Grog 48 : Olaus Wormius, the translator of the Necronomicon
Age: 42 in 1220
Story:
Olaus Wormius is the son of a fur merchant from Skania who grew up travelling to Miklagard and back. He was sent to the cathedral school in Bremen to learn latin by his father once he was old enough, before settling down permanently in Constantinople. He was able to escape the chaos of the 4th crusade and maintained a very successful business, but it left him shaken. He decided to concentrate himself on nobler pursuits of the spirits, using his education to learn Philosophy and Medecine, using his wealth to buy or rent books. When the 5th crusade was called, he abandonned totally his worldly puruits, sold off all his possessions but his books and signed up as a medicus.
He took part in the siege of Damiette and made the aquaintance of the count Simon III of Saarbrücken, as he healed wounded knights of his entourage. While not an ordained clergyman, the count offered to sponsor him with a metaphorical sinecure in the Bishopric of Worms (thereby aquiring the moniquer Wormius), where Olaus is to translate his Greek books into Latin. By 1228 he will finish translating the Greek version of the Necronomicon into Latin.
Appearance:
Olaus has light blond hair that is turning white, a neat beard of the same colour surrounding a square face. His skinned is wrinkled and tanned for a scholar, due to his long years under the Greek sun. He suffers from arthritis leading to a which has begun to sap his strength.
Why are they in the covenant?
He isn't, he is in Worms, working in one of the sciptioriums of the Bishopric. He might be contacted as a travelled scholar, who has a small academic repuation, but one which will grow as his translations start circulating.
Stats:
| Attribute | Score |
|---|---|
| Str | -2 |
| Sta | 0 |
| Dex | 0 |
| Qik | 0 |
| Com | 2 |
| Pre | 1 |
| Int | 2 |
| Per | 0 |
Virtues: Baccalaureus, Educated, Well travelled
Flaws: Arthritis, Pious (minor), Weak characteristics
Abilities:
| Ability | Specialisation | Type | XP | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Norse | Danish | Language | 0 | 5 |
| Area Lore: Byzantium | Geography | 30 | 3 | |
| Latin | Scholastic vocabulary | 75 | 5 | |
| Greek (Romaic) | Prose | 75 | 5 | |
| Artes Liberales | Grammar | 30 | 3 | |
| Profession (Merchant) | Furs | 50 | 4 | |
| Philosophiae | Metaphysics | 50 | 4 | |
| Theology | Heresies | 30 | 3 | |
| Bargain | Furs | 75 | 5 | |
| Etiquette | Court | 50 | 4 | |
| Charm | First Impressions | 75 | 5 | |
| Medecine | Physician | 75 | 5 | |
| Folk Ken | Merchants | 50 | 4 | |
| Area lore: Volga trade routes | Geography | 30 | 3 | |
| Civil and Canon Law | Byzantium | 30 | 3 | |
| French | Normand | 15 | 2 |