Forest Hunter
Male human (Varisian) ranger (nirmathi irregular, stormwalker) 4 (Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Inner Sea Magic, Ultimate Wilderness 72)
NG Medium humanoid (human)
Init +4; Senses Perception +9
Tracked Resources:
Arrows 40/40
Blunt Arrows 40/40
Pearl of Power (Level 1) 3/3
Thundershot 5/5
Keep Watch 1/1
Gravity Bow 1/1
Deadeye's Lore 1/1
Wand of Aspect of the Falcon(CL1) 50/50
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Defense
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AC 17, touch 13, flat-footed 14 (+4 armor, +3 Dex)
hp 32 (4d10+4)
Fort +5, Ref +8, Will +3
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Offense
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Speed 30 ft. (20 ft. in armor)
Melee dagger +6 (1d4+2/19-20) or
. . greatsword +6 (2d6+3/19-20) or
. . handaxe +6 (1d6+2/×3)
Ranged darkwood composite longbow +10 (1d8+2/×3)
Special Attacks combat style (archery), favored enemy (undead +2), thundershot
Ranger (Nirmathi Irregular, Stormwalker) Spells Prepared (CL 3rd; concentration +5)
. . 1st— deadeye's lore, gravity bow[APG], keep watch
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Statistics
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Str 14, Dex 18, Con 13, Int 14, Wis 14, Cha 11
Base Atk +4; CMB +6; CMD 20
Feats Endurance, Point-Blank Shot, Precise Shot, Rapid Shot, Weapon Focus (longbow)
Traits deadeye bowman, magical knack
Skills Acrobatics +4 , Climb +7, Handle Animal +7, Heal +11, Intimidate +7, Knowledge (dungeoneering) +10, Knowledge (geography) +10, Knowledge (nature) +10, Knowledge (religion) +9, Perception +9, Stealth +11, Survival +9, Swim +7; Racial Modifiers +1 Knowledge (dungeoneering), +1 Knowledge (geography), +1 Knowledge (nature), forest ghost
Languages Common, Dwarven, Elven, Varisian
SQ comprehensive education, favored terrain (forest +2), track +2
Combat Gear pearl of power (1st level) (3), wand of aspect of the falcon (50 charges), healer's kit; Other Gear mithral shirt, arrows (40), blunt arrows[APG] (40), dagger, darkwood composite longbow (+2 Str), greatsword, handaxe, ioun torch ioun stone[APG], bedroll, belt pouch, flint and steel, folding shovel[UE], grappling arrow[UE], masterwork backpack[APG], mess kit[UE], pot, silk rope (50 ft.), waterskin, 255 gp, 5 sp
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Special Abilities
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Comprehensive Education All knowledge skills are class skills, +1 racial bonus for knowledge skils from classes.
Endurance +4 to a variety of fort saves, skill and ability checks. Sleep in L/M armor with no fatigue.
Favored Enemy (Undead +2) (Ex) +2 to rolls vs. undead foes.
Favored Terrain (Forest +2) (Ex) +2 to rolls when in forest terrain.
Forest Ghost +2 (Ex) Gain +2 bonus on all Perception and Survival skill checks made while in forest terrain.
Point-Blank Shot +1 to attack and damage rolls with ranged weapons at up to 30 feet.
Precise Shot You don't get -4 to hit when shooting or throwing into melee.
Rapid Shot You get an extra attack with ranged weapons. Each attack is at -2.
Thundershot (5/day) (Su) Grant held weapon the shock quality.
Track +2 Add the listed bonus to Survival checks made to track.
Forest:
Forest Hunter was twelve when the elven lich Kul'xolar and his army of undead spilled from the barrows in the granite hills. The militia, led by Forest's father, valiantly gave their lives to buy the villagers of Darkwood as much time as possible to escape. He watched in horror, helpless to help as his father was cut down by the lich. The survivors, including Forest, his mother, and his twin sister, fled to Stone Wall. The formidable fortress city was named for its impenetrable walls and it could throw back the undead time and time again, but undead don't eat. Stone Wall had to go on the offensive to avoid death by starvation and Forest, like many other boys, was drafted into the military. He ran messages to nearby forts and friendly armies, entering and leaving Stone Wall through a sally port, dodging undead and mercenaries until he was strong enough to handle a warbow. Years past. He proved to be an adept archer and tracker and joined a guerrilla unit that hunted the more intelligent undead or mortal mercenaries, efficiently taking out high value targets and disappearing into the wilderness before the enemies could react.
With the lich slain and his armies reduced to dust, many of the survivors of the massacre at Darkwood banded together and set out to build a new home for themselves. They settled in a deep valley in the mountains, building their walls high to avoid being caught defenseless again. Forest had spent the five years it took to build the wall hunting down the remnants of the liches army, his mortal mercenaries and intelligent undead lieutenants that didn't die with the lich. When he finally returned to his new home and passed through the mighty ironwood gates, he quickly realized his people didn't need men like him anymore. Men that only knew how to kill. Men that had become men on the battlefield. He left to continue doing what he had always done: hunt undead.
Six months ago the spirits of the forest had begun whispering to Forest in his dreams. The voices urged him north and east. He tried to ignore them, dismissed them as side effects of a life of combat, but the intensity of the dreams only lessened if he traveled northeast.
