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About Tristan of Redbough

Tristan Cooper grew up in the sleepy farming hamlet of Redbough. The son of the local barrelmaker, Tristan was expected to learn his father's craft and carry on the family tradition of making quality, low-cost barrels for the local farmers and townsfolk. Always a Dreamer, young Tristan found this destiny somewhat uninspiring. Life in Redbough while safe, and for the most part secure, was also quite bor... Well let's just say for a young boy craving excitement it seemed to be exactly in the middle of nowhere, equally far away from all the larger towns and cities as it was from the excitement of the wilderness frontier. In other words, the only place in the universe where nothing ever happened.

The most exciting events of Tristan's childhood were the arrival in town, one or two times a year, of traveling minstrels and storytellers. The songs and storys these bards told filled Tristan's imagination with even more ideas. After much pestering Tristan convinced his father to buy an old lute and a few lessons, from Arik Sweetsong, one such minstrel. As he got older, Tristan continued to practice the lute actually becoming quite good. His father wished he would show as much interest in the craft of barrelmaking, where his skill was decidedly lacking. Tristan also began to learn and remember the songs and storys he heard from the traveling minstrels. Over the years, the older bard Arik Sweetsong became a kind of mentor to Tristan always teaching him some new song or story whenever he visited.

Finally Tristan decided it was time for him to leave Redbough and become a minstrel himself. Telling his father was actually easier than expected since his father had seen the writing on the wall years ago. Much to Tristan's surprise he discovered his younger sister Dahlia had been making barrels professionally for the last six months. Relieved of the crushing weight of a destiny as a barrelmaker, Tristan bid his family farewell and promised his mother to return to Redbough at least once a year so that she would know he had not been eaten by "horrible monsters". Tristan has now be traveling from town to town for about six months when he hears of the Wizard Runny Zunars (Zuny Rygard) call for adventurers. Now that would be a good opportunity to find some new stories...

Abilities:
Str: 12 (+1)
Dex: 15 (+2) (-4 dex, Cursed)
Con: 12 (+1)
Int: 14 (+2)
Wis: 12 (+1)
Cha: 17 (+3)

Experience: 2,291xp, next: 3,300

Human Traits:
+2 Racial Bonus added to Charisma
Martial Weapon Proficiency: Longbow
Skilled: extra Skill rank per level
Languages: Common, Halfling, Elvish, Giant, Gnome
Favored Class: Bard

Hit Points:
Maximum HP: 14(2d8) +6(human) +2(con) = 22
Current HP: 22

Armor Class:
AC: 10 + 2(leather) + 2(dex) = 14
Touch AC: 12 Flat-footed AC: 12
Armor Check: 0

Initiative: +2

Attacks:
Base Attack: +0
Melee : 0 + 1(str) = +1
Ranged: 0 + 2(dex) = +2
Point Blank: 0 + 2(dex) + 1(feat)= +3
Combat Maneuver: 0 + 1(str) = +1

Saves:
Fort: 0 + 1(con) = +1
Ref: 4 + 2(dex) = +6
Will: 2 + 1(wis) = +3

Skill Ranks per Level:
Bard Lvl: 6 + 2(int) + 1(human) + 1(favored class) + 1(bardic) = 11 ranks
Rogue Lvl: 8 + 2(int) + 1(human) = 11 ranks

Skills:
Acrobatics: 2 ranks + 2(dex) + 3(class) = +7
Appraise: 1 rank + 2(int) + 3(class) = +6
Bluff: 0 ranks + 3(cha) = +3
Climb: 0 ranks + 1(str) = +1
Diplomacy: 1 rank + 3(cha) + 3(class) = +7
Disable Device: 2 ranks + 2(dex) + 3(class) = +7
Disguise: 1 rank + 3(cha) + 3(class) = +7
Escape Artist: 0 ranks + 2(dex) = +2
Knowledge(Arcana): 1 rank + 2(int) + 3(class) + 1(1/2Lvl) = +7
Bardic Knowledge(History): 1 rank + 2(int) + 3(class) + 1(1/2Lvl) = +7
Knowledge(all others*): 0 ranks + 2(int) + 1(1/2Lvl) = +3
Linguistics: 2 ranks + 2(int) + 3(class) = +7
Perception: 2 ranks + 1(wis) + 3(class) = +6
Perform(String Inst): 2 ranks + 3(cha) + 3(class) + 3(focus) = +11
Perform(Song): 1 rank + 3(cha) + 3(class) = +7
Sense Motive: 0 ranks + 1(wis) = +1
Sleight of Hand: 1 rank + 2(dex) + 3(class) = +6
Spellcraft: 1 rank + 2(int) + 3(class) = +6
Stealth: 2 ranks + 2(dex) + 3(class) = +7
Use Magic Device: 2 ranks + 3(cha) + 3(class) = +8
*Tristan can make untrained Knowledge Checks due to Bardic Knowledge

Feats:
Human Bonus: Skill Focus(String Inst)
1st Level: Point Blank Shot

Weapon & Armor Proficiency: All simple weapons, longsword, rapier, sap, short sword, hand crossbow, shortbow, longbow(human) whip and light armor and shields, except tower shields.

Class Features:
Bardic Knowledge (History)- 1 bonus skill rank per level
Bardic Performance 1 time / day (Countersong, Distraction, Fascinate, Inspire Courage +1 to Attack, Damage and saves vs fear.)
Cantrips - cast 0 level spells at will
Sneak Attack +1d6
Trapfinding

Bard Spells: 1 1st + 1 bonus 1st / per day (1 bonus 2nd, 1 bonus 3rd later)

Spells Known:
Cantrips(4): Detect Magic, Ghost Sound, Light, Mage Hand
1st Level(2): Cure Light Wounds, Grease

Money: 7gp, 7sp

Carrying Capacity: Light (up to 43), Medium (44-86), Heavy (87-130)

Gear: 40 lbs
Leather Armor, Rapier, Dagger, Spell component pouch, Thieves tools, Waterskin, Traveler's outfit.

Gear (Full Pack): 63 lbs (medium load)
Shortbow w/20 arrows, Common lute, Backpack, Bedroll, Entertainer's Outfit, Flint & Steel, 1 lb soap, whetstone, food(2 loaves of bread, hunk of cheese, hunk of meat), 4 candles.

Party Loot:
2 thunderstones
1 unindentified potion
1 vial of suspicious green liquid
25 +1 arrows
1 large masterwork chainshirt
1 Scarab of Golembane (Gashelle)
1 wand of Burning Hands, 23 charges (Eltariel)
1 silver Ring of Feather Fall (cursed!!! -4 dex)
1 Arcane scroll with ray of enfeeblement, slow (Sasha)
1 Qaal's feather token, whip (Gashelle)
various semi-precious gems 10gpv total
6 topaz gems 20 gpv each
1 rough cut topaz 80gpv
1 gem 110 gpv
1 silver clasp 60gpv
1 silver ring 150gpv
3 silver rings 50gpv each
1 masterwork silver dagger
2 pieces of fine copper jewellry 60 gpv each
2 bottles of Aromatic Oil 100gpv each
3 bottles of wine (rare)
1 magnifying glass
1 gnome hooked hammer