Tainesh Ludor was born and raised in Dutos. Her mother died when she was very young, and her father married into a family of scriveners. The family lore holds that she and her step-mother were distant until Tainesh learned to read, at which point they bonded over a mutual love for books. Tainesh herself can't say whether that tale is true, as she has been reading since before she could remember.
At the age of five, she was working in the family bookstore. At the age of ten, she knew more about the store's inventory than the other members of the family, and was the one customers turned to when they needed information but didn't know what tome might contain it. At the age of thirteen, she could read through a new book and determine if it was an original work or merely a plagiary, a thoughtless amalgamation of earlier sources she'd read.
As it turns out, you catch a wizard's attention when you tell him he shouldn't bother with The Astrologer's Mirror because it parrots Geospe's Shadows of the Stars with a few extra chapters of nonsensical mythology. Tainesh was taken on by Halungalom the Skygazer as a a part-time apprentice, full-time after an older cousin could replace her at the bookstore.
Now in her twenties and no longer apprenticed, Tainesh is on her own and looking for employment. Her family would like her back at the store, but she wants to see the world and learn all there is to know. She's read just about every book she can get her hands on, but that's only shown her that there's more mysteries of the world waiting to be conquered.
Appearance
Mousy. Quiet. Tall and willowy. She wore scholar's robes all through her teenage years, because anything else would be outgrown in a fortnight. Now she wears an outfit designed for explorers and tailored to fit her slender frame.
Her skin is darker than most, a combination of heritage and many hours of practicing her magic out of doors*.
*To quote her master, "'Training accident' and 'my astronomy equipment' do not belong in the same sentence!"
Female Wizard (Universalist) 2
NG Medium Humanoid (Human)
Gold: 8gp 3sp
Combat:
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DEFENSE
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AC 13 (10+3) Touch 13 Flat Footed 10
HP (D6, 10/10hp)
Initiative +3
Fort +0 Ref +3 Will +3
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OFFENSE
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Speed 30ft/round
Melee
Quarterstaff (1d6/1d6, 19-20/x2, bludgeoning)
Ranged
Heavy Repeating Crossbow (1D10, 19-20/x2, 120 ft, piercing)
-En Bloc Crossbow Bolts x60
Statistics:
Str 8 (-1) Dex 16 (+3) Con 10 (+0) Int 18 (+4) Wis 10 (+0) Cha 12 (+1)
Base Atk +1 CMB +3 CMD 15
Feats:
Combat Casting +4 bonus to concentration checks when casting defensively.
Exotic Weapon Proficiency: Heavy Repeating Crossbow Tainesh may use Heavy Repeating Crossbows without an attack penalty.
Scribe Scroll Scribe one magic scroll per day (2 hours if the cost is less than 250gp)
Bonded Item: Masterwork Steel Ring
-This item allows Tainesh to spontaneously cast one spell from her spellbook each day. If it is not worn, she must make a concentration check (DC: 20+Spell Level) to cast prepared spells.
Prepared Spells
Cantrips
- Ray of Frost
- Detect Magic
- Light
- Presdigitation
