Pig-Rory

Pig-Rory is a boy of 13 who was abandoned in the forest as an infant by his mother, who hated him. Mundanes find him intolerable, a "faerie" child cursed and strange, but animals adore him. He was nursed to health and was finally brought to the Black Boar, the most powerful animal in the region, which adopted him as part of a long-term plan to preserve the wilderness of Ireland against human encroachment. The child calls the Boar "Pig," and Pig calls the child "Rory," so together they are Pig-Rory.

Pig-Rory was still a child and physically weak, but already smarter than all but magical animals, when he answered the summons of Fogartach and met his fellow beast-masters. That was his first meeting with human beings. Since then, he has managed to learn a little Gaelic by eavesdropping on people from afar. His sole possession is a dagger which he found in the woods near where his mother abandoned him.

Pig-Rory has grown large and strong enough that he feels he is a man. To prove this to himself and to others, he has set out on a quest to find King Rat and get revenge for the death of Donngal mac Dorn. So far, his quest has been fruitless, but he has been spotted in the wild and his reputation is beginning to spread.

Age 13 (born in 1215)

Size -1

Confidence 1 (3)

Compassionate +3, Loyal to Pig +3

Virtues & Flaws: Animal Ken (+1), Improved Characteristics (+1), Independent Study (+1), Inoffensive to Animals (+1), Puissant Animal Handling (+1), Puissant Animal Ken (+1), Puissant Summon Animals (+1), Summon Animals (+3); Blatant Magical Air (-3), Compassionate (-1), Feral Upbringing (-1), Magical Animal Companion (-3), Poor Living Conditions (-1), Primitive Equipment (-1)

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

Abilities: Animal Handling 2+2 (5) (boars), Animal Ken 2+2 (boars), Athletics 2 (evasion), Awareness 2 (forests), Brawl 1 (knife), Gaelic 2 (farmers), Hibernia Lore 1 (Connacht), Ride 3 (pigs), Summon Animals 4+2 (boars), Survival 2 (forests)

Combat

Excellent Knife: Init 0, Atk +5, Def +5, Dam 0

Evasion: Init 0, Def +4

Pig Init +1, Atk +14 (16 if Berserk), Def +9 (7 if Berserk), Dam +11 (13 if Berserk); +12 trained group bonus to Atk or Def every round when accompanied by Rory's summoned boars, must be put on Atk if Berserk; 6 wounds inflicted.

Soak 0

Wounds: Light (1-4), Medium (5-8), Heavy (9-12), Incapacitated (13-16), Dead (17+)

Gear: Excellent knife, fur clothing

Familiars

Rory's familiar is Pig, the Black Boar which raised him from infancy and is his mount and mentor. Pig understands, but cannot speak, Gaelic. Rory can enter a trance which allows him to see and hear through Pig, but when he does this Rory has no awareness of his own body and cannot take actions.

Summoned Boars

Rory can summon 10 boars to fight alongside Pig. To do this, he rolls Com -1 + Summon Animals 7. If he gets a 9, the boars arrive within an hour. If he gets a 12, they arrive in two minutes, and if he gets a 15 or higher, they arrive in one round.

These boars are Size 0. They fight as two untrained groups of 5 alongside Pig-Rory.

Mass Combat Notes

Pig-Rory's Mass Combat Modifier is 6 when he is commanding boars. This represents a combination of his Stamina and his intelligent use of the boars in a large battle.

He has a +4 bonus to Soak when attacked by someone shapeshifted into an animal form.