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Bounty Hunter

Bounty hunters are constantly on the move, whether within city walls or the wilderness, trailing their fugitive quarries for capture... or disposal. Often relying on stealth or deception as much as martial skill, bounty hunters employ a vast array of talents to accomplish their goals and collect the hefty payout.

Recall Knowledge - Humanoid (Society): DC 19
Unspecific Lore: DC 17
Specific Lore: DC 14

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Proficiency without Level

Bounty HunterCreature 4

Medium Human Humanoid 
Source NPC Core pg. 82
Perception +13
Languages Common
Skills Athletics +9, Deception +10, Diplomacy +8, Intimidation +8, Stealth +12, Survival +9
Str +3, Dex +4, Con +1, Int +0, Wis +3, Cha +0
Items crossbow (10 bolts), falchion, simple manacles, studded leather
AC 21; Fort +9, Ref +12, Will +11
HP 60
Speed 25 feet
Melee [one-action] falchion +13 [+8/+3] (forceful, sweep), Damage 1d10+6 slashingRanged [one-action] crossbow +14 [+9/+4] (range increment 120 feet, reload 1), Damage 1d8+3 piercingHunt Prey [one-action] (concentrate) The bounty hunter designates a single creature they can see and hear, or one they're Tracking or Gathering Information about, as their prey. The bounty hunter gains a +2 circumstance bonus to Perception checks to Seek the prey, to Survival checks to Track the prey, and to Diplomacy checks to Gather Information about the prey. This effect lasts until they use Hunt Prey again.Precision Edge The first time the bounty hunter hits their hunted prey in a round, they deal an additional 1d8 precision damage.Posse's Edge The bounty hunter and their allies gain a +1 circumstance bonus on initiative rolls if the opposing side includes their hunted prey.Running Reload [one-action] The bounty hunter Stride, Steps, or Sneaks, and then Interacts to reload.

All Monsters in "Mercenary"

NameLevel
Bodyguard1
Bounty Hunter4
Exiled Revolutionary10
Mage For Hire3
Mage Killer8
Mercenary Band9
Monster Hunter6
Siegebreaker14

Mercenary

Source NPC Core pg. 82
Whether they're hired to wage war, protect a caravan, or infiltrate an impenetrable fortress, there's ample work for mercenaries all over Golarion.

Sidebar - Related Creatures Crossover Ancestry NPCs

Several of the NPCs elsewhere in NPC Core can fit well in this group: Bone scavenger (level 0), kholo outrider (level 7), kholo pragmatist (level 1), lucky courser (level 8), tunnel viper (level 1)

Sidebar - Additional Lore Group Decisions

In any large group of mercenaries, it becomes extremely important to determine which clients to take on. Though some mercenary bands have a strict hierarchy with a designated leader in charge, bands are typically much more democratic. In most bands, a simple majority vote determines whether an offer is accepted or declined. Other groups fall in the middle, using a democratic election to select an individual leader or small council to make deals on their behalf.

Sidebar - Additional Lore Joining Up

Different mercenary bands have different requirements for prospective members. Being able to fight is just the start. Bands with more honorable reputations require rigorous interviews, blood oaths, and even background checks, while bands with more dubious reputations will take on a skilled fighter with no questions asked. On occasion, bands tend to form along ancestry lines. Orcs, hobgoblins, and dwarves all have storied mercenary bands wandering the Inner Sea region, but almost all of them will take one recruit who's not of their ancestry if their skills are valuable enough.

Sidebar - Additional Lore Mercenary Banter

Here's some parlance commonly used by mercenaries.

Crackster: Someone adept at breaking locks or safes.
Diving: Theft or smuggling below ground, often through tunnels.
Foxing: To play at being asleep, usually for an ambush.
Medic: A healer.
Ram: A hard-hitting warrior.
Slinger: A spellcaster.
Sway of Coin: Swearing allegiance to whoever pays the most.
Waterline: A mercenary company's money: “Take time in town while the waterline's high, everyone.”
Whisperer: Anyone who can move stealthily.