Spring of Hubris Varius

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Grimoire

Laboratory

History

Description

Varius is a short but not diminutive man, his dwarfish blood evident but not overwhelmingly strong. He has black eyes and close-cropped dark brown hair; his face is clean-shaven but would probably benefit from a beard. Varius tends to hunch in on himself and does not easily open up to others, being too used to being by himself, but is well-spoken enough if you can get past that. His eyes light up when his passion for crafting is brought to the fore, and he can be worryingly enthusiastic about making things that explode, but for the most part he is a calm, stolid individual.

His epithet comes from the open-fingered steel gauntlet that he wears at almost all times. Though lined with leather, it is designed so that the metal touches his skin directly at numerous points - unless touching iron or steel, Varius cannot cast magic. His items similarly share this flaw, though it is generally not difficult for Varius to work some iron into them in an appropriate fashion.

Varius is a fairly un-Verditius Verditius, largely uninterested in fame, glory, or wealth. His chief passion is his research, and he is always on the lookout for new and interesting materials to work with, as well as opportunities to test his latest creation (which he likes to do personally). In truth, Varius finds the arrogance and hubris common to Verditius magi disconcerting, and his secret research project (perhaps no less hubristic) is to overcome the flaws of Verditius magic that lead those of the cult to become so. Varius has not breathed a word of this ultimate end to anyone, however, not even his parens. Especially not his parens.

Vital Statistics

• Size: 0
• Age: 24 (14)
• Decrepitude: 0
• Warping Score: 0
• Confidence: 1 (3)
• Sigil: Varius' spells are accompanied by the sound of tools being used. This is typically hammers striking in the distance, but often modified by the spell. For instance, a ReAn spell that controls animals (not animal products) would likely be accompanied by the sound of a cracking whip.

Characteristics	Score
Int	+3
Per	+2
Pre	-3
Com	0
Str	+1
Sta	+3
Dex	+2
Qik	-3

Personality		Reputation
Curious	+3
Organized	+3
Helpful	+2

Abilities

Name	Speciality	Score	XP

Magic

Arts

Art	Score	XP
Creo
Intelligo
Muto
Perdo
Rego
Animal	00	00
Aquam	00	00
Auram	00	00
Corpus	00	00
Herbam	00	00
Ignem	00	00
Imaginem	00	00
Mentem	00	00
Terram
Vim

Spells

Summary of Varius's spells below. See his grimoire for the full spell descriptions.

Corpus Spells

Name	CT	Level	Range	Duration	Target	Mastery	Short Description
Blink Step	+13	ReCo 10	Personal	Momentary	Individual	1 (Still Casting)	Teleport 5 paces away

Terram Spells

Name	CT	Level	Range	Duration	Target	Mastery	Short Description
Striking Sword of Stone	+26	CrTe (Re) 10	Voice	Momentary	Individual	1 (Multi-Cast)	Sharpened piece of stone does +10 damage to target
Storm of Stone Swords	+26	CrTe (Re) 20	Voice	Momentary	Group	1 (Multi-Cast)	A flurry of sharpened stone does +10 damage to a group
Wall of Protecting Stone	+26	CrTe 25	Voice	Sun	Individual	1 (Quick Casting)	Creates a granite wall
Locate the Missing Artefact	+17	InTe 20	AC	Concentration	Individual	1 (Magic Resistance)	Determines the location of a specific object
Queen of Steel	+26	ReTe 25	Touch	Sun	Individual	1 (Quick Casting)	+15 soak against mental or stone weapons the target is aware of.
Stone Palanquin	+26	ReTe 20	Touch	Sun	Individual	1 (Still Casting)	Animates a stone to bear the caster to her destination.
The Unseen Porter	+26	CrTe 10	Voice	Concentration	Individual	1 (Still Casting)	Telekinetically lifts objects.
Supple Iron and Rigid Rope	+17	MuTe 10	Touch	Sun	Individual	1 (Still Casting)	Makes a flexible object stiff, or a stiff object flexible.