Silvia was an apprentice to one of the former magi who called Andorra home. Alone in her Pater’s tower when the covenant was attacked in 1229, the 14 year old apprentice feared for her life. When the attacker’s attempted to gain access to the tower, Silvia attempted to spontaneously cast a powerful Rego spell she had no ability to control. When she eventually returned from Twilight, she found that her Gift had been lost and the Rego magic had backfired, binding her forever to the tower, ensuring she could never step foot outside again.
The powerful Rego magic that she attempted to channel seems to have attached itself to her. She seems to weakly nullify magic directly around her, causing such minor inconveniences as magical candles flickering as she walks by. However it’s most devastating effect is that anything requiring very precise magical conditions, such as laboratory work, is completely impossible when she is around. Thus her years of studying Magic Theory seem to be wasted. Alas, the one benefit of this lingering Rego effect is that it seems to also nullify the negative effects of the Gift directed towards her.
When Solomon took over the tower in which Silvia resides, he found a scared, broken little girl. She has since grown into a more confident woman, aiding Solomon as his lab servant (making sure to exit the lab before he begins any activities within it) and in general ensuring the tower is well-kept.
Silvia
Characteristics: Int +2, Per +0, Pre +1, Com +2, Str -1, Sta +1, Dex +0, Qui +0
Size: 0
Age: 23 (as of Winter 1241)
Height: 5’5
Weight: 95#
Decrepitude: 0
Warping Score: 4
Virtues:
Failed Apprentice (minor)
Hermetic Experience (minor) [Grogs, pg 75]
Unaffected by the Gift (minor) [RoP:M, pg 47]
Flaws:
Bound to Solomon’s Tower (minor) [Grogs pg 78]
Lesser Malediction: Lingering Rego effect (minor)
Generous (minor)
Personality Traits:
Generous +3
Forlorn +1
Kind +2
Abilities:
Area Lore: Andorra (legends) 2
Artes Liberales (ritual magic) 3
Awareness (alertness) 2
Charm (first impressions) 3
Code of Hermes (apprentices) 3
Concentration (lab work) 2
Dead Language: Latin (Hermetic usage) 4
Etiquette (nobility) 3
Finesse (rego) 1
Folk Ken (magi) 3
Guile (lying to authority) 2
Intrigue (gossip) 2
Living Language: Occitan (Catalan) 5
Magic Lore (magical traditions) 3
Magic Theory (rego) 3
Order of Hermes Lore (history) 2
Penetration (rego) 1
Philosophiae (ritual magic) 3
Profession: Scribe (copying) 4
Stealth (hide) 1
Teaching (Latin) 2 (21)