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title: Annals of the Oculus Outpost 1230
categories: annals
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# Historical Events
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1224](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1224)


# Spring

+ Artal and Claas go to find Bastion, following a letter from his 
  dying adoptive father, Fridrich, in German.
+ Bastion lives with his brother Jäger
+ Bastion is about 9, Jäger about 30
+ The hut is warded with a ring of stakes
    + Transylvanian style
    + Jäger seems to be a vampire hunter, although the PCs don't
      know of vampires
+ Friedrich had promised his second son to Johan, a vassal of the Wild Hunt.
    + hunting people
+ Jäger considers himself a hunter, both of prey and of knowledge
+ Source Quality 8

## Advancement

+ Claas: 8xp in Etiquette (5) and Swedish (3)
+ Andreas reads Corpus L18Q11 - 16xp assuming Ilse's body suffices for the study bonus
+ Honeystocker: Practice Finesse - 4 xp
+ Artal: 8 xp, 3 in East Norse, 5 in Concentration


# Summer


+ Claas teaches Latin to Bastion.  SQ 20(-3 due to Gift)
+ Andreas:  Longevity ritual CrCo 35 with help from Honeystocker
    + Spends 6p Creo + 1p Corpus
    + Exposure 2xp Magic Theory

+ Honeystocker: Help in lab, 2 MT exposure.
+ Artal invents spell "Melt the Knight's Accoutrement" - exposure in Ignem

# Autumn

Defeated Johann of the Wild Hunt.


+ Vis reward: 6p Corpus + 5p Corpus (added to covenant vis accounts)
+ Source Quality 10
+ Three confidence points

+ Artal spends 10 adventure XP (5 xp in Penetration, 5 xp in Brawl in Eagle Form)
+ Gertrude teaches Artes Liberales to Bastion.  SQ 11(-3 due to Gift)

# Winter
+ Artal reads Perdo Tractatus "Occidere Magicis" 8Q8 
+ Gertrude teaches Artes Liberales to Bastion.  SQ 11(-3 due to Gift)