https://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/mediawiki-public/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Suaq 2026-05-16T14:14:40Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.39.6 https://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/mediawiki-public/index.php?title=Suaq&diff=123562&oldid=prev 2025-07-12T10:40:32Z

<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Suaq Heroes</span></span></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 10:40, 12 July 2025</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l19">Line 19:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 19:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>More [[Wintermark_economic_interests#Mediator|mediators]] are drawn from the Suaq than any other tradition. The Suaq are canny and frugal and know the real value of things. It is not in their tradition to waste anything, and the greatest Suaq triumphs are those that secure the greatest good for the least cost. They like to weigh the evidence before acting, and if they sense something has been missed they make the effort to seek it out. They are not cowards, but they prefer to enter a conflict - whether on the battlefield, in the marketplace, or the floor of the Imperial Senate - with every edge they can wield. Sometimes called the &#039;&#039;middle people&#039;&#039;, the Suaq are well versed at mediating between the brash Steinr and the cautious Kallavesi; some extend this facility to arbitrate disputes between other peoples and even nations. [[Empress Mariika]] is seen as a great example of the canny Suaq hero, unafraid of taking unpopular yet practical action. In doing so she saved the entire Empire from bankruptcy - and worse.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>More [[Wintermark_economic_interests#Mediator|mediators]] are drawn from the Suaq than any other tradition. The Suaq are canny and frugal and know the real value of things. It is not in their tradition to waste anything, and the greatest Suaq triumphs are those that secure the greatest good for the least cost. They like to weigh the evidence before acting, and if they sense something has been missed they make the effort to seek it out. They are not cowards, but they prefer to enter a conflict - whether on the battlefield, in the marketplace, or the floor of the Imperial Senate - with every edge they can wield. Sometimes called the &#039;&#039;middle people&#039;&#039;, the Suaq are well versed at mediating between the brash Steinr and the cautious Kallavesi; some extend this facility to arbitrate disputes between other peoples and even nations. [[Empress Mariika]] is seen as a great example of the canny Suaq hero, unafraid of taking unpopular yet practical action. In doing so she saved the entire Empire from bankruptcy - and worse.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Perhaps because of this, many Suaq are surprisingly prosperous folk who enjoy accumulating wealth. Some claim it harks back to their old need to lay down stores for the winter. Before the founding of the Empire, the majority of the merchants and traders that <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">traveled </del>from Wintermark to other lands were Suaq. Most enjoy negotiation and often relish haggling enjoying the test of wits. Wise merchants of the [[the Brass Coast|Coast]] and [[the League]] have long since learned not to under-estimate the acumen of the &quot;simple folk from the north&quot;. The Suaq have a deep understanding for the versatility and power of wealth and are surprisingly adept at wielding it to open doors, secure aid, or acquire just the right weapon at the right time.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Perhaps because of this, many Suaq are surprisingly prosperous folk who enjoy accumulating wealth. Some claim it harks back to their old need to lay down stores for the winter. Before the founding of the Empire, the majority of the merchants and traders that <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">travelled </ins>from Wintermark to other lands were Suaq. Most enjoy negotiation and often relish haggling enjoying the test of wits. Wise merchants of the [[the Brass Coast|Coast]] and [[the League]] have long since learned not to under-estimate the acumen of the &quot;simple folk from the north&quot;. The Suaq have a deep understanding for the versatility and power of wealth and are surprisingly adept at wielding it to open doors, secure aid, or acquire just the right weapon at the right time.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Above all the Suaq are cunning, a trait best exemplified by the craft of the [[Wintermark_magical_traditions#Icewalkers|icewalkers]]. They try to never confront a problem directly, always looking for a way to outmanoeuvre their opponents and turn the situation to their advantage. The great Suaq hero Fainomaiken, lover of the frozen eternal [[Cathan Canae]], exemplifies the idea of using cleverness and trickery to achieve heroic goals. King Ulmo was another famous trickster whose cunning was chosen over the bravery of the Steinr or the wisdom of the Kallavesi when the three people united to form the nation of Wintermark.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Above all the Suaq are cunning, a trait best exemplified by the craft of the [[Wintermark_magical_traditions#Icewalkers|icewalkers]]. They try to never confront a problem directly, always looking for a way to outmanoeuvre their opponents and turn the situation to their advantage. The great Suaq hero Fainomaiken, lover of the frozen eternal [[Cathan Canae]], exemplifies the idea of using cleverness and trickery to achieve heroic goals. King Ulmo was another famous trickster whose cunning was chosen over the bravery of the Steinr or the wisdom of the Kallavesi when the three people united to form the nation of Wintermark.</div></td></tr> </table>

Twiggy https://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/mediawiki-public/index.php?title=Suaq&diff=111335&oldid=prev 2024-06-06T18:57:53Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 18:57, 6 June 2024</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l7">Line 7:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 7:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Suaq Heroes==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Suaq Heroes==</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Winterfolk admire [[heroism]] and believe that it speeds a spirit&#039;s passage through the [[The Labyrinth of Ages and the Paragons and Exemplars|Labyrinth of Ages]]. Wintermark legends are filled with the tales of cunning Suaq, who use guile to outwit their enemies, whether hunting dangerous prey through the snows of Sermersuaq with spear or bow, or tricking vain eternals and their foolish servants. The Suaq believe that heroism comes from outwitting their enemies, so that they can overcome problems through shrewd thinking while husbanding their resources carefully.  </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Winterfolk admire [[heroism]] and believe that it speeds a spirit&#039;s passage through the [[The Labyrinth of Ages and the Paragons and Exemplars|Labyrinth of Ages]]. Wintermark legends are filled with the tales of cunning Suaq, who use guile to outwit their enemies, whether hunting dangerous prey through the snows of Sermersuaq with spear or bow, or tricking vain eternals and their foolish servants. The Suaq believe that heroism comes from outwitting their enemies, so that they can overcome problems through shrewd thinking while husbanding their resources carefully.  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&lt;div style=&quot;float:right; width: <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">450px</del>;&quot;&gt;&lt;box&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;Blood-on-the-Snow&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br&gt;</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&lt;div style=&quot;float:right; width: <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">550px</ins>;&quot;&gt;&lt;box&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;Blood-on-the-Snow&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br&gt;</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Winters in the north can be harsh. There are stories of Suaq clans forced to turn to consuming the flesh of their own dead to survive - a practical if tragic response to a desperate situation. It is rarely talked about, but it does happen.  </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Winters in the north can be harsh. There are stories of Suaq clans forced to turn to consuming the flesh of their own dead to survive - a practical if tragic response to a desperate situation. It is rarely talked about, but it does happen.  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l25">Line 25:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 25:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Suaq Virtues==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Suaq Virtues==</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Of the three peoples, the Suaq as a whole have least to do with the Way. Spiritual matters are often left to the Kallavesi - the Suaq deal with the practicalities of survival here and now. That is not to say that they are particularly heretical or blasphemous - they simply have better things to do. When they think of the virtues, there are some which resonate particularly with their traditions.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Of the three peoples, the Suaq as a whole have least to do with the Way. Spiritual matters are often left to the Kallavesi - the Suaq deal with the practicalities of survival here and now. That is not to say that they are particularly heretical or blasphemous - they simply have better things to do. When they think of the virtues, there are some which resonate particularly with their traditions.</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">{{CaptionedImage|file=Oona_Sherarding.jpg|align=right|width=250|caption=Cold cannot compromise.}}</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">The Suaq are [[Ambition|Ambitious]] in nature. They pride themselves on their ability to overcome problems and to change situations to their benefit. They know, deep in their souls, that nothing is beyond their grasp if they can just apply their cleverness; even the [[Wintermark culture and customs#Skein|skein]] can be tricked if one can work out how. More than this, the ideal Suaq hero embraces the words of Fainomaiken - they aspire to secure the greatest possible good for their people. A Suaq leading a hunt or a war party aspires to bring every single one of their companions home safely if at all possible.</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">The Suaq are [[Ambition|Ambitious]] in nature. They pride themselves on their ability to overcome problems and to change situations to their benefit. They know, deep in their souls, that nothing is beyond their grasp if they can just apply their cleverness; even the [[Wintermark culture and customs#Skein|skein]] can be tricked if one can work out how. More than this, the ideal Suaq hero embraces the words of Fainomaiken - they aspire to secure the greatest possible good for their people. A Suaq leading a hunt or a war party aspires to bring every single one of their companions home safely if at all possible.</del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">{{CaptionedImage|file=Oona_Sherarding.jpg|align=right|width=250|caption=Cold cannot compromise.}}</del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Like their cousins the Kallavesi, the Suaq value [[Wisdom]]. The Suaq hero learns so that they might find ways to change the world, not for the sake of learning alone. They are alert for new lore, carefully considering how it might aid them in their endeavours. They have little time for the procrastinator, or the pedagogue, preferring the understanding that comes from practical experience.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Like their cousins the Kallavesi, the Suaq value [[Wisdom]]. The Suaq hero learns so that they might find ways to change the world, not for the sake of learning alone. They are alert for new lore, carefully considering how it might aid them in their endeavours. They have little time for the procrastinator, or the pedagogue, preferring the understanding that comes from practical experience.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> </table>

Hailmur https://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/mediawiki-public/index.php?title=Suaq&diff=88239&oldid=prev 2022-04-09T10:32:15Z

<p>Removing definitive article</p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 10:32, 9 April 2022</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l4">Line 4:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 4:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Suaq are one of the three traditions of Wintermark. [[Wintermark History#Origins|According to the scops]], they are all descended from a single mother and are the brothers and sisters of seals. Regardless of the truth of this claim, they and their [[Kallavesi]] cousins have lived in the north-west since before written records, perhaps predating even the Terunael empire. They joined with the Kallavesi and the [[Steinr]] to [[Wintermark History#The Troll Wars|defeat the trolls]], and claim the rich alpine meadows and shifting iceflows of [[Sermersuaq]] as their ancestral home.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Suaq are one of the three traditions of Wintermark. [[Wintermark History#Origins|According to the scops]], they are all descended from a single mother and are the brothers and sisters of seals. Regardless of the truth of this claim, they and their [[Kallavesi]] cousins have lived in the north-west since before written records, perhaps predating even the Terunael empire. They joined with the Kallavesi and the [[Steinr]] to [[Wintermark History#The Troll Wars|defeat the trolls]], and claim the rich alpine meadows and shifting iceflows of [[Sermersuaq]] as their ancestral home.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The stereotypical Suaq is shrewd, practical, and cunning. They dress in the colours of the far north - ivory and grey. Their traditional garb is a tight fur coat emblazoned with drawings and symbols of powerful creatures they have slain or enemies they have overcome, and bedecked with ivory or bone decorations. In warmer climes the coat is exchanged for tightly wrapped robes. They are always alert, anticipating danger or opportunity, listening to the wind and watching the flight of birds. Let the Kallavesi worry about the future; the Suaq solve the problems that are in front of them, and they solve them decisively.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The stereotypical Suaq is shrewd, practical, and cunning. They dress in the colours of the far north - ivory and grey. Their traditional garb is a tight fur coat emblazoned with <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">important </ins>drawings and symbols <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">- such as depictions </ins>of powerful creatures they have slain or enemies they have overcome, and bedecked with ivory or bone decorations. In warmer climes the coat is exchanged for tightly wrapped robes. They are always alert, anticipating danger or opportunity, listening to the wind and watching the flight of birds. Let the Kallavesi worry about the future; the Suaq solve the problems that are in front of them, and they solve them decisively.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Suaq Heroes==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Suaq Heroes==</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Winterfolk admire [[heroism]] and believe that it speeds a spirit&#039;s passage through the [[The Labyrinth of Ages and the Paragons and Exemplars|Labyrinth of Ages]]. Wintermark legends are filled with the tales of cunning Suaq, who use guile to outwit their enemies, whether hunting dangerous prey through the snows of Sermersuaq with spear or bow, or tricking vain eternals and their foolish servants. The Suaq believe that heroism comes from outwitting their enemies, so that they can overcome problems through shrewd thinking while husbanding their resources carefully.  </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Winterfolk admire [[heroism]] and believe that it speeds a spirit&#039;s passage through the [[The Labyrinth of Ages and the Paragons and Exemplars|Labyrinth of Ages]]. Wintermark legends are filled with the tales of cunning Suaq, who use guile to outwit their enemies, whether hunting dangerous prey through the snows of Sermersuaq with spear or bow, or tricking vain eternals and their foolish servants. The Suaq believe that heroism comes from outwitting their enemies, so that they can overcome problems through shrewd thinking while husbanding their resources carefully.  </div></td></tr> </table>

Rafferty https://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/mediawiki-public/index.php?title=Suaq&diff=85249&oldid=prev 2022-01-13T15:41:03Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 15:41, 13 January 2022</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l10">Line 10:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 10:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Winters in the north can be harsh. There are stories of Suaq clans forced to turn to consuming the flesh of their own dead to survive - a practical if tragic response to a desperate situation. It is rarely talked about, but it does happen.  </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Winters in the north can be harsh. There are stories of Suaq clans forced to turn to consuming the flesh of their own dead to survive - a practical if tragic response to a desperate situation. It is rarely talked about, but it does happen.  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>One of the reasons it is considered dangerous is the influence of <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Agramant, the </del>[[<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Wendigo</del>]], who the icewalkers call Blood-on-the-Snow. This dangerous [[eternal]] is drawn to, and encourages, cannibalism. Its crazed servants often hunt humans in the same way the Suaq hunt deer and seals. Feasting on the flesh of humans and orcs for pleasure is a particularly insidious form of madness.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>One of the reasons it is considered dangerous is the influence of [[<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Agramant</ins>]], who the icewalkers call Blood-on-the-Snow. This dangerous [[eternal]] is drawn to, and encourages, cannibalism. Its crazed servants often hunt humans in the same way the Suaq hunt deer and seals. Feasting on the flesh of humans and orcs for pleasure is a particularly insidious form of madness.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Anyone may come to the attention of the Howler-of-the-Wastes, but icewalkers in particular have a complex relationship with the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Wendigo</del>. For many Suaq, dealing with Blood-on-the-Snow is seen as the ultimate test of their skills. They approve of the Conclave&#039;s decision to keep <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Wendigo </del>under [[Amity_and_enmity#Enmity|enmity]] - partly from the arrogant assumption that southern magicians are not suited to dealing with the deadly and insidious trickster. In private, however, more than one Suaq magician has risked everything by entering into a pact with the dangerous eternal spirit. Those who manage to keep their agreements straightforward, or who negotiate with extreme cunning, are able to employ powerful boons without risking their sanity or lives - or those of their family and friends.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Anyone may come to the attention of the Howler-of-the-Wastes, but icewalkers in particular have a complex relationship with the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Agramant</ins>. For many Suaq, dealing with Blood-on-the-Snow is seen as the ultimate test of their skills. They approve of the Conclave&#039;s decision to keep <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the Wastewalker </ins>under [[Amity_and_enmity#Enmity|enmity]] - partly from the arrogant assumption that southern magicians are not suited to dealing with the deadly and insidious trickster. In private, however, more than one Suaq magician has risked everything by entering into a pact with the dangerous eternal spirit. Those who manage to keep their agreements straightforward, or who negotiate with extreme cunning, are able to employ powerful boons without risking their sanity or lives - or those of their family and friends.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&quot;&#039;&#039;When you hunt the reindeer, and you are overconfident, the reindeer escapes and you go hungry. If you hunt the wolf, and you are overconfident, the wolf hunts you and does not go hungry.&quot;&lt;/box&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&quot;&#039;&#039;When you hunt the reindeer, and you are overconfident, the reindeer escapes and you go hungry. If you hunt the wolf, and you are overconfident, the wolf hunts you and does not go hungry.&quot;&lt;/box&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</div></td></tr> </table>

Rafferty https://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/mediawiki-public/index.php?title=Suaq&diff=69978&oldid=prev 2018-11-21T19:16:17Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 19:16, 21 November 2018</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l25">Line 25:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 25:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Suaq Virtues==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Suaq Virtues==</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Of the three peoples, the Suaq as a whole have least to do with the Way. Spiritual matters are often left to the Kallavesi - the Suaq deal with the practicalities of survival here and now. That is not to say that they are particularly heretical or blasphemous - they simply have better things to do. When they think of the virtues, there are some which resonate particularly with their traditions.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Of the three peoples, the Suaq as a whole have least to do with the Way. Spiritual matters are often left to the Kallavesi - the Suaq deal with the practicalities of survival here and now. That is not to say that they are particularly heretical or blasphemous - they simply have better things to do. When they think of the virtues, there are some which resonate particularly with their traditions.</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">The Suaq are [[Ambition|Ambitious]] in nature. They pride themselves on their ability to overcome problems and to change situations to their benefit. They know, deep in their souls, that nothing is beyond their grasp if they can just apply their cleverness; even the [[Wintermark culture and customs#Skein|skein]] can be tricked if one can work out how. More than this, the ideal Suaq hero embraces the words of Fainomaiken - they aspire to secure the greatest possible good for their people. A Suaq leading a hunt or a war party aspires to bring every single one of their companions home safely if at all possible.</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{CaptionedImage|file=Oona_Sherarding.jpg|align=right|width=250|caption=Cold cannot compromise.}}</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{CaptionedImage|file=Oona_Sherarding.jpg|align=right|width=250|caption=Cold cannot compromise.}}</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">The Suaq are [[Ambition|Ambitious]] in nature. They pride themselves on their ability to overcome problems and to change situations to their benefit. They know, deep in their souls, that nothing is beyond their grasp if they can just apply their cleverness; even the [[Wintermark culture and customs#Skein|skein]] can be tricked if one can work out how. More than this, the ideal Suaq hero embraces the words of Fainomaiken - they aspire to secure the greatest possible good for their people. A Suaq leading a hunt or a war party aspires to bring every single one of their companions home safely if at all possible.</del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Like their cousins the Kallavesi, the Suaq value [[Wisdom]]. The Suaq hero learns so that they might find ways to change the world, not for the sake of learning alone. They are alert for new lore, carefully considering how it might aid them in their endeavours. They have little time for the procrastinator, or the pedagogue, preferring the understanding that comes from practical experience.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Like their cousins the Kallavesi, the Suaq value [[Wisdom]]. The Suaq hero learns so that they might find ways to change the world, not for the sake of learning alone. They are alert for new lore, carefully considering how it might aid them in their endeavours. They have little time for the procrastinator, or the pedagogue, preferring the understanding that comes from practical experience.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> </table>

Matt https://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/mediawiki-public/index.php?title=Suaq&diff=69778&oldid=prev 2018-11-11T16:22:11Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 16:22, 11 November 2018</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l6">Line 6:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 6:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The stereotypical Suaq is shrewd, practical, and cunning. They dress in the colours of the far north - ivory and grey. Their traditional garb is a tight fur coat emblazoned with drawings and symbols of powerful creatures they have slain or enemies they have overcome, and bedecked with ivory or bone decorations. In warmer climes the coat is exchanged for tightly wrapped robes. They are always alert, anticipating danger or opportunity, listening to the wind and watching the flight of birds. Let the Kallavesi worry about the future; the Suaq solve the problems that are in front of them, and they solve them decisively.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The stereotypical Suaq is shrewd, practical, and cunning. They dress in the colours of the far north - ivory and grey. Their traditional garb is a tight fur coat emblazoned with drawings and symbols of powerful creatures they have slain or enemies they have overcome, and bedecked with ivory or bone decorations. In warmer climes the coat is exchanged for tightly wrapped robes. They are always alert, anticipating danger or opportunity, listening to the wind and watching the flight of birds. Let the Kallavesi worry about the future; the Suaq solve the problems that are in front of them, and they solve them decisively.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Suaq Heroes==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Suaq Heroes==</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Winterfolk admire [[heroism]] and believe that it speeds a spirit&#039;s passage through the [[The Labyrinth of Ages and the Paragons and Exemplars|Labyrinth of Ages]]. Wintermark legends are filled with the tales of cunning Suaq, who use guile to outwit their enemies, whether hunting dangerous prey through the snows of <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Sermsuaq </del>with spear or bow, or tricking vain eternals and their foolish servants. The Suaq believe that heroism comes from outwitting their enemies, so that they can overcome problems through shrewd thinking while husbanding their resources carefully.  </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Winterfolk admire [[heroism]] and believe that it speeds a spirit&#039;s passage through the [[The Labyrinth of Ages and the Paragons and Exemplars|Labyrinth of Ages]]. Wintermark legends are filled with the tales of cunning Suaq, who use guile to outwit their enemies, whether hunting dangerous prey through the snows of <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Sermersuaq </ins>with spear or bow, or tricking vain eternals and their foolish servants. The Suaq believe that heroism comes from outwitting their enemies, so that they can overcome problems through shrewd thinking while husbanding their resources carefully.  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&lt;div style=&quot;float:right; width: 450px;&quot;&gt;&lt;box&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;Blood-on-the-Snow&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br&gt;</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&lt;div style=&quot;float:right; width: 450px;&quot;&gt;&lt;box&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;Blood-on-the-Snow&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br&gt;</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Winters in the north can be harsh. There are stories of Suaq clans forced to turn to consuming the flesh of their own dead to survive - a practical if tragic response to a desperate situation. It is rarely talked about, but it does happen.  </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Winters in the north can be harsh. There are stories of Suaq clans forced to turn to consuming the flesh of their own dead to survive - a practical if tragic response to a desperate situation. It is rarely talked about, but it does happen.  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>One of the reasons it is considered dangerous is the influence of Agramant, the [[Wendigo]], who the icewalkers call Blood-on-the-Snow. This dangerous [[<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">eternals|</del>eternal]] is drawn to, and encourages, cannibalism. Its crazed servants often hunt humans in the same way the Suaq hunt deer and seals. Feasting on the flesh of humans and orcs for pleasure is a particularly insidious form of madness.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>One of the reasons it is considered dangerous is the influence of Agramant, the [[Wendigo]], who the icewalkers call Blood-on-the-Snow. This dangerous [[eternal]] is drawn to, and encourages, cannibalism. Its crazed servants often hunt humans in the same way the Suaq hunt deer and seals. Feasting on the flesh of humans and orcs for pleasure is a particularly insidious form of madness.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Anyone may come to the attention of the Howler-of-the-Wastes, but icewalkers in particular have a complex relationship with the Wendigo. For many Suaq, dealing with Blood-on-the-Snow is seen as the ultimate test of their skills. They approve of the Conclave&#039;s decision to keep Wendigo under [[Amity_and_enmity#Enmity|enmity]] - partly from the arrogant assumption that southern magicians are not suited to dealing with the deadly and insidious trickster. In private, however, more than one Suaq magician has risked everything by entering into a pact with the dangerous eternal spirit. Those who manage to keep their agreements straightforward, or who negotiate with extreme cunning, are able to employ powerful boons without risking their sanity or lives - or those of their family and friends.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Anyone may come to the attention of the Howler-of-the-Wastes, but icewalkers in particular have a complex relationship with the Wendigo. For many Suaq, dealing with Blood-on-the-Snow is seen as the ultimate test of their skills. They approve of the Conclave&#039;s decision to keep Wendigo under [[Amity_and_enmity#Enmity|enmity]] - partly from the arrogant assumption that southern magicians are not suited to dealing with the deadly and insidious trickster. In private, however, more than one Suaq magician has risked everything by entering into a pact with the dangerous eternal spirit. Those who manage to keep their agreements straightforward, or who negotiate with extreme cunning, are able to employ powerful boons without risking their sanity or lives - or those of their family and friends.</div></td></tr> </table>

Dre https://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/mediawiki-public/index.php?title=Suaq&diff=69541&oldid=prev 2018-11-02T10:56:46Z

<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Further Reading</span></span></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 10:56, 2 November 2018</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l39">Line 39:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 39:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* [[Wintermark_economic_interests#Mediator|Mediators]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* [[Wintermark_economic_interests#Mediator|Mediators]]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* [[Wintermark_magical_traditions#Icewalkers|Icewalkers]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* [[Wintermark_magical_traditions#Icewalkers|Icewalkers]]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div> </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">* [[Apaay Ukiuking]], a short essay about early Suaq history and the life of an influential Suaq hero.</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:Wintermark]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:Wintermark]]</div></td></tr> </table>

Rafferty https://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/mediawiki-public/index.php?title=Suaq&diff=62007&oldid=prev 2018-04-02T22:21:54Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 22:21, 2 April 2018</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l8">Line 8:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 8:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Winterfolk admire [[heroism]] and believe that it speeds a spirit&#039;s passage through the [[The Labyrinth of Ages and the Paragons and Exemplars|Labyrinth of Ages]]. Wintermark legends are filled with the tales of cunning Suaq, who use guile to outwit their enemies, whether hunting dangerous prey through the snows of Sermsuaq with spear or bow, or tricking vain eternals and their foolish servants. The Suaq believe that heroism comes from outwitting their enemies, so that they can overcome problems through shrewd thinking while husbanding their resources carefully.  </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Winterfolk admire [[heroism]] and believe that it speeds a spirit&#039;s passage through the [[The Labyrinth of Ages and the Paragons and Exemplars|Labyrinth of Ages]]. Wintermark legends are filled with the tales of cunning Suaq, who use guile to outwit their enemies, whether hunting dangerous prey through the snows of Sermsuaq with spear or bow, or tricking vain eternals and their foolish servants. The Suaq believe that heroism comes from outwitting their enemies, so that they can overcome problems through shrewd thinking while husbanding their resources carefully.  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&lt;div style=&quot;float:right; width: 450px;&quot;&gt;&lt;box&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;Blood-on-the-Snow&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br&gt;</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&lt;div style=&quot;float:right; width: 450px;&quot;&gt;&lt;box&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;Blood-on-the-Snow&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br&gt;</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Winters in the north can be harsh. There are stories of Suaq clans forced to turn to consuming the flesh of their own dead to survive - a practical if tragic response to a <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">deperate </del>situation. It is rarely talked about, but it does happen.  </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Winters in the north can be harsh. There are stories of Suaq clans forced to turn to consuming the flesh of their own dead to survive - a practical if tragic response to a <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">desperate </ins>situation. It is rarely talked about, but it does happen.  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>One of the reasons it is considered dangerous is the influence of Agramant, the [[Wendigo]], who the icewalkers call Blood-on-the-Snow. This dangerous [[eternals|eternal]] is drawn to, and encourages, cannibalism. <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">It&#039;s </del>crazed servants often hunt humans in the same way the Suaq hunt deer and seals. Feasting on the flesh of humans and orcs for pleasure is a particularly insidious form of madness.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>One of the reasons it is considered dangerous is the influence of Agramant, the [[Wendigo]], who the icewalkers call Blood-on-the-Snow. This dangerous [[eternals|eternal]] is drawn to, and encourages, cannibalism. <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Its </ins>crazed servants often hunt humans in the same way the Suaq hunt deer and seals. Feasting on the flesh of humans and orcs for pleasure is a particularly insidious form of madness.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Anyone may come to the attention of the Howler-of-the-Wastes, but icewalkers in particular have a complex relationship with the Wendigo. For many Suaq, dealing with Blood-on-the-Snow is seen as the ultimate test of their skills. They approve of the Conclave&#039;s decision to keep Wendigo under [[Amity_and_enmity#Enmity|enmity]] - partly from the arrogant assumption that southern magicians are not suited to dealing with the deadly and insidious trickster. In private, however, more than one Suaq magician has risked everything by entering into a pact with the dangerous eternal spirit. Those who manage to keep their agreements straightforward, or who negotiate with extreme cunning, are able to employ powerful boons without risking their sanity or lives - or those of their family and friends.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Anyone may come to the attention of the Howler-of-the-Wastes, but icewalkers in particular have a complex relationship with the Wendigo. For many Suaq, dealing with Blood-on-the-Snow is seen as the ultimate test of their skills. They approve of the Conclave&#039;s decision to keep Wendigo under [[Amity_and_enmity#Enmity|enmity]] - partly from the arrogant assumption that southern magicians are not suited to dealing with the deadly and insidious trickster. In private, however, more than one Suaq magician has risked everything by entering into a pact with the dangerous eternal spirit. Those who manage to keep their agreements straightforward, or who negotiate with extreme cunning, are able to employ powerful boons without risking their sanity or lives - or those of their family and friends.</div></td></tr> </table>

Dre https://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/mediawiki-public/index.php?title=Suaq&diff=61288&oldid=prev 2018-03-17T20:29:40Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 20:29, 17 March 2018</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l14">Line 14:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 14:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Anyone may come to the attention of the Howler-of-the-Wastes, but icewalkers in particular have a complex relationship with the Wendigo. For many Suaq, dealing with Blood-on-the-Snow is seen as the ultimate test of their skills. They approve of the Conclave&#039;s decision to keep Wendigo under [[Amity_and_enmity#Enmity|enmity]] - partly from the arrogant assumption that southern magicians are not suited to dealing with the deadly and insidious trickster. In private, however, more than one Suaq magician has risked everything by entering into a pact with the dangerous eternal spirit. Those who manage to keep their agreements straightforward, or who negotiate with extreme cunning, are able to employ powerful boons without risking their sanity or lives - or those of their family and friends.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Anyone may come to the attention of the Howler-of-the-Wastes, but icewalkers in particular have a complex relationship with the Wendigo. For many Suaq, dealing with Blood-on-the-Snow is seen as the ultimate test of their skills. They approve of the Conclave&#039;s decision to keep Wendigo under [[Amity_and_enmity#Enmity|enmity]] - partly from the arrogant assumption that southern magicians are not suited to dealing with the deadly and insidious trickster. In private, however, more than one Suaq magician has risked everything by entering into a pact with the dangerous eternal spirit. Those who manage to keep their agreements straightforward, or who negotiate with extreme cunning, are able to employ powerful boons without risking their sanity or lives - or those of their family and friends.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&quot;&#039;&#039;When you hunt the reindeer, and you are overconfident, the reindeer escapes and you go <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">eat nothing</del>. If you hunt the wolf, and you are overconfident, the wolf hunts you and does not go hungry.&quot;&lt;/box&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&quot;&#039;&#039;When you hunt the reindeer, and you are overconfident, the reindeer escapes and you go <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">hungry</ins>. If you hunt the wolf, and you are overconfident, the wolf hunts you and does not go hungry.&quot;&lt;/box&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Suaq are an observant people who strive to respond quickly to changes. Their homeland is not gentle, and the landscape can shift with little notice. Those who walk the floes understand the need to place each step with care - they listen to the song of the wind and the ice and let it guide them. Their dangerous land demands that they remain alert to omens, ready to adapt their path at a moment&#039;s notice. The Suaq are happy to make plans - but in their legends they never allow those plans to cause them to miss the opportunity to seize a new advantage that presents itself.  </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Suaq are an observant people who strive to respond quickly to changes. Their homeland is not gentle, and the landscape can shift with little notice. Those who walk the floes understand the need to place each step with care - they listen to the song of the wind and the ice and let it guide them. Their dangerous land demands that they remain alert to omens, ready to adapt their path at a moment&#039;s notice. The Suaq are happy to make plans - but in their legends they never allow those plans to cause them to miss the opportunity to seize a new advantage that presents itself.  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> </table>

Matt https://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/mediawiki-public/index.php?title=Suaq&diff=61287&oldid=prev 2018-03-17T20:28:52Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 20:28, 17 March 2018</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l10">Line 10:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 10:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Winters in the north can be harsh. There are stories of Suaq clans forced to turn to consuming the flesh of their own dead to survive - a practical if tragic response to a deperate situation. It is rarely talked about, but it does happen.  </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Winters in the north can be harsh. There are stories of Suaq clans forced to turn to consuming the flesh of their own dead to survive - a practical if tragic response to a deperate situation. It is rarely talked about, but it does happen.  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>One of the reasons it is considered dangerous is the influence of Agramant, the [[Wendigo]], who the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Icewalkers </del>call Blood-on-the-Snow. This dangerous [[eternals|eternal]] is drawn to, and encourages, cannibalism. It&#039;s crazed servants often hunt humans in the same way the Suaq hunt deer and seals. Feasting on the flesh of humans and orcs for pleasure is a particularly insidious form of madness.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>One of the reasons it is considered dangerous is the influence of Agramant, the [[Wendigo]], who the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">icewalkers </ins>call Blood-on-the-Snow. This dangerous [[eternals|eternal]] is drawn to, and encourages, cannibalism. It&#039;s crazed servants often hunt humans in the same way the Suaq hunt deer and seals. Feasting on the flesh of humans and orcs for pleasure is a particularly insidious form of madness.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Anyone may come to the attention of the Howler-of-the-Wastes, but <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Icewalkers </del>in particular have a complex <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">relationshop </del>with the Wendigo. For many Suaq, dealing with Blood-on-the-Snow is seen as the ultimate test of their skills. They approve of the Conclave&#039;s decision to keep Wendigo under [[Amity_and_enmity#Enmity|enmity]] - partly from the arrogant assumption that southern magicians are not suited to dealing with the deadly and insidious trickster. In private, however, more than one Suaq magician has risked everything by entering into a pact with the dangerous eternal spirit. Those who manage to keep their agreements straightforward, or who negotiate with extreme cunning, are able to employ powerful boons without risking their sanity or lives - or those of their family and friends.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Anyone may come to the attention of the Howler-of-the-Wastes, but <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">icewalkers </ins>in particular have a complex <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">relationship </ins>with the Wendigo. For many Suaq, dealing with Blood-on-the-Snow is seen as the ultimate test of their skills. They approve of the Conclave&#039;s decision to keep Wendigo under [[Amity_and_enmity#Enmity|enmity]] - partly from the arrogant assumption that southern magicians are not suited to dealing with the deadly and insidious trickster. In private, however, more than one Suaq magician has risked everything by entering into a pact with the dangerous eternal spirit. Those who manage to keep their agreements straightforward, or who negotiate with extreme cunning, are able to employ powerful boons without risking their sanity or lives - or those of their family and friends.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&quot;&#039;&#039;When you hunt the reindeer, and you are overconfident, the reindeer escapes and you go eat nothing. If you hunt the wolf, and you are overconfident, the wolf hunts you and does not go hungry.&quot;&lt;/box&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&quot;&#039;&#039;When you hunt the reindeer, and you are overconfident, the reindeer escapes and you go eat nothing. If you hunt the wolf, and you are overconfident, the wolf hunts you and does not go hungry.&quot;&lt;/box&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</div></td></tr> </table>

Matt