Harlan Hess
Strength 18
Dexterity 22
Constitution 14
Intelligence 13
Wisdom 14
Charisma 8 → Comeliness 7 (quite ugly)
Race Human (Varisian)
Age 22
Height 5′11″ (180 cm)
Weight 154 lbs (70 kg)
Alignment Neutral (does what seems to be a good idea)
Worshiper of Pharasma (fate, death, prophecy, rebirth)
Class Ranger 13
Languages Taldane, Giant
Items
Warhammer MW
Dagger MW (hidden inside right boot)
Backpack
Bedroll
Cold-weather outfit
Flint and steel
Hip flask of rotgut
Hooded lantern
Inkpen and ink
Journal (the bloodstained diary of Konrad Fell, found inside a vampire’s coffin in Jorgenfist)
Pipe and tobacco
Rope (50 feet)
Thieves’ tools MW
Waterskin
Magic Items
Composite longbow +2 Adaptive
Efficient quiver (three compartments):
– 60 accessible arrows (33 cold iron, 19 adamantine)
– Three bundles of 20 arrows each (00/20/20 cold iron)
– Three bundles of 20 arrows each (20/20/20 common)
Sickle +1 (trip)
Mithral breastplate +3 (a single piece of tarnished metal, engraved with an interlace pattern of soaring whippoorwills)
Ring of Protection +2
Belt of Incredible dexterity +4
Bracers of Falcon’s aim
Cloak of Resistance +2
Headband of Inspired wisdom +2
Ioun torch
Wand of Bear’s endurance (large, 13 charges)
Potions
Bull’s strength × 3
Heroism
Money
Platinum 0
Gold 10000
Silver 0
Copper 0
Skills
| Skill ranks placed | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * | Acrobatics | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | ||
| * | Climb | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | ||
| Craft | |||||||||||||||||
| * | Disable device | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | ||
| Handle animal | |||||||||||||||||
| * | Heal | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | ||
| Intimidate | |||||||||||||||||
| Knowledge (dungeoneering) | |||||||||||||||||
| Knowledge (geography) | |||||||||||||||||
| Knowledge (nature) | |||||||||||||||||
| * | Perception | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | ||
| Profession | |||||||||||||||||
| Ride | |||||||||||||||||
| Spellcraft | |||||||||||||||||
| * | Stealth | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | ||
| * | Survival | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | ||
| * | Swim | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
Special Abilities
1st Favored enemy (undead)*
Track*
Wild empathy*
Rapid shot
Endurance
1st Favored terrain (urban)*
Hunter’s bond (companions)
2nd Favored enemy (giant)*
Point-blank master (longbow)
Woodland stride
Swift tracker
2nd Favored terrain (underground)*
Evasion
3rd Favored enemy (human)*
Pinpoint targeting
Quarry
Camouflage
3rd Favored terrain (mountain)*
Feats
Point-blank shot
Precise shot
Weapon focus (longbow)
Deadly aim*
Manyshot
Critical focus
Iron will
Improved iron will
Traits
Reckless
Harlan has a tendency for rash behavior, often disregarding his own safety as he moves across the battlefield. He has a +1 bonus on Acrobatics checks, and Acrobatics is always a class skill for him.
Resilient
Growing up in a poor neighborhood often forced Harlan to subsist on food and water from doubtful sources. He has built up his mettle as a result and has a +1 trait bonus on Fortitude saves.
Spells
Caster level 10*
Sample level 1 spells (DC 13, 4 per day)*
Glide √
Endure elements
Gravity bow √√
Hunter’s howl
Lead blades
Longstrider √
Sample level 2 spells (DC 14, 3 per day)*
Arrow eruption
Barkskin √√
Bear’s endurance
Cure light wounds
Owl’s wisdom √
Versatile weapon
Sample level 3 spells (DC 15, 2 per day)*
Cure moderate wounds
Darkvision
Instant enemy √√
Neutralize poison
Remove disease
Water walk
Sample level 4 spells (DC 16, beginning at 14th level)*
Aspect of the Wolf
Blessing of the Salamander
Bow spirit
Cure serious wounds
Freedom of Movement
Summon nature’s ally IV
Tree stride
√ = Always prepared during daily meditation unless stated otherwise.
Background
“You gonna do something? Or are you just gonna stand there and bleed?”
Harlan Hess grew up dirt-poor on a hog farm in Carrion Hill, a place he literally fled as a boy for reasons best left unexplained. Fifteen years old and cursed with a disfigured face that already had brought him nothing but trouble, he ran away from home to join a traveling circus. As their scout, he was paid to provide fresh game for the crew and find the best routes to go. The circus finally reached Kaer Maga where Harlan, after a fight with the manager about money, quit and went looking for another job.
On the brink of starvation and begging for something to eat, he was spotted by a priest who took pity on the young man and offered him a position within his church. Hess was too hungry not to accept, but as time dragged on he slowly began to enjoy his new life as a faithful servant. He became a caretaker in the service of Pharasma, the Lady of Graves. Stationed at the Godsmouth Cathedral, his main chore was to escort pilgrims and other devotees through the wilderness along the Yondabakari River and ensure their safe arrival in the city.
Bored and restless after years of service, Harlan suddenly gave up his duties and decided to leave town with a band of adventurers. They were heading west. They needed someone to take them there, and Harlan had always wanted to see the ocean. After a violent incident in Ravenmoor, an isolated village in central Varisia, the party split up and was scattered to the four winds.
Harlan continued west towards the coast. A few days later he arrived in the frontier town of Riddleport. He soon found himself lost in the Rotgut district, the poorest and most unsavory part of the city. Reluctantly, as he was trying to leave the place, he realized that his presence and obvious background in the Pharasmin clergy somehow seemed an unexpected but welcome comfort to many of the whores, beggars, and other outcasts who called this slum home. Helping them bury their dead came naturally. He did the digging while they cried. Always dressed in his old ceremonial garments, he quickly became known as the “preacher”.
Most of these wretched creatures were either too sick or too busy trying to stay alive to pick on his own repulsiveness for a change. With nothing better to do, Harlan decided to stay awhile. He now works as a courier between Riddleport and its holdings in Roderic’s Cove. A loner by nature, he is often hired to patrol the surrounding wilderness by himself, spending weeks on end looking for the occasional orc or hill giant that sometimes prey upon remote farms in the area.
Harlan was born an albino with white hair and red eyes. Pale as a ghost with bad teeth and a hideous scar splitting his lips, he is unsettling to look at. His solemn manner and grim appearance, the result of a collapsing saw blade at the village mill, put most people off. He wears a torn clergyman’s outfit adorned with a single black rose, the Pharasmin symbol of good luck. He is rarely seen without his longbow. A spiky warhammer with a lean wooden handle is always tucked in his belt, as well as a crude-looking sickle.
A simple farm boy from Ustalav, Harlan was more or less raised in his father’s pigsty. He has a soft spot for livestock and animals in general, especially those who suffer at the hands of abusive owners. As long as he can remember, bullies have always made his blood run cold. He cannot stand children (“Stop gawking, you little bastards!”), and speaking to any attractive girl or woman usually leaves him stuttering or hiding his ugly face in shame.
