Ars Magica 5e, Rhine Tribunal, 1220
Yair
Community Supporter
Leo thanks the quaesitor, and if he sees that there are no more questions starts to head towards the library. "Let us humour Gorgamesh, and sit in the library. We could discuss our options over the relevant maps - should we be able to locate them."
OOC: Leo is done for this scene. Do we want to retire to the library, or to retire for the evening and come afresh in the morning?
OOC: Leo is done for this scene. Do we want to retire to the library, or to retire for the evening and come afresh in the morning?
Walking Dad
First Post
Thomas is rather silent. So many things are new to him. He should become the founder of a new covenant?. And he knew next to nothing about his partners, who seems to be town people and Bjornaer.
They seemed to be quick in making plans. Maybe he should just go with the flow...
They seemed to be quick in making plans. Maybe he should just go with the flow...
Yair
Community Supporter
I suppose we're looking for maps, travel journales, and other Area Lore of the area, plus any information we can find about the location and nature of the old covenants and magical resources in the region. Leo is particularly interested in natural and even more so Magical forests.
OOC: Just so everyone knows - this is now effectively researching seasonally. Durenmar is far from the easiest thing to get around and finding the relevant info even less so.
Yair: In terms of Area Lore, you effectively gain 8 experience points for the Rhine Gorge.
You find out the following information about the Rhine Gorge and covenants in particular.
The Records of House Mercere
Salve sodales,
In response to your recent request, herewith is the information that I have been able to find concerning
the locations of the former covenants of Rudiaria, Oakdell, Treverorum, and Rheinstein. The
following are directions to these sites, as listed in the notes of the followers of Mercere who were responsible
for this part of the Tribunal. Since the covenants in question no longer exist, doubtless much of
this information is no longer accurate. Nevertheless, I hope this may be of some limited use to you in
your endeavors.
“The covenant of Rudiaria is located on the right bank of the River Rhine, opposite the town of
Bingen, some twenty miles downstream from Mainz. The fortress of the covenant is partially visible
from Bingen, and they have a number of boatmen often to be found dockside who should be willing to
ferry Redcaps across the river.” — Crumena filius Mercere, 1032 AA
“Oakdell covenant is some dozen miles within the Westerwald forest. It is not easily reached from
the Rhine direct, rather it is better to take a boat from Koblenz to the village of Ems just up the River
Lahn. From there the covenant can be reached in half a day: take the forest track northwards, asking
for the village of Herschbach. After two hours, turn left — westwards — at the standing stone. The
magi of Oakdell are rather unwelcoming and secretive, so I do not recommend that you visit frequently.
I have not heard of any threats from the fay of the Westerwald.” — Harundo, follower of Mercere,
1075 AA
“Treverorum covenant is located in the city of Trier, on the Fleischstrasse. There is a merchant’s
shop which sells an assortment of luxury and esoteric wares — identify yourself with the phrase “Pax
Hermae,” and you will be shown to the magi, who are housed in the rest of the building and below. You
can usually be assured of a comfortable stay.” — Ioanna, follower of Mercere, 1236 AA
“The covenant of Rheinstein proper is located on the tiny island of Pfalz in the Rhine between
Bingen and Koblenz, near to the village of Kaub. This island is not to be confused with that one further
upstream near Bingen, which is reputedly haunted and to be avoided. The covenant seemingly also
occupies Burg Rheinstein, near Bingen, though the magi are not usually to be found there. Beware of
the treacherous boating conditions of the Bingen Hole, and travel only with an experienced crew on a
sturdy vessel.” — Ioanna, follower of Mercere. 1265 AA
— Xavier of House Mercere (Archivist of the Rhine Tribunal)
You also find out that there is a well known creature through the gorge called the Loreley somewhat near Rheinstein which brings sailors to their deaths, and to ward against it.
Through painstaking research, you find out the following information about the covenants also;
116
1031 AA (892 AD): The First Tribunal
sponsors a proposal for a new
covenant, Rudiaria, affiliated to
House Flambeau, which is duly
founded. The tribunal asserts Rudiaria’s
ownership of all magical sites
along the river Rhine between the
towns of Mainz and Cologne.
1073 AA (934 AD): The covenant of
Oakdell is founded by magi of House
Diedne in the Westerwald, just to the
east of the Rhine, with the sponsorship
of magi of the First Tribunal. It
is clarified that Oakdell is forbidden
from infringing on the territory of
Rudiaria covenant.
1101 AA (962 AD): The Tribunal has
heard charges of diabolism brought
against Eginolf of House Flambeau of
Rudiaria covenant, which remain
unproven. Reports of malefic activity
in the vicinity of Rudiaria are, however,
noted with disapproval, and that
covenant is therefore ordered to investigate
and report within seven years.
The magi of Rudiaria are also urged to
redouble their efforts to avoid disturbing
the mundanes of the region.
1108 AA (969 AD): House Mercere
reports that Rudiaria covenant has
been destroyed — burnt down in an
apparent catastrophic magical accident,
with all of its magi slain or
missing. Diabolic involvement is suspected,
though the exact cause is not
revealed. It is noted that this event
coincided with a crippling famine in
the region, which has contributed to
mundane unrest. Declarations of
regret are heard for the believed loss
of these magi.
1115 AA (976 AD): House Mercere
reports that nothing is salvageable
from the former covenant of Rudiaria,
and that the site has been sanctified
by a local archbishop from
Mainz. Oakdell covenant’s claim of
ownership of all sites formerly
belonging to Rudiaria is refused.
1136 AA (997 AD): Oakdell covenant
brings charges of espionage and of
meddling in their affairs against magi
of Durenmar covenant. These spurious
claims are unproven.
1143 AA (1004 AD): Severus Maximus
of House Flambeau declares Wizard
War against Caithlinn of House
Diedne (of Oakdell covenant).
Magus Cirion of Tremere declares
Wizard War against Pietro of House
Diedne (of Oakdell covenant).
1155 AA (1016 AD): It is reported that
the covenant of Oakdell was razed to
the ground, with all of its magi of
House Diedne slain during the recent
Schism War.
1227 AA (1088 AD): Magi Xantippes
and Julia, both Jerbiton, and maga
Selena Tibicena, House Bonisagus,
announce their intention to establish
a covenant in the city of Trier dedicated
to recovering the lost secrets of
the Romans. No sponsors of the proposed
covenant are forthcoming
from the covenants of Irencillia,
Crintera, or Dankmar, and therefore
the First Tribunal does not recognize
this proposed covenant.
1234 AA (1095 AD): Magi Xantippes
and Julia, both Jerbiton, and maga
Selena Tibicena, House Bonisagus,
together with Arliandus of Tremere,
again announce their intention to
establish a covenant in the city of
Trier. The First Tribunal approves the
founding of Treverorum covenant.
1248 AA (1109 AD): Treverorum
covenant brings charges against Valdus
of House Tytalus for theft of vis,
claiming that he has twice harvested
from a site belonging to them. Valdus
accepts that he harvested this vis,
but argues that the site, lying outside
the city walls of Trier, does not
belong to Treverorum. He also
claims that magi of Treverorum had
neglected to harvest this vis for
themselves. It is ruled that the site,
being within a day’s march from the
covenant, belongs to Treverorum.
However, it is noted that Treverorum
has suffered no harm or loss of vis as
a result of Valdus’ actions. Valdus is
therefore fined one pawn of vis and
ordered to seek the permission of
Treverorum before harvesting from
the site again.
1262 AA (1123 AD): Magi Schwall of
Bjornaer and Fulmonious of Tytalus
found the covenant of Rheinstein in
the Rhine Gorge with the sponsorship
of the First Tribunal. Rheinstein
simultaneously announces it will pay
a tithe of three pawns of vis each Tribunal
to every other covenant, for
the next five Tribunals.
1290 AA (1151 AD): The murder of the
Redcap Ioanna in the city of Trier is
reported. The Tribunal expresses sincere
regret. Magi of Treverorum
covenant disavow any knowledge of
this incident. A Quaesitorial investigation
is ordered.
1297 AA (1158 AD): Magus Xantippes
of House Jerbiton is found guilty of
significant meddling in the affairs of
mundanes, having repeatedly used
Mentem magics of his own devising
on the inhabitants of the city of Trier
for personal enrichment, setting in
place a chain of events which caused
damage to relations between the
Order of Hermes and the mundane
world, and that may have contributed
to the death of the Redcap
Ioanna. He is fined ten pawns of vis,
ordered to distribute his accumulated
fortune to the covenants of the First
Tribunal equally, and charged to
spend three seasons scribing a tome
or tomes for the Great Library.
1304 AA (1165 AD): A Quaesitorial
investigation into reported unrest in
the city of Trier has revealed that
magi of Treverorum covenant are
guilty of interfering in the affairs of
mundanes and the Church, to the
extent of causing possible harm to
their sodales. Treverorum is fined
fifty pawns of vis and warned in the
strongest possible terms to repair
relations with the inhabitants of Trier
without delay. Treverorum is ordered
to pay this fine by the next Tribunal.
1311 AA (1172 AD): Magus Scholastus
of House Jerbiton of Treverorum
covenant announces that he is the
sole surviving member of his
covenant, which is duly abolished.
He announces that, due to the activities
of local churchmen, in his opinion
the city of Trier is currently not
safe for magi to visit. He refuses to be
drawn on further details and departs
immediately for the Tribunal of the
Greater Alps.
It is later noted that the fine
imposed on the former covenant of
Treverorum remains in part unpaid. It
is ruled that Scholastus is liable for
the remainder of this fine and a
request is dispatched to the Greater
Alps by Redcap.
1339 AA (1200 AD): Horst of House
Mercere reports that Rheinstein
covenant was attacked and destroyed
by an army of irate mundanes, led by
the archbishop of Trier. The fate of
the magi of Rheinstein is unknown.
Horst notes that their actions have in
large part contributed to their
demise, and may have caused undue
attention to the Order of Hermes in
the region. It is ruled that magi are
forbidden from practicing any form
of magical activity in the Rhine
Gorge for the next twenty years.
This advances Leo to Summer, 1220. What are the other mages doing for Spring?
Yair: In terms of Area Lore, you effectively gain 8 experience points for the Rhine Gorge.
You find out the following information about the Rhine Gorge and covenants in particular.
The Records of House Mercere
Salve sodales,
In response to your recent request, herewith is the information that I have been able to find concerning
the locations of the former covenants of Rudiaria, Oakdell, Treverorum, and Rheinstein. The
following are directions to these sites, as listed in the notes of the followers of Mercere who were responsible
for this part of the Tribunal. Since the covenants in question no longer exist, doubtless much of
this information is no longer accurate. Nevertheless, I hope this may be of some limited use to you in
your endeavors.
“The covenant of Rudiaria is located on the right bank of the River Rhine, opposite the town of
Bingen, some twenty miles downstream from Mainz. The fortress of the covenant is partially visible
from Bingen, and they have a number of boatmen often to be found dockside who should be willing to
ferry Redcaps across the river.” — Crumena filius Mercere, 1032 AA
“Oakdell covenant is some dozen miles within the Westerwald forest. It is not easily reached from
the Rhine direct, rather it is better to take a boat from Koblenz to the village of Ems just up the River
Lahn. From there the covenant can be reached in half a day: take the forest track northwards, asking
for the village of Herschbach. After two hours, turn left — westwards — at the standing stone. The
magi of Oakdell are rather unwelcoming and secretive, so I do not recommend that you visit frequently.
I have not heard of any threats from the fay of the Westerwald.” — Harundo, follower of Mercere,
1075 AA
“Treverorum covenant is located in the city of Trier, on the Fleischstrasse. There is a merchant’s
shop which sells an assortment of luxury and esoteric wares — identify yourself with the phrase “Pax
Hermae,” and you will be shown to the magi, who are housed in the rest of the building and below. You
can usually be assured of a comfortable stay.” — Ioanna, follower of Mercere, 1236 AA
“The covenant of Rheinstein proper is located on the tiny island of Pfalz in the Rhine between
Bingen and Koblenz, near to the village of Kaub. This island is not to be confused with that one further
upstream near Bingen, which is reputedly haunted and to be avoided. The covenant seemingly also
occupies Burg Rheinstein, near Bingen, though the magi are not usually to be found there. Beware of
the treacherous boating conditions of the Bingen Hole, and travel only with an experienced crew on a
sturdy vessel.” — Ioanna, follower of Mercere. 1265 AA
— Xavier of House Mercere (Archivist of the Rhine Tribunal)
You also find out that there is a well known creature through the gorge called the Loreley somewhat near Rheinstein which brings sailors to their deaths, and to ward against it.
Through painstaking research, you find out the following information about the covenants also;
116
1031 AA (892 AD): The First Tribunal
sponsors a proposal for a new
covenant, Rudiaria, affiliated to
House Flambeau, which is duly
founded. The tribunal asserts Rudiaria’s
ownership of all magical sites
along the river Rhine between the
towns of Mainz and Cologne.
1073 AA (934 AD): The covenant of
Oakdell is founded by magi of House
Diedne in the Westerwald, just to the
east of the Rhine, with the sponsorship
of magi of the First Tribunal. It
is clarified that Oakdell is forbidden
from infringing on the territory of
Rudiaria covenant.
1101 AA (962 AD): The Tribunal has
heard charges of diabolism brought
against Eginolf of House Flambeau of
Rudiaria covenant, which remain
unproven. Reports of malefic activity
in the vicinity of Rudiaria are, however,
noted with disapproval, and that
covenant is therefore ordered to investigate
and report within seven years.
The magi of Rudiaria are also urged to
redouble their efforts to avoid disturbing
the mundanes of the region.
1108 AA (969 AD): House Mercere
reports that Rudiaria covenant has
been destroyed — burnt down in an
apparent catastrophic magical accident,
with all of its magi slain or
missing. Diabolic involvement is suspected,
though the exact cause is not
revealed. It is noted that this event
coincided with a crippling famine in
the region, which has contributed to
mundane unrest. Declarations of
regret are heard for the believed loss
of these magi.
1115 AA (976 AD): House Mercere
reports that nothing is salvageable
from the former covenant of Rudiaria,
and that the site has been sanctified
by a local archbishop from
Mainz. Oakdell covenant’s claim of
ownership of all sites formerly
belonging to Rudiaria is refused.
1136 AA (997 AD): Oakdell covenant
brings charges of espionage and of
meddling in their affairs against magi
of Durenmar covenant. These spurious
claims are unproven.
1143 AA (1004 AD): Severus Maximus
of House Flambeau declares Wizard
War against Caithlinn of House
Diedne (of Oakdell covenant).
Magus Cirion of Tremere declares
Wizard War against Pietro of House
Diedne (of Oakdell covenant).
1155 AA (1016 AD): It is reported that
the covenant of Oakdell was razed to
the ground, with all of its magi of
House Diedne slain during the recent
Schism War.
1227 AA (1088 AD): Magi Xantippes
and Julia, both Jerbiton, and maga
Selena Tibicena, House Bonisagus,
announce their intention to establish
a covenant in the city of Trier dedicated
to recovering the lost secrets of
the Romans. No sponsors of the proposed
covenant are forthcoming
from the covenants of Irencillia,
Crintera, or Dankmar, and therefore
the First Tribunal does not recognize
this proposed covenant.
1234 AA (1095 AD): Magi Xantippes
and Julia, both Jerbiton, and maga
Selena Tibicena, House Bonisagus,
together with Arliandus of Tremere,
again announce their intention to
establish a covenant in the city of
Trier. The First Tribunal approves the
founding of Treverorum covenant.
1248 AA (1109 AD): Treverorum
covenant brings charges against Valdus
of House Tytalus for theft of vis,
claiming that he has twice harvested
from a site belonging to them. Valdus
accepts that he harvested this vis,
but argues that the site, lying outside
the city walls of Trier, does not
belong to Treverorum. He also
claims that magi of Treverorum had
neglected to harvest this vis for
themselves. It is ruled that the site,
being within a day’s march from the
covenant, belongs to Treverorum.
However, it is noted that Treverorum
has suffered no harm or loss of vis as
a result of Valdus’ actions. Valdus is
therefore fined one pawn of vis and
ordered to seek the permission of
Treverorum before harvesting from
the site again.
1262 AA (1123 AD): Magi Schwall of
Bjornaer and Fulmonious of Tytalus
found the covenant of Rheinstein in
the Rhine Gorge with the sponsorship
of the First Tribunal. Rheinstein
simultaneously announces it will pay
a tithe of three pawns of vis each Tribunal
to every other covenant, for
the next five Tribunals.
1290 AA (1151 AD): The murder of the
Redcap Ioanna in the city of Trier is
reported. The Tribunal expresses sincere
regret. Magi of Treverorum
covenant disavow any knowledge of
this incident. A Quaesitorial investigation
is ordered.
1297 AA (1158 AD): Magus Xantippes
of House Jerbiton is found guilty of
significant meddling in the affairs of
mundanes, having repeatedly used
Mentem magics of his own devising
on the inhabitants of the city of Trier
for personal enrichment, setting in
place a chain of events which caused
damage to relations between the
Order of Hermes and the mundane
world, and that may have contributed
to the death of the Redcap
Ioanna. He is fined ten pawns of vis,
ordered to distribute his accumulated
fortune to the covenants of the First
Tribunal equally, and charged to
spend three seasons scribing a tome
or tomes for the Great Library.
1304 AA (1165 AD): A Quaesitorial
investigation into reported unrest in
the city of Trier has revealed that
magi of Treverorum covenant are
guilty of interfering in the affairs of
mundanes and the Church, to the
extent of causing possible harm to
their sodales. Treverorum is fined
fifty pawns of vis and warned in the
strongest possible terms to repair
relations with the inhabitants of Trier
without delay. Treverorum is ordered
to pay this fine by the next Tribunal.
1311 AA (1172 AD): Magus Scholastus
of House Jerbiton of Treverorum
covenant announces that he is the
sole surviving member of his
covenant, which is duly abolished.
He announces that, due to the activities
of local churchmen, in his opinion
the city of Trier is currently not
safe for magi to visit. He refuses to be
drawn on further details and departs
immediately for the Tribunal of the
Greater Alps.
It is later noted that the fine
imposed on the former covenant of
Treverorum remains in part unpaid. It
is ruled that Scholastus is liable for
the remainder of this fine and a
request is dispatched to the Greater
Alps by Redcap.
1339 AA (1200 AD): Horst of House
Mercere reports that Rheinstein
covenant was attacked and destroyed
by an army of irate mundanes, led by
the archbishop of Trier. The fate of
the magi of Rheinstein is unknown.
Horst notes that their actions have in
large part contributed to their
demise, and may have caused undue
attention to the Order of Hermes in
the region. It is ruled that magi are
forbidden from practicing any form
of magical activity in the Rhine
Gorge for the next twenty years.
This advances Leo to Summer, 1220. What are the other mages doing for Spring?
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While other mages dally in the libraries attending old books and records, Ilshana...the one who suggested that activity...is rarely seen there, or for long. She does her investigation out among the people, both of the covenant and of the world outside. Within the covenant she probes for hints from other magi and from grogs and the various workers, seeking rumors and scuttlebutt about the Rhine gorge covenants, their fate, and just what game Murion was playing.
In the mundane communities she donned glamors to mingle with ordinary folk and merchants and traveling tellers of tales, and from many a night of bought drinks and plied stories, tried to build a picture of the Rhine gorge from the point of view of the non-magically aware.
Of course, that was how she contributed to the investigation. She also spent time on her own pursuits; primarily just enjoying herself.
In the mundane communities she donned glamors to mingle with ordinary folk and merchants and traveling tellers of tales, and from many a night of bought drinks and plied stories, tried to build a picture of the Rhine gorge from the point of view of the non-magically aware.
Of course, that was how she contributed to the investigation. She also spent time on her own pursuits; primarily just enjoying herself.
Yair
Community Supporter
Leo finds himself in the awkward position of having to wave through numerous books for months. He takes as much leave as he can - first in the forest nearby, but he soon comes to distate its tenor [i.e. its Faerie aura], and instead contends himself to walk back and forth in the covenant's grounds, like a lion in a cage.
OOC: I haven't meant to have Leo spend an entire season pouring into books, but alright. While he is at it, Leo will check to see what Xantippes
of House Jerbiton wrote, and indeed if there are books by the other members of the covenants mentioned in the Great Library (hoping to find some Rhine Gorge lore). He also asks the Mercer House whether it would be possible to meet with Horst, or some other Redcap employed in the Rhine Gorge.
OOC: I haven't meant to have Leo spend an entire season pouring into books, but alright. While he is at it, Leo will check to see what Xantippes
of House Jerbiton wrote, and indeed if there are books by the other members of the covenants mentioned in the Great Library (hoping to find some Rhine Gorge lore). He also asks the Mercer House whether it would be possible to meet with Horst, or some other Redcap employed in the Rhine Gorge.
Strahd_Von_Zarovich
First Post
Gorgamesh sits in the library and tries to gather information about the denizens that live in the area of the Rhine valley, both natural and unnatural.
Unnatural refer to fairies or demons and other magical beasts that might dwell in the area where the new covenant would be raised. Further more, he tries to research for places where paranormal phenomena were reported and places of arcane power like circles of stones, circles of mushrooms, sparkling ponds and the like were located.
Natural refers to the amount of people, major settlements, and royal figures of power, rich merchants, important religious figures, and places of divine power. He tries to find even records about the species of common animals that were reported by redcaps that graze the area.
Unnatural refer to fairies or demons and other magical beasts that might dwell in the area where the new covenant would be raised. Further more, he tries to research for places where paranormal phenomena were reported and places of arcane power like circles of stones, circles of mushrooms, sparkling ponds and the like were located.
Natural refers to the amount of people, major settlements, and royal figures of power, rich merchants, important religious figures, and places of divine power. He tries to find even records about the species of common animals that were reported by redcaps that graze the area.
OOC: Yair: My apologies, I will seek clarification in future. Getting the information would have required a season of study nonetheless; someone had to do it.
Leo: It is certainly possible to meet with Horst; he is currently located at Fengheld. However, there are currently no active members of the Mercer House in the Rhine Gorge, though there is a Fengheld Chapter house in Cologne, which is theoretically the start of the Rhine Gorge. If you go to the Fengheld House we can have an interesting exchange with its current occupant. According to the Great Library, there have been no donations from Xantippes.
As for reading books on Rhine Gorge area lore, that is how you got the 8 experience points.
Ilshana; You are welcomed around the communities around Durenmar, and meet many interesting folk. The Abbey of Hersau and a number of little towns on the outskirts as well as the covenfolk around Durenmar. The men are enamored of you and you get many propositions around the inn later at night, generally followed by their wives dragging their husbands away.
As you are interested mainly in the mundane, you get 8 experience points in Language: High German as that is the language that is mostly spoken. In Durenmar at least most of the covenfolk have some knowledge of Latin but mainly it is enough to take commands rather than converse.
Despite barely speaking the language, you do pick up some interesting information.
The majority of the covenants were dead before many of these covenfolk were alive, but one of the older grogs, a bookbinder names Jurgen tells you an interesting story. With a cracked and aging voice, sitting in his spot by the fire you hear that he once traveled to the Rheinstein covenant to do some repairs on their books, around twenty-three - nay, twenty-four! years ago.
He tells you that they had a wondrous little island, and that the covenant itself was not on the mundane island, though they had a magnificent little keep to keep the tolls. No, the wizards laboratories were in fact in a magical place! He mentions how after he was put up in the normal castle for most of the day, when night fell he was blindfolded and led through knee-high water. When his hand was placed on something wood his blindfold was taken off, and the true covenant was revealed!
An interesting story, at least. The senile old badger also tells you about his amazing case of gout and how the faeries keep stealing his thoughts to use in their giant dream machine.
Gorgamesh: As you request info on magical creatures and the like, you begin to walk up to the second floor of the library. You find yourself under the beady eye of the Librarian, who tells you in no uncertain terms that if you wish to partake of information of a magical sort from the Great Library, payment must be made.
Seeing as you quickly tell him you are a Peregrinator, he sighs and warns you of your impending death if you harm his books. He seems entirely serious.
Roll me 2 simple die please.
Thomas: Anything in particular you would like to do?
Leo: It is certainly possible to meet with Horst; he is currently located at Fengheld. However, there are currently no active members of the Mercer House in the Rhine Gorge, though there is a Fengheld Chapter house in Cologne, which is theoretically the start of the Rhine Gorge. If you go to the Fengheld House we can have an interesting exchange with its current occupant. According to the Great Library, there have been no donations from Xantippes.
As for reading books on Rhine Gorge area lore, that is how you got the 8 experience points.
Ilshana; You are welcomed around the communities around Durenmar, and meet many interesting folk. The Abbey of Hersau and a number of little towns on the outskirts as well as the covenfolk around Durenmar. The men are enamored of you and you get many propositions around the inn later at night, generally followed by their wives dragging their husbands away.
As you are interested mainly in the mundane, you get 8 experience points in Language: High German as that is the language that is mostly spoken. In Durenmar at least most of the covenfolk have some knowledge of Latin but mainly it is enough to take commands rather than converse.
Despite barely speaking the language, you do pick up some interesting information.
The majority of the covenants were dead before many of these covenfolk were alive, but one of the older grogs, a bookbinder names Jurgen tells you an interesting story. With a cracked and aging voice, sitting in his spot by the fire you hear that he once traveled to the Rheinstein covenant to do some repairs on their books, around twenty-three - nay, twenty-four! years ago.
He tells you that they had a wondrous little island, and that the covenant itself was not on the mundane island, though they had a magnificent little keep to keep the tolls. No, the wizards laboratories were in fact in a magical place! He mentions how after he was put up in the normal castle for most of the day, when night fell he was blindfolded and led through knee-high water. When his hand was placed on something wood his blindfold was taken off, and the true covenant was revealed!
An interesting story, at least. The senile old badger also tells you about his amazing case of gout and how the faeries keep stealing his thoughts to use in their giant dream machine.
Gorgamesh: As you request info on magical creatures and the like, you begin to walk up to the second floor of the library. You find yourself under the beady eye of the Librarian, who tells you in no uncertain terms that if you wish to partake of information of a magical sort from the Great Library, payment must be made.
Seeing as you quickly tell him you are a Peregrinator, he sighs and warns you of your impending death if you harm his books. He seems entirely serious.
Roll me 2 simple die please.
Thomas: Anything in particular you would like to do?
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