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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The Legacy is located in [[Spiral#Ossuary|Ossuary]] in the fromerly-[[Urizen]] [[territory]] of [[Spiral]]. Custodianship of the Legacy | The Legacy is located in [[Spiral#Ossuary|Ossuary]] in the fromerly-[[Urizen]] [[territory]] of [[Spiral]]. Custodianship of the Legacy granted an [[Imperial title]]; a seat on the [[Imperial Bourse]]; and a seasonal bounty of valuable mithril. | ||
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==The Resource== | ==The Resource== | ||
This vast mine complex was one of the last places in Spiral to fall to the [[Grendel]]. | This vast mine complex was one of the last places in Spiral to fall to the [[Grendel]]. The mine is mostly played out, but still managed to produce a reasonable quantity of mithril for the Seat holder. Traditionally, the mithril was used to [[Mana_site#Upgrades|improve]] the [[mana site|mana sites]] of Urizen magicians. As with many places that delve into the rock of the mountains of Ossuary, workers here occasionally uncovered the bones of giant creatures, buried in the deep rock - these curious finds were often considered collector's items. | ||
When Spiral was lost to the Grendel in 331YE, it required significant military force and the focused attention of the most powerful Urizen magic to keep the Legacy from falling into the hands of the barbarians. The garrisons there managed to retain control of the [[Territort#Regions|region]] until the disastrous [[379YE_Summer_Solstice_winds_of_war#Curse_the_Darkness|Grendel offensive|]] in Summer 379YE. The [[orc]] forces struck north from their positions south of [[Spiral#Screed|Screed]], and took the defenders by surprise. They quickly overwhelmed the Urizen force, and by the time reinforcements reached them, it is already too late. The [[Urizen_military_concerns#Sentinels|sentinels]] were able to retreat, rescuing a few survivors and escorting them north into [[Zenith]] while the Grendel troops were occupied plundering the Legacy. | |||
According to legend, the Legacy was part of a great gift to the Urizen people - but who gave it to them, and why, are details lost to time. The earliest stories go back to the time of Terunael, and despite the best efforts of Urieni scholarship, no solid evidence one way or another has been uncovered. The more fanciful tales suggest the Legacy was a gift from an [[eternal]] power associated with the deep earth. Another story, more popular with historians, speaks of a vanished tribe that once lived the mountains above Ossuary and left the Legacy as a bequest when they departed Spiral for parts unknown. Many simply assume that ''both'' stories are fanciful, and that the Legacy takes its name from its intended role as a gift to future generations of Urizeni as yet unborn - the magicians who will eventually inherit the powerful mana sites that the mithril helps create. | |||
{{Bourse Seat|the Legacy|mithril|22 Imperial wains|Autumn Equinox|Control of the Legacy was assigned to whichever Urizen candidate receives the most support from Urizen owners of [[mana site|mana sites]]}} | {{Bourse Seat|the Legacy|mithril|22 Imperial wains|Autumn Equinox|Control of the Legacy was assigned to whichever Urizen candidate receives the most support from Urizen owners of [[mana site|mana sites]]}} | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Urizen]] | ||
Revision as of 13:28, 12 February 2016
Overview
The Legacy is located in Ossuary in the fromerly-Urizen territory of Spiral. Custodianship of the Legacy granted an Imperial title; a seat on the Imperial Bourse; and a seasonal bounty of valuable mithril. .
The Resource
This vast mine complex was one of the last places in Spiral to fall to the Grendel. The mine is mostly played out, but still managed to produce a reasonable quantity of mithril for the Seat holder. Traditionally, the mithril was used to improve the mana sites of Urizen magicians. As with many places that delve into the rock of the mountains of Ossuary, workers here occasionally uncovered the bones of giant creatures, buried in the deep rock - these curious finds were often considered collector's items.
When Spiral was lost to the Grendel in 331YE, it required significant military force and the focused attention of the most powerful Urizen magic to keep the Legacy from falling into the hands of the barbarians. The garrisons there managed to retain control of the region until the disastrous Grendel offensive| in Summer 379YE. The orc forces struck north from their positions south of Screed, and took the defenders by surprise. They quickly overwhelmed the Urizen force, and by the time reinforcements reached them, it is already too late. The sentinels were able to retreat, rescuing a few survivors and escorting them north into Zenith while the Grendel troops were occupied plundering the Legacy.
According to legend, the Legacy was part of a great gift to the Urizen people - but who gave it to them, and why, are details lost to time. The earliest stories go back to the time of Terunael, and despite the best efforts of Urieni scholarship, no solid evidence one way or another has been uncovered. The more fanciful tales suggest the Legacy was a gift from an eternal power associated with the deep earth. Another story, more popular with historians, speaks of a vanished tribe that once lived the mountains above Ossuary and left the Legacy as a bequest when they departed Spiral for parts unknown. Many simply assume that both stories are fanciful, and that the Legacy takes its name from its intended role as a gift to future generations of Urizeni as yet unborn - the magicians who will eventually inherit the powerful mana sites that the mithril helps create.