Cosma at 04th Level
Half-giant 1st Level Sorceress
Author: Figment
PC in: Centicles' Legion
Race: Athasian Half-giant
Level: 4
Game System: D&D (3.5)
Description
| Half-Giant1, 1st Level Sorcerer. |
| Large Giant |
| Hit Dice: 2d8 +1d4 +6 (22) |
| Initiative: -1 (-1 Dex) |
| Speed: 50 feet (10 squares) |
| Armor Class: 11 (-1 size, -1 Dex, +1 armor, +2 natural), touch 8, flat-footed 11 |
| Base Attack/Grapple: +1/+5 |
| Attack: alhulak2 +3 melee (1d8+3, x3); or javelin3 -1 ranged (1d8+4, x3) |
| Full Attack: alhulak +3 melee (1d8+3, x3, +10 reach); or javelin -1 ranged (1d8+4, x3, 40’) |
| Space/Reach: 10/10 |
| Special Attacks: Spells |
| Special Qualities: Axis alignment, darkvision 70’, giant type, natural armor |
| Saves: Fort +6, Ref -1, Will +1 |
| Abilities; Str 16, Dex 8, Con 16, Int 10, Wis 9, Cha 11 |
| Skills: Disguise +6, Knowledge (History: Centicles) +4, Move Silently +3 (- armor check penalty), Speak Common |
| Feats: Awareness (when hawk is in arm’s reach); Martial Weapon Proficiency: All; Sabbatical4; Simple Weapon Proficiency: All, Versatile: Disguise & Knowledge (History: Centicles) |
| Alignment: Varied Good |
| Favored Class: Barbarian |
| Character Traits: Nightsighted5, Quick6 |
Combat
When not wanting to injure folk, such as children staying up late to catch Centicles in action on Winter’s Eve, Cosma has flare or sleep at her disposal. Even in melee, she can use her alhulak to disarm anyone within 20’, meaning that she can usually disarm people long before they can reach her.
When injury is acceptable, Cosma has ray of frost at her disposal. Her alhulak can cause slashing damage on anyone with 20’, meaning that she can engage people long before they can engage her. Combatants further than 20’ can be struck for piercing damage with javelins thrown from her +1 atlatl7.
| Giant Type: Half-giants are not subject to spells or effects that affect humanoids only, such as charm person or dominate person. |
| Darkvision: Half-giants have darkvision to a range of 60 feet. |
| Natural Armor: Half-giants gain a +2 natural armor bonus to AC. |
| Axis Alignment: One aspect of the half-giant’s alignment must be fixed, and chosen during character creation. The other half must be chosen when they awake each morning. They are only bound to that alignment until they sleep again. For example, a half-giant may have a fixed lawful alignment. Every morning, he must choose to be lawful good, lawful neutral or lawful evil. This alignment change is not mandatory. |
| Nightsighted: +10’ darkvision, -1 Spot when in areas of bright light |
| Quick: +10 land speed, -1 HP per HD |
| Spells: 5 0-level spells per day: flare, message, open/close, ray of frost; 3 1st-level spells per day: shield, sleep |
| Familiar: Cosma’s hawk grants her a +3 Spot bonus in bright light, grants her an additional +2 Spot & Listen, can share spells when within 5’, share an empathic link up to 1 mile, and grants the hawk improved evasion. |
| explorer’s outfit |
| Centicles costume |
| bracers of armor +1 |
| alhulak |
| efficient quiver |
| +1 atlatl |
| 18 javelins |
| 60 Cp |
1 Dark Sun 3.5, revision 6, pp. 11-12
2 Dark Sun 3.5, revision 6, pp. 51, 52
3 Dark Sun 3.5, revision 6, pp. 51
4 Player’s Guide to Arcanis p.157
5 Unearthed Arcana p.89
6 Unearthed Arcana p.89
7 Dark Sun 3.5, revision 6, pp. 51, 52
Bio
Growing up in the preserver district of the city-state of Tyr provided Cosma with a chance to learn magic openly without fear of a mob as elsewhere on Athas. She loved the stories of how the avangion Centicles distributes fruit to the good children and ash to the bad children of Athas on the night before Highest Sun. Once she thought she spotted the man, but he looked more like an elf than an avangion.
When she came of age she turned her back on the stories as childish. She summoned her hawk familiar, and the two of them quickly became a team for good thoughout the Tyr Region. However, she quickly realized that the stories of Centicles offered hope to the young in a world where sorcerer kings routinely crushed hope wherever they can.
In time, she found herself promoting the stories of Centicles from small villages to the underground of the city-states. Once, when she was attending the Zenalian Starlight Pageant in the city-state of Nibenay she was surprised by a visit from the man himself! The elderly human explained his divine mission, how he had created the legion, and how she had practically self-trained herself for join it. Seeing the good she could do for Athas, she accepted.
