Session 16

Ars Magica: Nova Semitae Saga
GM
Mark
Game Start
Anno Domini MCCXX, hiems A.D. 1220, winter 5 Neanne 1, Hiems
Game Year
Anno Domini MCCXXXV, aestas A.D. 1236, summer 7 Aulus 2, Aestas
Magi of Nova Semitae
Geoffroy de Dreux of Jerbiton Joshua Levi of Verditius Magni of Flambeau Obscurus Ignis of Flambeau NPC Magi Aulus · Neanne · Fr. Thomas · Vitria Apprentices Ysabelo discipulus Aulus Esyllt discipula Geoffrey Sigrun discipula Magni Hermetic Status
Companions
Lady Angharad ferch Madog, Princess of Powys Fadog Ritter Sigmund, German ex-Crusader Sir Daniele d'Audrieu, Norman merchant Sir William Cornwell, English ex-Crusader
Other Characters
Covenfolk · Agents The Redcaps · Notable NPCs Chart of Languages Spoken Notable Animals
Guests
Hortense of House Bonisagus
The Covenant
Hermetic Covenant Charter · Membership Record Record of Offices · Covenant Service Council Voting Records · Hermetic Politics Stonehenge Tribunal Mundane Mundane Geography · Mundane Politics Village of Melverley · Melverley Castle Village Laws · Village Rumors Medieval Farming
Covenant Resources
Covenant Library · Varana's Tomb Hospital · Hospital Library Vis Sources and Stores Covenant Magical Items · Mundane Wealth Classes and Training · Covenant Experts Covenant Mechanics
Other
Ars Magica House Rules Ars Magica Expanded Notes Campaign Log · Loose Ends Ars Magica PC Reference
Player Resources (PDFs)
Experience Point Worksheet Character Sheet (Variant 1) Character Sheet (Variant 2) Experience Point Chart

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Summer 1224

Summary

• Aduro writes to Magni and Obscurus Ignis obliquely referencing a Flambeau event to try and indicate how long they have. They are unable to properly recall the story, so Obscurus Ignis asks his pater. They discover that they have six seasons to prepare, with a 1226 timeline to fight.

• Following a note from Julissa's note that her grandfather, Maribus of Mercere, was last seen heading upriver to Lake Vyrnwy. Geoffrey organizes a party, taking Angharad's court for a meet-and-greet. They find a solitary tower in the lake, the home of Morgana of Merinita and her filia. They invite her to the covenant for a dinner and visit. Geoffrey suspects she and Maribus were lovers before he disappeared.

• Aesa scouts the lake with her boat and finds a sunken boat in the north end of Lake Vyrnwy. The magi return and use magic to reach the lake floor to investigate. It appears to be Maribus' boat. A faerie/elemental calling itself the King of the Lake approaches them in a whirlpool and demands they account for themselves. They ask for the return of the owner, which the King demands blood of a descendant of the owner (i.e. Julissa) or the vis harvest of one year from Maribus' underwater lab. They opt to turn over the vis.

Experience Points

Participating characters each earned +5 Adventure XP. Faerie Lore is an appropriate skill for this adventure.