Saeed Al Mehalel

(Last update: 9/9/96)

(this page written by Richard Peaty)

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Saeed is one of the newer member of Malinbois, having joined after the transformation of Eloise to Seelie Queen. He is several years out of his apprenticeship, and has already been voted in as the Monitor of Malinbois covenant. He is currently teaching his new apprentice, Abolerahman.

Basic Stats

Name: Saeed Al Mehalel
Hermetic Name: Sanctus Dei
House: Verditius
Parens: Estempor Saleh
Gender: Male
Current Year: 1239 AD
Age: 36
Year Born: 1203 AD (All Hallow's Eve)
Decrepitude: 0
Size: 0
Confidence: 3
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 210lbs

Appearance

He is of Moorish stock and has black hair, bushy eyebrows and a neat, oiled goatee beard. Brown eyes and a thin mouth surround a hooked nose, all in dark olive skin. He slouches and thus looks of average height. He has large muscles and a big chest, testimony to long hours spent in a forge. There are calluses on his long-fingered hands.

He wears typical Moorish robes, and hood, which conceal the many pouches secreted within.

Origins

He was born and raised in the Tribunal of the Levant, where he spent his fifteen year apprenticeship. He then spent a year out, travelling Europe before arriving in Provence.

Characteristics

Personality Traits

From his interview by the Council, he appears honest and forgiving, but not naive. He seems to be a very religious person, and will often be heard praying, very loudly, at least five times a day.
More recently he has been forced to become involved in the internal politics, mainly to keep an eye on the disceptator and praefectus.

After his return from his journey, Saeed met with the new Father Dietrich and they get on like a house on fire. His demeanour has changed and he seems to be a lot less forgiving and more wrathful.

Reputations

Virtues and Flaws

Abilities

His Latin sometimes lapses into his native Arabic. He has learnt to defend himself with his staff, and has some knowledge of tending wounds. His main area of skill is in a variety of crafts and arts. He uses these skills in his magic (Magesmith) to craft powerful items.

Magical Stats

Twilight Points: 1
Longevity Potion: None
Casting Speed: 3
Targeting: No Robin Hood but almost a Little John

Abilities

Wizard's Sigil

Any items or spells that Saeed has invented have a distinctly Arabic flavour. His items either have Islamic writing upon them, or when activated the faint sound of praying is heard.

Arts

Saeed is proficient in all the techniques and has no known specialisation.

Spells

Combat Stats

Soak: +4
Fatigue: +4
Dodge: 0
Load: 0
Encumbrance: 0
Body Levels: OK 0 -1 -3 -5 I
Fatigue Levels: OK 0 -1 -3 -5 I

Weapons

Notes

As a new Magus, not much is known about Saeed, except that he is a Moor from the Tribunal of the Levant. He is currently studying from the library. If you want to find out more about him, either meet him, or keep reading this page for updates.

Madeleine has recently been keeping an eye on Saeed, and rumours of trouble at the next Tribunal are rife (Well Imanitos is guessing anyway). It has finally got out that Saeed is suspected to be a Magus killer!! although how anyone this kind, devoted and innocent could be is beyond Saeed.
Another predeliction of Saeed's is his generosity, he recently used four pawns of Creo vis on Nafesi after Davis pushed him down a cliff (accidentally), and he also likes casting Crystal Dart (And missing).

Saeed has a small amount of personal vis (it would not do to become greedy):

He has a new apprentice which he found in the south of Spain, a Weaver's son with the name Abolerahman Jahwar Alhaddad. Saeed is not into abreviations.

Saeed was made a magus princeps when the magi conditores retired and now has to contend with the voting block formed by Imanitos and Salamandrus.

He mentioned that he would soon have to make a long voyage, where to he wouldn't say, nor for how long.

Late in the Autumn of 1238, Saeed returned, after being absent for a year. He had crept away in the Sea-wife, with just his apprentice for company.
He returned dressed, atypically, all in black and with a Scimitar sheathed in his belt. Accompanying him were Abolerahman, five other similarly dressed Arabs and a large reptile.
The five Arabs are, Kiffah, his mother, Ayesha and his twin sisters, and his two wives Nadeeri and Jisefa. The reptile is his familiar and is called Nefer Uai uau en uatch ur (Beautiful Death Wave), or Nefer for short (Beauty).
Nefer is a nine foot long Crocodile, whose mottled light and dark green hide is marked by a yellow patch running from the right eye, down across the cheek to the underbelly. Her head is about two and a half feet long and her tail makes up half her overall length.

Saeed spent a fair amount of time constructing quarters for his kinfolk and has just finished digging a crocodile pit in his quarters for Nefer.

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