Melissa Verity Crawford
Human Aristocrat Level 1, True Neutral
Black Hair, Blue Eyes, Fair Skin
Orphan, Atheist
Abilities
Strength 10 ( - )
Dexterity 16 (+3)
Constitution 14 (+2)
Intelligence 16 (+3)
Wisdom 8 (-1)
Charisma 12 (+1)
Size M
Speed 30
HP 10
Init +3
AC 15 (Touch 13, FF 12)
BAB +0 (+0 Melee, +3 Missile)
STs Fort +2, Ref +3, Will +1
Proficiency: All simple and martial weapons, all kinds of armors and shields.
Skills: Diplomacy +3, Gather Information +5, Knowledge (Arcana) +7, Knowledge (Local) +7, Listen +3, Ride +5, Sense Motive +3, Spellcraft 5, Spot 3.
Feats: Exotic Weapon Proficiency (Firearms), Weapon Finesse
Equipment: Pistol (10 bullets), Whip, Rapier, Dagger, Leather Armor (She has rather quick access to other equipment, as needed, within logic -
I promise not to abuse this, and hope you allow).
Melissa is a young, slender woman, of about 20 years, with fair skin, raven black hair and beautiful blue eyes. She has an ample wardrobe, and tries to vary it as much as possible, but in her adventure usually wears riding pants and boots, and a white blouse under a simple leather armor made to fit her figure. She usually ties her hair when in such conditions, sometimes using also a riding hat.
Background: Melissa's parents -members of a prominent and wealthy Mordentish family -died in a terrible accident when she was very young, leaving her and her brother Roderick (Who was older by almost a decade) in the hands of their uncle, a relatively young but somehow oblivious and distant man who barely spent time with his younger relatives, always making trips or spending time alone in his office. In the meantime, however, Melissa and her brother had everything they could ask for, as soon as they asked, and Melissa grew up as a spoiled child.
But things changed suddenly when, at her 12th birthday, her uncle died a sudden and horrible death, leaving her and her brother alone just a month before he turned 30. In the funeral, they overheard something about a family curse, but paid little heed to it. They went on with their lives, helped by their uncle's faithful butler, and her brother began taking care of business. Life continued as usual, and both became oblivious of the curse for several years. But then Roderick began behaving oddly, and Melissa became concerned with him.
He told her that he had discovered a secret library of their uncle's a couple of years ago, and had found there a lot of information about their genealogy, and found out that the stories about the family curse seemed to be true: For at least 7 generations, no man or woman bearing the Crawford name had survived to see their 30th birthday. Their uncle also seemed to have been obsessed with occult lore, having delved in the natures of curses, in vistani lore, magic and the nature of the world.
As Roderick neared his 28th birthday, he became so obsessed with these things (Which Melissa prefered not to believe), that she had to stay with him to take care of him, as he immersed more and more in his delusions. Two years passed, and one day Roderick disappeared from his room. He was found two weeks later, dead, after a horrible accident. It was then when Melissa started to see things a little more seriously.
Current Sketch: Melissa is young and naive, and just a little arrogant and proud. She believes people are just meant to fulfill her wishes, not because she is mean, but because she was raised that way. However, she's now alone in this world: Jules, her uncle's faithful butler, remains her only company, and she has begun to act a little more respectful of him and her other servants. In the last months, after being recognized for her common public appearances, she has secluded herself, and started devouring every bit of information from her uncle's library. She has gained a lot of useful information from it, and from her recent visits to Van Richten's shop, but she hasn't found what she's looking for. She fears the curse, even if it's more than 10 years ahead of her, and she wants to discover its origins, and what can she do to stop it before it catches her. And she would do anything in her power to get that Damocles's sword off her head. On recomendation of the Weathermay twins (Who had always find her a little spoiled and annoying, but had agreed to help her with books and information on her quest), she has started training against the creatures of the night, but she's undecided yet if it would be the path of the sword or the arcane path she will end up following on her quest. She doesn't give away too much information on what she knows or about her family's curse right away: She has found it's often useful to pretend to be less smart than she is.
The good thing: I see obvious relationship with the other characters, judging from their concepts