The emergency tribunal is held in Riga.
In attendance are the Covenant members of Riga:
Julius ex Flambeau (Praeco)
Lavinia ex Guernicus (Senior Quaesitor)
Pavel ex Tremere
Piotr ex Merinita
Daria ex Tytalus
Penelope ex Tytalus
A deputation from 1000 Caves (a Massive covenant of 19 Magi in the Urals)
Yakim ibn Rassur ex Flambeau
Krabava Amvrossi ex Bjorner
A deputation from 3 Lakes
Pavel Chedyev ex guernicus
Susan of Wicklow ex Mercere (chief redcap of Tribunal)
A solitary member from Moscow
Albinus ex Miscellenia
The deputation from Pripet Maior was delayed by the Crusade against the pagans in its area (Mordern day Ukraine-Poland Border
A deputation from Lecyzca
The Covenant of Blah (A Bjorner Clutch) near Trondheim sent no reply, indeed no cotact has been had with tehm for ages.
The Eremite Maris of Tytalus also did not show but that was expected.
From outside the Tribunal there was a deputation from Chartres, The covenant of Hadrianus (The Burned Magus who's deaths started all this off), and from Oculus Septentrionalis, (The Eye of the North). Here the representative is Imanatos Mendax, a pleasant Jerbiton, who once took Orlaith and Vincent to see a Mystery play in Lubeck.
Also in attendance are
Orlaith cultas Criamon
Gunther ex Bonisagus
Pumilius ex Verditius
In tow they have brought Arnor Arensson, and Ulf and Hrothgar, Giften Viktir, who have spent a season learning Latin and Parma Magica, after having sworn the oath. Pumilius has made a Sun Duration charm of Thoughts Within Babble with 6 charges per day so that they can at least understand the conversations around them.
Tiberu Ex Tremere Filius Pontius the Parens of Valeri escorts Valeri to Riga to meet up with his Coven mates. He acts as a purely neutral observer.
Iminatos Mendax has some friendly chats, and there is some trading going on within the tribunal members (Krabava Amvrossi has brought a young griffin, a Zmey[slavic mini dragon] and a bukavac [weird 6 legged slavic crocodile thing] for a pre-agreed swap with Imanatos.
The Preaco and head Queasitor are locked up in discussions, and the Tribunal is started when Albinus arrives, as time is apparently running short.
The session opens with statements from Chartres about the pure intentions of Hardianus's expedition, as he was just trying to expand the order into uncivilized land, and teach jonny foreigner what's what.
Iminatos Mendax confirmed that they chartered a boat from The Eye on the North, and that it was lost on the crossing from Trondheim to Iceland.
It was then that the tribunal was sligtly derailled..
The Covenant of Aoide demonstrated that it was the Dragon Pan Caudrax that burnt the boat, as it had been detected that they "had murder in their hearts", and it was not part of a furthe campaign. They pointed ou that Aoide had existed peacefully in Iceland for nearly 20 years now, and had, as part of the Order's general mission to consolidate magical knowledge, brought the Viktir, Seithkonar and Galdramen into the fold, some of which had turned up to present themselves at tribunal (at which point Albinus pipes up from his slumber and says "mmh, yes, indeed"
Left without a leg to stand on the tribunal was adjourned.
a day went past during which Gunther managed to get the 1000 Caves on theor side, by appealing to the Harmonist side of the Bjorner faction there, and Orlaith hob-nobs with Yakim the flambeau about fire, and the joy of turning things into fire. Also Fire turned up as a topic of conversation.
Then another day passed, then another, finally they were summoned back in and a vote was taken.
All the Magi from Riga voted for the crusade, 100 Caves and Aoide voted against, Pirpit maior voted for, 3Lakes abstained, and Moscow voted against.
Gunther gave out arcane connections to those who did not vote for and invited them to pay Aoide a visit sometime, as they would be delighted to host them.
Tiberu complimented Valeri on a job well done,and the Magi set sail for home
Next Session will be at the Summer Thing of 1239.