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<blockquote data-quote="Kobold Stew" data-source="post: 4967582" data-attributes="member: 23484"><p><strong>Pirx</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Pirx Daywatcher, Goblin Ranger</strong></p><p><em>"The thing looks so silly balancing on that great big ho-."</em> -- last words of Lazulus Pyne, Praetor for the XIV time and Serpentmaster of Darvil. </p><p> </p><p>Last week, Pirx killed the Praetor. It was a beautiful shot from horseback, though the ring that was his target, just over the wooden board, and into the Praetor’s throat. As the Praetor gasped for breath, Pirx shouted in a perfect Draconic accent, "So all slavers too shall die!" Pirx didn’t get away, but he is hiding – looking to escape, and to bring others with him.</p><p></p><p>[sblock=Background] If you survive in the goblin pits -- when you are meant to be little more than fodder amidst the afternoon spectacles -- the gatekeepers notice. One or two escaping death is fine, but doing so over and over... well, it draws attention. Pirx was noticed, and even became friends with Thorgil the gatekeeper, telling him stories about his home on the steppes, where he and his brood had thrived, above the land where the two armies fought. Goblins can be quite friendly, it seems, when they think they are about to die.</p><p></p><p>Pirx was a novelty: his clear speech and civilized demeanor were faintly ridiculous, but he looks inoffensive. Soon enough, he even convinced Thorgil to get him a bow; Pirx would do a trick. It was a good trick. And soon Pirx was promoted, out of the pits, doing trick shots for the crowds. This was much safer, serving as a distraction from the real fighting. Pirx served as comic relief, an entertaining ball of blue-black fur, and would hit his targets even when standing on the back of a horse. As long as he entertained, he would be fine. </p><p></p><p>But we all make bad decisions. Last week, when Pirx shot the Praetor, he thought he would be able to ride away in the confusion. He didn't, and the response came swift. Thorgil was blamed -- slaughtered in the arena where he had served for so long. And Pirx is now hiding, in the shadows of the subbasement of the arena, skittering behind the cages and avoiding the guards, eating rats, and looking for a way out. Not just for him. Pirx wants to bring others with him.[/sblock]</p><p>[sblock=Levels]</p><p><em>Level 1</em> - Living on the steppes, a pack of goblins avoid being noticed. (feat: Alertness)</p><p><em>Level 2</em> – Trained as a Daywatcher. When the sun is up, most goblins stay underground, but danger can come from anywhere. Pirx saw the Dragonborn approaching, climbing the hill, but not soon enough. (feat: Expert Tracker)</p><p><em>Level 3</em> – Slaughter. Barely a dozen survived as the Empires borders extended up into the mountains. </p><p><em>Level 4</em> – Thrown into the pits. Goblins might be used as food for the larger beasts, or as running targets in the larger spectacles. Their lives aren’t worth much, but Pirx survives. (feat: Improved Initiative)</p><p><em>Level 5</em> – Trick riding. Pirx can take it easy – working on technical skills, and not needing to be always on the lookout to survive. Of course, some gladiators envy Pirx’s privileged position, but conflicts can only be played out in the ring.</p><p><em>Level 6</em> – With the Praetor’s death, Pirx became wanted. When he couldn’t escape, he took the corpse of another goblin killed in the pits, and dressed it as him (we all look alike to the Dragonborn, he hoped). Now he is hiding, presumed dead, waiting to act. (feat: Sneak of Shadows)[/sblock]</p><p>[sblock=Description]In the dark, if you don't see him, you'd think he had the voice of a naturally gifted singer. Not a professional, but enough to entertain you in your kitchen party, the party you keep imagining holding the day you leave the arena. He's humming the tune to himself, and you'll be there, someday soon.</p><p></p><p>Pirx is roughly three feet tall, though he seems shorter because of his hunch. A whisp, really -- a ball of blue-black fur with huge goblinoid eyes that seem to be all pupil; no white; opal spheres that sit above a wide smile with sharpened teeth. His overlong fingers seem delicate, but that's because you're not used to seeing so many knuckles. They wrap around the horn handle of his bow, pull back the drawstring with a practiced speed. And he smiles, as he shoots. He hums then, too.</p><p> </p><p><em>In the Arena:</em> Thorgil had made a little costume for Pirx, bright yellow and red to stand out as he rode around doing his acrobatics. He dressed a goblin body in the suit when the Praetor was killed, and has it no longer.</p><p> </p><p><em>Out of the Arena:</em> Pirx is hiding, and has been gathering resources when and where he can.[/sblock]</p><p>[sblock=Character Sheet]Pirx Daywatcher, level 6</p><p>Goblin, Ranger</p><p>Background: Explorer/Guide</p><p></p><p>FINAL ABILITY SCORES</p><p>Str 8, Con 15, Dex 20, Int 10, Wis 14, Cha 12.</p><p></p><p>STARTING ABILITY SCORES</p><p>Str 8, Con 14, Dex 17, Int 10, Wis 14, Cha 10.</p><p></p><p>AC: 23 Fort: 16 Reflex: 19 Will: 16</p><p>HP: 52 Surges: 8 Surge Value: 13</p><p></p><p>TRAINED SKILLS</p><p>Nature +12, Acrobatics +12,* Endurance +9,* Perception +12, Stealth +14,* Thievery +14*</p><p></p><p>UNTRAINED SKILLS</p><p>Arcana +3, Athletics +1,* Bluff +4, Diplomacy +4, Dungeoneering +5, Heal +5, History +3, Insight +5, Intimidate +4, Religion +3, Streetwise +4</p><p></p><p>* +1 when not in Hide armor.</p><p></p><p>FEATS</p><p>Level 1: Alertness</p><p>Level 2: Expert Tracker</p><p>Level 4: Improved Initiative</p><p>Level 6: Sneak of Shadows</p><p>Ranger: Defensive Mobility</p><p></p><p>Bonus: Mounted Combat</p><p>Bonus: Weapon Expertise (Bow) </p><p></p><p>POWERS</p><p>Goblin at-will: Goblin Tactics</p><p>Ranger at-will 1: Nimble Strike</p><p>Ranger at-will 1: Twin Strike</p><p>Ranger encounter 1: Evasive Strike</p><p>Ranger daily 1: Split the Tree</p><p>Ranger utility 2: Hunter’s Privilege</p><p>Ranger encounter 3: Thwarting Shot</p><p>Ranger daily 5: Splintering Shot</p><p>Ranger utility 6: Evade Ambush </p><p></p><p>Hunter’s Quarry (Ranger)</p><p>Prime Shot (Ranger)</p><p>Sneak Attack, 1/encounter</p><p></p><p>Languages: Goblin, Common, Draconic</p><p></p><p>ITEMS</p><p>Bridle of Rapid Action (level 5): Bridle of Rapid Action. To make the horses look better than they are, the arena uses magical enhancements that won't be noticed.</p><p>Summoned Hide +2 (level 6): "rescued" from a small halfling corpse, and hidden in its ethereal space until needed.</p><p>Distance Shortbow +2 (level 6): this is his trickbow.</p><p></p><p>Cloak of Distortion +1 (level 4; 840 gp): Thorgil's proudest possession, simply wasn't noticed when they came for him. </p><p>160gp personal[/sblock]</p><p>[sblock=On Things Gladiatorial]Pirx had thought the trick-shooting would keep him safe – as long as he was seen a sa clown and not a fighter, he could offer entertainment to the crowds when the other bodies were being cleaned up. </p><p></p><p>If he does escape, Pirx would like to return to the Steppes. He has no broodlings there any more, but it’s where he grew up, and where he’s comfortable. Of course, Pirx is sometime impetuous, and there are a lot of magistrates here with exposed necks.[/sblock]</p><p> </p><p>[sblock=On The Gladiators]In character comments on the other PCs.</p><p><em>Caged Fury: </em> When I need a distraction, he'll be the first one I let out of his cell.</p><p><em>Q'ynn:</em> He's seen me since I faked my death. Said nothing though.</p><p><em>Following Darkness:</em> He's become skittish in the past few weeks. I think he knows something.</p><p><em>Atrius:</em> He was kind to me -- we would talk down below.</p><p><em>The Scholar:</em> We spoke for several minutes before he noticed I was a goblin. Or before he mentioned it, at least.</p><p><em>Kadaj:</em> Showy, but it's an act. He seems relentless when he wants something. [/sblock]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kobold Stew, post: 4967582, member: 23484"] [b]Pirx[/b] [B]Pirx Daywatcher, Goblin Ranger[/B] [I]"The thing looks so silly balancing on that great big ho-."[/I] -- last words of Lazulus Pyne, Praetor for the XIV time and Serpentmaster of Darvil. Last week, Pirx killed the Praetor. It was a beautiful shot from horseback, though the ring that was his target, just over the wooden board, and into the Praetor’s throat. As the Praetor gasped for breath, Pirx shouted in a perfect Draconic accent, "So all slavers too shall die!" Pirx didn’t get away, but he is hiding – looking to escape, and to bring others with him. [sblock=Background] If you survive in the goblin pits -- when you are meant to be little more than fodder amidst the afternoon spectacles -- the gatekeepers notice. One or two escaping death is fine, but doing so over and over... well, it draws attention. Pirx was noticed, and even became friends with Thorgil the gatekeeper, telling him stories about his home on the steppes, where he and his brood had thrived, above the land where the two armies fought. Goblins can be quite friendly, it seems, when they think they are about to die. Pirx was a novelty: his clear speech and civilized demeanor were faintly ridiculous, but he looks inoffensive. Soon enough, he even convinced Thorgil to get him a bow; Pirx would do a trick. It was a good trick. And soon Pirx was promoted, out of the pits, doing trick shots for the crowds. This was much safer, serving as a distraction from the real fighting. Pirx served as comic relief, an entertaining ball of blue-black fur, and would hit his targets even when standing on the back of a horse. As long as he entertained, he would be fine. But we all make bad decisions. Last week, when Pirx shot the Praetor, he thought he would be able to ride away in the confusion. He didn't, and the response came swift. Thorgil was blamed -- slaughtered in the arena where he had served for so long. And Pirx is now hiding, in the shadows of the subbasement of the arena, skittering behind the cages and avoiding the guards, eating rats, and looking for a way out. Not just for him. Pirx wants to bring others with him.[/sblock] [sblock=Levels] [I]Level 1[/I] - Living on the steppes, a pack of goblins avoid being noticed. (feat: Alertness) [I]Level 2[/I] – Trained as a Daywatcher. When the sun is up, most goblins stay underground, but danger can come from anywhere. Pirx saw the Dragonborn approaching, climbing the hill, but not soon enough. (feat: Expert Tracker) [I]Level 3[/I] – Slaughter. Barely a dozen survived as the Empires borders extended up into the mountains. [I]Level 4[/I] – Thrown into the pits. Goblins might be used as food for the larger beasts, or as running targets in the larger spectacles. Their lives aren’t worth much, but Pirx survives. (feat: Improved Initiative) [I]Level 5[/I] – Trick riding. Pirx can take it easy – working on technical skills, and not needing to be always on the lookout to survive. Of course, some gladiators envy Pirx’s privileged position, but conflicts can only be played out in the ring. [I]Level 6[/I] – With the Praetor’s death, Pirx became wanted. When he couldn’t escape, he took the corpse of another goblin killed in the pits, and dressed it as him (we all look alike to the Dragonborn, he hoped). Now he is hiding, presumed dead, waiting to act. (feat: Sneak of Shadows)[/sblock] [sblock=Description]In the dark, if you don't see him, you'd think he had the voice of a naturally gifted singer. Not a professional, but enough to entertain you in your kitchen party, the party you keep imagining holding the day you leave the arena. He's humming the tune to himself, and you'll be there, someday soon. Pirx is roughly three feet tall, though he seems shorter because of his hunch. A whisp, really -- a ball of blue-black fur with huge goblinoid eyes that seem to be all pupil; no white; opal spheres that sit above a wide smile with sharpened teeth. His overlong fingers seem delicate, but that's because you're not used to seeing so many knuckles. They wrap around the horn handle of his bow, pull back the drawstring with a practiced speed. And he smiles, as he shoots. He hums then, too. [I]In the Arena:[/I] Thorgil had made a little costume for Pirx, bright yellow and red to stand out as he rode around doing his acrobatics. He dressed a goblin body in the suit when the Praetor was killed, and has it no longer. [I]Out of the Arena:[/I] Pirx is hiding, and has been gathering resources when and where he can.[/sblock] [sblock=Character Sheet]Pirx Daywatcher, level 6 Goblin, Ranger Background: Explorer/Guide FINAL ABILITY SCORES Str 8, Con 15, Dex 20, Int 10, Wis 14, Cha 12. STARTING ABILITY SCORES Str 8, Con 14, Dex 17, Int 10, Wis 14, Cha 10. AC: 23 Fort: 16 Reflex: 19 Will: 16 HP: 52 Surges: 8 Surge Value: 13 TRAINED SKILLS Nature +12, Acrobatics +12,* Endurance +9,* Perception +12, Stealth +14,* Thievery +14* UNTRAINED SKILLS Arcana +3, Athletics +1,* Bluff +4, Diplomacy +4, Dungeoneering +5, Heal +5, History +3, Insight +5, Intimidate +4, Religion +3, Streetwise +4 * +1 when not in Hide armor. FEATS Level 1: Alertness Level 2: Expert Tracker Level 4: Improved Initiative Level 6: Sneak of Shadows Ranger: Defensive Mobility Bonus: Mounted Combat Bonus: Weapon Expertise (Bow) POWERS Goblin at-will: Goblin Tactics Ranger at-will 1: Nimble Strike Ranger at-will 1: Twin Strike Ranger encounter 1: Evasive Strike Ranger daily 1: Split the Tree Ranger utility 2: Hunter’s Privilege Ranger encounter 3: Thwarting Shot Ranger daily 5: Splintering Shot Ranger utility 6: Evade Ambush Hunter’s Quarry (Ranger) Prime Shot (Ranger) Sneak Attack, 1/encounter Languages: Goblin, Common, Draconic ITEMS Bridle of Rapid Action (level 5): Bridle of Rapid Action. To make the horses look better than they are, the arena uses magical enhancements that won't be noticed. Summoned Hide +2 (level 6): "rescued" from a small halfling corpse, and hidden in its ethereal space until needed. Distance Shortbow +2 (level 6): this is his trickbow. Cloak of Distortion +1 (level 4; 840 gp): Thorgil's proudest possession, simply wasn't noticed when they came for him. 160gp personal[/sblock] [sblock=On Things Gladiatorial]Pirx had thought the trick-shooting would keep him safe – as long as he was seen a sa clown and not a fighter, he could offer entertainment to the crowds when the other bodies were being cleaned up. If he does escape, Pirx would like to return to the Steppes. He has no broodlings there any more, but it’s where he grew up, and where he’s comfortable. Of course, Pirx is sometime impetuous, and there are a lot of magistrates here with exposed necks.[/sblock] [sblock=On The Gladiators]In character comments on the other PCs. [I]Caged Fury: [/I] When I need a distraction, he'll be the first one I let out of his cell. [I]Q'ynn:[/I] He's seen me since I faked my death. Said nothing though. [I]Following Darkness:[/I] He's become skittish in the past few weeks. I think he knows something. [I]Atrius:[/I] He was kind to me -- we would talk down below. [I]The Scholar:[/I] We spoke for several minutes before he noticed I was a goblin. Or before he mentioned it, at least. [I]Kadaj:[/I] Showy, but it's an act. He seems relentless when he wants something. [/sblock] [/QUOTE]
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