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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Iron Sheep" data-source="post: 1382840" data-attributes="member: 4965">Duchess Lowess Orinson of TealdaleThe Duchess of Tealdale has been an ally of the player characters, although as an ex-Paladin of Linatar she has clashed with several characters over their heathen religious beliefs in the past.----Duchess Lowess Orinson of Tealdale, human Pal 8/Aristocrat 4Medium Humanoid (human)Hit Dice: 4d8+8d10 (60 hp)Initiative: -2AC: 22 (-2 Dex, +10 full plate, +3 heavy shield, +1 ring of protection), touch 9, flatfooted 22Base Attack/Grapple: +11/+12Attack: +2 longsword +14 melee (1d8+3/19); or masterwork lance +13 (1d8+1/x3); or masterwork longbow +10 ranged (1d8/x3)Full Attack: +2 longsword +14/+9/+4 melee (1d8+3/19); or masterwork lance +13/+8/+3 melee (1d8+1/x3); or masterwork longbow +10/+5/+0 ranged (1d8/x3)Space/Reach: 5 ft./5 ft. (10 ft. with lance)Special Attacks: paladin spells, smite evil, turn undeadSpecial Qualities: paladin abilitiesSaves: Fort +13, Ref +5, Will +10Abilities: Str 12, Dex 6, Con 10, Int 12, Wis 16, Cha 18Skills: Appraise +3, Bluff +8, Concentration +4, Diplomacy, +13, Handle Animal +10, Intimidate +8, Knowledge (nobility and royalty) +8, Knowledge (religion) +9, Ride +13, Sense Motive +14Feats: Negotiator, Mounted Combat, Persuasive, Ride-by Attack, Spirited Charge, TrampleChallenge Rating: 10Alignment: Lawful GoodPosessions: +2 full plate, +1 heavy shield, +1 ring of protection, +2 longsword, masterwork lance, masterwork longbow, +2 cloak of charismaPaladin Spells: (4/3; DC = 14 + spell level): 1–bless weapon, cure light wounds, detect poison, divine favour; 2–bull's strength, owl's wisdom, shield other.Aura of Good (Ex): The power of Lowess' aura of good is equal to her paladin level.Detect Evil (Sp): At will, Lowess can use detect evil, as the spell.Smite Evil (Su): Twice per day Lowess may smite evil, adding +4 to her attack roll and +8 to her damage.Divine Grace (Su): Lowess gains a bonus equal to her Charisma bonus (if any) on all saving throws.Lay on Hands (Su): Lowess can heal wounds (her own or those of others) by touch. Each day she can heal a total of 32 hit points. Lowess may choose to divide her healing among multiple recipients, and she doesn’t have to use it all at once. Using lay on hands is a standard action.Alternatively, Lowess can use any or all of this healing power to deal damage to undead creatures. Using lay on hands in this way requires a successful melee touch attack and doesn’t provoke an attack of opportunity. Lowess decides how many of her daily allotment of points to use as damage after successfully touching an undead creature.Aura of Courage (Su): Lowess is immune to fear (magical or otherwise). Each ally within 10 feet of her gains a +4 morale bonus on saving throws against fear effects.This ability functions while Lowess is conscious, but not if she is unconscious or dead.Divine Health (Ex): Lowess is immune to all diseases, including supernatural and magical diseases.Turn Undead (Su): Lowess has the supernatural ability to turn undead. She may use this ability 7 times per day. She turns undead as a fifth level cleric.Remove Disease (Sp): Lowess can produce a remove disease effect, as the spell, once per week.Special Mount (Sp): Lowess has the service of an unusually intelligent, strong, and loyal steed to serve her in her crusade against evil.Once per day, as a full-round action, Lowess may magically call her mount from the celestial realms in which it resides. The mount immediately appears adjacent to the paladin and remains for 16 hours; it may be dismissed at any time as a free action.Each time the mount is called, it appears in full health, regardless of any damage it may have taken previously. The mount also appears wearing or carrying any gear it had when it was last dismissed. Calling a mount is a conjuration (calling) effect.Should Lowess' mount die, it immediately disappears, leaving behind any equipment it was carrying. Lowess may not summon another mount for thirty days or until she gains a paladin level, whichever comes first, even if the mount is somehow returned from the dead. During this thirty-day period, she takes a –1 penalty on attack and weapon damage rolls.Lowess' mount is Illoris:Illoris, heavy warhorse: CR --; large animal; HD 8d8+24; hp 60; Init +1; Spd 40 ft.; AC 29 (touch 11, flatfooted 27); Base Attack +6; Gpl +15; Atk hoof +10 melee (1d6+5); Full Attack 2 hooves +10 melee (1d6+5) and bite +5 melee (1d4+2); S/R SQ Empathic link, improved evasion, share spells, share saving throws, improved speed; Fort +13, Ref +7, Will +7; Str 20, Dex 14, Con 17, Int 7, Wis 13, Cha 6.  Skills and Feats: Jump +6, Listen +7, Spot +6. Endurance, Iron Will, Run.  Possessions: Masterwork full plate barding, military saddle, bit and bridle, saddlebags.The Duchess, a younger daughter of a minor noble family, showed exceptional faith, piety and devotion to Linatar as a child, and was recruited as a novice, and squire, in the service of the Order of the Crown.  She was eventually chosen as one of Linatar's devoted knights and served in the Order prominently and with much distinction.After many years of faithful service to the Order she met, and fell in love with, the Baron of Salvalley.  Marriage being incompatible with her vows to Linatar, she reluctantly left active service in the Order and began a second life as wife, Baroness, mother, and politician.  It is widely held that she was the driving force behind the couple's rise to prominence in the court, and she become Duchess when her husband was appointed to a vacant Ducal seat in the Mandervalley hinterland north of the Mountains from Mountaindell.Her husband died some 10 years ago, and her son took on the role of Baron of Salvalley, while she continued to hold the Duchy of Tealdale.  She is greatly respected, both by the King's family and within the Orders of knighthood.  She can get the ear of the King if she needs to.Never sprightly, age has taken its toll on Lowess physically, although her years in court have made her even more savvy than she once was.  Despite her comparative frailty she is unafraid to take up arms to defend what she holds dear, as she recently did when a hobgoblin army invaded her son's Barony.Lowess comes across as grandmotherly and caring, but with a tough streak.  Having spent so much time within the Church hierarchy, she has some prejudice against the Lenali faith, which occasionally surfaces, although she tries to suppress it as much as possible–intellectually she knows that it is not good to judge people based on their religion, but it has been very much ingrained by her training.Notes: Lowess is 62, with the associated age penalties and bonuses.  Lowess can't take any further levels in Paladin.</blockquote>

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