Here is the basic stats of my character. I will finish the background soon.
[sblock=Soranda Aurenz-Monk]
Soranda Aurenz
5’ 5” 133lbs Red hair, Green eyes
Alignment: Lawful Neutral
STR: 13 +1
DEX: 14 +2
CON: 12 +1
INT: 10 +0
WIS: 14 +2
CHA: 10 +0
HP: 9; AC: 14 (10+2 DEX+2 Class Ability); Touch: 14, Flat: 12; Initiative: +2
Saves: Fort: +3 Reflex: +4 Will: +4
BAB: +0
Attacks:
Melee: +1
Ranged: +2
Unarmed: +1 (1d6+1)
Quarterstaff: +1 (1d6+1)
Sling: +2 (1d4+1)
Grapple: +1 (1d6+1)
Skills:
Total
Balance: +4 (+2 ranks, +2 Ability Mod)
Climb: +3 (+2 ranks, +1 Ability Mod)
Diplomacy: +2 (+2 ranks, +0 Ability Mod)
Jump: +5 (+2 ranks, +1 Ability Mod, +2 Feat)
Knowledge-Religion: +2 (+2 ranks, +0 Ability Mod)
Listen: +4 (+2 ranks, +2 Ability Mod)
Move Silently: +4 (+2 ranks, +2 Ability Mod)
Sense Motive: +4 (+2 ranks, +2 Ability Mod +2 Dragonmark)
Spot: +4 (+2 ranks, +2 Ability Mod)
Survival: +4 (+0 ranks, +2 Ability Mod)
Tumble: +5 (+1 ranks, +2 Ability Mod, +2 Feat)
Feats:
Acrobatic: +2 to Jump and Tumble
Least Dragonmark: Sentinel (House Deneith, Protection from Arrows 1x day)
Improved Unarmed Strike (Free-Class feature)
Stunning Fist (Monk Bonus Feat)
Starting Package:
Backpack, Waterskin, 1 day trail rations, Bedroll, Sack, Flint & Steel, 3 Torches, 10 Sling Bullets, Quarterstaff, Sling, 1d4 gold
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[sblock= Backstory]
Soranda does not know who her birth parents are. She was left as a baby on the steps of a temple of the Sovereign Host. The clergy at the temple had no desire nor resources to raise a child so they brought the newborn to a young devout childless couple. The man and his wife, Duran and Lorsanna Aurenz, operate a small tailor shop in the town of Ardev.
Soranda grew up a devout follower of the Sovereign Host just like her adoptive parents. As she grew older, she told her parents she wanted to join the church to repay them for everything they had done for the family. With her parent's blessing, Soranda set off to join the clergy of the church of the Sovereign Host.
Within a matter of months, it was clear to the elders of the church that Soranda, while eager to learn, did not have the aptitude to join the clergy. She was too eager to use violence when angered or when she felt someone had been wronged. They decided to take advantage of her natural tendency to want to protect others and offered her the opportunity to study martial arts in one of their monasteries. They explained to her that some of the monks travel with members of the church to protect them from bandits and others. Soranda thought this sounded good and agreed to join the monastery.
Now, 7 years later, Soranda left the monastery to travel with a few others to the great city of Sharn. There, they would continue their training with a new mentor. On the way ro Sharn, the caravan she was traveling with was attacked by bandits. Soranda and her fellow students helped fend them off. Unfortunately, a fellow student named Aaana Thorn was severely injured and near death. The other members of the caravan were able to stabilize her condition until they could get her to the city and to proper medical care.
Soranda will never forget that day. The bandit leader wore a bright red cloak. She vowed to ensure he was brought to justice for his crimes one day. Additionally, something miraculous happened that day during the attack. One of the bandits shot her with an arrow. She was certain she had been seriously wounded but somehow, the arrow had failed to pierce her skin more than a fraction of an inch. She was positive the Host was looking out for her. When it happened a 2nd time during the attack, she felt a small burning sensation near her left breast.
Later that night, she stripped off her tunic in private and noticed a strange mark above her left breast. It looked somewhat like the tattoos she had seen on some of the travelers back home but different. She was concerned about it at first but then decided it must be a sign from the Host.
Eventually they reached Sharn where she stayed at the Pavilion of the Host in the Sovereign Towers District, Middle Central Plateau. She was assigned to Lorsanna Korvane, a veteran of the war and a devoted member of the church. Lorsanna would serve as a mentor and teacher to Soranda
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