Difference between revisions of "Casa sus Baux"

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The magi's covenant is a manor house called Casa sus Baux. “Baux” means cliffs in Occitan, and as the name suggests, the house stands atop a seaside cliff with a magnificent view of the calanque and the sea.

Martin the Reeve refers to it as a "mad house" which does not do much to improve its occupants reputation.

Location

The manor house stands on the edge of the Calanque d'En-Vau, on the coast of the county of Provence. The covenant is in the Provençal Tribunal.

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A steep, rocky trail leads a short distance (less than a half mile) to the the hamlet of Hameau de Baux.

Neigbors

The nearest settlement is Hameau de Baux, a fishing hamlet less than a half mile away, down at the base of the cliff.

The covenant is connected only by a single road to the coastal village of Cassis about 3 miles east of the covenant. From there it is another 22km miles to Marseille heading northwest over the Massif des Calanques.

Mundane Affairs

Despite its name the manor does not belong to the Baux Family of Marseille but to the Merlon Family and was inherited by Duran de Merlon on condition that he allow his Gifted kin to live with him. The covenant is on allodial land so it owes no allegiances to the surrounding nobles.

Floorplan

Resources

The manor's land extends about one league in all directions and is surrounded either by sea or wastelands. The surrounding wasteland is beautiful but inhospitable and supports little more than rabbits, foxes, and goats. The estate has been managed by the Clermont Family as long as memory serves. The current steward and butler is Pierre de Clermont who has accepted his new lord and master, and has allowed the house to be renovated to meet his new master’s strange needs.

The two fishing villages, Hameau de Baux and Cassis, are the manor's feudal possessions.

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-Casa sus Baux is the covenant of the Magi. It is located in the [[Provençal Tribunal]].
+The magi's covenant is a manor house called Casa sus Baux. “Baux” means cliffs in Occitan, and as the name suggests, the house stands atop a seaside cliff with a magnificent view of the [http://www.wikipedia.com/wiki/Calanque calanque] and the sea.
-“Baux” means cliffs and the name refers to the location of the manor house perched at the edge of a limestone cliff overlooking the hamlet of [[Hameau de Baux]], which along with the village [[Cassis]], supports the covenant.  Despite its name the manor does not belong to the [[Baux Family]] of [[Marseille]] but to the [[Merlon Family]] and was inherited by [[Duran de Merlon]] on condition that he allow his Gifted kin to live with him.  The covenant is on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allod allodial land] so it owes no allegiances to the surrounding nobles.
+[[Martin the Reeve]] refers to it as a "mad house" which does not do much to improve its occupants reputation.
-[[Martin the Reeve]] refers to it as a ‘mad house’ which does not do much to improve its occupants reputation.
+== Location ==
+The manor house stands on the edge of the [http://www.traveladdict.org/calanque-den-vau-in-marseille-2/ Calanque d'En-Vau], on the coast of the county of Provence. The covenant is in the [[Provençal Tribunal]].
+Here is our [https://www.google.com/maps/@43.2540873,5.4018572,11.5z/data=!4m2!6m1!1szyVE2wqHXn1o.kX1IP5L2EuNg?hl=en Google Map].
+A steep, rocky trail leads a short distance (less than a half mile) to the the hamlet of [[Hameau de Baux]].
+== Neigbors ==
+The nearest settlement is [[Hameau de Baux]], a fishing hamlet less than a half mile away, down at the base of the cliff.
+The covenant is connected only by a single road to the coastal village of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassis Cassis] about 3 miles east of the covenant.  From there it is another 22km miles to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marseille Marseille] heading northwest over the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massif_des_Calanques Massif des Calanques].
+== Mundane Affairs ==
+Despite its name the manor does not belong to the [[Baux Family]] of [[Marseille]] but to the [[Merlon Family]] and was inherited by [[Duran de Merlon]] on condition that he allow his Gifted kin to live with him.  The covenant is on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allod allodial land] so it owes no allegiances to the surrounding nobles.
+== Floorplan ==
-== Location ==
-The Covenant is located at the top of a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calanque calanque] that looks like [http://www.traveladdict.org/calanque-den-vau-in-marseille-2/ Calanque d'En-Vau] but is in a slightly different place.  The covenant is connected only by a single road to the coastal village of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassis Cassis] about 3 miles east of the covenant.  From there it is another 22km miles to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marseille Marseille] heading northwest over the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massif_des_Calanques Massif des Calanques].
 == Resources ==
 The manor's land extends about one league in all directions and is surrounded either by sea or wastelands.  The surrounding wasteland is beautiful but inhospitable and supports little more than rabbits, foxes, and goats.  The estate has been managed by the [[Clermont Family]] as long as memory serves.  The current steward and butler is [[Pierre the Steward|Pierre de Clermont]] who has accepted his new lord and master, and has allowed the house to be renovated to meet his new master’s strange needs.
+The two fishing villages, [[Hameau de Baux]] and [[Cassis]], are the manor's feudal possessions.
 [[Category:A Family Affair]]
 [[Category:A Family Affair Provençal Tribunal]]