I was born to the west of London and lived there until I
was 6. My father was a Jesuit priest, who became a missionary at 27 and headed across
Europe in search of people to convert. When I was 7 we arrived in Slatina in the
Transylvanian Alps where I would live for the next few years. Both of my parents are
diabolic. I learned a lot about the diabolic and infernal side of nature from my parents
beginning around age 6, however it just didn't seem right to me. I turned away from my
parents and tried to pinpoint what didn’t seem right and in so doing began to learn
more and more about myself while becoming less and less visible to my parents and their
associates. I became good at being unobtrusive and quiet.
At about the age of seven, I knew something was definitely
wrong in our home and took it upon myself to escape and return to England where I had fond
memories of my early childhood. Things there seemed different and I yearned to return to
that land. However, how to escape was the problem. I began to look inward and discovered
that through thought and concentration, that I could do amazing and unusual things. My
first effect was the ability to sit quietly in a dark corner literally unseen by any in
the room. Through experiment and practice I was able to devise a way to get away from my
parents who sought to inculcate me with the evil of the dark powers. Late one night I
donned a disguise and slid away from my home. I was eleven years old. At the time I looked
very much like a young boy, being large for my age, yet my features had not matured into
what they are today. I am plain of good size and can pass a boy in his mid teens. For the
next year I survived in the forests and plains of Europe. I had walked through many of
these towns and fields on my way to Slatina and occasionally sought food and shelter in
homes where we had stayed.
Nearly a year after I ran away I found myself in the woods
of a minor noble outside of London. While trying to catch a little dinner a complete klutz
walked into the clearing where I had set my trap, tripped and fell on it, with a loud
grunt causing complete destruction of my trap. Being a caring person I quietly came
forward to make sure he was alright. In trying to help him up he managed to trip me and we
ended up a tangled mess. After introductions Matthew offered to take me to his
uncle’s house for a proper dinner. During that dinner, my entire life would change.
His uncle Sir Edward Clampett detected that I was studying everything throughout the house
and rooms while I was sitting at the table conversing and appearing to look directly at
him. Being a magus Sir Edward realized I had the gift and invited me to stay. He took me
under his tutelage and eventually into the Jerbiton Clan. He was my master and I
gauntleted at 28 with him. We were members of the Stonehenge Tribunal which consists of 14
covenants and Sir Edward’s covenant Whipperwill was of moderate size. The covenant is
a short distance from Sir Edward’s estate. It is down a well worn path that leads you
through the fields into a moderately wooded area. The covenant is a fall covenant that
houses 8 Magus’, had 2 apprentices (I was one) and a very solid library. It is not
much to look at from the outside, but the covenant is well respected by the rest of the
tribunal for its ability to build some of the more creative spells and objects, yet
graciously share them among the other local covenants. Further they are somewhat of a
teaching covenant and try to impart their knowledge on other Magi who might need it. They
are on excellent terms with everyone, but somewhat private. Everyone respects their
privacy because of their generosity and many a magus has journeyed to the covenant for
help on a particularly confusing subject.
Additional Background:
My father is a Jesuit missionary for the Church. Originally
he was a priest, but at the age of 27 took to missionary work. We left our home in England
(at the request of the church) and spent a year travelling across Europe. Often staying a
week or two in small communities along the way. We finally stopped in the Transylvanian
Alps, his goal was to bring religion to the Pagans who lived there. What the church is
unaware of is that dad is a follower of the diabolic and a worshipper of Satan. My
memories are fairly clear, but I am not certain of the course of events. I believe that my
dad was a good priest until one day something ha[[ened and Mom convinced him to join her
in Satanic worship. What made him do so (love for her) or something else, I don’t
know. However, I believe that he converted before he began his missionary work. The church
saw him as an up and comer and sent him to Slatina where some of the pagans in greatest
need of saving were. It is part of the diabolists plans to infiltrate the church with its
people in the guise of priests etc… My father is one of the first to be moving up
within the church.
By day my mother is a nice old woman who is a midwife for
the villages we have visited during our trek across Europe and now in Slatina. But by
night she is a ranking priestess within the diabolic order set on destroying the church.
Her order directly worships Satan and looks to him for diabolic direction in overpowering
the church. What she used to corrupt my Dad I do not know, but it has worked out well for
the plans of her group. She got him to worship Satan, made him e a missionary and got his
butt to Slatina, all while making sure he rose in notice within the church's hierarchy.
Sir Edward Clampett lives on a small estate in Southern
England, to the south east of London. The distance to London being about 30 miles. He is
well respected by his people and known as a fair and just man.
Sir Edward’s nephew Matthew of Bonisagus and I became
excellent friends during the year we were together at Trevayne. (Sir Edward’s Estate)
We were both working with Sir Edward to learn the basics a Magus would need. We were
disappointed when Sir Edward decided it was best for Matthew to go study with his friend
Thaddeus a Magus in the Bonisagus house in Wales. There is a strong bond between us
because, Matthew changed the course of my life and I kept him in one piece while we were
learning to control ourselves during that first year of training. We have kept in touch
and were excited to learn that both of us had been chosen to repopulate this ancient
covenant in the Tribunal of the Greater Alps.