The Drow War Book Two. The Dying Of - RoseRed

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Deathblade Poison: Injury DC 20, primary damage 1d6
Con, secondary damage 2d6 Con. One dose has already
been applied to the Nixer’s arrows.
Assassin spells prepared (2, save DC 12 + spell level):
1 st – shield, true strike.
Ranger spells prepared (1, save DC 11 + spell level): 1 st
– longstrider.
Favoured Enemies: Humanoid (elf) +4, humanoid
(human) +2.
Possessions: +1 greataxe, +2 composite longbow,
arrows (20, poisoned), deathblade poison, potion of
fox’s cunning, studded leather armour.
The Nixer is an enigma. His face is tattooed with blue
lines that radiate from the crown of his bald head, as
if it were made of glass and something had cracked it.
His teeth are filed down to points. The other troupe
members believe that he was once a hunter for some
unknown tribe, though Brexel has not told them
anything so definite.
For some reason he is totally silent, refusing to speak
except to cast spells. His place in the troupe is to set
up the equipment before the performances. He is
sometimes called in to dance, when he will often throw
Belladonna around the stage.
Nixer is the son of a family of wild brigands in the forest
of Qual, who helplessly watched his people slaughtered
by crusading humans and elves. The bandit hunters had
no idea that a small boy was watching them from safety,
too frightened to talk. Since then, Nixer has remained
utterly silent, unwilling to speak until he has exacted his
bloody revenge.
Non-Player Character: Maskin Tythe
Every seaport has a ‘connections man’ and Maskin is
Xoth Sarandi’s. There are other people working in the
fixer business but none enjoy the seniority and respect
that Maskin does. He is the man to see when one needs
to find out the kind of information, or make the kind of
deal, that the establishment would rather one did not.
Maskin works from the Brazen Trumpet Inn, a
comparatively clean and upmarket inn in the civic sector.
His clientele are mostly humans who want to find ways
to buck the elves’ strictly imposed restrictions, get into
the world of smuggling or just talk to someone who
knows ‘what is what’ around here. His main motivation
is money, though he does take wry pleasure in being a
fly in the elves’ ointment.
Maskin has garnered respect by being utterly reliable.
So long as one keeps one’s end of a bargain with him,
he will keep his. In the morally ambiguous climate of
the outer city, reputation is the most important thing a
man can trade on.
In game terms, talking to Maskin adds a +2 circumstance
bonus to Gather Information checks when trying to find
out rumours in Xoth Sarandi. The Player Characters
will also find Maskin useful if they need to track down
anything illegal (such as poisons or black market portal
keys) or find out who is trying to kill them. He can also
make connections for them, such as setting them up
with contacts who will buy any contraband goods they
may have in their possession. If the Player Characters
cross him, he will use his underworld contacts to have
them framed for a crime – a favourite method is to plant
narcotics in the target’s ship – and then tip off the elven
guards.
Maskin is an aging man who wears simple clothing and
shows no visible signs of wealth. He looks no different
from any other citizen in the street. He does not fight if
he can possibly avoid it, preferring to use his cape of the
mountebank to escape if a situation turns ugly.
Maskin Tythe, Male Human Rog16: CR 16; Medium
humanoid; HD 16d6-16; hp 40; Init +6; Spd 30 ft.; AC
14, touch 12, flat-footed 14; Base Atk +12; Grp +13;
Atk +15 melee (1d6+2/19–20, +1 sword of subtlety)*
or +15 ranged (1d10, masterwork heavy crossbow);
Full Atk +15/+10/+5 melee (1d6+2/19–20, +1 sword
of subtlety)* or +15 ranged (1d10, masterwork heavy
crossbow); SA sneak attack +8d6; SQ defensive roll,
improved evasion, trapfinding, trap sense +5, slippery
mind, uncanny dodge; AL N; SV Fort +4, Ref +12, Will
+5; Str 12, Dex 14, Con 8, Int 14, Wis 11, Cha 18.
Skills and Feats: Appraise +11, Balance +4, Bluff +15,
Climb +7, Craft (trapmaking) +13, Decipher Script
+7, Diplomacy +15, Disable Device +4, Disguise +14,
Escape Artist +7, Forgery +13, Gather Information
+21, Hide +7, Intimidate +15, Knowledge (local) +19,
Listen +6, Move Silently +11, Open Lock +4, Perform
(storytelling) +15, Search +11, Sense Motive +11,
Sleight of Hand +10, Spot +10, Swim +3, Tumble +11,
Use Magic Device +9, Use Rope +3; Combat Expertise,
Dodge, Improved Initiative, Mobility, Run, Spring
Attack, Weapon Finesse.
Possessions: +1 sword of subtlety, cape of the
mountebank, crossbow bolts (10), leather armour,
masterwork heavy crossbow, potion of neutralise
poison, potions of cure serious wounds (2).
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