Pathfinder Mercenary Contracts:Varek
Varek[edit]
Demon inquisitor
N Outsider (human)
Init +1; Senses Dark vision 60 ft, Low light vision
Defense
AC 11, touch 11, flat-footed 10
hp 8 (1d8)
Fort +2, Ref +0, Will +2
Defensive Abilities
Shadow Blending (Su): Attacks against a demon in dim light have a 50% miss chance instead of the normal 20% miss chance. This ability does not grant total concealment; it just increases the miss chance.
Shadowy Resistance: Demon have cold resistance 5 and electricity resistance 5.
Offense
Speed 30 ft.
Melee Dagger (1d4, 19–20/×2)
Statistics
Str 12, Dex 12, Con 10, Int 10, Wis 15, Cha 12
Base Atk +0; CMB +1; CMD 12 FCMD 11
Feats Demon Hunter
Traits Unnatrurual Presence,Two world magic (mage hand)
Skills Bluff (Cha) (+1), Climb (Str) (+1), Craft (Int), Diplomacy (Cha) (+1), Disguise (Cha) (+1), Heal (Wis) (+2), Intimidate (Cha) (+2), Knowledge (arcana) (+0), (Int) Knowledge (dungeoneering) (+0), (Int) Knowledge (nature) (+0), (Int) Knowledge (planes) (Int) 6 (+11), Knowledge (Religion) (+0), (Int) Perception(Wis) (+2), Profession (Wis) (+2), Ride (Dex) (+1), Sense Motive (Wis) (+3), Spellcraft (Int) Stealth (Dex) (+3), Survival (Wis) (+2), Swim (Str) (+1)
Languages Common
Gear 33gp, dagger ,holy water x3, wrist sheath spring loaded, silver holy symbol.
Special Abilities
Judgement (Su): Starting at 1st level, an inquisitor can pronounce judgment upon her foes as a swift action. Starting when the judgment is made, the inquisitor receives a bonus or special ability based on the type of judgment made. At 1st level, an inquisitor can use this ability once per day. Once activated, this ability lasts until the combat ends, at which point all of the bonuses immediately end. The inquisitor must participate in the combat to gain these bonuses. If she is frightened, panicked, paralyzed, stunned, unconscious, or otherwise prevented from participating in the combat, the ability does not end, but the bonuses do not resume until she can participate in the combat again.
When the inquisitor uses this ability, she must select one type of judgment to make. As a swift action, she can change this judgment to another type. If the inquisitor is evil, she receives profane bonuses instead of sacred, as appropriate. Neutral inquisitors must select profane or sacred bonuses. Once made, this choice cannot be changed. (sacred)
Monster lore (ex): The inquisitor adds her Wisdom modifier on Knowledge skill checks in addition to her Intelligence modifier, when making skill checks to identify the abilities and weaknesses of creatures.
Spell-Like Abilities (Sp): A demon can use disguise self once per day as a spell-like ability. He can assume the form of any humanoid creature. A demon's caster level is equal to his total Hit Dice.
Touch of Good (Sp): You can touch a creature as a standard action, granting a sacred bonus on attack rolls, skill checks, ability checks, and saving throws equal to half your inquisitor level (minimum 1) for 1 round. You can use this ability a number of times per day equal to 3 + your Wisdom modifier. (5 times a day)
Battle Rage (Sp): You can touch a creature as a standard action to give it a bonus on melee damage rolls equal to 1/2 your inquisitor/cleric level for 1 round (minimum +1). You can do so a number of times per day equal to 3 + your Wisdom modifier. (5 times per day)
Spells
| Level | DC | Spells/Day | Spells Prepared |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 3 | mage hand, detect magic, bleed, guidance | |
| 1 | 2 | Burst bonds, Keep watch |
Background[edit]
Varek was summoned into this world by a foolish mage some 21 years ago. The mage was young and bold, but saddly Vareks demonic nature took over. He took the poor boys soul and devured it, as his people are want to do. He spent the first months of his new life in this reality causing wide spread destruction and chaos (at this time he was chaotic evil). He raised several towns to the ground in flames and terror. He eventually came to be living near a local town, he had made it and the surrounding areas his territory. The town supplied him with fresh meath, blood and souls to sate his hunger and in return he allowed no monsters or bandits to harm them. As time wore on he became more placid, feeding only when he had instead of wantonly gorging himself. His shape, once terrible and feral began to change. He appeared more human, allthough not like any other human. (he gradually became chaotic nuetrual). He begang to change - for the better.
However, he would hve remained a demon at heart - allbeit a relatively polite one - if it was not for the child Lucia. Lucia's parents were struck down by a plague that swooped the town. Varek found her, wandering the forests without home nor familly. She was to young to recognise him, and saw only a stranger with odd coloured eyes and hair. Where once he would have seen an easy meal - children had once been his faveourite to devour - he saw a lost girl. He took her in, and raised her. He discovered that the plague was the work of a witch who lived in the nearby hills. Varek went to her hovel, and made sure the crows fed well.
In time Lucia learnt who Varek was and what he had been but she did not care. He was kind and looked after her. And Varek learnt to love, to see the beauty in the world. Lucia grew up to be a fine, stong and charming young woman. She was an excellent swordswoman and a compasionate one at that. She never slew anyone, and when she had to kill monsters or wild animals she allways felt sorry for them and dug them a grave. And she made Varek better. He no longer fed on the villagers, but continued to protect them, until one fateful night.
Under a starless, moonless night a demon by the name of Persarone came to the village. A wicked and vile woman, she had an alien bueaty about her. She walked through the town and brought night terrors to it's inhabitants. But she had worse things planned. She could smell the other demon - and demonic law is very clear. When two demons meat in this world, they must fight for the souls they currently possess and anything else they may have - contracts, pacts and deals. For all deals with demons are magical, and they are bound to them just as the other party is. But Perarone is one of the wittiest demons in existance, and one of the cruelist. She killed thirteen men, women and children. She used their blood to draw a magic circle in the dirt and placed each body at key points on the archaic demonic design - her mark before retreating to the dark reecesses where this world bodders with it's neighbours. Varek felt the presence of the demon, and was there soon. Appaled at the slaughter and the use of the archaic mark he called out the murderers name but it was to no avail. She had gone to exact the next part of her plan.
When Varek returned to where he and Lucia lived he was greated by the demon. And at her feet, Lucia. Bleeding out and breathing ragged breaths. Pain, written across her face. Varek could feel the dark magic of the demon, filling the poor girl with pain. He lunged at her but fund he could not get close. A circle of blood blocked him. Persarone is famed for her knowledge of these arcane tools and this one prevented him from getting to her. She laughed at him, a cold heartless laugh. There was nothing he could do. But his friend was not as weak as she may have seemed. He sword lay just within her reach, and she grabbed it, slicing through the demon. But demons do not die easily. As he form flew away in whisps of smoke blown away by the wind, Varek knew she was not dead. With the demon gone, the circle lost it's potency and he ran to the side of the dying Lucia. But there was nothing he could do. The last of her life bled out of her as a horrible truth sunk in. Persarone had claimed her soul. She would not move on to the next life, there would be no peace.
Since then he has wandered, a demon slayer. He joined a group of adventurers in the hope that one day with his demon slaying and his adventuring he would one day run into the demon who held the soul of the most precious person in all of history.
Personality[edit]
A demon who seeks redemption. Although he has existed for many millennia, Varek was summoned into this world by a foolish mage some 21 years ago. He loathes his own existence and is a demon hunter. His appearance is dark and brooding and he often seems unconcerned with things around him. He hates demons and dislikes his own reflection. The deep purple eyes and hair remind him of what he is.
