Evelyn

“That looks like it could be fun!” 

Born to Lord Louisoix le Preux; the Barron of Argentan in Normandy, Evelyn was raised with the people around her seeing that one day she would become a great beauty. Over time Louisoix noticed that his daughters beauty was causing problems within his realm, Knights would arrive requesting to be betrothed to his youngest daughter and fights would break out among them, because of this and other strange supernatural occurrences which happened around her, her father kept her hidden away within the tallest tower of his castle. Inside the tower Evelyn was raised in near complete isolation from the rest of the world and only learned about parts of the outside world from her elder siblings Alphinaud and Alisaie who were twins, the twins would tell her tales of Faeries, Wizards, Dragons and Angels. Due to the tales from her siblings, she grew into an innocent, curious and kind child who wished to see the world and its mysteries.

However, rumours of a young noble girl with strange powers who was locked in the tallest tower of Argentan castle eventually reached the ears of a travelling magus; Vespasian ex Verditus. Vespasian, who had been looking for an apprentice to pass on his craft, decided to enter the castle and see if the child possessed the gift. Using items that he had created, he easily broke into the castle under the cover of darkness and reached the small girl. Evelyn watched in curiosity as a large man seemingly in his forties whom she had never met before entered her room. He was dressed in chainmail and a bright green cloak, neither of which caused sound as he moved, after getting her to hold a small golden cross which glowed when she touched it, he told her that she possessed the gift. The man quickly explained that he was a wizard, and that Evelyn possessed the same talent to create magic as he did. Before she could bombard him with questions he informed her that she was now his apprentice, before wrapping her in his cloak and taking her away from the tower.

Vespasian was a cheerful and excitable master, he also realized that her appearance was going to cause issues as during their travels many villagers and knight errants thought the young girl was being kidnapped and caused Vespasian to flee with her. As such when he returned to his covenant, he informed her that she was not to leave its grounds or his sanctum unless given express permission or until she had passed her gauntlet. Under Vespasian's guidance she became a skilled armourer, using magic to offset her small and delicate frame. By the time she was sixteen, she was a beautiful and rather excitable young woman who saw the best in everyone.

During the summer on Evelyn sixteenth year she was awoken by the hammering of the forge in the covenant grounds, curious she snuck out of her masters sanctum, noticing that all the covenfolk seemed to be missing, curiosity got the better of her and she when in search of the noise, eventually discovered what looked to be a Northman working the forge, he greeted her as a fellow smith and referred to her as “Hjarta” challenged her to a contest between smiths. Curious and excited she accepted, time didn't seem to pass as they worked and she presented the Northman a Helm made of iron, the Northman however showed her a sword covered in runes which easily cut though the helm. Impressed with her work and with a look on his face she had never seen before, he told her that the blood of the Northmen ran strong in her and if she wanted to know more about the runes she should locate the seven swords he forged while in Albion and seek him out. He bid her fair-well and introduced himself as Wayland taking the sword and helmet with him.

Over the last few years of her apprenticeship, Evelyn looked into the works of Wayland the Smith and learned of the Order’s war against the Order of Odin, wanting to learn more about the runes and why Wayland visited her that night, she started searching for information on Wayland and learned from several of Vespasian’s books on Verditius lore that England had been visited by Wayland and his disciples in the past and that the ancient name of England was Albion.

Details
Evelyn is well-known among the covenfolk, as she often talks to them; however, due to her envied beauty, this does occasionally cause problems with some of the female grogs. Despite her young age (even hermetically), Evelyn is one of the best experts on Hermetic magic theory in the tribunal; her true passion is interesting and unique weapons and armour of a magical nature. Evelyn is easily distracted when outside the covenant. She will happily wander off and look for exciting or interesting things. Because of this, the grogs she is on adventure with have standing orders to keep her in sight at all times.

Notable Features: Evelyn’s most notable feature is her appearance; to men she enraptures their attention, and to women she incites scorn and envy. Evelyn however is blissfully ignorant of this fact, however she did promise Vespasian that she would wear the cloak he gave her whenever she goes anywhere.

Fun facts: She enjoys being barefooted, however after being told off by Vespasian she has started wearing shoes whilst in the forge. Whilst having no skill in it at all, Evelyn very much enjoys painting, her sanctum is filled with several rather crudely painted pictures of covenfolk and mages. Greatest Fear: Being alone. Due to being isolated for much of her life - other than visits from her family and Vespasian - Evelyn greatly dislikes being alone. To this end she will try and make friends with anyone and everyone. She also believes having a familiar will alleviate this fear somewhat as they rarely leave a mage's side once bound, and they are their closest friend.

Born: 1170 Height: 4'11" Weight: 85lbs True Name: Lady Evelyn le Preux; the missing youngest child of Baron Louisoix le Preux of Argentan.

Evelyn's Lab: Located on the surface of the covenant and is a combination of Lab, Sanctum and Forge. Currently Evelyn only has one Forge-Companion to help her create magic items; Edward. The Forge aspect is usually run by Edward when Evelyn is away or learning magic. Evelyn has promised this building will become a dedicated forge to be run by Edward once she has created her tower.

Evelyn’s Family: Evelyn’s father is Baron Louisoix le Preux of Argentan. The town of Argentan is a major hub within Normandy and is highly valued by the House Plantagenet; because of this, Evelyn’s father is a very powerful Norman Lord with considerable influence and resources.

Evelyn also has two older Siblings who are twins; Alphinaud and Alisaie. Both were adventurous in their youth when Evelyn knew them, however since becoming a Hermetic Apprentice, Evelyn has not seen nor heard from them.

Characteristics
Intelligence +3 Perception +0 Presence +3 Communication +2 Strength -3 Stamina +2 Dexterity -3 Quickness +1

Virtues
The Gentle GiftM Verditius MagicFree Hermetic MagusFree Affinity With Craft: Armourer Affinity With Magic Theory Affinity With Philosophae Inventive Genius Minor Magical Focus (Arms and Armour) Unaging Venus' Blessing

Flaws
Bound Casting Tools Carefree Envied BeautyM Difficult Spontaneous Magic No Sense of Direction Sheltered Upbringing Small Frame Spontaneous Casting Tools

Important Statistics
Age: 23 (As of 1193) (Appears to be 18 years old eternally) Confidence: 1 (8) Decrepitude: 0 (0) Warping: 0 (0)

Personality Traits
Innocent +3, Curious +3, Naive +2, Kind +3

Wizarding Sigil
A Bright Blue appears in all her magic (eg: Pilum of Fire is a blue flame), even her magic items can look slightly blue from certain angles or have a blue effect.

Voting Sigil
A bright blue disk made out of Iron, with the image of a Phoenix upon it.

Arts
Techniques Creo 7 Intellego 0 Muto 3 Perdo 0 Rego 11(1/12)

Forms Animal 0 Aquam 0 Auram 4 Corpus 1 Herbam 0 Ignem 5 Imaginem 1 Mentem 0 Terram 7 Vim 5

Primary Skills
Craft: Armourer (Helmets) - 4 Magic Theory (Magic Items) - 7 Philosophae (Magic Items) - 2 Verditus Lore (Initiations) - 1

Languages Known
French (Norman) - 5 Latin (Hermetic) - 4

Skills
Athletics (Forests) - 0(2/5) Artes Liberales (Rituals) - 1 Awareness (Spells) - 2 Craft: Armourer (Helmets) - 4 French (Norman) - 5 Latin (Hermetic) - 4 Magic Lore (Norse Magic) - 1 Magic Theory (Magic Items) - 7(06/40) Parma Magica (Mentem) - 1 Philosophae (Verditius Runes) - 2 Stealth (Sneaking) - 3 Verditius Lore (Initiations) - 1

Evelyn's Laboratory
Virtues: Dedicated BuildingFree, Idyllic SurroundingsFree Flaws: DisorganizedFree Size:0 Refinement:0 General Quality:0 Upkeep:+1 Safety:-1 Warping:0 Health:+2 Aesthetics:+1

Specializations: Cr:+1 Mu:+1 Re:+1

 Evelyn's Lab Total For Spells  Int + Tech + Form + Magic Theory + Aura + Inventive Genius + Focus + Familiar + Other = Total  Current Best  3 + 8 (Rego) + 7 (Terram) + 7 + 4 + 3/6 + 0/7 + 0 + 0/1/2 (Lab Bonuses) = 32/44 (Absolute Lowest & Highest)

 Evelyn's Lab Total for Familiar Binding  Int + Tech + Form + Magic Theory + Aura + Lab Bonuses = Total Familiar's Bonding Level: Familiar's Might + 25 + (5 x Size) Familiar Bonding Cost: 1p per 5 levels or faction of; Must match Tech and/or Form  Current Total for Phoenix  3 + 8 (Rego) + 5 (Ignem) + 7 + 4 + 1 = 28

 Evelyn's lab Total for Magic Items, Talisman and Attuned Items  Int + Tech + Form + Magic Theory + Aura + Focus + Philosophae + Craft + Inventive Genius + Elder Runes + Shape/Material Bonus + Hubris + Familiar + Forge Companions + Other = Total  Current Best  3 + 8 (Rego) + 7 (Terram) + 8 + 4 + 7 + 3 + 4/5 + 3/6 + n/a + 7 + n/a + n/a + 1 + 0/1/2 = 55/61 (Absolute Lowest & Highest)  Current Total Vis Per Season  Magic Theory * 2 = Total 7 * 2 = 14

Notes: Virtues and flaws to taken to symbolize location (Idyllic Surroundings - Sherwood and how the vale is described fulfills this, Dedicated building - Evelyn doesn't want to have an underground lab for a variety of reasons) and the current infancy of the covenant (Lousy Ingredients - Have yet to secure good ingredients due to the new nature of the lab and lack of familiarity with the area, Disorganized as Evelyn has yet to organize her lab properly yet) Notes 2: Lousy Ingredients removed in Spring 1191 (Does not take full season as per covenant rules, as covenant has enough income to warrant increase in upkeep)

Evelyn's Workshop
Workshop Total: Primary Characteristic + Ability + Innovation + Raw Materials + Other = Total

Primary Characteristic: +2 Ability: +4 (5 When Creating Helmets) Innovation: 1 Raw Materials: 0 Assistance: +4 Other: 0 (No Magic Items Created ATM for Increased Production or Quality) Current Total: +11 (+12 for Helmets)

Craft Totals for Item Quality Shoddy Items: 3 Standard Items: 6 Superior Items: 12 Excellent Items: 15

Familiar
Evelyn wishes for the Mighty Phoenix to be her familiar; However there is only One Phoenix in all of Mythic Europe and it has only really be sighted in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East.

Finding this immensely powerful creature is an adventure in its own right, Evelyn is currently preparing to travel to the Holy Land in search of the Firebird; She wishes to leave around 1200 - 1202.

Talisman
Evelyn Already has her Talisman in mind and is currently working on the Arts and Skills to create it.

Spells Known
Spells Coat of Prometheus - ReIg: 5 (Casting Total: +17) Heat of the Searing Forge - CrIg: 10 (Casting Total: +14) Pilum of Fire - CrIg: 20 (Casting Total: +14) Wizards Sidestep - ReIm: 10 (Casting Total: +13) Aura of Childlike Innocence - MuIg: 10 (Casting Total: +6) The Riches of Carthage - CrTe: 20 (Ritual) (Casting Total: +20) Disarm the Warrior - ReTe: 10 (Casting Total: +19) The Key of Theodorus - ReTe: 10 (Casting Total: +19) The Unseen Porter - ReTe: 10 (Casting Total: +19) Gather the Essence of the Beast - ReVi: 15 (Casting Total: +17)

Casting Tablets Aegis of the Hearth - ReVi: 25 (Casting Total: +22 - Casting Total only needs to reach within 10 points)

Hermetic Breakthroughs and Integrations Projects
Evelyn's Main Research Projects Hermetic Rune Magic: 45 Breakthrough Point Required // Current Points: 0 (Ancient Magic: Page 139) (Rune Magic) The Elimination of Shape, Material and Size Limits: 60 Breakthrough Point Required // Current Points: 0 (Ancient Magic: Page 119) (Hyperborean Magic) Possible Integrations Projects Ritual Effect Enchantments: 65 Breakthrough Point Required // Current Points: 0 (Ancient Magic: Page 119) (Hyperborean Magic) Flexible Formulaic Magic: 30 Breakthrough Point Required // Current Points: 0 (Hedge Magic: Page 78) (Gruagachan Magic)

Magic Items
Neptunes' Mercy - Sold to the Templars CrAu 24: Constant Effect Item R: Touch, D: Sun, T: Ind A very minor breeze is generated in the nose of the target, allowing him access to all of the air that he requires for breathing. While underwater, the target of this spell exhales a constant stream of bubbles that cannot be stopped by the target for more than a second by holding their mouth and nose closed. The breeze cannot be halted without the spell being dispelled or expiring. The breeze makes the manipulation of especially small and light objects by the target difficult. (Base 1, +1 Touch, +2 Sun, +4 magnitudes, wholly divorced from natural context, +4 spell levels due to constant effect) Shape and Material Bonuses; Beryl (+3 water), Mask +2 (Affect Wearers Breathing) - Item looks like a well made slightly blue helm with a face-plate visor in the image of Neptune.

Dragon Scales - Sold to the Templars ReIg 29: Constant Effect Item R: Touch, D: Sun, T: Ind Keeps heat and fire at bay, unable to approach within 1 pace of the target. This renders the target immune to damage from flames or heat of intensity less than that of molten iron. The target gets a +15 soak against all fire-related damage. Any fire doing less than +15 damage per round simply doesn't penetrate the ward. Such fires simply dim at the protected person’s passing and flare back up after he or she is gone. (Base 4, +1 For up to 15 damage, +1 Touch, +2 Sun, +4 spell levels due to constant effect) Shape and Material Bonuses; Armour (Protect Wearer +7(can only utilize +5)) – A set of slightly blue chainmail armour – high quality.

Sage's Safeguard - Created: Summer 1192 ReIm 19: 12 Uses per Day R: Touch, D: Sun, T: Ind The targets image appears up-to 1 pace from where you actually are, so attacks aimed there are likely to miss you. Whenever the Image is successfully struck, it disappears and reappears in another spot. In Combat, early attacks are aimed at the image, and so automatically miss you. Once the image as been hit once, you have a +9 bonus to Defense, as Attackers must try and find you in a fairly large area. (Base 2, +1 Touch, +2 Sun, +1 Changing Image, +1 Moved Image Matches Changes, +4 Uses per Day) - Item Appears as a very well made slightly blue Gauntlet. Notes: * - not yet created, however on order

Character Advancement and Activities
Spring 1190: 10xp Auram (Vis Study) Summer 1190: 3xp Magic Theory (Exposure - Creating "Neptune's Mercy") Autumn 1190: 3xp Magic Theory (Exposure - Creating "Dragon's Scales") Winter 1190: 12xp Magic Theory (Study - The Collective Works of Bonisagus) --- Spring 1191: 12xp Magic Theory (Study - The Collective Works of Bonisagus) Summer 1191: 17xp Magic Theory (Study - Common Applications of Magical Theory) Autumn 1191: 17xp Magic Theory (Study - Edric's Treatise on Magic Theory I) Winter 1191: 11xp Rego (Study - The Art of Control I) --- Spring 1192: 11xp Rego (Study - The Art of Control II) Summer 1192: 3xp Magic Theory (Exposure - Created "Sage's Safeguard") Autumn 1192: 5xp Magic Lore, 2xp Athletics, 1xp Corpus (Adventure - Gresham Barrows) Winter 1192: 17xp Magic Theory (Study - Edric's Treatise on Magic Theory II) --- Spring 1193: 9xp Rego (Vis Study) Summer 1193: 13xp Rego (Vis Study) Autumn 1193: 8xp Rego (Vis Study) Winter 1193: 3xp Athletics, 5xp English, 1xp Aquam, 1xp Perdo --- Books Read "The Collective Works of Bonisagus" (Magic Theory Summae) "Common Application of Magical Theory" (Magic Theory Tractatus) "Edric's Treatise on Magic Theory vol. 1" (Magic Theory Tractatus) "The Art of Control: Part One" (Rego Tractatus) "The Art of Control: Part Two" (Rego Tractatus) "Edric's Treatise on Magic Theory vol. 2" (Magic Theory Tractatus)

Books Written n/a

Opinions on Others
Mages Arianwen - "I wish I could also turn into a bird at times, it must be amazing to fly though the air" Cirice - "She's adorable, shes like the little sister I never had! She does give me very strange looks at times though" Edric - "He's easily the smartest person I know, and his books are very educational!" Essel - "She is very pretty with both her words and outlook, although I do wonder why she keeps leaving Sagehollow so often? We've only just gotten here after all" Rian - "He's amazing, I've never seen someone summon so many animals. I wonder when hes going to return from his journey to the farm up north" Companions Tancred - "I've never really spoken to him, Lady Tess says that a good thing though" Lady Tessora of Artois - "Shes the best person in the whole covenant!, although she has given me strange looks on occasion ever since we returned from the shrine..." Torvi Ylvakrí - "I have absolutely no idea what she's saying... She seems nice though!" Will Scarlet - "Hes a good leader, I'm not sure why he stepped between me and Gilly after the ghost battle, maybe in a soldiery thing?" Grogs Gillian - "Every time she looks at me she starts squinting, maybe her eyesight is bad?" Theopania - "She was great fun to hang around with at the Templar's encampment, No idea on what she was saying though!" Chimi - "She definitely gives the best hugs!" Adelaide - "Some of the grogs say that she's Sir Tancreds' Squire, Every knight needs Weapons and Armour, I shall start planning!" Bryne Vaughn - Cass - Giles "Old "Iron Fist" Giles" Cooper - Silk - Lohse - Erik - Alistair - Falko - Haeddi - Osanna - Oskar - Cuthbert - Alfred - Alison - Islwyn - Richard - Percival "Arrow Bait" Fletcher - Covenfolk Edward - Robin of Loxley -

Items and Belongings
Bright blue cloak - Has no magical effects, was given to Evelyn by her parens Vespasian to hide her beauty when traveling. Formulaic Casting Tools Spontaneous Casting Tools Viking Rune Axe Aeigis Casting Tablet: 'Aeigis of the Hearth: Level 25'

Story
To be told...