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Akodo: Male Hengeyokai (Hare) Shugenja (Soshi) 5; CR 6 (ECL +1); Medium Shapechanger; HD 5d6; hp 21; Init +8 (+4 Dex, +4 Improved Initiative); Spd 40 ft.; AC 16 (+4 Dex, +1 ring of protection, +1 bracers of armor); Atk +2 melee (d6-1, MW wakazashi 19-20/x2), +6 ranged (d10, Heavy Crossbow 19-20/x2/120 ft.); SA none; SQ Hengeyokai qualities, shugenja qualities; AL CG; SV Fort +1, Ref +5 (+4 Dex), Will +4; Str 8 (-1), Dex 18* (+4), Con 10 (+0), Int 14 (+2), Wis 10* (+0), Cha 15 (+2). Height 5 ft. 2 in., Weight 132 lb., Age 60. [*Hengeyokai (hare) +2 Dex, -2 Wis. +1 to Dex at 4th level. +2 to Dex (Gloves of Dexterity +2).]
Skills, Languages,and Feats: Alchemy +10 (+2 Int, 8 ranks), Concentration +8 (+0 Con, 8 ranks), Diplomacy +20 (+2 Cha, 8 ranks, +10 Courtier's Obi), Heal +8 (+0 Wis, 8 ranks), Hide +10 (+0 Wis, +10 Cloak of Elvenkind), Knowledge/Religion +10 (+2 Int, 8 ranks), Move Silently +14 (+4 Dex, +10 Boots of Elvenkind), Profession/Herbalist +4 (+0 Wis, 4 ranks), Spellcraft +4 (+2 Int, 2 ranks); Hengeyokai, Common, Giant, Goblin, Elf; Improved Initiative, Point Blank Shot. (24 skill points @ 1st, +24 for levels 2-5; 2 feats: 1st, 3rd).
Special Qualities: Elemental Specialist/Air (Oppositional Element: Earth), Sense Elements 4/day, Base Speed 40 ft., Shapechange 6/day (full round action, 2 forms: hare and hybrid), Low-light Vision (hare form, hybrid form), Speak with Hares (Su, hare form, hybrid form).
Spells Per Day: 6/7/5 (bonus: 0/1/1/1); DC 10+level+2 Cha
Spells Known: s+3+3/s+2+2/s+1+1
Level 0: Daze (s), Ghost Sound, Guidance, Know Direction, Disrupt Undead, Cure Minor Wounds, Dancing Lights
Level 1: Change Self (s), Sleep, Feather Fall, Cure Light Wounds, Endure Elements
Level 2: Honor the Shadows (s), Yari of Air, Cat's Grace
Personal Equipment: Ring of Protection +1, Bracers of Armor +1, Scrolls (4): Cure Moderate Wounds; Wakazashi; Noble Outfit; Backpack; Heavy Crossbow (20 bolts); Signet Ring; Rations (4 days); 39 gp.
Naval Equipment: Boots of Elvenkind (+10 Move Silently); Cloak of Elvenkind (+10 Hide); Courtier's Obi (+10 Diplomacy, OA 140); Gloves of Dexterity +2.
Hare form: CR 6; Tiny Shapechanger; HD 5d6; hp 21; Init +8 (+4 Dex, +4 Improved Initiative); Spd 40 ft.; AC 16 (+4 Dex, +2 size); Atk +2 melee (d3-5, bite); SA none; SQ Low-light Vision, Speak with Hares; AL CG; SV Fort +1, Ref +4 (+3 Dex), Will +0; Str 1 (-5), Dex 19 (+4), Con 10 (+0), Int 14 (+2), Wis 10* (+0), Cha 15 (+2). [Note: All magic items cease functioning while Akodo is in hare form, although he does receive a +10 circumstance bonus to Disguise checks.]
Description: Small and slender, Akodo has brown eyes and light brown hair. In humanoid form, he resembles a very short human with trim hair and slightly pointed ears (almost elven). His eyes sit slightly farther apart on his face than normal. In hybrid form, Akodo resembles a bipedal jackrabbit with mottled light brown fur. He favors loose, comfortable clothing of a somewhat elegant cut (preferably in black, white, navy, or dark green) when humanoid or in the hare-hybrid form. As a hare, he almost perfectly resembles a hare, excepting the intelligence lurking behind his eyes.
History: In all truth, Akodo got onto a spelljamming ship by mistake. One day, while exploring the lands around his ancestral home, he hopped on board a wagon while in hare form. As it turned out, the wagon was trading with some interplanetary smugglers and Akodo soon found himself in orbit. One of the smugglers kept him as a pet, "training" him to do tricks, and generally humiliating the hell out of the hengeyokai shugenja. When the smugglers got into sudden, violent trouble with the Imperial Elven Navy, Akodo turned on his master and took down three or four of the smugglers, only to be captured by the elves and brought in for questioning and study. After discerning the extent of his powers and abilities, the elves have decided to put him to use in service of the Navy — the only questions are where and how.
Personality: Inquisitive, curious, somewhat bashful, indubitably naive, people tend to trust and dismiss Akodo. Because of the disarming appearance of a 5 foot tall bipedal jackrabbit, he stays in his hybrid form most of the time — he feels that it gives him an advantage in negotiations, as well as his preference for the particularly keen eyesight of the form. He's most interested in the liberation of oppressed peoples and the struggle of the proletariat against the noble classes. On the whole, he has trouble taking orders, but can stomach the idea if he feels that the actions being taken are for the general good as he sees it.
Edit — Fixed Reflex and Will Saves to account for Dexterity and Level, respectively (Dex mod is +4, 5th level Shugenja has a +4 base for Will).
