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About Landhan "The Professor" Pelham

Professor Landhan, or simply "The Professor" as he prefers people to address him, is a quiet, middle-aged man who keeps to himself and tinkers with things incessantly. He doesn't speak of his past, though it's easy to tell from his accent that he is not from Vudra originally. He spends most of his time dabbling in several professions, from herbalist to healer to teacher. His teaching style is gruff and no-nonsense, and he expects instant perfection from his students... so he is often disappointed.

The Professor often speaks of the Breathers of Ash, a mysterious group of alchemists hiding in their volcanic citadel many miles from Radripal, in an almost reverent way. It would seem that he has studied all he can find on them, and believes them to be the last vestiges of an ancient group of what he calls "true alchemists". The Professor can often be found sitting in front of a fire, breathing deeply of the smoke from the flames, and as a result his voice has become deep, gravely, and difficult to understand. His talk about the Breathers of Ash has even strayed into the idea of going out in search of them, though most who know him recognize this as a fantasy. He's too old to start adventuring, they say. And the Breathers of Ash are evil, they say.

Weren't his closest students and neighbors surprised when the Professor suddenly packed up his worldly possessions, sold his small home, and signed on with an adventuring group?

I will show them. But to do so, the Professor knows that he must train himself, and learn much more than he can in this relatively small city. He has joined this adventuring group in order to travel to ruins, find secrets, and study the magic of alchemical mixing. I will discover the secrets of the true alchemists, and transcend lesser forms of magic, becoming a god of alchemy!

Professor Landhan Pelham
Male middle-aged human apothecary 1
N Medium humanoid (human)
Init +1; Senses Perception +5

DEFENSE
AC 13 Touch 11 FF 10 (+2 armor, +1 Dex)
hp 8 (1d6+2)
Fort +5 Ref +4 Will +2

OFFENSE
Melee dagger +-2(1d4-2/19-20)
Ranged ray +1 (by spell)
Special attacks
Speed 30 ft.

Apothecary extracts prepared (Concentration +5)
1st (3/day) - color spray (DC 14), crafter's fortune, cure light wounds
0 (at will) - disrupt undead, ray of frost, detect magic

Temp ability from Samuel
1/day - smoky no-damage thingy

STATISTICS
Str 7, Dex 12, Con 14, Int 19, Wis 12, Cha 12
Base Atk +0; CMB -2; CMD 9
Feats Brew Potion, Extra Discovery (infusion), Amateur Investigator
Skills [Ranks] Appraise +8 [1], Bluff +5 [1], Craft (alchemy) +10 [1], Disable Device +5 [1], Kn.arcana +8 [1], Kn.history +8 [1], Kn.planes +5 [1], Linguistics +5 [1], Perception +5 [1], Stealth +5 [1]; Armor check penalty 0
Traits Alchemical Adept, Avid Reader
SQ alchemy, concoctions (distill scroll), tonics, inspiration (4 points, 1d6 to Knowledge, Linguistics, or Spellcraft check)
Languages Common, Vudran, Draconic, Thassilonian, Orc, Gnoll

Gear

1 potion, cure light wounds
1 potion, shield (distilled)

Alchemist's kit
-alchemy crafting kit
-backpack
-bedroll
-belt pouch
-flint and steel
-ink, inkpen
-iron pot
-mess kit
-soap
10 -torches
5 -trail rations
-waterskin
17 gp