<span style="font-style: italic">Hello everyone, and glad to join in! I hadn't posted yet as my character is still in kind of a sneaky, observing posture, but I'll go ahead and throw up my statsheet and a barebones intro of my own in case anyone is waitin on me!/i]<br/><br/><span style="font-weight: bold">Statsheet:</span><br/><div style="padding: 3px; background-color: #FFFFFF; border: 1px solid #d8d8d8; font-size: 1em;"><div style="text-transform: uppercase; border-bottom: 1px solid #CCCCCC; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 0.8em; font-weight: bold; display: block;"><span onclick="if (this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display != '') {  this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = ''; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;hide&lt;/a&gt;'; } else { this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = 'none'; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;show&lt;/a&gt;'; }"><b>Spoiler: </b><a href="#" onclick="return false;">show</a></span></div><div class="quotecontent"><div style="display: none;">Tom Snout (note: obscure shakespeare reference)<br/><br/>Fae Hound, Rogue 3 [Chameleon archetype]<br/>Str: 16 (10)<br/>Dex: 16 (5)<br/>Con: 8<br/>Int: 13 (3)<br/>Wis: 10 0<br/>Cha:14 (2)<br/><br/>HP: 15<br/>BAB: +2<br/>Fort:+1<br/>Ref: +7<br/>Will: +1<br/><br/>AC: 16<br/>CMB: +5<br/>CMD: 17<br/><br/>Feats: Belly absorbtion (vore), Catch Off-guard (rogue trick), Backbiter (vore)<br/>Class abilities: Sneak attack +2d6, Misdirection (Ex), Effortless Sneak (Sp)<br/>Racial feat: Proficiency in flambard and throwing net.<br/><br/>Regular traits: Resilient (+1 fort)<br/>Predatory traits: Triumphant predator<br/>Vore flaws: Mistrusted race, Flighty<br/><br/>Skills: 27 points total<br/>Appraise 3 ranks = +7<br/>Bluff 3 ranks = +8<br/>Climb 2 ranks = +7<br/>Disable device 2 ranks = +6<br/>Escape Artist 3 ranks = +10<br/>Perception 3 ranks = +6<br/>Perform 3 ranks = +8<br/>Sense motive 2 ranks = +10<br/>Stealth 3 ranks = +10<br/>Use Magic Device 3 ranks = +8<br/><br/>Items:<br/>Wand of Forced Quiet (2nd level caster): 1500<br/>Leaf Armor (masterwork studd. leather): 500<br/>Aegis of Recovery: 1500<br/>Potion of cure moderate wounds: 300<br/>Rogue's kit: 50<br/>Flambard sword : 60<br/>Net x 2:40<br/>Rusting powder x 1: 60<br/><br/>Appearance: A somewhat short (5'6") but muscular male canine-anthro with dark green fur. Although fae hounds appear similar to normal furs, Tom, like other members of his race, shows his true nature in other ways besides his coat. In moonlight, strange, tattoo-like glyphs appear on his body, and a careful eye will note that his shadow is out-of-sync with his movements and will sometimes move of its own accord or even appear to interact with and attack other shadows. His eyes have a glint of something vaguely frightening and seem threatening or avaricious even when he's smiling... especially when he's smiling.</div></div></div><br/><br/>[i]And also, for the purposes of determining first actions, a skill check: <a class="postlink" href="http://orokos.com/roll/373359">perception</a>: <span style="text-decoration: underline">1d20+6</span> <span style="font-weight: bold">18</span>. </span><br/><br/>It was difficult to know who exactly he was looking at or how many discrete groups were involved, but one thing was clear - these others who had been concealing themselves in ambush had nothing but hostile intentions, and their words removed all doubt.<br/><br/>Holding his breath and staying quite still during the ultimatum which the boldest among the highwaymen delivered, the green-furred cu sidhe allowed himself a small chuckle in response to their leader Johan's brazen reply. Not only did this human refuse to be duped, but he also displayed an effortless command of appellomancy, the magic of assigning names to others! Indeed, the "magic" took effect quickly, as his own perceptions changed to view Cheesy and Miss Piggy as less threatening...<span style="font-style: italic">and</span>to associate them with food. The fashion choices of the other bandits Tom had been stalking were then demolished without mercy. Tom was genuinely a little sorry for the recipients of such a tongue lashing. Tom allowed himself a whispering chuckle.<br/><br/>And then, he took in the words of Alura and the rest of the merry little faerie band. Though he was closer kin to little faeries than to the average canine fur, Tom had quite a bit of experience with them and knew how tricky, mercurial and hedonistic they could be. That made her, the obvious leader, a danger, but a danger of the kind that was intriguing, apt to draw Tom in rather than frighten him away... In fact, he had been searching for a user of magic accessible to his own frame of reference for a bit of quid-pro-quo. Between that and the clear charm displayed by the serpentine beauty and Cyria, Tom made a decision to step in and intervene. He would play the role of the mysterious, helpful stranger rather than the scavenging wastrel today.<br/><br/>There was a momentary blur of movement between two trees as he got closer to the human woman and her rodentine companion. It was not the pouncing bound  of the cat nor the scurry of the mouse, nor the slither of the serpent; it was a fast, athletic, canine sprint - full of the hunter's focus with the nose leading and the body following.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">Tom will be taking 10 on his stealth check this turn, which his rogue archetype's ability allows in forested terrain. Along with a +10 bonus, that equates to a result of 20. He can move up to 25 feet without taking any penalty to his stealth check.</span>