Egypt, Ethiopia & Nubia

There was a time when the people of Egypt worshipped animal-headed gods and built mighty tombs at the command of their pharaoh. That time ended 1,500 years ago.

Now, Egypt is a Muslim nation, ruled by a sultan from the new city of Cairo. The Guild of Seekers have the sultan's blessing to dig up the land's ancient treasures. To the south, Nubia is a Christian country, protected from the Muslim armies by an ancient treaty. The empire of Ethiopia is resurgent, its Christian ruler inspired by his pilgrimage to Jerusalem.

Follow the Nile
The lands of the Nile hold some of the oldest cultures in the world, no less vigorous in the medieval period than in the ancient past. This book includes rules for Egyptian tombs and their treasures, the forbidden corpse magic of the Nubian pyramids, and the wonders of Nubian alchemy.

Whether you play visitors from Europe, or natives, or just use it as somewhere for your characters to be from, Lands of the Nile adds color to your Ars Magica Fifth Edition saga.

Format: 144 pages, hardcover

Authors: Timothy Ferguson, Ben McFarland, Mark Shirley
Cover Artist: Christian St. Pierre

A Sourcebook for Ars Magica

Throughout its history, some members of the Order of Hermes have stood out from their peers, whether for their brilliance or for their sheer stubborn pursuit of a goal. They are the legends of the Order, whose tales are still told and even emulated by lesser magi. And some of these powerful wizards have left legacies that have yet to be fully uncovered.

This book details five such magi from across the Order's history: a brilliant researcher who extended Hermetic theory; a master of spirits; an advocate of peace on the eve of the Schism War; an obsessive constructor of magical defenses; and the flamboyant master of a flying castle. All have left treasures behind --- treasures waiting to be found by living magi!

144 pages, hardcover
Authors: Timothy Ferguson (Thomae), Mark Lawford (Conciatta), Mark Shirley (Hérisson), Neil Taylor (Fortunata), Erik Tyrrell (Hermanus)
Cover Artist: Grey Thornberry

The Ars Magica Sourcebook of the Normandy Tribunal

In much of Mythic Europe, magi build covenants in remote wildernesses to avoid contact with mundanes. In northern France the Normandy Tribunal this is all but impossible. The wildernesses have been tamed and plowed under, the Church plants monasteries in the wastes, noble lords build castles to enforce their rule, and great cities grow up where once was nothing but fen. The magi of the Order of Hermes have adapted to living closely with mundane society in Normandy, even distributing their limited magical resources by way of contests modeled on the chivalric tournaments of the nobility.

But while magic is under pressure in Normandy, it is far from dead. Ancient megaliths stud the landscape, faeries control many forests, and caves and burial mounds hide relics of the past. Demons and monsters imprisoned in ages past by saints and sorcerers stir uneasily in their confinement, and magi wield potent and spectacular magic throughout the land.

The Lion and the Lily provides full details for the Normandy Tribunal, where magi must balance the demands of the nobility, cities, Church, and Tribunal.

Authors: Timothy Ferguson, Richard Love, Christian Jensen Romer, Mark Shirley, Andrew Smith, Paul Tevis, Sheila Thomas
Format: 144 pages, hardcover

The undisputed rulers of Mythic Europe are the nobility - those high-born who are bound together by sacred vows of loyalty, are supported by the land, and provide support to the Church. Lesser nobles compete for the favor of those superior to them, while great nobles seek the loyalty of those beneath them. When not distracted by the politics of landholding and of war, they hunt the mundane and magical beasts of the forests and host extravagant feasts. For the nobles of Mythic Europe are first and foremost knights in shining armor.

This book contains complete rules and background for the nobility of Mythic Europe, ranging from the details of their lands to their entertainments, political struggles, and dealings with the Order of Hermes. And, of course, it presents special rules for combat, whether at a tournament or during a desperate siege. It also describes the hard lives of the peasants, who make the rich existence of the nobility possible by providing the food at their feasts, the labor for their buildings, and the soldiers in their armies.

Authors: Timothy Ferguson, Andrew Gronosky, Chris Jensen-Romer, Mark Lawford
Cover Artist: Grey Thornberry
Format: 144 pages, softcover

Everyone knows what a follower of Flambeau is like ... a master of Ignem magic, a maestro with Pilum of Fire. Apart, that is, from those Flambeau who choose to wield mundane weapons, or who control the powers of darkness and cold.

And Tytalus magi are renowned for weaving intricate plots in society, manipulating those around them. Except for those excpetional few who live alone, testing themselves against the natural elements, of course.

Go beyond the expected.

Magi of Hermes presents fifteen fully detailed magi who redefine the norm for Ars Magica. From the rare to the extraordinary, you'll find them here with statistics given every fifteen years throughout their careers. And also included are the specifices for their magical creations, both spells and items, which are often as remarkable as they themselves are.

A source of inspiration, allies, and enemies for your characters, Magi of Hermes adds depth to any saga.

Authors: Volker Burkel and Christoph Safferling, Timothy Ferguson, Tim Goldbeck, Daniel Kemler, Mark Lawford, Pitt Murmann, Saul Roberts, Mark Shirley, Erik Tyrrell
Cover Artist: Grey Thornberry
Format: 144 pages, hardcover

An Ars Magica Sourcebook
Of the four realms of power in Mythic Europe, Magic is at once the most familiar and the most alien. It's the source of power wielded by Hermetic magi, but it cares nothing for human concerns. Elementals are the essence of the elements given form; what are emotions to them? Dragons are ancient beyond belief; why should they concern themselves with the affairs of men? Spirits are bound to the phenomena of the natural world, not to the creations of humanity. And even those humans transformed by Magic have their own strange ambitions, divorced from the petty desires of mortals.

But despite this indifference, creatures and places of Magic are inexorably drawn into the lives of magi, as the members of the Order of Hermes hunt for vis, familiars, covenant sites, and the mysteries of the Magic Realm.

This book shows how to create creatures of Magic of all kinds, as player characters or antagonists. Extensive examples are included, from the Beasts of Virtue that exemplify animals to the spirits of emotions, from great fire-breathing dragons to tiny fire-breathing mice, and from elementals born of matter untouched by human hands to the walking corpses of the unquiet dead. Delve into these pages to uncover the secrets of vis, magic auras, and even the Realm of Magic itself!

Authors: Erik Dahl, Timothy Ferguson, Andrew Gronosky, Richard Love, John Post, Mark Shirley, Andrew Smith, Sheila Thomas
Cover Artist: Grey Thornberry
Format: 144 pages, softcover

A Player's Sourcebook for Ars Magica 5th Edition
God is the patron of the Jewish people, his chosen people, guiding them through history and ultimately back to the Promised Land.

God is three and one, incarnate in Christ His Son, and offers salvation to all equally.

God is pure unity, with no parents or children, saving all who submit to His Will.

God is beyond human understanding, and all the above statements are true.

But the Divine Realm is not completely beyond human comprehension, and this book explains the power of God in Mythic Europe. From descriptions of each of the three great Divine religions, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, to rules for Divinely-empowered wonder workers and angels, this book contains everything needed to include the Divine in your Ars Magica saga.

Description: 144 pages, softcover
Authors: Adam Bank, Niall Christie, Erik Dahl, Matt Ryan, and Alex White

A Player's Sourcebook for Ars Magica 5th Edition
by Erik Dahl, Timothy Ferguson, Matt Ryan and Mark Shirley

Demons work to corrupt all the people of Mythic Europe. They take on attractive forms, but ultimately they seek to drag all of humanity down into damnation with them. No matter the nation, the creed, or the race, they are the true enemy.

The thirteen chapters of this book cover all of the manifestations of the forces of the Evil One. The purest appearances are the infernal auras, regiones, and vis, all of which taint those who merely come into contact with them.

Almost as pure are the demons of hell. The central section discusses the nine Orders of demons, providing rules for creating your own demons, as well as examples of demons from every Order and with different motivations. Some demons seek to corrupt, others to deceive, and still others simply to destroy.

Finally, there are rules for human characters caught up in Hell's plots. Whether demons have shaped their lives since before birth, or they have foolishly bargained for infernal powers, these chapters show how to use them as foes in your saga.

Be ready to fight, with sword, spell, and faith.

Description: 144 pages, hardcover

The Order of Hermes is supreme, unchallenged in its mastery of magic. All other magicians are hedge wizards ... maybe interesting to researchers, but certainly no threat. Or so magi of the Order tell each other. And most of them actually believe it.

The four traditions in this book prove the folly of that complacency:
* The Amazons, female warrior wizards beyond the borders of Europe, harbor a deep hatred of the Order for reasons that no magus could ever guess.
* The Augustan Brotherhood serves as court wizards, supporting its political ends with mundane force as much as with magic discovered in the tomb of Virgil.
* In the icy north, the Muspelli plot to release their jotun masters and destroy the world in frost and fire.
* And in the the distant east, the powerful Soqotran sorcerers dwell quietly on their island, staying out of politics and looking nervously at the expansionist Order.

How long can the Order of Hermes maintain its pleasant illusion of superiority?

Format: 144 pages, hardcover
Authors: Timothy Ferguson (Soqotrans), Chris Jensen Romer (Augustan Brotherhood), Matt Ryan (Amazons), Mark Shirley (Muspelli)
Cover Artist: Grey Thornberry

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 the chance to restore peace and unity to the eastern Empire, under its own banner!

Format: 144 pages, hardcover
Authors: Chris Jensen-Romer, Matt Ryan, Mark Shirley, Andrew Smith
Cover Artist: Grey Thornberry

An Ars Magica Adventure Collection
Mythic Europe is a place of heroism and cowardice, honor and betrayal, wonder and horror. Introduce this full range of possibility into your saga's stories with Tales of Mythic Europe, a collection of short adventures for Ars Magica Fifth Edition.

From a ship plagued by a faerie, to a noblewoman plagued by her neighbors. From a village facing a feud, to a town facing unnatural murders. From the godly machinations of churchmen, to the diabolic machinations of demons. Combat, politics, magic, and mystery fill the stories in Tales of Mythic Europe, to help you reach the furthest limits of Mythic Europe in your own game.

Authors: Timothy Ferguson, Mark Lawford, Phil Masters, Matt Ryan, Alexander White
Cover Artist: Grey Thornberry

Format: 168 pages, softcover

An Ars Magica Story Collection

Hermetic magi grow powerful in their age. They can defeat mundane armies single-handed, challenge spirits of fire in their lair, and drive the servants of Hell from their strongholds. No place in Mythic Europe is too distant, and no barrier can keep them out. From the popes and kings who rule to the peasants who till the soil, none may deny a magus for long. Why, then, would magi stay closeted in their laboratories?

With great power comes great stories.
This book contains five stories aimed at powerful magi, covering themes from political intrigue to a war with an Infernalist and his undead minions. When your magi need something more than another vis hunt to motivate them, Tales of Power has the answer.

Format: 144 pages, softcover

Authors: Christian Rosenkjaer Andersen, Mark Faulkner, Timothy Ferguson, Lachie Hayes, Mark Lawford, Matt Ryan

Cover Artist: Christian St. Pierre

An Ars Magica 5th Edition Sourcebook

The magi of Hibernia respect the land and its supernatural inhabitants, granting much of the Tribunal's area to hedge traditions and allowing supernatural creatures a vote at Tribunal. Now, magi from elsewhere in the Order have come to "reform" the Peripheral Code, laying siege to and taking one of the Irish covenants.

If the native magi could stop fighting each other, they would resist.

As English lords push further into the island, and the Church struggles with attempts to make it fit continental ideals, the Order of Hermes faces its own conflict. The traces of past conflicts are everywhere: the faerie Tuatha De Danaan, the magic Fir Bolg and Formorach, and saints as prone to curse as bless. Demons, however, are nowhere to be seen, as constant fighting convulses the Emerald Isle. It is, as ever in Ireland, a time for heroes.

Format: 144 pages, hardcover
Authors: Mark Lawford, Christian Jensen Romer, Matt Ryan, Mark Shirley
Cover Artist: Christian St. Pierre

An Ars Magica Story Supplement

Drop a stone into a pool and watch the ripples spread out.

The prince saves the princess and they marry. But then they have a daughter, and perhaps the faeries are still interested. A saint raises the dead and stops a war, and years later the wealth of the pilgrimage site nurtures a hive of diabolists. A maga recovers a mighty enchantment, and her apprentice accidentally opens a gate to a regio.

Actions have Consequences.

This Ars Magica book contains five sequences of three stories each: issues and situations that cannot be fully resolved in a single story, but which return to draw the characters back in years later. Divine, Infernal, Faerie, and Magic: thematic threads for the tapestry of your saga.

Format: 144 pages, softcover

Authors: Christian Roesenkjaer Andersen, David MacGregor, Christian Jensen Romer, Matt Ryan, Mark Shirley

Cover Artist: Christian St. Pierre

Developed covenenats
The covenant is the heart of an Ars Magica saga. It hides secrets within its Aegis, secrets that may, across the ages, become hidden even from its own members. From the poverty and enthusiasm of Spring, through the glory of Summer, to the stability and power of Autumn, and thence to the decline of Winter, which may turn again to the flowering of Spring.

There's no place like home.
Building a covenant from scratch can be a lot of work for players, as well as magi, so this book provides five fully detailed covenants, one for each season from Spring to Second Spring, each set in a different Tribunal. Whether you use the covenants as a base for your characters, as rivals, or just plunder the library to stock your own, this book is full of material ready for use in your saga.

Format: 160 pages, hardcover

Authors: Christian Rosenkjaer Andersen, Mark Lawford, Richard Love, Christian Jensen Romer
Cover Artist: Christian St. Pierre

An Ars Magica 5th Edition Sourcebook

Hermetic magic has the power to change the world. A magus fresh from apprenticeship can create a land to rule where there was nothing but ocean. Magic can replace much of the back-breaking labor typical of the medieval world. Even without changing their use of magic, magi could upend the structure of society by involving themselves in its problems and politics. But magi avoid such activities. They know the risks involved, and do nothing that might upset the status quo of Mythic Europe.

Except when they do.

This book describes the magic and activities necessary to transform Mythic Europe, whether by creating an island for magi to rule, integrating the Order of Hermes into wider society, or starting a technological revolution. None of the magic is particularly hard, nor does it rely on hidden secrets. Magi have not changed Europe because they have not yet chosen to... Your magi may choose differently.

Format: 144 pages, hardcover
Authors: Timothy Ferguson, Mark Lawford, and Mark Shirley
Cover Artist: Christian St. Pierre

Of this covenant I can tell you this: That it is located within the lands of the Holy Roman Empire, on the skirts of that temporal power, and that it enjoys some standing with Frederick II. That it makes its home in a great castle, and holds a manor of land as might a temporal lord or abbot, with a village of peasants under its hand.
— Goliard of Tremere

Triamore is an Ars Magica Fourth Edition sourcebook covering this unique covenant, its manorial holdings, and the surrounding region. It's more than a narrow treatment of these topics, though — it's a treatise on the society, politics, and manorial life that surround every covenant, explaining how Triamore, Bois de Haillot, and Brabant are similar to — or differ from — every covenant, village, county, or duchy across Mythic Europe. More than that, Triamore presents a complete overview of a living, thriving covenant, ready for occupation as-is by a group of player characters, for use as a detailed NPC covenant, or merely as an example of what a well-developed covenant can be in an Ars Magica campaign, filled with ideas that may be scavenged for your own saga. For any storyguide or player seeking a focused look at day-to-day life in a covenant and in rural medieval society, Triamore is a complete and detailed study.

Author: Charles Ryan | Editors: Damelon Kimbrough and Jeff Tidball
Format: 144 pages, 8.5" x 11", perfect bound