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	The conditions and facilities of the covenant provide the basic resources for character development - from the contents of the library that the wizards use, to the lavish (or miserable...) [[living conditions]] that the covenfolk enjoy. The covenant's abundance or shortage of [[book]]s, [[vis]], and wealth help define the rate at which character can advance in their [[Art]]s and [[Abilities]].		The conditions and facilities of the covenant provide the basic resources for character development - from the contents of the library that the wizards use, to the lavish (or miserable...) [[living conditions]] that the covenfolk enjoy. The covenant's abundance or shortage of [[book]]s, [[vis]], and wealth help define the rate at which character can advance in their [[Art]]s and [[Abilities]].

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	A French version of this page is available: [[Convent]]		A French version of this page is available: [[Convent]]

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	The conditions and facilities of the covenant provide the basic resources for character development - from the contents of the library that the wizards use, to the lavish (or miserable...) [[living conditions]] that the covenfolk enjoy. The covenant's abundance or shortage of [[book]]s, [[vis]], and wealth help define the rate at which character can advance in their [[Art]]s and [[Abilities]].		The conditions and facilities of the covenant provide the basic resources for character development - from the contents of the library that the wizards use, to the lavish (or miserable...) [[living conditions]] that the covenfolk enjoy. The covenant's abundance or shortage of [[book]]s, [[vis]], and wealth help define the rate at which character can advance in their [[Art]]s and [[Abilities]].

			A French version of this page is available: [[Convent]]

	= Seasons =		= Seasons =

Mystery Man From Outerspace: /* Example Covenants */

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	Semita Errabunda is the official example covenant from Atlas Games. A PDF file is available on the Atlas Games Ars Magica 5th edition site [http://www.atlas-games.com/pdf_storage/Semita.pdf describing Semita Errabunda]. Also near the bottom [http://www.atlas-games.com/arm5/index.php of that page] are multiple PDFs containing 5th Edition statistics for Semita Errabunda's magi, grogs, and covenfolk.		Semita Errabunda is the official example covenant from Atlas Games. A PDF file is available on the Atlas Games Ars Magica 5th edition site [http://www.atlas-games.com/pdf_storage/Semita.pdf describing Semita Errabunda]. Also near the bottom [http://www.atlas-games.com/arm5/index.php of that page] are multiple PDFs containing 5th Edition statistics for Semita Errabunda's magi, grogs, and covenfolk.

	[https://timothyferguson.wordpress.com/ephemera/ars-magica-ephemera/basic-design-notes-for-the-covenant-of-sabrinas-rest/ Sabrina's Rest] is a free, unofficial sample covenant for Fifth Edition designed by [[Timothy Ferguson]]. It is nominally located in the [[Stonehenge Tribunal]]. It is also available as a pdf, free online from [~~http~~:~~//david.berco.free.fr/wordpress/?p=690~~ this location].		[https://timothyferguson.wordpress.com/ephemera/ars-magica-ephemera/basic-design-notes-for-the-covenant-of-sabrinas-rest/ Sabrina's Rest] is a free, unofficial sample covenant for Fifth Edition designed by [[Timothy Ferguson]]. It is nominally located in the [[Stonehenge Tribunal]]. It is also available as a pdf, free online from [[A Vanilla Covenant: the_Covenant of Sabrina’s Rest\|this location]].

	Four very brief summaries of example covenants can be found in the [[ArM5]] rule book: the spring covenant Vernus (p. 68), the summer covenant Aetas (p. 69), the autumn covenant Autumnus (p. 70), and the Winter covenant Hiems (p. 70).		Four very brief summaries of example covenants can be found in the [[ArM5]] rule book: the spring covenant Vernus (p. 68), the summer covenant Aetas (p. 69), the autumn covenant Autumnus (p. 70), and the Winter covenant Hiems (p. 70).

Mystery Man From Outerspace: /* Example Covenants */

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	Semita Errabunda is the official example covenant from Atlas Games. A PDF file is available on the Atlas Games Ars Magica 5th edition site [http://www.atlas-games.com/pdf_storage/Semita.pdf describing Semita Errabunda]. Also near the bottom [http://www.atlas-games.com/arm5/index.php of that page] are multiple PDFs containing 5th Edition statistics for Semita Errabunda's magi, grogs, and covenfolk.		Semita Errabunda is the official example covenant from Atlas Games. A PDF file is available on the Atlas Games Ars Magica 5th edition site [http://www.atlas-games.com/pdf_storage/Semita.pdf describing Semita Errabunda]. Also near the bottom [http://www.atlas-games.com/arm5/index.php of that page] are multiple PDFs containing 5th Edition statistics for Semita Errabunda's magi, grogs, and covenfolk.

	[https://timothyferguson.wordpress.com/ephemera/ars-magica-ephemera/basic-design-notes-for-the-covenant-of-sabrinas-rest/ Sabrina's Rest] is a free, unofficial sample covenant for Fifth Edition designed by [[Timothy Ferguson]]. It is nominally located in the [[Stonehenge Tribunal]]. It is also available as a pdf, free online from [http://david.berco.~~online~~.fr/~~pages~~/~~downloads.page~~=~~012.html~~ this location].		[https://timothyferguson.wordpress.com/ephemera/ars-magica-ephemera/basic-design-notes-for-the-covenant-of-sabrinas-rest/ Sabrina's Rest] is a free, unofficial sample covenant for Fifth Edition designed by [[Timothy Ferguson]]. It is nominally located in the [[Stonehenge Tribunal]]. It is also available as a pdf, free online from [http://david.berco.free.fr/wordpress/?p=690 this location].

	Four very brief summaries of example covenants can be found in the [[ArM5]] rule book: the spring covenant Vernus (p. 68), the summer covenant Aetas (p. 69), the autumn covenant Autumnus (p. 70), and the Winter covenant Hiems (p. 70).		Four very brief summaries of example covenants can be found in the [[ArM5]] rule book: the spring covenant Vernus (p. 68), the summer covenant Aetas (p. 69), the autumn covenant Autumnus (p. 70), and the Winter covenant Hiems (p. 70).

Borbetomagnus: /* See Also */ add: link to Covenfolk

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SteveS: /* Kinds of Covenants */ Added "Chartered" covenant, expanded "House" covenant.

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Kinds of Covenants: Added "Chartered" covenant, expanded "House" covenant.

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	;House Covenants		;House Covenants
	:A minority of covenants consist of magi all from the same House, with some exceptions allowing for specialists from other houses to join or occasionally for social reasons. [[House Tremere]], in particular, has a number of House covenants<ref>''[[Houses of Hermes: True Lineages]]'', p. 115, "Coeris" (inset)</ref>		:A minority of covenants consist of magi all from the same House, with some exceptions allowing for specialists from other houses to join or occasionally for social reasons. [[House Tremere]], in particular, has a number of House covenants<ref>''[[Houses of Hermes: True Lineages]]'', p. 115, "Coeris" (inset)</ref>. [[House Mercere]] calls theirs "Mercer Houses," and [[House Jerbiton]] is known to have covenants serving magi who wish to withdraw from Hermetic politics and pursue their visions of living a graceful life.
	;Mixed Covenants		;Mixed Covenants
	:Most covenants have mixed membership; that is, magi from more than one House. Most players' [[saga]]s are based in mixed covenants so the players can create magi from whatever Houses they want.		:Most covenants have mixed membership; that is, magi from more than one House. Most players' [[saga]]s are based in mixed covenants so the players can create magi from whatever Houses they want.
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	;Research Covenant		;Research Covenant
	:A research covenant is devoted to expanding Hermetic magic, often by breaking one of the Hermetic Limits. For example, a research covenant may be dedicated to breaking the Limit of Time and thus seeing into the past and future. Or, the covenant may be trying to break the Limit of the Lunar Sphere, and extend Hermetic magic to the surface of the moon. Lesser projects, like making increasingly better Longevity Rituals for magi or developing a Hermetic school to train large numbers of apprentices all at once, are also possible. Research covenants are an example of cooperation among Houses for the benefit of the entire Order. As such, they tend to be well funded and financed mixed covenants, but they have strong political ties and may be sabotaged by Houses which feel threatened by the research.		:A research covenant is devoted to expanding Hermetic magic, often by breaking one of the Hermetic Limits. For example, a research covenant may be dedicated to breaking the Limit of Time and thus seeing into the past and future. Or, the covenant may be trying to break the Limit of the Lunar Sphere, and extend Hermetic magic to the surface of the moon. Lesser projects, like making increasingly better Longevity Rituals for magi or developing a Hermetic school to train large numbers of apprentices all at once, are also possible. Research covenants are an example of cooperation among Houses for the benefit of the entire Order. As such, they tend to be well funded and financed mixed covenants, but they have strong political ties and may be sabotaged by Houses which feel threatened by the research.
			;Chartered Covenant
			:Similar to a Research Covenant, a chartered covenant has a specific purpose, and tends to funded and supported by multiple other covenants, or sometimes Houses or even a whole Tribunal. For example, if a particular threat to the Order were seen to occur on some border, a Tribunal might establish a new Covenant on (or beyond) the border in question, to research the threat, to eliminate it, and/or to be a lightning-rod to draw the (expected) initial attacks.
	;Chapter House		;Chapter House
	:A chapter house is a covenant which has been founded by, and may even technically still be part of, a larger and older covenant of the same Tribunal. Chapter Houses were first introduced in the Greater Alps Tribunal. Chapter houses are a way for covenants to get around onerous requirements for founding a new covenant. Technically, the chapter house is not a new covenant, it's an extension of the old one. So it does not need to meet whatever requirements are expected of new covenants. On the other hand, it is deeply indebted, and often obliged to obey, its parent covenant. As an example of a tribunal's [[Peripheral Code]], chapter houses are not recognized in all Tribunals. So, for example, the Rhine has them, but Provençal and Hibernia do not. Normandy's concept of liege and vassal covenants is similar to the relationship between a parent and chapter house, but more explicitly feudal.		:A chapter house is a covenant which has been founded by, and may even technically still be part of, a larger and older covenant of the same Tribunal. Chapter Houses were first introduced in the Greater Alps Tribunal. Chapter houses are a way for covenants to get around onerous requirements for founding a new covenant. Technically, the chapter house is not a new covenant, it's an extension of the old one. So it does not need to meet whatever requirements are expected of new covenants. On the other hand, it is deeply indebted, and often obliged to obey, its parent covenant. As an example of a tribunal's [[Peripheral Code]], chapter houses are not recognized in all Tribunals. So, for example, the Rhine has them, but Provençal and Hibernia do not. Normandy's concept of liege and vassal covenants is similar to the relationship between a parent and chapter house, but more explicitly feudal.

Doctorcomics: /* Kinds of Covenants */

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	;[[Domus magna]]		;[[Domus magna]]
	:A [[domus magna]] is the headquarters of one of the [[Houses of Hermes]]. All domus magnae are House covenants.		:A [[domus magna]] is the headquarters of one of the [[Houses of Hermes]]. All domus magnae are House covenants.
			;Research Covenant
			:A research covenant is devoted to expanding Hermetic magic, often by breaking one of the Hermetic Limits. For example, a research covenant may be dedicated to breaking the Limit of Time and thus seeing into the past and future. Or, the covenant may be trying to break the Limit of the Lunar Sphere, and extend Hermetic magic to the surface of the moon. Lesser projects, like making increasingly better Longevity Rituals for magi or developing a Hermetic school to train large numbers of apprentices all at once, are also possible. Research covenants are an example of cooperation among Houses for the benefit of the entire Order. As such, they tend to be well funded and financed mixed covenants, but they have strong political ties and may be sabotaged by Houses which feel threatened by the research.
			;Chapter House
			:A chapter house is a covenant which has been founded by, and may even technically still be part of, a larger and older covenant of the same Tribunal. Chapter Houses were first introduced in the Greater Alps Tribunal. Chapter houses are a way for covenants to get around onerous requirements for founding a new covenant. Technically, the chapter house is not a new covenant, it's an extension of the old one. So it does not need to meet whatever requirements are expected of new covenants. On the other hand, it is deeply indebted, and often obliged to obey, its parent covenant. As an example of a tribunal's [[Peripheral Code]], chapter houses are not recognized in all Tribunals. So, for example, the Rhine has them, but Provençal and Hibernia do not. Normandy's concept of liege and vassal covenants is similar to the relationship between a parent and chapter house, but more explicitly feudal.

	= List of Covenants =		= List of Covenants =

Mystery Man From Outerspace: /* Example Covenants */ team forum

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	Semita Errabunda is the official example covenant from Atlas Games. A PDF file is available on the Atlas Games Ars Magica 5th edition site [http://www.atlas-games.com/pdf_storage/Semita.pdf describing Semita Errabunda]. Also near the bottom [http://www.atlas-games.com/arm5/index.php of that page] are multiple PDFs containing 5th Edition statistics for Semita Errabunda's magi, grogs, and covenfolk.		Semita Errabunda is the official example covenant from Atlas Games. A PDF file is available on the Atlas Games Ars Magica 5th edition site [http://www.atlas-games.com/pdf_storage/Semita.pdf describing Semita Errabunda]. Also near the bottom [http://www.atlas-games.com/arm5/index.php of that page] are multiple PDFs containing 5th Edition statistics for Semita Errabunda's magi, grogs, and covenfolk.

	[https://timothyferguson.wordpress.com/ephemera/ars-magica-ephemera/basic-design-notes-for-the-covenant-of-sabrinas-rest/ Sabrina's Rest] is a free, unofficial sample covenant for Fifth Edition designed by [[Timothy Ferguson]]. It is nominally located in the [[Stonehenge Tribunal]]. It is also available as a pdf, free online from [http://david.berco.online.fr/pages/downloads.page=012.html ~~David's Blog~~].		[https://timothyferguson.wordpress.com/ephemera/ars-magica-ephemera/basic-design-notes-for-the-covenant-of-sabrinas-rest/ Sabrina's Rest] is a free, unofficial sample covenant for Fifth Edition designed by [[Timothy Ferguson]]. It is nominally located in the [[Stonehenge Tribunal]]. It is also available as a pdf, free online from [http://david.berco.online.fr/pages/downloads.page=012.html this location].

	Four very brief summaries of example covenants can be found in the [[ArM5]] rule book: the spring covenant Vernus (p. 68), the summer covenant Aetas (p. 69), the autumn covenant Autumnus (p. 70), and the Winter covenant Hiems (p. 70).		Four very brief summaries of example covenants can be found in the [[ArM5]] rule book: the spring covenant Vernus (p. 68), the summer covenant Aetas (p. 69), the autumn covenant Autumnus (p. 70), and the Winter covenant Hiems (p. 70).

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	Semita Errabunda is the official example covenant from Atlas Games. A PDF file is available on the Atlas Games Ars Magica 5th edition site [http://www.atlas-games.com/pdf_storage/Semita.pdf describing Semita Errabunda]. Also near the bottom [http://www.atlas-games.com/arm5/index.php of that page] are multiple PDFs containing 5th Edition statistics for Semita Errabunda's magi, grogs, and covenfolk.		Semita Errabunda is the official example covenant from Atlas Games. A PDF file is available on the Atlas Games Ars Magica 5th edition site [http://www.atlas-games.com/pdf_storage/Semita.pdf describing Semita Errabunda]. Also near the bottom [http://www.atlas-games.com/arm5/index.php of that page] are multiple PDFs containing 5th Edition statistics for Semita Errabunda's magi, grogs, and covenfolk.

	[https://timothyferguson.wordpress.com/ephemera/ars-magica-ephemera/basic-design-notes-for-the-covenant-of-sabrinas-rest/ Sabrina's Rest] is a free, unofficial sample covenant for Fifth Edition designed by [[Timothy Ferguson]]. It is nominally located in the [[Stonehenge Tribunal]]. It is also available free online from [http://david.berco.online.fr/pages/downloads.page=012.html David's Blog].		[https://timothyferguson.wordpress.com/ephemera/ars-magica-ephemera/basic-design-notes-for-the-covenant-of-sabrinas-rest/ Sabrina's Rest] is a free, unofficial sample covenant for Fifth Edition designed by [[Timothy Ferguson]]. It is nominally located in the [[Stonehenge Tribunal]]. It is also available as a pdf, free online from [http://david.berco.online.fr/pages/downloads.page=012.html David's Blog].

	Four very brief summaries of example covenants can be found in the [[ArM5]] rule book: the spring covenant Vernus (p. 68), the summer covenant Aetas (p. 69), the autumn covenant Autumnus (p. 70), and the Winter covenant Hiems (p. 70).		Four very brief summaries of example covenants can be found in the [[ArM5]] rule book: the spring covenant Vernus (p. 68), the summer covenant Aetas (p. 69), the autumn covenant Autumnus (p. 70), and the Winter covenant Hiems (p. 70).

Mystery Man From Outerspace: /* Example Covenants */

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Example Covenants

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	Semita Errabunda is the official example covenant from Atlas Games. A PDF file is available on the Atlas Games Ars Magica 5th edition site [http://www.atlas-games.com/pdf_storage/Semita.pdf describing Semita Errabunda]. Also near the bottom [http://www.atlas-games.com/arm5/index.php of that page] are multiple PDFs containing 5th Edition statistics for Semita Errabunda's magi, grogs, and covenfolk.		Semita Errabunda is the official example covenant from Atlas Games. A PDF file is available on the Atlas Games Ars Magica 5th edition site [http://www.atlas-games.com/pdf_storage/Semita.pdf describing Semita Errabunda]. Also near the bottom [http://www.atlas-games.com/arm5/index.php of that page] are multiple PDFs containing 5th Edition statistics for Semita Errabunda's magi, grogs, and covenfolk.

	[https://timothyferguson.wordpress.com/ephemera/ars-magica-ephemera/basic-design-notes-for-the-covenant-of-sabrinas-rest/ Sabrina's Rest] is a free, unofficial sample covenant for Fifth Edition designed by [[Timothy Ferguson]]. It is nominally located in the [[Stonehenge Tribunal]].		[https://timothyferguson.wordpress.com/ephemera/ars-magica-ephemera/basic-design-notes-for-the-covenant-of-sabrinas-rest/ Sabrina's Rest] is a free, unofficial sample covenant for Fifth Edition designed by [[Timothy Ferguson]]. It is nominally located in the [[Stonehenge Tribunal]]. It is also available free online from [http://david.berco.online.fr/pages/downloads.page=012.html David's Blog].

	Four very brief summaries of example covenants can be found in the [[ArM5]] rule book: the spring covenant Vernus (p. 68), the summer covenant Aetas (p. 69), the autumn covenant Autumnus (p. 70), and the Winter covenant Hiems (p. 70).		Four very brief summaries of example covenants can be found in the [[ArM5]] rule book: the spring covenant Vernus (p. 68), the summer covenant Aetas (p. 69), the autumn covenant Autumnus (p. 70), and the Winter covenant Hiems (p. 70).

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	* ''[[Covenants (Fifth Edition)]]''		* ''[[Covenants (Fifth Edition)]]''
	* ''[[Covenants]]''		* ''[[Covenants]]''
			* ''[[Covenfolk]]''

	== References ==		== References ==