Lukasz Pavo's page

*Appraise +2
Acrobatics +2
*Bluff +4+3+1+3 = +11
Climb +0
*Craft ()
*Diplomacy +4+1+3+1 = +9
Disguise +4
Escape Artist +2
*Fly +2
Handle animal +4
Heal +1
Intimidate +4
*Knowledge (arcana) +2+1+3+1 = +7
Knowledge (nobility) +2+1+1=+4
Knowledge (history) +0
*knowledge (Planes) +2+1+3+1 = +7
Knowledge (religion) +2 = +2
*Linguistics 2+1+3+1 = +7
Perception +1
Perform () +4
*Profession (Barrister) +1+1+3 = +5
Ride +0
Sense Motive +1
*Spellcraft +2+1+3 = +6
Stealth +2
Swim +2
Survival +1
*Use Magic Device 4 = n/a

* indicate class skill

(Human)Skill Focus (Bluff): You gain a +3 to Bluff checks.
(1st)Additional Traits: Gain two additional traits.
(Class) Eschew Materials: You can cast any spell with a material component costing 1 gp or less without needing that component. The casting of the spell still provokes attacks of opportunity as normal. If the spell requires a material component that costs more than 1 gp, you must have the material component on hand to cast the spell, as normal.

(Crime)Consorting with the Dark Powers (Witchcraft):
You have been found guilty of summoning an evil outsider. Likely you were captured by the famed witch hunter Sir Balin of Karfeld. The last thing he said to you was, “May Mitra have mercy upon your wretched, damned soul.” If only you could get a chance at revenge!
Punishment: Death by burning
Benefit: You receive a +1 trait bonus to Knowledge (planes) and Knowledge (arcana) checks, and one of these skills (your choice) is always a class skill for you.

Contract Master: You gain a +1 trait bonus on Linguistics checks and Linguistics becomes a class skill.

Focused Mind: +2 on concentration checks.

Silvertongued: Gain +1 to Diplomacy and Knowledge Nobility rolls.

+2 Charisma
Focused Study: Human's gain one Skill Focus feat at 1st level and an additional Skill Focus feat as 8th and 16th.
Skilled: One bonus skillpoint per level
Favored Class: Sorcerer

Corrupting Touch (Sp): At 1st level, you can cause a creature to become shaken as a melee touch attack. This effect persists for a number of rounds equal to 1/2 your sorcerer level (minimum 1). Creatures shaken by this ability radiate an aura of evil, as if they were an evil outsider (see detect evil). Multiple touches do not stack, but they do add to the duration. You can use this ability a number of times per day equal to 3 + your Charisma modifier.

Bloodline Arcana: Whenever you cast a spell of the charm subschool, increase the spell's DC by +2.

Concentration D20 +1 (Level) +4 (Cha)
Cantrips(DC 14)(unlimited): Mending, Dancing Lights, Acid Splash, Detect Magic
1st level (DC 15)(1/4): Charm Person(DC 17), Burning Hands

Light Load: 26 lb
Medium: 53 lb
Heavy: 80 lb

House Pavo was a dominant, if small noble family during the time before House Darius’ rise to the throne. It held a fair amount of political clout and was respected for its understanding and practice of the law. However, siding with the opposing House Barca in the war of succession, House Pavo was left in shambles and was only able to survive in part due to it holding much of the nation’s legal history. Cutting a deal, House Pavo gave up that history in exchange for the survival of the family name.

Many years later, Lukasz was born to what remained of the now politically weak House. Unbeknownst to the Pavo's however, A pact made in secret by his great-grandfather caused Lukasz to be born with tainted blood that he would not discover until later in life. Though still able to afford an affluent existence, it was only due to his father’s keen legal skills and long hours assisting the stronger Houses that Lukasz could live such a life. As the lad grew, he neglected physical pursuits in favor of academic study. Fond of listening to his grandfather’s tales, he also learned about the way things were before the rule of House Darius, when his family name had influence in Talingarde. When he was old enough, Lukasz apprenticed under his father, training to be a barrister for rich merchants and minor nobility alike. In truth, his life was full of work but it was profitable and followed the tenets of the Shining Lord, a patron adopted by his House after House Darius took the throne. However, his ambitious nature forced many confrontations with people above his station and would ultimately lead him into the Lord of Hell’s grasp.

A few days after his 23rd birthday, one year after his father had passed from old age, Lukasz discovered that Heldric, the incompetent distant cousin of King Markadian V, was chosen as a barrister for the royal court, a distinction that Lukasz had been denied on many occasions over the past several years. One night, brewing in his own ambition and frustration, Lukasz began hearing words whispered in his mind by an unknown voice. At first resisting the sweet talk of revenge and the promise of ambitions fulfilled, Lukasz’ pride and ambition slowly got the better of him and he began to follow those words. As he listened more and more, Lukasz found himself discovering hidden arcane talent locked away within his own blood. Realizing that this power did not come from Mitra, Lukasz nearly refused that power. After reflecting on the many times he had been denied his desires through circumstances he couldn't control, Lukasz decided to use his new found power to obtain the success he had been searching for for all these years. As such, he began listening more closely to the whispers he heard at night, his mind channeling words from Hell, providing counsel that sounded better and better with each passing day. Following the advice of these voices, Lukasz took up the pen name Tomas D'Aquina and began to write scathing articles criticizing the corruption of House Darius. His articles not becoming popular among the citizens of Talingarde, Lukasz' growing desperation and infernal blood convinced him to seek out hellish aid. Setting up room in his quarters to summon fiendish creatures, he restricted anyone from entering his quarters and the adjoining rooms. However, one of his cousins, fearful for Lukasz' growing secretive nature, asked a messenger to violate the man's rules. Slipping into the room, the messenger happened upon Lukasz's summoning circle while Lukasz was out. Shocked at what he saw, the messenger fled to summon the Watch.

Shortly after, the Watch arrived, headed by Sir Balin of Karfeld. Storming the Pavo residence, they found Lukasz in his office with a fiendish creature in the circle. Letting the creature loose, it launched itself at the guards, but was quickly killed before the guards turned their attention on Lukasz. Though he was able to catch several guards in a spell, Sir Balin cornered Lukasz with his blade, commanding the remaining uninjured guards to shackle him. Defeated, Lukasz grimaced as he was put in irons. As Lukasz was marched out of his home, Sir Balin said, “It will be Branderscar for you. May Mitra have mercy upon your wretched, damned soul.”

“In your self-righteous ignorance you condemn me, because you fear the truth I represent. I am a child of the legacy you have wrought. All I ever wanted was opportunity, a chance, but I did not fit the glorious mold your dogma and traditions hold up as the standard. I did nothing more than pull at the seams and wedge open the cracks of dissatisfaction. I am illumination in the darkness of your ignorance. Though you think I am wrong and evil for consorting with infernal powers, it is for exposing the inadequacies of Mitra's doctrine and the Crown that you condemn me. You can hide behind your scriptures and prayers, shield yourself with crown and flag, but it will not, cannot change the simple truth – Your faith is flawed and broken, your dynasty is corrupt and decaying and only by embracing the truth can you be saved.” — Lukasz Pavo, writing as Tomas D'Aquina.

His career as a barrister has instilled in Lukasz a cool and calm demeanor. However, this is an exterior that hides ambition and frustration that is as intense as the hellish power that flows through his blood. A firm believer in law, he doesn’t see his action as unlawful or evil. A legitimate rule shouldn’t be determined by the blood in ones veins but by the crown’s ability to keep order. The House of Darius was a corrupt monarchy that granted favor to blood over those who would earn it through merit. In Lukasz' mind, only by riding the kingdom of House Darius' influence and replacing it with strict adherence to law can Talingarde continue to prosper. He has become a man willing to use his experience as a barrister and his new found power to achieve his goals. Possessing a natural charisma, Lukasz has a way with words, which he uses to mask his frustrations and work towards his goal of the downfall of the Church and the Crown.

Lukasz's frame is straight backed and tall, his life of pouring over legal text leaving him with a slim form that lacks muscle. His skin well tended and his appearance normally clean, Lukasz seems to come from a wealthy background though the frayed edges of his clothing suggests that his is a family accustomed to wealth that no longer has it. Attractive and confident, Lukasz is always seen with a kind smile, though those perceptive enough can see a coolness in his brown eyes that betrays a less warm nature.

Level 1: skill point

Later multi-classing into the Diabolist prestige class.