Fridryk Kippenegger

Name:	Fridryk Kippenegger (Kip)

Gender, Age (Y927): Male, 20

Physical Description:	Tall, pale complexion, blond hair that falls past his shoulders and built like a bull. He is usually armed with a pair of throwing axes and a six foot Zweihander sword.

Birthplace, Race:	Schlessen

Social Status:	Battle mage, Sixteenth blood

Family Background:	“Kip” was born to a Schlessen woman who had a brief relationship with a low-blooded Rondian battlemage stationed on the Schlessen border.

Personality:	A stereotypical Schlessen in that he loves a good fight, he is both honourable and loyal. Due to his size and thick accent people assume that Kip is duller than he actually is. He is charismatic and loved by those under his command.

Mage Affinities/Physical abilities:	Kip is a sixteenth blooded mage, which is the weakest blood a mage can possess and still have functioning gnosis.

His affinities are:

•	Intellectual: Thaumaturgy •	Elemental: Earth

In terms of raw gnosis Kip is a non entity in comparison to other mages. Whilst able to apply basic techniques, such as gnostic bolts and shielding, he doesn’t have the gnostic might to be a threat to any but the weakest or most unskilled of mages. Though even the weakest of mages, such as Kip, is more than a match for dozens of non mages if prepared.

Kip has some affinity in manipulating his element of earth, such as molding stone, and its associated study of necromancy, being at least capable of sensing the spirits of the deceased and gaining some information from them. Where Kip truly excels is in melee combat. His already extraordinary strength and stamina increased to supernatural levels combined with his six foot Zweihander sword lined with gnostic energy and his skill earned through growing up in a warrior culture, he cuts through the enemy ranks with ease. His might is such that he’s compared to a god of war as he cuts through sword, shield, limb and the body beneath in one strike.

History prior to Y927:	Prior to the Third Crusade, Kip lived among his tribe. He gained a gnostic education through that tribe’s occasionally good relations with the local legions stationed on the edge of their territories. The price of that vital education and training was that when the crusade came, he would be asked to serve.

Notes:	Kip has fought in the many border wars that plague Schlessen society, honing his skills and strength in the forge of war.