About Gavie FirelightBackground:
Some gnomes were fascinated with clockwork, or fine art, or buttons. For Gavie, it was fire. From the day she was born, she would stare fascinated at the candles lighting her parents' home or crawl to the fireplace and enjoy the hearth's warmth. Occasionally, she would get too close and burn her hand or arm, yet the burns never seemed to sting for long, healing faster than her parents could believe. As she grew, she began to apprentice at the strangest jobs - lamp lighter, candle-maker, chimney sweep. One evening, she was walking around lighting lamps as twilight swept rapidly toward darkness when she saw a curious sight. A small bird flew past her, trilling a cheery tune, as flames danced over its feathers and engulfed its body. Alarmed, she dropped the crook she used to light the lamps and chased after it, concerned for its welfare. But as she followed, she realized - the flames surrounded the small creature, but did not consume it, or indeed, appear to hurt it at all. Her concern turned to confusion, then to curiosity. As the bird reached the edge of the small village and continued into the forest beyond, Gavie kept following, until the bird landed on a branch at the edge of a clearing, still singing merrily. Gavie stepped forward into the clearing, realizing where she was. For as long as anyone in town could remember, the pit in this clearing, an abandoned coal mine, had emitted a thick smoke, evidence of the coal seam fire within that had been burning for over a hundred years. But stranger still, in the fire's continual roar, she began to hear what sounded almost like whispers in a language she couldn't understand. The gnome girl continued forward, approaching the pit until the smoke threatened to choke her. Suddenly, she felt a light pinch on her shoulder and heard a voice. It draws you, doesn't it? Gavie looked around for the source of the voice, but saw nothing - until she caught a glow from the corner of her eye and looked over to see the burning bird sitting on her shoulder. What - how can you - Speak? The thrush gave a series of chirps that was unmistakably an avian laugh. The spirits gave me my voice, and my light, that I may act as their emissary. The kind ones cease following once they ascertain that I am not hurt; the curious stare at me and do not approach the conflagration; the shallow-minded sometimes fail to notice me at all. But only one truly of the flame would go to its embrace. The warm tone in the bird's voice suggested that, had it lips instead of a beak, it would have been smiling. You are one of those. And it is my privilege to offer you greatness. The bird flew through the smoke, disappearing into the pit and returning with a live coal in its small claw. Take this, and I can teach you what the spirits say. All you must do is take courage. Gavie extended her hand, and the coal fell into it. She could feel its intense heat, but, even as the skin of her hand began to blister, she felt no pain. The thrush landed on her wrist and began to blow, and Gavie watched in awe as the smolder stoked into a flame, then began to disappear into her hand. The warmth of the flames suffused her blood, and she felt an energy she had never known before. Then, suddenly, though she knew the strange hissing language continued, the whispers of the pit were suddenly clear to her. Come, they said. Learn our secrets.
Appearance and Personality:
Gavie stands three feet, four inches tall and weighs 33 pounds. Her purple hair seems to almost glow with warm intensity, and her dark eyes glimmer with a strange light. She favors bright colors for clothing, reds and yellows and oranges like the flames she so adores. She is rarely seen without her friend Cinder, the same fiery thrush that led her to begin her journey so many years ago. Basics:
Name Gavie Starlight Basics Female gnome heavens shaman 6 Alignment, Size, Type NG Small humanoid (gnome) Speed 20 feet Senses:
Initiative +2 (+2 DEX, +2 trait) Perception +15 (6 ranks, +4 WIS, +2 race, +3 class skill) Special senses: Low-light vision Defenses:
AC 20 (touch 13, flat-footed 18) (+2 dex, +7 armor, +0 shield, +1 size) HP 45 Fortitude +5 (+2 class, +2 CON, +1 cloak) Reflex +5 (+2 class, +2 DEX, +1 cloak) Will +10 (+5 class, +4 WIS, +1 cloak) Offenses:
Melee attacks Masterwork dagger +6 (+4 BAB, +0 STR, +1 size, +1 MW) (1d4/19-20 x2/P or S) Masterwork kunai +6 (+4 BAB, +0 STR, +1 size, +1 MW) (1d4/x2/B or P) Ranged attacks
Statistics:
Strength: 11 STR +0 Dexterity: 14 DEX +2 Constitution: 14 CON +2 Intelligence: 10 INT +0 Wisdom: 18 (level 4 bonus) WIS +4 Charisma: 14 CHA +2 Base Attack Bonus: +4
Traits:
Two World Magic: spark as cantrip on shaman spell list Excitable: +2 to initiative Birthmark: mark on hand as holy symbol, +2 to saves v. charm/compulsion Pride (drawback): -2 on Diplomacy and Sense Motive checks against someone who's insulted you until they apologize Feats:
Selective Channeling: can exclude CHA number of targets from channeled energy Extra Hex (Misfortune) Accursed Hex: when creature makes save against 1/day/target hex, can target same creature again before end of next turn Nimble Steps (Flame spirit bonus feat): move through five feet of terrain per round as if it was normal (can take five foot step in difficult terrain) Skills:
(4/level; 4 class, 0 INT, 0 race, 0 background) Diplomacy +10 (2 ranks, +2 CHA, +3 class skill, +3 familiar) Knowledge (nature) +6 (3 ranks, +0 INT, +3 class skill) Knowledge (planes) +6 (3 ranks, +0 INT, +3 class skill) Knowledge (religion) +6 (3 ranks, +0 INT, +3 class skill) Linguistics +1 (1 rank, +0 INT) Perception +15 (6 ranks, +4 WIS, +3 class skill, +2 racial) Spellcraft +6 (3 ranks, +0 INT, +3 class skill) Stealth* +6 (+2 DEX, +4 size) Use Magic Device +8 (3 ranks, +2 CHA, +3 class skill) Armor check penalty: -0
Languages:
Common, Gnome, Sylvan, Ignan Racial Characteristics:
Academician: +2 to Knowledge (planes) (replaces obsessive) Eternal Hope: +2 to saves v. fear/despair, 1/day reroll natural 1 on d20 and use second result (replaces defensive training and hatred) Fey Thoughts: Perception and Use Magic Device class skills (replaces weapon familiarity) Pyromaniac: treated as one level higher when casting spells with fire descriptor, using Fire domain powers, using fire elemental bloodline or Flame oracle revelations, alchemist fire bomb damage; 1/day dancing lights, flare, prestidigitation, produce flame SLA with caster level equal to character level (replaces gnome magic and illusion resistance) Keen Senses: +2 to Perception Low-light Vision: see twice as far as humans in dim light Special Abilities:
Spirit Animal: thrush familiar, glows as candle, immune to fire, vulnerable to cold Touch of Flames (Flame spirit ability): 5/day, melee touch attack for 1d6+3 fire damage Cinder Dance (Flame spirit hex): base speed increased by 10 feet, Nimble Steps as bonus feat at level 5, Acrobatic Steps at level 10 Misfortune: enemy must reroll every skill check, ability check, attack roll, or saving throw and take the worse result for one round (Will negates), once per 24 hours per enemy Life Link (wandering hex, Life spirit): bond with another creature within 30 feet, 1/round if bonded creature is wounded for 5 or more hp, they heal 5 damage and shaman takes 5 damage, can maintain 1 bond per shaman level, ends when creature dies, is more than 100 feet away, or shaman ends as immediate action Channel (wandering spirit ability): can channel 3/day as cleric of shaman level Chant (favored class bonus extra hex): extend duration of charm, fortune, fury, misfortune, or evil eye hex by one round Cinder (thrush familiar):
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Base Attack Bonus: +4
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Spells Prepared 0th (DC 14)
1st (DC 15)
2nd (DC 16)
3rd (DC 17)
Gear/Possessions:
Light load maximum: 28.5 lb Medium load maximum: 57 lb Heavy load maximum: 86.25 lb Lift off ground maximum: 172.5 lb Drag maximum: 431.25 lb Current weight carried: 18 lb
Money: 1406 GP 0 SP 0 CP Always carried:
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