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<blockquote data-quote="pathfinderq1" data-source="post: 4641346" data-attributes="member: 48394"><p><strong>First draft- Sayida (Elan monk 1)</strong></p><p></p><p>Name: Sayida</p><p></p><p>Race/gender: Elan/female</p><p>Size/type: Medium/Aberration</p><p>Class: Monk 1/Psychic warrior 0</p><p>XP 0; total level 1</p><p>Alignment: LN (G)</p><p>Languages: Common</p><p>HP: 9 (8 +1 CON)</p><p>AC: 16 (t16/ff13; DEX +3; WIS +3)</p><p>Initiative: +3 (DEX)</p><p>Move: 30 feet (no armor/unencumbered)</p><p>BAB: +0 (Melee +0/Missile +3/Finesse +3/Grapple +4)</p><p>>Unarmed strike: +3; damage 1d6</p><p>>Unarmed flurry: +1/+1; damage 1d6</p><p>>Sling: +3; damage 1d4, range increment 50 feet</p><p>+3/FORT: +2 base, +1 CON </p><p>+5/REF: +2 base, +3 DEX</p><p>+5/WILL: +2 base, +3 WIS</p><p></p><p>STR 10 (+0; 2 pts))</p><p>DEX 16 (+3; 10 pts)</p><p>CON 12 (+1; 4 pts)</p><p>INT 12 (+1; 4 pts)</p><p>WIS 16 (+3; 10 pts)</p><p>CHA 8 (-1; 2 pts -2 racial)</p><p></p><p>Feats:</p><p>Weapon finesse (level 1)</p><p>Improved unarmed strike (Monk 1)</p><p>Improved grapple (Monk 1 bonus)</p><p></p><p>Class abilities (Monk): </p><p>>Bonus feats</p><p>>Unarmed strike</p><p>>Flurry of blows</p><p>>Armor class bonus</p><p></p><p>Racial abilities (Elan):</p><p>>Size= Medium; Base Speed = 30 feet</p><p>>Aberration type (but no darkvision)</p><p>>Naturally psionic</p><p>>Resistance</p><p>>Resilience</p><p>>Repletion</p><p>>Trance: 4 hours of meditation, provides the same effect as 8 hours sleep </p><p></p><p>Power points: 2</p><p></p><p>Powers known:</p><p>None yet</p><p></p><p>Skills (at level 1; 4+1=5 x4= 20 sp) (Total/skill//points/ranks/adjustments):</p><p>+4/Autohypnosis//2 cc/1/WIS +3</p><p>+5/Balance//2/2/DEX +3</p><p>+2Climb//2/2/STR +0</p><p>+3/Concentration//2/2/CON +1</p><p>+2/Jump//2/2/STR +0</p><p>+2/Knowledge- arcane//2 cc/1/INT +1</p><p>+2/Knowledge- psionics//2 cc/1/INT +1</p><p>+2/Psicraft//2 cc/1/INT +1</p><p>+7/Tumble//4/4/DEX +4</p><p></p><p>Possessions (10.1 gp spent, 2.4 gp left):</p><p>>Quarterstaff (0 gp)</p><p>>Dagger (x2)(4 gp)</p><p>>Sling (0 gp)</p><p>>Sling bullets (x10)(1 sp)</p><p>>Backpack (2 gp)</p><p>>Travelers outfit (x2)(2 gp)</p><p>>Belt pouch (1 gp)</p><p>>Flint and steel (1 gp)</p><p></p><p>Description: Sayida is a petite young woman, both short and slender- just under 5 feet tall, and weighing no more than 100 pounds. She has dark eyes and black hair that she keeps cropped very short, but her skin is almost unnaturally pale. Her face never seems to show emotion, and her gaze is always direct and unblinking, nearly the stare of a predatory bird.</p><p>She wears low soft boots, loose-cut trousers, and a simple wrap jacket over a lightweight shirt, all in shades of grey. A large leather satchel is slung over one shoulder, and a pair of fighting knives are tucked into her wide sash- besides a long staff, she seems to have no other weapons.</p><p></p><p>Background: [sblock] Like all élan, Sayida was not born, she was made. Her folk had dwelt within the ancient citadel of Kethuvair, high in the remote mountains, for thousands of years, exploring the secrets of the mind and the body. The forces of the purge knew little of the ways of the spirit, and did not differentiate between those esoteric scholars and more traditional mages- nor did they respect the élan colony’s proclaimed neutrality. Those forces overran the citadel’s defenders and slew all within the walls. In their ignorance, though, they mistook the crystalline cocoons of as-yet “unborn” élan for some kind of sculpture or relic, and left them undamaged. Shortly after the forces of the Purge moved on, some scavengers from the mountain tribes snuck into the now-ruined citadel in search of relics to sell… </p><p> No longer maintained by the élan masters, the birthing crystals had begun to fail- most of the élan “children” had perished. Sayida was still alive (if only barely), and the curious tribal scavengers brought her back to their village and nursed her back to health. At first she was at a loss as to what to do, but the tribe’s elderly shaman had some advice. He instructed her to go the city of Arcana- if any of her folk lived, they might go there, and if not, the scholars might have information for her. Sayida set out the next day. The journey was quite hard, especially since her premature awakening had seemingly prevented her mental powers from being fully developed.</p><p> When she arrived in Arcana, she did indeed find a few other élan, refugees from other destroyed citadels. They lacked the knowledge to awaken her latent powers, but seemed confident that those gifts would develop in their own time. In the meantime, she received training in physical skills and mental discipline- some skills which the élan had honed during their long study, and other lessons culled from other races. [/sblock]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pathfinderq1, post: 4641346, member: 48394"] [b]First draft- Sayida (Elan monk 1)[/b] Name: Sayida Race/gender: Elan/female Size/type: Medium/Aberration Class: Monk 1/Psychic warrior 0 XP 0; total level 1 Alignment: LN (G) Languages: Common HP: 9 (8 +1 CON) AC: 16 (t16/ff13; DEX +3; WIS +3) Initiative: +3 (DEX) Move: 30 feet (no armor/unencumbered) BAB: +0 (Melee +0/Missile +3/Finesse +3/Grapple +4) >Unarmed strike: +3; damage 1d6 >Unarmed flurry: +1/+1; damage 1d6 >Sling: +3; damage 1d4, range increment 50 feet +3/FORT: +2 base, +1 CON +5/REF: +2 base, +3 DEX +5/WILL: +2 base, +3 WIS STR 10 (+0; 2 pts)) DEX 16 (+3; 10 pts) CON 12 (+1; 4 pts) INT 12 (+1; 4 pts) WIS 16 (+3; 10 pts) CHA 8 (-1; 2 pts -2 racial) Feats: Weapon finesse (level 1) Improved unarmed strike (Monk 1) Improved grapple (Monk 1 bonus) Class abilities (Monk): >Bonus feats >Unarmed strike >Flurry of blows >Armor class bonus Racial abilities (Elan): >Size= Medium; Base Speed = 30 feet >Aberration type (but no darkvision) >Naturally psionic >Resistance >Resilience >Repletion >Trance: 4 hours of meditation, provides the same effect as 8 hours sleep Power points: 2 Powers known: None yet Skills (at level 1; 4+1=5 x4= 20 sp) (Total/skill//points/ranks/adjustments): +4/Autohypnosis//2 cc/1/WIS +3 +5/Balance//2/2/DEX +3 +2Climb//2/2/STR +0 +3/Concentration//2/2/CON +1 +2/Jump//2/2/STR +0 +2/Knowledge- arcane//2 cc/1/INT +1 +2/Knowledge- psionics//2 cc/1/INT +1 +2/Psicraft//2 cc/1/INT +1 +7/Tumble//4/4/DEX +4 Possessions (10.1 gp spent, 2.4 gp left): >Quarterstaff (0 gp) >Dagger (x2)(4 gp) >Sling (0 gp) >Sling bullets (x10)(1 sp) >Backpack (2 gp) >Travelers outfit (x2)(2 gp) >Belt pouch (1 gp) >Flint and steel (1 gp) Description: Sayida is a petite young woman, both short and slender- just under 5 feet tall, and weighing no more than 100 pounds. She has dark eyes and black hair that she keeps cropped very short, but her skin is almost unnaturally pale. Her face never seems to show emotion, and her gaze is always direct and unblinking, nearly the stare of a predatory bird. She wears low soft boots, loose-cut trousers, and a simple wrap jacket over a lightweight shirt, all in shades of grey. A large leather satchel is slung over one shoulder, and a pair of fighting knives are tucked into her wide sash- besides a long staff, she seems to have no other weapons. Background: [sblock] Like all élan, Sayida was not born, she was made. Her folk had dwelt within the ancient citadel of Kethuvair, high in the remote mountains, for thousands of years, exploring the secrets of the mind and the body. The forces of the purge knew little of the ways of the spirit, and did not differentiate between those esoteric scholars and more traditional mages- nor did they respect the élan colony’s proclaimed neutrality. Those forces overran the citadel’s defenders and slew all within the walls. In their ignorance, though, they mistook the crystalline cocoons of as-yet “unborn” élan for some kind of sculpture or relic, and left them undamaged. Shortly after the forces of the Purge moved on, some scavengers from the mountain tribes snuck into the now-ruined citadel in search of relics to sell… No longer maintained by the élan masters, the birthing crystals had begun to fail- most of the élan “children” had perished. Sayida was still alive (if only barely), and the curious tribal scavengers brought her back to their village and nursed her back to health. At first she was at a loss as to what to do, but the tribe’s elderly shaman had some advice. He instructed her to go the city of Arcana- if any of her folk lived, they might go there, and if not, the scholars might have information for her. Sayida set out the next day. The journey was quite hard, especially since her premature awakening had seemingly prevented her mental powers from being fully developed. When she arrived in Arcana, she did indeed find a few other élan, refugees from other destroyed citadels. They lacked the knowledge to awaken her latent powers, but seemed confident that those gifts would develop in their own time. In the meantime, she received training in physical skills and mental discipline- some skills which the élan had honed during their long study, and other lessons culled from other races. [/sblock] [/QUOTE]
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