Gares, Lord of True Speech (Might 20)
A daimon embodying the concept of honesty. He has a burning hatred of dishonesty and will seek to punish any theurgist who he perceives to be lying to him. Hermetic theurgists are wary of summoning him, as it is well known that most of his gifts would be considered scrying if used on fellow magi and because of this even having been known to summon him puts one under suspicion of scrying. Still, his gifts are very useful and he has been summoned several times in hermetic history as part of investigations into serious crimes committed by powerful magi.
He appears as a huge hawk, larger than a warhorse. From the mouth of the hawk a human face emerges to speak with the theurge.
Characteristics: Int 0, Per +6, Pre 0, Com +9, Str 0, Sta 0, Dex 0, Quik 0
Personality Traits: Exacting +3, Hates Lies +6
Size: +2
Soak: 0
Wound Penalties: –1 (1-7), –3 (8-15), –5 (16-30), Banished (31+)
Abilities: Guile (Lies) 20, Awareness (Lies) 20, Bargain 10
Powers:
The Price of Truth, 5 points (Init -10)
Any pact made with Gares is opened by swearing to speak only the truth. He will refuse any theurge who tries to avoid this, and may become hostile. This can be considered to inflict the Prohibition flaw, with the penalty being that when the theurge does lie all the gifts of Gares instantly leave them. It does not matter how small or innocent the lie.
Hear the Truth and be Heard, 5 points (Init -10)
Gares can grant the heroic virtue Gift of Tongues allowing the theurge to understand and speak any language.
Feel the Spoken Lie, 5 points (Init -10)
This grants the theurge a personal power that allows them to feel lies for as long as they concentrate, with lies causing a crawling sensation on the skin. It is equivalent to a level 20 InMe spell and is resisted as such by the person speaking the lie. It has a penetration of 0, unless the user has the penetration ability. Activating this power costs 1 short-term fatigue level.
See the Manifest Lie, 5 points (Init -10)
This grants the theurge a personal power that allows them to discern illusions created by spells of no more than the 20th level as long as they concentrate, as per a level 25 Discern the Images of Truth and Falsehood spell. Activating this power costs 1 short-term fatigue level.
Lord of Truth, variable points (Init 0)
Gares can replicate any non-ritual effect relating to Truth and Lies at a cost of 1 might per magnitude.