Eldran Tesh

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42 posts. Alias of vagrant-poet.


About Nikolai Orlovsky

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Backstory
Nikolai is a second cousin of the ruling family of House Orlovsky and third son of his father, and his father and uncles always beleived that the Swordlords would plot and work against the noble houses, so they trained a number of their sons in new method of swordplay to have a way to combat the Swordlords. The boys were raised to wield the scimitar as trained by master dervishes fromt he far south and to harness the power of lightning and storms from a school of wizards high in the Icerime Peaks of Brevoy. Nikolai excelled at what he did, but always resented the fact that his father and uncle saw him as little more than a tool in the political maneuvering of Brevoy.

Upon finishing his training he had a great arguement with his father and left the family holdings, to travel for a few years. He wandered the River kingdoms selling his exotic talents as little more than a mercenary until a River princess decided to employ him as her personal bodyguard. He grew powerful and skilled in those years, hiding lightning reflexes and magical talent behind fine doublets and noble trappings.

His time in the Kingdoms ended as tumultously as he left home, and he fled the wrath of the king after leaving his daughter with child. Now Nikolai finds himself seeking work among the very swordlords he was trained to defeat.

Nikolai wants to be a good man, but he is headstrong and quick to react without thinking, unable to ever truly do as much good as he would like.

Appearance
Of average height, and willowey build, Nikolai does not look like much of a swordsman, but he is a master using the fine Qadiran scimitar at his belt along magic of storm and power in an exotic fighting style. He has long brown hair, and a well-trimmed beard, with sharp grey eyes, and dresses in a glamered mithral shirt which appears as a fine silken waistcoat over his white shirt. He also wears fitted leather breeches and fine leather boots.

NIKOLAI ORLOVSKY
Male human magus 10
CN Medium humanoid (human)
Init +5; Senses Perception +10
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DEFENSE
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AC 26, touch 18, flat-footed 19 (+6 armor, +2 deflection, +5 Dex, +1 insight, +2 natural)
hp 77, Currently [ 54 ] (10d8+30)
Fort +11, Ref +11, Will +10
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OFFENSE
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Speed 30 ft.
Melee +2 scimitar +15/+10 (1d6+7/18-20)
Ranged mwk composite longbow +13/+8 (1d8+1/x3)
Special Attacks Arcane pool [6] (9 points), hasted assault, improved spell combat, pool strike, spell recall, spellstrike
Magus Spells Prepared (CL 10th, concentration +15 (+20 spell combat)
4th- ice storm (DC 19) (2)
3rd- fireball (DC 18) (3), fly
2nd- invisibility, mirror image, scorching ray (3) [2]
1st- expeditious retreat, magic missile (2) [1], shield (2) [1], shocking grasp (DC 16) (2) [0]
0- arcane mark, dancing lights, detect magic, prestidigitation, read magic
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STATISTICS
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Str 13, Dex 20 (16+2+2), Con 12, Int 20 (14+2+4), Wis 10, Cha 11
Base Atk +7; CMB +8; CMD 23
Trait Anatomist
Feats Combat Casting [1], Dervish Dance [3], Power Attack [5], Spell Focus (evocation) [9], Toughness [7], Weapon Finesse [1], Weapon Focus [5]
SkillsAcrobatics +10 (5 ranks), Diplomacy +5 (5 ranks), Fly +13 (5 ranks, cc), Knowledge (arcana) +17 (10 ranks, cc), Knowledge (nobiltiy) +11 (7 ranks), Perception +10 (10 ranks, hb), Sense Motive +5 (5 ranks), Spellcraft +17 (10 ranks, cc), Swim +7 (3 ranks); armor check penalty 0
Languages Common, Draconic, Dwarven
SQ cantrips, close range, knowledge pool
Load 24 lbs.; Light
Combat Gear lesser rod of extend metamagic;
Other Gear +2 scimitar (8,315), +2 glamered mithral shirt (7,800), mwk composite longbow (Str +1) with 40 arrows, belt of incredible dexterity +2 (4,000), headband of vast intelligence +2 (Perception) (4,000), cloak of resistance +3 (9,000), ring of protection +2 (8,000), amulet of natural armor +2 (8,000), dusty rose prism ioun stone (5,000), spellbook, spell component pouch, belt pouch with 4,369 gp
Spellbook
0- acid splash, arcane mark, dancing lights, daze, detect magic, flare, ghost sound, light, mage hand, open/close, prestidigitation, ray of frost, read magic, spark*
1- chill touch, enlarge person, expeditious retreat, hydraulic push, jump, magic missile, shield, shocking grasp, true strike, unseen servant
2- alter self, cat's grace, gust of wind, invisibility, mirror image, scorching ray
3- dispel magic, fireball, fly, haste, lightning bolt, versatile weapon, wind wall
4- ice storm, river of wind
* APG
** Ultimate Magic