STATUS: ACTIVE AS AN NPC (originally created by JeanMichelle)
Miklos Fortunato, grog leader
Miklos was born the third son of a significant nobleman. As a young man, he was dashing, a great athlete, and had the potential to become a great diplomat. The young ladies for miles around hoped to marry him.
Then disaster struck: Leprosy. His former friends, his lady admirers and his family disowned him and sent him to a leper colony, a lot further east than strictly necessary, but so deep was their disappointment that their reaction was disproportionate. He died for them, and they died for him.
At the leper colony, young Miklos learned about the life of the begging poor first-hand. Caring little for his life, he participated in all kinds of crazy dares. One day, he fell from a tree he had climbed to pluck apples and hit his head hard.
The other lepers took him to a hovel and nursed his wounds. Lying in bed, he new something had changed. To everybody’s amazement, the lepers in the leper colony healed (though scars would remain and missing body parts wouldn’t grow back), and it all somehow had to do with Mikhail’s touch.
Most men would have turned to God and thank him, but Miklos felt sceptical about a whimsical God that sends people leprosy only to save them later. Instead, he became an unshakeable optimist.
Scarred as they were, some of the ex-lepers wandered east (away from their old lives), earning money as mercenaries and as farm hands. They recognized Miklos as their leader. Along the way, more lepers were healed and some of those also joined Mikhail’s band.
When they came across the covenant, they realized that this place could become a new home for them.
He has since served as captain, and what he lacks in weapon skills and judgment - he always is too optimistic - he makes up with his inspired leadership and sheer unbelievable luck.
Note: This should provide us with ample grogs/servants. We’ll still need some that are not disfigured (for social missions), but if we assume many of them are ex-lepers, we have a good reason for them to stay.
Int +1 (intelligent) Per-1 (one-eyed) Pre+2 (impressive despite scars, optimistic) Com+0 Dex+0 Qik -2 (hampered by single eye) Sta +1 (healthy) Str +3 (muscular body)
Age: 30
Virtues:
1 Inspirational [his optimism makes others hope for the best, too]
1 Puissant Leadership [he seems to know what he does]
1 Greater Purifying Touch (leprosity)
1 Self-confident [he believes: all will end well for me anyway]
1 Custos (Turb sergeant); used to be Mercenary Captain before he got the job
1 Luck
1 tough [not physically, just another aspect of his luck]
1 privileged Upbringing [son of a nobleman]
Flaws:
1 Missing Eye [due to leprosy]
1 Missing Ear [due to leprosy]
1 Disfigured [leprosy scars, missing eye and ear]
3 Optimistic (Major) [he just knows how lucky he is. This sometimes disturbs others,but so far he has always been right]
1 Weakness (lepers and beggars) [he hasn’t forgotten how it was]
1 Close ties to people he has healed (new minor story flaw) [some follow him andsometimes look to him to solve their problems]
Skills 470xp
45 Early childhood+50 privileged upbringing+375xp (=25 years of 15xp)
Native Language Greek (poetry) 5
5 Animal Handling (Horses) 1
29 Area Lore around covenant (military questions) 2
10 Area Lore: Ukraine 1
30 Athletics (climbing) 3
5 Awareness (searches) 1
15 Brawl (fist) 2
15 Carouse (staying sober) 2
15 Chirurgy (stabilizing) 2
15 Medicine (leprosy) 2
5 Etiquette (nobility) 1
30 Folk Ken (his men) 3
50 Leadership (his men) 4 +2
15 Legerdemain (card games) 2
13 Order of Hermes Lore (grogs) 1
50 Profession Soldier (command) 4
30 Profession beggar (clerical alms) 3
15 Ride (in battle) 2
5 Survival (woods) 1
5 Swim (currents) 1
19 Teach (more than two students) 2
5 Artes Liberales (two alphabets) 1 [Latin, Greek]
15 Civil and Canon Law (covenant area) 2
66 Latin (magi) 4
50 Single Weapon (with Heater Shield) 4
Equipment:
Mail Hauberk and Coif (protection: +6) Load 3
Heater Shield Load 2
Longsword Load 1
Load 6 Encumbance 0
Soak: Sta 1 + armor 6 + tough 3 = +10
Attacks:
Longsword and Heater Shield: Init 0, Attack +9, Defense +6, Damage +9
Brawl (Fist): Init -2, Attack +3, Defense 0, Damage +3
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I assume Greek is the covenant language and local language
If he starts with superior Equipment, his boni increase
EXP:
1226:
Spring: Local Area Lore (Source Quality 7),
Summer: Teaching (exposure 2),
Autumn: Latin (Source Quality 8 ),
Winter: Reading, The Travels of Igor Igorowich. Tractatus on Area Lore: Ukraine, quality 10.
1227:
Spring: Local Area Lore (Source Quality 7),
Summer: Teaching (exposure 2),
Autumn: Latin (Source Quality 8, ),
Winter: Reading, Covenants of the Tribunal of Thebes by Poseidon of Guernicus. Tractatus on Order of Hermes Lore, quality 8.
Changes marked in green.