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Skills 
Adventuring:
Diplomacy +6 (1 rank, 3 CS, 2 Cha)
Handle Animal +6 (1 rank, 3 CS, 2 Cha)
Ride +7 (1 rank, 3 CS, 2 Dex, 2 trait, -3 ACP)
Background
Knowledge (history) +4 (1 rank, 3 CS)
Perform (singing) +6 (1 rank, 3 CS, 2 Cha)

Favoured Class Bonus Lvl 1: 1 hp
Languages Common, Shoanti

Gear]
Longbow, 40 arrows), earthbreaker (RotRCG p10), spirestalker hide shirt (RotRCG p10)
Total weight carried 48 lbs
Current load Light (up to 59 lbs)
Wealth 2x50 gp jade gems, 13 gp

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Special abilities
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Aura of Good (Ex)
The power of a paladin’s aura of good (see the detect good spell) is equal to her paladin level.

Detect Evil (Sp)
At will, a paladin can use detect evil, as the spell. A paladin can, as a move action, concentrate on a single item or individual within 60 feet and determine if it is evil, learning the strength of its aura as if having studied it for 3 rounds. While focusing on one individual or object, the paladin does not detect evil in any other object or individual within range.

Smite Evil (Su)
Once per day, a paladin can call out to the powers of good to aid her in her struggle against evil. As a swift action, the paladin chooses one target within sight to smite. If this target is evil, the paladin adds her Cha bonus (if any) to her attack rolls and adds her paladin level to all damage rolls made against the target of her smite. If the target of smite evil is an outsider with the evil subtype, an evil-aligned dragon, or an undead creature, the bonus to damage on the first successful attack increases to 2 points of damage per level the paladin possesses. Regardless of the target, smite evil attacks automatically bypass any DR the creature might possess.
In addition, while smite evil is in effect, the paladin gains a deflection bonus equal to her Charisma modifier (if any) to her AC against attacks made by the target of the smite. If the paladin targets a creature that is not evil, the smite is wasted with no effect.
The smite evil effect remains until the target of the smite is dead or the next time the paladin rests and regains her uses of this ability. At 4th level, and at every three levels thereafter, the paladin may smite evil one additional time per day, as indicated on Table: Paladin, to a maximum of seven times per day at 19th level.

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Character details
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Appearance
19 year old Roakinn is reasonably tall, at 6'2", and well-muscled but slim. His skin is caramel brown, a combination of ancestry and long days spent under the sun on the Storval Plateau. His head is clean-shaven, and he has deep brown eyes. His facial features are prominent, with a strong brow, a hawkish nose, and a broad grin. His hide shirt, made from the black scales of the deadly spirestalker giant lizard, is kept polished to a high gleam, and most of his other clothes are made of leatheror brown linen.

Background
Roakinn belongs to the Hawk clan, Shriikirri-Quah, and also the Sons and Daughters of Deadeye, a group of followers of Erastil drawn from all Shoanti tribes that see the totem spirits of the Shoanti as the heralds of the god of hunting and family. Largely made of paladins, clerics, rangers, and other warriors, the Sons and Daughters often travel the length and breadth of the Storval Plateau, helping all folk they come across. They generally attempt to avoid getting entangled in inter-tribe politics, but occasionally get ensnared, and have been known to fight on different sides against each other when both sides believed their cause was just.

As a child, Roakinn showed great promise as an archer, and joining the Sons and Daughters was his ambition for as long as he can remember. He joined them at 15, in a group initiation ceremony that hosted new Sons and Daughters from all of the tribes. One of the final parts of the three-day-long ceremony was single combat, to first blood, and Roakinn was paired with Gordik, the huge scion of the Axe clan (Shadde-Quah). Taking advantage of his opponent's reckless aggression, Roakinn managed to draw first blood, but Gordik fell into a rage and continued attacking. Before the elder Sons and Daughters could step in to halt the fight, Roakinn, in the act of defending himself, dealt Gorik a grievous blow to the face, and took out Gorik's left eye. To make matters worse, Gorik was refused entry to the Sons and Daughters for his actions, and left the ceremony in disgrace.

Gorik has since become obsessed with Roakinn, going even so far as to gather his own group of like-minded warriors and follow Roakinn at times across the Plateau. Roakinn knows he has a dangerous enemy, for as long as both of them live, and he is humble enough to know that he was somewhat lucky to escape their initial encounter without permanent injury, and that if (when) their paths cross again, he may well be outmatched by the huge Axe clan warrior.

A few months ago, while Roakinn was ranging with a group of his tribesmen, the shaman with them, also a Son of Deadeye, collapsed in a fit one night around the campfire. When he was revived, the shaman pointed at Roakinn shakily, and announced that the young archer must leave the Plateau and seek his destiny in a small town named Sandpoint. A great evil was coming to Varisia, and Roakinn, through living or dying, would be instrumental in averting or defeating that evil. The fate of the tribes, and Varisia itself, relied on Roakinn embarking on this journey. That night, Roakinn himself had a number of disturbing dreams, and these dreams have continued intermittently ever since.

Loathe to leave the Plateau, but excited about the prospect of fighting the greatest evil Varisia had known in centuries, Roakinn left his tribe and travelled south. Encountering many dangerous creatures and interesting people on his journey, he was nearing Sandpoint when he was accosted by a large group of goblins. Too many for one warrior to fight, Roakinn was forced to flee, and though he managed to escape, his beloved horse was mortally wounded, and died as he bore Roakinn to the outskirts of Sandpoint. Despite his sorrow at his animal companion's fate, he is energised about having reached his destination, and keen to see where his destiny will take him. He knows that this quest may cost him his life, but he is determined to see it through.

Personality
Roakinn is a fairly easy-going, likeable, and genuine young man. He adheres to a strict personal code, but he doesn't expect the same of everybody. His people also value trickery and subterfuge, and especially humour, and he himself loves a clever practical joke (though he rarely engineers them himself). He is also very naïve, and somewhat emotionally vulnerable; he believes the best about people, and when he is treated badly he tends to interpret that as his own fault somehow. Roakinn tends not to begrudge people their faults, unless they hurt others. When that happens, it is his job to intervene.

Roakinn has always been enamoured with women, and while he is no ladies' man, he is definitely a sucker for attractive, pleasant, or talented women. His only meaningful relationship was a rather sweet but short summer dalliance with a Moon clan Daughter of Deadeye a year or two ago, when their respective groups travelled with each other for two months. When the groups parted and the relationship ended, Roakinn was somewhat heartbroken for a while, and to date it is the only time love was more than fantasy for him.

2) Relationships: Toy doesn't understand the concept of friends very well, as they've spent most of their life without them. After escaping the hag, Toy fled Dis and reached the city of Lij. There, they managed to take on the role of a male student academic, and began working hard towards a career in magic academia. While there, Toy made a few friends, and learned how good it feels to be able to rely on people and enjoy their presence. However, they were found out after accidentally touching iron, and though they might not have been cast out (Lij is a pretty liberal place), they fled before any consequences could fall on them. Since then, Toy has been a vagrant traveller, alone and unsure of what to do or where to go.

3) Values: Toy values their freedom the most, followed by kindness and power (which enables freedom and kindness, in Toy's view). At this stage, the one thing they could lose is their life, as Toy feels empty and alone in an uncaring world.

4) Fear and Loathing: Toy fears being powerless, restrained, or under the control of another, and hates cruelty, having suffered so much of it. Toy also fears sex, as that was always a horrible experience for them during their period of slavery.

5) Toy desires to be powerful (hence pursuing magic), and to use that power to do good things. However, given their lack of understanding of the human condition, if Toy were to become supremely powerful right now, they could very well become a benevolent dictator. Toy has much to learn about what good and evil really are. Toy loves magic, and companionship, but has largely been cut off from either of these things since recently fleeing the Academy in Lij.

6) Secrets: Toy's entire identity is a secret. They reveal to no one what they are, as they are ashamed of being a changeling, "not a real person" as they were told many times. Beyond that, Toy has stumbled on to a major political secret, either in Dis, or more likely in Lij (discuss with GM).

7) Achievements: Toy took over the role of a student who they saw murdered in an alley and instantly mimicked. The male student was a loner, but brilliant, and upon taking possession of his dorm and books, Toy excelled in magic theory from the get go. After a month or two, Toy felt confident enough to begin interacting more with other students and academics, and did very well. Toy was selected to be part of a research group that was concerned with combatting demons, and helped discover a magical technique that would destroy their physical forms. Toy was only focused on one part of the research, however, and would need to do months, if not years of work to recreate the entire project by themselves. Toy has told no one about their accomplishments in that project, as it was towards the end of it when they were exposed by contact with iron.

8) Authority: Toy is comfortable with authority as long as it is freely given, and their opinion is given weight. This worked well in the Academy, as students were encouraged to question, and to explore. A military style of authority would be too close to the lack of control Toy fears and loathes so much.

9) Obligations and responsibility: Toy generally keeps their word, although their values are fairly malleable on this count. Obligations and responsibilities can be dropped for the greater good (as Toy understands it), or if they become irrelevant. Toy completes tasks quickly and promptly - they are not lazy at all. Guilt is not a term Toy is very familiar with.

10) Good and Evil: Toy thinks in terms of Good and Evil, but what they really mean by those terms is kindness and cruelty. Moral philosophy is not Toy's strong suit. Toy is generally not selfish, and wants to fulfil the needs of others, as they have been trained (harshly) to do so, but but lately is also seeing how their needs must be fulfilled as well.

Is that too dark for the game you're thinking to run? It wouldn't ever need to be detailed; in fact, I would probably resist that strongly. But it could be alluded to, and it does create a powerful (and pretty dang sad) tale for the character. I'm thinking s/he's a bit loopy. Anyhow, let me know if this idea is appropriate or not.

Skills 
Adventuring:
Diplomacy +7 (1 rank, 3 CS, 3 Cha)
Handle Animal +7 (1 rank, 3 CS, 3 Cha)
Ride +7 (1 rank, 3 CS, 2 Dex, 2 trait, -3 ACP)
Background
Knowledge (history) +5 (1 rank, 3 CS, 1 Int)
Perform (singing) +7 (1 rank, 3 CS, 3 Cha)

Favoured Class Bonus Lvl 1: 1 hp
Languages Common, Shoanti

Gear
Longbow, 40 arrows, earthbreaker (RotRCG p10), spirestalker hide shirt (RotRCG p10)
Total weight carried 48 lbs
Current load Light (up to 59 lbs)
Wealth 2x50 gp jade gems, 13 gp

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Special abilities
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Aura of Good (Ex)
The power of a paladin’s aura of good (see the detect good spell) is equal to her paladin level.

Detect Evil (Sp)
At will, a paladin can use detect evil, as the spell. A paladin can, as a move action, concentrate on a single item or individual within 60 feet and determine if it is evil, learning the strength of its aura as if having studied it for 3 rounds. While focusing on one individual or object, the paladin does not detect evil in any other object or individual within range.

Smite Evil (Su)
Once per day, a paladin can call out to the powers of good to aid her in her struggle against evil. As a swift action, the paladin chooses one target within sight to smite. If this target is evil, the paladin adds her Cha bonus (if any) to her attack rolls and adds her paladin level to all damage rolls made against the target of her smite. If the target of smite evil is an outsider with the evil subtype, an evil-aligned dragon, or an undead creature, the bonus to damage on the first successful attack increases to 2 points of damage per level the paladin possesses. Regardless of the target, smite evil attacks automatically bypass any DR the creature might possess.
In addition, while smite evil is in effect, the paladin gains a deflection bonus equal to her Charisma modifier (if any) to her AC against attacks made by the target of the smite. If the paladin targets a creature that is not evil, the smite is wasted with no effect.
The smite evil effect remains until the target of the smite is dead or the next time the paladin rests and regains her uses of this ability. At 4th level, and at every three levels thereafter, the paladin may smite evil one additional time per day, as indicated on Table: Paladin, to a maximum of seven times per day at 19th level.

Boon (envy) and Bane (lust)

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Character details
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Appearance
19 year old Roakinn is reasonably tall, at 6'2", and well-muscled but slim. His skin is caramel brown, a combination of ancestry and long days spent under the sun on the Storval Plateau. His head is clean-shaven, and he has deep brown eyes. His facial features are prominent, with a strong brow, a hawkish nose, and a broad grin. His hide shirt, made from the black scales of the deadly spirestalker giant lizard, is kept polished to a high gleam, and most of his other clothes are made of leatheror brown linen.

Background
Roakinn belongs to the Hawk clan, Shriikirri-Quah, and also the Sons and Daughters of Deadeye, a group of followers of Erastil drawn from all Shoanti tribes that see the totem spirits of the Shoanti as the heralds of the god of hunting and family. Largely made of paladins, clerics, rangers, and other warriors, the Sons and Daughters often travel the length and breadth of the Storval Plateau, helping all folk they come across. They generally attempt to avoid getting entangled in inter-tribe politics, but occasionally get ensnared, and have been known to fight on different sides against each other when both sides believed their cause was just.

As a child, Roakinn showed great promise as an archer, and joining the Sons and Daughters was his ambition for as long as he can remember. He joined them at 15, in a group initiation ceremony that hosted new Sons and Daughters from all of the tribes. One of the final parts of the three-day-long ceremony was single combat, to first blood, and Roakinn was paired with Gordik, the huge scion of the Axe clan (Shadde-Quah). Taking advantage of his opponent's reckless aggression, Roakinn managed to draw first blood, but Gordik fell into a rage and continued attacking. Before the elder Sons and Daughters could step in to halt the fight, Roakinn, in the act of defending himself, dealt Gorik a grievous blow to the face, and took out Gorik's left eye. To make matters worse, Gorik was refused entry to the Sons and Daughters for his actions, and left the ceremony in disgrace.

Gorik has since become obsessed with Roakinn, going even so far as to gather his own group of like-minded warriors and follow Roakinn at times across the Plateau. Roakinn knows he has a dangerous enemy, for as long as both of them live, and he is humble enough to know that he was somewhat lucky to escape their initial encounter without permanent injury, and that if (when) their paths cross again, he may well be outmatched by the huge Axe clan warrior.

A few months ago, while Roakinn was ranging with a group of his tribesmen, the shaman with them, also a Son of Deadeye, collapsed in a fit one night around the campfire. When he was revived, the shaman pointed at Roakinn shakily, and announced that the young archer must leave the Plateau and seek his destiny in a small town named Sandpoint. A great evil was coming to Varisia, and Roakinn, through living or dying, would be instrumental in averting or defeating that evil. The fate of the tribes, and Varisia itself, relied on Roakinn embarking on this journey. That night, Roakinn himself had a number of disturbing dreams, and these dreams have continued intermittently ever since.

Loathe to leave the Plateau, but excited about the prospect of fighting the greatest evil Varisia had known in centuries, Roakinn left his tribe and travelled south. Encountering many dangerous creatures and interesting people on his journey, he was nearing Sandpoint when he was accosted by a large group of goblins. Too many for one warrior to fight, Roakinn was forced to flee, and though he managed to escape, his beloved horse was mortally wounded, and died as he bore Roakinn to the outskirts of Sandpoint. Despite his sorrow at his animal companion's fate, he is energised about having reached his destination, and keen to see where his destiny will take him. He knows that this quest may cost him his life, but he is determined to see it through.

Personality
Roakinn is a fairly easy-going, likeable, and genuine young man. He adheres to a strict personal code, but he doesn't expect the same of everybody. His people also value trickery and subterfuge, and especially humour, and he himself loves a clever practical joke (though he rarely engineers them himself). He is also very naïve, and somewhat emotionally vulnerable; he believes the best about people, and when he is treated badly he tends to interpret that as his own fault somehow. Roakinn tends not to begrudge people their faults, unless they hurt others. When that happens, it is his job to intervene.

Roakinn has always been enamoured with women, and while he is no ladies' man, he is definitely a sucker for attractive, pleasant, or talented women. His only meaningful relationship was a rather sweet but short summer dalliance with a Moon clan Daughter of Deadeye a year or two ago, when their respective groups travelled with each other for two months. When the groups parted and the relationship ended, Roakinn was somewhat heartbroken for a while, and to date it is the only time love was more than fantasy for him.

I've been playing D&D since the old red box, and when 4e came along I happily switched to Pathfinder. As a writer, I particularly like running and playing in pbps, as it gives time to think of ways to develop characters and make their interactions even more meaningful on the overall storylines.

My favourite pbp game was probably a Wheel of Time game, where I played an asha'man (male caster) who started at maybe 7th level but was soon cut off from magic. It was challenging, and I was quietly fuming when it happened, but it made for a great situation for roleplaying. I'm not a fan of gimping my (or anyone's) PCs, but I can honestly say that I've never had a character that I enjoyed as much (it helped that he got his powers back after about a year). Not only that, but the game went on for close to two years before it fell apart, and the interactions between the PCs was great.

I like all kinds of games. As both a GM (which I am usually in face-to-face games) and a player, I'm a huge fan of characters' decisions and personal stories impacting on the game, but I also play in and enjoy much more tactically- and combat-focused games. I'm currently running two games here on Paizo for 5e Forgotten Realms, using a bunch of converted 2e stuff; one campaign is set in and around Waterdeep, and the other is in Shadowdale. I have two great groups of players, and they are probably my favourite games at the moment, although I play in some other really well run games as well.