in 1176 Jarcovius ex Bonisagus began the caravan. It was originally intended as a cooperative work of a few Bonisagus traveling to exotic sites for research, but as more magi joined the caravan, and others left as their projects were complete, the caravan became an entity of it's own, traveling place to place and stopping at promising sites, over the whole of Europe. Until, that is, in 1219 when Jarcovius climbed a hill and cast his spell to try and locate his newest dig site in Malta, and promptly vanished. It was clear to all the magi in the caravan that Jacovius had entered twilight.
Initially the caravan stopped, waiting for Jarcovius to reappear, but as time dragged on suspicion began to set in that he had entered his final twilight. In 1220 the last of the magi in the caravan took a vote and decided to use the remaining resources of the caravan to establish a covenant, the few dissenting voices claimed a share of what remained and departed for their home covenants.
For those studying languages or area lore, this is the record of where the caravan has been:
1176 spring Magedeberg
1176 summer Magedeberg
1176 fall Seville
1176 winter Seville
1177 spring Isle of Man
1177 summer Isle of Man
1177 fall Clermont
1177 winter Clermont
1178 spring Durres
1178 summer Durres
1178 fall Nish
1178 winter Nish
1179 spring Stedez
1179 summer Stedez
1179 fall Amastris
1179 winter Amastris
1180 spring Smyre
1180 summer Smyre
1180 fall Damascus
1180 winter Damascus
1181 spring Acre
1181 summer Acre
1181 fall Salerno
1181 winter Salerno
1182 spring Quayrawan
1182 summer Quayrawan
1182 fall Valencia
1182 winter Valencia
1183 spring Pisa
1183 summer Pisa
1183 fall Florence
1183 winter Florence
1184 spring LaRochelle
1184 summer LaRochelle
1184 fall Marseille
1184 winter Marseille
1185 spring Prague
1185 summer Prague
1185 fall Milan
1185 winter Milan
1186 spring Bremen
1186 summer Bremen
1186 fall Edinborough
1186 winter Edinborough
1187 spring Lyonesse
1187 summer Lyonesse
1187 fall Caen
1187 winter Caen
1188 spring Oland
1188 summer Oland
1188 fall Corsica
1188 winter Corsica
1189 spring Genoa
1189 summer Genoa
1189 fall Palermo
1189 winter Palermo
1190 spring Tolouse
1190 summer Tolouse
1190 fall Lisbon
1190 winter Lisbon
1191 spring Dover
1191 summer Dover
1191 fall Zurich
1191 winter Zurich
1192 spring Cyprus
1192 summer Cyprus
1192 fall Damascus
1192 winter Damascus
1193 spring Nicea
1193 summer Nicea
1193 fall Thessalonica
1193 winter Thessalonica
1194 spring Krakow
1194 summer Krakow
1194 fall Sinope
1194 winter Sinope
1195 spring Bucharest
1195 summer Bucharest
1195 fall Algiers
1195 winter Algiers
1196 spring Palma
1196 summer Palma
1196 fall Dijon
1196 winter Dijon
1197 spring Brussels
1197 summer Brussels
1197 fall Verdun
1197 winter Verdun
1198 spring Hamburg
1198 summer Hamburg
1198 fall Strassbourge
1198 winter Strassbourge
1199 spring Neuremberg
1199 summer Neuremberg
1199 fall Bologna
1199 winter Bologna
1200 spring Orleans
1200 summer Orleans
1200 fall Toledo
1200 winter Toledo
1201 spring London
1201 summer London
1201 fall Winchester
1201 winter Winchester
1202 spring Speyer
1202 summer Speyer
1202 fall Antioch
1202 winter Antioch
1203 spring Trebizond
1203 summer Trebizond
1203 fall Belgrade
1203 winter Belgrade
1204 spring Lublin
1204 summer Lublin
1204 fall Worms
1204 winter Worms
1205 spring Alps
1205 summer Alps
1205 fall Rome
1205 winter Rome
1206 spring Avignon
1206 summer Avignon
1206 fall Paris
1206 winter Paris
1207 spring Wales
1207 summer Wales
1207 fall Aegean Islands
1207 winter Aegean Islands
1208 spring Tuscony
1208 summer Tuscony
1208 fall Berlin
1208 winter Berlin
1209 spring Rus
1209 summer Rus
1209 fall Transylvania
1209 winter Transylvania
1210 spring Ceasarea Phillipi
1210 summer Ceasarea Phillipi
1210 fall Canary Islands
1210 winter Canary Islands
1211 spring Galilee
1211 summer Galilee
1211 fall Venice
1211 winter Venice
1212 spring Delphi
1212 summer Delphi
1212 fall Tangier
1212 winter Tangier
1213 spring Pyreneese
1213 summer Pyreneese
1213 fall Stonehenge
1213 winter Stonehenge
1214 spring Romanian Caverns
1214 summer Romanian Caverns
1214 fall Itally- Roman Ruins
1214 winter Itally- Roman Ruins
1215 spring Alps
1215 summer Alps
1215 fall Irish Bog
1215 winter Irish Bog
1216 spring Loch Leglean remote location
1216 summer Loch Leglean remote location
1216 fall Black Forest
1216 winter Black Forest
1217 spring Crimea
1217 summer Crimea
1217 fall Isle of Circe
1217 winter Isle of Circe
1218 spring Bethleham
1218 summer Bethleham
1218 fall Egypt-pyramids
1218 winter Egypt-pyramids
1219 spring Malta
1219 summer Malta
1219 fall Malta
1219 winter Malta