Story Seeds Part 1
It Wasn’t Me!
A magus with a negative reputation begins to receive complaints and accusations. Every event involved him doing something in line with his bad reputation and was witnessed by several people. The magus pleads innocence. In truth the magus has inadvertently spawned a Greater Fama of his bad reputation, which has been responsible for the misdeeds perpetrated in his name. Not only is this harming his reputation, but as his infamy grows so does the power of the spirit – in time it may become powerful enough to use its possession ability on him and force him to advance this negative reputation in person! If no magus in the covenant has a relevant reputation, then the victim is an ally of the covenant who comes to them pleading for help.
Caveat Litor
Caught in a desperate situation a character calls for the protection of a pagan god (perhaps unthinkingly, or earnestly if the character is a pagan). A Lita appears for a moment, then vanishes away into the magic realm. Some time later an aspect of a powerful diamon appears to the player (accompanied by the Lita) and demands a service as payment for the requested aid. This aid may not even be wanted by the character, but angering such a powerful magical spirit may be a very bad idea. The service demanded is no simple task, but the hints the daimon has already given about it are intriguing – perhaps there is gain to be found for both parties here? This serves as a hook by which any interesting element of Mythic Europe can be introduced to a covenant.
Even in Death They Still Serve
A covenant that is in some way connected to the player covenant is under suspicion of using cruel rites to murder grogs and create Spectral Servants which will perform the same work without pay or upkeep. The covenant in question claims innocence, but they have come into possession of several spectral servants recently. A Quaesitor who is investigating comes to the player covenant and asks for their assistance in discovering the truth of this mystery. On the one hand they may be exposing their friends to legal charges if they help, but on the other hand the idea of murdering grogs to intentionally create ghosts will likely not sit well with most – what if the accusations are true?