Well, technically Fleur had the right to reject. But her spaceship exploded on the way back to her home planet. My thing was that you should make the items first and then hope the covenant sees the value. Medieval culture was twisted like that.
Sure, I can do that! 
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I apologise for being somewhat non existing recently. Work has been busy, and still is. I’ve ventured into a more specialised area of my field.
Anyhoo, who is still onboard? When and where are we?
Salve Christian,
There are only 2 stories active at the moment:
- Dusk of the Flame: Marko (player), The Fixer (SG)
- A Firendly Visit: Arthur (player), The Fixer (SG)
That's pretty much it. Last time Peregrine popped up was at the end of Janurary.
In short, it is too quiet. 
Well, the Woad is ready for ...something. I don’t know what, but he is built for trouble. Nothing too big though, he is still a rookie.
Would he be interested in a hunt? Or investigating a missing merchant delivering supplies to the covenant? I could run that kind of story for you (and whoever wants to join).
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Yes and yes, either or both sounds like something for the Woad.
Plus someone with more grasp of local life and language
That depends on timing. The last story he took part in was in Summer 1245.
Right now Marcellus is in a story set the next summer (1246), but the "official" time is 1247.
That gives The Woad several seasons in which you can advance him, including improving his score in the local language. Do you have a preference in the time when the story takes place?
But, as you wrote, he can be accompanied by someone fluent in the local tongue.
I’ll check how many seasons of study he has.
Area Lore and local language is a priority so it’s good he has plenty of time. For a rookie magus there is always a lot of grinding.
As for what time of year, he is okay with anytime. He’s from Ireland, and while generally mild, it is said to rain there a lot and I’m sure they have some cold winter days.
The timing depends on whether he actually plans on going out of the covenant (such as for a hunt), in which case you will decide the exact season, or if you want me to surprise you as to the timing of the story (someone comes to him to solve a problem).
In the second case, you'll have to provide me with a schedule of your planned activities and I'll let you know when the story begins. Am I correct in assuming that you would prefer a story short enough that it won't interfere with your studies (meaning less than 10 days)?
Still here, lurking. Not really much to say. since the story Guiverna was in (The Troglodytae) ground to a creaking halt, and Vibria wound up not being needed to help cast the Aegis in Dusk of the Flame after all. I have no confidence in my ability to GM a story at this time, which is why I'm not volunteering there. (Shoot, I've barely done any writing in the last six or eight months either.)
But, yeah, as a player, I'm still up for stuff.
If you want to join the story with The Woad, either with your maga or playing a grog, I can probably pull that off. Guiverna is a bit more experienced than The Woad, but their focus is different enough that both can play a valuable role in the story.
Note that I will keep it focused on The Woad, but Guiverna should find it interesting as well.
For ease of bookkeeping, let’s say the Woad got 4 seasons of study, and were on in summer 1246.
Which story is that?
The one we are planning right now for The Woad. It hasn't started yet. We started discussing it starting there, about ten posts back.
I think it’s a hunt, or searching for a missing merchant.
Who knows ? That’s the mystery. The Woad is just out about, and could use backup.
Christian, have you decided how the story will get started? Does The Woad plan on going on a hunt (which would be the starting point of the story) or will he get a "surprise" request to investigate something?
In the first situation, he would be the one soliciting participation from others, setting goals and timeline, etc. That makes it easier for you to integrate the story into his study schedule.
In the second situation, he will be asked to investigate something. That would put less impetus on him to organize things, but might come at a less convenient time.
I could easily picture him going on a hunt for something . Not necessarily a hunt to kill, could as easily be just to practice his skills, or to catch some rare animal alive or even just to study.
He’ll do it during the summer.
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Maybe the Woad has heard of an elusive, magical fox up in the mountains?
That sound interesting, and like a challenge.
Hunting for a potential familiar?