383YE Spring Equinox winds of fortune

Interlude

Downtime will be open shortly, allowing players to process their character's downtime choices. The Spring Equinox winds of fortune will come out shortly before the next event (which is 14th June to 16th June). However, there are a number of significant events happening in the wake of the Winter Solstice that may affect some players' Downtime actions - primarily effects on personal resources or options for characters with military unit or fleet personal resources.

As a temporary measure we'll be outlining, and offering some context for, these various effects on this page. In each case, there will be further information in the Spring Equinox Winds of Fortune - once they're ready, they'll replace this content. As always, these are quick OOC summaries to explain effects such as large-scale enchantments and curses. We'll cover all these and more when we start to present the Winds of Fortune for next event.

Downtime is due to close at TBC.

Warfare

Any players whose character controls a military unit can choose from a number of downtime options. Left to their own devices, a military unit defaults to paid work guaranteeing an income of herbs, ingots or measures, money, or mana crystals. Otherwise, they may log into the downtime system and choose to support an army or fortification, or assign to a special project such as a spy network or one of the unique opportunities available this downtime. Players who want to support one of the Imperial armies can also read the orders issued by each general before making their decision.

Imperial Guerdon

The Imperial Guerdon is a bursary set up by the Imperial Senate primarily to reward military units that support Imperial armies, spy networks, and fortifications. The value of the Imperial Guerdon is divided between each military unit and fleet that supports an army in proportion to their effective strength. The Quartermaster General of the Imperial Armies has the power to exclude any or all Imperial armies and navies, fortifications, or special projects (such as spy networks) from the Guerdon. If they do so, then a character who supports such a army, fortification, or special project will receive nothing for doing so.

The Guerdon stands at 175 Thrones.

This season, the Quartermaster General of the Imperial Armies has announced that shares of the Guerdon will be shared between military units supporting the Green Shield, Quiet Step, Strong Reeds, Wolves of War, Hounds of Glory, and between military units and fleets supporting the raid to free Grendel slaves from Beorath.

Raiding Beorath

• Any character with a fleet or military unit personal resource can choose to support the Raid on Beorath action this downtime.
• Characters who support the raid receive no production from their personal resource, but do receive a share of the Imperial Guerdon based on the strength of their resource.

Another opportunity has arisen for the fleet captains and small unit commanders to take the fight to the Grendel. The target of this raid is the town of Beorath (or Beoraidh) in Mareave. The option can be found in the paid work dropdown for military units, or the privateering dropdown for fleets. Military units and fleets assigned to support the raid will not produce any wealth this downtime, but will receive a share of the Imperial Guerdon. Full details are available here.

Slow the Vallorn

• Any character with a military unit personal resource can choose to support the Slow the Vallorn action this downtime.

The vallorn continues its slow expansion in Brocéliande. Warriors can help the steadings there to slow the green tide, and prevent it taking any land for the next season at least. Any military captain who wishes to support this action should select "Slow the Vallorn" from the paid work dropdown menu. Payment is normal for the rank of your military unit. Full details are available here.

Dawnish characters who support the action may receive additional rewards, provided Ranae de Rondell enacts the mandate they have been entrusted with by the Dawn National Assembly. Similarly, if Josephine of Adina's Charge enacts the mandate they have been entrusted with by the Highborn National Assembly, the project will receive additional support from the faithful of Highguard.

Strike into Zenith

• Any character with a military unit personal resource can choose to support the Strike into Zenith action this downtime.
• Characters who support the raid receive half the normal production for their military unit weighted toward a combination of crystal mana, herbs, and valuable (money).

In conjunction with heralds of the eternalPhaleron, the sentinels of Urizen have hatched a daing plan to launch a series of stealthy raids into the lost territory of Zenith aimed at freeing as many prisoners as possible from the Druj occupation forces. Any military captain who wishes to support this action should select "Strike into Zenith" from the paid work dropdown menu. The purpose of the raid is to rescue people, not to strike directly at the orcs, so each military unit will receive half of their normal production, weighted toward a combination of crystal mana, herbs, and valuables (money). Full details are available here.

Suppress Asavean Uprising

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Two satrapies in the Asavean Archipelago are in revolt against their government. The Nemorians are calling for Imperial mercenaries to help suppress the rebellion. Anyone with a military unit should beable to find the action "Suppress Asavean Uprising" in the paid work dropdown, You can learn more about this opportunity here.

Note that the 11 crowns (and additional 52 rings per rank of upgrade or enchantment) is in place of the random rewards for paid work, not in addition to them.

With the passage of a recent mandate by the Synod, the names of all the captains who support Asavea will be collected and given to the Cardinal of Vigilance and the Throne. Getting wind of this, a last minute communication from the Asaveans reassure Imperial law makers that they will be employing Imperial mercenaries only in defensive positions to protect Asavean possessions from rebel raids. They will seek to negotiate a more permanent solution to the Empire's problems during the Winter Summit.

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Significant Effects

A number of large-scale effects might alter what your personal resource produces; we try to summarize those effects here. Only major things are summarized, and will usually be updated in more detail once Winds of Fortune are published. These are by no means the only things happening in the Empire this season.

Grendel Pirates

• During the coming season all fleets from Tassato, Sarvos, the Brass Coast, Highguard, or Urizen will suffer a 1 rank penalty to production if they engage in trade.
• The Broken Shore Bounty and Glass Point Cove gain no production this downtime.

If you are a fleet captain trading out of the Bay of Catazaar territories, the Grendel pirates continue to attempt to raid your ships. The magic that has been protecting the fleet faded with the start of the Autumn Equinox - its not clear at this time if it has been replenished or if traders are at the mercy of orc pirates.

Furthermore, raids against key locations by elite orc privateers during the Autumn Equinox have meant that neither the Broken Shore Bounty nor the Glass Point Cover mana sinecure will produce any materials this coming season.

The Feast of Tharim

• Every herb garden iand forest in Miaren, Therunin, and Hercynia will suffer reduced production until the start of the Winter Equinox 383YE

The Imperial Conclave chose to accept the aid of Tharim in defending Brocéliande, giving permission for the eternal to feast on every herb garden iand forest in Miaren, Therunin, and Hercynia. Each heerb garden will suffer a loss of two random herbs and each forest will lose two resources for the next year 9until the start of the Winter Solstic 383YE).

Trading with Asavea and Jarm

• Fleets trading with Vezak receive one additional crystal mana
• However fleets trading with Vezak or Kavor receive two fewer crystal mana due to a still-active Synod mandate
• Fleets trading with Nemoria receive an additional orichalcum and an additional iridescent gloaming to reflect excellent trade ties secured by temples.

Fleets trading with Nemoria, Vezak, and Kavor experience odd production because of ongoing game effects. It is also worth noting that the port of Rigia in eastern Jarm remains closed, as does the port of Zemeh in the Sumaah Republic. Finally, Nemoria is still providing money - representing luxury goods - rather than herbs.

The Pilgrim's Path

During the Summer Solstice, the Highborn Assembly upheld a mandate encouraging radical pilgrimage. As Lilith of the Chantry begins to spread the mandate, people from all walks of life begin to put their affairs in order and take up a new role - grand pilgrimages across the Empire along the trods. As much about faith as about harming the vallorn, a fundamental change is sweeping through the nation of Highguard.

Every Highguard business and farm is suffering a two rank penalty to production, and every military unit is suffering a commensurate penalty to its fighting strength. The National Assemblies of many nations have chosen to enact mandates to help ease the burden on the Highborn people of their new pilgrimage, but how effective this will be remains to be seen.

Mournwold and Hercynia

For the last several months, the Marchers and the Winterfolk have been having problems with reclusive human barbarians known as the Feni. This Autumn, some concessions were discussed and agreements reached (or not reached). As a consequence, the southern Feni are in the process of moving out of the Mournwold, while the northern Feni have likewise moved... into Hercynia.

Pending the resolution of the treaty signed with the Empire the southern Feni have stopped raiing. The northeren Feni are still making limited raids... but not in Hahnmark. They have moved over the border into Hercynia, and it is now that Navarr territory where very business and farm is losing 18 rings of production this downtime, and every herb garden is losing one herb (selected at random).

Cursed Urizen

The ritual curse Naeve's Twisting Blight has been cast on the Urizen territories of Morrow, Redoubt and Spiral. This means that in addition to other penalties, all farms in one of these territories will have their production halved.

Mandates

Sixteen mandates were successfully upheld in the Imperial Synod. You can find the details of all the mandates, along with the rest of the Synod judgements, here. As always, these mandates only have an effect if the named priest provides the appropriate amount of liao and emails Profound Decisions.

Some of these mandates will have an effect this downtime; we'll update this page and adjust the Facebook and forum posts to reflect this once we have confirmation a mandate is happening.

Assembly	Mandate	Priest	Outcome	WoF
Wintermark	The war against the Vallorn demands all the support of all of us. We send Rane Sherarding with 50 liao to urge every Wintermark citizen to offer food, shelter, and protection to the pilgrims as they travel through our lands and beyond. We will shoulder this burden together. 50 liao provided by Rane Sherarding after the Autumn Equinox.	Rane Sherarding	Spreads Highborn burden to Wintermark.	here.
General	The cruelty of slavery has brought the Asavean Archipelago to the brink of open rebellion. We send Franco i Erigo with 25 liao to call on all slaves to break their chains and take up weapons to fight with the people of Maracoss and Empheor to achieve freedom.	Franco i Erigo	With 25 liao, encourages slaves to join rebellion in Asavea.	here.
Navarr	The war against the Vallorn demands all the support of all of us. We send Corey Wayfarer with 25 liao to urge every Navarri citizen to offer food, shelter, and protection to the pilgrims as they travel through our lands and beyond. We will shoulder this burden together. 25 liao provided by Corey Wayfarer after the Autumn Equinox.	Corey Wayfarer	With 25 liao, spreads Highborn burden to Navarr.	here.
League	The war against the Vallorn demands all the support of all of us. We send Astrid Fjellrevening Rezia di Tassato with 50 liao to urge every League citizen to offer food, shelter, and protection to the pilgrims as they travel through our lands and beyond. We will shoulder this burden together. 50 liao provided by Astrid Fjellrevening Rezia di Tassato after the Autumn Equinox	Astrid Fjellrevening Rezia di Tassato	With 50 liao, Spreads Highborn burden to League.	here.
Dawn	The war against the Vallorn demands all the support of all of us. We send Romande Remys with 50 liao to urge every League citizen to offer food, shelter, and protection to the pilgrims as they travel through our lands and beyond. We will shoulder this burden together. 50 liao provied by Lord Roman Remys after the Autumn Equinox.	Romande Remys	Spreads Highborn burden to Dawn.	here.
Dawn	We, the Troubadours of Dawn, recognise that True Love and True Glory arise from the paths of virtue. Only the truly virtuous can know love, or achieve glory. Where we find a noble who truly embodies Love or Glory we shall name them alongside the champions of the Seven Virtues, and they shall be pre-eminent in their company as inspirations to all who follow Pilgrim's Path. We send the Earl of Fools with 50 doses of liao to spread these words, and the names of Ser Isidore Ossienne and Lord Colwyn de Rondel to all the people of Dawn. The Earl of Fools provided 50 liao after the Autumn Equinox.	The Earl of Fools	Urges the people of Dawn to embrace the champions of Love and Glory.	here.
Brass Coast	The war against the Vallorn demands all the support of all of us. We send Immeldar i Ezmara i Erigo with 50 liao to urge every Freeborn citizen to offer food, shelter, and protection to the pilgrims as they travel through our lands and beyond. We will shoulder this burden together. 50 liao provided by Immeldar i Ezmara i Erigo after the Autumn Equinox.	Immeldar i Ezmara i Erigo	Spreads Highborn burden to Brass Coast.	here.
Vigilance	The Assembly of Nine have made the only virtuous response to Asavea abundantly clear. We send Sepharad with 50 liao to urge every vigilant Pilgrim to take notice of those citizens whose virtue is lacking let us provide the Cardinal of Vigilance and the Imperatrix with the names of every citizen who chose to turn aside from the Way. 50 liao provided by Sepharad after Autumn Equinox.	Sepharad	With 50 liao, vigilant citizens begin to compile lists of everyone who goes to fight in Asavea.	here.
Imperial Orcs	The war against the Vallorn demands all the support of all of us. We send Skywise Tulva with 50 liao to urge every Imperial Orc citizen to offer food, shelter, and protection to the pilgrims as they travel through our lands and beyond. We will shoulder this burden together. Skywise Tulva provided 50 liao after the Autumn Equinox.	Skywise Tulva	Spreads Highborn burden to Imperial Orcs.	here.
Wintermark	The heroes of Wintermark do not seek to make war more brutal than it already is. Slaying healers and poisoning their blood steals from our foes the opportunity for a good death, inflicting cruelty more fitting of the Druj than any Impeiral hero or their ally. The Wintermark assembly condemns such tactics as strongly as they condemn looting, wholesale slaugher, and cruel torture. We send Gunnbrand Ironwill with 25 liao to remind our people that we do not strike against any opponent but vallorn with envenomed blades. 25 liao provided by Gunnbrand Ironwill after the Autumn Equinox.	Gunnbrand Ironwill	With 25 liao Wintermark armies will oppose cunning and venomous tactics by their allies.	here
Varushka	The war against the Vallorn demands all the support of all of us. We send Father Drakov with 50 liao to urge every Varushkan citizen to offer food, shelter, and protection to the pilgrims as they travel through our lands and beyond. We will shoulder this burden together. 50 liao provided by Father Drakov after the Autumn Equinox.	Father Drakov	Spreads Highborn burden to Varushka.	here.
Marches	The war against the Vallorn demands all the support of all of us. We send Hrodin with 50 liao to urge every Marchere citizen to offer food, shelter, and protection to the pilgrims as they travel through our lands and beyond. We will shoulder this burden together.	Sister Meredith	With 50 liao, spreads Highborn burden to Marches.	here.
Dawn	The people of Dawn applaud the great triumphs that our generals and our armies have wrought. Now let us embrace glory, claim victory, and seize the prize. We send Pelleas Thorne with 50 doses of liao to urge every Dawnish soldier to commit themselves body and soul to glory in the service of Dawn. 50 liao provided by Pelleas Thorne after the Autumn Equinox 382YE	Pelleas Thorne	Dawnish armies will look to their heritage for opportunities to refine their strategies.	here
Navarr	The Navarr nation has a great wealth of herbs that we should share with our friends in other nations. We send Brat Umbral Path with 50 doses of liao to urge every Navarr striding and steading to send what seeds and cuttings they can spare to the new constructed wayhouse in Upwold. 50 liao provided by Brat Umbral Path after the Autumn Equinox.	Brat Umbral Path	Navarr herbalists will support the newly commissioned Upwold Wayhouse.	here
Marches	We are Marchers. Our blood and bone are in the soil, and we neither forget nor forgive. We are not murderers, but we will fight to defend what is our, and we will fight to protect our friends. We send Friar John of the Mourn with 50 doses of liao to remind our people of the Marches of their deep roots, and to urge our yeoman to find new ways to fight that neither scorn our history nor threaten our future.	Friar John of the Mourn	With 50 liao, Marcher yeomen will look for ways to adapt the strategies of the Marcher armies to reflect their heritage.	here
Urizen	The war against the Vallorn demands all the support of all of us. We send Amulius Medea Ruth with 25 liao to urge every Urizen citizen to offer food, shelter, and protection to the pilgrims as they travel through our lands and beyond. We will shoulder this burden together. Medea Ruth provide 25 doses of liao after the Autumn Equinox.	Medea Ruth	Spreads Highborn burden to Urizen.	here.

Imperial Lore

Three rituals are being entered into Imperial lore, presuming the money to distribute them across the Empire is forthcoming.

• Why Sulemain Walked Away From The Baker raised by Simargl; funded by Simarghl
• Find The Best Path by Marcus
• Amalgamation of Silver and Gold raised by Ifan, funded by Ifan

Once payment has been made, these rituals will be available to be mastered by Imperial magicians.