Father Sebastiano Pedro Fernandez

Father Sebastiano Pedro Fernandez is a tall (6'2"), dark-skinned Portugese man. He keeps a well trimmed black beard and a long mane of matching color. Sebastiano's eyes, deep cerulean, are stern, but reveal the passion and love he holds for his Faith. Well built, he is a strong man, a giant that usually is out of place in the Asian world. He dorns a somewhat clean brown robe, and has taken to the Chinese customs of cleanliness.

Sebastiano was born in the year 1509 of our Lord, in Odemira, to the prosperous merchant and his wife who owned vineyards along the river valley and in Maderias. Sebastiano seemed destined for a comfortable, but simple life. At the age of 14, he was a tall, gangly young man adept in swimming and wrestling. Sebastiano spent most of his days in between the plantations his father owned on the island and on the mainland, learning the skills needed to run the estates and business.

With a father who considered himself well rounded and a man of the arts, Sebastiano also found himself exposed to the many classics of western literature and painting. He tried his hand at both poetry, prose, and painting, but found it not to his liking. Work with his hands inspired Sebastiano the most, and when he was either fishing the azure waters off the coast of Portugal, or working in the vineyards, Sebastiano felt himself most attuned to the world around him. This hard work helped him soon fill out, making him a giant among his fellow countrymen, who are not known for their height.

To Sebastiano's dismay, at the age of 18, he was sent off to in Paris to study law. It was unexpected and to this day, Sebastiano feels that it was God's providence. For in Paris, Sebastiano would meet a certain Ignatius Loyola. In their first meetings, Sebastiano, an impressionable young man, lost in a world of scholars, first came aware of his role as a vassal to God. Ignatius found in Sebastiano a willing, kind hearted young man, if somewhat susceptible to manipulations, and turned him into what could be said one of the first disciples of the Jesuit founder. They formed a strong bond with each other over their stay in Paris, one that would last for many years.

Caught up in his religious fervour, Sebastiano wrote home with his desire to become a priest. The letters were not well received by his father and Sebastiano was forced to finish out law school. At the age of 22, Sebastiano came back to the bosom of his father, where he would stay for another four years, taking the reigns of the Maderias vineyard. On a trip back to Odemira for Christmas, though, Sebastiano's ship was caught in a storm. There, clinging to the railing on the foredeck, he saw a vision of a distant land, and felt God's calling. When the storm passed and Sebastiano arrived home, he cut all bonds from his family and left to enter the priesthood.

In time, Sebastiano would meet up again with his friend Ignatius. When the Society of Jesus was formed in 1540, he was one of the first 60 members allowed to be of its ranks. An apt pupil, he was sent Macao and the great land of China, where it was said millions waited to be converted.

Sebastiano has been in Macao for 2 years. Once naive, he has learned the politics that fester within the Church, and the ways in which he is sought to be used by both the greedy merchants and his own Brothers. Relatively, Sebastiano has avoided being caught up in the politics. It is difficult.

Over all, though, he sees the potential that China holds. Still narrow minded in his views, Father Sebastiano has taken to many Chinese customs, such as washing his body, and he speaks Mandarin and Cantonese fluently. He cares for the people of China, no matter how much he sees many of them as heretics, and though he does not understand them fully, he has the desire to.

STR	15	+10
DEX	15	+15
CON	14	+8
BOD	13	+6
INT	18	+8
EGO	17	+14
PRE	18	+8
COM	10
PD	5	+2
ED	3
SPD	3	+5
REC	6
END	28
STUN	27
Total		+76

OCV	5
DCV	5
ECV	6

	Powers, skills, etc
2	FAM : Common Melee weapons
6	Linguist, Scholar
8	Languages Portugese (literate, native), Spanish (literate, accent), French (accent), Chinese (literate, basic), Latin (literate, basic)
6	Conversation, Deduction, (Both 13-)
10	KS: Church History, KS: Heresies, KS: Church Law, KS: Civil Law, KS: European royal politics (all 13-)
3	PS: Priest (13-)
3	Perks: Member of the society of Jesus
1	FAM: Stealth (8-)
3	Persuasion (13-)
3	High Society (13-)
2	TF: Sailing ships
2	+1" swimming
49	Powers and skills cost
125	Total Character cost

Normal Equipment

Black priest's robe and hat

Sturdy boots

Latin Bible

Rosary

Rapier and brace of Flintlock Pistols (not normally carried)

75+	Disadvantages
15	Psychological limitation - Highly religious (Common, strong)
10	Psychological limitation - Wishes to convert the heathen (Common, Moderate)
10	Watched by the society of Jesus (8-, more powerful, NCI)

 

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