Malinbois Vis Sources

(Last update: 25/7/96)

This pages describes all of the sources where Vis is regularly harvested by members of Malinbois.

Court of Queen Amoenitas (Uncontested)

The Court of Queen Bellantia was not entirely happy with our failure to save their Queen. As a result, under their new Queen, we are now only permitted to collect Vis once per year, upon the Winter Solstice. The Vis is no longer contested - in the past we had to participate in a series of (relatively easy) contests for it. A Rook of Rego Vis, in the form of icicles, is gained. This is the only source of Technique Vis.

Seir's Waters (Uncontested)

After we had done him a favour, the friendly noble Viscount Orstadt granted us access to his magical waters. A rook of Aquam Vis, basketfulls of moss, is collected every summer. We also used to collect the waters, which were most efficacious for preparing magical items, allowing twice the normal quantity of effects to be instilled. Due to an earthquake, however, the waters have dried up, although the moss is still gathered.

The Apple Garden (Contested)

This is a small orchard in the mountains guarded by a magical snake. Every spring, when a small party is sent to harvest the vis, the creature animates to protect the place, but it is not usually too hard to kill. A keen-eyed person (such as Charles) is usually sent along to search for the precious buried root nodules, which are Imaginem Vis. Upto 8 pawns can be found.

Ferrun's Reservoir (Uncontested)

Ferrun was a forester who used to live in a small hut in the forest near the Covenant. However he came into an inheritance and was granted some land northwest of Perpignan. Within his lands there is a magical reservoir - crystals of Terram Vis can be found in the cave which houses the underground lake. 8 pawns are collected every summer.

Ben Dearg (Uncontested)

A long-standing tithe of Vis which yields 3 pawns of Terram, 2 pawns of Aquam and 2 pawns of Herbam every winter.

Home (Contested)

This site, which is a couple of week's journey away in the mountains, was revealed by a group of wolves whom the covenant managed to befriend. Grogs are sent into the cave system (on a remote plateau) and must negotiate the obstacles within. When they emerge (from a chute), their sweaty bodies are rubbed down with a suitable solvent (alcohol seems to work well) to obtain small silvery balls of Vim Vis. The exact amount obtained seems to depend on luck - or perhaps depends on the performance of the grogs sent in - but can be as much as 12 pawns or as little as 6.

Crypt of the Cathedral in Perpignan (Uncontested)

A source of a Rook of Corpus Vis, in the form of thigh bones taken from the large crypt. The source was traded with the covenant of Berinor for a site located in a Faerie Regio near La Rochelle in northwestern France. Half of the Corpus Vis is sent to Doissetep, with whom Malinbois jointly own the site.

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