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There was a summer storm the night Samantha Willow was born to Rachel Willow and her husband, Ash Willow. It was a fierce storm; it uprooted several trees. But storms can happen any day, even fierce ones. Ash never attached much significance to the storm until a few years later when Samantha began having nightmares of storms roiling across the sky.

The youngest of seven children -- Apple, Elisa, Rowan, Thad, Oak, and Marissa -- Samantha has never known for a want of love. The Willow home is a happy, prosperous home. While some might think that wetlands make for poor farming, Ash cultivates rice and mulberries. It is said in Swampwood that Rachel can charm fish into her hands from the streams and little rivers of these woods.

Neither Rachel nor Ash wanted to admit that there was something odd about their youngest. Sure, she seems to react to distant thunder before others could hear it. Sure, she suffers from terrible nightmares, but all children have bad dreams sometimes.

Samantha's dreams grew worse and worse as she grew from a toddler to a small child. They grew so bad that eventually Rachel and Ash sought help. The local priest of Indara didn't know how to help the child. Physically, there was nothing wrong with Samantha, and the priest could discern no evidence of trauma. It was Old Mother Dima who had taken one look at Samantha and told her parents that their baby girl was "touched by the gods." Old Mother Dima carved a mandrake root and had Rachel place it under Samantha's pillow and told her to send the girl to her in the afternoons to "do chores and such."

Samantha no longer remembers her dreams anymore (as long as there is a mandrake root beneath her pillow), not even fear of the Piper troubled her sleep. For the last six years, she has helped Old Mother Dimas prepare simples and care for the broken and abandoned things around the village such as Jonah who was kicked in the head by a traveller's horse a few years back. Jonah is sweet and gentle, despite being addled. Samantha has grown to love the older boy as if he were one of her own siblings.

Though Samantha didn't realize it at first, Old Mother Dima is teaching her more than just simples. She taught Samantha stories of the gods and more local spirits. She taught Samantha to harness the dubious blessing that has been bestowed on her.

Eyes: Bottle Glass-Green
Hair: Blonde
Age: 15

Samantha is a well-fed, young halfling woman.

Samantha Willow
Halfling (Hillock)
0-Level Cursed
Senses Perception +4
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DEFENSE
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AC 15 Fort +3, Ref +5, Will +4

HP: 7

Activate: Reaction (Concentrate) Warding Sign; Frequency once per minute; Trigger You attempt a saving throw against a magical effect, but you haven't rolled yet; Effect You call on the power of a personal, eldritch sign of protection, which flares brightly before slowly fading. You gain a +2 circumstance bonus to the triggering saving throw, or a +3 circumstance bonus if the effect is a curse.
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OFFENSE
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Speed 25 ft.
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STATISTICS
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Str 8, Dex 16, Con 12, Int 10, Wis 14, Cha 16
Height 4’4” Weight 60 lbs. Age 8
Feats: 

Skills Trained:
Diplomacy: +5 
Lore (Curse): +2
Medicine: +4 
Occultism: +2
Religion: +4
Languages Common, Halfling

Equipment
Bulk
Money
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ANCESTRY FEATURES
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HP 6
Speed 25 feet
Ability Boosts: Strength (Flaw), Dexterity, Wisdom, Charisma (Free)
Languages Common and Halfling 
Traits Halfling, humanoid
Keen Eyes

Your eyes are sharp, allowing you to make out small details about concealed or even invisible creatures that others might miss. You gain a +2 circumstance bonus when using the Seek action to find hidden or undetected creatures within 30 feet of you. When you target an opponent that is concealed from you or hidden from you, reduce the DC of the flat check to 3 for a concealed target or 9 for a hidden one.

Feat: Halfing Luck
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BACKGROUND FEATURE
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Trained in Occultism, Curse Lore, Warding Sign Reaction
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0-LEVEL FEATURES
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Trained in Perception, all saving throws, unarmed attacks, unarmored defense, and one simple weapon of their choice. Additionally they are trained in 2+Int modifier skills.

Cantrips: Divine Lance, Stabilize

5 gp to spend on equipment.
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When struck with a Critical Success from a Strike, or Critically Fails a save from a Spell, Samantha and one random target within 30 feet are affected by the Electric Arc cantrip.