Ostentatia Trianoma ex Bonisagus
Hermetic Name: Ostentatia ex Bonisagus
Provencal Tribunal
Reputation: Very mediocre author of many subjects 3 (Hermetic)
Preferred Topics: Magic Theory, many Arts
The maga Ostentatia is one who is not well known nowadays, but when she was alive the Bonisagus was known as an author and a socialite. She claimed to be trained both as a diplomat and a magical scholar, but most who knew her believe she was skilled at neither. What she did have going for her was energy and drive. She prodigiously sold copies of her books, often penning work after work. One of her Jerbiton peers has stated a powerful relief that she never picked up any artistic claims, because he would hate to be obligated to review all of that work. Most of her works had a confirmed production of over a dozen.
Research and Study of Basic Magical Theory by Ostentatia Trianoma ex Bonisagus, Magic Theory tractatus in Latin, Quality 7
Ostentatia had two different people request copies of this book, because they were having trouble finding texts and she was being efluvient about her production. Having determined that she had proof of this books brilliance, she had a dozen copies of it produced for the next Tribunal, where she managed to sell a single one. She was not deterred from her goal. This book is actually pretty easy to find a copy of.
Deep Explorations of Ring Crafting by Ostentatia Trianoma ex Bonisagus, Magic Theory tractatus in Latin, Quality 7
A gift scribed for a Verditius she had a fancy for, this book refined over a year of study on magical item creation focused on jewelry, to aid her dear ally and advance his art. This being a gift for one individual, she did not mass produce and resell this book for a number of years. (She still produced a lot of them.)
The Power of Fish by Ostentatia Trianoma ex Bonisagus, Aquam tractatus in Latin, Quality 7
Ostentatia was known to obsess in topic after topic. This particular work was an advanced study on the food web of fish in the Mediterranean coast, utilizing a number of mer-folk faeries as informational sources. The specific science behind the fish-eat-fish competition is spurious at best, but there is quite a lot of good concepts hidden amongst the faerie-inspired fantasies.
Useful Purposes for Your Flambeaux by Ostentatia Trianoma ex Bonisagus, Ignem tractatus in Latin, Quality 7
Generally regarded to be one of her best works, and not for its educational content, this tome covers a wide variety of uses for Ignem that don't involve burning someone to death. In addition to the surprisingly thoughtful applications of Ignem magic, this book also makes a skilled mockery of certain individuals who seemed to believe the Art of fire was mostly useful for murder and chaos.