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Chronicle sheet downloaded. Thanks. I had forgotten about the recruitment day job roll. That was slightly better than what I rolled above! It's been a pleasure doing dungeons with you all!
Sun takes a moment to focus his fighting style to the defensive maneuvers he used earlier and then he and Kong advance 30 feet to the edge of the intersection, with his shield on and planning to attack with his fists when necessary. Kong adopts a defensive posture until he gets the go-ahead from Sun to attack. "I see 2 ghouls," Sun yells, pointing at the ghouls ahead and to his left.
Sun's knuckles make popping sounds as he grips his quarterstaff in preparation for a powerful attack on Grald.
Sun makes solid contact with Grald's head, the cracking sound resounding in the empty distillery. Kong roars and sets into Grald from the side. Kong
Sun gets no opposition to the idea of letting the fighters in through one door to take advantage of the bottleneck, so he orders Kong to open the door and step back.
The ape understands, opens the door and steps back to create a cul-de-sac into which the enemy must move if they want to attack us. Sun and Kong ready attacks on the first enemy in reach.
With the extra time, Sun indicates that Kong should stand beside the door and let the enemy past and then flank any he can. He does this by a combination of pantomime and single word commands. DC 10
The animal huffs once and settles to a powerful crouch to the north side of the door, listening intently to the sounds of the weapons hitting the wood. Sun begins to sing a kind of chanty to the rhythm of the blows on the door. "Crack their heads and break their bones
Sun leaves his shield over his back where it has been while they traverse the tunnels. He advances and grips his quarter staff, using a technique he saw demonstrated by a traveling priest and monk who used a quarterstaff to fend off attacks suffered during his many pilgrimages. "Let's bust some heads!" he yells. Kong screeches as he senses Sun readying for battle, the primal sound echoing in the large space.
"Well fought everyone," Sun exclaims as the last enemy falls. Before the group leaves the former ghouls to the elements, he asks Lady De Qill, "Can you tell who these once were? I would think they might be soldiers of Grald, but it would be nice to know." "Gwenid, if you need help getting through this bog, feel free to climb on Kong's back." At Sun's direction, Kong stays near enough Gwenid that she can climb up onto him and piggy back to higher ground. Happy to be out of the bog, Sun relaxes a bit as the chest is investigated, wiping some of the muck off his face and his gear. "So, Reverend Baldaros, what does the magic on those bracers do?" Looking down the passage, Sun tries to tell if anyone has walked it recently.
Sun will again try to aid Valon by threatening the ghoul in front of him with his longspear. "I normally wouldn't touch these things with a ten foot pole, but I guess an eight foot spear will do."
If Gwenid is having trouble with the deep water, Sun tells Kong to help her.
Kong starts moving toward Gwenid.
Sun uses sets his sight on the closes ghoul and sends a haymaker at it. He is not used to fighting with water up to his chest and it annoys him, although he takes some comfort knowing the ghouls will have just as much trouble as he. More than anything, he hates that his fellow Pathfinders are connecting while he is mostly splashing water about like a child in a pool. Still, the calls out, "Well done, Zylencia and Valon!"
Sun slogs the short distance to the dry land to the west and readies his shield while Wu Kong follows and shakes some of the water from his silver-black hair. "I recently saw a chef pour brandy on a desert and light it on fire. I wonder if the brandy in these casks might do the same thing if poured on the water or ghouls," Sun says as others arrive. "Probably wouldn't float on water, but oil might."
Sun checks himself and Kong for leeches and is relieved to find none. He helps the others find any that might be on them. Kong, seeing people looking for parasites, tries to help. When Sun combs though his fur, Sun gets a contented look in his face and enjoys the experience. "These things remind me of the forces we are opposing,"" Sun observes. "Grubby leeches who want to suck the life out of this place. We must succeed so they get their just rewards. Unfortunately, it won't be as easy as dousing them with salt."
Sun calls out to the departing would-be thief, "Gods be with you." If no one objects, he takes the longsword, draws it and swings it around. "My town militia insisted all able-bodied men and women ... and half-orcs ... learn to fight with a longsword. May as well keep it handy." He wraps the scabbard belt around Wu Kong's backpack so the sword is available if he needs it. Sun himself is at his limit of gear so that taking on more would slow him down. Later that same day ... After enduring the unwelcoming barrage, he adds to the words of Alya and Zylencia, "We dispatched two of the brigands you want to be hitting with these fine examples of produce," Sun called back, gather up some of the vegetables. "We would speak with Master Railford about aiding the Pathfinder Society. We will help you defend your town if want someone who can offer more potent attacks than fruits and vegetables."
Sun again tries to support the lady's diplomatic efforts. "We are enemies, it is true. You seek to steal from one whose father was an ally of our organization. So we must oppose you and your leader. Your role in the events has ended. As the lady says, you can either accept an honorable death or take the also honorable path of dissociating yourself from miscreants who would steal and leave the area, starting a new life. There are many in the River Kingdoms who would welcome one such as yourself."
"If you choose death, I offer to make it a soldier's death with honor. You and I fight. If you can defeat me, you go free. If I defeat you, I will grant your wish of a swift death."
"I pulled my punch, precisely so we could keep him alive. He'll come around in a few. I can't do anything to heal the other one, but I would not object to using magic to keep him from dying. My master used to say, 'I have three treasures: the first is mercy. From mercy comes courage.'" He fishes in a small pack on Kong's back for some rope to bind the guards before they wake or are healed. "Those who attack on sight are usually up to no good. Keep an eye out for others. If these are guards, there may be more."
If no one moves to heal the dogs, Sun will put each out of its misery with a coup de grass using his short sword.
Sun sends Wu Kong a little forward and to one side as Sun advances 15' south. Flexing his huge fist, he says, making eye contact with the nearest guard, "You are outnumbered, but by all means, if you want a fight, you will end with your face in the mud!" targeting the green border guard
Lady de Qill has plenty of time to assess Sun's skills, as he encourages anyone who is interested to spar with him. He uses a wide array of tactics, adjusting to each new opponent. Sometime he uses his hands to pummel a foe, sometimes tries to trip or disarm an opponent. Sometimes, he uses conventional weapons, a short sword, quarterstaff, or Morningstar. Sometimes, he surprises someone by blocking their eyesight or getting them tangled in their own gear. Those who don't want to spar, he challenges to contests of ranged attacks, pointing to a particular tree or deadfall and then throwing a spear or javelin at it. Although he seems lightly armored, his quickness compensates and he appears tough enough to withstand some damage. For all that, however, he is green, never having fought a battle to the death. And he rarely has anything to contribute when people discuss geography, history, or other topics of knowledge. When no one else will spar with him, Sun wrestles with Wu Kong or races him to see who can climb the fastest. For all his competitive spirit, however, Sun never gloats in victory or complains in defeat, taking each in stride. He is friendly to all, but never seems to have words for Gwenid. Her strange appearance and her closeness to death make him wary of saying the wrong thing. Wu Kong also seems leery of her.
Sun Zhanglao (pronounced Jhang-Laow) trudges along, enduring the rain without complaint. The rain is kept off his face by a dǒulì, or a traditional Tien Xia farmer's hat, made of straw woven over a reed frame, shaped like a low cone. His robe is also typical of robes worn in Tien Xia, a style favored by monks for its simplicity and loose fit allowing plenty freedom of movement. His chest and back is covered by a Lamellar leather cuirass. Over his heart is an emblem of a hunched over monkey, its tail wrapped in a circle around the outside of the holy symbol. When asked about it, he says only "That's the Monkey King, of course," as if everyone knows the story of the god of trickery, nature, and drunkenness. Knowledge (religion) DC 15:
Originally a stone statue, Sun Wukong was given life and eventually became king of all monkeys. That was not enough for him, so he went before Qi Zhong, god of magic, hoping to glean the secret of immortality. Qi Zhong would not part with this secret, but taught Sun Wukong many other techniques. Undeterred, the ambitious Monkey King then sneaked into Pharasma's Boneyard and erased his name from her records, so gaining immortality. On his person are a variety of weapons, some simple, like the quarterstaff he carries, a short sword, morningstar, and an assortment of spears and javelins. Others are more exotic, such a pair of fighting fans, an emei piercer, a punching dagger, and two sticks, known as dan bong. The man himself is almost as exotic looking as his clothing and weapons. At first glance, he looks like a very strong human, with dusky skin, black hair, brown eyes like the humans of Tien Xia, shaped like almonds, and a thin mustache resembling two threads dangling on either side of his mouth. His hair is unruly and shaggy, with thick sideburns and a widow's peak, prematurely streaked with grey. A closer look, however, and one notes the tell-tale marks of a half-orc: slightly pointed ears, elongated canine teeth, faint ridges along his forehead, and a strong jaw. During the evening, when he removes his armor, one can see an elaborate tattoo of a dragon, finely detailed, with a variety of runes and symbols of protection and power. He claims it brings him good luck. Ambling along beside him or sometimes trailing behind or loping ahead is his animal companion, a human sized great ape. This shaggy primate seems to enjoy the rain, kept warm by his thick black fur, shading to silver on his back. Sun calls him Wu Kong or sometimes just Kong. "We've been together since I saved him from some hunters who had killed his mother and driven away the other members of his colony. I think it is the Monkey King's way of keeping an eye on me. Don't worry, he's quite well behaved and only attacks if I order him to." The ape has a few articles of clothing, an embroidered vest, a belt with some large sacks dangling from it, containing food and some rocks for throwing. He also has a pendant with the Monkey King's emblem on it. He exhibits curiosity about many things in this new environment, smelling, touching, even tasting various plants and objects he finds. He climbs trees frequently, sometimes to look around, sometimes, apparently just for the fun of it. When camping he sleeps in a low branch of a tree if one is available near the campsite that can support his weight. Sun thinks about many things as the group trudges along. He wonders what his parents are doing. They were human, but apparently one or both of them had an ancestor who was an orc and this became apparent when Sun was born and his half-orc features could not be explained any other way. They raised him without prejudice, and such was the respect they had with the village, everyone else did the same. "I wonder if I shall enter a town anywhere around the Inner Sea and not have to deal with some lout insulting me?" he thinks, recalling the barroom brawl he nearly got to fight until Wu Kong entered the bar and took his place by Sun's side. "Interesting how the insults melt away when they see Kong." The other thing that surprises most about Sun is that for a half-orc, he is surprisingly refined, speaking proper Taldane, with but a slight Tien accent, polite, jovial, good-humored, and humble. He sometimes wins over a skeptic by challenging him to a contest of strength or dexterity. He's a great athlete who makes some extra money participating in contests like races, boxing matches, and wrestling.
1) Brawler (Wild Child) Level 1 (Fresh of the boat, from Tien) 2) Desired Tier of Play 1-2
This would be my first choice. I have a number of other characters I could run. If we end up needing an arcane caster, I have a witch, 1st level.
Is the world based on Golarian with Golarian deities? If not can you direct us to some general info on the world and deities? It looks like there will be a lot of submissions so competition will be fierce. But challenges are part of what makes character creation fun. Sun (current alias) is a 1st level brawler (wild child) created for PFS with the intent of building toward the darechaser prestige class from Paths of the Righteous. I will create a character that will start with this character, with the higher point buy of course, and will make him 8th level brawler and 10th level darechaser. I will want an answer to the question above about the world culture before doing up a background story. I won't have the submission ready until the weekend so if you plan to make your selection before then, let us know. |
