Jamandi Aldori's upbringing in Restov could have ensured her a safe and relaxed life as one of that city's nobles, but her restlessness and frustration with "meddling" from the north increasingly pushed her away from the aristocratic lifestyle. She quickly mastered the art of the Aldori sword, and over the years has become one of Restov's most well-known swordlords, in part due to her skill in dueling, but of late as a result of her increasingly obvious pushes to expand Restov's power in directions that minimize reliance upon the rest of Brevoy. Beyond organizing the push into the Stolen Lands and her desire to foster a new ally to the south, she hopes some day to found additional dueling schools beyond Brevoy's borders where the Aldori style can be taught-a pursuit that not all of her peers equally approve of.
Characters who earn Jamandi's trust and support can unlock access to the Aldori Duelist Archetype at your option.
Trigger A creature within the monster's reach uses a manipulate action or a move action, makes a ranged attack, or leaves a square during a move action it's using.
Effect The monster attempts a melee Strike against the triggering creature. If the attack is a critical hit and the trigger was a manipulate action, the monster disrupts that action. This Strike doesn't count toward the monster's multiple attack penalty, and its multiple attack penalty doesn't apply to this Strike.
Requirement Jamandi wields only an Aldori dueling sword and her other hand is free
Effect Jamandi parries attacks against her with her sword, and gains a +2 circumstance bonus to her AC until the start of her next turn as long as she continues to meet the requirement.
Requirements Jamandi is benefiting from Aldori Parry
Trigger An opponent within Jamandi's reach critically fails a Strike against her
Effect Jamandi ripostes with her sword and makes a melee Strike or uses a Disarm action against the triggering opponent.
Saving Slash
Trigger an opponent critically hits Jamandi with a melee attack
Effect Jamandi whirls her blade, trying to deflect enough momentum to avoid the worst of the attack. If she succeeds at a DC 16 flat check, the attack becomes a normal hit, instead of a critical hit.
Unnerving Prowess
Trigger Jamandi critically succeeds at a Strike or Disarm with her sword
Effect Jamandi attempts to Demoralize the creature she struck or disarmed; this Demoralize attempt does not have the auditory trait, nor does she take a penalty to the check if the target doesn't understand her language.