Okay, so it looks like, for the summer, we're wanting to:
Investigate Eilean Chon and the Common Lab, to determine the extent of the buff aura. (Halie and Aodhan?)
Look into the feasability building a new structure on Eilean Chon capable of housing multiple labs.
Look for vis sources. (Siobhan and Talia?)
Plus, there are labs to be (re)built. I've had some express an interest in finding someone to cast The Ambulatory Laboratory for them, but nothing since.
What does Trimalchio plan on doing for the summer?
Trimalchio's first two seasons will be spent speaking to the covenfolk, trying to learn the strange tongue of the locals. I need to try and pick up Scots Gaelic so I can go out exploring in future years and speak to local hedge wizards. Does speaking Welsh/Cymric give me any advantage?
Ysebrand will wander the covenant introducing himself and also doing some discreet investigation as to the new residents (magi) and perhaps vis sources.
Talia will investigate the library very early on, familiarizing herself with the content, as she's been without the benefit of such a resource lo these many years. Is there a librarian? These things can take place in the misc thread...
Season 1 will be wandering the land with her owl to see about finding those vis sources. siobhan has a vis detection spell (and it satisfies duty requirement for two years). She will also visit nearby towns and such using invisibily and memory alteration spells to see about getting some arcane connections that will last years (blood spilled in training accident, sweat, etc) to nobles and important people. Also helping get her two cousins (I have to do sheets) set up for fencing and supplies. Eventually this should develop into a low level income source.
Season 2/3: I will spend 2 setting up my lab (unless there are magic theory trained companion to set up standard lab for me. (if someone can set up the standard lab for her, she will probably study from books 2 seaons
Season 4: Tbd
The family visit: her siblings, aunts, uncles, cousins are all over ireland and scotland (whereever there is stuff to steal)) So who knows who will stop by for a day or two before moving on (especially to deal with the fence)
Clarification: I'm not planning on making any grogs with Magic Theory, or any Companions period that aren't due to a PC's story flaw or background. If any players want to make grogs with Magic Theory, they can.
summer is spent using my "eyes for the hidden vis" repeatedly to walk the entire area looking for vis, her familiar helping to watch for unusual things and asking all the creatures of the forest where people were known to stop and do things and what they did. Hopefully she will manage to refind a lot of the vis sources.
Finally well again. I'm at work and will be checking out all of the threads today and try to post where I can. Thought I had pneumonia for awhile there.
