Tailten Fair

Tailten Fair is the annual magical marketplace in Hibernia. The typical transaction involves a magus paying vis in advance for an item which will be delivered at the following year's Fair. Merchants do typically have one or two items "on display," but these are items which were paid for last year and are scheduled to be picked up this year, or items which were paid for but never claimed. All prices here are in p, which are pawns of vis.

General Lesser Enchantments

These items are presumed to be crafted by some of the approximately 75 Hermetic magi who live in Hibernia. As a rule, they can be commissioned one at a time for delivery the following year. Redcaps handle most of these transactions from a "store front" at Tailten Fair. Some of these commissions are bid and auctioned; that is, a customer pays for an item, and then the Redcaps offer the contract to Hibernian magi until someone agrees to complete it, paying a small fee to the Redcaps.

Labour Saving Devices

Most of these items are designed to make work easier. Besides their aesthetic and time-saving value, they also save money (roughly 1£ per year for every 2p spent on the item).

• Magical Oven (4p): See Covenants p51-52.

• Stone-Cutting Knife (4p): See Covenants p52.

• Enchanted Porter (4p): A glove which allows the wearer to lift and hold objects with Str +5. See Covenants p52.

• Bath Rock (4p): This stone is constantly warm. See Through the Aegis p93.

• Motivated Plow (4p): This plow can be pushed along with the slightest touch and breaks up the hardest ground. See Covenants p52.

• Vitalizer of Provisions (4p): This chest preserves food placed within it. See Covenants p52.

• Death of Vermin (4p): A trap that lures in all nearby vermin. See Covenants p52.

• Abluere Magica (4p): A magical dry cleaner. See Covenants p52.

• Nailed Down Chamber Pot (4p): This chamber pot actually destroys all human waste which enters it. Needs occasional dusting, but never washing! See Magi of Hermes p76-77.

• Balance of the Honest Merchant (4p): An iron hook on a short rope which accurately measures the weight of whatever it is attached to. Designed to prevent being cheated by merchants and millers. See Through the Aegis p127.

• Vermin Ward (6p): A stone which prevents animals less than Size -1 from entering a Structure. See Through the Aegis p93.

• Wards Against Rot (8p): A stone which prevents stored goods inside a structure from rotting. See Through the Aegis p93.

• Dumb Waiter (8p): Teleports food from the kitchen to anywhere within 50 paces. See Covenants p52-53.

• Hermes's Horn (8p): A horn which, when blown, causes an entire herd of up to 1,000 animals to become passive and easy to control. See Magi of Hermes p32.

• Enchanted Chef (10p): Insert raw materials, describe a recipe, this pot does all the work. See Covenants p52. (Colette wants one of these.)

For the Laboratory

These items are for magi looking to improve their labs.

• Bookstand of Hespera (4p): A wooden lectern that follows the magus around. See Covenants p121.

• Ever-Burning Hearth (4p): A coal placed in a hearth which ignites and douses on command. Grants the Magical Heating virtue to labs of Size +2 or smaller. (Base 4, +1 Conc, +5 levels item maintains concentration, +10 levels unlimited uses/day.)

• Prodigious Plant Pot (6p): Grows a mature plant from a seed in a single day. See Covenants p121.

• Magical Lamp (6p): A glass sphere which fills with light on command. Equivalent to direct sunlight on a clear day. Grants the Magical Lighting virtue to labs of Size +2 or smaller. (Base 5, +1 Conc, +5 levels item maintains concentration, +10 unlimited uses/day.)

• Tireless Servant (8p): A skeleton which obeys commands, mostly good for manual labor and repetitive tasks. See Covenants p121.

Arms & Armour

Offensive and defensive enchantments of all sorts. These are often purchased on behalf of grogs and custos.

• Impenetrable Doublet (4p): Silken clothing with +3 Protection. (Base 4, +2 Sun, +4 levels constant effect, total level 14.)

• Shield of Unbreakable Wood (4p): A wooden shield as strong as iron, adding +1 to its Defense bonus. (Base 4, +2 Sun, +4 levels for constant effect.)

• Adamantine Mail (6p): A full suit of mail with +2 Protection. (Base 4, +2 affect metal, +2 Sun, +4 levels constant effect, total level 24.) For 1p additional cost, the armor is Excellent quality, imported from armorers in London, adding another +2 Protection.

• Mjolnir's Equal (6p): This hammer completely destroys any object of metal or wood which it strikes. No penetration, but unlimited uses per day. See Magi of Hermes p32.

• Incendior Hominem (6p): A wand that shoots Pilum of Fire. A higher-level version with Penetration +28 costs 8p. See Covenants p53.

• Mail of Sublime Lightness (6p): A full suit of mail with Load 2. For 1p additional cost, the armor is Excellent quality, imported from armorers in London, with +2 Protection. (Base 5, +2 metal, +2 Sun, +4 levels for a constant effect.)

Miscellaneous

Many of these enchantments are charged items; the usual cost of a charged item is 1p for every 20 levels of effect.

• Elixir of Morning's Afterthought (1p): A potion which washes away even the most serious hangover. See Magi of Hermes 29.

• Magic Spice (1p): Sprinkle this spice on any food, no matter how bad it is, and it tastes like whatever you choose. See Magi of Hermes 29.

• Ink of the Unseen Circle (1p): When used to draw a circle for Hermetic magic, the ink becomes invisible, turning a circle spell into a magic landmine. Enough ink to draw one circle. See Magi of Hermes 29.

• Potion of Vulcan's Appeasement (1p): A potion which dispels a fire up to the size of a large house. See Magi of Hermes 29.

• Disenchantment Concoction (2p): This potion works as Wind of Mundane Silence of level 20. It can be used to remove curses, disenchant a magical item, or negate ongoing magical effects. Penetration +30. See Magi of Hermes 29.

• Apollo's Lyre (2p): A small brass lyre with eight strings. Plucking each string plays a different song, chosen by the buyer before the lyre is made. (Basically, a Hermetic jukebox.) See Magi of Hermes p31.

• Vis Divining Rods (4p): Allow the user to hear vis within 30 paces. See Through the Aegis p94.

• Bracelet of Clandestine Insignificance (4p): As long as the wearer of this silver bracelet acts in a non-threatening manner and draws no attention to herself, no one will pay her the slightest notice. See Magi of Hermes p93.

• Ferramenta Glacies (4p): A small pick embedded with a crystal. When touched to water, it freezes a block of ice which can then be used for trade, storage, or consumption. See Magi of Hermes p32.

• The Face of Paris (4p): A blunt razor which nevertheless destroys all hair it comes into contact with. No penetration, so a magus must suppress his Parma while shaving. See Magi of Hermes p24.

• Cloak of Wilderness Refuge (4p): This cloak expands and reforms into a large tent with room for three. See Magi of Hermes p142.

• Brooch of the Fish (6p): The wearer can breathe water. See Through the Aegis p29.

• Traveler's Cloak (6p): When placed upon the ground, this cloak transforms the earth beneath it so it is soft and warm as a mattress. See Magi of Hermes p32.

• Ribbon of Arcane Preservation (6p): Wrapped around an arcane connection, this silk ribbon keeps the connection from decaying. See Magi of Hermes p113.

• Lancet of Good Health (6p): Anyone whose blood is let by this lancet receives a +6 bonus to Disease Recovery rolls for a Moon Duration. See Transforming Mythic Europe p127.

• Bed of Rapid Convalescence (8p): Anyone resting in the bed receives a +18 bonus to recovery rolls. See Magi of Hermes p23.

Specialty Goods

These items are produced by specific Hermetic magi, mostly Verditius, who dwell in Hibernia. No one else in Hibernia makes them. They are more expensive and recognized as luxury goods by magi throughout Mythic Europe, but are still lesser or charged items. Verditius only craft such trivial objects when they have no clients for greater work. For this reason, these items are not always available for commission.

Styrbjorn of Cliffheart

The senior Verditius in Hibernia is a member of the Confraternity of Roland and a maker of magical swords. He seldom leaves his covenant, but is represented at the Faire by Sicarius, his vendor, a grizzled former soldier and mercenary.

• Sword of Quality (4p): Styrbjorn produces Excellent swords (+4 to Attack and Defense). Made a Sword of Quality, such a weapon has an additional +4 bonus on Attack to harm people or animals. It is not magical, and is not affected by Magic Resistance.

• Firebrand (12p): Styrbjorn can take one of his Swords of Quality and enchant it with Blade of Virulent Flame. Such a sword comes with a warning to allow the blade to cool for half an hour between activations, or else the maker is not responsible for damage to the weapon. (Base 5, +1 Diameter, +5 for 24/day, +20 for +40 Penetration.)

• Sword of Roland (57p): Styrbjorn can make Swords of Roland. The price listed here is for the minimum level of enchantment, and is slightly lower than usual. A truly spectacular Sword of Roland can be three times this price. See Swords of Roland for more information.

Peter of Vigil

Peter sculpts magical statues, and is a member of the Confraternity of Irene the Younger. He does not negotiate personally with customers, preferring to let his vendor, a beautiful young blonde named Calliope, represent his interests.

• Peter's Dove of Peace (9p): This is among the most humble examples of Peter's work: A small statue of a dove, placed within a chamber. Everyone in the chamber is made peaceful (specifically, non-violent). Variants of this statue can be made for other emotions, such as happiness, contentment, or even sadness. Those affected by these emotions have to make Personality Trait rolls to act contrary to the created emotion. (Base 4, +2 Room, +2 Sun, +4 levels for constant effect, +6 for +12 Penetration.)

• Monument to the Fallen (12p): Peter makes these statues as memorials to those who have died. He uses InMe magic to gain personal knowledge of the subject's appearance and an important memory about that individual. Then he crafts a sculpture out of stone and infuses the sculpture with the chosen memory. The statue is placed in a chamber, and all who enter instantly "remember" the infused memory, as if they were present. (Base 5, +2 Room, +2 Sun, +4 levels for constant effect, +11 for +22 Penetration.)

• Peter's Tireless Stone Servants (12p): Peter produces Tireless Servants sculpted from two tons of marble to the customer's request. They function identically to the skeletal Tireless Servants, but are more beautiful and are Items of Quality adding +3 to relevant Ability rolls (such as to impress a visitor or hold a door shut). (Base 3, +1 Stone, +2 precision, +2 complexity, +1 Concentration, +5 levels item maintains concentration, +10 levels unlimited uses/day).

• Peter's Silent Witness (12p): A statue enchanted with a variant of Frosty Breath of the Spoken Lie, activated with a secret word chosen by the buyer. If anyone within the chamber speaks a lie in the next two minutes, frosty breath emanates from the statue's mouth. This effect has no Penetration. (Base 15, +3 Room, +1 Diameter, +5 levels for 24/day).

• Galatea: Peter's greater enchanted items are statues enchanted with multiple effects. Examples include: statues which translate any spoken language into Latin, which stand perpetual guard and rouse an alarm at any intruder, which defend the lab with deadly spells and curses, or which can temporarily store the memories of a person for later retrieval. Peter can combine many of these effects into a single statue.

Lewis of Qui Sonant

Lewis is an expert wood-worker and a specialist in Ignem magic; he is a member of the Confraternity of Balerno and is usually busy crafting items for House Flambeau. He is represented by Niles, a failed apprentice.

• Wand of Fireballs (18p): Lewis produces a number of fire-based items for utility and combat. This is a common example. The wand releases a +30 damage Ball of Abyssal Flame with Penetration of +42. It can be used 12 times a day. (Base 25, +2 Voice, +4 levels for 12/day, +21 for +42 Penetration.)

• Death in a Bottle (3p): For those who desire pyrotechnics on a budget, Lewis produces these charged items. Each is a glass bottle containing a single Ball of Abyssal Flame with Penetration +40. The fireball affects whatever breaks the bottle.

• Firestarter (3p): A wand which starts a fire on command, touching the objects to be lit. A simple tool for grogs and covenfolk. (Base 4, +1 Touch, +5 for 24/day.)

• Fireproof Armarius (6p): This a book cabinet which protects everything within it from mundane fires. Flames with a high damage bonus are resisted, but not completely shut out. For the library. (Base 4, +1 Touch, +2 Sun, +4 levels for constant effect.)

• Door of Surprises (12p): When anyone tries to open this door without first speaking the password, flames emanate from its surface inflicting +20 damage. For the Sanctum. (Base 15, +1 Touch, +10 for unlimited uses, +10 for +20 levels for Penetration +40.)

• Charm of Unburnability (18p): Whosoever wears this small wooden token around the neck is immune to all fire up to +40 damage. (Base 4, +7 for +40 damage, +1 Touch, +2 Sun, +4 levels for constant effect.)

• Wand of Fire Elementals: Like other Verditius, Lewis prefers to make greater items. Among his creations is a wand which can congeal an elemental out of a fire and force the elemental to obey the caster.

The Beasts of Lambaird

The covenant of Lambaird is always at Tailten Fair and they keep a brisk business selling magical beasts to covenants throughout the British Isles. Dalton Ballaugh has final say on all transactions, but experienced covenfolk do most of the sales work. Lambaird's animals are all neutered before being sold.

• Horses: Lambaird's horses are Immune to the Gift, and are typically used as mounts by magi or their shield grogs. They are Magic Might 3. Palfreys and jennets (gentle riding horses) cost 3p. Rouncies of excellent quality, most used as riding horses for warriors and knights, cost 6p. The largest of Dalton's steeds is a courser, a true warhorse, and costs 10p.

• Hounds: Lambaird raises hounds with Magical Sensitivity, allowing them to smell vis. They are mastiffs with Might 6 and cost 4p.

• Hawks: Lambaird's hawks are gyrfalcons Immune to the Gift. They have Might 7 and serve as pets, hunting animals, and familiars for magi. They cost 4p.