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Age of Ice and Blood: A Pathfinder System Heroic Fantasy Quest

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@DragonParadox, Rules and Lore with calendar with names of festivals and in between periods we've encountered:
Rules​
  1. This is a quest using the Pathfinder 1.0 System.
  2. E6, this is a low magic setting where magic is precious and hard to get your hands on (Link to the P6 Codex).
  3. The Elephant is in the Room, this quest uses a rule change designed to make the game more fun and engaging at low levels by eliminating feat tax.
  4. No teleportation stronger than dimension door can be used normally. Point to point teleportation may exist somewhere in the world, but it is likely to be limited difficult to access and dangerous, do not build your character hoping to get it.
  5. The planes are not right next door. There is no easy access to any plane, no plane shift spell or similar. The closest are the transitive shadow/ethereal/fey which all normally mirror the material and which therefore cannot be used to fast travel, though they might eventually be used to bypass material impediments.
  6. Death and life after it: While spells that revive the very newly dead (a matter of rounds) are available as resuscitation actually bringing back the spirit of the well and proper dead is either impossible or the subject of an epic quest. Death is not a revolving door. The undead do exist and how they factor into this is best revealed in the quest.
  7. Wealth by Level does not exist, your access to magic may be limited by circumstance and the relative scarcity of such works, but you will not be limited in amount of wealth you will be able to acquire and make use of by arbitrary limits.
  8. Handle Animal will work on anything with animal level intelligence (INT 1-2) as well as animal behavior. This mostly applies to magical beasts, though it might apply to plant creatures and others if you know more about them specifically either through your own skills or by having it explained by an expert.


Lore ​

War, Sin and the Late Crusades: That the war of princes was unjust and ungodly was a matter generally accepted by the 16th century. Yes the kings of Europe were anointed by God, but that did not make their every act God's will. Some of those same princes actually used that, the Plantagenets whom Roland served as a knight in Normandy actually boasted of being children of the Devil, it made them seem more fearsome, it made their enemies quail, it gave their threats a bit more weight to them. When someone claiming the Devil himself as kin said he was going to burn your fields and poison your wells you would perhaps be more inclined to take them at their word. And yet in spite of the fact that such wars were seen as unjust pious knights still took part in them, why? Because that was just how the world worked, you sinned in war for gold, for land, for honors and for glory and then you sought absolution.

The crusades were different, they were not supposed to be sinful, but the manner in which one would be cleansed of sin, you were not fighting your coreligionists, but the heathen, who could be converted yes, but they could also be killed without worry about the rightness of the deed since the war was just right? Well this comes to a screeching halt when you get to something like the Fifth Crusade, when rather than obtaining absolution in victory or in death the people in charge settle. Does that mean that this was no different from all those other wars then? Does that mean you have been sinning all along? Or does that mean that the godly war has been stopped by the will of these princes? Either way what is the state of your soul from accepting not just defeat but settlement?

Local Calendar
  • 41 days of Elnu-eza [Elnu Ascendant] (Spring, 1.5 lunar circles) - Elnu remakes the world for the new year,
  • 5 days of festivities
  • 41 days of Elnu-hamba [Elnu Descendant] (Spring, 1.5 lunar circles) - Elnu hands the world over to mankind,
  • 4 days in between:
    1. Day of Glory
    2. Day of Rule
  • 41 days of Olweje-eza [Olweje Ascendant] (Summer, 1.5 lunar circles) - Olweje drums for strife over the world (war season),
  • 5 days of festivities, Dekokoro (Festival of the Chained Wyrms)
  • 41 days of Olweje-hamba [Olweje Descendant] (Summer, 1.5 lunar circles) - Olweje settles the last disputes,
  • 4 days in between, Greensinging
  • 41 days of Ashinu-ezna [Ashinu Ascendant] (Fall, 1.5 lunar circles) - Ashinu makes the fruits ripen and the corn grow fat,
  • 5 days of festivities, Festival of the Snapdragon
  • 41 days of Ashin-hamba [Ashinu Descendant] (Fall, 1.5 lunar circles) - Ashinu stows his might for the next year,
  • 4 days in between, Light's Passing
  • 41 days of Ikomi-eza [Ikomi Ascendant] (Winter, 1.5 lunar circles) - Ikomi cleanses the world with cold and rain,
  • 5 days of festivities
  • 41 days of Ikomi-hamba [Ikomi Descendant] (Winter, 1.5 lunar circles) - Ikomi retreats to her deep realm,
  • 4 days in between
  • 4 days in between every 16 years, insert 4 days of religious festivities and sacrifices to empower the gods for the next cycle (leap days)
  • Ojo Iku - Day of the Dead - Day to commemorate and commune with the ancestors
Currency: Not all that glitters is Gold in the world of Age of Ice and Blood, but gold is a part of it. As you travel and discover new societies you will discover all manner of trade systems, form the simple barter based economies of hunter gatherers to the nomads driving vast herds across the cold steppe to the complex agrarian empires which boast vast and complex traditions with regards to the proper acquisition and wealth of wealth. Gold in this sense is and abstraction, it is simply how much wealth you have in a form that is not inherently bound up in the vagaries of trade and which is in no danger of being degraded in a long journey.

A herd of horses will be marked down as a herd of horses because they can still get sick or get hungry on the journey and thus die. A pile of precious metals on the other hand does not suffer that limitation and neither does a pile of polished gems or amber. If the gems are particularly large or impressive or the amber notable for some extraordinary fossil in trapped within then they will be noted. Otherwise they are 'Gold'. Local forms of currency will be mentioned in the narrative and you can try to interact with them as such if you wish, but for most purposes they will be abstracted for ease of play. There is a one to one equivalency with the standard Pathfinder gp for ease of use, though how that interacts with enchanting shall be revealed if and when you have access to an enchanter.

Incidentally, noticed some datetime label jumps. IIRC Arhin mentioned all of these, but if it's still relevant, here they are:

Arc 3 Post 15: The Long and Stony Way: Day of Glory, then Day of Rule
Arc 3 Post 16: Trial of Steel: again Day of Glory
...
Arc 3 Post 24: Broken Scepter: only now again Day of Rule

Arc 8 Interlude 1: Heaven's Horns: 40th Day of Ashinu-ezna
Arc 8 Post 5: Trade and Tribulation: 37th Day of Ashinu-ezna
Arc 8 Post 6: From a Far Land: 41st Day of Ashinu-ezna


Also, Character Sheets with Resistance added to Esha's spells:
Name: Sir Roland Verley
Alignment: Neutral Good
Age: 23
Race: Human
Level: 5 (10250/15000 XP)
Class: Cavalier 4 (Courtly Knight, Honor Guard; Order of the Dragon) / Fighter 1
Feats: Additional Traits (Sound of Mind, Sword Scion), Bodyguard (B), Combat Reflexes, Cumbrous Will (B), Deft Maneuvers, Focused Discipline (B), Improved Initiative, Iron Will (B), Martial Training I (Golden Lion) (B), Mounted Combat
Traits: Influence (Diplomacy), Cooperative Combatant, Sound of Mind, Sword Scion
Languages: Anwari, English, Engur, French, Sicilian

HP: 37/37
AC: 10 + 1 (DEX) + 7 (Banded Mail) + 3 (Shield) = 21
Initiative: +1 (DEX) + 4 (Improved Initiative) = +5
Attack:
  • Durendal (+1 Flaming Keen Bronze Longsword): +5 (BaB) + 2 (STR) + 1 (SS) + 1 (Enhancement) = +9 [1d8+3+1d6; Critical: 17-20/x2; Slashing]
    • when using Power Attack: +7 [1d8+7+1d6]
  • Bronze Breaker (+1 Breaking Gauntlet): +5 (BaB) + 2 (STR) + 1 (Enhancement) = +8 [1d3+3; Critical: x2; Bludgeoning], Special: +2d6 damage vs objects
    • when using Power Attack: +6 [1d3+7]
  • Cold Iron Short Sword: +5 (BaB) + 2 (STR) = +7 [1d6+2; Critical: 19-20/x2; Slashing]
    • when using Power Attack: +5 [1d6+6]
  • Lance: +5 (BaB) + 2 (STR) = +7 [1d8+2; Critical: x3; Piercing]
    • when using Power Attack: +5 [1d8+6]
    • when Charging: +7 [2d8+4]
      • w/Power Attack: +5 [2d8+12]
  • Longbow: +5 (BaB) + 1 (DEX) = +6 [1d8; Critical: x3; Piercing]
  • Special: +2 bonus when using the Trip, Disarm, Dirty Trick, Feint, Reposition, or Steal Combat Maneuvers, and does not provoke an Attack of Opportunity.
Weapon proficiency: Longsword, Lance, Longbow, Dagger, Short Sword

STATS:
14 (+2) Strength
12 (+1) Dexterity
13 (+1) Constitution
12 (+1) Intelligence
10 (+0) Wisdom
16 (+3) Charisma

SAVES:
FORTITUDE: 6 + 1 (CON) = 7
REFLEX: 1 + 1 (DEX) = 2
WILL: 1 + 0 (WIS) + 2 (IW) = 3

Special:
+2 Traits bonus vs Mind-Affecting effects.
+2 Resistance bonus vs Mind-Affecting effects.
+2 Morale Bonus vs Fear effects. On a successful save, you gain +2 Morale bonus to attacks and CMB against the originator of the Fear effect for 1 round.
+2 Circumstantial Bonus to Reflex Saves while on Marcella

SKILLS:
Bluff: 2 (Courtly Knight) + 3 (CHA) = 5
Diplomacy: 8 + 3 (CHA) + 2 (Courtly Knight) + 1 (Influence) = 14
Handle Animal: 6 + 3 (CHA) + 2 (ET) = 11
Intimidate: 8 + 3 (CHA) + 2 (Courtly Knight) = 13
Perception: 8 + 0 (WIS) + 2 (Alertness w/Mount) = 10/12
Ride: 7 + 1 (DEX) = 8
Sense Motive: 8 + 2 (Courtly Knight) + 2 (Alertness w/Mount) = 10/12
Survival: 4 + 0 (WIS) + 1 (OotD Protection) = 4/5

Martial Initiator Abilities:
  • Pride Leader's Stance: You can adopt this Martial Stance as a Swift Action which remains in effect until you rest or change the stance. While in effect, you and all allies within 20 feet gain a +4 Morale bonus to saves against Fear and Demoralization effects.
  • Encouraging Roar Maneuver: As a Swift Action, you grant yourself and all allies within 30 feet a +2 Morale bonus to attack and damage rolls for one round. Encouraging Roar can normally be used once per encounter, but you can gain another use of the maneuver in combat by taking a Full-Round Action to restore your focus.
Special Abilities:
  • Aid Allies: Whenever you use the Aid Another action to assist one of your allies, the ally receives a +3 bonus to his Attack Roll, Saving Throw, or skill check, or a +4 bonus to his Armor Class.
  • Intercept: You learn to better disrupt the attacks of your enemies. When an adjacent ally is attacked, you may use an Attack of Opportunity to attempt the Aid Another action to improve their AC.
  • Cumbrous Will: Before rolling a Will save, you can choose to gain a +6 bonus on your saving throw. After the saving throw is resolved, regardless of the result, you are Shaken until the end of the encounter.
  • Mounted Combat: 1/round when your mount is hit in combat, you may attempt a Ride check as an Immediate Action to negate the hit. The hit is negated if your Ride check result is greater than the opponent's attack roll.
  • Expert Trainer: You receive a +2 bonus (1/2 Cavalier level) whenever you use Handle Animal on an animal that serves as a mount. In addition, you can reduce the time needed to teach a mount a new trick or train a mount for a general purpose to 1 day per 1 week required by increasing the DC by +5. You can also train more than one mount at once, although each mount after the first adds +2 to the DC.
  • Challenge: 2/day, you can Challenge a foe to combat. As a Swift Action, you choose one target within sight to challenge.
    • The Challenge remains in effect until the target is dead or unconscious or until the combat ends.
    • Your melee attacks deal +4 extra damage (equal to Cavalier level) whenever the attacks are made against the target of your Challenge.
    • Challenging a foe requires much of your concentration. You take a -2 penalty to his Armor Class, except against attacks made by the target of your Challenge.
    • Whenever you issue a Challenge, your allies receive a +2 Circumstance bonus on melee Attack Rolls against the target of your Challenge whenever you are threatening the target.
    • Whenever you issue a Challenge, you can select one ally as a ward for the duration of the Challenge. Whenever your are adjacent to your ward, you take a -1 penalty to Armor Class, and the ward receives a +1 Dodge bonus to AC.
Equipment of Note: Cold Iron Short Sword, Steel Longsword

Bronze Breaker

Appearance: This Gauntlet is wrought of black iron in menacing guise, with claws that tear and a grip that crushes.

Abilities:
  • +1 Breaking Gauntlet (1d3 Bludgeoning Damage)
    • 2/Day as a Swift Action, the gauntlet gains the properties of Adamantine for one round. This allows attacks from the gauntlet to ignore Hardness below 20 in any attacked or Sundered objects.
    • Upon command, strikes from the gauntlet deal +2d6 damage against inanimate objects and crystalline creatures on a successful hit and ignore the Hardness of objects with a Hardness of 5 or lower. This effect remains until another command is given.
Durendal

Appearance: Wrought in the image of a knight's sword of finest bronze, the mark of Oroki of Apuku can still be read upon the base of the blade, yet in its journeys from that island the work of greater smiths has been made upon it also. It burns now with white flame along its edge, as though it had never left the smith's anvil, its hilt bound in a thousand small scales that shine like emeralds in the dark.

Powers:
Medallion of Mind Sentinel

Appearance: A ring wrought of flowing yellow gold in the shape of a dragon or a serpent swallowing its tail. Eyes green as grass sparkle by moonlight and by sunlight.

Ability: The medallion grants a continuous +2 resistance bonus on saves versus mind-affecting spells, spell-like abilities, and supernatural abilities. If the wearer fails a save to avoid becoming dominated or confused, the amulet immediately allows the wearer to roll a second saving throw to resist the effect as a free action. If this second save is successful, the medallion's power fades away entirely and it becomes a simple piece of jewelry.

Redman's Regalia

Appearance: Wrought of bronze and carved with runes of ruin, this armor is the mark of a great king unbowed in battle til the last, and it is the mark of secret sins that one can but guess at, a home of daemons wrapped around the heart.

Abilities:
  • +1 Dastardly Fullplate Armor (+10 AC, Maximum Dexterity Bonus: +1, Armor Check Penalty: -5)
Spell-Break Shield

Appearance: Of shining bronze unmarred is the face of this shield, as a mirror to the light of sun and moon and of the hidden realms beyond. What meaning the runes set about its rim might have you cannot say, yet when the power of some spell or enchantment it upon the bearer they burn white as forge's fire.

Abilities:
  • +1 AC (Constant)
  • When affected by a spell of levels 1-3 the bearer may choose as a free action to roll 3d6 for Spell Resistance. If the resulting SR is defeated by more than a margin of 10, the shield gains the Broken condition. If this is repeated with the shield already broken it is destroyed. (3/Day)
Talismans:
  • Nikure's Grace: This silver talisman in the form of two delicate intertwined spirals glows blue whenever an evil creature targets the wearer with magic jar, possession, or a similar effect, or with a charm or compulsion spell or effect that allows the creature to exercise control over the wearer (such as suggestion, but not sleep). If the spell or effect allows a saving throw and the wearer fails it, he receives a second saving throw. If he succeeds at the second saving throw, the wearer is also protected by protection from evil for 5 rounds.
  • Talisman of the Deep Roots: These talismans are wrought not of gold or silver, even of copper, but the pits of mango taken from sacred trees grown in lands where none may turn axe upon the living wood upon them is inscribed the name of the tree from which they are taken, that the bearer might be guarded from sudden falls, as the tree is warded against the storm. The bearer may re-roll any failed roll against being bull rushed by magical or mundane means if this second roll succeeds they are may attempt a grapple against the enemy as a free action.
Silver
Heavy Horse (Combat Trained, Bodyguard Archetype)
N Large Magical Beast (Augmented Animal)
Init +5; Senses low-light vision, scent; Perception +12 (+14 w/Alertness)

DEFENSE:
AC 22, touch 14, flat-footed 17 (+5 Dex, -1 size, +4 natural, +4 chain shirt)
HP 61 (6d8+30)
SAVES:
FORTITUDE: +10,
REFLEX: +10 (+2 vs Falling, +2 Circumstantial Bonus while on Marcella),
WILL: +5 (+2 vs Fear, +4 on subsequent rounds if allowed)

OFFENSE:
Speed 50 ft.
Melee bite +8 (1d4+5), 2 hooves +8 (1d6+5)
Space 10 ft.; Reach 5 ft.

STATISTICS:
Str 21, Dex 20, Con 21, Int 11, Wis 17, Cha 14
Base Atk +4; CMB +10; CMD 25 (29 vs. trip)
Feats: Bodyguard, Combat Reflexes, Light Armor Proficiency (B), Natural Magic (B), Run (B), Sure-Footed Stride
Languages: Anwari, English, French
Skills: +13 Acrobatics, +12 Perception (+14 w/Alertness), +11 Swim (+9 w/Armor Check Penalty)

SPECIAL ABILITIES:
  • Shared Vigilance (Ex): You and your designated companion gain Alertness as a bonus feat whenever you are adjacent.
  • Evasion (Ex): If you are subjected to an attack that normally allows a Reflex saving throw for half damage, you take no damage if you make a successful saving throw.
  • Tenacious Guardian (Ex): You can always act in a surprise round (though you remain flat-footed until you act). As long as your ward is adjacent, you remain conscious (though you become staggered) when your hit points fall below 0. While below 0 hit points, you lose 1 hit point per round but gain a +2 morale bonus on attack rolls, saving throws, and skill checks, dying only if its hit points reach a negative total equal to your Constitution score plus your total hit dice.
Spell-like abilities (CL 6): Know Direction (Constant), Detect Magic (1/Day)

Companions
Name: Tom Wodsworth
Alignment: Lawful Neutral
Age: 37
Race: Human
Level: 3
Class: Fighter 3 (Drill Sergeant)
Feats: Coordinated Maneuvers(B), Deft Maneuvers, Improved Initiative(B), Pikeman's Training, Powerful Maneuvers(B), Weapon Focus (Spear Weapons)
Traits: Wary (Perception)
Class Features: Bonus Feats, Tactician
Languages: Anwari, English, French

HP: 23/23
AC: 10 + 6 (Breastplate) + 2 (Shield) = 18
Initiative: +4 (Improved Initiative)
Attack:
  • +1 Ghost Touch Cold Iron Spear: +3 (BaB) + 1 (STR) + 1 (Weapon Focus) + 1 (Enhancement) = +6 [1d8 + 2, Critical: x3 Piercing]
  • Special: +2 bonus when using the Bull Rush, Dirty Trick, Disarm, Drag, Feint, Overrun, Reposition, Steal, Sunder, or Trip Combat Maneuvers, and does not provoke an Attack of Opportunity.
Weapon proficiency: Dagger, Shortsword, Spear, Longspear

STATS:
12 (+1) Strength
10 (+0) Dexterity
13 (+1) Constitution
10 (+0) Intelligence
10 (+0) Wisdom
8 (-1) Charisma

SAVES:
FORTITUDE: 3 + 1 (CON) = 4
REFLEX: 1 + 0 (DEX) = 1
WILL: 1 + 0 (WIS) = 1

Special:
+2 Circumstantial Bonus to Reflex Saves while on Marcella

SKILLS:
Climb: 4 + 1 (STR) = 5
Perception: 6 + 0 (WIS) + 1 (Wary) = 7
Ride: 6 + 0 (DEX) = 6
Swim: 4 + 1 (STR) = 5
Survival: 4 + 0 (WIS) = 4

Special Abilities:
  • Armor Training (Ex): Whenever you are wearing armor, you reduce the Armor Check Penalty by 1 (to a minimum of 0) and increase the maximum Dexterity bonus allowed by your armor by 1.
  • Tactician (Ex): 1/Day a a Standard Action, you can grant the Coordinated Maneuvers feat to all allies within 30 feet who can see and hear you. Allies retain the use of this bonus feat for 4 rounds (3 + 1 round per 2 levels of Fighter).
Equipment of Note: +1 Ghost Touch Cold Iron Spear (+2 bonus to CMD against disarm attempts)

Name: Zaia of Alexandria
Alignment: Lawful Neutral
Age: 45
Race: Human (Middle-Aged)
Level: 3
Class: Alchemist 3 (Fire Bomber)
Feats: Brew Potion (B), Extra Discovery (Infusion), Skill Focus (Alchemy), Skill Focus (Heal), Throw Anything (B)
Traits: Artisan (Alchemy), Scholar of Ruins (Knowledge Geography)
Class Features: Alchemy, Bombs (7/Day), Brew Potion, Discoveries (Infusion, Tanglefoot Bomb), Mutagen, Poison Resistance (+2), Poison Use, Swift Alchemy, Throw Anything
Languages: Anwari, Engur, Arabic, Coptic, French, Greek, Sicilian, Latin

HP: 23/23
AC: 10 + 1 (DEX) = 11
Initiative: +1 (DEX)
Attack:
  • Dagger: +2 (BaB) + 1 (MW) + 1 (DEX) = +4 (1d4-2, plus Poison)
  • Tanglefoot Fire Bomb: +2 (BaB) + 1 (DEX) + 1 (TA) = +4 vs Touch AC [2d6+6 Fire damage, plus 8 points of splash damage in a 5 foot radius], Range Increment: 20 feet
    • Special: The target and everyone in the splash zone are Entangled, and the target is glued in place as if affected by a Tanglefoot Bag. A successful DC 15 Reflex saving throw allows targets to avoid these effects and halves the splash damage inflicted.
    • Rather than targeting an individual, you can instead target a given space, which inflicts splash damage and effects as normal, but does not have a main target. Targeted spaces have an effective AC of 5.
Weapon proficiency: Dagger

STATS:
7 (-2) Strength
12 (+1) Dexterity
12 (+1) Constitution
18 (+4) Intelligence
14 (+2) Wisdom
12 (+1) Charisma

SAVES:
FORTITUDE: 3 + 1 (CON) = 4
REFLEX: 3 + 1 (DEX) = 4
WILL: 1 + 2 (WIS) = 3

Special:
+2 vs Poison
+2 Circumstantial Bonus to Reflex Saves while on Marcella

SKILLS:
Craft (Alchemy): 6 + 4 (INT) + 2 (Artisan) + 3 (Alchemist) + 3 (SF) = 18
Heal: 6 + 2 (WIS) + 3 (SF) = 11
Knowledge (Arcana): 4 + 4 (INT) = 8
Knowledge (Astrology): 1 + 4 (INT) = 5
Knowledge (Geography): 5 + 4 (INT) + 1 (SoR) = 10
Knowledge (Local): 1 + 4 (INT) = 5
Knowledge (Nature): 5 + 4 (INT) = 9
Linguistics: 6 + 4 (INT) = 10
Perception: 6 + 2 (WIS) = 8
Profession (Herbalist): 6 + 2 (WIS) = 8
Sense Motive: 6 + 2 (WIS) = 8
Spellcraft: 4 + 4 (INT) = 8
Use Magic Device: 4 + 1 (CHA) = 5

Alchemical Formulae Known:
Level 1: Bomber's Eye, Comprehend Languages, Crafter's Fortune, Cure Light Wounds, Disguise Self, Endure Elements, Heightened Awareness, Shield, Targeted Bomb Admixture, Tears to Wine (4/Day)
Level 2: Focused Scrutiny, Human Potential, See Invisibility

Extracts Prepared (CL 3):
Combat Loadout:
Everyday Loadout:
Special Abilities:
  • Poison Use (Ex): You are trained in the use of poison and cannot accidentally poison yourself when applying poison to a weapon.
  • Swift Alchemy (Ex): You create Alchemical items in half the normal amount of time and you can apply poison to a weapon as a Move Action.
  • Mutagen (Su): You can create a Mutagen in one hour of brewing. Once brewed, the Mutagen persists until used or you brew a new one. You can drink this Mutagen as a Standard Action in order to gain a +2 Natural Armor bonus and a +4 Alchemical bonus to one of your physical attributes at the expense of a -2 penalty to a mental attribute. Increasing Strength decreases Intelligence, Dexterity decreases Wisdom, and Constitution decreases Charisma. The Mutagen's effects last for 30 minutes (10 minutes per Alchemist level). You cannot benefit from more than one Mutagen effect at a time, and the effects of a new one immediately replace those of the previous Mutagen. If a non-Alchemist consumes the Mutagen, they are Nauseated for 1 hour unless they succeed on a DC 15 Fortitude saving throw (10 + 1/2 Alchemist level + INT modifier).
  • Bombs (Su): You can create and throw an Alchemical bomb up to 7/Day (Alchemist level + INT modifier) as a Standard Action that provokes an Attack of Opportunity. The bomb inflicts 2d6 Fire damage (+1 bonus point per damage die), plus bonus damage equal to your INT modifier, and splash damage in a 5 foot radius equal to the bomb's minimum damage. A DC 15 Reflex saving throw (10 + 1/2 Alchemist level + INT modifier) halves splash damage.
    • Fire Bombadier: You only add your INT modifier as a damage bonus to bombs and other Alchemical substances if they deal Fire damage.
Talismans:
  • Nikure's Grace: This silver talisman in the form of two delicate intertwined spirals glows blue whenever an evil creature targets the wearer with magic jar, possession, or a similar effect, or with a charm or compulsion spell or effect that allows the creature to exercise control over the wearer (such as suggestion, but not sleep). If the spell or effect allows a saving throw and the wearer fails it, he receives a second saving throw. If he succeeds at the second saving throw, the wearer is also protected by protection from evil for 5 rounds.
Splash Weapons and Poisons:
4x Black Adder Venom
5x Greenblood Oil
5x Potion of Cure Light Wounds (1d8+1)
10x Holy Weapon Balm

Name: Inge
Alias: Sea-seeker
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
Age: 10
Race: Human (Small Humanoid Child)
Level: 4
Class: Witch 4 (Ley Line Guardian, Sea Witch)
Feats: Brew Potion (B), Extra Hex*, Extra Hex (Cauldron), Touch of the Sea (Stage One)**
Traits: Easy Target, Savage, Guiding Spirit
Class Features: Conduit Surge, Hexes (Cauldron, Fortune, Healing), Patron (Storms), Sea Creature Empathy
Languages: Anwari, French, Sicilian

*Feat consumed to allow the character to take both Archetypes
**Benefits apply to Water spells rather than those with the Evil descriptor.

HP: 20/20
AC: 10 + 3 (DEX) + 1 (Size) - 1 (Easy Target) + 4 (Mage Armor) = 17
Initiative: +3 (DEX)
Spell Save: 10 + 3 (INT) + 1 (Water) + spell level
Attack:
  • Masterwork Wyrwood Dagger: +2 (BaB) + 3 (DEX) + 1 (Size) + 1 (MW) = +7 [1d4-2; Critical19-20/x2 Piercing]
Weapon Proficiency: Dagger, Staff

STATS:
7 (-2) Strength
16 (+3) Dexterity
12 (+1) Constitution
17 (+3) Intelligence
10 (+0) Wisdom
12 (+1) Charisma

SAVES:
FORTITUDE: 1 + 1 (CON) = 2
REFLEX: 1 + 3 (DEX) = 4
WILL: 4 + 0 (WIS) = 4

Special:
+2 Resistance bonus against ongoing effects.
+2 Circumstantial Bonus to Reflex Saves while on the Marcella

SKILLS:
Craft (Alchemy): 7 + 3 (INT) + 4 (Cauldron) = 14
Heal: 5 + 0 (WIS) = 5
Intimidate: 4 + 1 (CHA) = 5
Knowledge (Arcana): 7 + 3 (INT) = 10
Knowledge (Nature): 7 + 3 (INT) + 1 (Savage) = 11
Knowledge (Planes): 5 + 3 (INT) = 8
Spellcraft: 7 + 3 (INT) = 10
Survival: 5 + 0 (WIS) + 1 (Savage) = 6

Spells Known (CL 4):
Level 0: Detect Fiendish Presence, Detect Magic, Detect Poison, Drench, Guidance, Light, Mending, Stabilize (At will)
Level 1: Cure Light Wounds, Mage Armor, Obscuring Mist, Snowball, Touch of the Sea (7/Day)
Level 2: Eagle Eye, Web (4/Day)

Spell-like Abilities:
Hexes:
  • Cauldron (Inge needs saltwater to brew potions* and must use an Ikomi-blessed cauldron*)
  • Fortune (36/Day; [Witch Level x INT bonus] x 3**)
  • Healing (36/Day; [Witch Level x INT bonus] x 3**)
Special Abilities:
  • Sea Creature Empathy: You can influence the attitude of water-dwelling animals and animals that live along coasts and shores, including birds, as if using Wild Empathy. You use your Witch level as your Druid level for this ability.
  • Guiding Spirit: Once per day as a Swift Action, you can look to your Guiding Spirit for advice. The next time you roll a d20 in that same round, roll twice and pick the better result. If one of these two rolls is a Natural 20, you can use this ability again that same day.
  • Conduit Surge: You are adept at channeling energy from ley lines to enhance your spells. 5/Day as a Swift Action, you can increase your effective caster level for the next spell you casts in that round by 1d4-1 levels. After performing a conduit surge, you must succeed at a Fortitude save (DC = 10 + level of spell cast + number of additional caster levels granted) or become Staggered for a number of minutes equal to the level of the spell cast.
Equipment of Note:


Description: Honey gold crystal bursting forth from roots of silver, this crystal seems more akin to some fruit of the earth than anything mined by the hand of man. Having once been forged for a respected and much beloved midwife and healer of the Boar Folk of Lirman this stone seeks to preserve its bearer against all the ills of the Border Woods, from poison to dark enchantment.

Ability: The Stone of Safekeeping grants its wearer a +2 resistance bonus on all saving throws made to recover from a continuing effect, such as ongoing poison damage, daily saving throws against disease, a hold person spell, or lingering damage from an attack. This bonus does not help against initial saving throws against such effects. Should the wearer ever drop below 0 hit points, the stone heals the wearer for 2d8+3 points of damage and then crumbles to dust.

Talismans:
  • Nikure's Grace: This silver talisman in the form of two delicate intertwined spirals glows blue whenever an evil creature targets the wearer with magic jar, possession, or a similar effect, or with a charm or compulsion spell or effect that allows the creature to exercise control over the wearer (such as suggestion, but not sleep). If the spell or effect allows a saving throw and the wearer fails it, he receives a second saving throw. If he succeeds at the second saving throw, the wearer is also protected by protection from evil for 5 rounds.
Puzzle Box*

Name: Antonio Giustiniani
Alignment: True Neutral
Age: 38
Race: Human
Level: 4
Class: Rogue (Consigliere)
Feats: Awakened Talent (B), Fast Learner, Master of the Ledger, Persuasive (B), Wild Talent (B)
Rogue Talents: +2d6 Sneak Attack, Charmer, Coax Information, Convincing Attitude, Honeyed Words
Traits: Doubt, Hardly a Fool, Inspiring Speaker, Iron Liver
Languages: Anwari, Engur, French, Greek, Sicilian
Special: Fire Resistance 1

HP: 30/30
AC: 10 + 4 (Chainshirt) + 2 (DEX) = 16
Initiative: +2 (DEX)
Attack: +3 (BaB) + 2 (DEX) = +5
Weapon proficiency: Dagger, Light Crossbow, Rapier

STATS:
8 (-1) Strength
14 (+2) Dexterity
14 (+2) Constitution
16 (+3) Intelligence
12 (+1) Wisdom
14 (+2) Charisma

SAVES:
FORTITUDE: 1 + 2 (CON) = 3
REFLEX: 4 + 2 (DEX) = 6
WILL: 1 + 1 (WIS) + 1 (FG) = 3

Special:
+1 Against Illusion Spells
+2 Against Poison or Drugs
+4 Against the effects of Alcohol
+2 Circumstantial Bonus to Reflex Saves while on the Marcella

SKILLS:
Appraise: 7 + 3 (INT) + 2 (MotL) = 12
Bluff: 7 + 2 (CHA) = 9
Climb: 7 - 1 (STR) = 6
Diplomacy: 7 + 2 (CHA) +2 (Persuasive) = 11/12**
Knowledge (Local): 7 + 3 (INT) = 10
Knowledge (Nobility): 7 + 3 (INT) = 10
Linguistics 7 + 3 (INT) = 10
Perception: 7 + 1 (WIS) = 8
Profession (Sailor): 7 + 1 (WIS) + 2 (MotL) = 10
Sense Motive: 7 + 1 (WIS) + 1 (Hardly a Fool) = 9/13*
Stealth 7 + 2 (DEX) = 9
Swim: 7 - 1 (STR) = 6

*Bonus applies to the Hunch task when dealing with anyone in some way related to your Profession (Sailor) skill.
**When dealing with people associated with the marketplaces in which you have invested.

Psionic Abilities: Power Points (5/Day)
  • Mindlink: As a Standard Action costing 1 Power Point, you can establish a telepathic bond with a willing target within 25 feet for up to 10 minutes which allows for two-way telepathic communication. Once the bond is formed, it works over any distance.
Special Abilities:
  • Charmer: Re-roll Diplomacy 1/day.
  • Coax Information (Ex): You can use Bluff or Diplomacy in place of Intimidate to force an opponent to act friendly.
  • Inspiring Speaker: You gain a +1 trait bonus on Bluff and Diplomacy checks when addressing crowds of 10 people or more.
  • Doubt: Whenever you fail a skill or ability check, you take a -4 penalty on that type of skill or ability check for the next hour.
  • Honeyed Words (Ex): 1/day, you can roll two dice while making a Bluff check, and take the better result. You must choose to use this ability before making the Bluff check.
  • Convincing Attitude: If you attempt a Diplomacy check and fail to influence a creature's attitude by 5 or more, the creature's attitude remains unchanged instead of decreasing by one step.
  • Combat Advisor (Ex): Whenever you miss with a melee attack against an opponent, you can designate an ally within 30 feet of the target to receive a +1 Insight bonus on their next attack roll against that opponent before your next turn.
  • Wild Talent: Your latent power of psionics flares to life, conferring upon you the designation of a psionic character. As a psionic character, you gain a reserve of 2 power points and can take psionic feats, metapsionic feats, and psionic item creation feats.
Boots of Cat's Luck

Description: At first sight these boots looks like nothing more than sturdy travel wear, albeit with an ostentatious fastening, but to the mage's eye there is a glint of good fortune forged into the silver, such that one should only ever fall like the cat upon its feet.

Ability: The boot's wearer always takes the minimum possible damage from falls (as the result were 1 on each die of damage incurred by the fall) and at the end of a fall always lands on his feet.

Fey Gold

Description: A lumpy piece of unworked gold imbued with the power of a Fey creature, this pendant was taken from the corpse of slain pirate lord when we ended his reign at sea.

Ability: While wearing this Fey Gold pendant around their neck, the wearer gains Fire Resistance 1 and a +1 resistance bonus on Will saving throws.

Special: The pendant's other powers, to allow the wearer use Chill Metal 1/Day and to use Mending at will to repair metallic objects, remain unavailable, as you were not its original recipient. Perhaps one of the Tinker Fey can unlock this power once more?

Talismans:
  • Nikure's Grace: This silver talisman in the form of two delicate intertwined spirals glows blue whenever an evil creature targets the wearer with magic jar, possession, or a similar effect, or with a charm or compulsion spell or effect that allows the creature to exercise control over the wearer (such as suggestion, but not sleep). If the spell or effect allows a saving throw and the wearer fails it, he receives a second saving throw. If he succeeds at the second saving throw, the wearer is also protected by protection from evil for 5 rounds.

Name: Esha
Alignment: Unknown
Age: Unknown
Race: Ajibachana (Variant Dhampir)
Level: 4
Class: Arcanist 4 (Twilight Sage)
Feats: Cosmopolitan (Bluff and Diplomacy), Extra Arcanist Exploit (Soulrider), Planewalker's Insight (B)
Traits: Outcast's Intuition, Self-Doubting, Subjective Truth, Unidentifiable Appeal
Special: Low-Light Vision, Darkvision 60ft
Class Features: Arcane Reservoir, Arcanist Exploits (Aspect of Innocence, Consume Life, Twilight Barrier)
Languages: Anwari, Engur, Coptic, Sicilian (poor)

HP: 16/16
AC: 10 + 3 (DEX) + 4 (Mage Armor) = 17
Initiative: +3 (DEX)
Spell Save: 10 + 4 (INT) + spell level
Attack: +2 (BaB)

Weapon Proficiency: Staff

STATS
8 (-1) Strength
16 (+3) Dexterity
10 (+0) Constitution
18 (+4) Intelligence
8 (-1) Wisdom
14 (+2) Charisma

SAVES:
FORTITUDE: 1 + 0 (CON) = 1
REFLEX: 1 + 3 (DEX) = 4
WILL: 4 - 1 (WIS) = 3

Special:
-2 to the next Will save after failing the first Will save of the day.
+2 Circumstantial Bonus to Reflex Saves while on Marcella

SKILLS
Bluff: 7 + 2 (CHA) + 2 (Subjective Truth) = 11
Diplomacy: 7 + 2 (CHA) + 1 (Unidentifiable Appeal) = 10
Knowledge (Arcana): 4 + 4 (INT) = 8
Knowledge (Planes): 6 + 4 (INT) + 2 (PI) = 12
Knowledge (Religion): 7 + 4 (INT) = 11
Sense Motive: 7 - 1 (WIS) + 1 (Outcast's Intuition) + 2 (Planewalker's Insight*) = 7/9*
Spellcraft: 7 + 4 (INT) = 11
Use Magic Device: 6 + 2 (CHA) + 2 (Ajibachana) = 10

*Sense Motive checks vs Outsiders

Spells Known (Arcanist Level 4):
Level 0: Daze, Detect Magic, Disrupt Undead, Ghost Sound, Guise of the Dead*, Mage Hand, Penumbra, Prestidigitation, Ray of Frost, Read Magic, Resistance
Level 1: Alarm, Cause Fear, Chill Touch, Expeditious Retreat, Lock Gaze, Mage Armor, Magic Weapon, Mindlink, Recharge Innate Magic, Repair Light Damage, Rite of Centered Mind, Shield, Shocking Grasp, Sleep
Level 2: Blindness/Deafness

Spells Prepared (CL 4**):
Level 0: Daze, Detect Magic, Guise of the Dead*, Penumbra, Prestidigitation, Ray of Frost (At Will)
Level 1: Cause Fear, Mage Armor, Sleep (5/Day)
Level 2: Blindness/Deafness (3/Day)

*DR is Silver not Cold Iron
**+1 Against Dispelling (Outcast's Intuition)

Spell-like Abilities (CL 4):
Arcanist Exploits: Each use of an Arcanist Exploit uses one or more points from your Arcane Reservoir.
  • Arcane Barrier: Provides 6 Temporary Hit Points (Arcanist level + CHA modifier) and inflicts an equal amount of Negative Energy damage on whoever breaks the barrier.
  • Aspect of Innocence: Gain the effects of an Innocence spell as an Immediate Action at your caster level.
  • Soulrider
Special Abilities:
  • Necromantic Focus (Ex): You must prepare at least one Necromancy spell of each spell level you can cast.
  • Arcane Reservoir (Su): You start each day with 5 points in your Arcane Reservoir (3 + 1/2 Arcanist level), and it can hold up to 7 points (3 + Arcanist level).
  • Twilight Barrier (Su): Whenever an attack removes the last Temporary Hit Point from your Arcane Barrier, the barrier lashes back at the attacker, dealing an amount of Negative Energy damage equal to the barrier's maximum Temp HP capacity.
  • Soulward (Su): As long as Esha has her Soulrider on Roland, she can at will as a swift action give him +2 profane bonus to will saves until her next round*. If active, it can be seen by seers with a particularly discerning eye or a specific hatred of the living dead*.
  • Consume Life (Su): By wresting a soul from life to death, you gain a slightly deeper understanding of mortality, fueling your curiosity and eldritch power. As a Full-Round Action, you can consume the life energy of a helpless living creature, killing it. This creature must have 2 or more Hit Dice and be below 0 hit points. You add 2 points to your Arcane Reservoir if the creature's Hit Dice equaled or exceeded your character level, or 1 point if the creature's Hit Dice equaled at least 1/2 your character level. This ability is a Death Effect.
Weaknesses:
  • Light Sensitivity: You are Dazzled in areas of bright sunlight or within the radius of a Daylight spell.
  • Unhallowed Birth: You take a -1 penalty to your caster level whenever you are in an area affected by Consecrate, Hallow, or a similar spell that makes an area Holy.
Equipment of Note:

Name: Swift Pebble
Alignment: ???
Age: 4
Race: Otter-kin [Tiny Magical Beast]
Level: 1
Class: Rogue (Vexing Dodger)
Feats: Deadly Agility, Improved Initiative (B)
Traits: Cliff Jumper, Recreational Fisher, Trap Finder, Unlearned (Knowledge: Nature)
Class Features: Limb-Climber, Sneak Attack (+1d6)
Special: Darkvision 60ft, Hold Breath, Low-Light Vision, Thought Speech (60ft)

HP: 10/10
AC: 10 + 5 (DEX) + 2 (Size) = 17
Initiative: +5 (DEX) + 4 (Improved Initiative) = +9
Movement: 20 feet (Land), 30 feet (Water)
Attack:
  • Short Sword: +0 (BaB) + 5 (DEX) + 2 (Size) = +7 [1d3+5, Critical: 19-20/x2]
Weapon proficiency: Dagger, Short Sword

STATS:
6 (-2) Strength
20 (+5) Dexterity
13 (+1) Constitution
14 (+2) Intelligence
10 (+0) Wisdom
10 (+0) Charisma

SAVES:
FORTITUDE: 0 + 1 (CON) = 1
REFLEX: 2 + 5 (DEX) = 7
WILL: 0 + 0 (WIS) = 0

Special:
+1 Trait bonus on Reflex saving throws to avoid falling.

SKILLS:
Acrobatics: 4 + 5 (DEX) + 1 (CJ) = 10
Climb: 4 + 5 (DEX) + 1 (CJ) = 10
Disable Device: 4 + 5 (DEX) + 1 (TF) = 10
Escape Artist: 4 + 5 (DEX) = 9
Perception: 4 + 0 (WIS) = 4
Profession (Sailor): 4 + 0 (WIS) = 4
Sense Motive: 4 + 0 (WIS) + 2 (Racial) = 6
Sleight of Hand: 4 + 5 (DEX) = 9
Stealth: 4 + 5 (DEX) + 8 (Racial) + 1 (RF) = 18
Swim: 4 + 5 (DEX) + 8 (Racial) = 17

Special Abilities:
  • Hold Breath (Ex): You can hold your breath for 52 rounds (4 times your Constitution attribute) before risking drowning or suffocating.
  • Thought Speech (Su): You can communicate with any other creature within 60 feet that has a language. This communication is thorough but not always perfect, particularly when dealing with abstract or arcane concepts you are not familiar with. It is possible to address multiple creatures at once using Thought Speech, although maintaining conversations with more than one creature at a time is just as difficult as simultaneously speaking and listening to multiple people at the same time. You lack the mechanisms to vocalize complex language.
  • Limb-Climber (Ex): When you are adjacent to or in the space of a corporeal creature at least one Size category larger than yourself, you can climb that creature's body with a successful Climb check against a DC equal to the target creature's CMD. Although you are holding on to the creature, this action isn't a Grapple; it doesn't provoke Attacks of Opportunity from the creature, and neither you nor the creature you climb gains the grappled condition. While you are on the climbed creature, the creature takes a -1 penalty on attack rolls against you (equal to the number of Sneak Attack dice you possess).
Equipment of Note: Short Sword (Tiny-sized)


Also, State of the Company with Shadow's various potions and poisons and dragon tablets added to Notable possessions, and Masterwork Drow Razor added to the Armory:
The Fellowship

Motto: Truth from the Unknown

Leadership: Triumvirate of Antonio, Roland, and Zaia as joint council

Fleet of the Company
Marcella
Basic Construction: Eastern Mediterranean Galley 121 ft length 21 ft width 130 Metric tons of Cargo

Touched by the Far Realm: The ship has passed though the Realm Between and it has been... changed. It Hungers for life and yet it seems bent on preserving the life of its crew
  • Sails upon the Dreaming Wind: Marcella no longer sails solely with the wind of mortal realms, able to even travel against it at great need, though to linger among its rigging grows more of a strain upon the mind of man
  • Ship's Eye I: All those marked by the ship gain +2 Circumstantial to Reflex Saves while on the ship
64 Sailors not counting the captain
  • 8 Armed with short bows
  • 57 armed with a variety of melee weapons
Weapons
A pair of enchanted crossbows on tripods (+1 to attack and Damage; can be fired with a voice command/free action)
Soldiers of the Company
Names and Feats

Sheets and Equipment

8 Melee Men at Arms (Warrior 3)
Man-at-Arms (Melee)
Alignment: [Varies]
Age: [Varies]
Race: Human
Level: 3
Class: Warrior
Feats: Deft Maneuvers, Pikeman's Training, Weapon Focus (Spear Weapons)
Traits: Threatening Defender
Languages: Anwari, English, French
HP: 19/19
AC: 10 + 6 (Bronze Lamellar) + 2 (Shield) = 18
Initiative: +0
Attack:
  • Spear: +3 (BaB) +1 (STR) +1 (Weapon Focus) = +5 [1d8 + 1, Critical: x3 Piercing]
  • Special: +2 bonus when using the Trip, Disarm, Dirty Trick, Feint, Reposition, or Steal Combat Maneuvers, and does not provoke an Attack of Opportunity.
Weapon proficiency: Dagger, Shortsword, Spear, Longspear
Armor proficiency: Light Armor, Medium Armor

STATS:
12 (+1) Strength
11 (+0) Dexterity 13 (+1) Constitution
9 (-1) Intelligence
10 (+0) Wisdom
8 (-1) Charisma

SAVES:
FORTITUDE: 3 + 1 (CON) = 4
REFLEX: 1 + 0 (DEX) = 1
WILL: 1 + 0 (WIS) = 1

SKILLS:
Perception: 3
Ride: 4 Survival: 3
Man-at-Arms (Melee; Net-Fighters)
Alignment: [Varies]
Age: [Varies]
Race: Human
Level: 3
Class: Warrior
Feats: Deft Maneuvers, Net Adept, Net Maneuvering
Traits: Threatening Defender
Languages: Anwari, English, French
HP: 19/19
AC: 10 + 6 (Bronze Lamellar) + 2 (Shield) = 18
Initiative: +0

Attack:
  • Net: +3 (BaB) [Special]
  • Spear: +3 (BaB) + 1 (STR) = +4 [1d8 +1, Critical: x3 Piercing]
  • Special: +2 bonus when using the Trip, Disarm, Dirty Trick, Feint, Reposition, or Steal Combat Maneuvers, and does not provoke an Attack of Opportunity.
    • You can use a net in melee to Trip or Disarm opponents instead of Entangling them. You gain a +2 bonus on Disarm checks made to use a net in this way (stacks with Deft Maneuvers).
    • If you have an opponent Entangled in your net, you can attempt to Drag or Reposition that opponent as long as he is within your net's reach or you control the trailing rope on your net.
Weapon proficiency: Dagger, Longspear, Net, Shortsword, Spear
Armor proficiency: Light Armor, Medium Armor

STATS:
12 (+1) Strength
11 (+0) Dexterity
13 (+1) Constitution
9 (-1) Intelligence
10 (+0) Wisdom
8 (-1) Charisma

SAVES:
FORTITUDE: 3 + 1 (CON) = 4
REFLEX: 1 + 0 (DEX) = 1
WILL: 1 + 0 (WIS) = 1

SKILLS:
Perception: 3
Ride: 4
Survival: 3

5 Ranged Men-at-Arms (Warrior 3)
Man-at-Arms (Ranged)
Alignment: [Varies]
Age: [Varies]
Race: Human
Level: 3
Class: Warrior
Feats: Precise Shot, Rapid Shot, Weapon Focus (Bow Weapons)
Traits: Killer
Languages: Anwari, English, French
HP: 16/16
AC: 10 + 4 (Chain Shirt) + 1 (Dex) = 15
Initiative: +1 (DEX)
Attack:
  • Shortsword: +3 (BaB) + 1 (STR) = +4 [1d6 + 1, Critical: 19-20x2; Slashing]
  • Composite Shortbow: +3 (BaB) + 1 (DEX) + 1 (Weapon Focus), Range Increment: 70ft.
    • Normal: +5 [1d6 + 1, Critical: x3; Piercing]
    • Rapid Shot: +3/+3 [1d6 + 1, Critical: x3; Piercing]
  • Special: You deal additional damage equal to your weapon's critical hit modifier when you score a successful critical hit with a weapon; this additional damage is added to the final total, and is not multiplied by the critical hit multiple itself.
Weapon proficiency: Dagger, Shortsword, Longbow, Shortbow

STATS:
12 (+1) Strength
13 (+1) Dexterity
11 (+0) Constitution
9 (-1) Intelligence
10 (+0) Wisdom
8 (-1) Charisma

SAVES:
FORTITUDE: 3 + 0 (CON) = 3
REFLEX: 1 + 1 (DEX) = 2
WILL: 1 + 0 (WIS) = 1

SKILLS:
Perception: 3
Ride: 4 + 1 (DEX) = 5 Survival: 3

1 Knikut Barbarian
Name: Wanderer
Alignment: CN
Age: 21
Race: Neanderthal
Level: 2
Class: Barbarian 2 (Invulnerable Rager)
Feats: Extra Rage
Traits: Indomitable Faith
Class Features: Damage Reduction (1/--), Rage (15 rounds/Day), Rage Power (Reckless Abandon)
Languages: Anwari, Wanderer's Knikut dialect
Special: Hardy (+6 HP), Low-Light Vision, Mental Fortitude
HP: 33/33
  • HP w/Rage: 37/37
AC: 10 + 1 (Natural) + 1 (DEX) + 4 (Chain Shirt) = 16
  • AC w/Rage: 10 + 1 (Natural) + 1 (DEX) - 2 (Rage) = 14
    • AC w/Rage & Reckless Abandon: 10 + 1 (Natural) + 1 (DEX) - 3 (Rage) = 13
Movement: 30 feet + 10 feet (Fast Movement) = 40 feet
Initiative: +1 (DEX)
Attack:
  • Northern Fury (+1 Greatclub): +2 (BaB) + 3 (STR) + 1 = +6 [1d10+4, Critical: x2 Bludgeoning]
    • when using Power Attack: +5 [1d10+7]
  • Northern Fury w/Rage: +2 (BaB) + 5 (STR) + 1 = +8 [1d10+6, Critical: x2 Bludgeoning]
    • when using Reckless Abandon: +9 [1d10+6]
    • when using Power Attack: +7 [1d10+9]
      • when using Power Attack & Reckless Abandon: +8 [1d10+9]
  • Cold Iron Spear: +2 (BaB) + 3 (STR) = +5 [1d8+3, Critical: x3 Piercing]
    • when using Power Attack: +4 [1d8+6]
  • Cold Iron Spear w/Rage: +2 (BaB) + 5 (STR) = +7 [1d8+5, Critical: x3 Piercing]
    • when using Reckless Abandon: +8 [1d8+5]
    • when using Power Attack: +6 [1d8+8]
      • when using Power Attack & Reckless Abandon: +7 [1d8+8]
Weapon proficiency: Club, Dagger, Spear, Longspear
Armor proficiency: Light Armor

STATS:
16 (+3) Strength
12 (+1) Dexterity
16 (+3) Constitution
8 (-1) Intelligence
8 (-1) Wisdom
10 (+0) Charisma

SAVES:
FORTITUDE: 3 + 3 (CON) = 6
REFLEX: 0 + 1 (DEX) = 1
WILL: 0 - 1 (WIS) + 1 (IF) = 0
Special: +2 bonus to Will and Fortitude saving throws while Raging. +2 Racial bonus to saving throws against Illusions and Enchantments.

SKILLS:
Climb: 4 + 3 (STR) = 7
Knowledge (Nature): 5 - 1 (INT) = 4
Perception: 5 - 1 (WIS) = 4
Survival: 4 - 1 (WIS) = 3

Special Abilities:
  • Fast Movement (Ex): When you are not wearing Heavy Armor or carrying a heavy load, your land speed is increased by +10 feet.
  • Rage (Ex): You can enter a Rage or leave that state as a Free Action for up to 15 rounds per day (10 + CON modifier + 2 per level after 1st). Temporary Constitution increases do not affect your daily ability to Rage. When you stop using Rage, you are Fatigued for twice as long as you Raged, and you cannot enter a Rage while Fatigued or Exhausted. If you fall unconscious, your Rage immediately ends. Your ability to Rage is renewed each day after resting for 8 hours, although these hours do not need to be consecutive.
    • Reckless Abandon (Ex): While Raging, you can further reduce your AC by -1 to increase your attack bonus by +1
    • Rage Effects: +4 Morale bonus to Strength and Constitution, +2 Morale bonus to Will saves, and -2 penalty to AC. You cannot use any Charisma-, Dexterity-, or Intelligence-linked skills (except Acrobatics, Intimidate, and Ride), or any ability that requires patience or concentration.
Equipment of Note: Cold Iron Spear, Steel Chain Shirt

10 otter-kin recruits
Finances of the Company
Company Animals
-20 Horses
-2 newborns (female)

Soldier Salaries [Per Payment/Loot]
1% per man at arms
2% for Tom
Total Salary Cost 16%

Ship Costs :
Sailor's Pay: 2040 gp/season
Provisions: 910 gp/season
Upkeep (Marcella): 90 gp/season
Total ship Costs: 3040 gp/season

Total Funds: 21,768 gp
Fame and Infamy
Anwa Islands 4/10: Strangers you are seemingly risen up from the foaming waves of a storms come upon the island, strange is your ship and strange is your manner. Some call you aid unlooked for in a time of need, some birds of ill omen, come to pick over the bones of the True Folk
-Lirman: 6/10: You were welcomed by the king into his hall, yet you have made few freinds among the clans, even those who were once you allies now speaking ill of your deeds. Yet none can deny that you came in timely manner with news of the darkness growing over Korman. It is said you have slain a dragon, and a dragon's head you brought forth for song and saga
-Korman: 3/10: Champions of Olweje, and bearers of His shield you have been named outlaw and kidnapper by the new king of the Island. It would be death for you to show your face in the capital, though perhaps other lords might thing better of you

Orinilu 2/10: One of your leaders is a member of the League of Captains and honored for it.

The White Lands 1/10: Your deeds are great , but they have not yet resounded upon the frozen plains from the horns of the Wyrdoki and the drums of the Danuk
Consumables
Daily Alchemy Progress by Item
Dragon's Blood: x5
Draconic Perfume (Nightshade's Kiss): x0 (Expended against Unke Redman*)
Brewed from the musk of a creature long trapped in the dreaming world this concoction allows a mage to greatly enhance the effects of spells of slumber. Add 2d2 HD to the cap creatures affected by a sleep spell. Cost 150 gp/dose.
Notable possessions
Books on Alchemy and Metallurgy (+3 to Craft Alchemy and all Metal Craft skills as long as one is in a position to reference the tomes)*

Masterwork Smithing and Alchemy Tools (+2 to relevant rolls)*

Cauldron of Living Bronze (Ikomi-blessed Cauldron of Brewing, +5 competence bonus on Craft (alchemy) skill checks)*
A cauldron of brewing looks like a fine cooking pot with four stout legs. The cauldron is capable of heating any liquid placed in it to a precise temperature (anywhere from just above room temperature to hot enough to boil salt water) and maintaining it indefinitely while still remaining only slightly warm to the touch on the outside. A cauldron of brewing provides a +5 competence bonus on Craft (alchemy) skill checks.

Instructions for Dragon Crafting (a book that when consulted allows an alchemist to act as though they possess Dragoncrafting at the cost of taking twice as long as with the feat)*

Drums of Haste
This set of kettle drums is carried on a shoulder strap and played one-handed using a single two-sided mallet. By making a DC 20 Perform (percussion) check, the bearer can grant the effects of a haste spell on up to 5 creatures. The drums can affect up to 25 creatures per day.

Fey Gold

While wearing a Fey Gold nugget around the neck, the wearer gains fire resistance 1 and a +1 resistance bonus on Will saving throws.

Northern Fury
Northern Fury
Description: This heavy oaken club, roughly carved, is not quite sentient, but still seems drawn to violence, dragging its wielder into battle with it if it can.

Powers:
  1. +1 Greatclub
  2. The wielder takes a -2 penalty on Will saves against any spells or effects that incite rage, compel hostility or otherwise contribute to starting a fight.
  3. With the first hit made in a combat the club casts Deadly Juggernaut as a free action, but also requires the wielder to make a DC 14 Will save to retreat from melee-range of any opponent still standing. The spell can only be activated once per day.

Horn of the Werebear
Description: A horn in form but not of horn wrought, rather it seems to have been carved from a single piece of ivory by most skillful and loving craft. Carved all about its length with scenes of war that feature men and bears as well as the obviously quite painful transformation between them.

Power: A sacred relic of Olweje, when this horn is blown it can temporarily transform a warrior into large, armored monstrosity of a bear, a Zentragt. The warrior must accept the transformation willingly and after the battle for which he was transformed sacrifice the arms and armor of all foes he has slain to Olweje (by eating them in his bear-form), or else the warrior remains a Zentragt and is driven battle-mad to attack his former comrades.

The transformation takes a full round and lasts for an hour, the target of the transformation must be within 10 feet of the hornblower.

Okunrin Okomo's Hollow Drums (might be used for enchantment)*

Broken Wyrd Lantern (might serve as the base for future enchantments)*

Shadow's various potions and poisons*
Shadow's dragon tablets*

Gold Sheet*

Hedon's skull*

Dragon's corpse (Large; used x2 grip skin, x5 blood, x1 musk)

Red Lion's head*

Ulk's head
Armory
Armor
8 Steel Chain Shirts
6 Norman Heavy Shields

Weapons
10 Steel shortswords
1 Masterwork Drow Razor
10 Spears
4 Cold Iron spears
100 Cold Iron arrows
8 Shortbows
2 Composite Shortbows
 
[X] Tarry as long as you can before the turning of the seasons starts to turn (Gain a large pile of raw gems )

I like the troll more than our safety
 
Ok let's see if anyone catches you while you are catching up.
Adhoc vote count started by DragonParadox on Jun 12, 2022 at 2:00 PM, finished with 24 posts and 8 votes.
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Arc 14 Post 55: What's in a Name
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    Day of Rule, 1349 A. L. (After Landfall)

    Though it might be unwise of you you linger, and in your mind resolve to tell Antonio you had done it for the gems, truth be told you are more saddened that the poor guardian had been left here to his own devices with none of the company he obviously craves. And so it goes, you talk around the rough stone table, excusing yourselves of partaking of the food of the faerie.

    The guardian is halfway between excited and worried when you speak of the battle with the thugs, tsking over the folly of one of his kin replacing 'a perfectly good arm' with too-quick-moving metal, not to mention falling in with the wrong lot, that being the wee folk. "Too clever for their own good they are and dealing with dragon's slaves.... dragon's slaves I ask you, what good ever came of trading words with their lot? If you say the wrong thing the wyrm will act like you've spat in their faces and if you say the right thing and make a friend, why it's like you made friends with the mites in the cupboard. No one is going to hold their lot to account..."

    "The dragonspawn?" Zaia asks. By now he had entirely given up in even pretending he is not writing all this down, having realized that the fey, or at least this on,e does not take it in ill spirit.

    "The dragons. No one takes the dragons to account, why would they? They dwell in the deep dreaming where the world flows perilous-strange... well some of them do at least, thems that don't sleep under stone in the land of man. You met with one of those in the sun-lands, right?"

    "Aye, and that's were the spear turned black," Tom replies , hefting the weapon with just a touch of pride.

    "Must have been a young one then, not really that much magic out in the sunlands from what I hear," the guardian answers, then scratching his chin with the sound of stone on stone grinding, he adds. "Enough of it for the dragon's slaves though, you watch yourselves, not all their slaves have scales either, they can go down every hole."

    It is not very mature of you, truly it is not, but the thought of four foot high reptilian beings 'going down holes' in the way they said it in London Town makes you snicker under your breath.

    "What?" the troll asks bemused.

    Esha gives you a sly smile. How the hell would you explain raunchy humor to a troll?

    As it happens the answer is very slowly, with a lot of false starts and with enough embarrassment that you are concerned by the end if if will stain your cheeks red for the rest of the day. Still, in the end you manage it you think from the queasy fascination of your new friend. Still, he looks a little worried as well when he talks about the white-scaled ones, almost like he wants to hear about your strange mortal 'customs' to distract himself.

    By now, more certain of yourself, you gently prod him to see if he would share why.

    "Remember I told you that we drove back those that said they were kin of the Dragon-to-Be and drove them back?" he says at last and then he is silent. "Well someone really high up must have let them in later by secret ways. Doesn't bode well fer us or fer ye lot, doesn't bode well at all."

    "Do you think that the master of the city paid tribute after all?" Esha asks, expression turning grave.

    "Don't know fer sure, it's probably dangerous to find out it is..." Just as you are about to leave, rising from your seats, or in Silver and Megin's case walking towards the river again, the troll turns to you and says. "I'm Mynid, Mynid the Wayguard now, conjure by it if you have need and I'll deal with you fairly."

    You freeze in your steps, unsure of what to say or do, for one of the rules you had been given was 'don't ask a fey their name unless you want blood'. How are you to react to one of them giving their name freely.

    "How was he even able to offer that without asking for an exchange?" you ask Esha urgently

    "Mortals do not have names as the fey do, there is no equivalent exchange," the sorceress answers, her mind voice softening perhaps in spite of herself. "You could hand him some blood if you wanted to make it as close as can be, but I don't think he gave us his full Name, enough to conjure, not enough to bind."

    What do you say to Mynid's offer?

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    OOC: Well, you made both the not being followed and the friends with a troll roll so now you have to decide how to react to that. For the record the poor troll was really lonely, not a lot of people come down this way and only the mortals really have to talk to the gate guard, letting most fey by is rolled into his standing contract.
     
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    Friendly fey contacts are good, if Esha considers blood on the table, why not do it in the name of friendship?

    [X] Clasp hands with Mynid as is the mortal custom with palm slightly nicked freely giving few drops of blood in the name of friendship.
     
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    Is there equivalence also in that the troll gives some of his name, so small amount, and we give a few drop of blood, a small amount, or is giving any of the blood the same thing, amount of blood not mattering?
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    The quantity does matter in terms of how many times it could be used against you, the name obviously can be used against him an unlimited number of times, but it's power would be less. It is not a strict equivalency.
     
    I would be much more leery of giving blood to any fey on the more assholish side, but as we've just discovered by observing a statistically significant amount of fey,
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    reason and free will which priests said were only the province of men and in the dawn of time angels and demons. The priests were probably wrong, you think as you watch a gnarled old fey with a bell on his hat like a jester, though the bell is curiously silent, lean down and place a piece of bread into a beggar's bowl.
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    the fey just as humans can be as good as they can be assholes, and the troll looks like a good person, so I'm still in favor or reciprocating.
     
    @DragonParadox, How would Mynid view it if, rather than sharing blood, we instead extended an invitation to visit us on the Material Plane as our guest for a time, should his duty as a Wayguard allow for it?

    Also, I think the Fame/Infamy section on the front page is in need of an update. We've done quite a bit since it was last updated.
    Anwa Islands 4/10: Strangers you are seemingly risen up from the foaming waves of a storms come upon the island, strange is your ship and strange is your manner. Some call you aid unlooked for in a time of need, some birds of ill omen, come to pick over the bones of the True Folk
    -Lirman: 6/10: You were welcomed by the king into his hall, yet you have made few freinds among the clans, even those who were once you allies now speaking ill of your deeds. Yet none can deny that you came in timely manner with news of the darkness growing over Korman. It is said you have slain a dragon, and a dragon's head you brought forth for song and saga
    -Korman: 3/10: Champions of Olweje, and bearers of His shield you have been named outlaw and kidnapper by the new king of the Island. It would be death for you to show your face in the capital, though perhaps other lords might thing better of you
     
    I'm wary of willingly giving blood, @myrix, not because I don't trust Mynid, who seems like a cool dude, but because he is obviously beholden to greater powers among the Fey. Although we don't know exactly how much authority over him they have, it's not insignificant if they can assign him out here on what seems to be the equivalent of a long-term punishment detail.

    I'm not sure if it's even possible for Mynid to leave the Feywild, either due to his nature or the command of whoever sent him out here, but I don't think inviting him for a visit would be out of bounds.

    [X] Clasp hands with Mynid as is the mortal custom. "I am Roland de Verley, Knight of the Fellowship of Saint Nicholas, and I would be glad to call you a friend, Mynid the Wayguard. If ever your duty allows it, know that you would be a welcome guest among the Fellowship. We spend much of our time at sea, which is perhaps not the best environment for one of your stature and hardy constitution, but we expect to spend many Winters in the coming years at our home, Wayfarer's Respite, near the city-state of Orinilu."
     
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    I'm wary of willingly giving blood, @myrix, not because I don't trust Mynid, who seems like a cool dude, but because he is obviously beholden to greater powers among the Fey. Although we don't know exactly how much authority over him they have, it's not insignificant if they can assign him out here on what seems to be the equivalent of a long-term punishment detail.

    I'm not sure if it's even possible for Mynid to leave the Feywild, either due to his nature or the command of whoever sent him out here, but I don't think inviting him for a visit would be out of bounds.

    [X] Clasp hands with Mynid as is the mortal custom. "I am Roland de Verley, Knight of the Fellowship of Saint Nicholas, and I would be glad to call you a friend, Mynid the Wayguard. If ever your duty allows it, know that you would be a welcome guest among the Fellowship. We spend much of our time at sea, which is perhaps not the best environment for one of your stature and hardy constitution, but we expect to spend many Winters in the coming years at our home, Wayfarer's Respite, near the city-state of Orinilu."
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    Also good, though do we really expect to spend winters doing nothing, with the ship just waiting in the harbour? It's inefficient, and Marcella does not really need prolonged yearly inspections on account of being almost alive, our mages having repair spells and our otter staff being able to inspect her for defects underwater.

    Wouldn't it be better to travel for each or at least some of the winters to Anwa islands, to Korman, where we are welcome and where the weather is mild enough for year-round sailing, with the added bonus of more trade and profit?

    On that note, I'm in favor of Aina's offer, though not exactly in the form she proposed. I think we should genuinely describe to her what our general goals for the coming years are (travelling, trading, getting info resources and working out daemon-dragon global plot) and ask her if she can make us lords over a smallish plot of land closer to the capital as rewards for out help to her, with no expectation that we will be there all the time or even most of the time.

    We don't need to develop it much, just have it for the status of being lords and for the base at the Anwa islands. The base here is very good because the islands are the nexus of sea trade between the northern lands, North Atlantic European coast, Mediterranean and the most civilized, most developed lands of the south which have most knowledge and magic; the safest and fastest way of travel between all these northern locations and the southern lands is by ship.

    And we can actually be lords not in name only, if on the smaller side, without much lands and people because most of our strength is in magic and magical equipment and our high level soldiers, not in the numbers of men we could call on.

    We can do unusual and magic-related tasks for Aina from time to time when we are at Korman if she so desires, earning XP, loot, knowledge and contacts in the process, through that's not an obligation, Anwa kings and queens has much less hold over their lords then other rulers.

    And we will have very good relationship with the queen, we got her from Korman to Lirman when the former fell to daemons, we got her rid of Eki Teranoa, after which she promised:
    DragonParadox said:
    "If Elnu weaves my fate with the gold of kingship once more then know you will be welcome into the Thousand Caves, as a true friend in darkest times."
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    And then we helped her reconquer her island, battlling enemies, slaying champions, defending her from assassinations and culturally propping her up, like when we payed silver for the burned mead hall. And that's also the reasons I think she will be inclined to accept our offer of non-standard lordship.

    Being lords of Korman in good standing with it's queen will get rid us of the usual Anwa bullshit, leaving only infrequent attacks from the small number of really bloodthirsty pirates we can use for XP and loot; we won't have to try to engage in Anwa diplomacy much to our detriment if we wouldn't want to, also because of the patronage and good relations with the queen, so that's one less thing to worry about.

    And because the hold of Anwa kings and queens on their lords is much less than normal kings and queens have and because we won't invest in our holding on Korman much, if things stop being to our liking, we can always break the fealty, stop being lords and leave Korman. Though I find that possibility unlikely, because we can always talk things out with Aina, we will have good relationship with her and we are good to have around as allies, and we won't care much about opinion of anyone else.

    Why not use her offer, which we get some or even much good from, if she'll agree to it in the form favourable enough for us?
     
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    Also good, though do we really expect to spend winters doing nothing, with the ship just waiting in the harbour? It's inefficient, and Marcella does not really need prolonged yearly inspections on account of being almost alive, our mages having repair spells and our otter staff being able to inspect her for defects underwater.
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    I doubt we'll spend every Winter there, or all of the Winters we do stay, but it's a home base where we can rest and refit, train and conduct business, and prepare for serious trade voyages.

    Mynid isn't going to just show up unannounced, after all. If he ever gets the opportunity to visit, he'll need to let us know he's on the way.
     
    [X] Clasp hands with Mynid as is the mortal custom. "I am Roland de Verley, Knight of the Fellowship of Saint Nicholas, and I would be glad to call you a friend, Mynid the Wayguard. If ever your duty allows it, know that you would be a welcome guest among the Fellowship. We spend much of our time at sea, which is perhaps not the best environment for one of your stature and hardy constitution, but we have our base, Wayfarer's Respite, near the city-state of Orinilu, and maybe will build one more on Korman in the coming years"

    I am hesistant to give blood to troll. I trust him, but I do not know who can take/steal our blood in the future. But I also do not want to tell about "many Winters in the coming years at our home". Base near Orinilu is good and so on, but I think that we hurried to invest so much money on it (and I did not supported that vote). And now Roland is some kind of buridan's donkey in front of two equally attractive locations of base...
     
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