Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Bath
Myths, Legends, History, and Rumors
Myths and Legends
History
Hospitals
Variant: It’s Natural, so Faeries Have Flocked Here
Location and Description
Variant: Alternative Locations
Inhabitants
Xaphan
Introducing Bath into the Saga
Taking the Waters
The Process of Roman Bathing
The Process of Bathing in Bath in 1220
Hermetic Meetings
Mercere Houses
House Tytalus and Bladud the Leper Magus
Researching Bath
Hooks for Using Bath Again
The Great Fermenter of the Seven Salts
Politics
William Brewer
Joscelin of Wells
Seeking An Apprentice
Chapter 3: Bear Island
Alternative Myth: The Isle of the Sleeping Fomóir
The Geography of Bear Island
Civilization
Artakia
Kyzikos
Harbors
The Uncivilized Wilds
The Isthmus
Auras and Vis Sites
The Cathedral of St. Tryphaena
The Shrine of Jasonian Athena and the Altar of Apollo of Landings
Chytus Harbor
The Spring of Artakia and the Fugitive Stone
The Leimonian Plain
The Thracian Harbor
Mount Dindymon and the Temenos of Dindyméné
Regiones and Specific Magical Features
The Jasonian Way
The Faerie Regio of Dindyméné
The Magic Regio of Dindyméné
The Xoanon of Dindyméné
Inhabitants
Introducing Bear Island into the Saga
Shipwrecked!
Looking for Treasure
Looking for a Familiar
Looking for Arcane Lore
Monster Hunting
Waking the Titaness
Hooks for Using Bear Island Again
Roaming Daktyls
Reestablishing the Balance
Home Sweet Home
Variations
Chapter 4: The Cursed Woods
History and Rumors
Variant: Shades of Grey
Introducing the Cursewood into the Saga
Proxy Votes
The Infernal Connection
The Tytalean Red Herring
Variant: Theban Tribunal
Variant: Hibernian Tribunal
Variant: Normandy Tribunal
The Cursewood
Trekking in the Cursewood
Trek Progress
Retreat and Defeat
Rest, Sleep, and Supplies
Hazards
Forest
Hills
Swamplands
The Center of the Woods
Regulus’ Encampment
The Old Oak
The Infernal Aura of the Cursewood
The Regio
Vis Sites
The Poisoned Sap
Apples of Indigo Hue
Crystal Geodes
The Silver Fish
The Lightning Tree
De-Corrupting the Vis
Inhabitants
Magical Treasures
Summae
Tractatus
Artifacts
Significatos
Variant: Dark Faerie Aura
Variant: Wyzwanie as a Faerie
Researching the Cursewood
Regulus’ Home Covenant
Official Records
Regulus’ Amica
The Prying Monk
Hooks for Using the Cursewood Again
Researchers Have Hit Paydirt
Chasing Rivals
Bringing Criminals to Justice
Chapter 5: The Farne Islands
Myths, Legends, History, and Rumors
A Mystical Archipelago
Northumberland
Bamburgh Castle
Getting to the Islands
The Inner Islands
Inner Farne
The Wideopens
The Bridges, Solan Rock, Knoxes Reef, Knocklin Ends
Big and Little Scarcar
The Bush
The Outer Islands
Staple Island
Brownsman Island
North and South Wamses and the Nameless Rock
Roddam and Green
Big and Little Harcar
Clove Car and Blue Caps
Longstone and Northern Hares
Knivestone
Isolates
Megstone, Swedman, Elbow, Goldstone
Islestone Shad and Glororum Shad
Crumstone, Callers, Fang
Variant: Alternative Locations
The Bréhat Archipelago
The Brijuni Islands
Loch Cuan
The Pontine Islands
Inhabitants
A Selection of Fish
The Remora
Magical Seabirds
Eider Ducks
Puffins
Storm Birds
The Selkies
Grey Seals
The Demons of Megstone
Introducing the Farnes into the Saga
Story Hook: Flotsam
Story Hook: Jetsam
Story Hook: Lagan
Researching the Farne Islands
Hooks for Using the Farne Islands Again
Story Hook: An Island Retreat
Chapter 6: The Poisoned Earth
Myths, Legends, History, and Rumors
The Mendip Hills
The Site of the Battle
Alternative Locations
Aura
The Cave of the Inscription
Vis
The Blue Apples of Twilight
The Witch of Wookey Hole
The Teasels of Somerset Levels
Introducing the Battlefield into the Saga
Arsenic
Assassin
Demons
Metallic Arsenic
Rampaging Monster
Researching the Battlefield
Hooks for Using the Battlefield Again
Return from Faerie
The Second Inscription
Chapter 7: The Purgatory of Saint Patrick
Myths, Legends, History, and Rumors
Reflections of Heaven and Hell
The Islands
The Canons of Patrick’s Island
The Cave on Saint’s Island
The Pilgrims’ Progress
The Vision of Hell
The Field of Chains
The Field of Nails
The Field of Hooks
The Wheel of Fire
The Mountain of Blood
The House of Flames and Smoke
The Abyssal Pit
The Boiling River
The Mouth of Hell
The Bridge to Paradise
The Vision of Heaven
The Gate of Paradise
The Procession of the Saved
The Tour of the Earthly Paradise
The Heavenly Paradise
Variants: Alternative Locations
Cennet and Cehennem
Taenerus
Lake Avernus
Mount Etna and other Volcanoes
Inhabitants
The Brawling Fiends
Souls in Purgatory and Paradise
Introducing the Purgatory of Saint Patrick into the Saga
A Destination for Pilgrimage
Other Stories
An Unsafe Refuge
A Hiding Place
A Key to the Door
Hell on Earth
Things to Do in Purgatory When You’re Not Dead
Insight into Original Research
Interrogating the Damned or the Blessed
The End of the Quest
A False Return
Jailbreak
Researching the Purgatory of Saint Patrick
Chapter 8: The Fallen Temple of Mercury
The Cult of Mercury
History of the Temple
Introducing the Fallen Temple
Story Seed: Curious Books
Story Seed: The Past Lives of Stones
Story Seed: A Vision of an Empty Temple
Story Seed: One Step Forward
The Fallen Temple
Where is the Temple?
The Triumphal Arch
The Town Beyond the Arch
Insula
Domus
Amphitheater
Forum
Warehouses and Granary
Basilica
The Annals of Mercury
Aqueduct
Baths
The Temple of Mercury
The Mercurian Rituals
Reading the Mercurian Rituals
Learning the Mercurian Rituals
Casting the Mercurian Rituals
Hermetic Versions of the Mercurian Rituals
Purification
The Scrying Pool
Raising the Auxiliaries for a Day
Penetrate the Regio Skin
Blessing of Mercury
Transformation of Flesh to Spirit
Wizard’s Initiation
Consecration of Mercury’s House
Commune with Mercury
Wizard’s Communion
Opponents
Story Seed: A Rival Expedition
Story Seed: The Dead Amongst Us
Story Seed: The Cult
Returning to the Temple
A Trip to the Toy Market
Story Seed: A Tempting Portal
Story Seed: The Baron’s Gift
Story Seed: Toys that Break the Code
Story Seed: Toy Courier
Story Seed: To Hell and Beyond
Chapter 9: The Faerie Toy Market on Devil’s Lane
The Streets
Devil’s Lane
The Alleyways
The Alley Wards
The Rat Pack
The Merchants
Market Guild
Councilors
Buying Toys
Commissioning Toys
Limited Life-Time
The Toys
Angel Eyes Potion
Bird Bane
The Book of Beasts
The Dove Hat
The Forest Giant
The Girdle of Change
Green Flame Powder
Hat That Grants the Over-Anxious Father Peace of Mind
Hen Dust
Inverted Water Wheel
Love Potion
The Magic Money Box
Miraculous Beer Mug
One Romantic Evening
Rain Parasol
The Rat Pipe
The Siege of Constantinople
The Silvery Miraculous Daffodil Wand
The Scrying Bowls
Wand of Dancing Flowers
Wand of Horses
The Wooden Knights
The Workshops
What Can Be Made?
The Devil’s Lane Covenant
Julia’s Laboratory
Bartholomew’s Laboratory
Returning to the Devil’s Lane Toymarket
Chapter 10: The Truffle Matron
Truffles of the Realm
Varieties of Truffles in Your Saga
Location of the Truffle Realm
The Realm of the Truffles
Regio Entrance
Truffle Fields
Truffle Holt
Truffle Council Chamber
Tests of the Truffle Matron
Features of the Truffle Regio
Aura
Vis Sources
Beech Tree of Virtue
Poplar Tree of Virtue
Creatures of Virtue
Truffles of Virtue
Spell-like Creo Herbam Vis
Lesser Enchantment Imaginem Vis
Lesser Enchantment Rego Animal Vis
Spell-like Herbam Vis
Inhabitants of the Truffle Regio
Truffle Drones
Truffle Workers
Truffle Daughters
The Truffle Matron
Introducing the Truffle Regio into the Saga
Invitation from a Daughter
The Vanishing Familiar
The Missing Hunters
The Frightened Foresters
Researching the Truffle Regio
Chatty Kitty
Old Grogs Never Die…
A Trip to the Library
Returning to the Truffle Regio
The Matron’s Tasks
Successor for the Wild Boar
Request of a Daughter
Chapter 11: The Wolf’s Court
Myths, Legends, History, and Rumors
Court or Courts?
A Spirit of Vengeance
The Mystery of the Lupercalia
The Interpretatio Romana
Variants: The She-Wolf in Other Cultures
The Fane of Vengeance
The Forest
Encounters in the Forest
The Court
Inhabitants
How the She-Wolf Grants Revenge
The Ritual of Passing on the Power
Variants: The She-Wolf
Variant: The She-Wolf as a Faerie
Variant: The She-Wolf as a Demon
Variant: The She-Wolf as a Divine Instrument
The Wolf Brothers
The Luperci
The Lupercalia
Wolves of the Majarida Mountains
Hunted by Wolves
The Stalk
The Encounter
The Rush
The Chase
The Kill
Introducing the Wolf’s Court into the Saga
Story Hook: The Murdered Brother
Story Hook: The King’s Wolf
Story Hook: A Wife’s Revenge
Researching the Wolf’s Court
Hooks for using the Wolf’s Court Again
Story Hook: An End to Vengeance
Story Hook: A Wolf’s War
Story Hook: Echoes of Wilkis
Story Hook: The Wolf Brotherhood
List of Inserts
Rumors
Ancient Sites of Power
Story Seeds for King Bladud
Anne, a Lady "Not Noble But Suitable"
Minerya Sulic
Minerva Sulis
Effects of the Baths
A Fourth Set of Baths?
Vis
Story Seed: Penitent Ghosts
Bath Staff
Seeking the Mystical Salts
Story Element: Secret Rooms
Paths through the Material
Story Seed: Ghost Stories
What the Magi Know
Story Seed: The Initiation of Mithras
Story Seed: Like a Rolling Stone
Story Seed: In Through the Backdoor.
Entering the Temenos of Dindyméné's Regiones
Gegenes
Dindyméné, the Mother-Goddess
Covenant Boons and Hooks
Story Seed: A Conflict in the Choir
Halcyon, Magic Bird
Idaian DaktylWhat is Known of Regulus
What is Known of Regulus
Definitions of Spirits
The Nature of the Curse
The Affiliation of Regulus
What is Known about Pomerania
Forest Lore
Using Shortcuts and Magic
Changing the Aura
Story Seed: Hell in the Backyard
Vis Śordida
Wyzwanie, The Spirit of the Cursed Wood
Corrupted Trees
Destroying the Infernal Artifact
What You've Heard
Island Terminology
Boats and Boating
Story Seed: The Drowned Dead
Story Seed: Seal Warfare
Story Seed: Island Tectonics
Correspondences of the Farne Islands
The Puffin Joker (Fratercula Hilaris)
Template: A Fish
Echeneis, the Remora
Eider Duck of Virtue
Grey Seal
Books Containing Farnes Lore
Genius Procellosus
Demons of Futility
Roman Mining of Arsenic, Silver, and Lead
Rumors
The Nature and Effects
of the Second Working
Pixies: The Minor Faeries of Somerset
Inhabitants
Buckland Saint Mary: Where The Faeries Fear to Go
Digging For Arsenic Is Dangerous
What You’ve Heard
Time in Purgatory
Brother Bressal
Tartaran Regiones
The Furnace
The Mirror of Souls
The Fountain of Youth
Celestial Regiones
Which Earthly Paradise is This?
Options for Characters Retrieve From Purgatory
Iurgatores
Pasiel, the Duke of Purgatory
Sources
What is Known about the Fallen Temple of Mercury?
Story Seed: The Beast in the Maze
Vis Source: The Aqueduct Spring
Story Seed: Already Claimed
Project: The Wizard’s Aqueduct
Story Seed: The Godhead
Story Seed: Book Sellers or Book Keepers
Story Seed: Integration of the Mercurian Rituals
Saga Seed: The Failure of the Wizard’s Initiation Ritual
Rules for Ghosts
Flying Down Devil’s Lane
What is Known About the Faerie Toy Market?
Story Seed: Civic Reconstruction
A Street Directory
Story Seed: From Downside
Story Seed: At The End of Upside
Market Rules
Devil’s Lane Goblin Rats
Walter the Book Merchant
Story Seed: Negotiating with the Workshop
Worker Elves Leaden, Iron, and Tin Cords
Foremen Elves
Story Seed: Taking On a Rat
Julia of House Merinita
Mengalaz the Rat
Bartholomew of House Merinita
Common Knowledge, Uncommon Knowledge, and Lost Secrets
Wild Boar of the Woods
Interloping Wolves
Awakened Trees
Requests of the Truffle Matron
New Creo Herbam Guidelines
The Magical Truffles
Earth Elemental
What You’ve Heard
Variants: Other Locations for the Wolf’s Court
The She-Wolf
New Virtue: Spiritual Pact
Werewolves in Mythic Europe
The Luperci as a Hermetic Mystery Cult
A Large Wolf
A Wolf
A Wolf of Virtue