Taerinshar/Colbey Veran

Colbey Veran

Colbey is a middle aged Air aspect who has been obsessed with the study of life and its interaction with essence since a young age. Due to some unfortunate circumstances he has been forced to work for some unethical groups which indirectly led to a horrific transformation of a loved one. He now spends his days scouring the world for information on how to reverse this process while using every resource he has available.

Motivation: Restore/rescue wife-to-be

Str/Dex/Sta: 2/5/2
Cha/Man/App: 2/4/3
Per/Int/Wit: 4/5/3

Abilities:
Air: Linguistics 1 (Old Realm, High Realm), Lore 5, Occult 5, Stealth 5 (Unexpected Attacks +3), Thrown 0
Earth: Awareness 3 , Craft 5 (Air, Fire, Wood, Magitech, Genesis), Integrity 2, Resistance 1, War 1
Fire: Athletics 1, Dodge 0, Melee 0, Presence 2, Socialize 4
Water: Bureaucracy 4, Investigation 0, Larceny 2, Martial Arts 5 (Staff +2) , Sail 0
Wood: Archery 1, Medicine 3, Performance 0, Ride 0, Survival 0
Ability bonus points: 6 (MA 5, Occult 5, Crafts 5, Lore 5, 4 specialties)

Charms:
1st Martial Arts
White Veil Style:
Birdsong Over Blades
Alehouse Memory Technique
Owl Snatches the Night
White Veil Form
Blinded by Laughter
Dragon Dies Sleeping
Dragon Dies Screaming

Apprentice Thaumatergy: Art of the Dead
Adept Thaumatergy: Art of the dead
Elemental Concentration Technique
1st Stealth Excellency
Distracting Breeze Meditation
1st Crafts Excellency
Flaw Finding Examination
Lesser Charm of Unmaking
Terrestrial circle sorcery, Emerald Countermagic (Bundled)
Infallible Messenger (spell)
Flying Guilotine (spell)
Ox Body

Virtues:
Compassion 3
Conviction 4
Temperance 1
Valor 2
Willpower 8 (2 bp)

Backgrounds:
Backing 3 (Craftsmen of Pasiap)
Breeding 3
Resources 5 (4 bp)
Artifact 6 (6 bp)
Henchmen (White Veil Assassins, 6) 3
Manse 3 (3 background points)

Merits and Flaws Total: -4
Flaws: Mortal Healing Rate -4

Manse: Veritas, level 3 eastern manse.
Hearthstone: Gem of Whispers (3 dot)

Combat Defences:
PDV: 5dex+5MA+5 Staff Defence +2 Specialty/2 = 9 PDV
DDV: 5 dex -1 dodge +4 ess = 4 DDV

Attacks:
Bramble: 5 dex + 5MA + 3 Ac +2 specialty = 15
Needle: 5 dex + 5MA + 1 Ac = 11
Poisons on hit (see linked page)

Artifacts (18 dots + 1 2-dot and +2 1-dot from Resources 5):
Taerinshar/Bramble (4 dot - Poisonous Quarterstaff, 4 commit)
Amulet of Shadow Walking (5 dot - Teleporting stealth device, 5 commit)
Bracers of Universal Crafting (3 dot - Tools + essence suxx on small manipulation, 0 commit)
Silken Armour (2 dot, 0 commit from aegis)
Damaged Discreet Essence Armour (1 dot, works 1/2 the time)
Perfected Boots (1 dot)
Aegis Inset Amulet (1 dot) (-2 attunement to Armor)
Goggles of Night Vision (No low-light penalties, 3m for essence sight)
Silver Brush (1 dot)(Provides ink and writes on any surface aka Sharpie)
Jade Seal (1 dot) (Seals message for single recipient for 2m)
Personal Companion Device (1 dot)
Noisemakers (1 dot) (aids stealth rolls if set up in advance)

Experience expenditure (starting: 50):
Essence 4 (30)
Str 2 - 4
Sta 2 - 4
Wits 2, 3 - 12:

Current Game XP (July 21): 164
Spent XP: 124

Backing 3 - 4
Bureaucracy 2 - 2
Infallible Messenger - 10
1st Martial Arts - 10
White Veil Form -10
Adept Level Thaumatergy (Dead) - 10
Awareness 2, 3 - 6
Blinded by Laughter - 10
Flying Guilotine - 10
Droning Suggestion - 10
Bureaucracy 3,4 - 10
1st Bureaucracy Excellency - 10
Dragon Dies Sleeping - 10
Dragon Dies Screaming - 10
Valor 2 - 2
The Dragon Succumbs - 10
Subtotal: 134 (30 left) Stealth 5 - 7
Stealth (Unexpected Attacks +3) - 6
Ox Body - 12
Martial Arts Specialty (Staff +2) - 4