Cernunnos

Cernunnos filius Kentigern ex Miscellanea (in 1220)

Gustov was a very young boy from northern France, living in the forest after being abandoned by his parents, when he was taken up by Arnulf the Redcap and brought to the Greater Alps for apprenticeship. With his natural affinity for Animal magic, he was snatched up by Kentigern ex Miscellanea, a former monk of Ireland who had become a magus and leader of the beast masters of Connacht. Gustov idolized his master throughout his apprenticeship and was raised with a strong respect for the Order, thanks to his master's status as a Quaesitor, but he also suffered from the prejudice directed against non-Hermetic magi so common to his House.

One of the youngest of the Alpine Apprentices, Cernunnos (as he is now known) has matured into a charismatic and good-looking young man. He is usually accompanied by a small pack of dogs which assist him in battle, and he wields a longsword.

Gustov sometimes fights with the help of animals which he has summoned with his Summon Animal supernatural ability. See this page for details.

Gustuv is occasionally guarded by his loyal Blackcloak, Lucius.

Age 24 (born 1199)

Size 0

Warping 1 (.25) [*1 point (not score) of warping is tagged infernal]

Confidence 2 (7)

Fandom 6

Virtues (+10) The Gift; Affinity with Animal (+1), Affinity with Animal Ken (+1), Affinity with Rego (+1), Animal Ken (0), Improved Characteristics (+1), Inoffensive to animals (+1), Major Magical Focus: Binding Beasts (+3), Puissant Animal Ken (+1), Summon Animals (0), Improved Characteristics (+1), True Friend: Cassandra (0)

Flaws (-10) Chaotic Magic (-3), Difficult Spontaneous Magic (-1), Hedge Wizard (-1), Incompatible Arts: PeAn and MuCo (-1), Magical Companion: Cassandra the Raven (-1), Optimistic (-1), Oversensitive: Restriction (-1), Study Requirement (0), Careless Sorcerer (-1)

Int +2, Per +1, Pre +2, Com +1, Str +1, Sta +2, Dex 0, Qik +1

Abilities Artes Liberales 2 (Ritual Magic), Hibernia Lore 1, Normandy Lore 1 (forests), Animal Ken 2+2 (Ability 1 + 14 XP + Affinity) (birds), Animal Handling 4+1 (10) (dogs), Athletics 1 (Acrobatics), Awareness 3 (Search), Beast Master Lore 2 (Individuals), Code of Hermes 1 (5) (Certamen), Concentration 1 (1) (spells), Finesse 1 (2), Folk Ken 2 (Hedge Wizards), French 5, Hunt 2 (Forest) (4), Latin 5, Leadership 1 (1) (nobility), Magic Lore 2 (beasts), Magic Theory 6 (Animal), Order of Hermes Lore 1 (3) (Certamen), Parma Magica 3(1) (Ignem), Penetration 3 (1) (Rego), Philosophiae 2 (Ritual Magic), Profession: Scribe 1 (Hermetic), Ride 2 (Speed), Single Weapon 4 (4) (long sword), Stealth 1, Summon Animals 3 (7) (pure choleric), Survival 2 (forests)

Personality Curious +3, Compassionate +2, Willful +1, Loyal: Cassandra +3, Idealist +2

Reputations Alpine Apprentice 3, Chief of the Beast Mages 2, Hedge Wizard 3, Rash 1, Loyal (Ordo Hibernia) 1, Principled Man +3, Good Lab - Welcoming +1

Familiar Cords Gold +3 (reduce magical botch dice) Silver +1 (mind control & personality tests) Bronze +2 (Soak)

Arts Cr 8 (1), In 5 (1), Mu 6, Pe 3, Re 11 (44 total XP + Affinity); An 16(11) (98 + Affinity), Aq 5, Au 5 (3), Co 8, He 7, Ig 5, Im 1, Me 6 (5), Te 7, Vi 6(3)

Spells

F = Casting total benefits from Major Magical Focus: Binding Beasts

True Rest of the Injured Brute +32 (CrAn 20, Ritual)

Soothe the Pains of the Beast +26 (CrAn 20)

Image of the Beast +23 (InAn 5)

To Know the Owner as Might His Hound +28F (InAn 25)

Demand the Hounds' Unquenchable Zeal +40F (ReAn 30)

Obedient Bullwhip +29 (ReAn 3)

Panic of the Elephant's Mouse +40F (ReAn 15)

Roderick's Turncoat +29 (ReAn 10)

Soothe the Ferocious Bear +40F (ReAn 10)

Viper's Gaze +40F (ReAn 15)

Ward Against Biting Insects +40F (ReAn 5)

Circle of Beast Warding +40F (ReAn 5)

Mastering the Unruly Beast +40F (ReAn 25)

Ward Against Beasts from Legend +40F (ReAn 30)

Slippery Like The Eel +15 (CrAq 5)

Clear Sight of the Naiad +12 (InAq 5)

Shelter for a Rainy Day +18 (ReAq 4)

Cloak of Deck Feathers +18 (ReAq 5)

Ward against Faeries of the Water +18 (ReAq 5)

Ward against Faeries of the Air +18 (ReAu 5)

True Sight of the Air +12 (InAu 15)

Curse of the Unruly Tongue +21 (ReCo 5)

Lifting the Dangling Puppet +21 (ReCo 15)

Spasms of the Uncontrolled Hand +21 (ReCo 5)

Wizard's Leap +21 (ReCo 15)

Aura of Rightful Authority +19 (ReMe 20)

Wizard's Woodworm +12 (PeHe 5)

Disarm the Warrior +20 (ReTe 10)

Mastery 1 (0) - Fastcasting

Crest of the Earth Wave +20 (ReTe 20)

Sense of Magical Power +13 (InVi 2)

Sense the Nature of Vis +13 (InVi 5)

Scales of Magical Weight +13 (InVi 5)

Wizard's Communion +10 (MuVi 20)

This spell has been increased to Duration: Sun for +2 magnitudes, and adds 10 to the total combined levels of the communion

Gather the Essence of the Beast +19 (ReVi 15)

Demand the Hounds' Unquenchable Zeal

Level 30 ReAn

R: Touch D: Diameter T: Group

In 1226 Cernunnos invented this spell to allow his pack to fight better alongside him.

Animals affected by this spell act as though unwounded and unfatigued throughout its duration. Track wounds and fatigue as normal, when the spell ends those levels are lost. If reduced to zero fatigue levels remaining, the animal falls unconscious as normal.

Consecutive castings delay the end of the spell, but an animal can only benefit from a number of consecutive castings equal to its size +2. Further consecutive castings have no effect.

Note that animals gain one warping point when subjected to this spell.

Combat

Dodge Init +1, Def +1

Long Sword Init +3, Atk +9, Def +7, Dmg +6

Soak +16

Wounds (1-5) Light; (6-10) Medium; 11-15 (Heavy); (16-20) Incapacitate; 21+ Dead

Possessions: Toga praefecta, bulla, long sword, Grimoire of Spells, 2 Pawns of Animal Vis, 1 pawn Terram (magic) Vis, 3 Pawns Perdo Vis, 2 Pawns Creo Vis, 4 Pawns Muto Vis. An excellent quality fur-lined cloak (+1 to animal Handling rolls), a magnificent gold ring set with a ruby, engraved on the inside with Frederick's name, probably worth about 50 mythic pounds.

Doublet of Impenetrable Silk (made by Polumeta in 1225)

Mantle of Cu Chulainn - Shiny gold-hued perfect Chainmail with shoulder plates one bearing the hound of Cu Chulainn, the other bears Cu Chulainn himself enchanted with Hauberk of Sublime Lightness

9 Soak, Load 2

15 pawn Vis Capacity; 12 pawns of available capacity remaining

Lesser Verditius Runes: add 5 to any shape material bonus, capped at Magic Theory

Cernunnos' Library

Grimoire of Spells

Cernunnos copied a number of spells before leaving the Alps. They include:

• The Wizard’s Mount (CrAn 35)

• Weaver’s Trap of Webs (CrAn 35)

• Doublet of Impenetrable Silk (MuAn 15)

• Soothe the Ferocious Bear (ReAn 10)

• Panic of the Elephant’s Mouse (ReAn 15)

• Viper’s Gaze (ReAn 15)

• Ward Against the Beasts of Legend (ReAn 15)

• The Gentle Beast (ReAn 25)

• Commanding the Harnessed Beast (ReAn 30)

• Transformation of the Thorny Staff (MuHe 10)

• Piercing Shaft of Wood (Mu[Re]He 10)

• Tangle of Wood and Thorns (ReHe 15)

• Ward Against Fairies of the Woods (ReHe 15)

• Coils of the Entangling Plants (ReHe 20)

• Wizard's Sidestep (ReIm 10)

• Disarm The Warrior (ReTe 10): This is one of Hugh of Flambeau's trademark spells.

• Trackless Step (ReTe 10)

• Ward Against Fairies of Earth (ReTe 15)

• Crest of the Earth Wave (ReTe 20)

• Wizard's Communion (MuVi 20): This spell has been increased to Duration: Sun for +2 magnitudes, and adds 10 to the total combined levels of the Communion.

Cernunnos' Lab

Size +1(+1) Refinement +1 GQ +2 Upkeep +3 Safety +3 Warping 0 Health 0 Aesthetics +2?

Laboratory Specializations: Animal +2 Auram +1 (free from elevated). +1 Vis Extraction (free from Superior Equipment).

Located on the sixth floor of the tower that bears his name, Cernunnos has yet to customize his lab in any great detail. However, as it is Elevated (+1 Aestetics, +1 Auram lab totals) and Spacious (+2 Safety, +1 Aesthetics) it is nicer than many Magi's first lab. And of course, conjured by magic, the lab enjoys Superior Construction (+1 Safety, +1 Aesthetics) beyond what is common in more mundane structures. Perdita ??? Superior Equipment: +1 General Quality, +2 Upkeep, +1 Safety, +1 Vis Extraction

Virtues (+2 total): Elevated (0: +1 Aesthetics, +1 Auram), Highly Organized (0: +1 Quality), Menagerie (+1: +1 Upkeep, -1 Safety, -1 Aesthetics, +2 Animal), Spacious (+1: +2 Safety, +1 Aesthetics), Superior Construction (0: +1 Safety, +1 Aesthetics), Superior Equipment (0: +1 Quality, +2 Upkeep, +1 Safety, +1 Vis Extraction)

Beneath the lab are first Cernunnos' living quarters and then his receiving room.

Certamen

Fighting Style: Gladiator

Advancement

1205: Spring -- 5 points Adventure XP on Animal. Summer and Fall -- Artes Liberales 1, Latin 3, Philosophiae 1, 4 XP Folk Ken. Winter -- Animal 2 XP.

1206: Spring -- 10 points Artes Liberales, 10 points Philosophiae, 2 points Folk Ken; Summer -- 5 points adventure XP in Perdo; Autumn -- 20 points Latin, 2 points Magic Theory; Winter -- 5 points Profession: Scribe.

1207: Spring -- 15 points Latin, 7 points Magic Theory; Summer -- 5 adventuring XP in Summon Animals; Autumn -- 10 XP in Latin, 12 in Magic Theory; Winter -- 5 in Code of Hermes.

1208: Spring -- 21 XP Creo; Summer -- 5 practice XP Summon Animals; Autumn -- 21 XP Rego, raised to 31 with Affinity, but capped at 7 by source quality. Winter -- 12 Teaching XP in Animal.

1209: Spring -- 2 XP magic theory; Summer -- 5 XP Hunt; Autumn -- 2 XP magic theory; Winter -- 13 XP Herbam.

1210: Spring -- 5 XP Code of Hermes, 5 XP Order of Hermes Lore, 1 XP Magic Theory, Penetration, and Finesse. Summer and Autumn -- 4 exposure in Magic Theory; Winter -- 13 XP Mentem.

1211 Spring -- 4 XP Finesse and Penetration, 5 XP Concentration; Summer -- 5 adventure XP Summon Animals; Autumn -- 2 Exposure in Leadership; Winter -- 13 Teaching in Terram.

1212 Spring -- 10 Teaching in Penetration, 1 more in Concentration, Finesse and Parma Magica; Summer -- Learning spells and 2 Exposure XP in Herbam; Autumn -- 3 Adventure XP Leadership, 5 Rego, 2 Terram; Winter -- 13 Teaching XP Mentem

1213 Spring -- 4 Teaching XP in Parma and 9 Scamandrius XP; summer and autumn -- 22 Teaching XP in Single Weapon; Winter -- 13 Teaching XP in Herbam.

1214 Spring -- 5 Adventure XP in Intellego and 1 in Awareness + 5 Adventure XP in Single Weapon, 1 in Awareness, and 2 in Animal Ken; Summer and Autumn -- 40 XP Magic Theory and 4 Profundus XP in Folk Ken; Winter -- 13 XP Terram

1215 Spring -- 5 XP in Magic Theory and 18 Profundus XP, 5 in Folk Ken and 13 in Awareness; Summer -- 2 Exposure XP in Intellego; Autumn -- Copying Spells and 2 XP in Intellego; Winter -- Taught spells and 2 Exposure XP in Intellego

1216 Spring -- 2 Exposure XP in Intellego; Summer -- Copying Spells and 2 Exposure in Intellego; Autumn -- 1 Exposure XP in Intellego and 1 Single Weapon; 13 Teaching XP in Creo

1217 Spring -- 12 Teaching in Single Weapon; Summer -- 15 Study XP in Animal; Autumn -- 12 XP in Single Weapon; Winter -- 13 XP in Rego.

1218 Spring -- Taught Magic Lore (beasts) for 14 XP; Summer -- Copies spells and 10 Adventure XP, 5 in Animal Ken, 1 in Ride, 1 in Magic Lore and 3 in Summon Animals; Autumn -- Taught Summon Animals for 14 XP; Winter -- Taught Aquam for 14 XP.

1219 Spring -- Taught Ride for 14 XP; Summer -- Studies Auram from a book for 18 XP; Autumn -- Taught Hunt for 14 XP; Winter -- Taught Spells and 2 Exposure in Rego.