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<blockquote data-quote="Shayuri" data-source="post: 6651334" data-attributes="member: 4936"><p>Adding the backstory and other flavor stuff, but here's the mechanics.</p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 12px">Talashia</span></strong></p><p><em>Neutral Human Source 3</em></p><p></p><p><strong>Str </strong>11</p><p><strong>Dex </strong>17 (+1 racial, +1 feat)</p><p><strong>Con </strong>14</p><p><strong>Int </strong>12</p><p><strong>Wis </strong>12</p><p><strong>Cha </strong>17 (+1 racial)</p><p></p><p>[sblock=Description]<img src="http://i60.tinypic.com/r6wlg5.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />[/sblock]</p><p></p><p><strong>HP </strong>24</p><p><strong>AC </strong>13 (10 + 3 dex)</p><p><strong>Prof Bonus</strong> +2</p><p><strong>Init </strong>+3</p><p></p><p><strong>Race </strong></p><p>Variant Human</p><p>+1 Dex, +1 Cha</p><p>Size: Medium</p><p>Bonus Feat</p><p>Bonus skill prof</p><p></p><p><strong>Class </strong></p><p>Source</p><p>Innate Magic</p><p>- No material components used unless they are costly</p><p>- Radiate magic</p><p>- Detect Magic at will</p><p>Spellcasting</p><p>Font of Magic</p><p>- Sorcery Points: 3</p><p>Metamagic</p><p>- Empower Spell</p><p>- Subtle Spell</p><p>Sorcerous Origin: Storm</p><p>- Tempestuous Magic (Fly 10' without OA as bonus act when cast leveled spell)</p><p>- Bonus spells</p><p></p><p><strong>Proficiencies</strong></p><p>Armor: None</p><p>Weapons: Simple</p><p>Tools: None</p><p>Saves: Con, Cha, Dex</p><p>Languages: Common, Nilfgaardian, Gnomish</p><p></p><p>[sblock=Background]</p><p>Sage</p><p>Skills: Arcana, History</p><p>Languages: Nilfgaardian, Gnomish</p><p>Specialty: Wizard's Apprentice</p><p>Feature: Researcher</p><p>Ideal: Knowledge of magic is the key to the perfection of self.</p><p>Bond: I have been searching for a secret that could put me on the path to immortality.</p><p>Flaw: I'm quick-tempered and I don't suffer fools, but I'm not as smart as I think I am.[/sblock]</p><p></p><p><strong>Skills</strong></p><p>Arcana +3</p><p>Deception +5</p><p>History +3</p><p>Persuasion +5</p><p>Insight +3</p><p></p><p>Feats</p><p>- Resilient (Dexterity)</p><p></p><p><strong>Spellcasting </strong>(Save DC 13)</p><p>Slots 1 - 4, 2 - 2</p><p>Cantrips</p><p>- Ray of Frost </p><p>- Shocking Grasp</p><p>- Light</p><p>- Message</p><p>Known</p><p>1 - Fog Cloud, Thunderwave, Witch Bolt, Shield, Feather Fall</p><p>2 - Gust of Wind, Levitate, Mirror Image</p><p></p><p><strong>Equipment</strong></p><p>Cash: 10gp</p><p></p><p><strong>Weapons</strong></p><p>Quarterstaff +2 atk, 1d6 dmg (1d8 versatile)</p><p>Windsong (dagger), +5 atk, 1d4+3 magic dmg, thrown 20</p><p>Daggerx2, +5 atk, 1d4+3 dmg, thrown 20 </p><p></p><p><strong>Armor </strong></p><p>None</p><p></p><p><strong>Gear</strong></p><p>Explorer pack</p><p>1 bottle ink</p><p>Quill</p><p>Knife</p><p>Letter</p><p>Belt Pouch</p><p>Trinket</p><p></p><p><strong>Magic</strong></p><p>Windsong (Dagger Weapon of Warning; adv on Initiative, party is immune to surprise)</p><p></p><p>[sblock=Herstory]Talashia was born amidst destruction, and has wrestled with its touch on her every moment of her life. The lightning that struck at the moment of her birth destroyed her family's home and killed her mother and midwife, leaving only her alive and unharmed. Her father's struggle with raising the girl were only made harder when strange magical effects began to surface around her. In the end, it was too much for him. Hurting from the loss, hurting from the money needed to repair and recover, and hurting from the fear of his preternatural child, he made a choice he might have cause to regret in time. A witcher passing through, looking for recruits, was willing to pay coin to him to take the young girl away.</p><p></p><p>He didn't know what he was getting though. The training of a witcher is hard, designed to test mind and body and spirit. It's meant to break the trainee, so they can be reassembled into something new. But when Talashia broke, she broke other things as well. The magic within her quickened, and a storm was unleashed upon the unfortunate witchers and trainees. During the chaos, Talashia panicked and fled. She was recovered quickly however.</p><p></p><p>There was some debate on what to do with her, but it was decided to give possession of the girl to the Conclave of Sorceresses. There she came under the tutelage of a wizard woman named Sonja; a stern taskmistress who met Talashia's temper and magical flares with iron control and discipline. Though their relationship was rocky at times, Talashia grew to respect and trust the wizardess. In hindsight it seems certain that Sonja's interest in Talashia was not purely altruistic...she was interested in capturing or harnessing some of the wild, raw dynamo of magic power that seethed inside her. But those plans never came to fruition.</p><p></p><p>The small enclave of sorcerors was betrayed from within; the local townsfolk stirred to violence by the machinations of Jelas, who then disrupted the glamours that concealed them from passerbys. She had joined only recently, and it seemed had done so in pursuit of some potent magic that Sonja had possessed in secret. In the chaos of the attack, Jelas took what she was after and absconded. Sonja herself ensured Talashia escaped, giving her an enchanted knife that would warn her of danger and telling her to get clear and go to another place in the mountains.</p><p></p><p>Talashia obeyed, but Sonja never came to meet her at the mountain retreat. She maintains a distant relationship with the Conclave of Sorceresses even now, but after Jelas she is wary of them. Talashia wandered for a time, unsure what to do with her life. Things came into sharper focus during an incident when she was caught by witch-hunters and would have been killed had she not suffered another surge, which destroyed much of the prison and gave her a chance to escape with the aid of a fellow ex-captive. That close brush with death convinced her that the power within her could be mastered and grown, and provide a key to escape death for good.</p><p></p><p>It was from a contact with the Conclave that Talashia learned of another new Source who needed help. Talashia had some deeply personal reasons to get herself involved in that, despite normally being of a more mercenary bent, and agreed to help escort her to the elves, where sanctuary awaited. Of course, the promise of meeting the ancient, reclusive race and perhaps earning enough goodwill to study some of their secrets was a powerful lure on its own...[/sblock]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shayuri, post: 6651334, member: 4936"] Adding the backstory and other flavor stuff, but here's the mechanics. [B][SIZE=3]Talashia[/SIZE][/B] [I]Neutral Human Source 3[/I] [B]Str [/B]11 [B]Dex [/B]17 (+1 racial, +1 feat) [B]Con [/B]14 [B]Int [/B]12 [B]Wis [/B]12 [B]Cha [/B]17 (+1 racial) [sblock=Description][IMG]http://i60.tinypic.com/r6wlg5.jpg[/IMG][/sblock] [B]HP [/B]24 [B]AC [/B]13 (10 + 3 dex) [B]Prof Bonus[/B] +2 [B]Init [/B]+3 [B]Race [/B] Variant Human +1 Dex, +1 Cha Size: Medium Bonus Feat Bonus skill prof [B]Class [/B] Source Innate Magic - No material components used unless they are costly - Radiate magic - Detect Magic at will Spellcasting Font of Magic - Sorcery Points: 3 Metamagic - Empower Spell - Subtle Spell Sorcerous Origin: Storm - Tempestuous Magic (Fly 10' without OA as bonus act when cast leveled spell) - Bonus spells [B]Proficiencies[/B] Armor: None Weapons: Simple Tools: None Saves: Con, Cha, Dex Languages: Common, Nilfgaardian, Gnomish [sblock=Background] Sage Skills: Arcana, History Languages: Nilfgaardian, Gnomish Specialty: Wizard's Apprentice Feature: Researcher Ideal: Knowledge of magic is the key to the perfection of self. Bond: I have been searching for a secret that could put me on the path to immortality. Flaw: I'm quick-tempered and I don't suffer fools, but I'm not as smart as I think I am.[/sblock] [B]Skills[/B] Arcana +3 Deception +5 History +3 Persuasion +5 Insight +3 Feats - Resilient (Dexterity) [B]Spellcasting [/B](Save DC 13) Slots 1 - 4, 2 - 2 Cantrips - Ray of Frost - Shocking Grasp - Light - Message Known 1 - Fog Cloud, Thunderwave, Witch Bolt, Shield, Feather Fall 2 - Gust of Wind, Levitate, Mirror Image [B]Equipment[/B] Cash: 10gp [B]Weapons[/B] Quarterstaff +2 atk, 1d6 dmg (1d8 versatile) Windsong (dagger), +5 atk, 1d4+3 magic dmg, thrown 20 Daggerx2, +5 atk, 1d4+3 dmg, thrown 20 [B]Armor [/B] None [B]Gear[/B] Explorer pack 1 bottle ink Quill Knife Letter Belt Pouch Trinket [B]Magic[/B] Windsong (Dagger Weapon of Warning; adv on Initiative, party is immune to surprise) [sblock=Herstory]Talashia was born amidst destruction, and has wrestled with its touch on her every moment of her life. The lightning that struck at the moment of her birth destroyed her family's home and killed her mother and midwife, leaving only her alive and unharmed. Her father's struggle with raising the girl were only made harder when strange magical effects began to surface around her. In the end, it was too much for him. Hurting from the loss, hurting from the money needed to repair and recover, and hurting from the fear of his preternatural child, he made a choice he might have cause to regret in time. A witcher passing through, looking for recruits, was willing to pay coin to him to take the young girl away. He didn't know what he was getting though. The training of a witcher is hard, designed to test mind and body and spirit. It's meant to break the trainee, so they can be reassembled into something new. But when Talashia broke, she broke other things as well. The magic within her quickened, and a storm was unleashed upon the unfortunate witchers and trainees. During the chaos, Talashia panicked and fled. She was recovered quickly however. There was some debate on what to do with her, but it was decided to give possession of the girl to the Conclave of Sorceresses. There she came under the tutelage of a wizard woman named Sonja; a stern taskmistress who met Talashia's temper and magical flares with iron control and discipline. Though their relationship was rocky at times, Talashia grew to respect and trust the wizardess. In hindsight it seems certain that Sonja's interest in Talashia was not purely altruistic...she was interested in capturing or harnessing some of the wild, raw dynamo of magic power that seethed inside her. But those plans never came to fruition. The small enclave of sorcerors was betrayed from within; the local townsfolk stirred to violence by the machinations of Jelas, who then disrupted the glamours that concealed them from passerbys. She had joined only recently, and it seemed had done so in pursuit of some potent magic that Sonja had possessed in secret. In the chaos of the attack, Jelas took what she was after and absconded. Sonja herself ensured Talashia escaped, giving her an enchanted knife that would warn her of danger and telling her to get clear and go to another place in the mountains. Talashia obeyed, but Sonja never came to meet her at the mountain retreat. She maintains a distant relationship with the Conclave of Sorceresses even now, but after Jelas she is wary of them. Talashia wandered for a time, unsure what to do with her life. Things came into sharper focus during an incident when she was caught by witch-hunters and would have been killed had she not suffered another surge, which destroyed much of the prison and gave her a chance to escape with the aid of a fellow ex-captive. That close brush with death convinced her that the power within her could be mastered and grown, and provide a key to escape death for good. It was from a contact with the Conclave that Talashia learned of another new Source who needed help. Talashia had some deeply personal reasons to get herself involved in that, despite normally being of a more mercenary bent, and agreed to help escort her to the elves, where sanctuary awaited. Of course, the promise of meeting the ancient, reclusive race and perhaps earning enough goodwill to study some of their secrets was a powerful lure on its own...[/sblock] [/QUOTE]
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