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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Maerdwyn" data-source="post: 1069470" data-attributes="member: 835">Jibril ibn RashadProfessor (Defensive Character)Male, age 30Height: 5'10 Weight: 165Hair: Wavy Black, also wears a beard and moustacheEyes: Dark BrownAppearance: Slight build, and looks young for his age; Tries to compensate for this with his students by dressing somewhat older.Birthplace: Jerusalem Residence: BostonNationality: Naturalized AmericanReligion: Muslim Degree: Masters of Divinity, Doctoral candidate in Comparative ReligionSTR: 9 / -1DEX: 15 / +2CON: 13 / +1INT: 18 / +4WIS: 16 / +3CHA: 15 / +2Starting Sanity: 80Starting Cash: $6933 Salary: $4000AC: 14 (10 +2 Defensive Option Bonus, +2 Dex)HP: 7INIT: +2BAB: 0 FORT: +1REF: +4WILL: +5Skill Points: 48 (8+4=12, 12*4=48)Bluff: 6 (4 ranks + 2 CHA) Diplomacy: 8 (4 ranks + 2 CHA +2 Trustworthy)Forgery: 8 (4 ranks + 4 INT)Gather Information: 8 (4 ranks + 2 CHA +2 Trustworthy) Hide: 5 (3 ranks +2 DEX) Knowledge (Religion): 8 (4 ranks +4 INT)Knowledge (Occult): 7 (3 ranks +4 INT)Knowledge (History): 6 (2 ranks +4 INT)Research: 8 (4 ranks +4 INT)Native Language: ArabicSense Motive: 7 (4 ranks +3 WIS)Speak Other Language (English): 6 (2 ranks +4 INT)Speak Other Language (Latin): 6 (2 ranks +4 INT)Speak Other Language (French): 5 (1 rank +4 INT)Speak Other Language (German): 5 (1 rank +4 INT)Speak Other Language (Hebrew): 5 (1 ranks +4 INT)Speak Other Language (Greek): 5 (1 rank +4 INT)Speak Other Language (Ancient Egyptian): 5 (1 rank +4 INT)Spot: 6 (3 Ranks +3 WIS)Feats: Weapon Proficiency (Rifle), TrustworthyAttacks: Rifle +2, 2d10 (x3), Range 200, 4 round magazine. When carrying rifle, carrying 30 rounds of ammo.Hunting Knife –5, 1d4-1 (19-20/x2)Fixed Bayonet, -5, 1d6-1 (19-20/x2) Standard Equipment Carried/Worn: Corduroy Suit, Dress shirt, Bow Tie, Leather Shoes, Fedora, Pocket watch, Pocketknife, Kerchief, Cigarette Lighter, Billfold, Umbrella (if appropriate)On Hunting trip (or in Jungle): weather-appropriate outdoor gear, Hiking Boots, Leather Gloves, Rifle, Rifle Sling, 30 Rounds of Ammunition, Hunting Knife, Canteen, Backpack, Cooking Kit, First Aid Kit, Poncho, Bedroll, Qur’an, 4 flares, Cigarette Lighter, Pocket Watch, Pocketknife, Folding Shovel, Flashlight, Fishing line and 4 hooks, 2 extra batteries, paper and pencils in tube case.Owned/In apartment (Apartment rent paid 6 months in advance: $364)(Items above are included in this list): 5 corduroy suits ($60.00)1 Tailored dress suit ($80.00)1 Worsted Wool dress suit ($35.00)10 Men’s shirts ($12)1 hunting suit ($15)1 field jacket ($6)1 hunting coat ($7)1 winter coat ($25)10 Bow Ties ($8.007 dress shirts ($20)4 fedoras ($40.00)4 Pairs leather shoes ($40.00)First aid Kit ($2.57)Canteen ($2)Camp Cooking kit ($10)Backpack ($7)Bedroll ($3)Rain Slicker and Hood ($6)Poncho ($3.50)Good Fountain pen ($4)6 emergency flares ($2)Box of pencils ($.50)Manual Typewriter ($45)Paper ($1)Watertight tube for holding paper and pencils ($2)Expensive Trunk ($15)Padlock and 2 keys ($2.50)Suitcase ($9.95)Men’s toilet set ($10)UmbrellaUnabridged Dictionary ($8)Encyclopedia ($55)Greek Bible ($15)Hebrew Bible ($12)Illuminated Qur’an ($50)Qur’an ($14)Atlas ($1.85)Rifle ($45)80 Rounds ($5)Bayonet ($4.50)Hunting Knife ($4)Hard Rifle Case ($6.50)Rifle Sling ($2)Fishing Line and 4 hooks ($1)Folding Shovel (1.09)Leather Gloves ($1.75) In 1917, with T.E. Lawrence leading a successful campaign of Britons and Arabs against the Ottomans, a young Jibril announced to his family that he was leaving his madrasa (religious school) and going off to fight the Turks. He and his father had argued about it before, and this time said only: "Whether the tyrant is in Istanbul or London, at the end of all this, we will still be slaves. We trust in God, for it is He who will someday deliver us, not this blonde unbeliever. If you abandon your studies for this fools' cause you are no son of mine.” But, sure in his beliefs, Jibril did leave, and began to train as a spy for the British military. After the war ended, the British refused to grant Arabs their independence, and proved his father right. Still young, but bitter, Jibril left the military. He felt he could not go home to face his father, so instead, Jibril made his way out of the British Mandate and headed for America, where his uncle’s family had emigrated before the war. Since then, Jibril has prospered. Always bright, he attended university, and there rekindled his interest in religious studies (Though now he studies in addition to Islam -- his guilty fascination lies with antiquated and even pagan religions, which would horrify his parents if they knew). He is now an assistant professor of Semitic Language and Culture at Tufts University, and is doing research for his dissertation in Comparative Theology. The only remaining hint of Jibril’s short time in the military is the standard issue rifle he still uses on the occasional hunting trips he takes to Maine and the Berkshires.</blockquote>

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