A Family Affair
In the spring of 1230, the young magus Duran de Merlon received a mysterious letter. His uncle, Maurice, had died without issue and left a modest seaside estate in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southern France, in the county of Proven%C3%A7e. Maurice's will stipulated that Duran was to inherit the property on the condition that three of his kinsmen also be invited to live there in perpetuity. Unbeknownst to Duran, all three of those relatives -- none of whom he had met before -- were also magi.
The old manor house stands in a magical aura. For mysterious reasons, a library of magical books was also included in the bequest. It would seem old Maurice had intended for his relatives to found a new covenant. For these magi, at least, magic is clearly a family affair.
A Family Affair is an Ars Magica Fifth Edition Saga set in the Proven%C3%A7al Tribunal in the mid-thirteenth century (starting around 1230).
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House Rules
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Setting
The covenant located in an old stone manor house in the calanque en-vau. A Google Map shows the covenant and its surroundings.