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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
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Eulàlia de Barcelona - Laia for short - is a traveling merchant who specializes in supplying the Order of Hermes, especially with the rare materials and ingredients magi so often need. She usually crossdresses as a man under the name 'Laius', not so much because female merchants are illegal the way a female knight might be - they are rare but not unheard of in this time period - but because they are still discriminated against. Women are taken less seriously, harassed more often, and so on; it's just easier to pretend to be a man.  
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Eulàlia is a traveling merchant who specializes in supplying the Order of Hermes, especially with the rare materials and ingredients magi so often need. She travels with a dog, Anna, who happens to be magical (though you wouldn't know it to look at her). She usually crossdresses as a man under the name 'Laius', not so much because female merchants are illegal the way a female knight might be - they are rare but not unheard of in this time period - but because they are still discriminated against. Women are taken less seriously, harassed more often, and so on - its just easier to pretend to be a man. Also, Eulàlia is stunningly attractive, as a man or woman, and it's a lot easier to deal with the attention a handsome man gets than that which a beautiful woman traveling alone gets. Eulàlia has found, however, that magi are refreshingly uncaring about that sort of thing.
  
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Laia has striking green eyes and fair skin, and is fairly diminuitive. She keeps her black hair at a length that is short for a woman and long for a man, but not unduly so in either case. As Laius, she hides some of the length of it under a cap, wears a heavy jacket that conceals her bosom and neck, and alters her posture and behavior. No amount of disguise can cover up her beauty, however - Eulàlia is ''startlingly'' attractive, whether dressed as a woman or a man. In many ways she cross-dresses because it is a lot safer to be a handsome man traveling alone than to be a beautiful woman doing so.
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Eulàlia wants to be a successful and even legendary merchant, but she does not define success purely in terms of wealth. Elena will never do anything that is unprofitable, but she regards improving her reputation, making connections, gaining knowledge, or even to some degree making friends, as "profit". She is well aware that there are many things that cannot be bought with money. Longevity Rituals, for instance.
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And friendship and love and stuff, I guess.
  
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Laia is not entirely alone, however - she travels with a dog, [[Spring of Hubris Anna|Anna]], a healthy looking spaniel. Anna is a magical beast, a Dog of Virtue, though you wouldn't know it to look at her. She is Laia's constant companion and her closest friend. Anna is as intelligent as a human, and Laia can speak to animals almost as well as people, so they are almost more like sisters than a woman and her pet.
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She is highly confident in herself and her abilities, but would honestly probably have died by now if she didn't have a magical dog guarding her.  
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Eulàlia is passionate, charismatic, and ambitious. She wants to be a successful and even legendary merchant, but she does not define success purely in terms of wealth. Laia will ''never'' do something that is unprofitable, but she regards improving her reputation, making connections, gaining knowledge and even to some degree making friends as "profit". She is well aware that there are many valuable things in this world that cannot be bought with money. Longevity Rituals, for instance.
 
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And friendship and love and stuff, I ''guess''.
 
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Eulàlia is highly confident in herself and her abilities, but has a tendency to overestimate herself and is completely unsuited for any kind of physical exertion. She would honestly probably be dead by now if she didn't have a magical dog guarding her.  
 
  
 
== Vital Statistics ==
 
== Vital Statistics ==
  
 
* '''Size:''' 0
 
* '''Size:''' 0
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* '''Age:''' 22 (16)
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* '''Age:''' 26 (26)
 
* '''Decrepitude:''' 0
 
* '''Decrepitude:''' 0
 
* '''Warping Score:''' 0
 
* '''Warping Score:''' 0
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=== Virtues ===
 
=== Virtues ===
  
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'''Affinity with Bargain''' (Minor, General), '''Animal Ken''' (Minor, Supernatural, '''Great Communication''' (Minor, General), '''Great Presence''' (Minor, General), '''Independent Study''' [[#Notes|1]] (Minor, General), '''Merchant''' (Free, Social Status), '''Puissant Bargain''' (Minor, General), '''Social Contacts (merchants)''' (Minor, General), '''Unaging''' (Minor, Supernatural), '''Vernacular Education'''[[#Notes|2]] (Minor, General), '''Venus' Blessing''' (Minor, General)
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'''Affinity With Rego''' (Minor, Hermetic), '''Affinity with Magic Theory''' (Minor, General), '''Apt Student''' (Minor, General), '''Cautious Sorcerer''' (minor, hermetic), '''Hermetic Magus''' (Free, Social Status), '''Inventive Genius''' (Minor, Hermetic), '''Puissant Craft: Blacksmith''' (Minor, General), '''Puissant Finesse''' (Minor, General), '''Puissant Magic Theory''' (Minor, General), '''Puissant Rego''' (Minor, Hermetic), '''Skilled Parens''' (Minor, Hermetic), '''Verditius Magic''' (Free [House], Hermetic)
  
 
=== Flaws ===
 
=== Flaws ===
  
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'''Ambitious''' (Major, Personality), '''Curse of Venus''' (Free, Story) [[#Notes|3]], '''Enfeebled''' (Major, General), '''Magical Animal Companion''' (Minor, Story), '''Overconfident''' (Minor, Personality), '''Small Frame''' (Minor, General), '''Weak Characteristics''' (Minor, General)
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'''Deficient Technique (Perdo)''' (Major, Hermetic), '''Driven (fixing the flaws of Verditius magic)''' (Major, Personality), '''Generous''' (Minor, Personality), '''Restriction (must be touching iron or steel)''' (Major, Hermetic)
  
 
== Combat Stats ==
 
== Combat Stats ==
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<br />'''Weapons:''' ''Gauntlet'' Init -4, Atk +5, Def +1, Dam +3
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<br />'''Weapons:''' ''Dodging:'' Init -5, Atk N/A, Def -2, Dam N/A
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<br />'''Soak:''' +3 (+1 vs animals and human unarmed attacks, +2 vs wooden or metal weapons, heat, and cold)
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<br />'''Soak:''' -2 (Quilted Fur)
 
 
<br />'''Fatigue Levels:''' OK, 0, -1, -3, -5, Unconscious
 
<br />'''Fatigue Levels:''' OK, 0, -1, -3, -5, Unconscious
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<br />'''Wound Penalties:''' -1 (1-4), -3 (5-8), -5 (9-12), Incapacitated (13-16), Dead (17+)
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<br />'''Wound Penalties:''' -1 (1-5), -3 (6-10), -5 (11-15), Incapacitated (16-20), Dead (21+)
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<br />'''Equipment:''' Sling, Dagger, Quilted Fur, Horse and Wagon
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<br />'''Equipment:''' Wizardly Robes, Gauntlet, Crafting Tools
 
<br />'''Encumbrance:''' 1 (1)
 
<br />'''Encumbrance:''' 1 (1)
  
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| '''Score'''
 
| '''Score'''
 
| '''XP'''
 
| '''XP'''
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|-
 
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| Animal Handling
 
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| dogs
 
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| 2
 
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| 15
 
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|-
 
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| Animal Ken
 
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| dogs
 
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| 3
 
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| 30
 
 
|-  
 
|-  
 
| Artes Liberales
 
| Artes Liberales
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| arithmetic
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| Ritual Casting
 
| 1
 
| 1
 
| 5
 
| 5
 
|-  
 
|-  
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| Bargain
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| Athletics
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| hard sell
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| endurance
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| 4+2
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| 2
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| 35/53
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| 15
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|-
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| Awareness
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| flaws in crafting
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| 2
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| 15
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|-
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| Brawl
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| gauntlet
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| 2
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| 15
 
|-  
 
|-  
 
| Catalan 5
 
| Catalan 5
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| business dealings
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| crafting shop talk
 
| 5
 
| 5
 
| N
 
| N
 
|-  
 
|-  
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| Catalonia Lore
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| Concentration
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| Barcelona
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| crafting
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| 2
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| 15
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|-
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| Craft: Blacksmith
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| armor
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| 4+2
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| 50
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|-
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| Craft: Jeweler
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| rings
 
| 1
 
| 1
 
| 5
 
| 5
 
|-  
 
|-  
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| Carouse
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| Craft: Leatherworker
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| staying sober
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| armor
 
| 2
 
| 2
 
| 15
 
| 15
 
|-  
 
|-  
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| Charm
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| Craft: Woodcarver
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| being witty
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| wands and staves
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| 3
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| 2
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| 15
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|-
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| Finesse
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| precision
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| 3+2
 
| 30
 
| 30
 
|-  
 
|-  
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| Chirurgy
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| Latin
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| binding wounds
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| Hermetic usage
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| 4
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| 50
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|-
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| Magic Theory
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| enchanting items
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| 4+2
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| 33/50
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|-
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| Parma Magica
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| Mentem
 
| 1
 
| 1
 
| 5
 
| 5
 
|-  
 
|-  
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| Civil and Canon Law
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| Philosophiae
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| Southern France
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| Verditius Runes
 
| 1
 
| 1
 
| 5
 
| 5
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|}
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== Magic ==
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=== Arts ===
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{| class="wikitable"
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|'''Art'''
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| '''Score'''
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| '''XP'''
 
|-  
 
|-  
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| Etiquette
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| Creo
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| townsfolk
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| 7
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| 1
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| 28
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| 5
 
 
|-  
 
|-  
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| Folk Ken
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| Intelligo
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| merchants
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| 2
 
| 3
 
| 3
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| 30
 
 
|-  
 
|-  
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| Gascony Lore
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| Muto
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| geography
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| 5
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| 2
 
 
| 15
 
| 15
 
|-  
 
|-  
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| Guile
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| Perdo
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| disguise
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| 0
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| 0
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|-
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| Rego
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| 10+3
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| 37/55
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|-
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|
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|
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|
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|-
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| Animal
 
| 3
 
| 3
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| 30
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| 6
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|-  
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|-
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| Latin
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| Aquam
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| trade
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| 0
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| 4
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| 0
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| 50
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|-
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|-  
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| Auram
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| Order of Hermes Lore
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| 0
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| mundane relations
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| 0
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|-
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| Corpus
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| 1
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| 1
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|-
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| Herbam
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| 6
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| 21
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|-
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| Ignem
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| 6
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| 21
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|-
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| Imaginem
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| 0
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| 0
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|-
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| Mentem
 
| 1
 
| 1
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| 5
 
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|-
 
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| Survival
 
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| Gascony
 
 
| 1
 
| 1
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| 5
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|-
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| Terram
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| 6
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| 21
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|-
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| Vim
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| 2
 +
| 3
 
|}
 
|}
  
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== Notes ==
 
== Notes ==
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1: Independent Study (Minor, General) HoH:MC 86
 
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<br />The character develops new skills extremely quickly on his own. When he is studying through Practice, add two to the Source Quality, and add three to the Source Quality of his Adventure experience.
 
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2: Vernacular Education (Minor, General) C&G 109
 
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<br />This form of secular instruction, given by tutors to the scions of merchant houses, emphasizes practical skills likely to make the student suited to a leadership role in the family business. The character may purchase Academic Abilities during character creation. She also gains 50 additional experience points, which must be spent on Academic Abilities, Bargain, the Organization Lore of the character’s company, Profession Merchant, or the language of trade in the company’s region (usually Latin, Greek, or Arabic).
 
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3: The Curse of Venus Story Flaw is being taken for 0 points. It is meant as an indication that the GM is free to introduce complications of that sort if desired, but should not feel obligated to do so.
 

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