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About Gorum Hammerskull

Male Half-Orc Barbarian 1
CN Medium humanoid (human, orc)
Init +3; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +4
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Defense
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AC 14, touch 11, flat-footed 13 (+3 armor, +1 Dex)
hp 14 (1d12+2)
Fort +4, Ref +1, Will +0
Defensive Abilities
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Offense
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Speed 40 ft.
Melee dagger +6 (1d4+5/19-20) and
greatsword +6 (2d6+7/19-20) and
unarmed strike +6 (1d3+5)
Special Attacks rage (9 rounds/day)
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Statistics
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Str 20, Dex 12, Con 15, Int 8, Wis 10, Cha 7
Base Atk +1; CMB +6; CMD 17
Feats Power Attack
Traits Berserker of the Society, Wanderlust
Skills Acrobatics +4 (+8 jump), Intimidate +4, Perception +4, Stealth +1, Swim +8; Racial Modifiers +2 Intimidate
Languages Common, Orc
SQ fast movement, orc blood, weapon familiarity, tireless rage
Other Gear studded leather, dagger, greatsword, barbarian's kit [(worth 9 gp) Contains a backpack, a belt pouch, a blanket, a flint and steel, an iron pot, rope, soap, torches (10), trail rations (5 days), and a waterskin.], signal horn 1 gp , 18 gp
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Special Abilities
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Darkvision (60 feet) You can see in the dark (black and white vision only).
Fast Movement +10 (Ex) +10 feet to speed, unless heavily loaded.
Orc Blood Half-orcs count as both humans and orcs for any effect related to race.
Gate Crasher + 2 to strength checks to break objects, and on sunder combat manuver. This replaces orc ferocity.
Rage (9 rounds/day) (Ex) +4 Str, +4 Con, +2 to Will saves, -2 to AC when enraged.
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Goram was born Halfan, Son of Uther the firebrander, only that was not his father. His biological father, a reknowned raider and truly horrific individual named Stragh the Blackborn. Stragh was rumored to be the unholy spawn of Frost Giants and orcs, due to his large stature and pension for violence, which was matched only by a sense of sadism that was notable, even to other orcs.

Stragh came down from the mountain into a few Kellid tribes' territories, plundering as they went. After successfully looting and burning for 3 weeks until a paladin rallied the neighboring Ulfen houses to battle and drove him back into the foothills, where he disappeared. Fortunately, there were many survivors, some worse than others. The next winter, Gorum was born...

At first, his mother attempted to say he was Uther's son, citing his unsual size, and obvious strength, even as a child. But alas, she could only keep up the charade for so long as his hair darkened, and his skin as well.

So he was cast out, eventually captured and sold as a slave, where he changed hands frequently, and to this day, wears the shackles he bore as a slave for bracelets. He was a talented pugilist, and frequently used as a gladiator or a novelty, given his strength.

He was sold after a particularly successful bout, and his master's wife sought to lay with him. Little did she know, he was not predisposed to the fairer sex, and he was sold when he rebuffed her advances

On the way to being shipped far afield, He was freed by Maj. Colson Maldris and set ashore in Absalom, where he found work as a bouncer, or a bodyguard, or a pitfighter, only working for himself, and not for the attentions of some aristocrat.