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<blockquote data-quote="Yttermayn" data-source="post: 4670244" data-attributes="member: 31390"><p>Academic Linguist, with the goal of eventually becoming a telepath.</p><p></p><p></p><p>[sblock=Connor Lang, Human Male Linguist]</p><p> Connor Lang</p><p> CR 1</p><p> Male Human Smart Hero 1</p><p> Medium Humanoid (5'8")</p><p> Age: 39</p><p> Eyes: Brown</p><p> Hair: Stealth Mullet, Brown</p><p> Skin: tan</p><p> Build: thick but fit</p><p>Starting Occupation: Academic</p><p> Allegiances: Mary (Connor's dead wife), Good</p><p>hp 10 (1d6+1+3(toughness))</p><p> Mas 12</p><p> Init +1</p><p> Spd 30 ft.</p><p> Defense 11 (+1 Dex)</p><p> touch 11</p><p> flat-footed 10</p><p> BAB +0</p><p> Grap +0</p><p> Atk Strike, Unarmed +0 melee (1d3)</p><p> SQ Linguist (Talent, Research tree)</p><p> SV Fort +1, Ref +1, Will +1</p><p> AP 5</p><p> Rep +1</p><p> Str 10 </p><p> Dex 12 </p><p> Con 12 </p><p> Int 14 </p><p> Wis 11 </p><p> Cha 14</p><p> </p><p> Skills: </p><p> Computer Use +2 (0pts.)</p><p>Craft +2 (0pts.)</p><p>Craft (Structural) +2 (0pts.)</p><p>Craft (Visual Art) +2 (0pts.)</p><p>Craft (Writing) +2 (0pts.)</p><p>Decipher Script +6 (3pts.)</p><p>Demolitions +6 (4pts.)</p><p>Disable Device +6 (4pts.)</p><p>Forgery +5 (3pts.)</p><p>Investigate +4 (2pts.)</p><p>Knowledge (Behavioral Sciences) +4 (2pts.)</p><p>Navigate +2 (0pts.)</p><p>Research +5 (2pts.)</p><p>Search +6 (4pts.)</p><p>Read/Write Sanskrit >>>(1pts.)</p><p>Speak Algonkin >>>(1pts.)</p><p>Speak Japanese >>>(1pts.)</p><p>Speak Middle Egyptian >>>(1pts.)</p><p>Gather Information +6 (4pts.)</p><p>Bluff +4 (4pts.)</p><p>Diplomacy +4 (4pts.)</p><p>Intimidate +4 (4pts.)</p><p></p><p> </p><p> Languages: </p><p> Speak Algonkin</p><p> Speak Japanese</p><p> Speak Middle Egyptian</p><p> Read/Write Sanskrit</p><p> Feats: Wild Talent (Far Hand) </p><p> (Manifest power 3/day Power: Far Hand)</p><p> Toughness (+3 hit points)</p><p> </p><p> Connor had been a linguistics student with psych as a minor. He Married the love of his life shortly after graduating college and did some piecemeal work for archeologists, international companies, Bureau of Indian affairs, and a host of other businesses and institutions needing the skills of a translator or archaic linguist. One of the companies he worked for turned out to be part of a front for organized crime syndicate, and when the the law caught up to the perpetrators, Connor had testified to the content of some of the international communications of the company. Apparently, this pissed off someone in the crime organization. One day, Connors wife Mary borrowed his car while hers was in the shop. The explosion blew in part of the front of the house, and there wasn’t even enough of Mary or even the car to fill a coffin. </p><p> Conner went through two years of depression and a low functioning existence until a new emotion bubbled up inside him: burning acid hatred. Connor spent the next few years researching demolitions techniques, criminal records, and other databases. He pumped his contacts for information and made some new ones, developing skills to bluff, intimidate, or negotiate for information. He found out which of the mafia’s soldiers had been employed to bomb his car. He also found out who ordered the hit on him. Connor spent two more years planning and waiting, carefully gathering materials and observing movement patterns and habits of the boss responsible for his misery. He even got a part time job at the airport where the boss had a private jet hangar. When finally all the pieces came together, Connor made his move. Once the boss had left his freshly landed plane, boarded the limo, and started to pull away, a bomb bearing the same exact signature as the one that killed his wife detonated. Connor and all the other employees and passengers were evacuated. Thanks to some intentionally sloppy bomb building, the investigation connected the bombing to the original soldier and word got out in the organized crime circles. Before the individual could be found by the FBI, he was floating face down in a river.</p><p> His vengeance fulfilled, Connor is depressed again, on the brink of suicide. He now resides in an institution paid for with his dead wife’s dwindling life insurance payoff. He is unable to make meaningful therapeutic progress at the institute due to the necessity of keeping his illicit activities a secret.</p><p> </p><p>[/sblock]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Yttermayn, post: 4670244, member: 31390"] Academic Linguist, with the goal of eventually becoming a telepath. [sblock=Connor Lang, Human Male Linguist] Connor Lang CR 1 Male Human Smart Hero 1 Medium Humanoid (5'8") Age: 39 Eyes: Brown Hair: Stealth Mullet, Brown Skin: tan Build: thick but fit Starting Occupation: Academic Allegiances: Mary (Connor's dead wife), Good hp 10 (1d6+1+3(toughness)) Mas 12 Init +1 Spd 30 ft. Defense 11 (+1 Dex) touch 11 flat-footed 10 BAB +0 Grap +0 Atk Strike, Unarmed +0 melee (1d3) SQ Linguist (Talent, Research tree) SV Fort +1, Ref +1, Will +1 AP 5 Rep +1 Str 10 Dex 12 Con 12 Int 14 Wis 11 Cha 14 Skills: Computer Use +2 (0pts.) Craft +2 (0pts.) Craft (Structural) +2 (0pts.) Craft (Visual Art) +2 (0pts.) Craft (Writing) +2 (0pts.) Decipher Script +6 (3pts.) Demolitions +6 (4pts.) Disable Device +6 (4pts.) Forgery +5 (3pts.) Investigate +4 (2pts.) Knowledge (Behavioral Sciences) +4 (2pts.) Navigate +2 (0pts.) Research +5 (2pts.) Search +6 (4pts.) Read/Write Sanskrit >>>(1pts.) Speak Algonkin >>>(1pts.) Speak Japanese >>>(1pts.) Speak Middle Egyptian >>>(1pts.) Gather Information +6 (4pts.) Bluff +4 (4pts.) Diplomacy +4 (4pts.) Intimidate +4 (4pts.) Languages: Speak Algonkin Speak Japanese Speak Middle Egyptian Read/Write Sanskrit Feats: Wild Talent (Far Hand) (Manifest power 3/day Power: Far Hand) Toughness (+3 hit points) Connor had been a linguistics student with psych as a minor. He Married the love of his life shortly after graduating college and did some piecemeal work for archeologists, international companies, Bureau of Indian affairs, and a host of other businesses and institutions needing the skills of a translator or archaic linguist. One of the companies he worked for turned out to be part of a front for organized crime syndicate, and when the the law caught up to the perpetrators, Connor had testified to the content of some of the international communications of the company. Apparently, this pissed off someone in the crime organization. One day, Connors wife Mary borrowed his car while hers was in the shop. The explosion blew in part of the front of the house, and there wasn’t even enough of Mary or even the car to fill a coffin. Conner went through two years of depression and a low functioning existence until a new emotion bubbled up inside him: burning acid hatred. Connor spent the next few years researching demolitions techniques, criminal records, and other databases. He pumped his contacts for information and made some new ones, developing skills to bluff, intimidate, or negotiate for information. He found out which of the mafia’s soldiers had been employed to bomb his car. He also found out who ordered the hit on him. Connor spent two more years planning and waiting, carefully gathering materials and observing movement patterns and habits of the boss responsible for his misery. He even got a part time job at the airport where the boss had a private jet hangar. When finally all the pieces came together, Connor made his move. Once the boss had left his freshly landed plane, boarded the limo, and started to pull away, a bomb bearing the same exact signature as the one that killed his wife detonated. Connor and all the other employees and passengers were evacuated. Thanks to some intentionally sloppy bomb building, the investigation connected the bombing to the original soldier and word got out in the organized crime circles. Before the individual could be found by the FBI, he was floating face down in a river. His vengeance fulfilled, Connor is depressed again, on the brink of suicide. He now resides in an institution paid for with his dead wife’s dwindling life insurance payoff. He is unable to make meaningful therapeutic progress at the institute due to the necessity of keeping his illicit activities a secret. [/sblock] [/QUOTE]
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