempting to grapple a foe provokes an attack of opportunity from the target of your maneuver. Humanoid creatures without two free hands attempting to grapple a foe take a –4 penalty on the combat maneuver roll. If successful, both you and the target gain the grappled condition (see the Appendices). If you successfully grapple a creature that is not adjacent to you, move that creature to an adjacent open space (if no space is available, your grapple fails). Although both creatures have the grappled condition, you can, as the creature that initiated the grapple, release the grapple as a free action, removing the condition from both you and the target. If you do not release the grapple, you must continue to make a check each round, as a standard action, to maintain the hold. If your target does not break the grapple, you get a +5 circumstance bonus on grapple checks made against the same target in subsequent rounds. Once you are grappling an opponent, a successful check allows you to continue grappling the foe, and also allows you to perform one of the following actions (as part of the standard action spent to maintain the grapple).

Move: You can move both yourself and your target up to half your speed. At the end of your movement, you can place your target in any square adjacent to you. If you attempt to place your foe in a hazardous location, such as in a wall of fire or over a pit, the target receives a free attempt to break your grapple with a +4 bonus.

Damage: You can inflict damage to your target equal to your unarmed strike, a natural attack, or an attack made with armor spikes or a light or one-handed weapon. This damage can be either lethal or nonlethal.

Pin: You can give your opponent the pinned condition (see Conditions). Despite pinning your opponent, you still only have the grappled condition, but you lose your Dexterity bonus to AC.

Tie Up: If you have your target pinned, otherwise restrained, or unconscious, you can use rope to tie him up. This works like a pin effect, but the DC to escape the bonds is equal to 20 + your Combat Maneuver Bonus (instead of your CMD). The ropes do not need to make a check every round to maintain the pin. If you are grappling the target, you can attempt to tie him up in ropes, but doing so requires a combat maneuver check at a –10 penalty. If the DC to escape from these bindings is higher than 20 + the target's CMB, the target cannot escape from the bonds, even with a natural 20 on the check.

If You Are Grappled: If you are grappled, you can attempt to break the grapple as a standard action by making a combat maneuver check (DC equal to your opponent's CMD; this does not provoke an attack of opportunity) or Escape Artist check (with a DC equal to your opponent's CMD). If you succeed, you break the grapple and can act normally. Alternatively, if you succeed, you can become the grappler, grappling the other creature (meaning that the other creature cannot freely release the grapple without making a combat maneuver check, while you can). Instead of attempting to break or reverse the grapple, you can take any action that doesn't require two hands to perform, such as cast a spell or make an attack or full attack with a light or one-handed weapon against any creature within your reach, including the creature that is grappling you. See the grappled condition for additional details. If you are pinned, your actions are very limited. See the pinned condition in Conditions for additional details.

Multiple Creatures: Multiple creatures can attempt to grapple one target. The creature that first initiates the grapple is the only one that makes a check, with a +2 bonus for each creature that assists in the grapple (using the Aid Another action). Multiple creatures can also assist another creature in breaking free from a grapple, with each creature that assists (using the Aid Another action) granting a +2 bonus on the grappled creature's combat maneuver check.

Engineer swings down to smash the closest goblin, intent on protecting Daxur from melee fighters.

Engineer stands his ground, turning his body slightly and effecting his programmed fighting stance. He waits for one of the foes to reach him, lashing out with a powerful fist just as it enters range.

1d20 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10 slam to hit, for 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7 bludgeoning damage.

"That is an error I shall correct as soon as possible. I am sure there must be a way to excite an item through psionic means. The production of heat without a typical point of ignition would prove most useful."

The warforged's gaze becomes more distant and several glints of light shine from beneath his plates as he proceeses that idea. "I shall have to ponder on that."

Engineer tries to herd the civilians away from the goblin horde and towards the final destination.

Engineer begins to do just that, nodding to Daxur once they are outside the expected blast radius of the wagon.

"I believe it time to leave these goblins a warm, exciting parting gift, Friend Daxur."