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Wealth 88gp
Weight -lb
Encumbrance 33 (light), 66 (medium), 100 (heavy)

* pathfinder's kit 12gp

consumables
* potion of mage armor x2

Festa was orphaned at an early age, then adopted into an informal congregation of the goddess Milani. Although he quickly learned to take her teachings and values to heart, he had a hard time advancing his service toward the Everbloom due to his innate orderly and conservative nature. It was a fortunate accident that a wanderer from distant Tian Xia came across the congregation - sensei Slow Sure Fist. The teacher of martial arts was quick to realize that the nature of Festa was ill-suited for the clerical duties of a priest of Milani, but well-suited to the disciplines of a monk. Slow Sure Fist spend a good year instructing Festa in combative techniques that would complement the methods and needs of the followers of Milani - in return he received aid and the spread of the Everbloom's rebellious faith into distant Chu Ye, the homeland of Slow Sure Fist, a country in the iron grip evil oni overlords.

Festa is now traveling the world, seeking to act on Milani's wishes when he perceives them. As such he's now had a modicum of experience in ship travel, forwarding himself as a ship's surgeon in lieu of his skills as a deck hand.

Festa Fire imagines himself destined by prophecy to act as a vessel for Milani's will. Though the details are unclear, he believes he will play part in righting a great wrong. He's rather devout with emphasis on Milani (of course), but also respects and calls upon a variety of gods in their aspects. He is usually settled and at peace within himself, but easily becomes erratic when confronted with slavery or oppression. He places no requirements on his companions, other than that he expects a certain goodness of heart in others and can be very disappointed when he finds that trust shaken.

Pathfinder’s Kit: This kit consists of a backpack, a bedroll, a belt pouch, a clay mug, a dagger, 2 fishhooks, f lint and steel, a sewing needle, a signal whistle, 50 feet of string, 50 feet of thread, a waterskin, a week’s worth of trail rations, and a whetstone. For Small creatures, the weight of a Pathfinder’s kit is 7-1/2 pounds. Leaving the bedroll and rations at camp or on a mount reduces the weight by 12 pounds for Medium creatures and by 3 pounds for Small creatures.

Everbloom Thorn (Monk)

The monastery to Milani in Artume occasionally sees the need to oust tyranny and oppression. Monks trained there emphasize covert and mobile strategies that aid in the evasion of ruling authorities. Such monks always worship Milani. They embrace strict discipline and reconcile the chaotic and rebellious nature of Milani in their motivations.

Alignment: Lawful good.

Aspect of Milani: At 1st level an Everbloom thorn chooses one of Milani's domains: Chaos, Good, Healing, Liberation or Protection. He gains that domain's powers and domain spell slots in which he can prepare and cast domain spells as a cleric of his monk level. This ability replaces all bonus feats.

Focused Blow (Ex): At 1st level an Everbloom thorn gains the feat Vital Strike. At 8th level he gains Improved Vital Strike and at 15th level he gains Greater Vital Strike. When using these feats the monk determines his base attack bonus using his monk level. For all other purposes, such as qualifying for a feat or a prestige class, the monk uses his normal base attack bonus. These feats can only be used with unarmed strikes and special monk weapons. This ability replaces flurry of blows.

Ki Pool (Su): In addition to the normal benefits of a monk's ki pool, an Everbloom thorn may spend a ki point as a swift action to use the feats gained through his Focussed Blow class ability as a move action instead of a standard action for 1 round.

Subtle Bloom (Ex): At 4th level an Everbloom thorn gains a +2 bonus on Stealth checks. At 8th level and every four levels thereafter this bonus increases by +1 to a maximum of +6 at 20th level. This ability replaces slow fall.

Crimson Rose (Ex): At 15th level, when an Everbloom thorn uses Stunning Fist and the target fails its Fortitude save, then in addition to the normal effects of Stunning Fist the monk does not roll damage dice but instead deals damage as if he had rolled the maximum possible on his damage dice. This ability replaces quivering palm.

From the Cobblestones (Su): At 20th level, an Everbloom thorn can rouse the oppressed. As a full-round action he may spend 8 ki points to grant all allies within 60 feet the ability to wield anything proficiently as if they had the feats Catch Off-Guard and Throw Anything. Furthermore each ally's base speed is increased by 20 feet and they receive a +4 dodge bonus to AC. These benefits last for 1 hour. This ability replaces perfect self.

Ex-Monk
An Everbloom thorn who ceases to be lawful good loses all supernatural class abilities and cannot progress any further in monk levels until he atones.