Character:T'zaran

Scions of Heaven

General Info

• Name: T'zaran
• Caste: Zenith Solar
• Anima Banner: Pending
• Anima Power: 1m to purify dead bodies; 10m (or 11+ anima) to add +3L/B soak against CoD, +3 to min damage/attack dice.
• XP: 31 / 42
• Concept: Shepherd and healer of animals
• Archetype: Savant
• Profession: Animal Handler (Custom; requires Charisma 3, Survival 3 + Favored. Chose three profession abilities from Survival, Ride, Presence, and Medicine.)
• Motivation: Pending
• Intimacies: Eos (love/loyalty); The village of Caradeen (loyalty); His friends (loyalty/trust); People or animals who need help (protectiveness)

Attributes

Physical

• Strength: 2
• Dexterity: 5
• Stamina: 2

Social

• Charisma: 4
• Manipulation: 2
• Appearance: 3

Mental

• Perception: 3
• Intelligence: 3
• Wits: 3

Abilities

Caste

• Integrity: 2
• Performance: 1
• Presence: 2
• Resistance: 2
• Survival: 5 (Animal Training +2)

Favored

• Athletics: 2
• Dodge: 2
• Martial Arts: 5
• Occult: 3
• Ride: 4

Non-Favored

• Awareness: 5
• Lore: 3
• Medicine: 1

Languages

• Riverspeak (native)

Virtue and Power

• Essence: 3
• Willpower: 9
• Compassion: 5
• Conviction: 3
• Temperance: 4
• Valor: 2

Backgrounds

Mentor: 5

• Scarlet Ruby

Resources: 1

• T'zaran seldom asks for rewards for caring for people's livestock, but nonetheless he's given sufficient gifts from the grateful villagers to amount to this level of income.

Library: 3

• While only a few of the books are actually his own, T'zaran regards Scarlet Ruby's library as a second home. The young shepherd is seldom without a borrowed book when he's out in the fields tending to people's flocks.

Allies: 1

• T'zaran has always gotten along very well with Eloria. Although his own talents for mending the injuries of humans don't go much beyond basic first aid, she was the one who began his training in caring for the injuries of animals. She finds his knowledge of local plant and animal life invaluable in acquiring her treatments for the villagers.

Familiar: 5

• Shortly after his Exaltation, T'zaran realized he was capable of using Spirit Tied Pet to strengthen the bond between himself and Eos. As a result of becoming his familiar, she no longer ages, is as intelligent as a human child, makes 5 motes available to him when he's touching her, and can share one of her senses (at a time) if she is within 100 yards.

Artifact: 2

• Orichalcum hearthstone bracers engraved with a sunburst pattern. They add +3 dice to dodge and +2 to damage, with a commitment cost of 4m. Retrieved from Scarlet Ruby's arsenal.

Charms

Martial Arts (Favored)

• Second Martial Arts Excellency: 2m/success
• Hearing the Unspoken Word (Victorious Concession): 3m to add +2 to JB, aware of all people/attacks within 40yds.
• Spoken in Kindness (Victorious Concession): 1m to redirect attack to self.
• Instruction in Goodwill/VC Form (Victorious Concession): 5m to inflict stun damage for a scene (-1 post-soak damage, cannot become L, ignores natural soak and causes double wound penalties.)
• Soothing Words of Wisdom (Victorious Concession): 2m/3m to heal 1B/1L with a punch, -1 external penalty to attacks against MA.
• An Oath of Presence (Victorious Concession): 3m, 1wp to add 10L/10B to soak and reflexively heal 1L for 1m.

Ride (Favored)

• Master Horseman's Techniques: May reflexively spend 1m to perfectly evaluate a mount.

Survival (Caste)

• Friendship with Animals Approach: 3m to communicate with natural animals for a scene. Can be activated when inactive.
• Spirit-Tied Pet: Spend motes + XP to gain a familiar
• Bestial Traits Technique: Training charm for animals.

Equipment

• T'zaran owns very little, really, beyond a few sets of clothes, a solid walking stick that doubles as a weapon (see combat stats), and basic survival gear, such as a hatchet, utility knife, needle and thread, rope, and suchlike.

Combat Stats

• Stick: Speed 4, Acc 10, Dam 5B, Rate 3, Tags: M, PDV: 6 (+1 def)
• Punch: Speed 5, Acc 11, Dam 2B, Rate 3, Tags: N, PDV 6 (+2 def)
• Kick: Speed 5, Acc 10, Dam 5B, Rate 2, Tags: N, PDV 4 (-2 def)
• Clinch: Speed 6, Acc 10, Dam 2B, Rate 1, Tags: C N P, PDV –

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• Soak: 1L/2B (natural) | 5L / 4B, Fatigue 0, Mobility -0, Hardness 0 (exceptional breastplate)
• Join Battle: 8

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• DDV: 7 (Dex 5 + Dodge 2 + Essence 3 + Bracers 3)/2
• Dodge MDV: 7 (Will 9+ Ess 3+ Integrity 2+ Pertinent Specialty) / 2
• Parry MDV: (Cha 3 or Man 2) +Ability / 2

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• Health: -0 / -1 / -1 / -2 / -2 / -4 / Incap
• Current: Uninjured

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• Willpower: 9/9
• Essence: 3
• Motes: 18 / 18 personal --- 40 / 40 [44] Peripheral (Committed: 4 artifacts, 0 charms)
• Limit: 0

Eos stats

Attributes:

• Strength: 5
• Dexterity: 3
• Stamina: 4
• Perception: 4
• Intelligence: 2
• Wits: 3

Abilities: Athletics 2, Awareness 2, Dodge 2, Investigation 1, Martial Arts 4, Presence 2 (Intimidation +2), Resistance 3, Stealth 2, Survival 3 (Tracking +3)

• Willpower: 5

Combat Stats:

• Bite: Speed 5, Acc 7, Dam 6L, Rate 1
• DDV: 3
• Soak: 4B / 2L (thick fur)

• Health: -0 / -1 / -1 / -2 / -2 / -4 / Incapacitated
• Current: Uninjured

XP Expenditures

• Profession: +1 Survival (raised to 4); +1 ride (raised to 4); +1 presence (raised to 2)
• Bonus Points: +2 Compassion (6), +2 Temperance (6), +1 Conviction (3), +1 Dex (4), +1 Survival (1), +2 Survival Specialties (1)
• Exaltation: Dex 3-->5 (2 dots), Cha 3-->4 (1 dot), App 2-->3 (1 dot), MA 3-->5 (2 dots), Awareness 3-->5 (2 dots)
• Session 2: Essence 3 (16xp)
• Session 3: Familiar: 5 (5xp via STP)
• Session 4: Artifact 2 (6), Resistance 1-->2 (1), Dodge 1-->2 (1), Athletics 1-->2 (1), Integrity 1-->2 (1)

Personality and Appearance

• T'zaran is a good natured young man who puts the needs of others before his own. He is very slow to anger, quick to forgive, and tends to see the best in others even when there's not the best reason to do so. He's a little nervous around girls his own age, though mostly if he has a chance to think too much about it. For all that he's a quite competent martial artist, he'd sooner allow himself to be hurt than use his skills to harm another -- though he's been known to use them quite effectively to defend smaller or weaker children (or animals) from bullies. While this lack of inclination toward self-defense made him a victim of those same bullies for a number of years, that came to an end rather quickly after he trained Eos a few years ago -- few bullies dared to come anywhere near him once he acquired the rather protective Omen Dog as a constant companion.

• T'zaran is slightly tall for his age, though a little on the gangly side. He has light brown skin, eyes a brilliant shade of emerald, while his hair is a tousled mop of brown almost dark enough to be considered black. As he spends much of his time outdoors, he's often more than a little dirty and frequently carries the smells of the outdoors or the animals that he's been spending time tending or training. His clothes go along with this general motif, and are thick and rugged, clearly made to keep him warm when it's cold and protect him from the inadvertent dangers of the woods, with little heed paid to style.

Background

• Pending