Kykna was found at the age of 7 by redcap talent scouts, who followed up rumors of a girl whose voice entranced all who heard it. Her parents had given up on any marriage prospects for her due to her disfigured appearance, and sold her to the redcaps. In 1205 she was made an apprentice to Pelicanus of Bjornaer, at the traveling covenant of Flavonius. Pelicanus was a caring and attentive parens who specialized in healing, but he had a bit of a temper and a tendency to lash out at any perceived slight. He detected Kykna’s talent for self-transformation late, and she has yet to learn any spells that take advantage of it. Pelicanus felt he’d failed his apprentice, so he arranged for a particularly splendid parting gift for her, a cloak of swan feathers to be her future talisman. Pelicanus has also offered to craft Kykna’s first longevity ritual, when she feels she requires it.
Age 22
Virtues Hermetic Magus (0); The Gift (0); Clan Ilfetu (+1), Enchanting Music (+1), Heartbeast (0), Inoffensive to Animals (+1), Minor Magical Focus: Self-Transformation (0), Mythic Blood: Pollux (+3), Planetary Magic (+1), Puissant Music (+1), Still Magic (+1), Unbound Tongue (+1)
Flaws Deficient Form: Ignem (-1), Disfigured (-1), Favors (-3), Flawed Parma: Ignem (-1), Low Self-Esteem (-3), Overconfident (-1), Oversensitive: Disrespect (0)
Characteristics Int +2, Per +2, Str -2, Sta +1, Pre -2, Com 0, Dex +2, Qik +2
Abilities Artes Liberales 3 (astronomy), Athletics 2 (running), Awareness 2 (alertness), Classical Greek 4 (Hermetic), Code of Hermes 1, Enchanting Music 2 (10) (sadness), Faerie Lore 2 (Greek), Gothic 4 (Bjornaer), Heartbeast 1, House Bjornaer Lore 1 (History), Latin 2 (Hermetic), Magic Theory 3 (5) (animal), Music 2 +2 (Singing), Parma Magica 3 (aquam), Romaic Greek 5 (expansive vocab), Survival 1 (city), Swim 2 (diving)
Arts Cr 7, In 0, Mu 5 (3), Pe 0, Re 2; An 5, Aq 0, Au 7, Co 5, He 0, Ig 0, Im 0, Me 0, Te 0, Vi 0
Lab Total Form + Technique + Aura + 5
Powers
Blessing of Gemini (CrIm 15): Kykna can create an illusory double of herself which lingers within a few paces. The double mimics all of Kykna’s actions and speech. When this power is active, enemies must roll an additional die when they attack Kykna. If the result of this die is odd, the attack misses, regardless of the attack total, and the attack hits the double. If her double is struck, it vanishes and reappears. Kykna does not need to speak or gesture to use this ability. (Base 2, +2 Voice, +1 Diameter, +1 image moves as the caster moves, +1 intricacy) 2 min duration
Formulaic Spells
Use bonuses marked with an asterisk (*) when Kykna casts this spell on herself, benefiting from both her Minor Magical Focus and her swan-cloak
Size -1
Characteristics Int +2, Per +2, Str -2, Sta +1, Pre -2, Com -1, Dex +2, Qik +3
Virtues & Flaws In swan form, Kykna keeps all her human virtues and flaws and gains Inspirational, Lucky; Humble
Abilities In swan form, Kykna can use any of her languages, as well as her Academic, Arcane, or Supernatural abilities, but replace all General abilities with: Athletics 5 (flying), Awareness 4 (predators), Brawl 2 (dodging), Music 5+2 (singing), Stealth 4 (hiding), Survival 3 (water), Swim 3
Wounds Unhurt, Moderately Wounded, Heavily Wounded, Incapacitated, Dead
Vis An 5p, Au 4p, Co 5p, He 2p (gift from Fenodyree
Money 5£
Enchanted Items swan-cloak
Books Creo tractatus (Q10), Auram tractatus (Q10), Muto summa (L14/Q11), Animal summa (L14/Q11), Corpus summa (L14/Q11), the Book of Jayna