Bartleby Character Sheet

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-	Bartleby the Scrivener is an interesting fellow.  While only eighteen years of age, he has a hunched appearance and a permanent scowl which usually only appears much later in life.  He is the second son to Magister Gerund, who researches at Cambridge.  He works with his young wife copying texts for the literati, magi, and clergy. While he is very good at what he does, he knows it, and has quite the prickly pride when it comes to his work. He has been known to obsess long hours over pots of colored ink, which he hoards viciously.	+	Background about a failed monk here...
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	==Characteristics==		==Characteristics==
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	==Personality Traits==		==Personality Traits==
-	Loyal 0<br>	+	*Loyal 0<br>
-	Curious +2<br>	+	*Curious +2<br>
-	Creative +2<br>	+	*Creative +2<br>
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	==Status==		==Status==
-	Failed Monk (minor, flaw)	+	*Failed Monk (minor, flaw)
-	Covenfolk (minor, free)	+	*Covenfolk (minor, free)
	==Reputations==		==Reputations==
-	Lost 2 (Monastery)	+	*Lost 2 (Monastery)
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		+	<i>He ran away from a monastery for fear that the Abbot was close to discovering his drinking problem.  While they may, or may not, have discovered his sinful
		+	binges, and the solicitous conversations he had with nuns whilst bolstered and enboldened by alcohol, he nevertheless has a poor reputation in the local area and within the church.  He is no longer required to observe his monastic vows, though he does do so occasionally out of ingrained habit.</i>
	==Abilities==		==Abilities==
-	Childhood (45 points):	+	'''Childhood''' (45 points):
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		+	*Living Language 5 (expansive vocabulary)<br>
		+	*Athletics 1 (running) (5)<br>
		+	*Awareness 1 (alertness) (5)<br>
		+	*Brawl 1 (dodging) (5)<br>
		+	*Charm 1 (nuns) (5)<br>
		+	*Folk ken 1 (monks and priests) (5)<br>
		+	*Guile 1 (feigning interest) (5)<br>
		+	*Stealth 1 (woods) (5)<br>
		+	*Survival 1 (farmland) (5)<br>
		+	*Swim 1 (crossing rivers) (5)<br>
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		+	'''Adulthood''' (15 years x 15 points, +50):
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		+	*Dead Language: Latin 4 (church terms) (50)<br>
		+	*Folk ken 3 (monks and priests) (+25)<br>
		+	*Profession: scribe (copying): 6 (105)<br>
		+	*Bargain (writing materials):  2 (15)<br>
		+	*Artes Liberales (rhetoric): 2 (15)<br>
		+	*Theology (history): 2 (15)<br>
		+	*Church Lore 3 (monastic orders) (30)<br>
		+	*Etiquette 1 (monks) (5)<br>
		+	*Ride 1 (mules) (5)<br>
		+	*Awareness 2 (alertness) (+10)<br>
-	Living Language 5 (expansive vocabulary)<br>
-	Athletics 1 (running) (5)<br>
-	Awareness 1 (alertness) (5)<br>
-	Brawl 1 (dodging) (5)<br>
-	Charm 1 (nuns) (5)<br>
-	Folk ken 1 (monks and priests) (5)<br>
-	Guile 1 (feigning interest) (5)<br>
-	Stealth 1 (woods) (5)<br>
-	Survival 1 (farmland) (5)<br>
-	Swim 1 (crossing rivers) (5)<br>
-	Adulthood (15 years x 15 points, +50):
-	Dead Language: Latin 4 (church terms) (50)<br>	+	[[Category:Person]]
-	Folk ken 3 (monks and priests) (+25)<br>	+	[[Category:NPC]]
-	Profession: scribe (copying): 6 (105)<br>	+	[[Category:Grog]]
-	Bargain (writing materials): 2 (15)<br>	+
-	Artes Liberales (rhetoric): 2 (15)<br>	+
-	Theology (history): 2 (15)<br>	+
-	Church Lore 3 (monastic orders) (30)<br>	+
-	Etiquette 1 (monks) (5)<br>	+
-	Ride 1 (mules) (5)<br>	+
-	Awareness 2 (alertness) (+10)<br>	+

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Current revision as of 13:31, 16 March 2006

Background about a failed monk here...

Contents 1 Characteristics 2 Personality Traits 3 Virtues & Flaws 4 Status 5 Reputations 6 Abilities

Characteristics

• Intelligence +2 (bright)
  
• Perception +1 (observant)
  
• Strength -1 (skinny)
  
• Stamina 0
  
• Presence -1 (permanent scowl)
  
• Communication +2 (eloquent)
  
• Dexterity +2 (graceful hands)
  
• Quickness -1 (deliberate)
  

Personality Traits

• Loyal 0
  
• Curious +2
  
• Creative +2
  

Virtues & Flaws

• Light Touch (minor virtue, general)
• Educated (minor virtue, general)
• Weakness: Alcohol (minor flaw, personality)

Status

• Failed Monk (minor, flaw)
• Covenfolk (minor, free)

Reputations

• Lost 2 (Monastery)

He ran away from a monastery for fear that the Abbot was close to discovering his drinking problem. While they may, or may not, have discovered his sinful binges, and the solicitous conversations he had with nuns whilst bolstered and enboldened by alcohol, he nevertheless has a poor reputation in the local area and within the church. He is no longer required to observe his monastic vows, though he does do so occasionally out of ingrained habit.

Abilities

Childhood (45 points):

• Living Language 5 (expansive vocabulary)
  
• Athletics 1 (running) (5)
  
• Awareness 1 (alertness) (5)
  
• Brawl 1 (dodging) (5)
  
• Charm 1 (nuns) (5)
  
• Folk ken 1 (monks and priests) (5)
  
• Guile 1 (feigning interest) (5)
  
• Stealth 1 (woods) (5)
  
• Survival 1 (farmland) (5)
  
• Swim 1 (crossing rivers) (5)
  

Adulthood (15 years x 15 points, +50):

• Dead Language: Latin 4 (church terms) (50)
  
• Folk ken 3 (monks and priests) (+25)
  
• Profession: scribe (copying): 6 (105)
  
• Bargain (writing materials): 2 (15)
  
• Artes Liberales (rhetoric): 2 (15)
  
• Theology (history): 2 (15)
  
• Church Lore 3 (monastic orders) (30)
  
• Etiquette 1 (monks) (5)
  
• Ride 1 (mules) (5)
  
• Awareness 2 (alertness) (+10)