Magical Consorts

3 pt. Advantage

Consorts are not mages, but do fall under the Mages Sphere.
I don't necessarily expect to see many of them played as characters,
but they are an IC aspect of the world of the Mage.  Consorts,
and their value to magical society, is not known to the common
furre, as Mages and Consorts themselves keep it private.



1. The child of two Mages is born a Mage (50% chance) or a Consort
(25% chance).  25% of the time, the furreling is stillborn, however.
2. The child of a Mage and a Consort can be either a Mage or a
Consort (50%/50% chance)
3. The child of a Mage and a non-mage has a 25% chance of being
a Mage and a 75% chance of being a non-mage.
4. The child of a Consort and a non-mage has a 25% chance of
being a Consort-  and a 75% chance of being stillborn.





Consorts can't cast spells, but they are full of magical energy.
The value of the Consort to Mage society is their ability to "Gryth".
Through physical contact in an affectionate gesture,
energy is passed to the mage, who must use it within
five days and nights, else it dissipates.  After five (RL) days,
the Consort is "recharged" and can do it again.




This ability to Gryth is lost should the Mage
Consort lose their virginity.  (They are still
called a "Magical Consort", however, because the
term derives from the fact that they are sought-after
as brides or grooms to wed unto Mages.




Having once received energy from a Consort, the Mage cannot accept
energy from another Consort for five (RL) months.  Consorts, however,
can do so with any Mage.




Grything is only possible if the Consort is happy.  If they
are afraid or sad or angry, they cannot Gryth.  In Mage society,
Consorts may be kept under lock and key in perfect gardens,
isolated from the toil and grief of the outside world.  Their
existence is not secret but it is a highly personal matter
to Mages in general.




There is a rumor that it is possible for Mages and Consorts to be
born to two non-Magical parents.  This is incorrect, though.  The
story probably comes from the occasional child produced by an
affair.




Consorts are sought-after by Vampire Furres, who start to absorb a bit of
their life-like-ness.  After having a Vampire Furre in their house, the
Consort starts to look more pale and corpse-like, and the Vampire Furre
starts to look and feel more alive.  If a Vampire Furre attempts
to "turn" a Consort, the Consort perishes.




Lycanthians and Consorts are instinctively repulsed by each other.  The
Consort cannot Gryth while a Lycanthian is present; the Lycanthian is
seized by a strong and undefined feeling of worry if a Consort is
present.  Consorts are immune to becoming Lycanthians.




Faerie furres have quite the opposite reaction.  Consorts grant them
a sense of ease and peacefulness.  Consorts are sensitive but also
susceptible to Faerie powers.  Consorts suffer a minus when attempting
to see through Faerie illusions or otherwise resist Faerie influences.




The life of a Magical Consort is a mixed blessing.  They are valued
and kept safe by Mages, but they may be treated like little
children.  (In Kosh, it is customary to dress
a Magical Consort in adult-sized clothes of a young child because
it is believed to protect them from evil spirits!)




This Advantage has been deliberately priced high to
keep them less common.  When one is a Consort, one's whole
existence is very likely to revolve around that fact.




Should the Consort lose their virginity, they receive
2 Advantage Points which must be used immediately on
any Advantage(s) that can be taken after initial
character generation.