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Characters

"If its not love, then what is it I feel?
But if it's love, by God, what is this thing?
If good, why then the bitter mortal sting?
If bad, then why is every torment sweet?" --- Petrarch

Here's where you can find some information about the characters that have appeared in the game. I'll be putting some background information here too, but not too much since I don't want to give anything away to the players.

Player Characters
Others at the Starry Night Chantry
The Order of Reason
Other Magi
Others

Player Characters

Cheng Tao-Fan

Tradition: Seers of Chronos. Although Tao-Fan comes from an Eastern origin, his viewpoint incorporates too much ecstatic thought to be part of the Akashic Brotherhood. Furthermore, the flow of time is extremely important to his paradigm.
Notable skills: Cheng is a masterful swordsman.
Notable spheres: Connection 3, Time 3.
Other background notes: Cheng is Notorious for being a showoff who invites Scourge upon himself regularly. He also has an Enemy, a Destiny and Bard's Tongue.
GM's notes: The Enemy hasn't manifested itself, nor have I (quite) decided on the Destiny. There has been one Bard's Tongue effect but I don't think anyone noticed it. Ah well, it's not like I have to rub his face in it, right?
Another great picture of Cheng.

Kylie

Tradition: Dreamspeaker. Kylie was born, raised, and Awakened in the Phillipines (currently undiscovered by Europeans.) She was "exploring the Umbra" (read: lost) when Dr. Paracelsus brought her to Vienna as part of his efforts to bring the Traditions closer together.
Notable Spheres: Forces 3, Spirit 3
Notable skills: Kylie is experienced at surviving in what Europeans would call a wilderness and has a tremendous sense of rhythm and musical talent.
Other background notes: Since her arrival in Vienna months ago, she has acquired a Familiar (2 points), Nero, a falcon. She is also tightly bound into the underlying consciousnss of mankind. (Dream 4.) She is also a Spirit Magnet and an attraction for Strangeness.
GM's notes: I haven't done anything with Strangeness yet. I did one Spirit Magnet effect.

Sofia Caligari

Order: High Guild. Sofia was an upper class woman of the Venetian Empire who fled her home after Awakening rather than marry.
Notable skills: Sofia is extremely good at being unobtrusive and quiet, as well as infiltrating and acquiring information.
Notable spheres: Life 2, Mind 2, Entropy 2
Other background notes: Sofia has extremely powerful Throwbacks that manifest themselves as a voice in her head (the voice of a previous life, a vicious pagan witch that was killed in one of the Crusades.) This also results in Strangeness and causes flowers to wilt under her gaze. She also has a somewhat heartsick romantic life, falling in love with entirely the wrong person at the drop of a hat. She's extremely wealthy although not ostentatious (Resources 4), and tends to be overlooked even in high society where a wealthy unattached woman would arouse much comment (Arcane 2.)
GM's notes: I have only recently decided that the witch, the Strangeness and the flowers are linked.

Hertz

Order: Ksrafai (secret)
GM's notes: I know very little about Hertz' background - he only played with us once. At present he operates as a typical member of the Ksrafai, acting as the conscience of the Order (and to a lesser degree, of the world.) I hope to get more information about him soon.

Alexandre Albin

Tradition: Euthanatos. Albin follows the Greek tradition of death-magic that is part of the Chakravanti collection of practicioners.
Notable skills. Albin is extremely well-educated and is knowledgable about the politics of Central and Eastern Europe.
Notable spheres. Entropy 3, Prime 1, Life 3. Albin is Sphere Inept at Matter.
Other backgrounds notes: Alexandre is the son of Prinz Stephen of Moldavia, whose nation is currently besieged by the Turks, the Hungarians and their erstwhile allies the Polish. He stays in his father's home in Vienna and has access to some money (Resources 2) and much influence (Influence 4) because of his access to various courts and councils. He is a natural Medium, but has terrible Primal Marks that give him a skeletal and pale face.
GM notes: Anyone who knows what happened in Moldavia around this time will know why I picked Moldavia for Alexandre's background.

Others At The Chantry

Maximilian & Eva

Their last names are not known. They served Paracelsus faithfully for many years, and continue on in their positions as servants at the Starry Night Chantry. Maximilian is a combination valet, butler and hostler. Eva is a combination cook and maid. Both are quite old, in their forties.

Gatther Kaupmann

An extremely talented, irascible, self-absorbed and sarcastic young member of the Order of Hermes who was sent to study with Paracelsus by his master, Harialta Vastianna of Zagreb. GM NOTES: To the amusement of my players, his name is pronounced "Gay-ther." A simpleminded lot, they are.

Crachne

A Verbena skilled enough in Connection to escape the assaults of the Teufel knights who are scourging Lithuania of the pagan influence. She went to Horizon to demand assistance, and returned with none, then came to Starry Night for rest and recuperation before returning to her homeland. GM NOTES: Her name is pronounced "crouch-knee" or "crotch-knee". There is not much known today about Lithuanian paganism. There is definitely a high god of war and nature called Perkunas - there was even a tendency towards monotheism in the aristocracy of Lithuania that let them hold out conversion to Christianity as a diplomatic hole card for many years. Although the rulers of Lithuania were officially converted in 1386, paganism remained strong for at least two centuries in that land. During the middle of the 15th century, Teufel knights of the church were engaged in a campaign to violently put down the pagans that remained. These knights operated with the knowledge and consent of the Lithuanian princes.

Order of Reason

Hans Bertmann

The Craftsmason head of the cabal of Daedalans in Vienna. Brisk, efficient, thorough, and troubled. Known to all Order of Reason members in Vienna, he speaks on mathematics at the University and has a workshop somewhere nearby.
[ Picture of Holter ]

Ente Holter

An Artificer member of the cabal of Daedalans. Known as a smith, but also capable of creating magical devices in secret. Little is known about him by the player characters.

Gastva Siklorvy

A member of the High Guild who approached Sofia with a proposition for an information exchange. Her relation to the Daedalan cabal is unknown.

Lierich Windrolf

A Gabrielite who was allegedly sent to assist the Daedalan cabal but definitely with his own ideas about how things should be done.

Other Magi

Dr. Paracelsus

Solificati. A white-haired man, white-haired before his time with the strain of trying to promote tolerance between ideas that seem inexorably opposed. A terrible sword-scar crosses his face and neck, although he never revealed where it came from. He left the Starry Night chantry to the care of the player characters in the opening of the game.

"Mad" Margareta of Paracelsus

Sahajiya. (?) Known as a madwoman in Linz, she is named as Dr. Paracelsus' sister in his instructions. When the player characters arrived to give her some money Paracelsus left behind, they found her home burned and her gone.

Others

Theorus Vasso

Cook at the home of Freiherr Henzenante of Trento. Known to be associated with Windrolf, though in what capacity is not known.

Andrzek Marosia

Ambassador from the Kingdom of Poland to Frienderich III's court.

Jorek Maros

Illegtiimate son of Andrzek.

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