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Laurent Jhaltero
Male human (Chelaxian) unchained rogue 2 (Phantom Thief) (Pathfinder RPG Ultimate Intrigue 46, Pathfinder Unchained 20)
LG Medium humanoid (human)
Init +6; Senses Perception +6
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Defense
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AC 15, touch 12, flat-footed 13 (+3 armor, +2 Dex)
hp 12 (2d8)
Fort +0, Ref +5, Will +1
Defensive Abilities evasion
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Offense
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Speed 30 ft.
Melee short sword +3 (1d6/19-20)
Ranged shortbow +3 (1d6/×3)
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Statistics
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Str 10, Dex 14, Con 11, Int 14, Wis 12, Cha 18
Base Atk +1; CMB +1; CMD 13
Feats Improved Initiative, Noble Scion Of Jhaltero, Weapon Finesse
Traits affable, child of kintargo
Skills Acrobatics +6, Bluff +9, Diplomacy +10 (+12 to gather information.), Disable Device +8, Intimidate +4 (+8 in your The Green while in your vigilante identity), Knowledge (history) +7, Knowledge (local) +7, Knowledge (nobility) +10, Perception +6, Perform (string instruments) +9, Sense Motive +6, Stealth +6, Use Magic Device +9
Languages Common, Elven, Infernal
SQ rogue talent ()
Combat Gear oil (3); Other Gear studded leather, arrows (20), short sword, shortbow, figurine (silver raven), backpack, flint and steel, hooded lantern, Lute, masterwork thieves' tools, noble's outfit, signet ring, 58 gp, 7 sp
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Special Abilities
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Evasion (Ex) If succeed on Reflex save for half dam, take none instead.
Noble Scion of Jhaltero +2 on Knowledge (nobility) plus gain a nobility-related boon.
Renown +4 (The Green) (Ex) 1 week action, in chosen community +1 default attitude in social ID, bonus to Intim in vigilante ID.
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A lifelong resident of Kintargo, Laurent is the young nephew of Canton Jhaltero, local silver magnate, information broker, and honest-to-goodness Baron of Cheliax. Laurent is uncompromisingly a wide-eyed dreamer, but thankfully his aristocratic upbringing allowed him to pursue the genteel activities for which he was inclined.

Even at a young age, Laurent is an accomplished conversationalist, lute player, and is even a budding man of letters. Though his chance of taking control of the Jhaltero information network is slim (dear uncle Canton has many of his own children), he was still shown the basic ropes of the spying trade.
Laurent has an intense interest in chivalric romance, and he consumes novels in that genre like a mouse consumes cheese. Consequently, he is a casual devotee of Shelyn, eagerly awaiting the day his parents make a match for him and he can live out a romantic tale of his own imagining. He loves reading the grand stories of Chelaxian noblemen of ages past, such as the great Aspex Even-Tongue, Haliad III, and even the tragic King Gospodar. When he compares them to the modern Thrunes, he sees much to be desired in the current Chelaxian monarchs. Though devoid of this kind of ambition for himself, a great dream of his is to see a worthy man, blessed by the heavens, ascend to become the true monarch of Cheliax. Though is idealism is nearly impenetrable, the appointment of Barzillai Thrune to the office of mayor of the city has revealed the inadequacies of the Hell-backed Thrunes even more, as the man makes a mockery of chivalry, the law, and all that is good and beautiful with his petty dictates.

Without permission from his parents, Laurent has begun to step out from the salons and music halls of the nobility in order to affect some kind of change. If not in all of Cheliax, at least in Kintargo. As he sees it, the current crop of rebels are far too much like the rabblerousers and lowborn of Androan and Galt. A young man, such as himself, that shares their taste in the arts and passion for Kintargo as a center for the creation of beauty, might be able to reign in any rebellion and steer it toward selecting a more suitable noble ruler once Barzillai is (inevitabley, as in the romances evil always loses) deposed.

1) Despite being trained in diplomacy, Laurent has a tendency to be on the naive side of things, and looks for reasons to put a good spin on people's actions.

2) Though he loves to play his lute privately for himself and friends, Laurent considers actual performace of music or acting for money to be a decidedly middle-class, and even somewhat unsavory, activity.

3) Laurent is a monarchist and generally opposes democratic governments.

4) He loves tales of chivalry and romance.

5) Laurent considers giving alms a great activity and will often give his money away to beggars.

1) As a personal goal, Laurent would like to find (or have arranged) a wife or fiancé of sufficiently noble status.

2) Laurent would love to see Barzillai replaced with a Jhaltero lord mayor- as the campaign progresses he would like to see the independent Ravounel ruled by a Jhaltero monarch (though not necessarily himself).

1) Laurent, at about 12 years old, rose during the night to use the privy while in the family's country estate. He heard a noise from his father's study and, going to investigate, discovered his father passionately kissing a woman who was not his mother. He didn't get a good look at the woman as a retreated in horror from the scene. Laurent has told no one of this incident, and has no idea what to do with the information.

2) Many other members of the Jhaltero family consider Laurent an idiot due to his cheery disposition and propensity to believe the best of people. He is occasionally fed false information by the family's spy network with the expectation that he will reveal it to enemies in order to establish friendly relations with them. He is kept at arms length from real, sensitive information. He is generally unaware of all of this.

1) Canton Jhaltero, the current head of the family and a Chelaxian Baron. Canton, Laurent's uncle, is one of the Jalteros mentioned above who considers Laurent a fool and is quite happy that Laurent has little interest in the family's information network. Otherwise he is fond of his nephew, especially his lute playing.

2) Fenélon Jhaltero is Laurent's father and Canton's younger brother. Fenélon does not spend a lot of time in Kintargo and, much like his son, has no particular talent for intrigue. His friendly nature has made him good at negotiating business contracts, so he is nominally in charge of the family's silver mining business (the actual work of managing the mines is left to hired foremen or occasionally enslaved overseers). Though they are a lot alike, and there is a bond of familial love between them, Laurent is a little embarrassed that his father has been relegated to engaging in commerce, which he considers beneath their noble status. As noted above, Laurent does not know how to broach the subject of his father's affair with anyone, as both keeping silent about it and talking to someone could both be considered breaches of honor. Fenélon has been married to Gormatrudis Jhaltero (née Sarini), Laurent's mother, for many years. Gormatrudis is the one who introduced Laurent to chivralic romances as a literary genre.

3) Mousillon Jhaltero is Canton's youngest son, about the same age as Laurent. The practical and unromantic Mousillon is already marked, despite his young age, as a rising star in the family thanks to his amazing talent related to all things underhanded. Mousillon and Laurent are like oil and water and can barely stand each other; Laurent's belief that everyone should be extended some basic courtesy means that he is often required to suffer his cousin's behavior unbecoming of a noble of Cheliax without comment. In private, he has been known to attempt to put the ignoble Mousillon in his place, which led to a number of brawls when they were younger.

4) Beppe Puddinfoot, a young halfling man, has been Laurent's valet and friend for many years. The Puddinfoots have worked for the Jhalteros as mine managers for many generations; the young Beppe was taken into Fenélon's household as a child and raised with Laurent to be his playmate, and then his valet and manservant. Laurent considers Beppe to be his closest confidant and does not go far without him.

5) Despite, at the moment, considering himself a follower of Shelyn, Laurent is not very fond of Zachrin Vast, the current high priest of Shelyn in the city. He finds the man's deliberate attempts to be androgynous to be off-putting and forced, and does not consider him a worthy representative of Shelyn. Laurent does not often attend services when he knows Zachrin will be presiding. As they move in the same social circles, he is sometimes forced to endure his presence at parties or other gatherings. Laurent always tries to be courteous in these situations but tries to extricate himself from speaking with Zachrin as quickly and politely as possible.

1) Laurent remembers the first time he received a tale of chivalry from his mother, a classic work by Taldan author Mikos Bembo, entitled The Fastness in the Wilds.
2) Often having sat-in on or overheard meetings between his father and Andoren mercantile agents looking to purchase raw silver, Laurent was very unimpressed with their poor manners. He remembers the many times such agents were insubordinate, and even disrespectful, to his father, an hereditary noble of Cheliax.

3) Laurent remembers as a child, going into Kintargo with his father and Beppe for a business trip. While playing in the Jhaltero family gardens, a beggar approached the gate asking for alms. Though they did not have anything themselves, Beppe and Laurent searched the garden for over an hour, and scrounged up every dropped piece of copper. They gave this money to the man who languished by the entrance. Though it was probably less than a silver piece, Laurent will never forget how grateful the man was.

Laurent is terrified of losing face in public, and is committed to the ideal of a chivalrous gentleman. Unlike many, however, he is equally concerned about maintaining that persona in private. Public failures of courtesy on his part are likely to leave him deeply ashamed, while private ones are likely to gnaw at him and his self-image.