| Aura |
Site |
Minor Boon |
Insula Valaamis has a fourth magnitude Magical aura
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| Autocephalous |
External Relations |
Major Boon |
No nobles hold sway over the lands of Insula Valaamis
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| 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
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| Bedrock |
Fortifications |
Minor Boon |
| Manerium Valaamis rests on bedrock; although it has no well, it has access to water from Lake Aldoga
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| Difficult Access |
Site |
Minor Boon |
Insula Valaamis is located on an island archipelago in Lake Aldoga, in northern Rus
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| Ediface |
Fortifications |
Minor Boon |
Insula Valaamis has an impressively large stone manor, Manerium Valaamis
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| Felicitous Tribunal |
External Relations |
Minor Boon |
| Tribunal Sarmatiae has laws requiring vis and discipuli
to be allocated communally
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| 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
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| 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
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| Inhuman Residents |
Residents |
Minor Boon |
Insula Valaamis is inhabited by Hemicynes: peaceful cynocephalic humanoid fisherfolk
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| Loyal Covenfolk |
Residents |
Minor Boon |
Covenfolk exhibit above-average loyalty
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| Pagans |
Surroundings |
Major Hook |
Most covenfolk are openly pagan (along with some surrounding mundane population, such as Karelian tribes)
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| Poverty |
Resources |
Minor Hook |
Insula Valaamis lacks good sources of income
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| 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
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| Superiors |
Residents |
Minor Hook |
Ultimately, Insula Valaamis belongs to Capitulum Arcis Caelitis, and is governed by Arx Caeles
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| Unknown |
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Major Hook |
An unknown Hook
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| Vis Salary |
Resources |
Minor Hook |
Ascripticii Capituli must earn a share of vis through service to the Capitulum, typically by gathering vis
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| Suffrage |
Residents |
Minor Hook |
Insula Valaamis allows equal status to women
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ooks and Boons represent various advantages and disadvantages that apply to Insula Valaamis.