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Mystic Halls Campaign
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Mystic Halls Campaign
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Magical Items at the Covenant of the Mystic Halls
Version 1.0, 20 November 1998
This write up lists and describes the magical items at the Covenant of the Mystic Halls. Only those items owned or controlled by the covenant as a whole are listed. Magical items owned by the individual magi members are not included in this write up.
These magic items are used as part of the daily operation of the covenant.
| Appearance: | A one foot tall plain bronze bell set in an ornate wooden stand which holds the bell about four feet above the floor. |
| Creator: | Edward of House Verditius at the Covenant of the Mystic Halls. |
| Effects: | Stroke of Summoning |
| Location: | The Bell of Summoning is located in the Covenant's Great Hall. |
| Effect: | Stroke of Summoning |
| Technique: | Creo |
| Form: | Imagonem |
| Level: | 40 |
| Range: | Special |
| Duration: | Momentary |
| Uses Per Day: | Unlimited |
| Activation: | Ringing the bell. |
| Penetration: | 40+ |
| Description: | When set within an Aegis of the Hearth and rung, the bell may be heard clearly by anyone who is within the Aegis of the Hearth, and by anyone who participated in the creation of the Aegis of the Hearth who is within one mile of the bell. |
| Appearance: | This appears to be a golden ball, approximately eight inches in diameter, but not as heavy as if it were actually made of gold. It gives off a soft golden glow and is warm to the touch. |
| Location: | The Faerie Ball of Comfort is located in the Covenant's Great Hall. |
| Effect: | The ball creates or causes there to be light, warmth, and fresh air in an underground area. The ball effects all of the underground system in which the ball is located. A soft sunlight radiates from the ceilings; the air is a constant comfortable temperature; and fresh air circulates through the area. The lighting effect may be stopped by covering the ball with a cloth. The total area which the ball is able to affect is unknown, however, a similar ball in another faerie realm handled an area which was known to be a number of miles in diameter. |
| History: | The ball was found in a faerie cave in southern Scotland in February of 1235 (refer to Austin Trelain's Case of the Bunch of Jerks Lost in Scotland). Its existence had been noted by the first primus (Rollo) in his book of journeys. A party was sent to find this item after the covenant moved into its underground quarters. |
| Notes: | The ball is faerie magic. No one has attempted to find out how it works, and, because it is so necessary to the daily life of the covenant, the council has forbidden anyone to tamper with it. |
| Appearance: | A large, flat, rounded edged river rock which was about one foot across, two feet long and about six inches thick. The rock has been split in half lengthwise. |
| Creator: | Artemis of House Bonisagus at the Covenant of the Mystic Halls based on an idea by Austin Trelain of House Jerbiton. |
| Effects: | Summoning the Waters |
| Location: | There are two Well Stones at the Covenant. One is located at the bottom of each of the Covenant's wells. The corresponding halves of these stones are in the Ribble River near the covenant. |
| Effect: | Summoning the Waters |
| Technique: | Rego |
| Form: | Aquam, Terram Requisite |
| Level: | 40 |
| Range: | 5 miles (approximate, the exact limit has never been tested) |
| Duration: | Permanent |
| Uses Per Day: | 1 |
| Activation: | One half of the stone being placed in water |
| Penetration: | N/A |
| Description: |
Half of each Well Stone is placed in a body of water. The other half is placed in a dry well. Water touching the broken face of one half of the stone is transported to the face of the other half of the stone.
The well will fill to a depth equal to the depth of water in which the other half of the stone is setting. The range of the effect is at least five miles, although no test has been made to determine how much farther it will work. |
| Appearance: | A small (six inch diameter, three inch deep) clay bowl. Four small metal circlets are spaced evenly around the upper rim and are used to suspend the basket from a ceiling. |
| Creator: | Austin Trelain of House Jerbiton at the Covenant of the Mystic Halls. He created two Baskets in 1238 to fulfill his membership requirement for a significant contribution to the covenant. |
| Effects: | Smothering Snow |
| Location: | One Basket Of Smothering Snows is located in each of the covenant's library rooms. |
| Effect: | Smothering Snow |
| Technique: | Creo |
| Form: | Auram |
| Level: | 30 |
| Range: | 20 feet |
| Duration: | 1 minute |
| Uses Per Day: | 1 (Hey, if you have more fires than that in your library, you need some other form of serious help.) |
| Activation: | The presence of a non-magical flame or fire larger than that of a candle or lamp within the range of the basket. |
| Penetration: | N/A |
| Description: | When hung from the ceiling in a room, should any non-magical fire larger than that of a candle or lamp occur within the basket's range, it will erupt in a smothering blanket of snow. The snow will cover all surfaces in seconds and accumulates for the duration of the effect. All common fires under the snow are extinguished. The snow will not melt or damage the surfaces it is on. Once the snow stops, candle or lamp fires may again be introduced into the room without causing a reaction. When the fall of snow stops, the snow will disappear over the next minute. |
| Note: | The snow will have no effect upon magical fire (ex. Pilum of Flame). The snow will, however, effect any non-magical fires started as a result of magical fires (ex. a spell sets a book on fire, although created by magic, the fire in the book itself is not magical). |
| Appearance: | A large oak cabinet, standing seven feet high, six feet wide, and four feet deep. The exterior of the cabinet is made of two inch thick boards. The interior has a series of shelves, and the front is covered by two large doors. The cabinet is plain, except for a carving of the symbol of the Covenant of the Mystic Halls on each door. |
| Creator: | Artemis of House Bonisagus at the Covenant of the Mystic Halls |
| Effects: | Lock of the Magi, Tone of Warning |
| Location: | The Vis Cabinet is kept in the Vis And General Storage Room on the lowest level of the covenant. |
| Effect: | Lock of the Magi |
| Technique: | Rego |
| Form: | Vim, Herbam Requisite |
| Level: | 10 |
| Range: | Touch |
| Duration: | Permanent |
| Uses Per Day: | Unlimited |
| Activation: | Closing the doors |
| Penetration: | N/A |
| Description: |
This is a simple magical lock which holds the doors closed. The oak doors will break or the hinges will snap before the cabinet will open to physical force.
The lock may be temporarily nullified by casting a non-destructive Rego Vim spell of level 5 or above on the cabinet doors. The lock will reset itself when the doors are closed. |
| Note: | The primary purpose of this effect is to keep mundanes out of the vis stores. This effect is not expected to protect the vis from a determined magus. |
| Effect: | Tone of Warning |
| Technique: | Creo |
| Form: | Imagonem |
| Level: | 10 |
| Range: | Touch |
| Duration: | Momentary |
| Uses Per Day: | Unlimited |
| Activation: | Any entry into the cabinet except that described to release the Lock of the Magi effect. |
| Penetration: | N/A |
| Description: | Should the cabinet be forced open, either physically or magically, five loud, rapid bell peals will be heard anywhere within about 300 paces of the cabinet. The noise will penetrate rock or other substances to be heard. |
| Appearance: | A stone door set in the wall of the catacombs guard room on the lowest level of the covenant. The door is not detectable by normal senses. |
| Creator: | Artemis of House Bonisagus at the Covenant of the Mystic Halls |
| Effects: | Lock of Holding, Tone of Warning |
| Location: | The catacombs guard room |
| Effect: | Lock of Holding |
| Technique: | Rego |
| Form: | Vim, Terram Requisite |
| Level: | 20 |
| Range: | Touch |
| Duration: | Permanent |
| Uses Per Day: | Unlimited |
| Activation: | Closing the door |
| Penetration: | N/A |
| Description: |
This is a simple magical lock which holds the door closed and reinforces the stone. The stone of the door will be destroyed before the lock gives way.
The lock may be temporarily nullified by casting a non-destructive Rego Vim spell of level 10 or above on the door. The lock will reset itself when the door is closed. |
| Effect: | Tone of Warning |
| Technique: | Creo |
| Form: | Imagonem |
| Level: | 10 |
| Range: | Touch |
| Duration: | Momentary |
| Uses Per Day: | Unlimited |
| Activation: | Any opening of the door except that described to release the Lock Of Holding effect. |
| Penetration: | N/A |
| Description: | Should the door be forced open, either physically or magically, five loud, rapid bell peals will be heard anywhere within about 300 paces of the door. The noise will penetrate rock or other substances to be heard. |
| Appearance: | A large oak door with heavy iron hardware. |
| Creator: | Artemis of House Bonisagus at the Covenant of the Mystic Halls |
| Effects: | Lock of the Magi, Tone of Warning |
| Location: | In the secret escape tunnel near the catacombs guard room. |
| Effect: | Lock of the Magi |
| Technique: | Rego |
| Form: | Vim, Herbam Requisite |
| Level: | 10 |
| Range: | Touch |
| Duration: | Permanent |
| Uses Per Day: | Unlimited |
| Activation: | Closing the doors |
| Penetration: | N/A |
| Description: |
This is a simple magical lock which holds the door closed. The oak door will break or the hinges will snap before the door will open to physical force.
The lock may be temporarily nullified by casting a non-destructive Rego Vim spell of level 5 or above on the door. The lock will reset itself when the door is closed. |
| Effect: | Tone of Warning |
| Technique: | Creo |
| Form: | Imagonem |
| Level: | 10 |
| Range: | Touch |
| Duration: | Momentary |
| Uses Per Day: | Unlimited |
| Activation: | Any opening of the door except that described to release the Lock of the Magi effect. |
| Penetration: | N/A |
| Description: | Should the door be forced open, either physically or magically, five loud, rapid bell peals will be heard anywhere within about 300 paces of the door. The noise will penetrate rock or other substances to be heard. |
These magic items are owned by the covenant, and are normally kept stored in the storage vault.
| Appearance: | The staff is a single piece of knobby light tan wood, seven feet long. It is about three inches in diameter at it top and about one inch in diameter at its flat bottom. The bottom is shod with an iron tip. The top of the staff is carved into a flame. |
| Creator: | Favius (all other information lost) |
| Effects: | Heal, Magic Protection, and Ball of Fire |
| Note: | After the theft of the staff in 1233 (see Austin Trelain's Case of the Lost Staff), non-members are not permitted access to the Staff. |
| Effect: | Heal |
| Technique: | Creo |
| Form: | Corporem |
| Level: | 30 |
| Range: | Touch |
| Duration: | Sun / Instant |
| Uses Per Day: | 1 |
| Activation: | Touching the staff to a human body and saying "Heal". |
| Penetration: | 30+ |
| Description: | Heals all damage to a human body at the rate of one body level (5 hit points) per round. The staff must remain in contact with the body each round for the healing to occur. If the contact is broken, the healing ends. |
| Effect: | Magic Protection |
| Technique: | Rego |
| Form: | Vim |
| Level: | 40 |
| Range: | Touch |
| Duration: | Momentary |
| Uses Per Day: | Constant |
| Activation: | Any magic cast against the staff or the holder of the staff when the staff is held by a person. |
| Penetration: | N/A |
| Description: | Any person touching the staff receives a magical resistance of level 40. This protection is in addition to any Parma Magica or other form of Magic Resistance the individual may have, and acts before these other forms of protection. |
| Effect: | Ball of Fire |
| Technique: | Creo |
| Form: | Ignem |
| Level: | 60 |
| Range: | 100 paces |
| Duration: | Momentary |
| Uses Per Day: | 3 |
| Activation: | Pointing the top of the staff at a target and saying "Flame". |
| Targeting: | +4 |
| Penetration: | 70+ |
| Description: | A ball of flame one foot in diameter appears at the top of the staff and flies toward the target. When it strikes something, it bursts, doing Stress Die + 40 fire damage to the target struck, plus Stress Die + 25 to everything within 3 paces. Anyone within 5 paces who is looking at the target will be blinded for one round (Stm roll of 12+ to resist the blindness). On a botch, the blindness if permanent |
| Appearance: | The helm is an open faced iron helmet shaped roughly like that of a late period Roman legionnaire. |
| Creator: | Rollo of House Jerbiton at the Covenant of the Mystic Halls |
| Effects: | Control Person |
| Effect: | Control Person |
| Technique: | Rego |
| Form: | Mentem |
| Level: | 66 |
| Range: | Touch |
| Duration: | Sun |
| Uses Per Day: | Unlimited |
| Activation: | Touching a person and saying the words "You're mine". |
| Penetration: | 66+ |
| Description: | The target comes under the control of the wearer of the Helm. The wearer controls the target's loyalty, emotions, desires, and interests. When first touched, the target gets a resistance of Stress Die + Stm + Int of 12+. If the target is forced to do something which is strongly against their former personality, then another resistance roll may occur. A person who was controlled knows what he did and why while under control (i.e., he has a full memory of the time when controlled). All control over the target are verbal or visual (i.e., there is no mental communication). |
| Appearance: | A six foot staff made of oak with thin iron bands around each end. |
| Creator: | Ethelred of House Flambeau at the Covenant of the Mystic Halls |
| Effects: | The Incantation of Lightning |
| Effect: | The Incantation of Lightning |
| Uses Per Day: | Unlimited |
| Activation: | Point the staff at the target and say "take that". |
| Penetration: | 35+ |
| Description: | See Ars Magica (3rd Edition) rule book, page 204. |
Simeon's Cloak of Invisibility
| Appearance: | A simple brown leather cloak with a hood. |
| Creator: | Simeon of House Verditius at the Covenant of the Mystic Halls |
| Effects: | Veil of Invisibility |
| Effect: | Veil of Invisibility |
| Uses Per Day: | Unlimited |
| Activation: | Wearing the cloak and pulling the hood over the wearer's head. |
| Penetration: | 30+ |
| Description: |
See Ars Magica (3rd Edition) rule book, page 221.
The effect may be ended by removing the hood. |
| Appearance: | A thick gold ring with the Hermetic symbols for Rego and Mentem engraved on its top. |
| Creator: | Harold of House Jerbiton at the Covenant of the Mystic Halls |
| Effects: | Confusion of the Numbed Will, Aura of Rightful Authority |
| Effect: | Confusion of the Numbed Will |
| Uses Per Day: | Unlimited |
| Activation: | Hold the ring so the target can see it, and say "Go do something else". |
| Penetration: | 31+ |
| Description: | See Ars Magica (3rd Edition) rule book, page 225. |
| Effect: | Aura of Rightful Authority |
| Uses Per Day: | Unlimited |
| Activation: | Make a fist with the hand wearing the ring and lightly tap the target with the fist. |
| Penetration: | 36+ |
| Description: | See Ars Magica (3rd Edition) rule book, page 225. |
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Updated: 20 June 1999 |