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The Seven Degreed Physician of Black Maladies

by Hapushet

Caste: Daybreak
Nature: Sage
Anima: A decaying owl, holding a thick, tattered book in its claws
Concept: Ruthlessly efficient necromantic savant

Attributes
Physical: Strength 3, Dexterity 3, Stamina 3
Social: Charisma 1, Manipulation 3, Appearance 3
Mental: Perception 4, Intelligence 5, Wits 2

Abilities
Awareness 2, Brawl 4, Craft: Necrosurgery 5, Dodge 1, Investigation 2, Linguistics 3 (High Realm, Low Realm, Old Realm, Riverspeak), Lore 4, Medicine 3, Occult 5, Presence 1, Resistance 2, Socialize 1, Thrown 1

Backgrounds: Artifacts 3, Followers 1, Liege 5, Necromancy 4, Resources 3

Virtues: Compassion 1, Conviction 3, Temperance 3, Valor 2
Willpower: 6
Essence: 5
Essence Pool: 21/42(51)

Charms

Brawl

Five Knife Strike

Lashing Tempest Attack

Ravaging Strike

Craft

Bone Graft Technique

Decay Resistance Preparation

Fault-Finding Scrutiny

Lore

Crypt Bolt

Medicine

Flesh-Mending Discipline

Occult

Labyrinth Circle Necromancy

Shadowlands Circle Necromancy

Void Circle Necromancy

Spells Known

Shadowlands Circle

Iron Countermagic

Raise the Skeletal Horde

Walking War Machine

Labyrinth Circle

Call the Greator Servitor

Spurring the Beast of War

Void Circle

Forsaken Life Engine

Equipment
Fleshmelder's Gauntlets (as Forge-Hand Gauntlets, from AB:Fire, save that they only work on soulsteel and other necromantic materials, and the damage they inflict comes from the chill of the Void, not the heat of the forge), essence-scrying visor, essence-containing gem (rating 1), various medical and crafting tools, leather apron

Combat:
Base Initiative: 5
Soak: 3B/1L
Health Levels: -0, -1x2, -2x2, -5, Incap.
Dodge Pool: 9

Attacks

Fleshmelder's Gauntlets

Spd 8, Acc 8, Dam 6A, Def 8, Rate 2

Crypt Bolt (7 motes)

Spd 5, Acc 9, Dam 14L, Range 50, Rate 1

Comments

I like! I enjoy the theme, the artifacts, et cetera. Just had to pop in and say so. - GregLink

I agree, it's quite nice. :) One suggestion, though - maybe you should count the leather apron as a buff jacket? The smith's aprons I've seen have certainly been thick enough to have some protective qualities. - David.

That is not a bad idea. Soak is definitely an issue for him. I had intended to give him some of the bone armor Charms out of the Resistance tree, but the necromancy took up all my efforts. That's something to think about, no question... - Hapushet

Also, I note that this is an Essence 5 character, with only 12 charms. Obviously, at Ess 5, he's not starting, but at the same time, how does one get far enough in life (undeath) to get to Essence 5 without a bit more in the way of real charms? If he didn't have such high Essence and High-Circle Sorcery, he could very well be a starting character. As it is now, he seems 'unbalanced' in that he's just a pure sorceror, who obviously got up to Essence 5 living in the Underworld, safe from danger. My recommendation would be to either stat him out as completely starting, or give him some more charms and ability sets that might befit someone who has actually seen some life outside of the protective environs of the underworld. - GregLink

Confession time: this particular version is intended for a specific purpose in my particular storyline, a purpose for which he has been training fairly exclusively for about the last year in-game. It's all about the Forsaken Life Engine. Had I not intended him to make a shadowland for his master, he would definitely have stayed at Ess 4 and taken his 50 xp elsewhere. <scratches chin> Maybe I should tuck this version off somewhere and re-spend his 50 xp to make him more balanced. Would that be appreciated? - Hapushet

Actually, it's quite reasonable that he's a specialty character, it'd just be helpful if it were mentioned as such in some sort of flavor text, somewhere. Mention that he's not a "primary" character, and better suited to specific sorcerous duties, and he's good to go. It was just odd when I was expecting a traditional "adventurer" character, to find such a specifically useful guy. - GregLink