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Chapter 7

In Which the Parentes Debate the Conjuration of a Tower

Dramatis Personæ

Starring:

• Speranda filia Laurentii Bonisagi, ad Saxo Caribeto, representing the Council Saxi Caribeti.
• Dergorus filius Restitii Verditii, ex Septem Montibus, parens Joachi.
• Jovinus filius Accanellæ Bonisagi, ex Petrusca, parens Speculoris.
• Pratus Viridis Quæsitor filius Arliandi Quæsitoris Guernici, ex Objurgatoris, parens Iuris Peritæ.
• Reneus Taurus filius Simonæ Tauræ Bjornæris, ex Tauro Candido, patronus Saskiæ.
• Aversus filius Monogrammi Mercereris, ex Mummolide.

Co-starring:

• Jehan, Vilicus Saxi Caribeti, hosting the meeting and serving the guests, and who always seemed to be hanging around (taking notes) with a quiet word of advice for those with a question,
  and
• Urbanus Verbus filius Delaborati Tytali, ex Fudaro, causing mischief, and also taking notes.

Also featuring:

• Joachus filius Dergori, ad Saxo Caribeto,
• Iuris Perita Quæsitoris filia Prati Viridis, ad Saxo Caribeto,
• Saskia filia Ottonis, filiaque Franzienis Idæque, ad Saxo Caribeto, and
• Speculor filius Jovini, ad Saxo Caribeto.

Off-stage roles of significance:

• The Cook, who fed us all, and
• The Gardener, whose work provided so much cover for discussion.

The Plot

The Council Saxi Caribeti desires the Conjuration of a Tower, with the skill and Vis to be provided by magi more experienced and wealthy than themselves, in return for which they will enter into so form of debt arrangement with the donors of the Tower. Since the Parentes of four of the five magi in the Council are present, and their filii recognise their debt and duty to their parentes, the four filii have agreed to stay largely out of the debate, and to place most responsibility onto their sodalis Speranda.

Four other Covenants have sent a representative, choosing to send the parens (or sponsor) of a filius at Saxum Caribetum for greater influence. Each of these Covenants has the wealth (or the means to acquire the wealth) to provide the Vis for the Ritual, and would like a debt of favour to be owed to themselves; or has an equally strong desire to ensure that some other Covenant does not obtain favour over themselves. Rather than have the junior magi make decisions affecting themselves, they would prefer to fabricate some deal amongst themselves, presenting a single offer to the Council Saxi Caribeti.

The Redcap Aversus represents, in some fashion, the Council of Criamon magi at Mummolides, who saw fit to sponsor the founding of Saxum Caribetum. He has a friendly, avuncular relationship with the new Covenant, and would be distressed to see the manipulative schemers gaining undue influence over the growing magi.

Urbanus Verbus will turn up part way through the proceedings and announce himself as paying a "friendly visit" to neighbouring magi, by coincidence when the other visitors are here; but later reveal matters of vital import (that he might sow further dissent).

The Debate

The day began with a feast, of the simple local produce, made glorious by our magics. Speranda closed the feast and opened the debates by making a greeting speech, reminding the magi of the reason for calling them, and the matters they were to agree upon.

To the accompaniment of airy voices, conjured again from Imaginis, the magi broke apart into pairs and trios to discuss their approaches and offers, to learn the attitude of others, and to trade favours.

Several of those present have recorded their private views and impressions of the day.

• Jehan the Vilicus gave me this account. He was privy to little, but observed much.
• Urbanus Verbus offered me a personal account, with a different slant on the proceedings.
• Speranda records her own thoughts elsewhere, in her extensive Journal
• Saskia wrote a letter afterwards to the rest of the covenant.

Finally, a number of agreements were made and sworn in front of the Quæsitores

The Agreement for the Conjuration of the Tower at Saxum Caribetum

• This Agreement is Witnessed and recorded by Pratus Viridis Quæsitor Objurgatoris
• That Petrusca (Jovinus), Septem Montes (Dergorus) and Taurus Candidus (Reneus Taurus) should equally provide the Vis for the spell, with Reneus performing the Ritual Conjuring The Mystic Tower.
• That Saxum Caribetum owe 15 pawns of Vis for the spell and the Vis expended, in equal share to all three, and be indebted equally to all three Covenants while the debt remain unpaid.
  [Speranda seemed especially delighted by this condition, as the pull of favours to vote in three different directions effectively cancelled out, provided that Saxum Caribetum abstain on matters of conflict.]
• That the Stone from the Menhir at Saxum Caribetum be held in safe keeping by the Quæsitores at Objurgator, until redeemed by the payment of 35 pawns of Vis, to be divided equally between the three Covenants. Once redeemed, Saxum Caribetum shall be free to use the stone as they see fit.
  [And so, the Quæsitores gain an Arcane Connection to Saxum Caribetum.]

The Agreement between Urbanus Verbus filius Delaborati Tytali, ex Fudaro, and Jovinus filius Accanellæ Bonisagi, ex Petrusca

• This Agreement is Witnessed and recorded by Pratus Viridis Quæsitor Objurgatoris
• That Urbanus Verbus receive from Jovinus, payment of 35 pawns of Vis, 20 pawns paid immediately, and a further 15 pawns of Vis Terræ to be paid within 1 Moon of this agreement.
• That Jovinus receive from Urbanus Verbus, the Stone from the Menhir at Saxum Caribetum, sworn to be the sole extant chip from said Menhir.
• That the deal be forsworn and all paid matters reverted if the stone prove not unique when tested by magic.