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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Davies" data-source="post: 8919214" data-attributes="member: 30538">Rartigan<img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/My-First-Gallery/i-p9NwLwX/0/af214462/M/old-wizard-dressed-green-cloak-hood-holds-his-magic-staff-his-hands-powerful-wizard-holds-wooden-magic-staff-209535056-M.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />There are enough stories about the various deeds of the wizard called Rartigan -- no adjective, thank you, he just goes by his name -- that even those who believe many of them suspect that they cannot all be true. Less credulous commentators claim that the wizard blithely accepts the credit for countless acts actually performed by diverse hands, then change the subject when someone points out that there are few if any who have tried to claim credit for anything he is supposed to have done. More enlightened observers suspect that the wizard must be an identity employed by one of the Ascendants, or possibly even more than one.Wrong in every particular. While blessed with long years thanks to regular doses of certain herbs, the wizard is entirely mortal. He is a favored agent of one particular Ascendant, but his deeds are his own. He is, to be frank, overworked and under-rewarded, and yet keeps any complaints about any of this to himself. He expects to be offered Ascendance one of these days, either by his patron or her own, and looks forward to the look on their faces when he turns them down flat. The thought of finally being able to refuse the offer of more hard work presented as a boon is all that keeps him going at times.Rartigan was born a bit less than two centuries ago in the Holy Islands of Harnedi, but shows this only when he allows himself to speak freely in his native accent. This is rare, for he will more often choose to use language and a manner of speech that matches his current company, the better to advise and guide them. He is aided in this by the hooded cloak that he wears; its primary enchantment allows him to change his features, but he has learned to change his voice, as well.Such is the nature of wizardry in a World More Sorcerous -- learning how best to use the magic that exists in all things and in all creatures, including oneself. Most of his most famous spells are actually carved into his oaken staff; his own capabilities seem to be just being more aware of magic than most. That knowledge also extends to knowing who to seek out for assistance in the various weighty matters with which he is entrusted, and how to convince them to lend their aid.As he grows older without aging, he finds himself reflecting more and more on those he has employed in these schemes, and wondering if the world that they often died to defend is truly worthy of that enormous sacrifice. But Rartigan reminds himself, again and again, that the only real choice that anyone has is what to do with the time that is given them. That was true for all of them, and it is true of himself, as well.Rartigan -- PL 9Abilities:STR 1 | STA 2 | AGL 1 | DEX 3 | FGT 3 | INT 3 | AWE 4 | PRE 5Powers:Disguise Cloak: Continuous Morph 2 (humanoids), Precise; Removable (-2 points) - 11 pointsMystical Awareness: Senses 4 (acute analytical radius mystic awareness) - 4 pointsShield Spell: Linked Enhanced Advantage 1 (Defensive Roll); Enhanced Defenses 8 (Dodge 4, Parry 4); Subtle - 10 pointsStaff of Power: Easily Removable (-10 points)<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Call Light: Environment 1 (light) - 1 point</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Imbued Spells:Array (21 points)<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Fireball: Ranged Burst Area Damage 7 - 21 points</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Ice Binding: Ranged Cumulative Affliction 7 (Resisted by Dodge, Overcome by Damage; Hindered & Vulnerable, Defenseless & Immobile) - 1 point</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Lightning Bolt: Ranged Multiattack Damage 7 - 1 point</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Mage Hand: Perception Range Move Object 7 - 1 point</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">"Plus, I Can Also HIT You With This Stick, You Know?": Strength-based Damage 2, Accurate - 1 point</li> </ul></li> </ul>Unaging: Immunity 3 (aging, disease, poison) - 3 pointsAdvantages:Fascinate (Persuasion), Multilingual, Ritualist, Trance, Well-informed.Skills:Deception 6 (+11), Expertise: Magic 8 (+13), Insight 8 (+12), Investigation 6 (+9), Perception 6 (+10), Persuasion 6 (+11), Ranged Combat: Magic 8 (+11)Offense:Initiative +1Unarmed +3 (Close Damage 1)Staff +5 (Close Damage 3)Lightning Bolt +11 (Ranged Damage 7)Ice Binding +11 (Ranged Affliction 7, Resisted by Dodge)Fireball -- (Ranged Burst Area Damage 7)Defense:Dodge 11/7, Parry 9/5, Fortitude 6, Toughness 4/2, Will 12Totals:Abilities 44 + Powers 44 + Advantages 5 + Skills 24 + Defenses 20 = 137 pointsOffensive PL: 9Defensive PL: 8Resistance PL: 9Skill PL: 8Complications:Responsibility--Motivation. Fame. Power Loss (Unaging, without regular herbal treatment.) Secrets (many.)Walk doddering into the last daysWeave the air into flowers or lightTry to remember more, fading spellsTo make children laugh in delightHear them gasp, see them smileLook into their dazzled eyesWhich will grow to wizardly might?Smile, and never tell them it’s all lies.</blockquote>

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