Kyras Soft-Foot

Kyras Soft-Foot earned his name and reputation through a life of violence. A half-elf, he never met his father and was abandoned in the streets of Absalom by his mother at the age of 6. For years he eked a living scrounging and begging, often resorting to petty theft and - eventually - mugging other urchins for their meager food. Around the age of 8 he was caught stealing and branded on the side of his face as a thief. As a teen he joined a street gang connected to the Absalom underground, where he soon rose to prominence among a cutthroat crew of half-orcs, dwarves and other outcasts in a human-dominated society. Recognizing his reflexes, strength, and lack of empathy, his bosses molded him to become their enforcer. For the next 15 years he performed these duties efficiently and with a minimum of compunction, sowing terror with his adept use of traps, alchemy, stealth, and sudden, brutal violence. Secretly, however, he chaffed at being treated as a slave, and his hatred for the Bloody Barbers and their boss, Grim Torn-Hand, grew steadily. More than yearning to leave behind the filth of the city's sewers and alleys or feeling disgust with his work, Kyras is motivated by the rekindled sense of abandonment he feels when society's "betters" throw scared, disgusted, or disdainful looks his way every time they see his branded face or scars, or hear his uncouth gutter-tongue.

As Cheliax prepared for war, the Absalom underground curried favor by ferrying illegal weapons in support. Assigned as an escort to one such barge of embargoed weapons, his ship was attacked in the night by Andoran privateers. Seizing his chance, Kyras backstabbed the other escort and surrendered the vessel. After a few weeks privateering with his new friends, the ship returned to the Andoran shore to find war with Cheliax had become more-or-less open. As a land force was organized, Kyras was sent ahead in secret as part of an infiltration force to subvert Piren's Bluff from the inside...


Kyras Soft-Foot
Chaotic Neutral Half-Elf, Slayer 7
Init +5; Senses: Lowlight vision, Perception +10
Speed 30ft, 20ft in armor
Languages: Elf, Common, Orc, Dwarf
Str 18, Dex 16, Con 13, Int 14, Wis 7, Cha 9

AC 22 (+7 Armor, +3 Dex, +2 Ring of Protection), +2 vs traps
HP 62 (7d10+7)
BAB +7/+2  CMB +11  CMD  26   Fort +6, Ref +8 (+2 vs traps), Will 0.

+1 Greatsword, "Ripper"  Atk +12/+7, 17-20x2, 2d6+7 Slash Magic
Power Atk +12/+5, 17-20x2, 2d6+13 Slash Magic
Javelin Atk +11 x2 Pierce d6+4, 30ft Range
Dagger Atk +11/+6 19-20x2, Slash/Pierce d4+4, 10ft Range

Skills: Acro +9, Bluff +6, Climb +10, Craft Trap +7, Craft Alchemy +9, Disable Device +10, Disguise +3, Heal +2, Intimidate +13, Knowledge Dungeon/Geog/Local +6, Perception +10 (+13 vs traps), Ride +7, Sense Motive +2, Sleight of Hand +8, Stealth +16, Survival +8 (+11 tracking), Swim +7

Feats: Skill Focus - Stealth, Power Attack, Furious Focus, Intimidating Prowess, Killing Flourish, Trapfinding.

Abilities: Study target (2): +2 to Attack, Damage, Bluff, Disguise, Intimidate, Knowledge, Sense Motive/Stealth and survival checks to target designated as a swift action. Sneak Attack: +2d6 when opponent flat-footed or flanked. Immune to magic sleep effects. Surprise attack: opponents are always flat-footed during a surprise round.

Traits: Child of the Streets, Mercenary, Elven Reflex, Dependent

Magic Items: Greatsword +1, Keen, "Ripper"; +1 Agile Breastplate; Hat of Disguise; Ring of Protection +2

[Rule] Fixed Hit Point Progression

Characters receive 3/4 of their Hit Dice at each level:

d4 (75% = 3): 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3...
d6 (75% = 4.5): 6, 4, 5, 4, 5, 4...
d8 (75% = 6): 8, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6...
d10 (75% = 7.5): 10, 7, 8, 7, 8, 7...
d12 (75% = 9) : 12, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9...

When multi-classing, the d4, d8, and d12 Hit Dice provide the same amount (3, 6, and 8 HP respectively).  When taking classes that use the alternating Hit Die, when you take a level in these just keep alternating after first level: (low), (high), (low), (high), etc. Doesn't matter if you are taking d6 or d10, the averages will work out the same no matter the order.  Just ignore any d4, d8, or d12 Hit Die classes you have when figuring this.

[Character Sheet] Sir Pent

Sir Pent
LG male Nagaji Paladin 7
Init +1; Senses Perception +6
Speed 30-ft. (6 squares) 20 in armor
Languages Common, Draconic, Celestial
Str 16, Dex 12, Con 16, Int 12, Wis 8, Cha 20

AC 27 (+10 armor, +4 shield, +1 dex, +1 natural armor +1 trait) (+ CHA vs smite)
HP 76 (7 d10 +21)
BAB +7/2; CMB +10; CMD 21; Fort +13, Ref +8, Will +9

+10/+5 Melee (+1 Holy Scimitar, 1d6+3; 18-20/x3) (+2d6 vs evil) (Smite + Cha atk/ Lvl Dmg) (Lion Shield 3x a day 2d6 bite)

+8 Ranged (Mast Composite Longbow (+3), 1d8+3; 20/x3) (Smite + Cha atk/ Lvl Dmg)

Spells 1st - (3) Cure Light, Divine Favor, Hero's Defience, Restoration Lesser; 2nd - Martyr's Bargain , Paladin's Sacrifice

Skills [21] Diplomacy +13 (5), Handle Animal +2, Heal +4 (2), Knowledge: Religion +6 (2), Perception +9 (5), Profession Blacksmith +15 (7), Ride +5 (1), Sense Motive +5 (3), Spellcraft +6 (2) Use Magic Device +6 (1)

Feats Extra Lay on Hands, Greater Mercy, Ultimate Mercy, Craft Arms and Armor

Traits Magical Knack, Inner Beauty, Defender of Society

Drawback Overprotective

SQ Armored scales, Aura of Good, Detect Evil, Smite Evil (3), Divine Grace, Lay on Hands, Aura of Courage, Divine Health, Mercy (Fatigued, Disease), Channel Positive Energy, Divine Bond (weapon)

Magic Items +2 Headband of CHA, +1 restful Full Plate, +2 Shield, + 1 Holy Scimitar, Burnt Ioun Stone

Cyrene's Story

Cyrene is young but she has a purpose...

Cyrene's story, my story, started when a travelling merchant fell in love with a Nereid deep in the Arthfell Forest of Andoran. Compelled to have her for himself, he returned with his wealth and built a villa around the patch of forest with her pool. I am her daughter.
I was raised on the edges of his household as a bastard, but if he was my father, my mother would never say. She kept this secret to protect me. He was a jealous man and although he hated her love for me he couldn't kill me if I might be his only heir. So, he raised me to understand peoples and the methods of trade while my mother raised me in the knowledge of my fey heritage and nature.
But I was not destined for a carefree childhood. I had to steal from the kitchen just to have enough to eat, and when I couldn't dodge his blows I learned to escape from the small, dark spaces he locked me in. I don't think he ever realized I had my mother's vision and healed quickly in her wet embrace. I stayed with my mother until I was 14, but finally could take the abuse no longer. As I said good-bye to her, I promised I would return to free her from his tyranny.
I escaped to a temple of Gozreh, who understands my divided nature. I have become his/her trident. Ultimately, I will become strong enough, rich enough in money and secrets to ruin the merchant and take his business and villa. It has been several years, and I am getting stronger; everything I do is in pursuit of my goal of rescuing my mother, and I will kill the man who claims me as his blood if I get the chance!