Successful Merchant (CR 5)

Successful Merchant CR 5

XP 1,600
Human expert 7
N Medium humanoid (human)
Init –1; Senses Perception +13

DEFENSE

AC 10, touch 9 [16 vs. rays], flat-footed 10 (+1 armor [+7 vs. rays], –1 Dex)
hp 31 (7d8)
Fort +3, Ref +2, Will +9

OFFENSE

Speed 30 ft.
Melee masterwork silver dagger +5 (1d4–1/19–20)
Ranged masterwork silver dagger +5 (1d4–1/19–20)

TACTICS

Before Combat The merchant hides behind his bodyguards or tries to use his potion of invisibility to escape combat.

STATISTICS

Str 9, Dex 8, Con 10, Int 14, Wis 12, Cha 13
Base Atk +5; CMB +4; CMD 13
Feats Alertness, Iron Will, Persuasive, Skill Focus (Appraise, Intimidate)
Skills Appraise +15, Bluff +11, Diplomacy +13, Handle Animal +6, Intimidate +11, Knowledge (geography) +7, Knowledge (history, nobility) +4, Knowledge (local) +12, Perception +13, Profession (merchant) +11, Ride +9, Sense Motive +13, Survival +2
Languages Common, Dwarven, Elven
Combat Gear potion of cure moderate wounds, potion of invisibility; Other Gear masterwork silver dagger, masterwork blue scatterlight suit, cloak of resistance +1, guard dog, magnifying glass, merchant’s scale, 700 gp in trade goods A successful merchant is pleasant to customers but often an impatient taskmaster to his employees. He has spent a lifetime thinking of ways to avoid physical work and complains if expected to lend a hand. He considers himself better than anyone dumber or poorer than he is.

Section 15: Copyright Notice

Alien Codex © 2018, Legendary Games; Lead Designer: Jason Nelson. Authors: Anthony Adam, Kate Baker, John Bennet, Eytan Bernstein, Robert Brookes, Russ Brown, Duan Byrd, Paris Crenshaw, Jeff Dahl, Robyn Fields, Joel Flank, Matt Goodall, Robert J. Grady, Jim Groves, Steven T. Helt, Thurston Hillman, Tim Hitchcock, Nick Hite, Daniel Hunt, Mike Kimmel Marshall, Isabelle Lee, Jeff Lee, Lyz Liddell, Jason Nelson, Richard Pett, Tom Phillips, Jeff Provine, Alistair J. Rigg, Alex Riggs, Wendall Roy, Mike Shel, Neil Spicer, Todd Stewart, Russ Taylor, Rachel Ventura, Mike Welham, George Loki Williams, Scott Young.

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