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//Spring, 1224// | //Spring, 1224// | ||
- | Friar Luke Walding obtains a letter | + | The area around Cruentis Petram in the Yorkshire Dales is full of caves, many of which are home to the supernatural. Having spent much of the season investigating |
- | Karl-Erik is also able to gain access to the canons, and using Luke's letter is also given the opportunity to question the nuns. One of them has a much clearer memory of what happened, but insists that the bodies were found on the road, not at the manor that is the covenant. The nuns had gone with another of their number who was starting a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, and were returning from the port where she had boarded a ship down to London. They stayed at the manor on the way back, and say they found the bodies the following morning. | + | Several caves are investigated, |
- | There have been a couple of unfortunate deaths here in the last year, and many of the nuns seem to be remarkably skilled | + | A cave of giant spiders is also investigated. Most of the small spiders (the size of a large dog) are destroyed, as are a couple of larger spiders (bigger than a man). There is evidence that an even larger spider dwells within though, and a rest is declared before any further exploration is done. |
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+ | The magi investigate the smoking caves of the spiders and harvest what vis they can. There is also vis in the bodies that the spiders have wrapped in their webs, Animal in the animals | ||
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+ | There is a large eye carved on a weathered rock on a hill, which has a strong magical aura. The eye seems to be part of a face, mostly buried in the top of the hill. Reckoning that the face belongs to a large stone humanoid, they estimate a total height of about two hundred paces. Any attempts to investigate the stone magically fails to penetrate its resistance, though they determine that it has a magical might of around twelve magnitudes. The magi do no currently have a way to investigate directly any further, so leave it alone for the time being. | ||
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+ | === Historical Research === | ||
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+ | == Proceedings of the Stonehenge Tribunal, AD 927 == | ||
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+ | Kalsua ex Tytalus of Sursum covenant wishes to declare the maga Helione ex Tytalus as rogue and an enemy of the Order. She charges her with theft of property from the sanctums of several magi in Sursum, of betraying the covenant charter, and of declaring an illegal wizards war against the whole covenant in an attempt to cover up her crimes. | ||
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+ | Kalsua also wishes to charge the magus Bulrion ex Tytalus with theft of property, of aiding an enemy maga against his own covenant and of breaking the covenant charter by leaving without payment of dues. | ||
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+ | The decision of the Tribunal was to deny the request of Sursum covenant in regards to declaring Helione ex Tytalus | ||
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+ | Bulrion ex Tytalus was charged with paying 7 pawns of vis to Sursum for the breaking of their charter, but all other charges are denied due to lack of evidence. | ||
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+ | == Proceedings of the Stonehenge Tribunal, AD 934 == | ||
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+ | The charge of the murder of the maga Kaliste ex Tytalus had been made against Helione ex Tytalus by Kalsua ex Tytalus of Sursum covenant. Other than the disappearance of both maga, no evidence was presented. Given that Helione had not been seen for several years, and those who brought the charges were now dead, this Tribunal decided to take no further action. | ||
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+ | The maga Morridir ex Diedne of Lux Draconis covenant claimed damage to her lab by the magi of Sursum covenant and sought restitution. The Tribunal found Sursum to be guilty. However, given that the only surviving magus of Sursum was an apprentice at the time, the Tribunal decided that he could not be held responsible and therefore no restitution was permitted. | ||
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+ | Quaesitor Jardunicus of Blackthorn has investigated the destruction of Sursum covenant and all the magi within. Due to the covenant’s close relationship with the nobles of Cornwall, it was attacked and destroyed by the forces | ||
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+ | Examination of the surviving notes left in the ruins implied that several magi of the covenant, including Kalsua ex Tytalus, were Titanoi cultists | ||
- | Uriel sneaks inside the priory and investigates the nun's quarters, eventually finding some sharp, thin knives in their cells. They possibly match the wounds the magi determine are on the bodies - precise strikes into the brain. One of the canons, a gifted scribe who was also prideful of his work, was possibly killed in a similar way. Uriel also investigates the libraries at the priory, which seem to be of good quality and contain some interesting works on academic knowledges, as well as languages and music. | ||
- | There is much discussion as to motives and the nature of the assassins. Though many aspects of the situation points towards demons, some of the motives seem odd. |
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