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While he is a barbarian there is more to Damkil then meets the eye. He is open and inquisitive as well as a lover of debate and physical challenges, embracing these as experiences which will please his ancestors. Additionally, he often gives advice in riddles, aphorisms, and metaphors of his people.

Some Shoanti look inward for strength taking solace in the traditions of their ancestors. While others look to the forests and its beasts for guidance. Still others spend lifetimes travelling outside their Quah’s trying to perfect themselves. Damkil’s life was shaped by all of these beliefs in one way or another.

High atop the southern peaks of the Stony Mountains of Avistan overlooking Velashu Uplands, the Curchain Hills and the throat of the Varisian Gulf sits the eyrie of the Shriikirri-Quah, Hawk Clan of the Shoanti. The Shriikirri are a people of great patience. They are animistic and pay homage to the avian creatures of the sky that they dwell among. The Hawk most revered above all others. It is hear the heart of Damkil’s character is forged.

Raised in a tribe of the Hawk Clan, respect for the natural world was a simple fact in Damkil's life, but he had always felt a deeper spiritual connection to the natural world then most of his Quah. From an early age he was always looking for meaning in nature’s changes. Always questioning the tribal elders about nature’s fickleness and the signs they saw. All the while, he had grown from a strapping lad to a hulking bear of a man and earned the name Damkil or orc skull in his tribes tongue.

As all of the Shriikirri-Quah do, Damkil went on his spirit walk when he came of age. For six months he traveled the wildlands of Varisia communing with nature, feeding his soul. Upon completion of his spirit walk Damkil was tattooed with the rune Ingir, Beast Heart, and left his Quah and began a journey of discovery, to find a path that would bring honor to his Quah.

To that end, he traveled from his Quah’s lands, seeking follow nature’s signs and learn more about himself. And so he found himself joining the pathfinders in Magnimar.

DEFENSE
AC 18, touch 12, flat-footed 17 (+6 armor, +1 Dex, +1 enchantment)
Hit Points 30 (3d8 +6 con, +3 toughness, +3 fcb)
Fort +5, Ref +2, Will +3

OFFENSE
Speed 30 ft. (20 ft in armor)
Melee Earth Breaker +6 (2d6+6/x3), or
Earth Breaker +5 (2d6+9/x3) Power Attacking, or
Earth Breaker +7 (2d6+10/x3) Power attacking, raging song
Ranged Sling +3 (1d4+4/x2) 50 ft,
Spells Known (CL 1st; concentration +3)
0 ( DC 12) — Dancing Lights, Detect magic, Ghost Sound, Light, Message, Read Magic
1st (4 /day, DC 13) — Cure Light Wounds, Liberating Command, Saving Finale, Vanish

STATISTICS
Str 19, Dex 12, Con 14, Int 10, Wis 10, Cha 14
Base Atk +2 CMB +6; CMD 15
Feats (1) – Toughness (1st Level), Skalds Vigor (Race bonus)
Traits Nontraditional native (Campaign), Auspicious Tattoo (race)
Skills(ACP-3)(4/level + 1 race) – Climb +8 (1 rank), Diplomacy +8*, K(Dungeoneering)+5 (1 rank), K(Local) +5 (1 rank), K(Nature) +5 (1 rank), Perception +6 (3 rank), Perform [oratory] +8 (3 rank), Sense Motive +8*, Survival +4 (1 Rank), Swim +8 (1 rank), Use Magic Device +8 (3 rank)
Background Skills K. Engineering +5 (1 rank), K. Geography +5 (1 rank) , K. History +5 (1 rank), K. Nobility +5 (1 rank), Handle Animal +6 (1 rank), Linguistics +4 (1 rank)

FCB – Level 1 – 1HP, Level 2 – 1HP, Level 3 – 1HP
Languages(1) Common, Shoanti, Ancient Thassolonian
SQ Spells, Cantrips, Raging Song [Inspired Rage, Song of Marching], Versatile Performance [oratory], Scribe Scroll, Watcher of the Weave +1, Rage Power [reckless abandon],

Combat Gear – Agile Breastplate, bone +1 (25 lbs, 1200 gp), Earth Breaker (14 lbs, 40gp), Dagger (1 lbs, 2 gp), Sling (-), Sling Bullets 20 (10lbs, 2 sp), Club (1 lbs, -),
Magic Gear – Wand of Cure light [wounds 50 charges] (1 lbs, 750gp)
Other Gear Belt Pouch (1/2 lbs, 1 gp), Flint and Steel (-, 1 gp), Spell Component Pouch (2 lbs, 5 gp), Backpack (2 lbs , 2 gp), Bed roll (5 lbs, 1 sp), Blanket (3 lbs, 5 sp), Hemp Rope 100' ( 20 lbs, 2 gp), Case, Scroll (1/2 lbs, 1 gp)
GP: 47; SP: 2; CP: 0

Light Load 100 Medium Load 200 Heavy Load 300
Total Carried 80 lbs

Special Abilities
Auspicious Tattoo : +1 to will saves.
Bardic Knowledge (Ex) A skald adds half his class level (minimum 1) (the current bonus is +1) on all Knowledge skill checks, and may make all Knowledge skill checks untrained.
Bonus Feat Humans gain a bonus feat.
Cantrips Skalds learn a number of cantrips, or 0-level spells, as noted on Table 1-11: Skald Spells Known. These spells are cast like any other spell, but they do not consume any slots and may be used again.
Nontraditional Native +1 trait bonus on Survival checks made while in Varisia and gain a +1 trait bonus on rolls to confirm critical hits made using an earth breaker or a klar.
Power Attack -1 (+2/3) You can subtract from your attack roll to add to your damage.
Rage Power [Reckless Abandon] (Ex)While raging, take a –1 penalty to AC to gain a +1 bonus on attack rolls. The AC penalty increases by –1 and the attack roll bonus increases by +1 at 4th level and every four levels thereafter.
Raging Song (Su) 9 rounds/day Start a raging song as a standard action and maintain it as a free action. At 7th level, a skald can start a raging song as a move action instead of a standard action. At 13th level, a skald can start a raging song as a swift action instead.
** inspired rage allies gain a +2 morale bonus to Strength and Constitution and a +1 morale bonus on Will saving throws, but also take a -1 penalty to AC. While under the effects of inspired rage, allies other than the skald cannot use any Charisma-, Dexterity-, or Intelligence-based skills (except Acrobatics, Fly, Intimidate, and Ride) or any ability that requires patience or concentration. (Unlike the barbarian's rage ability, those affected are not fatigued after the song ends.) If an ally has her own rage class ability (such as barbarian's rage, bloodrager's bloodrage, or skald's inspired rage), she may use the Strength, Constitution, and Will saving throw bonuses, as well as AC penalties, based on her own ability and level instead of those from the skald (still suffering no fatigue afterward). However, inspired rage does not allow the ally to activate abilities dependent on other rage class abilities, such as rage powers, blood casting, or bloodrager bloodlines; the ally must activate her own rage class ability in order to use these features.
** song of marching a skald can use raging song to inspire his allies to move faster without suffering from fatigue. By expending 1 round of raging song, the skald invigorates allies within 60 feet, who may hustle (Core Rulebook 170) for the next hour; this movement counts as a walk (not a hustle) for the purpose of accruing nonlethal damage and fatigue. The skald must continue to perform the song for the remainder of the hour, otherwise its effects end, but only 1 round of raging song is expended for that hour.
Skalds Vigor gain fast healing equal to your raging song strength bonus while performing a raging song.
Skilled Humans gain 1 skill point/ level.
Toughness +3 hit points. For every Hit Die you possess beyond 3, you gain an additional +1 hit point.
Versatile Performance [Oratory] Use perform skill in place of diplomacy and sense motive.
Watcher of the Weave +1/2 skald level to initiative.

BATTEN DOWN THE HATCHES
A Boatman can steer a ship, boat, or barge safely through almost any passage.
Effect: You may flip the results to succeed at Pilot Tests. When you succeed, it is always considered a Critical Success. In addition, when using the Movement subtype of Swim, you do not have to add the additional 1 Action Point cost. Action Points (called AP throughout the rest of the book) are thoroughly covered in Chapter 8: Combat.

Skills
Athletics, bargain, coordination, folklore, gamble, navigation, pilot, resolve, rumor

Attributes
AB, AB,BB, BB, FB, IB, WB

Talents
Azimuth
Carousing
Mariner

CANDOR: You are direct
and steady, a firm believer
in the marriage of words
and deeds. Others treat your
proclamations with the greatest respect and never doubt that you mean what you say.

ARROGANCE: You are haughty and disliked and your inflated sense of self-worth is an insult to others. You are inclined to view yourself as more capable than you are and others will be more than willing to correct your mistakes.

Skills

Counterfeit, Disguise, Folklore, eaves drop, guile, Rumor, simple ranged, Skulduggery, stealth, Survival

Talents
Handspring
Sprint
Streetwise

Attribute AB, AB, FB, FB, IB, PB, PB

Talented in ways that others are not, Hedgewise are practitioners of the ancient, Themelic arts. Drawing their power from talismans, old rituals, inner will and a bit of luck, they are able to exhibit an uncanny mastery over the smallest of spells. They dally with danger as they work with Magick, lacking the formal training their betters will have had. Most Hedgewise discover their power at a very young age, using simple ‘parlor tricks’ to impress others. But as they mature in age, so do their powers. As does the allure of greater mastery over their strange abilities. Unless they become officially sanctioned Magick practitioners, Hedgewise are usually outlawed. Thus, most Hedgewise operate in secret, eternally fearful of investigation by Inquisitors.
Once a Hedgewise’s powers have matured, they are strong enough to attract the attention of the Inquisition. Regarded as apostates by students of the arcane and treated as witches by worshippers of the divine, Hedgewise usually live lives spent in isolation or on the road. No matter how careful they are, their displays of Magick invariably invite the wanton attention of Abyssal demons. They constantly whisper promises of unmitigated power in return for the small ‘sacrifice’ of the Hedgewise’s soul; thus, the lust for power begins, and the path towards the Warlock and Black Magister beckons...
HEDGEWIZARDRY
The Hedgewise can harness the simplest of the ever-changing Winds of Magick far more naturally than their studiously, wizardly counterparts. They exhibit mastery over the smallest of spells, but maintain an ignorance towards others beyond their understanding. Effect: When casting Generalist Magick – at your option – you may automatically succeed at the Incantation Test, but move one step down the Peril Condition Track negatively. You also understand how to use the Ritual of Magick Circle.
SPECIAL TRAIT: ARCANE MAGICK
Combing the Æther into energies through sheer force of will and formula, you can harness Magick with but an utterance of a few words. Effect: You are solely a practitioner of Arcane Magick. As a consequence, you may never adopt a Profession which has Divine Magick as a Special Trait. In addition, you immediately learn three Generalist Magick spells when you enter this Profession. If you gained Arcane Magick from a previous Profession, you learn an additional Generalist Magick spell instead.
DRAWBACK: CRUEL TUTELAGE
As Hedgewise are wholly self-taught in the ways of Magick, the practice of their spells is messy and chaotic. Hedgewise and their ilk make easy prey, leading them down a path towards the blackest and most soul-corrupting of Magicks.
Effect: When you generate face ‘1’ or ‘6’ with Chaos Dice, you invoke a Chaos Manifestation. See Chapter 10: Grimoire.

Skills: alchemy, bargain, folklore, handle animal, incantation, navigation, resolve, rumors, simple melee, resolve

TALENTS
Azimuth
Blood magic
Supernatural paranoia

Attributes
FB,FB,IB, IB, PB, WB, WB

VAGABOND
A rolling stone gathers no moss, but you could say otherwise about the Vagabond. Vagabonds are wanderers, storytellers and well-weathered vagrants who find more solace on the roads between villages than they do settling into a dull drudgery. Wandering hither-and-yon, hopping on ships or tagging along with wagons to see what the world has to offer, Vagabonds live at the whim of their wanderlust and that is how they like it. Often strange and somewhat aloof, the Vagabond tends to pick up little mannerisms, stories and attitudes from places they visit, becoming more worldly and independent in the process.
Vagabonds are already adventurers in a sense, though they would rarely delve into tombs or walk alone into badlands. They are hardy and crafty individuals, having a smattering of skills from all walks of life they picked up on the road. The Vagabond is no stranger to tragedy, though, and sometimes the people they meet end up dead or worse. At times, having nowhere to call your own is rough on a wanderer, and Abyssal servants love tormenting these souls with visions of a life the Vagabond will never have, but one they will always chase after.

AIMLESS DRIFTER
Consigned to the life of a wanderer, you have seen far-flung places, shook hands with strange people and picked up odd affectations along the road, but as an experienced traveler, you know that road. In that, you’re oftentimes viewed with apprehension or adoration, depending on who you speak with.
Effect: When you fail a Folklore or Navigation Test, you may re-roll to generate a better result, but must accept the outcome.

Skills athletics, bargain, disguise, folk lore, navigation, rumor, simple ranged, stealth, survival, toughness

TALENTS:
Azimuth
Rural sensibility
Worldly

Attributes AB, AB, BB, FB, IB, PB, WB