His name is both Jacob and also Israel, the father of many children, the progenitor of nations, the wellspring of tales, a man goaded by his wives, deceived by his sons, heartbroken by his daughter, the usurper of fortunes, his brother's, his father-in-law's, his neighbors', the clever, the cowardly, the undeniably fertile, the visionary and the liar, the Raven of the desert, the chosen trickster of God.
His story was like a soap opera, with tragic overtones and a darker, more daring range of events: rape, incest, murder. Jacob became Israel; his personality changed along with his name. His best- beloved Rachel died in childbirth. His twelve sons, of whom only Joseph appeared to have inherited the trickster gene, perpetrate d humorless betrayals and grim atrocities. His daughter's dishonor sparked a massacre, which destroyed the patriarch's reputation. Famine at last forced the household into Egypt, where initial good fortune set the scene for all that happened afterward.
Human male Ari2/Lev6/Prf7: CR 14; Medium-size humanoid;
HD 9d8+6d6+30; hp 97; Init +2; Speed 30 ft.; AC 13 (touch 13, flat-footed 13); Atk +13/+8 melee (1d6+3, quarterstaff ) or +13/+8 ranged (within 30 ft.) (1d4+1, sling), or +12/+7 ranged (1d4, sling); SA Spells; SQ Arcane spell resistance (SR 18—7 from prophet levels), consecrate ground, craft phylacteries of power, defensive vision (+ 4 AC), dispel possession, improved divination, improved dream, improved sanctuary, know sin level, spell resistance (17 vs. divination spells) turn demon-possessed 5/day;
SV Fort +11, Ref +5, Will +17; AL NE; Str 16, Dex 8, Con 15, Int 15, Wis 18, Cha 15
Flaw: Deceitful
Languages: Egyptian, Hebrew, Ugaritic
Skills and Feats: Bluff +7, Concentration + 12*, Disguise +7,
Diplomacy +9, Hide +5, Knowledge (dreams) +14 (+16 portents),
Knowledge (religion) 26*, Listen +17, Move Silently +8, Perform
(ballad, buffoonery, chant, comedy, dance, drama, drums, flute,
shofar, melody, storytelling) +13, Profession (herdsman), Spot +9,
Wilderness Lore +11; Consecrated Spell, Divine Grace, Dreamer,
Improved Unarmed Strike, Lightning Reflexes, Pious, Point Blank
Shot, Receive Blessings
*Includes bonuses from phylactery of power
Levite Spells: (8/5+1/5+1/4+1/4+1/2+1; saves are DC 15 + spell
level).
Domains: Evil (order spells cast at +1 caster level) and Protection (protective ward 1 hr/day 1/day)
Possessions: phylactery of power, quarterstaff, sling