TEXT: 13
  Semita Errabunda
  Characteristics: Int 0, Per +1, Pre –1, Com –1,
  Str +2, Sta +1, Dex +2, Qik +1
  Size: 0
  Age: 35 (35)
  Decrepitude: 0
  Warping Score: 0
  Confidence Score: 0
  Virtues and Flaws: Custos; Tough, Warrior;
  Poor memory (names), Social Handicap (aver-
  sion to gossip - he will turn and walk away if the
  conversation turns to gossip and actively objects
  to speaking ill of someone behind their back),
  Temperate
  Personality Traits: Adventurous +2, Courageous
  +2, Loyal +2
  Reputations: None.
  Combat: Brawling (fist): Init –1, Attack +6, Defense
  +5, Damage +2
  Bow (Short bow): Init –2, Attack +10, Defense +6,
  Damage +8
  Short sword: Init +0, Attack +11, Defense +8,
  Damage +7
  Short sword (mounted): Init +4, Attack +14, Defense
  +11, Damage +7
  Short sword & round shield: Init +1, Attack +12,
  Defense +11, Damage+7
  Short sword & round shield (mounted): Init +4, Attack
  +15, Defense +14, Damage +7
  Soak: +4 unarmored; +11 in full metal scale
  armor
  Fatigue levels: OK, 0, –1, –3, –5, Unconscious
  Wound Penalties: –1 (1–5), –3 (6–10), –5
  (11–15), Incapacitated (16–20)
  Abilities: Area Lore: Zaragoza 3 (men at arms),
  Area Lore: current region 2 (paths), Area Lore:
  current covenant 3 (men at arms), Athletics 4
  (jumping), Awareness 4 (body-guarding), Bows 4
  (short bow), Brawl 4 (dodge), Carouse 2 (staying
  sober), Folk Ken 1 (magi), Latin 1 (receiving brief
  commands), Leadership 2 (silent orders), Ride 4
  (battle), Single weapon 6 (short sword and round
  shield), Speak Aragonese Spanish 5 (soldiers’
  slang), Speak local language 3 (soldiers’ talk),
  Stealth 3 (hide), Swim 2 (diving)
  Equipment: steel scale mail, short sword, round
  shield, short bow
  Encumbrance: 2 (4)
  Appearance: Of average height and not well-
  built, in spite of his enthusiasm for keeping
  fit and maintaining his active skills – more
  wiry than beefy. He has a tanned complexion,
  dark brown eyes, and his hair and short beard
  are such a dark brown that they usually
  appear black. He is rather cleaner and tidier,
  as a rule, than one might expect for a soldier.
  Ignatio was born in 1194 and brought up in
  Zaragoza, son of a couple who worked for an
  Aragonese nobleman, the Marqués de Almeria
  y Vargas. Ignatio was a lively, active child,
  fond of all forms of physical activity. He
  liked to mix with the men at arms who served
  the Marqués and had ambitions to join their
  number when he grew up. He was keen to
  travel - tales of the Crusade and the
  Reconquista excited him from an early age.
  As soon as he could convince the men that he
  was old enough, he was taught to handle
  weapons and ride a horse. In 1214 he was
  amongst the company that the Marqués sent
  to support King Alfonso in his campaign to
  drive the Moors further south. Ignatio came
  Ignatio the Shield Grog
  by Sheila Thomas
  
  Semita Errabunda
  14
  through without serious hurt and with much
  valuable experience.
  In 1217, a man approached him with an offer
  of alternative employment. Ignatio under-
  stood that mercenaries were wanted for body-
  guard duties and he liked the idea, thinking
  that the new life would be more settled. He
  accepted, and was surprised to find that his
  new employer had the influence to release
  him from any duty to the Marqués. His did
  for a while wonder if he had made a sound
  decision when he discovered the sort of peo-
  ple he had come to work for, as the magi
  scared him considerably at first. He settled in
  after a few months, and while not very popu-
  lar amongst the other non-magical inhabi-
  tants, he was accepted by them. He is disin-
  clined to chatter and gossip, even seeming
  taciturn and morose at times, though he can
  talk well enough if he chooses. Thus he is not
  terribly popular with most others as a com-
  panion or in social circumstances, though not
  himself antisocial except when the conversa-
  tion offends him - he is firmly of the belief
  that it is risky to speak ill of anyone and
  hence avoids gossip of all kinds. One conse-
  quence of this is that he has been a little slow
  to acquire the language spoken in his new
  home.
  He has demonstrated on numerous occasions
  that he is an effective fighter with bow and
  sword. He has some skill in coordinating mil-
  itary action and is particularly good at con-
  veying his instructions to other fighters on
  his side by means of gestures. He is a reliable
  and proficient shield grog and is valued by
  the magi as a silent guard and protector, one
  who will not talk to anyone about things bet-
  ter kept secret.
  
SOURCE: textdata/thevault/Ars Magica [multi]/Semita Errabunda/Grogs/Ignatio - The Shield Grog.pdf