DEFENSE:
AC 18 (+3 Dex, +3 Studded Armor, +1 Buckler, +1 Dodge Deflection)
AC 17 When not employing Buckler
Touch 14, Flat-footed 14
CMD 16
HP 10, current 8
Fort +2, Ref +5, Will +1
Class Features: Favored Enemy (Evil Outsider), Track +1, Wild Empathy +3
Languages: Common, Elven, Sylvan
Favored Class: Ranger plus one additional (half-elf, multi-talented)
TRAITS:
Conspiracy Hunter: +1 trait bonus to Sense Motive, it is always a class skill.
Reactionary: +2 trait bonus to Initiative Checks.
Scholar of the Great Beyond: +1 Bonus to Knowledge (History and Planes). Knowledge (Planes) is always a class skill.
Sordello was born to a human mother Myranne, and an unknown elven father. Myranne lived as a courtesan in Westcrown, leading a very secretive and dangerous life. While she never confided in her son about the specifics of her activities (to keep him safe), it was evident to Sordello, even at a young age, that she was involved with something much bigger than herself. She was a loving and supportive mother when she could be, but there were quite a few dark memories of fleeing into the night, ahead of some unknown danger, just to relocate and start anew. The constant tension and vigilance led to Sordello’s quick reactions and sharp senses.
Myranne was also constantly worried about the potential danger of devils, as they seemed to be a particular menace that Myranne continuosly warned her son about. Her warnings fed his young imagination and he learned all he could about evil outsiders and the diabolical history of Cheliax as he grew up. He was certain that somehow, his mother’s life was caught up in the dealings of the devils, likely in such a way that would not curry any diabolical favor.
While busy with her mysterious life, Myranne would often leave Sordello with friends, including an old human bard named Seldar the Greentongue. Seldar was the closest thing Sordello had to a father, so Sordello prepared to follow in his mentor’s footsteps (hence the favored class and perform skill).
That all ended one black night, when Sordello was 15. Death came calling and his mother was not fast enough. A large winged, scaled terror attacked their small flat. Myranne begged her son to leave while she held it off. He ran and never saw her again. He was harried throughout that night by superhuman forces, surviving only due to his remarkable skills at stealth. The next morning, Sordello attempted to get help from the local watch, but the entire attack and murder of his mother had been covered up by the local watch, likely with orders from higher. Shortly after trying to get help from the Guard Captain, Sordello was walayed by a pack of Dock ruffians, an odd coincidence. Angry at the city government for the cover up and worried that he was now being targeted, Sordello fled.
He met a stange elf named Levarius, who offered to help. Sordello left Westcrown with Levarius, and spent the rest of his adolescence living in seclusion among the elves in Barrowood. He never fit in there, and spent most of his time in seclusion with Levarius, learning the ways of the ranger. He still studies and hopes to perform some day, but there are too many questions unanswered. Having passed his right of passage among the elves, he is now setting out on his own. There are unanswered questions in Westcrown, something big, something evil, something that killed his mother.
APPEARANCE:
Sordello has a slightly dark complexion, ruddy blonde hair, and slate grey eyes. He currently dresses in plain but sturdy traveler’s clothes, with the greens and browns of a woodsman. He is quick to make small talk but slow to say much of note. He has quick eyes and gracefull movements. Oddly, he has a way of simply not being noticed, even when he is right there. He’s easy to forget, just another traveler in a busy world. He is 6'1" and weighs about 175#.
