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Warning: Spoilers for Wrath of the Righteous book 1!

Lina's week went from bad to worse when in the middle of the festival of Armasse, a massive assault was mounted on Kenabres by demonic forces. A great battle erupted between the city's protector, the silver dragon Terendelev, and Khorramzadeh, a balor known as 'The Storm King.' The ground in the city square split open, and the last thing Lina saw before blacking out in the fall was Terendelev's head being cut off by the demon.

In the caverns below the city, Lina woke beside several others who, they realized quickly, were saved by Terendelev; with her last breath, she cast Feather Fall to save them. Besides Lina, there was Azlana, a celestial-blooded woman who Lina knew, and had been close with Azlana's missing brother Zade; Lothar, a huge man with great passion for his faith; Hanna, an elf whose magic invoked that of dragonkind; Haruto, a traveller from a far-off land who also worshipped Desna, and secretly a kitsune; and Xexik, a strange insectoid individual accompanied by a horrific creature. Along with several civilians who had survived the fall, they rallied, and began making their way through the caves.

The party fought off giant insects, and found themselves unwillingly following a strange entity in the caves, what seemed to be a puddle of mobile silvery slime. This Quicksilver Ooze(?) is capable of seemingly possessing humanoids, and turns them monstrous. After facing off with a mad dwarf, the party came across a group of mongrelmen, one of whom had been trapped by falling debris in the aftermath of the attack above. They helped the mongrelmen save their comrade, and found their way to the cavern that was home to the descendents of old crusaders, Neatholm. The leader of the mongrelmen offered the surface-dwellers a deal: take care of a tribe of mongrelmen who had allied with demoniac cultists, and they would be given passage back to the surface. They really had no choice but to accept.

The party worked their way through the caves, successfully scattering the cultists and sending them packing. Along the way, they came into possession of a gold longsword that the cultists had been attempting to 'corrupt'. In Lina's hands, the sword transformed into a starknife, and she has carried it since then. The party soon after came into contact with a stranger who seemed to have aligning interests, an elf named Shayde and his shadowy thrall Stalker. Shayde joined the party in order to return to the surface.

They found a passage back to the surface, and found the city ruined and invaders running amok. The party carefully made their way through the city, returning a couple of their civilian companions to their homes and rescuing another civilian from a mob of dretches.

Everything is so wrong, and Lina has started to wonder if this could be the end of everything she ever knew. The world feels so much bigger, and there's a fear that claws at her when she's trying to think. She clutches at her holy symbol, looks up to the stars, and prays that her goddess will grant her the strength to help others in this dark time.

Alternate rulesets: Feat Tax rules; Paladins are not required to be Lawful Good, are the same alignment as their god, and follow the code specific to their god; Unchained Rogue gets either Weapon Focus or Dodge as a bonus feat at first level in place of Weapon Finesse, Finesse training is otherwise unaffected

Lina Weaver
CG Half-elf Paladin 3/Unchained Rogue 3/Gestalt 3
Medium humanoid (human, elf)
Init +7; Senses Low-light vision, Perception +9

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Defense

AC 18 (touch 14, ff 14, dodge +1), vs AOOs caused by movement 21 (dodge +4), vs traps AC 19
hp 25 (3d10+3)
Fort +7; Ref +9 (+10 vs traps); Will +7
Special Defenses Evasion, Divine Grace, Divine Health, Aura of Courage, Danger Sense +1, Elven Immunities

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Offense

Speed 30ft
Melee +1 Starknife +7 (1d4+4/x3) or Dagger +6 (1d4+1/19-20)
Ranged Longbow +6 (1d8/x3)
Special Attacks Smite Evil 1/day (+3 to damage, +3 to hit and AC deflect, double damage bonus on first hit vs evil outsider, evil dragon, or undead), Sneak Attack +2d6, Lay on Hands (positive energy touch attack, no save), Two-Weapon Fighting (+5/+4 1d4+4/1d4+1), Finesse Training (Starknives)
Spell-like Abilities (CL 3rd)
..At will--Detect Evil

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Statistics

Str 13, Dex 17, Con 13, Int 10, Wis 12, Cha 16
BAB +3; CMB +6, CMD 17
Feats Feat Tax Rules, Dodge, Skill Focus (Diplomacy), Two-Weapon Fighting, Improved Initiative
Skills
Acrobatics +6, Bluff +9, Diplomacy +12, Disable Device +10, Disguise +7, Heal +5, Knowledge (Dungeoneering) +4, Knowledge (Planes) +3, Knowledge (Religion) +4, Perception +9, Sense Motive +5, Stealth +9, Linguistics +4, Perform (Dance) +8, Sleight of Hand +8, Lore (The Mendevian Crusades) +4
Traits Chance Encounter, Fate's Favored
Languages Common, Elven, Hallit
SQ Aura of Good, Code of Conduct, Trapfinding +1, Lay on Hands (4/day, 1d6 positive energy), Mercy (Shaken), Rogue Talents (Stand Up)
Favored Class Bonus Paladin, +3 ft to range of auras (half-elf)
Combat Gear Alchemist Fire x2, Holy Water x2, Terendelev's Scale (Align Weapon), Gear Rapier (lent to Horgus), starknife, dagger, dagger (cold iron), paladin's kit, thief's tools, chain shirt, longbow, 20 arrows, 33gp
Other Magic longsword with shape-shifting properties. In Lina's hands, it is treated as a +1 Starknife