Rogue. Career: Witch/Hexer Moving to Apprentice Wizard
About Axel Rotendorf
Race: Reiklander
Hair: Brown (also bearded)
Eyes: Grey
Age: 22 (Looks older)
Personal goal: Become a Magister! They get money and respect! More importantly they can use and study magic with sanction from the Empire...
Background:
Raised on the outskirts of Ussingen - not far from the river Schilder, Axel was raised only knowing his Grandfather, Hans. Hans was a stern and humourless man. For much of his youth he was just used for general labour. Then as he came into his teens he found that he spent more and more time in his presence found that some of the things he'd been taught as a child were preparation for the great revelation. His grandfather was a warlock, who had stolen his first born grandchild because the omens said that Axel too would have 'the gift'.
He started living two lives. By day he worked where ever his Grandfather rented his labours out to and by night he studied magicks and its language. His first taste of magic was when he was 17 where he calmed an angry dog. His grandfather beat him when he reported such... the risks were too great. What if he was caught? What if the spell had backfired.
Life went on. As a young man he befriended a Barge girl and friendship turned to romance. She taught him to swim... and he confided in his secret. It was not long after that the Witchhunter arrived. Axel was able to get away - his grandfather was led away for trial and execution.
Axel scrapped up what coins his Grandfather had hidden and bought passage on a river boat. He's been hiding on the rivers, moving from one place to the next ever since... its hard for witchhunters to track water after all.
-Talents-
Doomed: TBD
Instinctive Diction (Rank 2): 1 SL per level of the talent when using Language (Magick) pg 139. See also Erratta PDF.
Petty Magick (Chosen: Animal Friend, Dart, Magic Flame, Open Lock) pg 142
Marksman pg 140
Savvy pg 144
Sharp pg pg 144
Suave pg 146
Christmas bonus: Hardy p138
Motivation: To become skilled enough to be welcomed into the colleges of magic
Short term ambition: To make some serious money... magical education is expensive.
Long term ambition: To be a rich successful recognised wizard
Where are you from? See above
What is your family like? See above
What was your childhood like? See above
Why did you leave home? See above
Who are your best friends? See above
What is your greatest desire? Going legitimate and becoming a magister. That way he can practice magic without fear.
What are your best and worst memories? Best memory is his first successful use of magic to befriend an angry dog. The worst, that feeling of fear and helplessness as he watched his Grandfather Being taken by the witch hunters to burn for witchcraft.
What are your religious beliefs? Not much of a believer, but he will bend the knee to Sigmar, and honours Bögenauer, god of Rivers and Boatmen... but this is more out of prudence.
To whom, or what, are you loyal? To his current crew. He is smart enough to know loyalty begets loyalty... that said he's smart enough not to expend trust unnecessarily.
Why are you adventuring? Partially because I am trying to avoid approaching the magisters for admission to the colleges before I feel ready but also to bank money... rumour has it that it is NOT cheap!
