The Whimsical Wizards
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The Wimsical Wizards were not named as such initially: A ragtag band of wizards, whose only common trait was their faerie ancestry and strange looks, they banded together to protect each other, their varied looks earned them their nickname from the outside order.
Putting in common their knowledge of magic and faerie lore, they learned in time to tap into the power of their faerie side to bolster their spells, more than a few proving themselves able to expand that into a greater mastery over spontaneous magic. Everything comes at a price, though, and when using their powers, the Whimsical Wizards weaken themselves a great deal. Every apprentice is warned about going too far, using the grim tales of some progenitor's errors.
Major Non-Hermetic Virtue: Strong Faerie Blood This is the core of the wizard's power: The fickle and inhuman faerie blood that separates him from humanity and manifests in his magic
Minor Hermetic Virtue: Life Boost Taping into the powerful nature of his faerie side, the wizard can cast spells that are much more powerfull than one could expect.
Major Hermetic Flaw: Waster of Vis These are flaws in his tradition: They can power magic through brute force, but, conversely, need brute force to power their rituals and items. Similarly, their magic is so tied to their nature that it fails without them.
Common Minor Hermetic Flaw: Weird Magic
Common Major Hermetic Virtue: Life-Linked Spontaneous Magic
Known Members: - Hiems filius Goliath Ex Miscellanea: A beautiful magus, set appart by his cold, pale skin and blue hairs, with an innate gift for cold magics - Goliath filius Katharine Ex Miscellanea: An hideous, but gentle, troll-blooded scholar, so used to Muto Corpus magics than most people have even forgotten that his true appearance is not the result of a spell