Valen Nim
Male android wizard (spellslinger) 1 (Pathfinder RPG Bestiary 5 19, Pathfinder RPG Ultimate Combat 74)
N Medium humanoid (android)
Init +3; Senses darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision; Perception +5
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Defense
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AC 15, touch 13, flat-footed 12 (+2 armor, +3 Dex)
hp 9 (1d6+3)
Fort +2, Ref +3, Will +4; +4 vs. mind-affecting, paralysis, poison, and stun
Defensive Abilities constructed; Immune disease, emotion, exhaustion, fatigue, fear, sleep
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Offense
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Speed 30 ft. (20 ft. in armor)
Melee dagger +1 (1d4+1/19-20)
Ranged pistol +3 (1d8/×4)
Wizard (Spellslinger) Spells Prepared (CL 1st; concentration +5)
. . 1st—abundant ammunition[UC], snowball (DC 15)
. . Opposition Schools Abjuration, Divination, Enchantment, Illusion
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Statistics
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Str 12, Dex 17, Con 14, Int 18, Wis 14, Cha 5
Base Atk +0.5; CMB +1; CMD 14
Feats Gunsmithing[UC], Point-Blank Shot
Traits local ties, magical knack, nanite revival
Skills Acrobatics +0 (-4 to jump), Craft (alchemy) +8, Knowledge (arcana) +8, Knowledge (engineering) +9, Knowledge (local) +8, Perception +5, Sense Motive -2, Spellcraft +8; Racial Modifiers +2 Perception, -4 Sense Motive
Languages Abyssal, Common, Hallit, Orc, Skald
SQ arcane gun, emotionless, exceptional senses, mage bullets, nanite surge
Combat Gear acid (2); Other Gear leather armor, alchemical cartridge (paper)[UC] (5), black powder[UC] (20), dagger, firearm bullet[UC] (20), pistol[UC], backpack, bedroll, belt pouch, flint and steel, ink, inkpen, mess kit[UE], pot, powder horn[UC] (2), soap, spell component pouch, spellbook, torch (10), trail rations (5), waterskin, 9 gp
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Special Abilities
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Abjuration You must spend 2 slots to cast spells from the Abjuration school.
Arcane Gun (One Arcane Gun) (Su) Imbue firearm with magic; spells cast thru firearm have x3 crit multiplier.
Constructed (Ex) Counts as both humanoids and constructs for effects that target type.
Darkvision (60 feet) You can see in the dark (black and white only).
Divination You must spend 2 slots to cast spells from the Divination school.
Emotionless (Ex) Androids have problems processing emotions properly, and thus take a –4 penalty on Sense Motive checks.
Enchantment You must spend 2 slots to cast spells from the Enchantment school.
Exceptional Senses Androids have darkvision to a range of 60 feet and low-light vision. They also gain a +2 racial bonus on Perception checks.
Gunsmithing You can use a gunsmithing kit to craft/repair firearms and ammo.
Illusion You must spend 2 slots to cast spells from the Illusion school.
Immunity to Disease You are immune to diseases.
Immunity to Emotion (Ex) You are immune to all emotion effects.
Immunity to Exhausted You are immune to the exhausted condition.
Immunity to Fatigue You are immune to the fatigued condition.
Immunity to Fear (Ex) You are immune to all fear effects.
Immunity to Sleep You are immune to sleep effects.
Low-Light Vision See twice as far as a human in dim light, distinguishing color and detail.
Mage Bullets (Su) Sacrifice a spell to grant an enhancement bonus or special ability to arcane gun.
Nanite Surge +4 (1/day) (Ex) Bonus to any one d20 roll. Glow like a torch for 1 round when used.
Point-Blank Shot +1 to attack and damage rolls with ranged weapons at up to 30 feet.
Backstory:
Valen emerged from a stasis a few years ago, completely disoriented. He managed to scavenge together a small shelter from the scraps of debris nearby. After narrowly surviving an attack by some savage creature, Valen set about building a weapon to defend himself. Disatisfied with a simple dagger or club, Valen used the functional pieces of his stasis chamber to build a primitive firearm.
Unfortunately, Valen didn't have to wait long for an opportunity to test his new creation. A man stumbled into the small hollow where Valen had built his home. The man was bleeding from his leg and shoulder as he glanced back over his shoulder in fear. Valen readied his weapon, and didn't hesitate when the pursuing creature tore over the ridge into the crater. Valen's single shot rang true, and the beast that had harried the two men lay dead at their feet.
Thankful for his aid, and fascinated by his origins, the wizard Khonnir Baine invited Valen to his home for some rest and so the wizard could reward him properly. Through late night talks and mutual curiosity, a few days quickly became weeks, and weeks passed on into years. Valen showed a natural aptitude for math, engineering and the arcane, so Khonnir offered to take the android on as an apprentice.
As he began to learn, Valen began tinkering with the weapon that had slain the beast a few years earlier. While Khonnir was fascinated by the occasional piece of technology he would find or hear about, Valen sought to create something he had seen long ago, perhaps in a dream. It was not long before the young wizard apprentice began blending magic and gunsmithing, and he soon found a way to fire not just bullets, but globules of arcane energy, the precursor to the more refined ray spells to come.
