Veranix Calbert

Veranix Calbert is a major character of the Maradaine Sequence, and is the featured protagonist of the Maradaine Novels. He is a magic student at the University of Maradaine, and is also the vigilante known as The Thorn.

History
At the time of the Thorn of Dentonhill (1215), Veranix is a 16 year old, third-year magic student at the University of Maradaine. He joined the university at age 14, after life with his family in a traveling Racquin circus. Professor Alimen discovered him at a circus and convinced Vee's parents to return to Maradaine to enroll him at university, where he has a living stipend with his scholarship. His father, Calbert Tyson, was killed by old enemies, and his mother given an overdose of effitte.

His father had been a leader of an organized gang that controlled Aventil, a neighborhood bordering the university. Since then, the gang activity fragmented. The Rose Street Princes still respect the Tyson family name, though leadership is somewhat threatened by the prospect of Cal Tyson's son returning and taking over the gang.

Veranix has short brown hair, fair skin, and green eyes.

The name "Veranix" is a Racquin name derived from Saint Veran, who was appropriated from a Kellirac trickster legend.

Skills and Abilities

 * Acrobatics
 * Showmanship - flair for the dramatic
 * Mage, gifted user of numina
 * Combat
 * Archery
 * Staff fighting
 * Magic rope, magic cloak - these attract numina in quantities that he could never manage alone. This gives him incredibly magical power, though when separated from them, he is still completely exhausted. As Veranix learned to control the rope, he was able to control it instinctively, easily throwing enemies around, swinging through the city, etc.
 * Aventil accent (and others passably)
 * Limited Sechiall vocabulary

Spells

 * Powered athleticism - enhancing running, jumping, etc.
 * Create grease slick
 * Numina power blast
 * Shaping breath into a whisper
 * Illusion - altering his appearance - cloaking, or different hair/facial features/clothing
 * Ball of light
 * Opening trap door (telekinesis?)
 * Magical lockpicking
 * Block magical attacks
 * Repair damaged items, e.g. a vase
 * Time-bending (the rest of the world moves slowly, relative to him. In Imposters, Minox is with him during one of these tricks.)

Appearances
The Thorn of Dentonhill

Veranix battles the Fenmere gang of effitte dealers. He accidentally steals the magical rope and cloak, and comes into conflict with the Blue Hand Circle. His best friend and roommate, Delmin discovers that Veranix has not been spending his nights with Kaiana.

The Alchemy of Chaos

The Imposters of Aventil

Among all of the other things, Veranix has taken an interest in the mystery of the missing children.

The Fenmere Job

The People of the City