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Authors: Erik Dahl, Mark Faulkner, Lachie Hayes, Ben McFarland, Christian Jensen Romer

Development, eDiting, & project mAnAgement: David ChartproofreADing, lAyout, & Art Direction: Cam BankslAyout AssistAnce: Michelle Nephewpublisher: John Nephewcover illustrAtion: Christian St. PierrecArtogrAphy: Matt Ryaninterior Art: Jason Cole, Jenna Fowler, Susan Knowles, Jeff

Menges, Christian St. PierreADDitionAl Art: Roland at Roncesvalles, Alphonse-Marie-Adlophe

de Neuville, 1883; Astrology and Astronomy, Mineola, NY: Dover Publications, Inc. 2006.

Ars mAgicA fifth eDition trADe Dress: J. Scott Reevespublisher’s speciAl thAnks: Jerry Corrick & the gang at the Source.

first rounD plAytesters: Jason Brennan, Justin Brennan, Elisha Campbell, Robert Major; Eirik Bull, Helge Rager Furuseth, André Neergaard, Karl Trygve Kalleberg; Donna Giltrap, Malcolm Harbrow, Aaron Hicks, Richard Love; Antoni Morey i Pasqual, Guillem Gelabert Perelló, Joan Bauzá Soler, Melcior Parera Más, Vincent Palmer Richardson; Pelle Kofod, Christian Rosenkjaer Andersen, Rasmus Strandgaard Soerensen; Mark Shirley, Camo Coffey, Andrew Walton, Ben Roberts, Barrie James

seconD rounD plAytesters: Donna Giltrap, Malcolm Harbrow, Aaron Hicks, Richard Love; Helge Rager Furuseth, Karl Trygve Kalleberg; Pelle Kofod; Dan Ilut, John Illingworth, Rob Llwyd, Matt Ryan; Mark Shirley, Camo Coffey

thirD rounD plAytesters: Helge Rager Furuseth, Martin Granseth, Ola Hulbak, Karl Trygve Kalleberg, André Neergaard; Rasmus Strandgaard Sörensen, Christian Rosenkjaer Andersen, Pelle Kofod; Dan Ilut, John Illingworth, Robert Brown Llwyd, Matt Ryan; Christoph Safferling, Jan Sprenger

Author biogrAphies

Erik Dahl has been writing for Ars Magica for almost ten years, and appropriately this is his thirteenth book for the Fifth Edition, the thirteenth Tribunal book of the line. He lives in far-off California, which he fancies to be an Arcadian analogue of Provence. He organizes the annual Grand Tribunal America convention every summer and hopes that the reader will consider attending. He was especially glad to work with Ben McFarland, who took ev-erything that Erik did on this project and made all of it better. Thanks, Ben!

Mark Faulkner works as a chef at the Castle nightclub in Chicago. Formerly known as Excalibur, and long before as Limelight, the building was originally the Chicago Historic Society. Legend has it that it is haunted by several various ghosts and that occult ritu-als are conducted in secret rooms. Mark would like to thank ev-eryone who participated in the creation of this book: the authors, the editor, the playtesters, Atlas staff, and God almighty.

Lachie Hayes lives a very long way from Provence in a land where bunyips rather than dracs are the most famous mythical water creatures. He’d like to thank Timothy Ferguson for the inspiration for the Coenobium found in the new House Jerbiton description, but also the dedicated playtesters for being the unyielding anvil upon which this supplement was forged by repeated hammering on the part of the authors. This is Jarkman’s third contribution to Ars Magica Fifth Edition.

Ben McFarland lives in the wilds of Upstate New York, where he continues to venture into mysterious regiones in search of ad-venture with the priceless support of his wonderful wife, Mandy, his family, and the excellent advice of his steadfast friend, James.

CJ Romer first encountered this Tribunal via the early books Mis-tridge and Pact of Pasaquine, which helped shape his idea of what Ars Magica should be. He really enjoyed writing for a book where the Hermetic culture is not that different from the one described in rulebook, which after Thebes and Hibernia made a great change. He would like to dedicate his efforts on this book to the faithful grog, Hugh Wake.

Ars Magica players participate in a thriving fan community by subscribing to email discussion lists (like the Berkeley list), compiling archives of game material (such as Project Redcap), maintaining fan-created web sites, and running demos through Atlas Games’ Special Ops program. To learn more, visit www.atlas-games.com/ArM5. You can also participate in discussions of Ars Magica at the official Atlas Games forums located at forum.atlas-games.com.

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ISBN-10: 1-58978-149-X • ISBN-13: 978-1-58978-149-8

Faith & Flame

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I. Introduction 6How to Use this Book ...................6

II. History & Culture 7The Roman Provinces ...................7The Coming of Christianity .........7The Gothic Kingdom of Septimania 7The Frankish Conquest ..................9The Early Order of Hermes ...........9The Covenant of Val-Negra ..........9Raiders! ...........................................9

Fraxinetum and the Founding of the Coenobium (889–975) ..................10

The Shaping of the Tribunal .......10The Schism War ..........................10The Fall of Val-Negra .................11The Counts of Toulouse ..............11

Troubadours ..................................12Notaries ........................................12

An Occitanian Tribunal ...............12The Fall of Windgraven ...............12The Tribunal of 1207 ...................12

heretics ........................................ 13The Cathars .................................13

Beliefs of the Cathars ......................13Organization of the Cathars ..........14The Cathars and the Dominion ......15The Cathars and the Order of Hermes 15

The Waldensians ..........................15The Luciferians ............................15

the AlbigensiAn crusADe ............... 15Winning Back Souls ......................15Death on the Riverbank .................16The Crusade Is Preached ................16Kill Them All; God Will Know His Own .............17Treachery at Carcassonne ..............17A New Leader ................................17A Handful of Knights ....................18The Fall of Mistridge .....................18Murder of the Monks .....................18The Fall of Minerve and Termes .....18A Last Chance at Peace? ................18The Massacre at Montgey

and the Fall of Lariander ................18The Battle of St Martin-Lalande ....18The Children’s Crusade ..................18The Battle of Muret .......................19The Struggle for Toulouse ...............19The French Intervention .................19

lAnguAges of southern frAnce ..... 19

III. Hermetic Culture 21Founding a New Covenant ..........21Residency ....................................22

the covenAnts of the provençAl tribunAl ................ 22

Other Magi of Provence ..............25cults & fActions of provence ...... 27

The Legion of Mithras .................27The Cult of Mercury ....................28The Knights of the Green Stone .29The Matres & Matrones ...............29An Ex Miscellanea Tradition: The Gorgiastic Cathars ......................30

the tribunAl of 1214 ................... 32the upcoming tribunAl of 1221... 32

IV. The County of Toulouse 33the counts of toulouse ............ 33toulouse .................................... 34

The Walls .....................................34The Capitole ................................34Two Churchmen ..........................35Districts of Toulouse ....................36

Saint-Sernin ..................................36La Pierre ........................................36Santa Maria Dealbata (St. Mary the White) ....................37Saint-Etienne .................................37Pont-Vieux ...................................38Daraude, the District of the Sea Bream...........38

tolosA pArAtge ............................ 38History .........................................39Setting and Description ..............40Culture and Traditions .................40Magi .............................................40Covenfolk ...................................41

the rest of the county ............... 41The Toulouse Hinterland ............42

Termes ...........................................42Pujol .............................................42

Albi ..............................................42Albi ..............................................42Castres ..........................................42

Agen .............................................42Lavaur ..........................................42

Cahors ..........................................43Montcuq and Lolmie ......................43Morlhon le Haut ...........................43Montauban ...................................44Puivert ..........................................44Bruniquel .......................................44Puilaurens .....................................44Montgey .......................................44

Carcassonne .................................44Carcassonne ..................................44The Cathedral of St. Nazaire .........45Auriac ...........................................45Bram .............................................45Lastours ........................................45Montlaur ......................................46Hautpoul .......................................46Saissac ..........................................46Puisserguier ...................................46Castelnaudry .................................46Fanjeaux .......................................46Alairac ..........................................47Castle d’Aguilar ............................47

ostAl Des exiles ............................ 47History .........................................47Setting and Description ..............48Culture and Traditions .................48Magi .............................................48Covenfolk ....................................49

V. Gascony 50The Way of St. James ..................51Infernal Influences ........................51

borDeAux ...................................... 53Bazas ............................................53Blaye .............................................54The Médoc ..................................54

Blanquefort ....................................55

Contents

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Faith & FlameSoulac ...........................................55Dolmens ........................................55Rosefleur ........................................56

Knightly Matters .........................58Knights Templar ...........................58Knights Hospitaller ........................59Knights of St. James of the Sword ....59

Langon .........................................60Marmande ....................................60

Auch ............................................ 60Agen .............................................61La Romieu ....................................61

bAyonne ........................................ 61mimizAn ........................................ 64

Magi of Mimizan .........................64Pau ...............................................65Tarbes ...........................................65Lourdes ........................................66

cAstrA solis ................................. 67The Magi .....................................68The Covenant ..............................69

the serpent’s venom ..................... 69Fruit and Seeds .............................70

Sins of the Past ..............................70Schemes of the Present ....................73

VI. The Pyrenees and the Hispanic March 75DomAins of the hispAnic mArch .... 75

Kingdoms of Castile and Navarre ................................76

Pamplona ......................................76County of Labourd ........................76Lower Navarre ..............................77Viscounty of Soule.........................77

Kingdom of Aragon and the County of Barcelona .......77

County of Besalu ...........................77County of Conflent ........................77County of Cerdagne .......................77County of Pallars ..........................77Counties of Jaca, Sobrarbe and Ribagorza ................78County of Urgell ...........................78

Andorra ........................................78geogrAphic locAtions .................. 78

Zugarramurdi Cave .....................78Roncevaux Pass ............................78Mount Perditu ..............................78Breach of Roland .........................79The Mallos de Riglos ...................79Les Gorges de Galamus ...............79Cave Systems ...............................79

bellAquin ...................................... 80History .........................................81Setting and Description ...............81Culture and Traditions .................82Magi .............................................82Covenfolk ....................................83

AeDes mercurii .............................. 83Setting and Description ...............83The Magi .....................................84

miniAtA sophiA .............................. 86History .........................................86Setting and Description ..............86Culture and Traditions .................86The Magi .....................................87Covenfolk ...................................88

the bAsques .................................. 88Basque Country ............................88Language ......................................88History .........................................88Culture .........................................89Mythology and Magic .................89New & Modified Virtues & Flaws ....91

the sorginAk ................................ 91Sorginak History ..........................92Akelarre ........................................92

sorginAk mAgic ............................ 93Favored Abilities ..........................93Initiations .....................................93New & Modified Virtues & Flaws ...93Sorginak Powers ..........................94

Casting Methods ...........................94Hex ...............................................95Premonitions/Visions .....................95Wilderness Sense ............................95Summoning ...................................95Commanding .................................96Ecstatic Magic ..............................96

Warping .......................................97Epiphany ......................................98Debasement ....................................98

Hermetic Considerations .............98Exotic Casting ...............................98

VII. Narbonnais 99locAl nobility ............................. 99territory of rAimonDvi ................ 99

County of Lodeve ........................99St. Thibery ....................................99

vAssAls of toulouse................... 100County of Beziers ......................100

Beziers .........................................100Duchy of Narbonne ...................100

Narbonne ....................................101County of Nimes .......................101

Nimes ..........................................102The Bramabiau Gorge .................102Grotto of Faeries ..........................102The Nemausian Spring ................102

March of Provence .....................102Avignon ......................................102

County of Rodez........................102Rodez ..........................................102

territory of jAmes of ArAgon ..... 103County of Gévaudan..................103

Montpellier ..................................103

County of Millau .......................103County of Roussillon ................103

Perpignan ....................................103vAssAls of ArAgon ...................... 104

County of Foix ...........................104County of Provence ...................104

locAl flAvor ............................. 104Moorish Raiders ........................104Jewish Scholars .........................105Knights of the Order of Aubrac ....105Traveling Troubadours ...............105Via Domitia ...............................105

covenAnt of stellA Durus ......... 106History .......................................106Setting and Description ............106Culture and Traditions ...............106The Magi ...................................106Covenfolk .................................109

covenAnt of ArA mAximA novA ... 109History .......................................110Setting and Description .............110Culture and Traditions ...............110

The Pilgrimage to Rome ...............110Seeking the Hesperides ..................110Spirits of the Vineyards ................111

The Magi ...................................111Covenfolk .................................112

VIII. Arelat 113the legAcy of frAxinetum ........... 114the rhone vAlley ....................... 115

Avignon ......................................115Pont Saint-Bénezet.......................116St Andre ......................................116

Beaucaire ....................................117The Drac ....................................117Aucassin of Tytalus .....................117

Tarascon .....................................117Arles ...........................................117

Les Arenes ...................................117The Alyscamps ............................118The Barbegal Ruins .....................118Pont Flavian ...............................118

The Alpilles ................................118Les Baux .....................................119The Camargue ...........................120St Gilles-du-Gard .......................123Orange .......................................124Plaine de la Crau ........................124

eAstern provence ....................... 124Marseilles ...................................124Toulon ........................................124

Of Purple and of Crimson ............125The Hyeres Islands ......................125

Massifs des Maures ....................125La Garde-Freinet .........................125

Mount Ventoux ..........................126Forcalquier .................................127Aix ..............................................127

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Faith & FlameIles de Lérins ..............................127

Tropaeum Alpium .......................127lower burgunDy......................... 128

Vienne ........................................128Grand Chartreuse ......................128Aix Les Bains ..............................128

the coenobium rhoDAnien .......... 128History .......................................129Setting & Description ................130

Avignon: The Sub Pontem Chambers...........130Arles: the Mercer House at St Cyprian’s ............................130The Camargue: the Factory at Trinquetaille.................................131

Magi ...........................................131Covenfolk ..................................134Culture & Traditions ...................134

IX. The Lost Covenant of Val-Negra 135

History .......................................135Delendar the Destroyer .................135The Founding ..............................135The Golden Age ...........................135The Schism War..........................135

Setting & Description ................136Into the Black Vale ......................136The Village of Perdut ...................136

The Labyrinthine Caverns ............137The Valley of Mists .....................137The Fortress of Val-Negra ...........137

Sites of Interest ..........................137The Guardian’s Tower ..................137The Black Tower..........................137The Iron Door .............................139The Grand Library ......................140Inirelte’s Tower .............................140The Catacombs ............................140The Shrine of the Aerie .................140

the Aerie clAn ........................... 141Lifecycle of the Aerie .................141

List of InsertsList of Inserts ......................................... 5Story Seed: Golden Treasures ............... 7Charlemagne ...................................... 10Fallen Covenants of the Tribunal ........ 11Virtue: Troubadour/Trobairitz ............. 13Virtue: Notary ..................................... 13What is Heresy? .................................. 13A Note On Terminology ..................... 14The Consolamentum ........................... 14The Cathars and Pacifism .................... 16Playing a Perfectus .............................. 16The Bogomils ...................................... 17The Crusade and Your Saga ................ 17Saint Dominic ..................................... 17Example Southern French Names ....... 20The Covenant Oath ............................ 21A Tribunal for Every Magus? ............... 22New Mercurian Rituals ........................ 26Consecration of Priamitus ................... 28New Virtues ......................................... 29The Procrustean League ...................... 30Tres of Ex Miscellanea ......................... 30Potential Parentes

of the Provençal Tribunal ............... 31Toulouse Covenants ............................ 33Toulouse, City of Towers .................... 35Story Seed: Residence Requirement .... 36The Mystery of the Regio .................. 37The Magic Lake .................................. 38Story Seed: The Borrowed Book ......... 41Story Seed: The Ghost of Na Geralda ....43Story Seed: A Rare Vintage ................. 43Story Seed: The Traitors of Lolmie .... 43Story Seed: St. John’s Eve .................... 44Story Seed: An Unrepentant Bishop? .. 45Story Seed: The Daughters of Na Loba ... 46Story Seed: The Scrabbling Dead ....... 46Story Seed: The Way of Secrets ......... 51Story Seed: Six Deadly Spirits ............ 51Cenodoxus Superbia,

Lord of Pride and Envy ................... 52Gascony Covenants ............................ 53Adrian, the Voice of Safety ................. 54Julian/Julia, the Tempter

of the Way of St. James .................. 55Story Seed: The Hero’s True Panopoly 56The Helen of Gaul .............................. 56

Oriande la Fee ..................................... 57Story Seed: Ill-Met By Moonlight ....... 58Unicorn ............................................... 59Story Seed: Scourge of the Way ......... 61New Virtue: Saint’s Aid ....................... 61Matagot ............................................... 62Story Seed: Feed Me ........................... 62Lou Carcolh ........................................ 63Rebecca Ex Miscellanea and Sorgina .. 65Sarda Whale ....................................... 66Story Seed: Time is Short .................... 66The Guide ........................................... 70The Serpent ......................................... 72The Stone ............................................ 74Tangled Ties ........................................ 76Story Seed: A Timeless Monk ............. 76Story Seed: The Bitter Lord ................ 76Covenants of the Pyrenees .................. 77Story Seed: Who

Watches the Watchtower? ............. 79Story Seed: Looking for a Lord ........... 79Story Seed: Contested County ........... 79Story Seed: A Giant Witch ................. 79Story Seed & Vis Site:

The Cairn of Pyrene ....................... 80Pyrene the Spectre ............................. 80Story Seeds for Miniata Sophia ........... 87The Song of Roland ............................ 89Common Basque Names ..................... 89The White Lord .................................. 90Estranged Relatives .............................. 90Story Seed: Claim the Comb .............. 92Story Seed: Power, Unorganized ........ 92Male Sorginak ..................................... 93The Many Faces of Mari ..................... 94Example Hexes .................................... 95Potent Magic ....................................... 96Tradition Ex Miscellanea:

Hermetic Sorginak ......................... 97Covenants of Narbonnais .................... 99Vis Site: The Ancient Wine Press ....... 99Old Man of the Bridge:

The Tempter of St. Thibery ......... 100Story Seed: The Wolves o

f the Massif Central ...................... 103Crown of Thorns Fragment Relic...... 104Vis Site: The Abandoned Mine ......... 104

Story Seed: A Pirate’s Life ................. 105Story Seed: The Rampaging Golem .. 105The Jinn Corsair,

Howling Knife of the Dunes ........ 107Story Seed: Marriages of Calculation .... 107Story Seed: Vis from the Stream ....... 108Vis Site: Heraclean Vis ...................... 110Story Seed: The Expedition .............. 111Saga Seed: The Rise

and Rise of the Coenobium .......... 114Not the Lotharingian Tribunal… ...... 114Arelat Covenants ............................... 114Boats of the Rhone ............................ 115The Hermetic Toll

and the Price of Hospitality ......... 115Drac, Lesser ....................................... 116Story Seeds: Beaucaire & Tarascon .... 118Story Seeds: Arles .............................. 119A Small Tarasque ............................... 120The Ogre Under the Bridge .............. 121The Ruins of Glanum ........................ 122The Legacy of Balthazar .................... 122Le Chevre D’Or ................................. 123Salt for Life, Life for Salt… ............... 123Story Seed: The Green Magi

in the Trees ................................... 124The Pirate Isles .................................. 125Story Seed: The Mistral .................... 126The Ghosts of the Garagai Gorge..... 127Story Seed: The Magic Milestone..... 127The Lost Chapters of Portus Cottiae ... 129The Carthusian Order ....................... 130Is the Coenobium in Good Taste? ..... 131Notes on Urban Magic

and the Island of Barthelasse ........ 131The Masques of the Coenobium ....... 132Saga Seeds: Joining the Coenobium... 133Story Seed: Lighting the Way ........... 137A Ruin Wreathed in Flowers ............. 138Shroud of Memories .......................... 139A Covenant of Ghosts ....................... 139The Adulteration of Flambeau

(Malignancy, Autumn) ................. 140Character Guide: Aerie Guard .......... 142