Esme the Bitter
Esme the bitter [female human Iron Witch 3]
Abilities: Str 8 [–1], Dex 13 [+1], Con 12 [+1], Int 11 [+0], Wis 18 [+4], Cha 8 [–1]
Essentials: XP: 3301 [3rd level character]; Hero points: 0; Move: 30 ft or 20 ft with backpack
Appearance: 5 ft, 90#, very fine unnaturally orange hair, pale complexion, reddish brown eyes, 18 years old
Languages: Common, Ignan [Common, Draconic alphabets]
Skills: Bluff [+2–1], Concentration [+6+1], Heal [+5+4], Knowledge [cosmology] [+3+0+2], Knowledge [nature] [+5+0+2], Sense motive [+2+4], Speak language [Ignan], Spellcraft [+6+0]
Racial traits: Human: Bonus feat and skill points
Class features: Simple weapon proficiency; Light armor and shield proficiencies; Disable device and Open lock as class skills; Witchery [if attacked by weapon containing iron, +1 luck bonus to AC]; Manifestation [Hail of metal [once/day for 1d4 rounds summons swirling cloud of metal within 100 ft, diameter 20 feet, 1d6 plus 1d6/2 witch levels damage, [Reflex DC 10 + ½ level + Wis modifier for half]]]
Feats and Talents: Complex spell [1st], Elemental resistance [fire 5] [talent], Elemental mage [fire] [1st/ceremonial], Iron flesh [ceremonial]
Equipment:
wearing: adventurer's outfit, bracers of armor +1(1#), cloak of resistance +1(1#)
carrying: witch bag (3#), morningstar (8#), light crossbow (6#), beltpouch with [flint & steel, purse [0 royals, 46 queens, 16 deuces, 0 bobbers, 11 20gp red gems], backpack with [book +2 knowledge [cosmology](1#), book +2 knowledge [nature](1#), healer's kit[10 uses] (1#), sack, waterskin (4#)]
steed: light horse (named Bess) with riding saddle, carrying saddle bags with [feed [4 days](40#), trail rations [10 days](10#), bedroll (5#)]
Combat statistics: Init: +1; HPs: 16, Dying –2/Dead –12; AC: 13 or 14 [touch 11 or 12, flatfooted 12 or 13] [+1 armor, +1 dexterity, +1 natural, +1 vs iron weapons]
Melee: morningstar [+1 [+2 BAB, –1 Str]/1d8–1/x2]
Ranged: light crossbow [+3 [+2 BAB, +1 Dex]/1d8/19-20 x2/80 ft]
Saves: Fort +3, Ref +3, Will +8
Spells [DC 14 + spell level]; Spells slots/day: 3/3; Spells readied(for now): C—detect magic, lesser glowglobe, read magic, seeker; 1—conjure energy creature I, fireburst, lesser transfer wounds
esme's story:
esme (ez-meh) used to live on the outskirts of a town or village with her mother and her grandmother, who were both (wood) witches. The two older women were often visited by people from the town/village who needed healing or herbal recipes of one sort or another, but other than that, they were left to themselves, which suited them just fine. esme learned from her elders various arts of witchery. Then, one late night when esme was around 12 years old, she returned from gathering various herbs to find their house burning fiercely. She was somehow able to enter the house and drag out her grandmother, but the woman died within minutes. Her mother died inside the house. It is esme's firm belief that the fire was set, but she's not sure by whom. there were all sorts of rumors about her parentage, and even before she was born her family does not seem to have ever been favorably regarded. she wants more than anything to avenge their deaths but as yet is unsure how to do so. she doesn't care who her father is unless it has something to do with what happened.
esme's appearance:
before the fire, esme shared her mother's and grandmother's coloring of pale skin, dark brown wavy hair and hazel eyes, but the fire seems to have permanently changed her. Although six years have passed, the hair on esme's head that had burned off during the fire has grown back pale and orange, and her eyes have become a smoldering reddish brown, as if there is a fire within. She often stares fiercely which makes many people uncomfortable. She has an anger that smolders like the house where her mother and grandmother died. She never forgets a grudge or imagined grudge.