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25 posts. Alias of Tiessa.


Full Name

Sharda

Race

Vitals:
LN Oread HP: 58/58, AC: 23 T: 14 FF: 21 Perception +14 (Darkvision 60 ft.) Initiative: +4 Fort +9 Ref +3 Will +10 (+4 vs. giant spell/abilities) CMB: +12, CMD: 26, Speed: 20

Classes/Levels

Skills:
Know(Arcana) +6, Know(Dungeon) +6, Know(History) +5, Know(Planes) +6, Perception +7, Spellcraft +5, [ooc]UMD +8, [ooc] Prof(Librarian) +5

Gender

Female Oread Druid (Goliath Druid) 5

About Sharda

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Sharda
Female oread druid (goliath druid) 5 (Pathfinder Player Companion: Giant Hunter's Handbook 20, Pathfinder RPG Bestiary 2 205)
LN Medium outsider (native)
Init +4; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +14
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Defense
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AC 23, touch 14, flat-footed 21 (+6 armor, +2 deflection, +2 Dex, +3 shield)
hp 58 (5d8+30)
Fort +9, Ref +3, Will +10; +4 vs. spell-like and supernatural abilities of giants
DR 10/adamantine Resist acid 5
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Offense
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Speed 20 ft. (15 ft. in armor)
Melee +1 scimitar +13 (1d6+10/18-20 plus 2 acid) or
. . gauntlet (from armor) +12 (1d3+9 plus 2 acid) or
. . unarmed strike +12 (1d3+9 nonlethal plus 2 acid)
Special Attacks destructive smite (+2, 9/day), wild shape 2/day
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 5th; concentration +4)
. . 1/day—magic stone
Druid (Goliath Druid) Spells Prepared (CL 5th; concentration +11)
. . 3rd—call lightning (DC 19), greater magic fang, rage[D]
. . 2nd—air step[ACG], barkskin, beastspeak[ACG], bull's strength[D], resist energy
. . 1st—acid maw, entangle (DC 17), faerie fire, frostbite[UM], goodberry, true strike[D]
. . 0 (at will)—create water, detect magic, guidance, light
. . D Domain spell; Domain Destruction (Rage domain[APG] subdomain)
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Statistics
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Str 29, Dex 14, Con 20, Int 13, Wis 22, Cha 8
Base Atk +3; CMB +12; CMD 26
Feats Combat Expertise, Craft Wondrous Item, Deadly Aim, Elemental Strike, Heavy Armor Proficiency, Improved Spell Sharing[ACG], Natural Spell, Power Attack, Shapeshifter Style
Traits beast of the society, earthsense, reactionary
Skills Acrobatics -2 (-10 to jump), Craft (carpentry) +5, Fly +6, Handle Animal +7, Heal +10, Knowledge (geography) +5, Knowledge (nature) +11, Perception +14, Spellcraft +9, Survival +15
Languages Common, Druidic, Sylvan, Terran
SQ earth insight[ARG], face nature's might, finesse weapon attack attribute, nature bond (Rage domain[APG]), primal bond, primal empathy, primal size, primal summons, trackless step, wild empathy +4, woodland stride
Combat Gear wand of cure light wounds; Other Gear +1 dragonhide full plate (animal armor), +1 lamellar (horn) armor[UC], +1 dragonhide heavy wooden shield, +1 scimitar, belt of giant strength +2, druid's vestment, handy haversack, headband of inspired wisdom +2, ring of protection +2, 1,121 gp
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Tracked Resources
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Destructive Smite +2 (9/day) (Su) - 0/9
Earthsense (2/day) - 0/2
Magic Stone (1/day) - 0/1
Stoneskin - 0/100
Wand of cure light wounds - 0/50
Wild Shape (5 hours, 2/day) (Su) - 0/2
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Special Abilities
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Animal Companion Link (Ex) Handle or push Animal Companion faster, +4 to checks vs. them.
Combat Expertise +/-1 Bonus to AC in exchange for an equal penalty to attack.
Damage Reduction (10/adamantine [100 points]) You have Damage Reduction against all except Adamantine attacks.
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.
Destructive Smite +2 (9/day) (Su) Make a melee attack with morale bonus to damage.
Druid (Goliath Druid) Domain (Rage)
Earth Insight Summon monster and summon nature's ally last 2 rounds longer with earth creatures.
Elemental Strike (+2 acid) Swift action to imbue your weapons with elemental damage for a round.
Energy Resistance, Acid (5) You have the specified Energy Resistance against Acid attacks.
Face Nature's Might (Ex) +4 to saves vs. spell-like and supernatural abilities of giants.
Finesse Weapon Attack Attribute Finesse weapons use Strength on attack rolls.
Improved Spell Sharing Divide share spell dur evenly between you and companion. Can move apart w/o ending effect.
Natural Spell You can cast spells while in Wild Shape.
Power Attack -1/+2 You can subtract from your attack roll to add to your damage.
Primal Bond (Ex) Can affect dinosaur/megafauna animal companion with enlarge person.
Primal Empathy (Ex) Your wild empathy only functions on creatures of size Large or lager.
Primal Size You can spontaneously cast enlarge person using a 1st level or higher spell slot.
Primal Summons Summon nature's ally lists include new options.
Shapeshifter Style Reshape your body in minor ways, ganing variety of benefits.
Share Spells with Companion (Ex) Can cast spells with a target of "you" on animal companion, as touch spells.
Trackless Step (Ex) You do not leave a trail as you move through natural surroundings.
Wild Empathy +4 (Ex) Improve the attitude of an animal, as if using Diplomacy.
Wild Shape (5 hours, 2/day) (Su) Shapeshift into a different creature one or more times per day.
Woodland Stride (Ex) Move through undergrowth at normal speed.
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Hunter Tactics: Share teamwork feats with your animal companion.
Stoneskin: Turn on/off stoneskin effect as a swift action.
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Kethia CR –
Female allosaurus (Pathfinder RPG Bestiary 2 90)
N Medium animal
Init +3; Senses low-light vision, scent; Perception +7
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Defense
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AC 26, touch 14, flat-footed 22 (+6 armor, +3 Dex, +1 dodge, +6 natural)
hp 22 (5d8)
Fort +4, Ref +7, Will +3
Defensive Abilities evasion
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Offense
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Speed 40 ft.
Melee unarmed strike +7 (1d3+3 nonlethal) or
. . bite +7 (1d6+3), 2 claws +7 (1d4+3)
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Statistics
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Str 16, Dex 17, Con 10, Int 2, Wis 15, Cha 10
Base Atk +3; CMB +6; CMD 20
Feats Combat Expertise, Deadly Aim, Dodge, Light Armor Proficiency, Power Attack, Weapon Focus
Skills Acrobatics +6 (+10 to jump), Perception +7, Stealth +6, Swim +6
SQ finesse weapon attack attribute
Other Gear +2 lamellar (leather) armor[UC]
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Tracked Resources
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. . -none-
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Special Abilities
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Combat Expertise +/-1 Bonus to AC in exchange for an equal penalty to attack.
Deadly Aim -1/+2 Trade a penalty to ranged attacks for a bonus to ranged damage.
Evasion (Ex) No damage on successful reflex save.
Finesse Weapon Attack Attribute Finesse weapons use Strength on attack rolls.
Low-Light Vision See twice as far as a human in dim light, distinguishing color and detail.
Power Attack -1/+2 You can subtract from your attack roll to add to your damage.
Scent (Ex) Detect opponents within 15+ ft. by sense of smell.
Weapon Focus (Natural Weapons)

Story:

It all began with a hiss.

I remember the day well, I was in the jungle, sitting in a small clearing. My chanting was muffled and dying out in the oppressive, hot, and humid air. The heat and the day of chanting had exhausted me completely and I hoped I'd make it to the end of the ritual without passing out. My voice had grown hoarse and my throat was parched.

Teacher had instructed me well in the ways of the wild and she'd brought me to this point in my life. She said she'd taught me everything I needed to know to take the next step, she couldn't take me farther until I'd completed this ritual. I researched what I'd need and where to go, I offered my prayers to Gozreh for a successful ritual and to not be eaten by something while I was performing it. I'd taken a deep breath and headed out into the jungle.

A trickle of sweat beaded down my forehead and dripped into one of my eyes stinging it and making it water. Squinting in pain I tried to finish the ritual, I was very close to the end, very soon now...

There was a loud crash off in the jungle before me. I began to panic, it didn't sound like what I was calling. I hoped something dangerous hadn't decided to wander by and kill me. More loud crashes followed as whatever it was sundered trees to come closer to me.

I saw a large dark shape in the undergrowth coming closer. It was vastly larger than if the ritual had gone well. The last few words of the ritual croaked out of my mouth as the large shape broke through the trees into the clearing. It was a full-grown allosaurus.

The ritual was supposed to attract a young allosaurus. Somehow, something had gone desperately wrong with the ritual or I'd just gotten unlucky and a random one had wandered by. I knew I was about to die, it lowered it's huge head to my eye level. It opened its mouth, the long dagger shaped teeth glistened with saliva.

It hissed at me, the sound an allosaur makes right before it kills. The hiss was loud enough to shake me and I felt its hot breath on my face.

I remembered yesterday when I was in Step-Father's study sitting in a chair in front of his desk. It was oppressively hot and sweat kept trickling down into my eyes. He leaned forward in his chair bringing his face closer to mine. He glowered at me as he took a deep breath before speaking, his breath hissed inward.

In a cold voice barely containing his rage he said, "I'm tired of you and your mongrel blood polluting this house. You've never been trained before and yet last night you cast a spell. I knew you'd grow up to be no good. Just like your father, you're going to go mad from the magic seething inside of you."

"I'll not have let you harm any of my family, get your things and get out of here. I never want to see you again!" he thundered, slamming his fist on the desk hard enough the impact shook me. I'd seen him angry before but not like this, I was afraid he'd beat me if I stayed.

I waited for the allosaur to get it over with and kill me. It's large reptilian eyes stared right into mine. I'd never been that terrified before. A short while later as all sorts of gruesome visions of what my mangled body would soon look like flit through my head, it hissed again.

Could it be it didn't want to eat me? All sorts of thoughts ran into my head, I tried to think of what to do. I remembered a scrawled note in the margin of the book I'd read about making an allosaur a companion. It couldn't be, had I been lucky?

I cast one of the spells Gozreh had granted me for the day and asked, "Mother?"

When I was young and it was just Mother and myself, I would ask her to tell stories about her days with Father. She'd tell me tales of their days adventuring together, the ruins they'd explored, the perilous dungeons they'd emptied, and the horrible beasts they'd slain. Her beautiful green eyes would gleam with excitement when she recalled their time together. It seemed to be the only time she was happy back then.

Father and her settled down when I was born. A quiet cottage in the forest by a stream. I barely remember him, a gray skinned man with glittering blue eyes like sapphires. He smiled a lot. I have his eyes, glittering blue gemstones and my skin is also gray, though lighter than his. Mother was a human who'd fallen in love with this man who obviously had blood that wasn't entirely human flowing through his veins.

I have occasional memory glimpses of father sometimes becoming randomly angry and he'd stomp out of the cottage. Mother would look concerned as terrible noises sounded from outside. I was never allowed to look and Mother kept the doors and windows shut. The next memories I have were from a few years later, Father was no longer around and Mother looked unhappy most of the time.

We moved from that peaceful cottage and traveled to the city Mother grew up in. It was noisy and smelly and nothing like the idyllic setting I was born into. We lived close to family. I adjusted to living in the city, although I received stares from people when they noticed my eyes. Then Mother met Step-Father and everything changed for the worse.

"Yes my child, you called to me and I came," the allosaur replied.

I slumped a little in relief, she wasn't here to eat me. The note had mentioned that in rare circumstances, a female who'd just lain eggs would answer the call and you could negotiate with her for one of her eggs. I hoped asking for one of her eggs wouldn't make her angry and she'd eat me anyway.

"I have come to ask a favor of you Mother. I would like one of your eggs." I hesitantly asked.

There was a long pause as more images of my mangled body crossed my mind, "Why do you want one of my children?"

"I need a companion to aid me in my endeavors. To help me defend nature against everything that tries to destroy it. I implore you in Gozreh's name to help me in this," I explained.

She seemed to think on this for a while, her unblinking eyes staring into mine as if trying to read my soul, "What do you offer?"

I hadn't prepared for this, what could I offer her? I had nothing on me that would be valuable to a dinosaur living in the jungle. Then I realized what she was asking, "I offer your child a companion for life. I offer it fresh red meat without struggle. I offer it my devotion."

She stared at me some more and then, some decision made in her mind that she did not reveal to me, she turned and went back into the jungle. I nearly collapsed. I was exhausted from the ritual, hot, sticky, hungry, thirsty, and drained from all the fear.

After yelling at me and ordering me out of the house, Step-Father stormed out of the room. I was left wondering what to do next, where was I supposed to go? Would he come back to beat me? Not wanting him to come back and see me, I quickly went to my room. I packed my few belongings and fingered the ring on my necklace - Mother's wedding ring.

When I was little and before Mother met Step-Father, she still wore her wedding ring. I tried to adjust to the city. I didn't have any friends and I was smaller than the other children. With my different looks, I was the target of numerous fights and the center of all the other children's cruelty. I took to wandering the streets at odd hours to avoid people or I stayed home closeted in our small home. I wasn't used to being penned up and I had to get out when I could.

Mother always looked sad back then and she was worried about me whether I hid inside or when I went out that I'd come back beaten up. After she met Step-Father, she seemed happier. He looked mean and he didn't treat Mother as well as Father did. I never liked him and whenever he was around, I left the house and wandered the city. I wished I was larger and stronger so I could defend myself, but because of Father's blood in my veins I grew up slower than the other children. I was always the small one.

Mother and Step-Father eventually married and we moved into his mansion. Step-Father was a successful merchant, he owned multiple ships and they traded goods around the seas. His other children were all older than me and didn't like Mother or myself. They played cruel pranks on me and never missed an opportunity to make my life worse.

Sometimes, I'd sneak into Mother's room, go into her jewelry box, and look at her wedding ring. It was a plain gold band with a single blue sapphire. And it was the only thing of Father's that remained. Everything else from the little cottage in the woods and that wonderful time in my childhood was gone. Only faint memories were left.

Mother noticed how unhappy I was and how ill-treated I was by the other children. She came to my room one day and said, "My sweet child, you need to get out some more, I have someone you should meet. You're old enough now."

She took my hand and led me out of the city and down a road through the jungle. We came upon a small path that led off from the road and deeper into the jungle. We turned aside there and followed it. A short while later we arrived at a small cottage in a clearing.

An ankylosaur was calmly eating some leaves and it looked up when we entered the glade. It seemed to shiver with excitement like a dog when it saw Mother and ran over to us, it's immense weight shaking the ground with every step. I stepped back uncertain what was happening and it looked like it was going to bowl Mother over. She threw her arms around it's head and hugged it, then scratched it in some unknowable spot behind one of the horns on its head causing it to wag that large club of a tail. Mother cooed to it as she scratched it, "It's been so long since I saw you. I hope you've been good."

A tall, dark elf dressed in clothes that matched the colors of the jungle leaves came out of the cottage calling, "I was wondering what all that racket was. Of course it was you."

Mother smiled the broadest I've seen her smile since we lived with Father and she ran over to hug the elf, "I'm so glad to see you again! It has been too long and so many things have changed. All except you."

The elf nodded and turned to study me. "Is this her? Is this Sharda? She looks so much like her father." she asked Mother.

Mother's smile faltered for a moment at the mention of Father but she recovered, "This is her and she is very much like him. Enough of sadness though, I'm so happy you're here. I've been very worried about her. The other children are cruel to her. She's smaller than them and can't defend herself well."

The elf smirked as she looked at me, "Well, now that I'm here, we can feed her griffon steaks and dragon milk and see if we can strengthen her up a bit."

She addressed me for the first time, "You stay out here and play with Helga while I catch up with your mother. Tomorrow we start your training." She turned and led Mother into the cottage. I wondered who Helga was when the ankylosaur butted it's head up against me nearly knocking me over. It dropped a tree branch at my feet as if begging me to play fetch with her.

That's how I met Teacher. I went to her cottage everyday I could and learned everything she could teach me. I'd been hungry for learning and I soaked up everything she taught me. Step-Father had forbidden me from learning anything involving magic because he said Father went mad from magic and he could tell I was a bad apple that didn't fall far from the tree.

I snuck out of the house all of the time and ran to Teacher's cottage. It was my refuge from a dismal world. The jungle around the cottage was bright, fresh, and energizing whereas the mansion was dreary, stuffy, and filled with people who hated me. Mother and I had to keep secret about what I was learning and where I was running off to all the time. Step-Father didn't care I wasn't around; out of sight, out of mind.

I fingered the wedding ring on it's hand woven necklace. I put it around my neck and decided I was going to leave for Teacher's immediately. It was the only place I had left to go. Teacher had indeed strengthened me over the past years, not with dragon's milk, but with lots of back breaking labor. Now, when other people tried to push me around, I pushed back.

Last night one of Step-Father's own kids pushed me too far. I was so angry I didn't want to hit him fearing I'd kill him, so I cast a spell on him. Immediately I knew I'd made a grave mistake when I saw the fear and shock on everyone's faces. They all must believe I'd manifested powers like Father's. I wish Mother was still around, but I was alone in the mansion and now everyone was afraid of me.

A little over a year ago, Mother became sick. Priests came to examine her and cure her, but to no avail. All they'd say was that it was a powerful curse, beyond anything they'd seen before and none of them were powerful enough to do anything about it.

When I told Teacher about Mother, she frowned and closed her eyes, "I knew this would happen one day. All I can tell you is to spend as much time with her now as you can, she doesn't have long." Now matter how much I pleaded she wouldn't tell me more.

I spent the next few days constantly at Mother's bedside. She told me all the stories of her and Father again so I'd remember them. I watched her waste away before my eyes. One of the last days before she died, she took her wedding band from her jewelry box and gave it to me, "Take this my sweet little girl. I know life hasn't always been easy for you and I hope this will remind you of Father and I in happier times. When you wear it know that we are watching over you and protecting you."

Taking the ring off the necklace I put it on my finger, finally able to wear it openly. I looked around my room in the hellish mansion one last time, smiled, and set off for Teacher's cottage. She'd had me preparing to perform a ritual for months now and she'd said it was time.

A loud crash in the jungle startled me out of my drowsy state. The mother allosaur had been gone for a while, I hoped the noise was from her returning and not some other predator. More crashing later and she came into the clearing with one of her eggs in her mouth. She delicately placed it at my feet.

I reached out to take it and saw Mother's ring on my finger. I smiled thinking she and Father had been watching over me. I picked up the egg, it was large, warm, and leathery.

I looked up, "Thank you Mother, I appreciate your sacrifice and your gift."

The mother allosaur nodded its head a bit, "Take good care of her little hunter."

I was confused, "I'm not a hunter."

She snorted and as she turned away to walk back in the jungle she said, "You will be."