House Guernicus
| House Guernicus | |
|---|---|
| Motto |
"Lex super valuntate." (The law above the will) |
| Symbol | Scales of justice balanced on sword |
| Prima | Bilera |
| Domus Magna | Magvillus |
A True Lineage, House Guernicus pursues its Founder's mission of preserving the Order of Hermes by maintaining its laws and structure. Virtually all its members are quaesitors, and the House effectively controls the administration of Hermetic law. Their domus magna is Magvillus, in the Rome Tribunal.
In Fifth Edition, the House is described in detail in Houses of Hermes: True Lineages, pages 35-37. This description was written by David Woods.
This House is also sometimes called House Quaesitor, but note that there are always many non-Guernicus Quaesitores in the Order.
Likely the greatest scandal involving the house arose from the claims of the Duresca Scrolls in the tenth century.
Particular magical characteristics
The Terrae Cult posseses what magical secrets Guernicus chose to pass on to other magi. Although it is open to magi of other houses, Guernicus magi are always numbered within the cult, and the head of the cult is always a Guernicus magus.
Under the first Primus, Fenicil, the house collected a number of older spells of Egyptian, Mercurian and possibly other origins, known collectively as Fenicil's Rituals, as well as an unknown number of pre-Hermetic enchanted devices.
House Guernicus in Past Editions
In ArM1 through ArM3, this House was called House Quaesitor. In Fourth Edition, the name was changed to House Quaesitoris[1] ("House of the Quaesitors"), which is better Latin.
In Fourth Edition, if a magus from another House attained the office of Quaesitor, he also joined House Quaesitoris[1].
Starting with Fifth Edition, the House has been called House Guernicus after its Founder. It is now considered a True Lineage[2]. Magi who become Quaesitors in Fifth Edition retain their membership in their original Houses[2]: the office is independent of House membership.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "House Quaesitoris", Ars Magica Fourth Edition, p. 20
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "House Guernicus," Ars Magica Fifth Edition, pp. 11-12
Legacy Page
The history of this page before August 6, 2010 is archived at Legacy:house_guernicus