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221 posts. Alias of Green Smashomancer.


Full Name

Luca Bloodbeak

Race

Tengu

Classes/Levels

Warpriest/8 || HP: 54/54, AC: 20 (25, IrS) (FF: 16 [21 w/IrS] T: 13) || Init: +3, Fort: +8 Ref: +6 Will: +10 || Per: +5

Gender

Male

Size

Medium

Age

30

Special Abilities

Blessings, Fervor

Alignment

Neutral Good

Deity

The Nameless Moth

Location

In Transit

Languages

Abyssal, Aklo, Aquan, Auran, Catfolk, Celestial, Common, Draconic, Elven, Ignan, Infernal, Orc, Necril, Protean, Sylvan, Terran, Tengu

Occupation

Linguist/Chef

Homepage URL

Guy with a sheet.

Strength 16
Dexterity 16
Constitution 12
Intelligence 12
Wisdom 15
Charisma 10

About Luca Bloodbeak

Backstory:
Life was good for the tengu Luca. He had spent his life safely in the one-in-a-million city of Mentathalos. He studied language and linguistics as a peaceful scholar with prodigious skill in part to the natural affinity most of his people share. He does impressions too. One day he met his beautiful (By tengu standards anyway. He said something about "plumage".) wife, Kri. They were both young, but if anyone were to tell them true love at first sight doesn't exist, they didn't want to hear it. Not long after meeting, they settled into what was going to be a quiet life.
That changed four years after they married. Eventually, Luca was given a map to decipher by a group that called themselves the White Butterfly Company. They said it had to do with the maelstrom. Home of the proteans. The very idea of a map of the place was entertaining, prompting several of Luca's signature puns in a row before accepting the job. The map turned out to be nearly indecipherable gibberish, not only because of Luca's cartography skills, he had a friend for that. But also because the map itself seemed to change, sometimes subtly, sometimes overtly. Even his notes he swore would shift.

Then, after a weeks worth of banging his head against a wall he heard a crash in his study in the night. He rushed out to find the masked culprits. And Kri's body. Two of them were lying next to her. The others had the map, but that wasn't what Luca ran madly after them for. In the night, on the streets, he ran well after he lost sight of the murderers.

In the following weeks, he barely found the strength to write to the White Butterfly and tell them what happened. He told the guards too, but there wasn't much they could do. No-one could I.D them, and the symbol on their clothes didn't match anything Mentathalos had on record. But Luca has a memory for these things. A red cross with two brackets laying on top. It was in this time he looked to the Nameless Moth. He vowed he would become a protector too, even if he met the same fate.

Luca trained himself for years afterward, transforming his frail body into a weapon on par with anything that could come from some forge. It was only after this that he learned of another call from the White Butterfly, one for an expedition, and a prize of money upon return. With as much as they were promising, Luca could have the resources to track down his wifes murderers. And then... he doesn't know yet. But they called for a linguist, maybe he wouldn't need to get involved in violence. Often.

Personality:
Luca is permanently stuck in the mood for a bad dad joke. In hindsight, he would have probably made a good, albeit goofy dad. He's ready and willing to offer encouragement and advice, whether or not it's asked for. Since the death of his wife, Luca has become very protective of the people around him. Humble to a fault, he's the last to take credit for something. Luca always insists his wife's cooking blows his own away (one of many things he tends to mention about her), which would have to be pretty impressive.

Physical description:
Luca stands shorter than the average human like most tengu, and he looks fairly unintimidating regardless. Under the layers of black feathers Luca is a very lean muscle machine. The only hint to this are his hands; articulated like normal human hands, but scaled. Rough light-gray skin and large claws hammered into sharp edges are his sign of excruciating physical training.

Stat Block:
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Luca Bloodbeak
Male Tengu Warpriest/7
Neutral Good Medium Humanoid (Tengu)

Init +3; Senses Low-light vision; Perception +5
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Defense
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AC 20, Flat-footed 17, Touch 13 (+7 armor, +3 Dex)
hp 48 (7d8+14 [FCB])
Fort +7; Ref +6; Will +9
Defensive Abilities: Fervor (5/day)
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Offense
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Speed: 20 ft.
Melee: Bite +11 (1d8+5; x2), 2 Claws +11 (1d8+5; x2)
Ranged: Sling +8 (1d4+3; x2)

Special Attacks: Channel Energy, 2d6 (2/day)

Spells Prepared: (CL 7, Concentration +10)

0 (5/At-Will): Create Water, Light, Mending, Read Magic, Spark
1st (4/day): Comprehend Languages, Divine Favor x2, 1 empty
2nd (3/day): Ironskin x2, Protection from Chaos, Communal, 1 empty
3rd (2/day): Channel Vigor (Prep either Bestow Insight, or Protection from energy if time and foresight allow)
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Statistics
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Str 18, Dex 16, Con 12, Int 12, Wis 17, Cha 10
Base Atk +5; CMB +9; CMD 18
Feats: Weapon Focus: (Claws/Bite), Eldritch Claws, Orator, Skill Focus (Linguistics), Power Attack, Cunning
Traits: Claw Tools, Cosmopolitan (trait not feat)
Skills: +11 Knowledge: Geography/Religion, +19 Linguistics, +13 Profession: Chef, +13 Sense Motive, +8 Spellcraft
Languages: Abyssal, Aklo, Aquan, Auran, Catfolk, Celestial, Common, Draconic, Elven, Ignan, Infernal, Orc, Necril, Protean, Sylvan, Terran, Tengu
Special Qualities:
Combat Gear: +1 Amulet of Mighty Fists (4000), +2 Belt of Giant Strength (4000), +1 Breastplate (1200), +1 Cloak of Resistance (1000), Cloak of Warm Nights (Item of Questionable use), Fighter kit (9), +2 Headband of Wisdom (4000) Scroll of Lesser Restoration x2 (300), Sling (free.99), Traveler's Any-Tool (250), Wand of CLW (750). total GP 491.
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Special Abilities
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Fervor: (su) At 2nd level, a warpriest can draw upon the power of his faith to heal wounds or harm foes. As a swift action, a warpriest can expend one use of this ability to cast any one warpriest spell he has prepared with a casting time of 1 round or shorter. When cast in this way, the spell can target only the warpriest, even if it could normally affect other or multiple targets. Spells cast in this way ignore somatic components and do not provoke attacks of opportunity. The warpriest does not need to have a free hand to cast a spell in this way.

Blessings: Luca Bloodbeak has the Protection and Darkness blessings.

Darkness Blessing (su): At 1st level, you can touch an ally and bestow a darkness blessing. For 1 minute, the ally becomes enshrouded in shadows while in combat, granting it concealment (20%). Creatures that are normally able to see in supernatural darkness ignore this concealment.

Protection Blessing (su): Increased Defense (minor): At 1st level, you can gain a +1 sacred bonus on saving throws and a +1 sacred bonus to AC for 1 minute. The bonus increases to +2 at 10th level and +3 at 20th level.