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The Sundered Eagle Contains Full Details of the Tribunal of Thebes Once-proud Constantinople has been ravaged by bloodthirsty Crusaders, and has sunken into depravity and ruin. With the fall of the blessed city, ancient magical bindings maintained by Roman relics of the defeated Empire are now shattered and broken, releasing beasts and demons to roam the land. Tales of unseasonal happenings draw eager hunters and curious Seekers alike. Meanwhile, the magi of the Theban Tribunal and their supernatural patrons devote their efforts to maintaining the peace. They struggle against divisions that mirror the age-old battles of the Titans and Olympian gods, who even now stir among their ancient temples and sanctuaries. The Sundered Eagle contains full details of the Tribunal of Thebes. The lands of ancient Greece and Asia Minor are the home of epic legends and mighty gods of both Faerie and Magic, while the Byzantine Empire has its own myths. The Theban Tribunal’s magi and covenants, who govern themselves according to the democratic institutions of ancient Athens, live among plentiful sites of power. Both mundane and supernatural struggles for supremacy over these lands challenge characters to negotiate a maze of Byzantine schemes. Each faction will have AG0295 • ISBN 1-58978-116-3 the chance to restore peace and unity to the eastern Empire, under its own banner! AG0295 • ISBN 1-58978-116-3 • $29.95 52995 9 781589 781160 WWW.ATLAS-GAMES.COM ©2010 Trident, Inc. All rights reserved. The Sundered Eagle Credits AUTHORS: Christian Jensen-Romer, Matt Ryan, Mark Shirley, AUTHOR BIOS & Andrew Smith DEVELOPMENT, EDITING, & PROJECT MANAGEMENT: David Chart LAYOUT: Roberta A. Olson & Michelle Nephew Chris Jensen-Romer knows little Latin, and less Greek. That ART DIRECTION & PROOFREADING: Michelle Nephew fact has not stopped him being fascinated by the byzantine politics PUBLISHER: John Nephew of the Byzantine Empire. However he’d like to thank Panagiotes COVER ILLUSTRATION: Grey Thornberry Koutelidakes and his friends for their help with language issues, CARTOGRAPHY: Robert Scott & Andrew Smith and making the book better, and everyone who attended Grand COVENANT SYMBOLS: Jeff Menges Tribunal 2008 (especially David Chart and my fellow authors.) INTERIOR ART: Fred Mason (Huon of Bordeax, London: George Allen Ruskin House, 1895); Gustave Doré, Schopin, Ulpiano Checa, E. Matt Ryan lives in Ithaca, the New York State city not the island. K. Liska, Ludwig Thiersch, Fernand Cormon, Jean Lêon Gérôme, He had the great pleasure of meeting his fellow authors and line edi- Jules Jean Lecomte-du-Nouy, Gustave Courtois, August von Heck- tor in Cheltenham, and would like to thank The Cotswold Inn for el, Ary Scheffer, Louis-Frederic Schutzenberger, Gustave Boulanger, their hospitality. He would also like to thank Andrew, CJ, David, A. Gendron, Ch. F. Jalabert, J. Coomans, Jean Léon Gérôme (Great and Mark for making this monstrously huge undertaking enjoyable. Men & Famous Women, NY: Selmar Hess, 1894); Michael Wolgemut and Wilhelm Pleydenwurff (Medieval Woodcut Illustrations, NY: Do- Mark Shirley is an ecologist and modeler living in Newcastle; which ver Publications, 1999); Richard Huber (ed. Treasurey of Fantastic and couldn’t be more different from the sunny shores of Greece. Never- Mythological Creatures, NY: Dover Publications, 1981) theless, working on this book has brightened up the gloomy Northern ARS MAGICA FIFTH EDITION TRADE DRESS: J. Scott Reeves weather, and given him a new-found appreciation for Aristophanes. PUBLISHER’S SPECIAL THANKS: Jerry Corrick & the gang at the Source. Andrew P. Smith is a research scientist living in Constance, Ger- FIRST ROUND PLAYTESTERS: Leon Bullock, Peter Ryan, Chris Barrett; many. He made his first trip to Greece in 2007 where he set foot on Christian Jensen-Romer, Andrew Oakley, David Curtin, Luke Price, the island of Delos as an unsuspecting tourist, little knowing that it Kevin Sides; Donna Giltrap, Malcolm Harbrow, Aaron Hicks, would become the site of the Tribunal gathering and that, six months Richard Love; Odysseus Dallas, Menas Karavanos, Panagiotes later, he would be drafted into working on this book. He would like Koutelidakes, Soteres Zaharopoulos; Angus MacDonald, Wendell to thank his fellow authors, the line editor, and the playtesters for BSP Joyner, Mark Pascual, Sally Hutchinson, Brian Watson their productive collaboration and input. SECOND ROUND PLAYTESTERS: Christian Rosenkjaer Andersen, Pelle Kofod; Andrew Oakley, Kevin Sides, David Curtin, Luke Price, Christian “CJ” Jensen-Romer; Jason Fryer, Matthew Dyson, Emily Dyson; Odysseus Dallas, Menas Karavanos, Panagiotes Koutelidakes, Soteres Zaharopoulos; Daniel Bishoff, Gregor Gál, Andreas Hajdu, Romana-Samira Polansky, Christoph Safferling, Jan Sprenger; Sheila Thomas Ars Magica players participate in a thriving fan community by subscribing to email discussion lists (like the Berke- ley list), compiling archives of game material (such as Project Redcap), maintaining fan-created web sites, and running demos through Atlas Games’ Special Ops program. To learn more, visit www.atlas-games.com/ArM5. You can also participate in discussions of Ars Magica at the official Atlas Games forums located at forum.atlas-games.com. Copyright 2011 Trident, Inc. d/b/a Atlas Games. All rights reserved. Reproduction of this work by any means without written permission from the publisher, except short excerpts for the purpose of reviews, is expressly prohib- ited. Ars Magica, Mythic Europe, and Charting New Realms of Imagination are trademarks of Trident, Inc. Order of Hermes, Tremere, and Doissetep are trademarks of White Wolf, Inc. and are used with permission. DIGITAL VERSION 1.0 2 The Sundered Eagle Contents The Middle Classes ........................ 37 I. Introduction 6 III. The Order of Hermes 20 The Lower Classes .......................... 37 BYZANTINE LANDSCAPE ....................... 6 HERMETIC HISTORY .......................... 20 Slavery ............................................ 37 BYZANTINE REALMS ............................ 6 Before the Order of Hermes ........... 20 Eunuchs .......................................... 37 BYZANTINE PEOPLES ........................... 6 Shaping the Theban Tribunal ......... 20 Women ........................................... 38 BYZANTINE LEGENDS .......................... 6 The Collapse of an Empire .................22 THE EASTERN CHURCH ..................... 38 HOW TO USE THIS BOOK ................... 7 THE LEAGUES OF THEBES .................. 22 The Two Patriarchs The League of Constantine ............ 22 of Constantinople ........................... 38 The Children of Olympos .............. 23 Buildings ......................................... 39 II. History of the Empire 8 The League of the Vigilant ............. 24 Clergy ............................................. 39 League Against Idolatry .................. 24 The Origin of Mankind .................... 8 Monastics ....................................... 40 The Age of Heroes ........................... 8 THEBAN TRIBUNAL POLITICS .............. 24 Icons ............................................... 40 The Trojan War .................................8 THE HERMETIC POLITY ..................... 24 INHABITANTS.................................... 40 The Persian Wars ............................ 10 Citizenship ..................................... 25 Ethnic Groups ................................ 40 Athens and Sparta........................... 10 The Phylai .......................................25 Vlachs ..............................................40 King Philip II of Macedonia .............11 The Council of Magistrates ............ 25 Slavs ................................................40 Alexander the Great ..........................11 The Archon ......................................26 Jews .................................................40 Hellenistic Greece .......................... 12 The Polemarch ..................................26 Other Peoples ...................................41 The Leagues ......................................12 The Logothete....................................26 Languages ....................................... 41 Roman Governance ...........................12 The Boards of Magistrates ................27 Names ............................................. 42 The Treasury Council .......................28 USTOMS CONSTANTINE ................................. 12 C ....................................... 42 The Gothic Yoke ...............................12 Tokens and Shards ............................28 Family Customs .............................. 42 The Byzantine Empire .................... 13 CUSTOMS OF THE TRIBUNAL .............. 29 Food and Drink .............................. 43 Justinian ..........................................13 The Language of Magi ................... 29 Clothing and Appearance............... 43 Phocas .............................................14 Common Vis Sources ..................... 29 Law ................................................. 43 War with Persia ...............................14 Acts of Altruism .............................. 30 Education ........................................ 43 The Arab Threat ..............................14 Provision of Longevity Rituals ..........30 Literature ........................................ 43 Iconoclasm........................................14 Provision of Healing .........................30 TRADE ........................................... 44 The Rise of Bulgaria .........................15 Donation of Apprentices
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