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Gifted Satirist: You gain a +1 trait bonus on Linguistics checks, and Linguistics is always a class skill for you. In addition, your irreverent attitude grants you a +2 trait bonus on all saving throws against fear effects.

Helpful: (Halfling Racial Trait) Whenever you successfully perform an aid another action, you grant your ally a +4 bonus instead of the normal +2.

Adventuring Skills:
Bluff +8 (2 rank, 3 Cha, 3 class)
Use Magic Device +7 (1 rank, 3 Cha, 3 class)
Knowledge: History +3 (1 rank, 2 Int)
Knowledge: Religion +3 (1 rank, 2 Int)
Spellcraft +7 (2 rank, 2 Int, 3 class)
Stealth +8 (2 rank, 2 Dex, 4 size)
Perception +2 (2 racial)
Acrobatics +5 (1 rank, 2 Dex, 2 racial)

Background Skills:
Perform (Comedy) +8 (2 rank, 3 Cha, 3 class)
Linguistics +8 (2 rank, 2 Int, 3 class, 1 trait)

Steadfast Personality
Eschew Materials

Small Size: +1 AC, +1 on Attack Rolls, -1 on CMB and CMD, +4 on Stealth check.
Slow Speed: base speed 20 feet.
Fearless: +2 racial bonus on all saving throws against fear.
Halfling Luck: +1 racial bonus on all saving throws.
Keen Senses: +2 racial bonus on Perception skill checks.
Sure-Footed: +2 racial bonus on Acrobatics and Climb skill checks.
Weapon Familiarity: proficient with slings and "halfling" named weapons.

Simple Weapon Proficiency
Spells
Cantrips
Eschew Materials bonus feat
Bloodline: Maestro
Bonus Skill: Perform
Bloodline Arcana: For spells with Verbal but no Somatic or Material Components, treat caster level as one level higher.

Bloodline Powers:
Beguiling Voice - At 1st level, you can use the sound of your voice to lull a target creature into taking no action. This ability acts as the daze spell, except it is language dependent, has a duration of 1 round, and affects a living creature whose Hit Dice do not exceed your sorcerer level. You can use this ability a number of times per day equal to 3 + your Charisma modifier.

Combat:
Dagger
Cold Iron Light Mace
Sling
7 Sling Bullets
8 Cold Iron Sling Bullets

Magic:
Figurine of Wondrous Power, Silver Raven
Cloak of Resistance +1

Equipment:
Entertainer’s Outfit
Backpack
Belt Pouch
Canteen (Gourd)
Wooden Holy Symbol of Shelyn
Journal
Ink
Scrivener’s Kit
Comedy Gear (Treat as Juggler’s Kit)(Includes a blanket, platform, banner woven and embroidered by temple friends)
2 Candles (One partially used)
Bar of Soap
Ball of String

Wealth:
25pp, 3gp, 13 sp, 3cp
9 Silver Coat Buttons (Given to Soria)

Was it luck or some cosmic irony that caused two enslaved halflings to birth a free son? Lem and his pregnant wife, Filu, were accompanying their masters from the Tanessen estate on a trip to Vyre, north of Kintargo, when their son was born. Owing to a bizarre confluence of the conflicting laws between the City of Masks and the Silver City, and his birth falling on a particular holiday, the law that enslaved his parents held no power over Pip.

However, this same freedom meant that he could not stay with his family. The Tanessens issued an ultimatum: Lem and Filu could only keep the child if they submitted him to servitude. They refused, and when he was only a couple weeks old, Pip’s parents surrendered him to Songbird Hall.

As he grew, the Shelynites found the boy had a sharp mind, particularly for words and language. They fostered this talent, hoping to steer him towards poetry and lyricism. Instead, Pip’s inclinations directed him towards satire and comedy. Any disappointment they felt dissipated as they came to appreciate the smiles and laughter the halfling child brought. Likewise, the priests also offered what tutelage they could when Pip’s magical talents manifested, but the unpredictable and arcane nature of his power hampered their efforts. He was allowed to practice his magic independently, although they provided guidance to ensure he appreciated the responsibility of his gift.

A pair of Shelynite clerics, the Yolucross family, served as surrogate parents for Pip. They raised him alongside their daughter, Soria, and the two grew to be the best of friends. Even in adulthood, after Pip left the temple, they remained close and helped each other with their crafts. Soria served as a test audience for his jokes and stories, while Pip acted as a model for the clothes she created.

As an adolescent, Pip took an apprenticeship of sorts with Nandy Crissali. The bookstore owner quickly grew frustrated with her magic’s differences from those of her would-be student. Nevertheless, she kept him around as a shop assistant out of respect for his skill with literature. Rumors that Crissali actually finds Pip funny remain unconfirmed.

Pip currently rents a tiny tenement apartment in Old Kintargo, but he rarely spends time there. Most often he is found performing in Aria Park, visiting his parents in the Greens or his adoptive parents on Temple Hill, or working, reading, and drafting at Crissali’s Fine Tomes.

Pip has short, dark hair that always looks like a sleeping porcupine. His face is defined by a sharp nose and chin. When out and about, he wears elaborate, custom clothes created by Soria. The pair like to scheme ways for her designs to skirt the Fourth Proclamation against fine embroidery.

Irreverent and seldom without a smile, Pip is a jokester, but he hates cruelty. In fact, he often clarifies this for people by explaining the difference between a jokester and a prankster. He wears his heart on his colorful sleeve, and his daily goal is to brighten the lives of those around him. Ultimately, though, he dreams of freeing his parents from their servitude.