Marko, the Fighter

Re: Vampire Winter

Stats, level 5

Human, Fighter

Fighter Talents: One-handed Weapon Talent

Background: Occupation - Military (+2 to Endurance)

FINAL ABILITY SCORES

Str 19, Con 14, Dex 14, Int 8, Wis 14, Cha 10.

STARTING ABILITY SCORES

Str 16, Con 14, Dex 13, Int 8, Wis 14, Cha 10.

AC: 22 Fort: 20 Reflex: 18 Will: 16

HP: 53 Surges: 11 Surge Value: 13

TRAINED SKILLS

Heal +9, Intimidate +7, Endurance +10, Athletics +9, Religion +6

UNTRAINED SKILLS

Acrobatics +2, Arcana +1, Bluff +2, Diplomacy +2, Dungeoneering +4, History +1, Insight +4, Nature +4, Perception +4, Stealth +2, Streetwise +2, Thievery +2

FEATS

Human: Action Surge

Level 1: Shield Push (retrained to Quick Draw at Level 4)

Level 2: Stubborn Survivor

Level 4: Initiate of the Faith

Feat User Choice: Weapon Expertise (Spear)

Feat User Choice: Weapon Expertise (Heavy Blade)

POWERS

Bonus At-Will Power: Tide of Iron

Fighter at-will 1: Knockdown Assault

Fighter at-will 1: Cleave

Fighter encounter 1: Shield Bash (retrained to Covering Attack at Level 5)

Fighter daily 1: Villain's Menace

Fighter utility 2: Pass Forward

Fighter encounter 3: Sweeping Blow

Fighter daily 5: Rain of Steel

ITEMS

Adventurer's Kit, Luckblade Longsword +1, Dwarven Scale Armor +1, Cloak of the Walking Wounded +1, Javelin (5), Floating Shield Heavy Shield (heroic tier), Distance Javelin +2

Backstory

Marko was the youngest son of noone of consequence (let's call them Sacha and Irina, eh). His older brother Fedor was the big hope of the family - intelligent, handsome and already a successful accountant for Mayor Stavik at age 18. Then, one evening, he didn't come home. Stavik claimed ignorance, of course, but even then, everyone assumed he'd killed the boy for some reason.

Marko, the stronger and stupider brother, could never really fill in for his brother. Eventually, he got a cushy job in the town watch. He didn't think much about who he arrested. Most of them were poor wretches whose only crime was starvation. But recently, Mayor Stavik fired the whole Watch and replaced them with undead. Now, Marko has begun to think. Maybe Stavik's rule isn't the best. If only someone would rise up to oppose him. Maybe that wizard Vadim knows something.

Plot hook 1:

Where's Fedor? Did he find out some terrible secret and foolishly confronted Stavik? Did he find something so terrible that he decided to flee the town without telling anyone? Or did Stavik's undead masters take an interest in the young genius and turn him into something terrible?

Plot hook 2:

Marko still wants to prove himself to his parents and will jump at any opportunity to do so.

Plot hook sorta 3:

Marko accompanied Vadim while exploring a ruin, and there they they found a book with forbidden lore. Marko was never much for books, but he's still an accomplice if the Undead Masters find out about the unreported book.