About Reuben GaressReuben Garess aka Reuben Kseniya
Bolts x20
BACKGROUND:
Reuben is seventeen. He’s the third child of Mellicent Garess, and the only child of her second husband Viktor Kseniya. The Garess-Kseniya marriage was a loveless one, primarily entered into to gain valuable trade concessions for both families. Viktor moved back to Irrisen when Reuben was five, and while Reuben spent regular winters in Irrisen as a child that ended when his grandmother (and her teleportation abilities) died six years ago. Due to the difference in naming conventions, Reuben uses Kseniya when in Irrisen. Reuben idolised his heroic elder half-brother Yolann. Yolan was always doing something exciting with his friends and retainers, including Cainbar and Sverlisk. NEED TO KNOW HOW THEY REGARDED THE KID - PROBABLY DEPENDS ON AGE GAP. Reuben grew up seeing Yolann and his friends being a close knit group that had amazing adventures together. He wasn't really allowed in, but he wanted it - something that stuck with him to the present day and is responsible for his current situation. Reuben is a genius, and a dilettante. Constantly seeking new things to occupy his intellect, he gained a reputation for never sticking to anything and eccentricity. His mother’s exasperated comparison “you’re like a butterfly, always… something something” (he’s tuned out by that point) led to his interest in lepidoptery, and from there to general entomology and finally into the study of Desna and Black Butterfly - in a week. He has a significant butterfly and bug collection and wrote a well regarded book on the alchemical properties of the dust from butterfly wings - when he was 12. Reuben’s times in Irrisen were hard. He had obviously inherited his family’s arcane aptitude and intellect, but magic in Irrisen’s matriarchy is a female pursuit, and he was banned from books and encouraged to dress up and play soldiers with the other boys - a boring pursuit he despised - and hunt - which he quite liked, though his tendency to use the hunts as excuses to study the flora of Irrisen disgusted his Winter Wolf huntsmaster. Reuben is largely put aside by his family. While brilliant, his eccentricity, lack of common sense and unpredictability have led to him being discounted from the inheritance. No-one takes him seriously, which annoys him no end. This did make him an excellent assistant for Yolann Garess when he was helping Cainbar and Sverlisk escape to the Stolen Lands. Reuben was supposed to take a cart full of supplies and equipment to the nearby woods and wait for them, then turn over the cart. Instead he decided to live out his childhood fantasy and strongly implied that he was supposed to accompany them on the mission itself. Reuben’s actual arcane skills are largely unknown to his companions at the start of game.
workings:
Note: much easier to understand with proper formatting at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tjFWC2moKVcJbzQUfCi005RkLSEDmZyDHxcXOKo jLoQ/edit?usp=sharing Rules. 20 point buy. No stat below 9. Unchained Background skills, but no Lore. 150gp. Race: Human Bonus Feat Comprehensive Education Class: Wizard (Spell Sage) BAB +0 Focussed Spells ability 1/day Free Feat: Scribe Scroll Bonus Spells known: Spells/day: 0:3, 1:1 Stats: 20 point buy Str 10 Dex 12 (2 points) Con 12 (2 points) Int 20 (17 points for 18 + 2 racial Wis 9 (-1 points) Cha 10 Traits Bastard (Campaign): Student of Philosophy (Social): Int instead of cha for Diplomacy and Bluff Feats Fast Learner (Favoured class bonus gives +1 skill and +1 HP) Improvisation (+2 to all skills with no ranks. All skills count as trained) HP class = 6 (d6) Favoured class bonus = +1 Con = +1 AC dex = +1 Saves Fort +1 +0 base +1 con Ref +1 +0 base +1 dex Will +2 +2 base -1 wis +1 trait Skills Points= 10 Background Skills (Sans Lore) =2 Intelligence = 5 Favoured Class = 1 Class = 2 Languages int =5+common Taldane Draconic Varisian Jadwiga Giant Hallit Appraise (Int) (+2 improv +5 int) +7 Artistry (Int) (+2 improv +5 int) +7 Craft (Int) (+2 improv +5 int) +7 Drawing (1 rank +3 class +5 int) +9 Knowledge (all) (Int) Arcana (1 rank +3 class +5 int + 1 racial) +10 Dungeoneering (1 rank +3 class +5 int + 1 racial) +10 Engineering (+2 improv +5 int + 1 racial) +8 Geography (+2 improv +5 int + 1 racial) +8 History (1 rank +3 class +5 int + 1 racial) +10 Local (1 rank +3 class +5 int + 1 racial) +10 Nature (1 rank +3 class +5 int + 1 racial) +10 Nobility (1 rank +3 class +5 int + 1 racial) +10 Planes (1 rank +3 class +5 int + 1 racial) +10 Religion (1 rank +3 class +5 int + 1 racial) +10 Linguistics (Int) (+2 improv +5 int) +7 Profession (Wis) (+2 improv -1 wis) +1 Spellcraft (Int) (1 rank +3 class +5 int) +9 Spells 0: All Cantrips known. 3/day 1: Known = 8. 3/day Equipment Bolts x20
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