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Meet Jorina (Ars Magica)
Dec. 15th, 2022 01:57 pmMaking Progress on Jorina, my Frisian mage. We'll start with her Virtues
The Gift, Hermetic Mage, The Enigma. These three free statuses establish her as magically talented, a member of the Order of Hermes, and an initiate into the Mystery House of Criamon. The last gives her a score of 1 in the Enigmatic Wisdom ability.
Premonitions (minor supernatural) Even as a child, Jorina could usually see danger coming. This got her denounced as a witch and sent to a local monetary to work in the kitchens.
Quiet Magic x2 (minor hermetic) Because of her speech problem (see below) her parens trained her to be able to cast spells without speaking.
Still Casting (minor hermetic) Jorina took things a step further and trained herself to minimize the arm and hand movements need to cast spells.
Cyclic Magic (positive, minor hermetic) Her magic is tied to the lunar cycle and is strongest under the full moon.
Puissant Ability (Enigmatic Wisdom, major general) This allows her to learn her House's mystery faster, and master her mind's ability to see the solution to puzzles and riddles.
Flexible Formulaic Magic (major hermetic) When casting a spell she knows, Jorina can expend a little extra effort to later the range, duration, or effect.
Affinity with Art (Mentum, minor hermetic) Jorina is especially skilled with spells that affect the mind.
Now, her Flaws.
Twilight Prone (major hermetic) Like most Criamon, she is more likely to be drawn into the madhouse that is Wizard's Twilight when she botches a spell. However, she is more likely to learn from the experience.
Afflicted Tongue (minor genera). Jorina couldn't predict every danger, and a beating for stealing food left her aphasic. Her speech is halting, she misplaced words, and sometimes just can speak at all.
Cyclic Magic (negative, minor hermetic) During the dark of the moon, her powers fade. Jorina is very interested in discovering why this happens.
Magic Addiction (major hermetic) The sheer joy of casting, the feel of magic flowing through her veins, Jorina has a hard time not casting that next spell.
Deficient Form (ignem, minor hermetic) Her dislike of destructive magic and probably something in her past has made mastering spells concerning fire and light difficult for her.
Poor Memory (minor personality) That beating in the monastery has left Jorina with a bad memory of places and names.
Jorina (I'll Latinize her name later) is a stealthy mage who eschews big showy effects in favor of illusion and deception. She has to time her most rigorous laboratory work with the lunar cycles and probably has acquired a Companion whose main job is to remind her of the things she's forgotten. She's probably a chronicler, carefully writing down not just her magical notes, but the events of the day.
Next up, her characteristics, childhood, and apprenticeship. In which, I'll write more of her story!
The Gift, Hermetic Mage, The Enigma. These three free statuses establish her as magically talented, a member of the Order of Hermes, and an initiate into the Mystery House of Criamon. The last gives her a score of 1 in the Enigmatic Wisdom ability.
Premonitions (minor supernatural) Even as a child, Jorina could usually see danger coming. This got her denounced as a witch and sent to a local monetary to work in the kitchens.
Quiet Magic x2 (minor hermetic) Because of her speech problem (see below) her parens trained her to be able to cast spells without speaking.
Still Casting (minor hermetic) Jorina took things a step further and trained herself to minimize the arm and hand movements need to cast spells.
Cyclic Magic (positive, minor hermetic) Her magic is tied to the lunar cycle and is strongest under the full moon.
Puissant Ability (Enigmatic Wisdom, major general) This allows her to learn her House's mystery faster, and master her mind's ability to see the solution to puzzles and riddles.
Flexible Formulaic Magic (major hermetic) When casting a spell she knows, Jorina can expend a little extra effort to later the range, duration, or effect.
Affinity with Art (Mentum, minor hermetic) Jorina is especially skilled with spells that affect the mind.
Now, her Flaws.
Twilight Prone (major hermetic) Like most Criamon, she is more likely to be drawn into the madhouse that is Wizard's Twilight when she botches a spell. However, she is more likely to learn from the experience.
Afflicted Tongue (minor genera). Jorina couldn't predict every danger, and a beating for stealing food left her aphasic. Her speech is halting, she misplaced words, and sometimes just can speak at all.
Cyclic Magic (negative, minor hermetic) During the dark of the moon, her powers fade. Jorina is very interested in discovering why this happens.
Magic Addiction (major hermetic) The sheer joy of casting, the feel of magic flowing through her veins, Jorina has a hard time not casting that next spell.
Deficient Form (ignem, minor hermetic) Her dislike of destructive magic and probably something in her past has made mastering spells concerning fire and light difficult for her.
Poor Memory (minor personality) That beating in the monastery has left Jorina with a bad memory of places and names.
Jorina (I'll Latinize her name later) is a stealthy mage who eschews big showy effects in favor of illusion and deception. She has to time her most rigorous laboratory work with the lunar cycles and probably has acquired a Companion whose main job is to remind her of the things she's forgotten. She's probably a chronicler, carefully writing down not just her magical notes, but the events of the day.
Next up, her characteristics, childhood, and apprenticeship. In which, I'll write more of her story!
