Pathfinder: Kingmaker

Pathfinder: Kingmaker

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🎭 Pathfinder: Kingmaker – Custom Character Compendium
By Naisus
A collection of illustrated characters with backstories and builds. Each character is roleplay-focused, inspired by dear people in my life.
   
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🪶 About This Guide
This guide is a collection of my custom Pathfinder characters — each one inspired by friends, family, and people dear to me. I’m not entirely sure what first drove me to create them, maybe I just wanted to think of the people who shaped my life, and I realized how much fun it would be to bring them into the world of Pathfinder.

Every entry includes an illustrated character portrait, a short summary, gameplay tips and notes, and a link to the full PDF guide. The PDFs contain the complete build details — ability scores, skills, and feats — along with each character’s full backstory, personal creed, and a companions section that explores how they would view and interact with the story companions throughout the campaign. The creeds are written to help you roleplay them authentically, making story and dialogue choices that match their personality and ideals.

All portraits were generated with AI in the same artstyle and then edited by me for consistency and atmosphere. A download link to the complete portrait pack is included for anyone who wants to use them in-game.

📖 How to Use This Guide
• Each section is a different character.
• You’ll see:
- Portrait – (Included in the downloadable portrait pack)
- Quick Reference Table – Race, Class, Alignment, and other key details
- Short Summary – A brief overview of who they are
- Tips & Notes – Gameplay advice, mechanical insights, or roleplay suggestions
- Custom Party Members – If the character has a unique group or companions
- Link to Full PDF – Includes the portrait, backstory, creed, and full build details

📄 After choosing a character you like, you can download their full PDF to see the complete build and backstory in detail.

✨ Character Index
🔮 Alaric Veynar – The Fateshaper
⚖️ Darius Vetran – The Iron Inquisitor
🐍 Cassian Deythar – The Masked Serpent
🌿 Elandra Vaelwood – The Hearthwarden
⚒️ Hadrin Stormhammer – The Stoneforged
🌸 Liora Amaranthine – The Glaive of Grace
⚡ Lucarion Draelith – The Stormforged Rival
🌘 Lyrieth Thalorien – The Painted Shadow
🎨 Perrin Nacklebright – “Splash”
💫 Sylion Starflare – The Brilliance Unbound
💀 Tharok Skullcleaver – The Warlord
🍀 Tobin Merrihollow – The Laughing Blade
🔮 Alaric Veynar – The Fateshaper
“Through foresight and reason, the threads of fate bend — never break.”



Race: Human
Class: Wizard (Divination)
Alignment: Lawful Good
Deity: Abadar
Homeland: Taldor
Age: 52
Party Role: Controller/Summoner/Buffer
Suggested Difficulty:🔥🔥🔥 Challenging — viable on Hard, but very micro-intensive

---- Summary ----

A scholar of patterns and probabilities, Alaric bends fate itself through foresight and summoning. Compassionate yet disciplined, he guides companions toward victory with wisdom and control rather than cruelty or brute force.

------- Tip -------

Alaric’s playstyle is acting first and dictating the fight — Improved Initiative with Diviner foresight lets him always open with control spells like Web or Stinking Cloud, locking enemies down while using summoning spells to flood the battlefield with allies. Spell Penetration ensures his magic overcomes resistance, while Heighten and Extend Metamagic keep his best spells effective at all levels. At higher levels, Quicken Spell lets him layer control, damage, or summons in the same round. Use buffs like Haste, Heroism, and True Seeing to keep the party performing at peak.

This build is quite strong, but its one flaw is the lack of true divination spells — at some levels you won’t be able to fill your favored school slots naturally, so use metamagic like Heighten or Extend to recycle lower-level options. With Evocation and Necromancy barred, rely on precision spells like Acid Arrow or Disintegrate, and let battlefield control and summons carry most encounters. Point-Blank Shot supports ray accuracy, and Skill Focus feats highlight his scholar-seer theme, though they can be swapped for flexibility. At level 20, consider replacing Combat Casting with Spell Specialization for a stronger offensive capstone.

----- Notes -----

In roleplay, Alaric should be portrayed as a calm, disciplined scholar who seeks order through understanding — a man who believes foresight and reason can shape destiny.
He values clarity over chaos, and mercy through wisdom rather than emotion. His mastery of prediction and planning makes him the steady compass of the group — one who guides rather than commands.

Though he sees the world as a series of patterns and probabilities, he never forgets that compassion, too, is a kind of foresight — the act of believing in what can be, not merely what will be.


📄 Read the Full Alaric PDF[drive.google.com]
🐍 Cassian Deythar – The Masked Serpent
“Every smile hides a secret — every secret hides a blade.”



Race: Half-Elf
Class: Rogue (Eldritch Scoundrel)
Alignment: Neutral Evil
Deity: Norgorber
Homeland: Taldor
Age: 68
Party Role: Striker/Debuffer/Trickster
Suggested Difficulty:🔥🔥🔥 Challenging

---- Summary ----

Once a trusted ally, now a serpent in silk, Cassian betrayed his companions to climb the marble courts of Taldor. With a rapier in one hand and illusions in the other, he hides daggers behind smiles, weaving lies and treachery into masks that few can pierce.

------- Tip -------

Cassian is best played as a flanker, thriving on deception, positioning, and precision. He manipulates foes with illusion and charm before striking from the shadows.
Use Greater Invisibility as his signature opener to ensure every attack lands as a devastating Sneak Attack. Keep Mirror Image, Blur, and Displacement active to stay untouchable while dueling in melee.

When control is needed, Hold Person or Confusion are his strongest options. Coordinate Outflank on companions to trigger flanking chains, and activate Arcane Strike every round for added damage. Cassian excels when striking from advantage — never in a fair fight.

----- Notes -----

In roleplay, I imagined Cassian as a manipulator and social predator — a charmer, liar, and schemer who wears trust like a mask, hence Persuasive and Deceitful. He pursues influence and power with cold ambition, betraying anyone if it furthers his goals. In his campaign, always choose what benefits you most — every alliance is temporary, every friendship a tool. If the Charlatan subclass existed in Kingmaker, Cassian would embody it completely: a deceiver who sells sincerity while chasing his next advantage.

The Masked Serpent doesn’t fight for glory or redemption; he fights for power, control, and the pleasure of watching others dance to his tune.


📄 Read the Full Cassian PDF[drive.google.com]
⚖️ Darius Vetran – The Iron Inquisitor
“Law is not mercy — it is dominion.”



Race: Human
Class: Inquisitor (Law Domain) 19 / Alchemist (Vivisectionist) 1
Alignment: Lawful Evil
Deity: Asmodeus
Homeland: Taldor
Age: 48
Party Role: Enforcer/Debuffer/Commander
Suggested Difficulty:🔥🔥🔥 Challenging — viable on Hard with party synergy

---- Summary ----

A ruthless hunter turned inquisitor of Asmodeus, Darius believes mercy is weakness and freedom is chaos. With a heavy mace as the gavel of Hell’s law, he enforces order through fear, discipline, and absolute retribution.

------- Tip -------

Darius is a versatile frontline enforcer — a punisher rather than a protector. He excels at battlefield control through fear: his intimidation turns enemies into trembling prey while his heavy mace delivers judgment without mercy. Keep him close to allies to trigger teamwork feats like Outflank and Seize the Moment, chaining devastating attacks once foes are shaken or staggered.

For spells, focus on buffs and utility that sustain the warband while his wrath and presence unravel enemy morale.

----- Notes -----

In roleplay, Darius should be portrayed as a wrathful, vengeful, and paranoid man — a hunter turned judge who trusts no one and punishes every slight. His campaign plays differently from most: he refuses to recruit the majority of story companions, relying instead on mercenaries and purchased loyalty. To him, obedience is strength, and friendship is a liability.

Darius’s mistrust makes his early campaign uniquely difficult — he will need to hire his first mercenary at Oleg’s Trading Post to maintain a functional party. Refusing story companions also limits access to some kingdom advisors, forcing the player to rely on alignment-neutral substitutes or newly recruited mercenaries. His rule in the Stolen Lands mirrors Asmodeus’s creed — law upheld not through faith, but through fear.

--- Mercenary Warband ---

🪞Lucian Malchis — The Black Mirror[drive.google.com]
The black mirror priest, sanctifying Darius’s judgments.

⛓️Severian Corvayne — The Chainbinder[drive.google.com]
The arcane magistrate, binding body and will through law.

🗡️Vorath Kane — The Damned Blade[drive.google.com]
The shadow-knife, damnation made useful.

🛡️Garrick Draemos — The Crimson Warden[drive.google.com]
The pompous warden, admired in public, corrupt beneath.


📄 Read the Full Darius PDF[drive.google.com]
🌿 Elandra Vaelwood – The Hearthwarden
“Where faith and warmth meet, even the coldest heart may bloom.”



Race: Half-Elf
Class: Cleric (Community & Good) 14 / Ranger (Archery) 6
Alignment: Neutral Good
Deity: Erastil
Homeland: Greengold, Kyonin
Age: 47
Party Role: Healer/Support/Archer
Suggested Difficulty:🔥🔥🔥 Challenging — viable on Hard with careful buffing and team play

---- Summary ----

A healer, guide, and archer, Elandra embodies fellowship over titles. She believes leadership is earned through trust, not command, and her creed — to nurture rather than rule — unites outcasts into family. As The Hearthwarden, she shields hearth and home, binding companions by care and courage.

------- Tip -------

Elandra is a hybrid of cleric and ranger — her cleric side focuses on buffs and healing to support the party, while her ranger training makes her a capable archer who deals steady ranged damage. Her playstyle is balanced: she heals and protects allies through divine magic, then turns to her bow to strike down enemies.

Her Community domain powers further reinforce her role as the party’s heart, shielding companions with Guarded Hearth and healing them with Calming Touch. She also uses Touch of Good to guide allies through crucial skill checks of any kind, ensuring success in and out of combat.

----- Notes -----

Elandra’s campaign is defined by her compassion and gentleness — she strives to accept everyone, do the right thing, and embody goodness even in the harshest moments of the Stolen Lands. What makes her story stand out is her bond with her custom fellowship, The Hearthguard, whom she treats as true family. Building the campaign around them reinforces her role as both healer and guide, shaping the adventure into one of unity, care, and resilience.
I warmly recommend you use her custom companions to fully experience how I imagined her story.

--- The Hearthguard ---

🐇Serenya Vaelwood — The Enchantress[drive.google.com]
The arcane persuader, brilliant and poised, weaving will with word and spell.

🗡Nyssara Kaine — Ashthorn[drive.google.com]
The shadowed rogue, knives whispering loyalty where trust is rare.

🍺Dorrik Ironheart — The Tale-Keeper[drive.google.com]
The dwarven shield-bearer, scarred and laughing, every dent a story remembered.

🐺Finn Wolfborn — The Wolfbound[drive.google.com]
The reckless brawler, grinning through scars, with wolf and steel at his side.

🌱Torren Greenward — The Rootkeeper[drive.google.com]
The gentle druid, healer of wilds and hearth, roots steady in all seasons.


📄 Read the Full Elandra PDF[drive.google.com]
⚒️ Hadrin Stormhammer – The Stoneforged
“Stand firm, strike true, and let the hammer echo with honor.”



Race: Dwarf
Class: Paladin
Alignment: Lawful Good
Deity: Torag
Homeland: Highhelm
Age: 110
Party Role: Tank/Support/Leader
Suggested Difficulty:🔥🔥🔥 Challenging

---- Summary ----

Heir to a tarnished legacy, Hadrin swore to never repeat his father’s cruelty. Devoted to Torag, he embodies the stone’s endurance — protecting hearth, kin, and companions with unwavering resolve and justice.

------- Tip -------

A stalwart frontline who thrives with shield and warhammer, Hadrin anchors the party through defensive feats and teamwork abilities like Outflank. His Mercies make him invaluable in long expeditions, cleansing fatigue, poison, and paralysis when others would fall. Early on, he excels at holding chokepoints and drawing enemy focus; later, the Vital Strike chain and Improved Critical let him deliver crushing, decisive blows.

Always durable, always steady — he embodies endurance and control over reckless aggression.

----- Notes -----

Hadrin’s campaign offers a quintessential lawful-good paladin experience, but what makes it unique is how deeply his dwarven heritage and faith in Torag weave into the Stolen Lands narrative. The reclamation of Bronzeshield and Silvershield fortresses becomes not just adventure, but ancestral duty — his personal redemption written in stone and steel. After he claims the barony, dwarves naturally gather under his banner, forming The Stonewardens, a fellowship of kin and kindred spirits embodying Torag’s ideals of craft, loyalty, and endurance.

In roleplay, lean into Hadrin’s calm authority — he leads through example, never tyranny. His steadfast patience earns respect from both lawful and chaotic allies alike. Where others seek conquest or glory, Hadrin builds; where others falter, he endures. The result is a campaign rooted in resilience and duty, culminating in a kingdom as unyielding as the mountain itself.

--- The Stonewardens ---

🕯️Brynora Hearthsong — The Patient Stone[drive.google.com]
The hearthwarden priestess, guarding faith and family, a matronly hand steadying the kingdom.

🐻Dorin Stormhammer — The Old Oak[drive.google.com]
The grandfather woodsman, a bear at his side, teaching resilience and the quiet strength of kinship.

⛰️Thrain Baraksson — The Steadfast[drive.google.com]
The shield-brother, steadfast in the wall, his oath of defense unbroken, a living rampart.

🩸Fenric Grimspark — The Beast-Cutter[drive.google.com]
The Beast-Cutter, unsettling yet invaluable, a knife in the dark and a mind of dissection.

🌀Bromnir Stonevein — The Vigil[drive.google.com]
The warder of runes, gruff and unkempt, binding walls with abjurations and vigilance.


📄 Read the Full Hadrin PDF[drive.google.com]
🌸 Liora Amaranthine – The Glaive of Grace
“Beauty is mercy made radiant — every strike a hymn of compassion.”



Race: Aasimar
Class: Cleric (Charm & Luck) 17 / Paladin of Shelyn 3
Alignment: Lawful Good
Deity: Shelyn
Homeland: Andoran
Age: 44
Party Role: Healer/Buffer/Frontline Support
Suggested Difficulty:🔥🔥🔥 Challenging

---- Summary ----

Cleric, paladin, and artist of Shelyn, Liora wields her glaive not as a weapon of conquest but as a brush of light. Where others see ruin, she envisions renewal. Where cruelty rises, she answers with mercy, beauty, and grace. Called The Glaive of Grace, she paints hope into every soul she touches.

------- Tip -------

Balanced between divine spellcasting and martial presence, Liora thrives as a healer, buffer, and radiant frontliner. Her Cleric magic sustains and empowers allies, while her Paladin training grants her the courage and grace to stand at the front lines when faith alone isn’t enough.

Her Charm Domain provides useful control spells and Charming Smile as a swift action — ideal for turning the tide against humanoid foes. Use Bit of Luck to support crucial skill checks, and Divine Fortune in tougher encounters to strengthen both her offense and defense. While not built for raw damage, her Outflank and Shatter Defenses feats let her turn teamwork into strength — especially alongside companions who can intimidate or frighten enemies, making her every strike as graceful as it is devastating.

----- Notes -----

In roleplay, Liora should be portrayed as a serene and compassionate devotee of Shelyn — a woman who believes that every soul, no matter how scarred, holds the potential for beauty and redemption. To her, kindness is not naivety but courage — the strength to see light where others see only ruin.

Among companions, she finds her truest harmony with Linzi and Valerie, both tied to Shelyn’s ideals in opposing ways: Linzi embodies the joy and artistry of the goddess, while Valerie struggles against her influence. She clashes with those who dismiss kindness as weakness, yet she never condemns them, her faith in redemption is part of her strength.

By the campaign’s end, The Glaive of Grace stands not merely as a warrior, but as a living hymn to Shelyn’s ideal — that love and mercy can triumph even amid blood and ruin.


📄 Read the Full Liora PDF[drive.google.com]
⚡ Lucarion Draelith – The Stormforged Rival
“Lightning does not wait for permission — it claims the sky as its own.”



Race: Tiefling (Grimspawn)
Class: Eldritch Knight 10 / Wizard 8 / Fighter 2
Alignment: Lawful Neutral
Deity: Zon-Kuthon (outwardly)
Homeland: Nidal
Age: 26
Party Role: Battlemage/Frontline Hybrid/Buffer
Suggested Difficulty:🔥🔥🔥 Challenging

---- Summary ----

Born storm-marked in the shadow of Zon-Kuthon’s chains, Lucarion defied both cruelty and doubt. Forging steel and spell into one, he rose not as thrall nor victim, but as a rival who endures, disciplines, and conquers through the storm’s inevitability.

------- Tip -------

Lucarion blends wizard precision and fighter discipline into a seamless storm of steel and spell. His longsword, empowered by Arcane Strike and refined through Weapon Specialization and Outflank, delivers each blow with storm-born focus.

As an Eldritch Knight, he thrives in the heart of battle — charging into melee, then unleashing Chain Lightning or Stormbolts as swift actions through Spell Critical, turning every strike into a surge of raw elemental power. Pre-buff with Mirror Image, Haste, and Stoneskin before engaging. Spell Focus (Evocation), Elemental Focus (Electricity), and Spell Penetration amplify the strength of his lightning, ensuring his spells cut through enemy resistances. Arcane Armor Training and Arcane Armor Mastery let him fight fully armored without hindering his spellcasting.

He should play like a controlled tempest — a duelist who channels the fury of the storm with measured purpose, striking with both intellect and instinct.

----- Notes -----

In roleplay, Lucarion should be portrayed as a proud but disciplined rival — a man who views challenge as the truest path to mastery. He thrives on competition, constantly testing himself and those around him, not out of arrogance, but from a deep belief that struggle refines strength.

Though demanding, he respects those who rise to meet his standards and values companions who push him to greater heights. His sharp words come not from disdain, but from the conviction that everyone can — and should — improve. He often takes the lead in combat, setting an example through precision and control, yet never forgets the value of cooperation. In battle and in life, Lucarion embodies the creed that rivalry and respect are two halves of the same storm.

By the end of his journey, The Stormforged Rival stands as both warrior and philosopher — a man who learned that rivalry, at its purest, is not hatred, but the discipline that keeps the storm alive.


📄 Read the Full Lucarion PDF[drive.google.com]
🌘 Lyrieth Thalorien – The Painted Shadow
“Every scar is a story — every strike, a mark upon the world.”



Race: Elf
Class: Slayer
Alignment: Neutral
Deity: Calistria
Homeland: Kyonin
Age: 125
Party Role: Striker/Debuffer/Skirmisher
Suggested Difficulty:🔥🔥🔥 Challenging — viable on Hard with precise positioning

---- Summary ----

Hunter, wanderer, and artist, Lyrieth is as much ink as steel. Tattoos mark her story, while blades carve her legacy. She walks the thin line between predator and dreamer — the world her canvas, her enemies her ink.

------- Tip -------

Lyrieth dances through battle with effortless precision — a master of dual-wielding who turns every strike into art. Use Studied Target on tougher foes to maximize her damage, and pair her with melee allies who also have Outflank to boost attack rolls and create punishing teamwork opportunities.

As battles grow harsher, Crippling Strike and Blinding Strike let her weaken even the strongest opponents, turning precision into control.
Lyrieth excels when played as a mobile skirmisher — darting in, cutting deep, and fading before the enemy can strike back.

----- Notes -----

In roleplay, Lyrieth should be portrayed as quiet and deliberate — a woman who treats every strike, every decision, as a study in perfection. To her, mastery is not about pride but control — of blade, of motion, of self. She observes before she acts, reading people as easily as she reads opponents, and her silence often speaks louder than commands.

Though distant at first, she earns trust through precision and consistency — every action measured, every word weighed. Her leadership is not built on charisma, but respect. She leads as she fights — with focus, restraint, and an unshakable sense of purpose.


📄 Read the Full Lyrieth PDF[drive.google.com]
🎨 Perrin Nacklebright – Splash
“Paint the world with joy, and even sorrow becomes art.”



Race: Gnome
Class: Arcane Trickster 10 / Wizard (Illusion) 9 / Thug 1
Alignment: Chaotic Good
Deity: Cayden Cailean
Homeland: Varisia
Age: 68
Party Role: Controller/Striker/Trickster
Suggested Difficulty:🔥🔥🔥 Challenging — viable on Hard with clever play

---- Summary ----

Prankster, illusionist, and rebel, Perrin treats magic as art and life as a mural. Where others see shadow, he splashes color. Where others despair, he answers with laughter. His creed is simple: paint joy across every battle, every town, every memory, until the world itself wears his Jester’s Mark.

------- Tip -------

Perrin plays like a painter of chaos — darting between illusions, rays, and laughter to reshape the battlefield. His Arcane Trickster abilities turn spells into precision tools of mayhem, while Sneak Attack and Accomplished Sneak Attacker let every ray and blast land with theatrical punch. Pre-buff with Mirror Image, Blur, or Displacement, then unleash Glitterdust, Phantasmal Web, or Stinking Cloud to blind, trap, and humiliate enemies. Against tougher foes, use Greater Invisibility to stay untouchable while raining down Scorching Rays and Battering Blasts.

Perrin excels at controlling the flow of battle — not through brute strength, but through spectacle. His laughter is his weapon, his illusions his art — and both are deadly when the stage is set.

----- Notes -----

In roleplay, Perrin should be portrayed as a spirited prankster-philosopher — a gnome who believes laughter is the purest rebellion. Every spell, every trick, is an act of defiance against gloom and tyranny. He delights in turning despair into color, tragedy into comedy, and enemies into unwilling participants in his performance.

With companions, he’s the heart of levity: teasing Valerie’s pride, brightening Tristian’s solemnity, and challenging even Ekundayo’s silence. He thrives alongside those who embrace joy, and clashes with those who reject it.
To Perrin, the Stolen Lands are a gray canvas begging for color — and through illusion, humor, and heart, he ensures the world will never forget the mark he leaves behind.


📄 Read the Full Perrin PDF[drive.google.com]
💫 Sylion Starflare – The Brilliance Unbound
“To burn brightly is to defy the void — brilliance is its own rebellion.”



Race: Elf
Class: Wizard (Universalist)
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
Deity: Nethys
Homeland: Kyonin
Age: 117
Party Role: Blaster/Controller/Buffer
Suggested Difficulty:🔥🔥🔥 Challenging — viable on Hard

---- Summary ----

A flamboyant universalist who refuses limits, Sylion treats magic as living art. Every spell is a brushstroke, every duel a performance — brilliance must blaze now, not in centuries. Arrogant, dazzling, and unbound, he burns to etch his name into legend.

------- Tip -------

Sylion commands the battlefield like a stage — every spell a performance, every explosion a flourish of genius. As a Universalist Wizard, he adapts to any encounter, blending offense, control, and spectacle with equal mastery.

His focus lies in raw magical dominance: Evocation and Illusion define his showmanship, while Quicken Spell and Spell Penetration ensure his brilliance strikes first and hardest. Open combat with dazzling control spells like Grease, Stinking Cloud, or Icy Prison, then follow with destructive finales — Fireball, Chain Lightning, or Polar Ray. Maintain defenses through Mirror Image, Displacement, and Stoneskin to ensure he remains standing even when the battle turns chaotic.

Sylion thrives on versatility — play him like an artist improvising mid-performance, reshaping chaos into brilliance with every cast.

----- Notes -----

In roleplay, Sylion should be portrayed as flamboyant, ambitious, and endlessly self-assured — a prodigy who believes genius unrecognized is genius wasted. Every duel, every discovery, is a stage on which to prove that limits exist only for lesser minds.

He delights in rivalry, whether with Regongar’s raw chaos or Jubilost’s sharp wit, and treats Octavia as a fellow performer in the art of magic. Linzi is his favorite audience — the chronicler of his legend — while Jaethal and Harrim represent the lifeless stagnation he despises.
Though arrogant, Sylion’s brilliance is genuine. Beneath the flair lies a burning desire to create something immortal — to etch his name into the world’s memory not as a scholar, but as art itself.

To play him well is to embrace excess without apology — bold, clever, and unrelentingly radiant. For The Brilliance Unbound, magic is not just power — it is performance, and the world his ever-awaiting audience.


📄 Read the Full Sylion PDF[drive.google.com]
💀 Tharok Skullcleaver – The Warlord
“Only in the roar of battle is the self truly known.”



Race: Half-Orc
Class: Barbarian (Invulnerable Rager 14) / Two-Handed Fighter 5 / Thug 1
Alignment: Chaotic Evil
Deity: Gorum
Homeland: Belkzen
Age: 35
Party Role: Bruiser/Off-Tank/Intimidator
Suggested Difficulty:🔥🔥🔥 Challenging — viable on Hard with proper buffing

---- Summary ----

Raised in brutality and forged in war, Tharok is a conqueror who binds men through fear, blood, and the promise of victory. For him, war is the only truth — and terror the sharpest banner under which to rule.

------- Tip -------

Tharok is a brutal frontliner who doubles as an off-tank, thriving in the thick of combat. A powerhouse of raw damage and intimidation, his greataxe criticals and fear synergy — Dazzling Display → Dreadful Carnage → Shatter Defenses — make him devastating in large battles, breaking entire enemy ranks. Keep him surrounded by melee allies who can capitalize on panicked enemies, and use Cornugon Smash early to spread fear through the crowd.

Built for relentless momentum, every kill fuels the next — when Tharok wades in, morale crumbles before steel ever does.

----- Notes -----

Tharok is a cruel and sadistic warlord who rules through fear, strength, and ruthless example. He surrounds himself with ruthless companions who share his creed of domination — Regongar, Jaethal, and Amiri among them — while the merciful or idealistic inevitably clash with his worldview.

To Tharok, compassion is weakness, and fear is the truest form of loyalty. His Skullcleaver’s Chosen follow him not out of faith, but because terror binds stronger than trust.
He sees the Stolen Lands not as a kingdom to tame, but as a proving ground for conquest — a place to carve his dominion in Gorum’s name.

--- Skullcleaver’s Chosen ---

🌩️Karguk Doom-Voice — Thunder Maw[drive.google.com]
The thunder-chanter, whose shouts break courage and whose drums turn battle into ritual fear.

🦷Korven Draal — Blackfang[drive.google.com]
The hunter of men, binding the warband through terror and the promise of plunder.

⚔️Drakar Volgrin — The Iron Prophet[drive.google.com]
The scarred priest of Gorum, wielding his greatsword as scripture and sermon alike.


📄 Read the Full Tharok PDF[drive.google.com]
🍀 Tobin Merrihollow – The Laughing Blade
“Luck favors the bold — and the bold always find a reason to laugh.”



Race: Halfling
Class: Bard (Archaeologist 11) / Fighter 5 / Rogue 4
Alignment: Chaotic Good
Deity: Cayden Cailean
Homeland: Galt
Age: 32
Party Role: Striker/Skirmisher/Support
Suggested Difficulty:🔥🔥🔥 Challenging

---- Summary ----

Quick with a grin and quicker with a rapier, Tobin is a gambler at heart — diving headlong into danger with a laugh, trusting luck and Cayden’s favor to see him through. Treasure lies not in gold but in friends, freedom, and stories worth telling.

------- Tip -------

Tobin thrives on speed, precision, and luck. His mix of Archaeologist, Rogue, and Fighter makes him an agile skirmisher who blends cunning with flair. He can disarm traps, bolster allies with buffs, and strike where enemies least expect it.

Activate Archaeologist’s Luck before diving into melee to boost both offense and defense, then weave in and out of combat to exploit openings. His Dirty Trick maneuvers disrupt foes, while Outflank ensures steady synergy with other melee allies. Accomplished Sneak Attacker and Improved Critical (Rapier) turn his finesse into reliable burst damage. Also make sure to use Arcane Strike each round.

Though lightly armored, he’s far from fragile — Combat Expertise, Dodge, and Combat Mobility let him survive where others would fall.
Tobin excels in battles that reward movement, awareness, and daring — a skirmisher who wins through timing and tenacity rather than brute force.

----- Notes -----

In roleplay, Tobin should be portrayed as a spirited adventurer — reckless, witty, and endlessly curious. He treats life like a grand game, believing luck and laughter can turn any setback into a story worth retelling. He’s the first to raise a glass after battle and the last to lose faith when odds turn grim. His courage borders on foolishness, but his joy is contagious, lifting companions even in the darkest times.

To play Tobin is to embrace risk and revelry — to meet danger with a grin and a toast, living proof of Cayden Cailean’s creed: “Luck favors the bold.”


📄 Read the Full Tobin PDF[drive.google.com]
🖼️ Portrait Pack Download
For anyone who wants to use the illustrated portraits from this guide in-game, I’ve uploaded them as a complete collection.
Each character’s folder includes the Small, Medium, and Full-Length portrait files ready to place in your Pathfinder: Kingmaker portrait directory.

📁Download the Naisus Portrait Pack – Pathfinder: Kingmaker[drive.google.com]

📂 Installation
1. Download and extract the archive.
2. Open the extracted folder — inside you’ll find a subfolder for each character.
3.Copy each character’s folder individually into:
C:\Users[YourName]\AppData\LocalLow\Owlcat Games\Pathfinder Kingmaker\Portraits
4.Launch the game — each character will now appear as a custom portrait option during character creation.

🌟 Closing Thoughts
This compendium was a passion project — a tribute to the people who shaped my life, reimagined through the world of Pathfinder. Not all of them are still close to me, but each was important in their own way, at their own time. Every character here carries a trace of those memories, and creating them was something I truly loved, a way to look back with warmth and imagination.

If you enjoyed this guide, feel free to rate it up ⭐ and let me know in the comments which character you liked most, or share any tips or ideas to improve their builds or stories. I’d love to hear your thoughts.

I might also make a Wrath of the Righteous edition in the future, exploring new classes and mythic paths.

Thank you for reading, and for taking the time to meet these characters — they were a joy to create, and I hope you enjoy playing them as much as I enjoyed making them.

“May your rolls be kind, and your stories worth remembering.”