Wealth 13 gp
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Name Tchezze Tchirock
Samurai (Sword Saint) 3
LG Medium humanoid (tengu)
Init +1; Senses low-light vision; Perc +2
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Defense
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AC 16, touch 11, flat-footed 15 (+5 armor, +1 Dex)
HP 27 (3 HD)
Fort +4, Ref +2, Will +2
Resist cold 2
Defensive Abilities resolve 2/day
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Offense
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Speed 20 ft. (30 ft. without armor)
Melee katana +8 (1d8+4; 18-20/x2) or wakizashi +7 (1d6+4; 18-20/x2)
Ranged shuriken +4 (1d2+4) or +1 composite longbow +4 (1d8+1; 3x)
Special Attacks challenge 1/day (+3 damage, DR 1/-), iaijutsu strike (+2d6)
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Statistics
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Str 18, Dex 12, Con 10, Int 13, Wis 12, Cha 14
Base Atk +3; CMB +7; CMD 18 (+2 when wielding swordlike weapon)
Feats Weapon Focus (heavy blades), Weapon Versatility (heavy blades)
Traits Erutaki Sky Reader, Northern Ancestry
Languages Aklo, Common, Hallit, Erutaki, Skald, Sylvan, Tengu, Undercommon
SQ honor in all things (1/day), order of the warrior, weapon expertise (katana)
Skills Appraise +4, Bluff +7, Diplomacy +8, Intimidate +7, Knowledge (history) +6, Knowledge (nature) +2, Knowledge (nobility) +6 (+1 on nobles or politics of his land), Linguistics +7, Perception +1, Sense Motive +7
Other Gear cold-weather outfit, composite longbow (+1) w/ 10 arrows, horn lamellar armor, katana (2), shuriken (10), snow goggles, snowshoes, wakizashi, weaponrack backpack
Background:
Born to parents that originated from the ancestral tengu homeland of Kwanlai, Techezze himself was born in the town of Ul-Angorn situated in the Crown of the World. His parents, Bek and Zhek Tchirock opted to leave their turbulent life in Kwanlai to settle in the land of Avistan. They followed the Path of Aganhei through Tian Xia and into the Crown of the World. It was in the small town of Ul-Angorn that they were forced to stop for the birth of their son, Tchezze. Over time, they chose to call the Erutaki village their home and raise the young tengu.
They brought with them the Tian traditions and weaponry that they were used to. Tchezze grew fond of these now foreign weapons and dedicated much of his time to learning how to properly use them with training from his parents, both of whom were clerics of Shizuru. They passed both their faith and their skills on to the young tengu.
Once Tchezze reached the age of 19, him parents and him decided it was time for him to venture out and bring honor upon his family. He decided to travel south into Avistan to continue on the path that his parents had originally planned. He made his way through the Realm of the Mammoth Lords, through the Hold of Belkzen and Ustalav, working odd jobs as he went. Then into the River Kingdoms where he spent several years as a traveling swordplay instructor, trying to pass on the tenets of Shizuru to his pupils. After a nearly disastrous run-in with a crew of pirates, Tchezze decided it was time to move on and passed through Galt and into Taldor.
After some time traveling through this land of nobility, Tchezze made his way to the seat of it all, Oppara. He came to befriend the Lady Argentea Malassene and her much extended family. From this friendship came employment. Tchezze was hired on with his friend Argentea's aunt, Pomponia Malassene, a minor Lady and considerable land-owner outside of Oppara. It's been about 6 years and he is now almost considered part of the family. When word was received that his friend was taken in Heldren, Lady Pomponia tasked him with finding Lady Argentea and returning her safely home.
