Autumn 1187: The Faerie Forest

Cerasus (Nate) and Marcian (Mike) both decide to concentrate on their lab studies (i.e. they were unable to attend).

Flontinax (Charles) and Silenus (Dave) investigate the unused corner of the wine cellar, suspecting it may be inhabited by some kind of mystical influence. Their investigations do not prove this out.

Instead, they find the wine stored there has been aging so long in the aura of our covenant that it has developed hallucinogenic properties. They each experiment with the wine, to different degrees of insight and hangover.

They then set out to explore the Faerie Forest just a few miles from the covenant. Paul the mute woodsman leads the way. The grogs are annoyed about having to carry a large keg of our finest wine, intended as a gift for the King of the Glade.

As they enter the deeper regios of the woods, they encounter a fox spying on them, a troll under a bridge, and a battle between the King and the Queen of the Woods.

They overcome one of the Queen's Knights, Sir Wogstrom, and lead their captive to the King's pavillion.

Flontinax and Silenus introduce themselves as some of the new magi of Thesaurus Terrae. They spend a night drinking and socializing with the members of the King's battle retinue.

In the morning they are shown a different path to leave the faerie regio and return to the mundane world.

Once back at the covenant, Cerasus (via speakerphone) pokes his head out of his lab long enough for us to discuss our various magical studies.

Cerasus and Flontinax plan to enter the watery regio again next year, both to gather Vis and to better explore the area. Silenus plans to create magical gloves for the covenfolk to better tend the vinyard.