Lionel Ravenstone
Human ranger (trophy hunter, trapper) 3 (Pathfinder RPG Ultimate Combat 67, Pathfinder RPG Ultimate Magic 65)
CN Medium humanoid (human)
Init +3; Senses Perception +9
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Defense
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AC 18, touch 13, flat-footed 15 (+5 armor, +3 Dex)
hp 24 (3d10+3)
Fort +3, Ref +6, Will +4; +2 trait bonus against fear while you have a firearm drawn
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Offense
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Speed 30 ft.
Melee dagger +3 (1d4/19-20) or
. . mwk machete +4 (1d6/19-20)
Ranged mwk rifle +7 (1d10/×4)
Special Attacks deeds (quick clear), favored enemy (magical beasts +2), grit (3)
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Statistics
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Str 10, Dex 16, Con 11, Int 12, Wis 16, Cha 14
Base Atk +3; CMB +3; CMD 16
Feats Additional Traits, Amateur Gunslinger[UC], Endurance, Point-Blank Shot, Precise Shot
Traits armed grit, honeyed tongue, mathematical prodigy, monster scholar
Skills Climb +3, Craft (Firearms) +7, Craft (traps) +6, Diplomacy +9, Disable Device +11, Knowledge (arcana) +8, Knowledge (dungeoneering) +5 (+7 to navigate underground), Knowledge (geography) +5, Knowledge (nature) +7, Perception +9, Stealth +8, Survival +9 (+11 to avoid becoming lost), Swim +3
Languages Common, Latin
SQ favored terrain (forest +2), improved tracking, track +3, trapfinding +1
Other Gear +1 chain shirt, dagger, mwk machete, mwk rifle[UC], handy haversack, bedroll, blanket[APG], box of fishing tackle (2 lb), canteen[UE], canteen[UE], chalk (10), cold weather outfit, compass[APG], fishing pole, simple (1 lb), flint and steel, folding pole[UE], grappling hook, hemp rope (50 ft.), hot weather outfit[APG], iron spike[APG] (2), masterwork thieves' tools, mess kit[UE], pot, shaving kit (worth 0.2 gp), small tent, waterproof hooded lantern[UE], 952 gp, 3 sp
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Special Abilities
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Amateur Gunslinger Although you are not a gunslinger, you have and can use grit.
Deeds Endurance +4 to a variety of fort saves, skill and ability checks. Sleep in L/M armor with no fatigue.
Favored Enemy (Magical Beasts +2) (Ex) +2 to rolls vs. magical beasts foes.
Favored Terrain (Forest +2) (Ex) +2 to rolls when in forest terrain.
Improved Tracking (Ex) Can make a DC 15 Knowledge (nature) check to learn type/condition of tracked creatures.
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.
Track +3 Add the listed bonus to Survival checks made to track.
Trapfinding +1 Gain a bonus to find or disable traps, including magical ones.
Background:
Lionel Ravenstone was born in 1833 to a well-to-do family in the lower aristocracy a ways outside of Birmingham. He excelled in his studies as a boy and had a special passion for the tales of the great beasts that lurked in the dark corners of the world, learning all he could about them. His life changed dramatically when he took part in his first hunt at the age of 13. His father, grandfather, and older brothers were all prolific hunters, and he was inducted into the family tradition. They rode their manor’s wood on horseback, looking for deer and foxes. It was a crisp autumn morning and even now, Lionel fondly remembers most every detail of that day. He had found another great passion, one that unbeknownst to him at the time, his life would grow to revolve around.
He took to hunting as naturally as a fish takes to water. The courtly ways of hunting soon proved boring to him, and he spent a few months in the Scottish highlands learning to truly hunt from the rugged trappers and hunters that made their homes there. As the youngest son of a wealthy family, he had all the money he could wish for and none of the expectations. He tracked tigers in Bangladesh, hunted bison beside Comanche braves, even took down an elephant in the savannas of Kenya. The tales of the monstrous beasts of legend dogged him as he drifted off to sleep each night. The animals of the wilds no longer challenged him. He needed more.
The dense forests of America’s Pacific Northwest held legends of the Sasquatch, and Lionel decided it would be his next target. The journey was long, and the American’s infrastructure was about as terrible as one would expect. It took nearly a month to get to Seattle and a month again the catch the beast’s trail, but after nearly a week of constant tracking, he found the mighty beast. His shot missed, and the creature vanished, never to be seen again. It did not deter him. He hunted mokele-mbembe in the stifiling heat of the Kongo River basin, chased thunderbirds in the Dakotas, rode alongside Mongol steppe herders in pursuit of the Gobi death worm. He even slew a few of those wild creatures, mounting their heads in his hunting lodge.
With the establishment of the Wardens of the Wyrd, an agent of the Crown reached out to Lionel. His skill with hunting beasts of legend had piqued the interests of those in the halls of power as a man who could greaty aid in taming the realm of the fey for the glory of the Queen and the Empire.
Appearance and Personality:
Lionel is a tall, slim man with short salt-and-pepper hair. He tries to stay clean-shaven, but long days in search of prey often leaves him with stubble on his chin. One of his greatest pleasures when he stops through London is getting a full hot shave. He wears well-made khaki hunting clothes and carries an enchanted backpack that can carry all the survival equipment he could ever need. There’s a finely crafted machete he bought in Brazil while hunting mapinguari in a sheathe on his belt and a rifle from Gunnar’s Guns slung over his shoulder.
The wilderness is a harsh place where the strongest rise to the top. Lionel sees humans as a contender for the strongest creature the world has ever known. Mundane beasts stood no chance against his rifle, so he’s decided he will prove the superiority of humanity, and perhaps most decidedly the English, by finding the most magnificent beasts the world has to offer and killing them in spectacular fashion. Beyond his nearly all-consuming passion for the hunt, Lionel sees little use in the politicking of the Empire, no point in the Lords and their thirst for power. The rule of beasts is one of skill at arms and the hunt, after all. That said, Lionel thoroughly enjoys the comforts of civilization when he can indulge in them. A hot bath in his London townhouse and a trip to the social clubs never fails to satisfy him.
