Rileng Sulfach's page

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FORMULA BOOK
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3rd- Channel Vigor, Cure Serious Wounds, Displacement, Fly, Gaseous Form, Monstrous Physique I, Nondetection, Remove Curse, Remove Disease, Tongues, Absorbing Touch,
2nd- Alchemical Allocation, Barkskin, Focused Scrutiny, Ablative Barrier, Alter Self, Invisibility, Lesser Restoration, Touch Injection, Cure Moderate Wounds, Resist Energy, See Invisibility, Undetectable Alignment, Enshroud Thoughts,
1st- Cure Light Wounds, Longarm, Monkey Fish, True Strike, Expeditious Retreat, Endure Elements, Blurred Movement, Shield, Disguise Self, Comprehend Languages,

Description
Ht: 6'2"
Wt: 160 lbs
Age: 89
Hair: Black with a slight tint of midnight blue
Eyes: Dragon like with a touch of dark blue
Skin: Slight tan with a strange pattern below

Standing slightly over six feet Rileng is of over average height among most. The marks of his fiendish blood are many yet not as obvious as most. At a glance he would seem more akin to a half elf but once looked upon in detail that thought changes. For he has fangs among those humanoid teeth, sharper and longer then they should be. His ears indeed pointed but at odds with his rounded face with a strong chin. His build is lean and graceful with a sleek pointed tail rarely seen. Another oddity is his lack of shadow, noticed only by the most observant.

Favoring the light, loose, and flowing styles of Tian Xia, he fuses it with the garb of distant Cheliax for a unique style that requires skilled tailors. Still he is ever in a robe of some sort with detailed trim below a long tailed coat with a high collar.

Rileng was bought as a young child in the slave markets of Goka. His main selling point was his youth and cheap price as a clearly tainted one. His buyer was a representative of one of the many gangs in the Scale District, slums known to house many tieflings that made up said gangs as enforcers and sneaks. Being raised among thieves and killers granted him a education in how to make the most of his speed and stealth to survive. His so called family and gang did little for him, only showing interest when he managed to steal something of value. After their share the scraps were given to him on which to survive and do with as he pleased. Yet Rileng was a smart child and carefully hid every copper he earned, using it to buy a good blade which he used to hunt rats and other vermin. Feeding himself much better then he could expect from his family and growing stronger as a result. With his new found vigor and loss of gnawing hunger he focused on his skills as a thief. Learning to move unnoticed and with grace as he pilfered objects of value nightly. As always his gang got the largest cut of the profits but he considered that the price of patience. He made a point never to take anything of too great value, it would bring too much attention from the guard as well as his gang. One such night granted him a tome, something he quickly knew would be worthless to his gang and so grant him no profit. On a whim he opened it, glancing over it's contents. His interest sparked he devoured the tome's knowledge, gaining a hunger and need for knowledge beyond the best way to stab a man or move undetected upon a victim. So it went for the next few years, he hunted the night for knowledge and valuables in equal measure.

His growth and constant stream of income had not gone unnoticed by his gang, soon he was under the gaze of the elder members. They began to give him targets to steal from and demanding more valuable objects then he normally stole. Rileng knew that this would only lead to self destruction, while his skills in thieving and assassination were good, he had no illusions that he could deal with the elders who had survived and experienced open and direct combat. So he could not fight them, but their were always larger predators in places like Goka. He arranged for information of his gang elder's location to be brought before rivals. He then packed all that he owned and his savings, booking passage on one of the many departing ships. As fate would have it, the ship fell prey to pirates, Rileng fought more viciously then most of the crew and even managed to kill more pirates playing cat and mouse through out the ship. Still numbers won out in the end and he was captured by the pirates. Their captain seeing both his talent for killing and intelligence offered him a choice, join or die. Ever the survivor he choose to join without a second thought.

For the next few years Rileng played the part of a pirate, working his way up the ranks. The captain became like a father to Rileng, feeding his talents and teaching him much as well. It was through the captain that his skills were refined and his talent at alchemy was nurtured. Still the life of a pirate is dangerous and unpredictable. As the captain's reputation grew so did those against him as well. Soon the captain found his abilities no longer able to deal with the endless pirate hunters and bounties on his head. Thinking up a plan with Rileng he arranged to fake his own death and retire, it would be the last time Rileng would see him or speak with him. The plan went off well and Rileng was one of the few survivors of the event that claimed the life and ship of his former captain. Still he made out with enough gold to purchase a felucca that he converted to a create a sailing shop. Making a risky but profitable cargo run quickly made him a healthy profit and filled his alchemical stores. Yet knowing the pirates of the area and the lack of armaments his ship had he headed north. Taking another cargo run along his way, that was when he encountered Minkai and fell in love with it. He choose to make it his home but did not restrict himself to any one of it's ports. Moving seemingly at random from one to the other and occasionally to other more distant ports in different states by way of rivers.

Not only did he grow successful in his business of alchemy but also learned many secrets and developed connections with diverse people in every place he visited. For Rileng considered all equal until they proved themselves in one way or another to change that assessment. He would adopt the ways of his host when others would turn up their nose or refuse to do so for whatever reason. His open mindedness and willingness tended to pay off in more then just welcome or respect, rather it granted acceptance and inclusiveness. Something far more valuable and rare, to their mutual profit of course.

I don't really have any views on solo games. I have been a little stand offish about the idea sense it started popping up and so never played one myself. I find it both interesting and a bit daunting really. But I figure if you have a character you really like and would want them to shine in a main role rather then a secondary one then this is the type of game to do it in. Plus you don't have to worry about the paladin giving you a talking to because you had the bad guy assassinated by another bad guy rather then stand trial. :)

Hopes: Rileng gets to spread his wings and use every trick his cunning mind can come up with. No covering for lumbering oafs or self righteous goodie goods. Who says you can't save the day by playing dirty and getting paid.

Doubts: You will let me do half the things I would plan if chosen. I am flexible with that LN, may end up looking like a villain half the time and a misunderstood guy with a heart of gold, that just kicked a puppy.

Rileng's latest ship is made of Tien teak, designed and built in Akafuto. A modified felucca class ship it lacks any of the regular ship weapons which is common for this class of ship. Made for fishing and cargo runs, it excels at speed and maneuverability. In Rileng's case this was lessened in exchange for the changes made. The ship bares two mast, one towards the front of the ship and another towards it's back. The shop section is in the forward middle section, the alchemical lab is in the back, storage is below, with Rileng's private quarters in the back top level above his lab.

Being well informed of issues regarding theft, he has placed a number of security measures. Good locks, a number of traps, and no small amount of hidden compartments. Still such common methods would no doubt be expected and so bypassed even in the best of times. So he turned to more creative measures for his ship's safety as well. Cultivating a number of dangerous but alchemically controllable plants. Hiding some in plain sight while others are only placed out when the shop is closed. His first line of defense and alert are plants known as shriekers, using a specially made hood he renders the plant blind during store hours while it is held in the storage area. Once the hood is removed he uses a special pheromone on himself that the shriekers recognize as friendly to avoid false alarms. His second line of defense are his Xtabay which he has draped around his shop near the roof, allowing them to hang down exposing their lovely petals and sweet scent. By using a alchemical agent spray he keeps them dormant during the day, effectively putting them to sleep and making their pollen harmless. The spray only last until nightfall when they become lethal once more. So far they have proven effective in their security services as well as a convenient means of quickly turning bodies into fertilizer. Which keeps the plants well fed and from wondering during the night.

Blue Ring Gang: The blue ring gang are a group of nearly a dozen Grindylow that Rileng has bargained with as underwater guards. They keep watch from below the waves around his shop for any enemies both wild and civilized. While they will drive away most threats from below the waves such as wandering hostile fish and the odd thief swimming about. They do not interfere with trouble above the waves unless directly called by Rileng aboard his ship. If they fail in their duty due to a great threat, they alert Rileng before retreating. Rileng pays for their service via trinkets, surface goods, and the odd alchemical item.

+1 hide armor
heavy wooden shield
mwk battleaxe
mwk composite longbow (+4 Str)
20 arrows
oil of magic weapon
potions of cure light wounds (1)
potion of fly
scroll of blur
scroll of charm person
scroll of comprehend languages
wand of magic missile (50 charges)
tanglefoot bag
Chest
dragonhide breastplate
masterwork club
spears (4)
holly and mistletoe

Eyes- Eyes of the Eagle
Chest- Quick Runner's Shirt
Wrist- Sleeves of Many Garments
Slotless- Handy Haversack, Pathfinder Pouch

Ute- Shoanti Bodyguard (potion of protection from evil, cure light wounds)
Sasthiss- Vishkanya Bodyguard (potion of protection from evil, cure light wounds)

The Indigo Imperium (Bubbles and Tonics)- 13500 gp left to pay
Abadar Bank Account- 7500 gp
Howell Beaucham- Head of the Guild of Spicers, Member of the Council of Ushers, Tried to bribe Rileng then kidnap him.
Shelia Hiedmarch- Venture-Captain of the Pathfinder Society, Tried to bribe Rileng.
Argold Longblade- Male Human Barbarian Pathfinder thief and member of Bastic's Teeth, killed by Rileng.
Arcaven Lathwellian- Female Half Elf Wizard Pathfinder thief and member of Bastic's Teeth, killed by Rileng.
Bastic and Mammor- Escaped pathfinder thieves and members of Bastic's Teeth.
Halfor Smallbloom- Halfling Cleric, found in the Underbridge. Offers dead speaking services.