| Class: |
Martial Artist |
| Level: |
3 |
| Race: |
Half-Elf |
| Height: |
5'4" |
| Weight: |
165 lbs |
| Sex: |
M |
| Age: |
20 |
| Eyes: |
brown |
| Hair: |
black |
| Alignment: |
LN |
|
| Strength: |
18 70% |
| Intelligence: |
14 |
| Wisdom: |
14 |
| Dexterity: |
18 |
| Constitution: |
18 |
| Charisma: |
12 |
| Hit Points: |
41 |
|
| AC: |
6 |
| Base AC: |
10 |
| Armor Type: |
none |
| Dex Adjust: |
-4 |
Saving Throws:
| Poison/Paralyzation: |
13 |
| Petrification/Polymorph: |
14 |
| Rod/Staff/Wand: |
15 |
| Breath Weapon: |
16 |
| Spells: |
16 |
|
Weapons of Proficiency:
Non-weapon Proficiencies:
-
Ki power
-
+1 initiative
-
martial arts
-
blind fighting
-
tumbling
-
juggling
-
read/write
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Khozho's Background:
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Khozho was born the second son to a noble family in the Moonshae Islands.
He also has two younger sisters. The family owns an enviable tract of land
in what is largely a barren island group. Their land is large and lush,
and on it grows many plants that are widely used for medicines, antidotes,
aphrodisiacs, or simply as spices. Khozho's family uses these resources
as the primary income generator for the clan.
In the Moonshae Islands, it is very common for the second son born into
nobility to spend his teen years dedicated to monastic life.
Many enter the priesthood, some spend their years at the monastery in study,
returning home when the monks believe that the pupil has fulfilled his
obligation.
The monks of the Moonshae Islands play several roles in that culture. They
are learned men, adept in healing and teaching. They are also highly regarded
fighting men, and may be called upon to protect citizens. There are even
those monks who are willing to sell their services to a more villainous
end (these are the LE monks).
With the small amount of useful land in the Moonshae Islands, clan wars
are commonplace, and it is very common for a clan to raid another clan,
or to try to oust an enemy clan from its holdings. In many cases, the people
of the Moonshae Islands might call upon the monks to protect an innocent
village that might be "in the way" of a clan war, or to deal retribution,
recover lost possessions...whatever. The monks all have obligations. Some
to help and protect, some to assist one family or another, some to further
their own ends. However, the first obligation of any monk is to the monastery,
and the rule when two monks of the same monastery have
conflicting clan obligations is that neither clan obligation may be fulfilled.
In this way, the monks are always unified.
In Khozho's case, while he was at the monastery, he has risen to a point
where he was commonly an instructor in spiritual pursuits as well as a
"drill instructor" for combat methods. He had a section of the monastery
under his guidance and he was responsible for 30 other monks from initiates
to acolytes. It was Khozho's job to teach these people in the ways of the
Kensai (he was also still under the tutelage of yet another Kensai, and
still learning the secrets).
When the Abbott received word that Khozho's youngest sister had been captured
by a rival clan and was to be put to death if Khozho's family did not cede
their lands to the rival clan, the Abbott placed Khozho
in charge of the group of monks dispatched to rescue his sister. Khozho
was the only Kensai in this group and he was assigned 5 monks that he had
not worked with much, but had seen at the monastery for many years. Plans
were made, and the mission was deployed.
Khozho's group entered the enemy clan's keep under cover of the night.
Their plan called for avoiding confrontation, and recovering Khozho's sister
without attracting attention. They proceeded directly to the living section
of the grounds and Khozho saw by the light of a half moon his sister being
led under guard into one of the rooms adjacent to the main house. He swiftly
entered into that room, intending to disable her guards and get out.
The ensuing fight did not go as Khozho had planned. There were only two
guards, but monks who were with him turned on him and he was captured.
The rival clan head came to see his catch. Apparently, the Abbott was originally
from this rival clan, and they felt that if they could kill both Khozho
*and* his sister, then they would have eliminated half of Khozho's family
lineage. The blow would be devastating. This activity, Khozho felt, clearly
violated the monk's rules about conflicting clan obligations.
Enraged by the betrayal, Khozho kicked over the only torch, plunging the
room into darkness. Voices sounded out of the darkness for someone to bring
a light, but within moments Khozho had recovered his halberd and killed
both guards, the clan head, and the 5 monks who had accompanied him. He
and his sister escaped.
Khozho returned his sister to their home, encouraging his father to "step
up the security around this place", and then set off for the monastery.
Khozho slipped into the monastery in the dead of night and made his way
to the council chambers where he found the Abbott and two of the monastery
councilors, one of whom was Khozho's Kensai Master. Khozho confronted the
Abbott about the betrayal, but the man denied it. Khozho accused the Abbott
of being a liar as well as an assassin, and threw his halberd at the Abbott
using his Ki power to ensure maximum effect (and he rolled a 20!). The
halberd caught the Abbott in the chest and the old man fell back into his
chair. Khozho's master ordered Khozho to the Kensai meditative quarters.
The next morning, Khozho's master entered the meditative quarters and informed
Khozho that before dying, the Abbott had confessed to the betrayal. Khozho's
honor was saved, and to make up for it, the Monastery would from this day
forward have a special debt to Khozho's family. However, it still remained
that Khozho had killed the Abbott.
Even if justified, which in this case it clearly was, Khozho could no longer
remain at the Monastery, and if he went back to his clan home, the allegiance
of the monastery to his family would be considered null.
Khozho was now homeless.
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