Armor: Lamellar (Leather) | +3 ac | 20% SF | 3 max dex | 2 Armor check | 12lbs | 60gp
Shield: buckler | +1 ac | 5% SF | 1 Armor check | 2lbs | 5gp
Fortitude: 2
Reflex: 5
Will: 2
Racial Features:
Academician: +2 Knowledge aracan
Faerie Dragon magic: +1 DC illusion magic, 1/day: Ghost sound, Grease, Silent Image
Gift of tongues: +1 bluff and diplomacy, 1 additional language per linguistics rank
Low light vision: see twice as far as human in dim light
Keen senses: +2 perception
Weapon Familiarity: Proficient with gnome weapons
Illusion Resistance: +2 vs illusion spells and effects
Once, Nim Telorin’s songs echoed through the marble halls of his family’s estate in New Stetven, where his silver tongue and sharper wit made him a favorite among the idle nobility. Born to a minor but ambitious house, Nim was groomed for diplomacy—but his mouth was as quick as his rapier, and one ill-timed jest about a visiting baron’s draconic lineage turned scandalous when the insulted noble’s duel ended with Nim’s blade at his throat. Though the matter was hushed, his family’s reputation suffered, and Nim was quietly disowned, his title stripped and his allowance cut to nothing. “A bard’s charm can polish even a ruined crest,” his mother told him coldly as he was sent away. The words stung worse than any blade, and Nim swore he’d make a new name through his own deeds—not through inherited grace or hollow courtesies.
Now, Nim travels the backroads of Taldor, his laughter carrying a faint bitterness beneath its charm. His keen mind and fearless tongue earn him coin as an entertainer and sometimes as a negotiator among caravans too small to afford real diplomats. When a merchant company bound for the quiet town of Belhaim offered him a seat and a modest wage, he accepted more for the promise of new faces and fresh roads than for any grand purpose. The trip has been dull, the scenery unchanging, and the travelers polite to a fault—but Nim finds comfort in the lull. After all, a gnome who’s fled scandal and bloodied pride can use a little boredom before the next great story begins.
