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Cara's Master and Mentor Josephine Mordant is a ''Magistrati'' of the Order of Hermes, one of the Seven ''Magistrati'' of House Quaesitor who execute capital sentences and swear in Quaesitor initiates. Presumably, she was on the Magistrati that swore in Cara.
''The Magistratus of Jove''
 
''The Magistati of Jove''


As of Feb 21 2010.
As of Feb 21 2010.
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==Vital Statistics==
==Vital Statistics==


''Seest thou a man that is diligent in his work? Before kings may he place himself; let him not place himself before obscure men.'' <br>
''Let them live or die as fate will have it, and let Jove mete out his judgements on both according to his pleasure.'' <br>
--- King Solomon the Wise, Proverbs 22:29.
--- The Iliad, Book VIII


'''Shadow Name:''' Josephine Amdori Mordant bani Quaesitor, 5th Magistrati by Grace of Hermes, Regulate of the Wondrous Eye, the Irrevocable Word, and the Final Revelation <br>
'''Shadow Name:''' Horkios Josephine Amdori Mordant bani Quaesitor; 5th Magistratus by Grace of Hermes; Wolf of Arcadia; Regulate of the Wondrous Eye, the Irrevocable Word, and the Final Revelation <br>
'''Player:''' NPC<br>
'''Player:''' NPC<br>
'''Tradition:''' Order of Hermes<br>
'''Tradition:''' Order of Hermes<br>
'''Avatar:''' Questing<br>
'''Avatar:''' Questing<br>
'''Demeanor:''' Architect (DPurpose/Obsession)<br>
'''Demeanor:''' Architect (Purpose/Obsession)<br>
'''Nature:''' Loner (Self-Reliance/Lack of Trust)<br>
'''Nature:''' Loner (Self-Reliance/Lack of Trust)<br>
'''Arete:''' 8<br>
'''Arete:''' 8<br>
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::'''Appearance:''' 2
::'''Appearance:''' 2
:'''Mental'''
:'''Mental'''
::'''Perception:''' 5 (Thorough)
::'''Perception:''' 6 (Thorough)
::'''Intelligence:''' 4 (Devious)
::'''Intelligence:''' 4 (Devious)
::'''Wits:''' 3
::'''Wits:''' 4 (Preemptive)


===Backgrounds===
===Backgrounds===
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===Ars Hermetici===
===Ars Hermetici===
'''Ars Animae (The Refining Fire):''' 4<br>
'''Ars Animae (The Refining Fire):''' 4 (Shapechanging)<br>
'''Ars Conjunctionis (Similitude):''' 3<br>
'''Ars Conjunctionis (Similitude):''' 3<br>
'''Ars Essentiae (The Gateway):''' 3<br>
'''Ars Essentiae (The Gateway):''' 3<br>
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'''Ars Manium (The Pharaoh's Army):''' 3<br>
'''Ars Manium (The Pharaoh's Army):''' 3<br>
'''Ars Materiae (Clay):''' 0<br>
'''Ars Materiae (Clay):''' 0<br>
'''Ars Mentis (The Watcher):''' 5 (Specialty Sphere) (Magick Specialty: Illusion)<br>
'''Ars Mentis (The Watcher):''' 5 (Specialty Sphere) (Illusion)<br>
'''Ars Temporia (All Men Know):''' 4<br>
'''Ars Temporia (All Men Know):''' 4 (Precognition)<br>
'''Ars Vis (the South):''' 3<br>
'''Ars Vis (the South):''' 3<br>


===Merits and Flaws===
===Merits and Flaws===
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'''Vengeance''' (+2 - Linked to the above)<br>
'''Vengeance''' (+2 - Linked to the above)<br>


==Biography==
Cara's Master and Mentor, Josephine Mordant is a ''Magistratus'' of the Order of Hermes, one of the Seven ''Magistrati'' of House Quaesitor who execute capital sentences and swear in Quaesitor initiates. Mordant's age is unknown, but she remembers events such as the Reformation, and the last Emperor of the House of Hapsburg.  Although not the most powerful of the Magistrati, Mordant is at once one of the most wise, and the most feared.  She was the Magistratus that swore in Cara.  Statuesque rather than attractive, Josephine Mordant is a cold and terrifying woman, bound to the law and the service of the Houses of Hermes, and woe to those who stand in her way.
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Latest revision as of 09:20, 2 May 2010

The Magistratus of Jove

As of Feb 21 2010.

Vital Statistics

Let them live or die as fate will have it, and let Jove mete out his judgements on both according to his pleasure.
--- The Iliad, Book VIII

Shadow Name: Horkios Josephine Amdori Mordant bani Quaesitor; 5th Magistratus by Grace of Hermes; Wolf of Arcadia; Regulate of the Wondrous Eye, the Irrevocable Word, and the Final Revelation
Player: NPC
Tradition: Order of Hermes
Avatar: Questing
Demeanor: Architect (Purpose/Obsession)
Nature: Loner (Self-Reliance/Lack of Trust)
Arete: 8
Willpower: 9
Quint: 12
Paradox: 3
Chantry: The Dolmen of Silence

Attributes

Physical
Strength: 3
Dexterity: 3
Stamina: 2
Social
Charisma: 4 (Imposing)
Manipulation: 4 (Forceful)
Appearance: 2
Mental
Perception: 6 (Thorough)
Intelligence: 4 (Devious)
Wits: 4 (Preemptive)

Backgrounds

Avatar: 3
Influence: 5
Allies: 5 (Umbrood Preceptor Duke Rachmin, among others)

Ars Hermetici

Ars Animae (The Refining Fire): 4 (Shapechanging)
Ars Conjunctionis (Similitude): 3
Ars Essentiae (The Gateway): 3
Ars Fati (Venom): 0
Ars Manium (The Pharaoh's Army): 3
Ars Materiae (Clay): 0
Ars Mentis (The Watcher): 5 (Specialty Sphere) (Illusion)
Ars Temporia (All Men Know): 4 (Precognition)
Ars Vis (the South): 3

Merits and Flaws

Unbondable (-3 - Cannot be enslaved)
Acute Senses (-1 - Mordant overlooks nothing)
Enemy (+5 - A century of judgments makes few friends)
Geasa (+5 - A Certain Clause, on Pain of Death)
Vengeance (+2 - Linked to the above)

Biography

Cara's Master and Mentor, Josephine Mordant is a Magistratus of the Order of Hermes, one of the Seven Magistrati of House Quaesitor who execute capital sentences and swear in Quaesitor initiates. Mordant's age is unknown, but she remembers events such as the Reformation, and the last Emperor of the House of Hapsburg. Although not the most powerful of the Magistrati, Mordant is at once one of the most wise, and the most feared. She was the Magistratus that swore in Cara. Statuesque rather than attractive, Josephine Mordant is a cold and terrifying woman, bound to the law and the service of the Houses of Hermes, and woe to those who stand in her way.


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