Propolos at 20 post-Gauntlet
Size: 0
Age: 45 (Apparent 45) (Season 80 post-Gauntlet)
Appearance: Propolos appears as a fat middle-aged man, with a brown beard and bushy eyebrows. He is dressed in flowing wizardly blue robes, adorned with stars and mystic symbols, and carries an ornate staff.
Personality Traits: Pious pagan +6, Wilderist +3, Glutton +3, True Friend to the Matron +3
Reputation: None ?
House Acclaim: 0 ?
Confidence Score: 1 (3 Points)
Characteristics: Int +2 [1 Aging Point], Per +1, Pre +2, Com +4 [2 AP], Str 0, Sta +1, Qui -1, Dex -2
Warping: Score 2 (20 Points)
Decrepitude: 0 (0 Points)
Fatigue Levels: OK, 0, -1, -3, -5, Unconscious
Brawl: Init -1, Attack +3, Defense +3 (+12 with spell), Damage -1
Staff: Init +1, Attack +3, Defense +3 (+12 with spell), Damage +1 [untrained]
Soak: 1 (4 with spell)
Wound Penalties: -1 (1-4), -3 (5-10), -5 (11-15), Incapacitated (16-20)
Encumbrance/Burden 1 (Load 2)
Free Virtues: The Gift, Hermetic Magus, Puissant Finesse
Major Virtues: Mercurian Magic
Minor Virtues: Affinity with Vim, Great Communication, Hermetic Theurgy [Mystery], Improved Characteristics, Inoffensive to Magical Beings, Minor Magical Focus (in Magic Spirits), Premonitions, Puissant Rego [Mystery], Theurgic Spirit Familiar [Mystery], True Friend [Familiar]
Major Flaws: Necessary Condition (invoke gods), Pagan
Minor Flaws: Obese [-1 to move quickly, -3 to Fatigue rolls], Visions [Ordeal], Vow (loyalty to Cult of Mercury), Warped Magic (primeval chaos), Weakness (gourmet food)
Abilities: Animal Handling 2, Area Lore: Alps 2, Area Lore: Rhine 2, Artes Liberales (Ceremonial/Ritual Casting) 2, Athletics 2, Bargain 3, Brawl (dodge) 2, Charm 2, Code of Hermes (hospitality) 1, Craft: Cook (Appreciate) 2, Concentration 2, Dead Language: Latin (Hermetic usage) 4, Etiquette 1, Finesse (Aiming spells) 4+2, Folk Ken 1, Leadership (spirits) 2, Living Language: Occitan (Alpine) 5, Magic Lore (Spirits) 2, Magic Theory (Spirits) 5, Organization Lore: Cult of Mercury 3, Organization Lore: Order of Hermes 2, Parma Magica 6, Penetration (Spirits) 3, Philosophiae (Ceremonial/Ritual Casting) 2, Premonitions (Daimons) 4, Profession: Merchant 2
True Names: Lasa Vegoia (the Matron), Hipta, Honos
Spell Mastery: Wizard’s Communion 1, Greater Sling of Vilano 1, Tearing the Flesh of the Mother 1
Arts: In 9, Mu 7, Re 10+3, Co 6, Me 8, Te 10, Vi 14
Init: -1
Aiming: +8
Wizard’s Sigil: Harmony and tranquility amidst primeval chaos
Spells: (Casting Totals don’t include -1 Encumbrance)
Invoke the Pact of the Matron ReVi 35 | Casting +48 (+1 Sta +13 Re +14 Vi +13 focus +4 isis +3 talisman), Penetration +20 (4 x 5)
Invoke the Pact of Hipta ReVi 35 | Casting +48, Penetration +20
Summon the Spirit of Magic ReVi 25 (B15, +2 voice) | Casting +48, Penetration +4/20
Conjure the Spirit of Magic ReVi 35 (B15, +4 arcane) | Casting +48, Penetration +4/20
Safe Return of the Spirit of Magic ReVi 25 (B15 [as summon], +2 voice) | Casting +48, Penetration +4/20
Circular Ward Agaisnt Spirits of Magic ReVi 30 (B30) | Casting +48, Penetration +4
Don the Corporeal Veil ReVi 20 (B5, +2 voice, +1 diameter) | Casting +48, Penetration +4
Speak with the Spirit of Magic InVi 20 (B5 [as demon], +2 voice, +1 Conc) | Casting +40 (+1 Sta +9 In +14 Vi +9 focus +4 isis +3 talisman), Penetration +4
Gather the Essence of the Spirit ReVi 20 (B10, +2 voice) | Casting +28 (+1 Sta +13 Re +10 Vi +4 talisman)
Tearing the Flesh of the Mother ReTe 35 (B20, +2 voice, +1 part) | Mastery 1 (Multicast), Casting +29 (+1 Sta +13 Re +10 Te +4 talisman +1 mastery)
Greater Sling of Vilano ReTe 15 (B10, +1 touch) [+10 damage] | Mastery 1 (Multicast), Casting +25 (+1 Sta +13 Re +10 Te +1 mastery)
The Crystal Dart Mu(Re)Te 15 (B3, +2 voice, +1 req.) [+10 damage] | Casting +18 (+1 Sta +7 Mu +10 Te)
Lifting the Dangling Puppet ReCo 15 | Casting +24 (+1 Sta +13 Re +6 Co +4 talisman)
Gift of the Bear’s Fortitude MuCo 25 (B15, +2 sun) | Casting +14 (1 Sta +7 Mu +6 Co)
Aegis of the Hearth ReVi 20 | Casting +34 (+1 Sta +13 Re +14 Vi +3 Artes +3 Phil.)
Wizard’s Communion ReVi 20 | Mastery 1 (Adaptive), Casting +29 (+1 Sta +13 Re +14 Vi +1 mastery)
Wizard’s Sidestep ReIm 10 [+9 defense] | Casting +14 (+1 Sta + 13 Re +0 Im)
Don the Corporeal Veil: This spell force a Magical spirit to employ its Don the Corporeal Veil power, if it has it. It cannot abandon its body for the duration (Diameter).
Tearing the Flesh of the Mother: Tears a pace-wide slab of earth from the ground within Voice, and throws it at the target (aimed, 20 paces range increment). Damage is +10 to +20, depending on how soft or rocky is the earth.
Equipment: Wizardly robes, staff, a pouch of sling pebbles, magical boots, and an inner sash with money and other trinkets.
Talisman: Wizard’s staff (large wood, 8 pawns) made of cypress tree, shod with marble (small hard stone, 8 pawns), capped by a tiny silver tablet (tiny silver, 6 pawns) held by bronze bands (small base metal, 10 pawns) which also hold a tiny lead spade (tiny base metal, 5 pawns). Shape and materials thus include staff (+4 control things at a distance), cypress tree (+3 spirits), marble (+5 wards), tablet (+2 command spirits), silver (+1 Te, +2 In, +3 protect spirits), bronze (+3 Te), lead (+3 summon or bind spirits, +4 wards), and spade (+4 move or destroy earth).
Attunements: Propolos has attuned the talisman over two seasons, attuning to +4 control things at a distance and +3 spirits.
Capacity: Prepared with 20 pawns (out of a maximum capacity of 25), of which 2 spaces are filled.
Sense the Nature and Weight of Vis InVi 20 (B4, +1 touch, +1 how much, +10 levels unlimited frequency)
Familiar: Binding to the Matron, Might 30 [Te+Fo = 40], with Lab Total 53 (2 Int +6 Magic Theory +5 aura +13 Re + 14 Vi +13 focus).
Cords: Gold/Hermes +0 [3], Silver/Isis +4 [50], Bronze/Hekate 0 [0].
Grasping Ectoplasm CrTe(Re) 15 This strange effect allows the Matron to grow glass strands, that she can use to manipulate objects. The strands cannot bear significant weight, and each fades into nothingness once concentration on it fades. (B3, +1 touch, +1 concentration, +1 item maintains, +1 rego)
Shared Senses InMe 35 (B15, +1 hearing, +1 touch, +1 concentration, +1 item maintains) [sight & sound]
Lasa Vegoia, the Matron [RoPM p. 138]
Magic Might 30 (Aquam)
Characteristics: Int +5, Per +3, Pre +5, Com +2, Str -1, Sta +2, Dex 0, Quik +3
Personality Traits: Secretive +4, Confident +3, Matronly +2
Abilities: Art of Memory 10, Augury 20, Magic Lore 10, Teaching 12
Powers:
Primal Theurge varies, Init +3, Vim: Can perform any spell of Hermetic Theurgy at 1 Might point per magnitude, Aquam at 1 per 3 magnitudes.
Teach Theurgy: Teach any Theurgy spell at 1 Might point per magnitude.
Teach Augury: Pact grants a +5 towards an Initiation Script for Augury and Divination.
Agents: As per the Agencies rules [HoHS p. 140], Propolos can have 2 x (Pre + Leadership) agents, which we will assume include allied spirits. This means he currently has only 10 such allied spirits.
Holl, Spirit of the Great Oak
Social Status: Magical Friend (Minor Flaw)
Bond: Servant of Saturn +3
Resources: Master of Herbam, Converse with Plant and Tree
Holl is a powerful (Might 25) flora (spirit of a plant) Propolos encountered in a forest in the Rhine tribunal. Like Propolos, Holl sees himself as a servant of the powers of magic, specifically of Satrun and his dominion over fate. He feels his fate and Propolos’ are intertwined, and hence would aid him occasionally.
Akala, Spirit of Fire
Social Status: Magical Friend (Minor Flaw)
Bond: Friend in Adventure +1
Resources: Spark of Fire (B15, +1 touch)
Akala is a mediocre (Might 15) Spirit of Fire, burning with curiosity and a sense of adventure. He longs to see new places and, especially - to set them on fire.
Gidan, Son of Harz
Social Status: Magical Friend (Minor Flaw)
Bond: Descendants of Gaia +1
Resources: Master of Earth, Crafter of Earth
Gidan is a (Might 20) genius locus, the living spirit of the Gidan mountain which lies at the foothills of the Harz mountain range. He thinks well of Propolos’ allegiance to the raw powers of Earth, the ancient Titans that form the bones of the world, and owes Propolos favors for services rendered.
Tinkel, Spirit of Curiosity
Social Status: Magical Friend (Minor Flaw)
Bond: Friends in Adventure +1
Resources: Posing the Silent Question (B15 +1 touch), Sight of the Transparant Motive (B5 +1 touch)
Tinkel is a spirit of curiosity Propolos found lurking around Tinkerela, once of the young covenfolk of Triamore. It is an intense (Might 20) eidolon, that was only happy to have Propolos summon him to poke around the minds of strange and foreign people.
Umbra, Spirit of Death
Social Status: Magical Friend (Minor Flaw)
Bond: Servant of the Gods +2
Resources: Whispers Through the Black Gate InCo 15, Physician’s Eye InCo 5
Umbra is a somber (Might 15) spirit of death that Propolos had the misfortune of meeting in one of his adventures, after a grog died. He was able to convince her they were both serving the gods, and Umbra would be willing to lend this fellow servant of Magic a helping hand now and then. She is reluctant to use her Whispers Through the Black Gate power, however, seeing its use as a breach of professional etiquette.
Telos, Spirit of Disaster
Social Status: Magical Friend (Minro Flaw)
Bond: Opportunity for Mischief +1
Resources: Tumbling Rocks 5 (B2, +1 stone, +1 touch, +1 conc)
Telos is a lesser (Might 5) spirit of a rock that Propolos found at the bottom of a ravine, with a human skeleton trapped beneath it. He is a malicious spirit that takes pleasure in pushing rocks out of cliffs and onto people below.
Corona, the Bright Spirit
Social Status: Magical Friend (Minor Flaw)
Bond: Fighting the Darkness +2
Resources: Spark of Sunshine CrIg 10 (B5, +1 conc)
Corona is a spirit of the color (species) white that Propolos found on a particularly shiny day. Although week (Might 10), it has an inflated view of itself as a great warrior against the “powers of darkness”, and was easily swayed by Propolos’ rhetoric to join him as an ally in his own struggles for the ancient gods.
Snapir, A Fishy Spirit
Social Status: Magical Friend (Minor Flaw)
Bond: Friend of the Matron +1
Resources: Lungs of the Fish MuAq(Au) 20, Call of the Rushing Waters InAq 15
The spirit of a large fish resident swimming up the Rhine river and avoiding fishermen for ages, Snapir (Might 20) is a good friend of the Matron and, by association, is willing to lend a hand to help her protege.
Hevel, Spirit of Air
Social Status: Magical Friend (Minor Flaw)
Bond: Purveyor of Curiosities +1
Resources: The Ear for Distant Voices InAu 10 (B1+3 sight+1 conc+2 room), Chamber of Spring Breezes CrAu 5
Hevel is a curious lesser (Might 10) airy spirit that Propolos found wondering around his parens’ tower. He is only happy to be called to listen in on conversation in the strange places Propolos ends up at.
Grant, the Spirit of a Wolf
Social Status: Magical Friend (Minor Flaw)
Bond: Fellow Hunter +1
Resources: Image of the Beast InAn 5, Tracing the Trail of Death’s Stench InCo/An 15
Grant is a (Might 15) wolf spirit that Propolos befriended in a forest in the Rhine tribunal, while on adventure. Impressed with his skill at hunting down and vanquishing the Faerie that molested his forest, Grant sees Propolos as a hunter and would agree to aid him in future hunts. He can grant the power of sniffing out any dead body to which he (or his summoner) has an Arcane Connection (similar to The Inexorable Search, but only the scent, not precise location, is provided).
Background: Propolos was raised as Ricals del Doira, third son of a mediocre Italian merchant that traded mainly to the nobility in and around the Italian Alps. While he was initially favored and brought up in his father’s trade, he soon developed a magical air and vile premonitions. Things came to a hectic climax when one day he foresaw the death of the daughter of a noble, was accused of witchcraft, and by evening, after a bizarre day filled with strange coincidences and occurrences, found himself spirited away into the hands of a mysterious stranger. His father reluctantly let go of his son, so that he may grow among “his kind”.
The mysterious stranger turned out to be the Flambeau magus Pietro of the Greater Alps Tribunal, a leading member in the Cult of Mercury. Young Ricals looked up to his parens, and still respects him greatly, although he has turned to the school of Vilano (Pietro wields power over winter and weather, mixing the School of Sebastian and Boreas). After his gauntlet he spent much time as a guest (Peregrinator) in the Rhine tribunal, although he frequently returned to his masters’ chapter house, Juno’s Tower, in the Greater Alps, and also visited other covenants in the Alps and Normandy.
Eventually he was driven by Visions to seek out Andorra, traveling across the Rhine and then Normandy until he reached the temple of Mercury that Titus has commandeered, and then Andorra itself. He is convinced that the gods intend a great fate for him here, although he knows not what it is.