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Forlorn Artist

Forlorn elves, who spend their lives among shorter-lived peoples, often grow morose from constant loss. Some channel this melancholy into their art.

Recall Knowledge - Humanoid (Society): DC 16
Unspecific Lore: DC 14
Specific Lore: DC 11

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Forlorn ArtistCreature 2

Medium Elf Humanoid 
Source NPC Core pg. 178
Perception +7; (9 to notice unusual artwork) low-light vision
Languages Common, Elven; one regional language
Skills Art Lore +11 ((+13 for visual arts)), Crafting +11 ((+13 to create or evaluate visual art)), Diplomacy +9, Society +8
Str +0, Dex +3, Con -1, Int +4, Wis +1, Cha +3
Art Specialist For encounters involving crafting or evaluating art, the forlorn artist is a 4th-level challenge.
Items art supplies, leather armor, rapier
AC 18; Fort +3, Ref +9, Will +9; +1 circumstance vs. emotion effects
HP 26
Flick Ink [reaction] Trigger The artist is targeted with a melee or ranged Strike by a creature within 15 feet; Effect The artist flings ink in the attacker's eyes. The attacker must succeed at a DC 18 Reflex save or be blinded. This takes effect before the attacker targets the artist. The blindness lasts until the end of the target's next turn, but the creature can Interact to rub its eyes to attempt a new save to end the condition.
Speed 25 feet
Melee [one-action] rapier +9 [+4/-1] (deadly d8, disarm, finesse), Damage 1d6+4 piercingMelee [one-action] fist +9 [+5/+1] (agile, finesse, nonlethal, unarmed), Damage 1d4+4 bludgeoningArcane Innate Spells DC 18; Cantrips (1st) figment, prestidigitation, sigil
Cry of Ages [one-action] The artist channels their loneliness into a wordless wail that forces others to contemplate their mortality. Each enemy in a 30-foot emanation must succeed at a DC 17 Will save or be frightened 1. A creature that critically fails is also stupefied 1 for 1 minute. Each creature is then temporarily immune for 1 minute.

All Monsters in "Elf"

NameLevel
Aiuvarin Elementalist2
Aiuvarin Translator0
Demonbane Warrior5
Elf Ranger1
Elven Court Guard13
Forlorn Artist2
Woodland Scouts8

Elf

Source Monster Core pg. 151 1.1
Elves are mysterious and intelligent, and graceful and cunning in battle.

Sidebar - Additional Lore A Forlorn Outlook

Because elves live for so long, they often prefer to keep a degree of separation from those with shorter lives. Those who don't will often enter long periods of grieving, followed by a general discontent with the current cycle of endless death. They are called the Forlorn.

Sidebar - Additional Lore Aiuvarin

Born to unions of humans and elves, aiuvarins have lifespans longer than humans' but much shorter than elves'. They're most often lanky, with pointed ears that don't have the same thinness or length as those of elves. Many refer to aiuvarin as “half-elves,” a term many find reductive or even slightly insulting. With the difficulty of fitting into either culture, a large number of aiuvarins make their own way. A sociable nature can lead aiuvarins to become entertainers, envoys, and artists.

Sidebar - Locations Alien Origins

Unknown to most—even most elves— the elves' original homeland lies not on Golarion, but on the lush jungle planet of Castrovel, second from the sun. Upon the devastation of Earthfall, many elves fled through the aiudara portals to the legendary refuge of Sovyrian, though few realized it was a continent on another planet.

Sidebar - Additional Lore Ilduliel

An elf who believes they've been insulted can declare ilduliel. This intense feud marks the two as nemeses, setting off a series of moves and countermoves as the parties closely watch one another and put plans in motion to stop their counterparts from achieving their desires. The greater the emotional pain this causes, the more satisfying. From outside elf culture, ilduliel can look petty and protracted, though elves consider 100 years a reasonable length of ilduliel.