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Marin Grigore
Background (10-Minute Style)
1) Marin is a Royal Accuser working for the royal house of Ustalav. He is of mixed elven and Varisian heritage, though he usually disguises himself as a human to get along.
2) Marin is a cheerful, friendly, and trusting varisian male from the County of Varno in Ustalav. Marin is handsome, with a close-cropped black beard and a scruffy head of similarly colored hair. His complexion is tanned, and his eyes are hazel.
3) Marin was raised without a permanent home in a Varisian caravan that travelled around Varno, and never knew his elven father. His mother kept details on the matter close, only saying that his father was a traveler from far away. He tended to commit crimes with some frequency as a consequence of this abandonment, he became a con-man and charlatan with just enough credibility to justify his cons.
4)Marin is a follower of Desna, and has “itchy feet” if he stays in one place for more than a short time, though this is usually sated by a few days travel. Marin got a thrill from scary stories that his parents told him about the history of the country, and constantly tried to explore nooks and crannies to find odd creatures and unexplained phenomena, sometimes with life-draining effects. He’s also a fortune teller and sometimes will make money tricking gullible nobles that they’re haunted in some way.
4) Marin managed helped Prince Aduard Ordranti III when the prince was visiting the county on one of his tours. The prince found his caravan stuck in a rut on the road, a rut that was caused by a haunt that Marin had become familiar with. This haunt liked to play jokes on nobility that used the road. Marin and his family were camped in the woods nearby and Marin spotted the prince’s wagon. He convinced the haunt to let the Prince go, who noticed and appreciated the teenage Marin’s help. Whether this was a real haunt or an invention is not clear.
5) Marin was conscripted for a “scholarship” by one of Aduard’s advisors to train at Lepidstadt university as a thanks for helping and to conscript a recruit with a different perspective than some of the typically dour Pharasmans into the Royal Accusers. Realizing that a Desnan with a touch of the divine would not easily fit in with the science and logic oriented populace of Lepidstadt, the advisor had Marin’s education supplemented by the occasional teachings of Azra, the wandering Desnan priestess.
6) Marin dropped out of the university before accomplishing much in the realm of medicine or arcane magic, but he learned enough to appreciate the knowledge that is required to be an Accuser. He learned much of his monster lore from Professor Lorrimor when the traditional teaching methods did not sit easily with Marin. Lorrimor came across a valuable book cursed with a haunt, and it was only Marin’s natural expulsionist abilities that managed to repel the ghost long enough for Lorrimor to seal the haunt away. Lorrimor said that he was forever in Marin’s debt for Marin’s help and they finished their tutoring.

Goals
1) Marin would like to explore the haunted and dangerous parts of Ustalav and meet to as many creepy undead and other monsters as he can. He gets a thrill from danger and fear.
2) It would be cool if Marin could gain the Prince’s favor.

Secrets
1) Marin has gotten into some fights with hellknights and has a poor reputation among the lawful societies in the western part of Ustalav. His sponsors in the palace are not aware of this.
2) Marin is less brave than he thinks he is, he puts on a good front for his companions but he has been recently worried that his positive outlook may not be enough. Lorrimor opened up Marin’s eyes to the true extent of the horrors of Golarion, and it’s shocked Marin.

NPCs
1) Marin knows Azra, the priestess of Virlych, and learned a great deal about Desna from her.
2) The minor chancellor to the Prince, Nicolaj, is frustrated that Marin wasn’t able to finish the university education, but is supporting Marin’s endeavors as a Royal accuser, even though Marin has yet to do much more for Ustalav beyond dealing with minor possessions and trickster haunts.
3) Marin’s father was an extraterrestrial elf, who’s purpose was unknown

Other
1) Marin tends to treat the undead in a friendly way, as all of the undead and haunts that he’s happened to meet have appreciated it.
2) Marin has a small stone ball that he rolls on his fingers absentmindedly when thinking. He found the stone while exploring his home county. The stone is extremely cold to the touch, regardless of the amount of ambient heat, and seems to tire most people who handle it.
3) Marin has a crush on Azra and has no way to express himself nor any way to easily travel to Virlych. He tends to ignore any romantic overtures as a consequence of this unrequited crush.

Marin dropped out of the university before accomplishing much in the realm of medicine or arcane magic, due to some horrible circumstances. He learned much of his monster lore from Professor Lorrimor and became good friends with another student, Dorio, a fellow varisian training to be an investigator. Lorrimor came across a valuable book and asked for volunteers to help him handle and examine it for curses and haunts. Brimming with unearned confidence, the cocky Marin and Dorio volunteered enthusiastically. A haunt manifested due to an identification mistake (Marin believed it to be much less powerful than it ended up being) on the part of Marin and caused Dorio to become controlled in such a way that he attacked Lorrimor with supernatural strength while manifesting spectral tentacles. Marin was terrified beyond anything he had seen before and was unable to act for some time before managing to shake off the fear and barely keep the haunt from murdering Lorrimor. The price was the death of his friend, as Marin was seemingly incapable of channeling enough energy to expunge the haunt without killing Dorio. Lorrimor said that he was forever in Marin’s debt for Marin’s help but the circumstances of the events led to his expulsion from the university. Lorrimor blamed himself for the events, for putting too much faith in his students’ abilities, but the reagents saw it differently and needed to assign blame to someone. Who better than the scholarship kid from the wandering clan?

Marin Grigore
Background
1) Marin is a Royal Accuser working for the royal house of Ustalav.
2) Marin is a cheerful, friendly, and trusting varisian male from the County of Varno in Ustalav. Marin is handsome, with a close-cropped black beard and a scruffy head of similarly colored hair. His complexion is tanned, and his eyes are hazel.
3) Marin was raised without a permanent home in a Varisian caravan that travelled around Varno. Marin is a follower of Desna, and has “itchy feet” if he stays in one place for more than a short time, though this is usually sated by a few days travel. Marin got a thrill from scary stories that his parents told him about the history of the country, and constantly tried to explore nooks and crannies to find odd creatures and unexplained phenomena, sometimes with life-draining effects.
4) Marin managed helped Prince Aduard Ordranti III when the prince was visiting the county on one of his tours. The prince found his caravan stuck in a rut on the road, a rut that was caused by a haunt that Marin had become familiar with. This haunt liked to play jokes on nobility that used the road. Marin and his family were camped in the woods nearby and Marin spotted the prince’s wagon. He convinced the haunt to let the Prince go, who noticed and appreciated the teenage Marin’s help.
4) Marin was conscripted for a “scholarship” by one of Aduard’s advisors to train at Lepidstadt university as a thanks for helping and to conscript a recruit with a different perspective than some of the typically dour Pharasmans into the Royal Accusers. Realizing that a Desnan with a touch of the divine would not easily fit in with the science and logic oriented populace of Lepidstadt, the advisor had Marin’s education supplemented by the occasional teachings of Azra, the wandering Desnan priestess.
5) Marin dropped out of the university before accomplishing much in the realm of medicine or arcane magic, but he learned enough to appreciate the knowledge that is required to be an Accuser. He learned much of his monster lore from Professor Lorrimor when the traditional teaching methods did not sit easily with Marin. Lorrimor came across a valuable book cursed with a haunt, and it was only Marin’s natural expulsionist abilities that managed to repel the ghost long enough for Lorrimor to seal the haunt away. Lorrimor said that he was forever in Marin’s debt for Marin’s help and they finished their tutoring.

Goals
1) Marin would like to explore the haunted and dangerous parts of Ustalav and meet to as many creepy undead and other monsters as he can. He gets a thrill from danger and fear.
2) It would be cool if Marin could gain the Prince’s favor.

Secrets
1) Marin has gotten into some fights with hellknights and has a poor reputation among the lawful societies in the western part of Ustalav. His sponsors in the palace are not aware of this.
2) Marin is less brave than he thinks he is, he puts on a good front for his companions but he has been recently worried that his positive outlook may not be enough. Lorrimor opened up Marin’s eyes to the true extent of the horrors of Golarion, and it’s shocked Marin.

NPCs
1) Marin knows Azra, the priestess of Virlych, and learned a great deal about Desna from her.
2) The minor chancellor to the Prince, Nicolaj, is frustrated that Marin wasn’t able to finish the university education, but is supporting Marin’s endeavors as a Royal accuser, even though Marin has yet to do much more for Ustalav beyond dealing with minor possessions and trickster haunts.

Other
1) Marin tends to treat the undead in a friendly way, as all of the undead and haunts that he’s happened to meet have appreciated it.
2) Marin has a small stone ball that he rolls on his fingers absentmindedly when thinking. He found the stone while exploring his home county. The stone is extremely cold to the touch, regardless of the amount of ambient heat, and seems to tire most people who handle it.
3) Marin has a crush on Azra and has no way to express himself nor any way to easily travel to Virlych. He tends to ignore any romantic overtures as a consequence of this unrequited crush.

Marin Grigore
Human (Varisian) inquisitor (expulsionist, royal accuser, sanctified slayer) of Desna 1 (Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Inner Sea Intrigue 45, Pathfinder Player Companion: Haunted Heroes Handbook 14, Pathfinder RPG Advanced Class Guide 99, Pathfinder RPG Advanced Player's Guide 38)
CG Medium humanoid (human)
Init +5; Senses Perception +7
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Defense
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AC 16, touch 13, flat-footed 13 (+3 armor, +3 Dex)
hp 9 (1d8+1)
Fort +3, Ref +3, Will +4; +2 trait bonus vs. death effects
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Offense
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Speed 30 ft.
Melee longspear +2 (1d8+3/×3) or
. . morningstar +2 (1d8+2)
Ranged shortbow +1/+1 (1d6/×3)
Space 5 ft.; Reach 5 ft. (10 ft. with longspear)
Special Attacks channel positive energy 5/day (DC 13, 1d6), studied target +1 (1st, move action)
Inquisitor (Expulsionist, Royal Accuser, Sanctified Slayer) Spells Known (CL 1st; concentration +3)
. . 1st (2/day)—divine favor, heightened awareness[ACG]
. . 0 (at will)—detect magic, disrupt undead, guidance, oath of anonymity, sift[APG]
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Statistics
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Str 14, Dex 16, Con 12, Int 13, Wis 14, Cha 14
Base Atk +0; CMB +3; CMD 15 (13 vs. dirty trick)
Feats Agile Maneuvers, Alignment Channel, Precise Shot, Rapid Shot, Turn Undead
Traits chance savior, inured to death, sacred conduit
Skills Bluff +6, Diplomacy +6, Knowledge (local) +5, Knowledge (religion) +5 (+6 to identify the abilities and weaknesses of haunts and incorporeal creatures), Perception +7, Sense Motive +6 (+7 to determine whether a creature is possessed, under the effects of an enchantment or curse, or otherwise magically controlled), Stealth +6, Survival +6
Languages Common, Undercommon, Varisian
SQ expel spirit, expulsionist lore +1, finesse weapon attack attribute, meticulous inspection +1, naive, rules changes
Other Gear studded leather, heavy wooden shield, arrows (20), longspear, morningstar, shortbow, backpack, bedroll, canteen[UE], masterwork backpack[APG], spell component pouch, trail rations, wooden holy symbol of Desna, 4 gp, 2 sp, 1 cp
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Special Abilities
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Agile Maneuvers Use DEX instead of STR for CMB
Alignment Channel (Evil) Channel Energy heals or harms outsiders of the chosen alignment.
Expel Spirit (Su) You can channel energy, but only to harm or turn evil outsiders or undead.
Expulsionist Lore +1 (Ex) Bonus to notice haunts and incorporeal creatures, identify their abilities and weaknesses.
Finesse Weapon Attack Attribute The “light weapons” category has been renamed to “finesse weapons.” Characters can choose to use either their dexterity bonus or their strength bonus to hit with these weapons, no feat required. “Finesse” is also now a weapon attribute li
Inquisitor Channel Positive Energy 1d6 (5/day, DC 13) (Su) Positive energy heals the living and harms the undead; negative has the reverse effect.
Meticulous Inspection +1 (Ex) +1/2 level to Perception
Naive -2 to AC vs. improvised weapons.
Precise Shot You don't get -4 to hit when shooting or throwing into melee.
Rapid Shot You get an extra attack with ranged weapons. Each attack is at -2.
Rules Changes By all metrics, Pathfinder is the most satisfying pen-and-paper game I’ve ever played. The class balance feels good, the math isn’t overwhelming, and the community support is outstanding. However, it suffers from one syndrome that haunts the crea
Studied Target +1 (move action, 1 at a time) (Ex) Study foe as a Move action, gain +1 to att/dam & some skills vs. them.
Turn Undead (DC 13) Your Channel Energy can make undead in 30 ft flee for 1 min.