Talbot ex Mercere

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A kindly and compassionate gentle-Gifted old Mercere magus who is parens to Lucas de Mercere.

He's incredibly humble and never pulls rank, even though he outranks a lot of people due to his hermetic age.
He's utterly devoted to House Mercere, though he's kept out of the political side, being content to live in semi-retirement at Cunfin copying rare books and occasionally either crafting an item for a Redcap or a devising a longevity potion.

A master of Muto magic, he is the senior magus in the Milvi Antiquiti. Half a century ago, he was very active in there, and was instrumental in many of their endeavors.
His familiar is a white cat named Dexter.

Size: 0
Age: 123 (68)
Birth Year: 1103
Current Year: 1240
Decrepitude: 2 (21)
Warping Score: 8 (184)
Confidence: 1(15)

Characteristics

Characteristic Value
Int +3
Per +1
Pre +1
Com +2
Str -2
Sta +2
Dex -2
Qik -1

Virtues

  • Mutantum Magic, minor (free)
  • Gentle Gift, major
  • Flawless Magic, major1
  • Deft Corpus, minor
  • Cautious Sorcerer, minor2
  • Affinity with Muto, minor
  • Affinity with Corpus, minor
  • Affinity with Magic Theory, minor
  • Personal Vis Source – Corpus, minor1
  • Book Learner, minor
  • Minor Magical Focus: self-transformation
  • True Friend (Dexter), minor

Flaws

  • Compassionate, major
  • Supernatural Nuisance (magical spirit that has 'adopted' Talbot and tries to 'help' him), major1
  • Favors, House Mercere
  • Humble, minor2
  • Ability Block - Martial, minor
  • Disjointed Magic, minor
  • Magical Animal Companion (Dexter), minor
  • Visions, minor

1 - acquired from stories
2 - acquired from Twilight

Personality Traits

Compassionate, +3
Humble, +2
Curious, +2

Reputations

Well-to-do magus3 +4
Compassionate magus +3
Humble Magus +2
Master of transformation magic +5

3 - from laboratory

Abilities

Ability Specialty Score Experience
Arabic (classical) hermetic usage 4 50
Area Lore: Mythic Europe personalities 3 0
Area Lore: Greater Alps Tribunal covenants 2 15
Area Lore: Iberian Tribunal covenants 3 30
Area Lore: Normandy Tribunal covenants 3 30
Area Lore: Provencal Tribunal covenants 2 15
Area Lore: Rhine Tribunal covenants 2 15
Area Lore: Stonehenge Tribunal covenants 3 30
Artes Liberales – Latin, Greek, and Arabic alphabets rhetoric 3 30
Athletics grace 3 30
Awareness alertness 4 50
Bargain books 5 75
Brawl dodging 2 15
Charm being witty 4 50
Chirurgy binding wounds 2 15
Code of Hermes tribunal procedures 3 30
Common Law hospitality laws 1 5
Concentration avoiding Twilight 5 75
Dominion Lore saints 2 15
English conversational 4 50
Etiquette magi 4 50
Faerie Lore faerie places 3 30
Finesse Corpus 5 75
Folk Ken townsfolk 4 50
French Bourguignon (native) extensive vocabulary 5 0
French other (default) - 4 0(+50)
Guile fast talk 4 50
Greek (Ancient) hermetic usage 4 50
High German conversational 4 50
Hunt hawking 1 5
Infernal Lore demons 2 15
Intrigue gossip 4 50
Latin hermetic usage 5 45(+5)
Leadership in the lab 3 30
Magic Lore regios 4 50
Magic Theory inventing spells 8 120/180
Medicine physician 1 5
Occitan: Catalan conversational 5 45(+30)
Occitan: Languedoc (default) - 5 0(+75)
Occitan: other (default) - 4 0(+50)
Order of Hermes Lore House Mercere 3 30
Parma Magica Corpus 4 50
Penetration Corpus 4 50
Philosophiae natural philosophy 3 30
Profession – Scribe copying books 2 15
Ride long distances 2 15
Spanish extensive vocabulary 5 45(+30)
Stealth sneaking 2 15
Survival woodlands 3 30
Swim long distances 2 15
Teaching apprentices 5 75
Theology: Christian biblical knowledge 2 15

Arts

Technique/Form Score Experience
Creo 15 120
Intellego 10 55
Muto 22 169/253.5
Perdo 10 55
Rego 18 171
Animal 18 171
Aquam 15 120
Auram 15 120
Corpus 22 169/253.5
Herbam 18 171
Ignem 5 15
Imaginem 13 91
Mentem 11 66
Terram 18 171
Vim 11 66

Spells

I need to do his spells. These are just a copy of Lucas' spells for format purposes.

Name CT* Level Range Duration Target Description ML Masteries
ANIMAL SPELLS
Doublet of Impenetrable Silk +42/+47 MuAn 15 Touch Sun Ind. Animal-based cloth gets +3 Soak 0 -
Remake the Tailor's Craft +42/+47 MuAn 15 Touch Sun Group Can transform a set of clothes into different clothes. 0 -
Voice of the Bjornaer Magus +42/+47 MuAn 15 Personal Sun Ind. Can speak when in animal form 2 Quiet (x1), Subtle
AQUAM SPELLS
Cloak of the Duck's Feathers +35/+37 ReAq 05 Personal Sun Ind Keeps water off the target 0 -
AUREM SPELLS
Chamber of Spring Breezes +30 CrAu 5 Touch Sun Ind. Keeps the air flowing in a room 0 -
CORPUS SPELLS
Bind Wound +37/+40 CrCo 10 Touch Sun Ind. Stops a wound from bleeding 0 -
Chirurgeon's Healing Touch +37/+40 CrCo 20 Touch Sun Ind. Improves a wound one level [Ritual] 0 -
Eyes of the Cat +60/+65 MuCo(An) 5 Touch Sun Ind. Grants target ability to see in all but total darkness 0 -
Form of the Cat +60/+65 MuCo(An) 25 Touch Sun Ind. Turns target and what he's carrying into a cat [Boosted, Harnessed, Tethered] 0 -
Form of the Raven +60/+65 MuCo(An) 35 Touch Sun Ind. Turns target and what he's carrying into a raven [Boosted, Harnessed, Tethered] 0 -
Form of the Trout +60/+65 MuCo(An) 35 Touch Sun Ind. Turns target and what he's carrying into a trout [Boosted, Harnessed, Tethered] 0 -
Form of the Wolf +60/+65 MuCo(An) 25 Touch Sun Ind. Turns target and what he's carrying into a wolf [Boosted, Harnessed, Tethered] 0 -
Incantation of Paralyzation +42/+45 ReCo 20 Voice Conc. Ind. Causes the target to be paralyzed 0 -
Leap of Homecoming +43/+45 ReCo 35 Arc Mom. Ind. Instantly transports caster to location 1 Fast
Mists of Change +54/+59 MuCo(Au) 40 Per Sun Ind. Turns caster and what he's carrying into mist [Boosted, Harnessed, Tethered] 0 -
Shape of the Ancient Kite +60/+65 MuCo(An) 40 Touch Moon Ind. Turns target and what he's carrying into a small raptor [Boosted, Harnessed, Tethered] 0 -
The Silent Vigil +60/+65 MuCo(Te) 25 Per Moon Ind. Caster merges with stone. [Boosted, Harnessed, Tethered] 0 -
Spasms of the Uncoordinated Hand +42/+47 ReCo 10 Sight Conc. Ind. Causes the target's hand to spasm 0 -
Stance of the Patient Tree +60/+65 MuCo(He) 40 Per Sun Ind. Turns caster and what he's carrying into a tree [Boosted, Harnessed, Tethered] 0 -
Tireless Flight +42/+47 ReCo 30 Touch Month Ind. Turns feels no fatigue for the duration of the spell. [Boosted, Harnessed, Tethered] 0 -
Transform to Water +54/+59 MuCo(Aq) 40 Per Sun Ind. Turns caster and what he's carrying into water [Boosted, Harnessed, Tethered] 0 -
Wings of Daedalus +43/+45 ReCo 35 Touch Moon Ind. Allows target to fly [Boosted, Harnessed, Tethered] 0 -
Wizard's Leap +43/+46 ReCo(An,He,Te) 15 Per. Mom. Ind. Caster instantly moves up to 50 paces 1 Fast
IGNEM SPELLS
Light Without Flame +16 CrIg 15 Touch Sun Ind. Creates light on item touched [Boosted, Harnessed, Tethered] 0 -
Touch of Warmth +16 CrIg 5 Touch Sun Ind. Keeps the target pleasantly warm 0 -
IMAGINEM SPELLS
Aura of Beguiling Appearance +19 MuIm 10 Touch Sun Ind. +3 on rolls to win trust and make friends 0 -
Aura of Childlike Innocence +19 MuIm 10 Touch Sun Ind. +3 on rolls to deflect suspicion and convince others of his innocence 0 -
Aura of Ennobled Presence +19 MuIm 10 Touch Sun Ind. +3 on rolls to influence, lead, or convince others 0 -
Disguise of the Transformed Image +19 MuIm 15 Touch Sun Ind. Changes the target's appearance to anything humanish [Boosted, Harnessed, Tethered] 0 -
Grog's Sidestep +19 ReIm 15 Touch Sun Ind. Target looks like he's one pace away from where he really is [Boosted, Harnessed, Tethered] 0 -
Silence of the Smothered Sound +13 PeIm 20 Voice Sun Ind. Target can make no sound [Boosted, Harnessed, Tethered] 0 -
Taste of Spices & Herbs +19 MuIm 5 Touch Sun Ind. Makes food and drink taste as you like. 0 -
Veil of Invisibility +13 PeIm 20 Touch Sun Ind. Target turns invisible (still has shadow) [Boosted, Harnessed, Tethered] 0 -
Wizard's Sidestep +19 ReIm 10 Personal Sun Ind. Magus looks like he's one pace away from where he really is [Boosted, Harnessed, Tethered] 0 -
MENTEM SPELLS
Hex of Slumber +20 ReMe 15 Sight Mom. Ind. Puts target to sleep in a few seconds 0 -
Whispering Mind +17 CrMe 15 Sight Conc. Ind. Allows caster to speak into the target's mind [Boosted] 0 -
TERRAM SPELLS
Disarm the Warrior +19 ReTe 10 Voice Mom. Ind. Pulls a single object towards the caster 0 -
Key of Theodorus +19 ReTe 10 Touch Mom. Part Opens any lock 0 -
Unseen Hand +19 ReTe 10 Sight Conc. Ind. Allows user to manipulate things at a distance 0 -
Unseen Porter +19 ReTe 10 Voice Conc. Ind. Allows user to manipulate heavy things at a distance 0 -

Talisman

Amulet of Mercere

A magnetite amulet with a center piece of amber. The amber has two cavities hollowed out in it. One is filled with mercury, the other with cinnamon.

Shapes/Forms: amber, cinnamon, jewelry, magnetite, and mercury

Bonuses

  • +5 Mu
  • +3 Co
  • +3 Te
  • +4 Im
  • +2 Re

Instilled Powers

  • POWER 1
  • POWER 2
  • POWER 3
  • POWER 4

Magic Items

Ring of the Soaring Falcon

MuCo40
This ring allows the caster, along with what he's wearing, and any small items he's carrying, to assume the form of a falcon, hawk, kite, or other small raptor for as long as he wishes.
(Base 20, +1M Conc., +5 device maintains concentration, +10 unlimited uses/day = 40)

Longevity Ritual:

Level 71

Vis

lots

Twilight Scars

  • 1st Twilight (1167) - good experience, his breath always smells pleasant
  • 2nd Twilight (1182) - good experience, parchment he handles becomes less brittle and more supple, gain Cautious Sorcerer
  • 3rd Twilight 1189-1196) - bad experience from botch while experimenting, his hair grows at twice normal rate, gained Humble
  • 4th Twilight (1230-1237) - bad experience from botch in Faerie, iron causes him discomfort

Familiar

A white cat named Dexter

Bond: Gold Cord: +3 (30), Silver Cord: +2 (15), Bronze Cord: +3 (30)

Books

Simplex Transmutatis, by Talbot ex Mercere, Mu Su L5/Q15

Simplex Magia ad Corporis Humani, by Talbot ex Mercere, Co Su L5/Q15

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