Somehow despite all her misguided initiatives the Covenant has survived 7 years
under the bumbling incompetent leadership of Ludmilla, the `Luminescent Pearl of
the East'

The recent unpleasantness and closure of the Sword Brethrens influence in
Novgorod, has left the Covenant exposed and vulnerable to charges not only of
interfering with mundanes but also of dealing with the infernal. And please let
us not even begin consider the manner of the end of the wizard Kyril, once of
Sapientae Aetatum.

Meanwhile construction work at the Covenant has all but ceased, the magical
regio lies unexplored and the nature of the both the elemental, and the ruins
beyond are still after 15 years unknown to us

All this pales into insignificance compared to the threat from the West. Pripet
Maior may be destroyed, but we have inadvertently murdered a wizard of Crinteria
in front of his lover, a powerful pagan priestess. Retribution will not be long
coming.

Finally we have heard speeches from Vaslav, Ludmilla and I as to what we intend
for the future of the covenant. Yakov still lies abed I hear.
See http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/trialsofnovgorod/message/923
And http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/trialsofnovgorod/message/925
And http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/trialsofnovgorod/message/927

So please my Sodales, a plea for sanity in this election, vote for I Vasilla and
a return to the golden days of the founding of the Covenant.

[Admin] Voting details
Assuming Yakov can justify his 7 seasons of useful labour, the votes in the
election of 1235 are as follows
Vasilli, Ludmilla & Yakov, 3 votes each
Vaslav, Norka (sleeping voter), 2 votes each
Nikolas (sleeping voter), 1 vote
Total potential votes 14

{from the Governance of Paparotno}
Great Assembly Order of Business
1. Report to the Covenant from the Council/Leader
2. Report to the Covenant of the activities of individual Magi
3. Granting of votes to Covenant members who have performed their 7 seasons of
useful labour (full members and associate members)
4. Awarding of full membership to associate members by majority assembly vote.
5. Election of new council members and the Covenant leader.
a. Open voting, and the order of voting to be decided by random lottery