Andreas Vaughn
Male human (taldan) paladin of Shelyn 1
LG Medium humanoid (human)
Favored Class paladin
Deities Shelyn
Init +2; Senses Perception +1
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DEFENSE
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AC 18, touch 12, flat-footed 16 (+2 Dex, +6 armor)
hp 10 (1d10); Nonlethal Damage 0
Fort +2, Ref +2, Will +4
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OFFENSE
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Speed 20 ft. (30 ft. base; medium armor/load)
Melee glaive +3 (1d10+1/x3; reach)
Ranged longbow +3 (1d8/x3; 100ft range)
Special Attackssmite evil 1/day
Special Abilities
1/day - inner beauty (+4 trait bonus to a single Bluff, Craft, Diplomacy, or Perform skill check)
At Will - detect evil (Sp)
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STATISTICS
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Str 13, Dex 14, Con 10, Int 14, Wis 12, Cha 16
Base Atk +1; CMB +2 CMD 14
Feats Skill Focus (craft [sculptures]), Weapon Focus (glaive)
Traits Inner Beauty, Inspired
Skills Craft (sculpture) +9, Diplomacy +7, Handle Animal +7, Knowledge (religion) +6, Ride +1, Sense Motive +5
Languages Common, Varisian, Thassilonian
SQ Aura of good
Carrying Capacity 50/100/150; Load 65.50 lb (106.50 lb without pack)
Combat Gear Other Gear glaive, longbow with (20) arrows, chainmail, colde weather outfit, silver holy symbol of Shelyn, backpack [bedroll, blanket (winter), flint and steel, (1oz vial) ink, inkpen, journal (travelling spellbook), rations (6 days), rope (50ft hemp), (5) torches, waterskin, artisan's tools], belt pouch [(10) candles], belt pouch [(10) pieces of chalk], belt pouch [6gp, 0sp, 5cp]
VARIANT OPTIONS:
Alternate Racial Trait: Focused Study (ARG 72)
All humans are skillful, but some, rather than being generalists, tend to specialize in a handful of skills. At 1st, 8th, and 16th level, such humans gain Skill Focus in a skill of their choice as a bonus feat. This racial trait replaces the bonus feat trait.
Campaign Trait: Inspired
Tales of the Lands of the Linnorm Kings are common in the areas frequented by Ulfen raiders. One of these stories rings true to your heart and you have joined companions traveling to the region in response to a call to arms issued by a legendary warrior, Savol Kodiakborne. Gain a +1 trait bonus on will saves.
Religion Trait: Inner Beauty (Shelyn) (Faiths of Purity 15)
Once per day, you can manifest your faith in your goddess and gain a +4 trait bonus to a single Bluff, Craft, Diplomacy, or Perform skill check. You can choose to use this trait immediately after making the skill check.
Andreas Vaughn was born in Taldor, but was sent to live with his uncle in Magnimar at a young age when his parents were lost in a mudslide. He found the City of Monuments inspiring; Andreas followed in his uncle's footsteps and became a sculptor. The young man soon felt a call to serve Shelyn, and through his worship of the Eternal Rose Andreas' work steadily improved with each passing season.
Andreas' growing success also proved to cause the man grief when he captured the form of a nude Korvosan noblewoman in marble. What he did not realize at the time was that the young model he convinced to pose for the piece was promised to a Banker of Abadar; the woman and several friends had traveled to Magnimar on vacation prior to her wedding. Fearing scandal if her role in the sculpture's creation were discovered the woman revealed her background to Andreas and demanded the work be destroyed. The young paladin saw the requested act as an affront against his goddess. Instead of destroying the piece he sent it to the woman's fiance as a wedding present.
It was at this time that Andreas met Jild Shieldmaiden. The beautiful young woman shared tales of her frozen homeland with the paladin, and Andreas' mind was flooded with images of exquisite beauty rendered in ice that would never melt. The idea of continuing his work in the Lands of the Linnorm Kings, combined with the fact that he expected a less-than-friendly response from a certain Korvosan Banker in the near future, served to encourage the paladin to take his work elsewhere. Andreas left Magnimar alongside Jild when she departed the City of Monuments to rendezvous with Kodiakborne's fleet and return home.
