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In addition the land near a trod is often noticeably fertile and the crops on land through which a trod passes seems much less prone to disease. | In addition the land near a trod is often noticeably fertile and the crops on land through which a trod passes seems much less prone to disease. | ||
New trods can be created; however, it takes a great ritual and no new trods have been pioneered since 282 YE. With the recovery in 378YE of [[The Dance of Navarr and Thorn]] - a powerful ritual from pre-Imperial times - the Navarr once again have access to the potent tool neccessary to create trods. The [[ritual text]] also laid out several of the theories behind the trods, how they worked and their ultimate effect. The [[Imperial Conclave]] [[Declaration#Declaration of Imperial Lore|agreed]] to place the ritual into [[Imperial Lore|Imperial lore]], ensuring that it would not be lost as long as the Empire lasted. | New trods can be created; however, it takes a great ritual and no new trods have been pioneered since 282 YE. With the recovery in 378YE of [[The Dance of Navarr and Thorn]] - a powerful ritual from pre-Imperial times - the Navarr once again have access to the potent tool neccessary to create trods. The [[Formulaic_ritual#Ritual_Texts|ritual text]] also laid out several of the theories behind the trods, how they worked and their ultimate effect. The [[Imperial Conclave]] [[Declaration#Declaration of Imperial Lore|agreed]] to place the ritual into [[Imperial Lore|Imperial lore]], ensuring that it would not be lost as long as the Empire lasted. | ||
<box>'''Damaged Trods'''<br> | |||
As of the start of Winter 378YE, the Navarr know that the trods in [[Reikos]] have been seriously damaged by the actions of [[Druj]] magicians. The trods in [[Spiral]], [[Mournwold]] and [[Segura]] are likewise severely deteriorated due to long-term barbarian dominance of those territories, and in need of repair. The trods in [[Karsk]] are badly frayed and beginning to break down - the near constant back and forth of the last few years has made it very difficult to keep them operable. Unless Karsk remains in Imperial hands for a significant period, they will have deteriorated to the point where they will need to be repaired. Finally, and perhaps most worryingly, the trods in [[Liathaven]] have almost entirely unravelled due to nearly thirty years of Jotun dominance; until they are restored to full strength, the power of the [[vallorn]] will not be depleted at all by the walking of the trods. | |||
[[The Barrens]], never having been Imperial territory, have never had a proper trod network - rumours exist of a few tenuous paths that may have been created or used by the Navarr in historical times, but there is little sign of them today.</box> | |||
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Revision as of 10:35, 26 March 2015
Overview
The trods were created as a weapon but in the fullness of time their value to nurture the land through which they pass and the people that use them has been realised by the Imperial Conclave.
As a striding migrates along the trods the unconstrained Spring Magic which is the heart of the vallorn is slowly leached away. The longer the trod and the larger the striding the greater the effect. However, this magic is not just bled into the ether but is returned to the land and in some small way the people that travel the trod.
A trod starts and ends at a Vallorn. As a vallorn grows more powerful as the Navarr advance closer to its heart, successive generations have needed to travel further to weaken it sufficiently before any attack is attempted.
Stridings routinely move from trod to trod, to ensure as much of the vallorn's life-force is depleted before they attempt the dangerous journey back towards the vallorn.
At the fall of Terunael the unstoppable advance of the Orc foe made this task virtually impossible. The founding of the Empire was the beginning of a sea-change in the Navarr ability to fight the vallorn.
People that that use trods, some of which have become well worn roads, feel refreshed each morning as if they had spend a night in the finest beds.
In addition the land near a trod is often noticeably fertile and the crops on land through which a trod passes seems much less prone to disease.
New trods can be created; however, it takes a great ritual and no new trods have been pioneered since 282 YE. With the recovery in 378YE of The Dance of Navarr and Thorn - a powerful ritual from pre-Imperial times - the Navarr once again have access to the potent tool neccessary to create trods. The ritual text also laid out several of the theories behind the trods, how they worked and their ultimate effect. The Imperial Conclave agreed to place the ritual into Imperial lore, ensuring that it would not be lost as long as the Empire lasted.
As of the start of Winter 378YE, the Navarr know that the trods in Reikos have been seriously damaged by the actions of Druj magicians. The trods in Spiral, Mournwold and Segura are likewise severely deteriorated due to long-term barbarian dominance of those territories, and in need of repair. The trods in Karsk are badly frayed and beginning to break down - the near constant back and forth of the last few years has made it very difficult to keep them operable. Unless Karsk remains in Imperial hands for a significant period, they will have deteriorated to the point where they will need to be repaired. Finally, and perhaps most worryingly, the trods in Liathaven have almost entirely unravelled due to nearly thirty years of Jotun dominance; until they are restored to full strength, the power of the vallorn will not be depleted at all by the walking of the trods.
The Barrens, never having been Imperial territory, have never had a proper trod network - rumours exist of a few tenuous paths that may have been created or used by the Navarr in historical times, but there is little sign of them today.