Khonsu Verige
Background
Khonsu grew up in Elsley, a city in the county of Aria. He belonged to a wealthy merchant family, built by his father through a combination of smart business and cunning fraud. The family was not above stealing, lying, spying, or coercing to earn a profit and eventually earn a comfortable middle-class life in the better parts of the city. Khonsu grew up with the influences of a higher-class life, but also learned and practiced the shadier skills mastered by his father.
Khonsu's home city was also the home of the Barrokh family, a noble family headed by the Baron of Aria. Khonsu developed an avid interest in the Baron's daughter, and being a crafty bugger, sneaked into her room to meet her! She was delighted by his charm and his ability to scale a third-story window and go through their hallway un-noticed to find her room. Unfortunately, the Baron wasn't so pleased and removed him from his daughter's room.
Being somewhat impressed by his skills, the Baron made an offer to Khonsu: he would be allowed to marry his daughter, in time, if he offered his skills and service to the Baron. And so, being crazy in love and all that, Khonsu had no choice and became the Baron's personal spy, assassin, and crafty-job-doer. Living in times of turmoil and disorder, the Barrokh family did not sit undisturbed as the rulers of Aria. Many of Khonsu's jobs were to quell those disturbances.
Years passed, and Khonsu grew impatient, always being told that he would be rewarded in time. And then one day, by chance, Khonsu learned that a wedding was being planned quite secretly between the Baron's daughter and a local nobleman. Outraged, Khonsu confronted the Baron in his quarters. The Baron admitted he never intended for his daughter to marry a merchant, and released Khonsu from his service, offering gold and other petty gifts as compensation. Khonsu wouldn't accept it and attacked the Baron, knocking him to the floor with a punch. A brief struggle ended with Khonsu's dagger held to the Baron's throat, just as his guards entered. Escaping from Khonsu's grip, the Baron had him captured and put in jail, to be executed for assault. Well, being a thief-type, he escaped of course! Quickly and discreetly, Khonsu left the city, knowing he no longer had a life there.
For awhile, Khonsu lived quietly moving from town to town in Aria, stealing food and money. Having only left the city on short trips with his father, he knew little about the world outside Elsley - the world of lower-class peasants. During this time, Khonsu learned that his family back in Elsley had been ruined, losing their fortune and lifestyles. He knew the Baron was somehow responsible and swore revenge.
Wandering Aria with no clear direction, Khonsu became more aware of the broken cities further from the Empire's core - cities neglected to constant power struggles with outside forces, and fear of the Doommarch; nobles sitting high in their manors with the riches of the empire behind them and shielded from chaos by helpless peasants and farmers. His thoughts of revenge slipped to the back of his mind as he desired to see more of the world. Khonsu left Aria in search of knowledge and purpose, with the dark thoughts of corrupt nobles, broken lower-class towns, and his family weighing down on his mind.
Travel Log
Khonsu Verige |
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Imperial 4th Level Expert |
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Size |
Medium |
Speed |
30 ft. |
Abilities |
Str -1, Dex 4, Con 0, Int 3, Wis 0, Cha 2 |
Skills |
Bluff +13 (7 ranks, +2 Cha, +4 from Attractive), Diplomacy +13 (7 ranks, +2 Cha, +4 from Attractive), Disable Device +10 (7 ranks, +3 Int), Disguise +6 (4 ranks, +2 Cha), Escape Artist +11 (7 ranks, +4 Dex), Intimidate +9 (7 ranks, +2 Cha), Knowledge (Current Events) +6 (3 ranks, +3 Int), Knowledge (History) +6 (3 ranks, +3 Int), Knowledge (Nobility) +7 (4 ranks, +3 Int), Knowledge (Street) +7 (4 ranks, +3 Int), Search +6 (3 ranks, +3 Int), Sense Motive +7 (7 ranks), Sleight of Hand +11 (7 ranks, +4 Dex), Stealth +11 (7 ranks, +4 Dex) |
Feats |
Attractive (+4 on Bluff and Diplomacy checks), Lucky (Add your Cha score to your saving throws), Sneak Attack (+2 damage with a surprise attack), Elusive Target (Double normal penalties for ranged attacks against you while you’re in melee), Deflect Arrows (You can deflect one ranged attack against you per round), Redirect (Redirect a missed attack against another target), Inspire: Competence (Subjects gain a +2 bonus on all skill checks) |
Powers |
None |
Traits |
Virtue: Courteous, Vice: Greedy, Archetype: The Trickster (Level 1) Mythic Skill I: Stealth |
Conviction Points |
5 |
Reputation |
2 |
Combat |
Attack +7 (+3 base, +4 dexterity), Defense +16 (10, +3 combat, +4 dexterity, -1 strength) |
Saving Throws |
Fortitude +3 (+1 base, +2 Cha from Lucky), Reflex +10 (+4 dexterity, +4 base, +2 Cha from Lucky), Will +3 (+1 base, +2 Cha from Lucky) |
Initiative |
4 (+4 dexterity) |
Possessions |
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