Karstan

Human Cleric 10th, Ordained Champion 5th (Hextor)
LN Medium Humanoid
Init -1; Senses Listen +6, Spot +6

AC 25, touch 10, flat-footed 25
hp 98 (15 HD)
Fort +15 Ref +5 Will +19

Speed 20 ft
Melee Holy Warrior active. +2 Adamantine Flail // ( plus 15 on a smite) or
Ranged mwk light crossbow +12 (1d8)
Base Atk +12, Grp +14
Attack Options Smite +4 atk +15 dmg, War Caster, Rapid Spontanious Casting, Channel Spell
Special Action: Turn Undead, Holy Warrior,
Combat Gear: Potion of Cure Moderate Wounds, Belt of Healing, Anklet of Translocation
Cleric Spells Prepared (CL 13, DC 16+Spell Level
7th - Dictum, Disintegrate ^D, Power Word Blind ^Sp
6th - Summon Monster VI, Heal, Visage of the Deity, Harm ^D, Blade Barrier ^Sp
5th - True Seeing, Spell Resistance, Swift Etherealness, Righteous Might, Slay Living, ^DFlame Strike ^Sp
4th - Dismissal, Cure Critical Wounds, Tongues, Airwalk, Spiritual Advisor, Inflict Critical Wounds, ^DDivine Power ^Sp
3rd - Dispel Magic, Magic Vestment, Dispel Magic, Cure Serious Wounds, Create food and water, Magic Circle Against Chaos^DMagic Vestment ^Sp
2nd - Shield other, Hold Person, Hold Person, Darkbolt, Darkbolt, Death Knell, Undetectable Alignment, Shatter ^D, Spiritual Weapon ^Sp
1st - Bless, Command, Shield of Faith, Divine Favor, Sancturary, Cure Light Wounds, Command, Inflict Light Wounds ^D, Magic Weapon ^Sp
Orisons - Light, Light, Read Magic, Read Magic, Create Water, Detect Magic]

Abilities Str 15, Dex 8, Con 14, Int 10, Wis 22, Cha 12
SQ DR 3/-
Feats Diehard, Extra Turning, Extra Turning, Greater Spell Focus (Abjuration), Power Attack, Spell Focus (Abjuration), Spell Penetration, Sunder, Weapon Focus (flail), Weapon Specialization (flail)
Skills Concentration +12, Diplomacy +5, Knowledge (arcana) +1, Knowledge (history)+1, Knowledge (religion)+5, Knowledge (the planes)+5, Knowledge (the planes) +10, Spellcraft +10
Possessions: +3 Adamantine Full plate, +2 Heavy Steel Shield, +1 Ring of Protection, +2 Adamantine Flail, Gauntlets of Ogre Power, Periapt of Wisdom +4, Belt of Healing, Anklet of Translocation, Phylactary of Faithfulness, Cloak of Resistance +2, Ring of Protection +1, Ring of Counterspell (hold person)

Smite (Su):
Karstan can spend one daily use of your turn/rebuke undead ability as a swift action to turn your next melee attack into a smite. You gain a bonus equal to your Cha risma modifier on attack rolls, and you deal extra damage equal to your total effective turning or rebuking level. Your smite attack is not limited by alignment or race; you can attempt to smite any foe. Except as noted here, this ability functions like the paladin’s smite evil ability.

Channel Spell (Sp):
At 3rd level, you can channel any spell you have available to cast into your melee weapon. Doing so requires a move action and uses up a prepared spell or spell slot just as if you had cast the spell. The channeled spell affects the next target you successfully attack with that weapon, though saving throws and spell resistance still apply normally. Even if the spell normally affects an area or is a ray, it still affects only the target in this case. On a successful hit, the spell is discharged from the weapon, which can then hold another spell. You can channel your spells into only one weapon at a time. A spell channeled into a weapon is lost if not used within 8 hours.

Divine Bulwark (Sp):
At 3rd level, you can sacrifice a prepared spell or spell slot as a swift action to gain damage reduction. The value of the damage reduction equals 1 + spell level sacrificed, and it can be overcome by a chaoticaligned strike. Thus, a 3rd-level ordained champion who sacrificed a flame strike spell would gain damage reduction 6/chaotic for 3 rounds. The damage reduction gained from multiple uses of this ability does not stack. This protection lasts for a number of rounds equal to your ordained champion level.

Fist of the Gods (Sp):
At 4th level, you can sacrifice a prepared spell or spell slot as a swift action to deal extra damage. Doing so grants you a bonus equal to 1 + spell level sacrificed on your damage rolls for melee attacks. This benefit lasts for a number of rounds equal to your ordained champion level.

Rapid Spontaneous Casting (Ex):
When you attain 4th level, any spell from the War domain that you spontaneously cast requires only a swift action if its normal casting time is no more than 1 standard action, or a standard action if its normal casting time is 1 full-round action. A spontaneous spell that you modify with a metamagic feat requires only its normal casting time rather than the extra time such a spell normally requires.

Holy Warrior (Sp):
At 5th level, you can spend one daily use of your turn/rebuke undead ability as a swift action to bring your Wisdom into play in combat. For 5 rounds after you activate this ability, you can use your Wisdom modifier in place of your Strength modifier on attack rolls and damage rolls.

War Caster (Ex): At 5th level, you gain a +2 bonus to your effective caster level when casting spells that appear on the War domain spell list.

Secret: Motivation of the Ebon Citadel

The city where the Ebon Citadel is located is in the center of the pestalence surrounded by a barrior that keeps the chaos at bay. Long ago, before the Pestilence and before the 7th seal, the kingdom of Vonsea (Von-see-ah) was the western most city of Valtera. King Voldt was at war with House Arcturas and was on his heals. A staunch follower of Hextor, Voldt summoned an infernal for aid. It turned the tides of battle and Voldt took control of the mines east of Arcurolis. But, what Voldt didn't realize is that the infernal he summoned was only playing along at binding and had much bigger plans. The devil twisted and bent Voldt to his will, expanding out further and futher. The citizans of Vonsea became dark and hateful under the ever darkening corruption of the land. The son of the king Price Zenn Voldt prayed to Hextor for the power to free his father. But Hextor only offered death as a release. Zenn Voldt took it upon himself to do the dark deed, knowing it was the only way to save his father.

The pupetteer fought back against Zenn, but the combined foreces of the prince and the ordained champions of hextor that protected the city was too much for him. The devil, though, proved to be devious and before the death of Voldt, sundered the lands to the west of Vonsea. In the cracks, was a gateway to the primordial chaos of the abyss. The evil chaotic energy poured through the lands, slowly at first. The citizens of Valtera didn't even know it had happened until what they called the Pestilence was noticed.

The devil from Vonsea travelled to the east, in the guise a cleric named Brother Marin. He gathered followers, falsly claiming it was for the cause of stopping the pestilence. But, Marin had ultirior motives to destorying Vonsea. But, the champions of Vonsea proved to be formidable and dug themselves in.

The chaos blighted the lands around Vonsea, who only was able to keep the powers at bay with a ward around the city and lands around. Marin understood that they couldn't destroy Vonsea, so they errected the barrier to keep the chaos energy inside.

Only Marin knew that Vonsea was inside the Barrier. The Runeforgers found out, and declined Marin when he started the 7th Seal. Only the top most members of the Runeforgers know that Vonsea was suffocated by the barrier.

Movitations of the Ordained Champions

Zenn still lives. His life extended through spells of the wizards and clones. The city still stands and has been able to survive though the centuries. Pushing their clerics and wizards to the limit. The champions brave the Pestilnce to find provisions and a way out of the barrier, but the demons that dwell in the blight prove to be formidable. Making an evacuation near impossible. But, they have found a way through for their most skilled warriors. And, they know that Jowan is the devil that doomed their home. They know that the bastion is writing contracts for hell and sustains itself on the power of the souls of its citizens. Their souls powering the barrier. The champions have aligned with the namless cult to feed the contracts to their god, keeping Jowan weak and hoping to destroy the barrier once and for all.

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