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Ruaidhrigh (pronounced "Rory") Katanalisko was born to a family of gnome merchant sailors in Absalom. He spent much of his youth on board ships, sailing the Inner Sea. He found sailing interesting, but not for the water, or the birds, or the fish, or the exotic ports and peoples. No, young Ruaidhrigh found the mechanics of ships fascinating. The way that such a complex array of sails and rigging, masts and spars interacted to pull many tons of streamlined wooden craft through the sea. Almost as much as that, he concentrated on magic, for he had been born with the talent of summoning. Upon coming of age, he declined his right to join as a partner in the family business, leaving it to his several aunts, uncles, cousins and siblings. Instead he sought out a clockwork engineer, with whom he took apprenticeship. These mechanical wonders amazed him even more than ships, and he eagerly absorbed the knowledge of how they worked. After a number of years working under a master, he struck out on his own,, making his living fixing clockwork creations, and even designing minor works himself. He used this income to support himself while he traveled the Inner Sea and lands beyond, sometimes on his family's ships, always looking for new and exotic sights and sounds and smells, new things to learn and, most importantly, new gizmos and gadgets to examine.

All that changed one day in Katapesh. Kidnapped by gnolls, he first thought he was to be eaten, but they had a blander fate in mind, selling him to the Okeno Slavers. His decades spent in slavery, doing scutwork and drudgery, were a drag on his mind and soul. He dared not be seen to use magic, instead biding his time, keeping his head down, and waiting for a chance to escape. But such chances are rare among the well-practiced Okeno. Decades in the pesh fields had their inevitable effect on him, the routine and drudgery and boredom began no just to leach his vitality but to bleach the color from him as well. He knew what came of this, and sought desperately to find some way to stave it off. Spending every spare moment struggling mightily to achieve the great triumph of summoning, a work he had never achieved, he dug deeply of himself, letting his mind spin through ropes and sails and cogs and gears and springs, and trying to somehow pull something from somewhere. He was on the edge of despair when he began to hear things. At first he thought it was perhaps a sign of madness, but the clicks and whirs and mechanical sounds gradually resolved themselves into speech, an then he could feel it welling up from within, feel himself transforming from within. He lost consciousness. When he regained it, he had a chassis of metal, with arms and legs and cogs and springs and pistons, forged from brass and iron, copper and bronze, and stranger metals besides. Realizing that this form could draw attention, he let it flow away again and resumed his work. But that night he snuck away, transformed on the road, and headed for a small port town nearby. Offering his services to a free merchantman that happened to be docked in port, he sailed away to Nex, hiding in boxes to sleep in his native form. Once there he resumed his form full-time, though it put off many local gnomes. While there, he heard tell of the glorious mechanical wonders of Alkenstar, and decided to make his way to this interesting city.

Once there, he found a ready market for his long dormant clockwork studies, and then found his way to Blythir College, where he hoped to further master his summoning. After only a couple of years there, he found himself suddenly expelled. Investigating this as best he could, he found little, only that his misfortune was apparently the fault of one Anjelique Loveless, a Deputy Shieldmarshal who had apparently suggested to the Deans of the college that he might be involved in some nefarious and illegal dealings. Taking metal form by day, he returned to his clockwork repair and creation work, returning to his natural form only when he slept. He would build up his resources, find this Loveless, and make her pay.

Ruaidhrigh
Male gear gnome summoner (synthesist) 1 (Pathfinder RPG Advanced Player's Guide 54, Pathfinder RPG Ultimate Magic 80)
N Medium humanoid (gnome)
Init +1; Senses darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision; Perception +7
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Defense
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AC 15, touch 11, flat-footed 14 (+1 Dex, +4 natural)
hp 9 (1d8+1)
Fort +1, Ref +1, Will +2; +2 vs. illusions
Resist electricity 5, fire 5
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Offense
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Speed 30 ft.
Melee dagger +3 (1d4+5/19-20) or
gnome flick-mace +3 (1d8+7) or
slam +3 (1d8+7)
Space 5 ft.; Reach 5 ft. (10 ft. with gnome flick-mace)
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 1st; concentration +4)
1/day—mage hand, open/close (DC 15), prestidigitation, unseen servant
Summoner Spell-Like Abilities (CL 1st; concentration +4)
6/day—summon monster I
Summoner (Synthesist) Spells Known (CL 1st; concentration +4)
1st (2/day)—mage armor, lesser rejuvenate eidolon[APG]
0 (at will)—acid splash, detect magic, mending, message
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Statistics
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Str 16, Dex 12, Con 13, Int 18, Wis 10, Cha 16
Base Atk +1; CMB +3; CMD 15
Feats Breadth Of Experience[APG], Combat Expertise, Deadly Aim, Power Attack
Traits - custom trait -, nimble fingers, keen mind, seeker
Skills Craft (clockwork) +9, Disable Device +7, Knowledge (arcana) +12, Knowledge (dungeoneering) +6, Knowledge (engineering) +11, Knowledge (geography) +6, Knowledge (history) +6, Knowledge (local) +6, Knowledge (nature) +10, Knowledge (nobility) +6, Knowledge (planes) +6, Knowledge (religion) +6, Perception +7, Spellcraft +8, Use Magic Device +7; Racial Modifiers +2 Perception
Languages Common, Draconic, Dwarven, Elven, Gnome, Goblin, Sylvan
SQ finesse weapon attack attribute, fused eidolon, fused link, master tinker[APG], utilitarian magic, warded against nature
Other Gear silken ceremonial armor[UC], dagger, gnome flick-mace, backpack, bedroll, belt pouch, flint and steel, mess kit[UE], pot, soap, thieves' tools, torch (10), trail rations (5), waterskin, wrist sheath, spring loaded, wrist sheath, spring loaded, 20 gp
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Special Abilities
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Combat Expertise +/-1 Bonus to AC in exchange for an equal penalty to attack.
Darkvision (60 feet) You can see in the dark (black and white only).
Deadly Aim -1/+2 Trade a penalty to ranged attacks for a bonus to ranged damage.
Energy Resistance, Electricity (5) You have the specified Energy Resistance against Electricity attacks.
Energy Resistance, Fire (5) You have the specified Energy Resistance against Fire attacks.
Finesse Weapon Attack Attribute Finesse weapons use on attack rolls.
Fused Eidolon (12/12 HP) A synthesist summons the essence of a powerful outsider to meld with his own being. The synthesist wears the eidolon like translucent, living armor. The eidolon mimics all of the synthesist's movements, and the synthesist perceives through the eidolo
Fused Link (Su) Starting at 1st level, the synthesist forms a close bond with his eidolon. Whenever the temporary hit points from his eidolon would be reduced to 0, the summoner can, as a free action, sacrifice any number of his own hit points. Each hit point sacrif
Low-Light Vision See twice as far as a human in dim light, distinguishing color and detail.
Master Tinker You are proficient with any weapon you have personally crafted.
Power Attack -1/+2 You can subtract from your attack roll to add to your damage.
Summon Monster I (6/day) (Sp) Standard action summon lasts minutes, but only 1 active at a time and can't use with eidolon.
Utilitarian Magic +1 DC for transmutation spells.
Warded Against Nature Animals will not willingly approach within 30 ft.

Ruaidhrigh
Male gear gnome summoner (synthesist) 1 (Pathfinder RPG Advanced Player's Guide 54, Pathfinder RPG Ultimate Magic 80)
N Medium humanoid (gnome)
Init +1; Senses darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision; Perception +7
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Defense
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AC 15, touch 11, flat-footed 14 (+1 Dex, +4 natural)
hp 9 (1d8+1) Temp HP 12 (1d10+2)
Fort +1, Ref +1, Will +2; +2 vs. illusions
Resist electricity 5, fire 5
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Offense
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Speed 30 ft.
Melee dagger +3 (1d4+5/19-20) or
gnome flick-mace +3 (1d8+7) or
slam +3 (1d8+7)
Space 5 ft.; Reach 5 ft. (10 ft. with gnome flick-mace)
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 1st; concentration +4)
1/day—mage hand, open/close (DC 15), prestidigitation, unseen servant
Summoner Spell-Like Abilities (CL 1st; concentration +4)
6/day—summon monster I
Summoner (Synthesist) Spells Known (CL 1st; concentration +4)
1st (2/day)—mage armor, lesser rejuvenate eidolon[APG]
0 (at will)—acid splash, detect magic, mending, message
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Statistics
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Str 16, Dex 12, Con 13, Int 18, Wis 10, Cha 16
Base Atk +1; CMB +3; CMD 15
Feats Breadth Of Experience[APG], Combat Expertise, Deadly Aim, Power Attack
Traits - custom trait -, nimble fingers, keen mind, seeker
Skills Craft (clockwork) +9, Disable Device +7, Knowledge (arcana) +12, Knowledge (dungeoneering) +6, Knowledge (engineering) +11, Knowledge (geography) +6, Knowledge (history) +6, Knowledge (local) +6, Knowledge (nature) +10, Knowledge (nobility) +6, Knowledge (planes) +6, Knowledge (religion) +6, Perception +7, Spellcraft +8, Use Magic Device +7; Racial Modifiers +2 Perception
Languages Common, Draconic, Dwarven, Elven, Gnome, Goblin, Sylvan
SQ finesse weapon attack attribute, fused eidolon, fused link, master tinker[APG], utilitarian magic, warded against nature
Other Gear silken ceremonial armor[UC], dagger, gnome flick-mace, backpack, bedroll, belt pouch, flint and steel, mess kit[UE], pot, soap, thieves' tools, torch (10), trail rations (5), waterskin, wrist sheath, spring loaded, wrist sheath, spring loaded, 20 gp
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Special Abilities
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Combat Expertise +/-1 Bonus to AC in exchange for an equal penalty to attack.
Darkvision (60 feet) You can see in the dark (black and white only).
Deadly Aim -1/+2 Trade a penalty to ranged attacks for a bonus to ranged damage.
Energy Resistance, Electricity (5) You have the specified Energy Resistance against Electricity attacks.
Energy Resistance, Fire (5) You have the specified Energy Resistance against Fire attacks.
Finesse Weapon Attack Attribute Finesse weapons use on attack rolls.
Fused Eidolon (12/12 HP) A synthesist summons the essence of a powerful outsider to meld with his own being. The synthesist wears the eidolon like translucent, living armor. The eidolon mimics all of the synthesist's movements, and the synthesist perceives through the eidolo
Fused Link (Su) Starting at 1st level, the synthesist forms a close bond with his eidolon. Whenever the temporary hit points from his eidolon would be reduced to 0, the summoner can, as a free action, sacrifice any number of his own hit points. Each hit point sacrif
Low-Light Vision See twice as far as a human in dim light, distinguishing color and detail.
Master Tinker You are proficient with any weapon you have personally crafted.
Power Attack -1/+2 You can subtract from your attack roll to add to your damage.
Summon Monster I (6/day) (Sp) Standard action summon lasts minutes, but only 1 active at a time and can't use with eidolon.
Utilitarian Magic +1 DC for transmutation spells.
Warded Against Nature Animals will not willingly approach within 30 ft.