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	==Northward Ho==		==Northward Ho==
	Rather than face destruction at the hands of four Imperial Armies, the warriors of the ''Brine Turtles'' sept [[386YE_Summer_Solstice_winds_of_war#The_Drums_Beat_On\|quit Mareave last season]]. They clearly spent the season [[~~Imperial_army~~#Resupply\|resupplying]] and joining up with the ''Hamsin''. Where most Grendel armies are made up of orcs of the Broken Shore – from the septs ruled by the Grendel rather than the Grendel themselves – this army is an exception. They fight with steely discipline, and it is obvious that many of their soldiers are from wealthier backgrounds than the run-of-the-mill orc warrior. Their officers in particular are equipped with both finest quality weapons and armour, and enchantments to help them fight - and lead - more effectively. Indeed, they are leading the way north through Cravanclosh to launch an attack into Mareave, and seem almost as surprised to see the Imperial armies as they are to see the orcs.		Rather than face destruction at the hands of four Imperial Armies, the warriors of the ''Brine Turtles'' sept [[386YE_Summer_Solstice_winds_of_war#The_Drums_Beat_On\|quit Mareave last season]]. They clearly spent the season [[Army#Resupply\|resupplying]] and joining up with the ''Hamsin''. Where most Grendel armies are made up of orcs of the Broken Shore – from the septs ruled by the Grendel rather than the Grendel themselves – this army is an exception. They fight with steely discipline, and it is obvious that many of their soldiers are from wealthier backgrounds than the run-of-the-mill orc warrior. Their officers in particular are equipped with both finest quality weapons and armour, and enchantments to help them fight - and lead - more effectively. Indeed, they are leading the way north through Cravanclosh to launch an attack into Mareave, and seem almost as surprised to see the Imperial armies as they are to see the orcs.

	The Broken Shore armies immediately fall back, but only to establish a defensive line. Both armies seem to be supernaturally aware of the best tactics to use to block the Imperial advance; a game of cat and mouse ensues between their commanders and the captains of the Winter Sun who have been blessed with [[Clarity of the Master Strategist\|supernatural strategic insight]]. The Grendel are cautious, but they have no interest in letting the Empire push into Ayereed, and seem committed to trying to push them back over the border.		The Broken Shore armies immediately fall back, but only to establish a defensive line. Both armies seem to be supernaturally aware of the best tactics to use to block the Imperial advance; a game of cat and mouse ensues between their commanders and the captains of the Winter Sun who have been blessed with [[Clarity of the Master Strategist\|supernatural strategic insight]]. The Grendel are cautious, but they have no interest in letting the Empire push into Ayereed, and seem committed to trying to push them back over the border.

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	The Varushkans lead the way; the Golden Axe is [[Army_qualities#Driven\|enthusiastic]] about the opportunity to conquer new lands, to bring the whole territory under the Imperial banner as they did in [[Ossium]], [[the Barrens]], and most recently Mareave itself. Close behind them come the [[Winter Sun]], the [[Imperial Orcs]] equally eager to claim new land for the Empire. Finally the [[Highguard\|Highborn]] [[Seventh Wave]], their scouts already spreading out into the unfamiliar land south of Mareave, seeking opportunities to [[Army_qualities#Scouting\|gather as much information]] as they can about the land. Ideally to find some kind of route to the Isle of Zemress, although how practical that will prove is difficult to say.		The Varushkans lead the way; the Golden Axe is [[Army_qualities#Driven\|enthusiastic]] about the opportunity to conquer new lands, to bring the whole territory under the Imperial banner as they did in [[Ossium]], [[the Barrens]], and most recently Mareave itself. Close behind them come the [[Winter Sun]], the [[Imperial Orcs]] equally eager to claim new land for the Empire. Finally the [[Highguard\|Highborn]] [[Seventh Wave]], their scouts already spreading out into the unfamiliar land south of Mareave, seeking opportunities to [[Army_qualities#Scouting\|gather as much information]] as they can about the land. Ideally to find some kind of route to the Isle of Zemress, although how practical that will prove is difficult to say.

	Ayereed is largely unknown to the Empire. There are trade routes south from Mareave that cross into the territory. Five years ago the [[~~Imperial~~ Senate]] supported a [[How_sweet_is_the_sea#Mapping_the_Bay\|scheme to map the Bay]] that recorded the shape of its coastline but said little about the interior other than it was as arid as Mareave to the north. There is a Grendel city here with the unlikely name of [[Bay of Catazar#Gainmeachdubh\|Gainmeachdubh]], the seat of Salt Lord Azshur, and that surely means that somewhere in the territory there is [[mithril]]. As with Mareave, there are a number of odd monuments there – the [[Bay of Catazar#Giant Heads\|Giant Heads]] that line the cliffs south of Gainmeachdubh for example. But the first landmark the Empire encounters is the eerie [[Bay of Catazar#Petrified Forest\|petrified forest]], and it is there that they encounter a serious obstacle to their plans.		Ayereed is largely unknown to the Empire. There are trade routes south from Mareave that cross into the territory. Five years ago the [[Senate]] supported a [[How_sweet_is_the_sea#Mapping_the_Bay\|scheme to map the Bay]] that recorded the shape of its coastline but said little about the interior other than it was as arid as Mareave to the north. There is a Grendel city here with the unlikely name of [[Bay of Catazar#Gainmeachdubh\|Gainmeachdubh]], the seat of Salt Lord Azshur, and that surely means that somewhere in the territory there is [[mithril]]. As with Mareave, there are a number of odd monuments there – the [[Bay of Catazar#Giant Heads\|Giant Heads]] that line the cliffs south of Gainmeachdubh for example. But the first landmark the Empire encounters is the eerie [[Bay of Catazar#Petrified Forest\|petrified forest]], and it is there that they encounter a serious obstacle to their plans.
	<div style="float:right; width: 500px; clear: right;"><quote by="Belakov Zakharovich Prochnost, General of the Golden Axe">Axes, my beloved Schlacta, we have achieved such wonders together. We have helped and played our part in bringing Ossium, the Barrens, and now Mareave into our Empire, now we walk in virtue to Ayereed with Vigilance, Wisdom and Courage. We take their land with Loyalty of our Imperial forces of Armies. And captains who came with us once more we take steps i foreign soil, once more we bring the way and the light of our Empire. Let us Welcome Ayereed into our Empire, the Vard way.</quote></div>		<div style="float:right; width: 500px; clear: right;"><quote by="Belakov Zakharovich Prochnost, General of the Golden Axe">Axes, my beloved Schlacta, we have achieved such wonders together. We have helped and played our part in bringing Ossium, the Barrens, and now Mareave into our Empire, now we walk in virtue to Ayereed with Vigilance, Wisdom and Courage. We take their land with Loyalty of our Imperial forces of Armies. And captains who came with us once more we take steps i foreign soil, once more we bring the way and the light of our Empire. Let us Welcome Ayereed into our Empire, the Vard way.</quote></div>
	<div style="float:right; width: 500px; clear: right;"><quote by=" Melkior of Balthazar’s Vineyard, General of the Seventh Wave">Salve Zemress! We call to the Seventh wave to seek out passages to the isle of Zemress to enable virtuous crusade to reclaim it for the Empire. For the Holy Land associated with the Exemplar of Prosperity. To remain in the pirating hands of the Grendel is an affront to the essence of her virtue.</quote></div>		<div style="float:right; width: 500px; clear: right;"><quote by=" Melkior of Balthazar’s Vineyard, General of the Seventh Wave">Salve Zemress! We call to the Seventh wave to seek out passages to the isle of Zemress to enable virtuous crusade to reclaim it for the Empire. For the Holy Land associated with the Exemplar of Prosperity. To remain in the pirating hands of the Grendel is an affront to the essence of her virtue.</quote></div>

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	<div style="float:right; width: 500px; clear: right;"><quote by="Skywise Rykana, General of the Winter Sun">Heroes of the Winter Sun! We have spent a season securing our new home, but now we march forth to claim land for our siblings in the Brass Coast we are bleeding hard beneath Grendel blades. We know little of Ayereed so advance with Wisdom and judge your foe. We march to push the Grendel back to the sea but if other people's meet with us without violence then extend them our virtue and let this new land know that the Imperial Orcs have arrived.</quote></div>		<div style="float:right; width: 500px; clear: right;"><quote by="Skywise Rykana, General of the Winter Sun">Heroes of the Winter Sun! We have spent a season securing our new home, but now we march forth to claim land for our siblings in the Brass Coast we are bleeding hard beneath Grendel blades. We know little of Ayereed so advance with Wisdom and judge your foe. We march to push the Grendel back to the sea but if other people's meet with us without violence then extend them our virtue and let this new land know that the Imperial Orcs have arrived.</quote></div>
	<div style="float:right; width: 500px; clear: right;"><quote by="Astakar, General of the Brine Turtles">The Northern Orcs have dared to attack our people and try to steal our lands. We march forth to bring retribution down on these invaders. March! March forth! We will salt the earth where they walk and fling their bodies into the sea!</quote></div>		<div style="float:right; width: 500px; clear: right;"><quote by="Astakar, General of the Brine Turtles">The Northern Orcs have dared to attack our people and try to steal our lands. We march forth to bring retribution down on these invaders. March! March forth! We will salt the earth where they walk and fling their bodies into the sea!</quote></div>
	<div style="float:right; width: 500px; clear: right;"><quote by="Neeve, General of the Hamsin">Pick up your pack and march soldiers. We're destined for ~~Maraeve~~ to rescue Fleisardh - time to whet our blades at last. There's opportunity for the first ones to get there and salt mines for the laggards.</quote></div>		<div style="float:right; width: 500px; clear: right;"><quote by="Neeve, General of the Hamsin">Pick up your pack and march soldiers. We're destined for Mareave to rescue Fleisardh - time to whet our blades at last. There's opportunity for the first ones to get there and salt mines for the laggards.</quote></div>

	==Trees of Stone==		==Trees of Stone==
	The Petrified Forest seems to stretch across most of the border with Mareave. The orcs of the Broken Shore call it the ''Cravanclosh'', and the observations of ship captains have done little to prepare the army for how unsettling it is. An entire forest, that seems to stretch from the steep cliffs to the eastern mountains, where every single tree seems to have somehow turned to stone. The soil is loose and dangerously dry, and the tramp of armoured boots cannot help but throw up choking clouds of dust and ash. Soldiers are forced to fashion makeshift masks from scarfs and blankets to cover their mouths and noses, or risk hacking coughs brought on by inhaling too much of the fine substance. In a few scattered cases, those who get the ash in their wounds suffer a uniquely horrible form of infection - the skin, flesh, and bone around the wound begin to petrify. As long as it is treated quickly with a poultice of Marrowort and fresh water the infection can be arrested, but a few Imperial soldiers lost limbs entirely before the cure is discovered.		The Petrified Forest seems to stretch across most of the border with Mareave. The orcs of the Broken Shore call it the ''Cravanclosh'', and the observations of ship captains have done little to prepare the army for how unsettling it is. An entire forest, that seems to stretch from the steep cliffs to the eastern mountains, where every single tree seems to have somehow turned to stone. The soil is loose and dangerously dry, and the tramp of armoured boots cannot help but throw up choking clouds of dust and ash. Soldiers are forced to fashion makeshift masks from scarfs and blankets to cover their mouths and noses, or risk hacking coughs brought on by inhaling too much of the fine substance. In a few scattered cases, those who get the ash in their wounds suffer a uniquely horrible form of infection - the skin, flesh, and bone around the wound begin to petrify. As long as it is treated quickly with a poultice of Marrowort and fresh water the infection can be arrested, but a few Imperial soldiers lost limbs entirely before the cure is discovered.

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Game Information

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	The Empire is almost halfway to conquering the Petrified Forest. They are still broadly unaware of the layout of Ayereed, beyond knowing there are two fortifications. The General of the Seventh Wave has taken the [[Army qualities#Scouting\|Gather Information]] order and so will receive additional information about the armies and forts in the territory at the event.		The Empire is almost halfway to conquering the Petrified Forest. They are still broadly unaware of the layout of Ayereed, beyond knowing there are two fortifications. The General of the Seventh Wave has taken the [[Army qualities#Scouting\|Gather Information]] order and so will receive additional information about the armies and forts in the territory at the event.

	The challenges presented by the [[Set_my_lands_in_order#Uncooperative\|uncooperative]] nature of the Mareave septs, coupled with the difficulties of [[Set_my_lands_in_order#Under-developed\|bringing supplies]] into the territory mean that the armies operating in Ayereed are at a disadvantage. They require additional food and especially fresh water. Until these challenges are addressed, the armies operating in the territory require additional upkeep. With three regions - [[Mareave#Fleisardh\|Fleisardh]], [[Mareave#Eoradal\|Eoradal]] and [[Mareave#Clisearn\|Clisearn]] - disinclined to support Imperial troops, this means the upkeep of the armies is increased by three tenths. The Imperial Senate has [[appraisal\|appraised]] ways to [[386YE_Summer_Solstice_Senate_sessions#Appraise_Removing_Uncooperative_from_Mareave\|address this problem]] and hopefully they will be able to find a way to support Imperial advance deeper into the Broken Shore.		The challenges presented by the [[Set_my_lands_in_order#Uncooperative\|uncooperative]] nature of the Mareave septs, coupled with the difficulties of [[Set_my_lands_in_order#Under-developed\|bringing supplies]] into the territory mean that the armies operating in Ayereed are at a disadvantage. They require additional food and especially fresh water. Until these challenges are addressed, the armies operating in the territory require additional upkeep. With three regions - [[Mareave#Fleisardh\|Fleisardh]], [[Mareave#Eoradal\|Eoradal]] and [[Mareave#Clisearn\|Clisearn]] - disinclined to support Imperial troops, this means the upkeep of the armies is increased by three tenths. The Imperial Senate has [[appraisal\|appraised]] ways to [[386YE_Summer_Solstice_Senate_sessions#Appraise_Removing_Uncooperative_from_Mareave\|address this problem]] and hopefully they will be able to find [[Here_to_stay\|a way to support Imperial advance]] deeper into the Broken Shore.

	Like Mareave, Ayereed is too arid for the [[Rivers of Life]] and [[Rivers Run Red]] rituals to have their predicted effects.		Like Mareave, Ayereed is too arid for the [[Rivers of Life]] and [[Rivers Run Red]] rituals to have their predicted effects.

Novemberalice at 12:26, 11 September 2024

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	[[Category:Recent History]] [[Category:386YE Autumn]] [[Category:Military Council]]		[[Category:Recent History]] [[Category:386YE Autumn]] [[Category:Military Council]]
	<div style="float:left; width: 600px; clear: right;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Beasts of War.jpg\|caption=The Grendel make great use of the mighty beasts that populate the Broken Shore.\|align=right\|width=600}}</div>		<div style="float:left; width: 600px; clear: right;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Beasts of War.jpg\|caption=The Grendel make great use of the mighty beasts that populate the Broken Shore.\|align=right\|width=600}}</div>{{audio\|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjtFNa51DZA}}
	<div style="float: right; width: 350px;"><box>A PDF file of this wind is available [[:File:Steel and salt.pdf\|here]]</box></div>		<div style="float: right; width: 350px;"><box>A PDF file of this wind is available [[:File:Steel and salt.pdf\|here]]</box></div>
	==Due South==		==Due South==

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	Like Mareave, Ayereed is too arid for the [[Rivers of Life]] and [[Rivers Run Red]] rituals to have their predicted effects.		Like Mareave, Ayereed is too arid for the [[Rivers of Life]] and [[Rivers Run Red]] rituals to have their predicted effects.

			==A New Arrival (Ayereed)==
			* '''A force of Asaveans and Grendel are escorting a chest of money to fund mercenaries for Stormlords Rise'''
			* '''This skirmish is a [[Accessibility#Combat_Highly_Likely\|combat highly likely]] encounter'''
			* '''The ''General of the Seventh Wave'' is responsible for stopping the Asaveans reinforcing Stormlords Rise'''
			{{AgainstBarbarians}}
			''Lord Alessia Heraclien'' has arrived in Ayereed with their band of followers and hired guards of the Grendel. They are making their way through Cornaghan - to the south of the Petrified Forest - with a well-guarded chest. According to the unconquered that managed to track them, Lord Heraclien and their guards are on their way towards the walls of Stormlords Rise to provide funding for thousands of mercenaries drawn from the Broken Shore and further afield.

			If the scion of the Heraclien family reaches Stormlords Rise then the strength of the fortification will increase by two thousand strength for the next six months; until the start of the Spring Equinox 387YE. Of course, this means that Lord Alessia is carrying a substantial amount of money; at least twenty thrones. Given that it was one of the unconquered of the Seventh Wave who was able to track Lord Alessia and uncover their reason for being in the territory, it is the responsibility of whoever is appointed as [[Seventh Wave\|General of the Seventh Wave]] to stop the reinforcements bolstering the strength of Stormlords Rise.

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Slow Retreat

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	As the Autumn Equinox draws closer, it's clear the advantage is with the Empire. For all their caution, it's also clear that the two Grendel armies have suffered significantly more casualties in the fighting than the Empire has. Commander Mradholl's forces are much more interested in slowing and containing Imperial troops than they are in killing them.		As the Autumn Equinox draws closer, it's clear the advantage is with the Empire. For all their caution, it's also clear that the two Grendel armies have suffered significantly more casualties in the fighting than the Empire has. Commander Mradholl's forces are much more interested in slowing and containing Imperial troops than they are in killing them.

	There are challenges ahead to be sure – the hostile terrain of the petrified forest coupled with the difficulty of maintaining supply lines through southern Mareave alone are going to cause difficulties for invading Ayereed. But there are already [[~~APPRAISAL~~\|plans afoot]] to address the challenges of uncooperative septs, and presumably Ayereed is not ''entirely'' made up of poisoned petrified woodlands so eventually an Imperial force will be able to support itself. But for now, the two forces remain locked in battle in the Cravanclosh and who can guess what tomorrow may bring?		There are challenges ahead to be sure – the hostile terrain of the petrified forest coupled with the difficulty of maintaining supply lines through southern Mareave alone are going to cause difficulties for invading Ayereed. But there are already [[Here to stay\|plans afoot]] to address the challenges of uncooperative septs, and presumably Ayereed is not ''entirely'' made up of poisoned petrified woodlands so eventually an Imperial force will be able to support itself. But for now, the two forces remain locked in battle in the Cravanclosh and who can guess what tomorrow may bring?

	==Game Information==		==Game Information==

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	==Game Information==		==Game Information==
	The Empire is almost halfway to conquering the ~~petrified forest~~. They are still broadly unaware of the layout of Ayereed, beyond knowing there are two fortifications. The General of the Seventh Wave has taken the [[Army qualities#Scouting\|Gather Information]] order and so will receive additional information about the armies and forts in the territory at the event.		The Empire is almost halfway to conquering the Petrified Forest. They are still broadly unaware of the layout of Ayereed, beyond knowing there are two fortifications. The General of the Seventh Wave has taken the [[Army qualities#Scouting\|Gather Information]] order and so will receive additional information about the armies and forts in the territory at the event.

	The challenges presented by the [[Set_my_lands_in_order#Uncooperative\|uncooperative]] nature of the Mareave septs, coupled with the difficulties of [[Set_my_lands_in_order#Under-developed\|bringing supplies]] into the territory mean that the armies operating in Ayereed are at a disadvantage. They require additional food and especially fresh water. Until these challenges are addressed, the armies operating in the territory require additional upkeep. With three regions - [[Mareave#Fleisardh\|Fleisardh]], [[Mareave#Eoradal\|Eoradal]] and [[Mareave#Clisearn\|Clisearn]] - disinclined to support Imperial troops, this means the upkeep of the armies is increased by three tenths. The Imperial Senate has [[appraisal\|appraised]] ways to [[386YE_Summer_Solstice_Senate_sessions#Appraise_Removing_Uncooperative_from_Mareave\|address this problem]] and hopefully they will be able to find a way to support Imperial advance deeper into the Broken Shore.		The challenges presented by the [[Set_my_lands_in_order#Uncooperative\|uncooperative]] nature of the Mareave septs, coupled with the difficulties of [[Set_my_lands_in_order#Under-developed\|bringing supplies]] into the territory mean that the armies operating in Ayereed are at a disadvantage. They require additional food and especially fresh water. Until these challenges are addressed, the armies operating in the territory require additional upkeep. With three regions - [[Mareave#Fleisardh\|Fleisardh]], [[Mareave#Eoradal\|Eoradal]] and [[Mareave#Clisearn\|Clisearn]] - disinclined to support Imperial troops, this means the upkeep of the armies is increased by three tenths. The Imperial Senate has [[appraisal\|appraised]] ways to [[386YE_Summer_Solstice_Senate_sessions#Appraise_Removing_Uncooperative_from_Mareave\|address this problem]] and hopefully they will be able to find a way to support Imperial advance deeper into the Broken Shore.

	Like Mareave, Ayereed is too arid for the [[Rivers of Life]] and [[Rivers Run Red]] rituals to have their predicted effects.		Like Mareave, Ayereed is too arid for the [[Rivers of Life]] and [[Rivers Run Red]] rituals to have their predicted effects.

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	[[Category:Recent History]] [[Category:386YE Autumn]] [[Category:Military Council]]		[[Category:Recent History]] [[Category:386YE Autumn]] [[Category:Military Council]]
	<div style="float:left; width: 600px; clear: right;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Beasts of War.jpg\|caption=The Grendel make great use of the mighty beasts that populate the Broken Shore.\|align=right\|width=600}}</div>		<div style="float:left; width: 600px; clear: right;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Beasts of War.jpg\|caption=The Grendel make great use of the mighty beasts that populate the Broken Shore.\|align=right\|width=600}}</div>
			<div style="float: right; width: 350px;"><box>A PDF file of this wind is available [[:File:Steel and salt.pdf\|here]]</box></div>
	==Due South==		==Due South==
	Three Imperial armies gather in [[Mareave]] - the [[Golden Axe]], the [[Seventh Wave]] and the [[Winter Sun]]. They have spent the last season securing the dominion of the Imperial Orcs; now they are on the move again. The sept of the Brine Turtles, the [[orc\|orcs]] of [[Mareave#Fleisardh\|Fleisardh]] watch with uncooperative suspicion; there is no welcome for the Empire's forces in the town of Fioroult or anywhere in the southernmost region. Rather, there is a palpable fear that the armies are gathering to purge them, to crush the people of the Brine Turtle, perhaps to punish the warriors of the sept who still fight for the Grendel. The presence of a [[Varushka\|Varushkan]] army in particular seems to raise the spectre of imminent slaughter.		Three Imperial armies gather in [[Mareave]] - the [[Golden Axe]], the [[Seventh Wave]] and the [[Winter Sun]]. They have spent the last season securing the dominion of the Imperial Orcs; now they are on the move again. The sept of the Brine Turtles, the [[orc\|orcs]] of [[Mareave#Fleisardh\|Fleisardh]] watch with uncooperative suspicion; there is no welcome for the Empire's forces in the town of Fioroult or anywhere in the southernmost region. Rather, there is a palpable fear that the armies are gathering to purge them, to crush the people of the Brine Turtle, perhaps to punish the warriors of the sept who still fight for the Grendel. The presence of a [[Varushka\|Varushkan]] army in particular seems to raise the spectre of imminent slaughter.
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	But the armies are not here for the sept. After a few days to lay out their plans and gather their forces, and to allow roughly a thousand soldiers led by [[military unit\| independent captains]] to join them, the Empire's forces march across the border into the largely unknown territory of [[Bay of Catazar#Ayereed\|Ayereed]]. The Brine Turtles watch them go, an undercurrent of resentful but impotent anger eddying in their wake.		But the armies are not here for the sept. After a few days to lay out their plans and gather their forces, and to allow roughly a thousand soldiers led by [[military unit\| independent captains]] to join them, the Empire's forces march across the border into the largely unknown territory of [[Bay of Catazar#Ayereed\|Ayereed]]. The Brine Turtles watch them go, an undercurrent of resentful but impotent anger eddying in their wake.

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	Ayereed is largely unknown to the Empire. There are trade routes south from Mareave that cross into the territory. Five years ago the [[Imperial Senate]] supported a [[How_sweet_is_the_sea#Mapping_the_Bay\|scheme to map the Bay]] that recorded the shape of its coastline but said little about the interior other than it was as arid as Mareave to the north. There is a Grendel city here with the unlikely name of [[Bay of Catazar#Gainmeachdubh\|Gainmeachdubh]], the seat of Salt Lord Azshur, and that surely means that somewhere in the territory there is [[mithril]]. As with Mareave, there are a number of odd monuments there – the [[Bay of Catazar#Giant Heads\|Giant Heads]] that line the cliffs south of Gainmeachdubh for example. But the first landmark the Empire encounters is the eerie [[Bay of Catazar#Petrified Forest\|petrified forest]], and it is there that they encounter a serious obstacle to their plans.		Ayereed is largely unknown to the Empire. There are trade routes south from Mareave that cross into the territory. Five years ago the [[Imperial Senate]] supported a [[How_sweet_is_the_sea#Mapping_the_Bay\|scheme to map the Bay]] that recorded the shape of its coastline but said little about the interior other than it was as arid as Mareave to the north. There is a Grendel city here with the unlikely name of [[Bay of Catazar#Gainmeachdubh\|Gainmeachdubh]], the seat of Salt Lord Azshur, and that surely means that somewhere in the territory there is [[mithril]]. As with Mareave, there are a number of odd monuments there – the [[Bay of Catazar#Giant Heads\|Giant Heads]] that line the cliffs south of Gainmeachdubh for example. But the first landmark the Empire encounters is the eerie [[Bay of Catazar#Petrified Forest\|petrified forest]], and it is there that they encounter a serious obstacle to their plans.
	<div style="float:right; width: 500px; clear: right;"><quote by="Belakov Zakharovich Prochnost, General of the Golden Axe">Axes, my beloved ~~Slachta~~, we have achieved such wonders together. We have helped and played our part in bringing Ossium, the Barrens, and now Mareave into our Empire, now we walk in virtue to Ayereed with Vigilance, Wisdom and Courage. We take their land with Loyalty of our Imperial forces of Armies. And captains who came with us once more we take steps i foreign soil, once more we bring the way and the light of our Empire. Let us Welcome Ayereed into our Empire, the Vard way.</quote></div>		<div style="float:right; width: 500px; clear: right;"><quote by="Belakov Zakharovich Prochnost, General of the Golden Axe">Axes, my beloved Schlacta, we have achieved such wonders together. We have helped and played our part in bringing Ossium, the Barrens, and now Mareave into our Empire, now we walk in virtue to Ayereed with Vigilance, Wisdom and Courage. We take their land with Loyalty of our Imperial forces of Armies. And captains who came with us once more we take steps i foreign soil, once more we bring the way and the light of our Empire. Let us Welcome Ayereed into our Empire, the Vard way.</quote></div>
	<div style="float:right; width: 500px; clear: right;"><quote by=" Melkior of Balthazar’s Vineyard, General of the Seventh Wave">Salve Zemress! We call to the ~~seventh~~ wave to seek out passages to the isle of Zemress to enable virtuous crusade to reclaim it for the Empire. For the Holy Land associated with the Exemplar of Prosperity. To remain in the pirating hands of the Grendel is an ~~afront~~ to the essence of her virtue.</quote></div>		<div style="float:right; width: 500px; clear: right;"><quote by=" Melkior of Balthazar’s Vineyard, General of the Seventh Wave">Salve Zemress! We call to the Seventh wave to seek out passages to the isle of Zemress to enable virtuous crusade to reclaim it for the Empire. For the Holy Land associated with the Exemplar of Prosperity. To remain in the pirating hands of the Grendel is an affront to the essence of her virtue.</quote></div>
	<div style="float:right; width: 500px; clear: right;"><quote by="Skywise Rykana, General of the Winter Sun">Heroes of the Winter Sun! We have spent a season securing our new home, but now we march forth to claim land for our siblings in the Brass Coast we are bleeding hard beneath Grendel blades. We know little of Ayereed so advance with Wisdom and judge your foe. We march to push the Grendel back to the sea but if other people's meet with us without violence then extend them our virtue and let this new land know that the Imperial Orcs have arrived.</quote></div>		<div style="float:right; width: 500px; clear: right;"><quote by="Skywise Rykana, General of the Winter Sun">Heroes of the Winter Sun! We have spent a season securing our new home, but now we march forth to claim land for our siblings in the Brass Coast we are bleeding hard beneath Grendel blades. We know little of Ayereed so advance with Wisdom and judge your foe. We march to push the Grendel back to the sea but if other people's meet with us without violence then extend them our virtue and let this new land know that the Imperial Orcs have arrived.</quote></div>
	<div style="float:right; width: 500px; clear: right;"><quote by="Astakar, General of the Brine Turtles">The Northern Orcs have dared to attack our people and try to steal our lands. We march forth to bring retribution down on these invaders. March! March forth! We will salt the earth where they walk and fling their bodies into the sea!</quote></div>		<div style="float:right; width: 500px; clear: right;"><quote by="Astakar, General of the Brine Turtles">The Northern Orcs have dared to attack our people and try to steal our lands. We march forth to bring retribution down on these invaders. March! March forth! We will salt the earth where they walk and fling their bodies into the sea!</quote></div>
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	This need to ensure wounds remain clean puts even more pressure on the army's reserves of drinking water, and it soon becomes a valuable resource. Requests are sent back north to secure more. Thanks to the rarity of fresh water in Mareave, and the uncooperative nature of the septs who effectively control access to it, this turns out to be more of a challenge than initially anticipated. Rationing is imposed, to ensure the army does not run out, while new supplies are being arranged. Food likewise needs to be conserved; the only creatures that live in the petrified forest appear to be a species of large grey scorpion the size of a small dog, with thick scales and a vicious stinger. They mostly flee the advancing armies, but there are still a few tragic incidents involving smaller creatures and the enticing depths of soldiers' boots.		This need to ensure wounds remain clean puts even more pressure on the army's reserves of drinking water, and it soon becomes a valuable resource. Requests are sent back north to secure more. Thanks to the rarity of fresh water in Mareave, and the uncooperative nature of the septs who effectively control access to it, this turns out to be more of a challenge than initially anticipated. Rationing is imposed, to ensure the army does not run out, while new supplies are being arranged. Food likewise needs to be conserved; the only creatures that live in the petrified forest appear to be a species of large grey scorpion the size of a small dog, with thick scales and a vicious stinger. They mostly flee the advancing armies, but there are still a few tragic incidents involving smaller creatures and the enticing depths of soldiers' boots.

	There's no obvious sign of what is responsible for the destruction that has clearly been visited on this place. Examination of the trees shows that they are solid stone, but the sheer number of them and the intricate detail leaves no doubts that at one point they were living wood. There are also signs here and there of “logging camps” - although clearly picks and hammers are ~~Fleisardh~~ more suited to the task of harvesting these stone trees than axes.		There's no obvious sign of what is responsible for the destruction that has clearly been visited on this place. Examination of the trees shows that they are solid stone, but the sheer number of them and the intricate detail leaves no doubts that at one point they were living wood. There are also signs here and there of “logging camps” - although clearly picks and hammers are more suited to the task of harvesting these stone trees than axes.

	It's not initially clear why the orcs of the Broken Shore might choose to do so, until by pure chance a Highborn scout discovers a small amount of what appears to be petrified ambergelt in one of the more recently abandoned camps. This red-yellow mineral is clearly valuable – beautiful when polished and perhaps with hidden properties. There's little time to determine what those properties might be, or how common the material is, because at the same time the scouts are uncovering it, the Empire has its first encounter with the Grendel orcs.		It's not initially clear why the orcs of the Broken Shore might choose to do so, until by pure chance a Highborn scout discovers a small amount of what appears to be petrified ambergelt in one of the more recently abandoned camps. This red-yellow mineral is clearly valuable – beautiful when polished and perhaps with hidden properties. There's little time to determine what those properties might be, or how common the material is, because at the same time the scouts are uncovering it, the Empire has its first encounter with the Grendel orcs.