Imperial army

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Mathayus, General of the Granite Pillar, and Highborn warriors of the Shattered Tower

Overview

The Empire is defended by its armies. Each army is a large force, capable of acting independently and supported by their own logistics with baggage trains, siege engines, and foragers. They are therefore able to venture beyond the boundaries of the Empire and, so long as their casualties are low, remain fully capable despite being engaged in prolonged campaigns.

The typical member of an Imperial army is fed and billeted by the civil service but is not paid in coin. These volunteers have signed up for two years Imperial Service - they are trained and equipped and then assigned to an Imperial army. if they choose to leave the army at the end of that period they receive payment in land from the Empire (equivalent to a level one farm).

Although the lure of land is what draws most citizens to Imperial Service, the training and equipment received can be valuable. Most members of the many independent military units spread across the empire are former soldiers.

Each Imperial army is commended by a general. While generals are chosen by Senators, once appointed the general has sole authority to order the army to move or attack as they choose. Traditionally the generals of one nation will cooperate but it is not a requirement and a general is within their rights to give orders as they see fit.

Army Size

A fully rested and supplied Imperial Army consists of around 5,000 trained soldiers. The civil service monitors the fighting force of each Imperial army using Day magic, providing this IC information to the Imperial generals, so that they can make effective strategic decisions. The military strength of a full strength army is measured at 5,000 strength - roughly one point of military strength for each soldier.

Barbarian armies tend to be much larger - though most have a similar military strength. Day magic rituals such as Eyes of the Sun and Moon, or the intelligence reports received by scouting armies provide good estimations of the military strength of a barbarian army using the same scale used for the Imperial armies.

The soldiers of the Marches make terrible foes when they fight shoulder to shoulder.

The majority of campaign armies have a maximum strength of 5,000 fighting force. A large army, however, has a maximum fighting strength of 7,500 but still counts as a single campaign army. As an army takes casualties its fighting strength drops. An army whose fighting strength falls below 1,000 will immediately disband (or, if they are a large army, if their fighting strength falls below 1,500).

Special Quality

Each Imperial army has a unique quality that is permanently fixed at the time the army is created and which reflects the character and flavour of the army.

When a new army is being created it will automatically develop a quality dependent on the nation raising the army. In many cases the quality will depend on events at the time and be influenced by decisions taken by the characters involved in raising the army.

Some nations have special orders that only their generals can issue (such has the Marchers' Shoulder to Shoulder) or have special rules that apply to them (such as the special rules that apply when Wintermark is fighting the Jotun). These are generally detailed on the military concerns page for each nation.

Senate Commissions

The Imperial Senate can pass a motion of commission to recruit a new Imperial army, or to resupply, or enlarge an existing army.

Recruitment

Materials: 200 wains of mithril and 75 thrones
Time: 1 year to raise

The Cullach march.

When the army is complete a new Imperial title of general is created in the Imperial Military Council. Appointment follows the normal constitutional process (generals are selected by the senators of the nation) and re-appointed each year after that.

A newly created Imperial army is at its maximum strength of 5,000. It begins play mustered in one of the Imperial controlled territories belonging to the nation where it was raised.

All Imperial armies must use recruits drawn from a single nation, and the army must be raised in a territory within that nation. Each nation can only physically support a limited number of forces at one time; this number cannot be exceeded.

Enlargement

The Senate can contribute resources to increase the strength of an existing army, making it large. It takes three seasons and costs 50 wains of mithril and 150 crowns each season until complete (for a total cost of 150 wains of mithril and 450 crowns). The army can continue to operate, moving and fighting as normal, while it is upgraded. The additional fighting strength is added to the army when the enlargement is complete.

Resupply

The strength of an Imperial army declines as it suffers casualties. While an army will slowly resupply and reinforce itself over time, the Senate can pass a motion to provide the army with additional resupply. The army to be resupplied must be in a friendly territory, and may not be engaged with any enemies.

Further details of how an Imperial army can be resupplied by the Senate can be found here.

Upkeep

Although the soldiers in an Imperial army are not paid for their service, an army still costs a huge amount of money to operate. Each Imperial army costs 50 thrones per season, paid for from the Imperial Senate budget. Each large army costs 75 thrones per season.

Maximum numbers of Imperial Forces

The Empire cannot sustain an unlimited number of armies and navies. In addition to the significant drain on the treasury of the Imperial Senate, each individual nation can only provide so many soldiers. The supply number for each nation represents the maximum number of Imperial forces (armies and navies) that nation can sustain at any given time. The Senate cannot raise a new Imperial army or navy of that nation if it would take the nation over its supply number.

As of the start of the Autumn Equinox 385YE, the maximum number of forces a nation can support are as follows:

Dawn, the Marches, Varushka, and Wintermark (with the Kallavesa Marsh): 4 forces each
Highguard, Navarr, and Brass Coast (with the Iron Qanat), the Imperial Orcs (if raised from the Ethengraw sept): 3 forces each
The League: 2 forces
Urizen: 1 force

A nation cannot contribute its support to maintain a force from another nation. The only way for players to increase the number of armies and navies a nation can support is to conquer additional territory. Likewise, the loss of territory to the barbarians may reduce the supply number for that nation.

Insufficient Supply

If a nation ever has more armies and navies than it can support, all that nation's forces suffer significant penalties until this imbalance is rectified.

Each army and navy controlled by that nation suffers automatic losses of 500 force (or 750 force for a Large army) each season. In addition, no army or navy controlled by that nation gets natural resupply (nor can it take advantage of any benefits that rely on natural supply such as the ritual Brotherhood of Tian).

The senate may pass a motion to disband an army.

Military Units

Some wealthy or powerful citizens maintain their own independent military unit. These units can be attached to an army to increase its effective fighting strength. This is done by the orders of the military unit’s commander (submitted using the personal resource downtime system).

The experienced and capable troops in a starting military unit provide an advantage out of proportion to their numbers, adding the equivalent of 100 soldiers to the strength of the army they support.

Current Armies

At present there are twenty-seven Imperial armies. This information was last updated following the Autumn Equinox 385YE.

Army	Nation	Quality	Current Location	Election	General
Black Thorns	Navarr	Fast	Hercynia	Summer	Rhisiart Dancewalker
Bloodcloaks	Wintermark	Physick	Skallahn	Spring	Lofyn Blood-cloak
Bounders	The Marches	Watchful	Bregasland	Autumn	Bobert U. T. Thatcher
Burning Falcon	The Brass Coast	Glorious	Segura	Winter	Aracelis I Erigo
Citadel Guard	Urizen	Highest Discipline	Morrow	Summer	Nicassia Avicia of Phoenix Reach
Drakes	The Marches	Resourceful	Bregasland	Summer	Tancred of Meade
Eastern Sky	Dawn	Favoured	Semmerholm	Autumn	Dame Aurum De Castellan
Fire of the South	The Brass Coast	Fast	Sarvos	Autumn	Esteban I Del Rio Blanco I Guerra
Fist of the Mountains	Wintermark	Farsighted	Segura	Summer	Kindra Surefoot
Golden Axe	Varushka	Driven	Mareave	Winter	Belakov Zakharovich Prochnost
Golden Sun	Dawn	Resilient	The Barrens	Summer	Zoran De Orzel
Granite Pillar	Highguard	Disciplined	Bastion	Summer	Asenath
Green Shield	Wintermark	Heroic	Skallahn	Winter	Iron Osric
Gryphon's Pride	Dawn	Conquering	Semmerholm	Spring	Archavion Wolfborne
Iron Helms	Varushka	Cruel	The Barrens	Spring	Alderei the Fair
Isaella's Dance	Navarr	Thornbound	Bregasland	Spring	Ioan Longshadow
Northern Eagle	Varushka	Guerilla	The Barrens	Summer	Jaromir Ostrovyn Kostka
Quiet Step	Navarr	Cunning	The Barrens	Autumn	Farenthar Shattersong
Red Wind Corsairs	The Brass Coast	Daring	Skallahn	Summer	Delora i Sol-Devorador i Erigo
Seventh Wave	Highguard	Scouting	Mareave	Autumn	Melkior of Balthazar’s Vineyard
Strong Reeds	The Marches	Secretive	Bregasland	Winter	Amberlain P. Black
Summer Storm	Imperial Orcs	Relentless	Skallahn	Summer	Irontide Skorr
Towerjacks	The League	Engineer	Mareave	Winter	Natalia 'The Falcon' Barossa
Tusks	The Marches	Disciplined	Skallahn	Spring	Stanley Of Chalkdown
Valiant Pegasus	Highguard	Physick	Astolat	Spring	Jack Flint
Winter Sun	Imperial Orcs	Freedom Fighters	Mareave	Winter	Skywise Rykana
Wolves of War	The League	Mercenary	Sarvos	Autumn	Marcus Derivian di Sarvos

Former Armies

These are armies that are no longer active. This happens automatically if an army is abrogated by the Imperial Senate but in most cases it is because the army has been destroyed in battle against the barbarians.

Army	Nation	Quality	Final Location
Hounds of Glory	Dawn	Indomitable Glory	The Barrens

Rituals

The table below shows a list of the rituals in both Imperial lore and Urizen lore which can affect an Imperial army.

Ritual	Effect	Realm	Magnitude
Bound by Common Cause	The army gains additional strength for the purpose of determining victory from up to 75 military units that are assigned to support it for the next season	Autumn	80
Brotherhood of Tian	If the army benefits from natural resupply over the next season it recovers an additional 250 strength	Autumn	120
Clarity of the Master Strategist	The army's effective strength is increased by 2,000 for the purpose of determining victory for the next season	Day	80
Eyes of the Hills⁽¹⁾	Replaces the army's quality with Hillwise for the next season	Autumn	80
Find the Best Path	Replaces the army's quality with Fast for the next season	Autumn	135
Knights of Glory	The army's effective strength is increased by 2,000	Summer	120
Machines of Destruction⁽²⁾	Replaces the army's quality with Siege for the next season	Autumn	135
Quickening Cold Meat	The army's effective strength is increased by 1,000 for the next year	Winter	150
Swords in the Noonday Sun⁽¹⁾	Replaces the army's quality with Relentless for the next season	Summer	80
Why Sulemaine Walked Away From The Baker	The effectiveness of the Fire in the Blood order used by an opposing army in the same campaign is halved against the army for the next season	Winter	80
Loosen the Shackles⁽¹⁾⁽³⁾	Enchants a campaign army with Agramant's aid, changing its quality and filling soldiers with murderous intent	Winter	80

This ritual is in Urizen lore
This ritual is a mystic scroll of Estavus
This ritual is interdicted

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 ==Overview==
-The Empire is defended by its armies. Each army is a large force, capable of acting independently and supported by their own logistics with baggage trains, siege engines and foragers. They are therefore able to venture beyond the boundaries of the Empire and, so long as their casualties are low, remain fully capable despite being engaged in prolonged campaigns.
+The Empire is defended by its armies. Each army is a large force, capable of acting independently and supported by their own logistics with baggage trains, siege engines, and foragers. They are therefore able to venture beyond the boundaries of the Empire and, so long as their casualties are low, remain fully capable despite being engaged in prolonged campaigns.
 The typical member of an Imperial army is fed and billeted by the civil service but is not paid in coin. These volunteers have signed up for two years Imperial Service - they are trained and equipped and then assigned to an Imperial army. if they choose to leave the army at the end of that period they receive payment in land from the Empire (equivalent to a level one farm).
-Although the lure of land is what draws most citizens to Imperial Service, the training and equipment received can be valuable. Most members of the many independent military units spread across the empire are former soldiers.
+Although the lure of land is what draws most citizens to Imperial Service, the training and equipment received can be valuable. Most members of the many independent [[military unit|military units]] spread across the empire are former soldiers.
+Each Imperial army is commended by a [[general]]. While generals are chosen by [[Senator|Senators]], once appointed the general has sole authority to [[army orders|order]] the army to move or attack as they choose. Traditionally the generals of one nation will cooperate but it is not a requirement and a general is within their rights to give orders as they see fit.
 ==Army Size==
-To allow players to make sensible and meaningful comments about the capability of their armies, each army has a fighting strength (usually 5000). This number represents the effective fighting force of the army - equivalent to 5000 raw recruits. The civil service uses complex day magic to quantify the effective fighting force of each Imperial armies, providing this IC information to the Imperial generals. An actual Imperial army may have more or less than 5000 soldiers in it, the civil service only provide the Generals with precise information on the actual fighting strength, since this is the critical number needed to make effective strategic decisions.
+A fully rested and supplied Imperial Army consists of around 5,000 trained soldiers. The civil service monitors the fighting force of each Imperial army using Day magic, providing this IC information to the Imperial generals, so that they can make effective strategic decisions. The military strength of a full strength army is measured at 5,000 strength - roughly one point of military strength for each soldier.
-Barbarian armies tend to be much larger than Imperial armies, although in practice their fighting strength is usually similar. Like the Imperial armies the fighting strength of the barbarian forces is calculated using esoteric day magic rituals.
+Barbarian armies tend to be much larger - though most have a similar military strength. Day magic rituals such as [[Eyes of the Sun and Moon]], or the intelligence reports received by [[Army_qualities#Scouting|scouting]] armies provide good estimations of the military strength of a barbarian army using the same scale used for the Imperial armies.
+{{CaptionedImage|file=Shoulder to Shoulder.jpg|caption=The soldiers of the Marches make terrible foes when they fight [[The_Marches_military_concerns#Army_Orders|shoulder to shoulder]].|align=right|width=650}}
+The majority of campaign armies have a maximum strength of 5,000 fighting force. A large army, however, has a maximum fighting strength of 7,500 but still counts as a single campaign army. As an army takes [[casualties]] its fighting strength drops. An army whose fighting strength falls below 1,000 will immediately disband (or, if they are a large army, if their fighting strength falls below 1,500).
-As an army takes [[casualties]] its fighting strength drops. An army whose fighting strength falls below 1,000 (250 if it has the [[keywords#Disciplined|disciplined]] keyword) disbands.
+==Special Quality==
+Each Imperial army has a unique [[army qualities|quality]] that is permanently fixed at the time the army is created and which reflects the character and flavour of the army.
-===Large armies===
+When a new army is being created it will automatically develop a quality dependent on the nation raising the army. In many cases the quality will depend on events at the time and be influenced by decisions taken by the characters involved in raising the army.
-The majority of campaign armies have a maximum strength of 5,000 fighting force. A large army, however, has a maximum fighting strength of 7,500. A large army still counts as only a single campaign army. Turning an existing standard Imperial army into a large army requires a motion by the [[Imperial Senate]], and costs 200 wains of mithril over a year (minimum 50 mithril each season until it is completed).
-It is more expensive to apply [[keywords]] to a large army, or to turn a standard army with keywords into a large army.
+Some nations have special orders that only their generals can issue (such has the Marchers' [[The_Marches_military_concerns#Army_Orders|Shoulder to Shoulder]]) or have special rules that apply to them (such as the [[Wintermark_military_concerns#Army_Orders|special rules]] that apply when [[Wintermark]] is fighting the [[Jotun]]). These are generally detailed on the ''military concerns'' page for each nation.
 ==Senate Commissions==
-The [[Imperial Senate]] can pass a [[Senate motion|motion]] to recruit a new Imperial army, or to resupply, improve, or enlarge an existing army.
+The [[Imperial Senate]] can pass a [[Senate motion|motion]] of [[commission]] to [[Imperial_army#Recruitment|recruit]] a new Imperial army, or to [[Imperial_army#Resupply|resupply]], or [[Imperial_army#Enlargement|enlarge]] an existing army.
-===Costs===
+===Recruitment===
-* Materials: 250 [[Imperial_Bourse#Mithril|mithril]].
+* Materials: 200 wains of [[mithril]] and 75 thrones
-* Time: 1 year to construct
+* Time: 1 year to raise
-* Upkeep: 50 Thrones per season.
 {{CaptionedImage|file=CullachMarching.jpg|caption=The Cullach march.|align=right|width=500}}
-===Recruitment===
+When the army is complete a new [[Imperial title]] of [[general]] is created in the [[Imperial Military Council]]. Appointment follows the normal constitutional process (generals are selected by the senators of the nation) and re-appointed each year after that.
-All Imperial armies must use recruits drawn from a single nation. Each nation can only physically maintain a [[Imperial armies#Maximum numbers of Imperial armies|limited number of armies]] at one time; this number cannot be exceeded.
+A newly created Imperial army is at its maximum strength of 5,000. It begins play mustered in one of the Imperial controlled territories belonging to the nation where it was raised.
-When the army is complete a new [[Imperial title]] of [[general]] is created in the [[Imperial Military Council]]. Appointment follows the normal constitutional process (human generals are selected by the senators of the nation) and re-appointed each year after that.
+All Imperial armies must use recruits drawn from a single nation, and the army must be raised in a territory within that nation. Each nation can only physically support a [[Commission#Maximum_numbers_of_Imperial_Forces|limited number of forces]] at one time; this number cannot be exceeded.
-A newly created Imperial army has no keywords, and is at its maximum strength of 5,000. It begins play mustered in one of the Imperial controlled territories belonging to the nation where it was raised.
+===Enlargement===
+The Senate can contribute resources to increase the strength of an existing army, making it large. It takes three seasons and costs 50 wains of mithril and 150 crowns each season until complete (for a total cost of 150 wains of mithril and 450 crowns). The army can continue to operate, moving and fighting as normal, while it is upgraded. The additional fighting strength is added to the army when the enlargement is complete.
 ===Resupply===
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 Further details of how an Imperial army can be resupplied by the Senate can be found [[Casualties#Emergency_Resupply|here]].
-===Enlargement===
+==Upkeep==
-The Senate can contribute resources to increase the strength of an existing campaign army, making it [[Imperial armies#Large armies|large]]. The army in question must be in an Imperial territory and not engaged with any enemies, and the process takes a year. It costs 50 wains of mithril each season until complete (for a total cost of 200 wains of mithril).
+Although the soldiers in an Imperial army are not paid for their service, an army still costs a huge amount of money to operate. Each Imperial army costs 50 thrones per season, paid for from the [[Imperial Senate]] budget. Each large army costs 75 thrones per season.
-===Specialization===
-Imperial armies have [[keywords]] that represent special abilities or situations where they are especially effective. These keywords also represent the character and flavour of the army.
-The Senate can pass a motion to remove a keyword from an army - decommissioning equipment, reassigning key personnel and the like. This is free, and the Imperial army will lose the keyword over the next season.
-A Senator can also raise a motion to apply a new keyword to an existing Imperial army. The army must be in a friendly territory and not engaged with an enemy. It takes six months to apply a new keyword to an army. The cost is 50 wains for the first keyword, but doubles with each subsequent keyword added:
-* The first keyword applied to an army that does not already have one will cost 50 wains
-* The second keyword applied to an army will cost 100 wains
-* The third keyword will cost 200 wains
-* Further keywords follow the same progression.
-Costs are usually paid in mithril, but some keywords may require weirwood or white granite.
-==Upkeep==
+===Maximum numbers of Imperial Forces===
-Although the soldiers in an Imperial army are not paid for their service, an army still costs a huge amount of money to operate. Each Imperial army costs 50 Thrones per season, paid for from the [[Imperial Senate]] budget. Each large army costs 75 Thrones per season. Keywords do not affect the costs to upkeep an army.
+The Empire cannot sustain an unlimited number of [[Imperial army|armies]] and [[Imperial navy|navies]]. In addition to the significant drain on the treasury of the [[Imperial Senate]], each individual nation can only provide so many soldiers. The ''supply'' number for each nation represents the maximum number of Imperial forces (armies and navies) that nation can sustain at any given time. The Senate cannot raise a new Imperial army or navy of that nation if it would take the nation over its supply number.
-==Maximum numbers of Imperial armies==
+As of the start of the Autumn Equinox 385YE, the maximum number of forces a nation can support are as follows:
-The Empire cannot sustain an unlimited number of armies. In addition to the significant drain on the treasury of the [[Imperial Senate]], each individual nation can only provide so many soldiers. The ''supply'' number for each nation represents the maximum number of Imperial armies that nation can sustain at any given time. The Senate cannot raise a new Imperial army if it would take the nation over its supply number.
+* [[Dawn]], the [[The Marches|Marches]],  [[Varushka]], and [[Wintermark]] (with the [[Kallavesa#Kallavesa_Marsh|Kallavesa Marsh]]): 4 forces each
+* [[Highguard]], [[Navarr]], and [[The Brass Coast|Brass Coast]] (with the [[Segura#Iron Qanat|Iron Qanat]]), the [[Imperial Orcs]] (if raised from the Ethengraw sept): 3 forces each
+* [[The League]]: 2 forces
+* [[Urizen]]: 1 force
-The only reliable way to increase the supply number is to add additional territories to the nation in question. Likewise, the loss of territory to the barbarians may reduce the supply number for that nation.
+A nation cannot contribute its support to maintain a force from another nation. The only way for players to increase the number of armies and navies a nation can support is to conquer additional territory. Likewise, the loss of territory to the barbarians may reduce the supply number for that nation.
-At this time, the maximum number of armies a nation can support are as follows:
+===Insufficient Supply===
-* [[Dawn]] and the [[The Marches|Marches]]: 4 armies each
+If a nation ever has more armies and navies than it can support, all that nation's forces suffer significant penalties until this imbalance is rectified.
-* [[Highguard]], [[Navarr]] and [[Wintermark]]: 3 armies each
-* The [[The Brass Coast|Brass Coast]], the [[Imperial Orcs]], and [[Varushka]]: 2 armies each
-* The [[The League]] and [[Urizen]] 1 army each
-The League would be able to support an additional army if they regain control of the territory of [[Holberg]].
+''Each'' army and [[Imperial navy|navy]] controlled by that nation suffers automatic losses of 500 force (or 750 force for a Large army) each season. In addition, no army or navy controlled by that nation gets [[Casualties#Natural_Resupply|natural resupply]] (nor can it take advantage of any benefits that rely on natural supply such as the ritual [[Brotherhood of Tian]]).
-A nation will not contribute its support to maintain an army from another nation. The only way for players to increase the number of armies a nation can support is to conquer additional territory.
+The senate may pass a [[Senate motion|motion]] to disband an army.
-==Military units==
+==Military Units==
 Some wealthy or powerful citizens maintain their own independent [[military unit]]. These units can be attached to an army to increase its effective fighting strength. This is done by the orders of the military unit’s commander (submitted using the personal resource downtime system).
-The experienced and capable troops in a starting military unit provide an advantage out of proportion to their numbers, adding the equivalent to 100 raw recruits to the strength of the army they support.
+The experienced and capable troops in a starting military unit provide an advantage out of proportion to their numbers, adding the equivalent of 100 soldiers to the strength of the army they support.
+{{#lst:Archive:All_Commissions|armies}}
-==Current Armies==
-At present there are 21 Imperial armies.
-===Brass Coast===
-* [[The_Brass_Coast_military_concerns#The_Red_Wind_Corsairs|The Red Wind Corsairs]]
-* [[The_Brass_Coast_military_concerns#The_Fire_of_the_South|The Fire of the South]]
-===Dawn===
-* [[Dawn_military_concerns#The_Golden_Sun|The Golden Sun]]
-* [[Dawn_military_concerns#The_Hounds_of_Glory|The Hounds of Glory]]
-* [[Dawn_military_concerns#The_Eastern_Sky|The Eastern Sky]]
-===Highguard===
-* [[Highguard_military_concerns#The_Granite_Pillar|The Granite Pillar]]
-* [[Highguard_military_concerns#The_Seventh_Wave|The Seventh Wave]]
-* [[Highguard_military_concerns#The_Valiant_Pegasus|The Valiant Pegasus]]
-===Imperial Orcs===
-* [[Imperial_Orcs_territories#The_Winter_Sun|The Winter Sun]]
-* [[Imperial_Orcs_territories#The_Summer_Storm|The Summer Storm]]
-===The League===
-* [[The_League_military_concerns#The_Wolves_of_War|The Wolves of War]]
-===The Marches===
-* [[The_Marches_military_concerns#The_Drakes|The Drakes]]
-* [[The_Marches_military_concerns#The_Strong_Reeds|The Strong Reeds]]
-* [[The_Marches_military_concerns#Bounders|Bounders]]
-===Navarr===
-* [[Navarr_military_concerns#The_Black_Thorns|The Black Thorns]]
-* [[Navarr_military_concerns#The_Quiet_Step|The Quiet Step]]
-===Urizen===
-* [[Urizen_military_concerns#The_Army_of_the_Citadel|The Army of the Citadel]]
-===Varushka===
-* [[Varushka_military_concerns#The_Army_of_the_Northern_Eagle|The Army of the Northern Eagle]]
-* [[Varushka_military_concerns#The_Army_of_the_Golden_Axe|The Army of the Golden Axe]]
-===Wintermark===
-* [[Wintermark_military_concerns#The_Fist_of_the_Mountains|The Fist of the Mountains]]
-* [[Wintermark_military_concerns#The_Green_Shield_Army|The Green Shield Army]]
-{{Military Council Further Reading}}
-[[Category: Rules]]
+==Rituals==
+The table below shows a list of the rituals in both Imperial lore and Urizen lore which can affect an Imperial army.
+{| class="wikitable sortable"
+! Ritual
+! Effect
+! Realm
+! Magnitude
+|-
+|[[Bound by Common Cause]] || The army gains additional strength for the purpose of determining victory from up to 75 [[military unit|military units]] that are assigned to support it for the next season || Autumn || 80
+|-
+|[[Brotherhood of Tian]] || If the army benefits from [[Casualties#Natural_Resupply|natural resupply]] over the next season it recovers an additional 250 strength || Autumn || 120
+|-
+|[[Clarity of the Master Strategist]] || The army's effective strength is increased by 2,000 for the purpose of determining victory for the next season || Day || 80
+|-
+|[[Eyes of the Hills]]<sup>[[#1|(1)]]</sup> || Replaces the army's quality with ''[[Eyes_of_the_Hills#Effects|Hillwise]]'' for the next season || Autumn || 80
+|-
+|[[Find the Best Path]] || Replaces the army's quality with ''[[Army_qualities#Fast|Fast]]'' for the next season || Autumn || 135
+|-
+|[[Knights of Glory]] || The army's effective strength is increased by 2,000 || Summer || 120
+|-
+|[[Mystic_scrolls_of_Estavus#Machines of Destruction|Machines of Destruction]]<sup>[[#2|(2)]]</sup> || Replaces the army's quality with ''[[Army_qualities#Siege|Siege]]'' for the next season || Autumn || 135
+|-
+|[[Quickening Cold Meat]] || The army's effective strength is increased by 1,000 for the next year || Winter || 150
+|-
+|[[Swords in the Noonday Sun]]<sup>[[#1|(1)]]</sup> || Replaces the army's quality with ''[[Army_qualities#Relentless|Relentless]]'' for the next season || Summer || 80
+|-
+|[[Why Sulemaine Walked Away From The Baker]] || The effectiveness of the [[Army_qualities#Venomous|Fire in the Blood]] order used by an opposing army in the same campaign is halved against the army for the next season || Winter || 80
+|-
+|[[Loosen the Shackles]]<sup>[[#1|(1)]][[#3|(3)]]</sup> || Enchants a campaign army with Agramant's aid, changing its [[Army_qualities#Relentless|quality]] and filling soldiers with murderous intent|| Winter || 80
+|-
+|}
+<small>
+#{{anchor|1}} This ritual is in [[Urizen_magical_traditions#Urizen_Lore|Urizen lore]]
+#{{anchor|2}} This ritual is a [[Mystic_scrolls_of_Estavus|mystic scroll]] of [[Estavus]]
+#{{anchor|3}} This ritual is [[interdiction|interdicted]]
+</small>
+{{War Further Reading}}
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+[[Category:Commission]]

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