I was stuck in Riga, in the winter of 1217, down on my luck, having fallen out with a merchant whose caravan I was guarding. Not that I’ve got any objection...
A small fire broke out in the covenants bakery today, meaning no bread for the grogs and covenfolk. Much muttering was to be heard, and work on the new hall...
Had a bit more of a chat with Pickles over the weekend about how an Ars Magical email campaign could run. Some of his ideas he emailed me and I have posted up...
To be delivered to: Stanko Danilovich, Cooper Manitsina, Novgorod From Bofsil Makeevich, Carpenter Covenant of Paporotno July 23rd 1220 My dear cousin, it is...
Voronov a fisherman from the now abandoned village of Alexsandroskoe (A village a short distance from the monastery of Paporotno he spots a bunch of men are...
THIS IS A VERY ROUGH OUTLINE - I WILL POST PROPER DOCUMENTS FOR EACH LATER. Perchnosius (aged 40) is a Swedish scholar who has studied at Oxford. He is still...
LIKE PERCHNOSIUS' DESCRIPTION, THIS IS ROUGH, AND WILL BE SUPERCEDED LATER. Cautellus appears to be an unkempt slavic fur trader. Magically, he intends to...
It comes to the ears of the mages and companions that the fishermen of Alexandrovskoe have, over the last few months seen a large lynx prowling about the...
Ok there seems to be a bit of a delay in getting a covenant write up done so here are the notes I originally made, using the old skool covenants book. Atlas...
Oops did not notice the Ivan reference first time I read it so I had no idea any one else was looking at this. Any how heres the stuff - I think I may upload...
The covenant is currently under siege by a host of wild animals (bears and wolves) under the control of the diabolic priest Grovonov. Assuming we survive the...
Lynx are not commonly found in swamps and marshes in this region, so it is not necessarily abnormal to see one around the covenant. They very rarely attack...
In late October, as the Winter is beginning to complete its grip on the landscape, Susan Wiclow of House Mercere and the Three Lakes Covenant, chief Redcap of...
Re: Ivans comments OK I have created files for all the characters you have introduced by email, Perchnosius, Yngve, Edmund Noak and Florentius and have posted...
It appears that Cean, the Bakers Apprentice, has been not been wasting time out alone on the marsh, in his little boat, but in the company of his masters...
Due to pressures of work and extremely long and harassing email from pickles on another topic, I have been unable to do detailed descriptions for this week. I...
Friends, the Autumn term of this our centre of learning is upon us, and I propose to hold lectures, symposia, and other learned discussions, with the purpose...
Well if even Seb can do it ... I am getting too distracted by Warmachine (no guesses as to which faction I have been playing) Companion to the covenant is...
To Abbot Simeon of the Most Holy Monastery of St. Demetrios the Areopagite Konstantin Bugarov, Ordained Brother, sends greeting. Most Reverend Father, I have...
On this day the 3rd March 1221 Cean Babka did take Stana Saadakoi as his lawfully wedded wife. The ceremony was slightly marred by the consistent fidgeting of...
OK the face to face game has been running for almost 2 months now, and yet the email game hasn’t really come together. So hopefully this email will inspire...
I have 270 levels of lab texts to allocate. Do we want a great many very low level spells across as many arts as possible, or do we want fewer really chunky...
Ludmilla in persomal conversationj with the other mages. Apparrently either a new lynx or old lynx has been seen again this spring. It is clear to me that the...
... as possible, or do we want fewer really chunky higher level spells that are currently beyond our reach? ... former. Ludmilla prefers the former, Or lets go...
Cautellus to the other Magi I recall now my Master Stanislaw refusing to allow me to copy any text beyond the 5th magnitude. He did imply that the trading of...
Of the myriad reasons for an intrepid group of young wizards to form a covenant in the marshes of Novgorod, one of the most significant was the plentiful...
Edmund, torn away from his latest love, Weronika, a striking Polish warrior maiden (well... not quite a maiden), is directed to the library by Perchnosius, to...
For the last 2 weeks I have been conducting experiments into the nature of the mute boy discovered on the night of the beasts. I am afraid I am at a loss to...
