The last leg - Revision history

Twiggy at 11:27, 4 October 2025

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	<tr><td>Hanno i Guerra</td><td>The Brass Coast</td><td>Widdershins by Riches</td></tr>		<tr><td>Hanno i Guerra</td><td>The Brass Coast</td><td>Widdershins by Riches</td></tr>
	<tr><td>Havngar Oaken Legs</td><td>Wintermark</td><td>Straight on for Glory</td></tr>		<tr><td>Havngar Oaken Legs</td><td>Wintermark</td><td>Straight on for Glory</td></tr>
	<tr><td>Helio i Fuego i Riqueza</td><td>The Brass Coast</td><td>~~Doesil~~ to Mystery</td></tr>		<tr><td>Helio i Fuego i Riqueza</td><td>The Brass Coast</td><td>Deosil to Mystery</td></tr>
	<tr><td>Henrik</td><td>Wintermark</td><td>Deosil to Mystery</td></tr>		<tr><td>Henrik</td><td>Wintermark</td><td>Deosil to Mystery</td></tr>
	<tr><td>Hilda Sirens Scream Ursan</td><td>Wintermark</td><td>Widdershins by Riches</td></tr>		<tr><td>Hilda Sirens Scream Ursan</td><td>Wintermark</td><td>Widdershins by Riches</td></tr>

Novemberalice at 10:08, 21 July 2025

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	<div style="float:left; width: 450px; clear: left;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Black pearl and his shell.jpg\|align=left\|caption=Rhianos' great race comes to an end, but there is still unfinished business for those who took part - and perhaps unexpectedly, also for those who did ''not'' take part.\|width=450}}</div>		<div style="float:left; width: 450px; clear: left;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Black pearl and his shell.jpg\|align=left\|caption=Rhianos' great race comes to an end, but there is still unfinished business for those who took part - and perhaps unexpectedly, also for those who did ''not'' take part.\|width=450}}</div>
	==Overview==		==Overview==
			{{audio\|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cc_-P2I81U}}
	After the [[Rhianos\|Regent of the Eternal Sea]] was asked to sponsor a race around the [[Bay of Catazar]], ''Sail Runner'' announced the [[Famine_and_feast#Rhianos\|Great Race]] - an impossible contest to travel to the four corners of the known world. The contest has taken ships all over the known world and beyond. Some turned aside from the race in [[Roaring_plenty#Widdershins_By_Riches\|pursuit of riches]], some set sail [[Roaring_plenty#Deosil To Mystery\|in search of discovery and excitement]].		After the [[Rhianos\|Regent of the Eternal Sea]] was asked to sponsor a race around the [[Bay of Catazar]], ''Sail Runner'' announced the [[Famine_and_feast#Rhianos\|Great Race]] - an impossible contest to travel to the four corners of the known world. The contest has taken ships all over the known world and beyond. Some turned aside from the race in [[Roaring_plenty#Widdershins_By_Riches\|pursuit of riches]], some set sail [[Roaring_plenty#Deosil To Mystery\|in search of discovery and excitement]].

Hailmur: /* A Touch of Magic */

2025-07-14T19:54:57Z

A Touch of Magic

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	<tr><td>Manolo i Erigo</td><td>The Brass Coast</td><td>Widdershins by Riches</td></tr>		<tr><td>Manolo i Erigo</td><td>The Brass Coast</td><td>Widdershins by Riches</td></tr>
	<tr><td>Mauro i Valiente i Erigo</td><td>The Brass Coast</td><td>Straight on for Glory</td></tr>		<tr><td>Mauro i Valiente i Erigo</td><td>The Brass Coast</td><td>Straight on for Glory</td></tr>
			<tr><td>Meredith Nighthaven</td><td>Navarr</td><td>Deosil to Mystery</td></tr>
	<tr><td>Miriam Daughter of Esther</td><td>Highguard</td><td>Widdershins by Riches</td></tr>		<tr><td>Miriam Daughter of Esther</td><td>Highguard</td><td>Widdershins by Riches</td></tr>
	<tr><td>Mont i Sawa i Erigo</td><td>The Brass Coast</td><td>Widdershins by Riches</td></tr>		<tr><td>Mont i Sawa i Erigo</td><td>The Brass Coast</td><td>Widdershins by Riches</td></tr>

Twiggy at 17:03, 12 July 2025

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	Somehow, it seemed like the fog in the bones had only got thicker when this messenger had landed on the foredeck. It was hard to shake the feeling that something was amiss, a little ball of twisted nerves in the pit of her stomach that this was all going to end badly. Careful, she admonished herself, otherwise you'll miss the sea for the sand.		Somehow, it seemed like the fog in the bones had only got thicker when this messenger had landed on the foredeck. It was hard to shake the feeling that something was amiss, a little ball of twisted nerves in the pit of her stomach that this was all going to end badly. Careful, she admonished herself, otherwise you'll miss the sea for the sand.

	It would be easier to turn it down. Make her excuses to the bird, keep on their current course and they'd be in Meade before the week's end. But even as she thought it, she was ~~pondered~~ the wisdom of such a refusal. The bird claimed to be a servant of the King of the Nine Tides. Anne Sailor didn't hold with kings, but she knew enough about the realms to know who that was and it didn't seem like an awfully good idea to risk getting on old Furole's bad side. Who knew when you might need a boon from the Regent of the Eternal Sea?		It would be easier to turn it down. Make her excuses to the bird, keep on their current course and they'd be in Meade before the week's end. But even as she thought it, she was pondering the wisdom of such a refusal. The bird claimed to be a servant of the King of the Nine Tides. Anne Sailor didn't hold with kings, but she knew enough about the realms to know who that was and it didn't seem like an awfully good idea to risk getting on old Furole's bad side. Who knew when you might need a boon from the Regent of the Eternal Sea?

	"Very well bird. Tell your king that we'll sail as you ask and me and the crew will find this treasure for you. But it better pay well," she admonished, pointing her finger in the herald's direction.		"Very well bird. Tell your king that we'll sail as you ask and me and the crew will find this treasure for you. But it better pay well," she admonished, pointing her finger in the herald's direction.
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	Now, with the great race finally concluded, three score captains who chose to remain [[Roaring_plenty#Straight On For Glory\|straight on for glory]] have claimed the winner's laurels. To them falls the greatest prize, but all who took part in the expedition find that a touch of [[Summer magic]] has been permanently [[#A Touch of Magic\|imbued in their vessels]].		Now, with the great race finally concluded, three score captains who chose to remain [[Roaring_plenty#Straight On For Glory\|straight on for glory]] have claimed the winner's laurels. To them falls the greatest prize, but all who took part in the expedition find that a touch of [[Summer magic]] has been permanently [[#A Touch of Magic\|imbued in their vessels]].

	This season, those Imperial captains who refrained from committing themselves to the dangerous race also find unlooked for good-fortune coming their way in the shape a [[#Pearls Before Swine\|cold black pearl]]. It seems the eternal is eager to acquire these pearls and is prepared to pay a good price for them - they have ~~asked~~ offered to pay those captains who took part in the race but sailed in search of riches a small fortune to present the pearls at the regio at the Solstice.		This season, those Imperial captains who refrained from committing themselves to the dangerous race also find unlooked for good-fortune coming their way in the shape a [[#Pearls Before Swine\|cold black pearl]]. It seems the eternal is eager to acquire these pearls and is prepared to pay a good price for them - they have offered to pay those captains who took part in the race but sailed in search of riches a small fortune to present the pearls at the regio at the Solstice.
	<div style="float: right; max-width: 40%; width: 500px; margin-left: 10px;"><box>'''The Summer Spell'''<br><p>Every character who completed the Deosil to Mystery Voyage or who took any of the three Rhianos options every downtime they submitted has received a special Summer boon: a permanent change to their fleet. The list includes characters who missed an event, but not characters that took a non-race option. This effect is anchored to the fleet itself - if you change your resource or swap it with another player it goes with the fleet.</p>		<div style="float: right; max-width: 40%; width: 500px; margin-left: 10px;"><box>'''The Summer Spell'''<br><p>Every character who completed the Deosil to Mystery Voyage or who took any of the three Rhianos options every downtime they submitted has received a special Summer boon: a permanent change to their fleet. The list includes characters who missed an event, but not characters that took a non-race option. This effect is anchored to the fleet itself - if you change your resource or swap it with another player it goes with the fleet.</p>

Twiggy: /* The Sea of Stars */

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The Sea of Stars

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	Well not ''quite'' only. ''Tide Dancer'' begs a boon of the [[Archmage of Summer]] - asking them to find one or two musicians who might be prepared to provide some entertainment by performing at the party. The eternal understands that the Summer archmage is very busy, but they hope that this request is a small thing that might be easily fulfilled without too much difficulty, given the many favours that the archmage asks of the regents of the Summer realm. The eternal offers a ''[[Roaring_plenty#Funny_Things_Are_Everywhere_(Participation)\|windborn pearl]]'' to each musician in exchange for their performance as well as a chance to be part of the evenings revelry and contemplations.		Well not ''quite'' only. ''Tide Dancer'' begs a boon of the [[Archmage of Summer]] - asking them to find one or two musicians who might be prepared to provide some entertainment by performing at the party. The eternal understands that the Summer archmage is very busy, but they hope that this request is a small thing that might be easily fulfilled without too much difficulty, given the many favours that the archmage asks of the regents of the Summer realm. The eternal offers a ''[[Roaring_plenty#Funny_Things_Are_Everywhere_(Participation)\|windborn pearl]]'' to each musician in exchange for their performance as well as a chance to be part of the evenings revelry and contemplations.

	There is one final boon from ''Ocean Caller''. The trials and tribulations endured by the fleets that did not deviate from the course that took them to victory in the race had provided lasting benefits to the crew. All fleets that received the ''Straight on for Glory'' boon have also been [[fleet#~~upgrades~~\|upgraded]]. Fleets that previously had two upgrades or less have been upgraded twice; fleets that had more than two existing upgrades have been upgraded once. These benefits reflect the skill and experience the crew have developed from the wonders they have seen on their extraordinary voyage.		There is one final boon from ''Ocean Caller''. The trials and tribulations endured by the fleets that did not deviate from the course that took them to victory in the race had provided lasting benefits to the crew. All fleets that received the ''Straight on for Glory'' boon have also been [[fleet#Upgrades\|upgraded]]. Fleets that previously had two upgrades or less have been upgraded twice; fleets that had more than two existing upgrades have been upgraded once. These benefits reflect the skill and experience the crew have developed from the wonders they have seen on their extraordinary voyage.

	==Further Reading==		==Further Reading==

Twiggy: /* Overview */

2025-07-12T10:07:03Z

Overview

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	<div style="float:left; width: 450px; clear: left;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Black pearl and his shell.jpg\|align=left\|caption=Rhianos' great race comes to an end, but there is still unfinished business for those who took part - and perhaps unexpectedly, also for those who did ''not'' take part.\|width=450}}</div>		<div style="float:left; width: 450px; clear: left;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Black pearl and his shell.jpg\|align=left\|caption=Rhianos' great race comes to an end, but there is still unfinished business for those who took part - and perhaps unexpectedly, also for those who did ''not'' take part.\|width=450}}</div>
	==Overview==		==Overview==
	After the [[Rhianos\|Regent of the Eternal Sea]] was asked to sponsor a race around the [[Bay of Catazar]], ''Sail Runner'' announced the [[Famine_and_feast#Rhianos\|Great Race]] - an impossible contest to travel to the four corners of the known world. The contest has taken ships all over the known world and beyond. Some turned aside from the race in [[Roaring_plenty#Widdershins_By_Riches\|pursuit of riches]], some set sail in [[Roaring_plenty#Deosil To Mystery\|in search of discovery and excitement]].		After the [[Rhianos\|Regent of the Eternal Sea]] was asked to sponsor a race around the [[Bay of Catazar]], ''Sail Runner'' announced the [[Famine_and_feast#Rhianos\|Great Race]] - an impossible contest to travel to the four corners of the known world. The contest has taken ships all over the known world and beyond. Some turned aside from the race in [[Roaring_plenty#Widdershins_By_Riches\|pursuit of riches]], some set sail [[Roaring_plenty#Deosil To Mystery\|in search of discovery and excitement]].

	Now, with the great race finally concluded, three score captains who chose to remain [[Roaring_plenty#Straight On For Glory\|straight on for glory]] have claimed the winner's laurels. To them falls the greatest prize, but all who took part in the expedition find that a touch of [[Summer magic]] has been permanently [[#A Touch of Magic\|imbued in their vessels]].		Now, with the great race finally concluded, three score captains who chose to remain [[Roaring_plenty#Straight On For Glory\|straight on for glory]] have claimed the winner's laurels. To them falls the greatest prize, but all who took part in the expedition find that a touch of [[Summer magic]] has been permanently [[#A Touch of Magic\|imbued in their vessels]].
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	<p>Any player whose character is listed in the table below is encouraged to email {{plot}} with a name for their vessel and a ''short'' description of it. The description can include a ''minor'' magical effect of equivalent impact to the examples listed in the text. We will add your vessel's name and the description to the downtime system for your fleet if they are appropriate. The description must be minor in nature, sails like swan's wings are fine, a flying ship is not.</box></div>		<p>Any player whose character is listed in the table below is encouraged to email {{plot}} with a name for their vessel and a ''short'' description of it. The description can include a ''minor'' magical effect of equivalent impact to the examples listed in the text. We will add your vessel's name and the description to the downtime system for your fleet if they are appropriate. The description must be minor in nature, sails like swan's wings are fine, a flying ship is not.</box></div>

	==A Touch of Magic==		==A Touch of Magic==
	* '''Every fleet that pursue the Great Race to the end has received a permanent boon from the eternal'''		* '''Every fleet that pursue the Great Race to the end has received a permanent boon from the eternal'''

Hailmur: /* A Touch of Magic */

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A Touch of Magic

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	<tr><td>Kostjya</td><td>Varushka</td><td>Straight on for Glory</td></tr>		<tr><td>Kostjya</td><td>Varushka</td><td>Straight on for Glory</td></tr>
	<tr><td>Kullervo Skjaling</td><td>Wintermark</td><td>Straight on for Glory</td></tr>		<tr><td>Kullervo Skjaling</td><td>Wintermark</td><td>Straight on for Glory</td></tr>
	<tr><td>Leofric</td><td>Wintermark</td><td>~~Widdershins by Riches~~</td></tr>		<tr><td>Leofric</td><td>Wintermark</td><td>Straight on for Glory</td></tr>
	<tr><td>Leonel de Courtenay-Wyldrose</td><td>Dawn</td><td>Straight on for Glory</td></tr>		<tr><td>Leonel de Courtenay-Wyldrose</td><td>Dawn</td><td>Straight on for Glory</td></tr>
	<tr><td>Lexis i Leharo i guerra</td><td>The Brass Coast</td><td>Straight on for Glory</td></tr>		<tr><td>Lexis i Leharo i guerra</td><td>The Brass Coast</td><td>Straight on for Glory</td></tr>

Hailmur: /* A Touch of Magic */

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A Touch of Magic

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	<table class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">		<table class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">
	<tr><th>Character</th><th>Nation</th><th>Enchantment</th></tr>		<tr><th>Character</th><th>Nation</th><th>Enchantment</th></tr>
	~~<tr><td>"Sir Dragon"</td><td>Dawn</td><td>Straight on for Glory</td></tr>~~
	<tr><td>Æðelric Dagursson</td><td>Wintermark</td><td>Deosil to Mystery</td></tr>		<tr><td>Æðelric Dagursson</td><td>Wintermark</td><td>Deosil to Mystery</td></tr>
	<tr><td>Aldo i Russo i Riqueza</td><td>The Brass Coast</td><td>Straight on for Glory</td></tr>		<tr><td>Aldo i Russo i Riqueza</td><td>The Brass Coast</td><td>Straight on for Glory</td></tr>
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	<tr><td>Ser Caerwyn Eyra</td><td>Dawn</td><td>Straight on for Glory</td></tr>		<tr><td>Ser Caerwyn Eyra</td><td>Dawn</td><td>Straight on for Glory</td></tr>
	<tr><td>Sigeferth Masinen</td><td>Wintermark</td><td>Widdershins by Riches</td></tr>		<tr><td>Sigeferth Masinen</td><td>Wintermark</td><td>Widdershins by Riches</td></tr>
			<tr><td>Sir Dragon</td><td>Dawn</td><td>Straight on for Glory</td></tr>
	<tr><td>Solana I Zabala I Erigo</td><td>The Brass Coast</td><td>Deosil to Mystery</td></tr>		<tr><td>Solana I Zabala I Erigo</td><td>The Brass Coast</td><td>Deosil to Mystery</td></tr>
	<tr><td>Svan</td><td>Wintermark</td><td>Widdershins by Riches</td></tr>		<tr><td>Svan</td><td>Wintermark</td><td>Widdershins by Riches</td></tr>

Hailmur: /* A Touch of Magic */

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A Touch of Magic

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	<table class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">		<table class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">
	<tr><th>Character</th><th>Nation</th><th>Enchantment</th></tr>		<tr><th>Character</th><th>Nation</th><th>Enchantment</th></tr>
	<tr><td>"Sir Dragon" ~~(Tohrwulf Anlafsson)~~</td><td>Dawn</td><td>Straight on for Glory</td></tr>		<tr><td>"Sir Dragon"</td><td>Dawn</td><td>Straight on for Glory</td></tr>
	<tr><td>Æðelric Dagursson</td><td>Wintermark</td><td>Deosil to Mystery</td></tr>		<tr><td>Æðelric Dagursson</td><td>Wintermark</td><td>Deosil to Mystery</td></tr>
	<tr><td>Aldo i Russo i Riqueza</td><td>The Brass Coast</td><td>Straight on for Glory</td></tr>		<tr><td>Aldo i Russo i Riqueza</td><td>The Brass Coast</td><td>Straight on for Glory</td></tr>

Matt at 21:19, 6 July 2025

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	In each case, at some point, while in Imperial waters, the fleet received directions from one of the eternal's heralds that led them directly to a single black pearl. In most cases, the diversion was short and in most cases it was uneventful, but not all. Some fleet owners ended up losing many days to the strange quest and in one incident a captain only narrowly averted disaster after one of the eternal's heralds, ''Second Strike'', "forgot" to mention that the pearl was protected by one of the immature kraken released into the waters off [[Feroz]].		In each case, at some point, while in Imperial waters, the fleet received directions from one of the eternal's heralds that led them directly to a single black pearl. In most cases, the diversion was short and in most cases it was uneventful, but not all. Some fleet owners ended up losing many days to the strange quest and in one incident a captain only narrowly averted disaster after one of the eternal's heralds, ''Second Strike'', "forgot" to mention that the pearl was protected by one of the immature kraken released into the waters off [[Feroz]].

	The pearls seem to be a rare form of [[Vis#Heart's_Blood\|winter vis]], like [[Vis#Heart's Blood\|heart's blood]]. When activated, they count as ~~three~~ mana when used as part of a winter ritual. The pearls have a dismal aura of foreboding on them, but they ''seem'' innocuous, and they're clearly valuable to the right buyer. Why a Summer eternal would have any interest in such things, or indeed any knowledge of where they might be found, can only be guessed at. It is very clear that ''Coruscating Oarfish'' wants the pearls, yet the eternal's heralds absolutely refuse to touch them.		The pearls seem to be a rare form of [[Vis#Heart's_Blood\|winter vis]], like [[Vis#Heart's Blood\|heart's blood]]. When activated, they count as a single crystal mana when used as part of a winter ritual. The pearls have a dismal aura of foreboding on them, but they ''seem'' innocuous, and they're clearly valuable to the right buyer. Why a Summer eternal would have any interest in such things, or indeed any knowledge of where they might be found, can only be guessed at. It is very clear that ''Coruscating Oarfish'' wants the pearls, yet the eternal's heralds absolutely refuse to touch them.

	Perhaps the cold black pearls are simply part of the eternal's latest adventure for those who have travelled Widdershins by Riches. Those who sailed in search of plunder this season have returned with markedly less wealth than previous seasons, but they do receive a promise from ''Seadragon''. The eternal is eager to destroy as many of the pearls as possible - so his heralds provide each captain who sought wealth with a magical scroll that will allow them to return a single pouch of up to thirteen pearls.		Perhaps the cold black pearls are simply part of the eternal's latest adventure for those who have travelled Widdershins by Riches. Those who sailed in search of plunder this season have returned with markedly less wealth than previous seasons, but they do receive a promise from ''Seadragon''. The eternal is eager to destroy as many of the pearls as possible - so his heralds provide each captain who sought wealth with a magical scroll that will allow them to return a single pouch of up to thirteen pearls.