The Reluctant Traveler

Name: Shri Yantra
Age: 35
Occupation: Astronomer/Mathematician
Special Abilities/Skills: Expert in Astronomy, Problem Solving and is very much qualified to conduct the Soma ritual for healing purposes.
Nationality/Ethnicity: Indian
Homeland: Kerala, India
Religion: Hindu
Brief Physical Description: Shri Yantra is a man in his 30's. He's got a thin, pale face that sits upon his frail-looking shoulders. He has Auburn hair, falling just past his shoulder and large, bright blue eyes. He's fairly tall, with long legs and arms. A few muscles adorn his arm, built up from various exercises.
Brief History: Shri Yantra was born into a Namputiri Brahmin family which came from South Malabar in Kerala. Since he was young, he studied astronomy and Vedanta, one of the six orthodox systems of Indian Hindu philosophy. He apprenticed under his father and learned all sort of things including the Soma Ritual. He also studied the theories of Paramesvara a great mathematician in his country. Halfway through his thirtieth turn, though, he grew bored. He wanted to travel, to explore, to have an adventure. He was then sent on a mission by his father to find the tablets that contains religious inscriptions that memorialize the acts and rites of the Atiedian Brethren, a group of 12 priests of Jupiter. It is said that the tablet shed light on an ancient dead language, and also on the religious practices of classical paganism.

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Marie's character was supposed to be the 6th member of the coterie. Unfortunately, she couldn't join the game regularly with her schedule. I managed to run 1 scene for her but that was all. Her character was...strange and very difficult to craft a back story for. Not only was she geographically distant, she was also culturally incompatible with the other characters. I thought to have her connected to the Rom (gypsies) but that would still make her difficult to mesh with the others. I guess I should have asked a more "playable" character. Not just to make it easier for me but also to make it easier for her to join the coterie. In the end, fate decided for me.