Sefu grew up on the streets of Wati, surviving by "relieving" people of their coin purses. He'd go around the marketplace slicing the purse strings he could easily get to with his small razor. He ran with a small group of street urchins like himself, until he was ten. It was when he was ten that he made the best mistake of his life. The mistake was to try and steal the coin purse of Kalim Shakar, a mercenary of some repute. Sefu didn't know this however, he only saw a fat coin purse. He successfully cut the purse's strings, but Kalim noticed and backhanded the boy nearly ten feet away! Sefu lost the razor as he flew backwards, but held tight to the coin purse.
He dashed away from the marketplace, glancing back to see the well built man following him in close pursuit. He knew the streets well and used them to his advantage, but Kalim was fast and able to keep on his trail. Eventually Sefu came to a dead end. The alley ended in a high wall 15 feet tall and no side doors to duck into. He turned around but there was Kalim, sword in hand. In panic, he looked around the alley for anything of use to him, and found a small wooden barrel cover. He grabbed it and held it out in front of him like a shield. Kalim was intrigued by the child's courage. He put away his sword and pulled out a dagger. He threw it at the child, and Sefu moved the cover to block the dagger. It stuck in the wood, and Sefu grabbed it. He threw the wooden disk away as he held the dagger out in front of him. Kalim smiled as he strode down the alley, "Tsk, tsk. That wood saved your life boy, don't discard it now. I like you. I could make use of someone like yourself. Come and work for me, and you can keep those coins." Sefu slowly lowered his guard and flipped the dagger around, offering it back to the man.
Sefu spent the next ten years in the tutelage of Kalim, learning skill at arms while traveling around Garund as part of his mercenary company: The Tantum Blades. Sefu trained under the eclectic gathering of Kalim's various swordsmen and took a liking to the style of Matthew Farsend, the tarnished Taldan nobleman. He learned to fight with falcata and buckler while moving around. The final mission of the Tantum Blades was in the jungles of the Mwangi where the group was almost entirely eradicated. Sefu, having never settled anywhere over the course of the ten years in their service, decided to return to Wati.
Character Sheet:
Sefu Kadiyk
Male human (Garundi) fighter (rondelero duelist) 4 (Pathfinder Player Companion: Inner Sea Primer)
NG Medium humanoid (human)
Init +3; Senses Perception +9
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Defense
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AC 20, touch 13, flat-footed 17 (+5 armor, +3 Dex, +2 shield)
hp 36 (4d10+8)
Fort +7, Ref +5, Will +3
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Offense
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Speed 30 ft.
Melee +1 falcata +8 (1d8+5/19-20/×3) or
light shield bash +6 (1d3+2)
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Statistics
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Str 18, Dex 16, Con 14, Int 12, Wis 13, Cha 8
Base Atk +4; CMB +8; CMD 21
Feats Exotic Weapon Proficiency (falcata), Improved Shield Bash, Shield Focus, Taldan Duelist[ISWG], Two-weapon Fighting, Weapon Focus (falcata)
Traits armor expert, trap finder, valashmai veteran
Skills Acrobatics +4, Climb +9, Disable Device +13, Knowledge (dungeoneering) +6, Knowledge (nature) +2, Knowledge (religion) +2, Linguistics +2, Perception +9, Sense Motive +2, Sleight of Hand +4, Stealth +4, Survival +5
Languages Common, Kelish, Osiriani, Polyglot
SQ buckler bash, buckler catch
Other Gear +1 lamellar (leather) armor[UC], darkwood buckler, +1 falcata[APG], cloak of resistance +1, backpack, bedroll, belt pouch, flint and steel, hemp rope (50 ft.), masterwork thieves' tools, mess kit[UE], pot, soap, torch (10), trail rations (5), waterskin, 1,160 gp
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Special Abilities
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Buckler Bash (Ex) At 2nd level, a rondelero can perform a shield bash with a buckler (use the same damage and critical modifier as for a light shield). This ability replaces bravery.
Buckler Catch (Ex) At 3rd level, a rondelero can catch his opponent's weapon between his buckler and his forearm, effectively wedging the hafts of polearms and hammers or the flats of blades. This functions as a disarm combat maneuver, and the rondelero gains a +4 bonu
Improved Shield Bash You still get your shield bonus while using Shield Bash.
Taldan Duelist Gain +1 shield bonus to AC, +2 on Acrobatics checks
