Pahala Kadam

## Favor/Gift

**Favor**: the taste of blood in the mouth, distant and off-beat marching music, scuffs and cuts that slightly glow, she just shows up and says hi (in dreams/irl)

**Gift**: you just straight up get a +1 bonus to Str for the next year/war campaign, whichever is longer.

## Dogma

**Code**: never turn down a fight or a challenge. don't strike at noncombatants or ignore agreed-upon terms. always fight with your full power unless honor would dictate otherwise. the greatest glory is in physical achievement, and the most important weapon is the body, so be sure to take care of yourself. rest when necessary but don't take pleasure in idleness - the path to greater strength and valor is always open.

**Obedience**: Spar with a partner or practice forms by yourself, shouting out the names of those you fight for and the ideals that you hold dear between bouts or exercises. Once warmed up, publicly challenge a creature that would be worthy foe to a match with multiple witnesses and conduct it within an hour. If you can't find a suitable challenger or they decline your offer, instead spend the rest of the time spreading the word of famous or powerful creatures that you would like to one day battle, extolling your virtues as a fighter and why they should accept. Gain a +2 bonus to Strength checks, Strength-based skills, and CMD.

## Herald/Apparition

**Herald**: Khopadhuschi, a completely normal sea serpent treating air as water that travels the land to test the strongest and bravest in battle and tournaments

**Apparition**: Panharmonicon, an autumn-leafed olive dryad carrying an array of horns and trumpets that attempts to parlay and bring peace to the sites of war

## Relationships

* Pahala Kadam HATES Alessandra Juntoso and Nothing Left of Quibatus for ignoring all honor and rules of engagement in battle.
* Pahala Kadam considers Basang Ba a friend and rival, and seeks to outdo her in terms of personal destructiveness.
* Pahala Kadam respects Ketar Mozog's expertise in defense, but thinks he's a bit of a coward who needs a wake-up call.
* Pahala Kadam likes Dowager Empress Kyouko's strong leadership, Petya Naumov's ability to endure extreme environments, and Agathon's generosity and honor.
* Pahala Kadam dislikes Vicenta Salcedo's and Jolein Composed of Desire's tendency to focus on incorporeal forms of art and knowledge, ignoring martial arts and muscle memory.
* Pahala Kadam thinks of Zhihao Jin as a close friend, making efforts to visit him often and keep abreast of new things that may change the nature of warfare.
* Pahala Kadam doesn't understand Fa'qamuu Twice-Heavenbound and thinks they should make the sun and moon fight. That would be so radical.
* Pahala Kadam is thankful to Másik for creating such a battle-worthy array of life, but doesn't get their desire to create immortal things.

## Boons

**Battle-ready** (Sp): Enlarge Person 3/day, Bull's Strength 2/day, or Deadly Juggernaut 1/day

**Boundless Warrior** (Ex): You may treat attuned weapons as if you were proficient in them and had the Weapon Focus feat for the weapons. If you already have Weapon Focus for them weapon, your critical hits with the weapons cause the target to bleed as if you had the Bleeding Critical feat; you may choose to make the bleed damage from this effect nonlethal.

**You're Approaching Me?** (Su): You do not provoke attacks of opportunity for movement that takes you closer to an enemy you can see.

## Fighting Technique

Fully utilizing your body as a weapon, your eagerness for battle allows you to turn the advantages of more and larger enemies against them.