Gaross Stonejaw CR 1/3
XP 135
Dwarf Expert 1
LN Medium humanoid (dwarf)
Init+1; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +6
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Defense
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AC 11, touch 11, flat-footed 10 (+1 Dex)
hp 7 (1d8+2)
Fort +2, Ref[7b] +1, [b]Will +4; +2 vs. poison, spells, and spell-like abilities
Defensive Abilities defensive training
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Offense
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Speed 20 ft.
Special Attacks hatred
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Statistics
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Str 13
Dex 12
Con 15
Int 14
Wis 14
Cha 8
Base Atk +0
CMB +1
CMD 12 (12 vs. bull rush, 12 vs. trip)
Feats Skill Focus (Craft (stonemasonry))
SkillsAppraise +6, Climb +5, Craft (leather) +4 (+6 on checks related to metal or stone), Craft (stonemasonry) +9 (+11 on checks related to metal or stone), Handle Animal +3, Knowledge (dungeoneering) +6, Knowledge (engineering) +6, Perception +6, Profession (architect) +6 (+8 on checks related to metal or stone);
Racial Modifiers craftsman
Languages Common, Dwarven, Giant, Goblin
SQ hardy, slow and steady, stability
Gear Artisan's tools (Craft [stonemasonry])
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Special Abilities
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Craftsman: +2 on Craft/Profession checks related to metal/stone.
Darkvision (60 feet): You can see in the dark (black and white vision only).
Defensive Training: +4 Gain a dodge bonus to AC vs monsters of the Giant subtype.
Hardy: +2 Gain a racial bonus to saves vs Poison, Spells and Spell-Like effects.
Hatred: +1 Gain a racial bonus to attacks vs Goblinoids/Orcs.
Slow and Steady: Your base speed is never modified by encumbrance.
Stability: +4 Gain bonus to CMD vs bull rush/trip while standing on ground.
background:
Gaross Stonejaw called slagsun has lived with the shame of his father's deeds for nearly twenty years. Gaross's mother died of an illness, an illness that Gaross's father had begged the gods to heal. Gaross's father donated almost everything he owned to the temple of Torag in Highhelm but there were no clerics there with the ability to heal. The clerics at the temple did everything they could to heal Gaross's mother. A cleric with the healing gift was called for but Gaross's mother died before the cleric could arrive. Gaross's father was grief stricken. In his grief he blamed the gods for his wife's death. He got drunk one night shortly after his wife's death and broke into the temple of Torag at night. He destroyed the shrine of Torag with a sledge hammer and when an acolyte tried to stop him he killed the youngman. Gaross's father was tried and found guilty not only of murder, and desecrating Torag's temple. His beard was shaved and he was exiled. Ashamed of his actions Gaross's father set off for the Hold of Belkzen to redeem himself by killing Orcs, but Gaross's father was a stonemason not a warrior and was killed before he could achieve anything worthy of redemption.
Gaross was lucky the stonemason that he was apprenticed too was a kind understanding dwarf and didn't cast the tainted apprentice out. He honored his word and trained in his trade. When Gaross became a journeyman stonemason he gave the young dwarf a job even though it cost him customers to have a tainted dwarf working for him.
Gaross wants to redeem his family, but he isn't a warrior. The journey to the new world is his chance. If he can be part of the building of a new dwarven kingdom in the new world maybe it will be seen as a deed worth of removing the stain from his name.
