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Twiggy at 15:25, 16 March 2026

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	The [[Navarr]] and the [[Urizen]] accept virtue, but have their own understanding about how to approach it - but the [[Navarr_culture_and_customs#The_Great_Dance\|Great Dance]] and the [[Net of the Heavens]] are philosophies that are not particularly at odds with the Way. The [[Imperial Orcs\|Imperial orcs]] have likewise found a place in the Way thanks to the recent changes of doctrine.		The [[Navarr]] and the [[Urizen]] accept virtue, but have their own understanding about how to approach it - but the [[Navarr_culture_and_customs#The_Great_Dance\|Great Dance]] and the [[Net of the Heavens]] are philosophies that are not particularly at odds with the Way. The [[Imperial Orcs\|Imperial orcs]] have likewise found a place in the Way thanks to the recent changes of doctrine.

	There have been concerns about [[Dawn]] in the past, but the recent statement of principle by ~~Vivianne~~ de Couerdefer that the path to glory lies through true Virtue has gone some way to mollifying these concerns - at least for the moment.		There have been concerns about [[Dawn]] in the past, but the recent statement of principle by Viviane de Couerdefer that the path to glory lies through true Virtue has gone some way to mollifying these concerns - at least for the moment.

	There are three nations however whose commitment to orthodoxy is less clear. The folk of [[Wintermark]] place great value on [[heroism]], and practice peculiar funeral rites in which heroes are interred in a swamp to sleep alongside their ancestors. The people of [[the Brass Coast]] believe odd things about dolphins and participate in a heretical festival every year in which they turn virtue on its head. And the Marchers... the Marchers believe any number of odd things from the belief that souls can be reborn as appletrees or rats, in passing unvirtuous acts on to others, and in burning people alive to "atone" for bad behaviour.		There are three nations however whose commitment to orthodoxy is less clear. The folk of [[Wintermark]] place great value on [[heroism]], and practice peculiar funeral rites in which heroes are interred in a swamp to sleep alongside their ancestors. The people of [[the Brass Coast]] believe odd things about dolphins and participate in a heretical festival every year in which they turn virtue on its head. And the Marchers... the Marchers believe any number of odd things from the belief that souls can be reborn as appletrees or rats, in passing unvirtuous acts on to others, and in burning people alive to "atone" for bad behaviour.

Matt: Text replacement - "[[Imperial Synod" to "[[Synod"

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Text replacement - "[[Imperial Synod" to "[[Synod"

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	==Overview==		==Overview==
	<quote by="Statement of Principle, Summer 381YE, Nina of Cantiarch's Hold, General Assembly, Upheld 1206-28">Nina of Cantiarch’s Hold and a group of Academy children (and chaperones) will take 25 liao to preach Virtue throughout the Empire, and inspire The Empire to better follow The Way.</quote>		<quote by="Statement of Principle, Summer 381YE, Nina of Cantiarch's Hold, General Assembly, Upheld 1206-28">Nina of Cantiarch’s Hold and a group of Academy children (and chaperones) will take 25 liao to preach Virtue throughout the Empire, and inspire The Empire to better follow The Way.</quote>
	During the Summer Solstice 381YE, Nina of Cantiarch's Hold raised this [[judgement]] to the [[Assembly#Assembly#General_Assembly\|General Assembly]] of the [[~~Imperial~~ Synod]], and it passed with a [[Judgement#Greater_Majority\|greater majority]]. Due to the peculiar wording which implies a [[mandate]], it took some time before the civil service were able to determine what to do about it. (A mandate cannot be created ad hoc in this way, the Synod may only pass mandates in response to opportunities to do so identified by the civil service as it is a requirement that everyone knows that the mandate will actually do). Since it cannot be a mandate, the civil service treated the judgement as a [[statement of principle]] and, due to its greater majority, ensured it was communicated to every priest of the Way in the Empire.		During the Summer Solstice 381YE, Nina of Cantiarch's Hold raised this [[judgement]] to the [[Assembly#Assembly#General_Assembly\|General Assembly]] of the [[Synod]], and it passed with a [[Judgement#Greater_Majority\|greater majority]]. Due to the peculiar wording which implies a [[mandate]], it took some time before the civil service were able to determine what to do about it. (A mandate cannot be created ad hoc in this way, the Synod may only pass mandates in response to opportunities to do so identified by the civil service as it is a requirement that everyone knows that the mandate will actually do). Since it cannot be a mandate, the civil service treated the judgement as a [[statement of principle]] and, due to its greater majority, ensured it was communicated to every priest of the Way in the Empire.

	This judgement came at an interesting time; the [[Schisms_and_Heresies#The_Yaelian_Schism\|Yaelian Schism]] was coming to its [[Death is not the end\|dramatic conclusion]]. The [[Highguard\|Highborn]] were rejecting the philosophy of [[Death_is_not_the_end#Foundationalism\|foundationalism]], and the implications of the [[change of doctrine]] relating to the [[Imperial Orcs]] were beginning to sink in. After a period of turmoil and conflict, an opportunity to bring everyone together in their understanding of the Way looks like a welcome respite.		This judgement came at an interesting time; the [[Schisms_and_Heresies#The_Yaelian_Schism\|Yaelian Schism]] was coming to its [[Death is not the end\|dramatic conclusion]]. The [[Highguard\|Highborn]] were rejecting the philosophy of [[Death_is_not_the_end#Foundationalism\|foundationalism]], and the implications of the [[change of doctrine]] relating to the [[Imperial Orcs]] were beginning to sink in. After a period of turmoil and conflict, an opportunity to bring everyone together in their understanding of the Way looks like a welcome respite.

Thespaceinvader: /* Overview */

2025-12-10T21:38:48Z

Overview

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	During the Summer Solstice 381YE, Nina of Cantiarch's Hold raised this [[judgement]] to the [[Assembly#Assembly#General_Assembly\|General Assembly]] of the [[Imperial Synod]], and it passed with a [[Judgement#Greater_Majority\|greater majority]]. Due to the peculiar wording which implies a [[mandate]], it took some time before the civil service were able to determine what to do about it. (A mandate cannot be created ad hoc in this way, the Synod may only pass mandates in response to opportunities to do so identified by the civil service as it is a requirement that everyone knows that the mandate will actually do). Since it cannot be a mandate, the civil service treated the judgement as a [[statement of principle]] and, due to its greater majority, ensured it was communicated to every priest of the Way in the Empire.		During the Summer Solstice 381YE, Nina of Cantiarch's Hold raised this [[judgement]] to the [[Assembly#Assembly#General_Assembly\|General Assembly]] of the [[Imperial Synod]], and it passed with a [[Judgement#Greater_Majority\|greater majority]]. Due to the peculiar wording which implies a [[mandate]], it took some time before the civil service were able to determine what to do about it. (A mandate cannot be created ad hoc in this way, the Synod may only pass mandates in response to opportunities to do so identified by the civil service as it is a requirement that everyone knows that the mandate will actually do). Since it cannot be a mandate, the civil service treated the judgement as a [[statement of principle]] and, due to its greater majority, ensured it was communicated to every priest of the Way in the Empire.

	This judgement came at an interesting time; the [[Schisms_and_Heresies#The_Yaelian_Schism\|Yaelian Schism]] was coming to its [[Death is not the end\|dramatic conclusion]]. The [[Highguard\|Highborn]] were rejecting the philosophy of [[Death_is_not_the_end#Foundationalism\|foundationalism]], and the implications of the [[change of doctrine]] relating to the [[Imperial Orcs]] were beginning to sink it. After a period of turmoil and conflict, an opportunity to bring everyone together in their understanding of the Way looks like a welcome respite.		This judgement came at an interesting time; the [[Schisms_and_Heresies#The_Yaelian_Schism\|Yaelian Schism]] was coming to its [[Death is not the end\|dramatic conclusion]]. The [[Highguard\|Highborn]] were rejecting the philosophy of [[Death_is_not_the_end#Foundationalism\|foundationalism]], and the implications of the [[change of doctrine]] relating to the [[Imperial Orcs]] were beginning to sink in. After a period of turmoil and conflict, an opportunity to bring everyone together in their understanding of the Way looks like a welcome respite.
	<div style="float:right; width:500px"><ic>'''Alternative Reincarnation'''<br>There is very little evidence to support Freeborn or Marcher beliefs about reincarnation as animals. There is no evidence to prove it isn't true either, but there are two relevant facts. The first is that any attempt to insight such an animal always gives the same response - not human, not orc, not a creature of the realm, not ghost. The other fact is that in nearly five hundred years of past life visions - nobody has ever had a vision of being a dolphin. Or a tree for that matter.		<div style="float:right; width:500px"><ic>'''Alternative Reincarnation'''<br>There is very little evidence to support Freeborn or Marcher beliefs about reincarnation as animals. There is no evidence to prove it isn't true either, but there are two relevant facts. The first is that any attempt to insight such an animal always gives the same response - not human, not orc, not a creature of the realm, not ghost. The other fact is that in nearly five hundred years of past life visions - nobody has ever had a vision of being a dolphin. Or a tree for that matter.

Twiggy at 11:51, 30 September 2025

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	This mandate provides clear instruction to Imperial citizens to put aside their differences and to remember that seven Virtues serve to unite the Empire beneath a common banner. This mandate would not provide support to the faithful of any particular nation - so no congregations would benefit as a result. However the clear endorsement to unity - and the explicit warning about the dangers presented by a schism mean that any attempt to incite people to confront religious differences or spiritual conflicts would be strongly inhibited for the following year.		This mandate provides clear instruction to Imperial citizens to put aside their differences and to remember that seven Virtues serve to unite the Empire beneath a common banner. This mandate would not provide support to the faithful of any particular nation - so no congregations would benefit as a result. However the clear endorsement to unity - and the explicit warning about the dangers presented by a schism mean that any attempt to incite people to confront religious differences or spiritual conflicts would be strongly inhibited for the following year.

	Brother Orchard of the Marchers has proposed a mandate that embraces ~~hetrodoxy~~:		Brother Orchard of the Marchers has proposed a mandate that embraces heterodoxy:

	<quote by ="Synod Mandate, General Assembly">The Way unites the people of the Empire, and it is time for us all to come together and reaffirm our commitment to the Way and our Seven Virtues. We must embrace the lessons of the Paragon Kethry, and take Pride in how each nation of this great Empire inspires Virtue among its people. We send (named priest) with 100 doses of liao to remind Imperial citizens that our spiritual traditions are an aid to the pursuit of Virtue, and a valuable guard against new-fangled Heresies and Blasphemous temptations.</quote>		<quote by ="Synod Mandate, General Assembly">The Way unites the people of the Empire, and it is time for us all to come together and reaffirm our commitment to the Way and our Seven Virtues. We must embrace the lessons of the Paragon Kethry, and take Pride in how each nation of this great Empire inspires Virtue among its people. We send (named priest) with 100 doses of liao to remind Imperial citizens that our spiritual traditions are an aid to the pursuit of Virtue, and a valuable guard against new-fangled Heresies and Blasphemous temptations.</quote>

RichardRaynor at 12:53, 28 January 2022

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	[[Category:Winds of Fortune]][[Category:381YE]][[Category:Recent History]]		[[Category:Winds of Fortune]][[Category:381YE Winter]][[Category:Recent History]]
	<ic>"I'm not sure I agree with you." said Kesiah. "The Way unites the Empire, that's what it does, that's what it's ''for''."		<ic>"I'm not sure I agree with you." said Kesiah. "The Way unites the Empire, that's what it does, that's what it's ''for''."

Rafferty at 15:48, 1 November 2018

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	[[Category:Winds of Fortune]][[Category:381YE]][[Category:Recent History~~]][[Category: Winter Solstice 381YE~~]]		[[Category:Winds of Fortune]][[Category:381YE]][[Category:Recent History]]
	<ic>"I'm not sure I agree with you." said Kesiah. "The Way unites the Empire, that's what it does, that's what it's ''for''."		<ic>"I'm not sure I agree with you." said Kesiah. "The Way unites the Empire, that's what it does, that's what it's ''for''."

Rafferty: /* Resolution */

2018-05-31T13:51:40Z

Resolution

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	Groups like the Asaveans and the Faraden would face active persecution by Imperial citizens, as would any individual deemed insufficiently virtuous. Any group of citizens whose demeanour was judged to be unvirtuous would suffer the same fate as the foreigners in that case.		Groups like the Asaveans and the Faraden would face active persecution by Imperial citizens, as would any individual deemed insufficiently virtuous. Any group of citizens whose demeanour was judged to be unvirtuous would suffer the same fate as the foreigners in that case.
	==Resolution==		==Resolution==
	While several competing mandates were [[381YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Mandate\|raised, and indeed upheld]], by the Imperial Synod, the mandate raised by Severin von Holberg succeeded by the largest margin. Severin ~~may choose to~~ address the Empire, and any attempt to incite people to confront religious differences or spiritual conflicts would be strongly inhibited for the following year.		While several competing mandates were [[381YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Mandate\|raised, and indeed upheld]], by the Imperial Synod, the mandate raised by Severin von Holberg succeeded by the largest margin. Severin has [[Benevolence, inspiration, and legacy\|presented an address]] the Empire, and any attempt to incite people to confront religious differences or spiritual conflicts would be strongly inhibited for the following year.

Rafferty: /* Mandates */

2018-05-03T10:25:50Z

Mandates

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	Groups like the Asaveans and the Faraden would face active persecution by Imperial citizens, as would any individual deemed insufficiently virtuous. Any group of citizens whose demeanour was judged to be unvirtuous would suffer the same fate as the foreigners in that case.		Groups like the Asaveans and the Faraden would face active persecution by Imperial citizens, as would any individual deemed insufficiently virtuous. Any group of citizens whose demeanour was judged to be unvirtuous would suffer the same fate as the foreigners in that case.
			==Resolution==
			While several competing mandates were [[381YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Mandate\|raised, and indeed upheld]], by the Imperial Synod, the mandate raised by Severin von Holberg succeeded by the largest margin. Severin may choose to address the Empire, and any attempt to incite people to confront religious differences or spiritual conflicts would be strongly inhibited for the following year.

Rafferty: additional mandates

2018-04-21T00:24:13Z

additional mandates

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 Of course nobody likes being told that they are doing it wrong - but if orthodoxy is to mean anything then at some point ''someone'' must pay the price to separate the wheat from the chaff. Changing views on these matters would take a lifetime or more - but you can't plough a farm in a day as the Marchers say - you have to start ''somewhere''.
-<quote by ="Synod Mandate, General Assembly">The Way unites the people of the Empire, and it is time for us all to come together and reaffirm our commitment to the virtues and the Doctrines of the Faith. We send x with 100 doses of liao to remind Imperial citizens of the need to embrace orthodoxy and refute superstition and heresy.</quote>
+However the other place you ''could'' start is with the recent influx of foreigners. If you were going to look for the most egregious examples of heresy and blasphemy in the Empire, it would be difficult to argue that you shouldn't start with the Asaveans. Not content with the construction of a great temple to their false idol (some kind of bull deity that they worship), their architect has been repeatedly employed by the Senate to erect several major structures which increasingly feature blatant idolatry. They are not the only ones either - the influx of Faraden traders have caused more than a few to note that their faith appears to have some rather ''fundamental'' differences to the Way.
-In addition, the named priest's words would be heard across the Empire. '''OOC:''' the named priest would be invited to provide a short statement about the Way, of no more than 1000 words. This text must be submitted by email to plot@profounddecisions.co.uk before the end of the downtime submission period following the event and will form part of the Winds of Fortune update for Spring 382YE.
+<div style="width: 500px; float: right;"><box>'''OOC:''' The priest approved by the Synod to spread this mandate will be able to provide a short statement about the Way, of no more than 1000 words. This text must be [mailto:plot@profounddecisions.co.uk emailed to us] before the end of the downtime submission period following the event and will form part of the Winds of Fortune update for Spring 382YE.</box></div>

Beeswax at 08:14, 14 April 2018

2018-04-14T08:14:06Z

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	==Overview==		==Overview==
	<quote by="Statement of Principle, Summer 381YE, Nina of Cantiarch's Hold, General Assembly, Upheld 1206-28">Nina of Cantiarch’s Hold and a group of Academy children (and chaperones) will take 25 liao to preach Virtue throughout the Empire, and inspire The Empire to better follow The Way.</quote>		<quote by="Statement of Principle, Summer 381YE, Nina of Cantiarch's Hold, General Assembly, Upheld 1206-28">Nina of Cantiarch’s Hold and a group of Academy children (and chaperones) will take 25 liao to preach Virtue throughout the Empire, and inspire The Empire to better follow The Way.</quote>
	During the Summer Solstice 381YE, Nina of Cantiarch's Hold raised this [[judgement]] to the [[Assembly#Assembly#General_Assembly\|General Assembly]] of the [[Imperial Synod]], and it passed with a [[Judgement#Greater_Majority\|greater majority]]. Due to the peculiar wording which implies a [[mandate]], it took some time before the civil service were able to determine what to do about it. (A mandate cannot be created ad hoc in this way, the Synod may only pass mandates in response to opportunities to do so identified by the civil service as it is a requirement that everyone knows that the mandate will actually do). Since it cannot be a mandate, the civil service treated the judgement as a [[statement of principle]] and, due its greater majority, ensured it was communicated to every priest of the Way in the Empire.		During the Summer Solstice 381YE, Nina of Cantiarch's Hold raised this [[judgement]] to the [[Assembly#Assembly#General_Assembly\|General Assembly]] of the [[Imperial Synod]], and it passed with a [[Judgement#Greater_Majority\|greater majority]]. Due to the peculiar wording which implies a [[mandate]], it took some time before the civil service were able to determine what to do about it. (A mandate cannot be created ad hoc in this way, the Synod may only pass mandates in response to opportunities to do so identified by the civil service as it is a requirement that everyone knows that the mandate will actually do). Since it cannot be a mandate, the civil service treated the judgement as a [[statement of principle]] and, due to its greater majority, ensured it was communicated to every priest of the Way in the Empire.

	This judgement came at an interesting time; the [[Schisms_and_Heresies#The_Yaelian_Schism\|Yaelian Schism]] was coming to its [[Death is not the end\|dramatic conclusion]]. The [[Highguard\|Highborn]] were rejecting the philosophy of [[Death_is_not_the_end#Foundationalism\|foundationalism]], and the implications of the [[change of doctrine]] relating to the [[Imperial Orcs]] were beginning to sink it. After a period of turmoil and conflict, an opportunity to bring everyone together in their understanding of the Way looks like a welcome respite.		This judgement came at an interesting time; the [[Schisms_and_Heresies#The_Yaelian_Schism\|Yaelian Schism]] was coming to its [[Death is not the end\|dramatic conclusion]]. The [[Highguard\|Highborn]] were rejecting the philosophy of [[Death_is_not_the_end#Foundationalism\|foundationalism]], and the implications of the [[change of doctrine]] relating to the [[Imperial Orcs]] were beginning to sink it. After a period of turmoil and conflict, an opportunity to bring everyone together in their understanding of the Way looks like a welcome respite.
	<div style="float:right; width:500px"><ic>'''Alternative Reincarnation'''<br>There is very little evidence to support Freeborn or Marcher beliefs about reincarnation as animals. There is no evidence to prove it isn't true either, but there are two relevant facts. The first is that any attempt to insight such an animal always gives the same response - not human, not orc, not creature of the realm, not ghost. The other fact is that in nearly five hundred years of past life visions - nobody has ever had a vision of being a dolphin. Or a tree for that matter.		<div style="float:right; width:500px"><ic>'''Alternative Reincarnation'''<br>There is very little evidence to support Freeborn or Marcher beliefs about reincarnation as animals. There is no evidence to prove it isn't true either, but there are two relevant facts. The first is that any attempt to insight such an animal always gives the same response - not human, not orc, not a creature of the realm, not ghost. The other fact is that in nearly five hundred years of past life visions - nobody has ever had a vision of being a dolphin. Or a tree for that matter.

	The acerbic priest Abbot Robin of Upwold argued passionately that this only proves that people don't experience past life visions of their time as a tree, not that they don't reincarnate as one. Robin was a controversial member of the Synod in the early years of the Empire and his claim that the "Labyrinth of Ages" was a metaphor for the time that a soul spent as a tree (and hence barely sapient) was flatly rejected.		The acerbic priest Abbot Robin of Upwold argued passionately that this only proves that people don't experience past life visions of their time as a tree, not that they don't reincarnate as one. Robin was a controversial member of the Synod in the early years of the Empire and his claim that the "Labyrinth of Ages" was a metaphor for the time that a soul spent as a tree (and hence barely sapient) was flatly rejected.