Essafah el-Hadid

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Male Khinasi Rogue 3; CR:3
Guilder of the Port of Call Exchange
Lineage of criminality
Tainted Bloodline of Brenna, 10
Lawful Evil Medium Humanoid

VP/WP 19/13
Init +3
Languages Anuirean, Basarji, Low Brecht, Goblin

AC 17, touch 13, flatfooted 14
Fort +2, Ref +6, Will +4 (+1 to Ref vs traps)

Speed 30ft
Melee Atk +4 Dagger of Venom (1d4+2 plus poison*/19-20x2, Dagger of Venom)
Ranged +6 Dagger of Venom (1d4+2 plus poison*/19-20x2, Dagger of Venom)
Base Atk +2; Grapple +3

Abilities Str 12, Dex 16, Con 13, Int 17, Wis 14, Cha 15 (18 with Humans and Humanoids)
Feats: Deceitful, Skill Focus (Appraise), Altertness
Skills: Administrate +5, Appraise +7, Balance +5, Bluff +8, Climb +5, Craft (poisonmaking) +7, Decipher Script +6, Diplomacy +6, Disable Device +5, Disguise +10, Escape Artist +4, Forgery +7, Gather Information +9, Hide +8 Intimidate +7, Jump +2, Listen +9, Move Silently +4, Perform (dance) +5, Profession (merchant) +6, Knowledge (nobility) +7, Open Lock +5, Search +4, Sense Motive +5, Sleight of Hand +4, Spot +7, Swim +5, Tumble +5, Use Magic Device +4, Use Rope +5
Cha-based skills except Use Magic Device have been calculated with Cha 18 because they are mostly used with Humans and Humanoids. Apply -2 to each of those skills for use with non-humanoids.
Racial and Class Featrues: Sneak Attack +2d6, Trapfinding, Evasion, Trap Sense +1
Special Qualities: Unreadable Thoughts (minor)
Description: , lbs
Possessions: +3 Padded Armor, Dagger of Venom, Ring of Human Influence

Deceitful: +2 on Disguise and Forgery checks
Skill Focus: +3 to checks with chosen skill
Alertness: +2 to Listen and Spot checks

el-Hadid

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Biography:

One of the more notable guilders, el-Hadid is a Khinasi newcomer who has significant mercantile power in Southern Coast. A man of elegant dress, exquisite tastes, and unruly voraciousness, el-Hadid is the power behind nearly every mercantile enterprise in Ilien. The guild-lord can be polite and understanding one minute, a fierce cutthroat who would steal the purse off a dead man the next.

One thorn in el-Hadid’s side is his inability to dominate Ilien’s cattle trade. This is due mostly to the interference of the late Moeran Aglondier. Moeran discovered el-Hadid’s practices early on, but by then the Khinasi trader already had his hooks so deep into the Free City’s economy that brining him down completely would have seriously disrupted trade in the domain. Instead, Moeran set about making sure he did not gain control of the cattle market, saving Ilien’s farmers from being cheated out of their own profits. Moeran then went one step further to help ensure true free trade in the city by appointing chancellors and other officials from the pool of merchants driven out of business by el-Hadid.