The Whisperer of Names

Order: A Master of the Spirits of Deceit Infernal Might: 25 (Corpus)

Characteristics: Int +3, Per +2, Pre +1, Com +4, Str +2, Sta +2, Dex +2, Qik +4

Size: 0

Confidence Score: 5 (5)

Personality Traits: Deceitful +6, Smug +3, Trustworthy –5

Hierarchy: 6

Reputations: Awarder of mortal offices 2 (Infernal)

Combat:

Longsword: Init +6, Attack +14, Defense +13, Damage +8

Soak: +7, raiment of golden plates

Fatigue Levels: OK, 0, –1, –3, –5, Unconscious

Wound Penalties: –1 (1–5), –3 (6–10), –5 (11–50), Incapacitated (16–20), Dead (21+)

Abilities: Many Abilities, with Lores supplemented by its Serpent's Oracle power. Its Single Weapon skill is 7 (longsword).

Powers:

Bearer of Bad News, 2 points, Init 0, Mentem: If the demon tells a person a true, but negative, fact, he can use this power to make the mortal feel that a decision has been made to victimize him. This causes the victim to loathe the person responsible for the decision. The victim takes a petty revenge on the authority figure at the first opportunity. This loathing can be overcome with any Personality Trait roll of 9 or more, or by waiting for Sunday, which dispels the power.

Change Form, 0 points, Init 0, Corpus or Animal. This demon can take any natural form. Its human forms cannot replicate particular individuals.

Coagulation, 1 point, Init –1, Corpus. Envisioning; 1 point, Init +0, Mentem.

Obsession, 1 to 3 points, Init –5, Vim: Unrewarded.

Trust of the Innocent, 1 point, Init +1, Mentem: The victim loses all judgment and believes a specific lie so long as proof to its contrary is not presented. An Intelligence roll against an Ease Factor of 6 is allowed to resist. This roll is adjusted by up to 3 points if the demon has set up circumstances to make its lie appear plausible. This creature often uses this power to suggest its protégés be granted offices, or that its victims will not be caught in their treasons.

Forked Tongue of the Serpent, 3 points, Init –1, Mentem. The target believes a single lie told to him by the demon until he repeats it to someone else. At that point he realizes that the lie is false. An Intelligence roll against an Ease Factor of 9 also reveals the lie, with the first roll made an hour after the lie is told, then subsequent rolls every hour.

The Serpent's Oracle, 2 points, Init –3, Vim: The demon can duplicate any Intellego spell for the cost of 2 Might points. Using this power, and the ability to extrapolate the effects of current actions, it can seem to predict the future.

Equipment: Longsword that transforms into scepter. Clothes that transform into robes with golden plates sewn into them.

Weakness: Protected group (humble people)

Vis: 5 pawns of Rego vis sordida in scepter Appearance: A handsome demon, dressed as a courtier. In his natural form he has colorful feathers instead of hair and a parrot's beak instead of his mouth and nose.

This demon takes a favored mortal and raises him to power. It aids others in treason then deserts them, so that their offices lie vacant for its protégé. It then suggests its worshipper for the vacant office, using its Trust of the Innocent power.

Order: Spirit of Deceit (Woman of Good Intent)

Infernal Might: 5 (Corpus)

Characteristics: Int +2, Per 0, Pre 0, Com +3, Str +1, Sta +1, Dex +3, Qik +1

Size: 0

Confidence Score: 3 (3)

Virtues and Flaws: Weak-willed

Personality Traits: Selfish +5, Fashionable +4, Contemptuous of humans +3

Combat: Avoids combat, playing the victim and getting others slaughtered in her defense.

Soak: +1

Fatigue Levels: OK, 0, –1, –3, –5, Unconscious

Wound Penalties: –1 (1–5), –2 (6–10), –3 (11–15), Incapacitated (16–20), Dead (21+)

Abilities: Area Lore: London 3 (stores), Artes Liberales 2 (oversimplifications), Athletics 3 (with children), Awareness 3 (clothes), Bargain 5 (shoes), Charm 5 (children), Craft (seamstress) 7 (new fashions), English 5 (peasants), Etiquette 3 (nobles), French 5 (nobles), Folk Ken 5 (London), Guile 7 (nobles), Intrigue 6 (servants), Infernal Lore 2 (vanities), Music 3 (harp), Teaching 5 (children), Theology 2 (heresies).

Powers:

Change Form, 0 points, Init 0, Corpus or Animal. This demon can take the form of a fly, to follow its charges. Coagulation, 1 point, Init –1, Corpus. Envisioning; 1 point, Init +0, Mentem. Obsession, 1 to 3 points, Init –5, Vim: Vain.

Trust of the Innocent, 1 point, Init +1, Mentem: The victim loses all judgment and believes a specific lie so long as proof to its contrary is not presented. An Intelligence roll against an Ease Factor of 6 is allowed to resist. This roll is adjusted by up to 3 points if the demon has set up circumstances to make its lie appear plausible. This creature uses this power to create spiteful feuds, or just to tell people how wonderful they are.

Forked Tongue of the Serpent, 3 points, Init –1, Mentem. The target believes a single lie told to him by the demon until he repeats it to someone else. At that point he realizes that the lie is false. An Intelligence roll against an Ease Factor of 9 also reveals the lie, with the first roll made an hour after the lie is told, then subsequent rolls every hour. This creature seldom uses this power, as it stays permanently with its victim family.

The Serpent's Oracle, 2 points, Init –3, Vim: The demon can duplicate any Intellego spell for the cost of 2 Might points. Using this power, and the ability to extrapolate the effects of current actions, it can seem to predict the future. Its knowledge of court fashion is impeccable.

Equipment: A lovely dress, long hatpins, elegant shoes.

Weakness: Protected group (vain people)

Vis: 1 pawn Imaginem vis sordia in shoes.

Appearance: Ossa is an elegant governess and companion who accompanies the family, and indeed is believed to be a poor cousin of the mother. She is morally upright, and perfectly dedicated, with the exception of her extravagant taste for fashion.

This demon is a professional sycophant. She has been recruited to corrupt this family by Fruitio, mostly because the nobleman, who heads the family, was so careful to protect them in his agreement with the senior demon.