1) The right to perform mystery rites shall have the same protections as laboratory work or study.
1a) Juno shall be considered part of Eve's magical power.
No problem here, I'd say it doesn't need to be stated, but then again, why take the chance?
2) House Tremere shall have first opportunity to purchase any books, vis or magical items that Eve wishes to sell or gift. Eve may not accept outside commissions.
2a) Magical items shall have standard House Verditius prices.
This would likely be dictated to Eve and the rest of us, i think it's a rule of the Tribunal already, but I could be wrong.
2b) The price of a tractus, not under and restrictions shall be twice the number of pawns Eve could extract in a season. Tracti or silver may be required instead of vis. In this case a sound tractus is considered to be worth 2 pawns or more, and 15 pounds of silver is considered 1 pawn when accounting.
This is an extrapolated price from Verditian service correct? It's a decent price, but is it possible you're not getting the value? Not sure, Eve does write the best book and could write, what, 3 different books at her highest Quality on the same topic she knows before having to make a significant improvement on that topic and then write 3 more? Again, this could be a price dictated to you rather than you requesting/demanding it.
2c) The price of any books also includes up to two copies provided to Eve. These copies at the buyers option may be placed under the Oath of Calf and Cow for 49 years. Furthermore, any works that Eve writes that are sufficiently similar a magi would find no additional insights by studying the second work are also under the Oath of Calf and Cow for the same time frame. Eve may not sell these tracti or rent them. She may lend them or gift them.
I'm not sure what this means.
3) Eve shall have access to space for a regular laboratory and sufficient funds to maintain the laboratory at normal expense, and pay her servant Juno. Eve will have access to resources to replace equipment in her lab in cases of catastrophe.
No problem here.
4) Eve shall have access to sufficient writing materials for herself, her familiar and one assistant to write and copy and correspond. They shall have access to a bookbinder, and illuminatior and scribe to complete any writings produced.
No problem here, logisitics of it could be an issue, I don't know. Regardless of any issues we had in Eve's design, she is a top notch writer and the Tremere would want to take advantage of that.
5) A measure of Vis in equal parts with other magi at the Oppida of Heviz
6) Full access to books and study materials as allowed to full members of the Opidda of Heviz
7) The right to participate in Aegis castings, and the right of her familiar to participate in Aegis castings that cover her sanctum.
Should be a given, but best not to assume.
8 Any books that Eve writes as part of her duties, shall have two copies made. These copies at House Tremere's Option may remain under Calf and Cow for up to 49 years. In addition during this same time frame any works that Eve writes that are sufficiently similar a magi would find no additional insights by studying the second work are also under the Oath of Calf and Cow for the same time frame. Eve may not sell these tracti or rent them. She may lend them or gift them.
I get the gist of this, just don't know the Calf and Cow rules.
9) Eve maintains all ownership of her existing Vis Sources. Eve owns any vis she personally produces.
Presumably her personal vis source virtue, plus any vis she pulls from the ether. Smart to put it in, I'd go further and say that it does not count against her either when vis is distributed, in other words she wouldn't get less vis just because she has her own sources already. That doesn't mean you'd be able to argue it sucessfully, but I'd go for it.
10) Required Original Research Projects shall not require work on effects of more than two magnitudes.
I'd want more detail than this. You might be better off specifying how much time you're willing to spend on Original Research projects on behalf of Covenant and/or Tribunal, and not limit the magnitude. Research can make Eve a famous (even Godlike?) magus, but she's right to look at the futility of the research.
11) Resources required for required services shall be provided by House Tremere.
I would assume so, but maybe add "or if provided for by Eve, she shall be compensated appropriately." Only Eve, with her specialized knowledge and resources, might be able to produce the pages and fine quality books, better than what the Tremere might have. So Eve could say "I'll supply the paper and materials, you give me the silver or vis to cover my expenses."
1) Eve shall maintain a correspondence with [spot for name] by writing at least two reports a month on the status of the Oppidiums endeavors.
1a) These correspondences shall be dictated through a scribe. This scribe shall not be Juno.
This is a decent offer, but I doubt that the Tremere would want it, considering they have Laterala. Now then, perhaps they don't trust her enough, maybe they would want this type of thing. If they did, I'd be watchful fo Laterala, she might consider you a spy then.
2) Eve shall provide one season of service every 13 seasons. This shall not take her beyond her sanctum.
Good luck with this. I really doubt this would be allowed as it's not enough service to the Oppida or the Tribunal, one season every four years or so? Also, why would you (Lamech) want this? Service means stories that your character would be involved in. You might have made a lab rat, but you should still want to participate.
3) These special duties may not be constructed to abridge other duties.
Again, good luck. Services would likely go to Eve's strengths, no doubt. But should circumstances arise, including Eve upsetting Laterala and the Opidda or the Tribunal, she should expect this to go right out the window and get services she really doesn't like. The Tremere aren't going to leave something like this on the bargaining table.
The thing to remember, is that while all of us will be arguing the deal that we get, we are not merely arguing with Laterala for rights in the Oppida, we're arguing for our rights in the Tribunal. Laterala is not absolutely parallel with the Tremere in her thinking I assume, meaning we might be able to get things from her that the rest of the Tremere might not agree with, but still we're arguing with the Tribunal for the most part. Our position is tenuous.
Having said that, I see a potential avenue to argue from. IMO, the Tremere are quite big on status, and while no doubt they are in charge in Transylvania, and have control over so much, an outsider might be able to eke out some considerations. Play to their ego and appearance. "You don't want to seem cheap do you? You control the entire wealth of Transylvania, where wizardy is for the most part not a crime! Surely you can spare these triflings for me so that I might write the very best tracti that can be had." The Olympic athletes of the Soviet Union enjoyed a lifestyle much greater than others, as long as they got results, just to use an example. Eve is a paid expert, she could rightly expect to be treated as such. Now then, be careful, the carrot is just one motivation that the Tremere use, the stick is also popular, and IMO they are expert motivators. So don't push it. But if you are careful you (or any of us) might be able to get great considerations be appealing to their ego and implying that they might seem cheap or miserly.
