Thomas Telarius
Fr. Thomas Telarius is a highly trained and skilled priest. Fr. Thomas was trained at the University of Oxford, earning his Doctor of Arts and the right to teach anywhere in Christendom. During a stint back in his homeland of Cambridge, England, he was discovered to be Gifted by the Jerbiton magi of Schola Pythagoranis and offered a chance to join the Order. He was enrolled in House Ex Miscellanea, though Edward of Milton -- his Hermetic sponsor -- is working to have him join House Jerbiton.
Fr. Thomas is trained in the magic of the Mathematici of Oxford as a Learned (Natural) Magician. His approach to magic is to view the world as a series of secrets placed by God and requiring education and special knowledge to unlock it.
He is a devout Christian and is responsible for the founding of the chapel outside Nova Semitae. St. Catherine of Alexandria was a saint he ran across during his studies and is a saint he is personally devoted to. Using his contacts, he arranged for a curate to handle his duties, as his education occupies a great deal of his time. Fortunately for him, House Jerbiton has some pull with the local bishop who was willing to allow the chapel to be built with a full-time priest to tend the souls of the local Christians.
Vitals
Name: | Thomas Telarius Ex Miscellanea |
Formal Name: | Thomas Telarius filius Edward Ex Miscellanea ab Schola Pythagoranis |
Race/Nationality: | English |
Place of Origin: | Cambridge, England |
Year of Birth/Age: | 1188 (32) |
Known Specialties: | Natural Magic (Hedge Magic) |
Apprentices: | None |
Character Sheet
Characteristics
Intelligence | Presence | ||
Perception | Communication | ||
Strength | Dexterity | ||
Stamina | Luck |
Virtues and Flaws
Virtues
The Gift |
Flaws
Hedge Wizard (Free) |
Skills
Skill | Specialty | Score | XP |
Artes Liberales | Rhetoric | 3 | 30 |
Awareness | Searching | 2 | 15 |
Civil and Canon Law | Treatment of Magic | 1 | 5 |
Common Law | Laws regarding Academics | 2 | 15 |
Carouse | Staying Sober | 1 | 5 |
Charm | First Impressions | 2 | 15 |
Code of Hermes | Church Relations | 1 | 5 |
Concentration | Lab Work | 2 | 15 |
Etiquette | The Church | 2 | 15 |
Folk Ken | Students | 3 | 32 |
Guile | Lying to Authority | 2 | 15 |
Intrigue | Gossip | 2 | 15 |
Leadership | Students | 2 | 15 |
Medicine | Physician | 1 | 5 |
Mathematici Theory | Chartae | 4 | 52 |
Magic Theory | Exotic Magic | 1 | 5 |
Parma Magica | Mentem | 1 | 5 |
Profession: Scribe | Composition | 2 | 15 |
Philosophiae | Moral Philosophy | 3 | 30 |
Teaching | Artes Liberales | 2 | 15 |
Theology | Biblical Knowledge | 4 | 50 |
Lore: Oxford Area | University Masters | 2 | 15 |
Lore: Cambridge Area | University Masters | 2 | 15 |
Lore: Order of Hermes, Organization | House Jerbiton | 1 | 5 |
Lore: Mathematici, Organization | Personalities | 3 | 30 |
Lore: Church, Organization | History | 2 | 15 |
Lore: Dominion | Names of Power | 3 | 30 |
Lore: Faerie | Names of Power | 1 | 5 |
Lore: Infernal | Names of Power | 1 | 5 |
Lore: Magic | Names of Power | 1 | 5 |
Speak Middle English | Academic | 5 | 75 |
Speak Norman French | Academic | 4 | 52 |
Speak Latin | Academic | 5 | 75 |
Speak Greek | Academic | 3 | 30 |
Speak Arabic | Academic | 2 | 15 |
Mundane Qualities
Description
A middle-aged man of health disposition, very english. Sandy-brown hair, clerical robes, tonsure with a studying gaze that always seems to be trying to discern the hidden meaning of things.
Known Languages
Language | Dialect | Specialty | Fluency Level | Score |
Middle English | Oxford Dialect | Academic | Fluent | 5 |
Latin | Church Latin | Academic | Fluent | 5 |
Northern French | Norman | Academic | Functional | 4 |
Greek | Standard Constantinopolitan | Academic | Haltingly Functional | 3 |
Arabic | N/A | Academic | Basic Conversation | 2 |
Reputations
Magical Qualities
Arts
Tueor | 3 | 30 | Fortunam | 3 | 30 |
Succuro | 3 | 30 | Magicam | 6 | 21 |
Vulnero | 2 | 15 | Salutem | 10 | 38(57) |
Charms
Fortunam
Clarity of St. Cassian of Imola (+1 Profession (Scribe)), SuFo 5/+8
Illumination of St. Cassian of Imola (+2 Profession (Scribe)), SuFo 20/+8
Magicam
Charm of Protection against the Faerie (Might 10), VuMa 10/+10
Charm of Protection against the Infernal (Might 10), VuMa 10/+10
Magical Fortitude against Magical Claws (+8 Soak), TuMa 5/+11
Magical Fortitude against Magical Teeth (+8 Soak), TuMa 5/+11
Salutem
Amulet of Longevity (+2 Living Conditions), SuSa 10/+15
Charta for Healing a Broken Limb (+6 Recovery), SuSa 4/+15
Charm Against Unwanted Pests, TuSa 5/+15
Companions
Bartolomeo del Imola
Educated at Bologna, this younger son of a merchant family was being groomed for a minor role in the Church via his family's connections but for a chance encounter with Thomas. Bartolomeo spotted Thomas at Sunday mass and struck up a conversation with the foreigner who had recently arrived in northern Italy, later inviting him to his family's villa to rest up after his crossing of the Alps. Thomas impressed the young man with his piety and determination to visit the monastery of St. Catherine of Alexandria in Sinai to retrieve a relic despite the Crusade being waged. He left with his father's dubious blessing but having numerous healthy older brothers meant that his death would not jeopardize the family's holdings.
During the pilgrimage he came to learn about Thomas' gifts and about the Order of Hermes. After a successful, and exciting, trip through Egypt, Bartolomeo decided to continue traveling with Thomas back to England. After all, the Church was universal and one bishop's ordination rites was the same as any other's. Of particular interest was the fact that the chapel that Thomas had helped to construct was without a regular priest. Thomas' own studies and duties to the covenant meant that he could only intermittently attend to the souls of the few dozen Christians residing at the covenant. A full-time priest would settle the matter and this is something Bartolomeo felt he could do. Once he had been fully ordained, naturally.