Latest edit: Added Post-Gauntlet seasons.
-Background being hashed out still, but no deviance from the initial proposal for a magus Mercere with a penchant for travel and the ladies. Close ties within the house and a relatively young outlook.
Attravere
Characteristics: Int +4, Per +2, Str 0, Sta +2, Pre 0, Com -2, Dex -1, Qik -2. (Rolled, invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2677114/)
Size: 0
Age: 25 (Apparent Age: 25)
Decrepitude: 0
Warping Score: 0 (0)
Confidence Score: 1 (3)
Virtues: The Gift (0), Hermetic Magus (0), Puissant Creo (0), Affinity: Rego & Corpus (2), Luck (1), Mercurian Magic (3), Minor Magical Focus: Transportation (1), Skilled Parens (1), Social Contacts (1), Venus' Blessing (1).
Flaws: Enemies (Unknown Mage(s) of Order of Odin)(3), Driven (Re-discover the knowledge of Mercere's Portals)(3), Deficient Technique (Muto) (3), Mentor (1)
Personality Traits: Calm +1, Loyalty to House Mercere +3, Trusting -1 (outside House and Home).
Reputations: None
Soak: +2
Abilities:
Area Lore: Gallus Florensis 0[3] (None yet)
Artes Liberales 2[15] (Ritual Magic)
Awareness 1 [5] (Alertness)
Bargain 1 [7] (Hermetic Values)
Brawl 2[15] (Dodge)
Charm 2[15] (Opposite Sex)
Concentration 2[15] (Spell Concentration)
Finesse 2[16] (Rego)
Folk Ken 2[15] (Opposite Sex)
Language: Italian 5[75] (Merchant Lingo),
Language: Latin 5[75] (Hermetic Knowledge)
Magic Lore 1[5] (Regiones)
Magic Theory 4[54][ (Rego)
Order of Hermes Lore 2[20] (Stonehenge Tribunal)
Parma Magica 5[85] (Mentem)
Penetration 2[16] (Rego)
Profession: Scribe 1 [5] (Copying)
Arts (Exp in [brackets]:
Creo 8[15*]
Intellego 2[3]
Muto 2[3]
Perdo 2[3]
Rego 18[120*]
Animal 3[6]
Aquam 4[10]
Auram 6[26]
Corpus 15[87*]
Herbam 2[3]
Ignem 2[3]
Imaginem 2[3]
Mentem 6[21]
Terram 10[63]
Vim 4[13]
Twilight Scars: None.
Equipment: Travelling cane, dagger, set of Magus' clothes, set of Redcap attire, Pack.
Spells Known:
Exchange of Vigor, ReCo25
Seven-League Stride, ReCo30 [12 M xp] Lab Mastery.
Leap Of Homecoming, ReCo35 [12 M xp] Lab Mastery.
The Chirurgeon's Healing Touch , CrCo20
Purification of the Festering Wound, CrCo20
Wizard's Sidestep, ReIm10
The Call to Slumber, ReMe10
Company March, ReCo35 [7LS @ Group]
Turb's Retreat, ReCo40 [5 M xp] Fast Casting. [Leap @ Group]
View from Below, ReCo25
Vis: 20 pawns Corpus, 10 pawns of Aquam, 2 pawns Ignem.
Appearance: Thin and tall with a beard that only someone with a penchant for Rego might keep.
Sigil Effect: Clockwise swirls.
Voting Sigil: Small brass wheel.
Post-Gauntlet years for Attravere
Mostly just numbers at the moment. Slowly inputting the bread and butter of events.
Y1
Spring
Met elder Mercurian Magus, Alessandro, began study of Parma Magica Summa at his advising. Introduced to Harco's impressive collection of texts and trinkets from around the world.
Read Parma Summa, +16xp Parma Magica
Summer
Got acquainted with a few of the lovely young women at one of Mercere's many "Resthouses".
Continued study of Parma Magica.
Read Parma Summa, +16xp Parma Magica
Autumn
Looks like that Resthouse stop got a little too intimate. Attravere is going to be a father.
At request of house, spent season crafting Boots of Seven League Stride from lab text.
Exposure of +3 xp Rego
Winter
Grew tired of Parma, read up text on Leap of Homecoming Mastery. Alessandro understanding. Somewhat. "Youth. I remember it."
+12 xp Mastery of Leap of Homecoming.
Y2
Spring
House Mercere takes care of its own. Attravere is the father of a lovely, mundane, baby girl. Alessandro has an enlightening "discussion" with Attravere regarding the fine merits virility and the MANY follies of indiscretion.
Felt able to stomach some more Parma Magica after the joys of becoming a father. Additionally being able to cover both daughter and mother in Parma would be nice.
Read Parma Summa, +16xp Parma Magica
Summer
Read up on Seven League Stride Mastery.
+12xp Mastery of Seven League Stride.
Autumn
"Service to the House is service to the Order."
Crafting Boots of Seven League Stride for House.
Exposure of +3 xp Rego
Winter
Inspired to Re-discover Magic of Mercere Portals while chatting with Redcaps. Told by Alessandro that "Older, wiser, BETTER magi have tried. Perhaps once you've learned all there is to learn from our texts on Rego, Terram and Magic theory you might have a chance of gleaning some small information. It is a... worthwhile pursuit... I suppose." Immediately started.
Read Terram Summa, +19xp Terram
Y3
Spring
Celebrate's daughter's first birthday. May have visited a few other cities in Greece and Spain in the meantime.
Still felt driven to re-discover Mercere Portals.
Read Terram Summa +19xp Terram
Summer
It seems that those visits to Greece and Spain may have had unintended consequences. Returning at Alessandro's insistence to bear the responsibility of his... indiscretions, Attravere finds that he is to be the father of two more children. At least.
Seeking a different approach to Mercere Portals.
Read Rego Summa +16xp Rego
Autumn
Greek Redcap mother bears a son (Gifted, but not yet known) to Attravere. Spanish Redcap mother bears a son (mundane). Thankfully it seems that there were only two.
Seemingly annual service to house - Crafting Boots of Seven League Stride for House.
Exposure of +3 xp Magic Theory
Winter
After a year of focusing on Mercere Portal knowledge Attravere felt it necessary to re-touch Corpus.
Read Corpus Summa for +16 xp Corpus
Y4
Spring
Returned to study of Parma to reach a state acceptable to Alessandro. "Do not leave a task unfinished simply because a more interesting one presents itself."
Read Parma Summa for +16xp Parma Magica
Summer
Finished reaching an "acceptable" level of Parma. "A bit longer than some might take, but fairly done. Now I'd like to introduce you to a friend of mine. She's a fiery young Flambeau. I'm sure you two will warm up to one another." And warm up they did.
Read Parma Summa for +16xp Parma Magica
Autumn
Service to House - Crafting Boots of Leap of the Homecoming.
Exposure of +3 xp Magic Theory
Winter
Guilted to study Corpus at request from a few interested Redcaps.
Read Corpus Summa for +16 xp Corpus
Y5
Spring
Third son is born to Elanor of Flambeau and Attravere of Mercere. Both are curious to see whether the child will be gifted.
Continued Corpus studies.
Read Corpus Summa for +16xp Corpus
Summer
Pursuant of the desire to eventually investigate a Mercere Portal and learn something useful, Attravere cracked open one of Harco's many Magic Theory Summae.
Read Magic Theory Summa for +15xp Magic Theory
Autumn
House Service - Crafting Boots of Seven League Stride.
Exposure of +3 xp Magic Theory
Winter
Continued preparations for Mercere Portal investigation.
Read Terram Summa for +19 xp Terram
Y6
Spring
Feeling closer to completing Rego studies, Attravere pushed ahead with those texts.
Read Rego Summa for +16xp Rego
Summer
Pushing further in the hopes of finishing the available Rego texts..
Read Rego Summa for +16xp Rego
Autumn
And for yet another season before...
Rego Summa for +16xp Rego
Winter
Sent by House to Gallus Florensis.
Totals for this time:
80 Parma
70 Rego
57 Terram
48 Corpus
24 Magic Theory
12 Mastery - Leap of Homecoming
12 Mastery - Seven League Stride
+8 xp Bonus. (5 Awareness, 3 Scribe)
1220,
Winter.
Read Aislinn's Auram Summa. Giddy! (+16 Aurum exp +1 Finesse +1 Penetration +1)
Spring
+2 Adventure experience from Vis collection in 2c. (+2 exp Rego)
Taught by Jasmine about the politics and relations within the Stonehenge Tribunal. Charming lady! (Order of Hermes Lore +15 exp)
Summer
Researched a group version of 7 League Stride (Company March).
Exposure of +3 xp Rego.
Autumn
Bonded with Sanno. Truly a heartbreaking time.
Exposure of +3 xp Vim.
1221,
Winter.
Studied Lab Text on The Turb's Retreat.
Researched View From Below. (Flip!)
[ReCo25 - R-Sight, T-Ind, D-Mom : Takes target and flips them upside down and turns them so they are facing away from caster.]
Exposure of +3 xp Corpus
Spring
Practiced Mastery of The Turb's Retreat. (+5xp)
Exposure of +3xp Area Lore (Gallus Florensis)
+5 Adventure exp from Vis collection in 1221, Bunnies and Burrows (Unused).
Summer
Pulled out Justinius' Mentem summa and slogged through it (+18 Mentem exp).
Autumn
Read some of Dentis et Unguis [Animal Summa] (+12 Animal exp)
1222
Winter
Enchanted Wand of the Dancing Warrior
Exposure of +3 xp Corpus
Spring
Enchanted Friend of the Plow
Exposure of +3 xp Terram
Summer
[Unreached]
Fall
[Unreached]
PLANS
[strike]Find Maribus[/strike]
Investigate Mercere Portal
Create spell/item for use of Mercere Portal
Ensure covenant vis sources are retained
- Maribus is still a standing member as covenant charter doesn't require normal service from a magus mercere.
- Thus covenant arguably has 3 members (Liliana, Maribus and Lamentus) from the previous tribunal.
Ensure covenant finances are in order. - Reduce costs. Perhaps some enchanted devices or rituals?
- Increase income. Find new sources or improve existing ones.
Take an apprentice.
Background: Born of an Italian Redcap father and a mundane mother, Attravere was brought to the attention of House Mercere at a tender age and apprenticed to Maribus of Mercere the day after his fifth birthday. A fine teacher, yet cognizant of House Mercere's desire for more gifted individuals Maribus impressed loyalty to the house and the many benefits that came with with being the blood of Mercere. Impressionable and eager to please Attravere took quickly to his lessons.
Upon completion of his Gauntlet the young magus was sent to Harco to study mastery texts and the Parma Magica under the tutelage of Alessandro of Mercere. Coached on some of the different manners in which to aid the house, Attravere took well to assisting his sodales and made friends among redcaps in nearly every tribunal, though primarily in those of his apprenticeship and Domus Magna.
Notice came of Maribus' disappearance half a year after his gauntlet, however it was not uncommon for the renowned Aquam Magus to disappear for seasons at a time. The length of disappearance however grew to a year, then two, then more. Visits by Attravere to Gallus Florensis yielded no useful information regarding his Parens' disappearance. After the fifth year of Maribus' absence several elders of House Mercere decided that the Stonehenge Tribunal had gone too long without a Magus Mercere and thus assigned his filius, Attravere, to the post.