Silvanus Gianni

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Quaesitoris Silvanus Gianni is the _insert title of office here_ of the Garden of Monsters in the Roman Tribunal. He is notoriously cynical, but those close to him know well that despite his skepticism, he is very curious.

Silvanus was born Simone Gianni in the Friuli region of the Italian peninsula, within the city-state of Venice in 1189. He was found to be gifted before he can remember, and taken into apprenticeship by the age of five. He stayed in contact with his mother, in Friuli while he studied at Magvillus with his Parens Sasha. He learned growing up that his great-grandfather on his mother's side was also a magus. His great-grandfather, Silvanus Della Mora, was a member of House Merinita, and died rather young for a magus at the age of 92. He was known for being very interested in poetry and art, but little is known of his magic. When Simone was preparing to take his gauntlet at age 20, he told Sasha he would like to adopt the name Silvanus as his new name:"Simone: Mistress Sasha, I would like to make my new name after my gauntlet, Silvanus, after my great-grandfather.""Sasha: He's not worth honoring. Nobody knows anything about your grandfather.""Simone: Great-grandfather.""Sasha: Whatever."Of note, Silvanus had a difficult apprenticeship. Sasha was and continues to be a domineering mother figure to Silvanus (he still tends to stutter around her and other women). He also suffered from a lab accident(?) when he was in his mid-teens. Escarte and Silvanus trained in their apprenticeships together. Escarte promised Silvanus he would help him on a project, but betrayed him instead. The result was a catastrophic explosion that left Silvanus appearing to have aged 15-20 years. No proof was able to be brought that it was Escarte's malice that caused the explosion, but Silvanus knows better. He lives with this supernatural flaw still today.

Upon finishing his gauntlet, Silvanus immediately began training to be a Quaesitor. This had been a life long dream of his while studying with one of the most skilled Quaesitor's in the tribunal, Sasha. Sasha has since been appointed to head Quaesitor of the Roman Tribunal, but was not at the time of Silvanus' apprenticeship. He easily passed all tests, and even successfully defended some low crime cases by the age of 23. When the Roman Tribunal decided to collectively start the Spring covenant in Punta Rossa, Silvanus was chosen as the young representative of Magvillus. Since then he has taken great pleasure in his independence, even though Magvillus has thusfar been the most heavy handed of the contributing covenants.

His casting sigil is a feeling of being judged or condescended to, and his signature/sanctum symbol is a stylized golden owl on a blue background.