Weaving tangled nets - Revision history

https://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/mediawiki-public/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Weaving_tangled_nets Weaving tangled nets - Revision history 2026-07-29T23:56:37Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.39.6 https://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/mediawiki-public/index.php?title=Weaving_tangled_nets&diff=141946&oldid=prev Twiggy: /* Against the Cold Sun */ 2026-07-18T07:24:24Z

<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Against the Cold Sun</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 07:24, 18 July 2026</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l101">Line 101:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 101:</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 Rod and Shield have fought Cold Sun before. They are enthusiastically welcomed by the ''[[Commonwealth#Magic|zauberer]]'' of the Commonwealth, not only for their experience but also because so many of them are war-wizards and battlefield mages. Unlike some of the other orders, they are able to deploy their assistance on the front lines, directly fighting against the ''scions'' and sharing the benefits of past engagements with their counterparts. There is a general camaraderie among all the fighting magicians whether Imperial or Commonwealth. Fighting directly with magic and force-of-arms is risky of course. Many members of the order who answer the call suffer significant injuries, not all of which can be treated effectively by Commonwealth [[Surgical skills#Physick|physicks]]. There are repeated clashes between war-mages and scions, and while the individual fights are as often victories as not, it is clear to the veteran soldier-magicians that the Commonwealth is not winning against Cold Sun.</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 Rod and Shield have fought Cold Sun before. They are enthusiastically welcomed by the ''[[Commonwealth#Magic|zauberer]]'' of the Commonwealth, not only for their experience but also because so many of them are war-wizards and battlefield mages. Unlike some of the other orders, they are able to deploy their assistance on the front lines, directly fighting against the ''scions'' and sharing the benefits of past engagements with their counterparts. There is a general camaraderie among all the fighting magicians whether Imperial or Commonwealth. Fighting directly with magic and force-of-arms is risky of course. Many members of the order who answer the call suffer significant injuries, not all of which can be treated effectively by Commonwealth [[Surgical skills#Physick|physicks]]. There are repeated clashes between war-mages and scions, and while the individual fights are as often victories as not, it is clear to the veteran soldier-magicians that the Commonwealth is not winning against Cold Sun.</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><div style="float:right; max-width: 200px; clear: right; margin-left: 10px;">{{CaptionedImage|file=Sakari Nightscale.jpg|caption='''Sakari Nightscale''', Grandmaster of the Rod and Shield|align=right|width=200}}</div></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><div style="float:right; max-width: 200px; clear: right; margin-left: 10px;">{{CaptionedImage|file=Sakari Nightscale.jpg|caption='''Sakari Nightscale''', Grandmaster of the Rod and Shield|align=right|width=200}}</div></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 zauberer of the Commonwealth are grateful to the Rod and Shield for fighting alongside them, risking their own lives to help fight the forces of Oblivion. Following the Spring Equinox, the Grandmaster of the Rod and Shield receives a casket holding five ''[[Trade_goods#Hero_Stone|Heldenstein]]''. These "Hero Stones" are a rare form of [[vis]] that is used specifically to empower personal [[enchantment|enchantments]] of the kinds popular with Commonwealth battle-wizards. For the moment, the Rod and Shield remain committed in the Commonwealth, and the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">zaubrer </del>will continue to send another gift of Hero Stones each season they remain engaged until Cold Sun is defeated. If the Rod and Shield stay in the Commonwealth - if their grandmaster does not [[Concord#Guiding_an_Order|guide the order]] to act elsewhere - until Cold Sun is driven off, this bequest will become a permanent gift to the order as part of their [[Rod and Shield#Conclave Vault|Vault]]. </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 zauberer of the Commonwealth are grateful to the Rod and Shield for fighting alongside them, risking their own lives to help fight the forces of Oblivion. Following the Spring Equinox, the Grandmaster of the Rod and Shield receives a casket holding five ''[[Trade_goods#Hero_Stone|Heldenstein]]''. These "Hero Stones" are a rare form of [[vis]] that is used specifically to empower personal [[enchantment|enchantments]] of the kinds popular with Commonwealth battle-wizards. For the moment, the Rod and Shield remain committed in the Commonwealth, and the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">zauberer </ins>will continue to send another gift of Hero Stones each season they remain engaged until Cold Sun is defeated. If the Rod and Shield stay in the Commonwealth - if their grandmaster does not [[Concord#Guiding_an_Order|guide the order]] to act elsewhere - until Cold Sun is driven off, this bequest will become a permanent gift to the order as part of their [[Rod and Shield#Conclave Vault|Vault]]. </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><div style="float:right; max-width: 550px; clear: right; margin-left: 10px;"><quote by="Declaration of Concord, Grandmaster Arsenio Sanguineo Rezia di Tassato, on behalf of the Golden Pyramid"> That the order of the Golden Pyramid should support the Commonwealth against the Cold Sun. With victory comes rebuilding and the opportunity for magicians and artisans to find longstanding relationships. Let us beat back the Cold Sun and look to the future.</quote></div></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><div style="float:right; max-width: 550px; clear: right; margin-left: 10px;"><quote by="Declaration of Concord, Grandmaster Arsenio Sanguineo Rezia di Tassato, on behalf of the Golden Pyramid"> That the order of the Golden Pyramid should support the Commonwealth against the Cold Sun. With victory comes rebuilding and the opportunity for magicians and artisans to find longstanding relationships. Let us beat back the Cold Sun and look to the future.</quote></div></div></td></tr> </table>

Twiggy https://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/mediawiki-public/index.php?title=Weaving_tangled_nets&diff=141033&oldid=prev Hailmur at 14:58, 1 July 2026 2026-07-01T14:58:27Z

<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 14:58, 1 July 2026</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l100">Line 100:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 100:</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 ''zauberer'' of the Commonwealth show their gratitude with a gift of Hero Stones to the Order</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 ''zauberer'' of the Commonwealth show their gratitude with a gift of Hero Stones to the Order</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 Rod and Shield have fought Cold Sun before. They are enthusiastically welcomed by the ''[[Commonwealth#Magic|zauberer]]'' of the Commonwealth, not only for their experience but also because so many of them are war-wizards and battlefield mages. Unlike some of the other orders, they are able to deploy their assistance on the front lines, directly fighting against the ''scions'' and sharing the benefits of past engagements with their counterparts. There is a general camaraderie among all the fighting magicians whether Imperial or Commonwealth. Fighting directly with magic and force-of-arms is risky of course. Many members of the order who answer the call suffer significant injuries, not all of which can be treated effectively by Commonwealth [[Surgical skills#Physick|physicks]]. There are repeated clashes between war-mages and scions, and while the individual fights are as often victories as not, it is clear to the veteran soldier-magicians that the Commonwealth is not winning against Cold Sun.</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 Rod and Shield have fought Cold Sun before. They are enthusiastically welcomed by the ''[[Commonwealth#Magic|zauberer]]'' of the Commonwealth, not only for their experience but also because so many of them are war-wizards and battlefield mages. Unlike some of the other orders, they are able to deploy their assistance on the front lines, directly fighting against the ''scions'' and sharing the benefits of past engagements with their counterparts. There is a general camaraderie among all the fighting magicians whether Imperial or Commonwealth. Fighting directly with magic and force-of-arms is risky of course. Many members of the order who answer the call suffer significant injuries, not all of which can be treated effectively by Commonwealth [[Surgical skills#Physick|physicks]]. There are repeated clashes between war-mages and scions, and while the individual fights are as often victories as not, it is clear to the veteran soldier-magicians that the Commonwealth is not winning against Cold Sun.</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 style="float:right; max-width: 200px; clear: right; margin-left: 10px;">{{CaptionedImage|file=<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">GMRodandShield</del>.jpg|caption='''Sakari Nightscale''', Grandmaster of the Rod and Shield|align=right|width=200}}</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><div style="float:right; max-width: 200px; clear: right; margin-left: 10px;">{{CaptionedImage|file=<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Sakari Nightscale</ins>.jpg|caption='''Sakari Nightscale''', Grandmaster of the Rod and Shield|align=right|width=200}}</div></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 zauberer of the Commonwealth are grateful to the Rod and Shield for fighting alongside them, risking their own lives to help fight the forces of Oblivion. Following the Spring Equinox, the Grandmaster of the Rod and Shield receives a casket holding five ''[[Trade_goods#Hero_Stone|Heldenstein]]''. These "Hero Stones" are a rare form of [[vis]] that is used specifically to empower personal [[enchantment|enchantments]] of the kinds popular with Commonwealth battle-wizards. For the moment, the Rod and Shield remain committed in the Commonwealth, and the zaubrer will continue to send another gift of Hero Stones each season they remain engaged until Cold Sun is defeated. If the Rod and Shield stay in the Commonwealth - if their grandmaster does not [[Concord#Guiding_an_Order|guide the order]] to act elsewhere - until Cold Sun is driven off, this bequest will become a permanent gift to the order as part of their [[Rod and Shield#Conclave Vault|Vault]]. </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 zauberer of the Commonwealth are grateful to the Rod and Shield for fighting alongside them, risking their own lives to help fight the forces of Oblivion. Following the Spring Equinox, the Grandmaster of the Rod and Shield receives a casket holding five ''[[Trade_goods#Hero_Stone|Heldenstein]]''. These "Hero Stones" are a rare form of [[vis]] that is used specifically to empower personal [[enchantment|enchantments]] of the kinds popular with Commonwealth battle-wizards. For the moment, the Rod and Shield remain committed in the Commonwealth, and the zaubrer will continue to send another gift of Hero Stones each season they remain engaged until Cold Sun is defeated. If the Rod and Shield stay in the Commonwealth - if their grandmaster does not [[Concord#Guiding_an_Order|guide the order]] to act elsewhere - until Cold Sun is driven off, this bequest will become a permanent gift to the order as part of their [[Rod and Shield#Conclave Vault|Vault]]. </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=Weaving_tangled_nets&diff=140806&oldid=prev Hailmur at 17:15, 23 June 2026 2026-06-23T17:15:16Z

<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 17:15, 23 June 2026</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l109">Line 109:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 109:</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>* '''They have identified trade opportunities</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>* '''They have identified trade opportunities</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 [[Golden Pyramid]] are first and foremost concerned with the prosperity of the Empire's magicians, but they are also experts at deploying magical resources effectively. This expertise is surprisingly valuable in the Commonwealth; their magical resources are more limited than those of the Empire and while they are by no means ignorant of the best ways to use battlefield magic the generals can overlook less directly martial applications of some enchantments and [[magic items]]. The Pyramid offers their aid to the Commonwealth quartermasters and ''zauberer'' with one eye on the future. Their presence is not uncontroversial - the insistence of their members that "everyone involved is well paid for taking the dangerous trip east" raised the requirements in crystal mana for ''all'' the orders sent to the east at the Winter Solstice.</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 [[Golden Pyramid]] are first and foremost concerned with the prosperity of the Empire's magicians, but they are also experts at deploying magical resources effectively. This expertise is surprisingly valuable in the Commonwealth; their magical resources are more limited than those of the Empire and while they are by no means ignorant of the best ways to use battlefield magic the generals can overlook less directly martial applications of some enchantments and [[magic items]]. The Pyramid offers their aid to the Commonwealth quartermasters and ''zauberer'' with one eye on the future. Their presence is not uncontroversial - the insistence of their members that "everyone involved is well paid for taking the dangerous trip east" raised the requirements in crystal mana for ''all'' the orders sent to the east at the Winter Solstice.</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 style="float:right; max-width: 250px; clear: right; margin-left: 10px;">{{CaptionedImage|file=<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">GrandmasterGoldenPyramid</del>.jpg|caption='''Arsenio Sanguineo Rezia di Tassato''' (centre) Grandmaster of the Golden Pyramid|align=left|width=250}}</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><div style="float:right; max-width: 250px; clear: right; margin-left: 10px;">{{CaptionedImage|file=<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Arsenio Sanguineo Rezia di Tassato</ins>.jpg|caption='''Arsenio Sanguineo Rezia di Tassato''' (centre) Grandmaster of the Golden Pyramid|align=left|width=250}}</div></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>They do, however, turn up opportunities to secure closer trade ties for the Empire with the Commonwealth, as well as an opportunity to acquire support for their own order. Imperial captains are familiar with Leerdam and Volkavaar, but they are by no means the only major ports the Commonwealth operates on the Sea of Steel. There are [[#Radomos|problems]] with Imperial trade in the east at the moment but the Golden Pyramid are confident they could be addressed with diplomacy. Regardless, they have identified an opportunity to secure a new trade port for Imperial captains that brings with it an opportunity for the Order 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>They do, however, turn up opportunities to secure closer trade ties for the Empire with the Commonwealth, as well as an opportunity to acquire support for their own order. Imperial captains are familiar with Leerdam and Volkavaar, but they are by no means the only major ports the Commonwealth operates on the Sea of Steel. There are [[#Radomos|problems]] with Imperial trade in the east at the moment but the Golden Pyramid are confident they could be addressed with diplomacy. Regardless, they have identified an opportunity to secure a new trade port for Imperial captains that brings with it an opportunity for the Order 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>

Hailmur https://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/mediawiki-public/index.php?title=Weaving_tangled_nets&diff=140535&oldid=prev Hailmur: /* Murolosch */ 2026-06-18T11:16:43Z

<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Murolosch</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 11:16, 18 June 2026</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l118">Line 118:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 118:</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>Murolosch lies in the shadow of the ''Unnachgiebig Mountains'', a thriving port that transports [[mithril]] and [[Materials#Metals|magical metals]] down the coast to the rest of the Commonwealth. It is the closest city to the Jarmish border, and is known for its battle magicians as well as its talented smiths. Murolosch is also a trading hub for dealing with some of the independent borderland nations that lie between the two Great Powers. As such it provides plenty of opportunities for Imperial traders to acquire valuable goods.</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>Murolosch lies in the shadow of the ''Unnachgiebig Mountains'', a thriving port that transports [[mithril]] and [[Materials#Metals|magical metals]] down the coast to the rest of the Commonwealth. It is the closest city to the Jarmish border, and is known for its battle magicians as well as its talented smiths. Murolosch is also a trading hub for dealing with some of the independent borderland nations that lie between the two Great Powers. As such it provides plenty of opportunities for Imperial traders to acquire valuable goods.</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>A standard fleet that trades with Murolosch will receive one [[Trade_goods#Hero_Stone|hero stone]], one [[Trade_goods#<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">War_Amulet</del>|war amulet]], a [[Trade goods#Law Stone|law stone]], and a flask of [[Trade goods#Wizards' Beer|Wizards Beer]]. Unfortunately, like the merchants of Volkavaar and Leerdam, the merchants of Murolosch are not best pleased with news that Imperial traders are trading with Jarm in Zemelslo, and until that situation is resolved (either by ceasing trade, amending the Liberty Pact, or finding a diplomatic resolution) Imperial merchants have a -1 penalty to trade here despite all their good work elsewhere in the Commonwealth this season.</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>A standard fleet that trades with Murolosch will receive one [[Trade_goods#Hero_Stone|hero stone]], one [[Trade_goods#<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">War_Amulets</ins>|war amulet]], a [[Trade goods#Law Stone|law stone]], and a flask of [[Trade goods#Wizards' Beer|Wizards Beer]]. Unfortunately, like the merchants of Volkavaar and Leerdam, the merchants of Murolosch are not best pleased with news that Imperial traders are trading with Jarm in Zemelslo, and until that situation is resolved (either by ceasing trade, amending the Liberty Pact, or finding a diplomatic resolution) Imperial merchants have a -1 penalty to trade here despite all their good work elsewhere in the Commonwealth this season.</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=OrderGoldenPyramid.jpg|title=Order of the Golden Pyramid|align=right|width=250}}</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=OrderGoldenPyramid.jpg|title=Order of the Golden Pyramid|align=right|width=250}}</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=Weaving_tangled_nets&diff=140534&oldid=prev Hailmur: /* Murolosch */ 2026-06-18T11:16:25Z

<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Murolosch</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 11:16, 18 June 2026</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l118">Line 118:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 118:</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>Murolosch lies in the shadow of the ''Unnachgiebig Mountains'', a thriving port that transports [[mithril]] and [[Materials#Metals|magical metals]] down the coast to the rest of the Commonwealth. It is the closest city to the Jarmish border, and is known for its battle magicians as well as its talented smiths. Murolosch is also a trading hub for dealing with some of the independent borderland nations that lie between the two Great Powers. As such it provides plenty of opportunities for Imperial traders to acquire valuable goods.</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>Murolosch lies in the shadow of the ''Unnachgiebig Mountains'', a thriving port that transports [[mithril]] and [[Materials#Metals|magical metals]] down the coast to the rest of the Commonwealth. It is the closest city to the Jarmish border, and is known for its battle magicians as well as its talented smiths. Murolosch is also a trading hub for dealing with some of the independent borderland nations that lie between the two Great Powers. As such it provides plenty of opportunities for Imperial traders to acquire valuable goods.</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>A standard fleet that trades with Murolosch will receive one [[Trade_goods#Hero_Stone|hero stone]], one [[Trade_goods#War_Amulet|war amulet]], a [[Trade goods#Law Stone|law stone]], and a flask of [[Trade goods#Wizards Beer|Wizards Beer]]. Unfortunately, like the merchants of Volkavaar and Leerdam, the merchants of Murolosch are not best pleased with news that Imperial traders are trading with Jarm in Zemelslo, and until that situation is resolved (either by ceasing trade, amending the Liberty Pact, or finding a diplomatic resolution) Imperial merchants have a -1 penalty to trade here despite all their good work elsewhere in the Commonwealth this season.</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>A standard fleet that trades with Murolosch will receive one [[Trade_goods#Hero_Stone|hero stone]], one [[Trade_goods#War_Amulet|war amulet]], a [[Trade goods#Law Stone|law stone]], and a flask of [[Trade goods#Wizards<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">' </ins>Beer|Wizards Beer]]. Unfortunately, like the merchants of Volkavaar and Leerdam, the merchants of Murolosch are not best pleased with news that Imperial traders are trading with Jarm in Zemelslo, and until that situation is resolved (either by ceasing trade, amending the Liberty Pact, or finding a diplomatic resolution) Imperial merchants have a -1 penalty to trade here despite all their good work elsewhere in the Commonwealth this season.</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=OrderGoldenPyramid.jpg|title=Order of the Golden Pyramid|align=right|width=250}}</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=OrderGoldenPyramid.jpg|title=Order of the Golden Pyramid|align=right|width=250}}</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 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>=====Schema=====</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>=====Schema=====</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 Grandmaster is invited to name eight Imperial artisans who can learn to make Commonwealth ritual foci</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 Grandmaster is invited to name eight Imperial artisans who can learn to make Commonwealth ritual foci</div></td></tr> </table>

Hailmur https://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/mediawiki-public/index.php?title=Weaving_tangled_nets&diff=140061&oldid=prev Kirkbride: /* Schema */ 2026-06-08T19:25:20Z

<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Schema</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 19:25, 8 June 2026</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l126">Line 126:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 126:</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 Grandmaster of the Golden Pyramid - currently '''Arsenio Sanguineo Rezia di Tassato''' but the title is up for re-election during the Spring Equinox - can choose up to eight artisans to gain the benefit of this study. Each will be able to master the creation of one of the ''War rings'' used by Commonwealth magicians. The ''Iron War Ring'' empowers Autumn rituals; the ''Golden War Ring'' empowers Summer rituals; the ''Bleachbone War Ring'' empowers Winter magic; the ''Sungold War Ring'' empowers Day rituals; the ''Oakamber War Ring'' empowers Spring rituals; and the ''Moongold War Ring'', which is the least often created of the set, empowers Night rituals. In each case, they are [[:Category:Foci|foci]] that can be used to empower a ritual once each day with a 1 rank bonus, subject to the [[Magical_skills#Gaining_additional_ranks|normal rules for effective skill]]. What these artisans do with this lore is up to them. Each artisan is free to decide which of the ring schema to study.</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 Grandmaster of the Golden Pyramid - currently '''Arsenio Sanguineo Rezia di Tassato''' but the title is up for re-election during the Spring Equinox - can choose up to eight artisans to gain the benefit of this study. Each will be able to master the creation of one of the ''War rings'' used by Commonwealth magicians. The ''Iron War Ring'' empowers Autumn rituals; the ''Golden War Ring'' empowers Summer rituals; the ''Bleachbone War Ring'' empowers Winter magic; the ''Sungold War Ring'' empowers Day rituals; the ''Oakamber War Ring'' empowers Spring rituals; and the ''Moongold War Ring'', which is the least often created of the set, empowers Night rituals. In each case, they are [[:Category:Foci|foci]] that can be used to empower a ritual once each day with a 1 rank bonus, subject to the [[Magical_skills#Gaining_additional_ranks|normal rules for effective skill]]. What these artisans do with this lore is up to them. Each artisan is free to decide which of the ring schema to study.</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>Furthermore, if the Golden Pyramid order is prepared to continue to offer their aid in the Commonwealth, in the fight against Cold Sun, the ''Kriegschmide'' are prepared to create a copy of one of the war rings and gift it to the Grandmaster. They'll do this <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">as </del>long as the order remains committed to the fight until Cold Sun is defeated, or until the start of the Winter Solstice 388YE.</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>Furthermore, if the Golden Pyramid order is prepared to continue to offer their aid in the Commonwealth, in the fight against Cold Sun, the ''Kriegschmide'' are prepared to create a copy <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">of the schema </ins>of one of the war rings and gift it to the Grandmaster. They'll do this <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">so </ins>long as the order remains committed to the fight until Cold Sun is defeated, or until the start of the Winter Solstice 388YE.</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>'''OOC Note:''' After the Spring Equinox, the Grandmaster of the Golden Pyramid can send a list of up to eight characters with the artisan skill to {{plot}}, before downtime closes. They'll need to include the name, CID, and the chosen ring that the character wants to learn. As long as that character has an empty item slot (such as through the purchase of an [[Crafting skills#Extra Item|Extra item]]) then they will gain the knowledge of how to make the appropriate ring. Each costs around 18 ingots and measures to create and takes one month, with the exact ingots varying by the ring chosen. They won't be able to make a ring this downtime, but each named character will be given a ribbon for the ring they learned in their pack as an "apprentice piece" created during the trip.</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>'''OOC Note:''' After the Spring Equinox, the Grandmaster of the Golden Pyramid can send a list of up to eight characters with the artisan skill to {{plot}}, before downtime closes. They'll need to include the name, CID, and the chosen ring that the character wants to learn. As long as that character has an empty item slot (such as through the purchase of an [[Crafting skills#Extra Item|Extra item]]) then they will gain the knowledge of how to make the appropriate ring. Each costs around 18 ingots and measures to create and takes one month, with the exact ingots varying by the ring chosen. They won't be able to make a ring this downtime, but each named character will be given a ribbon for the ring they learned in their pack as an "apprentice piece" created during the trip.</div></td></tr> </table>

Kirkbride https://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/mediawiki-public/index.php?title=Weaving_tangled_nets&diff=140050&oldid=prev Twiggy at 13:57, 8 June 2026 2026-06-08T13:57:07Z

<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 13:57, 8 June 2026</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l156">Line 156:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 156:</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 rest of the Shuttered Lantern, are able to take advantage of the cover their colleagues provide to avoid scrutiny. During the fight against Cold Sun there are opportunities to slip away and engage in investigations on the battlefield, and in the Jarmish settlements near the front line. A few magicians even manage to subvert their "guards" and pump them for information. Over the course of several weeks, the adept information gatherers of the Shuttered Lantern begin to put together a picture of the incursion in Lantir, and the events of the days leading up to it, with the Jarmish largely none-the-wiser to the full extent of their operation.</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 rest of the Shuttered Lantern, are able to take advantage of the cover their colleagues provide to avoid scrutiny. During the fight against Cold Sun there are opportunities to slip away and engage in investigations on the battlefield, and in the Jarmish settlements near the front line. A few magicians even manage to subvert their "guards" and pump them for information. Over the course of several weeks, the adept information gatherers of the Shuttered Lantern begin to put together a picture of the incursion in Lantir, and the events of the days leading up to it, with the Jarmish largely none-the-wiser to the full extent of their operation.</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>A summary of these findings will be presented to the Grandmaster of the Shuttered Lantern at the Spring Equinox. For the moment, members of the Order remain engaged in Jarm and will continue to support the fight against Cold Sun until they are directed elsewhere by the Conclave, or until the eternal's forces are driven out of the mortal realm. This costs no additional mana, and puts them in a position to potentially be able to enact a stratagem if the Grandmaster uses another [[guide the orders]] declaration to instruct them how to proceed.</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>A summary of these findings will be presented to the Grandmaster of the Shuttered Lantern at the Spring Equinox. For the moment, members of the Order remain engaged in Jarm and will continue to support the fight against Cold Sun until they are directed elsewhere by the Conclave, or until the eternal's forces are driven out of the mortal realm. This costs no additional mana, and puts them in a position to potentially be able to enact a stratagem if the Grandmaster uses another [[<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Concord#Guiding_an_Order|</ins>guide the orders]] declaration to instruct them how to proceed.</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><div style="float:right; max-width: 550px; clear: right; margin-left: 10px;"><quote by="Declaration of Concord, Albrecht von Holberg on behalf of the Sevenfold Path">The Sevenfold Path of the Imperial Conclave shall travel to Jarm to combat the forces of Oblivion. We shall bear with us the legacy of the paragons and exemplars who have come before us and demonstrate to the magicians of Jarm the mettle of our souls, forged in virtue. As we display our virtue, let us also uplift the pride of the Jarmish people.</quote></div></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><div style="float:right; max-width: 550px; clear: right; margin-left: 10px;"><quote by="Declaration of Concord, Albrecht von Holberg on behalf of the Sevenfold Path">The Sevenfold Path of the Imperial Conclave shall travel to Jarm to combat the forces of Oblivion. We shall bear with us the legacy of the paragons and exemplars who have come before us and demonstrate to the magicians of Jarm the mettle of our souls, forged in virtue. As we display our virtue, let us also uplift the pride of the Jarmish people.</quote></div></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>====Sevenfold Path====</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>====Sevenfold Path====</div></td></tr> </table>

Twiggy https://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/mediawiki-public/index.php?title=Weaving_tangled_nets&diff=140016&oldid=prev Dre at 21:11, 7 June 2026 2026-06-07T21:11:12Z

<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 21:11, 7 June 2026</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l78">Line 78:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 78:</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>==Against the Cold Sun==</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>==Against the Cold Sun==</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 Empire has offered aid to both Jarm and the Commonwealth to deal with Cold Sun</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 Empire has offered aid to both Jarm and the Commonwealth to deal with Cold Sun</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>As detailed [[Cold war|last season]], a major incursion of the [[Cold Sun]] has erupted on the borderlands between Jarm and the Commonwealth. The tiny nation of Lantir, whose disposition had ultimately <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">lead </del>to the war currently raging between the two great powers, has apparently been destroyed. Following the Winter Solstice, the Princes of Jarm and generals of the Commonwealth both, separately, strove to contain the threat of the deadly ''scions'' emerging from the powerful [[regio]] torn open at the heart of Lantir's capital. Centuries of rivalry, and the ongoing war between the two nations, meant that they were unable to reach anything like a coordinated plan of response to the forces of Oblivion. Both sought the aid of the Empire - who after all are the only folk up until now who have any experience with Cold Sun.</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>As detailed [[Cold war|last season]], a major incursion of the [[Cold Sun]] has erupted on the borderlands between Jarm and the Commonwealth. The tiny nation of Lantir, whose disposition had ultimately <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">led </ins>to the war currently raging between the two great powers, has apparently been destroyed. Following the Winter Solstice, the Princes of Jarm and generals of the Commonwealth both, separately, strove to contain the threat of the deadly ''scions'' emerging from the powerful [[regio]] torn open at the heart of Lantir's capital. Centuries of rivalry, and the ongoing war between the two nations, meant that they were unable to reach anything like a coordinated plan of response to the forces of Oblivion. Both sought the aid of the Empire - who after all are the only folk up until now who have any experience with Cold Sun.</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>Six [[Conclave order|Conclave orders]] and one [[Imperial army|army]] offered their aid to the two great nations of the [[The_seven_seas#Sea_of_Steel|Sea of Steel]].</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>Six [[Conclave order|Conclave orders]] and one [[Imperial army|army]] offered their aid to the two great nations of the [[The_seven_seas#Sea_of_Steel|Sea of Steel]].</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l90">Line 90:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 90:</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 generals have made a gift and a pledge to provide the General of the Granite Pillar with a shipment of Soldier's Booze each season</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 generals have made a gift and a pledge to provide the General of the Granite Pillar with a shipment of Soldier's Booze each season</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 advice of '''Lofyn Bloodcloak''', Imperial strategist who served during the Cold Sun War, is appreciated. The Commonwealth had broadly settled on similar strategies, but the words of the former [[Bloodcloaks|General of the Bloodcloaks]] make them more confident in their own approach to the ''scions''. In particular, the warning that the servants of Oblivion will target places of art and philosophy first allows for a quick reprioritisation of the Commonwealth's defensive strategies. The guidance on the observed capabilities of the armies that invaded the Empire - especially their peculiar abilities to travel and ravage the land - also proves helpful. </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 advice of '''Lofyn Bloodcloak''', Imperial strategist who served during the Cold Sun War, is appreciated. The Commonwealth had broadly settled on similar strategies, but the words of the former [[Bloodcloaks|General of the Bloodcloaks]] make them more confident in their own approach to the ''scions''. In particular, the warning that the servants of Oblivion will target places of art and philosophy first allows for a quick reprioritisation of the Commonwealth's defensive strategies. The guidance on the observed capabilities of the armies that invaded the Empire - especially their peculiar abilities to travel and ravage the land - also proves helpful. </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 style="float:right; width: 200px; clear: left;">{{CaptionedImage|file=Sychar of Ebon's Hall.jpg|caption='''Sychar <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> </del>of Ebon's Hall''', General of the Granite Pillar|align=right|width=200}}</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><div style="float:right; width: 200px; clear: left;">{{CaptionedImage|file=Sychar of Ebon's Hall.jpg|caption='''Sychar of Ebon's Hall''', General of the Granite Pillar|align=right|width=200}}</div></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>Most useful of all, however, is the assistance offered by the [[Highguard|Highborn]] army, the Granite Pillar. A number of officers and veterans of the fight against the ''scions'' make the journey to the Commonwealth where they are greeted and immediately brought to share their knowledge with the generals of the armies engaged along the border. Exhausting hours of interrogation, spirited discussion, and moving little ivory figures around on maps of the borderlands between Commonwealth and Lantir lead to a consolidation of Imperial experience and Commonwealth military acumen. As significant as the pure strategic impact is, there is also discussion of wider philosophical and political matters after the gruelling military meetings. Arguments about the role of the Liberty Pact, the value of spiritual auras, the meaning of liberty and free will, the concept of the Greater Good.</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>Most useful of all, however, is the assistance offered by the [[Highguard|Highborn]] army, the Granite Pillar. A number of officers and veterans of the fight against the ''scions'' make the journey to the Commonwealth where they are greeted and immediately brought to share their knowledge with the generals of the armies engaged along the border. Exhausting hours of interrogation, spirited discussion, and moving little ivory figures around on maps of the borderlands between Commonwealth and Lantir lead to a consolidation of Imperial experience and Commonwealth military acumen. As significant as the pure strategic impact is, there is also discussion of wider philosophical and political matters after the gruelling military meetings. Arguments about the role of the Liberty Pact, the value of spiritual auras, the meaning of liberty and free will, the concept of the Greater Good.</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-l152">Line 152:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 152:</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>====Shuttered Lantern====</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>====Shuttered Lantern====</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 Shuttered Lantern have gathered information in Jarm</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 Shuttered Lantern have gathered information in Jarm</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 Jarmish are well aware of the reputation of the Shuttered Lantern, but have no way of identifying which of the magicians visiting their nation belong to it. A few arrive openly, enough to draw the attention of their Jarmish peers from their colleagues. It is perhaps a measure of their respect for the order that those members are carefully monitored, albeit with a surfeit of civility. Their help is appreciated - they just <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> </del>find that there is always a friendly and inquisitive Jarmish magician eager to answer their questions and serve as a guide.</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 Jarmish are well aware of the reputation of the Shuttered Lantern, but have no way of identifying which of the magicians visiting their nation belong to it. A few arrive openly, enough to draw the attention of their Jarmish peers from their colleagues. It is perhaps a measure of their respect for the order that those members are carefully monitored, albeit with a surfeit of civility. Their help is appreciated - they just find that there is always a friendly and inquisitive Jarmish magician eager to answer their questions and serve as a guide.</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><div style="float:right; max-width: 300px; clear: right; margin-left: 10px;">{{CaptionedImage|file=GMShutteredLantern.jpg|caption='''Tyburn Natkysset''' (changeling), Grandmaster of the Shuttered Lantern|align=right|width=300}}</div></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><div style="float:right; max-width: 300px; clear: right; margin-left: 10px;">{{CaptionedImage|file=GMShutteredLantern.jpg|caption='''Tyburn Natkysset''' (changeling), Grandmaster of the Shuttered Lantern|align=right|width=300}}</div></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 rest of the Shuttered Lantern, are able to take advantage of the cover their colleagues provide to avoid scrutiny. During the fight against Cold Sun there are opportunities to slip away and engage in investigations on the battlefield, and in the Jarmish settlements near the front line. A few magicians even manage to subvert their "guards" and pump them for information. Over the course of several weeks, the adept information gatherers of the Shuttered Lantern begin to put together a picture of the incursion in Lantir, and the events of the days leading up to it, with the Jarmish largely none-the-wiser to the full extent of their operation.</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 rest of the Shuttered Lantern, are able to take advantage of the cover their colleagues provide to avoid scrutiny. During the fight against Cold Sun there are opportunities to slip away and engage in investigations on the battlefield, and in the Jarmish settlements near the front line. A few magicians even manage to subvert their "guards" and pump them for information. Over the course of several weeks, the adept information gatherers of the Shuttered Lantern begin to put together a picture of the incursion in Lantir, and the events of the days leading up to it, with the Jarmish largely none-the-wiser to the full extent of their operation.</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l167">Line 167:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 167:</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>Eventually they come clean - they are members of something they call the ''Convocation of Virtue''. The Convocation is a loose, informal fellowship of scholars [[dedication|dedicated]] to the seven virtues. Some of them trace their roots back to the early days of the Empire, to [[Highguard|Highborn]] [[wayfarer|wayfarers]] and [[Urizen|Urizeni]] [[illuminate|illuminates]] who visited Jarm. Others have more recent origins - Sumaah missionaries from fifty years ago, a three-generations-old contact with Sarcophan pilgrims, personal conversations while visiting [[Necropolis#Crown's Quay|Crown's Quay]] or [[Sarvos]] on mercantile matters. They came to the Way in disparate ways, and members regularly disagree with each other, but they are drawn together by a fundamental belief in the power of the virtues, and the exaltation of the human spirit.</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>Eventually they come clean - they are members of something they call the ''Convocation of Virtue''. The Convocation is a loose, informal fellowship of scholars [[dedication|dedicated]] to the seven virtues. Some of them trace their roots back to the early days of the Empire, to [[Highguard|Highborn]] [[wayfarer|wayfarers]] and [[Urizen|Urizeni]] [[illuminate|illuminates]] who visited Jarm. Others have more recent origins - Sumaah missionaries from fifty years ago, a three-generations-old contact with Sarcophan pilgrims, personal conversations while visiting [[Necropolis#Crown's Quay|Crown's Quay]] or [[Sarvos]] on mercantile matters. They came to the Way in disparate ways, and members regularly disagree with each other, but they are drawn together by a fundamental belief in the power of the virtues, and the exaltation of the human spirit.</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=Elagabala Preaching.jpg|caption='''Elagabala ''', Grandmaster of the Sevenfold Path|align=right|width=350}}</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=Elagabala Preaching.jpg|caption='''Elagabala ''', Grandmaster of the Sevenfold Path|align=right|width=350}}</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>[[Principalities_of_Jarm#Religion|Faith in Jarm]] is seen as a personal matter, and organised religion is comparatively rare. There are however small congregations scattered across the Principalities who meet to discuss what it means to embody the virtues, and the nature of reincarnation and the Labyrinth. They are not merely scholars however; many among them do their best to live their lives by the tenets of the Seven, especially [[Pride]] and [[Ambition]]. This approach has <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">lead </del>to some achieving a small measure of success in Jarmish politics. From the discussion it becomes clear that this Convocation of the Seven is very much a "home-grown" version of the Way, but for the most part they are in agreement with the six "original" doctrines - [[The_Doctrines_of_the_Faith#The_Doctrine_of_Human_Destiny|Human Destiny]], [[The_Doctrines_of_the_Faith#The_Doctrine_of_Reincarnation|Reincarnation]], [[The_Doctrines_of_the_Faith#The_Doctrine_of_Seven|the Seven]], [[The_Doctrines_of_the_Faith#The_Doctrine_of_The_Paragons|Paragons]], [[The_Doctrines_of_the_Faith#The_Doctrine_of_the_Creator|Creator]], and [[The_Doctrines_of_the_Faith#The_Doctrine_of_the_Labyrinth|Labyrinth]]. There has been a lot of discussion of the new doctrine of [[The_Doctrines_of_the_Faith#The_Doctrine_of_Enlightenment|Enlightenment]], but while most of the Convocation have adopted it in place of the Doctrine of Human Destiny, others argue that it is not relevant to them because there are no orcs among their number. They're fascinated to hear the opinions of the Sevenfold Path priests on the matter.</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>[[Principalities_of_Jarm#Religion|Faith in Jarm]] is seen as a personal matter, and organised religion is comparatively rare. There are however small congregations scattered across the Principalities who meet to discuss what it means to embody the virtues, and the nature of reincarnation and the Labyrinth. They are not merely scholars however; many among them do their best to live their lives by the tenets of the Seven, especially [[Pride]] and [[Ambition]]. This approach has <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">led </ins>to some achieving a small measure of success in Jarmish politics. From the discussion it becomes clear that this Convocation of the Seven is very much a "home-grown" version of the Way, but for the most part they are in agreement with the six "original" doctrines - [[The_Doctrines_of_the_Faith#The_Doctrine_of_Human_Destiny|Human Destiny]], [[The_Doctrines_of_the_Faith#The_Doctrine_of_Reincarnation|Reincarnation]], [[The_Doctrines_of_the_Faith#The_Doctrine_of_Seven|the Seven]], [[The_Doctrines_of_the_Faith#The_Doctrine_of_The_Paragons|Paragons]], [[The_Doctrines_of_the_Faith#The_Doctrine_of_the_Creator|Creator]], and [[The_Doctrines_of_the_Faith#The_Doctrine_of_the_Labyrinth|Labyrinth]]. There has been a lot of discussion of the new doctrine of [[The_Doctrines_of_the_Faith#The_Doctrine_of_Enlightenment|Enlightenment]], but while most of the Convocation have adopted it in place of the Doctrine of Human Destiny, others argue that it is not relevant to them because there are no orcs among their number. They're fascinated to hear the opinions of the Sevenfold Path priests on the matter.</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>At the end of the discussion, there is some cautious talk of what the Sevenfold Path could do to support or aid them. The trio are fairly up front about the problem - they are Jarmish, not Imperial. They don't recognise the "authority" of the Imperial Synod - or the Sumaah Synod for that matter. They aren't interested in becoming spies or traitors to their people. They may not always approve of the way their nation is run - a higher-than-average proportion of the Convocation are abolitionists but it is by no means universal - but they are Proud to be citizens of the Principalities. They don't actively proselytise, preferring instead to recruit through good example and engaging curious folk forthrightly and honestly in debate and discussion. Any suggestion that they are "working for the Empire" will see many magician-princes take steps to shut down their meeting houses or even imprison their members. Freedom of religion is ingrained in Jarm, but only to the point where it does not cross over into politics. There are a few references to the failure of the [[Limitu Principality House of the Way]], and the problems it caused for them in its wake.</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>At the end of the discussion, there is some cautious talk of what the Sevenfold Path could do to support or aid them. The trio are fairly up front about the problem - they are Jarmish, not Imperial. They don't recognise the "authority" of the Imperial Synod - or the Sumaah Synod for that matter. They aren't interested in becoming spies or traitors to their people. They may not always approve of the way their nation is run - a higher-than-average proportion of the Convocation are abolitionists but it is by no means universal - but they are Proud to be citizens of the Principalities. They don't actively proselytise, preferring instead to recruit through good example and engaging curious folk forthrightly and honestly in debate and discussion. Any suggestion that they are "working for the Empire" will see many magician-princes take steps to shut down their meeting houses or even imprison their members. Freedom of religion is ingrained in Jarm, but only to the point where it does not cross over into politics. There are a few references to the failure of the [[Limitu Principality House of the Way]], and the problems it caused for them in its wake.</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l185">Line 185:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 185:</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 Scions of Cold Sun have not been contained</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 Scions of Cold Sun have not been contained</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>* '''Armies of ''scions'' are pressing into Jarm, the Commonwealth, and the independent nations bordering Lantir</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>* '''Armies of ''scions'' are pressing into Jarm, the Commonwealth, and the independent nations bordering Lantir</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 tiny nation of Lantir, where this incursion of Cold Sun began, is no more. <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">It's </del>capital city is broken ruins, glowing with a baleful blue light that never dims. During the day it is hard to see but at night, its sickly radiance is visible for many miles. As the ''scions'' strike outwards, into the neighbouring nations, that malignant glow begins to take hold in other places. </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 tiny nation of Lantir, where this incursion of Cold Sun began, is no more. <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Its </ins>capital city is broken ruins, glowing with a baleful blue light that never dims. During the day it is hard to see but at night, its sickly radiance is visible for many miles. As the ''scions'' strike outwards, into the neighbouring nations, that malignant glow begins to take hold in other places. </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>The Commonwealth and Jarm both fight to contain Cold Sun, but even with the assistance offered by the Empire their disparate efforts are not enough. Step by step, the ''scions'' push the forces trying to contain them back. They claim the entirety of what was once Lantir, and they now press outwards in all directions. The front line is now simply too large to be easily policed, with ''scions'' pressing into southern principalities of Jarm and northern provinces of the Commonwealth. Their attention is not solely on the two great powers - they also launch assaults into the independent countries lying to the east and west of Lantir. These borderlands served as a buffer zone between the two great powers, and the attacks of the scions add whole new levels of political complexity to the situation in the far east. Arguments erupt over moving troops from Jarm or the Commonwealth into these neutral areas; soldiers do their best to follow their orders but there are several diplomatic incidents. </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 Commonwealth and Jarm both fight to contain Cold Sun, but even with the assistance offered by the Empire their disparate efforts are not enough. Step by step, the ''scions'' push the forces trying to contain them back. They claim the entirety of what was once Lantir, and they now press outwards in all directions. The front line is now simply too large to be easily policed, with ''scions'' pressing into southern principalities of Jarm and northern provinces of the Commonwealth. Their attention is not solely on the two great powers - they also launch assaults into the independent countries lying to the east and west of Lantir. These borderlands served as a buffer zone between the two great powers, and the attacks of the scions add whole new levels of political complexity to the situation in the far east. Arguments erupt over moving troops from Jarm or the Commonwealth into these neutral areas; soldiers do their best to follow their orders but there are several diplomatic incidents. </div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l214">Line 214:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 214:</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>==Imperial Options==</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>==Imperial Options==</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><div style="float:left; width: 350px; clear: right;">{{CaptionedImage|file=Cohort of the Cold Sun.png|caption=Freeborn artist Doratea i Jovita i Riqueza's painting of the servants of Cold Sun attempts to capture their utterly implacable, inhuman nature.|align=left|width=350}}</div></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><div style="float:left; width: 350px; clear: right;">{{CaptionedImage|file=Cohort of the Cold Sun.png|caption=Freeborn artist Doratea i Jovita i Riqueza's painting of the servants of Cold Sun attempts to capture their utterly implacable, inhuman nature.|align=left|width=350}}</div></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>* '''There is no realistic way for the Empire to directly <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">effect </del>the war against Cold Sun now that the scions have broken containment</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>* '''There is no realistic way for the Empire to directly <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">affect </ins>the war against Cold Sun now that the scions have broken containment</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>* '''An appraisal might determine ways to assist one side or the other, but would be time consuming</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>* '''An appraisal might determine ways to assist one side or the other, but would be time consuming</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><div style="float:right; width: 350px; clear: right; margin-left:10px;"></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><div style="float:right; width: 350px; clear: right; margin-left:10px;"></div></td></tr> </table>

Dre https://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/mediawiki-public/index.php?title=Weaving_tangled_nets&diff=140013&oldid=prev Twiggy at 20:15, 7 June 2026 2026-06-07T20:15:24Z

<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 20:15, 7 June 2026</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l72">Line 72:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 72:</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>* '''Lord-Magister Trescher greets the new Ambassador</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>* '''Lord-Magister Trescher greets the new Ambassador</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>* '''Aid against Cold Sun is very welcome indeed</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>* '''Aid against Cold Sun is very welcome indeed</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>Lord-Magister Trescher's greeting to the new Imperial ambassador, Thaumiel of Steeplechase Toll, is a little perfunctory. Not rude, just short. It is clear that like many high-ranking Jarmish citizens, the Lord-Magister's focus is on [[Cold war|the disaster]] unfolding along their southern borders. There is some brief discussion of trade with the [[When_peace_was_far_away#Free_Port|"free" port of Radosmo]]; the House of Princes continue to be pleased with the way Imperial traders are behaving and are not planning to use their influence to encourage Zemelslo to close its docks for the time being. For their part the Concillium of <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Zemelso </del>[[When_peace_was_far_away#Weirwood_for_Free_People|remain interested]] in purchasing a significant amount of [[weirwood]]. There has, apparently, been little interest in their offer so far.</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>Lord-Magister Trescher's greeting to the new Imperial ambassador, Thaumiel of Steeplechase Toll, is a little perfunctory. Not rude, just short. It is clear that like many high-ranking Jarmish citizens, the Lord-Magister's focus is on [[Cold war|the disaster]] unfolding along their southern borders. There is some brief discussion of trade with the [[When_peace_was_far_away#Free_Port|"free" port of Radosmo]]; the House of Princes continue to be pleased with the way Imperial traders are behaving and are not planning to use their influence to encourage Zemelslo to close its docks for the time being. For their part the Concillium of <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Zemelslo </ins>[[When_peace_was_far_away#Weirwood_for_Free_People|remain interested]] in purchasing a significant amount of [[weirwood]]. There has, apparently, been little interest in their offer so far.</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>A note of amusement, tinged with grudging respect, creeps in when Anton speaks of [[Asavean Archipelago|Asavean]] aid. As Ambassador Thaumiel might imagine, the Asaveans find themselves unable to offer significant aid against Cold Sun due to their engagements elsewhere. The Plenum has sent words of support, and reassured the House of Princes that they have instructed some of their magicians to research the problem and provide news of their findings. They have also suggested that Cold Sun itself might be related to the Imperial nation of Dawn, and perhaps the Jarmish might wish to interrogate the Empire on that matter. Thaumiel need not fear - there will be no issue with ensuring Imperial magicians are able to avoid Asaveans during their time in southern Jarm.</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>A note of amusement, tinged with grudging respect, creeps in when Anton speaks of [[Asavean Archipelago|Asavean]] aid. As Ambassador Thaumiel might imagine, the Asaveans find themselves unable to offer significant aid against Cold Sun due to their engagements elsewhere. The Plenum has sent words of support, and reassured the House of Princes that they have instructed some of their magicians to research the problem and provide news of their findings. They have also suggested that Cold Sun itself might be related to the Imperial nation of Dawn, and perhaps the Jarmish might wish to interrogate the Empire on that matter. Thaumiel need not fear - there will be no issue with ensuring Imperial magicians are able to avoid Asaveans during their time in southern Jarm.</div></td></tr> </table>

Twiggy https://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/mediawiki-public/index.php?title=Weaving_tangled_nets&diff=140012&oldid=prev Twiggy at 20:13, 7 June 2026 2026-06-07T20:13:18Z

<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 20:13, 7 June 2026</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l46">Line 46:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 46:</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>===Future Good?===</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>===Future Good?===</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 Commonwealth is questioning the value of the Liberty Pact in its current form</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 Commonwealth is questioning the value of the Liberty Pact in its current form</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>* '''Militärattache Schöningen has not challenged the Ambassador's claim that trade with <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Radomso </del>is a cover for espionage</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>* '''Militärattache Schöningen has not challenged the Ambassador's claim that trade with <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Radosmo </ins>is a cover for espionage</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>* '''Commonwealth merchants are unhappy to hear of Imperial ships trading with the Jarmish satellite state</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>* '''Commonwealth merchants are unhappy to hear of Imperial ships trading with the Jarmish satellite state</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 Commonwealth is concerned about their citizens who remain trapped in the Lyceum</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 Commonwealth is concerned about their citizens who remain trapped in the Lyceum</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l53">Line 53:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 53:</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>Militärattache Schöningen politely declines Ambassador Pridetalker's suggestion of a joint war college for the Liberty Pact. Both Empire and the Commonwealth have long history of successful mercenary work. The attacks on Chalonsio and Rachensgrab, and the Commonwealth soldiers who died in [[Madruga#Siroc_(Ruined)|Siroc]] seem to demonstrate that there is no real need for a college to coordinate such things.</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>Militärattache Schöningen politely declines Ambassador Pridetalker's suggestion of a joint war college for the Liberty Pact. Both Empire and the Commonwealth have long history of successful mercenary work. The attacks on Chalonsio and Rachensgrab, and the Commonwealth soldiers who died in [[Madruga#Siroc_(Ruined)|Siroc]] seem to demonstrate that there is no real need for a college to coordinate such things.</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 aid the Empire has offered [[#Against Cold Sun|against Cold Sun]] has been well received, but there is still a thorn in the side of diplomatic relations with the Commonwealth. Militärattache Schöningen seems <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">skeptical </del>about the Ambassador's claims that trade with the port of <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Radomso </del>is a front for Imperial espionage. Rather than challenge the assertion directly; her diplomatic response is to say that the Commonwealth looks forward with enthusiasm to finding out what information Imperial spies are able to uncover about their rivals to the north. For now, at least, it seems the Commonwealth does not intend to petition for the Empire to be ejected from the Liberty Pact for breaching the provision requiring an embargo on trade with Jarm.</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 aid the Empire has offered [[#Against Cold Sun|against Cold Sun]] has been well received, but there is still a thorn in the side of diplomatic relations with the Commonwealth. Militärattache Schöningen seems <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">sceptical </ins>about the Ambassador's claims that trade with the port of <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Radosmo </ins>is a front for Imperial espionage. Rather than challenge the assertion directly; her diplomatic response is to say that the Commonwealth looks forward with enthusiasm to finding out what information Imperial spies are able to uncover about their rivals to the north. For now, at least, it seems the Commonwealth does not intend to petition for the Empire to be ejected from the Liberty Pact for breaching the provision requiring an embargo on trade with Jarm.</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>Unfortunately, the fact Imperial ships very clearly ''are'' trading with the [[My_passions_from_a_common_spring#Free_Ports_And_Free_People|tiny nation of Zemelslo]] has not gone unremarked in the wider Commonwealth. The little island nation is seen as being Jarm in all but name, and as such merchants and guilds who otherwise have welcomed Imperial ship captains enthusiastically are turning a little cold. There are questions about the Empire's decision to trade with the Principalities, and few are convinced by the polite fiction that it is not ''really'' Jarm they are trading with. As such, following the Spring Equinox, Imperial [[fleet|fleets]] trading with [[Foreign_ports#Volkavaar|Volkavaar]] and [[Foreign_ports#Leerdam|Leerdam]] will have a -1 penalty to their effective rank for purposes of the goods they can secure. This penalty will persist for at least as long as the Empire's merchants are trading with <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Radomso </del>while simultaneously claiming to have embargoed trade with the Principalities. </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>Unfortunately, the fact Imperial ships very clearly ''are'' trading with the [[My_passions_from_a_common_spring#Free_Ports_And_Free_People|tiny nation of Zemelslo]] has not gone unremarked in the wider Commonwealth. The little island nation is seen as being Jarm in all but name, and as such merchants and guilds who otherwise have welcomed Imperial ship captains enthusiastically are turning a little cold. There are questions about the Empire's decision to trade with the Principalities, and few are convinced by the polite fiction that it is not ''really'' Jarm they are trading with. As such, following the Spring Equinox, Imperial [[fleet|fleets]] trading with [[Foreign_ports#Volkavaar|Volkavaar]] and [[Foreign_ports#Leerdam|Leerdam]] will have a -1 penalty to their effective rank for purposes of the goods they can secure. This penalty will persist for at least as long as the Empire's merchants are trading with <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Radosmo </ins>while simultaneously claiming to have embargoed trade with the Principalities. </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>There is one other serious matter that Militärattache Schöningen wishes to discuss. As of the Winter Solstice it has been two years since the Commonwealth magicians [[Dean_of_the_Lyceum#The_Lyceum_Schloss|studying at the Lyceum]] were [[A_beacon_of_smoke#Objective:_Raise_the_Lyceum's_wards|trapped behind walls of mist]]. Occasional missives reach their families, and the servants of ''[[Sadogua|der Zauber Vielfraß]]'' offer reassurances and can be prevailed upon to take "care packages" to imprisoned friends, but this is not enough. Nine months ago, the Ambassador [[Beat_of_your_drum#Lyceum|offered assurances]] that steps were being taken to deal with the situation, and yet no progress seems to have been made? The Commonwealth requests that the Empire explain to them what is being done to help release their citizens, and why it is taking so long?</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>There is one other serious matter that Militärattache Schöningen wishes to discuss. As of the Winter Solstice it has been two years since the Commonwealth magicians [[Dean_of_the_Lyceum#The_Lyceum_Schloss|studying at the Lyceum]] were [[A_beacon_of_smoke#Objective:_Raise_the_Lyceum's_wards|trapped behind walls of mist]]. Occasional missives reach their families, and the servants of ''[[Sadogua|der Zauber Vielfraß]]'' offer reassurances and can be prevailed upon to take "care packages" to imprisoned friends, but this is not enough. Nine months ago, the Ambassador [[Beat_of_your_drum#Lyceum|offered assurances]] that steps were being taken to deal with the situation, and yet no progress seems to have been made? The Commonwealth requests that the Empire explain to them what is being done to help release their citizens, and why it is taking so long?</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l72">Line 72:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 72:</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>* '''Lord-Magister Trescher greets the new Ambassador</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>* '''Lord-Magister Trescher greets the new Ambassador</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>* '''Aid against Cold Sun is very welcome indeed</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>* '''Aid against Cold Sun is very welcome indeed</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>Lord-Magister Trescher's greeting to the new Imperial ambassador, Thaumiel of Steeplechase Toll, is a little perfunctory. Not rude, just short. It is clear that like many high-ranking Jarmish citizens, the Lord-Magister's focus is on [[Cold war|the disaster]] unfolding along their southern borders. There is some brief discussion of trade with the [[When_peace_was_far_away#Free_Port|"free" port of Radosmo]]; the House of Princes continue to be pleased with the way Imperial traders are behaving and are not planning to use their influence to encourage <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Zemelso </del>to close its docks for the time being. For their part the Concillium of Zemelso [[When_peace_was_far_away#Weirwood_for_Free_People|remain interested]] in purchasing a significant amount of [[weirwood]]. There has, apparently, been little interest in their offer so far.</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>Lord-Magister Trescher's greeting to the new Imperial ambassador, Thaumiel of Steeplechase Toll, is a little perfunctory. Not rude, just short. It is clear that like many high-ranking Jarmish citizens, the Lord-Magister's focus is on [[Cold war|the disaster]] unfolding along their southern borders. There is some brief discussion of trade with the [[When_peace_was_far_away#Free_Port|"free" port of Radosmo]]; the House of Princes continue to be pleased with the way Imperial traders are behaving and are not planning to use their influence to encourage <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Zemelslo </ins>to close its docks for the time being. For their part the Concillium of Zemelso [[When_peace_was_far_away#Weirwood_for_Free_People|remain interested]] in purchasing a significant amount of [[weirwood]]. There has, apparently, been little interest in their offer so far.</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>A note of amusement, tinged with grudging respect, creeps in when Anton speaks of [[Asavean Archipelago|Asavean]] aid. As Ambassador Thaumiel might imagine, the Asaveans find themselves unable to offer significant aid against Cold Sun due to their engagements elsewhere. The Plenum has sent words of support, and reassured the House of Princes that they have instructed some of their magicians to research the problem and provide news of their findings. They have also suggested that Cold Sun itself might be related to the Imperial nation of Dawn, and perhaps the Jarmish might wish to interrogate the Empire on that matter. Thaumiel need not fear - there will be no issue with ensuring Imperial magicians are able to avoid Asaveans during their time in southern Jarm.</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>A note of amusement, tinged with grudging respect, creeps in when Anton speaks of [[Asavean Archipelago|Asavean]] aid. As Ambassador Thaumiel might imagine, the Asaveans find themselves unable to offer significant aid against Cold Sun due to their engagements elsewhere. The Plenum has sent words of support, and reassured the House of Princes that they have instructed some of their magicians to research the problem and provide news of their findings. They have also suggested that Cold Sun itself might be related to the Imperial nation of Dawn, and perhaps the Jarmish might wish to interrogate the Empire on that matter. Thaumiel need not fear - there will be no issue with ensuring Imperial magicians are able to avoid Asaveans during their time in southern Jarm.</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l78">Line 78:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 78:</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>==Against the Cold Sun==</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>==Against the Cold Sun==</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 Empire has offered aid to both Jarm and the Commonwealth to deal with Cold Sun</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 Empire has offered aid to both Jarm and the Commonwealth to deal with Cold Sun</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>As detailed [[Cold war|last season]], a major incursion of the [[Cold Sun]] has erupted on the borderlands between Jarm and the Commonwealth. The tiny nation of Lantir, whose disposition had ultimately lead to the war currently raging between the two great powers, has apparently been destroyed. Following the Winter Solstice, the Princes of Jarm and generals of the Commonwealth both, separately, strove to contain the threat of the deadly ''scions'' emerging from the powerful [[regio]] torn open at the heart of Lantir's capital. Centuries of <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">rivarly</del>, and the ongoing war between the two nations, meant that they were unable to reach anything like a coordinated plan of response to the forces of Oblivion. Both sought the aid of the Empire - who after all are the only folk up until now who have any experience with Cold Sun.</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>As detailed [[Cold war|last season]], a major incursion of the [[Cold Sun]] has erupted on the borderlands between Jarm and the Commonwealth. The tiny nation of Lantir, whose disposition had ultimately lead to the war currently raging between the two great powers, has apparently been destroyed. Following the Winter Solstice, the Princes of Jarm and generals of the Commonwealth both, separately, strove to contain the threat of the deadly ''scions'' emerging from the powerful [[regio]] torn open at the heart of Lantir's capital. Centuries of <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">rivalry</ins>, and the ongoing war between the two nations, meant that they were unable to reach anything like a coordinated plan of response to the forces of Oblivion. Both sought the aid of the Empire - who after all are the only folk up until now who have any experience with Cold Sun.</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>Six [[Conclave order|Conclave orders]] and one [[Imperial army|army]] offered their aid to the two great nations of the [[The_seven_seas#Sea_of_Steel|Sea of Steel]].</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>Six [[Conclave order|Conclave orders]] and one [[Imperial army|army]] offered their aid to the two great nations of the [[The_seven_seas#Sea_of_Steel|Sea of Steel]].</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l89">Line 89:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 89:</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 aid of the Granite Pillar has helped the Commonwealth generals prepare their strategy against Cold Sun</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 aid of the Granite Pillar has helped the Commonwealth generals prepare their strategy against Cold Sun</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 generals have made a gift and a pledge to provide the General of the Granite Pillar with a shipment of Soldier's Booze each season</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 generals have made a gift and a pledge to provide the General of the Granite Pillar with a shipment of Soldier's Booze each season</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 advice of '''Lofyn Bloodcloak''', Imperial strategist who served during the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Coldsun </del>War, is appreciated. The Commonwealth had broadly settled on similar strategies, but the words of the former [[Bloodcloaks|General of the Bloodcloaks]] make them more confident in their own approach to the ''scions''. In particular, the warning that the servants of Oblivion will target places of art and philosophy first allows for a quick reprioritisation of the Commonwealth's defensive strategies. The guidance on the observed capabilities of the armies that invaded the Empire - especially their peculiar abilities to travel and ravage the land - also proves helpful. </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 advice of '''Lofyn Bloodcloak''', Imperial strategist who served during the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Cold Sun </ins>War, is appreciated. The Commonwealth had broadly settled on similar strategies, but the words of the former [[Bloodcloaks|General of the Bloodcloaks]] make them more confident in their own approach to the ''scions''. In particular, the warning that the servants of Oblivion will target places of art and philosophy first allows for a quick reprioritisation of the Commonwealth's defensive strategies. The guidance on the observed capabilities of the armies that invaded the Empire - especially their peculiar abilities to travel and ravage the land - also proves helpful. </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><div style="float:right; width: 200px; clear: left;">{{CaptionedImage|file=Sychar of Ebon's Hall.jpg|caption='''Sychar of Ebon's Hall''', General of the Granite Pillar|align=right|width=200}}</div></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><div style="float:right; width: 200px; clear: left;">{{CaptionedImage|file=Sychar of Ebon's Hall.jpg|caption='''Sychar of Ebon's Hall''', General of the Granite Pillar|align=right|width=200}}</div></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>Most useful of all, however, is the assistance offered by the [[Highguard|Highborn]] army, the Granite Pillar. A number of officers and veterans of the fight against the ''scions'' make the journey to the Commonwealth where they are greeted and immediately brought to share their knowledge with the generals of the armies engaged along the border. Exhausting hours of interrogation, spirited discussion, and moving little ivory figures around on maps of the borderlands between Commonwealth and Lantir lead to a consolidation of Imperial experience and Commonwealth military acumen. As significant as the pure strategic impact is, there is also discussion of wider philosophical and political matters after the gruelling military meetings. Arguments about the role of the Liberty Pact, the value of spiritual auras, the meaning of liberty and free will, the concept of the Greater Good.</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>Most useful of all, however, is the assistance offered by the [[Highguard|Highborn]] army, the Granite Pillar. A number of officers and veterans of the fight against the ''scions'' make the journey to the Commonwealth where they are greeted and immediately brought to share their knowledge with the generals of the armies engaged along the border. Exhausting hours of interrogation, spirited discussion, and moving little ivory figures around on maps of the borderlands between Commonwealth and Lantir lead to a consolidation of Imperial experience and Commonwealth military acumen. As significant as the pure strategic impact is, there is also discussion of wider philosophical and political matters after the gruelling military meetings. Arguments about the role of the Liberty Pact, the value of spiritual auras, the meaning of liberty and free will, the concept of the Greater Good.</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l128">Line 128:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 128:</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>Furthermore, if the Golden Pyramid order is prepared to continue to offer their aid in the Commonwealth, in the fight against Cold Sun, the ''Kriegschmide'' are prepared to create a copy of one of the war rings and gift it to the Grandmaster. They'll do this as long as the order remains committed to the fight until Cold Sun is defeated, or until the start of the Winter Solstice 388YE.</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>Furthermore, if the Golden Pyramid order is prepared to continue to offer their aid in the Commonwealth, in the fight against Cold Sun, the ''Kriegschmide'' are prepared to create a copy of one of the war rings and gift it to the Grandmaster. They'll do this as long as the order remains committed to the fight until Cold Sun is defeated, or until the start of the Winter Solstice 388YE.</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>'''OOC Note:''' After the Spring Equinox, the Grandmaster of the Golden Pyramid can send a list of up to eight characters with the artisan skill to {{plot}}, before downtime closes. They'll need to include the name, CID, and the chosen ring that the character wants to learn. As long as that character has an empty item slot (such as through the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">puchase </del>of an [[Crafting skills#Extra Item|Extra item]]) then they will gain the knowledge of how to make the appropriate ring. Each costs around 18 ingots and measures to create and takes one month, with the exact ingots varying by the ring chosen. They won't be able to make a ring this downtime, but each named character will be given a ribbon for the ring they learned in their pack as an "apprentice piece" created during the trip.</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>'''OOC Note:''' After the Spring Equinox, the Grandmaster of the Golden Pyramid can send a list of up to eight characters with the artisan skill to {{plot}}, before downtime closes. They'll need to include the name, CID, and the chosen ring that the character wants to learn. As long as that character has an empty item slot (such as through the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">purchase </ins>of an [[Crafting skills#Extra Item|Extra item]]) then they will gain the knowledge of how to make the appropriate ring. Each costs around 18 ingots and measures to create and takes one month, with the exact ingots varying by the ring chosen. They won't be able to make a ring this downtime, but each named character will be given a ribbon for the ring they learned in their pack as an "apprentice piece" created during the trip.</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>===Cold Sun and the Princes===</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>===Cold Sun and the Princes===</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l161">Line 161:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 161:</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 Sevenfold Path has made contact with the Jarmish Convocation of Virtue</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 Sevenfold Path has made contact with the Jarmish Convocation of Virtue</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>* '''There is an opportunity to cement ties with the Convocation in Jarm</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>* '''There is an opportunity to cement ties with the Convocation in Jarm</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 Sevenfold Path cannot help but be seen as representatives of the [[Synod|Imperial Synod]]. Fortunately, to many of the Jarmish, the fact they are magicians first and foremost helps to reduce <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">skepticism </del>and suspicion of their motives. The carefully chosen words of Albrecht von Holberg helps to reduce friction further. Rather than proselytising, the magicians of the Sevenfold Path demonstrate their faith by fighting hard, doing their best to appear as inspirations.</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 Sevenfold Path cannot help but be seen as representatives of the [[Synod|Imperial Synod]]. Fortunately, to many of the Jarmish, the fact they are magicians first and foremost helps to reduce <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">scepticism </ins>and suspicion of their motives. The carefully chosen words of Albrecht von Holberg helps to reduce friction further. Rather than proselytising, the magicians of the Sevenfold Path demonstrate their faith by fighting hard, doing their best to appear as inspirations.</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>It's after one of the engagements with the ''scions'' that a trio of Jarmish magicians approach members of the Sevenfold Path and engage them in philosophical discussion about the virtues, the [[Doctrines of the Faith]], and the Imperial Synod. Only one of them speaks Imperial, but the others are making use of [[Autumn magic]] to give them the ability to speak with and understand their guests. It's also pretty obvious from the start that they know a lot more about the topics they have raised than most Jarmish, even if their understanding of the Synod is two hundred years or so out of date.</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>It's after one of the engagements with the ''scions'' that a trio of Jarmish magicians approach members of the Sevenfold Path and engage them in philosophical discussion about the virtues, the [[Doctrines of the Faith]], and the Imperial Synod. Only one of them speaks Imperial, but the others are making use of [[Autumn magic]] to give them the ability to speak with and understand their guests. It's also pretty obvious from the start that they know a lot more about the topics they have raised than most Jarmish, even if their understanding of the Synod is two hundred years or so out of date.</div></td></tr> </table>

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