Companions

Sylvara Thornwatch

Creature 3

Uncommon · Medium · Elf · Humanoid

Sylvara is a disciplined elven ranger who patrols the wooded boundaries of the Cedar Court. She carries a finely maintained longbow fashioned from pale cedar, its limbs decorated with delicate leaf engravings. Her clothing consists of muted woodland colors, reinforced leather, and a weathered traveling cloak.

Quiet and observant, Sylvara favors patience, careful positioning, and accurate ranged attacks. She prefers to end a fight before an enemy can close the distance.

Perception +11; low-light vision

Languages Common, Elven, Fey

Skills Acrobatics +10, Athletics +8, Nature +9, Stealth +11, Survival +11

Str +2, Dex +4, Con +2, Int +0, Wis +3, Cha +0

Items longbow (40 arrows), shortsword, leather armor, explorer's pack

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AC 20; Fort +9, Ref +12, Will +9

HP 46

Speed 30 feet

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Melee [one-action] Shortsword +10 (agile, finesse, versatile S), Damage 1d6+3 piercing

Ranged [one-action] Longbow +12 (deadly d10, range increment 100 feet, reload 0, volley 30 feet), Damage 1d8+3 piercing

Special Abilities

Hunter's Focus [one-action] (concentrate)

Sylvara designates one creature she can see or hear as her quarry. She can have only one quarry at a time. She gains a +2 circumstance bonus to Perception checks to Seek the quarry and Survival checks to Track it. The designation lasts until Sylvara selects another quarry or the target is defeated.

Precise Shot (custom)

Sylvara gains a +1 circumstance bonus to her first longbow Strike each turn against her designated quarry, provided she has not used a move action during that turn.

This bonus does not apply to subsequent Strikes during the same turn.

Cedar Archer [two-actions] (flourish)

Requirements Sylvara is wielding her longbow and has at least two arrows.

Sylvara makes two longbow Strikes against the same creature. Both Strikes count toward her multiple attack penalty, but the penalty does not increase until both Strikes have been resolved.

Woodland Camouflage

Sylvara is exceptionally skilled at using natural cover. She can Hide or Sneak while concealed by foliage, brush, or undergrowth, following the normal rules for cover and concealment.

Woodland Stride

Sylvara ignores difficult terrain caused by non-magical undergrowth, shrubs, and tangled vegetation. She cannot ignore hazardous terrain or magically created difficult terrain with this ability.

Combat Tactics

Sylvara prefers to fight from a protected position at least 30 feet from her enemies. She designates the most dangerous visible opponent as her quarry and concentrates her ranged attacks against it.

When she has sufficient distance and a clear line of fire, Sylvara uses Cedar Archer to deliver two arrows before her opponent can respond. When accuracy is especially important, she relies on a single carefully aimed Strike.

She prioritizes enemy spellcasters, flying creatures, and opponents threatening less durable allies.

If an enemy closes within her longbow's 30-foot volley distance, Sylvara attempts to reposition or draws her shortsword. She avoids prolonged melee engagements.

Exploration Abilities

Forest Scout

Sylvara can use the Scout exploration activity, granting the normal +1 circumstance bonus to initiative rolls for her allies. This bonus does not stack with another Scout bonus.

Experienced Tracker

Sylvara can Track creatures using Survival and identify signs of their passage, including disturbed foliage, footprints, broken branches, and displaced soil.

Wilderness Guide

Sylvara can use Survival to Sense Direction, Subsist, and Cover Tracks. She is particularly knowledgeable about forest terrain, animal behavior, and natural environmental hazards.

Bristlewick

Creature 3

Uncommon · Small · Leshy · Plant

Bristlewick is a moss-covered leshy whose shoulders sprout tiny cedar branches. Their body smells of fresh soil, rainwater, and crushed pine needles. Small fungi occasionally appear between their roots, only to be plucked away with considerable irritation.

A longtime caretaker of the Cedar Court's outer groves, Bristlewick specializes in interpreting disturbances in plant life and the primal energies flowing through the forest.

Perception +10; low-light vision

Languages Common, Fey, Wildsong

Skills Nature +12, Survival +10, Medicine +9, Stealth +9, Diplomacy +8

Str +0, Dex +3, Con +2, Int +1, Wis +4, Cha +1

Items wooden staff, herbalist's tools, collection of preserved seeds

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AC 19; Fort +9, Ref +10, Will +12

HP 42

Speed 25 feet

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Melee [one-action] Staff +9, Damage 1d6+2 bludgeoning

Primal Prepared Spells DC 20, spell attack +12

2nd Rank (2 slots) heal, entangling flora

1st Rank (3 slots) heal, protector tree, fear

Cantrips (2nd Rank) tangle vine, guidance, detect magic, know the way, stabilize

Special Abilities

Rootsense [one-action] (concentrate, primal)

Bristlewick touches the ground and senses nearby disturbances in living vegetation. They can attempt a Nature check to identify unnatural growth, corrupted roots, or plant-based hazards within 30 feet.

Rootsense does not automatically reveal hidden creatures, concealed passages, or the precise source of supernatural corruption.

Cedar's Shelter [one-action] (primal)

Frequency once per 10 minutes

Bristlewick calls protective branches around one adjacent willing creature. The creature gains a +1 circumstance bonus to AC until the beginning of Bristlewick's next turn.

Whisper to the Roots (exploration, primal)

Given 10 minutes to study an area containing living plants, Bristlewick can attempt a Nature check to interpret recent disturbances in the local vegetation.

Success may reveal the passage of unusually large creatures, the direction from which corruption spread, or evidence of disturbances beneath the soil. The GM determines what information the plants could reasonably preserve.

Combat Tactics

Bristlewick avoids direct combat whenever possible, preferring to remain behind sturdier allies. They use entangling flora to impede advancing enemies and protector tree to shield vulnerable companions.

They reserve heal for emergencies and use tangle vine to interfere with mobile enemies.

Pipkin Vell

Creature 3

Uncommon · Small · Gnome · Humanoid

Pipkin is a cheerful but meticulous gnome apothecary whose collection of bottles, vials, and measuring instruments appears considerably larger than his traveling satchel should reasonably accommodate. His green traveling coat is covered in reinforced pockets, each labeled with tiny handwritten tags.

An experienced herbalist and field researcher, Pipkin specializes in medicinal preparations, alchemical mixtures, and the treatment of unusual ailments. He is fascinated by unfamiliar plants, fungi, and natural compounds.

Pipkin is talkative, curious, and methodical. Although confident in his laboratory, he becomes noticeably nervous when confronted with immediate physical danger.

Perception +9; low-light vision

Languages Common, Gnomish, Fey

Skills Crafting +12, Medicine +12, Nature +10, Society +8, Survival +8, Diplomacy +8

Str +0, Dex +3, Con +2, Int +4, Wis +3, Cha +1

Items alchemist's toolkit, healer's toolkit, dagger, sling (20 bullets), reagent satchel, labeled specimen containers

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AC 19; Fort +9, Ref +10, Will +11

HP 40

Speed 25 feet

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Melee [one-action] Dagger +9 (agile, finesse, versatile S), Damage 1d4+2 piercing

Ranged [one-action] Sling +10 (propulsive, range increment 50 feet, reload 1), Damage 1d6+1 bludgeoning

Ranged [one-action] Alchemical Bomb +11 (range increment 20 feet, splash), Damage varies by bomb

Alchemical Supplies

Pipkin begins each day with the following prepared alchemical supplies:

Healing: 2 lesser elixirs of life

Offense: 2 lesser bottled lightnings, 2 lesser alchemist's fires

Utility: 2 lesser antidotes, 2 lesser antiplagues

These supplies are replenished after Pipkin completes his daily preparations, provided he has access to his reagent satchel. Unused preparations lose their potency during his next daily preparations.

Alchemical Bombs

Pipkin uses the normal statistics of the corresponding alchemical items. His attack modifier is +11 when throwing alchemical bombs.

Special Abilities

Battlefield Medic [one-action] (healing, manipulate)

Frequency once per day per target

Requirements Pipkin is holding or wearing his healer's toolkit and is adjacent to a living creature.

Pipkin attempts a Medicine check to administer emergency treatment using the normal DC and healing results of Treat Wounds. This activity takes 1 action instead of 10 minutes.

A creature treated with Battlefield Medic is temporarily immune to Pipkin's Battlefield Medic for 1 day. This ability does not remove the normal restrictions on Treat Wounds.

Quick Preparation [one-action] (manipulate)

Frequency three times per day

Pipkin draws one of his prepared alchemical consumables and Interacts to administer it to himself or an adjacent willing creature.

This ability cannot be used to throw bombs or activate items that normally require more than one action.

Field Analysis [one-action] (concentrate)

Pipkin examines a visible creature, substance, or environmental hazard within 30 feet. He attempts an appropriate Crafting, Medicine, or Nature check to Recall Knowledge.

On a success, he identifies a relevant property of the subject, such as a creature's resistance, a poison's characteristics, or the nature of an unusual biological substance.

Field Analysis follows the normal Recall Knowledge rules and does not automatically reveal hidden properties.

Steady Hands

Pipkin gains a +1 circumstance bonus to Crafting checks involving delicate alchemical instruments and Medicine checks to Administer First Aid.

Combat Tactics

Pipkin avoids direct confrontation, remaining behind sturdier allies whenever possible. He prefers supporting companions with alchemical preparations rather than engaging enemies with weapons.

Against armored or heavily defended opponents, Pipkin uses bottled lightning to make enemies off-guard to subsequent attacks.

He reserves alchemist's fire for enemies vulnerable to fire damage or situations where persistent damage is especially useful.

Pipkin prioritizes healing injured companions and administering antidotes when poison threatens the party. He avoids wasting limited resources on minor injuries.

If threatened in melee, Pipkin attempts to withdraw behind allies rather than continuing to fight at close range.

Exploration Abilities

Experienced Healer

Pipkin can Treat Wounds, Treat Disease, Treat Poison, and Administer First Aid using his Medicine skill and healer's toolkit.

Alchemical Researcher

Pipkin can use Crafting to identify alchemical items, examine unfamiliar mixtures, and assist with the preparation of common alchemical consumables.

Field Herbalist

Pipkin can use Nature or Survival to identify medicinal plants, poisonous fungi, and useful natural reagents. He can help locate suitable specimens and preserve collected samples.

Laboratory Assistant

During downtime, Pipkin can Aid another character's appropriate Crafting checks when assisting with alchemical projects. He follows the normal requirements and limitations of the Aid action.