Aulus
A Gently Gifted Trianoman Bonisagus, hailing from the Rhine. He was Gauntleted at Durenmar in the Rhine Tribunal. He stayed at Durenmar for a couple of years before spending some time in the Stonehenge Tribunal wandering and looking for a new covenant to settle down at. He was summoned back to Durenmar by the Prima of House Bonisagus (Murion) and ordered to join Nova Semitae with the intent on keeping an eye on Julissa, an orbus Bonisagus (now Criamon) maga who was accused of stealing and destroying a rare book written by Trianoma herself.
Aulus has taken Maribus' hut by the rivers as his lab at Nova Semitae.
Aulus became engaged to Jasmine of Mercere in 1219, and married her a few months later.
Vitals
Name: | Aulus of Bonisagus |
Formal Name: | Aulus filius Quintus scholae Bonisagi Germanicus ab Durenmare (used primarily among non-Bonisagus magi) Aulus filius Quintus scholae Trianomae Germanicus ab Durenmare (used primarily among other Bonisagus magi to denote his Trianoman lineage) |
Race/Nationality: | German |
Place of Origin: | Rhine Tribunal, Covenant of Durenmar |
Known Specialties: | Creo, Vim |
Familiar: | Sano, a magical sea otter |
Apprentices: | None |
Spouse: | Jasmine of Mercere (Redcap) |
Mundane Qualities
Description
Of Germanic origin, he looks somewhat shorter and stunted for a grown male. He's a mere 4'6" tall (the shortest of all the covenant magi). Prior to his arrival at the covenant, he wore sturdy travel clothing as a result of his many seasons of wandering.
Known Languages
Language | (Specialty) | Fluency Level | Score |
Middle Low German | Vocabulary | Elegant | 6 |
Latin | Hermetic Terms | Elegant | 6 |
Middle English | Slang | Fluent | 5 |
Norman | Noble Talk | Functional | 4 |
Hewbrew | Conversational | Haltingly Functional | 3 |
Reputations
- Idyllic sanctum (local covenant) 2 (+25 xp) [Lab Aesthetics score]
- House Acclaim (House Bonisagus): 1 (11 xp) [Title: Boukoloi]
Companions
In the course of his duties, Aulus has managed to grow his personal 'entourage'. The following are various NPCs affiliated with him. They are presented in roughly the order that Aulus acquired or associated with them.
Sano, Familiar
"Life ain't nothin but fishes and honey." --Sano
History
At the beginning of the Summer of 1210, Sano was discovered to be deathly ill. It became clear that the Cords that bonded familiar to magus had been severed, and that Maribus was likely dead. While his body recovered from the shock, Sano would likely have withered away in spirit after losing the bond to his master, and died anyway. On appeal by Julissa (Maribus' granddaughter and former apprentice), Aulus undertook the bonding ritual for the season in order to save Sano's life.
Personality
Sano is a magical water otter. Observed personality traits likely include Lustful and Gluttony. Known to be very intelligent, but flighty. Easily distracted.
Known likes: Honey, fresh fish, da women, bacon
Known Abilities
Being a magical creature, Sano has a number of magical abilities; however, not all are known to Aulus at this time.
- Has outstanding stamina and can swim for extended periods of time
- Has the ability to call fish to his location and have them jump up (and into his mouth)
- Has the ability to summon forth water out of thin air
- Has accumulated Lores, including Magic Theory; is good for "research", but less productive for long-term activities.
Known Abilities: Magic Theory 3, Swim (lots)
Known Languages: Latin, Hebrew
Known Abilities: Int +1 (minimum); Sta +7
Familiar Bond Ritual
- Aulus used a CrVi ritual to Bond with Sano, with Samuel's assistance
- The lab total was 50, enough for Bond scores of +3, +2, and +1
Future Familiar Enhancements
- Mental Communication (words and images) (CrMe 15)
- Metallic Claws (CrTe 35) - needs some study in Terram to reduce time in lab
Gentle, Faerie Mount
Aulus has a white faerie palfrey named Gentle, received as a gift from the local Seelie court after the rescuing of a faerie baroness' daughter from the Unseelie's tortures. Gentle seems to have the ability to speak, but is rather shy about doing so. She also has the ability to run and walk across water surfaces.
Gentle provides Aulus a bonus to spellcasting equal to his Ride score, up to a maximum of +3.
Jasmine, Redcap of House Mercere, Wife
The hardest-working Redcap of the tribunal, she is rarely seen at the Mercer House, as she believes that message-bearing is the least important duty of House Mercere. She spends most of the year travelling about Stonehenge, Loch Leglean, and Hibernia, keeping abreast with politics both mundane and Hermetic. She is rumoured to be the best-informed maga in all of the Isles.
Jasmine possesses a magical skiff which can sail across both water and land, at great speeds; she also carries a ring which renders her (and conveniently, everything she touches) invisible. Finally, she has a white-feathered cloak that can let her take the shape of a gyrfalcon. The latter was a gift from House Mercere for her wedding to Aulus.
Jasmine and Aulus were engaged in Winter 1219 and married with a huge multi-Tribunal festival in Summer 1219.
(See also the Mercer House page.)
Krunk, Shield Grog
Krunk became Aulus' personal shield grog in Summer 1219. He is Catalan, an excellent mace fighter and a superb chef. He is a very large man, smarter than the average grog, and speaks some Latin.
Portus and Lindra
During his wedding festivites, Schola Pythagoranis presented Aulus with Portus, an unGifted laboratory assistant (Int 2, MT 3), and Jasmine with Lindra, a young lady-in-waiting trained with some useful skills.
Tremere Soldates
During his wedding festivities, House Tremere magi presented the couple a small honour guard of soldates (5 grogs, each with 5 Latin and 5 single weapon, trained to fight as a cohesive unit).