Issac Bar Joshua
Joshua's second child, born just weeks after Joshua successfully completed his Gauntlet trial and only a few months before the family chose to depart the Holy Land for the distant British Islands. As such he has no memories of the place or the voyage, though Ruth credits it for some of his wandering curiosity and sense of protectiveness over both his older sister and younger brother. A natural learner and teacher, the young Issac loves little more than reading about new things and telling everyone else about them.
| Name: | Isaac Bar Joshua |
| Race/Nationality: | Jewish |
| Place of Origin: | Neve Ilan Covenant |
| Birth Year/Age | July 7, 1219 (age 17) |
| Apparent Age | 17 |
Characteristics
| Intelligence | +2 | Presence | +1 |
| Perception | 0 | Communication | +3 |
| Strength | -0 | Dexterity | +1 |
| Stamina | +0 | Luck | -0 |
Virtues & Flaws
| Virtues Covenfolk |
Flaws Generous (Minor) |
Skills
Common Abilities
| Skill | Specialty | Score | XP |
| Athletics | (Climbing) | 1 | 5 |
| Charm | (Trust) | 2 | 15 |
| Concentration | (Reading) | 1 | 5 |
| Etiquette | (Melvelrey) | 1 | 5 |
| Folk Kin | (Jews) | 2 | 19 |
| Leadership | (Inspiration) | 3 | 48 |
| Profession: Scribe | (Hebrew) | 1 | 13 |
| Swim | (Surfacing) | 1 | 5 |
| Teaching | (Hebrew) | 1 | 6 |
Academic Skills
| Skill | Specialty | Score | XP |
| Artes Liberales | (Rhetoric) | 5 | 77 |
| Philosophiae | (Moral) | 1 | 8 |
| Rabbinical Law | (Civil Life) | 4 | 60 |
| Theology (Jewish) | (History) | 4 | 81 |
| Organization Lore (Jewish) | (History) | 3 | 30 |
Language & Area Lore
| Skill | Specialty | Score | XP |
| Language (Hebrew)* | Storytelling | 5 | 75 |
| Language (Aramaic)* | Reading | 3 | 30 |
| Language (Latin)* | Writing | 5 | 84 |
| Language (Middle English) | Melverley | 2 | 17 |
| Language (Welsh) | Powys Wenwynwyn | 1 | 15 |
| Language (Arabic) | Conversational | 2 | 18 |
| Area Lore (Melverley) | People | 2 | 15 |
| Area Lore (Shrewsbury) | Jews | 2 | 17 |
| Area Lore (Powys Wenwynwyn) | Jews | 1 | 8 |
| Area Lore (Jerusalem) | Jews | 1 | 6 |
Seasonal Activites
Early Childhood (July 1219 to July 1224: 0-5) 45 xp + Speak (Hebrew) 75xp
Childhood (July 2024 to July 2029: 6-10) 75 xp; Exposure: Area Lore (Meverley) +10 xp; Exposure: Welsh +10xp, Exposure: Middle English +10xp
Age 10 (1229)
Summer 1229: Issac spends another summer in Ruth's class, focusing on the Artes Liberales aspect.
(Lesson: Artes Liberales +14xp; Language: Middle English +1xp)
Autumn 1229: Issac reads Tales of Shropshire
(Study: Area Lore: Shropshire +12xp; Language: Middle English +1xp)
Age 11
Winter 1230: Attends Franklin's Latin class.
(Lesson: Speak Latin +23xp; Language: Welsh +1xp)
Spring 1230: Studying the Torah.
(Study: Theology (Jewish) +11xp; Language: Welsh +1xp)
Summer 1230: Isaac spends another summer in Ruth's class, focusing on the Artes Liberales aspect.
(Lesson: Artes Liberales +14xp; Language: Middle English +1xp)
Autumn 1230: Tired of Judisum and wanting something else, Issac convinces Ruth to let him read De Inventione instead.
(Study: Ars Liberales +17xp; Language: Middle English +1xp)
Age 12
Winter 1231: Attends Franklin's Latin class.
(Lesson: Speak Latin +23xp; Language: Welsh +1xp)
Spring 1231: Studying the Torah.
(Study: Theology (Jewish) +11xp; Language: Welsh +1xp)
Summer 1231: Isaac spends another summer in Ruth's class, focusing on the Artes Liberales aspect.
(Lesson: Artes Liberales +14xp; Language: Middle English +1xp)
Autumn 1231: Studying the Torah.
(Study: Rabbinical Law +11xp; Language: Middle English +1xp)
Age 13
Winter 1232: Attends Franklin's Latin class.
(Lesson: Speak Latin +23xp; Language: Welsh +1xp)
Spring 1232: Studying the Torah.
(Study: Theology (Jewish) +11xp; Language: Middle English +1xp)
Summer 1232: Shortly after his Bar Mitzvah, Isaac is wisked away to Jerusalem to study Judaism under Rabbi Amnon (Ruth's Father). Amnon starts immediately with lesions in Aramaic, so that the boy might read the Talmud. He encourages the Issac to write regularly to his family back home.
(Lesson: Language (Aramaic) +15xp; Correspondence: Area Lore (Melverley); Language: Arabic +1xp)
Autumn 1232: Issac continues being instructed in Aramaic so that he might read the Talmud, and so that Amnon can use both languages in instruction.
(Lesson: Language (Aramaic) +15xp; Correspondence: Area Lore (Melverley); Language: Arabic +1xp)
Age 14
Winter 1233: Issac is directed to take notes for his grandfather, copy texts, and other administrative assistance.
(Exposure: Profession (Scribe); Corrispondence: Area Lore (Melverley); Language: Arabic +1xp)
Spring 1233: Studying the Torah.
(Study: Rabbinical Law +11xp; Correspondence: Area Lore (Melverley); Language: Arabic +1xp)
Summer 1233: Amnon spends the summer instructing the young Issac on the history of the Jewish people.
(Lesson: Organization Lore (Jewish) +15xp; Correspondence: Area Lore (Melverley); Language: Arabic +1xp)
Autumn 1233: Issac is now allowed to shadow Amnon at the Synagogue as he makes judgments and leads the others. Less homesick, and having generally exhausted his sister's knowledge of current events, their conversation turns to Philosophiae.
(Training: Theology (Jewish) +13xp; Correspondence: Philosophiae; Language: Arabic +1xp; Exposure: Area Lore (Jerusalem) +2xp)
Age 15
Winter 1234: Studying the Torah.
(Study: Rabbinical Law +11xp; Correspondence: Folk Kin; Language: Arabic +1xp)
Spring 1234: Issac is directed to take notes for his grandfather, copy texts, and other administrative assistance.
(Exposure: Profession (Scribe); Corrispondence: Philosophiae; Language: Arabic +1xp)
Summer 1234: Amnon spends the summer instructing the young Issac on the history of the Jewish people.
(Lesson: Organization Lore (Jewish) +15xp; Correspondence: Artes Liberales; Language: Arabic +1xp)
Autumn 1234: Issac is now allowed to shadow Amnon at the Synagogue as he makes judgments and leads the others.
(Training: Leadership +13xp; Correspondence: Area Lore (Powys Wenwynwyn); Language: Arabic +1xp; Exposure: Area Lore (Jerusilum) +2xp)
Age 16
Winter 1235: Studying the Torah.
(Study: Rabbinical Law +11xp; Correspondence (Sister): Folk Kin +1; Language: Arabic +1xp)
Spring 1235: Issac is directed to take notes for his grandfather, copy texts, and other administrative assistance.
(Exposure: Profession (Scribe) +2 xp; Correspondence (Mother): Teaching +1; Language: Arabic +1xp)
Summer 1235: Amnon spends the summer instructing the young Issac on Jewish Theology.
(Lesson: Theology (Jewish) +15xp; Correspondence (Mother): Artes Liberales +1; Language: Arabic +1xp)
Autumn 1235: Issac shadows Amnon at the Synagogue as he makes judgments and leads the others.
(Training: Leadership +13xp; Correspondence (Sister): Area Lore (Powys Wenwynwyn); Language: Arabic +1xp; Exposure: Area Lore (Jerusilum) +2xp)
Age 17
Winter 1236: Studying the Torah.
(Study: Rabbinical Law +11xp; Correspondence (Sister): Folk Kin +1; Language: Arabic +1xp)
Spring 1236: Issac is directed to take notes for his grandfather, copy texts, and other administrative assistance.
(Exposure: Profession (Scribe) +2xp; Correspondence (Mother): Teaching +1; Language: Arabic +1xp)
Summer 1236: Amnon spends the summer instructing the young Issac on Jewish Theology.
(Lesson: Theology (Jewish) +15xp; Correspondence (Mother): Artes Liberales +1; Language: Arabic +1xp)
Autumn 1236: Issac shadows Amnon at the Synagogue as he makes judgments and leads the others.
(Training: Leadership +13xp; Correspondence (Sister): Area Lore (Powys Wenwynwyn); Language: Arabic +1xp; Exposure: Area Lore (Jerusilum) +2xp)
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