Gravedigger Ianto
Male human (Taldan) cleric of Erastil 1
LG Medium humanoid (human)
Init +4; Senses Perception +7
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Defense
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AC 16, touch 14, flat-footed 12 (+2 armor, +4 Dex)
hp 8 (1d8)
Fort +2, Ref +4, Will +4
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Offense
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Speed 30 ft.
Melee dagger +2 (1d4+3/19-20) or
morningstar +2 (1d8+3)
Ranged longbow +4 (1d8/×3)
Special Attacks channel positive energy 3/day (DC 10, 1d6)
Domain Spell-Like Abilities (CL 1st; concentration +3)
At will—speak with animals (4 rounds/day)
5/day—calming touch (1d6+1)
Cleric Spells Prepared (CL 1st; concentration +3)
1st—bless[D], bless (2)
0 (at will)—detect magic, guidance, stabilize
D Domain spell; Domains Animal, Community
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Statistics
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Str 14, Dex 18, Con 10, Int 10, Wis 14, Cha 10
Base Atk +0; CMB +2; CMD 16
Feats Point-Blank Shot, Precise Shot
Traits observant, traditionalist
Skills Knowledge (local) +5, Knowledge (nature) +4, Knowledge (religion) +4, Perception +7, Knowledge (history) +5, Lore (Belhaim) +4
Languages Common
Other Gear lamellar cuirass[UC], arrows (40), dagger, longbow, morningstar, explorer's outfit. backpack, bedroll, bread, cheese, flint and steel, meat, peasant's outfit, torch (5), waterskin, whetstone, wooden holy symbol of Erastil, 37 gp, 5 sp, 4 cp
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Special Abilities
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Calming Touch (1d6+1 non-lethal damage, 5/day) (Sp) Heal 1d6+1 non-lethal damage and cure conditions. This touch removes the fatigued, shaken, and sickened conditions (but has no effect on more severe conditions).
Cleric Channel Positive Energy 1d6 (3/day, DC 10) (Su) Positive energy heals the living and harms the undead; negative has the reverse effect.
Cleric Domain (Animal) Granted Powers: You can speak with and befriend animals with ease. In addition, you treat Knowledge (nature) as a class skill.
Cleric Domain (Community) Granted Powers: Your touch can heal wounds, and your presence instills unity and strengthens emotional bonds.
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.
Speak with Animals (4 rounds/day) (Sp) You can use speak with animals as a spell-like ability.
Brother Ianto, or Gravedigger Ianto as the townsfolk call him, lives a simple life shepherding the worshipers of Erastil. He practices his teachings away from the complications of more traditional religions and his church is a simple affair, a wooden pole barn at the edge of the forest road, serving the faithful.
He is active in his community, leading by example, and serving in various capacities as needed by those that live around them, militiaman, logger, carpenter, or gravedigger; leading his followers by example and good deeds rather than flowery rhetoric. He works for the good of all, faithful or not, for free. He collects mushrooms, honey, and venison from the forest and trades it for his meager needs.
His order is a traditionalist order and they do not wish to impose their view of the world upon the others, but better them through examples of good living and strength of faith. They encourage rather than force, and attempt to gently chide those who may stray from the path of the protector. They do not tolerate genuine evil, but they prefer to remediate rather than punish whenever possible; to reform instead of destroy. If the redemption of the order’s foes is not possible, they will do what is necessary without hesitation, but with remorse for those who cannot be saved.
Erastil teaches his followers to embrace traditional and simpler ways of life, free of the constraints of modern civilization, a trait that often results in disagreements with more progressive deities like Abadar. Recent conflicts between the congregation members of Eupaphenia Targas, cleric of Abadar, and Brother Ianto's group have put a strain on the community.
He is long time friends with both Dendo Bendetto, the cheese maker, and Lezara Dodgion, the horse breeder.
Members of the congregation include:
* Isidore Malack - dairy farmer
* Lezara Dodgion - stable-owner and former adventurer
* Emarthine Willoway - elf apple farmer
* Prake Abrassus - shepherd
* Anagrit - herbalist
* Dendo Bendetto - cheesemaker
* Etor Adula - farmer
* Pero Govan - fisherman
* Raisa Karvely - miller
* Enri Monette - tobacco planter
* Zera Dymas - farmer
Parables of Erastil:
My community comes first, and I will contribute to it all that I can. If I don’t give something back, who will?
I must offer the poor in my community assistance, but I may not do the work for them—instead, I must teach them to contribute to the settlement. It is only through cooperation that a community grows strong.
When danger threatens, I am not a fool. I seek first to make sure the weak and innocent are safe, and then I quell the danger.
I keep to the old ways, the true ways. I am not seduced by the lure of money or power. I remember that true honor comes from within, not from the accolades of others.
I remember that reputation is everything. Mine is pure and upstanding, and I will repair it if it is broken or tarnished. I stand by my decisions, and live so that none shall have cause to blame me.
I show respect to my elders, for they have done much. I show respect to the young, for they have much left to do. I show respect to my peers, for they carry the load. And I shall carry it with them.
I am honest, trustworthy, and stable. If I must leave my lands and community, before I go, I ensure that they will be tended in my absence. Even when duty calls, my duties to my home come first—letting them lapse makes me a burden on my people.
