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Hailmur: /* Virtue's Respite */

2026-05-09T14:48:24Z

Virtue's Respite

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	<tr><td>'''Location:''' Hanuri, Temeschwar</td></tr>		<tr><td>'''Location:''' Hanuri, Temeschwar</td></tr>
	<tr><td>'''Cost:''' 30 crowns, three months</td></tr>		<tr><td>'''Cost:''' 30 crowns, three months</td></tr>
			<tr><td>'''Availablity:''' One year</td></tr>
	<tr><td>'''Effect:'''		<tr><td>'''Effect:'''
	* Increases the income of the title associated with Virtue's Respite to four drams of liao and 7 crowns each season		* Increases the income of the title associated with Virtue's Respite to four drams of liao and 7 crowns each season
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	<tr><td>'''Location:''' Hanuri, Temeschwar</td></tr>		<tr><td>'''Location:''' Hanuri, Temeschwar</td></tr>
	<tr><td>'''Cost:''' 30 crowns, three months</td></tr>		<tr><td>'''Cost:''' 30 crowns, three months</td></tr>
			<tr><td>'''Availablity:''' One year</td></tr>
	<tr><td>'''Effect:'''		<tr><td>'''Effect:'''
	* Changes the income associated with the commission to four crystal mana and six crowns each season		* Changes the income associated with the commission to four crystal mana and six crowns each season

Dre at 14:14, 22 April 2026

2026-04-22T14:14:01Z

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	If that happened, then Virtue's Respite would remain a place of pilgrimage, but especially for Temeschwari returning home to remind themselves of their Proud history and the strength of their city. The income of the ''Guardian of Virtue's Respite'' would continue to receive 4 liao each season, but the income it provides would rise to 7 crowns each season - significantly more than the title currently provides.		If that happened, then Virtue's Respite would remain a place of pilgrimage, but especially for Temeschwari returning home to remind themselves of their Proud history and the strength of their city. The income of the ''Guardian of Virtue's Respite'' would continue to receive 4 liao each season, but the income it provides would rise to 7 crowns each season - significantly more than the title currently provides.

	Once the work were complete it would also provide an encouragement to Temeschwari bishops to speak about the history of their city. This would create a [[Congregation#Lectures\|lecture]], ''Pride of the City'', that any Temeschwari citizen with a [[congregation]] could preach on for the next six months. The lecture would employ liao to incorporate anointings, consecrations, and hallows designed to increase Pride in Temeschwar's great history and ~~it's~~ incredible achievements. The congregation would provide no liao at all, but would gain 2 additional votes in the Synod as their congregations grew in size with Proud citizens swelling the ranks.		Once the work were complete it would also provide an encouragement to Temeschwari bishops to speak about the history of their city. This would create a [[Congregation#Lectures\|lecture]], ''Pride of the City'', that any Temeschwari citizen with a [[congregation]] could preach on for the next six months. The lecture would employ liao to incorporate anointings, consecrations, and hallows designed to increase Pride in Temeschwar's great history and its incredible achievements. The congregation would provide no liao at all, but would gain 2 additional votes in the Synod as their congregations grew in size with Proud citizens swelling the ranks.

	In theory, such celebrations need not be confined to Temeschwar. If the memorial was remodelled then the League Assembly could use an appropriately worded statement of principle to encourage every city to draw inspiration from their own achievements. If that happened, then the Pride of the City lecture would become available to priests in every city in the League. There's just one problem... citizens in the League are notoriously competitive... There's simply no way to encourage every League citizen to celebrate their city's greatest achievements some of them immediately asking ''which'' city has the greatest achievements. Some thought that that contest was [[The_greatest_city_in_the_world\|settled recently, when Holberg claimed the crown]] but which city is the greatest is an argument that the league will ''never'' settle...		In theory, such celebrations need not be confined to Temeschwar. If the memorial was remodelled then the League Assembly could use an appropriately worded statement of principle to encourage every city to draw inspiration from their own achievements. If that happened, then the Pride of the City lecture would become available to priests in every city in the League. There's just one problem... citizens in the League are notoriously competitive... There's simply no way to encourage every League citizen to celebrate their city's greatest achievements some of them immediately asking ''which'' city has the greatest achievements. Some thought that that contest was [[The_greatest_city_in_the_world\|settled recently, when Holberg claimed the crown]] but which city is the greatest is an argument that the league will ''never'' settle...
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	''Lorainne Brouat di Temeschwar'' is very much not a bishop - quite the contrary. A hard-bitten woman who wields a razor-sharp wit and a finely-honed blade with equal facility, she came up as a [[bravo]] from the streets of Temeschwar. A known associate of [[mountebank\|people of dubious repute]] in the city, she and her coterie have been in the thick of every major violent event in the north from the war against the vyig to the raid on Isember, to fighting alongside the Varushkan armies in the conquest of Ossium. She's well respected by people for whom respect is won in blood and ruthlessness. She's also one of those supporting a slightly different interpretation of Virtue's Respite.		''Lorainne Brouat di Temeschwar'' is very much not a bishop - quite the contrary. A hard-bitten woman who wields a razor-sharp wit and a finely-honed blade with equal facility, she came up as a [[bravo]] from the streets of Temeschwar. A known associate of [[mountebank\|people of dubious repute]] in the city, she and her coterie have been in the thick of every major violent event in the north from the war against the vyig to the raid on Isember, to fighting alongside the Varushkan armies in the conquest of Ossium. She's well respected by people for whom respect is won in blood and ruthlessness. She's also one of those supporting a slightly different interpretation of Virtue's Respite.

	Her suggestion is to gut the place. It's the result of a clever stratagem, which should be remembered, but it's also a memorial to the rat plague. There's no need to rip out the friezes or anything, but it should be repurposed with a more ratty decor. People in the know, know that there is a spirit under Temeschwar, something that dates back to the days of the ~~vard~~ and even earlier. The ''King of Rats'', the ''Eyes in the Sewer''. What the Varushkans call a [[Varushkan_Monster#Sovereigns\|sovereign]] and what clever members of the League might call an ''opportunity''.		Her suggestion is to gut the place. It's the result of a clever stratagem, which should be remembered, but it's also a memorial to the rat plague. There's no need to rip out the friezes or anything, but it should be repurposed with a more ratty decor. People in the know, know that there is a spirit under Temeschwar, something that dates back to the days of the Vard and even earlier. The ''King of Rats'', the ''Eyes in the Sewer''. What the Varushkans call a [[Varushkan_Monster#Sovereigns\|sovereign]] and what clever members of the League might call an ''opportunity''.

	Evidence suggests the thing eats volodny, and that it has a peculiar affinity for the city and its people. It wanted Giselle gone because she was a ''foreigner'' squatting in Temeschwar. There's stories of a little cabal of people who honour this rat thing and try to curry favour with it - but that's the kind of thing ''Varushkans'' would do. Lorainne suggests that the League should take a different approach. Transform Virtue's Respite into the ''Rat Garden''. Add decorations celebrating the rat plague - the ratcatchers guild, the captains who answered the call to protect the city, the cleverness of the [[Unfettered Mind]], the virtue of the bishops who helped fight pestilence, all the rest. Instead of trying to keep rats out, welcome them with candle-wax, cheese, and bacon rinds.		Evidence suggests the thing eats volodny, and that it has a peculiar affinity for the city and its people. It wanted Giselle gone because she was a ''foreigner'' squatting in Temeschwar. There's stories of a little cabal of people who honour this rat thing and try to curry favour with it - but that's the kind of thing ''Varushkans'' would do. Lorainne suggests that the League should take a different approach. Transform Virtue's Respite into the ''Rat Garden''. Add decorations celebrating the rat plague - the ratcatchers guild, the captains who answered the call to protect the city, the cleverness of the [[Unfettered Mind]], the virtue of the bishops who helped fight pestilence, all the rest. Instead of trying to keep rats out, welcome them with candle-wax, cheese, and bacon rinds.

Kirkbride: /* Rat Doctor */

2026-04-22T13:58:17Z

Rat Doctor

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	* '''The dramaturgical character of the Doctor appears to be influencing Temeschwar'''		* '''The dramaturgical character of the Doctor appears to be influencing Temeschwar'''
	* '''Temeschwari characters wearing an appropriate mask may draw on this influence to overcome some roleplaying effects'''		* '''Temeschwari characters wearing an appropriate mask may draw on this influence to overcome some roleplaying effects'''
	* '''~~Temeschwari~~ magicians wearing an appropriate mask may use three personal mana as crystal mana once during the summit'''		* '''League magicians wearing an appropriate mask may use three personal mana as crystal mana once during the summit when performing a Day or Winter ritual'''
	There's been something ''going on'' in [[Spiral]] for half a year or more by this point. A [[The_play_that_came_to_Apulian#Something_Dramatic\|wild tumult]] of [[dramaturgy]] that has League and Urizeni magicians both scratching their heads. As far as anyone in Temeschwar can tell that is all still going on. Or not. Spiral is a long way away. What's noticeable however is that for the first time it seems to be bleeding over into the city that is as far from Apulian as you can get and still be in the League. This being Temeschwar, however, it is taking its own particular form. Specifically, the form of [[the Doctor]] - and a unique one at that.		There's been something ''going on'' in [[Spiral]] for half a year or more by this point. A [[The_play_that_came_to_Apulian#Something_Dramatic\|wild tumult]] of [[dramaturgy]] that has League and Urizeni magicians both scratching their heads. As far as anyone in Temeschwar can tell that is all still going on. Or not. Spiral is a long way away. What's noticeable however is that for the first time it seems to be bleeding over into the city that is as far from Apulian as you can get and still be in the League. This being Temeschwar, however, it is taking its own particular form. Specifically, the form of [[the Doctor]] - and a unique one at that.

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	In addition, if you are a League magician with knowledge of [[Day magic]] or [[Winter magic]] and wearing a rat mask during the performance of a ritual, you can invoke the connection to the cold, judgemental aspects of the Doctor to spend up to three points of personal mana as if they were crystal mana during a ritual of Day or Winter lore. This ability can only be used ''once'' by each character during the ''entire summit''.		In addition, if you are a League magician with knowledge of [[Day magic]] or [[Winter magic]] and wearing a rat mask during the performance of a ritual, you can invoke the connection to the cold, judgemental aspects of the Doctor to spend up to three points of personal mana as if they were crystal mana during a ritual of Day or Winter lore. This ability can only be used ''once'' by each character during the ''entire summit''.

	==Rat Kings==		==Rat Kings==
	* '''Members of the Rat Kings guild are returning to Anvil for the Masquerade of the Reaper		* '''Members of the Rat Kings guild are returning to Anvil for the Masquerade of the Reaper

Hailmur: /* Rat Memorial */

2026-04-04T20:37:46Z

Rat Memorial

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	* Changes the income associated with the commission to four crystal mana and six crowns each season		* Changes the income associated with the commission to four crystal mana and six crowns each season
	* Creates an opportunity to learn more about the rats of Temeschwar and what lies beneath it		* Creates an opportunity to learn more about the rats of Temeschwar and what lies beneath it
	* Includes an opportunity to rename the Imperial title "Guardian of Giselle's Tomb'''		* Includes an opportunity to rename the Imperial title Guardian of Giselle's Tomb'''
	</td></tr>		</td></tr>
	</table></div>		</table></div>

Hailmur: /* Virtue's Respite */

2026-04-04T10:29:15Z

Virtue's Respite

GuiltyConscience at 23:23, 3 April 2026

2026-04-03T23:23:03Z

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	There was some laughter at just how into the story the scarred veteran of a dozen conflicts was. He smiled a little ruefully, sipping his half-full tankard and giving the rest of his friends the impudent finger. This caused more gentle laughter and a little banter.		There was some laughter at just how into the story the scarred veteran of a dozen conflicts was. He smiled a little ruefully, sipping his half-full tankard and giving the rest of his friends the impudent finger. This caused more gentle laughter and a little banter.

	"But what about the orphanage?" ~~Emilo~~ was the youngest of the gang, the newest recruit.		"But what about the orphanage?" Emilio was the youngest of the gang, the newest recruit.

	"Well we might all find out if you stop interrupting me," replied Lou a little primly. She found her place in the tatty little booklet, tracing the words with one finger stained dark grey with cheap ink.		"Well we might all find out if you stop interrupting me," replied Lou a little primly. She found her place in the tatty little booklet, tracing the words with one finger stained dark grey with cheap ink.
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	Jarek proposes that the Senate couple a change to the name of the title with a redesign of Virtue's Rest itself. The amphitheatre already contains friezes depicting various League successes - the raising of [[Caricomare]]; the liberation of [[Holberg]]; the rebuilding of Sarvos after the Grendel attack; and the escorting of the body of Giselle from Highguard to Temeschwar by a company of soldiers bearing the tattered gonfalon of the Brotherhood of Torn Banners, with the Brotherhood's Colonel Iacob Genoshu clearly identifiable as the figure leading the procession. Indeed the Brotherhood of Torn Banners are prominent in the other friezes as well.		Jarek proposes that the Senate couple a change to the name of the title with a redesign of Virtue's Rest itself. The amphitheatre already contains friezes depicting various League successes - the raising of [[Caricomare]]; the liberation of [[Holberg]]; the rebuilding of Sarvos after the Grendel attack; and the escorting of the body of Giselle from Highguard to Temeschwar by a company of soldiers bearing the tattered gonfalon of the Brotherhood of Torn Banners, with the Brotherhood's Colonel Iacob Genoshu clearly identifiable as the figure leading the procession. Indeed the Brotherhood of Torn Banners are prominent in the other friezes as well.

	With some additional investment and work, Temeschwari artists could be commissioned to create more friezes depicting uniquely Temeschwari achievements to add to these. The destruction of the [[Vyig]] (both recent and historical), the raising of the walls, the victory over the [[Into_the_woods\|night terrors]] of [[Temeschwar#Metri\|Metri]] and the like. Several more granite spaces could be left empty for future imagery celebrating ~~Temeschwai~~ successes yet to come. As such, Virtue's Respite would become a place that celebrates the Pride of Temeschwar.		With some additional investment and work, Temeschwari artists could be commissioned to create more friezes depicting uniquely Temeschwari achievements to add to these. The destruction of the [[Vyig]] (both recent and historical), the raising of the walls, the victory over the [[Into_the_woods\|night terrors]] of [[Temeschwar#Metri\|Metri]] and the like. Several more granite spaces could be left empty for future imagery celebrating Temeschwari successes yet to come. As such, Virtue's Respite would become a place that celebrates the Pride of Temeschwar.

	Nothing else would change beyond the name, the scope of the memorial, and perhaps the removal of the empty tomb (although it could also be incorporated into the new decor). As it involves the amendment of an existing commission, however, this would still require a [[Senate motion]] to authorise the work and a small expenditure of money.		Nothing else would change beyond the name, the scope of the memorial, and perhaps the removal of the empty tomb (although it could also be incorporated into the new decor). As it involves the amendment of an existing commission, however, this would still require a [[Senate motion]] to authorise the work and a small expenditure of money.

GuiltyConscience: /* Rat Memorial */

2026-04-03T23:19:52Z

Rat Memorial

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	<tr><td>'''Cost:''' 30 crowns, three months</td></tr>		<tr><td>'''Cost:''' 30 crowns, three months</td></tr>
	<tr><td>'''Effect:'''		<tr><td>'''Effect:'''
	* Changes the income associated with the commission to to four crystal mana and six crowns each season		* Changes the income associated with the commission to four crystal mana and six crowns each season
	* Creates an opportunity to learn more about the rats of Temeschwar and what lies beneath it		* Creates an opportunity to learn more about the rats of Temeschwar and what lies beneath it
	* Includes an opportunity to rename the Imperial title "Guardian of Giselle's Tomb'''		* Includes an opportunity to rename the Imperial title "Guardian of Giselle's Tomb'''

Rafferty at 20:15, 3 April 2026

2026-04-03T20:15:31Z

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	"Well we might all find out if you stop interrupting me," replied Lou a little primly. She found her place in the tatty little booklet, tracing the words with one finger stained dark grey with cheap ink.		"Well we might all find out if you stop interrupting me," replied Lou a little primly. She found her place in the tatty little booklet, tracing the words with one finger stained dark grey with cheap ink.

	"''Giuseppe made to try and follow the villain, but Bishop ~~Vittore~~ grabbed his arm. "There's no time senator! We have to get back to surface and warn the priests of the Little Mother! It may not be too late!".''"		"''Giuseppe made to try and follow the villain, but Bishop Vitore grabbed his arm. "There's no time senator! We have to get back to surface and warn the priests of the Little Mother! It may not be too late!".''"

	Everyone at the table was agog.		Everyone at the table was agog.

Twiggy at 18:50, 3 April 2026

2026-04-03T18:50:00Z

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	A year later and the stream of visitors to the site remains a thin, but consistent, trickle. The visitors come to see the memorial to the history of Temeschwar have been supplemented somewhat by thrill-seekers wishing to visit a location that in recent years has become synonymous with the [[Temeschwar#Rat Plague\|Rat plague]] that fell on the city a few years ago. During the height of the plague there were several vicious verminous attacks by rodents against visitors here and while there have been no serious attacks since the body of Empress Giselle was reinterred in the south, one remains much more likely to encounter a rat here than almost anywhere else in the city. A popular tale suggests they are "keeping watch" - as if to make sure nobody sneaks the Sarvosan Empress' remains back in by stealth.		A year later and the stream of visitors to the site remains a thin, but consistent, trickle. The visitors come to see the memorial to the history of Temeschwar have been supplemented somewhat by thrill-seekers wishing to visit a location that in recent years has become synonymous with the [[Temeschwar#Rat Plague\|Rat plague]] that fell on the city a few years ago. During the height of the plague there were several vicious verminous attacks by rodents against visitors here and while there have been no serious attacks since the body of Empress Giselle was reinterred in the south, one remains much more likely to encounter a rat here than almost anywhere else in the city. A popular tale suggests they are "keeping watch" - as if to make sure nobody sneaks the Sarvosan Empress' remains back in by stealth.

	The title of [[Guardian of Giselle's Tomb]] has not been reappointed since it was established, but the name raises eyebrows in several places. A local burgher has asked the Bishops of Temeschwar to consider supporting a local campaign to rename the position "Guardian of Virtue's ~~Rest~~". A more ''earthy'' proposal that the place be renamed "Rat's Rest" instead receives a fair amount of support among [[bravo\|bravos]] and [[mountebank\|mountebanks]] and almost nowhere else.		The title of [[Guardian of Giselle's Tomb]] has not been reappointed since it was established, but the name raises eyebrows in several places. A local burgher has asked the Bishops of Temeschwar to consider supporting a local campaign to rename the position "Guardian of Virtue's Respite". A more ''earthy'' proposal that the place be renamed "Rat's Rest" instead receives a fair amount of support among [[bravo\|bravos]] and [[mountebank\|mountebanks]] and almost nowhere else.

	Legally, changing the name of an Imperial title is something that would require a [[Senate motion]] and nobody is foolish enough to believe any Senator would waste their time on such a frivolous matter. So with that in mind...		Legally, changing the name of an Imperial title is something that would require a [[Senate motion]] and nobody is foolish enough to believe any Senator would waste their time on such a frivolous matter. So with that in mind...
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	<table class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="float: right; margin-left:10px; width=50%; max-width:500px;">		<table class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="float: right; margin-left:10px; width=50%; max-width:500px;">
	<tr><td style="background-color: LightBlue;">'''Amend Virtue's ~~Rest~~'''</td></tr>		<tr><td style="background-color: LightBlue;">'''Amend Virtue's Respite'''</td></tr>
	<tr><td>'''Commission Type: '''Sinecure (Amendment)</td></tr>		<tr><td>'''Commission Type: '''Sinecure (Amendment)</td></tr>
	<tr><td>'''Location:''' Hanuri, Temeschwar</td></tr>		<tr><td>'''Location:''' Hanuri, Temeschwar</td></tr>
	<tr><td>'''Cost:''' 30 crowns, three months</td></tr>		<tr><td>'''Cost:''' 30 crowns, three months</td></tr>
	<tr><td>'''Effect:'''		<tr><td>'''Effect:'''
	* Increases the income of the title associated with Virtue's ~~Rest~~ to four drams of liao and 7 crowns each season		* Increases the income of the title associated with Virtue's Respite to four drams of liao and 7 crowns each season
	* Allows Temeschwari congregations to use the ''Pride of the City'' lecture for six months		* Allows Temeschwari congregations to use the ''Pride of the City'' lecture for six months
	* Includes an opportunity to rename the Imperial title "Guardian of Giselle's Tomb"'''		* Includes an opportunity to rename the Imperial title "Guardian of Giselle's Tomb"'''
	</td></tr>		</td></tr>
	</table></div>		</table></div>
	* '''Virtue's ~~Rest~~ could be remodelled as a memorial to Temeschwari history inspiring Pride in the cities achievements'''		* '''Virtue's Respite could be remodelled as a memorial to Temeschwari history inspiring Pride in the cities achievements'''
	* '''This would encourage a celebration of Pride throughout the city and potentially beyond'''		* '''This would encourage a celebration of Pride throughout the city and potentially beyond'''
	* '''Temeschwar congregations would be able to deliver the "Pride of Temeschwar" lecture (putting them in the Pride Assembly)'''		* '''Temeschwar congregations would be able to deliver the "Pride of Temeschwar" lecture (putting them in the Pride Assembly)'''
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	''Bishop Jarek von Temeschwar'' has been at the forefront of the quiet movement to rename the Guardian of Giselle's Tomb. The Bishop, who regularly preaches on the importance of Temeschwari [[Pride]] and [[Ambition]], never made any secret of his distaste at the presence of "the Sarvosan Empress" in the city. Now that she is gone, he has spent the last year or so talking about the importance of celebrating Temeschwari achievements. His cause gained a fair amount of support when he was one of those who threw open their churches to help those injured in the rat plague, and his sermons are sometimes quoted in various Temeschwari broadsheets since then.		''Bishop Jarek von Temeschwar'' has been at the forefront of the quiet movement to rename the Guardian of Giselle's Tomb. The Bishop, who regularly preaches on the importance of Temeschwari [[Pride]] and [[Ambition]], never made any secret of his distaste at the presence of "the Sarvosan Empress" in the city. Now that she is gone, he has spent the last year or so talking about the importance of celebrating Temeschwari achievements. His cause gained a fair amount of support when he was one of those who threw open their churches to help those injured in the rat plague, and his sermons are sometimes quoted in various Temeschwari broadsheets since then.

	Jarek proposes that the Senate couple a change to the name of the title with a redesign of Virtue's ~~Rest~~ itself. The amphitheatre already contains friezes depicting various League successes - the raising of [[Caricomare]]; the liberation of [[Holberg]]; the rebuilding of Sarvos after the Grendel attack; and the escorting of the body of Giselle from Highguard to Temeschwar by a company of soldiers bearing the tattered gonfalon of the Brotherhood of Torn Banners, with the Brotherhood's Colonel Iacob Genoshu clearly identifiable as the figure leading the procession. Indeed the Brotherhood of Torn Banners are prominent in the other friezes as well.		Jarek proposes that the Senate couple a change to the name of the title with a redesign of Virtue's Respite itself. The amphitheatre already contains friezes depicting various League successes - the raising of [[Caricomare]]; the liberation of [[Holberg]]; the rebuilding of Sarvos after the Grendel attack; and the escorting of the body of Giselle from Highguard to Temeschwar by a company of soldiers bearing the tattered gonfalon of the Brotherhood of Torn Banners, with the Brotherhood's Colonel Iacob Genoshu clearly identifiable as the figure leading the procession. Indeed the Brotherhood of Torn Banners are prominent in the other friezes as well.

	With some additional investment and work, Temeschwari artists could be commissioned to create more friezes depicting uniquely Temeschwari achievements to add to these. The destruction of the [[Vyig]] (both recent and historical), the raising of the walls, the victory over the [[Into_the_woods\|night terrors]] of [[Temeschwar#Metri\|Metri]] and the like. Several more granite spaces could be left empty for future imagery celebrating Temeschwari successes yet to come. As such, Virtue's Respite would become a place that celebrates the Pride of Temeschwar.		With some additional investment and work, Temeschwari artists could be commissioned to create more friezes depicting uniquely Temeschwari achievements to add to these. The destruction of the [[Vyig]] (both recent and historical), the raising of the walls, the victory over the [[Into_the_woods\|night terrors]] of [[Temeschwar#Metri\|Metri]] and the like. Several more granite spaces could be left empty for future imagery celebrating Temeschwari successes yet to come. As such, Virtue's Respite would become a place that celebrates the Pride of Temeschwar.
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	* '''Virtue's ~~Rest~~ could be remodelled as the Rat Garden, a memorial to the rat plague'''		* '''Virtue's Respite could be remodelled as the Rat Garden, a memorial to the rat plague'''
	* '''Doing so will provide insight into the rats of Temeschwar and their master'''		* '''Doing so will provide insight into the rats of Temeschwar and their master'''
	''Lorainne Brouat di Temeschwar'' is very much not a bishop - quite the contrary. A hard-bitten woman who wields a razor-sharp wit and a finely-honed blade with equal facility, she came up as a [[bravo]] from the streets of Temeschwar. A known associate of [[mountebank\|people of dubious repute]] in the city, she and her coterie have been in the thick of every major violent event in the north from the war against the vyig to the raid on Isember, to fighting alongside the Varushkan armies in the conquest of Ossium. She's well respected by people for whom respect is won in blood and ruthlessness. She's also one of those supporting a slightly different interpretation of Virtue's Respite.		''Lorainne Brouat di Temeschwar'' is very much not a bishop - quite the contrary. A hard-bitten woman who wields a razor-sharp wit and a finely-honed blade with equal facility, she came up as a [[bravo]] from the streets of Temeschwar. A known associate of [[mountebank\|people of dubious repute]] in the city, she and her coterie have been in the thick of every major violent event in the north from the war against the vyig to the raid on Isember, to fighting alongside the Varushkan armies in the conquest of Ossium. She's well respected by people for whom respect is won in blood and ruthlessness. She's also one of those supporting a slightly different interpretation of Virtue's Respite.
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	Her suggestion is to gut the place. It's the result of a clever stratagem, which should be remembered, but it's also a memorial to the rat plague. There's no need to rip out the friezes or anything, but it should be repurposed with a more ratty decor. People in the know, know that there is a spirit under Temeschwar, something that dates back to the days of the vard and even earlier. The ''King of Rats'', the ''Eyes in the Sewer''. What the Varushkans call a [[Varushkan_Monster#Sovereigns\|sovereign]] and what clever members of the League might call an ''opportunity''.		Her suggestion is to gut the place. It's the result of a clever stratagem, which should be remembered, but it's also a memorial to the rat plague. There's no need to rip out the friezes or anything, but it should be repurposed with a more ratty decor. People in the know, know that there is a spirit under Temeschwar, something that dates back to the days of the vard and even earlier. The ''King of Rats'', the ''Eyes in the Sewer''. What the Varushkans call a [[Varushkan_Monster#Sovereigns\|sovereign]] and what clever members of the League might call an ''opportunity''.

	Evidence suggests the thing eats volodny, and that it has a peculiar affinity for the city and its people. It wanted Giselle gone because she was a ''foreigner'' squatting in Temeschwar. There's stories of a little cabal of people who honour this rat thing and try to curry favour with it - but that's the kind of thing ''Varushkans'' would do. Lorainne suggests that the League should take a different approach. Transform Virtue's ~~Rest~~ into the ''Rat Garden''. Add decorations celebrating the rat plague - the ratcatchers guild, the captains who answered the call to protect the city, the cleverness of the [[Unfettered Mind]], the virtue of the bishops who helped fight pestilence, all the rest. Instead of trying to keep rats out, welcome them with candle-wax, cheese, and bacon rinds.		Evidence suggests the thing eats volodny, and that it has a peculiar affinity for the city and its people. It wanted Giselle gone because she was a ''foreigner'' squatting in Temeschwar. There's stories of a little cabal of people who honour this rat thing and try to curry favour with it - but that's the kind of thing ''Varushkans'' would do. Lorainne suggests that the League should take a different approach. Transform Virtue's Respite into the ''Rat Garden''. Add decorations celebrating the rat plague - the ratcatchers guild, the captains who answered the call to protect the city, the cleverness of the [[Unfettered Mind]], the virtue of the bishops who helped fight pestilence, all the rest. Instead of trying to keep rats out, welcome them with candle-wax, cheese, and bacon rinds.

	The place would still be attractive to pilgrims - the kind of pilgrims who want a bit of a thrill along with their white granite statues. It'd also be an acknowledgement of the spirit under Temeschwar. Not a place to worship it - because the League doesn't worship dark spirits - but an acceptance of the fact it is there. By all accounts it is as ruthless, as relentless, as cold, and hard, and vengeful, as any scion of Temeschwar. And who knows, it might come in useful. More useful than another shrine dedicated to a senator's parent at any rate.		The place would still be attractive to pilgrims - the kind of pilgrims who want a bit of a thrill along with their white granite statues. It'd also be an acknowledgement of the spirit under Temeschwar. Not a place to worship it - because the League doesn't worship dark spirits - but an acceptance of the fact it is there. By all accounts it is as ruthless, as relentless, as cold, and hard, and vengeful, as any scion of Temeschwar. And who knows, it might come in useful. More useful than another shrine dedicated to a senator's parent at any rate.