Iovhar
Name: Íovhar (“Aye—O—vahr”)
Role: Royal Huntsman
Faerie Might 20/30 (Corpus)
Int +1, Per +1, Pre 0, Com 0, Str +1, Sta +2, Dex +2, Qik +1
Size: 0
Pretenses: Arcadia Lore (forests around the Unseelie Court) 2, Athletics (running) 2, Awareness (alertness) 3, Brawl (dodge) 3, Bow (ambush) 5, Faerie Speech (songs) 4, Gaelic (songs) 5, Great Weapon (boar spear) 6, Hill of Uisneach Lore 1 (2) (hunting spots), Hunt (tracking) 5, Leadership (hounds) 1, Penetration (Hound) 2, Shadow of the Moon Lore (hunting spots) 3, Stealth (stalking prey) 4, Survival (woodlands) 3
Virtues: Increased Faerie Might (Major); Faerie Sight, Faerie Speech, Humanoid Faerie, Increased Characteristics, Lesser Power (Hound), Place of Power (woods), Pretentious
Free Choices: Passes for Human, Narrowly Cognizant
Flaws: Compassionate, Enemies (Unseelie Lord); Magical Animal Companion (Caera), Soft-Hearted, Slow Power (Hound), Traditional Ward (folk charms)
Personality: Compassionate +6, Loyal to Caera +3, Brave +3, Soft-Hearted +3, Loyal +2
Combat
Boar spear: Init +4, Attack +12, Defense +9, Damage +8
Dagger: Init +1, Attack +7, Defense +4, Damage +4
Arrow: Init 0, Attack +10, Defense +5, Damage +7
Dodge: Init 0, Attack n/a, Defense +5, Damage n/a
Soak: +7 (Sta 2 + Armor 5)
Wound Penalties: –1 (1–5), –3 (6–10), –5 (11–15), Incapacitated (16–20), Dead (21+)
*Iovhar does not suffer Wound Penalties and he regenerates all but the superficial effects from wounds as soon as a scene ends.
Power:
Hound, 5 points, Init –9, Corpus
R: Arc, D: Sun, T: Ind
Allows the faerie to know the direction and distance to its human quarry.
(Level 25 effect (InCo Base 3, +4 Arc, +2 Sun))
Equipment: Leather Scale, Short Bow and Arrows, Boarspear, dagger, travel kit, rations. Aside from his food and drink, which Iovhar carries to assist other he might encounter, all of these items are created by Iovhar's glamour and are basically extensions of his self. He does not suffer encumbrance from them, he finds them again if they are lost, and if separated from him they collapse into worthless matter such as dust or leaves.
Vis:
18 Pawns of Vis collected in the Alps
2 Animal pawns (Wolf's teeth)
2 Aquam pawn (Fish scales)
1 Auram pawn (Bird feathers)
2 Corpus pawns (Mandrake root)
1 Herbam pawn (Ice plant)
2 Imaginem pawn (Roe deer hide)
1 Ignem pawn (Salamander corpse)
2 Mentem pawns (Owl skull)
3 Terram pawn (Badger claws)
2 Vim pawns (Fennel of Virtue)
Íovhar was the royal huntsman for the Unseelie faerie court where Cassidy grew up. When the Faerie Lord grew tired of her, he charged Íovhar with taking Cassidy to the woods and killing her. Íovhar couldn’t bring himself to kill the young girl, so he instead lead her to a path where she could escape Arcadia. Íovhar returned to court with the heart of a wolf instead of Cassidy’s heart.
After Cassidy and her domina, Kynthia, began traveling to Arcadia, word got back to the Unseelie Lord that the girl was still alive. The Unseelie lord's wrath was terrible. Íovhar fled and continues to flee his former lord’s forces. Íovhar is now looking for a new court, but first wants to ensure that Cassidy is safe. He feels responsible for her life and is worried that Kynthia is endangering it by taking Cassidy into Arcadia. He tracked Cassidy to the Alps and has followed her, now going by the name Myrna, to Hibernia.
Íovhar the Huntsman (Spring 1220)
STATUS: NPC (As of the beginning of Season Two, Iovhar is no longer a player character and is now an NPC controlled by the Storyguide.)
Caera, a Wolfhound of VirtueName: Caera
Magic Might: 10 (Animal)
Vis: 2 pawns Animal, dog corpse
Int 0, Per +2, Pre –2, Com 0, Str +2, Sta +2, Dex +2, Qik +1
Size: 0
Confidence Score: 1 (4)
Virtues and Flaws: Magical Animal; Improved Characteristics; Reckless
Qualities: Keen Sense of Smell, Pack Animal, Pursuit Predator, Vocal
Magical Qualities and Inferiorities: Ferocity, Lesser Power x 2 (The Inexorable Hunter), Lesser Power x 2 (Sight Beyond Sight), Improved Attack, Improved Defense, Improved Damage, Keen Vision, Toughness, Long-Winded, Sharp Ears; Slow Power (The Inexorable Hunter), Slow Power (Sense the Feet that Tread the Earth)
Personality Traits: Hound +6*, Loyal to Íovhar +3, Reckless +3, Brave +2, Loyal +2, Aloof +1
Abilities: Athletics 5 (distance running), Awareness 5 (keeping watch), Brawl 6 (bite), Gaelic 3 (hunting), Hunt 5+2 (tracking), Stealth 3 (stalking prey), Penetration 1 (The Inexorable Hunter), Survival 2 (woodlands)
Reputations: Loyal 2 (local)
Combat
Bite: Init +2, Attack +14, Defense +10, Damage +6
Soak: +5
Fatigue Levels: OK, 0/0, –1, –3, –5, Unconscious
Wound Penalties: –1 (1–5), –3 (6–10), –5 (11–15), Incapacitated (16–20), Dead (21+)
Natural Weapons: The weapon statistics for a dog’s bite are Init 0, Atk +3, Def +1, Dam +1.
Powers
The Inexorable Hunter, 2 points, Init –10, Animal or Corpus
R: Arc, D: Sun, T: Ind
Once the hound is set on the scent of a creature or person, it can follow flawlessly for as long as is needed to locate it. The hound is not fooled by the various ruses of his prey, such as heading through water or doubling back. If the prey has Magic Resistance, this effect has to Penetrate in the usual fashion.
(Level 30 effect (Base InCo 3, +4 Arc, +2 Sun, +1 An requisite), Lesser Power x 2 (20 points, –4 Might points)
Sense the Feet that Tread the Earth, 4 points, Init –12, Terram
R: Touch, D: Sun, T: Part
While touching the earth, the hound feels what is moving along the ground within a mile of where she stands. She can tell the direction, distance, weight, number, and manner of movement of moving things. For instance, she might sense “a single 50-stone creature slithering toward us, a hundred rods in that direction.”
(Level 35 effect (Base InTe 4, +1 Touch, +2 Sun, +1 Part, +3 Size), Lesser Power x 2 (15 points, –3 Might cost)
Appearance: The hound stands a little over two and a half feet at the shoulder and weighs over nine stone (130 pounds). She has a grey coat and holds her head upright.
Caera is a Irish Wolfhound of Virtue. She is a magical hound from the same stock that the ancient Celts bred their medieval wolfhounds. Caera and her kin are hunters and arefast enough to catch a wolf or elk, and strong enough to kill it.
She first encountered Íovhar when they were both hunting the same Stag of Virtue. The Stag had managed to avoid either of them for a long period. They decided to cooperate to bring it down. The hunt successful, they cooperated again to rid a faerie forest from some wolves. Their successes led to more cooperation. After several years of working together, they began to trust one another and decided to form a partnership. The two have now been companions for hundreds of years and trust each other completely.
To avoid Acclimation, Caera needs to consume 5 pawns of Magical vis per year, spend the year in a Magic Aura of 2 or more, or frequently visit a Magic Aura of 7.
