Elysiums (Covenant Property)

A well decorated and inviting haven can earn full members extra Blood Points.

What designates a COV house?
Here are the requirements:
The house must be Public and have at least one gathering area for the Covenant.
The house owner does not have to friend COV members.
The house (or at least part of it) must be Vampire in theme, and the design and decoration must be completed in a reasonable time.
The house must have a red rune book to all the other COV houses in it.
The house must be designated an Elysium by a Covenant founder.
House Sign must be Red and Black unless the house is private (other rules apply).
If it is in the Carthage area, it must say "Carthage" on the house sign.
If somewhere else, it must say "Covenant" on the house sign.

Here are optional things a house owner could consider:
Most COV houses have a triple stack of 2 rune books and a Chilvery book stacked Red, White and Blue. They can be found generally on the East/South corner of the stairs going into the house. This reflects the founders personal feelings OOC towards his country of origin.
Most COV houses have a red and black banner hanging some place (usually near the entrance). That is the Covenant Standard.
Coffin rooms are a nice touch, (ornate elven chests) most COV houses have some place members can rest or where fallen members have been laid to rest. Rooms with no windows tend to work best, as no one wants to wake up a couple hours early and step into a room filled with sunlight.
Rooms dedicated to clans are nice as well. It gives (perhaps your own) clan a place to gather and discuss secret matters.
Secret doors, hidden rooms and the like add a nice touch, it gives the vampires privacy from the prying eyes of mortals.
There are any number of other things you can do, the key is for continuity. When a vampire walks into a Covenant house, they should feel “at home” and nothing conveys this sense more then having stuff that reminds you of other safe havens. Stationing official Covenant Guards, building the house out of a favorite material, giving mortals a place to gather like shops and meeting halls is a nice way to bring in potential food and servants for our members and bring continuity to our Havens.
If security permits, it is easier to update the rune books if you friend me to your home. I understand some situations do not permit this. I do not want to be friended to your house, and have another person who is friended steal from you and then you wonder if I was the one who took your stuff. One easy way to avoid this is to set up some secure containers that are "Owner only", that way only you have access to your most valuable items and still are able friend people you trust.
The most important thing about the optional suggestions is this, it is YOUR house, and the optional suggestions are just that, suggestions.

The following link will take you to the Covenant Elysiums. http://www.covuo.com/viewforum.php?f=13

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