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Pyrrhus, filius Laurius, discipilus Flambeau

A man of average size, he has a black beard trimmed neatly and black hair combed back into a small ponytail. He has brown eyes, a firm jawline, a straight nose and he has a cleft in his chin. Phyrrus is learning what he must to provide the covenant with a defence against its foes, he has realised that to adventure is exciting but the primary goal should be to create his longevity potion, increase his skill in alchemy to provide mundane defences against magically resistant foes and to increase his skill in Ignem as befits a member of the house of flame. He often wears his heart on his sleeve and his pater used to tell him to calm himself, his mercurial temper often spilling over in his experiments as an apprentice and one such incident causing the accident which affected him greatly. His master taught him to practice practice practice and so even though he has passed his gauntlet he will often be seen outside of his laboratory throwing balls of fire at targets. He wears robes as standard masquerading as a scholar when in mundane circles and when in the covenant, these are fine robes with a warm lining in winter and a hood when needed to protect himself from the rain, he is obviously proud of his appearance and rarely would appear scruffy or unkempt. One of the few things that obviously annoys him is when someone is rude as he sees no need for it and in educated society should not be needed for intelligent conversation, when in a tavern and a lout is swearing vociferously, or if a whore is obvious in her entreaties he will ignore them as best he can as to take offence might cause more harm than good but in council he expects better.

Views of the other magi at 1309 AD:

Jari
Typical Merinitan, as my Pater warned me, He plays the fool but is quite clever in manipulating the tenor of the council to give him the freedom he feels he needs. . I used to think he had his own agenda but now I think I ascribed to him more depth than he actually has. He can be funny but it's a biting wit and I understand the humour of a cruel joke but when he turns in on his equals I rankle. His house has always been more self-absorbed than working for the good of the order and it's interesting how it's always his house that schisms. He is a useful tool in dealing with the Fae and his ability to travel as a mundane is a trait I share and admire. I will leave him to his fae and not bother them again, as long as his actions don't bring harm to me or mine. His strengths and weaknesses are a bit of a mystery to me, he is skilled in animal mentem and Intellego obviously as he has a familiar but he has evidenced no non hermetic extraordinary powers apart from the one the shining one gave him to walk trods. He is not a strong man however and he has lost his bodyguard Siguard now.

Hypatia
Because of the problems Hypatia has had in the past she is very secretive of her actions, She was a calming influence in the council but now with her brothers assasination her brooding presence in council means we have to speak more carefully. She still brings in a lot of mundane news and has access to many resources and her largesse to the covenant is well regarded but I wonder if one day it will come back to bite us when the remainder of the orders quaestors investigate our finances and discover that the crown has paid us a quite considerable sum. I am now afeared of this woman who has drifted from the order towards her old magics and I think they might be warping her in some form. I wonder if the magic the old wizard taught her has forever set her on a road to conflict. Her strengths and weaknesses are a long list including, being queen of the land and having the crown of math,excalibur, the scabbard and a magical steed. She can use great old magics taught to her by Merthyyn himself, She can move into the magic realm at will and fight creatures there, she is the kings Aunt and has access to great resources there. As for weaknesses she is prone to moods like terentius but manages better than him to control them, her involvement in the mundane affairs of state call on her time a lot. She has skills in most arts as she is training an apprentice but I don't believe hermetic magic is where she focuses her time and attention.

Terentius
I like Terentius, yes he is a very moody magus and difficult at times I council but he is good in a fight, decisive and seems to make the correct choices most of the time. If only he were not a Tremere and thus a pawn of whoever holds the primacy of that house, he seems to be called often to the Domus magnus of house Tremere now handily in the north of Stonehenge, but what does he report? Does he recite our covenant business or does he have some honour as he seems to show in council and out and about. When it comes to scouting I have never met a better man and he seems to spot things that are invisible to me, oh I wish I was as perceptive as he is but I suppose that is the benefit of covenant and the mix of skills we all have. His strengths and weaknesses are his membership of a military house and so he will always have allies. He has an amazing non hermetic ability to bind spells to arrows like the waiting spell but apparently with no limits to magnitude of spell and no vis cost, he uses this to great effect to make his arrows decimate foes including spiritual demons. He is the most perceptive fellow I have ever met and can spot things in the distance that I could never see. He has skills in most arts and can cast leap of home coming so corporem and rego must be good. The Shining one gave him an amazing ability over spontaneous magics which he expels blood from his body to use, and which on occasion of him getting annoyed makes his eyes shine like lightning.

Naevius
When he first arrived I thought he was a bit of a stickler for the rules, but I thought that's what you get for inviting a latin magus from the rome tribunal, however since engaging him in conversation and starting to understand his upbringing, which was massively different to mine and his experiences in getting to stonehenge tribunal , I have stated to understand his motivations and actions. He is a magus who has been brought up in a strict culture but is now immersed in the chaos of our tribunal and the chaos that the order is now in. His strengths and weaknesses are unknown at this time, he has not displayed any non hermetic skills and his hermetic ones allow him to just create a device of the 4th magnitude which suggests his rego and terram must combine to be near the 5th magnitude.

Branwyn
She is a young girl who I agreed to introduce to our covenant as a favour for the recently final twighlighted Archimagus Llandothwyn. To be honest I accepted her purley for this reason as she seems to be a hedge wizard, who knew no latin when she joined. It is still laborious at councils and when the Redcap arrives to translate everything into English and i'm sure that some of the nuance gets lost in the translation, but that's ok she probably would not understand much of the machinations of houses being the outsider that she is. Even living at the same covenant I only meet her for meals and council meetings but she seems pleasant enough company, although as expected she struggles with some of the discussions on politics and the like she appears to know some magic theory and does have the Parma Magica, maybe she can concentrate on pagan spirits and herbalism and leave hermetic magic to people who are formally trained in its use for her own safety. It would be good if we had an expert in the pagan spirits like jari is in the fae although Hypathia keeps saying she knows some things about the pagans. I hope she will develop into a useful member of the tribunal and prove herself to be a magus worthy of the name. Her strengths and weaknesses have yet to manifest but she has skills with plants and is learning fast from our herbalist Lucy. She has some skill in herbam as she can talk to plants and this suggests a small skill in intellego as well. Some of her utility may come from the lineage as it sounds like they are powerful non hermetic ex miscellanean’s with access to pagan rituals and practices.

Views of the other magi at 1297 AD:

Jari

Typical Merinitan, as my Pater warned me, He plays the fool but if push came to shove I’m pretty sure he would slip a knife between my ribs if it would profit him and he could not be found out. He has his own agenda and although he needs the covenant as a place to study and live he treats his sodalis as lesser’s, who just deserve his disdain and wit. He can be funny but it's a biting wit and I understand the humour of a cruel joke but when he turns in on his equals I rankle.His house has always been more self-absorbed than working for the good of the order and it's interesting how its always his house that schisms. I'm trying to work out what he has added to the covenant but can not think of anything, he has even lost the vis source that his obsequious pandering to the ice queen won us. I will leave him to his fae and not bother them again, as long as his actions don't bring harm to me or mine.

Hypatia
Because of the problems she has had in the past Hypatia is very secretive of her actions, She is a calming influence in the council however and she brings in a lot of mundane news. She has access to many resources and her largesse to the covenant is well regarded but I wonder if one day it will come back to bite us when the remainder of the orders quaestors investigate our finances and discover that the crown has paid us a quite considerable sum. I like the woman and she appears kind on the surface but she seems torn three ways between the order, crown and the old magic she wields as queen of the land, and I'm not sure that the order will come top of her list of priorities if push comes to shove. I sometimes wonder if the old wizard that taught her might still influence her subtly and that possibility worries me.

Terentius
I like Terentius, yes he is a moody magus but he is good in a fight, decisive and seems to make the correct choices. If only he were not a Tremere and thus a pawn of whoever holds the primacy of that house, he seems to be called often to the Domus magnus of house Tremere now handily in the north of Stonehenge, but what does he report? Does he recite our covenant business or does he have some honour as he seems to show in council and out and about. When it comes to scouting I have never met a better man and he seems to spot things that are invisible to me, oh I wish I was as perceptive as he is but I suppose that is the benefit of covenant and the mix of skills we all have. With his Primus being killed who will now grasp the reins of his house and what direction will they lead it and might he influence that direction.

Volutus
Volutus is a good peacetime leader, he listens to all and considers his responses to avoid upsetting anyone. He is very keen to maintain communication with all the other magi and covenants in the tribunal knitting us closer and more coordinated as a result. I am glad he is here in Severn Temple and hope he can continue as leader for a long time as it will mean we will have peace for a long time, come the battle that people have had visions about we might want to consider a more decisive leader who is not scared of upsetting people. It will be interesting to see where this man ends up as his politicking in a world now bereft of leadership may mean rapid promotion in the remnants of his house, indeed I wonder how many of house Bonisagus survived the apocalypse of Durenmar?

Personality traits
Honourable +3; Prudish +2; Brave +2; Proud +3; Cruel (to prisoners) +2
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