Magda - Belief and Instinct
On a related note, I need to write a Belief and Instinct for my character yet.
I always find it easier to write Instincts for "supporting" characters--certain skills lend themselves to Instincts, and they tend to be more supporting skills. Cook, Healer, Alchemist, etc. always have application. Combat-oriented characters I find it harder to create Instincts for. I could use Theologian, but Coil, I think, will have that covered, and frankly he will probably be both better at it and more appropriate.
My best bets are probably going to be Hunter, Lore Master, Scholar and Scout. Lore Master is only at 2; an Instinct there is likely to help me advance it to a higher level but not to generate Artha (as you need to be successful with an Instinct to get Artha for it). Scholar basically requires research, which I can do in the Town phase, but will have a hard time in either Adventure or Camp phase.
That leaves me two options: Scout and Hunter.
Scout could be useful if I wrote an Instinct like "always scout ahead". That would give me a free test to detect monsters before they detect me, etc. That could be really useful, and fits well with my concept of a sneaky combatant.
Hunter is a somewhat unusual choice, but it has some applicability to Instincts. In the section on "Ability & Skill Factors", it shows that Hunter can be used to make traps, which could be useful to guard a camp. it can also be used to discern the Nature of creatures. A successful Hunter vs. Nature test will give me descriptors, weapons, and Order of Might, which could be useful in determining how to engage with a creature. It changes the direction of the character somewhat--he shifts a bit from "stealthy assassin" to "hunter who studies his prey".
Now I want two Instincts.
I think I'll hold off on Beliefs until after I've decided on an Instinct, as it will probably be related.
Any thoughts?
Magda - Social Grace
As previously noted, Orator seems to be well-covered. Haggler, Manipulator, Persuader. I think I'll go with Manipulator if nobody has a compelling argument for something different--she chafes under the Church's strict codes, and her nature as a hunter of dark things just doesn't fit well with the Church, so I imagine she has developed some skill at bending the truth.
Magda - Home Skill
I think I may not use Theologian as my home skill - Coil's character is going to be our religious scholar, and I'll be able to help with a lower rating anyway. Pros and cons of using Theologian:
Pros: It gives me a semi-credible way to examine things separate from Coil's cleric (or with him Helping); we both can advance it. Thematically it makes some sense for someone raised in isolation in the Church, with monks trying desperately to inculcate her with the Church's teachings in hopes of suppressing her Nature. Makes some sense in a "holy quest"-themed campaign.
Cons: we don't need two specialists in religious lore, and Torchbearer doesn't reward multiple people specializing in a skill quite the way Burning Wheel does. Prevents me from taking a rank (or opening) Scholar or Cartographer.
Do we have a Scholar? If not, that actually makes some sense. As action-oriented as she is, she's still been holed up in a community of religious scholars for most of her life. She's probably familiar with libraries.
Do we have a Cartographer? Cartography is important, and if nobody else has the skill I'll probably grab this.
Magda - Belief
I'm leaning toward "I am not a monster", because...well, she is. She's fighting it, and trying to reconcile her nature with the Church's teachings (which include such things as "you're a monster and should be destroyed"). This lets me earn Fate by trying to fight against being a monster, and Persona when I give in and act like a monster.
Magda - Wises
I have Vampire-wise as a set Belief (Humans generally get to set both wises themselves; most other stocks have one pre-set and the other chosen). I'm leaning toward Prey-wise as my second.
So I am voting in favor of group creation. 
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