387YE Spring Equinox winds of fortune
Overview
Over the past three months, events have taken place which are of significance to the Empire and may require a response from her champions. These are the winds of fortune, counterparts to the winds of war, which detail the Empire's military campaigns. They lay out situations, and usually include things that characters can do to take advantage of opportunities or to resolve problems. In almost every case, they start with a piece of flavour text. This fiction helps introduce the wind of fortune, or draws out a particular theme or element. Often, it represents a viewpoint that one or more NPCs might have in-character. In all cases, these pieces are intended to help create an atmosphere and provide a little entertainment. Where they contain opinions, those are the opinions of the fictional people depicted - and where they contain information or rumours, the assumption is that the reader will create their own context for that information or gossip if they want to use it in character.
The body of the wind of fortune describes situations and lays out ways players can engage with them. Except where we explicitly talk about something being "rumoured" or use a phrase like "some might say..." the details of a wind of fortune are factual. They represent briefing material presented by the civil service or similar authoritative sources and represent something the average educated citizen would acknowledge as a reliable truth. Unless we specify otherwise, we're also being as thorough as possible. This information doesn't need further checking in-character. It's not an opinion, and we're not trying to trick you.
As always, how much or how little of this information you choose to know in character is up to you. Part of the purpose of Winds of Fortune is to maintain the illusion of the Empire as a living, breathing place where things happen - and to make players aware of things their characters could know based on what their roleplaying says they have been doing for the past three months. It's perfectly acceptable to turn up to Empire having read only a few Winds of Fortune that directly interest your character; part of the fun on the field can come from learning about situations and opportunities in other parts of the game.
In each case, we've tried to tag the Winds of Fortune entry with the nations or political bodies to which it is most relevant. We've done this to help people who are interested only in events that are especially relevant to them. In no way are these tags intended to be exhaustive; the Empire is a complex place, and very little happens in isolation. From this event, we will also be adding the dates that they were last updated (other than typos and correcting red links) in an attempt to make it easier to keep track of the newest releases.
Winds of Fortune
Walk With Me (Imperial Address)
- Imperial citizens
- Last updated 19/05/2025
Emperor Vesna has used their power to address the Empire to present a personal message to all Imperial citizens relating to the situation in Therunin.
The message has been distributed across the Empire by the civil service, and you can read it in the Walk with me wind of fortune.
Germinating A City (Commonwealth)
- Ambassador to the Commonwealth, Gisli Baerson, the Brass Coast (especially citizens of Madruga), Imperial Senate, Ambassador to Sarcophan, Archmage of Autumn, the League
The Commonwealth is one of the six great powers of the Known World, equal to the Empire in might and scope. A militaristic nation dedicated to the philosophy of the greatest good for the greatest number of people, they are currently at war with their eternal rivals the magocracy of Jarm. Each season there are dispatches and envoys that travel between the Empire and the Commonwealth, discussing shared areas of interest and both making and receiving proposals. This season there is talk of trade, an ambitious appraisal commissioned by a Wintermark citizen, matters related to the Sternenmetal Tower, and response to invitations delivered by the priests of the League.
You can learn about diplomatic developments, and both appraisals and opportunities, in the Germinating a city wind of fortune.
A Bridge Too Far (Appraisal)
- Military Council, Red Wind Corsairs, Wintermark and Marcher Assemblies and fleet owners
During the Winter Solstice the Imperial Senate instructed Graciana i Lòpez i Guerra to appraise the destruction of the Kongegőr, the narrow strip of land that connects the Jotun territories of Skallahn and Hordalant. If the bridge could be destroyed it would severely hamper the cooperation between the Jotun kingdoms of Kalsea and Narkyst and disrupt the Jotun war efforts against the Empire. Graciana has now delivered her appraisal, which discusses how the bridge might be damaged, and how the Red Wind Corsairs and the people along the shores of the Gullet, might assist with such a strategy.
You can learn about the strategic implications, and about an opportunity to deploy boats in the Gullet, in the A bridge too far wind of fortune.
Other Events
Trade Summary
Mandates
- You can find details of the mandates, along with the rest of the Synod judgements, here.
A number of mandates were successfully upheld in the Imperial Synod last season. As long as the named priest provided sufficient liao, those mandates have been automatically enacted.
Winter Conjunctions
Major Conjunctions
| Location | Opportunity | Opposition | Link | Outcome |
| Redoubt, Optarion, Visten Head | Save the port at Visten | Children of Wrecks | Salt Burned | Field Marshal was Jack Flint of Highguard; three of the timbers from the Astral Phoenix were recovered; Jaws of Selachan remains in the hands of the wreckers; Ezhabbenar of Hedrossan was slain, but the other four traitors survived |
| Therunin, Eastring, Isaella's Fall | Resolve the fate of Isaella's Dance | Druj | Braided Dreams | Not taken; the Barrow Axe remains in the hands of the Druj; the Mirk Lizards remain an unknown threat; no corpse glade was established at Isaella's Fall |
| Therunin, Eastring, Iron End | Resolve the fate of the Iron Helms | Druj | Black Miracles | Not taken; the standard of Isaella's Dance remains in the hands of the Druj; the Krollthorned remain a threat; the dead of the Iron Helms are unbound |
| Mournwold, Greensward, Old Tam Shaffer's Farm | Deal with Jarl Haakon | Jotun | Not One More Inch | Field Marshal was Stanley Of Chalkdown of the Marches; Jarl Haakon was killed with honour; Friar Heggy Rosemund survived the battle; the spoils of Jarl Haakon were claimed; the fate of the cloaked soldier is unknown |
Normal Conjunctions
| # | Location | Responsibility | Overview | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarvos, Bocche, Grove of Charoko | Mayor of Caricomare | Protect the inhabitants of Charoko | Dire astacid and wreckers defeated |
| 2 | Bregasland, North Fens, Swollen Fens | Roost's Reeve | Deal with the threat | Imperial casualties and driven off the field |
| 3 | The Barrens, The Bleaks, Last Battle Wayhouse | Hand of the Healers | Give succour to the survivors of Therunin | Survivors of Therunin treated and counselled |
| 4 | Feroz, Oranseri, Rahab's Orchard | Strategos of the Brass Coast | Protect the Celesti Lighthouse | Celesti Lighthouse protected and fleet claimed |
| 5 | Sermersuaq, Stark, Wreck of the Screaming Mammoth | Cora's Claviger | Help the injured | Injured helped and laid to rest |
| 6 | Kallavesa, West Marsh, Forlorn Bogs | Kjellen Saltmire | Deal with the threat | Imperials driven off the field |
| 7 | Redoubt, Ventosi, Oathspawned Copse | Halkyon of the Myriad Stream | Kill the wreckers and recover their loot | Wreckers killed and loot recovered |
| 9 | Volodmartz, Brez, Woods of the Quiet Road | Custodian of the Gift of the Dwindling Star | Find and help the Chosen of Samkǒma | Uncertain but Custodian of the Gift of the Dwindling Star might know more |
| 10 | Mournwold, Alderly, The Walters' Clearing | Bryce the Hare | Rescue the herbalist and stop the Yegarra | Imperial casualties, herbalist was not rescued. |
| 11 | Sermersuaq, East Floes, Crow's Rest | Mediator of Wreck | Soothe the Thule of Volham | Unclear but the Mediator of Wreck should know more |
| 12 | Mournwold, Greensward, Big Boar's Sty | Determination of Ice Kaisa | Answer the challenge of Halbera Strongarm | Challenge was answered but Jotun victorious |
| 13 | Arbonne, Ruenda, The Singing Riqueza | Golden Fleet Salvagemaster | Resolve the ship's issues | Ship's issue resolved, the Golden Fleet Salvagemaster might know more |
| 14 | The Barrens, Carmine Fields, Blackwood Copse | Those who defended the Rahvin | Meet with the Rahvin | Unclear but Bitter Strand ceded to the Rahvin |
| 15 | Brocéliande, Dark Ranging, Broken Stand | Knight of the Greenwood | Recover the chests | All chests recovered |
| 16 | Hercynia, Deer's Folly, Shattered Pines | Spear of the Seven | Stop the horde | Horde stopped |
| 17 | Forest of Ulnak, Grimfen Mire, Crimson Boscage | Champion of Prosperity | Kill the Druj | Imperial casualties, Druj survived |
| 18 | Spiral, Cinion, Valley of Loss | Senator for Spiral | Protect the Block | Block successfully protected |
| 19 | Salt Flats of Sanath, Beladrarsh, The Drained Woods | Lady Laudine du Lac | Kill the Druj and claim their goods | Imperial casualties, Druj survived |
| 20 | Spiral, Screed, Marco's Pass | Oblivion Sentinel | Stop the Spire of Black Glass | Spire of Black Glass killed |
| 21 | Therunin, East Ashes, Splintering Jetty | Neala Blackhawk | Rescue the treetender and kill the Druj | Treetender rescued, most Druj killed |
| 22 | Mareave, Icarion, Plains of the Courath | Minister of Historical Research | Kill the Grendel and claim their loot | Imperial retreat |
| 23 | The Barrens, The Bleaks, Golden Thicket | General of the Golden Sun | Minimise the threat to the baggage train | Bandits defeated, General of the Golden Sun might know more |
| 24 | Ayereed, The Petrified Forest, Saoirse's Fields | Imperial Spymaster | Kill Maistir Varden | Imperial retreat |
| 26 | Kallavesa, Skymark, Redshal Grove | Keeper of the Iron Grove | Uncover what's wrong with the farmers of Redshal | Uncertain, but Keeper of the Iron Grove might know more |
| 27 | Madruga, Crucible, Larroc Corral | Sakari Nightscale | Kill the mage-killers | Mage-killers routed |
| 28 | Mareave, Sinfoyard, The Salt Shaker | Senator for Mareave | Ensure the safety of the crew | Uncertain, but the Senator for Mareave might know more |
| 29 | Reikos, Chalcis Mount, High Arboretum | Alessi of the Basilisks of the Labyrinth, the High Exorcist | Deal with the ghosts | Ghosts dealt with, Alessi of the Basilisks of the Labyrinth might know more |