About Varius Noma
Varius Noma
Human Ninja 3
LN Medium Humanoid (human)
Init +3; Senses Perception +5
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Defense
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AC 17, touch 13, flat-footed 14 (+4 armor, +3 Dex)
hp 21 (3d8)
Fort +1, Ref +6, Will +0
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Offense
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Speed 30 ft.
Melee
. . Wakizashi (Main) +4 (1d6/18-20/x2) and
. . Wakizashi (Off) +4 (1d6/18-20/x2) and
. . Dagger (x5) +5 (1d4/19-20/x2)
Special Attacks Ki Attack Speed, Sneak Attack +2d6
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Statistics
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Str 10, Dex 16, Con 10, Int 12, Wis 8, Cha 18
Base Atk +2; CMB +2; CMD 15
Feats Combat Expertise +/-1, Two-weapon Fighting, Weapon Finesse, Weapon Focus (Wakizashi)
Traits Militia Veteran (any town or village) (Ride)
Skills Acrobatics +8, Bluff +10, Climb -1, Diplomacy +10, Disable Device +10, Disguise +10, Escape Artist +7, Fly +2, Intimidate +9, Perception +5, Ride +7, Sense Motive +3, Sleight of Hand +8, Stealth +8, Swim -1 Modifiers Ki Jump (Running Start), No Trace +1
Languages Common, Tien
SQ Ki Movement, Ki Pool, Ki Stealth, Poison Use
Combat Gear Dagger, Dagger, Dagger, Dagger, Dagger, Masterwork Lamellar (leather) armor, Wakizashi, Wakizashi; Other Gear Backpack (22 @ 45.9 lbs), Bedroll, Belt pouch (empty), Blanket, winter, Grappling hook, Ink, black, Inkpen, Journal, Oil (5), Rope, Thieves' tools, masterwork, Tindertwig (10), Torch (5), Waterskin (2)
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Special Abilities
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Combat Expertise +/-1 Bonus to AC in exchange for an equal penalty to attack.
Ki Attack Speed (Su) By spending 1 point from her ki pool, a ninja can make one additional attack at her highest attack bonus, but she can do so only when making a full attack.
Ki Jump (Running Start) (Su) Jumping is always counted as being at a running start.
Ki Movement A Ninja can spend 1 point to increase her speed by 20 feet for 1 round.
Ki Pool (Su) You have a ki pool equal to 1/2 your monk level + your Charisma modifier.
Ki Stealth A ninja can spend 1 point from her ki pool to give herself a +4 insight bonus on Stealth skill checks for 1 round.
No Trace +1 (Ex) Survival DCs to track you are at +1, gain +1 to Disguise and Stealth when you are stationary and not acting.
Poison Use You don't accidentally poison yourself with blades.
Sneak Attack +2d6 +2d6 damage if you flank your target or your target is flat-footed.
Back Story
Varius was born Iacobus Vanguard in Taldor, to a common family with some trace of royalty, like everyone else. Iacobus' parents educated him well in etiquette and literacy, but also purposely worked him extremely hard.
Iacobus grew up without much difficulty, but angry with surroundings. In a run-down kingdom that cared little for the common worker, he had no place in the activities of high society. He enjoyed playing pretend with his friends, some days being a royal knight, other days being a dignified diplomat, but the realities of day to day life always seemed to prevail.
When he came of age, the military was the obvious choice for Iacobus, as it gave him the opportunity to earn some social rank. He quickly began to make friends, and make progress within the local militia. As anybody this socially gifted, he called a lot of attention to himself, with little patience or care for the idea of "waiting his turn". Needless to say, his commanding officers took notice of him, and were not thrilled by his competence. As a commoner without a name, he was easily expendable, and was quickly stationed in the outpost Amanandar in Tian Xia, far from the relevant politics of Taldor.
With a ruined name, and no more than a few copper in his pocket, he decided that his intended path was a dead-end. He began to travel, testing his ability to blend in, and survive off of nothing but his wit and charisma. Years of failure passed, but without progress. He soon realized that his talent for "playing pretend" had a new found value and would prove to be crucial to making his way up in the world.
Iacobus began to use this skill to experience a more ritzy lifestyle, which over time became his standard of living. He came up with the name Varius Noma for himself, and began to regularly use this Alias. Without a bank-roll, it was time to blend his training as a soldier and social skills to make some money. He began to market himself in low places as a "specialist mercenary", and started laying the ground-work for his long time goal: Reinvent himself as a wealthy baron and become relevant in the political scene.
Appearance:
Varius is a typical Taldan: handsome, lean but strong, long curly brown hair, and tan skin. In one on one settings, he can quickly gain the trust of anyone within about 30 seconds, and then be forgotten just as fast. You probably won't see him twice, because rarely do two people know him by the same name and appearance.
Tendencies
Varius is a master of deception. Each job he takes, he will either recycle one of his developed aliases, or come up with one which is best suited for the job at hand. He does not need to rely upon magic or other supernatural tricks to sway people (as of yet). He will not speak of his past life with anyone (unless by some miracle he gets drunk and seduced by a beautiful woman), and has no problem lying about where he comes from, to anyone. He has an obsession for eastern culture, and considers himself to be quite "zen", meditating when possible, and practicing with his Wakizashis. He holds no alignment to a deity, but does not deny their existence.
