384YE Autumn Equinox interlude
Interlude
Downtime will be open shortly, allowing players to process their character's downtime choices. The Autumn Equinox winds of fortune will come out shortly before the next event. However, there are a number of significant events happening in the wake of the Summer Solstice that may affect some players' Downtime actions - primarily effects on personal resources or options for characters with military unit or fleet personal resources.
On this page we'll be outlining, and offering some context for, these various effects. In most cases, there will be further information in the Autumn Equinox Winds of Fortune. 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 midnight on the TBC.
Warfare
Any player 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.
As always, the guidelines around discussing military matters online can be found here.
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 an army, fortification, or special project will receive nothing for doing so.
The Guerdon stands at 350 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 following armies or opportunities:
Loyal Pilgrims
- Highborn characters can upgrade their military unit at the cost of one fewer wains of mithril
Thanks to the influence of the Three Watchers, any Highborn character who owns a military unit can upgrade their resource for one wain of mithril less than normal. The reduced cost will appear automatically in your downtime options. A military unit can only be upgraded once each season, but they could, potentially, be upgraded every season, saving one mithril each time. This opportunity remains until the start of the Autumn Equinox 384YE.
Dawn in Brocéliande
- Until the start of the Winter Solstice 384YE, Dawn military units may receive additional rewards when supporting an army in Brocéliande
Thanks to the mandate of Ranae deRondell, for the next year (until the start of the Winter Solstice 384YE) any Dawnish military unit that supports a Dawnish, Highborn or Navarr army that is engaged in Dark Ranging will gain additional rewards - one additional crown and two random herbs. You can learn more about this in the virtue of sharing wind of fortune.
Special Military Unit Options
In addition to the normal downtime options available to a military unit, the following special opportunity is available.
Raid Skallahn (Military Unit)
- Military units and fleets can support the Raid Skallahn action found in the independent action dropdown
- In place of their normal production, the military unit receives rewards based on the success of the raid
- Participants in the earlier Spring raid receive a +2 rank bonus
- The Marcher and Wintermark assemblies recognised Orric Bolholt as Marshal of the raid
After the Spring Equinox attempt to raid the territory of Skallahn, the Empire is prepared for a second attempt with much more information and a clearer focus. Any military unit that takes part in the raid will receive rewards based on how successful it is. You can find out more about the raid in the Take it further wind of fortune.
Raid on Chalonsio
Set up raid
Red Door Raid
Set up raid and reference mandates
No Raid on the Mountains of the Moon
Don't set up raid
Into the Twisted Woods
- Military units can take the Into the Twisted Woods action from the independent action dropdown
- Dawnish and Varushkan units are most effective when taking this action
- The action provides herbs and forest resources
The mandate enacted by Ser Dindrane of Dawn means that any military unit can take the Into the Twisted Woods action, found on the independent action dropdown. The action will be most effective when taken by Dawnish or Varushkan characters; rather than receiving random production a basic military unit, they will receive 6 random herbs and 8 random forest resources from battling orcs, exploring the woods, and seeking out opportunities for glory (or in the case of the Varushkans, opportunities to raid barbarians). An upgraded or enchanted military unit will gain proportionately more. Characters from other nations who take the opportunity will be much less effective - at the base level, they will receive 2 random herbs and 4 random forest resources.
This action is available until the start of the Spring Equinox 385YE but should the Tower of the Manticore be built in Ossium the option to take this action will become available to the people of Dawn and Varushka permanently.
Special Fleet Options
Certain trading destinations apply special effects. You can learn more about the Empire's foreign relations in the recent all at sea wind of fortune.
Raid Skallahn (Fleet)
- Fleets can support the Raid Skallahn action found in the independent action dropdown
- In place of their normal production, the fleet receives rewards based on the success of the raid
- Participants in the earlier Spring raid receive a +2 rank bonus
- The Marcher and Wintermark assemblies recognised Orric Bolholt as Marshal of the raid
Fleets are able to take part in the raid on Skallahn. They contribute their strength both to the overall success of the raid and to achieving certain special objectives. Fleets that took part in the Spring raid receive a 2 rank bonus to their effectiveness thanks to a better understanding of the lay of the land. Fleets from nations other than Wintermark and the Marches receive a -1 rank penalty (which will also reduce the rewards they receive). You can learn more about the raid in the Take it further wind of fortune.
Raid on Chalonsio
Set up raid
Trade Opportunities
- Imperial fleets can trade with foreign ports and receive valuable goods
- Some ports give special bonuses or suffer special penalties
Certain trading destinations apply special effects if a fleet visits them. You can learn more about the Empire's foreign relations in the recent all On the outside looking inside of fortune.
Other Major Effects
Every season sees large-scale effects impact individuals and nations. Where possible we've summarized these effects here.
Storms and Droughts
- Effects from Every Time it Rains for both Thunderous Deluge and Regrow the Lands Hearts
Feast of Want
Herb gardens in the target territory are plagued by a lackluster harvest of crops, and no amount of tending seems to be able to restore them to their full glory. All Herb Gardens in the territory provide three less True Vervain than normal and one less of all other herbs.
Weirwater Horses
Any person in the Target territory who has previously felt affinity or curiosity about horses has a vivid dream about riding a galloping horse on an unknown shore on a moonless night. Only those who would welcome such a dream experience it. The dreamer learns nothing about horses they did not already know, but awakes feeling exhilarated.
Blade of the Pilgrims
- Highborn congregations receive 2 fewer votes and 1 fewer liao due to the call to fight the vallorn
While the vallorn of Brocéliande has become quiescent, the threat still remains. During the Autumn Equinox, Hazelelponi of the Shattered Tower proposed a mandate that was upheld by the Highborn Assembly encouraging the congregations of Highguard to continue their efforts to oppose the vallorn. Until the start of the Autumn Equinox 384YE, every Highborn congregation produces one fewer liao and two fewer votes but may provide aid to any opportunity to fight the vallorn anywhere in the Empire.
Reject False Gods
- Congregations in Redoubt, Temeschwar, Tassato, Karsk, and Hahnmark gain two additional votes and one additional liao as long as the Synod clearly stands in opposition to idolatry
The mandate approved by the general assembly and enacted by Rafael Barossa di Tassato sends bands of architects, masons, and builders to force their way into the buildings designed by the Asavean architect and forcibly redesign them. The mandate has a number of effects, one of which is to swell with pride congregations in the territories where the buildings are found. This bonus lasts as long as the Synod maintains a clear anti-idolatry stance.
Sandfisher Tithe
- Farms in Holberg receive 2 random herbs each downtime
The Sand Fisher orcs are providing herbs to farm owners of Holberg. This effect is detailed in the A dream that can last Wind of Fortune.
Mandates
- You can find details of the mandates, along with the rest of the Synod judgements, here.
Seventeen mandates were successfully upheld in the Imperial Synod. As per our recent update, all mandates have automatically been enacted as long as the named priest has sufficient liao in their inventory before Downtime opens.
Some mandates were upheld by their respective assemblies but not enacted.
Imperial Lore
Two rituals were added to Imperial lore during the Winter Solstice.
- Wardens of the Black Waste by Simargl, the Empty One
- Leonine Pavilion by Sagua i Ezmara
Urizen Lore
A number of rituals were added to Urizen lore during the Spring Equinox using the Gift of Knowledge.
Note: Several Urizen Lore rituals still need some additional descriptive elements which will appear on the wiki over the next few weeks.
Artisans
The details of how to make a new magic item have been shared with the Empire's artisans: Lowther's Gaze is a talisman that allows the person bonded to it to use the marksman skill.