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	===Disruption===		===Disruption===
	As all three priests [[379YE_Autumn_Equinox_Synod_judgments#Synod_Judgments\|named]] by the [[~~Imperial~~ Synod]] chose to employ the full hundred liao mentioned in that [[opportunity]], the vyig have been routed - but the resultant disruption significantly affected commerce in the four cities. As a consequence, citizens operating in Temeschwar, Holberg, and the two Tassatos have found the income from their [[business]] interests reduced by a quarter. Now that the vyig are dealt with, however, things should presumably return to normal.		As all three priests [[379YE_Autumn_Equinox_Synod_judgments#Synod_Judgments\|named]] by the [[Synod]] chose to employ the full hundred liao mentioned in that [[opportunity]], the vyig have been routed - but the resultant disruption significantly affected commerce in the four cities. As a consequence, citizens operating in Temeschwar, Holberg, and the two Tassatos have found the income from their [[business]] interests reduced by a quarter. Now that the vyig are dealt with, however, things should presumably return to normal.

	===Further Investigation===		===Further Investigation===

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	* '''Auntie Bimber's Palinka''' A Temeschwari [[business\|den of iniquity]] in [[Temeschwar#hanuri\|Hanuri]] with a reputation as a neutral meeting ground for rival vyig factions. The tavern was shut down in a massive militia raid, and its proprietors and clientèle now face the full weight of the law, but the premises, stock, and distillation equipment are largely untouched. (Auntie Bimber's Palink is a rank 2 business).		* '''Auntie Bimber's Palinka''' A Temeschwari [[business\|den of iniquity]] in [[Temeschwar#hanuri\|Hanuri]] with a reputation as a neutral meeting ground for rival vyig factions. The tavern was shut down in a massive militia raid, and its proprietors and clientèle now face the full weight of the law, but the premises, stock, and distillation equipment are largely untouched. (Auntie Bimber's Palink is a rank 2 business).
	* '''Bartelli's Bolt''' A [[Materials#Weltsilver\|weltsilver Mine]] in the foothills of [[Temeschwar#Locul\|Mellfort Peak]]. Long considered almost played out, investigations uncovered that the place was being used to store stolen goods including art treasures from all over the Empire. The owner, Bartelli von Temeschwar, was using "conscripts" (effectively slaves) to work the weltsilver veins and smuggle goods stolen from Wintermark and Varushka south for sale to overseas clients and unscrupulous art collectors. With his arrest the mine has been seized by the militia until a suitable new owner can be found to turn its fruit to more a more Virtuous end. (Bartelli's Bolt is a rank 4 weltsilver mine).		* '''Bartelli's Bolt''' A [[Materials#Weltsilver\|weltsilver Mine]] in the foothills of [[Temeschwar#Locul\|Mellfort Peak]]. Long considered almost played out, investigations uncovered that the place was being used to store stolen goods including art treasures from all over the Empire. The owner, Bartelli von Temeschwar, was using "conscripts" (effectively slaves) to work the weltsilver veins and smuggle goods stolen from Wintermark and Varushka south for sale to overseas clients and unscrupulous art collectors. With his arrest the mine has been seized by the militia until a suitable new owner can be found to turn its fruit to more a more Virtuous end. (Bartelli's Bolt is a rank 4 weltsilver mine).
	* '''Pressing Matters, The Prince's Prints'''. Regario is well known for its ~~skillful~~ printers but not all of its ~~skillful~~ printers are that well known. Whilst for some of them this is a consequence of their mediocrity, for a very few businesses this lack of notoriety is carefully crafted. Located in the heart of the eastern city and hidden behind a basic fabric shop facade, this moderately prosperous [[business]] was used as the base of operations for a gang of confidence tricksters preying on the credulous and the greedy. There is also some evidence that printmaster was attempting to find a way to counterfeit Bourse certificates - without any noticeable success. (Pressing Matters is a rank 3 business).		* '''Pressing Matters, The Prince's Prints'''. Regario is well known for its skilful printers but not all of its skilful printers are that well known. Whilst for some of them this is a consequence of their mediocrity, for a very few businesses this lack of notoriety is carefully crafted. Located in the heart of the eastern city and hidden behind a basic fabric shop facade, this moderately prosperous [[business]] was used as the base of operations for a gang of confidence tricksters preying on the credulous and the greedy. There is also some evidence that printmaster was attempting to find a way to counterfeit Bourse certificates - without any noticeable success. (Pressing Matters is a rank 3 business).
	* The '''Carta de Fimi Nacoso'''. Known to a select few as the Guild of the River's Secrets this extended family of [[merrow]] [[The_League_culture_and_customs#Reckoners\|reckoners]] specialised in ferrying citizens across the wide river. Initially an honest [[business]] the recent investigations uncovered evidence that the head of the Guild, Carlotta de Mestra had been blackmailed by the vyig "Auntie Vivian". Largely without the complicity of its members the Guild of the River's Secrets had been moving stolen goods across the river for the vyig. With Carlotta gone the Fimi Nacoso are looking for a more honest soul to help them return to their original, law abiding roots. (Carta de Fimi Nacoso is a rank 2 business).		* The '''Carta de Fimi Nacoso'''. Known to a select few as the Guild of the River's Secrets this extended family of [[merrow]] [[The_League_culture_and_customs#Reckoners\|reckoners]] specialised in ferrying citizens across the wide river. Initially an honest [[business]] the recent investigations uncovered evidence that the head of the Guild, Carlotta de Mestra had been blackmailed by the vyig "Auntie Vivian". Largely without the complicity of its members the Guild of the River's Secrets had been moving stolen goods across the river for the vyig. With Carlotta gone the Fimi Nacoso are looking for a more honest soul to help them return to their original, law abiding roots. (Carta de Fimi Nacoso is a rank 2 business).
	* '''The Tunnel Snakes''' War is a time of much tragedy but it is also a time of opportunity for those able to seize it. Over the last decade the vyig operated this Holberg [[business\|logistics and supplies company]] as a front for a network of contacts, supply chains and smugglers involved in siphoning resources, weapons and other goods from the walls of Holberg to the heart of Temeschwar. The supply and distribution network, as well we premises in all four League cities, have been auctioned in the hope that a law abiding citizen can put them to more prosperous use - importing luxury goods from the rest of the League city to the newly liberated Holberg. (The Tunnel Snakes are a rank 3 business)		* '''The Tunnel Snakes''' War is a time of much tragedy but it is also a time of opportunity for those able to seize it. Over the last decade the vyig operated this Holberg [[business\|logistics and supplies company]] as a front for a network of contacts, supply chains and smugglers involved in siphoning resources, weapons and other goods from the walls of Holberg to the heart of Temeschwar. The supply and distribution network, as well we premises in all four League cities, have been auctioned in the hope that a law abiding citizen can put them to more prosperous use - importing luxury goods from the rest of the League city to the newly liberated Holberg. (The Tunnel Snakes are a rank 3 business)

Twiggy: /* Spoils of War */

2025-09-27T16:11:01Z

Spoils of War

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	* '''Bartelli's Bolt''' A [[Materials#Weltsilver\|weltsilver Mine]] in the foothills of [[Temeschwar#Locul\|Mellfort Peak]]. Long considered almost played out, investigations uncovered that the place was being used to store stolen goods including art treasures from all over the Empire. The owner, Bartelli von Temeschwar, was using "conscripts" (effectively slaves) to work the weltsilver veins and smuggle goods stolen from Wintermark and Varushka south for sale to overseas clients and unscrupulous art collectors. With his arrest the mine has been seized by the militia until a suitable new owner can be found to turn its fruit to more a more Virtuous end. (Bartelli's Bolt is a rank 4 weltsilver mine).		* '''Bartelli's Bolt''' A [[Materials#Weltsilver\|weltsilver Mine]] in the foothills of [[Temeschwar#Locul\|Mellfort Peak]]. Long considered almost played out, investigations uncovered that the place was being used to store stolen goods including art treasures from all over the Empire. The owner, Bartelli von Temeschwar, was using "conscripts" (effectively slaves) to work the weltsilver veins and smuggle goods stolen from Wintermark and Varushka south for sale to overseas clients and unscrupulous art collectors. With his arrest the mine has been seized by the militia until a suitable new owner can be found to turn its fruit to more a more Virtuous end. (Bartelli's Bolt is a rank 4 weltsilver mine).
	* '''Pressing Matters, The Prince's Prints'''. Regario is well known for its skillful printers but not all of its skillful printers are that well known. Whilst for some of them this is a consequence of their mediocrity, for a very few businesses this lack of notoriety is carefully crafted. Located in the heart of the eastern city and hidden behind a basic fabric shop facade, this moderately prosperous [[business]] was used as the base of operations for a gang of confidence tricksters preying on the credulous and the greedy. There is also some evidence that printmaster was attempting to find a way to counterfeit Bourse certificates - without any noticeable success. (Pressing Matters is a rank 3 business).		* '''Pressing Matters, The Prince's Prints'''. Regario is well known for its skillful printers but not all of its skillful printers are that well known. Whilst for some of them this is a consequence of their mediocrity, for a very few businesses this lack of notoriety is carefully crafted. Located in the heart of the eastern city and hidden behind a basic fabric shop facade, this moderately prosperous [[business]] was used as the base of operations for a gang of confidence tricksters preying on the credulous and the greedy. There is also some evidence that printmaster was attempting to find a way to counterfeit Bourse certificates - without any noticeable success. (Pressing Matters is a rank 3 business).
	* The '''Carta de Fimi Nacoso'''. Known to a select few as the Guild of the River's Secrets this extended family of [[merrow]] [[~~The_League_lineage_and_species_attitudes~~#Reckoners\|reckoners]] specialised in ferrying citizens across the wide river. Initially an honest [[business]] the recent investigations uncovered evidence that the head of the Guild, Carlotta de Mestra had been blackmailed by the vyig "Auntie Vivian". Largely without the complicity of its members the Guild of the River's Secrets had been moving stolen goods across the river for the vyig. With Carlotta gone the Fimi Nacoso are looking for a more honest soul to help them return to their original, law abiding roots. (Carta de Fimi Nacoso is a rank 2 business).		* The '''Carta de Fimi Nacoso'''. Known to a select few as the Guild of the River's Secrets this extended family of [[merrow]] [[The_League_culture_and_customs#Reckoners\|reckoners]] specialised in ferrying citizens across the wide river. Initially an honest [[business]] the recent investigations uncovered evidence that the head of the Guild, Carlotta de Mestra had been blackmailed by the vyig "Auntie Vivian". Largely without the complicity of its members the Guild of the River's Secrets had been moving stolen goods across the river for the vyig. With Carlotta gone the Fimi Nacoso are looking for a more honest soul to help them return to their original, law abiding roots. (Carta de Fimi Nacoso is a rank 2 business).
	* '''The Tunnel Snakes''' War is a time of much tragedy but it is also a time of opportunity for those able to seize it. Over the last decade the vyig operated this Holberg [[business\|logistics and supplies company]] as a front for a network of contacts, supply chains and smugglers involved in siphoning resources, weapons and other goods from the walls of Holberg to the heart of Temeschwar. The supply and distribution network, as well we premises in all four League cities, have been auctioned in the hope that a law abiding citizen can put them to more prosperous use - importing luxury goods from the rest of the League city to the newly liberated Holberg. (The Tunnel Snakes are a rank 3 business)		* '''The Tunnel Snakes''' War is a time of much tragedy but it is also a time of opportunity for those able to seize it. Over the last decade the vyig operated this Holberg [[business\|logistics and supplies company]] as a front for a network of contacts, supply chains and smugglers involved in siphoning resources, weapons and other goods from the walls of Holberg to the heart of Temeschwar. The supply and distribution network, as well we premises in all four League cities, have been auctioned in the hope that a law abiding citizen can put them to more prosperous use - importing luxury goods from the rest of the League city to the newly liberated Holberg. (The Tunnel Snakes are a rank 3 business)

Twiggy at 01:46, 18 July 2025

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	While citizens of the League take the forefront in operations against the criminals, they are not alone. In [[Holberg]], Vladimir von Temeschwar receives the unexpected assistance of a number of [[Imperial_Orcs_economic_interests#Thief-takers\|thief-takers]] from the [[Imperial Orcs\|Imperial orc]] camp in [[Semmerholm#Estmure\|Estcastle]], as well as several dozen [[Questing knight\|questing knights]] and [[Knight-errant\|knights-errant]]. The city is quickly searched - the cowardly vyig mostly deserted Holberg during the [[Druj]] siege - but there are several armed engagements in the ruins of [[Holberg#Holmauer\|Holmauer]] where it seems the vyig were attempting to construct criminal dens among the rubble.		While citizens of the League take the forefront in operations against the criminals, they are not alone. In [[Holberg]], Vladimir von Temeschwar receives the unexpected assistance of a number of [[Imperial_Orcs_economic_interests#Thief-takers\|thief-takers]] from the [[Imperial Orcs\|Imperial orc]] camp in [[Semmerholm#Estmure\|Estcastle]], as well as several dozen [[Questing knight\|questing knights]] and [[Knight-errant\|knights-errant]]. The city is quickly searched - the cowardly vyig mostly deserted Holberg during the [[Druj]] siege - but there are several armed engagements in the ruins of [[Holberg#Holmauer\|Holmauer]] where it seems the vyig were attempting to construct criminal dens among the rubble.

	In [[Tassato]], beneath [[Drawing the Penumbral Veil\|stars that are twisted and unfamiliar]], Valimir von Temeschwar is able to forge a tenuous - and temporary - truce between rival Princes on either side of the river. During the drab autumn months habitual opponents offer grudging assistance to each other, ensuring that the vyig thugs are given nowhere to hide. Wily [[Navarr]] [[Navarr military concerns#Thorns\|thorns]] and dour [[Highguard\|Highborn]] priests help to unearth and end a sinister trade in stolen goods - valuables stolen in Mestra fenced in Regario and vice versa. The efforts of the priests of vigilance receive strong and unexpected support from the followers of the ''Charitable Chain of Andromeo'', a [[congregation]] which values [[loyalty]] above all other virtues. A proud fellowship offering ~~succor~~ and protection to the victims of the vyig, their knowledge of the depths to which the criminal conspiracy will stoop proves invaluable in locating and destroying some of the worst dens of vice on both sides of the village - although sadly their leader (the ex-mountebank Callista di Tassato Regario) and several of her closest allies pay for their courage with their lives. Still, thanks to the bravery and vigilance of citizens such as these, the vyig are no longer a force in the twin-city by the time the first dreary snow of winter falls on the roofs of the twin city.		In [[Tassato]], beneath [[Drawing the Penumbral Veil\|stars that are twisted and unfamiliar]], Valimir von Temeschwar is able to forge a tenuous - and temporary - truce between rival Princes on either side of the river. During the drab autumn months habitual opponents offer grudging assistance to each other, ensuring that the vyig thugs are given nowhere to hide. Wily [[Navarr]] [[Navarr military concerns#Thorns\|thorns]] and dour [[Highguard\|Highborn]] priests help to unearth and end a sinister trade in stolen goods - valuables stolen in Mestra fenced in Regario and vice versa. The efforts of the priests of vigilance receive strong and unexpected support from the followers of the ''Charitable Chain of Andromeo'', a [[congregation]] which values [[loyalty]] above all other virtues. A proud fellowship offering succour and protection to the victims of the vyig, their knowledge of the depths to which the criminal conspiracy will stoop proves invaluable in locating and destroying some of the worst dens of vice on both sides of the village - although sadly their leader (the ex-mountebank Callista di Tassato Regario) and several of her closest allies pay for their courage with their lives. Still, thanks to the bravery and vigilance of citizens such as these, the vyig are no longer a force in the twin-city by the time the first dreary snow of winter falls on the roofs of the twin city.

	Things are not quite so straightforward in [[Temeschwar]] - unsurprisingly, perhaps. Irada von Temeschwar takes the lead here. A powerful aura of vigilance is laid on the statue of Ratibor von Temeschwar, the boyar who first rousted the vyig from his city in the years before the foundation of the Empire. Angy priests from the Assembly of Ambition are roused by Regina Alcee Caeli Salvatici von Temeschwar to join with [[Varushka\|Varushkan]] [[Varushka military concerns#Schlacta\|Schlacta]] and [[Varushka magical traditions#Volhov\|volhov]] to scour the city for those with vyig tattoos and their associates. This is not the era of the boyars; those suspected of crimes are arrested, interrogated, and dealt with fairly under the rule of law.		Things are not quite so straightforward in [[Temeschwar]] - unsurprisingly, perhaps. Irada von Temeschwar takes the lead here. A powerful aura of vigilance is laid on the statue of Ratibor von Temeschwar, the boyar who first rousted the vyig from his city in the years before the foundation of the Empire. Angy priests from the Assembly of Ambition are roused by Regina Alcee Caeli Salvatici von Temeschwar to join with [[Varushka\|Varushkan]] [[Varushka military concerns#Schlacta\|Schlacta]] and [[Varushka magical traditions#Volhov\|volhov]] to scour the city for those with vyig tattoos and their associates. This is not the era of the boyars; those suspected of crimes are arrested, interrogated, and dealt with fairly under the rule of law.

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	===Disruption===		===Disruption===
	As all three priests [[379YE_Autumn_Equinox_Synod_judgments#Synod_Judgments\|named]] by the [[Imperial Synod]] chose to employ the full hundred liao mentioned in that [[opportunity]], the vyig have been routed - but the resultant disruption significantly affected commerce in the four cities. As a consequence, citizens operating in Temeschwar, Holberg, an the two Tassatos have found the income from their [[business]] interests reduced by a quarter. Now that the vyig are dealt with, however, things should presumably return to normal.		As all three priests [[379YE_Autumn_Equinox_Synod_judgments#Synod_Judgments\|named]] by the [[Imperial Synod]] chose to employ the full hundred liao mentioned in that [[opportunity]], the vyig have been routed - but the resultant disruption significantly affected commerce in the four cities. As a consequence, citizens operating in Temeschwar, Holberg, and the two Tassatos have found the income from their [[business]] interests reduced by a quarter. Now that the vyig are dealt with, however, things should presumably return to normal.

	===Further Investigation===		===Further Investigation===

Coolbeans: /* Participation */

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Participation

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	==Participation==		==Participation==
	Any character is welcome to roleplay that they have been involved in this fight against the vyig; the operation has by no means been restricted to League citizens. Likewise, any citizen of Holberg, Tassato, or Temeschwar - especially those with businesses - can come up with a story about how the war against the organised crime syndicate has affected them. While the main thrust of the investigation has focused on the vyig, any criminal activities in the three cities is likely to have been impacted by the campaign - any character with criminal connections in the League is welcome to e-mail ~~empire.~~plot@profounddecisions.co.uk and we will happily arrange for you to begin play as prisoners of the militia facing trial for your crimes.		Any character is welcome to roleplay that they have been involved in this fight against the vyig; the operation has by no means been restricted to League citizens. Likewise, any citizen of Holberg, Tassato, or Temeschwar - especially those with businesses - can come up with a story about how the war against the organised crime syndicate has affected them. While the main thrust of the investigation has focused on the vyig, any criminal activities in the three cities is likely to have been impacted by the campaign - any character with criminal connections in the League is welcome to e-mail plot@profounddecisions.co.uk and we will happily arrange for you to begin play as prisoners of the militia facing trial for your crimes.

	==Resolution==		==Resolution==
	In the confusion caused by the dreadful weather during the Anvil summit, the planned auction of vyig assets did not go ahead. It has been rescheduled for Spring 380YE.		In the confusion caused by the dreadful weather during the Anvil summit, the planned auction of vyig assets did not go ahead. It has been rescheduled for Spring 380YE.

Dre at 17:53, 29 December 2023

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	===Overview===		===Overview===
	Following on from the [[A big sleep\|events in Sarvos]], the Empire has taken up arms against the [[vyig]] infestation of [[the League]] cities of [[Holberg]], [[Tassato#Tassato Mestra\|Mestra]], [[Tassato#Tassato Regario\|Regario]], and of course [[Temeschwar]]. Three priests of the assembly of [[vigilance]] have ~~lead~~ the way, working both to inspire citizens to act against the criminals in their midst, and to co-ordinate the efforts of [[bishop\|bishops]], [[bravos]], and [[guilds]] with the [[Officers_of_the_Law#The_Imperial_Militia\|militia]] and the [[magistrates]]. Preaching the virtue of ridding the Empire of the vyig blight, they work tirelessly to promote the militia and encourage League citizens to sweep their city and the surrounding area clean of criminals. Municipal buildings and public spaces are [[Religious_skills#Consecration\|consecrated]] with auras of vigilance, serving as gathering places for those dedicated to rooting out the vyig. Supporters of the cause are [[Religious skills#Anointing\|anointed]] with mantles that sharpen their eyes and bolster their will to track down and eliminate all traces of the criminal threat. For a time, the fear the vyig evoke is countered by the will to expose and denounce the wicked.		Following on from the [[A big sleep\|events in Sarvos]], the Empire has taken up arms against the [[vyig]] infestation of [[the League]] cities of [[Holberg]], [[Tassato#Tassato Mestra\|Mestra]], [[Tassato#Tassato Regario\|Regario]], and of course [[Temeschwar]]. Three priests of the assembly of [[vigilance]] have led the way, working both to inspire citizens to act against the criminals in their midst, and to co-ordinate the efforts of [[bishop\|bishops]], [[bravos]], and [[guilds]] with the [[Officers_of_the_Law#The_Imperial_Militia\|militia]] and the [[magistrates]]. Preaching the virtue of ridding the Empire of the vyig blight, they work tirelessly to promote the militia and encourage League citizens to sweep their city and the surrounding area clean of criminals. Municipal buildings and public spaces are [[Religious_skills#Consecration\|consecrated]] with auras of vigilance, serving as gathering places for those dedicated to rooting out the vyig. Supporters of the cause are [[Religious skills#Anointing\|anointed]] with mantles that sharpen their eyes and bolster their will to track down and eliminate all traces of the criminal threat. For a time, the fear the vyig evoke is countered by the will to expose and denounce the wicked.

	While citizens of the League take the forefront in operations against the criminals, they are not alone. In [[Holberg]], Vladimir von Temeschwar receives the unexpected assistance of a number of [[Imperial_Orcs_economic_interests#Thief-takers\|thief-takers]] from the [[Imperial Orcs\|Imperial orc]] camp in [[Semmerholm#Estmure\|Estcastle]], as well as several dozen [[Questing knight\|questing knights]] and [[Knight-errant\|knights-errant]]. The city is quickly searched - the cowardly vyig mostly deserted Holberg during the [[Druj]] siege - but there are several armed engagements in the ruins of [[Holberg#Holmauer\|Holmauer]] where it seems the vyig were attempting to construct criminal dens among the rubble.		While citizens of the League take the forefront in operations against the criminals, they are not alone. In [[Holberg]], Vladimir von Temeschwar receives the unexpected assistance of a number of [[Imperial_Orcs_economic_interests#Thief-takers\|thief-takers]] from the [[Imperial Orcs\|Imperial orc]] camp in [[Semmerholm#Estmure\|Estcastle]], as well as several dozen [[Questing knight\|questing knights]] and [[Knight-errant\|knights-errant]]. The city is quickly searched - the cowardly vyig mostly deserted Holberg during the [[Druj]] siege - but there are several armed engagements in the ruins of [[Holberg#Holmauer\|Holmauer]] where it seems the vyig were attempting to construct criminal dens among the rubble.

Dre at 23:27, 3 August 2023

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	===Disruption===		===Disruption===
	As all three priests [[379YE_Autumn_Equinox_Synod_judgments#Synod_Judgments\|named]] by the [[Imperial Synod]] chose to employ the full hundred liao mentioned in that [[opportunity]], the vyig have been routed - but the resultant disruption significantly ~~effected~~ commerce in the four cities. As a consequence, citizens operating in Temeschwar, Holberg, an the two Tassatos have found the income from their [[business]] interests reduced by a quarter. Now that the vyig are dealt with, however, things should presumably return to normal.		As all three priests [[379YE_Autumn_Equinox_Synod_judgments#Synod_Judgments\|named]] by the [[Imperial Synod]] chose to employ the full hundred liao mentioned in that [[opportunity]], the vyig have been routed - but the resultant disruption significantly affected commerce in the four cities. As a consequence, citizens operating in Temeschwar, Holberg, an the two Tassatos have found the income from their [[business]] interests reduced by a quarter. Now that the vyig are dealt with, however, things should presumably return to normal.

	===Further Investigation===		===Further Investigation===
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	==Participation==		==Participation==
	Any character is welcome to roleplay that they have been involved in this fight against the vyig; the operation has by no means been restricted to League citizens. Likewise, any citizen of Holberg, Tassato, or Temeschwar - especially those with businesses - can come up with a story about how the war against the organised crime syndicate has ~~effected~~ them. While the main thrust of the investigation has focused on the vyig, any criminal activities in the three cities is likely to have been impacted by the campaign - any character with criminal connections in the League is welcome to e-mail empire.plot@profounddecisions.co.uk and we will happily arrange for you to begin play as prisoners of the militia facing trial for your crimes.		Any character is welcome to roleplay that they have been involved in this fight against the vyig; the operation has by no means been restricted to League citizens. Likewise, any citizen of Holberg, Tassato, or Temeschwar - especially those with businesses - can come up with a story about how the war against the organised crime syndicate has affected them. While the main thrust of the investigation has focused on the vyig, any criminal activities in the three cities is likely to have been impacted by the campaign - any character with criminal connections in the League is welcome to e-mail empire.plot@profounddecisions.co.uk and we will happily arrange for you to begin play as prisoners of the militia facing trial for your crimes.
	==Resolution==		==Resolution==
	In the confusion caused by the dreadful weather during the Anvil summit, the planned auction of vyig assets did not go ahead. It has been rescheduled for Spring 380YE.		In the confusion caused by the dreadful weather during the Anvil summit, the planned auction of vyig assets did not go ahead. It has been rescheduled for Spring 380YE.

Rafferty at 17:01, 24 November 2019

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	[[Category:Winds of Fortune]][[Category:379YE]][[Category:Recent History]]		[[Category:Winds of Fortune]][[Category:379YE Winter]][[Category:Recent History]]
	<ic> Uncle Uzo drummed his fingers on the hard oak table. The faded runes tattooed on his knuckles stretched and moved. Strength to do what needs to be done. To bring an ending to those who oppose. To be cunning and cautious in the face of oppression. To have the will to choose ones own destiny. As he counted them off, the mantra in his head went some way towards calming his troubled thoughts. Some way.		<ic> Uncle Uzo drummed his fingers on the hard oak table. The faded runes tattooed on his knuckles stretched and moved. Strength to do what needs to be done. To bring an ending to those who oppose. To be cunning and cautious in the face of oppression. To have the will to choose ones own destiny. As he counted them off, the mantra in his head went some way towards calming his troubled thoughts. Some way.

Novemberalice at 20:43, 25 May 2019

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	Back in Tassato Mestra. Already. He cursed under his breath. Hardfrost! That damn Talbot beater, that damn militiaman! It was like he had a supernatural sense for Uzo's agents! All efforts to establish himself in Sarvos ruined; his brick factory confiscated; his followers dead or fled. And now he was back in damn Tassato, a poor relative knocking at the door of the damn woman he had moved to Sarvos to get away from in the first place.		Back in Tassato Mestra. Already. He cursed under his breath. Hardfrost! That damn Talbot beater, that damn militiaman! It was like he had a supernatural sense for Uzo's agents! All efforts to establish himself in Sarvos ruined; his brick factory confiscated; his followers dead or fled. And now he was back in damn Tassato, a poor relative knocking at the door of the damn woman he had moved to Sarvos to get away from in the first place.

	Auntie Vivian di Tassato Mestra. She had not even deigned to see him yet, keeping him waiting for the second day. Hiding out in a filthy garret overlooking the river, drinking himself into oblivion each night on stolen Hercynian spirits brought down the river from ~~Temeshwar~~ hidden in crates of weltsilver ore. He sighed gustily. If their situations had been reversed, he would have enjoyed her situation as much as she was plainly enjoying his.		Auntie Vivian di Tassato Mestra. She had not even deigned to see him yet, keeping him waiting for the second day. Hiding out in a filthy garret overlooking the river, drinking himself into oblivion each night on stolen Hercynian spirits brought down the river from Temeschwar hidden in crates of weltsilver ore. He sighed gustily. If their situations had been reversed, he would have enjoyed her situation as much as she was plainly enjoying his.

	He glared across the table at her representatives. Carlton di Tassato Mestra was young, and making a show of cleaning his fingernails with a slim stiletto. A popinjay. His older brother William was a different matter - hard and strong, like a true vyig, at ease with the harsh realities of life as an enforcer for Auntie Vivian. Where Carlton was clearly full of nervous energy, William sat stock still in his seat, his dark-skinned hands resting easily on the table in front of him. Uzo could barely make out any of his tattoos; black ink on black skin. He'd heard that if you were close enough to see the vyig marks, you were only still breathing because William (or his Auntie) thought you were worth more alive than dead.		He glared across the table at her representatives. Carlton di Tassato Mestra was young, and making a show of cleaning his fingernails with a slim stiletto. A popinjay. His older brother William was a different matter - hard and strong, like a true vyig, at ease with the harsh realities of life as an enforcer for Auntie Vivian. Where Carlton was clearly full of nervous energy, William sat stock still in his seat, his dark-skinned hands resting easily on the table in front of him. Uzo could barely make out any of his tattoos; black ink on black skin. He'd heard that if you were close enough to see the vyig marks, you were only still breathing because William (or his Auntie) thought you were worth more alive than dead.

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	* '''Auntie Bimber's Palinka''' A Temeschwari [[business\|den of iniquity]] in [[Temeschwar#hanuri\|Hanuri]] with a reputation as a neutral meeting ground for rival vyig factions. The tavern was shut down in a massive militia raid, and its proprietors and clientèle now face the full weight of the law, but the premises, stock, and distillation equipment are largely untouched. (Auntie Bimber's Palink is a rank 2 business).		* '''Auntie Bimber's Palinka''' A Temeschwari [[business\|den of iniquity]] in [[Temeschwar#hanuri\|Hanuri]] with a reputation as a neutral meeting ground for rival vyig factions. The tavern was shut down in a massive militia raid, and its proprietors and clientèle now face the full weight of the law, but the premises, stock, and distillation equipment are largely untouched. (Auntie Bimber's Palink is a rank 2 business).
	* '''Bartelli's Bolt''' A [[Materials#Weltsilver\|weltsilver Mine]] in the foothills of [[Temeschwar#Locul\|Mellfort Peak]]. Long considered almost played out, investigations uncovered that the place was being used to store stolen goods including art treasures from all over the Empire. The owner, Bartelli von Temeschwar, was using "conscripts" (effectively slaves) to work the weltsilver veins and smuggle goods stolen from Wintermark and Varushka south for sale to overseas clients and unscrupulous art collectors. With his arrest the mine has been seized by the militia until a suitable new owner can be found to turn its fruit to more a more Virtuous end. (Bartelli's Bolt is a rank 4 weltsilver mine).		* '''Bartelli's Bolt''' A [[Materials#Weltsilver\|weltsilver Mine]] in the foothills of [[Temeschwar#Locul\|Mellfort Peak]]. Long considered almost played out, investigations uncovered that the place was being used to store stolen goods including art treasures from all over the Empire. The owner, Bartelli von Temeschwar, was using "conscripts" (effectively slaves) to work the weltsilver veins and smuggle goods stolen from Wintermark and Varushka south for sale to overseas clients and unscrupulous art collectors. With his arrest the mine has been seized by the militia until a suitable new owner can be found to turn its fruit to more a more Virtuous end. (Bartelli's Bolt is a rank 4 weltsilver mine).
	* '''Pressing Matters, The Prince's Prints'''. Regario is well known for its ~~skillful~~ printers but not all of its ~~skillful~~ printers are that well known. Whilst for some of them this is a consequence of their mediocrity, for a very few businesses this lack of notoriety is carefully crafted. Located in the heart of the eastern city and hidden behind a basic fabric shop facade, this moderately prosperous [[business]] was used as the base of operations for a gang of confidence tricksters preying on the credulous and the greedy. There is also some evidence that printmaster was attempting to find a way to counterfeit Bourse certificates - without any noticeable success. (Pressing Matters is a rank 3 business).		* '''Pressing Matters, The Prince's Prints'''. Regario is well known for its skilful printers but not all of its skilful printers are that well known. Whilst for some of them this is a consequence of their mediocrity, for a very few businesses this lack of notoriety is carefully crafted. Located in the heart of the eastern city and hidden behind a basic fabric shop facade, this moderately prosperous [[business]] was used as the base of operations for a gang of confidence tricksters preying on the credulous and the greedy. There is also some evidence that printmaster was attempting to find a way to counterfeit Bourse certificates - without any noticeable success. (Pressing Matters is a rank 3 business).
	* The '''Carta de Fimi Nacoso'''. Known to a select few as the Guild of the River's Secrets this extended family of [[merrow]] [[The_League_culture_and_customs#Reckoners\|reckoners]] specialised in ferrying citizens across the wide river. Initially an honest [[business]] the recent investigations uncovered evidence that the head of the Guild, Carlotta de Mestra had been blackmailed by the vyig "Auntie Vivian". Largely without the complicity of its members the Guild of the River's Secrets had been moving stolen goods across the river for the vyig. With Carlotta gone the Fimi Nacoso are looking for a more honest soul to help them return to their original, law abiding roots. (Carta de Fimi Nacoso is a rank 2 business).		* The '''Carta de Fimi Nacoso'''. Known to a select few as the Guild of the River's Secrets this extended family of [[merrow]] [[The_League_culture_and_customs#Reckoners\|reckoners]] specialised in ferrying citizens across the wide river. Initially an honest [[business]] the recent investigations uncovered evidence that the head of the Guild, Carlotta de Mestra had been blackmailed by the vyig "Auntie Vivian". Largely without the complicity of its members the Guild of the River's Secrets had been moving stolen goods across the river for the vyig. With Carlotta gone the Fimi Nacoso are looking for a more honest soul to help them return to their original, law abiding roots. (Carta de Fimi Nacoso is a rank 2 business).
	* '''The Tunnel Snakes''' War is a time of much tragedy but it is also a time of opportunity for those able to seize it. Over the last decade the vyig operated this Holberg [[business\|logistics and supplies company]] as a front for a network of contacts, supply chains and smugglers involved in siphoning resources, weapons and other goods from the walls of Holberg to the heart of Temeschwar. The supply and distribution network, as well we premises in all four League cities, have been auctioned in the hope that a law abiding citizen can put them to more prosperous use - importing luxury goods from the rest of the League city to the newly liberated Holberg. (The Tunnel Snakes are a rank 3 business)		* '''The Tunnel Snakes''' War is a time of much tragedy but it is also a time of opportunity for those able to seize it. Over the last decade the vyig operated this Holberg [[business\|logistics and supplies company]] as a front for a network of contacts, supply chains and smugglers involved in siphoning resources, weapons and other goods from the walls of Holberg to the heart of Temeschwar. The supply and distribution network, as well we premises in all four League cities, have been auctioned in the hope that a law abiding citizen can put them to more prosperous use - importing luxury goods from the rest of the League city to the newly liberated Holberg. (The Tunnel Snakes are a rank 3 business)

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	While citizens of the League take the forefront in operations against the criminals, they are not alone. In [[Holberg]], Vladimir von Temeschwar receives the unexpected assistance of a number of [[Imperial_Orcs_economic_interests#Thief-takers\|thief-takers]] from the [[Imperial Orcs\|Imperial orc]] camp in [[Semmerholm#Estmure\|Estcastle]], as well as several dozen [[Questing knight\|questing knights]] and [[Knight-errant\|knights-errant]]. The city is quickly searched - the cowardly vyig mostly deserted Holberg during the [[Druj]] siege - but there are several armed engagements in the ruins of [[Holberg#Holmauer\|Holmauer]] where it seems the vyig were attempting to construct criminal dens among the rubble.		While citizens of the League take the forefront in operations against the criminals, they are not alone. In [[Holberg]], Vladimir von Temeschwar receives the unexpected assistance of a number of [[Imperial_Orcs_economic_interests#Thief-takers\|thief-takers]] from the [[Imperial Orcs\|Imperial orc]] camp in [[Semmerholm#Estmure\|Estcastle]], as well as several dozen [[Questing knight\|questing knights]] and [[Knight-errant\|knights-errant]]. The city is quickly searched - the cowardly vyig mostly deserted Holberg during the [[Druj]] siege - but there are several armed engagements in the ruins of [[Holberg#Holmauer\|Holmauer]] where it seems the vyig were attempting to construct criminal dens among the rubble.

	In [[Tassato]], beneath [[Drawing the Penumbral Veil\|stars that are twisted and unfamiliar]], Valimir von Temeschwar is able to forge a tenuous - and temporary - truce between rival Princes on either side of the river. During the drab autumn months habitual opponents offer grudging assistance to each other, ensuring that the vyig thugs are given nowhere to hide. Wily [[Navarr]] [[Navarr military concerns#Thorns\|thorns]] and dour [[Highguard\|Highborn]] priests help to unearth and end a sinister trade in stolen goods - valuables stolen in Mestra fenced in Regario and vice versa. The efforts of the priests of vigilance receive strong and unexpected support from the followers of the ''Charitable Chain of Andromeo'', a [[congregation]] which values [[loyalty]] above all other virtues. A proud fellowship offering ~~succor~~ and protection to the victims of the vyig, their knowledge of the depths to which the criminal conspiracy will stoop proves invaluable in locating and destroying some of the worst dens of vice on both sides of the village - although sadly their leader (the ex-mountebank Callista di Tassato Regario) and several of her closest allies pay for their courage with their lives. Still, thanks to the bravery and vigilance of citizens such as these, the vyig are no longer a force in the twin-city by the time the first dreary snow of winter falls on the roofs of the twin city.		In [[Tassato]], beneath [[Drawing the Penumbral Veil\|stars that are twisted and unfamiliar]], Valimir von Temeschwar is able to forge a tenuous - and temporary - truce between rival Princes on either side of the river. During the drab autumn months habitual opponents offer grudging assistance to each other, ensuring that the vyig thugs are given nowhere to hide. Wily [[Navarr]] [[Navarr military concerns#Thorns\|thorns]] and dour [[Highguard\|Highborn]] priests help to unearth and end a sinister trade in stolen goods - valuables stolen in Mestra fenced in Regario and vice versa. The efforts of the priests of vigilance receive strong and unexpected support from the followers of the ''Charitable Chain of Andromeo'', a [[congregation]] which values [[loyalty]] above all other virtues. A proud fellowship offering succour and protection to the victims of the vyig, their knowledge of the depths to which the criminal conspiracy will stoop proves invaluable in locating and destroying some of the worst dens of vice on both sides of the village - although sadly their leader (the ex-mountebank Callista di Tassato Regario) and several of her closest allies pay for their courage with their lives. Still, thanks to the bravery and vigilance of citizens such as these, the vyig are no longer a force in the twin-city by the time the first dreary snow of winter falls on the roofs of the twin city.

	Things are not quite so straightforward in [[Temeschwar]] - unsurprisingly, perhaps. Irada von Temeschwar takes the lead here. A powerful aura of vigilance is laid on the statue of Ratibor von Temeschwar, the boyar who first rousted the vyig from his city in the years before the foundation of the Empire. Angy priests from the Assembly of Ambition are roused by Regina Alcee Caeli Salvatici von Temeschwar to join with [[Varushka\|Varushkan]] [[Varushka military concerns#Schlacta\|Schlacta]] and [[Varushka magical traditions#Volhov\|volhov]] to scour the city for those with vyig tattoos and their associates. This is not the era of the boyars; those suspected of crimes are arrested, interrogated, and dealt with fairly under the rule of law.		Things are not quite so straightforward in [[Temeschwar]] - unsurprisingly, perhaps. Irada von Temeschwar takes the lead here. A powerful aura of vigilance is laid on the statue of Ratibor von Temeschwar, the boyar who first rousted the vyig from his city in the years before the foundation of the Empire. Angy priests from the Assembly of Ambition are roused by Regina Alcee Caeli Salvatici von Temeschwar to join with [[Varushka\|Varushkan]] [[Varushka military concerns#Schlacta\|Schlacta]] and [[Varushka magical traditions#Volhov\|volhov]] to scour the city for those with vyig tattoos and their associates. This is not the era of the boyars; those suspected of crimes are arrested, interrogated, and dealt with fairly under the rule of law.