Introduced: Session VI
Original Player: Bill Brickman
Current Player: Bill Brickman

Name: Versipellus, or Vasha the Astrologer
Covenant: The Concilium
Saga: The Deadfire Saga

Born: May 5, 1301, at 4:16AM
Homeland: Dalmatia
Current Year: 1327 AD

Age: 26
Gender: Male
Size: 0

Confidence: 3
Current Conf.: 3
Decrepitude: 0

Characteristics:
Intelligence +3
Perception +3
Strength +1
Stamina +1
Presence (too flamboyant) -1
Communication (talks over people's heads) -1
Dexterity (fine quick hands) +2
Quickness (twitchy) +2

Virtues:
+2 Affinity: Wards, Circles, and Charms of Protection
+2 Cyclic Magic: Mercury (+4 to -4)
+2 Fast Caster
+1 Special Circumstances: Mercury in statis (+3)
+3 Business: Ragusan Astrology Shop

Flaws:
-4 Dependence on Props
-2 Restriction: Representatives of Mercury's Ruling Houses: Twins (Gemini) and Virgins (Virgo)
-1 Stingy Master
-1 Expenses: Ragusa Protection Rackets
-1 Meddler
-1 Obsessed: Astrolabe

Personality Traits:
Brave -2
Self-Preservation +3
Reliable +2
Kind +1
Meddler +3

Reputations:
Meddler (Ragusans): level 1

Skills:
Speak Italian 3
Speak Greek 2
Speak Slav 1
Speak Latin 5
Scribe Latin(precision writing) 3
Hermes Law 2
Hermes History 1
Occult Lore (protective spells) 1 (1)
Church Lore (protective rituals) 1
Ragusa Area Lore (merchants) 2
Astrology 3
Affinity (wards, circles, and charms of protection) 4
Magic Theory (wards) 5
Parma Magic (Corpus) 4 (1)
Finesse 2
Concentration (maintaining spells) 3 (2)
Meditation (vigils) 1
Penetration 0
Certamen 1
Dagger Attack 0
Dodge 1 (1)

Magic Arts:

Cr 2     An 4     Ig 4      
In 3     Aq 2     Im 0
Mu 1     Au 4     Me 5
Pe 2     Co 2     Te 4
Re 9     He 4     Vi 4

Formulaic Spells:

Ward Against the Beasts of Legend, ReAn 20 (Gen)

+18 to cast, Not Mastered, Prop: Fresh blood of an animal

Circling Winds of Protection, ReAu 20

+18 to cast, Not Mastered, Prop: White sand thrown widdershins into the air

Rise of the Feathery Body, ReCo 10

+12 to cast, Not Mastered, Prop: Burning incense

Repel the Wooden Shafts, ReHe 10

+18 to cast, Not Mastered, Prop: Waving a wand of hickory wood

Ward Against Heat and Flames, ReIg 25

+18 to cast, Not Mastered, Prop: Drawing a circle with charcoal

Ring of Warding Against Spirits, ReMe 20 (Gen)

+20 to cast, Not Mastered, Prop: Drawing a circle with salt

Waiting Spell, ReVi 20 (Gen)

+14 to cast, Not Mastered, Prop: Flipping an hourglass

Circular Ward Against Demons, ReVi 25 (Gen)

+18 to cast, Not Mastered, Prop: Drawing a circle with chalk

Sign Against the Spirits of the Night, ReMe 15 (Gen)

+20 to cast, Not Mastered, Prop: Drawing the Sign with black ink

R: Touch/Reach, D: Sun/Year

When cast, SG rolls a secret simple die. No ghosts of Spirit Might less than or equal to the level of this spell plus that die can affect the target with their spirit abilities. Indeed, such spirits are repelled by the Sign and have difficulty approachi ng within a pace of the target. Invented by Versipellus in Spr 1326

Standard Equipment:
Vasha's Astrolabe (obsessed possession)
An stake of aspen wood and string
A plumb line
Ink, a quill, and some parchment
Several sticks of chalk
A few pieces of charcoal
A salt cellar
Incense sticks and aromatic leaves
Various bags of sand of different colors
His over-blown black astrologer's robes (with zodiac symbols sewn in gold)
A thick cloth undervest

Encumbrance: Load (0.5) - Str (1) = 0

Weapons: (Type: 1st, Atk, Dam)
Dagger: +4, +7, +4

Defense:(Type: Action, Dueling)
Dodge: 9, +3

Armor:(Type: Protection, Load)
Thick cloth cuirass: 1, 0.5

Soak Total:+2 Dueling, 8 Action

Fatigue Total:+1

Notes:
History of Vasha's birth and childhood
His natal chart
Cyclic Magic: His power rises and falls with the position of Mercury. When Mercury is in its Ruling Signs (Gemini and Virgo), his magic gets +4; when in its Falling Signs (Sagittarius and Pisces), his magic gets -4. In the other eight signs of the zodia c, he gets either +2 or -2 depending on what of the Ruling/Falling times is closest to that sign.
Fast Caster: Versipellus gets an additional +3 to fast casting spells, giving him a stress+5 vs. opponent's stress+Qik to cast a fast defense first
Special Circumstances: About 3 times a year, Mercury goes retrograde in the heavens, for a period of about three weeks, and then it returns to going deisol. When it turns from R->D or D->R, it "holds still" in the heavens for a day, increasing its power, and thus Versipellus' magic by +3
Restriction: No magic, be it spell, device, or anything made by Versipellus can affect a natural born twin or abstaining virgin. This is a flaw Versipellus does not relish admitting, so he will "omit" telling anyone
Props: Every formulaic spell Versipellus requires a small, unique ritual with a prop in order to be cast. Without the props, he can cast no spells
Obsessed: Versipellus' desire to keep his miraculous and useful astrolabe, and use it when appropriate compels his actions, even if it causes trouble or jeopardizes the group's goals.
Business/Expenses: Versipellus owns a shop, which provides him with a reasonable income, when he tends it, about 250 sp a year. However, a quarter of any income goes first to the many protection rackets Versipellus pays in order to keep down the number o f people in Ragusa killed by his extensive house wards.
Meddler: Versipellus, due to a long profession as an astrologer before joining the Consilium can't help but give fate little pushes here and there in other people's lives. He's started doing it to the fate of his solades in the Consilium. Most of Ragusa knows him as a meddling astrologer, but they mostly like him anyway.