. Children of the Rune Greenbond: Galen Bock

From "The Silent Man" by Richard Lee Byers

Character stats by Richard Lee Byers

Though still a young man, Galen Bock bears considerable responsibility as the sole greenbond and healer in Kebrel's Crossing, an isolated settlement in Verdune. The 6-foot-tall greenbond is also one of the village's primary defenders against the roaming undead that infest that haunted land. With his friend, the wolf totem warrior Avard Syler, he has kept the villagers safe in recent years. But the battle grows more difficult every day.

Galen was raised and educated by the previous local greenbond, Wallendin, who used to entertain his young ward with tales of the runechild who purged the area around Kebrel's Crossing of undead a century ago. This runechild also aided Wallendin during his reckless youth. Moreso than others in the Crossing, Galen has always hoped to meet one of the mysterious heroes.

Wallendin taught Galen to always trust his instincts, even when they led him down unfamiliar and difficult roads. His frequent communion with the Green keeps him centered and offers him clarity of mind—both essential to someone who spends most of the day healing the sick and wounded and much of the night fighting undead. In gratitude for his constant protection, the villagers bring him his meals and outfit his home with the essentials of life, allowing Galen to focus on his work.

In combat Galen prefers to use icebolt and bind with plants against single targets. When fighting undead, he tries to make the most efficient use of his spells by targeting multiple assailants at once. Because the Crossing has so few warriors to fend off assaults, Galen remains in the front lines for most of the battle, stopping to heal the fallen in only the most dire circumstances.

Galen Bock

Male human greenbond 8: CR 8; Medium humanoid (human); HD 8d8+8+4; hp 60; Init +2; Speed 30 feet AC 12 (touch 12, flat-footed 10); Base Attack +4; Grapple +4; Attack/Full Attack +4 melee (1d4/19–20, dagger) or +6 ranged touch (by spell); SA Spells; SQ Nature sense, infuse with life (3d8+8), nature's gift (lesser), trackless step, bond with the Green, percipience, speak with spirits (lesser); SV Fort +4, Ref +4, Will +8; Str 11, Dex 14, Con 13, Int 15, Wis 16, Cha 13.

Skills and Feats: Concentration +5, Handle Animal +5, Heal +14, Intuit Direction +5, Knowledge (ceremony) +5, Knowledge (magic) +5, Knowledge (nature) +14, Spellcraft +5, Swim +3, Wilderness Survival +15; Hunter Mage (undead), Iron Will, Sensitive, Sturdy, Track.

Possessions: Satchel of medicines and healing herbs, rope, backpack, bedroll, watter bottle, rations, dagger, potions of lesser battle healing (3), scroll of lesser transfer wounds, scroll of resistance.

Greenbond Spells per Day: 5/5/4/4/2, base DC = 13 + spell level.

Spells Readied: 0—bash, canny effort, detect disease, detect poison, lesser glowglobe, hygiene, saving grace, scent bane, seeker; 1st—lesser illusory object, lesser transfer wounds, mind stab, mudball, precise vision, safe fall, touch of fear; 2nd—aid plants, destructive grip, lesser ability boost, lesser battle healing, icebolt, muddy ground; 3rd—hand of battle, greater illusory object, protection from elements, spirit of prowess, water breathing; 4th—bind with plants, greater transfer wounds, neutralize poison.

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