Aura |
Site |
Minor Boon |
| Insula Valaamis has a fourth magnitude Magical aura |
Autocephalous |
External Relations |
Major Boon |
| No nobles hold sway over the lands of Insula Valaamis |
Autocracy / Hierarchy |
Governance |
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| As a locus of Capitulum Arcis Caelitis, Insula Valaamis is ultimately governed by Chartula Arcis Caelitis; but in routine matters, Consilium Valaamis governs; covenfolk are governed by leaders who report to Consilium Valaamis |
Bedrock |
Fortifications |
Minor Boon |
| Manerium Valaamis rests on bedrock; although it has no well, it has access to water from Lake Aldoga |
Difficult Access |
Site |
Minor Boon |
Insula Valaamis is located on an island archipelago in Lake Aldoga, in northern Rus |
Ediface |
Fortifications |
Minor Boon |
| Insula Valaamis has an impressively large stone manor, Manerium Valaamis |
Felicitous Tribunal |
External Relations |
Minor Boon |
| Tribunal Sarmatiae has laws requiring vis and discipuli to be allocated communally |
Hunters |
Residents |
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| Some covenfolk are woodsmen who hunt, trap, and fell timber in the forests; these men are skilled with hunting weapons such as bows and spears, or timbering weapons such as pole axes |
| Indebted |
Resources |
Minor Hook |
| Insula Valaamis owes Capitulum Arcis Caelities an annual payment in victuals, and a periodic payment of vis gathered and distributed at Tribunal Sarmatiae |
Inhuman Residents |
Residents |
Minor Boon |
| Insula Valaamis is inhabited by Hemicynes: peaceful cynocephalic humanoid fisherfolk |
Loyal Covenfolk |
Residents |
Minor Boon |
| Covenfolk exhibit above-average loyalty |
Pagans |
Surroundings |
Major Hook |
| Most covenfolk are openly pagan (along with some surrounding mundane population, such as Karelian tribes) |
Seclusion |
Site |
Minor Boon |
| Insula Valaamis is located in a relatively remote wilderness area; the nearest significant settlement is Ladoga, one hundred miles to the south; the nearest conventum is Triozera, one hundred miles east of Ladoga |
Suffrage |
Residents |
Minor Hook |
| Insula Valaamis allows equal status to women |
Superiors |
Residents |
Minor Hook |
| Ultimately, Insula Valaamis belongs to Capitulum Arcis Caelitis, and is governed by Arx Caeles |
Unknown |
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Major Hook |
| An unknown Hook |
Vis Salary |
Resources |
Minor Hook |
| Capitularii must earn a share of vis through service to the Capitulum, typically by gathering vis |
ooks and Boons represent various advantages and disadvantages that apply to Insula Valaamis.
