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Name: Mnemon Verala 
Caste: Twilight 
Nature: Visionary (Wonders of Sorcery / First Age) 
Anima: Laterally-opening eye, revealing a heptagram 
Concept: Brigid's rebirth / Dynast on the run 
Experience: 206 earned, 203 spent 

Attributes: 
Strength 2, Dexterity 3, Stamina 2 
Charisma 4, Manipulation 2, Appearance 3 
Perception 4, Intelligence 3, Wits 4 

Abilities: 
Archery 1, Martial Arts 4, Melee 1, Endurance 2, Performance 1, Presence 3, Craft (Architecture) 3, Investigation 2, Lore 3, Medicine 1, Occult 5, Awareness 2, Stealth 2, Bureaucracy 2, Linguistics 2 (Native: High Realm; Learned: Old Realm, Rivertongue), Ride 1, Socialise 3 

Specialties: 
Stealth (vs. Dragon-Blooded) 1, Investigation (Research) 2 

Backgrounds: 
Artifact N/A: The Mantle Of Brigid, Resources 2, Contacts 3: Sorcerors / Sages, Manse 2: An uncapped class 3 Solar demesne 

Merits: 
Legendary Artifact (Mantle of Brigid) 10pts, Brigid's Heir 4pts 

Flaws: 
Permanent Caste Mark 2pts, Greater Curse 5pts, Beacon of Power 

Virtues: 
Compassion 5, Conviction 4, Temperance 3, Valor 3. Flaw: Heart of Tears 

Willpower: 9 
Health: 0, -1, -1, -1, -2, -2, -2, -2, -4, Incapacitated 
Essence: 3 (+5) 
Essence Pools: Peripheral: 63 (+50) 

Charms: 

*Martial Arts 
Striking Cobra Technique 
Serpentine Evasion 
Snake Form 

*Endurance 
Ox-Body Technique (-1, -2, -2) 

*Craft 
Flawless Handiwork Method 

*Investigation 
Ten Magistrate Eyes 

*Occult 
Spirit-Detecting Glance 
Terrestrial Circle Sorcery 
Celestial Circle Sorcery 
Solar Circle Sorcery 

*Linguistics 
Whirling Brush Method 
Swift Sage's Eye 

*Terrestrial Circle Spells 
Invulnerable Skin of Bronze 
Demon of the First Circle 
Flight of Separation 
Emerald Countermagic 
Death of Obsidian Butterflies 
Stormwind Rider 
Flying Guillotine 
Incantation of Effective Restoration 
Spirit of Might 
Lightning Spider 
The Tree's Many Branches 
Water From Stone 
Commanding Presence of Fire 
Song of Vertigo 

*Celestial Circle Spells 
Sapphire Countermagic 
Dolorous Reflection 
Demon of the Second Circle 
Whirlwind of Fate 
Summoning the Lesser Minions of the Eyeless Face 
Force of Life's Summer 
The Battle's End 

*Solar Circle Spells 
Adamant Countermagic 

Equipment: The Mantle of Brigid, silken clothing, writing brush, inks, paper, texts heisted from the Heptagram 

Combat: 
Base Initiative 7 
Soak 2B/1L/0A 
Dodge 3 
Attacks 
Fist Spd7 Acc7 Dmg2B Def7 
Kick Spd4 Acc6 Dmg4B Def6 

== Character Description ==
=== Appearance ===
At 5'2", Verala is of far less stature than most Dynasts. As a great-grand-daughter of the Empress, and the offspring of two Earth Aspects, she bears the classically sharp features of the Realm, with differences that reflect her ties to the Dragons: a persistent deep brown tan, chestnut hair and hard jade-green eyes. As a side effect of her Exaltation, she bears the mark of the Descending Suns on her brow. 

=== Backstory ===
Daughter of Mnemon Toril (son of Mnemon, daughter of the Empress) and Ledaal Ilera (who is 12 generations separate from the Empress), Verala's childhood was standard for a Dynastic child. Primary schooling was good to her; between her heritage and her aptness for those skills associated with Pasiap and Mela, it was felt she was sure to Exalt. As such, it was that much farther a fall when she didn't. As an afterthought, her father reviewed her aptitudes and the House's requirements, decided to continue her education in esoterica and spirit lore, and to place her as a set of eyes and ears in the Heptagram. 

=== A Copper Spider Gets Its Legs ===
Mnemon Verala was anxious. UnExalted were never allowed this far into the Heptagram; here students were working on their theses, alumni on various personal projects, and demons guarded almost every door. She recognized a tomescu from the texts she worked with daily as a librarian and research assistant to new students. But she wasn't summoned to Mnemon's chamber so she could gawk at things in the halls like some outcaste bumpkin, and her escort promptly found the proper room. 

Inside, it was like a different world: the mundane brick of the halls replaced with solid jade of every colour, words in the old tongue carved into the floor and ceiling, and at the center stood Mnemon herself. Though she was the Empress' oldest daughter, Mnemon looked younger than Verala's 22 years, and her appearance displayed her mastery of Essence for all to see. When the door closed, Mnemon turned, and Verala saw she was studying an ancient-looking mantle of red cloth with a hint of gold stitching on a stand in front of her. 

"Greetings, grand-daughter." Mnemon said, "You must be wondering what occasioned me to call you here." 
"Yes, ma'am." Verala replied, remembering she was before a Prince of the Earth, straightening and casting her gaze to the floor by her feet. 
"Please, call me grandmother, and don't be so distressed. We're alone." 
Verala relaxed slightly and brought her eyes up to meet the Exalt's. 
"That's much better. Now, to the issue at hand; I've called you here to help me conduct a test. All I ask is that you don this cloak; I wish to see its effects on a mortal, and you're the only one I can trust with this." Mnemon removed the silk from its rack and held it out for Verala. 

Verala placed the mantle over her shoulders. As she looked up from closing the clasp, it seemed as if all the candles had flared. Light glinted off every surface, and the world seemed clearer, sharper, for a moment. She looked over to see Mnemon tracing lines of essence in the air, intoning syllables in the sorceror's tongue. This must be part of the test, Verala thought. But, as the first glittering black wing melted into sight, she realized what the spell was. She raised her arms to protect herself, however futile she knew the gesture was. Then, before she knew what she was doing, Verala flung her arms out and down in a dismissive gesture, and the storm of obsidian disappeared without even the grating rend of countermagic. As the door opened and guards poured in, Verala realized she was the source of this new light. Again motioning in a curiously familiar fashion, she hoped for protection as she ran past the guards. There was much clanging of steel and jade, but Verala felt only the bite of a jade daiklave across her back before she got to her room. As she hurriedly began packing her few portable possessions, she caught a glance of something in the mirror that stopped her dead. As Verala gazed into the mirror, staring at the walking bronze statue she'd become, with the mark of the Unclean blazing from her forehead, she heard a voice say "Go forth and work such wonders as have not been seen for millenia." When the guards arrived seconds later, all they found were a broken mirror and a few bronze feathers. 

=== Backgrounds, Merits and Flaws ===

Artifact N/A 
The Mantle of Brigid. See above for details on its acquisition. 

Contacts 3 
Sorcerors and sages, minor contacts represent knowing how to find occult societies in most places. Major contacts as follows: 
* Smiling Jade Swallow, guild-employed Outcaste Dragon-Blood sorceror
* Nellens Karela, unExalted, Beneficent Immaculate Liaison Between the Mortal and Immortal in Chiaroscuro
* Peleps Refan, unExalted, old friend, last known whereabouts were in the North touring with the Tepet legions

Manse 2 
The Sun-Swept Plateau is an uncapped demesne to the southeast of Nexus. A densely forested plateau on top of a tor, it is called such because nothing there casts a shadow. 

Resources 2 
A combination of her life savings, and monies made serving as a savant and thaumaturgist in Nexus. 

Brigid's Heir 
Mnemon Verala carries the shard of the legendary Mother of Sorcery, Brigid. 

Permanent Caste Mark 
Using the Mantle as a conduit, Brigid's shard forced itself into Verala's frame prematurely, then proceeded to channel Sapphire Countermagic through it before Verala's initiation into even the first circle of sorcery. Luckily for both, the only side effect of this was the searing of the Twilight caste mark into Verala's forehead. 

Greater Curse (5pts) 
If anyone deserves special attention from the Primordials, it's the one who forged the Exalted's greatest weapon. 

Beacon of Power 
Verala's constant practice of sorcery, with its massive essence costs, has caused the division between personal and peripheral pools to blur. 

== Comments ==

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-Artifact [[NAnotherJoe/MnemonVerala/A]]: The Mantle Of Brigid, Resources 2, Contacts 3: Sorcerors / Sages, Manse 2: An uncapped class 3 Solar demesne<br>
+Artifact N/A: The Mantle Of Brigid, Resources 2, Contacts 3: Sorcerors / Sages, Manse 2: An uncapped class 3 Solar demesne<br>
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 === Backgrounds, Merits and Flaws ===
-<b>Artifact [[NAnotherJoe/MnemonVerala/A]]</b><br>
+<b>Artifact N/A</b><br>
 <i>The Mantle of Brigid</i>. See above for details on its acquisition.<br>

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-Artifact N[[/A]]: The Mantle Of Brigid, Resources 2, Contacts 3: Sorcerors / Sages, Manse 2: An uncapped class 3 Solar demesne<br>
+Artifact [[NAnotherJoe/MnemonVerala/A]]: The Mantle Of Brigid, Resources 2, Contacts 3: Sorcerors / Sages, Manse 2: An uncapped class 3 Solar demesne<br>
 <b>Merits:</b><br>
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 === Backgrounds, Merits and Flaws ===
-<b>Artifact N[[/A]]</b><br>
+<b>Artifact [[NAnotherJoe/MnemonVerala/A]]</b><br>
 <i>The Mantle of Brigid</i>. See above for details on its acquisition.<br>

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 <b>Backgrounds:</b><br>
-Artifact N/A: The Mantle Of Brigid, Resources 2, Contacts 3: Sorcerors / Sages, Manse 2: An uncapped class 3 Solar demesne<br>
+Artifact N[[/A]]: The Mantle Of Brigid, Resources 2, Contacts 3: Sorcerors / Sages, Manse 2: An uncapped class 3 Solar demesne<br>
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 <b>Dodge</b> 3<br>
 <b>Attacks</b><br>
-Fist Spd7 Acc7 Dmg2B Def7<br>
+Fist Spd7 Acc7 [[Dmg2B]] Def7<br>
-Kick Spd4 Acc6 Dmg4B Def6<br>
+Kick Spd4 Acc6 [[Dmg4B]] Def6<br>
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 === A Copper Spider Gets Its Legs ===
-Mnemon Verala was anxious. UnExalted were never allowed this far into the Heptagram; here students were working on their theses, alumni on various personal projects, and demons guarded almost every door. She recognized a tomescu from the texts she worked with daily as a librarian and research assistant to new students. But she wasn't summoned to Mnemon's chamber so she could gawk at things in the halls like some outcaste bumpkin, and her escort promptly found the proper room.<br>
+Mnemon Verala was anxious. [[UnExalted]] were never allowed this far into the Heptagram; here students were working on their theses, alumni on various personal projects, and demons guarded almost every door. She recognized a tomescu from the texts she worked with daily as a librarian and research assistant to new students. But she wasn't summoned to Mnemon's chamber so she could gawk at things in the halls like some outcaste bumpkin, and her escort promptly found the proper room.<br>
 Inside, it was like a different world: the mundane brick of the halls replaced with solid jade of every colour, words in the old tongue carved into the floor and ceiling, and at the center stood Mnemon herself. Though she was the Empress' oldest daughter, Mnemon looked younger than Verala's 22 years, and her appearance displayed her mastery of Essence for all to see. When the door closed, Mnemon turned, and Verala saw she was studying an ancient-looking mantle of red cloth with a hint of gold stitching on a stand in front of her.<br>
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 === Backgrounds, Merits and Flaws ===
-<b>Artifact N/A</b><br>
+<b>Artifact N[[/A]]</b><br>
 <i>The Mantle of Brigid</i>. See above for details on its acquisition.<br>

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