Hi there,
We are about to settle down in the isle of Man. Or half of the troupe is, at least. The local characters are still on their way there
The thing is that we are about to try to get control of the calf of Man as landholders. All the land of Man belongs to the king, and the local hersir (baron) just died conveniently for us (no hermetic implication in that unfortunate event... or none that you can shake at us, at least). Our idea is to offer the king first quality quarried stone for his castle under construction, something that would save him hundreds of pounds of silver if he allows us to get the island as our particular domain. So far so good. He has to accept, though.
That is not a big problem, but I, as alpha SG plan for the king to demand a few things more out of the magi. GHe can get the stone elsewhere after all, but a ready made harbor is something that he has no ability to make, while the magi should be able to wrestle one form the ocean with relative ease. If he does not get that, he will demand a lightower (easy circle ring CrIg spell) in the calf of man to prevent shipwrecks in those treacherous waters.
Here is where things start to get tricky and the clause of mundane interference (copurt wizardry) could start to be raised. So the question #1
What level of public works is acceptable of the magi without breaking the code? Could they get away with a lightower in the Calf of Man?
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Question number 2 belongs to their independence. Assuming that they get control of the calf of man (they should if they do not do something utterly moronic), there will be some conflicts regarding mundane forces.
The Calf will be the "covenant's demesne", so they would be entitled to defend it against invasion by enemy forces, both mundane and supernatural: until the king says otherwise, it belongs to them. If a mundane force that is an enemy of the king attacks the calf of man, would killing them all be seen as meddling in the affairs of mundanes? They are acting to protect their own land, but in doing so act EXACTLY like a baron of the king of man defending the lands of his liege.
If the attackers are a bunch of brigands, there is no problem. But if they are a count fighting the king in a civil war, what happens here? Willthis be seen as acting as court wizards? Can this be seen as the nobles resenting magical influence?
Thx in advance
Xavi