Arlaan
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Arlaan, Dwarf Defender
Arlaan Abarakolor
Background
Born very small and given a name that means "worthless wet rubble." (Ossyllargh) But, he has gigantism. When this was discovered, he was cast out of his clan. They see the condition as being a curse and call it "the curse of the mountain's disdain" (Thutel Dorsargh).
He left his people, and while in the winderness, he saved a bear cub from a mountain puma. The cub's mother was a talking bear (dire bear, or "Awakened" bear). She taught him how to fight, and taught him of his own value to others. She have him his new name, which means, "boulder of the wild's strength" (Arosonn Abarakolor)
10 questions
- Describe what your hero's glorious death might be.
- Standing guard in a narrow pass, his bulk filling the gap from side to side, facing a legion of orcs who suddenly feel small staring up at the face of a dwarf the size of a house. The mounting piles of orcs at his feet after having fought for many hours, he eventually falls to exhaustion as his allies sieze the advantage they now enjoy, having lost but one against a decimated army of orc and legate.
- Describe what your hero's worst fated death at the hands of [the ENEMY] might be.
- Enslaved by minions of the Shadow, he serves alongside trolls and ogres as a living machine, forever pushing a grinding stone. His beard stubble never getting long enough to notice before it is burned off, and the sores under his heavy manacles perpetually bleeding, he eventually gives in the the despair that grips all who fall under the thumb of the Shadow and ends his own life under the weight of the grinding stone.
- What is the worst thing [the Shadow] could do to your hero? (this could include things done to loved ones)
- Crush his spirit through enslavement. Convince him somehow of the worthlessness that his own family instilled within him as a child.
- Describe a victory that your hero would like to have against [the Shadow].
- To return one of the greatest mirrors to nature, or to know that the dwarven people's defenses will always hold against the Shadow.
- What action would your hero never do? (meaning type of action "like burn a village down", NOT a general idea like "give in to the shadow")
- Have sex with a man.
- Crush the spirit of a child.
- What would cause your hero to break down to sadness or fear?
- Enslavement and powerlessness.
- What do you hope your hero's honorific would be?
- "Irreplacable" or "the Grizzly-Father"
- What would it take for your hero to turn traitor? (these can result from bribe or blackmail)
- Most likely, trickery. Or, if he was convinced that all those he trusted had betrayed him.
- PLAYER: What's your favorite monster or NPCs to fight?!!
- Anything intelligent enough to use tactics and have great swag. Except vampires - they suck. Goblins are always fun, since they're almost people, and not so monstrous that there are no laughs to be had.
- PLAYER: What do you most enjoy about RPGs & D&D? (meaning battling monsters, solving puzzles, political roleplaying, etc..?)
- Kevin :) Okay, with less sucking up... I love working toward having a great story to tell. Building interesting twists in the history of the characters that comes together in the end to be really intriguing. Many times, this comes through killing bad guys, which I love. Especially if I get to keep their stuff and get rich. Not so big on the puzzles.
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Allies
- Ma - The dire bear that found Arosonn in the wilderness. She taught him how to be a defender, gave him his name, and instilled within him a heroic spirit.
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Enemies
- Koremdek - The tribe of hill giants that had enslaved his people in the past. They are still around, and are sworn enemies of Arosonn's clan.
- Dekkur - Arosonn's brother. Arosonn doesn't know that Dekkur hates him so much, but their relationship is strained somewhat. Dekkur's prestige has suffered greatly due to being the brother of him who carries the curse. Dekkur intends to one day kill Arosonn, hoping that this will assuage his family's shame.
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Covenant Items
Celestial Strap
History
This is a beautifully-decorated woven leather strap. Supple and thin, it can be worn as either a decorative strap (sash, belt, etc) or wrapped tightly around a person's fist or foot, granting the wearer special abilities when fighting unarmed. The strap has the spirit of a celestial being bound to it. This being is powerful, but non-intelligent.
Powers
- Cure spells cast on the wearer affect the strap as well, healing it of damage as though it were a living creature.
- A certain number of times per day (once per 4 levels of the wearer) the strap can grant the Celestial Blessing effect, activated with a command word as a free action. For 10 rounds this grants +2 Dodge bonus to AC, +2 to all saving throws, and an extra standard action per round. For defenders with the Speed Training Defender Ability this stacks, making it possible for the character to engage in two full-attack actions in one round.
- Changing the strap's location (from sash to handwrap, from handwrap to footwrap, etc) takes a full minute. In order to tie it properly in place, a Concentration check may need to be made in stressful situations.
- If the strap is used as a handwrap:
- In order to use it as a handwrap, the wearer must have the Improved Unarmed Combat feat, and have 15+ Strength.
- As a handwrap it causes the wearer's fist to be considered a magic weapon with a +(1 + 1 per 4 levels of wearer, max 5) bonus to attack rolls and damage. It also grants a bonus of +2 Strength, and +2 vs. Grapple, Trip, Overrun, and Bullrush.
- It functions in this manner like a spiked gauntlet of the appropriate size for the wearer (though it deals bludgeoning damage). It has the bane (evil outsiders), and bludgeoning (like keen for blunt weapons) abilities. Attacks made with this item are considered unarmed attacks, and any character who wears the item may deal his usual unarmed damage instead of its 1d4. This weapon penetrates Damage Reduction as though it were Good-aligned.
- As a handwrap, the wielder can choose to fight with the wrapped fist alone, adding Str bonus x 1.5 to damage rolls. The offhand must be free for this ability to function. Two-weapon fighting, holding an item in the offhand, or grappling cause the wielder's wrapped fist to again behave as though it were a light weapon, as normal.
- If the strap is used as a footwrap:
- In order to use it as a footwrap, the wearer must have the Improved Unarmed Combat feat, and have 15+ Dexterity.
- As a footwrap it causes the wearer's foot to be considered a magic weapon with a +(1 + 1 per 4 levels of wearer, max 5) bonus to attack rolls and damage. It also grants +2 Dex, +2 Initiative, +2 Balance Jump and Tumble, a +2 circumstance bonus to AC versus attacks of opportunity, and +5 base land speed.
- It functions in this manner like a spiked boot of the appropriate size for the wearer (though it deals bludgeoning damage). It has the bane (evil outsiders), and bludgeoning (like keen for blunt weapons) abilities. Attacks made with this item are considered unarmed attacks, and any character who wears the item may deal his usual unarmed damage instead of its 1d4. This weapon penetrates Damage Reduction as though it were Good-aligned.
- As a footwrap, it gives the wearer the benefits of Improved Two-Weapon Fighting, and recudes the two-weapon fighting penalty by 1 (minimum -1). In order to gain this benefit, the wrapped foot must be used as the wielder's primary weapon, and another weapon (such as a fist) must make the offhand attacks.
- For characters with more levels in Defender than other classes:
- The strap grants an additional Stunning Fist use.
- Celestial Resiliance - Once per day per wearer's character level, the strap can grant the wearer +3 temporary hit points. Activating this ability is a full-round action that provokes attacks of opportunity as though it were a spell being cast.
- The strap's celestial spirit gives a subtle glammer to its wearer, granting a +3 divine bonus to Charisma.
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Equipment
Carried wealth
30 vp worth of hides, tools, crude art, and food (6 days).
Arms
- farmer's ropes
- a large bone club (1d8, range 10 ft., 6 lbs.)
- 2 light hammers (used mainly for throwing)
- a sling and 20 bullets
- mostly dressed in crude leathers - he is used to living in the wilderness
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