In the process of revising covenant information, including the membership roll. I'd like everyone to write a short bio entry for their characters.
This is the list I have thus far...
Carmen Perez of Flambeau (Pontifex): Carmen is the daughter of Archmagus Antonio and his only filia. She was raised up at Andorra, but has travelled around. She has served at Campus Ares in Ultima Thule, been to the Rhine and Alpine Tribunals, roamed Provencal and Normandy, and has been all over Iberia. After the covenant was attacked and her father went into Twilight, Carmen spearheaded the reconstruction effort and declared herself Pontifex according to the ancient laws and traditions of Andorra.
Vibria of Flambeau (Mistress): Vibria of Flambeau is a native of the Pyrenees, growing up in a village in the Catalonian region of the mountains. She is apparently descended from at least one dragon. Apprenticed to the Archmaga Fulminara of Flambeau, she spent her apprenticeship in the Reconquista covenant of Plateau, in the Iberian Tribunal. She has just (Fall of 1229) passed her Gauntlet by retrieving a salamander's egg from a cavern in the central Pyrenees, and has been invited by Carmen to join Andorra.
Gullme of Flambeau (Master): Guillaume was born to one of the grogs and one of the servants at Doissetep, and Guillaume grew up among the grogs at Doissetep. Evandrus, filius Julius (himself Julius, filius Delendos) took Guillaume as an apprentice late in life at Doissetep. Guillaume became a Knight of Seneca upon passing his gauntlet. In his early years as a magus he found and nursed back to health the wolf pup who would grow to become his familiar, Astrid. Guillaume also became interested in alchemy early in his career. Temporarily based out of Campo del Marte, Guillaume fought in the Shadow Wars until he was nearly killed taking the Covenant of Jafaryia. He then returned to Doissetep and began working with the Quaesitores, first as a Hoplite and now as a trainee. As a loyal Knight of Seneca, he has answered Andorra's call in its time of need.
Arachne Ex-Miscellanea (Mistress):
Fedora of Mercere (Mistress): Fédora of Mercere was born in Kiev, the secretly illegitimate daughter of Nikolai and Katerina. Her true father, Gregori of Mercere, and Susan of Wicklow (who would become Fédora's mater) claimed her from court when Fédora was six, convincing her mother to help stage the child's death. A year or so before her Gauntlet, Fédora became involved with Saam, King Frost, and would eventually become pregnant by him. Her mater forcibly separated the two and sent her off to Cunfin, in the Normandy Tribunal, after her gauntlet where she gave birth to her son Semyon. She has been serving Normandy faithfully in the seven years since.
Vocis of Tremere (Master):
Vulcanus of Flambeau (Master): Vulcanus is a magical artificer of the Valdarian lineage, and a Knight of Seneca. The strong silent type, he has joined Andorra to practice his craft at the home of his ancestors.
Solomon of Gurnicus (Master):
Tiana of Mercere (?): Tiana is a Hero Cult drop-out who serves House Mercere faithfully with the companionship of her loyal hound.
Kesara of Flambeau (Journeywoman)
Estaban of Jerbiton: Esteban de Barbastro of House Jerbiton was born into a life of privilege in the house of a caballero hidalgo, Don Juan Alejandro de Barbastro, in Catalonia. He was apprenticed to the bookish Theophilus but, after completing his Gauntlet, abandoned the secluded life of a scholar for a life of adventure! He has ridden to war with a band of caballeros villanos (fighting on both sides of the Reconquista as fortunes waxed and waned), wooed high-born ladies both Christian and Moorish, and has reputedly come dangerously close to being a court wizard in Toledo. His most famous deed is defeating in Wizard's War the discredited magus Balduino ex Flambeau, whose life he spared on condition that he depart the Iberian Tribunal, never to return. Esteban uses his Gentle Gift to try to build bridges between the Order and mundane society -- and if a few ladies swoon into his arms along the way, he takes that in stride.
Xalbador of Flambeau: Inigo is a member of the Knights of Seneca and holds the rank of a Commander. He recently journied to Valnegra and met with the ancient elder Vanacastium, who told him the prophecies of the Lumina and revealed that his own daughter Kesara was the next to inherit this mantle. He has gone to Transylvania to assist Octavian in a hunt for a renegade.
Octavian of Tremere: A veteran of the Shadow Wars, Octavian was a Master and a prominent and important member of Andorra until internal conflicts resulted in his resignation. He has moved on to Duresca, but still has business involving Andorra in the future. Primarily concerning Metron. He holds the title of Quaesitor and is also somewhat of a seer.
Archmagus Antonio of Flambeau:
Rodrigo of Mercere:
Dimir Taar of Verditius:
Valdarius of Flambeau: A Verditius magus who renounced his house during the Schism War, he is the creator of the Vault of Valdarius and many other items.
Delendos of Flambeau: The apprentice of Flambeau who is the sole witness and only survivor of his final battle.
Not necessarily "short", per se, but:
Vibria of Flambeau is a native of the Pyrenees, growing up in a village in the Catalonian region of the mountains. She is apparently descended from at least one dragon. Apprenticed to the Archmaga Fulminara of Flambeau, she spent her apprenticeship in the Reconquista covenant of Plateau, in the Iberian Tribunal. She has just (Fall of 1229) passed her Gauntlet by retrieving a salamander's egg from a cavern in the central Pyrenees, and has been invited by Carmen to join Andorra.
((And just to avoid the lingering unread post thing since I deleted an accidental double-post))
Fédora of Mercere was born in Kiev, the secretly illegitimate daughter of Nikolai and Katerina. Her true father, Gregori of Mercere, and Susan of Wicklow (who would become Fédora's mater) claimed her from court when Fédora was six, convincing her mother to help stage the child's death. A year or so before her Gauntlet, Fédora became involved with Saam, King Frost, and would eventually become pregnant by him. Her mater forcibly separated the two and sent her off to Cunfin, in the Normandy Tribunal, after her gauntlet where she gave birth to her son Semyon. She has been serving Normandy faithfully in the seven years since.
Guillaume of Flambeau:
Guillaume was born to one of the grogs and one of the servants at Doissetep, and Guillaume grew up among the grogs at Doissetep. Evandrus, filius Julius (himself Julius, filius Delendos) took Guillaume as an apprentice late in life at Doissetep. Guillaume became a Knight of Seneca upon passing his gauntlet. In his early years as a magus he found and nursed back to health the wolf pup who would grow to become his familiar, Astrid. Guillaume also became interested in alchemy early in his career. Temporarily based out of Campo del Marte, Guillaume fought in the Shadow Wars until he was nearly killed taking the Covenant of Jafaryia. He then returned to Doissetep and began working with the Quaesitores, first as a Hoplite and now as a trainee. As a loyal Knight of Seneca, he has answered Andorra's call in its time of need.
Vulcanus is a magical artificer of the Valdarian lineage, and a Knight of Seneca. The strong silent type, he has joined Andorra to practice his craft at the home of his ancestors.
Tiana is a Hero Cult drop-out who serves House Mercere faithfully with the companionship of her loyal hound.
Esteban de Barbastro of House Jerbiton was born into a life of privilege in the house of a caballero hidalgo, Don Juan Alejandro de Barbastro, in Catalonia. He was apprenticed to the bookish Theophilus but, after completing his Gauntlet, abandoned the secluded life of a scholar for a life of adventure! He has ridden to war with a band of caballeros villanos (fighting on both sides of the Reconquista as fortunes waxed and waned), wooed high-born ladies both Christian and Moorish, and has reputedly come dangerously close to being a court wizard in Toledo. His most famous deed is defeating in Wizard's War the discredited magus Balduino ex Flambeau, whose life he spared on condition that he depart the Iberian Tribunal, never to return.
Esteban uses his Gentle Gift to try to build bridges between the Order and mundane society -- and if a few ladies swoon into his arms along the way, he takes that in stride. 
Greetings old chum 
Estaban as he was is here. Retconning and updating him should be easy. New House Rules are found here. They are working well.
To make things easy and quick, if you want, I can retcon Estaban for you and leave the past few years blank for you to fill in. Or you can have a crack at it. These char-gen HR's are a lot of fun and have worked great so far. For me, they are easy and I can crank out a character in an hour or two. Everyone has gone through the process, so they can advise you.
With so many variables, there are still a few bugs that cause minor snags in a few (very few) situations. But it is mostly debugged.
Welcome back 
Carmen Perez of Flambeau (Pontifex): Carmen is the daughter of Archmagus Antonio and his only filia. She was raised up at Andorra, but has travelled around. She has served at Campus Ares in Ultima Thule, been to the Rhine and Alpine Tribunals, roamed Provencal and Normandy, and has been all over Iberia. After the covenant was attacked and her father went into Twilight, Carmen spearheaded the reconstruction effort and declared herself Pontifex according to the ancient laws and traditions of Andorra.
Vibria of Flambeau (Mistress): Vibria of Flambeau is a native of the Pyrenees, growing up in a village in the Catalonian region of the mountains. She is apparently descended from at least one dragon. Apprenticed to the Archmaga Fulminara of Flambeau, she spent her apprenticeship in the Reconquista covenant of Plateau, in the Iberian Tribunal. She has just (Fall of 1229) passed her Gauntlet by retrieving a salamander's egg from a cavern in the central Pyrenees, and has been invited by Carmen to join Andorra.
Gullme of Flambeau (Master): Guillaume was born to one of the grogs and one of the servants at Doissetep, and Guillaume grew up among the grogs at Doissetep. Evandrus, filius Julius (himself Julius, filius Delendos) took Guillaume as an apprentice late in life at Doissetep. Guillaume became a Knight of Seneca upon passing his gauntlet. In his early years as a magus he found and nursed back to health the wolf pup who would grow to become his familiar, Astrid. Guillaume also became interested in alchemy early in his career. Temporarily based out of Campo del Marte, Guillaume fought in the Shadow Wars until he was nearly killed taking the Covenant of Jafaryia. He then returned to Doissetep and began working with the Quaesitores, first as a Hoplite and now as a trainee. As a loyal Knight of Seneca, he has answered Andorra's call in its time of need.
Arachne Ex-Miscellanea (Mistress): Arachne has a troubled history, and has fought diabolists & infernal magi her whole life. She has worked with Andorra several times in the past, most recently to help augment magical defenses.
Fedora of Mercere (Mistress): Fédora of Mercere was born in Kiev, the secretly illegitimate daughter of Nikolai and Katerina. Her true father, Gregori of Mercere, and Susan of Wicklow (who would become Fédora's mater) claimed her from court when Fédora was six, convincing her mother to help stage the child's death. A year or so before her Gauntlet, Fédora became involved with Saam, King Frost, and would eventually become pregnant by him. Her mater forcibly separated the two and sent her off to Cunfin, in the Normandy Tribunal, after her gauntlet where she gave birth to her son Semyon. She has been serving Normandy faithfully in the seven years since.
Vocis of Tremere (Master): Vocis of Tremere was born to poor farmers near the village of Saint Cirq Lapopie in 1180. He was 'given' to the nearby covenant of Clair de Lune at the age of 5 and apprenticed to Phineus of Tremere at the age of 10. After completing his training as a signaler for the House, Vocis spent most of the 1210s in Iberia supporting (and occasionally participating in) the Shadow Wars. His time since then has been devoted to minimizing the damage caused by the Albigensian Crusade in his home tribunal of Provencal. Vocis married his wife Amelia during his apprenticeship in 1201 and now has four grown children and seven grandchildren.
Vulcanus of Flambeau (Master): Vulcanus is a magical artificer of the Valdarian lineage, and a Knight of Seneca. The strong silent type, he has joined Andorra to practice his craft at the home of his ancestors.
Solomon of Gurnicus (Master): Solomon is a former monk who turned to magic as he felt it was God's true calling for him. He served as a Quaesitor in Stonehenge, and most recently was a resident of Duresca.
Tiana of Mercere: Tiana is a Hero Cult drop-out who serves House Mercere faithfully with the companionship of her loyal hound.
Kesara of Flambeau (Journeywoman): Kesara is the filia and daughter of Xalbador, and according to the prophecy of Vancasitum, is the next to inherit the mantle of the Lumina.
Estaban of Jerbiton: Esteban de Barbastro of House Jerbiton was born into a life of privilege in the house of a caballero hidalgo, Don Juan Alejandro de Barbastro, in Catalonia. He was apprenticed to the bookish Theophilus but, after completing his Gauntlet, abandoned the secluded life of a scholar for a life of adventure! He has ridden to war with a band of caballeros villanos (fighting on both sides of the Reconquista as fortunes waxed and waned), wooed high-born ladies both Christian and Moorish, and has reputedly come dangerously close to being a court wizard in Toledo. His most famous deed is defeating in Wizard's War the discredited magus Balduino ex Flambeau, whose life he spared on condition that he depart the Iberian Tribunal, never to return. Esteban uses his Gentle Gift to try to build bridges between the Order and mundane society -- and if a few ladies swoon into his arms along the way, he takes that in stride.
Xalbador of Flambeau: Inigo is a member of the Knights of Seneca and holds the rank of a Commander. He recently journied to Valnegra and met with the ancient elder Vanacastium, who told him the prophecies of the Lumina and revealed that his own daughter Kesara was the next to inherit this mantle. He has gone to Transylvania to assist Octavian in a hunt for a renegade.
Octavian of Tremere: A veteran of the Shadow Wars, Octavian was a Master and a prominent and important member of Andorra until internal conflicts resulted in his resignation. He has moved on to Duresca, but still has business involving Andorra in the future. Primarily concerning Metron. He holds the title of Quaesitor and is also somewhat of a seer.
Archmagus Antonio of Flambeau: Antonio filius Cortez was pontifex of Andorra prior to going into Twilight. If he shall return one day or not remains a mystery.
Rodrigo of Mercere: Rodrigo was a Redcap who mysteriously developed the Gift late in life. He was also a pontifex, and was responsable for intigrating a Mercere quarter within the covenant. He disappeared into Twilight a few years ago, as he is wont to do, and likewise it remains a mystery if he will return one day or not.
Dimir Taar of Verditius (Master): Dimir Taar of Verditius is descended from the line of Valdarius, though his mater Kyra dabbled in spirit magic and he does so as well. He has also susscumbed to Twilight.
Valdarius of Flambeau: A Verditius magus who renounced his house during the Schism War, he is the creator of the Vault of Valdarius and many other items.
Delendos of Flambeau: The apprentice of Flambeau who is the sole witness and only survivor of his final battle.
Sorry for the delay...
Vocis of Tremere was born to poor farmers near the village of Saint Cirq Lapopie in 1180. He was 'given' to the nearby covenant of Clair de Lune at the age of 5 and apprenticed to Phineus of Tremere at the age of 10. After completing his training as a signaler for the House, Vocis spent most of the 1210s in Iberia supporting (and occasionally participating in) the Shadow Wars. His time since then has been devoted to minimizing the damage caused by the Albigensian Crusade in his home tribunal of Provencal. Vocis married his wife Amelia during his apprenticeship in 1201 and now has four grown children and seven grandchildren.
Added.
I also edited the Covenant Information thread, updating all membership and financial information.
We clear 900lbs of silver a year. Maybe I should tone that down to half that...
[color=red]"Or we could convert it into something more portable...like jewelry or gold or something. I'd be more than willing to hold them in my room for...safekeeping, that's it!"
yeahhh,
I am thinking maybe not...
