Vendlara Alderane
Defense
AC: 19, touch 14, flat-footed 15 (+5 armor, +3 Dex, +1 dodge)
HP: 26 (4d10+4)
Fort: +4 Ref: +7 Will: +1, +2 vs. enchantment
Immune: sleep
Offense
Speed: 30 ft.
Melee: mwk longsword +7 (1d8+3/19–20)
Ranged: mwk composite longbow +8 (1d8+2/×3)
Special Attacks: favored enemy (chaotic outsiders +2)
Statistics
Str: 14 Dex: 17 Con: 10 Int: 11 Wis: 10 Cha: 14
Base Atk: +4 CMB: +6 CMD: 19
Feats: Dodge, Endurance, Persuasive, Point-Blank Shot
Skills: Acrobatics +6, Bluff +5, Climb +6, Diplomacy +4, Intimidate +8, Knowledge (nature) +6, Perception +8, Stealth +8, Survival +6, Swim +8
SQ: elven magic, favored terrain (forest +2), hunter’s bond (companions), track +2, weapon familiarity, wild empathy +6
Languages: Common, Elven
Combat Gear: tanglefoot bags (4)
Other Gear: +1 chain shirt, masterwork longsword, masterwork composite longbow (+2 Str) with 20 arrows, 215 gp
Description
Female elf ranger 4
Before Combat: Vendlara likes to ambush enemies.
During Combat: Vendlara prefers to fight from a distance, and from a secure tree branch if possible. She uses her tanglefoot bags against winged or fast opponents to slow them down and prevent pursuit or escape. If her allies are not practiced demon hunters, she uses her hunter’s bond ability.
Morale: Vendlara flees if her arrows seem ineffectual, using tanglefoot bags to help her escape.
Born and raised in Kyonin, Vendlara was a competent but undistinguished border archer for decades before her assignment to demon hunting in Treerazer’s domain. There, a good first impression and some lucky shots put her in good standing in the close-knit community of rangers. Because she is lively, friendly, authoritative, and attractive, her superiors thought highly of her, and promoted her quickly. Regrettably, few of these aspects make for an excellent demon hunter.
Vendlara’s confidence, book knowledge, and fierce reputation as a ranger have led fellow elves to regard her as a demon-killing crack shot. Despite her reputation, she has yet to score a significant abyssal kill, allowing others to presume that the ease with which she dispatches lemures and other minor irritants extends to greater terrors as well. Vendlara never meant to lie about her demon-hunting prowess, but her own legend grew quickly and she enjoyed the adulation, so she went along with it—and now she’s getting in over her head.
As she rises in rank, her poor judgment is beginning to show—she doesn’t even have the requisite Wisdom to cast ranger spells—and Vendlara’s inadequacies are catching up with her. The mid-level demons she’s facing are beginning to outpace her, and she desperately hopes no one will find out. Recently, there has been talk of sending her to the Worldwound to inspect Mendevian demon-hunting tactics. She doesn’t want to go, as she fears the Mendevian crusaders will not be as easily charmed by her wiles. But she might not be able to get out of it.
Vendlara is athletic, playful, outgoing, and quite likeable. She dresses for the rigors of hunting but accentuates her lithe, firm figure where possible. She tries to be the center of attention in any gathering of elves, makes contests out of any encounter, and enjoys notable entrances and exits. She carves her own sigil into all of her arrowheads, both to build her reputation as a demon hunter and to mark her kills.
Boon: Vendlara vouches for her friends traveling through Kyonin, though she is more likely to arrange for them to exit the country as soon as possible than to escort them within her homeland. Her presence or one of her unused arrowheads—a token of her favor—grants a +2 circumstance bonus on Diplomacy checks with elves in or from southern Kyonin. Those known to associate with Vendlara may receive healing and assistance from elven demon hunters around Treerazer’s domain simply because of her reputation.
Source: NPC Guide, p. 16