Sorcha an Flambo

Sorcha is the apprentice of Cliodna inghean hIolair and has been raised at the covenant of Lombaird as a young warrior-maga. She favors the bow over the sword, however, and has chosen to specialize in Perdo magic. Cliodna was only a few years past her Gauntlet when she took Sorcha as an apprentice, and Sorcha's training has suffered as a result, but her interest in the School of Raghallach makes her a very dangerous magical combatant, especially when working with other magi who can exploit the weaknesses she creates.

Sorcha wears her red hair long and unbound; she is unapologetic about her deeds and desires, and is bound to soon offend the sensibilities of her betters.

In summer of 1220, as part of her macgnimartha, Sorcha allied with Sander of Praesis and Nuala of Qui Sonant to raid the covenant at Uisneach. They successfully grabbed the cathach and fled, but were pursued by Iovhar the faerie hunter and a large war party. In the raid, Sorcha was attacked by Samson's pet hawk, Redwing, and her face was badly mauled by the falcon's talons and beak. Sander was eventually captured and the cathach restored, but Sorcha and Nuala got away. Sorcha spent some time in Connacht getting a hedge magician to heal the injuries to her face, but she still has light scarring down her cheek.

She sided with the Hibernian magi against Mournemount and raided their cattle alongside Sander, but unlike him returned to the site when the raid was over, and she was there when the Mournemount magi abandoned Hibernia and Cosrach Cam destroyed their tower. In the time since her apprenticeship she has availed herself of Lambaird's relative wealth and sought to make up for her weakness as a maga by learning more spells.

Age 30 (born 1197)

Casting Sigil Parma (or other Magic Resistance) flickers when she casts spells. This is purely a cosmetic effect.

Virtues Hermetic Apprentice (0); The Gift (0); Puissant Perdo (+0); Improved Characteristics (+1), Keen Vision (+1), Life Boost (+1), Minor Magical Focus: The School of Raghallach (+1), Puissant Penetration (+1), Warrior (+1)

Flaws Indiscreet (-1), Restriction: Sorcha cannot cast spells if her hair is bound (-3), Vengeful (-1), Weak Parens (-1)

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

Abilities Artes Liberales 1 (alphabets), Athletics 2 (running), Bow 3 (short), Gaelic 5, Hibernia Lore 2 (Lambaird), Latin 4 (Hermetic), Magic Lore 2 (creatures), Magic Theory 3 (8) (inventing spells), Parma Magica 2 (Ignem), Penetration 2+2 (Vim), Ride 2 (in battle), Single Weapon 3 (long sword)

Arts Pe 11+2, Re 8; Ig 8, Te 8, Vi 8

Lab Total Te + Fo + (Int 3 + MT 3 + Aura 3) + 1 inventing spells.

Spells Known

* includes -1 penalty for Encumbrance

Bind Wounds (CrCo 10) +0*

Winter's Icy Touch (PeIg 10) +21* (ArM 142)

Conjugation of the Indubitable Cold (PeIg 25) +21*

Leap of the Fire (ReIg 10) +16* (ArM143)

Ward Against Heat and Flames (ReIg 25) +16*

Shattering Touch (PeTe 5) +21*

Rusted Decay of the Ten-Score Years (PeTe 10) +21*

Pit of the Gaping Earth (PeTe 15) +21*

Hands of the Grasping Earth (ReTe 15) +16* (ArM 156)

Retrieve the Bloodied Arrow (ReTe 15) +24F* (CI 62)

Day of Communion (MuVi 20) +16* (ArM 162)

Demon's Eternal Oblivion (PeVi 10) +21* (ArM 160)

Removing the Hearth's Keystone (PeVi 15) +29F* (HProj 94) Dispels an Aegis 30 + stress die. Must penetrate.

Revoke the Protection of Bonisagus (PeVi 15) +29F* (CI 62) Dispels Parma 25 + stress die. Must penetrate.

Revoke the Protection of Magic (PeVi 15) +29F* (CI 62) Dispels Magical Magic Resistance 20 + stress die.

Circular Ward Against Demons (ReVi 20) +16* (ArM 162)

Combat

• Bow Init -4, Atk +9, Def --, Dmg +7

• Longsword Init -1, Atk +10, Def +3, Dmg +7

Soak +4 (Sta 1 + Doublet 3)

Load 3 = Burden 2 - 1 Str = Encumbrance 1

Gear longsword (1), bow (2), dagger, loose clothing enchanted with Doublet of Impenetrable Silk, 6p Perdo Vis. Sorcha rides a Magic Rouncy with Might 3 which is Immune to the Gift. She's guarded by Sven, a dour Viking Big Guy who is her shield grog.