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Name:Sacha du Forestier
Titles: Honorable Lord Sacha du Forestier (formerly)
Age: 20
Race/Ethnicty: Human
Continent of Origin:Carthus



Strength: 10
Dexterity: 16
Constitution:11
Intelligence: 12
Wisdom: 11
Charisma: 14


Height:5'9" (175.26 cm)
Weight: 152 lbs (68.95 kg)
Appearance Description: Sacha, like many Vicellen northerners, has thick brown hair which is often messily combed through. To match his hair are a pair of deep brown eyes. Having spent much of his time at Fort Stag, Sacha is a bit more tan than much of his noble peerage. Sacha has a relatively lithe frame hardened by time with the Order. Dotted about his body are a number of scars, but the most prominent of them is a large burn scar etched into the skin at his shoulder. Sacha isn't particularly tall. Neither is his posture all that intimidating especially when compared to other hardier members of the Order. Despite his current station, Sacha still takes pride in his appearance. He prefers to remain clean shaven for most visible parts of his body, including his face and chest.

Strengths:

• Accuracy with firearms and bows
• Martial Combat Experience
• Diplomatic/Charming

Weaknesses: Minimal of 3

• No Capacity for Magic
• Brash and Quick-tempered
• Not exceptionally strong

Cocksure Dauntless Inquisitive Captious Intuitive

Sexuality: Gay
Relationship Status: Single, formerly betrothed
Personality: There isn't a secret that Sacha hasn't tried to uncover. His inquisitive nature, and willingness to eschew convention and tradition for the sake of practicality has gotten him into trouble more often than not. He himself is a relatively open book, and becomes interested in the more reclusive people he meets. Most would argue a life of privilege has afforded Sacha his sense of entitlement to know things, and that's like true in part. However, it is Sacha's response to his own trauma that makes him so eager to overwhelm others with a premature sense of closeness. Detachment is something that makes Sacha deeply uncomfortable because of feelings of loneliness and abandonment. Sacha has felt an outsider much of his life despite a genuinely charming nature. Years of trauma from a fog-poisoned father have made him fearful of loss and mortality.

Even still, having lived his life as a nobleman he's had access to opportunities that most others in Carthus could only dream of. Sacha himself was particularly gifted as a child, or at least his tutors proclaimed him to be. Likely they only sought to win the graces of his noble family. To his credit Sacha is intelligent and articulate. Though he could never see it, its often left him naïve to the plights of others and even judgmental. There is a part of him that feels a sense of superiority, but another part that feels entirely inadequate. His experiences within the Order have been harrowing in their own right. To see the depths of despair suffered by his countrymen has left him with a constant dread and guilt for having lived easier. Still, Sacha desires to afford his people with material good through working in the Order. He has a strong sense of justice though some of his prejudices and axioms in that matter are rooted in the authority he's been able to wield given his status in life. Sacha is still stripping away those layers of privilege and naivety though not always actively and with intention.

Habits:

• Thinks Aloud
• Talks over others
• Furrows brows often
• Pinches bridge of nose

Hobbies: Sacha enjoys gambling- particularly card and dice games. He is particularly experienced with Quartermage. He also enjoys board games such as chess.
Fears:

• Creatures of the Fog
• The Sickly/Fog-Poisoned
• Loss and Abandonment

Likes:

• Card Games
• Spirited Debate
• Hunting
• Drinking
• Flirtation
• Travel

Dislikes:

• Abusive behavior
• The fog-poisoned
• Being lied to
• Detachment
• Harming of innocents
• Banshees

• Martial Combat: In Vicelles, martial skill is something taught (with varying success) to most all children. This is doubly true for nobility who are expected to be made of hardier stuff than Vicellan citizenry or even nobles in other kingdoms. Sacha has been trained in sword combat as well as archery, though is better with the latter.
• Firearms: Not many in Ithea have the means and determination needed to learn how to use firearms. The technology is still in its infancy. Sacha, though, has been mentored by Knight's Lieutenant Fredrich Lurch in firearm use. He's adapted to his pistol comparatively quickly and has become more proficient with it than with both his sword and archery prowess.
• Horseback Riding: Sacha has never been an equestrian. His horse-riding abilities are subpar compared to most others. Still he has managed to make due after years of training, but usually prefers someone else take the reigns.
• Partial Magic Immunity: Sacha was born mute, a rarity in many parts of Ithea. Humans with no inherent connection to Ithea's magic possess partial immunity to it. Neither his blood nor body would be sufficient for most any ritual or blood magic spells. He is completely immune to any patron bindings through adjuration magic, and is more resistant than some to illusion spells. Still fire burns, wounds can mend, and many spells may compel, fool, or otherwise affect Sacha.
• Vexillology & Heraldry: Nobles throughout Carthus are taught from a young age the important honorifics and names of address as to prepare them for a life of diplomacy. Most Vicellan nobles memorize the noble houses (names, mottos, coat of arms, etc.) of their country, regardless of how large or small. Sacha was no different in this regard. This alongside a natural proclivity for conversation has made him skilled in navigating aristocratic life. As a teenager, Sacha took particular interest in some of the more hermetic origins of nobility and other such institutions in Vicelles.
• Trapping & Hunting: As with many of the seasoned members of the Order, Sacha is knowledgeable in the trapping and hunting of animals. This skill is particularly noteworthy in Vicelles where hunters have more to contend with than simple animals. Sacha possesses some knowledge of the creatures that stalk to fogs, and how best to deal with a number of them. Still, larger and more dangerous prey are still out of Sacha's depth.

Possessions Generally On Person: Clothing, coin purse, money, etc

• Forestier Family Pendant: A small silver pendant depicting a crane flying upward affixed upon a tribal knot from the Vicellan tribes of old.
• Ammunition: An assortment of ammunition for a wheellock rifle and pistol. Usually a few shots worth of ammunition for each.
• Pouch of Coins: A pouch half-way filled with livra of varying worth, mostly copper with a few pieces of gold and silver coins.
• A Deck of Cards: A deck of custom made cards gifted to Sacha when he was younger.
• Worn Nobleman's Clothes: While one is meant to give up all titles and noble possessions when joining the Order, Sacha kept some of his clothes when joining. They have a sort of stale smell to them.

Weapons:

• Wheelock Rifle
• Wheelock Pistol
• Estoc Sword

Armor:

• Vigilance Ranger's Armor: Light flexible armor made for the more dexterous members of the Order typically used for light cavalrymen.

History: Sacha du Forestier was born to Duchess Emile Forestier du Decarte and Duke Vincent du Forestier. Sacha's birth had been quite controversial as rumors suggested that the duchess had miscarried. Despite doubts, Sacha was born on the 18th of Summerhill. Sacha would grow up spending most of his time with tutors, servants and cousins. His mother was never mean or particularly nasty to him, but was cold. Certainly more distant to Sacha than to his older siblings, Lyra and Joseph. Meanwhile, the Duke was mostly bed-ridden. He'd suffered from a number of injuries having fought in the War alongside the Astorians and Dwarves. So too did the nobleman suffer from a mind poisoned by the fog. On good days he was delirious and paranoid. On his worst days he was cruel and prone to fits of violence. The halls of Moonspire Keep filled with the wallows of a haunted man whose frights were dogged in sleep and in-waking.

Eager to prove himself Sacha was steadfast in his studies and training. He was no genius, but dedicated. One of Sacha's fondest memories was hearing war stories from local knights, and on rarer an occasion his father. Many of the war heroes still eager to fight joined the efforts at Fort Stag. Sacha would watch as their soldiers would come to the city seeking council with his father. He dreamed of joining the Order himself, but would be severely scolded by his father at the mere suggestion of it.

Sacha grew older, more handsome and more rebellious. As the younger son of the Duke, Sacha was promised away to a daughter in a minor house. His dreams of serving in the Order were only exacerbated by the bore of marriage and politics. It wouldn't be until the passing of his father and succession of the duchy to his brother that Sacha would pledge himself to the Order. When no one seemed to care to stop him, Sacha knew that was where he belonged.

Name: Karlus Marsh

Titles: N/A

Aliases: Rookie

Age: 18

Race/Ethnicty: Human

Continent of Origin: Carthus

Gender: Male

Class/Subclass: Mage, Constitution


Strength: 8
Dexterity: 15
Constitution: 10
Intelligence: 20
Wisdom: 8
Charisma: 12


Height: Five feet and seven inches.

Weight: Seven stone and nine pounds.

Appearance Description: Karlus is a waif like youth, naturally thin, small, and pale, these traits have only been accentuated during his recent captivity. His stay in the college dungeons have left him looking positively scrawny and underfed. Even before then his fair skin had been pale from much time spent indoors, now it is practically milk white, if one looks between the fading bruises. A tangled mess of ash blonde hair hangs down to partially cover the delicate features of Karlus's somewhat effeminate face and his pair of strikingly green eyes.

Day To Day Attire: Karlus wears the only clothes he possessed when he arrived at the order - the worn out and tattered uniform of the college of Cambridge and a smoke grey travelling cloak.

Strengths:

• Knowledgeable in many academic subjects, particularly those related to the arcane.
• Moderately powerful mage.
• Moderately skilled healer.

Weaknesses:

• Scrawny, weak, and underfed.
• Little to no martial training.
• Desire for vengeance can lead to unwise decisions.

Erudite * Compassionate * Power-Hungry * Secretive * Vengeful

Sexuality: Unknown

Relationship Status: Single

Personality: There are three distinct forces at work within Karlus that shape his personality, his curiosity and passion for to learning, his defensiveness and weariness of others, and his burning disdain for what he sees as unjust authority. But the outside observer would be hard pressed to uncover these facts. Life in the college taught Karlus how to be inconspicuous, how to escape notice, how to guard his emotions, and hence he rarely displays his true feelings to the world.

Because of his guarded nature, Karlus often comes across distant and reserved when first met, he rarely laughs or smiles. He is most likely to let his defences down around those he sees as being vulnerable and guileless themselves, especially children. In fact, Karlus's inner nature is somewhat child-like itself, compassionate and curious, when he is not warped by his suspicion of others and his desire of power.

Habits:

• Staring out into the middle distance for extended periods of time.
• Avoiding Eye Contact.
• Nail biting.
• Easily flinches.

Hobbies:

• Reading.
• Cloud/Star Watching.
• Nursing small animals back to health.
• Cryptology.
• Journaling.

Fears:

• Tightly enclosed spaces or being restrained.
• His master from the college.
• Muting.

Likes:

• Learning new things.
• Being outside.
• Children and animals.
• Personal Space.
• Hot baths.

Dislikes:

• Being touched.
• Authority figures.
• Feeling vulnerable.
• Telling the truth.

• Arcana: The knowledge of all things related to magic and its practice.
• History: The knowledge of the past ages.
• Medicine: The knowledge to supplement Karlus's magical healing abilities.
• Perception: The ability to keep watch and notice things.
• Multi-lingual: Languages include Common, Old Speak, Elven and Old Elven.
• Keen memory: The ability to recall details and information with ease.

Constitution, with an emphasis on healing supplemented by some barrier magic.

Spell list:

• Cure Wounds: On touch healing of physical injuries.
• Detect Poison and Disease: Diagnoses illnesses or poisons.
• Mending: Repairs inanimate objects and broken bones.
• Shield: A protective field that can block an attack.

Possessions Generally On Person:

• College Uniform: The worn clothes of a college mage.
• Grey Cloak: A large hooded grey great cloak.
• Broken Nail: A metal nail Karlus has been using trying to use as a lock-pick.

Armor:

• N/A

Pack Contents:

• Wooden Trunk: A wooden trunk containing all of Karlus's worldly goods from the college.
• Spare clothes: A spare set of clothing.
• Research Journal: A leather bound journal containing Karlus's research, mostly written in code.
• Quill and Inkwell: Used for writing.

Magical Items:

• N/A

History: Karlus Marsh was born in southern Astoria to peasant family. He remembers them little as he his talent for healing injuries and wounds with a mere touch manifested itself when he was only a young child. He was taken to Cambridge and the college there to be educated as a college trained magician, a responsible servant to the crown and people of Astoria.

As he grew older he grew to hate the gilded cage of his existence. He grew to disdain the path that was set out for him, forced to be bound, forced to serve, not even free to explore their varieties of his innate magic outside of foci he was assigned by his masters. He grew even more to hate the wise fools who believed this was the best way to control their own kind. Those who should rail against the injustice that was done to those of the craft, but instead became the enforcers of that very system. They revelled in their perfection of their discipline and rigour, praised the tightness of the shackles with which they bound themselves.

Even worse than that however were those masters who knew how the colleges restrained them and so instead made themselves feel powerful through their hold over those weaker than them - their students. Karlus's master was one such man. The inner workings of the colleges were also obscured to those outside, those kept there were isolated from the outside world. Abuse could easily be disguised as discipline in such an environment, especially so for those students taken from peasant families, as Karlus had been.

Karlus vowed he would undo it, bring it down. But in order to do that one needed power. Real power, more than healing and simple wards. He needed the power to destroy.

But how does an lowly student of the Constitutional Arts acquire such power under the eagle eyed regime of the masters of the college? Adjuration. The art of reaching beyond the veil to bargain for power beyond one's own abilities. Something that could be pursued by all members of the college if they showed aptitude. Most would seek patronage to enhance their prowess within their focus, but what if one sought other powers instead? What if one used their bargain to gain mastery over more than one kind of magic?

And so Karlus deceived the masters... or at least he believed he had.

They took him at night in his sleep, bound his hands and gagged him. Chained him in a warded cell deep beneath the college. The master has discovered his attempts to break his rite of conscription and use adjuration to acquire destructive powers. They believe him to have failed, but nonetheless it was a grave violation of their code, serious enough to warrant expelling him from the college. He was given a choice, either make use of himself in the one place that could have him, or under go under go the ritual of Muting.

And so, under duress, Karlus chose to join the Order of Vigilance and start a new chapter in his life amongst the fog haunted forests of Viscelles.