About Onas BoswellCharacter Sheet:
Male Human (Varisian) Bard 1
CG Medium humanoid (human) Init +2; Senses Perception +0 -------------------- Defense -------------------- AC 14, touch 12, flat-footed 12 (+2 armor, +2 Dex) hp 8 (1d8) Fort +0, Ref +4, Will +2 -------------------- Offense -------------------- Speed 30 ft. Melee shortsword +0 (1d6/19-20) Ranged shortbow +2 (1d6/×3) Special Attacks bardic performance 8 rounds/day (countersong, distraction, fascinate, inspire courage +1) Spell-Like Abilities 3/day—daze (DC 16) Bard Spells Known (CL 1st; concentration +5): 1st (2/day)— charm person (DC 17), sleep (DC 17) 0 (at will)— detect magic, light, prestidigitation (DC 14), unwitting ally (DC 16) -------------------- Statistics -------------------- Str 10, Dex 14, Con 10, Int 14, Wis 10, Cha 18 Base Atk +0; CMB +0; CMD 12 FeatsGreater Spell Focus (enchantment), Spell Focus (enchantment), Varisian Tattoo Traits family ties, vagabond child (urban) Skills Appraise +6, Diplomacy +8, Disable Device +7, Knowledge (Everything Else) +3, Knowledge (local) +8, Knowledge (nature) +7, Perform (dance) +8, Perform (sing) +8, Sleight of Hand +6, Spellcraft +6, Use Magic Device +8 Languages Common, Draconic, Shoanti, Varisian, Varisian SQ bardic knowledge +1 Other Gear leather armor, arrows (40), shortbow, shortsword, backpack, belt pouch, flint and steel, ink, black, inkpen, journal, thieves' tools, 1 GP, 9 SP, 5 CP -------------------- Special Abilities -------------------- Bardic Knowledge +1 (Ex) Add +1 to all knowledge skill checks. Bardic Performance (standard action) (8 rounds/day) Your performances can create magical effects. Greater Spell Focus (Enchantment) +1 to the Save DC of spells from one school. Spell Focus (Enchantment) Spells from one school of magic have +1 to their save DC. Varisian Tattoo (Enchantment) Spells from chosen school gain +1 caster level. -------------------- Background:
The Hearn Travelling Amusement was a travelling Varisian caravan show that made a circuit from Sandpoint in the spring, through Nybor, Wartle, and Magnimar before ending up in Sandpoint again for the winter. Entertainers from the show danced, sang, played music, put on shows, told fortunes and hosted games at those cities and countless other villages on their route for eight months out of the year, before wintering in Sandpoint to begin the cycle again.
Onas was the third child of Maarah and Uriah Boswell, a pair of musicians in the Amusement. He was born in a wagon as his parents were camped outside of Wartle. At twilight on the summer Ritual of Stardust, Maarah gave birth to Onas. After he was cleaned and handed to his mother, dozens of blue butterflies landed on his arms and legs, covering the baby in a field of blue wings. Rosella Hearn, the caravan's fortune teller, noticed that the child was born with a tattoo of a spreading oak on his thigh. Keeping the tattoo to herself, she declared the birth a sign from Desna and foretold great things for the child. From an early age, Onas showed signs that Rosella presumed were a sign of his blessing from Desna. His oldest sibling Peanna frequently complained to Maarah that little Onas would knock things over in the wagon if he was upset without touching them. The middle child Besnik was just delighted with the colored lights his little brother would make when happy. Strangest of all, Maarah once found Onas speaking to a small winged faerie in it's own language before he was old enough to walk alongside the wagons. The caravan generally considered Onas a good omen, a lucky charm of sorts on the road. By the age of five, Onas was spending a great deal of time with Rosella, learning to harness his magical talents through rudimentary practice and study. Using simple tricks, he began to earn his keep at the Amusement by performing simple magic tricks between other performances. Onas enjoyed the delight of others as he would do simple tricks for audiences. Frequently he would come into one of the villages the show passed through and begin doing his magic tricks on the corner in the poorest sections of town and even at farmsteads simply to see the delight in their eyes for a show they were unlikely to be able to afford to see. Rosella resigned herself to allowing these shows because they were effective advertising for the Amusement. These early shows gave Onas an appreciation of how little many people had to get by on. As Onas passed into his teenage years, he began to look forward to the caravan's return to Sandpoint more and more. At the bakery his parents would visit, Onas began to notice the lovely Gildi, their daughter. Indeed, it was only through his time with Gildi that Onas began to understand that others peoples felt prejudice against his own. While people had always been kind to him because of his tricks and the protection of the caravan, rich men who frequented the bakery frequently treated Gildi quite poorly. This last year, a pair of new performers joined the caravan, Nicolae and Mircea. Unknown to the rest of the show, these two were members of the Scarzni that were interested in using the show as a cover for their own schemes. Unfortunately for the caravan, the city watch in Magnimar recognized the two and desceneded on the caravan in force. Peanna only had time to bundle Onas out the door and tell him to head for Sandpoint where the rest of the family would meet him when they managed to overcome these troubles. Onas fled into the night and walked himself to exhaustion to Sandpoint without much more than the few things he managed to grab on his way out the door. Personality:
Onas is the kind of person who enjoys life as it comes. Rosella, exasperated, has been known to call him Mutt because of the wide grin he tends to have on his face in all circumstances. That same easy smile, though, tends to endear him to strangers, making it seem as though he has nothing to hide. Like many Varisians, however, Onas always feels the pull of the road, ready to see the next land and the next town beyond that.
Onas has never minded conning the occasional rube or been bothered by stealing from rich people who probably look down on his family anyway. Despite that, he is absolutely loyal to his friends and family, and would never betray them. Onas also works hard to avoid tricking people who have very little to begin with, refusing to be a part of scams that could cost famers and other poor people what little they have managed to save. Onas suspects that his family may not be entirely innocent of Scarzni ties, but, if they were involved, they always shielded him from the dealings, never letting him take part. Now that he's arrived in Sandpoint, he is worried about his family and what they are facing in Magnimar, but he knows Peanna should have everything under control and Uriah would be quite angry with him for disobeying his sister. Still, Onas is terrified of what will happen if his family and the rest of the caravan are unable to find their way back to him, or, even worse, if he finds out that they were in league with the Scarzni all along. Onas hates the way that people in the towns and villages he has been in with the caravan look down on Varisians in general and travellers particularly. He often dreams of a world where there is no prejudice, and his family would be welcomed everywhere they travel. Appearance:
Onas has jet black curly hair that comes to his shoulders and deep violet colored eyes. At 5'9" and 165 lbs, he is rather large for his caravan, but no more than middling height in the towns and villages. He typically dresses in loose, flowing clothes to display all of his many tattoos. Since his birth tattoo, Onas has added many nature themed tattoos over his body, including a prime spot on his shoulder where a giant blue butterfly rests and a few arcane symbols that he tells people mean different things at different times. Enri, Onas' familiar:
Ferret (Mongoose) N Tiny animal Init +2; Senses low-light vision, scent; Perception +1 -------------------- Defense -------------------- AC 15, touch 14, flat-footed 13 (+2 Dex, +2 size, +1 natural) hp 4 (1d8) Fort +2, Ref +4, Will +1 -------------------- Offense -------------------- Speed 20 ft., climb 20 ft. Melee bite +4 (1d3-4) Space 2 ft.; Reach 0 ft. Special Attacks attach -------------------- Statistics -------------------- Str 3, Dex 15, Con 10, Int 2, Wis 12, Cha 5 Base Atk +0; CMB +0; CMD 6 (10 vs. trip) Feats Weapon Finesse Skills Acrobatics +10 (+6 jump), Climb +10, Escape Artist +3, Stealth +14; Racial Modifiers +8 Acrobatics, +4 Stealth -------------------- Special Abilities -------------------- Attach (Ex) If you hit with the listed attack, you can latch on to your opponent. Climbing (20 feet) You have a Climb speed. Low-Light Vision See twice as far as a human in low light, distinguishing color and detail. Scent (Ex) Detect opponents within 15+ feet by sense of smell. Nag, Onas' Mule:
Mule N Medium animal p3 Hero Lab and the Hero Lab logo are Registered Trademarks of LWD Technology, Inc. Free download at http://www.wolflair.com Pathfinder® and associated marks and logos are trademarks of Paizo Publishing, LLC®, and are used under license. Init +1; Senses low-light vision, scent; Perception +5 -------------------- Defense -------------------- AC 11, touch 11, flat-footed 10 (+1 Dex) hp 13 (2d8+4) Fort +5 (+4 vs. hot or cold environments and to resist damage from suffocation), Ref +4, Will +0 -------------------- Offense -------------------- Speed 30 ft. Melee 2 hooves +2 (1d3+1) -------------------- Statistics -------------------- Str 13, Dex 13, Con 14, Int 2, Wis 11, Cha 4 Base Atk +1; CMB +2; CMD 13 (17 vs. trip) Feats Endurance, Run Skills Perception +5 Other Gear bedroll, feed (per day) (5), mess kit, mirror, pack saddle, pot, rope, saddlebags, soap, torch (10), trail rations (5), waterskin -------------------- Special Abilities -------------------- Endurance +4 to a variety of fort saves, skill and ability checks. Sleep in L/M armor with no fatigue. Low-Light Vision See twice as far as a human in low light, distinguishing color and detail. Run Run 5x your speed in light/medium armor or 4x speed in heavy armor and keep Dex when running. Scent (Ex) Detect opponents within 15+ feet by sense of smell. |
