Extraordinary Stonehenge Tribunal of 1227

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Late in 1226, Praeco Talion will send out invitations to an Extraordinary Tribunal for the Summer Solstice of 1227. This will take place of the 1229 Tribunal, as well as deciding which three issues the Tribunal will send to Grand Tribunal. This will be the first Grand Tribunal that Stonehenge will be represented in nearly a century, the last time being 1129.

In case you feel like reading about a standard Tribunal before the next game, there's an article on Tribunal Procedures.

Logistics

• Since the entire covenant will be traveling to the Tribunal, Neanne has introduced a motion to have the mandatory Summer covenant meeting ahead of time (June 15 instead of June 20) and to let the covenfolk have their customary feast on the normal solstice day (June 21)
• The distance from Nova Semitae to Blackthorn in the south of Wales is roughly 100 miles, according to the Redcaps
• Travel is expected to take up to 5 days (20 miles/day) to travel to Blackthorn (June 16-20)
• Pre-Tribunal Activities start whenever enough people show up and run until the evening of June 22nd
• Tribunal begins at sunset on June 22nd and is expected to last for 2 nights
• Post Tribunal Days and travel back home is June 24-29
• For Obscurus Ignis: This period will run through these signs: Gemini (Air, June 16-20) and Cancer (Water, June 21-29).

Other Activities at Tribunal

• Draag of Blackthorn organises the Bjornaer gathering which resembles a pagan midsummer festival. Very secretive.
• Edward of Milton, of Schola Pythagoranis, organises a Jerbiton gathering, which is a large formal dinner party, followed by a masquerade ball. Largely attended by Jerbiton, with the occasional 'civilized' guest invited to attend. Nearly every attendee has the Gentle Gift and impeccable manners.
• Scintilla of Burnham formerly organised the Flambeau Melee, however, since disaster struck the Flambeaux of Stonehenge, the Melee had been cancelled indefinitely. Rumours abound that she is looking to re-establish the custom at the Tribunal of 1222.
• Aurelia of Nigrasaxa organises the Verditius Regional Contest, a smaller version of The Contest which takes place at Verdi every twenty-two years. She will be polling magi, primarily Verditius, on their level of interest in holding a regional content.
• Aulus of Bonisagus and Neanne of Verditius, both from Nova Semitae, organize a small colloquium for the scholastically-minded members to give lectures, share knowledge, and otherwise discuss magical theory and methods with other members. Due to a historical debacle in the Tribunal, the number of Bonisagus magi in the Tribunal is very low, so this event is not very well attended.
• A general seller's market for enchantments, potions, books, longevity rituals, vis, and anything else magi will trade pops up. Very informal.

Tribunal Issues

Session 1: External Tribunal Issues

Respect for Tribunal, Trutina of Guernicus, Quaesitor v. Eirlyn of Merinita

Trutina raises the issue to confirm that Eirlyn of Merinita has performed her seasons of service per the 1222 Tribunal proceedings

Tribunal Procedures, Procedures in Dealing with the English King

Blackthorn requests that no covenant or magi have direct dealings with the English King without first going through the Tribunal's representative at the English Court (the Proctor). (Note: This Tribunal representative is currently a magus of Blackthorn.)

Tribunal Procedures, Tribunal Representative at the English Court

Julia of Jerbiton requests that Tribunal Representative at the English Court follow the process of the Proctor of the Roman Curia: that the representative be a Quaesitor, that the representative serve no more than two consecutive years.

Apprentices and Swearing In of the Recently Gauntleted

Edward of Jerbiton, Schola Pythagoranis, announces that his apprentice shall take the name Verity and has passed her Gauntlet

Godwyn of Bjornaer, Eremite Magus, announces that his apprentice shall take the name Peregrine and has passed his Gauntlet

Neanne of Verditius, Nova Semitae, declares that she has taken Aline as her apprentice and has opened her Gift

Julia of Jerbiton, Voluntas, declares that she has taken Amelina as her apprentice and has opened her Gift

Cathaoire Ex Miscellanea, Quasitor, Conventus Muri, declares she has taken Godfrey as her apprentice and has opened his Gift

Astrolabe of Jerbiton, Schola Pythagoranis, declares that he has taken Bevis as his apprentice and has opened his Gift

Session 2: Internal Tribunal Issues

Respect for Tribunal, Wizard's March: Cathaoire Ex Miscellanea, Quaesitor v. Sonnus of Flambeau

Cathaoire Ex Miscellanea, Quaesitor, will report on the Wizard's March against Sonnus of Flambeau.

Tribunal Procedures, On the Creation of New Covenants

Blackthorn requests that the Tribunal have the deciding vote on the creation of new Covenants within its borders, and that no Covenant may be created without the sponsorship of an existing covenant.

Tribunal Procedures, Julia of Jerbiton v. Talion of Flambeau, Praeco

Julia of Jerbiton requests that Tribunal sessions be relocated to another location rather than be held at the Covenant of Blackthorn. She is proposing Stonehenge, given its signficance to the Tribunal.

Grand Tribunal Issues

The following proposals are suggestions for the three issues to send from Stonehenge to the Grand Tribunal.

Stonehenge Tribunal v. Loch Leglean Tribunal

Given the actions of certain lowland covenants in Loch Leglean Tribunal and the inexcusable inability or desire of the other covenants to hold them their Oath, Stonehenge Tribunal requests formal censure of all Loch Leglean magi and covenants. Stonehenge requests reparations for 162 years of Oath-breaking in the form of a fine of 150 pawns per covenant to be paid to the Stonehenge Tribunal and distributed to Stonehenge covenants.

Stonehenge Tribunal v. Loch Leglean Tribunal

Given the actions of certain lowland covenants in Loch Leglean Tribunal and the inexcusable inability or desire of the other covenants to hold them their Oath, Stonehenge Tribunal requests enhanced Quaesitorial investigations and prosecutions of lawless magi. Request that no fewer than five Quaesitores - with no fewer than three from Stonehenge Tribunal - be stationed in Loch Leglean and rotated on a regular basis after every Tribunal. Loch Leglean as a whole will levy vis resources on themselves in order to support these additional Quaesitores until the Quaesitores or Stonehenge Tribunal believe they are satisfied the raids will cease.

Inter-Tribunal compact

The 1208 Tribunal holding of Stonehenge regarding magical silver be adopted at an Order-wide level to level playing field for all magi.

"No covenant may put more than a reasonable amount of magically created silver into circulation in a year. A reasonable amount is two (Mythic) pounds of silver per magus."