Joran Kevic

by Gomez

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male human 2nd level Fighter, Neutral Good

Strength 15 (+2)
Dexterity 12 (+1)
Constitution 14 (+2)
Intelligence 10 (+0)
Wisdom 17 (+3)
Charisma 11 (+0)
Fortitude Save +5
Reflex Save +1
Will Save +5
Speed 30 ft.
Size M
Initiative +1
Armor Class 18 (banded mail and small wooden shield)
Hit Points 20
Attack Bonus +4, longsword +5, ranged +3
Damage/Attack by weapon +2
Magic ResistanceNil

Skills: Knowledge(Heraldry) +2, Knowledge(Religion) +5, Ride (Horse) +3, Wilderness Lore +5

Feats:Blind-Fight, Endurance, Iron Will, Weapon focus (long sword)

Languages: Darkonese, Falkovnian

Appearance

At first glance, Joran looks like a battle-hardened, man, with tanned, rough skin and short cut, dark hair. He is fairly tall, slender, and muscled.
A closer looks reveals that the warrior is older than you would hav expected at first, possibly over fourty. Numerous wrinkles mar his face, and his hair shows some gray strands. He ofter appears weary and tired.

Background

Joran Kevic was an officer in Vlad Drakov's army. He was the head of a division of men that were trained for offensive tasks. Joran was not a pleasant man - he joined the army for the many benefits of being a soldier in Falkovnia. He displayed a strict obediance of Drakov's laws and orders, and quickly rose in the ranks. In doing so, he got a taste of what being in power really ment - and he liked it.
As an officer, Joran could - and did - abuse his power to get things the way he wanted. He extorted and intimidated to gain what he wanted. Those who would not bend to his wishes migth find themselves executed, or recruited and sent into battle.
He was well on his way to a life devoted to evil, when Drakov commanded another invasion of Darkon.
Joran's division was amongst the ones to go.
The battle was one as senseless and brutal as all the other ones before it. The men were simply slaughtered by Darkon's zombie army, and those who fell rose again to fight their comrades. One by one, Joran's men fell at the undead's hands. Joran faught desperate, when a single, larger being, more nimble and powerful than the others, sought him out. Joran was not match - the first blow of the creature took years of his life, and he was hurled back like a straw doll. The thrust pitched him into a low level crevice. The fall broke his leg, and knocked him unconscious. As the battle raged around him, he was left for dead.

Had no-one found him, Joran would surely have died. But when he finally opened his eyes, he was on a brisk in a small hut, a warm fire roaring in a fireplace, and an old crone, the ugliest one he had ever seen, by his side.
The crone smiled, and without a word, continued bandaging his leg. She must have been a miracle worker, as his injuries healed more rapidly than he had ever imagined. But while the crone would treat him and feed him, sometimes rather roughly, she never said a word, only occasionally smiling at his questions with a kindness that suprised Joran and touches cold heart. He never learned her name.

One week later, Joran set out from the cottage, leaving the unnamed woman behind. He was a changed man. He never looked back, knowing inexplicably that the woman would not have been there any more.
Joran set out, turning his back to Falkovnia, the country that had ruined his life and turned him towards evil. He would set out to do good. He had been given a second chance to live, and this time he would take care it would be as a better person.

Current Sketch

Joran has left Falkovnia, and is currently wandering. He has a purpose in life - to fight evil, but is unsure on how to go about it, as all he knows is how to fight.

Personality

As he once believed very strongly in law and order and the right of the strongest, a certain arrogance and superiority sometimes shines through in Joran's demeanor. He is aware, though, that sometimes the law has to be broken (esp. in Falkovnia) if you want to further the cause of good.
He does not like to talk about his past, as it embarrasses him, but he does not go so far to hide that he was once a soldier of Falkovnia. He will tell the brunt of his background to those who earn his trust. He has a lot of confidence in priests, especially the priests of Hala.

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