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Winter 1244

Session 24 May 2023

Sean has travelled through Shoreham. Tim has visited in raven shape. Tim has also talked to Archimedes, and ravens from Shoreham may have visited. Several sources tell about a suspicious novice who arrived in Autumn and is now being trained by father Charles. It seems that the apprentice may be Gifted. None of them have had time to get further information within by the end Autumn, so the story starts in Winter.

Sean makes a visit as nightwalker. He finds the apprentice sleeping in the living room at the vicarage. He has a chest with an expensive lock, but nothing else seems significant.

Beibhinn, Regina, and Quinn go to Shoreham to investigate in person. Regina casts a magic sense spell on Beibhinn so that she can sense the Gift if the apprentice has one. She enters the church and finds the apprentice in the study at the back. He is startled and slams his book shut.

Beibhinn tries to charm him into letting her touch him to use the sense spell. She is excessively charming, and the apprentices spontaneously gives him a hug when she approaches. She senses no numbness of the Gift, and he quickly turns away embarrassed.

The party camps outside of town. Quinn goes to buy food just before the gates close. At the same time, Sean makes another nightwalker visit just to see that the apprentice carries the book back to the vicarage and puts it in the locked chest, keeping the key in a chain around his neck.

The second night, they take into the inn, to be inside the gates at night. Beibhinn and Twidget breaks into the vicarage to steal an arcane connection to the apprentice. The next day they return to Elk’s Run to have Cieran make teleportation cookies, one for Beibhinn to return outside Shoreham and two for the return to Elk’s Run. The Numbness of the Gift is recast with an AC to the apprentice for penetration.

Beibhinn makes a second visit in the apprentice’s study. This time he is less welcoming. She should not be there, and the last visit was a mistake. Beibhinn persists, though, and on direct question, the apprentice admits that he has a master, Hugo, who is a magus of the Order of Hermes. Houses and lineages make no sense to the apprentice. They pursue holy magic. Beibhinn gives him one of Cieran’s cookies and persuades him to taste, so that he teleports back to Elk’s Run. Beibhinn grabs the book and comes after.

Session 7 June 2023

Maine and Regine interview Edward. They learn that he has been taught by Hugo for five or six years and that they belong to the Bishop’s See in Killaloe. Raymond has heard of Hugo and knows that he is a canon or has some kind of similar role at the See.

Maine sends a letter to Hugo,

Hugo of the Order of Hermes

Dear Hugo We have not met in person but an issue of concern has come to my attention via my apprentice. Your apprentice, Edward was observed studying a book on parma, while admitting to only be five to six years into his training. As I am sure you are aware it is a crime to teach that ability to anyone who has not sworn the Oath. We removed your apprentice to our covenant of Elk’s Run for assessment and judgement by our resident Quaesitor, maga Regina ex Guernicus. Her decision was to have Edward swear the Oath and become a full member of the Order, a generous and lenient decision given the circumstances I am sure you will agree. We provided escort for magus Edward back to his home to ensure his safety and some small recompense for his removal to our Covenant.

Maga Regina would like you to attend Elk’s Run at your earliest convenience to explain your illegal actions. We have retained the book on parma to encourage your compliance and its return will form part of your discussions. Yours Maine Cleitigh ex Bonisagus Elks Run Winter 1244

Rewards

• Regina and Beihbinn has three confidence points for the two sessions.
• Other active characters have one confidence point per active session.
• Characters who were active and had a bearing on the story have 10xp

Spring 1244

Summer 1244.

Midsummer Faire in the Greater Alps.

Meantime at home

Hugo answers Maine’s summons, calling himself Patricius ex Miscellanea, appearing as a pockmarked man in his fifties, wearing priestly garb. He claims restitution under the Oath for the deprivation of his apprentice and his book, as well as the warping spell on Edward. Considering the apprentice as his own asset, he refuses to accept that his learning Parma is a problem to the Order. When an apology to Edward is suggested, Maine declares Wizard’s War, but Regina returns the book to him and he leaves.

When the War commences, Maine seeks Patricius first in Shoreham and then, following advice from the vicar, in the Cathedral of Killaloe. Patricius is reluctant to meet him, but does finally appear, now without the pock marks but in the same garb. He refuses to step outside the cathedral to fight, and Maine returns home. When nothing further happens, Maine calls off the War at the following full moon.

Autumn 1244.

Hugo will follow up the matter with apprentice Edward.