acts (1220-1229)

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This section contain the documents, the tractates and the pacts Cliffheart made with some one of its members, with other Covenants of the Hibernian Tribunal or with embassadors of the mundane world.

Of these acts, here, we keep memory.

1220-1229

1230-1239

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The Oath to the Order of Hermes

I, [Name] of [House], hereby swear my lifelong loyalty to the Order of Hermes and its members.
I will not deprive nor attempt to deprive any member of the Order of his or her magical power.
I will not slay nor attempt to slay any member of the Order, except in a justly executed Wizard War.
I understand that a Wizard War is an open conflict between two magi, who may slay each other without breaking this Oath, and that should I be slain in a Wizard War, no retribution shall fall on the magus who slays me.
I will abide by the decisions made by fair vote at Tribunal. I will have one vote at Tribunal, and I will use it prudently. I will respect as equal the votes of all others at Tribunal.
I will not endanger the Order through my actions
I will not interfere with the affairs of mundanes and thereby bring ruin upon my sodales.
I will not deal with devils, lest I imperil my soul and the souls of my sodales as well.
I will not molest the faeries, lest their vengeance catch my sodales also.
I will not use magic to spy on members of the Order of Hermes.
I will train apprentices who will swear to this Code, and should any of them turn against the Order and my sodales, I will be the first to strike them. No apprentice of mine shall be called magus until he or she first swears to uphold this Oath.
I shall further the knowledge of the Order and share with my sodales all that I find in my search for wisdom and power. I request that should I break this Oath, I be cast out of the Order. If I am cast out, I ask my sodales to find me and slay me that my life may not continue in degradation and infamy.
The enemies of the Order are my enemies. The friends of the Order are my friends. The allies of the Order are my allies.
Let us work as one and grow strong.
This I hereby swear on [Date].
Woe to them who try to tempt me to break this Oath, and woe to me if I fall to the temptation.

[Name] of [House]

The Oath to the Cliffheart Covenant

I, [Name], do humbly ask for acceptance into the Covenant of Cliffheart. I do so of my own will, under no influences other other than my own; no magicks or powers mundane force me here today. I understand that my life is forfeit should this or any other part of my oath be found false. Here I stand, with full knowledge of what I do.
I swear by the Order, my life, and all I hold dear, that I am [Name], follower of [House], filius of [Parens], fully trained solely in the ways of Hermetic Magic and none other. I here truthfully state I have never consorted with or aided demons, diabolists, or practitioners of magic other than those sanctioned by the Order, and will continue this practice as long as I live.
I further swear the title of Magus is properly mine, being conferred upon me by magus in the year date, at the Covenant, within the tribunal tribunal. I, [Name], do now renounce all ties, oaths, and loyalties, binding or otherwise, to my parens and the Covenant of my apprenticeship.
Now I begin anew, and give myself wholly to Cliffheart. I understand all that this entails, and agree to all terms within the Covenant charter for now and for all time. In addition, I swear to follow both the Code of Hermes and the Peripheral Code, lest I lose my title of Magus, position within my House, and place within this Covenant.
From this day forward, Cliffheart shall be my home. I agree to make Cliffheart's goals mine own, its allies mine own, its enemies mine own, its riches mine own, and its hardships mine own. I swear never, by action or inaction, to allow the Covenant to come to harm, in the physical, magical, spiritual, or personal sense. I agree never to represent Cliffheart to others, sign binding pacts, or make oaths regarding its members or its welfare without first being so empowered by the Covenant. In all respects I will uphold the reputation and honor of this, my new home, and consider its welfare above my own.
This is my solemn Covenant. Cliffheart's very life is now mine own.

[Name] of [House]

1220, May

I, Al'gor of the noble House of Verditius, member of the sacred Order of Hermes, Primus of Cliffheart,

what Eileen of Merinita asked me, about the construction of an armoury inside our beloved walls.
Through me, the Covenant engages in paying half of all necessary costs for the construction.Then new building will be under the protection of the Covenant. Eileen of Merinita engages in paying the remaining part of the expense and she recognize herself responsible of this new activity.

This pact will be valid and will be immediately executed after the first and successive deliberation of the Hibernian Tribunal, which this agreement will be submitted to.

Al'gor of Verditius, Excellentissimus

Eileen of Merinita

1222, March
to the Cliffheart Covenant

Honored Cliffheart,
this letter reach you after the deliberation of our last meeting, which took place last year, regarding measures against the druid community. Some friends of ours inform us the wagons used by these gipsy-like community to travel through Ireland, are now divided in two groups and one of this is leading to Laugh Leage, near Cill Airne (Killarney), where its arrival is foreseen within the first week of April.
The Order demand you a demonstration of your loyalty and ask you to eliminate any druid presence in that zone. I remember perfectly your strong opposition in the last Tribunal and I know the friendship between you and the members of that community; I recognize your awful situation. Anyway, your membership to this sacred Institution requires the accomplishments of any task, even of those we would never accept. Greyforest and Ashenrise will stop the remaining part of the druid group.

Liagan of Flambeau, Praeco of the Hibernian Tribunal

1222, March
to Eileen of Merinita and Gaia of Ex-Miscellanea

Fellows Magi, You know my temperament and you know how much hard it is, for me, to admit my mistakes, but this time it's correct I make an effort and beg your pardon. The failure of our last mission, against the druid wagons near Cill Airne, was mostly caused by my heedlessness: I have been husty in attacking the druid building without knowing its architecture, I overvalued the power of my spells and I underestimated the capacity of our enemies to summon faery people from the near wood. If I had the patience to study,from nearby, the camp we was supposed to destruct and if I waited for a face to face encounter with our enemies, I'm sure we would had an easy victory. My uneducated conduct caused the unwanted hostility of faeries of those damned woods, in addition to our enemies' survival.
For these reasons I am ready to accept your punishment and I am ready to take on all the responsibility of what happened towards Al'gor Excellentissimus Primus, the Hibernian Tribunal and the Sacred Order of Hermes, whatever will be the consequences for me.

Yolhe of Tytalus

1222, April
to the Cliffheart Covenant

Sodales,
the Order thanks you for the dedication you used in the last mission. Though, we know, the expedition had not positive results, at least not so good as expected, we recognize your efforts, and your loyalty to the Order and to the Tribunal please us. I want you to know that even the second expedition partially failed in achieving its objectives and we are still evaluating how much our mistakes and yours are related.
The Order thanks you again for the exceptional role you had in fighting the unholy events in Cionn tSáile (Kinsale), some months later. Anyway, and just for formality, Tanicus of Greyforest and Tulius of Ashenrise, members of the House Quaesitor and brothers of our Tribunal, will reach you in Cliffheart to verify the respect of the Oath. Assemblies of Hibernian Tribunal will take after the extraordinary meeting of two years ago, the usual cadence again.

Liagan of Flambeau, Praeco of the Hibernian Tribunal

1223, September

Afterwards the repayment of given money I recognize Patrick Windowl as the only owner and manager of the Armoury. The Covenant will advance no claim for the management of the Armoury nor for obteined profits.
It's still valid Eileen of Merinita's responsibility in front of Cliffheart's Council and Hibernian Tribunal for any problem to come.

Al'gor of Verditius, Excellentissimus

Eileen of Merinita

1225, April
to the Cliffheart Covenant

Salvete sodalibus,
Ashenrise is sad to hear of the Excellent Al'gor of Verditius' death. In many years we learnt to know him and often our relationships were pushed further than normal ones within the same Tribunal. Lovely, I remember our debates, our fights on this or that subject. He was a hot hearted man , defender of the Order, a skilled and scrupulous magus.
Ashenrise, through my mouth, wants to support you, if you need.
Venerable Aswick of Tytalus, let me talk to you as a sister and excuse me if I give up the official tone of this discussion: leading a Covenant is a hard task which involves a certain responsibility. Task to which you apply with competence and diligence. From the Tribunal, thanks to the work of the red caps, especially our friend Jocelin, news about the value and the skills of your young wizard are brought to us. But are they able to help you within your Covenant? Often the energy and the enthusiasm are not able to substitute the lack of experience and guile, needed skills in leading a Covenant, which is like a living being, with the cares it needs.
I, Elinor of Tremere, propose you a help in this task, a pact between my Covenant and yours, so they both can increase their power. Together we could grew up, give Hibernian Tribunal more importance and being a lighthouse for our sister Covenants; a reference point, an authoritative voice for facing profanes who want to gnaw our power.
That's why I propose you a meeting, here in Ashenrise, during the next new moon. Send your delegation, so we can build the ground of this project.

Your, Elinor of Tremere
Prima of Ashenrise

1225, June - Summer Council deliberations

	- The Covenant Charter is approved. - The appointments are elected:
		Primus: Aswick of Tytalus; Centurion: Sir Damon Garth; Librarius: Laetus Viator of Mercere. The appointment of Vilicus is vacant.
	- The construction of a stable is approved. It will be managed by Pathos Trebuchet. - Eileen's candidature for the next Hibernian Tribunal is moved to a future Council. - The expense for the construction of a new Sanctum and the relative laboratory is approved.

The Covenant Charter

The Covenant of Cliffheart in Hibernia, Sherkin Island,
is dedicated to the advancement of the knowledge of magic
and the increase of the strength of the Order of Hermes

MEMBERSHIP

I	Each Member of this Covenant shall also be a Member in good standing of the Order of Hermes. A member can be a Senior Member if voted by all actual Senior Members and if he offered his services for three years. The number of Senior Members will not exceed six. Any other Magi joining the Covenant will have the rank of Ordinary Member.
II	A Member may call for the expulsion of any other Member if it is found by the Council, a Tribunal, or a Grand Tribunal that the Member has broken any of the terms of this Charter or the Hermetic Code. The expulsion will only be enacted if a majority of over two thirds of the total Membership of the Council agree that it be so unless the transgressor be cast out of the Order, in which case expulsion from Cliffheart is immediate and without right of appeal.
III	Any Magus expelled from the Covenant loses all rights and privileges immediately and must vacate the Covenant within one day, returning all items of Covenant property in their keeping. Any personal belongings remaining at the Covenant beyond that time are forfeit.
IV	Any Member may leave the Covenant at any time provided they have performed all service to the Covenant due from them for that year, have fulfilled any and all outstanding personal obligations, and provided they return any Vis, books and other items belonging to the Covenant before departure.

COUNCIL

V	The Ordirary Council will be held four times each year, at the Equinoxes and Solstices. The Extraordirary Council may be called anytime by any Member or by the Vilicus or Centurion if it's considered necessary. For the Council to be valid the two third of Senior Members are required, also through representings or magic. This rule is not observed when it's necessary to face a sudden danger.
VI	The business of the meetings will include in particular: Spring Equinox: officers appointment; Summer Solstice: freely chosen matter ; Autumn Equinox: freely chosen matter ; Winter Solstice: Casting of Aegis of the Hearth.
VII	When in a votation, parity is reached, then the Princeps has a casting vote. However, the following must be passed unanimously by all Senior Members present: a) Changes to the Covenant Charter; b) Acceptance of new Members; c) Sale of library books or copies thereof when only one copy is held within the Covenant; d) Sale of Vis; e) Incurring obligation likely to be a serious drain; f) Distribution of further wages to Members beyond those already addressed.
VIII	No spells or other magical activity are allowed within council meetings without the consent of all Members present.

PERSONNEL

Primus

IX	The Princeps is chosen by his predecessor in a paper held into an enchanted object you can find at his Sanctum.
X	If the Primus should be expelled from the Covenant or enter Twilight the Extraordiray Council must be called to reavel the new Princeps to all Members.
XI	The Primus has sole right to order the proceedings in Council, deciding who will speak and when, and when to call for a vote, while ensuring that all who wish have their chance to speak and vote on all issues before the Council. If the Primus is absent when it is necessary to call the Extraordiray Council, the meeting will be lead by the oldest present Member.

Librarius

XII

The Librarius is elected from amongst the Members and has the duty to save in the Library all books and magical items belonging to the Covenant.
The Librarius must be informed whenever a book, scroll or other item is borrowed or otherwise removed from the library or store room.
The Librarius, on request, has to save books or pearchments personally belonging to each Member or inhabitant.
The Librarius supervises the work of any scribes, illuminators and book binders working within the Covenant.

Vilicus

XIII	The Primus, with agreement of Council, appoints an Ungifted inhabitant of the Covenant to be in charge of all the mundane and day to day affairs of the Covenant, including hiring of staff, upkeep of the Covenant resources (supplies, treasury). The Vilicus may be invited to join the Council.
XIV	If at any time this position is vacant, the responsibilities of the Vilicus are carried by the Primus until a new Vilicus is appointed.

Centurion

The Primus, heard the Council's opinion, appoints an Ungifted inhabitant of the Covenant as Centurion.
He will be grog's captain and his duty is to defend and guarantee the Covenant's safety.
The Centurion is responsible for training, morale, disposition, and discipline of the military Grogs and he has to inform the Princeps about all he censurable facts he is acquainted with.
The Centurion has seniority over all non-members, and may be invited to attend Covenant Councils.

Candidates for Membership

XVI	Ordinary Membership of the Covenant may be granted to a Magus in good standing with the Order of Hermes whose petition to join Cliffheart is accepted by all of the current Senior Members. If accepted in the vote, candidates for Membership must swear to abide by this Charter.
XVII	Candidates for Membership must live in and work for the Covenant during the period which precedes the admission, to let other Members to gain an opinion. This period should not exceed one year, unless the Primus rules that circumstances are exceptional.
XVIII	Candidates for Membership have the right to sustenance and company. They must attend Council meetings but may not vote. They may utilise the resources of the Covenant only in cases and ways foreseen by the Council. Candidates also have the right to healing excluding the use of vis.
XIX	New Members will list any books, Vis or magical items they own immediately on admittance to Membership.

VISITORS

XX	Ungifted visitors are the responsibility of the Vilicus unless invited by a Member, in which instance the inviting Member is responsible.
XXI	Visitors from the Order of Hermes are the responsibility of the Member inviting them or, if uninvited, of the Primus.
XXII	No visitor has the right of access to any Sanctum, the Library, the Menhir or any resources of the Covenant.
XXIII	Visitors may be admitted to a Council session at the invitation of a Member provided no other Member raises an objection. Such visitors may not be present during voting.

RIGHTS

The right to a Sanctum

XXIV	Each Member may have a Sanctum clearly marked by their Sigil. No-one may enter this Sanctum without permission of the Member. The Covenant will provide a room, but it is for the Member to improve, embellish and supply that room at their own expense.

The right to a Laboratory

XXV	Each Sanctum will be provided with room to construct a laboratory which will be inside the Sanctum iteself. The Covenant will supply a basic level of equipment for the Laboratory.

The right to Sustenance

XXVI	Every Member is entitled to receive from the Covenant the food and lodging required for good health.

The right to Covenant resources

XXVII	Every Member is entitled to make use of mundane resources required for their studies, including use of the time, skills and talents of mundane Covenant folk.
XXVIII	All Magi can borrow, if it's necessary to their activity, Covenant's own magical resources, and they have to inform the Librarius about this.

The right to healing

XXIX	If a Member is injured or otherwise hurt when on Covenant business, healing will be provided by the Covenant.

The right to company

XXX	A Member has the right to have a company by one or more grogs appointed to this personal defence. Grogs will be exempt from service under the Centurion or Vilicus. This right may be freezed during emergencies.

DUTIES AND RESPONSiBILITIES

XXXI	Each Members may propose to the Council to give a service in exchage with pawns of Vis taken from the Covenant's reserves, not exceeding one pawn a season. Such services are to keep the worker busy for at least a hour per day during one whole season. The Council may not accept the offered service.
XXXII	A Member must surrender all Vis, money, books and magic items acquired on expeditions outside the Covenant to the Covenant.
XXXIII	Every Member of the Covenant must assist as necessary in the defence of the Covenant.
XXXIV	A Member must participate to the Ordiary Council, and also he has to join the Extrarordiary one if at all possible. In particular, attendance at the Winter Solstice meeting to participate in the casting of the Aegis of the Hearth is mandatory unless a Member is incapacitated or forcibly detained elsewhere.
XXXV	A Member must replace any item of Covenant property lost or damaged while in their keeping, or make satisfactory alternative repayment, unless the accident took place while on Covenant business.

AVAILABLE RESOURCES

XXXVI	All the vis pawns owned by the Covenant may not be sold, bartered or otherwise reassigned without the approval of the Council.
XXXVII	Any Member may apply to the Librarius to borrow a book or scroll or item for one or more seasons. The Librarius may request to see any retained item to check out the state.
XXXVIII	To access books or scrolls to read and study them, a Member have to donate to the Covenant a book or a scroll of equal value to that he wants to take from the library. - This article was erased by the Summer Council of June 1228.

THE HEART

XXXIX	Cliffheart takes its name from a magical Heart hidden into the near hill.
XL	The Heart's exploitation must happen following the principles of Convenant's welfare and improvement and the cultural growth of its Members.
XLI	The access to the Heart is known by the Primus only.
XLII	The Primus must save, in a document kept together with the nomination of the successor, how to access the Heart.
XLIII	At the end of every year, during the winter Council, pawns obtained by the Heart's exploitation, and not used in any other activity, must be divided among all Members, equally and following modalities chosen by the Primus.
XLIV	The Primus may modify the modalities of distribution if there's any need.

VIS

XLV	Vis' reserves are distributed equally amongst the Members. Distibuting and storage responsibility are in charge of Primus. Reserves may be exchanged only if it's necessary.

MAGICAL ITEMS

XLVI	All magical items will be owned by the Covenant in common, unless made or obtained by a Magus in their own time and with their own resources.

OTHER PROPERTY

XLVII

Money, precious stones and other treasures must be handed over to the Covenant if obtained whilst on Covenant business.

CERTAMEN

XLVIII

If a Certament takes place inside the Covenant the Primus and one Member not directly involved must be informed before the Certamen commences and witness the proceedings.

EMERGENCIES

XLIX	The Council has the right to call a State of Emergency by a majority vote of Magi present at that meeting.
L	During a State of Emergency, all Covenant inhabitants may be called in order to serve the Covenant.

1225
Charter's Subscriptors:

Aswick of Tytalus
Eileen of Merinita
Gaia of Ex-Miscellanea
Graudius of Flambeau
Yolhe of Tytalus

Actual Senior Members (1231): Marvel of Criamon, Eileen of Merinita, Graudius of Flambeau, Yolhe of Tytalus

1225, June

The Council of Cliffheart Members, in the Summer solstice meeting, in Anno Arietis 1364,

accepts

what Gaia of Ex-Miscellanea asked, about the construction of a stable inside our beloved walls. The Covenant engages in paying all necessary costs for the construction.Then new building will be under the protection of the Covenant.
Gaia of Ex-Miscellanea engages recognizes herself responsible of this new activity.

Aswick of Tytalus, Excellentissimus

Gaia of Ex-Miscellanea

1225, July - Extraordinary Council
	- The Council of this Covenant, after Graudius of Flambeau's accusation, admonishes Sir Damon Garth due to his behavior during the last exploration of Cape Clear.

Cliffheart, August 1225
to Aswick of Tytalus

Salve Excellentissimus Primus,
I hope not to mispell the Latin greeting my Lady is used to use.
I'd like to explain a matter: after the end of the pact with Corcaigh's (Cork's) Bishop, I understand problems related to money in the management of this Covenant. The same problem occurs to my Armoury too; I don't want to compare in no way the management of a simple laboratory to that complicated one of a Covenant, but at the end of the year taxes come for all of us, even if I'd prefer to give money to fishes rather than to the church; excuse me for my frank words, but I'm not a sapient.
I think that the proceeds of the Armoury are enough to support my family, so that I mean to deposit part of this proceeds in the Covenant chests as a thanks for what was done for me. Moreover I renounce to my fee as a Custos of this Covenant, even if I will continue to protect my Lady Eileen of Merinita and to serve like escort as i did till now

Patrick Windowl

Cliffheart, September 1225
To Hibernian Tribunal

Sodales,
Cliffheart considers fair to inform you about the institution of Tournament organized by Master Patrick Windowl, Eileen of Merinita's custos and person responsible for the same armory in front of the Hibernian Tribunal, which will take place on Sherkin Island on July 7th 1226, the day when the sad disappearance of our previous Primus will be remembered.
The Tournament will consist of duels with swords and contests of bows and crossbows; such competitions will award Knights or simple Warriors who will partecipate and who are serving as grogs in the other Covenants of the Hibernian Tribunal.

Aswick of Tytalus, Primus
Eileen of Merinita, Senior Member
Patrick Windowl

Howling Hills, September 1225

Dear Sodales,
The cold northern wind which calls me in the place where I became Maga, doesn't alleviate this homesickness of the sea crushing into Sherkin cliffs, but my staying at Howiling Hills, will still be long. My faithful custos Pathos is going to come back to Cliffheart as soon as he can, to keep his duty for the Order, and the protection of the Covenant.
What happened a couple of months ago, near Maigh Chromtha (Macroom), along with my pervious misadventure with demons, make me think about my Way of being a member of the Order of Hermes, and particularly of the Ex-Miscellanea House. I prefer trying to understand what is it for, in this where I begun my Mission.

Your sister Gaia of Ex-Miscellanea

1225, October - Autumn Council deliberations
	- Eileen's election as Cliffheat's representor to the Hibernian Tribunal is moved to the next Council. - Possible modifications to the Charter's XXXVIII article are discussed but not approved.

Howling Hills, October 1225
to all Hibernian Covenants

Dear Sodales,
I am very sad to write these words.
Even if you consider our Ex-Miscellanea Magi as strange magician, this time, during a study of mine, I forsaw the dangerous event that will strike our isle. A ethereal being told me about the awakening of a evil creature, whose comparison is related to blood and war.
The only thing I can do is to be aware and ask you to do the same.

Garret of Ex-Miscellanea, Primus of Howling Hills
loyal servant of the Order

1225, December - Winter Council deliberations
	- Patrick Windowl is nominated Vilicus of Cliffheart. - After Garth's death, Luigi is now the new Centurion. - Cliffhearts approves the payment of eighty sterlings for the next tournament; Patrick will manage the organization.

1226, January
to the Cliffheart Covenant

Nobile Lords,
excuse me if this letter arrives you from a still unknown sender. My name is Alexander Rocheford, Duke of Bristol, son of Duke Hanry, nephew of François the Norman, Duke of Chevalier.
I'd like to invite you to my wedding with Lady Mathilda of Wuarden FitzStephen, Duchess of Corcaigh. The feast will take place on March 17th in St. Patrick's Church and will be held by the Archbishop Samson of Waterford.
I'd want You to come to participate to the feast of the previous night.

Your
Alexander Rocheford, Duke of Bristol

1226, April
to the Cliffheart Covenant

Sodales,
The constant need of Justice took me in Corcaigh.
Here, casually, I heard a fact which, in my opinion, needs to be clarified. You'd have already understood I am talking about the recent events in which a man of yours was engaged, Jerome K. Rome. For this reason, then, I want to meet a representing member of your Covenant and, if possible, the owner of this man, here at FitzStephen's Palace.

Tanicus of Quaesitor
Ruling Quaesitor of Hibernian Tribunal

1227, January
to the Cliffheart Covenant

Dear Sodales,
The Britannic Tribunal has declared a Wizard March again Black Hawk, from The Covenant of Cad Gadu, on the western coasts of Britain: he stole enchantments from other members’ Sancta, towers of vis and several magical texts from the library. Moreover he’s suspected to have business with the Duke of Silbury.
For this reasons he’s wanted and retailed. The proposal of a Wizard March was made by Euflonia of Tytalus and Caligolas of Flambeau, both from Cad Gad, and approved on the last night of full moon a.d. 1226.
We think the Magus could be escaped together with his apprentice and custodes toward Irish coasts. We ask Cliffheart, and all the Hibernian Covenants as well, to find Black Hawk and punish him according to our Code. You’re the closest Covenant to Cionn tSáile, where, probably, the group landed.
To help you dealing with this mission, here are some information: Black Hawk is 50 years old and he’s a master Muto and Creo techniques and Animal, Terram, Corpus and Imaginem forms; usually, he wears a green cloak and has black hair. They say he has got a night bird as familiar.
With him there are Avunculus, his accomplice and their custodes and servants.

Praeco of Britannic Tribunal

1227, March - Spring Council deliberations

- Nascimentus of Bonisagus is accepted as official Member.
- Mavors of Tremere's duty for the current year is decided. Following Yolhe of Tytalus proposal, approved by the whole Council, Mavors must travel for six months, visiting the territory delimitated by Tralee, Cill Airne, Maigh Chromtha, Corcaigh. For this travel he will have Joseph O'Connor and Laetus Viator with him.
- Laetus Viator's proposal to construct a physical map of surrounding places is rejected. It's considered too much expensive for the current vis resources.
- It's decided to construct a new external Sanctum for Mavors, who can occupy it after he joins the Covenant officially. Having the Covenant not enough money to raise the building, it's constructed with members' resources: 150 pounds given by Graudius and Yolhe, 200 pounds given by Eileen and 100 pound given by Aswick, plus 100 pounds by Mavors. Cliffheart will repay them as soon as possible.

Other deliberations taken as they are preparative for the next Tribunal:
- Ashenrise's proposal to declare its belongings on surrounding territory is accepted.
- A fine for Cliffheart behavior, regarding the strange case of Jerome K. Rome, is foreseen. The representative will try to solve the problem at the Tribunal meeting.
- Eileen's proposal to bring the problem fairy courts are having with the growing mundane power is considered opportune, but only if it will be referred like a news and not like pro fays position.
- Regarding the proposal to extend Bonisagus' rights to the Peripheral Code of Hibernia is rejected.
- Cliffheart decides to stay neutral regarding the English empire and its conquers.
- Cliffheart will support the possibility to create new Covenants inside the Tribunal.
- Representatives for the next Hibernian Tribunal are chosen: Eileen of Merinita, Graudius of Flambeau and Nascimentus of Bonisagus. They will take the above decision in front of the Tribunal.

1227, June - Hibernian Tribunal deliberations

- Ashenrise declares as hers both magical and mundane resources around her within two days for the first and seven miles for the latter.
- No punishemet is decided for Cliffheart: accusations are retired.
- The proposal of the Bonisagus representant is approved: the entire House Bonisagus has got a priviledge on using magical resources of the other members of the Order.
- The Hibernian Tribunal is neutral about the anglo-irish war, though a filo-anglo orientamento prevale.
- The proposal to close the number of Covenant which can belong to the Tribunal is rejected.
- Derbail of Criamon, Kilith of Flambeau and Gerald of Jerbiton will be the Tribunal's representant at Durenmar.

1227, June - Summer Council deliberations

- The deliberations taken within the Tribunal are discussed: the positions and the behaviors of each representative of Cliffheart are showed to the Primus.
- Cliffheart Members are informed about the meeting between Cliffheart representatives and the Senior Member Gaia of Ex-Miscellanea who appeared to be in a confusional state. She was there as Howling Hills representative.
- The Primus express his will to know Gaia' situation; for this reason he's going to organize a visit to Howling Hills.
- Eileen informs the Council that she's going to leave for Maigh Chromtha. She heard rumors about a faerie wood. The Council agrees the mission.

1227, December - Winter Council deliberations
	- Laetus Viator of Mercere announces he will leave the Covenant soon to join the sixth crusade. - Nascimentus of Bonisagus is the new Librarius, office held previously by Laetus Viator.

1228, March - Spring Council deliberations

- Yolhe requires to revaluate Gaia's position within the Covenant. The sodales, following the Primus' piece of advice, entrust a letter to Jocelin of Mercere directed to Garret of Ex--Miscellanea, Primus of Howling Hills. This to obtain recent news about Gaia's conditions.
- Graudius' proposal to add to the Charter a list of exclusion causes is rejected. We consider enough to call an extraordinary council every time it's necessary.
- Laetus says farewell to the present Members.
- After a long discussion and some fights, Mavors of Tremere is accepted as Ordinary Member of the Covenant. During the discussion, Yolhe leaves the hall.

1228, April - Extraordinary Council for Primus' death deliberations
	- The Sodales enter Aswick's lab and found: the private diary showing his last days of sufferance; the spell he invented to turn Yolhe to woman; the secret letter with the name of his successor. - Yolhe of Tytalus will be the new Primus of Cliffheart. She promises to take note of the objects she will find inside the sanctum.

1228, June - Summer Council deliberations

- Mavors of Tremere communicates to have bought Geoff's library in Cionn tSáile. Mavors allows that most of them will be shared by the Covenant, with the further opportunity to copy and hold the rest in Cliffheart library.
- Mavors presents the proposal to modify the Charter, especially Senior Members' powers. He thinks there's not a real difference between the Primus and the Senior Members, while there would be such a difference between the latter and the ordinary members. This matter, at the moment, is considered not important and delayed.
- Nascimentus of Bonisagus proposes to adopt particular measures regarding Jarvis' staying at Cliffheart.
- Patrick Windowl, Vilicus of Cliffheart, presents the balance of the Covenant. This is not healty and so he asks everyone for cooperation, especially grogs who will have to do jobs, like tree cutting, they never did before.
- The Primus proposes to proceed to a more equal division of the vis, having care of personal possessions, natural sources and true necessity.
- The Primus' proposal to delete the XXXVIII article of the Charter is accepted.

1228, October - Autumn Council deliberations
	- An entire laboratory is entrusted to Jarvis.

1228, December - Winter Council deliberations
	- The Council deliberates the construction of a tower. - The Council decides that Mavors' mercenaries will stay within the Covenant walls. - The Covenant expresses her formal neutrality regarding the war between the English crown and the Irish people. The personal participation is free for each Member.

1228, December

The Council of Cliffheart Members, in the Winter solstice meeting, in Anno Arietis 1367,

accepts

Mavors of Tremere's proposal to host his mercenaries within the Covenant. The Covenant engages in board and lodging in exchange of defence. All men are under Mavors' own responsibility wherever they are.

Yolhe of Tytalus, Excellentissimus

Mavors of Tremere

1229, March - Spring Council deliberations

- A letter of the Gilda Of The Thieves informs the Cliffheart Magi that the lifeless bodies of Patrick and Pathos were found at Maigh Chromtha and worthy burial was given to their bodies there.
- After the last episodes which interested the grog of Cliffheart, the Primus proposes a modification of the statute which restores the relationships between magi and relative custos so to control always their movements. Such proposal is rejected by the council on the motivation to allow any way to the grogs, outside the engagements concerning the covenant, free management of their business.
- It's establishes that the management of the armoury remained to Shortmind who has already worked there with Patrick. The management of the income will remain unchanged.
- The Pathos stable will be managed by Mark the Cheek.
- Waiting for naming the new Vilicus, such task is developed ad interim by the Primus.
- Silvanus of Ex-Miscellanea's duty is decided: he has to compile a book containing his knowledge in Animal Form.

1229, December - Winter Council deliberations

- Hics of Verditius demands to this Council to join the Covenant as candidate for Membership. He will stay in grog's living quarters.
- The decision about Hics' service for Mermbership is delayed to a future Council.
- Silvanus of Ex-Miscellanea delivers his Summa on Animal to the Covenant, as service held by a candidate.
- Silvanus of Ex-Miscellanea is accepted as new member, and so pronounces the Oath to the Covenant.
- The construction of the tower and grogs' living rooms is finished.
- The Primus praises Eileen because the Covenant gained with her work fourteen pawns of vis after having spent just three, due to a laboratory project.
- Yolhe informs the Covenant she will leave to Fudarus, in Normandy, Domus Magna of House Tytalus. During her absence, Graudius of Flambeau will be the vice Primus.

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