Saxum Deum

Saxum Deum, "The Rock of Gods", is what Aeneas named this remarkable site up on the Taunus Mountains. It is on the slopes of the highest of the mountains, in a forested area. The trees here grow big, the valleys are deep and the slopes steep. There is a clearing in the forest, a higher spot compared to the immediate surroundings. From here, peaks of the mountains can be seen in the north and the forest covered downhill to the south. Down below in the south, the Great River Rhine can be seen making its turns, gleaming in the sun. When the sun sets, its rays catch the biggest single rock in the clearing: A rock so deeply rusty red, it strikes the viewer with awe. From uphill north, a small stream runs downhill through the site, with water so clear and cold that no plants grow there.

The site used to be a site of worship in the pagan times, with animals sacrified on the rock. What deity these blood sacrifices were offered to, remains a mystery. Nonetheless, Aeneas saw the potential of the site, and the plentiful vis sources, and found his Ager Privatus here. Using the ritual "Conjuring the mystic tower", he rose a square tower, shaped like an obelisk, from the ground. Carved from a single block of stone, it stands 80 feet high and 30 feet wide. The walls have the same rusty red color as the sacrificial rock. For a normal human, everything in the tower seems colossal, as Aeneas shaped the tower to suit his own size. The lowest floor is divided in two allowing the stream to run through the tower and fall from the cliff. Sturdy walls were built around the tower leaving a large yard, with a manor house in the east side.

The Ager Privatus is far enough from settlement that it allows reasonable peace, although a small path leads from Östrich to Geroldstein, the nearest towns. The terrain in the area is difficult, but nothing stops people from finding the site, especially because of the tower's odd colour.

Game Statistics

Hooks - Unknown, Rival, Politics

Boons - Aura x2, wealth, prestige, fortification

Books (50p):

Corpus Summa lev15 qua15, "Corpus Amoenus" by Pretorius ex Tremere

Tractatus on magic theory qua10, "Insight to Enchantment" by Hermion ex Verditius

Tractatus on magic theory qua10, "Thoughts on theoretical basis of using vis in the Lab" by Ricardus Caespuus ex Bonisagus

Items (10p):

Bowl of Brotherhood

Lab texts (10p):

Spells

unraveling the fabric of Corpus PeVi25

unraveling the fabric of Terram PeVi25

Vis Sources (50p):

Cr2, In1, Mu1, Pe1, Re1, Te1, Co1, Vi2

Vis stocks (4p):

Cr8, Te3, Vi6 Co3

7 fighters with skill 2

Teacher (12p):

Great weapon 6, teach4, com2