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|date_created=January 5, 2017
|status=Complete
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|summary= A powerful Psionic character for use in the ''Eberron Campaign Setting''.  
|name=Ronen Kine|cr=23
|sex=Male |race= [[Patriarch_(3.5e_Template)|Patriarch]] [[SRD:Elans_(Race)|Elan]] 3/    
|clvl=D'jed-Hai  [[SRD:Wilder|Wilder]] 18
|al=LN |size=Medium |type=[[SRD:Aberration|Aberration]], Augmented (''[[#Mind_Seed|Mind Seed]]''),  [[SRD:Psionic_Subtype|Psionic]]|subtype= 
|init=+10 |sens= | listen=+20 |spot=+20
|spd=110 |othspd='''Swim''' 110 
|hd=18d8 +3d10 |hp=317 |othhp= +205 hp, [[SRD:Damage_Reduction|DR]] 10/-, [[SRD:Fast_Healing|Fast Healing]] 2
|ac=44|acmods= +3 AC Bonus, +6 Dexterity, +1 Dodge, +8 Insight, +8 Natural, +8 Wisdom |touch=44 |flat=44
|immune= all natural diseases and poisons, possession |resist= |weak= |pr= 27
|bab=+16 |grp=+23
|melee1='''Unarmed Strike''' +23 4d8 +13 (19-20) x3 ''All'' |melee2= '''Flurry of Blows'''  +23/+23/+23/+18/+13 
4d8 +13 (19-20) x3 ''All''
|atkop= Fiery Fist, Greater Flurry of Blows, Quivering Palm, Stunning Fist, Unarmed Strike
|space=5 ft. |reach=5 ft. 
|sa=[[#Bind_Psyche|Bind Psyche]], [[#D'jed-Hai|Martial]] [[#Maneuvers|Maneuvers]], Psionic [[#Psionic_Powers|Powers]]. 
|sq=''Abundant Step'', ''[[#Amphibious|Amphibious]]'', ''Diamond Body'', ''Diamond Soul'', ''[[#Repletion|Elan Repletion]]'', ''[[#Resilience|Elan Enhanced Resilience]]'', ''[[#Resistance|Elan Resistance]]'', ''[[#Elude_Touch|Elude Touch]]'', ''Improved Evasion'', ''Ki Strike'' (''Adamantine, Lawful, Magic''), ''Psionic Charm'', ''[[#Psychic_Enervation|Psychic Enervation]]'', ''Purity of Body'', ''Slow Fall 80 ft.'', ''Still Mind'',  ''[[#Superior_Psionics|Superior Psionics]]'', ''[[#Surging_Euphoria|Surging Euphoria]]'' +2, ''Timeless Body'', ''Tongue of the Sun and Moon'',   ''[[#Volatile_Mind|Volatile Mind]]''/4 power points, ''Wholeness of Body'', ''[[#Wild_Surge|Wild Surge]]'' +5.
|str= 25 (+7) |dex= 23 (+6) |con= 23 (+6) |int= 34 (+12) |wis= 27 (+8) |cha= 32 (+11)
|fort=+16 |ref=+16 |will=+22 
|skills=[[SRD:Autohypnosis|Autohypnosis]] +35 (20r), [[SRD:Balance|Balance]] +35 (17r), [[SRD:Climb|Climb]] +24 (11r), [[SRD:Concentration|Concentration]] +23 (10r), [[SRD:Craft|Craft]] (Shipmaking) +20 (3r); [[SRD:Diplomacy|Diplomacy]] +38 (20r), [[SRD:Gather_Information|Gather Information]] +23 (5.0r), [[SRD:Intimidate|Intimidate]] +36 (20r), [[SRD:Jump_Skill|Jump]] +32 (13r), '''Knowledge''' (Arch.& Eng.) +22 (5.0r), '''Knowledge''' (Geography) +22 (5.0r), '''Knowledge''' (History) +22 (5.0r), '''Knowledge''' (Local) +22 (5.0r), '''Knowledge''' (Nature) +24 (5.0r), '''Knowledge''' (Planes) +22 (5.0r), '''Knowledge''' (Psionics) +34 (15r), '''Knowledge''' (Religion, Aventernus) +22 (5r), '''Knowledge''' (Religion, Path of Inspiration) +22 (5r), [[SRD:Listen|Listen]] +35 (22r), '''Martial Lore''' +38 (20r), [[SRD: Profession|Profession]] (''Sailor'') +35 (21r), [[SRD:Psicraft_Skill|Psicraft]] +39 (20r), [[SRD:Sense_Motive|Sense Motive]] +28 (15r), [[SRD:Spot|Spot]] +35 (22r), [[SRD:Survival|Survival]] +25 (10.0r)*,  [[SRD:Swim|Swim]] +35 (14r), [[SRD:Tumble|Tumble]] +28 (15r). (*) ''Cross class skill''. 
|feats= '''[[Sublime_Inspired_(3.5e_Feat)|D'jed-Hai Initiate]]'''; '''Dodge'''; '''Elan Resilience, Enhanced''' (''CP'' 52); '''Epic Psionic Focus'''; '''Fiery Fist''' (''PH II'' 79); '''Improved Initiative'''; '''Maximize Power'''; '''Mobility'''; '''Psionic Body'''; '''Psionic Mastery''' (''CP'' 59); '''Psionic Meditation'''; '''Psychic Renewal''' (''ToB'' 32); '''Quicken Power'''; '''Spring Attack'''; '''Stunning Fist''' ('''DC''' 29, 22 uses/day); '''Superior Unarmed Strike''' (''ToB'' 32); '''Swim-by Attack'''* (''StrmW'' 94); '''Versatile Unarmed Strike''' (''PH II'' 85). Ronen has a litany of bonus feats acquired from ''Fused'' class features of the ''Mind Seed'' entity (''See History'') and the deep crystal cave. *Bonus feat. 
|pp=430/431
|lang=Common, Quori, and Riedran. '''Bonus Languages:''' See ''Tongue of Sun and Moon''.
|cg= Vendalic Robes (''MUE'' 33), Vendalic Tabi boots (''MUE'' 33). 
|poss= '''Potnia Nadadora''': A ''Folding Foiled War Canoe'' with ''Everfull'' sails. The ''Folding Foiled War Canoe'' looks like a small wooden box—about 12 inches long, 6 inches wide, and 6 inches deep. It can be used to store items like any other box. If a command word is given, however, the box unfolds itself to form a catamaran 10 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 2 feet in depth. A second command word causes it to unfold to a hydro-foiled trimaran (three hulled catamaran) 24 feet long, 8 feet wide, and 6 feet deep. Any objects formerly stored in the box now rest inside the boat or ship. A third word of command causes the boat or ship to fold itself into a box once again.


In its smaller form, the catamaran has one pair of oars, an anchor, a mast, and a lateen sail. The boat can hold four people comfortably. In its larger form, the trimaran is a moderately sized war canoe, with two outriggers for stability. It has a small stepped mast with an ''Everful'' sail for sailing on open water as well as an advanced retractable hydrofoil system installed and designed by Ronen. Hydrofoils, or foils, increase the speed of a vessel drastically. A foil's shape and angle of attack generates lift (force generated perpendicular to flow) that is greater than the drag (force generated parallel to the flow) when moving through the water. This allows the trimaran to fly above the water, breaking free of the drag and rough ride of a board moving through the water. In essence, the multiplier for wind speed is nearly doubled. So when the wind multiplier is normally x1, the multiplier is now x2, a wind speed multiplier of x2 is now x3, and a wind speed multiplier of x3 is now x5. Foils must not be used in ''Severe'' strength or stronger winds as these forces will cause the foils to rip from the hull, resulting in the ship to founder. In it's larger form, the ship carries fifteen with ease.

Gargantuan vehicle; Seaworthiness +0; Shiphandling +2; Speed wind × 20 ft. (average), 40 ft. (average) with foils deployed; Overall AC –3; Hull sections 18 (sink 4 sections); Section hp 50 (hardness 5); Section AC 3; Rigging Sections 1; Rigging hp 60 (hardness 0), AC 1; Space 25 ft. by 10 ft.; Height 5 ft. (draft 15 ft.) When foils are deployed the height is 16ft. (draft 5 ft.); Complement 16; Watch 1; Cargo 3 tons (Speed wind × 15 ft. if 1 ton or more), Faint transmutation; CL 6th; Craft Wondrous Item, ''[[SRD:Fabricate|Fabricate]]'', creator must have 2 ranks in the Craft (shipmaking) skill as well as 5 ranks in Knowledge (Architecture & Engineering), '''Market Price''': 21,000 g.p.  '''Silthilar* Grafts:''' ''Healing Blood'', ''Improved (Bones +4, Muscles +5, Tendons +5)''. * ''See Silthilar Grafts'' (''LoM'' 216-217).   
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== '''History''' ==
A little over a millennia and a half ago, Ronaan was an Aventi orphan discovered after Inspired from the ''Harmonious Sail'' dispatched some Sahuagin slave traders; and decided his aquatic blood would be a perfect empty vessel for an Elan candidate. After he was translated into a "New made" Elan, Ronaneth served the ''Harmonius Shield'' as a ''Water Soldier''. 


Prior to the siege on Kasshta Keep in 702 AT (-100YK), the Inspired military devised a plan to create a super elan for the ''Edgewalkers'' by experimentimg with the ''{{Anchor|Mind Seed}}'' power. They decided that Ronaneth with his martial prowess and aquatic traits would be the perfect candidate to meet the challenge. Ronaneth willingly agreed to this experiment with the hope of redeeming the ''il altas'' imprisoned inside him. In a high security kintam (Inspired military citadel), ten epic level Kalaraq Inspired (one Psion from each discipline, three Erudite Psions, and one Wilder who acted as the conductor for strategic reasons) formed a more powerful psionic entity using the [[SRD:Metaconcert|Metaconcert]] power. Then this entity manifested [[SRD:Mind_Seed|Mind Seed]] on a willing Usvapna Inspired Wilder.  After the ''Mind Seed'' successfully germinated, the Wilder was sent to Dor Maleer to gain more experience fighting creatures in the wild zones. When he returned as a 26th level Wilder, he and a 25th level [[SRD:Monk|Monk]]  ''[[SRD:Fusion|Fused]]''. This fused being then manifested ''Mind Seed'' on Ronaneth as the final stage of this elaborate experiment; eventually granting him the powers and knowledge of a lesser version of the psionic entity formed by the series of ''Metaconcert'' and ''Fusion'' powers.


One day while on a mission outside his sentry tower, Ronaneth's strong psionic presence attracted two aboleths underwater off the coast of Dor Maleer and the Tashana Tundra in the Sea of Rage, and this is where things take a turn in Ronaneth's life. Having the prowess of such a powerful psionic entity housed in his mind the aboleths were unable to offer much of a fight to Ronaneth and he dispatched them. He learned their home was an underwater ''Deep Crystal Cave'' in the Tiiki river and he swam to its core to  meditate in it knowing of such a cave's lore. He not only meditated for the eight hours required to receive the bonus feat, but he mediated for another four hours WITHOUT EVER HAVING FAILED A SAVE and gained the [[Patriarch_(3.5e_Template)|Patriarch]] template. After meditating those twelve hours, he pondered the validity of the ''Path of Inspiration'' and his efforts concluded it's evil nature which deprives a society of liberty. With this new knowledge and power, Ronaneth threw down his allegiance to the Inspired, becoming what the Dreaming Dark call a Rogue Shadow.

== '''Combat''' and '''Tactics''' ==

As an Elan, Ronen has an indefinite lifespan, however he has an [[SRD:Astral_Seed|Astral Seed]] manifested should he ever meet an unforeseen fatal mishap during an ''Assassination'' on the Quori. Ronen's favorite tactic to dispatch a quori on Dal Quor (preferably a Dream Master Quori) involves disabling it with a ''quickened'' '''[[SRD:Psionic_Dimensional_Anchor|Psionic Dimensional Anchor]]''' (DC 35) followed with an '''[[SRD:Ego_Whip|Ego Whip]]''', thus preventing any attempt by the Quori to '''Teleport''' and escape while also attacking the Quori's charisma score. Any following rounds of combat involve Ronen using a move action to regain his psionic focus and then manifesting a ''maximized'' '''Ego Whip''' (with ''Wild Surge'') until the Quori is disabled. Immediately following a successful encounter,  Ronen [[#Bind_Psyche|''binds'']] the psyche of the quori. This keeps Ronen actively fighting the Inspired and Quori. If Ronen is drawn into melee combat, he engages with his powerful unarmed strikes and flurry of blows.


'''{{Anchor|Amphibious}}:''' Ronen is capable of breathing in both air and water. He also has a swim speed equal to his land speed. Ronen also has a +8 racial bonus to any swim check and can always choose to take 10 on a swim check even if rushed.


'''{{Anchor|Bind Psyche}} ([[SRD:Special Abilities Overview#Extraordinary|Ex]]):''' 
Ronen developed this technique from enduring the process of Elan making and combined it with the way an Erudite Psion learns discipline powers and commits them to his repertoire, as well as observing the initiation ritual of making a Quori Mindhunter (''MoE'' 77). Ronen projects himself into a pocket dreamscape, on the edge of Dal Quor by manifesting ''[[SRD:Dream_Travel|Dream Travel]]''. Ronen then causes the dreamscape to produce random psychic emissions (''Psychic Beacon''), enough to attract a nearby quori to investigate. When this happens, Ronen must disable the quori in combat. When Ronen disables a Quori (and only Quori can be bound in this manner), he gains additional power from it. He must begin by establishing mental contact (one round of meditation with psionic focus while making physical contact) with the quori victim within 10 minutes of the quori becoming totally disabled.  Once contact is made, a Psicraft check (DC 15 + HD of the disabled Quori) is required to bind the quori's psyche. Finally, Ronen must leave Dal Quor and immediately expend his psionic focus to complete the binding. If Ronen is interrupted during this process, he can’t completely bind the psyche or gain the benefits.
A quori that has been bound by Ronen cannot be restored to life through any means. There is no limit to the number of Quori psyches Ronen can bind in this fashion, but he only advances when Ronen binds a total number of Quori equal to his own Hit Dice and who has at least 10 HD, '''OR''' he can use that advancement energy to ''[[SRD:Mind_Seed|Mind Seed]]'' an individual. For example, Ronen can only advance by binding the psyches of 21 Quori who had at least 10 HD. Should Ronen choose to advance, Ronen's Hit Dice, his Manifester level (he does not add class features in any of his manifesting class(es)), and Charisma each increase by +1. He also adds power points to his reserve in the amount equal to the number of quori Ronen bound at his current level (this is in addition to any bonus power points Ronen may gain by his Charisma score increasing as well). His base saving throw bonuses improve according to his new Hit Dice. He gains additional skill points equal to 2 + his Intelligence modifier. Now whenever Ronen uses this bound energy to imbue another subject with his ''Mind Seed'', that individual (once the seed is fully integrated) becomes a Wilder 10 (along with all the abilities of a 9th level Monk because of the ''Fused'' entity which manifested ''Mind Seed''), but does not acquire the ''Bind Psyche'' ability, nor the ''Patriarch'' template.


'''{{Anchor|Elude Touch}} ([[SRD:Special Abilities Overview#Extraordinary|Ex]]):''' Ronen’s intuition supersedes his intellect, alerting him to danger from [[SRD:Touch Attack|touch attacks]] (including rays). He gains a +8 Charisma bonus to [[SRD:Armor Class|Armor Class]] against all [[SRD:Touch Attack|touch attacks]].


'''[[Mental_Grip_(3.5e_Martial_Discipline)|Mental Grip]] {{Anchor|Maneuvers}}:'''  ('''IL''' 17) Maneuvers Known 18, Readied 13, also known as ''{{Anchor|D'jed-Hai}}'':  [[Forceful_Blast_(3.5e_Maneuver)|Forceful Blast]] , [[Great_Tap_(3.5e_Maneuver)|Great Tap]], [[Hurl_Self_(3.5e_Maneuver)|Hurl Self]], [[Lift_Self_(3.5e_Maneuver)|Lift Self]], [[Mental_Might_(3.5e_Maneuver)|Mental Might]], [[Mighty_Tap_(3.5e_Maneuver)|Mighty Tap]], [[Power_Tap_(3.5e_Maneuver)|Power Tap]],  [[Psionic_Insight_(3.5e_Maneuver)|Psionic Insight]],  
[[Rage_of_the_Poltergeist_(3.5e_Maneuver)|Rage of the Poltergeist]],  [[Strength_of_Will_(3.5e_Maneuver)|Strength of Will]], [[Telekinetic_Razor_(3.5e_Maneuver)| Telekinetic Razor]], [[Telekinetic_Warrior_(3.5e_Maneuver)|Telekinetic Warrior]], [[Thought_Shield_(3.5e_Maneuver)|Thought Shield]].


'''{{Anchor|Psionic Powers}}:'''  ('''ML''' 21; with ''Wild Surge'' applied 26): Powers made permanent for Ronen through [[SRD:Incarnate|Incarnate]] are below.
  
'''1st Level Powers''' ('''DC''' 29):  ''Conceal Thoughts; Detect Psionics; Know Direction and location''

'''2nd Level Powers''' ('''DC''' 30):  ''Detect Hostile Intent''

'''3rd Level Powers''' ('''DC''' 31):  ''Danger Sense''<sup>[[#1|1]]</sup>; ''Darkvision''

'''4th Level Powers''' ('''DC''' 32):  ''Detect Remote Viewing''

'''5th Level Powers''' ('''DC''' 33)

'''6th Level Powers''' ('''DC''' 34)

'''7th Level Powers''' ('''DC''' 35)

'''8th Level Powers''' ('''DC''' 36)

'''9th Level Powers''' ('''DC''' 37)

# <span id="1">Ronen gains the benefits from ''[[SRD:Danger_Sense|Danger Sense]]'' as though he had augmented the power with 6 power points. 


'''{{Anchor|Psychic Enervation}} ([[SRD:Special Abilities Overview#Extraordinary|Ex]]):''' Pushing oneself by invoking a wild surge is dangerous. Immediately following each wild surge, Ronen may be overcome by the strain of his effort. Ronen's chance of suffering psychic enervation is 25%.

When Ronen is overcome by psychic enervation, he loses 18 [[SRD:Power Points|power points]] and becomes [[SRD:Dazed|Dazed]] until the end of his next turn.  


'''{{Anchor|Repletion}}''' '''([[SRD:Su|Su]]):''' By spending 1 power point, Ronen can sustain himself for the next 24 hours without the need for food and water.   


'''{{Anchor|Resilience}}''' '''([[SRD:Su|Su]]):''' As an immediate action, Ronen can reduce the damage he is about to take by 4 points for every 1 power point spent.


'''{{Anchor|Resistance}}''' '''([[SRD:Su|Su]]):''' As an immediate action, an elan can spend 1 power point to gain a +4 racial bonus on saving throws until the beginning of his next turn.


'''{{Anchor|Superior Psionics}}:''' '''([[SRD:Ps|Ps]]):''' Ronen knows all powers from the [[SRD:Psion/Wilder_Powers|Psion/Wilder Powers]] list, '''plus''', all [[SRD:Psion_Discipline_Powers|Psion Discipline Powers]] are known as well. This is because of the fused mental entity that manifested ''Mind Seed'' on Ronaneth. There is also a +10 bonus to the DC's of all powers manifested by Ronen due to the ''Metaconcert'' power manifested on the Psion who performed the ''Mind Seed'' on Ronaneth. Ronen also receives a +10 bonus to saves against all powers and psi-like abilities manifested against him. 


'''{{Anchor|Surging Euphoria}} ([[SRD:Special Abilities Overview#Extraordinary|Ex]]):''' When Ronen uses his wild surge ability, he gains a +2 morale bonus on [[SRD:Attack Roll|attack rolls]], [[SRD:Attack Damage|damage rolls]], and [[SRD:Saving Throw|saving throws]] for 4 rounds.

If Ronen is overcome by psychic enervation following his wild surge, he does not gain the morale bonus for this use of his wild surge ability. 


'''{{Anchor|Volatile Mind}}''' '''([[SRD:Special Abilities Overview#Extraordinary|Ex]]):''' Ronen’s temperamental mind is hard to encompass with the discipline of telepathy. When any telepathy power is manifested on Ronen, the manifester of the power must pay 4 power points more than he/she otherwise would have spent.

The extra cost is not a natural part of that power’s cost. It does not augment the power; they are simply wasted power points. Ronen’s volatile mind can force the manifester of the telepathy power to exceed the normal power point limit of 4 points. If the extra cost raises the telepathy power’s cost to more points than the manifester has remaining in his reserve, the power simply fails, and the manifester exhausts the rest of his/her power points.


'''{{Anchor|Wild Surge}} ([[SRD:Special Abilities Overview#Supernatural|Su]])''': Ronen can let his passion and emotion rise to the surface in a wild surge when he manifests a power. During a wild surge, he gains phenomenal psionic strength, but may harm himself by the reckless use of his power (see Psychic Enervation).

Ronen can choose to invoke a wild surge whenever he manifests a power. When he does so, he gains +5 to his [[SRD:Manifester Level|manifester level]] with that manifestation of the power. The [[SRD:Manifester Level|manifester level]] boost gives him the ability to augment his [[SRD:Powers|powers]] to a higher degree than he otherwise could; however, he pays no extra [[SRD:Power Points|power point]] for this wild surge. Instead, the additional 5 [[SRD:Power Points|power points]] that would normally be required to augment the power are effectively supplied by the wild surge.

Level-dependent power effects are also improved, depending on the power Ronen manifests with his wild surge.

This improvement in [[SRD:Manifester Level|manifester level]] does not grant him any other benefits (psicrystal abilities do not advance, he does not gain higher-level [[SRD:Class|class]] abilities, and so on).



 

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Author	Ethereal1111 +
Challenge Rating	23 +
Identifier	3.5e NPC +
Name	Ronen Kine +
Race	Patriarch Elan 3/ +
Rated By	Djedai1 +
Rating	Rating Pending +
Size	Medium +
Summary	A powerful Psionic character for use in the Eberron Campaign Setting. +
Title	Ronen Kine +
Type	Aberration, Augmented (Mind Seed), Psionic +