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	<tr><td>'''Responsibilities:''' To ensure the safety of the temple and its guests and facilitate the discussion of the Way, encouraging debate and inquiry of spiritual matters</td></tr>		<tr><td>'''Responsibilities:''' To ensure the safety of the temple and its guests and facilitate the discussion of the Way, encouraging debate and inquiry of spiritual matters</td></tr>
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	The [[Arbiter_of_the_Four_Winds#Temple_of_the_Four_Winds\|Temple of the Four Winds]] has a checkered history. It was sacked by the [[Druj]] before it could be completed, and was not restored until the [[orc\|orcs]] were driven out of [[Morrow]] the following year. For a while it was the seat of the [[Arbiter of the Four Winds]], a respected position that was expected to liaise with the sword scholars, and present their philosophy at [[Anvil]] and to the Urizen people as a whole. The temple was largely abandoned when Urizen renounced [[Sulemaine]], and the [[~~Imperial~~ Senate]] [[386YE_Spring_Equinox_Senate_sessions#Abrogate_Temple_of_the_Four_Winds\|abrogated the title at the Spring Equinox]]. Since then it has stood largely empty, while people considered what could be done with it.		The [[Arbiter_of_the_Four_Winds#Temple_of_the_Four_Winds\|Temple of the Four Winds]] has a checkered history. It was sacked by the [[Druj]] before it could be completed, and was not restored until the [[orc\|orcs]] were driven out of [[Morrow]] the following year. For a while it was the seat of the [[Arbiter of the Four Winds]], a respected position that was expected to liaise with the sword scholars, and present their philosophy at [[Anvil]] and to the Urizen people as a whole. The temple was largely abandoned when Urizen renounced [[Sulemaine]], and the [[Senate]] [[386YE_Spring_Equinox_Senate_sessions#Abrogate_Temple_of_the_Four_Winds\|abrogated the title at the Spring Equinox]]. Since then it has stood largely empty, while people considered what could be done with it.

	Various ideas have been considered for repurposing the monastery. The original suggestion was that [[Broken_sword#Serpent's_Curse\|the Urizen Assembly could use a judgement]] to focus the Temple on [[arete]], [[Urizen_culture_and_customs#Poise\|poise]], or the [[Net of the Heavens]]. In the absence of any clear direction for the Temple, the empty chambers have proved a boon for housing some of the Marcher visitors to Morrow, providing places for many of them to stay. While the layout of the Temple is very different to anything in the Marches, the main building is surrounded by beautiful gardens filled with fruit trees, which reminds many monks of the [[monastery\|monasteries]] back home. A number of monks are keen to return in future seasons, the potential of the abandoned gardens to produce a steady supply of food has intrigued them almost as much as the rarefied discussions.		Various ideas have been considered for repurposing the monastery. The original suggestion was that [[Broken_sword#Serpent's_Curse\|the Urizen Assembly could use a judgement]] to focus the Temple on [[arete]], [[Urizen_culture_and_customs#Poise\|poise]], or the [[Net of the Heavens]]. In the absence of any clear direction for the Temple, the empty chambers have proved a boon for housing some of the Marcher visitors to Morrow, providing places for many of them to stay. While the layout of the Temple is very different to anything in the Marches, the main building is surrounded by beautiful gardens filled with fruit trees, which reminds many monks of the [[monastery\|monasteries]] back home. A number of monks are keen to return in future seasons, the potential of the abandoned gardens to produce a steady supply of food has intrigued them almost as much as the rarefied discussions.

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	One key element is to remember that everyone involved has engaged in good faith. While there may be heated debates or arguments, nobody is taking advantage of anyone else or actively seeking out conflict. It's fine for a Marcher to still disdain an Urizen magician as an ivory-tower academic, for example, but it would be inappropriate to try and deny that those who visited the Marches did their best to actually lend a hand at bringing the harvest in. An Urizen might still roleplay a disregard for the importance of farms, but shouldn't deny that the friars and monks had at least as solid an understanding of virtue and the Way as their counterparts.		One key element is to remember that everyone involved has engaged in good faith. While there may be heated debates or arguments, nobody is taking advantage of anyone else or actively seeking out conflict. It's fine for a Marcher to still disdain an Urizen magician as an ivory-tower academic, for example, but it would be inappropriate to try and deny that those who visited the Marches did their best to actually lend a hand at bringing the harvest in. An Urizen might still roleplay a disregard for the importance of farms, but shouldn't deny that the friars and monks had at least as solid an understanding of virtue and the Way as their counterparts.
			==Resolution==
			During the summit, the Imperial Senate chose to both [[386YE_Autumn_Equinox_Senate_sessions#Convert_the_Temple_of_the_Four_Winds\|convert the Temple of the Four Winds]], and to [[386YE_Autumn_Equinox_Senate_sessions#Construct_Landskeeper's_Study\|build the Landskeeper's Study]]. Once work on both commissions is complete, both will benefit from the [[#A Useful Synergy\|useful synergy]].
	==Further Reading==		==Further Reading==
	* [[Urizen]], [[Urizen people\|people]], and [[Urizen culture and customs\|customs]]. Also [[Net of the Heavens]].		* [[Urizen]], [[Urizen people\|people]], and [[Urizen culture and customs\|customs]]. Also [[Net of the Heavens]].
	* [[The Marches]], [[The Marches people\|people]], and [[The Marches culture and customs\|customs]]. Also [[proverbs]].		* [[The Marches]], [[The Marches people\|people]], and [[The Marches culture and customs\|customs]]. Also [[proverbs]].

Novemberalice at 12:28, 11 September 2024

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	"Now ya gettin' it!" grinned his host. "The reward for a good job is more work... But that's how we feed an Empire." She handed her guest a hot bread roll from the basket. "Here - have a barm - it's fresh from t'oven."		"Now ya gettin' it!" grinned his host. "The reward for a good job is more work... But that's how we feed an Empire." She handed her guest a hot bread roll from the basket. "Here - have a barm - it's fresh from t'oven."
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	<div style="float:left; width: 500px; clear: left;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Thresher's Summer.jpg\|align=left\|caption=''Though we started from the land'' / ''Some of us do roam abroad''\|width=500}}</div>		<div style="float:left; width: 500px; clear: left;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Thresher's Summer.jpg\|align=left\|caption=''Though we started from the land'' / ''Some of us do roam abroad''\|width=500}}</div>{{audio\|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3ZZNrblDIA}}
	{{PDFLink\|align=right\|link=File:Thresher's summer.pdf\|caption=Click for pdf version}}		{{PDFLink\|align=right\|link=File:Thresher's summer.pdf\|caption=Click for pdf version}}
	==Overview==		==Overview==

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Overview

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	Inspired by the words of '''Clytemnestra of the House of the Wanderer''', hundreds of [[mage\|mages]], sentinels and scholars make the long trip from the mountains of Urizen to the farmlands of the Marches. They fan out across [[Upwold]] and [[Mitwold]] for the most part. A few travel as far as [[Bregasland]], and some to [[Mournwold]], but the latter are forced to retreat in the face of the [[Jotun]] [[The wild wind rises\|invasion]]. Everywhere they go, they make the same offer; to help the Marchers bring their harvest home.		Inspired by the words of '''Clytemnestra of the House of the Wanderer''', hundreds of [[mage\|mages]], sentinels and scholars make the long trip from the mountains of Urizen to the farmlands of the Marches. They fan out across [[Upwold]] and [[Mitwold]] for the most part. A few travel as far as [[Bregasland]], and some to [[Mournwold]], but the latter are forced to retreat in the face of the [[Jotun]] [[The wild wind rises\|invasion]]. Everywhere they go, they make the same offer; to help the Marchers bring their harvest home.

	Acting on similar impulses, '''Jedediah Boon''' has encouraged friars and [[monk\|monks]] across the Marches to undertake an expedition to Urizen. The hope is that where the two nations ''"have disagreed in magic we will unite in faith two schools of virtue together in one cause."''. It is a noble ambition, to focus on what the two nations have in common, in the hope that that will bridge the divide between them and heal the rift.		Acting on similar impulses, '''Jedediah Boon''' has encouraged friars and [[monk\|monks]] across the Marches to undertake an expedition to Urizen. The hope is that where the two nations ''"have disagreed in magic we will unite in faith two schools of virtue together in one cause."'' It is a noble ambition, to focus on what the two nations have in common, in the hope that that will bridge the divide between them and heal the rift.

	==The Marcher Harvest==		==The Marcher Harvest==
	{{SOP\|by=Clytemnestra, Urizen Assembly\|statement=Strive, toil and claim the just rewards of your labours. We send Clytemnestra with 75 liao to urge mages, sentinels and sword scholars to help bring the Marcher harvest home. All that is worthwhile is shared with those who deserve it.\|vote=Greater Majority (358-0)\|when=386YE Summer Solstice}}		{{SOP\|by=Clytemnestra, Urizen Assembly\|statement=Strive, toil and claim the just rewards of your labours. We send Clytemnestra with 75 liao to urge mages, sentinels and sword scholars to help bring the Marcher harvest home. All that is worthwhile is shared with those who deserve it.\|vote=Greater Majority (358-0)\|when=386YE Summer Solstice}}

Hailmur: /* Sword and Shears */

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Sword and Shears

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	<tr><td>'''Commission Type:''' Ministry</td></tr>		<tr><td>'''Commission Type:''' Ministry</td></tr>
	<tr><td>'''Location:''' Oakwood, Ashbrook, Upwold</td></tr>		<tr><td>'''Location:''' Oakwood, Ashbrook, Upwold</td></tr>
	<tr><td>'''Cost:''' 16 white granite, 48 crowns in labour</td></tr>		<tr><td>'''Cost:''' 12 white granite, 36 crowns in labour</td></tr>
	<tr><td>'''Effect:''' Encourage the exchange of mana and magical learning between Urizen and the Marches</td></tr>		<tr><td>'''Effect:''' Encourage the exchange of mana and magical learning between Urizen and the Marches</td></tr>
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	If the study was established, then it would create a place for visiting Urizen architects to stay, where they could discuss farming magic with their peers in the Marches. The architects could finance their regular trips by bringing excess mana to sell at the Study - thus creating benefits for everyone - exactly the kind of arrangement architects like, and creating the kind of market that appeals to many landskeepers.		If the study was established, then it would create a place for visiting Urizen architects to stay, where they could discuss farming magic with their peers in the Marches. The architects could finance their regular trips by bringing excess mana to sell at the Study - thus creating benefits for everyone - exactly the kind of arrangement architects like, and creating the kind of market that appeals to many landskeepers.

	==The Urizen Temples==		==The Urizen Temples==
	{{SOP\|by=Grey Stone, Marcher Assembly\|statement=The Prosperous are not selfish; all that is worthwhile is shared with those who deserve it. We send Jedediah Boon with 50 doses of liao to encourage friars to share their virtue with Urizen. Let us break new ground with Pride.\|vote=Greater Majority (172-64)\|when=386YE Summer Solstice}}		{{SOP\|by=Grey Stone, Marcher Assembly\|statement=The Prosperous are not selfish; all that is worthwhile is shared with those who deserve it. We send Jedediah Boon with 50 doses of liao to encourage friars to share their virtue with Urizen. Let us break new ground with Pride.\|vote=Greater Majority (172-64)\|when=386YE Summer Solstice}}

Dre at 19:24, 4 September 2024

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Hailmur at 18:23, 4 September 2024

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			{{PDFLink\|align=right\|link=File:Thresher's summer.pdf\|caption=Click for pdf version}}
	==Overview==		==Overview==
	Determined to bury the hatchet and finally end the rumbling conflict between their nations, [[the Marches\|the Marcher]] and [[Urizen]] national assemblies have urged people to travel to the lands of their opposite numbers, to get to know them better. Urizen has asked [[Magical skills#Magicians\|magicians]], [[sentinel\|sentinels]] and [[sword scholar\|sword scholars]] to help the Marches bring their harvest home, while the Marches have asked their [[friar\|friars]] to share some their understanding of virtue with the people of the [[spire\|spires]].		Determined to bury the hatchet and finally end the rumbling conflict between their nations, [[the Marches\|the Marcher]] and [[Urizen]] national assemblies have urged people to travel to the lands of their opposite numbers, to get to know them better. Urizen has asked [[Magical skills#Magicians\|magicians]], [[sentinel\|sentinels]] and [[sword scholar\|sword scholars]] to help the Marches bring their harvest home, while the Marches have asked their [[friar\|friars]] to share some their understanding of virtue with the people of the [[spire\|spires]].

Hailmur at 18:06, 4 September 2024

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Hailmur: /* A New Monastery */

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A New Monastery

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	It would not take much, the buildings are still intact and only minor alterations would be needed. The Imperial Senate could use a Senate motion to create a new Urizeni title, responsible for overseeing the structure, ensuring the safety of the guests and facilitating the discussion of the Way. It would require 30 crowns for the neccessary changes, and should include specifications for how the title is to be appointed. Some of the illuminates suggest changing the name of the structure in the Senate motion to the Monastery of the Four Winds, in honour of the fascinating discussions with the visiting monks.		It would not take much, the buildings are still intact and only minor alterations would be needed. The Imperial Senate could use a Senate motion to create a new Urizeni title, responsible for overseeing the structure, ensuring the safety of the guests and facilitating the discussion of the Way. It would require 30 crowns for the neccessary changes, and should include specifications for how the title is to be appointed. Some of the illuminates suggest changing the name of the structure in the Senate motion to the Monastery of the Four Winds, in honour of the fascinating discussions with the visiting monks.

	Whatever name is chosen for the title, it would recieve a bounty of 12 doses of ~~true~~ liao each season reflecting the transient congregation staying there, as well as an income of 4 crowns a season from the monastery gardens which the Marcher monks are so keen to re-establish.		Whatever name is chosen for the title, it would recieve a bounty of 12 doses of liao each season reflecting the transient congregation staying there, as well as an income of 4 crowns a season from the monastery gardens which the Marcher monks are so keen to re-establish.

	==A Useful Synergy==		==A Useful Synergy==

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Participation

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	One key element is to remember that everyone involved has engaged in good faith. While there may be heated debates or arguments, nobody is taking advantage of anyone else or actively seeking out conflict. It's fine for a Marcher to still disdain an Urizen magician as an ivory-tower academic, for example, but it would be inappropriate to try and deny that those who visited the Marches did their best to actually lend a hand at bringing the harvest in. An Urizen might still roleplay a disregard for the importance of farms, but shouldn't deny that the friars and monks had at least as solid an understanding of virtue and the Way as their counterparts.		One key element is to remember that everyone involved has engaged in good faith. While there may be heated debates or arguments, nobody is taking advantage of anyone else or actively seeking out conflict. It's fine for a Marcher to still disdain an Urizen magician as an ivory-tower academic, for example, but it would be inappropriate to try and deny that those who visited the Marches did their best to actually lend a hand at bringing the harvest in. An Urizen might still roleplay a disregard for the importance of farms, but shouldn't deny that the friars and monks had at least as solid an understanding of virtue and the Way as their counterparts.
			==Further Reading==
			* [[Urizen]], [[Urizen people\|people]], and [[Urizen culture and customs\|customs]]. Also [[Net of the Heavens]].
			* [[The Marches]], [[The Marches people\|people]], and [[The Marches culture and customs\|customs]]. Also [[proverbs]].

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	<ic>"Take a break," Robin called to her companion. She pointed in the direction of her husband who was coming back to the field with a pitcher and a basket. "Will's here with barms and watter for us all."		<ic>"Take a break," Robin called to her companion. She pointed in the direction of her husband who was coming back to the field with a pitcher and a basket. "Will's here with barms and watter for us all."

	Marcus let the flail drop to his side and leaned back straightening his spine, making sure not to let the relief show on his face. They'd been working since break of dawn, swinging the heavy wooden flails over and over again. It was ~~grueling~~ even for a sentinel used to drilling five hours a day with the sword, and he wondered idly how some of his more bookish colleagues were getting on.		Marcus let the flail drop to his side and leaned back straightening his spine, making sure not to let the relief show on his face. They'd been working since break of dawn, swinging the heavy wooden flails over and over again. It was gruelling even for a sentinel used to drilling five hours a day with the sword, and he wondered idly how some of his more bookish colleagues were getting on.

	"~~Thas~~ doin fine lad," his host flashed him a smile of encouragement. "You holding up alright?"		"Tha's doin' fine lad," his host flashed him a smile of encouragement. "You holding up alright?"

	It was half a statement but with enough genuine concern to sound like a question. "The work is hard but I am fine, thank you," he responded politely, ignoring the burning pains coursing through both arms. It was a pain he hadn't felt in a long time, not since he was an apprentice spending his first weeks practising with a real sword. He was absolutely determined not to let it show though. His training might not have prepared him for this, but it had at least taught him how to mask the discomfort he was feeling		It was half a statement but with enough genuine concern to sound like a question. "The work is hard but I am fine, thank you," he responded politely, ignoring the burning pains coursing through both arms. It was a pain he hadn't felt in a long time, not since he was an apprentice spending his first weeks practising with a real sword. He was absolutely determined not to let it show though. His training might not have prepared him for this, but it had at least taught him how to mask the discomfort he was feeling

	"Well I'm bloody nackered!" grinned the farmer. "There's nowt worse than threshing. Ya ne'er really get used to it... Morning's are all reet, I reckon, but by nightfall ~~yall~~ feel like ya arms are up to ya elbows in red hot coals. Then ya'll know about it."		"Well I'm bloody nackered!" grinned the farmer. "There's nowt worse than threshing. Ya ne'er really get used to it... Morning's are all reet, I reckon, but by nightfall ya'll feel like ya arms are up to ya elbows in red hot coals. Then ya'll know about it."

	Marcus nodded politely. "It is very arduous," he admitted. "Have you ever considered using ritual magic to help?"		Marcus nodded politely. "It is very arduous," he admitted. "Have you ever considered using ritual magic to help?"

	"Course we bloody have!" laughed Robin. "Tharrit be wonderful wunnit? Take all tha hard work owt of it. A few 'keepers have treed over the years, burrit never works. They ~~kent~~ get the emby rayshow up high enough."		"Course we bloody have!" laughed Robin. "Tharrit be wonderful wunnit? Take all tha' hard work owt of it. A few 'keepers have treed over the years, burrit never works. They ken't get the emby rayshow up high enough."

	"The emby ratio?" queried Marcus.		"The emby ratio?" queried Marcus.

	"Mana to bushel rayshow." explained Robin. "Now don't get me wrong, there's a place for magic in modern farming, course there is. Burrit's all about gerrin tha most outta ground. See a good thresher can do ten bushels of wheat in a day. The three of us," she said, pointing at her guest and her husband, "I'l be reet chuffed if we hit twenty-five bushels by nightfall. But we need to press on, we've damn near a thousand bushels of wheat to thresh 'for winter. Now, you can do it with magic, course you can, but there int enuff mana in Upworld to thresh that much wheat. And we're just one farm. There's a dozen farms between us and Stockland, all just as big as our place."		"Mana to bushel rayshow." explained Robin. "Now don't get me wrong, there's a place for magic in modern farming, course there is. Burrit's all about gerrin' tha most outta ground. See a good thresher can do ten bushels of wheat in a day. The three of us," she said, pointing at her guest and her husband, "I'll be reet chuffed if we hit twenty-five bushels by nightfall. But we need to press on, we've damn near a thousand bushels of wheat to thresh 'for winter. Now, you can do it with magic, course you can, but there int enuff mana in Upworld to thresh that much wheat. And we're just one farm. There's a dozen farms between us and Stockland, all just as big as our place."

	She paused for breath for a moment. "Turns out, far and away the most ''efficient'' way to use magic, is to boost the yield. That's how you get the best rayshow. A drop of magic in Spring, that'll mek the plants 'ealthy ''and'' 'ardy, across the whole farm. Double that for Summer, and you see every seed shooting up. Then in Autumn you cover every field with magic, hit the crop as it ripens, and ~~yall~~ have every stem fat and full. Done right, and ya have a bumper harvest year in, year out. That's how ta get the most bushels for every crystal spread on the farm."		She paused for breath for a moment. "Turns out, far and away the most ''efficient'' way to use magic, is to boost the yield. That's how you get the best rayshow. A drop of magic in Spring, that'll mek the plants 'ealthy ''and'' 'ardy, across the whole farm. Double that for Summer, and you see every seed shooting up. Then in Autumn you cover every field with magic, hit the crop as it ripens, and ya'll have every stem fat and full. Done right, and ya have a bumper harvest year in, year out. That's how ta get the most bushels for every crystal spread on the farm."

	"All of which means more bushels of wheat to thresh..." said Marcus.		"All of which means more bushels of wheat to thresh..." said Marcus.

	"Now ya gettin it!" grinned his host. "The reward for a good job is more work... But that's how we feed an Empire." She handed her guest a hot bread roll from the basket. "Here - have a barm - it's fresh from t'oven."		"Now ya gettin' it!" grinned his host. "The reward for a good job is more work... But that's how we feed an Empire." She handed her guest a hot bread roll from the basket. "Here - have a barm - it's fresh from t'oven."
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	* '''Hundreds of Urizen mages, sentinels and scholars have travelled to the Marches to help bring in the harvest'''		* '''Hundreds of Urizen mages, sentinels and scholars have travelled to the Marches to help bring in the harvest'''
	* '''Their willing efforts have helped to bridge the rift between Urizen and the Marches'''		* '''Their willing efforts have helped to bridge the rift between Urizen and the Marches'''
	When the first Urizeni visitors reach the Marches they are initially greeted with ~~skepticism~~. There is plenty of work to be done, that much can't be denied. The run up to the Autumn equinox is one of the busiest times of the year in the Marches. People work from sun up ~~til~~ sundown to get the harvest ready before the winter. Every hand is needed to get the job done, there isn't a soul to spare, so the offer of aid should be invaluable.		When the first Urizeni visitors reach the Marches they are initially greeted with scepticism. There is plenty of work to be done, that much can't be denied. The run up to the Autumn equinox is one of the busiest times of the year in the Marches. People work from sun up till sundown to get the harvest ready before the winter. Every hand is needed to get the job done, there isn't a soul to spare, so the offer of aid should be invaluable.

	The problem is the nature of the work. Threshing is a good example of that. Once the crop is cut, it has to be [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threshing threshed] to separate the grain from the crop stalk. In the Marches this is traditionally done with a grain flail, two heavy wooden sticks joined with a short metal chain. The principle is incredibly simple, you just swing the flail over and over again, striking at the crop repeatedly until the grain comes away from the straw.		The problem is the nature of the work. Threshing is a good example of that. Once the crop is cut, it has to be [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threshing threshed] to separate the grain from the crop stalk. In the Marches this is traditionally done with a grain flail, two heavy wooden sticks joined with a short metal chain. The principle is incredibly simple, you just swing the flail over and over again, striking at the crop repeatedly until the grain comes away from the straw.
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	As the Autumn equinox approaches, the Urizen ~~vistors~~ gather up their belongings and begin the long journey home. The visit has helped to heal the rift between the two nations. While the focus has been on toiling to get the harvest in, there has inevitably been time for discussions between [[landskeeper\|landskeepers]] and the visiting magicians on ways to use magic to improve the yields on farms. A small number of [[architect\|architects]] find themselves ''fascinated'' by the [[arete]] of the Marcher [[Yeomen of the Marches\|yeomen]], their mastery of farming and the way they are supported by their landskeepers, and are keen to explore the matter further.		As the Autumn equinox approaches, the Urizen visitors gather up their belongings and begin the long journey home. The visit has helped to heal the rift between the two nations. While the focus has been on toiling to get the harvest in, there has inevitably been time for discussions between [[landskeeper\|landskeepers]] and the visiting magicians on ways to use magic to improve the yields on farms. A small number of [[architect\|architects]] find themselves ''fascinated'' by the [[arete]] of the Marcher [[Yeomen of the Marches\|yeomen]], their mastery of farming and the way they are supported by their landskeepers, and are keen to explore the matter further.

	Now that they have seen firsthand the panoply of rituals the Marcher farms employ, it is clear that little can be done to improve on that magic. Taken together, the magic of [[Blessing of New Spring]], [[Strong Ox, Golden Sun]] and [[Gathering the Harvest]] represent the most effective way to enhance a farm. The [[Ritual_theory#The_Law_of_Scale\|law of scale]] means it would be possible to create a more powerful effect, but only by dramatically increasing the magnitude of the ritual.		Now that they have seen firsthand the panoply of rituals the Marcher farms employ, it is clear that little can be done to improve on that magic. Taken together, the magic of [[Blessing of New Spring]], [[Strong Ox, Golden Sun]] and [[Gathering the Harvest]] represent the most effective way to enhance a farm. The [[Ritual_theory#The_Law_of_Scale\|law of scale]] means it would be possible to create a more powerful effect, but only by dramatically increasing the magnitude of the ritual.
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	<tr><td>'''Effect:''' Establish the new Arbiter of the Four Winds</td></tr>		<tr><td>'''Effect:''' Establish the new Arbiter of the Four Winds</td></tr>
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	<table class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><tr><td style="background-color: LightGreen;">'''Arbiter of the Four Winds'''</tr>		<table class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><tr><td style="background-color: LightGreen;">'''Arbiter of the Four Winds'''</tr>
	<tr><td>'''Type:''' Urizen</td></tr>		<tr><td>'''Type:''' Urizen</td></tr>
	<tr><td>'''Appointment:''' Urizen Assembly</td></tr>		<tr><td>'''Appointment:''' Urizen Assembly</td></tr>