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Rissdan Kai
Male Undine Fighter 1
N Medium outsider (native, aquatic)
Init +4; Senses Darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +2
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AC 18, touch 14, flat-footed 14
(+4 Dex, +4 AC)
hp 11 (1 HD)
Fort +3, Ref +4, Will +2
Resist Cold 5
Defensive Abilities:
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Speed 30 ft., Swim 30 ft.
Melee: Rapier +6 (1d6, 18-20/x2)
Ranged: Sling +5 (1d4/x2) or
Tube Arrow Shooter +5 (1d4/x2)
Atk Options:
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Abilities: Str 10, Dex 18, Con 12, Int 12, Wis 14, Cha 12
Base Atk +1; CMB +1; CMD 15
Feats: Weapon Finesse, Weapon Focus (Rapier)
Traits:
Buccaneer's Blood- You gain a +1 trait bonus to intimidate and profession (sailor), as well as a one time +1 trait bonus to infamy and disrepute.
Armor Expert- When you wear armor of any sort, reduce that suit's armor check penalty by 1, to a minimum check penalty of 0.
Skills:
Climb +0
Handle Animal +1
Intimidate +6*
Knowledge (Dungeoneering) +1
Knowledge (Engineering) +1
Profession (sailor) +7*
Ride +4
Survival +6*
Swim +12*
Languages: Common, Aquan, Elven,
SQ: Amphibious, Hydrated Vitality (2 hp),
Combat Gear: Potion of Cure Light Wounds,
Possessions: Combat gear plus Explorer's Outfit, Rapier, Kukri, Tonfa, Tube Arrow Shooter, Bamboo Shaft Arrow (10), Sling, Bullets (20), Studded Leather, Buckler, Spring Loaded Wrist Sheath (2), Bandolier (2), Waterproof Bag, Fighter's Kit, Gear Maintenance Kit, Common Survival Kit, Holy Symbol Hip Flask, Cards, Dice, Medium Treasure Chest,

Money: 13 gp, 1 sp

Background

Rissdan Kai was born below the waves in a Undine town with in the shackles. His parents were both soldiers that were part of the militia, they in turn decedents of two somewhat legendary free captains. Who incidentally enough were both undine and bitter rivals. Sadly his parents had little time with their son, living long enough to impart his name and tribute to feuding ancestors by placing their first names together to form their son's. The method of their demise was a great raid upon their home by a sahuagin war party. Their deaths brought victory and survival, as for their son he was taken in by family friends. Merchants who traveled the shackles many islands trading, buying, and selling.

Never leaving Rissdan behind he saw much of the shackles and it's people. Still the shackles was far from a safe place even for those that moved about under the waves rather then above them. During one such excursion Rissdan was kidnapped by slavers, a twist of fate brought them into conflict with pirates who defeated the slavers and let their property free. Helping Rissdan to escape and be found by his adoptive parents shortly after.

As Rissdan grew older he wished to grow stronger as well, his childhood fear of weakness never completely fading. He met his would be mentor on the Ushinawa Isles while on a merchant run. In Genzei he witnessed a man take on no less then three armored samurai with nothing but a pair of short knives, doing worst then kill them by disarming them without suffering a single cut. The rake then demanded they show him proper respect or next time he would kill them with their own swords. To Rissdan's surprise the samurai took no offense and bowed to the man. Interested and driven by youth he followed the man and shortly after asked to be trained by him. He agreed after demanding payment and setting a meeting for his first lesson. Rissdan waited for days at the meeting place, on the sixth day the man appeared with a smile and bulky armor for him to wear. He told Rissdan his first lesson was feeling a fool for being tricked and proving that even a trick can get you what you want. From that day onward he was trained by the rake, learning that power was not the only way to use a weapon. Forced to move in bulky armor while performing graceful flowing movements changed the way his body worked. Allowing a smooth motion unseen in such young swordsmen, coupled with training in diverse weapons and basic survival skills he grew into a competent warrior as his teacher put it. Yet with all things it would come to an end, left with but a letter and good wishes his friend and teacher was gone.

Signing on with a ship he worked on making his fortune and sharping his skills, it was during this time that he received a letter from his adoptive family. They had fallen on hard times and urged him to find profitable deals for them to make. Rissdan for his skill as a sailor and swordsman was not a merchant, he could not help them and it ate at him. The ship he was serving was a pirate vessel as many in the shackles were, after a highly profitable raid he learned that a crewmember had secretly hidden a pearl the size of a coconut on the ship. Tempted and feeling the betrayer had no right to complain he stole it from it's hiding place. As soon as the ship docked he took his leave and left the island, making his way below the waves to his home town. His gift being well received and as luck would have things turned around for the town shortly after. So much so that they had no need to sell the pearl and kept it as a blessing for the town. A hidden blessing as not to tempt the many treasure hunters of the shackles that is. Feeling he had done right by his people he once more left to find another ship, this time he arrived in Port Peril. Intent on making a name for himself.

Toughness (2nd level)
Improved Initiative/Skill Focus (Profession Sailor) (3rd level)
Weapon Specialization Rapier (Int 13; 4th level)
Combat Expertise (5th level)
Vital Strike (6th level)
Leadership (7th level)
Improved Critical Rapier (Dex 19; 8th level)
Greater Weapon Focus Rapier (9th level)
Iron Will (10th level)
Improved Vital Strike (11th level)
Greater Weapon Specialization Rapier (Dex 20; 12th level)
Dodge (13th level)