Even though I haven't heard back on a couple questions, I'm guessing things are fine. In the interests of time I'm going to assume so and post my first five years. I'll add my updated character later.
Chris
Year 1
Sp: Read covenant Magic Theory summa. Correspondence to Magic Theory. Magic Theory 5 +3
Su: Read covenant Magic Theory summa. Correspondence to Magic Theory. Magic Theory 6
Fa: Read covenant Finesse summa. Correspondence to Finesse. Finesse 2 +1
Wi: Started creating laboratory in a Dedicated Building [costs 5 lb silver] - exposure in Magic Theory. Correspondence to Magic Theory. Magic Theory 6 +5
Money: Extra funds used to obtain bronze for jewelry. Saved 0.25 lb silver for reduced lab use. Spent 5 lb silver on lab. Total 0.25 lb silver.
Vis: -
Year 2
Sp: Read covenant Finesse summa. Correspondence to Finesse. Finesse 3
Su: Read covenant Ignem summa. Ignem 5
Fa: Read covenant Vim summa. Vim 5
Wi: Read "The Art of Healing." Correspondence to Creo. Spent several days creating "Glowing Halos" around the covenant [+1 Warping Point]. Started Redcaps looking for information on a magical beaver by starting the competition noted below. Creo 9 +9
Money: Extra funds used to obtain a little more bronze and some nice pieces of wood for wands. Saved 0.25 lb silver for reduced lab use. Received 320 lb of gold from Calcarion of Verditius. Put 1 lb of gold into circulation. Spent 10 lb silver funding Redcaps. Total 319 lb gold, 0.5 lb silver.
Vis: Received vis. Gave 2 Creo vis to Calcarion of Verditius for use in his "Summon the Sphere of Midas" ritual. Total 2 Rego, 1 Animal, 1 Vim vis.
Year 3
Sp: Read "From Nothing." Correspondence to Creo. Spent several days creating "Hearths of No Wood" around the covenant and "Eternal Ovens" in the kitchen. Creo 12
Su: Read covenant Corpus summa. Corpus 5
Fa: Finished creating laboratory w/ Superior Construction [costs 10 lb silver] - exposure to Magic Theory. Correspondence to Magic Theory. Magic Theory 6 +10
Wi: Looked for his beaver familiar - adventure experience in Area Lore: France and Parma Magica. Area Lore: France 0 +2, Parma Magica 1 +5.
Money: Extra funds used to improve covenant farming in general. Saved 0.25 lb silver for reduced lab use. Spent 10 lb silver on lab. Put 1 lb of gold into circulation. Total 318 lb gold, 0.75 lb silver.
Vis: Total 2 Rego, 1 Animal, 1 Vim vis.
Year 4
Sp: Bound Castor [ReAn lab total 28 - Bonding Score 25 - 3 Rego, 2 Animal] - exposure in Rego and Animal. Correspondence to Magic Theory. Rego 6 +4, Animal 5 +1, Magic Theory 6 +12
Su: Taught Castor. Exposure to Teaching. Teaching 0 +4
Fa: Read covenant Herbam summa. Herbam 5
Wi: Created "Food for Five Thousand" [CrHe lab total 40 - 2 Creo] - exposure in Creo and Herbam. Correspondence to Magic Theory. Creo 12 +2, Herbam 5 +1, Magic Theory 6 +14
Money: Extra funds used to improve covenant farming, focusing on grapes. Spent an extra 0.5 lb for lab use. Put 1 lb of gold into circulation. Total 317 lb gold, 10.25 lb silver.
Vis: Received vis. Spent 3 Rego and 2 Animal vis in lab. Trade of 2 Vim vis for 1 Aquam vis. Total vis 2 Creo, 1 Aquam, 1 Rego vis.
Year 5
Sp: Read covenant Aquam summa. Aquam 5
Su: Created "Cup of Water, Cup of Wine" [ReAq lab total 36 without Castor - 1 Rego, 1 Aquam] - exposure in Rego and Aquam. Correspondence to Magic Theory. Rego 6 +6, Aquam 5 +1, Magic Theory 6 +16
Fa: Read "I think, Therefore It Is." Correspondence to Magic Theory. Magic Theory 7 +5
Wi: Extracted Vim vis from the aura [CrVi lab total 32 without Castor - 4 pawns] - exposure in Creo and Vim. Correspondence to Magic Theory. Creo 12 +4, Vim 5 +1, Magic Theory 7 +7
Money: Extra funds used to set up a distribution network for his "Valle di Ferro" brand of alcohol. Spent an extra 0.5 lb for lab use. Put 1 lb of gold into circulation. Total 316 lb gold, 19.75 lb silver.
Vis: Spent 2 Creo, 1 Aquam, 1 Rego vis in lab. Extracted 4 Vim vis. Total 4 Vim vis.
Lab
Amadeus has built his lab a little way from the covenant proper, not too far from the river, in its own building. He designed the place himself, putting his architectural skills to use.
Size: +2
Refinement: 0
General Quality: +2
Upkeep: +1
Safety: +8
Warping: 0
Health: 0
Aesthetics: +3
Specializations: +1 Re, +1 Items
Virtues & Flaws:
Spacious (minor): +2 Safety, +1 Aesthetics
Dedicated Building (free): +1 Upkeep, +1 Aesthetics, +1 Re
Superior Construction (free): +1 Safety, +1 Aesthetics
Familiar (free): +2 General Quality, +2 Safety, +1 Items
Cautious Sorcerer (free): +3 Safety
Familiar
Amadeus put out a call to the Redcaps. He provided each who responded with about 1 lb of silver to use to obtain information. The Redcap who finds the beaver for whom Amadeus is searching has one year from when the familiar is bound to give Amadeus finger measurements and describe a ring's design he would like. By the end of two years after Amadeus binds the familiar he will present the Redcap with the prize, a bronze ring of such a design opened to accept 10 magnitudes of enchantments. Also, it will include Verditius Runes (+3 worth).
Castor (Here he is: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Beaver_pho34.jpg .) is a european beaver. He weighs about 35 lb, being a little chubby because of how little physical labor he had to do to accomplish even more than a normal beaver could. He spent a lot of his spare time making sure he was well-groomed, so he has a very clean, healthy brown coat.
Castor hails from near the Rhone river in France. Amadeus approached him as he was going into hybernation for the winter of Year 3. Castor and Amadeus share a common bond in their facilities for Creo and Rego, as well as their interest in wood. The common bond along with offers of food, warmth, and safety made Castor's decision relatively simple.
Now Castor lives the good life at the covenant. He has plenty of food, warmth, and safety. He loves the covenant's river. He has been spending a lot of time studying Magic Theory so he can work in the lab. One of the goals is to enable him to shapeshift into a human so he can explore and experience more.
Magic Might: 10
Characteristics: Int -3, Per 0, Pre -3, Com -5, Str -1, Sta +1, Dex +1, Qui +1
Size: -2
Virtues & Flaws: None
Qualities: Amphibious, Large Teeth, Timid
Personality Traits: Hardworking +3, Loyal +1, Loyal (Amadeus) +3
Abilities: Athletics 3 (Running), Awareness 4 (Predators), Brawl 3 (Bite), Stealth 4 (Hiding), Survival 3 (Wetlands), Swim 5 (Wetlands)
Powers:
Alter Water's Course: 2 points, Init -4 , Aquam. This is a ReAq(Te) effect that can be used to alter the course water follows. Water is pushed around to wear away at the earth to create pools or new channels.
Nature's Carpenter: 2 points, Init -4, Herbam. This is a ReHe effect that can be used to reshape wood.
Bond Score: 25
Gold Cord: 2
Silver Cord: 0
Bronze Cord: 1 +5
Castor's seasons:
Year 4
Sp: Hung out with Amadeus in the lab making chittering sounds.
Su: Studied Artes Liberales under Amadeus's tutelage. Artes Liberales 2
Fa: Read covenant Magic Theory summa. Magic Theory (Items) 1 +9
Wi: Read covenant Magic Theory summa. Magic Theory 2 +13
Year 5
Sp: Read covenant Magic Theory summa. Magic Theory 3 +12
Su: Read covenant Magic Theory summa. Magic Theory 4 +6
Fa: Read covenant Magic Theory summa. Magic Theory 4 +20
Wi: Read covenant Magic Theory summa. Magic Theory 5 +9
Items
Food for Five Thousand: This Lesser Enchanted Device is a leather glove. The inspiration behind the name is Jesus's miracle of feeding five thousand families with five loaves of bread and two fish. Essentially this item is used to create Moon duration versions of "The Bountiful Feast" on a field of up to 10,000 normal sized plants, or a commensurately smaller number of larger plants. It is activated by saying "Give us this day our daily bread." Putting one farmer to work with this item will allow the spell to operate continuously on a very large number (336) of fields by using it on each field once between in half of the moon's cycle. [CrHe20: GL 1, +1 Touch, +3 Moon, +2 Group (+3 inherent size bonus), +5 levels for 24 Uses/Day]
Cup of Water, Cup of Wine: The design of this Lesser Enchanted Device is inspired by the Holy Grail. It is carved from wood to appear how Amadeus envisions the Holy Grail, though it is large enough to hold a typical wine bottle's worth of liquid. When the a bearer says "Water into wine," the cup slightly ferments any liquid inside of it that will ferment, increasing its alcohol content by 1 proof. The point of such a small increase is that it gives a lot of control to the maker of the beverage. Given the proper starting liquid, many types of wine and other alcohol can be produced. [ReAq(An,He)14: GL 3, +1 Touch, +10 levels for Unlimited Uses]
Spells Used
Glowing Halos: These are CrIg10 effects [GL 3, +1 Touch, +2 Ring] making a small circle carved into the wall glow as bright as a torchl. Holes for use in attaching small curtains have been added just above the glowing halos, to reduce the light when darkness is desired. These should significantly reduce the covenant's wax expenses and some labor on replacing candle. Amadeus won't be making them in the magi's labs unless really desired, but he'll use them just about anywhere else desired.
Hearths of No Wood These are CrIg15 effects [GL 4, +1 Touch, +2 Ring] made on circles carved into the bases of hearths so they circles are filled with fire. These should significantly reduce the covenant's expenses in getting firewood and cleaning soot. Amadeus won't be making them in the magi's labs unless really desired, but he'll use just about anywhere else there is a hearth and it is desired. Blocking the hearths and opening the halls to the outside will keep the temperature down during the summers.
Eternal Ovens These are CrIg15 effects [GL4, +1 Touch, +2 Ring] similar to "Hearths of No Wood," but there is no open flame. Instead, the stone into which the circles are carved is just really hot. Amadeus placed four of these in the kitchen, two as stoves and two as ovens, along with a large "Hearth of No Wood." Again, this will keep down expenses on wood and cleaning soot.
Correspondences
Maximus of Verditius: Amadeus has known Maximus of Verditius for many years. They were both Verditius apprentices during overlapping years, Maximus having passed his gauntlet two years before Amadeus. During apprenticeship they frequently challenged each other to outdo the other with little craft magic tasks. Now they carry on regular correspondence about the application of craft magic within the lab and to the lab itself, though they sometimes touch on other aspects of craft magic and Magic Theory. (The correspondence bonus can apply to Rego, Terram, Finesse, or Magic Theory.)
Marcus of Verditius: During his apprenticeship to a member of the Confraternity of Balento and grooming for his eventual initiation, Amadeus met the other confraternity members. In a conversation (Really, just a few words at first.) with one of them, Marcus of Verditius, Amadeus proposed conjuring magic creatures for use in binding. Knowing Amadeus had a knack for Magic Theory, Marcus listened, even though Amadeus was but a lowly apprentice at the time. The two kept in little contact during the rest of Amadeus's apprenticeship. But once Amadeus had proven himself, Marcus approached him, and the two of them started conversing on the topic. (The correspondence bonus can apply to Creo, Rego, Animal, Vim, Magic Lore, Magic Theory, or House Verditius Lore.)