Malatesta Covenant

Description of the Covenant
Specifics of the Covenant
Library of the Covenant

The Malatesta Covenant occupies the old barracks, canteen, and mess hall of the castle of Baron Alfiolo. The east tower now houses the Baron's troops and the old build complex he granted to his brother the scholar.

The site the Castle is built on used to be a holy site to the augurs of the Etruscan civilization. Divinations here revealed many secrets to the Etruscans and many sacrifices were made to appease the gods and protect the Etruscans. Roman oracles also conducted divinations at the site, but to a much lesser extent, building only a small temple to Mercury. By the time the Visigoths arrived in the area in the early 400s, these Roman oracles and their temple to Mercury was a fraction of its former size. The oracles fled before the gothic mob arrived and never reoccupied the site.

About 850, Sir Nardo built a small fortress and monestary on the site. In 1089, Baron Alfiolo gained control of the area around Gubbio and he decided to dismantle and reconstruct a strong keep on the site. This keep has expanded to two keeps enclosing several buildings.

Specifics of the Covenant

Site
Access: +6, Supplies similar to those available to a wealthy merchant
Seclusion: -1, Visitors twice a week
Environment: +0, Standard site

Buildings
Size: +1, Extra buildings: 8 magi, 40 specialists, 100 grogs
Quality: +1, Magi quarters, labs, and library are good quality facilities
Repair: +1, All covenant structures in good repair

Defenses
Site: +0, Easy access to site
Extent: +1, Elaborate defensive western keep (of the Baron Alfiolo)
Repair: +0, Average repair of defenses

Stores
Vis Stocks: -2, No vis stocks
Supplies: +0, No extra supplies
Reputation: +0, No reputation

Relations
Allies: +5, Baron Alfiolo, but somewhat irritating occasionally
Enemies: -5, Varian's Tomb Covenant
Contacts: +3, Literatus Covenant, Postetas Covenant

Improvement
Income: +0, No surplus income
Vis Sources: +0, 4 points per magi per year
Inhabitants: +0, No extra magi

Library
Spells: -4, Less than 300 points of spells
Hermetic Books: -4, Less than 90 points worth of books
Mundane Books: -4, Less than 60 points worth of books

Mystical Attributes
Supernatural Aura: +1, Covenant Aura of 4, Perugia Townhouse aura of 1
Magic Items: +0, None
Laboratories: +0, Multiple basic labs, no bonuses

Library of the Covenant

All documents in Latin unless otherwise noted
Listed as skill/quality

Skill Summae
Certamen: 5/7, "Mastery of the Magical Powers"
Chirurgy: 4/8, "Treatment of the Corpus"
Scribe Latin: 6/10 "Anneas to Augustus"
Scribe Etruscan: 4/5, "Language of the Etruscan Dodecopolis"

Knowlodges Summae
Artes Liberales: 4/6, "Survey of the Liberal Arts"
Church Lore: 3/5, "Organization of the Roman Church"
Hermetic Lore: 5/5, "The Order of Hermes and its Mercuric Orgins"
Hermetic Law: 3/5, "Laws of Bonisagus"
Legend Lore: 4/4, "Fantastic Stories"
Magic Theory: 7/5, "Principles of Laboratory Work and Research"
Theology: 4/9, "Annals of the Council of Nicae"
Umbria Lore: 4/8, "Travels in Wild Umbria"

Arts Summae
Aurum: 4/4, "Basic Natures of the East Winds"
Creo: 7/5, "Ways and Means of Creation"
Corporum: 6/4, "Anatomy and Movement of the Human Form"
Herbum: 9/4, "The Secret Life of Plants"
Vim: 5/5, "Rituals, Construction, and Roles of Magical Equipment"

Libri Quaestionum
Ignem: 7/10, "Flames of Cleansing"
Vim: 6/10, "Enchanting with Vis"
Herbum: 9/11, "Trees of the Forests"

Spell Books
Aegis of the Hearth: ReVi 15 (Ritual)
Aegis of the Hearth: ReVi 35 (Ritual)
Detect Vis: InVi 30

Player choice of one spell from old master (storyguide approval)

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