Pulse: Spring 1222

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==Declared Actions==
Declared actions for Spring	Declared actions for Spring
Ambrosius 	
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Ambrosius will stay in this season and study On the Nature of Magic, by Felis ex Bonisagus 
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Warren 	
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Warren and his selection of armsmen and travelling companions will travel the areas and villages around the Hockestow, seeking information on unusual occurrences that might be tied to the breaking of the ward in the Hockestow Forest. He will endevor to return by the start of summer and the council meeting in order to present to the council any information his party was able to recover. 
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Llewys 	
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Ambrosius would like for Llewys to attend the Artes Liberalis class with Alicia
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Bedo 	
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Kelydon 	
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For the Remaining Half Season, Kelydon will Search out Vis sources, hopefully taking a member of the Turb or two for protection. He plans to continue this into the next season if it will be counted as a SoS.
: If you do an adventure as a "season of service", then it will take days, not months, as Vis sources shouldn't be too far from the covenant. --James 11:08, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
::Then the rest of this season will be spent adventuring, looking for vis sources(possibly multiple). He especially wants to find Terram sources. 
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Caprice 	
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Caprice wishes to get to know as many of the companions, grogs, and covenfolk as possible. She wants to be able to put names with faces, and to ensure everyone at the covenant knows her. She will try to curb her antics for the time being.
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Longinus 	
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Longinus fulfills his SoS as previously agreed by composing a Magic Theory Tractatus (Quality 9, Ars Magica: Of Techniques and Forms)
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Geoffrey 	
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If Alicia is teaching Latin (instead of Artes Liberales), Geoffrey will attend, when his duties permit (ie nearly all the time). If not he will continue his countryside jaunts. He make take out time to join in any trips being made beyond Little Stretton.
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Bartleby 	
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Bartleby will take dictation from Longinus, while looking longingly out the window at the increasingly pleasant weather.
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Marcus 	
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*Marcus will utilize his newfound knowledge to attempt to reinvent Me Non Noce!
*Alicia will teach Artes Liberales to whomever wishes to attend. Llewys, I think. Possibly one of Gruffyd's brood. Who else? 
:Is Latin needed for this class? Othervise I would like Oswald to attend, he ought to become a passable scribe once he gets some training. (Either way Oswald stays inside the Aegis during the equinox.) --Samuel<Talk> 22:02, 3 April 2007 (UTC)
::I'd presume so, latin was the main language to write in at the time. Written English or Welsh did not exist for years, though I think French did. Of course, the class would have to be taught in a single language, otherwise it would cause problems - and this just talking about the Roman alphabet, not Arabic or Greek. Incidently, none of Gruffydd's brood will be attending as they have to learn how to speak first.--Perikles 03:58, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
:::So let me see if I understand this correctly... The class is being held in Latin, the majority of the students (all but one) do not know any latin and are there to study it, but the subject of the class is actually Artes Liberales rather than Latin? Oswald is currently a shepherd, and the covenant has need of labourers - why would you want to turn him into a scribe? If you want to train more scribes, maybe you should go and recruit some candidates. --James 06:14, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
::::Yes, that appears to about cover it. Not sure what's so difficult to understand really? :-P --Corbonjnl 11:27, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
::: Just to get my bearings straight, merchants exchanged contracts and letters in Latin? Accountants did their accounts in Latin? I hope you are talking about "scholarly" writing, otherwise things seems real wierd to me. --Samuel<Talk> 07:27, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
:::: has a bunch of medieval writings. Unfortunately they are all translated, with no indication of the original language (at least on the few I checked). However has a number of letters of the time from french sources that were written in latin, including love letters and friendship letters from non-scholars, as well as official type correspondences. Not proof be any stretch of the imagination, but... I would also bear in mind that many languages appear to have lacked formal grammar or spelling rules in the written form (I think of the variability of ye olde engylishe texts ;-) ) which would make a formal written language more attractive. Also, by the rules, one needs Artes Liberales (Mathematics) of some form to do more than (even?) the most rudimentary accounts or writings (to even know a script by the rules), which is generally taught in Latin... --Corbonjnl 09:27, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
:Vernacular writing is just beginning to be established at this point. Remember that Literacy levels are very low and originate almost entirely from the Church. So if you were writing, odds are good that you were doing it in Latin. Merchants and and accountants didn't do much by way of exchanging contracts and letters. Accounts (if by that you mean manorial rolls) would be in Latin. The fact that the Canterbury Tales was written in Middle English was a big deal -- in 1400! This is why, way back, when Warren wanted to write a note to Marcus it struck me as weird. This is not a literate society. Folks read out loud and standing up, they don't have pen and paper handy to bang out little notes. 
*http://www.medievalwriting.50megs.com/whyread/vernac2.htm
*http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbook-law.html
JBforMarcus 13:03, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
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Phaedrus 	
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Phaedrus will be a part of the party studying the Potter's Field and gathering vis.
Phaedrus will research a spell, The wellbehaved ink during this season ( If James agrees to the spec.)
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Mnemosyne 	
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Mnemosyne will make use of Longinus' translated and altered version of the Wizard's Sidestep, One Step Removed From a Wizard laboratory text and learn it. Lab total = 19 (Re 6, Im 0, Int 3, MT 4, Aura 6). Spell level 15. (Exposure xp)
:What about lab specialisations - +2 Texts, +1 Im, +1 Re... - or are they not 'in' yet? --Corbonjnl 05:02, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
Gruffydd and his Merry Munchkins will roam the countryside, enjoying the freedom of not being being cooped up in the Covenant the change of weather has brought, and as usual seek opportunities to provide provisions for the Covenant. In preparation for a promised outing in the Summer, Gruffydd insists that English be the only language spoken amongst his children for the Spring, with varying degrees of success. (Probably exposure xp for Gruffydd, and some practice xp for the kids 4+ maybe? Maybe less? ST call please)
Gertrude is set the task of producing a more formal dress for Mnemosyne, in preparation for her Summer of diplomacy, as well as securing her a decent pair of traveling boots from market when she goes in next for supplies. (Exposure xp)
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==Results==
Results for Spring