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title: Cieran the Fletcher, magus ex Miscellanea
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- [Character Sheet](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xVK0aCkR31ZlWLQ58uR5_gmo5oHUzgqT5rlv4VGmfxs/edit?usp=sharing)
- [Arrow Designs]()
- [Advancement Log](Cieran/Advancement)
- [Cieran at Gauntlet](Cieran/At Gauntlet)
- **Personality Traits** Meddler +6, Carefree +3, Meticulous +3, Villager +1
- **Warping** 0 (1)
# Virtues and Flaws
- 0 Craft Magic
- 0 Spell Foci
- +1 Minor Magical Focus (magical arrows)
- +3 Strong Faerie Blood
- +3 Flawless Magic
- +1 Book Learner
- +1 Affinity with Imaginem
- +1 Skilled Parens
- -0 Weak Spontaneous Magic
- -3 Meddler (Personality) -
- -1 Carefree (Personality)
- -3 Mistaken Identity (Story)
- -3 Short-Range Magic
# Backstory
Cieran was born close to the current site of Elk's Run, in the border region between Münster and Connacht, to an unfree peasant family of the clan Uí Sheachnasaigh. About the age of ten, he was found by an itinerant magus ex Miscellanea visiting Elk's Run, and he was taking to Cad Gadu in Stonehenge to train as a magus.
During his apprenticeship, Cieran's love for craftsmanship was evident, and the master encouraged him to develop it. Together they explored the potential of magical arrows, and Cieran trained as an archer as well, to support his craft.
After apprenticeship he wanted to go back to his clan, and with so many of them serving as covenfolk and herders at Elk's Run, he applied to join them.
Contrary to the other magi, Cieran has built his workshop in an ordinary house in the village, admittedly a little larger than a peasant's cottage, but he does not feel at home in the stone buildings of the English.
# Appearance
Cieran is generally cheerful and helpful. Helpful to the point of a nuisance. He moves slowly and carefully.
Cieran dresses like a craftsman, with a sturdy leather apron and tool belt,
carrying multiple knives and pouches holding raw materials and casting
tools.
When he leaves the covenant, he dresses more like a forester, with an
English longbow on his back. He still wears the tool belt, along with
a bandolier with throwing darts and two quivers of arrows. The arrows
and darts have flashy feathers in different colours. Cieran is very
protecting of this equipment. «Careful. Don't touch. It is dangerous.»
Some archer grogs may know a bit more, as Cieran would happily give away
an arrow or dart to satisfy particular needs, but then always under very
strict instructions, because the arrows are really dangerous.
# Design Comments
Cieran is a rustic magus. He has a Craft: Cooking skill to allow him to brew potions, but the main concept is around Fletching and Archery.
He has the Short-Range Flaw. I have assumed that using craft magic items, it suffices that the item touches the target, not the caster. The concept revolves around embedding touch range spells in arrows and shoot them at the target. All the spells he knows should be reviewed to validate that this is indeed possible.
The minor magical focus, in magical arrows and darts, is supposed to help for every spell delivered this way. Arguably, this is a very flexible application, but it should be noted that it does not help him learn spells, because the spell itself is not restricted to the focus. The only use is to boost penetration.
# Equipment
**Casting tools**
Mirror, Copper ring, Cow horn, Leather glove,
small pouch of down, small crystal, piece of amber, comb,
fan, earring, small brass bell, rabbit bone,
cypress wand (8"), sea shell, glass vial, dog's tooth,
**Weapons**
Longbow and arrows, Dagger, Quarterstaff
Fletching tools and materials
Lantern
## Vis
- 3p Rego, 1p Perdo Vis from Jerome's body
- 3p Terram (salary)
- 2p Creo (allowance)
- 3p Terram (salary 1220)
- 2p Creo (allowance 1223)
- 6p to be claimed from the covenant
# Notes
- [Servants of the People]()
