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Message: <blockquote data-quote="A Passing Maniac" data-source="post: 4033331" data-attributes="member: 57472">Ah, excellent. I have been waiting to pounce on this. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> The character I will be submitting is a human (Varisian) rogue by the name of Vihar. The fluffier bits of information follow.[sblock=Background]Vihar was born into poverty and illness in his youth, and orphaned at a young age, his mother dying of a fever that took her mind and his distraught father drinking himself to death shortly thereafter. Fleeing from the orphanage he was placed into, Vihar joined a small gang of homeless Varisian youths called the "Red Rats," after the red scarves they took to wearing. Among the Rats, Vihar discovered and developed a number of talents, from picking locks to picking pockets.But when the Rats became teenagers, their activities became more serious; rather than simply stealing food and clothing needed for survival, the group took to armed muggings and war with rival gangs. The naturally good-hearted Vihar was disgusted when the Rats began to kill both rivals and resisting victims, and, though he was reluctant to do so, he turned the gang in to the city guard. The Rats, Vihar included, were imprisoned.After two years spent in prison, a truly penitent Vihar was released, and swore to help the city he had previously hurt. He put his skills to use as an "independent investigator," reaching his high point two years back when he cooperated with the city guard on tracking down a serial killer. But his pride at finally having done something worthwhile for Korvosa crumbled when he made a disastrous mistake that left dead a suspect later proved innocent. Vihar has spent months haunted by the face of the innocent man, and--seeing the world in a new, depressing, and grim light--has even taken to drinking... something that has just been causing him even more problems.[/sblock]Mechanics-wise, Vihar would be a high-Dex and high-Int rogue. For feats, Point Blank Shot and some later archery-based feats are very likely; the Urban Tracking feat from Unearthed Arcana is also likely. To enhance the potency of his archery in combat, later multiclassing into the UA variant class Urban Ranger is possible (though that would make taking the Urban Tracking feat a bit redundant).Skill selection will attempt to minimize stepping on the toes of Voadam's swashbuckling face-man while still being private investigator-esque: Gather Information, Knowledge (local), Sense Motive, that sort of thing. Search and Disable Device will also be maxed for any traps the Paizo folks bring into the AP.</blockquote>

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