Id

(Last update: 2/8/95)

(this page written by Graham Pursey)

Id's magic is very unstable. His only attempt in lab work ended when the tower he was in sunk one floor into the ground. His prowess in combat and ability with parma make up for this. He is ever striving to become the most fearsome combatant in the Order.

Basic Stats

Name: Id
House: Bjornaer
Parens: Praxis
Gender: Male
Current Year: 1236 AD
Age: 35
Year Born: 1201 AD
Decrepitude: 0
Size: +2
Confidence: 3
Height: 7'6"
Weight: 400lbs

Appearance

Id has brown spiky hair and dark eyes. Due to a botch whilst casting a Muto Corpus spell he is now covered in thick brown fur.

He dresses in a fine suit of plate mail armour all of the time. This was specially made for him by Ferramentum, scholae Verditii at Verdi. It is perhaps the finest suit of plate mail ever crafted. He is now collecting vis for a greatsword to equal the armour.

He wears a collection of jewelery. Around his neck he wears a necklace made of semi-precious stone. Amber, sapphire and magnetite are joined in a swirling pattern. This is his talisman. The two rings he wears have been made by Fionn. One allows the items that he has in his possession to change with him when he assumes a new form. The other contains the spell Gift of the Bear's Fortitude. He also wears an earring that allows Voice of the Bjornaer to be used. This item only works for Id. His most recent addition is a stone given to him by Madeleine which focuses his meditation.

Origins

From Fengheld Covenant in the Rhine Tribunal. Not surprisingly they were quite relieved to get rid of him. He was rushed through his years as an apprentice once his master found out the hard way how dangerous Id's magic was. He was then sent south to find a purpose.

Characteristics

Int: +2 (Creative)
Per: 0 (was +1)
Str: +6 (Massive Chest)
Stm: +4 (Enduring)
Prs: +1 (Perceptive)
Com: -1 (Poor Diction)
Dex: +1 (Adept Athlete)
Qik: +2 (Fast)

Personality Traits

Eagle: +1
Boar: +1
Stubborn: +2
Brave: +3
Impatient: +3
Weak stomach: +3

Virtues and Flaws

Giant Blood +5
Heart Beast +2 (Boar)
Heart Beast +2 (Eagle)
Personal vis source +1 (Muto vis - droppings whilst in heartshape)
Chaotic Magic -4
Unpredictable Magic -4
Weird Magic -1
Warped Magic -1 (Gains animal trait for a time)
Wild Magic (free)
Loose Magic (free)

Abilities

Athletics (Running) 1
Brawl (Punch) 1
Church Lore (Politics) -3
Climb (Walls) 1
Concentration (Ignoring Pain) 1
Dodge (Slashing) 1
Greatsword Attack (Multiple Foes) 3
Greatsword Parry (Slashing) 3
Hermes History (Houses) 1
Hermes Lore (Ettiquette) 1
Intimidation (Overt) 1
Longbow Attack (Moving Target) 2
Meditation (Finding new forms) 5
Ride (Horses) -3
Scan (Quickscan) 1
Scribe Latin 3
Sing (Chorus) -3
Speak German (Quickly) 3
Speak Latin (Quickly) 3
Speak Provencale (Loudly) 3
Survival (Mountains) 1
Swim (Long Distance) 1
Will Over Form (Mammals) 5

Magical Stats

Twilight Points: 0
Longevity Potion: -14
Casting Speed: +6
Targeting: +3

Abilities

Certamen (Muto) 1
Finesse (Speed) 3
Magic Theory (Inventing Spells) 5
Parma Magica (Animal) 10
Penetration (Muto) 1

Wizard's Sigil

The cry of an eagle is heard outside.

Arts

All of Id's Forms are now sufficient to teach an apprentice. Animal and Corpus are his favoured though many are high in order to augment his parma magica. He specialises in Muto magic to the detriment of the other four Techniques.

Spells

Transformation of the Ravenous Beast to the Torpid Toad (Muto Animal 20)
Voice for the Bjornaer (Muto Animal 20)
Eyes of the Owl (Muto Corpus 10)
Disguise of the New Body (Muto Corpus 20)
Limb of the Infant (Muto Corpus 20)
Preternatural Growth and Shrinking (Muto Corpus 20)
Gift of the Bear's Fortitude (Muto Corpus 30)
Passivity of the Spell Casting Wizard (Muto Imaginem 15)
Id's Buoyant Quicksand (This spell is the result of a complete failure in lab experimentation)

Combat Stats

Soak: +41
Fatigue: +3
Dodge: +1
Load: 5.5
Encumbrance: 0.5
Body Levels: OK 0 0 0 -1 -3 -5 I
Fatigue Levels: OK 0 -1 -3 -5 I

Weapons

Greatsword: 1st +12, Atk +9, Dam +22, Par +9
Longbow: Rate +10, Atk +3, Dam +14
Brawling (Punch): 1st +5, Atk +3, Dam +10

Armour

Armour of Ferramentum: Protection +25, Load +7

Notes

So far lab work has not gone well. Managed to accidently sink one of the covenant's towers by one floor when creating Eye of the Wizard's Swamp (Muto Terram 20). When he experiments everyone tends to run a long way away.

Has had a few problems with the language and gets lost in conversations which involve long words. This has caused problems in the past when talking with a Faerie Queen.

Travelled across the Ring of Fire where he met the Colosi. Would have stayed there longer if it were not for an important mission. Has travelled far across the land. Urania and Greece have been his latest quests.

He was briefly in possession of the Sword of Poseidon. This has now been destroyed in a fight with a dark creature who took the form of Madeleine. Flying 50 feet above the creature as an eagle he changed into his human form and dropped onto his prey. The force smashed him through the bottom of the boat but the creature was destroyed, they thought. The power of the sword kept him afloat. The creature was finally dispatched but at the expense of the sword.

Id has been working on finding new forms. Meditating on the Isle of Leucate he has so far found the shape of a buck and a seal.

Id used about half a queen of vis in 1236. Half went on a longevity potion created by Helena Vitalis, the rest on the suit of armour. Id is once again collecting vis to fund the creation of more items.

Boar Heart-Shape

Size: +1
Soak: +19
Fatigue: +6
Dodge: +1
Body Levels: OK 0 0 -1 -1 -3 -3 -5 I
Stats: Int +2, Str +10, Dex +1, Per +0, Stm +9, Qik +2
Tusk Attack: 1st +8, Atk +11, Dam +26
Bite Attack: 1st +6, Atk +5, Dam +12
Personality Traits: Gluttony +2, Stubborn +3

Eagle Heart-Shape

Size: +0
Soak: +14
Fatigue: +5
Dodge: +2
Body Levels: OK 0 -1 -3 -5 I
Stats: Int +2, Str +5, Dex +3, Per +4, Stm +5, Qik +5
Claw Attack: 1st +11, Atk +9, Dam +12
Personality Traits: Merciful +2, Gentle +2

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