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r oGues G aLLery

by Jason Lang

WelcometothelatestsectionofHandCannon!TheRoguesGalleryisa

sectionofthemagzinedevotedtothoselovablecharactersonerunsintointhe

worldoftheIronKingdoms.

Vohas Gantrey

Mercenary Beastmaster (D20)

Wanted by the Protectorate for supporting

Irdian rebels. Sounded like the right guy... was

that a noise behind him?

Vohas leaned over the mewling Gorax

cub and tickled under it’s chin, apparently un-

aware of the screams and horriic wet tearing

noises coming from out of the darkness behind

him “But you, you little sprout. I’ma gonna

raise you to be big and strong, just like your

mam and pop...”

Tandall could hear the guy talking to someone

at the ireside as he crept up.

“...`Course, back then, the bleeders

used `em for combat. Train up a’horde off

them, throw them atta force in droves..”

Who in the blazes was he talking to?

Tandall wondered. Still, a bounty was a bounty,

and this particular mercenary was getting on

the wrong side of the Protectorate, and Tandall

was just a easy rile shot away from getting his.

The loon kept talking “...So when he

came up to me and started saying that we

could no longer train the critters... Not our

horses, not our Kaelram... Ken you imagine

that? A Yohada tribe without Kaelram? Well,

me daddy said no, so the Scrutinator sends in

his soldiers...”

Tandall swept the campsite with the

scope on his rile. Was he talking to himself?

No matter. He turned the knob so the black si-

hloette of the man sitting at the campire came

into sharp relief, a cross-hair quartering the

back of his head. He was sitting with his head

down. Did he have something on his lap?

“...My great grandfather found the irst

of ya, Wore that skull for years. By the time

it came down to me, I had a better idea. Why

wear a dead one, when you could have a live

one? I got the idea when I met that feller back

in Cyril. “You’re pretty good with critters. I

need a trainer and vet.”

He said. I said yes. Rescued yer pop a

few years later. Wanned to put him down they

did...” Tandall was deiantly creeped out.

From this angle, he coulden’t see anyone or

thing that the guy was talking to. He mentally

went over the description he was given. Young

guy, Irdian by the sharp proile and accent.

Vohas Gantrey

MaleIdrian(human),Rgr3:CR5;SizeM

(5’9”);HD3d10+3,hp23;Init+0;Spd30’;

AC14(+4armor);Atk+2melee(2d4+1dam,

19+/x2,doubledamageifsetforcharge,+2

trip/disarm);ALLN;SvFort+3,Ref+2,Will

+0;Str12,Dex10,Con13,Int12,Wis10,

Cha16.

Languages spoken: Sulese,Idrian,Khadoran

Skills & Feats: Climb+2(Str+1,1rank),

CreatureLore+9(Int+1,6ranks,+2syn),

HandleAnimal+11(Cha+3,6ranks,+2AA),

Heal(crossclass),+5(Wis+0,3ranks,+2SS),

Hide+1(Dex+0,1rank),Knowledge(nature)

+8(Int+1,5ranks,+2syn),Knowledge(tac-

tics)+6(Int+1,5ranks),Listen+1(Wis+0,

1rank),MoveSilently+3(Dex+0,1rank,

+2rac),Search+3(Int+1,2ranks),Spot+1

(Wis+0,1rank),Survival+7(Wis+0,5ranks,

+2SS),Swim+3(Str+2,1rank),UseRope+1

(Dex+0, 1 rank), Animal Afinity, Self Sufici-

ant,Track,UnearthedArcana(giants)

S pecial Abilities:

Jingoistic:-2socialskillsoutsideofProtector-

ate.

Favoredenemy(humans):+2Bluff,Listen,

SenseMotive,Spot,Survival

WildEmpathy:1d20+lvl+ChatoDiplomacy

check to inluence animals.

(BloodthirstyJuvenileGorax):CR3,Large

Giant,3d8+6HD(36hp);Init+5;Spd30’;AC

+11;Atk+8/+3melee;+4/-1and+0off-hand

(1d6+7claws);SVFort+8,Ref-2,Will-1;Str

20,Dex8,Con16,Int5,Wis6,Cha5

Gear: HuntingSpear,whistle,knife,Healer’s

Kit The Goraxes:

AllthreeGoraxesaredevotedtoVohas.He

rescuedBroke-Tuskfromthearenas,captured

Redmaneinthewild,andhasraisedRatcatcher

fromacub.Whiletheyarestilldangerous

whileberserk,theyareusedtoandtrustVohas

enoughtotreathimasanothermemberofthe

tribe.Broke-Tuskistheclosesttothehuman,

withRedmanebeingindifferent.Ratcatcher

seemstoseehimasanotheralphatobeobeyed

fornow,butashegrowsmore,hewillchal-

lengehisfatherandVohas.Sofar,Broke-Tusk

hasdealtwiththeincreasingchallenges,but

itwon’tbelongbeforeRatcatchereitheris

drivenoffordefeatshisfather.Vohasishoping

thatdaywillneverarrive.

Skills&Feats:Listen+2,Spot+2,

Scent(doubleforblood),ImprovedInitiative,

Run,BloodRage

Blood Rage: 5%perhpdamagedealttorage.

Additionalattack,-4AC.Fightto-10hp.Im-

munetofear

Berserk: 5%chancewhenunderhalfhit

pointstoattackanythingclose.

Shinies: Willsave(DC8)orgetdistracted.

Roleplaying Hooks:

• WordhascometothePCsthatamanwithseveral

monstersathiscommandhasbegunattackingvillages

neartheCygnar-Protectorateborder.Uponinvestiga-

tion,severalsmallcommunitieshavebeenattacked,

withdozenskilled.Followingthewakeofdestruction,

theplayerstrackdownVohaswhoisbusycuttingsup-

plylinesforthenextProtectoratepushintoCygnarby

goingnorthtoKing’sVine.Whilewipingoutvillages

willundoubtedlystopthisnorthernpush,isitworthall

thelivesoftheseinnocentborderlanders?Oristhere

anotherway??

• Ratcatcherhasalwaysbeentemperamental,butafter

thelastbattle(perhapsthePC’sparticipatedin)hehas

completelygoneoffhisnut.AhurtGoraxisadangerous

creature,butthisoneisheadedtoanearbycity.Vohas

canundoubtedlytrackhimdown.Butmightneedsome

helpbringinghimbackinalive...

• A string of horriic murders has started in Corvis, the

onlyconnectionbeingthatallthevictimswerelow-

rankingmembersoftheGertens.NowTomasGertens(a

Captainofthe‘family’)isofferingabountyforanyone

whocanbringhimaname.Ofcourse,Vohasisatthe

bottomofthis,havingtrackeddownagroupthathas

beenimportingGoraxesforbloodsports.Ratherthen

goingtotheauthorities,hehasdecidedtotakethings

intohisownhands,andarrangedfortheimportersto

meetafewGoraxesthemselves.Needlesstosay,bestin-

tentionsorno,theGuardandthemostpowerfulunder-

world family are now gunning for him. Can the PCs ind

awaytogethimoutoftown?Willthelawormoney

fromjusticelurethem?Istheresomewaytheycanshut

downthearenasothiswon’thappenagain?

Broke-Tusk

(AlphaHunterMaleGorax):CR4,LargeGi-

ant,3d8+8HD(42hp);Init+4;Spd40’;AC

+16;Atk+7/+2melee;+3/-2and-1off-hand

(1d6+6claws);SVFort+7,Ref+3,Will+3;

Str23,Dex10,Con14,Int5,Wis10,Cha7

Skills & Feats: Listen+2,Spot+2,Intimidate

+14,Scent,ImprovedInitiative,Run,Leader-

ship

Berserk: 5%chancewhenunderhalfhit

pointstoattackanythingclose.

Shinies: Willsave(DC8)orgetdistracted.

Redmane

(FemaleGorax):CR2,LargeGiant,3d8+6HD

(36hp);Init+3;Spd30’;AC+13;Atk+5me-

lee;+1and-3offhand(1d6+4claws);SVFort

+5,Ref+0,Will+1;Str18,Dex8,Con14,Int

5,Wis10,Cha5

Skills & Feats: Listen+2,Spot+2,Scent,

ImprovedInitiative,Run

Berserk: 5%chancewhenunderhalfhit

pointstoattackanythingclose.

Ratcatcher

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