A Bjornær magus named Jorgencerf, who was often peregrinating in the forest, eventually noticed Anders' astonishing affinity with animals. He decided to make him his apprentice. Right in front of the boy, he changed himself from stag to man and began to try and convince him to become his disciple. Anders' curiosity was greatly aroused, so he ultimately accepted. However, his family never considered his association to a sorcerer favorably, and Anders had to flee to join his master.
Jorgencerf spent the next years trying to awaken Anders' heart beast. Without any result! The Bjornær's judgment had failed him. The young man had some skills in hermetic magic, though. Hence, Jorgencerf taught him a few basics. But what he was really looking for was an apprentice of his kind. When he eventually discovered one, he lost interest in Anders. Fortunately, Anders was reclaimed as an apprentice a short time later by Weirdozh, an Ex Miscellanea magus also interested in animal empathy. Jorgencerf did not object. Anders' apprenticeship was hence completed, though it suffered terrible shortages due to Jorgencerf's disinterest and to Weirdozh's quite particular preoccupations.
Once a magus, Anders stayed for some time at several Covenants in the Rhine Tribunal. But this sedentary life of isolation and study did not suit him. So he decided to become a wandering magus, which did not improve his reputation of a woodsman within the Tribunal. Anyway, he could at last practice his great passion, hunting, which he actually loves only for the pleasure of the tracking. At worse, Anders captures his victims, but lets them go soon after in general. He kills only for food.
However, Anders does not neglect the Arts, because he knows only they can allow him to gain respect from his peers. He is furthermore passionate about the Art Animal, of course. To pursue his studies, he installed a crude laboratory somewhere in the forest. But lab apparatus costs a lot, so Anders earns a little money by performing shows as a bear trainer in all the big fairs in Bavaria. And he is a good bear trainer: animals obey him on the spot! Especially those he summons by magic.
Name: Anders
Parens: Weirdozh
House: Ex-Miscellanea
Age: 27
Size: 0
Int | +2 | clever | Str | 0 | Prs | +2 | steely gaze | Dex | -2 | unwieldy | |
Per | +1 | keen eyed | Sta | +2 | hard worker | Com | 0 | Qik | 0 |
Hedge Wizard (within the Order of Hermes) 2
Creo | 10 | Animal | 10 | Ignem | 0 |
Intellego | 4 | Aquam | 0 | Imaginem | 0 |
Muto | 0 | Auram | 0 | Mentem | 0 |
Perdo | 0 | Corpus | 0 | Terram | 0 |
Rego | 4 | Herbam | 0 | Vim | 0 |
Animal smell.
Weapon (Brawling): Init: +5, Atk: +2, Dfn: +5, Dam: 0, Fat: +6
Weapon (Dagger): Init: +6, Atk: +3, Dfn: +6, Dam: +3, Fat: +6
Weapon (Short Bow): Init: +3, Atk: +4, Dam: +4, Fat: +5
Soak: +2
Fatigue Levels: OK, 0, -1, -3, -5, Unconscious
Body Levels: OK, 0, -1, -3, -5, Incapacitated
Equipment: Soft leather tunic (no protection), dagger, short bow
Encumbrance: 0