Vincent Caldwell
He told of journeys, of where sun and moon go while we stand in darkness. . .
-The Song of Orpheus
Vital Statistics
Craft Name: Vincent Eli Costas Caldwell bani Bonisagus
Player: NPC
Tradition: Order of Hermes
Avatar: Dynamic
Demeanor: Caregiver (Kindness/Lack of Confidence)
Nature: Deviant (Shatter Boundaries/Perversion)
Arete: 6
Willpower: 7
Quint: 10
Paradox: 5
Chantry: The Pharos of Abkazia
Attributes
- Physical
- Strength: 2
- Dexterity: 3
- Stamina: 1
- Social
- Charisma: 4 (Kindly)
- Manipulation: 5 (Effortless)
- Appearance: 2
- Mental
- Perception: 5 (Hidden Snippets)
- Intelligence: 6 (Sheer Brilliance)
- Wits: 3
Backgrounds
Avatar: 5
Dream: 4
Resources: 6 (The Caldwell fortune stretches back a centuries, managed largely though unwitting subsidiaries and executors;
Net worth is several hundred million, though in the past it has been both much higher and much lower)
Talismans: ??? Vincent has a large store of various magickal items collected over the years, from harmless novelties to dangerous artifacts
- he sometimes forgets which are which.)
Ars Hermetici
Ars Animae (The Refining Fire): 5 (Mysteries of Life and Death)
Ars Conjunctionis (Similitude): 1
Ars Essentiae (The Gateway): 4 (Spells of Protection)
Ars Fati (Venom): 3
Ars Manium (The Pharaoh's Army): 5 (Shadow-walker)
Ars Materiae (Clay): 3
Ars Mentis (The Watcher): 2
Ars Temporia (All Men Know): 2
Ars Vis (the South): 5 (Soul-binder)
Merits and Flaws
Spark of Life (-5 - Vincent once had this merit, but exhausted it in the resurrection of himself and his niece)
Foul Air (+1 - Vincent's resurrection had left the former fit Master pale and exhausted;
all but the purest air is likely to cause a fit of coughing.)
Absent Minded (+3 - Over the years Vincent has forgotten more than many mages have ever known)
Dark Secret (+1 - Who knows. . .)
Biography
A distant uncle of Marillia Caldwell on her father's side, Vincent Caldwell is a distracted but charming man who appears in his late middle age, despite being close to a century old. His age appears to be catching up with him lately, as his somewhat messy hair and short beard are now streaked with white, he has lost a great deal of weight, and coughs frequently.
Caldwell is in fact one of the oldest and most accomplished 'old magick' families of house Bonisagus, Vincent has never attained the position one might expect due to his insatiable quest for knowledge, however forbidden. Although seen by many as a bookworm, Caldwell in fact makes frequent excursions to the most dangerous realms of earth and spirit in chasing his various pursuits, and those who have faced him have found his harmless exterior belies a towering intellect capable of shaping any situation to his advantage. One of these recent (overly) complex plans lead to the death of both himself and his niece at the hands of a plot by an unseen Nephandus as cunning as he. His recent resurrection is seen by many as an affront to nature, but Caldwell may harbour an even darker secret concerning the fate of his niece's family. . .