Rose of Astolat - Revision history

Hastur at 09:18, 2 February 2022

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	[[Category:Winds of Fortune]][[Category:379YE]][[Category:Recent History]]		[[Category:Winds of Fortune]][[Category:379YE Autumn]] [[Category:Recent History]]
	==Overview==		==Overview==
	Once the seat of the [[Dawn\|Dawnish]] Kings and Queens, the [[Astolat#The_Castle_of_Thorns\|Castle of Thorns]] has presided over [[Astolat]] since before there was an Empire. What were once royal estates are now given over to beautiful parks, and the castle itself is almost completely engulfed in rose bushes. It is considered by many to be a wonder of the modern Empire, and at dawn or dusk when the sky catches fire, it is enough to make the poet sing, or the sensitive soul weep at the beauty of it all.		Once the seat of the [[Dawn\|Dawnish]] Kings and Queens, the [[Astolat#The_Castle_of_Thorns\|Castle of Thorns]] has presided over [[Astolat]] since before there was an Empire. What were once royal estates are now given over to beautiful parks, and the castle itself is almost completely engulfed in rose bushes. It is considered by many to be a wonder of the modern Empire, and at dawn or dusk when the sky catches fire, it is enough to make the poet sing, or the sensitive soul weep at the beauty of it all.

Rafferty at 14:57, 1 November 2018

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	==Overview==		==Overview==
	Once the seat of the [[Dawn\|Dawnish]] Kings and Queens, the [[Astolat#The_Castle_of_Thorns\|Castle of Thorns]] has presided over [[Astolat]] since before there was an Empire. What were once royal estates are now given over to beautiful parks, and the castle itself is almost completely engulfed in rose bushes. It is considered by many to be a wonder of the modern Empire, and at dawn or dusk when the sky catches fire, it is enough to make the poet sing, or the sensitive soul weep at the beauty of it all.		Once the seat of the [[Dawn\|Dawnish]] Kings and Queens, the [[Astolat#The_Castle_of_Thorns\|Castle of Thorns]] has presided over [[Astolat]] since before there was an Empire. What were once royal estates are now given over to beautiful parks, and the castle itself is almost completely engulfed in rose bushes. It is considered by many to be a wonder of the modern Empire, and at dawn or dusk when the sky catches fire, it is enough to make the poet sing, or the sensitive soul weep at the beauty of it all.

Rafferty at 10:35, 1 November 2018

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			[[Category:Winds of Fortune]][[Category:379YE]][[Category:Recent History]][[Category: Autumn Equinox 379YE]]
	==Overview==		==Overview==
	Once the seat of the [[Dawn\|Dawnish]] Kings and Queens, the [[Astolat#The_Castle_of_Thorns\|Castle of Thorns]] has presided over [[Astolat]] since before there was an Empire. What were once royal estates are now given over to beautiful parks, and the castle itself is almost completely engulfed in rose bushes. It is considered by many to be a wonder of the modern Empire, and at dawn or dusk when the sky catches fire, it is enough to make the poet sing, or the sensitive soul weep at the beauty of it all.		Once the seat of the [[Dawn\|Dawnish]] Kings and Queens, the [[Astolat#The_Castle_of_Thorns\|Castle of Thorns]] has presided over [[Astolat]] since before there was an Empire. What were once royal estates are now given over to beautiful parks, and the castle itself is almost completely engulfed in rose bushes. It is considered by many to be a wonder of the modern Empire, and at dawn or dusk when the sky catches fire, it is enough to make the poet sing, or the sensitive soul weep at the beauty of it all.
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	==Resolution==		==Resolution==
	During the Autumn Equinox, a powerful Urizen coven performed a ritual to reinforce and repair the damage to Castle Astolat - which had [[A job worth doing\|unexpected side effects]]. The people of Dawn also took several steps to deal with the damage to their national pride. Whether these two steps were entirely responsible or not, the great castle has been restored to full strength and the Winter malaise has departed.		During the Autumn Equinox, a powerful Urizen coven performed a ritual to reinforce and repair the damage to Castle Astolat - which had [[A job worth doing\|unexpected side effects]]. The people of Dawn also took several steps to deal with the damage to their national pride. Whether these two steps were entirely responsible or not, the great castle has been restored to full strength and the Winter malaise has departed.
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Rafferty: /* Resolution */

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Resolution

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	Investigation of the curse on the castle will be hampered by the distances involved. One possible solution would be for a magician versed in the lore of the winter realm to prepare an [[Spontaneous_magic#Arcane_Projection\|arcane projection]] which would allow an effect similar to [[Wisdom of the Balanced Blade]] to be performed at the [[Regio#The_Imperial_Regio\|imperial regio]] to at least get some idea of what exactly the curse is doing. No doubt other possibilities will suggest themselves.		Investigation of the curse on the castle will be hampered by the distances involved. One possible solution would be for a magician versed in the lore of the winter realm to prepare an [[Spontaneous_magic#Arcane_Projection\|arcane projection]] which would allow an effect similar to [[Wisdom of the Balanced Blade]] to be performed at the [[Regio#The_Imperial_Regio\|imperial regio]] to at least get some idea of what exactly the curse is doing. No doubt other possibilities will suggest themselves.
	==Resolution==		==Resolution==
	During the Autumn Equinox, a powerful Urizen coven performed a ritual to reinforce and repair the damage to Castle Astolat. The people of Dawn took several steps to deal with the damage to their national pride. Whether these two steps were entirely responsible or not, the great castle has been restored to full strength and the Winter malaise has departed.		During the Autumn Equinox, a powerful Urizen coven performed a ritual to reinforce and repair the damage to Castle Astolat - which had [[A job worth doing\|unexpected side effects]]. The people of Dawn also took several steps to deal with the damage to their national pride. Whether these two steps were entirely responsible or not, the great castle has been restored to full strength and the Winter malaise has departed.
	[[Category:History]]		[[Category:History]]
	[[Category:Recent History]]		[[Category:Recent History]]
	[[Category:379YE]]		[[Category:379YE]]

Rafferty: /* Significance */

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Significance

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	Investigation of the curse on the castle will be hampered by the distances involved. One possible solution would be for a magician versed in the lore of the winter realm to prepare an [[Spontaneous_magic#Arcane_Projection\|arcane projection]] which would allow an effect similar to [[Wisdom of the Balanced Blade]] to be performed at the [[Regio#The_Imperial_Regio\|imperial regio]] to at least get some idea of what exactly the curse is doing. No doubt other possibilities will suggest themselves.		Investigation of the curse on the castle will be hampered by the distances involved. One possible solution would be for a magician versed in the lore of the winter realm to prepare an [[Spontaneous_magic#Arcane_Projection\|arcane projection]] which would allow an effect similar to [[Wisdom of the Balanced Blade]] to be performed at the [[Regio#The_Imperial_Regio\|imperial regio]] to at least get some idea of what exactly the curse is doing. No doubt other possibilities will suggest themselves.
			==Resolution==
			During the Autumn Equinox, a powerful Urizen coven performed a ritual to reinforce and repair the damage to Castle Astolat. The people of Dawn took several steps to deal with the damage to their national pride. Whether these two steps were entirely responsible or not, the great castle has been restored to full strength and the Winter malaise has departed.
	[[Category:History]]		[[Category:History]]
	[[Category:Recent History]]		[[Category:Recent History]]
	[[Category:379YE]]		[[Category:379YE]]

Dre at 14:11, 18 September 2015

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	==Overview==		==Overview==
	Once the seat of the [[Dawn\|Dawnish]] Kings and Queens, the [[Astolat#The_Castle_of_Thorns\|Castle of Thorns]] has presided over [[Astolat]] since before there was an Empire. What were once royal estates are now ~~gien~~ over to beautiful parks, and the castle itself is almost completely engulfed in rose bushes. It is considered by many to be a wonder of the modern Empire, and at dawn or dusk when the sky catches fire, it is enough to make the poet sing, or the sensitive soul weep at the beauty of it all.		Once the seat of the [[Dawn\|Dawnish]] Kings and Queens, the [[Astolat#The_Castle_of_Thorns\|Castle of Thorns]] has presided over [[Astolat]] since before there was an Empire. What were once royal estates are now given over to beautiful parks, and the castle itself is almost completely engulfed in rose bushes. It is considered by many to be a wonder of the modern Empire, and at dawn or dusk when the sky catches fire, it is enough to make the poet sing, or the sensitive soul weep at the beauty of it all.

	Today, the castle serves as an academy for the training of Civil Service, but it is also where much of the day-to-day business of maintaining the nation of Dawn takes place. Each Dawnish [[Senator]] has apartments there, decorated with the produce and imagery of the [[territory]] they represent - although they are rarely used. The proximity of so many quiet, studious civil servants has traditionally made many Dawnish senators uneasy.		Today, the castle serves as an academy for the training of Civil Service, but it is also where much of the day-to-day business of maintaining the nation of Dawn takes place. Each Dawnish [[Senator]] has apartments there, decorated with the produce and imagery of the [[territory]] they represent - although they are rarely used. The proximity of so many quiet, studious civil servants has traditionally made many Dawnish senators uneasy.
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	The castle is a symbol of the [[glory]] and beauty of Dawn, sure enough; and also a symbol for the Civil Service that undertakes the burden of overseeing so many aspects of modern life in the Empire. It is by no means cheap to maintain, month after month. The castle is old, and the grounds are extensive, and the academy uses an absolutely ''astonishing'' amount of paper and ink.		The castle is a symbol of the [[glory]] and beauty of Dawn, sure enough; and also a symbol for the Civil Service that undertakes the burden of overseeing so many aspects of modern life in the Empire. It is by no means cheap to maintain, month after month. The castle is old, and the grounds are extensive, and the academy uses an absolutely ''astonishing'' amount of paper and ink.

	Over the last three months, however, those costs have increased ... and increased dramatically.		Over the last three months, however, those costs have increased... and increased dramatically.

	The most obvious problem is the structure itself. Stone surveyed to be strong and reliable has begun to crumble. Part of the eastern rampart actually comes smashing down into the inner courtyard, very narrowly missing a civil servant lecturer and her class. All of the flying buttresses supporting the Hall of Ten Nations - the old throne room - have apparently developed cracks at the same time. The old wine cellars - where sufficient food to feed two hundred people is collected and stored - have become infested with vicious black rats the size of cats, and the terriers the porters keep to control their population are too scared to go down the stairs after them.		The most obvious problem is the structure itself. Stone surveyed to be strong and reliable has begun to crumble. Part of the eastern rampart actually comes smashing down into the inner courtyard, very narrowly missing a civil servant lecturer and her class. All of the flying buttresses supporting the Hall of Ten Nations - the old throne room - have apparently developed cracks at the same time. The old wine cellars - where sufficient food to feed two hundred people is collected and stored - have become infested with vicious black rats the size of cats, and the terriers the porters keep to control their population are too scared to go down the stairs after them.

	At the same time, the roses that shroud the castle, that give it ~~it's~~ name, are beginning to die in record numbers. As they die, they peel away from the walls - in some cases their great weight inflicts additional damage to the integrity of the structure itself. Worse, the death of these roses is seen by the superstitious across the Empire as an omen - a sign of some hidden rot at the heart of the Empire.		At the same time, the roses that shroud the castle, that give it its name, are beginning to die in record numbers. As they die, they peel away from the walls - in some cases their great weight inflicts additional damage to the integrity of the structure itself. Worse, the death of these roses is seen by the superstitious across the Empire as an omen - a sign of some hidden rot at the heart of the Empire.

	The physical damage to the castle is bad enough, but there is worse to come. Paperwork begins going astray. Senior civil servants lecturing the academy become lost, or absent-minded; a plague of aches and pains and brittle bones leaves students and teachers alike in the infirmary. Tempers flare. Old grudges come to light.		The physical damage to the castle is bad enough, but there is worse to come. Paperwork begins going astray. Senior civil servants lecturing the academy become lost, or absent-minded; a plague of aches and pains and brittle bones leaves students and teachers alike in the infirmary. Tempers flare. Old grudges come to light.

Rafferty: /* Significance */

2015-09-10T15:42:17Z

Significance

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	The immediate effect is that the cost to the Empire to maintain the Castle of Thorns has increased significantly - at this time only the Auditor of the Imperial Treasury, Gerard La Salle, will know by how much. If the curse continues to increase in virulence however, there is every chance that the castle will become too much of a burden on the treasury, and may have to be decommissioned. The potential impact this will have on the people of Dawn, and on the civil service in general, is difficult to predict but consequences of the destruction of such a potent symbol of Dawnish glory may well be significant.		The immediate effect is that the cost to the Empire to maintain the Castle of Thorns has increased significantly - at this time only the Auditor of the Imperial Treasury, Gerard La Salle, will know by how much. If the curse continues to increase in virulence however, there is every chance that the castle will become too much of a burden on the treasury, and may have to be decommissioned. The potential impact this will have on the people of Dawn, and on the civil service in general, is difficult to predict but consequences of the destruction of such a potent symbol of Dawnish glory may well be significant.

	Investigation of the curse on the castle will be hampered by the distances involved. One possible solution would be for a magician versed in the lore of the ~~night~~ realm to prepare an [[Spontaneous_magic#Arcane_Projection\|arcane projection]] which would allow an effect similar to [[Wisdom of the Balanced Blade]] to be performed at the [[Regio#The_Imperial_Regio\|imperial regio]] to at least get some idea of what exactly the curse is doing. No doubt other possibilities will suggest themselves.		Investigation of the curse on the castle will be hampered by the distances involved. One possible solution would be for a magician versed in the lore of the winter realm to prepare an [[Spontaneous_magic#Arcane_Projection\|arcane projection]] which would allow an effect similar to [[Wisdom of the Balanced Blade]] to be performed at the [[Regio#The_Imperial_Regio\|imperial regio]] to at least get some idea of what exactly the curse is doing. No doubt other possibilities will suggest themselves.
	[[Category:History]]		[[Category:History]]
	[[Category:Recent History]]		[[Category:Recent History]]
	[[Category:379YE]]		[[Category:379YE]]

Rafferty: /* Overview */

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Overview

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	Today, the castle serves as an academy for the training of Civil Service, but it is also where much of the day-to-day business of maintaining the nation of Dawn takes place. Each Dawnish [[Senator]] has apartments there, decorated with the produce and imagery of the [[territory]] they represent - although they are rarely used. The proximity of so many quiet, studious civil servants has traditionally made many Dawnish senators uneasy.		Today, the castle serves as an academy for the training of Civil Service, but it is also where much of the day-to-day business of maintaining the nation of Dawn takes place. Each Dawnish [[Senator]] has apartments there, decorated with the produce and imagery of the [[territory]] they represent - although they are rarely used. The proximity of so many quiet, studious civil servants has traditionally made many Dawnish senators uneasy.

	The castle is a symbol of the glory and beauty of Dawn, sure enough; and also a symbol for the Civil Service that undertakes the burden of overseeing so many aspects of modern life in the Empire. It is by no means cheap to maintain, month after month. The castle is old, and the grounds are extensive, and the academy uses an absolutely ''astonishing'' amount of paper and ink.		The castle is a symbol of the [[glory]] and beauty of Dawn, sure enough; and also a symbol for the Civil Service that undertakes the burden of overseeing so many aspects of modern life in the Empire. It is by no means cheap to maintain, month after month. The castle is old, and the grounds are extensive, and the academy uses an absolutely ''astonishing'' amount of paper and ink.

	Over the last three months, however, those costs have increased ... and increased dramatically.		Over the last three months, however, those costs have increased ... and increased dramatically.

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==Overview==
Once the seat of the [[Dawn|Dawnish]] Kings and Queens, the [[Astolat#The_Castle_of_Thorns|Castle of Thorns]] has presided over [[Astolat]] since before there was an Empire. What were once royal estates are now gien over to beautiful parks, and the castle itself is almost completely engulfed in rose bushes. It is considered by many to be a wonder of the modern Empire, and at dawn or dusk when the sky catches fire, it is enough to make the poet sing, or the sensitive soul weep at the beauty of it all.

Today, the castle serves as an academy for the training of Civil Service, but it is also where much of the day-to-day business of maintaining the nation of Dawn takes place. Each Dawnish [[Senator]] has apartments there, decorated with the produce and imagery of the [[territory]] they represent - although they are rarely used. The proximity of so many quiet, studious civil servants has traditionally made many Dawnish senators uneasy.

The castle is a symbol of the glory and beauty of Dawn, sure enough; and also a symbol for the Civil Service that undertakes the burden of overseeing so many aspects of modern life in the Empire. It is by no means cheap to maintain, month after month. The castle is old, and the grounds are extensive, and the academy uses an absolutely ''astonishing'' amount of paper and ink.

Over the last three months, however, those costs have increased ... and increased dramatically.

The most obvious problem is the structure itself. Stone surveyed to be strong and reliable has begun to crumble. Part of the eastern rampart actually comes smashing down into the inner courtyard, very narrowly missing a civil servant lecturer and her class. All of the flying buttresses supporting the Hall of Ten Nations - the old throne room - have apparently developed cracks at the same time. The old wine cellars - where sufficient food to feed two hundred people is collected and stored - have become infested with vicious black rats the size of cats, and the terriers the porters keep to control their population are too scared to go down the stairs after them.

At the same time, the roses that shroud the castle, that give it it's name, are beginning to die in record numbers. As they die, they peel away from the walls - in some cases their great weight inflicts additional damage to the integrity of the structure itself. Worse, the death of these roses is seen by the superstitious across the Empire as an omen - a sign of some hidden rot at the heart of the Empire.

The physical damage to the castle is bad enough, but there is worse to come. Paperwork begins going astray. Senior civil servants lecturing the academy become lost, or absent-minded; a plague of aches and pains and brittle bones leaves students and teachers alike in the infirmary. Tempers flare. Old grudges come to light.

The civil service attempts to maintain its dignity, but that is proving increasingly difficult.

==Significance==
It is clear almost immediately that something unnatural is afoot. Divination quickly reveals that the castle is under the effect of a potent Winter curse. The magic is attacking the integrity not only of the castle itself, but of the people who live and work there.

The immediate effect is that the cost to the Empire to maintain the Castle of Thorns has increased significantly - at this time only the Auditor of the Imperial Treasury, Gerard La Salle, will know by how much. If the curse continues to increase in virulence however, there is every chance that the castle will become too much of a burden on the treasury, and may have to be decommissioned. The potential impact this will have on the people of Dawn, and on the civil service in general, is difficult to predict but consequences of the destruction of such a potent symbol of Dawnish glory may well be significant.

Investigation of the curse on the castle will be hampered by the distances involved. One possible solution would be for a magician versed in the lore of the night realm to prepare an [[Spontaneous_magic#Arcane_Projection|arcane projection]] which would allow an effect similar to [[Wisdom of the Balanced Blade]] to be performed at the [[Regio#The_Imperial_Regio|imperial regio]] to at least get some idea of what exactly the curse is doing. No doubt other possibilities will suggest themselves.
[[Category:History]]
[[Category:Recent History]]
[[Category:379YE]]