Eloise Amoenitas

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Eloise was the only Merinita, so far, to have been a member of Malinbois and she still resides nearby, but as the Queen of the Fay court in the Forest of Collbran. She was, and still is, a captivatingly beautiful young woman who has now released more of the Fay side of her heritage.

Basic Stats

Name: Eloise
Hermetic Name: Amoenitas filia Brolentius
House: Merinita
Gender: Female
Current Year: 1228 AD
Age: 22
Year Born: 1206 AD
Decrepitude: 0
Size: -1
Confidence: 3
Height: 5'
Weight: 60 lbs

Appearance

Eloise is a small, lithe woman with slightly childish features. She has slightly pointed ears, a heritage of her mother, and almond shaped luminous green eyes which seem to sparkle. Her face is framed by pale yellow, almost white hair that reaches her elbows, and is held in check by a circle of plaited willow.

She wears a short-sleeved, knee length dress of seasonal colour (white in Spring, green in Summer, russet in Autumn and dark blue in Winter), and a shawl if it is cold. On formal occasions she wears a long dress of the same colours and clasps her hair in to a pony tail.

She wears soft boots, but prefers to go barefoot when it is not too cold (eg in the mountains, or during Winter) but she never seems to step on sharp pebbles or thorns.

Eloise is very cheerful, always smiling or laughing, and when walking she tends to skip, or do several dance steps in the middle. She also fidgets a lot, fiddling curiously with things and looking around, she cannot sit still for long. She hums a lot.

A disconcerting habit of hers is to point things out, or make irrelevant comments in the middle of conversations.

Origins

Born in a little-known covenant in the southern part of the Normandy tribunal, her father was the covenant woodcutter. She was given to the covenant to look after by her fay mother. She matured very rapidly and was apprenticed by a Merinita Magus at the age of one (Precocious!). She left after her gauntlet to investigate tales of Faerie forests in Eastern Provence.

Characteristics

Personality Traits

Eloise is a very reckless (Reckless +3) and bubbly person (Frivolous +2). She seems to be unaware of personal danger (Brave +2) and will often do things just to see what will happen (Curious +1). As such she tends not to be the best person to send on important missions (Dependable -1).

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Virtues and Flaws

Abilities

Magical Stats

Abilities

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Combat Stats

Soak: -1
Fatigue: 0
Dodge: +3
Load: 0
Encumbrance: 0
Body Levels: OK -1 -5 I
Fatigue Levels: OK -1 -3 -5 I

Notes

Eloise had a desire to become a Quaesitor but fortunately for the Order she also had other wishes. She was interested in the Laws and Quaesitors of Hermetic life, and preferred travelling to stuffy laboratory work.

Her store of personal vis, at the time of her leaving, was quite substantial, consisting of:

She also had several other possessions, namely 1 magic pouch of unknown powers, 1 boulder also of unknown powers (taken when a Bjornaer in Novgorod was Marched), 3 rubies of which one was cracked and, surprisingly, 1 human thigh bone.

The temptation created by the death of Queen Bellantia and the possession of her crown came at just the right time for Eloise to have no doubts in accepting the burdens, and becoming the new Queen of the Hazels. She distributed all her belongings to the other Magi upon her departure.

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