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title: The Folio of 1158
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The *Folio of 1158* reaches Elk's Run in 1119, more than fifty years after Oswald negotiated a place in the queue for the then newly founded covenant.

**Point Cost** 45. The copyist accumulates 6+Prof: Scribe points per season
if he copies carefully.  I.e., it will take a full year to copy.

# On Mental Improvement

| Topic | Stats | Title                 | Details                          |
|-------|-------|-----------------------|----------------------------------|
| Spell	| CrMe40 | Gift of Presence (Pre) | [touch/mom/ind up to +1] |
| Spell | CrMe40 | Gift of Perception (Per)|  [touch/mom/ind up to +1] |
| Creo  | Q9	 | *On the limits of mental improvement* | |

Gloria of Bonisagus had a minor magical focus in self-transformation,
and was the first to “independently” develop the mental improvement spells
around 1140.
The mystery cults that had had guarded their secrets brought a case at
tribunal in 1151 and the case was rejected,
but the legal case is was disputed post facto.
Gloria was briefly Prima of House Bonisagus,
before succumbing to final twilight.

# Ritual Spell Masteries

- Spell Mastery Tractatus: *Aegis of the Hearth* Q6
  by Absalon Regus ex Bonisagus.
  Teaches Safe Casting Mastery 
- Spell Mastery tractatus: Cheating the Reaper	Q7	
  by Reodor Venetur ex Bonisagus.
  Teaches Safe Casting Mastery 

The Spell Mastery Tractaus were included at the insistance of the Colens leader, Agnes ex Bonisagus who had heard to many case of botches for these important spells. The Mastery removes all botch dice for rituals under unstressed circumstances.

# Curious Spells

- Spell: InTe30	*Stone Tell of the Mind that Sits*
  by Terriadux ex Bonisagus of the Greater Alps
  Side effect, Stone develops a mouth	

# Order of Hermes Lore

- Tractatus: Cult of Mercury Lore *or* Hermes Lore Q14 *The Roots of Hermes*  by Rebus ex Bonisagus

Rebus discusses the ancient Cult of Mercury and its influence on Hermetic
magic, including a discussion of contemporary Cults to the extent that 
they are known.  Rebus approaches the topic as a historian, and he is not
himself a member of any of the contemporary cults who succeed the ancient
cult.