Jinx

Description:

A jinx is a small fae approximately the size of a halfling, but much slighter in build, with the wings of a butterfly, and a tangle of ivy for clothes or skin. They look very much like pixies, except they are considerably larger, but their cute, innocent appearance does not relfect their demeanour. Jinx' are mean-spirited and cruel, and delight in the misfortune of others. Sometimes called 'cursed ones' or 'bad luck fairies', jinx' have powerful magical abilities centered around thwarting the intention of their foes.

A jinx will always have cast the Probability spell in advance of any encounter and will have that spell Suspended. In addition, they will use powerful thaumaturgical spells and perks such as Dispel, Magic Trap, Retarget, Spell Seize, Resist and Doubt combined with Amplify, Counterspell and Weave to agressively interfere with their opponent's ability to act. Very often, a jinx will remain entirely out of sight during a conflict, acting as a support caster, sabotaging enemies and tipping the scales in favour of its allies.

Special:

A jinx is covered in a glowing powder often referred to as 'fairy dust', and they leave this powder in a glowing trail in their wake as they move (as do many other fae). Uniquely, a jinx can shake its wings to disperse a large cloud of this powder, which acts as a kind magical-toxic hallucinogen.

By spending a point of Resolve, a jinx can create a cloud of fae dust in a 2 hex radius around the itself. Alternately, it can disperse this dust as it flies, leaving a swath of it along its flight path over an area 3 hexes wide by 6 hexes long. The cloud cannot be dodged or defended against, and anyone who is in it, or enters it for the duration will be affected. This cloud of dust is easily visible, and glows in the dark (and even glows in magical darkness).