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Hailmur: /* Northern Way */

2026-03-26T14:05:42Z

Northern Way

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	<tr><td>'''Location:''' Apulian, Spiral</td></tr>		<tr><td>'''Location:''' Apulian, Spiral</td></tr>
	<tr><td>'''Cost:''' 50 wains of white granite, 30 wains of mithril, 240 Crowns, six months</td></tr>		<tr><td>'''Cost:''' 50 wains of white granite, 30 wains of mithril, 240 Crowns, six months</td></tr>
	<tr><td>'''Availability:''' Until another great work that increases investment in businesses is ~~built~~ in Zenith</td></tr>		<tr><td>'''Availability:''' Until another great work that increases investment in businesses is commissioned in Zenith</td></tr>
	<tr><td>'''Special:''' If the Master of Rings commissions the road 6 wains of white granite will be provided by League citizens</td></tr>		<tr><td>'''Special:''' If the Master of Rings commissions the road 6 wains of white granite will be provided by League citizens</td></tr>
	<tr><td>'''Special:''' If the Urizen Assembly supports the road with a suitably worded statement of principle, 4 wains of mithril will be provided by Urizen spires</td></tr>		<tr><td>'''Special:''' If the Urizen Assembly supports the road with a suitably worded statement of principle, 4 wains of mithril will be provided by Urizen spires</td></tr>

Hailmur: /* Spiral and Zenith */

2026-03-19T00:53:11Z

Spiral and Zenith

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	The project is expensive, but the costs could be cut slightly if the project has the clear backing of prominent citizens of Urizen and the League. If the Master of Rings commissions the road, 6 wains of white granite will be provided by enthusiastic League citizens. If the Urizen Assembly passes a suitably worded statement of principle in support of the new road then 4 wains of mithril will be provided by Urizen spires.		The project is expensive, but the costs could be cut slightly if the project has the clear backing of prominent citizens of Urizen and the League. If the Master of Rings commissions the road, 6 wains of white granite will be provided by enthusiastic League citizens. If the Urizen Assembly passes a suitably worded statement of principle in support of the new road then 4 wains of mithril will be provided by Urizen spires.
	<div style="float:right; width: 250px; clear: left;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Urizen.jpg\|align=right\|caption=The people of Urizen have rebuilt Zenith in the wake of the [[Druj]] occupation. Their mastery of the form and function of the ''ushabti'' goes from strength to strength.\|width=250}}</div>

	===Dark Depths===		===Dark Depths===
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	* '''Employing more artisans would enable the Architect to boost production of the Legacy'''		* '''Employing more artisans would enable the Architect to boost production of the Legacy'''
	* '''It would also restore and extend the ability to upgrade personal resources'''		* '''It would also restore and extend the ability to upgrade personal resources'''
			<div style="float:right; width: 250px; clear: left;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Urizen.jpg\|align=right\|caption=The people of Urizen have rebuilt Zenith in the wake of the [[Druj]] occupation. Their mastery of the form and function of the ''ushabti'' goes from strength to strength.\|width=250}}</div>
	The road would obviously run past the Legacy; while the raw mithril here shelters the miners from the dank miasma of the plateau while they are working it still requires the Senate to pay a significant dividend to attract those workers to the location. With an easy route between Zenith and Spiral, however, another opportunity presents itself.		The road would obviously run past the Legacy; while the raw mithril here shelters the miners from the dank miasma of the plateau while they are working it still requires the Senate to pay a significant dividend to attract those workers to the location. With an easy route between Zenith and Spiral, however, another opportunity presents itself.

Hailmur: /* Northern Way */

2026-03-18T21:59:54Z

Northern Way

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	<tr><td>'''Location:''' Apulian, Spiral</td></tr>		<tr><td>'''Location:''' Apulian, Spiral</td></tr>
	<tr><td>'''Cost:''' 50 wains of white granite, 30 wains of mithril, 240 Crowns, six months</td></tr>		<tr><td>'''Cost:''' 50 wains of white granite, 30 wains of mithril, 240 Crowns, six months</td></tr>
	<tr><td>'''Availability:''' Until another great work that increases investment of businesses is built in Zenith</td></tr>		<tr><td>'''Availability:''' Until another great work that increases investment in businesses is built in Zenith</td></tr>
	<tr><td>'''Special:''' If the Master of Rings commissions the road 6 wains of white granite will be provided by League citizens</td></tr>		<tr><td>'''Special:''' If the Master of Rings commissions the road 6 wains of white granite will be provided by League citizens</td></tr>
	<tr><td>'''Special:''' If the Urizen Assembly supports the road with a suitably worded statement of principle, 4 wains of mithril will be provided by Urizen spires</td></tr>		<tr><td>'''Special:''' If the Urizen Assembly supports the road with a suitably worded statement of principle, 4 wains of mithril will be provided by Urizen spires</td></tr>

Hailmur at 21:24, 18 March 2026

2026-03-18T21:24:07Z

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	<tr><td>'''Location:''' Apulian, Spiral</td></tr>		<tr><td>'''Location:''' Apulian, Spiral</td></tr>
	<tr><td>'''Cost:''' 50 wains of white granite, 30 wains of mithril, 240 Crowns, six months</td></tr>		<tr><td>'''Cost:''' 50 wains of white granite, 30 wains of mithril, 240 Crowns, six months</td></tr>
	<tr><td>'''Availability:''' Until another great work is built in Zenith</td></tr>		<tr><td>'''Availability:''' Until another great work that increases investment of businesses is built in Zenith</td></tr>
	<tr><td>'''Special:''' If the Master of Rings commissions the road 6 wains of white granite will be provided by League citizens</td></tr>		<tr><td>'''Special:''' If the Master of Rings commissions the road 6 wains of white granite will be provided by League citizens</td></tr>
	<tr><td>'''Special:''' If the Urizen Assembly supports the road with a suitably worded statement of principle, 4 wains of mithril will be provided by Urizen spires</td></tr>		<tr><td>'''Special:''' If the Urizen Assembly supports the road with a suitably worded statement of principle, 4 wains of mithril will be provided by Urizen spires</td></tr>

Matt: /* Northern Way */

2026-03-18T21:20:25Z

Northern Way

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	<tr><td>'''Location:''' Apulian, Spiral</td></tr>		<tr><td>'''Location:''' Apulian, Spiral</td></tr>
	<tr><td>'''Cost:''' 50 wains of white granite, 30 wains of mithril, 240 Crowns, six months</td></tr>		<tr><td>'''Cost:''' 50 wains of white granite, 30 wains of mithril, 240 Crowns, six months</td></tr>
			<tr><td>'''Availability:''' Until another great work is built in Zenith</td></tr>
	<tr><td>'''Special:''' If the Master of Rings commissions the road 6 wains of white granite will be provided by League citizens</td></tr>		<tr><td>'''Special:''' If the Master of Rings commissions the road 6 wains of white granite will be provided by League citizens</td></tr>
	<tr><td>'''Special:''' If the Urizen Assembly supports the road with a suitably worded statement of principle, 4 wains of mithril will be provided by Urizen spires</td></tr>		<tr><td>'''Special:''' If the Urizen Assembly supports the road with a suitably worded statement of principle, 4 wains of mithril will be provided by Urizen spires</td></tr>
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	The project is expensive, but the costs could be cut slightly if the project has the clear backing of prominent citizens of Urizen and the League. If the Master of Rings commissions the road, 6 wains of white granite will be provided by enthusiastic League citizens. If the Urizen Assembly passes a suitably worded statement of principle in support of the new road then 4 wains of mithril will be provided by Urizen spires.		The project is expensive, but the costs could be cut slightly if the project has the clear backing of prominent citizens of Urizen and the League. If the Master of Rings commissions the road, 6 wains of white granite will be provided by enthusiastic League citizens. If the Urizen Assembly passes a suitably worded statement of principle in support of the new road then 4 wains of mithril will be provided by Urizen spires.
	<div style="float:right; width: 250px; clear: left;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Urizen.jpg\|align=right\|caption=The people of Urizen have rebuilt Zenith in the wake of the [[Druj]] occupation. Their mastery of the form and function of the ''ushabti'' goes from strength to strength.\|width=250}}</div>		<div style="float:right; width: 250px; clear: left;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Urizen.jpg\|align=right\|caption=The people of Urizen have rebuilt Zenith in the wake of the [[Druj]] occupation. Their mastery of the form and function of the ''ushabti'' goes from strength to strength.\|width=250}}</div>

	===Dark Depths===		===Dark Depths===
	* '''Completing the Northern Way could enable the Architect of the Crucible to employ members of League artisan guilds'''		* '''Completing the Northern Way could enable the Architect of the Crucible to employ members of League artisan guilds'''

Hailmur: /* Swords Against Darkness */

2026-03-16T13:35:41Z

Swords Against Darkness

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	<tr><td>'''Location:''' Spiral</td></tr>		<tr><td>'''Location:''' Spiral</td></tr>
	<tr><td>'''Cost:''' None</td></tr>		<tr><td>'''Cost:''' None</td></tr>
	<tr><td>'''Special:''' Requires a statement of principle in support of raising swords against the darkness to pass the League and the Urizen Assembly in the ~~same season.~~		<tr><td>'''Special:''' Requires a statement of principle in support of raising swords against the darkness to pass the League and the Urizen Assembly at the Winter Solstice 387YE
	<tr><td>'''Effect:'''		<tr><td>'''Effect:'''
	* Creates the Venture - '''Swords Against Darkness''' - available to League, Urizen military and Dawnish military units		* Creates the Venture - '''Swords Against Darkness''' - available to League, Urizen military and Dawnish military units

Hailmur: /* Swords Against Darkness */

2026-02-28T00:39:34Z

Swords Against Darkness

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	<tr><td>'''Special:''' Requires a statement of principle in support of raising swords against the darkness to pass the League and the Urizen Assembly in the same season.		<tr><td>'''Special:''' Requires a statement of principle in support of raising swords against the darkness to pass the League and the Urizen Assembly in the same season.
	<tr><td>'''Effect:'''		<tr><td>'''Effect:'''
	* Creates the Venture - Swords Against Darkness - available to League, Urizen military and Dawnish military units		* Creates the Venture - '''Swords Against Darkness''' - available to League, Urizen military and Dawnish military units
	</td></tr>		</td></tr>
	</table>		</table>

	<table class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="float: right; margin-left:10px; width=50%; max-width:500px;">		<table class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="float: right; margin-left:10px; width=50%; max-width:500px;">
	<tr><td style="background-color: HotPink;">'''Swords Against Darkness'''</td></tr>		<tr><td style="background-color: HotPink;">'''Swords Against Darkness'''</td></tr>
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	<tr><td>'''Special:'''		<tr><td>'''Special:'''
	* Duration becomes open-ended if supported by military units with a total effective strength of 2000 for at least three of the four seasons		* Duration becomes open-ended if supported by military units with a total effective strength of 2000 for at least three of the four seasons
	* If that happens the taxation of Spiral will increase by 6 thrones and the penalty of military units from the {{Black Plateau}} will be removed		* If that happens, the taxation of Spiral will increase by 6 thrones, and the penalty of military units from the {{Black Plateau}} will be removed
	</td></tr>		</td></tr>
	</table></div>		</table></div>
	* '''The League and Urizen national assemblies could use a statement of principle to create a new questing venture in Spiral'''		* '''The League and Urizen national assemblies could use a statement of principle to create a new questing venture in Spiral'''
	* '''If enough military units undertake the venture over the next year then it will increase taxation by 6 thrones a season and remove the penalty on Spiral military units'''		* '''If enough military units undertake the venture over the next year, then it will increase taxation by 6 thrones a season and remove the penalty on Spiral military units'''

	One of the challenges in Urizen is that after three decades of war, and the chaos that followed, and the influence of the {{Black Plateau}}, the places between spires and outside the walls of Apulian and [[Spiral#Ballaghadruh\|Ballaghadruh]], are filled with unknown dangers. Of course there are dangers in many of the less travelled parts of the Empire, but Spiral is particularly afflicted.		One of the challenges in Urizen is that after three decades of war, and the chaos that followed, and the influence of the {{Black Plateau}}, the places between spires and outside the walls of Apulian and [[Spiral#Ballaghadruh\|Ballaghadruh]], are filled with unknown dangers. Of course, there are dangers in many of the less-travelled parts of the Empire, but Spiral is particularly afflicted.

	[[Our_eyes_in_Spiral#The_Lost\|The Lost]] is the common term for those folk whose minds and spirits have been undone by the baleful glare of the plateau. They are not the only threat however - there are still remnants of the [[Druj]] insurgents and [[Grendel]] invaders, small groups of orcs belonging to neither nation hiding out in the wilds. There are also rumours of disciples of [[sword scholar\|Sulemaine i Taziel]] hiding in the nooks and crannies of Spiral. These former sword scholars have decisively split with the Empire and represent a real threat to those who remain loyal. All in addition to the usual threats posed by dangerous creatures from the realms, unliving horrors, bandits and outlaws, and allegedly even some rogue ushabti.		[[Our_eyes_in_Spiral#The_Lost\|The Lost]] is the common term for those folk whose minds and spirits have been undone by the baleful glare of the plateau. They are not the only threat however - there are still remnants of the [[Druj]] insurgents and [[Grendel]] invaders, small groups of orcs belonging to neither nation hiding out in the wilds. There are also rumours of disciples of [[sword scholar\|Sulemaine i Taziel]] hiding in the nooks and crannies of Spiral. These former sword scholars have decisively split with the Empire and represent a real threat to those who remain loyal. All in addition to the usual threats posed by dangerous creatures from the realms, unliving horrors, bandits and outlaws, and allegedly even some rogue ushabti.
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	Given the plan needs the support of enough military units over the coming year, there's a brief discussion of whether it would be easier to just send an army to do it. It wouldn't be a cheap option - armies operating in Spiral suffer badly, but the idea is abandoned when the real cost becomes clear. Sending in an army to attack hundreds or more enemies is almost certain to rouse the {{Black Plateau}} still further. Dozens of small scale operations to hunt down dangerous individuals will be fine - an attempt to have thousands of soldiers comb the mountain side would not...		Given the plan needs the support of enough military units over the coming year, there's a brief discussion of whether it would be easier to just send an army to do it. It wouldn't be a cheap option - armies operating in Spiral suffer badly, but the idea is abandoned when the real cost becomes clear. Sending in an army to attack hundreds or more enemies is almost certain to rouse the {{Black Plateau}} still further. Dozens of small scale operations to hunt down dangerous individuals will be fine - an attempt to have thousands of soldiers comb the mountain side would not...
	<div style="float:right; width: 250px; clear: left;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=LeagueDrawing.jpg\|align=right\|caption=The people of the League are adept at finding ingenious solutions to seemingly insurmountable problems.\|width=250}}</div>		<div style="float:right; width: 250px; clear: left;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=LeagueDrawing.jpg\|align=right\|caption=The people of the League are adept at finding ingenious solutions to seemingly insurmountable problems.\|width=250}}</div>

	==Spiral and Zenith==		==Spiral and Zenith==
	* '''Building a road to connect southern Spiral with Zenith could bring significant benefits		* '''Building a road to connect southern Spiral with Zenith could bring significant benefits

Hailmur at 00:38, 28 February 2026

2026-02-28T00:38:38Z

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GuiltyConscience: /* The Dark Mesa */

2026-02-27T23:28:31Z

The Dark Mesa

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	Thus she is interested in the proposal to fortify Screed, because of the potential it offers to contain some of the fell energies leaching from the heights. The effects are small, but combined with the protections provided by [[Spiral#The_Block\|the Block]] it would make life in Apulian and the lofty spires in the mountains much more liveable. At least it will for as long as the great mithril structure remains in good working order, which should be fine provided relations with the Cinion rebels who control the Block remain stable.		Thus she is interested in the proposal to fortify Screed, because of the potential it offers to contain some of the fell energies leaching from the heights. The effects are small, but combined with the protections provided by [[Spiral#The_Block\|the Block]] it would make life in Apulian and the lofty spires in the mountains much more liveable. At least it will for as long as the great mithril structure remains in good working order, which should be fine provided relations with the Cinion rebels who control the Block remain stable.
	<div style="float:right; width: 200px; clear: left;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Ylenwe001.webp\|caption=[[Ylenwe]], the Dove of the Morning, offers some protection from the malign influence that fills the air in Spiral.\|align=left\|width=200}}</div>		<div style="float:right; width: 200px; clear: left;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Ylenwe001.webp\|caption=[[Ylenwe]], the Dove of the Morning, offers some protection from the malign influence that fills the air in Spiral.\|align=left\|width=200}}</div>
	Thus, Naomi has spent time revising the original proposals to bring them up to date with the latest techniques. The fortification would not be cheap - it would require 80 wains of white granite and 20 mithril and take a year to build, but now that the Empire has given [[Ylenwe]] amity, ~~Zie~~ is prepared to shield the workers from the Dark Eye's baleful glare so the labour costs would be no higher than normal		Thus, Naomi has spent time revising the original proposals to bring them up to date with the latest techniques. The fortification would not be cheap - it would require 80 wains of white granite and 20 mithril and take a year to build, but now that the Empire has given [[Ylenwe]] amity, zie is prepared to shield the workers from the Dark Eye's baleful glare so the labour costs would be no higher than normal

	The fortification would offer a number of benefits; it turns out the area is not as defensible as first assumed, but the bastion would make the region much harder to take (the region would require 20VPs to capture) and provide a base for a garrison to patrol Urizen. That would be enough to dissuade the Druj or the Grendel staging a lightning raid on the {{Black Plateau}} to try and trigger it.		The fortification would offer a number of benefits; it turns out the area is not as defensible as first assumed, but the bastion would make the region much harder to take (the region would require 20VPs to capture) and provide a base for a garrison to patrol Urizen. That would be enough to dissuade the Druj or the Grendel staging a lightning raid on the {{Black Plateau}} to try and trigger it.

GuiltyConscience: /* Dark Depths */

2026-02-27T23:26:50Z

Dark Depths

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	The road would obviously run past the Legacy; while the raw mithril here shelters the miners from the dank miasma of the plateau while they are working it still requires the Senate to pay a significant dividend to attract those workers to the location. With an easy route between Zenith and Spiral, however, another opportunity presents itself.		The road would obviously run past the Legacy; while the raw mithril here shelters the miners from the dank miasma of the plateau while they are working it still requires the Senate to pay a significant dividend to attract those workers to the location. With an easy route between Zenith and Spiral, however, another opportunity presents itself.

	At the moment, the [[Architect of the Crucible]] is providing [[Architect_of_the_Crucible#Miracle_And_Wonder\|specialist ushabti]] to the [[Brilliant Star]] in Redoubt. These ushabti are designed to operate in the deadly light that infuses the mines, a legacy of [[Cold Sun]]. Rather than support the Brilliant Star, the Architect of the Crucible, could instead create a workforce of ushabti infused with weirwood and mithril ~~could~~ to help operate the Legacy. That would boost the output of the Legacy by three wains of mithril at the cost, but production at the Star would drop by the same amount.		At the moment, the [[Architect of the Crucible]] is providing [[Architect_of_the_Crucible#Miracle_And_Wonder\|specialist ushabti]] to the [[Brilliant Star]] in Redoubt. These ushabti are designed to operate in the deadly light that infuses the mines, a legacy of [[Cold Sun]]. Rather than support the Brilliant Star, the Architect of the Crucible could instead create a workforce of ushabti infused with weirwood and mithril to help operate the Legacy. That would boost the output of the Legacy by three wains of mithril at the cost, but production at the Star would drop by the same amount.

	What is really needed is a way to expand the output of the Crucible of Fate. As is common with Urizeni structures, the facility is large and spacious; the problem is getting enough skilled artisans to work the forges. Urizen has never been a very populous nation, and there simply aren't enough artisans available to make it worthwhile running the forges night and day.		What is really needed is a way to expand the output of the Crucible of Fate. As is common with Urizeni structures, the facility is large and spacious; the problem is getting enough skilled artisans to work the forges. Urizen has never been a very populous nation, and there simply aren't enough artisans available to make it worthwhile running the forges night and day.