DH,
Well, I'm fine switching races if you think it would work better in the campaign. I mean, you know the world better then me and it's your game. So, if you say no elves, I'm not going to argue. But if there's a chance I could sell you on it, here's my idea. I've got the stats here and I'll post the background down below. Feel free to let me know anything that needs to change:
Kaijia
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Race: Elf
Alignment: CG
Class: Rogue 2 / Transmuter 1
Age: 131 years
Height: 5' 4"
Weight: 120 lbs.
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Brown
Languages: Common, Elven, Orc, Draconic, Goblin
Hit Dice: 2d6+1d4-3 (10 hp)
BAB: +1
AC: 14 (Touch 14, FF 10)
Saves: Fort: -1, Ref: +7, Will: +3
Abilities: (after racial adjustment)
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Str: 10
Dex: 18 +4
Con: 9 -1
Int: 16 +3
Wis: 12 +1
Cha: 13 +1
Feats:
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Proficiency with Shortbow, Longbow, Longsword and Rapier
Scribe Scroll
Point Blank Shot
Weapon Finesse Rapier
Equipment:
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Masterwork Longbow
40 arrows
Rapier
Hooded Lantern
5 Daggers
Backpack
Hemp rope (50ft)
Grappling Hook
Bedroll
Spellbook
Trail rations x 10
Spell component pouch
Belt pouch
whetstone
Masterwork Thieves tools
76 gp
8 sp
8 cp
Light Warhorse
Military saddle
Attacks: Longbow +7 (+6 outside of 30') (1d8, x3), Rapier +5 (1d6, 18-20 x2), Dagger +1 (1d4, 19-20 x2), Dagger(thrown) +5 (1d4, 19-20 x2)
Skills:
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Bluff 5/+6
Disable Device 6/+11 (+9 w/o masterwork tools)
Hide 6/+10
Listen 6/+9
Move Silently 6/+10
Open Lock 6/+12 (+10 w/o masterwork tools)
Search 5/+10
Sleight of Hand 5/+9
Spellcraft 5/+8
Use Magic Device 5/+5
Use Rope 5/+9
Spells:
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Level 0 known: All, except necromancy and abjuration schools
Level 1 known: Mage Armor, Magic Missile, Disguise Self, obscuring Mist, Feather Fall,Unseen Servant
Spells per day:
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4 zero level (one must be transmutation)
3 first level (one must be transmutation)
Special:
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Lowlight vision
Raven familiar
+2 to save against enchantments
Immune to magic sleep effects
Background:
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Kaijia was born many years ago to the west of the mountains to a somewhat well-known elven family. He spent his childhood in some of their great cities buried deep in the woods west of the mountains, isolated from the rest of the world. That is, until Kaijia was 20. It was then that this peace was broken as a blood feud older then any can remember re-erupted and the orks from the mountains laid siege to his precious homeland. The elves were unprepared, thinking that the orks could not possibly have regrouped from their last confrontation. But they forgot that one elven generation was two or three orkish generations and the orks were back in full force. The war was swift and hard on the elves. They were pushed from their ancestral home and dispersed farther west into unknown lands. Kaijia's family was among the casualties and he was left an orphan. Knowing that he could not take his revenge against an entire army of orks alone, he took to living in the shadows and using his wit to trip up orks and find them unawares one or two at a time. He also drew heavily upon the magic that had been taught to him as a young elf back in his village. In time, though, the orks left, satisfied that there was nothing left to pillage, and moved east back up into the mountains.
Kaijia was left without a sense of purpose. For as long as he could remember, he had lived running from orks and then ambushing them. Every one he killed he counted as a personal payback for the havoc they had brought crashing down on his country. He did not know where to find more elves, they had dispersed by now like feathers in the wind. He knew not what lied to the west, but he knew to the east there were orks. And so, he followed them. Kaijia crossed the mountains and into new lands intent on resuming his crusade against the marauders. But this time things were different. The land was inhabitted. These 'humans' as they called themselves were everywhere, fighting amongst themselves and scoffing at his pointy ears. He had never head of humans before. And from what he could gather, the humans had no notion of him except for a few who mentioned fairytales told to children. Another thing Kaijia quickly learned was that his magic was not tolerated in these lands. Between his ears and his spellbook, he suffered a beating at the hands of more then one hateful human. Kaijia soon began hiding the fact that he was a wizard. He tried to blend into this society; it was the only one he had. But it was hard.
Then came the call he had been waiting for all his life. He heard that House Oe was sending a small troup of men to a place known as Karatsu. Now, Kaijia was not up on human politics and did not know why these men wanted to go to this rather desolate land. But he knew one thing: They were going there to battle orks. The orks had shifted targets in these last years and now were attacking men instead of elves. Ork blood was in Karatsu, waiting to be spilled. And Kaijia was not going to miss this opportunity. He packed what few belongings he owned and presented himself to Lord Oe on bended knee, pleading for a place in the expedition. He demonstrated that he was well versed with a blade, even if he wasn't a soldier by trade and he explained that he could fight from the shadows, and move like the wind at night. In the end, Lord Oe could not turn down this strange, skinny, foreigner. His heart was where it needed to be.
** Edit, changed height and weight. Flip-flopped west and east because I was mixed up about the local geography. Also, see below for a little errata on this background.
This is exciting.
