[Portrait] Daleveh of the Silver Woods

[Omniplex]

Daleveh of the Silver Woods is a gnome druid who guards over a small pine forest in the northern reigion.

Daleveh of the Silver Woods (CR 9)
Arctic Gnome Druid 9
True Neutral Small Humanoid(gnome)
Init +5
Senses low-light vision, Listen +7, Spot +5
Languages Gnome, Common, Druid

AC 20, Touch 12, Flat-footed 19
hp 51
Fort +11, Ref +4, Will +9

Speed 20 ft. (4 squares)
Melee <+2 Silvered Scimitar> +9/+4 (1d4+1/18-20) or
Base Atk +6/+1; Grp +2 <grapple>
Attack Options <Wild Shape>
Combat Gear <+2 Hide Armor, +2 Light Sheild>
Spells Prepared CL 9, 0th:Know Direction, Detect Magic, Light, Cure Minor Wounds(3) 1st:Magic Fang, Produce Flame, Endure Elements, Cure Light Wounds(2) 2nd: Heat Metal, Flaming Sphere, Bull's Strength, Fog Cloud, Cat's Grace 3rd: Call Lightning, Greater Magic Fang, Cure Minor Wounds(2) 4th: Flame Strike(2), Dispel Magic, Scrying 5th: Call Lightning Storm, Cure Critical Wounds

Spell-Like Abilities <Speak with burrowing Animals, Dancing Lights, Ghost Sound, Prestidigitation 1/day>

Abilities Str 11, Dex 12, Con 16, Int 8, Wis 17(19), Cha 10
Special Qualities <Gnome Traits, Animal companion, nature sense, wild empathy, Woodland Stride, Trackless Step, Resist Nature's Lure, Wild Shape 3/day(Large), Venom Immunity>
Feats <Combat Casting, Improved Initiative, Natural Spell, Great Fortitude>
Skills <Knowledge Nature +13, Survival +13, Concentration +8, Handle Animal +5, Jump +5, Diplomacy +4, Sense Motive +5, Ride +3, Spellcraft +1>
Possessions combat gear plus <Periapt of Wisdom +2, Boots of Striding and Springing, Cold Weather Outfit>

Animal Companion: Grashna
Dire Badger
Size/Type: Medium Animal
Hit Dice: 7d8
Initiative: +3
Speed: 30 ft. (6 squares), burrow 10 ft.
Armor Class: 21 (+4 Dex, +7 natural), touch 14, flat-footed 17
Base Attack/Grapple: +5/+8
Attack: Claw +8 melee (1d6+3)
Full Attack: 2 claws +8 melee (1d6+3) and bite +3 melee (1d6+1)
Space/Reach: 5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks: Rage
Special Qualities: Low-light vision, scent, Link, Share Spells, Evasion, Devotion
Saves: Fort +9, Ref +9, Will +3
Abilities: Str 16, Dex 19, Con 19, Int 2, Wis 12, Cha 10
Skills: Listen +8, Spot +8
Feats: Alertness, Endurance, Improved Natural Attack(Claw), Track(B)
Tricks: Attack, Stay, Heel, Come, Track, Work, Guard, Fetch, Down

[Omniplex]

It's cold. Snow covers the trail, making it hard to tell where the trail ends and the forest begins. The full moon shines through the pine needles. "Would ye stop yer maddnin' heavy breathing Odger. Dense half orc, who knows what horrors could be hiding in these woods. And yer giving me tha willies." "Uh... It's not me. I thought it was you." Out behind the trees leaps a massive white werewolf, howling and cussing. As the wolf is about to overcome the party, a polar bear appears from up the trail, and roars loudly. In fear the werewolf runs away, whimpering, and muttering, with it's tail between it's legs. As it runs, the bear motions with it's front paw and growls, and a column of fire erupts from the ground, incinerating the wolf. The bear slides into the form of a gnome, wearing heavy furs. "Dang, that's the third one this winter." He shakes his head, and walks away.

A time ago, A tribe of arctic gnomes passed through this area, on their massive sled-villages. Daleveh was a young druid in training at the time, and was helping to guide the mammoths that pulled their tribal home. as the sun set and the full moon rose, a pack of wolves hungry for mammoth flesh came roving out of woods. The tribe put out the best fight they could, but most were killed. Daleveh's master, Jonal had slain what seemed to be the alpha male of the tribe, but not before taking a large bite. When he saw that the tribe was fighting a loosing battle, he took Daleveh and escaped into the forest, finding a place to hide from the wolves. around a month later, Jonal had dissapeared, leaving Daleveh to fend for himself.

Thankfully, he had learned enough druidic skills, as well as hunting skills, to survive on his own the forest, occasionally trading services with the occasional adventurer and traveler, for goods, and for food. He set up a home in a small cave where he could find shelter from the storms, and from the wolves. It seemed that the forest was plagued with an unusually heavy frequency of werewolves. Word came by in the tribes of adventurers traveling through the woods during the full moon, and not coming back. Rumor began to spread of werewolves in the woods, and ironically, while it scared away most of the common folk of the tribes, but it seemed to attract more adventurers than anything. The tragic part of it all, was most of them did not seem to finish off the werewolves, but either died, or became werewolves themselves.

One night, he was out hunting, when he saw a ghostly vision in the forest. It seemed that Jonal had returned. He came closer, and saw that it was indeed his old master, but there was something different about him. There was a feral look in his eyes, and he was unkempt, with his clothes tattered and a messy beard. Daleveh cried out, "Jonal, is that you?" but then the moon came out from the clouds, and Jonal howled, and transformed into a massive werewolf. Daleveh wild shaped into an eagle, and flew to safety.

Daleveh, frightened for his life, and concerned about the lives of others, and the effect on the natural environment of the forest, made it his personal mission to drive the werewolves out of the woods. He spend his days improving his porwess, and every full moon, he would hunt down werewolves. He used spells, wildshaped, silver weapons, and anything else to help him defeat the wolves.

[Anon_Zytose]

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