Resonance and Dissonance

Tomas' powers and handicaps.

Mercurian Check Digit Results
[1] You can sense a person's estimation of himself, relative to those currently around him.
[2] You can sense that as well as how those people actually regard him.
[3] You can sense those things, the name most people he knows call him, geographic and cultural origins, and major items of interest (job, hobbies, etc.).
[4] You can sense all that and how many relationships he maintains (work, school, family, etc.).
[5] You can sense the preceding, and how important he perceives the relationships to be.
[6] With a glance, you can see a person's background as though it were written across his face - up to and including to what degree his relationships actually do control his life.

Dissonance
Violence generates dissonance in Mercurians. It is the antithesis of politics, the dampener of reason. When they let themselves fall under the spell of violent passion, lasing out madly makes them feel better but pushes them farther away from their resonance - except against demons, who deserve such attention. They particularly enjoy taking out their violent urges against Impudites, their Fallen brethren. This doesn't mean they don't advocate violence; they just don't indulge in it themselves. When negotiations break down, a Mercurian has to know when to step aside and wave in the sharp knives of the Malakim.

-- In Nomine: Core Rules (c) Steve Jackson Games 1997

Additional Powers

These powers are abilities granted by his Archangel or Songs (spells) learned by Thomas.

Mercurian of Creation These Mercurians, counterparts to Eli's Elohim, are the makers of talismans. It takes one month for every level of a skill the artifact is imbued with. The angel must also know the skill.

Elohim of Creation Elohim who serve Eli hold the secrets of binding Songs into the physical objects to create relics and reliquaries. It takes one month of finding and preparing materials for each level of Song in a relic, and/or every point of Essence the reliquary is to contain. The angel must also know Transubstantiation.

Transubstantiation The angel may imbue inorganic elements with the complex organic energies of life. For each point of Essence spent, he may convert 1 quart of common liquid, such as water or ammonia, into a complex organic solution, such as wine or blood, or a cubic foot of common material, such as sand or sodium, into a common (although relatively more complex) organic pattern, such as bugs or fish. He may also convert small amounts of one organic substance into another, at the GM's discretion.

Abracadabra The angel can create base matter from nothingness. For each point of Essence spent, he may create a tenth of an ounce of rare mineral, such as precious metal; 1 cubic foot of a common metal or material, such as iron or sulfur, or 1 cubic yard of simple, mundane and common earthly substance, such as rock, iron, or water.

PERMISSIONS for Tomas' Power

As a Mercurian Tomas has the ability to 'know' people, basically. Anything from "Hey, how do you feel about yourself at this current moment in time?" to "I have just watched the DVD series of your life with director commentary on as well."

This post is a catch all to opt out of Tomas' powers being used - he might try anyway, but I'll just state that he always manages to fail that roll instead of grabbing my dice for it. ALTERNATELY you can also give me a cap for how much information you're okay with him figuring out. Ex., maybe you're okay with Levels 1-3, but you'd rather not him get level 4-6. Since I will actually be rolling dice whenever he tries to resonate someone, If I manage to roll a 6 for the information I will just bump it down to the highest okay'd number (in that case, a 3).

(That being said, if in a specific instance you want him to succeed from a narration standpoint, just shoot me a note with the information and what you want him to get. I've always been a 'roll the dice and see if they look pretty' kind of GM/Player)