Carmen in 1239

Carmen of Flambeau, 1239

Carmelita Maria “Diana” Perez of Flambeau, filia Archmagus Antonio Perez of Flambeau, Lady of Seneca, Pontifex Maxima of Andorra, Warden of the Antares
Symbolic Sigil: a Hawk in flight, claws extended
Motto: "Virtus Unita Fortior" (Virtue United is Stronger)
Characteristics: Int +4, Per +1, Com -1, Pre +2 (1), Str -2, Sta -1, Dex +0, Quik +1
Size: -1
Age: 52 (appears 30)
Season: Winter 1239
Decrepitude: 0 (2)
Longevity Ritual: Level 36, +8 bonus
Warping: 3 (33)
Twilight Scars & Effects: none yet
Magic Sigil: Wind
Confidence: 2 (5)

Personality Traits: Brash +3, Bold +3
Reputations: Pushy Broad 2 (local and Hermetic), House Flambeau Acclaim 3, noted for extreme daring

Virtues:

The Gift; Hermetic Maga; Major Magic Focus in Weather; Affinity with Auram, Apt Student, Great Intelligence, Intuition, Mastered Spells, Privileged Upbringing, Puissant Auram^{House Virtue – School of Pietro}, Self Confident^{Magic Realm Transformation}, Skilled Parens

Flaws:

Blatant Gift, Overconfident; Close Family Ties, Reckless, Small Frame, Mentor (Pietro of Flambeau)

Combat:

Dodge: Init +1, Atk n/a, Def +2, Dmg n/a
Catfight: Init +1, Atk +3, Def +4, Dmg -2
Knife: Init +1, Atk +4, Def +4, Dmg +0
Dagger: Init +1, Atk +6, Def +5, Dmg +1
Soak: -1 (+2 with Doublet of Impenetrable Silk, various Wards grant @+15 versus heat, flames, thunder, lightning, and metal weapons)
Fatigue: OK, 0, -1, -3, -5, ko
Wounds: -1 Lt (1-4), -3 Med (5-8 ), -5 Hvy (9-12), Incap (13-16), Dead (17+)

Abilities:

Catalan 5 (Occitan, slang), Andorra Lore 3 (Ordino, Hermetic); Artes Liberales 1 (ritual spells), Awareness 2 (alertness), Barcelona Lore 3 (Jewish Quarter), Bargain 3^xp9 (haggle for a lower price), Brawl 3 (dagger), Charm 3 (wit), Code of Hermes 1 (custom), Concentration 3 (spells), Divine Lore 1 (angels), Etiquette 3 (magi), European Lore 1 (legendary heroes), Faerie Lore 1^xp4 (mountains), Folk Ken 2 (Jewish women), Finesse 3 (Auram), Guile 3 (playing coy), Hebrew 2 (scholastic), Iberia Lore 3 (covenants, Castile), Intrigue 3 (alliances), Latin 4 (magic), Leadership 4 (intimidation), Ladino 3 (slang), Magic Lore 3 (genies), Magic Theory 7^xp9 (Auram), Order of Hermes Lore 3^xp1 (famous heroes), Parma Magica 5 (Auram), Penetration 3 (Auram), Philosophiae 1 (ceremonial magic), Profession-Scribe 2^xp12 (copying), Provencal Lore 1 (Pyrenees), Single Weapon 2^xp3 (buckler), Stealth 2 (quiet), Survival 2 (forage), Ultima Thule Lore 1 (Trollsynir Wars)

Arts:

Creo 11, Intéllego 11^xp5, Muto 5, Perdo 7, Rego 9
Animal 5, Aquam 5, Auram* 15+3^xp6, Corpus 7, Herbam 5^xp5
Ignem 6, Imaginem 7^xp2, Mentem 5, Terram 5, Vim 8

Spells Known:

Animal Spells

MuAn15 Doublet of Impenetrable Silk:

Auram Spells

CrAu5 Air’s Ghostly Form:
CrAu5 Chamber of Spring Breezes:
CrAu10 Wreaths of Foul Smoke:
CrAu10 Jupiter’s Resounding Blow: Mastery 1 (Multicast)
CrAu15 Broom of the Winds:
CrAu15 Charge of the Angry Winds:
Cr(Re)Au20 Circling Winds of Protection: Mastery 1 (Imperturbable)
CrAu20 Fist of Jupiter: Mastery 1 (Vacillated Casting)
CrAu25 Clouds of Rain and Thunder:
CrAu25 Clouds of Summer Snow:
Cr(Re)Au30 Catapult of the Mighty Winds:
CrAu30 Wings of Soaring Wind: Mastery 2 (Imperturbable, Precise)
CrAu30 Pull of the Sky-bound Winds:
CrAu40r Breath of the Open Sky:
CrAu35 Incantation of Lightning: Mastery 5^xp3 (Fast Cast, Multi-Cast, Penetration, Stalwart, Precise)
ReAu25 Ward against Lightning and Thunder:

Corpus Spells

CrCo20 Purify the Festering Wound:
CrCo30r Gentle Touch of Asclepius
ReCo10 Rise of the Feathery Body: Mastery 1 (Imperturbable)
ReCo15 Wizard’s Leap: Mastery 2 (Fast Cast, Precise)
ReCo30 Seven League Stride:
ReCo35 Leap of Homecoming:
PeCo20 Grip of the Choking Hand:

Ignem Spells

CrIg20 Pilium of Fire: Mastery 1 (Multicast)
ReIg25 Ward against Heat & Flames:
PeIm5 Silent Step of the Stealthy Maga
PeIm20 Veil of Invisibility
PeIg20 Wizard's Touch of Cold

Imaginem Spells

InMe5 Prying Eyes
InIm25 Summon the Distant Image

Mentem Spells

InMe25 Momentary Thoughts within Babble (flawed by Warping)

Terram Spells

ReTe25 Wizard’s Ward against Weapons:
ReVi25 Maintain the Demanding Spell:
ReVi35 Maintain the Demanding Spell:

Outfit & Equipment:

• Gold ring holding Vis (1 Ignem)
• Satchel (girl stuff, some coins, knife, some junk), minor jewelry

Adventure Wear: @ black leather breeches, white silk blouse, leather busier, knee high cuffed boots, dagger

Semi-Formal: @ simple dress or a long skirt and silk blouse

Fancy Formal: elegant silk dresses, and gowns, more jewelry

Magus Formal: blue wizardly robes embroidered in silver thread with various symbols (her sigil of a hawk in flight claws extended, the Flambeau hourglass, the forked dragon of the Knights of Seneca, a lightning bolt, the Auram symbol, the Andorra Coat of Arms in line, and others)

Encumbrance: 0 (Load 0, Burden 0, Strength -2)

Vis

8 Auram (strands of her hair), 1 Ignem (gold ring)

Talisman: Silver Agate Ring

Potential Space: 29 pawns; 12 Opened, 8 Used, 4 Remaining
Attunements: +2 Constant Effect, +2 Intellego, +3 Air, +5 Protection from Storms, +1 Terram, +7 Protection from Venom
Enchantments
ReCo19 Descent of the Feathery Body
R: Per, D: Item Maintains Concentration, T: Ind, fifty uses per day
This effect is triggered whenever Concentration expires on her flight spell, and gracefully lowers her gently to the ground.
(Base 4, +1 Conc; 5 levels for Item Maintaining Concentration, 3 levels for Environmental Trigger, 6 levels 50 uses per day)
ReCo20 Movement of the Feathery Body
R: Per, D: Conc, T: Ind
Item Maintains Concentration, 24 uses per day
Allows Carmen to move slowly in any direction she pleases, even in mid air.
(base 5, +1m Conc, +5L item maintains, +5L twenty-four uses per day)
PeIm20 Veil of Invisibility
R: Per, D: Conc, T: Ind
Item Maintains Concentration, 24 uses per day
(base 4, +1m Conc, +1m changing image, +5L Item Maintains Concentration, +5L 24 uses per day)
PeIm20 Silent Step of the Stealthy Maga
R: Per, D: Conc, T: Ind
Item Maintains Concentration, Unlimited Use
(base 3, +1m Conc, +1m changing image, +5L Item Maintains Concentration, +10L unlimited use)

Lightning Rod

This is apparently just an ordinary oak walking stick
Three Charged Items, 5 charges each
R: Voice, D: Mom, T: Ind, Fast Trigger, +70 Penetration
(base 5, +4 unnatural, +3 Sight, +5 levels Fast Trigger, +3 levels Restricted Use (members and affiliates of the Covenant of Andorra), +26 levels Penetration 52)

Laboratory

Characteristics: Size +0, Refinement +2, General Quality +2, Upkeep +7, Safety +4, Warping +1 (Flamboyant 1), Health +2, Aesthetics +14 (Pontifex 4)
Virtues: +0 Dedicated Building, +0 Defenses, +0 Elevated, +0 Grand Entrance, +0 Superior Construction, +0 Guard, +0 Servant, +0 Superior Equipment, +0 Superior Tools, +0 Magically Superior Heating and Lighting, +1 Lesser Expansion, +3 Greater Feature-Balcony
Flaws: -1 Predecessor, -3 Greater Focus-Balcony
Specializations: +1 Items, +4 Spells, +3 Creo, +1 Rego, +4 Auram, +1 Ignem
(Upkeep = 21£, covenant pays 15.5£ & Carmen owes 5.5£)
(the servant is a little old man shorter than Carmen named Benito, Int +2)

Description:

Five-foot-four-inches tall; very long blond hair (mostly straight, slightly curled up at the ends, bangs); pouty lips and scowling blue eyes (she looks more like her mother but her personality takes after her father); common outfit is masculine attire that looks very feminine (tight black leather breeches, white blousy silk shirt, black vest, knee high boots, optional cloak), or a nice dress (she owns several and borrows stuff from her mom all the time)

Chronology:

Parents first meet in 1184, Conceived in 1186, Born March 15th 1187 in Barcelona, Brought to Andorra as an infant a month later, grows up in Andorra but travels to visit mother in Barcelona often (even still to this day), Apprenticed in 1194 at age 7, Gauntlet in 1209 at age 22, invents a Vanity Longevity Ritual at age 23, becomes a Warden of the Antares in 1212 at age 26, participates in Troll Wars in 1213, Returns home six years later, made Warden of the Pyrenees and a full member of Andorra in 1219 at age 32, participated in many adventures with covenant mates, made a Lady of Seneca in 1223, Transformed by Magic Realm in 1224, takes a leave of absence to wander Iberia with a few companions in 1225 at age 38, returns home to stay in 1229 and discovers the covenant had been ransacked and everyone dead or missing, and her father gone; she called the remaining magi home to form a new council and rebuild. all kinds of stuff happens in 1230, then some other stuff then it is now Winter 1236, start of the year.

Lineage of Carmen
Delendos the Destroyer, Reculed Seneca aka Flambeau, Delendos the Last Champion, Don Julius the Knight of Seneca, Vancasitium the Last Flambeau Primus of Val-Negra, Francisco the Reviver of Andorra, Coronado Cortez aka the Killer of Cordoba, Archmagus Antonio Perez who is Carmen's mortal father and Hermetic pater. Her mother is Golda Simon, the Jewish Seeress of Barcelona.