Egyptian

EGYPTIAN	TRADITION
Combat	Fire
Detection	Earth
Health	Air
Illusion	Guidance
Manipulation	Water
Drain	Willpower + Intuition
Note	This is a possession tradition
Preferred Spells	Corrode, Convert Blood to Ichor, Evaporate, Translate, Phantasm

The Egyptian tradition is based on the ancient religion of Egypt, with the practitioners following the path of the priests in using magic (heka). Suppressed in its native country, the tradition has a fairly large following in Europe and southern Africa. The tradition has strict rules regarding how and why spells can be cast, and how magic can influence the spiritual essence of the divinities or people, referred to as ka by the tradition.

The spirits of this tradition frequently take the form of the Glorious ones, who include the deities of the original religion and the pharaohs who joined them in godhood. The practitioners of this tradition often take one of these figures as a mentor spirit, but even those who do not speak of the Glorious ones with reverence. Egyptian practitioners generally summon these spirits into wax figurines, although they can also inhabit a living being when needed.

The customs and trappings of this religion and tradition have largely been reconstructed through translation of the ancient texts, and this activity is responsible for resurgence in hieroglyphic instruction in a number of universities. The reconstruction of the tradition has also led to a number of private expeditions attempting to reach ancient ruins in search of more information about the life of a heka priest and possible spell formulae in the inscriptions on tomb walls. There are also a number of translations of new hieroglyph documents published on Matrix sites, but these appear to be the work of amateur scholars trying to learn the language and are of dubious reliability.

Fernando Jenningsen is a study in contradictions. The magician dresses in cutting-edge fashion when slumming, then dons his trademark “gutter-chic” when rubbing elbows with the elite. Fernando works as a legal freelance security specialist, normally providing protection for short-duration assignments. He regularly wears an ankh and other symbols of his devotion to the Egyptian tradition. He has earned censure from Egypt’s current government, although the exact reason for this is unknown. The murkiness surrounding his quarrel with the government has helped him successfully resist an extradition request.

(p3-4 Shadow)