Brian of Kildare is well-known in Hibernia thanks to a recent tragedy; his familiar, a salmon, was caught and eaten by a troop of English soldiers. Since that time, Brian has been an outspoken foe of the English.
A proud member of Lambaird, Brian is a master of water magic and has the power to transform into a salmon. He is a small, hairless man who dresses in the traditional Irish manner, though he wears an elaborate necklace of silver hazelnuts inset with crystals.
Brian Chilldara an Flambo (in 1227)
Age 69 (born 1158)
Size -1
Confidence 1 (3)
Personality Traits Hatred of Normans +3, Changeable +2, Abstemious +1, Dependable -1
Int +3, Per +1, Pre -2, Com -1, Str 0, Sta +1, Dex +2, Qik +2
Virtues & Flaws Hermetic Magus; The Gift; Major Magical Focus: Liquid Water; Good Characteristics, Puissant Aquam, Quiet Magic x2, Subtle Magic, Skinchanger; Enemies (English), Hatred: Normans (Major), Small Frame, Temperate
Abilities Animal Handling 2 (fish), Artes Liberales 1 (rituals), Athletics 2 (evasion), Awareness 2 (hearing), Brawl 2 (slippery), Code of Hermes 1 (Skirting the Law), Concentration 2 (spells), Finesse 2 (spells), Gaelic 5, Hibernia Lore 4 (Killdare), Hunt 2 (with dogs), Latin 5, Magic Lore 2 (regios), Magic Theory 7 (33) (Aquam), Parma Magica 3 (Ignem), Penetration 3 (Aquam), Ride 2 (courser), Stealth 3 (slipping away), Swim 4 (Rivers), Teaching 3 (apprentice) (0)
Arts Cr 10, In 5, Mu 10, Pe 11, Re 10; An 10, Aq 21+3 (231), Au 5, Co 11, He 5, Ig 5, Im 5, Me 5, Te 10, Vi 5
Lab Total Te + Fo + 13 (Int 3 + MT 7 + Aura 3) + 5 if Aquam + 3 with apprentice + Major Magical Focus: Liquid Water
Combat
Possessions The Hazel Necklace, 14 pawns of Aquam vis
Formulaic Spells
Brian’s talisman is a necklace of silver hazelnuts inset with crystals. It is enchanted to merge with his body when he turns into a salmon. It was initially opened with 12 pawns of vis, and Brian later added another 14. Of these 26 spaces, 25 are full.
Perceive the Salmon
InAn 9
R Pers, D Sun, T Ind
Pen 0, Constant Effect
This effect detects whether Brian has turned into a salmon. If so, it triggers additional effects in the necklace. It cancels any linked effects as soon as Brian turns back into a human. Brian spent one season instilling this effect, and it fills 1 space.
An Enchantment To Keep The Talisman Secure
MuTe(An) 35
This effect, linked to Perceive the Salmon, merges the necklace with Brian’s own body when he turns into a salmon. Brian commissioned a Bjornaer magus of Clan MacTire to design this enchantment for him, and then he used the lab text to enchant it in a single season. But he had to do a season of service in return. It fills 4 spaces in the necklace.
Base 5, +1 Conc, +2 Metal, +10 unlimited uses, +5 item maintains concentration
Scales of Silver and Steel
MuAn(Te) 35
This effect grants the scales of Brian's fish form the hardness of silver, adding +3 to his Toughness. It is linked to Perceive the Salmon. Brian and his apprentice spent two seasons instilling this effect, which fills 4 spaces.
Base 15, +1 Conc, +10 unlimited uses, +5 item maintains concentration
Ward Against Mundane Beasts
ReAn 18
This effect protects Brian from all mundane beasts. Brian spent one season instilling this effect, and it fills 2 spaces.
Base 2, +1 Conc, +10 unlimited uses, +5 item maintains concentration
Ward Against Faeries of the Water
ReAq 35
Penetration +26
This effect protects Brian from Aquam Faeries with a Might of 25 or less. Brian and his apprentices spent two seasons instilling this effect. It fills 5 spaces in the talisman.
Base 15, +1 Conc, +10 unlimited uses, +5 item maintains concentration, +13 Penetration
The Drowning Curse
CrAq(Co) 30
Penetration +30
24 uses/day
This effect is identical to the Lungs of Drowning (and Brian got a +4 bonus to his lab total while instilling this effect thanks to his knowledge of that spell), but it is Voice range and lasts long enough to ensure the target's death. Brian and his apprentice spent three seasons instilling this effect, and it fills 5 spaces.
Base 4, +2 Voice, +1 Conc, +1 Part, +1 Corpus, +5 item maintains concentration, +15 Penetration, +5 24/day
Body of Water
MuCo(Aq) 40
1 use/day
Brian becomes made entirely of water. The necklace sustains the effect, but he can use it only once a day. This effect took three seasons to instill, and fills 4 spaces.
Base 30, +1 Conc, +5 item maintains concentration
The magi of Lambaird have very lax standards when it comes to their labs. Brian’s is not even marked with a sanctum marker. It is dominated by a central well and is notable for its collection of water from all the rivers in Hibernia, each carefully labelled. Many of these samples are arcane connections, clarified by Brian’s now-dead apprentice.
Size 0, Refinement +3, General Quality 0, Upkeep +1, Safety 0, Warping 0, Health 0, Aesthetics +1
Virtues & Flaws Greater Feature: Well (+3; +2 Aesthetics, +3 Aq), Specimens (+1; +1 Upkeep, +1 Aesthetics, +1 Aq); Diminutive (-1), Missing Sanctum Marker (0; -1 Aesthetics), Vulnerable (0; -1 Aesthetics)
Specializations Aq +4
Brian’s familiar was a salmon, and Brian had spent 4 seasons enchanting the bond so that the two could mentally communicate and he could see through the salmon’s eyes. The salmon died before 1220, caught and eaten by Norman soldiers.