About Vrykkas the Pale
Vrykkas
LN Male Elf Oracle of Bones 2
Init +3; Senses Perception +2, low-light
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DEFENSE
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AC 18, touch 13, flat-footed 15 (+3 dex, +4 armor, +1 shield)
hp 13 (2d8)
Fort +0, Ref +3, Will +5 (+4 vs disease)
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OFFENSE
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Spd 20'
Melee quarterstaff +1 (1d6)
Ranged shortbow +4 (1d6)
Space 5'; Reach 5'
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STATISTICS
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Str 10, Dex 16, Con 10, Int 15, Wis 10, Cha 16
BAB +1; CMB +1; CMD 14
Feats (1) Iron Will, Command Undead (6/day, Will DC 14), Extra Revelation (raise the dead)
Skills (6 skills) Heal +5, Intimidate +8, Know (Religion) +7, Sense Motive +5, Spellcraft +7, Stealth +7
Language Common, Aerenti, Khor, Celestial
Special Abilities: Oracle's Curse (wasting) (-4 to Cha skills, +4 vs disease),
Revelation (undead servitude; raise the dead)
Spells (-/5 per day) (DC 13+level)
0th (5): bleed, create water, detect magic, light, purify food and drink
1st (2): Inflict light wounds*, cause fear*, command, obscuring mist
Possessions quarterstaff, shortbow & 20 arrows (31 gp), armored coat (50 gp), buckler (15 gp), dagger (2 gp), wooden holy symbol of Vol (1 gp), 6 gp
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Str 10 (0 points)
Dex 16 (5 points +2 racial)
Con 10 (2 points -2 racial)
Int 15 (3 points +2 racial)
Wis 10 (0 points)
Cha 16 (10 points)
Vrykkas was born in Aerenal, 150 years ago. Raised in the worship of Ancestors, he never quite fit in. His fascination with death and the end of life lead him dangerously close to necromancy, and when his faith pushed him over the edge into that practice, he was expelled from Aerenal and his named blacked from his family's history.
Vrykkas is tall, even for an elf, though he is shrunken and wasted. He appears nearly undead himself, and he takes this as a mark of Vol's favor. His hair is white and stringy and his eyes burn with a feverish glare. His skin is pale, made even more so by the bone dust he coats his skin with daily.
Vrykkas is wry and reserved, very at home in Karnnath. He believes that one's personality should only be shared in the company of one's closest friends and to that end, he surrounds himself with an aura of silence.
Three events shaped his life: the sudden & gruesome death of his cousin and close playmate when he was 15; his expulsion from Aerenal for necromancy; and the horrors he saw on the field of battle near Metrol, in Cyre. It was there that he made the acquaintance of a young boy named Dalvan ir'Tolvek. He followed Dalvan's career closely after that, getting himself assigned as a corpse-preparer in his brigade during the attack on Eston. He saw a kindred spirit in the man, seeing something in him that spoke to his own death-haunted heart. He often counseled the man on matters related to the undead soldiers and in some darker hours, served as a sort of confessor, listening to the man's darkest secrets and offering only his prescence. This seemed to help, as Vrykkas has learned, confession is good for the soul.
Vrykkas is estranged from his family, but he has taken a curious interest in a young human woman named Estrella. Estrella served as a bar worker in Fort Bones, and Vrykkas became a sort of guardian angel to her. Numerous times he "convinced" an unwanted suitor or someone he felt was unsuitable to leave her alone. When she married the bar owner, Stephan, Vrykkas reluctantly adopted him as well. When they gave birth to their daughter, Lianna, Vrykkas found a strange stirring in his heart that he thought long lost, a love for life. He does not speak of them to others, but when he is in Fort Bones he stays only there and does anything he can for the small family. Anything.
Vrykkas's goals are simple: to rise in the ranks of the Blood of Vol and to eventually gain the honor of lichdom. His most cherished item is a vial of blood that he wears as a pendant around his neck, given to him upon his return from the war in service to Karnnath and Vol.
