About Jen the Nethysian Wizard
JEN CR 1/2
Female Human Wizard 1
TN Medium Humanoid
Init +6; Senses Perception +0
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DEFENSE
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AC 12
hp 9 (1d6+3)
Fort +2, Ref +2, Will +2
Immune (Resistance Acid 5, Cold 5, Electricity 5)
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OFFENSE
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Spd 30 ft.
Melee
Ranged
Special Attacks
Wizard Spellbook:
Level 0:
All
Level 1:
Grease
Mage Armor
Summon Monster 1
Magic Missile
Color Spray
Infernal Healing
Dancing Lantern
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STATISTICS
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Str 10, Dex 14 Con 14, Int 18, Wis 10, Cha 10
Base Atk +1; CMB +4; CMD 16
Feats Improved Initiative, Spell Focus (Conjuration)
Traits Stowaway, Magical Lineage (Magic Missile)
Skills Fly +6, K (Arcane) +8, K (Dungeoneering) +8, K(Local) +8, K(Nature) +8, Profession (Driver) +4, Spellcraft +8
Modifiers
Languages Common, Draconic, Elven, Gnome, Dwarven, Demonic
SQ
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TRACKED RESOURCES
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Dimensional Door Wizard Ability (7/day)
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SPECIAL ABILITIES
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INVENTORY
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Background:
Jen was born to a merchantile family, strict adherents of Abadar, the lawgiver, and heavily entrenched in the arcane arts. Their merchantile exploits were mainly limited to trade along the coastline and on the occasion of improved relations with Cheliax, the inner sea as well. While their magical tradition was less far-stretching than their fleet of ships, it was by no means secondary to their success. It was often alleged by rivals (and acknowledged privately by the family) that their success was driven by their magical dabblings; the occasional magical insight bonus and mind control couldn't do much harm.
Jen was raised with a reverence of Abadar, but her apprenticeship as a trader did not exactly warm her to the prospect of becoming a future merchant. She was forced to travel back and forth between cities twenty times to prove her worth, and by the end, she was completely at odds with moving to the next stage. It was the magical part of her training that truly inspired her the most and that was where she focused her efforts.
After her family saw her talent with the arcane arts, she was immediately enrolled as a full apprentice of powerful Nethysian spellcasters, eager to spread magic through the city, using the powerful family as a conduit. As Nethysian spellcasters, they frequently warred each other over morality and as a result, many of her tutors were periodically killed. This experience left her with the conclusion that morality and the war between good and evil was a false concept. Only the word and law of magic could decide the right path.
It was at the start of the final year of her apprenticeship when her last and final tutor was killed in a magical accident involving a faulty clamp and a vorpal blade that was being repaired. As a firm believer in magic as a sentient entity, Jen concluded that magic had decided that her training was complete.
While she firmly believed that she was ready, her family was not, and tried to stop her from leaving in pursuit of greater magical power. They had trading networks all over the continent and their contacts in many places, enabling them to track her movements and bring her back if necessary...except for in the Southern Jungles. And when she heard of the adventuring oppertunities there, she used her magical skill to fool detection and clamber upon the ship set for new and strange lands...Another place to be conquered by the power of magic.
These replies might be a bit shorter if I already elaborated up above
1) Where are you from? This will likely tie into where you board the Jenivere (see the Player's Guide).
The bustling city of Absalom.
2) Why are you heading to Eleder?
To show to her family that she is most assuredly ready to face the outside world, and to prove the supremacy of magic over the natural world and the chaos of the jungles.
3) Odd question: If your character were an animal, what would he or she be? Think of this as a personality question and feel free to explain
If we're talking about DnD "Animals", probably a young dragon. While from a feared race (magical users), she is still untested. She has the confidence from her status as a magic user, but as someone that just graduated from being an apprentice (well, she promoted herself), she still needs to prove herself.
If we're talking about real world animals, it gets a bit harder. I would say that a certain species of cuddlefish (related to octupus and squid).
So it's this little tiny thing only slightly larger than a human fist, but it struts around on the seafloor with bright colors. While its physical size is not imposing, it is self-assured because it has a secret "magic" weapon (extremely deadly poison). Still, it is underestimated due to its size and until recently, human scientists believed that it was just faking.
