Originally from Redale, Eysterlyn moved to Lur'dalen almost 10 years ago, when his master was made the Redale cultural attaché to Lur'dalen. As a means of attempting better magical relations between the Lur'dalen Arcanimirium and the Acadamae of Redale, his master deemed that it was politically expedient for him to send his apprentice to take classes at the Arcanimirium.
Esterlyn found that the majority of the elves were aloof, but he kept his head-down, and became quite skilled at Crafting, eventually he took the Test and passed.
Having ensured that his token ‘olive branch’ of intercollegiate goodwill had succeeded, Esterlyn’s master turned his attention away from the Arcanimirium, and focused on his ‘cultural’ portfolio with great zeal – in fact, he became quite notorious for his interest in the young women of Lur'dalen, much to the chagrin of more than one noble house or merchant family.
However, such scandalous activities were simply a cover for his actual purpose in the city – using a combination of magic and money, he maintained a web of informants that specialised in knowing anything and everything about the city.
Invariably, Esterlyn was in the thick of whatever long game his master was running. Things continued in this fashion for close to 5 years, before someone managed to unravel the carefully constructed web, and attempted to finger the puppet-master. His master took the fall and was ultimately expelled from the city for spying.
Eysterlyn lived a life of quite mediocrity, pouring over ancient books, and developing a reputation as a respectable crafter. However, he was seized by wanderlust – he remembered the fierce excitement and the rush of adrenaline associated with adventure and discovery, and decided that he would like to experience it.
Over the years, he had come across various scraps of information regarding the ancient Dillium Das, and decided to explore the ruins thinking it would be a worthy capstone to his life... After all, what is the worst that could happen...?
Familiar:
Bitey the Mongoose +2(Fort saves)
N Tiny animal
Init +2; Senses low-light vision, scent; Perception +1
Defense
AC 15, touch 14, flat-footed 13 (+2 Dex, +1 natural, +2 size)
hp 13(6HD) (1d8)
Fort +2, Ref +4, Will +5
Offense
Speed 20 ft., climb 20 ft.
Melee bite +4 (1d3–4 plus attach)
Space 2-1/2 ft., Reach 0 ft.
Statistics
Str 3, Dex 15, Con 10, Int 8, Wis 12, Cha 5
Base Atk +0; CMB +0; CMD 6 (10 vs. trip)
Feats Weapon Finesse
Skills Acrobatics +10, Climb +10, Escape Artist +3, Stealth +14; Racial Modifiers +4 Stealth, +8 Acrobatics
Ecology
Environment temperate hills
Organization solitary
Treasure none
Special Abilities
Attach (Ex) When a weasel hits with a bite attack, it automatically grapples its foe, inflicting automatic bite damage each round.
Traits:
Magical Crafter: Your early magical training involved study of the properties and creation of magic items. You gain a +1 trait bonus on Appraise checks and a +1 bonus on any Craft checks attempted while making magic items.
Clan Artisan: You were raised in one of the numerous clans of Xa Hoi, and learned a valuable trade in your early years. Pick one Craft skill(Armor). You gain a +2 trait bonus on checks with that skill, and it becomes a class skill for you.
Arcanamirium Crafter:
Metacharge(Ex): As an Arcanamirium crafter, you gain a bonus feat at 3rd level, which must be an item creation feat or metamagic feat. You must still meet all prerequisites for a bonus feat, including caster level minimums. When using metamagic feats to create magic items, your skill and understanding of the principles involved in the item’s creation give you a +2 bonus on the skill check made to create the item.
-Magic Items are crafted from History Stone, and History Dust. History stones and History Dust are basically Gold and Platinum pieces for the purpose of magic items, and can be gathered at a 50% rate from magic items by tools at the Artisans guild from magic items.
