Romano Bonaventura

Bonaventura is the bishop of Porto-Santa Rufina, one of the seven suburbicarian dioceses of the city of Rome. He is also the cardinal deacon of Sant' Angelo in Pescheria, and served as a cardinal-legate to France's royal court. A lifelong Guelph, Bonaventura is the leading candidate of the Gregorian electors. He is an outspoken opponent of the emperor, and Alyates wants Bonaventura as the next pope, certain that the Guelph's hostility will lead to a war between the Roman Church and the Holy Roman Empire.

So taken is he with himself and his chances to win that Bonaventura hasn't notice that supernatural forces are at work. Instead, he angrily finds his fellow cardinals temperamental, unable to commit to a decision they had made the day before. If asked, he has met and dined with Alyates on several occasions. He does not know Alyates is a magus, thinking him a Greek scholar interested in theology.

Characteristics: Int +1, Per –2, Pre +3(2), Com +2(2), Str –2, Sta -1, Dex –1, Qik –3(1)

Size: 0 Age: 65 (65) Decrepitude: 2 (2) Warping Score: 0 (0) Confidence Score: 1 (3)

Virtues and Flaws: Senior Clergy; Wealthy; Temporal Influence; Commanding Aura (free); Ambitious, Enemies; Poor Hearing

Personality Traits: Argumentative +3, Aggressive +2

Reputations: Opposes the Emperor 4 (Ecclesiastic), Warmongering 4 (Ecclesiastic)

Combat:

Dodge: Init –3, Attack n/a, Defense +1, Damage n/a

Fist: Init –3, Attack +2, Defense 0, Damage –2

Soak: +1

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

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

Abilities: Artes Liberales 2 (grammar), Awareness 2 (lying), Brawl 3 (dodge), Charm 2 (superiors), Civil and Canon Law 5 (papal prerogatives), Concentration 2 (sermons), Bargain 3 (threats), Etiquette 3 (religious services), Folk Ken 3 (Guelphs), Guile 3 (social equals), Intrigue 6 (vocational advantage), Italian 5 (expansive vocabulary), Latin 5 (church usage), Leadership 7 (priests), Organization Lore: Church 5 (politics), Philosophiae 3 (moral philosophy), Profession: Scribe 3 (glossing the Bible), Ride 2 (leisure), Teaching 2 (extraordinary lectures), Theology 5 (heresy)

Equipment: Expensive clothes appropriate to his station

Encumbrance: 0 (0)

Appearance: Despite his age, Bonaventura is still an impressive figure. He struts when he walks, chest puffed out and shoulders back, and is loud and abrasive when he speaks.