“Bar your door, and do not open it before sunrise.” Varushka is a land of dark magics and dark tales. Monsters lurk in the sunless spaces of the forests

the place you left the mortal world Some regio contain a portal, a magical door that leads deeper into the realm. Imperial magicians refer to the place that

another – the Door is one of the most commonly used images in astronomancy. Marking transitions between seasons, years, Imperial reigns, the Door is commonly

triangle, its brightest star points in the direction of the constellation of the Door. The Lock is a powerful symbol in astronomancy signifying seals, secrets

location that is home to a group of godhi who regularly visit the Locked Door. The sacred temple of Ulfrskelf lies north of Kierheim in Ulfrsmoor. According

League, the Empire and one's city. Those who betray their guild find every door closed to them and face exclusion from society and economic life. This is

Let my inner eye be opened, bu the light of the hidden moon." (evoking the Door) "Upon my brow is the crown of four stars; it grants me authority to command

the door to make sure that the orcs got a good look at where they were going. The invaders thundered down the dead-end alley and through the door after

is a prize beyond reckoning. Across the Empire, Navarr-carved lintels and door frames are widely known for their properties of warding and defence. From

embrace legacy of the Vard; to conquer what can be conquered, to bar their door against what cannot be defeated, and to endure what must be endured without

as leaving a network of friends of the Navarr across the Empire. Lock your door, child dear, Bolt it fast, choke back your fear. The Forest walks and the

judgement of change of doctrine requires a greater majority to pass. Beware of a door that has too many keys. Marcher Proverb If the judgement is successful, then

Prior to the Academy leaving Canterspire (as detailed in The arch of the door donations amounted to 18 liao. The Dean of Pilgrims was an Imperial position

mending, connections The Claw Things bleed Battle, destruction, violence The Door Things move and change transport, travel, personal transformation The Drowned

stands proudly in the centre of Sarcombe. It is entered through a grand double door made of polished hardwood brought all the way from Alderly, with mithril

Chalice (Things heal; things apart come together) The Claw (Things bleed) The Door (Things move and change) The Drowned Man (Things end) The Fountain (Things

and deeper into the depths. At the bottom of the passage is a final mighty door, above which is engraved the message "The ebb and flow of magic will forever

embrace legacy of the Vard; to conquer what can be conquered, to bar their door against what cannot be defeated, and to endure what must be endured without

high-sloped roof, and surmounted by a vast glass dome. The main entrance door is made of two enormous planks of weirwood engraved with the likenesses of

Ziri knocked on the wooden door, trying as always to combine politeness with urgency. There was no immediate answer. She took in more of the wide street

arched portals into the central chamber. Each door is flanked by two stone figures in Urizen robes. On the East door are two merrow: one holding fire in cupped

longer it has been since the target died. This powerful ritual eases open the door of death for a short time, raising the spirit of a recently deceased person

Chalice (Things heal; things apart come together) The Claw (Things bleed) The Door (Things move and change) The Drowned Man (Things end) The Fountain (Things

Chalice (Things heal; things apart come together) The Claw (Things bleed) The Door (Things move and change) The Drowned Man (Things end) The Fountain (Things

drink for the weary traveller, all bring throne after throne through the door. Generous donations from patrons, rings thrown to street performers, all

astronomancy, specifically on constellations such as The Wanderer and The Door. The runesmiths of Wintermark claim it relies on the convergence of Wyr and

territories she added to the Empire are surrendered to the barbarians the final door of her tomb will be thrown off its hinges and the Empress they called "the

Chalice (Things heal; things apart come together) The Claw (Things bleed) The Door (Things move and change) The Drowned Man (Things end) The Fountain (Things

not cheating their customers - a reputation that drives business to their door. Any Freeborn trader who stoops to lying about their merchandise for the

Quayle entered through the doors of the conservatory, with a disapproving expression on his face. "This is not the front door, Master Sullivan." He said

menhirs and iron ploughshares, a hound tamed and set to lie before their doors. They understand sacrifice - not the easy sacrifice of blood for the harvest

Chalice (Things heal; things apart come together) The Claw (Things bleed) The Door (Things move and change) The Drowned Man (Things end) The Fountain (Things

along the paths that lead to the sinecure's mighty studded entrance doors each door has had the rune of Pallas carved upon it at eye height the flora slowly

than a neat white-granite building with a discreet sign outside the front door. Regardless, custodianship of the Steel Fist grants an Imperial title; a

adversity, only letting down their guard when they are able to secure their door against the dangers of the night. Stories claim that the draughir lineage

are often used as part of the process of helping visitors. Carved into the door of each building are the words "Welcome to the Hall of the Unbroken, part

find black ribbons - often the remains of burned shrouds - nailed to their door. Even worse, such ribbons may be attached to their clothes, a sure sign that

Panic - slow war song, a rhythmic beat with repeating verses Close Every Door - a song for when the mood is too cheerful, about the death and hopelessness

smallest constellation. A run of three bright stars just outside one edge of The Door they are comparatively close together and only appear above the horizon during

Broom Cattle Calls The Snow It Melts the Soonest Two Men Came to Your Hall Door I Wish My Baby Was Born Low Down in the Broom My Ain True Love The Scop's

Koboldi arranged an expedition to the depths to secure the magical Red Iron Door in the monster-haunted depths below Lorenzo's Deep Pockets (a great sinkhole

child’s cry, a mob descended upon the inn we are staying at. They beat upon the door as I write… From the Epistles of Wayfarer Lucien to the Winds of Virtue Chapter

tower to oversee construction that I introduce myself to the locals. That my door was always open. I was not however expecting to be visited by a troupe of

about the Empress' message. Especially with the barbarian practically at our door, as it were. I think we should do something." Luija nodded, gestured "go

she'd been so blessed by the ancestors she could pull a warrior back from the door of death. Maybe the less you said, the more powerful a priest you were, she

Chalice (Things heal; things apart come together) The Claw (Things bleed) The Door (Things move and change) The Drowned Man (Things end) The Fountain (Things

by Catalina and Gabriel Barossa in The League (with some held back for the door to ensure there is always a chance for anyone who did not have time to get

timber. They sold their excess, and continued to work. Zoia, sitting at the door of her hearth, saw the women, bruised and wheezing as they were, and laughed

Brocéliande, medium with difficult lead vocal. I Come and Stand at Every Door - sad song about the fall of Navarr cities, easy. On the Wall - Song about

Chalice (Things heal; things apart come together) The Claw (Things bleed) The Door (Things move and change) The Drowned Man (Things end) The Fountain (Things

them down, kissed them each on the forehead, and snuffed the candle. As the door shut, she heard them whispering excitedly, retelling the tale, and embroidering

Chivalrous. Dawnish nobility are always intensely competitive; they don't open doors for anybody, male or female. Dawnish women are independent and as obsessed

these symbolic forms are to be found in the astronomantic constellations. A door that is marked with a faithful image of the the Lock becomes harder to open

souls.” - From “Necessary Actions of a Virtuous Sinner” Knocking on every door - 385YE Winter Wind of Fortune relating to an inspirational location connected

"Do you think he knew?" Asked her clerk, suddenly, from his desk near the door. The merchant considered for a moment. "Possibly. But what does it matter

like a cutaway during a movie. There was a light knock at the door. After a moment the door opened, and a stocky man stepped across the threshold. As the

asunder like paper with his bare hands, freed his comrades and broke down the door to the tool storehouse with naught but his head like a raging bull. Woodcutting

Chalice (Things heal; things apart come together) The Claw (Things bleed) The Door (Things move and change) The Drowned Man (Things end) The Fountain (Things

of the Dead memorial, and serving as custodian of the Basilica of Seven Doors. Highborn priests know that the strength of the Empire is intimately bound

Summer Solstice 383YE following the refurbishment of the Basilica of Seven Doors by the Imperial Senate. The Speaker of the Highborn Assembly guides the Highborn

hearth magic significance, and is often painted onto surfaces such as gates, doors, and the base of heliopticon towers as a reminder of the need to stay alert

two additional ranks of the Fortitude skill. 1 0 0 0 6 3 0 0 0 9 Death's Door Twice per day you can cast the venom spell as if you knew it without expending

"I see your lot are talking about Berechiah again." The man was Tassatan by his garb, as soaked through as Carolinus by the pounding rain. They'd been

to the stairs she paused beside the guttering candle on the table by the door and for a moment he thought she was going to take it with her to light her

frozen wastes beyond the mountains. And they built stone duns to bar their door against the horrors that came under in the night. They were the first boyars

linked to the magic of doors, gates and travel, and it is no coincidence that their shape and form mirrors the constellation of the Door. If the stones are

old meeting halls of the original Highborn assembly, the Basilica of Seven Doors are as beautiful and majestic as they were when they were first completed

cast out of society. They are turned out of their household and find every door closed in their face. Helping or in some cases even acknowledging someone

arm. They mock-struggled, as he carried them across the kitchen to the back door. "Off you go. Go and run off some of that badness before bedtime, but I want

carefully on her shoulders, and straightened her bun, before opening the door. The woman in the hall inclined her head in greeting and asked if she might

Civilised people only sleep at night because we keep the wolf from your door. General Sasha Ivonya Pravin, Synod Inquisition, Summer Solstice, 174AE The

Berechiah, and the controversies surrounding him, in the Knocking on every door wind of fortune. Urizen, the League, especially citizens of Spiral; inhabitants

Mercantilist's Mask can be used to make this ritual easier to perform. The bell by the door hadn't stopped ringing all day long, and Valtus was run off his feet. It

Certain constellations are invoked more often than others; the Key, the Door, and the the Stallion are three of the most commonly called upon. Core Brief

falling into orc hands, and the Temple of Balo and the Black Bull sealing its doors against the orcs while offering sanctuary to Freeborn families. Following

destroyed by the rampaging scions of the Cold Sun. The grand steel-bound doors were shattered, the garden-halls scoured by fire, and the granite figure

embraced the legacy of the Vard; to conquer what can be conquered, to bar their door against what cannot be defeated, and to endure what must be endured without

Messenger to Exarch Sarah of the Custodes Clavium at the Basilica of Seven Doors in Bastion, informing her of the decision of the Synod, then she is likely

undertaken in a scrupulous fashion. The fine quality of herbs passing through the doors of the Clearing House must be guaranteed, and all transactions must be conducted

straight at him, I thought sure she was going slip past, not kick the bloody door in! Best goal I've seen for months I reckon." Robin Friar frowned slightly

as a practical tool The Suaq see magic as a practical tool, a key to open doors, a way to solve problems indirectly. The Suaq call those magicians who are

versatility and power of wealth and are surprisingly adept at wielding it to open doors, secure aid, or acquire just the right weapon at the right time. Above all

a sinister undertone. The Tomb may also be represented by the Gate or the Door - a transitional point between one place and another where conspirators meet

the Koboldi will be working on the Runic Hearth of Adamant. This will be a door at the bottom of Lorenzo's Deep Pockets to prevent trogoni amassing an army

everything will be understood. When this happens, the Library will open its doors and all creatures will be free to partake of the perfect knowledge it contains

a clear sign by those Urizen who currently live in the territory that the door is firmly closed on any hope that the territory might some day become part

Vigilance Lepidus Pride Bastion The tomb stands near the Basilica of Seven Doors and is a site of pilgrimage for dedicates of Pride. The Little Mother Prosperity

at the base of the mountain. This village sits in front of a large wooden door embedded into the mountain; the entrance to the Hall of Eira Spire. Once

travel on from there: they must return to the mortal world through the same door they entered by. It is not possible to move onwards from a chamber, nor to

temple is built of white granite, patterned after the Basilica of Seven Doors in Bastion, albeit on a smaller scale. An outer ring of seven shrines, each

to the Military Council by presenting the Field Marshal with "a Key to the Door at the Crossroads". This is a powerful magical artifact that can be used

and Lann, the virtue of Loyalty and the constellations of The Key and The Door are often evoked with this ritual.

prestigious black toga on pain of death. The toga is usually worn only out of doors or in very formal situations, and is rarely embroidered or decorated. Jewellery

existential threat. Long before there was an Empire, someone carved the image of a door into the exposed rock face of a winding gulley, deep in the hills of Valasmark

the attack on Chalonsion, and especially the installation of the Red Iron Door. Furthermore, the Senate approved the establishment of the Greenwood Market

The Fengari Gate itself is a great set of white granite doors which block the path. The doors take hours to open or close - the best part of a day of a

remarkably secure; the windows have mithril-reinforced shutters and the doors can be sealed with heavy oak bars - on the outside as well as the inside

for stopping the heralds In the south-east of the Empire, in Morrow, the door at the end of a long corridor inlaid with mithril opens in the Churnspire

In the years since, most of the orc students who have passed through its doors have moved on, one way or another. Today, the college provides education

decorated with motifs of water and fish. Two great birds are carved over the doors that stand at either end - a hawk and a heron - symbolising Loyalty and Pride