This is Lam-ang's spoiler; have fun!
On the day of the new moon you head to Sasserine to attend services as you have done over the past few months. Although you have heard Lady Silvermane orate at length, tonight will be the first time you will meet her directly. Tonight you officially become a church member! Getting to town early, you aimless wander through the markets of the Cudgel District, but soon find yourself restless. It's not even the lunch hour yet! To keep from going mad, you decide to explorer the far side of the city.
You meander down roads and paths and across tall arching bridges. At the crest of one such span you notice the magnificent Castle Teraknian perched on its own weathered island. Supposedly, there are portions of the keep open to the public so you decide to make that your destination. Winding around the harbor, you hug the cliffs and make your way up through a richer part of town. The splendor of the Temple to Wee Jas takes your breath away. The red tile roofs that crown all the building in town seem to be a deeper red here. The aged marble columns shine with polish. Everything is imaculate. It's hard to believe so much beauty masks a sinster deat cult. Oh well, on you go. The road curves and becomes more crowded and people begin to scurry about.
All of a sudden a huge commotion breaks out. People begin to scream and shout and run about in total chaos. A lady can be seen running across the far end of the intersection being followed by three rather hardy looking adventurers. As quickly as it started the excitement begins to die down. As the road clears a group of shady looking men grab a bedraggled looking woman and drag her between two buildings (about a full round's movement away).
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A human male miner is trapped underground after a cave in. This is the foundation for the character. Maybe I can tie in with the gnome or kobold character? I know nothing about the campaign world.
About Girther StoneStriker
Girther is 4’ 4” tall and weighs 158 pounds, which makes him a quite a bit taller and somewhat heavier than the average male dwarf. He wears well cared for scalemail armor and carries a sturdy large wooden shield. Any observer can see he is armed with a dwarven waraxe, dwarven urgosh, earthbreaker and javelin. His backpack and adventuring gear hang easily from his broad, strong body. He looks every bit the seasoned dwarf warrior of legend. His dark brown hair and beard have premature streaks of gray in them. His eyes are black as coal. Those, along with his crooked teeth and his permanent glower, make his otherwise ruggedly plain demeanor take on a more ominous aspect.
Male dwarf fighter 1
LG Medium humanoid
Init +0; Spot +0, Listen +0
Language Common, Dwarf
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AC 16, touch 10, flat-footed 16 (+4 dodge bonus vs. giant types for AC 20/14/20)
hp 15
Fort +7 Ref +0 Will +0 (+2 vs. poison, +2 vs. spells and spell like effects)
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Spd 20 feet
Melee waraxe, dwarven +5 (1d10+3/x3) or earthbreaker +4 (2d6+3/x3) or dagger +4 (1d4+3/19-20)
Ranged dagger +1, (1d4+3/19-20) or javelin +1 (1d6+3/x2) or sling bullet +1 (1d4+3/x2)
Space 5 ft. Reach 5 ft.
Base Atk +1; Grp +4
Atk Option: Power Attack (Feat: -1 attack, +1 damage), +2 damage to large creatures (Feat; Big Game Hunter), +1 attack vs. orcs and goblins
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Abilities: Str 16, Dex 10, Con 19, Int 10, Wis 11, Cha 8
Feats: Big Game Hunter, Power Attack, Weapon Focus (Waraxe, Dwarven)
Skills: (8 pts) need to finish
Possessions:
Girther is not your typical dwarven warrior. For most of his life he was the typical dwarven miner. He wasn't the best miner on his crew, nor was he the worst. The job appealed to Girther’s sense of community and gave him a sense of fulfillment. He enjoyed the camaraderie of his friends and was a respectable member of his community. Because middle age was a respectable time for a dwarf to marry he had even started to consider settling down and raising a family. He worked hard, played hard, and prayed hard. He did his part when it came time to train with the militia but never felt like a warrior. He always felt like a miner playing warrior. But he knew if called on he would fight bravely and well. All that changed a little less than a year ago. That’s when the bastards ate his little brother.
Girther’s not sure who the bastards are. All he knows is that his little brother, Wilsturm StoneStriker, left one day with a caravan and did not live to return. The StoneStriker family has a long and distinguished history of producing miners. And although Wilsturm was a good miner he never felt comfortable dedicating his young life to it. Girther used to tease him and tell him it was just his youthful immaturity that kept him from accepting the rewards of the mining life. Wilsturm was headstrong; he never gave in to the pressure to conform. Instead he started hanging out with the militia more and more. One day, out of the blue, he announced that he was accepting the position of caravan guard and would be leaving the next day. Girther watched him leave. Girther hoped that the outside world would over awe him and change his perspective on mining. Instead, only a few days after departure, word spread that the caravan had been attacked and destroyed. The goods were gone. The people were dead or missing. Evidence at the scene of the attack showed that the attackers had butchered and feasted on the dead. What might have happened to the missing was too horrible to think about. Girther learned that Wilsturm’s body had been spitted and cooked over a very large open pit. Most of him was missing.
That day Girther joined the militia. His normal demeanor was replaced by surliness and a grim sense of determination. He pledged to Torag that he would spend the rest of his life putting to death those creatures that would kill and eat the innocent men, women, and children of this world. He has trained hard (this is where he learned the age old dwarven fighting skills and also picked up the feat “Big Game Hunter”) and is now ready to begin his one-man crusade.
I can't edit my profile from work for some reason. I will put all this in the proper place when I get home.
Male dwarf fighter 1
LG Medium humanoid
Init +0; Spot +0, Listen +0, Darkvision 60’
Language Common, Dwarf
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AC 16, touch 10, flat-footed 16 (+4 dodge bonus vs. giant types for AC 20/14/20)
hp 15
Fort +7 Ref +0 Will +0 (+2 vs. poison, +2 vs. spells and spell like effects)
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Spd 20 feet
Melee waraxe, dwarven +5 (1d10+3/x3) or earthbreaker +4 (2d6+4/x3) or dagger +4 (1d4+3/19-20) or urgrosh, dwarven +4 (1d8+3/1d6+3/x3)
Ranged dagger +1, (1d4+3/19-20) or javelin +1 (1d6+3/x2) or sling bullet +1 (1d4+3/x2)
Space 5 ft. Reach 5 ft.
Base Atk +1; Grp +4
Atk Option: Power Attack (Feat: -1 attack, +1 damage), +2 damage to large creatures (Feat; Big Game Hunter), +1 attack vs. orcs and goblins (Dwarf Racial Ability), Set vs. Charge (Urgrosh, Dwaven)
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Abilities: Str 16, Dex 10, Con 19, Int 10, Wis 11, Cha 8
Feats: Big Game Hunter (Bonus Regional), Power Attack (Character Level 1), Weapon Focus: Waraxe, Dwarven (Bonus Fighter Level 1), Stonecunning (Dwarf), Stability (Dwarf)
Skills: (8 pts) Craft (Stonemasonry) +4, Profession (Miner) +2
· SKILLS:.....................Skill Modifier (Ability Modifier/ Ranks/ Miscellaneous/Note Modifier/Notes)
Appraise:.........................0=======(0/0/2/stone or metal items)
Balance:.........................-4=======(0/0/-4/scale mail)
Bluff:...............................-1=======(-1/0/0/none)
Climb:.............................-1=======(3/0/-4/scale mail)
Concentration:................5=======(5/0/0/none)
Craft (Untrained):............4=======(0/4/2/when using stone or metal)
Decipher Script:...............x=======(1/0/0/no training)
Diplomacy:.......................-1=======(-1/0/0/none)
Disguise:.........................-1=======(-1/0/0/none)
Escape Artist:.................-4=======(0/0-4/scale mail)
Forgery:...........................0=======(0/0/0/none)
Gather Information:.........-1=======(-1/0/0/none)
Heal:................................0=======(0/0/0/none)
Hide:...............................-4=======(0/0/-4/scale mail)
Intimidate:.......................-1=======(-1/0/0/none)
Jump:..............................-7=======(3/0/-10/scale mail, speed 20')
Knowledge (Arcana):.......x=======(0/0/0/untrained)
Knowledge (History):.......x=======(0/0/0/ untrained)
Knowledge (Religion):......x=======(0/0/0/ untrained)
Knowledge (the Planes)...x=======(0/0/0/ untrained)
Listen:..............................0=======(0/0/0/none)
Move Silently:..................-4=======(0/0/-4/scale mail) Profession:..2==(0/2/0/none)
Ride:.................................0=======(0/0/0/none)
Search:.............................0=======(0/0/2/dwarf stonecunning for unusual stonework)
Sense Motive:...................0 =======(0/0/0/none)
Spellcraft:..........................x=======(0/0/0/untrained)
Survival:............................0=======(0//0/0/none)
Swim:...............................-5=======(3/0/-8/scale mail)
Possessions:
Scalemail (50 gp, 30 lbs) Shield, Heavy Wooden (7 gp, 10 lbs.) Waraxe, Dwarven (30 gp, 8 lbs.) Earthbreaker (40 gp, 14 lbs.) Urgrosh, Dwarven (50 gp, 12 lbs.) Dagger (2 gp, 1 lb.) Javelin (3) (1 gp, 2 lbs. each) Sling Bullet (1 sp, 5 lbs.) Sling (nil, nil) Peasant Outfit (1 sp, 2 lbs.) Backpack (2 gp, 2 lbs) Bedroll (1 sp, 5 lbs.) Caltrop (2) (1 gp, 2 lbs. each) Crowbar (2 gp, 5 lbs) Waterskin (1 gp, 4 lbs.) Alchemist Fire (20 gp, 1 lb.) Oil, 1 pint flack (5) (1 sp, 1 lb. each) Holy Water (25 gp, 1 lb.) Pouch, belt (2) (1 gp, .5 lbs each) Rations, trail (5 days) (5 sp, 1 lb. each)
Encumbrance: 121 lbs.
Wealth: 0 pp, 0 gp, 7 sp, 0 cp.
MalaKi was born a slave to a very minor noble. As he aged he began to steal small items and food to help himself and his family survive. With time he became quite good at it (Rogue). Unbeknownst to MalaKi, his owner was watching his skill progress. This minor noble, one Tavaskar the Sly, sensed an opportunity to make a little coin and get rid of a potential problem in one fell swoop. Tavaskar struck a deal with a Slave Catcher and before MalaKi knew what happened he was property of a dwarf named Rockwrath. Rockwrath taught MalaKi to track and many other skills (Ranger; leaning toward elves as favored enemy). MalaKi learned to love his job. He became quite good at it. About a year ago a new member joined Rockwrath's band. He was a little man who called himself Sidewinder. He fought with his bare hands and had uncanny abilities. MalaKi showed a great deal of interest in this fighting style and Sidewinder took him on as a pupil (Monk; would like to use a variant monk from "Dragon" magazine called a Sidewinder Monk...If you would rather me play it per PHB that is cool). Being a slave and a slave catcher is not that bad a life and things were going well for MalaKi; that is until just recently. It seems his life has taken somewhat odd turn...