Camera Mysteriorum

Autumn Spirit
Autumn Spirit,
by Autumn Domoslai

Welcome to the Camera Mysteriorum, an on-line resource for Ars Magica Fifth Edition sagas. In this section of SHR we present a number of different types of resource, intended for quick and easy incorporation into sagas. Please feel free to browse and make use of whatever you find here (for non-profit purposes only - copyright for the contents of this site remains with its creators).

Please also consider contributing to this resource as a way of expressing your gratitude to the others who have done so. We would be happy to receive any contributions, either fitting into the types of resources given here or opening up new types; you might, for example, wish to consider contributing story seeds or ideas for magical or mundane books. For those types of resources that are already established, you will find, where necessary, downloadable MSWord templates at the start of the appropriate sections. For additional guidance, please look at our submission guidelines.

Characters

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Note: To give some sense of their levels of advancement and character type, a brief description and the age of each character are given in parentheses after their names.

Those Who Work Magic
- Hermetic Magi (alphabetical by House):
  - Deor of Bjornaer (stag Heart Beast; emphasis in Cr, Mu, An and Co; 22), by Simon Foston and Pete Willmott
  - Aurelius of Bonisagus (ambitious diplomat; specialist in CrAu; 21), by Simon Foston
  - Griphaia of Bonisagus (sensitive, peaceful maga; broad interests, but with an emphasis on healing; includes notes and commentary on Extremely Detailed Character Creation; 23), by Andreas Volker
  - Julian of Bonisagus (follower of Trianoma; emphasis on diplomatic magics; 23), by Simon Foston
  - Drucilla of Criamon (delusional, mentally-disturbed maga; specialist in ReMe; 21), by Angus Macdonald
  - Hesperia of Criamon (plain-spoken, outgoing maga; emphasis on Mentem magics; 22), by Simon Foston
  - Shivinaya of Criamon (on the Path of Strife; specialist in demon-slaying and greatsword! 109), by John Padavic
  - Annis Ex Miscellanea (hedge witch; emphasis on Creo; 25), by Simon Foston
  - Audaceus of Flambeau (heroic adventurer; emphasis on CrIg; 24), by Simon Foston
  - Chi of Flambeau (rakish follower of School of Ramius; generalist with slight emphasis on Corpus; 27), by Niall Christie
  - Koresh of Flambeau (frustrated magus; talented with Ignem but emphasis on Perdo; includes notes and commentary on Extremely Detailed Character Creation; 22), by Angus Macdonald
  - Stephon the Sulfurus/Umbrus of Flambeau (possessed magus; specialist in PeVi; 117), by John Padavic
  - Bellatrix of Guernicus (aspirant Hoplite; generalist; 24), by Simon Foston
  - Olivarus of Jerbiton (self-indulgent; generalist; 28), by Simon Foston
  - Magister Roderick of Jerbiton (teacher and musician; emphasis on Cr, Re, Co, Im, Me; 97), by John Padavic
  - Horatius of Mercere (politician; emphasis on Mu, Co, Me; 26), by Simon Foston
  - Morien of Merinita (strong faerie nature; emphasis on Cr, Pe; 30), by Simon Foston
  - Laureatus of Tremere (highly competitive; emphasis on Re; 25), by Simon Foston
  - Oriel of Tytalus (subtle Japanese maga; generalist; 23), by Simon Foston
  - Carmilla of Verditius (practical clothier; generalist; 24), by Simon Foston and Mary Woodcock-Kroble
  - Kolarros of Verditius (blacksmith; emphasis on Te; 26), by Angus Macdonald
- Non-Hermetic Magi (alphabetical by name):
  - Salih al-Kamil (a Kashgarian spirit master with delusions of grandeur; includes details of his retinue of spirits; 36), by Jarkman
Those Who War
- Companions (alphabetical by name):
  - Sir Antony of Sedgefield (ambitious, self-centred knight; 25), by Simon Foston
Those Who Pray
- Companions (alphabetical by name):
  - Brother Innocent of Venice (scholarly Dominican friar; 27), by Angus Macdonald
  - Carmina (failed nun who uses Holy Music; 18), by Niall Christie
  - Deacon Theubalt the Pale (clerk with a diabolic past; 30), by Angus Macdonald
Those Who Toil
- Companions (alphabetical by name):
  - Aethelgar of Darlow (ascetic, pious farmer; 42), by Simon Foston
  - Eleanor the Fair (romantic, hot-tempered travelling entertainer; 24), by Simon Foston
  - Hereward (honourable mercenary captain with skeletons in his closet; 32), by Simon Foston
  - Rosalind of the Wood (peasant girl who is actually the unknown heiress of a murdered baron; 18), by Simon Foston