Princess Anderida of Raibanth

Leather: Total Encumbrance = 6. Fatigue = 18 (24 – 6). Cloak protects body and arms, and can be drawn over to protect head. Iron target shield.

Anderida: Countermagic 7, Dispel Magic 6, Befuddle (2), Light (1).

Vectis: Mobility 3, Demoralize (2), Glamour 3, Coordination 1, Mindspeech 1, Multimissile 4, Repair 1.

Intellect Spirit #1: INT 5: Protection 4, Detect Magic (1).

Intellect Spirit #2: INT 4: Shimmer 2, Silence 1, Vigor 1.

Matrices (95%): Heal 8; Endurance 1, Extinguish 1, Farsee 1, Glue 1, Slow 2.

Magic Spirit #1: POW 13: Second Sight (3), Visibility (2).

Magic Spirit #2: POW 17: Lightwall (4).

Worship Seven Mothers x1, Sanctify x2, Spellteaching x1, Divination x8, Regrow Limb x2, Armoring Enchantment x1, Excommunication x1, Dismiss Magic x8, Extension x5, Heal Wound x5, Spirit Block x9, Strengthening Enchantment x1, Warding x1, Command Lune x1, Mind Link x10, Madness x4, Mind Blast x3, Reflection x4, Soul Sight x4, Resurrect x1 (one use).

One Use Divine Magic obtained through Spell Trading: Hie Wagon (Lokarnos) x1, Restore Health CON (Chalana Arroy) x1, Restore Health STR (Ermalda) x1, Float (Zola Fel) x1, Shield (Waha) x3, Summon Ancestor (Daka Fal) x1, Attract Attention x1 (Xiola Umbar).

Agility −1: Boat 05%, Climb 58%, Dodge 74% (−ENC), Jump 66%, Ride Horse 80%, Ride Wyvern 59%, Swim 46%, Throw 55%.

Communication +11: Bargain 48%, Fast Talk 68%, Orate 59%, Sing 80%.

Knowledge +6: Animal Lore 49%, Evaluate 83%, First Aid 88%, Human Lore 79%, Mineral Lore 36%, Plant Lore 79%, World Lore 31%, Treat Disease 52%, Treat Poison 75%.

Manipulation +11: Conceal 38%, Devise 57%, Sleight 19%.

Perception +12: Listen 77%, Scan 67%, Search 75%, Track 21%.

Stealth −4: Hide 58%, Sneak 53%.

Magic +18: Ceremony 117%, Enchant 108%, Summon 85%.

New Pelorian 100/90, Tarshite 75/75, Sartarite 55/—, Pavic 51/51, Praxian 19/—.

Anderida often carries upwards of 500L in mixed coinage. 19,000L ransom from Lunar Government.

Special Items: 3 point Power Enhancing crystal, mounted on a silver brooch. This crystal doubles the effectiveness of Anderida's variable spells (e.g., Glamour 3 becomes Glamour 6, Multimissile 4 becomes Multimissile 7). This effect can be quite draining in magic points, and Anderida can decide not to use the crystal when casting spells. It does not work for the Heal spell.

Matrices for Endurance 1, Extinguish 1, Farsee 1, Glue 1, Slow 2 inscribed on a short iron wand worn at her belt. This item has the condition that only Anderida and her descendants may use it.

Heal 8 matrix inscribed on a gold ring is on loan from the great temple of Deezola in Raibanth. It has no conditions.

A fist-sized chunk of Moonrock contains a summoned Lune. When the rock is crumbled in the hand, the Lune manifests and is instructed using Command Lune. Anderida always augments her lunes with powerful protective magic.

Anderida is a member of the highest Lunar nobility; her family are relatives by blood with the Red Emperor himself, and occupy high positions in the Empire. Anderida was brought up by her aunt, who is the reigning Satrap of Raibanth. The parents she has never seen since infancy serve the Red Goddess herself on the Moon; Anderida hopes to join them there after a lifetime of service to the Empire. Although a Lunar princess and a direct great-great-great granddaughter of the Red Emperor himself, Anderida believes in the egalitarian ideals of the Empire, and so rarely stands on her title.

Married young to the Satrap's second son Prince Joh, Anderida's husband was slain shortly afterwards in a "Dart Competition" (the private wars carried out between the noble families of the Empire for power and influence). Their daughter Johana was born after his death, and is now 17 years old. She studies incognito at a Deezola convent at Mirin's Cross. Anderida tries to see her daughter at least once a year.

Disgusted with the deadly intrigues of the aristocracy, Anderida left Raibanth, never to return (indeed, she has been disowned by the Satrap, and is forbidden to enter the city under pain of death). After gaining a private audience with the Provincial Overseer (her uncle Appius Luxius), she was duly recruited into the ranks of the Coders, and has served for nearly 15 years.

Appearance: House Raibanth's intimate association with the Red Emperor and his unearthly court has brought about a number of distinctive characteristics in the bloodline. Most notably, all are completely hairless, although Anderida disguises this family trait with wigs. She has found that the unsophisticated people of the provinces find the sight of a bald woman disconcerting. Famous for her beauty in her youth (she was the model for a statue of the Red Goddess in the Forum of Raibanth), Anderida pays great attention to her appearance. She always insists on wearing makeup, even in the wilds. As she feels herself growing older, the makeup has become slowly thicker and more pronounced, although it has not yet reached the stage where it could be considered unduly excessive by Lunar standards. Anderida's wigs come in various shades and styles, which she changes according to mood.

The Lunar Cycle: Commingling with the gods has brought about heightened POW in the Raibanth line; Anderida's species maximum POW is 28, not 21 like most humans. Keeping her POW at the relatively low level of 20 gives Anderida a 40% chance to increase when she gets a POW gain check. Anderida is particularly susceptible to the phases of the Red Moon. During the dying phase she appears weak, listless and pallid. She often sucks on small chips of moon rock at these times, to relieve the symptoms.

Personality: Anderida has a way of making those she interacts with feel special. Her interest in other people is intense and sincere, and never consciously patronizing. A passionate and persuasive spokesperson for the civilized virtues of the Seven Mothers, she has won the Empire many friends and a number of converts (including, it is said, a Sartarite chieftain once a great enemy of the Lunars). It truly distresses her when she sees other Lunars not living up to her high ideals, particularly those of authority and status, who should know better.

Beyond the Glowline, Anderida's spirits wax and wane with the Lunar cycle. Nevertheless, she always remains an advocate of tolerance and compassion, even if her entreaties must be delivered in an unsteady whisper on dark moon days. Anderida spends a good deal of her free time grooming herself, and giving Nose Ring his reading lessons. She also writes long, witty letters to her daughter (in what could be considered a deplorable lapse of protocol, she uses the special cipher normally reserved for communications with her superior).

Residence: Anderida is one of the few people in the city who can afford a permanent suite at the Silk 'n Plume (D-35), the finest accommodations in Pavis. Elegantly furnished in as close to current Heartlands style as the owners can manage, the suite has excellent locks on all doors and windows. Anderida's own Warding x2 spell also protects it. The wards for this spell rest in the corners, hidden under the sumptuous draperies. The attentive staff of the Silk 'n Plume maintains the suite, and Anderida also employs a servant of her own. This elderly Sartarite widow has taken the Lunar name "Phryne." Anderida befriended her back in Sartar, and brought her to Pavis. Phryne attends to her mistress when she is in town. Phryne has her own room in the suite, and lives there even while her mistress is away. She watches the Silk 'n Plume servants with an eagle-eye when they come to service the room. Anderida's maidservant speaks New Pelorian very badly, and scrupulously avoids finding out about her mistress's activities with the Lunar Coders.

Relationships with Other Coders: Anderida forms the moral core of the Coders, and if they are confronted with an ethical problem, her opinion is greatly heeded. Julan could perhaps be described as her best friend, for they think alike about many things. She still sees Eslas as something of an innocent child, who must be directed towards the good aspects of the civilized world. Anderida looks on Nose Ring and Maculus with pity and compassion, for both have suffered from the evil elements of Lunar life. Nose Ring is more receptive to her kindness, but even Maculus seems to shed some of his affected dourness and reserve in her company.