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individual nations. Empress Britta encouraged the nations to restore the tradition, although she personally preferred to lead the generals and the nations through

merchants from many nations arriving in Segura to trade as well as allowing the Faraden easy access to most of the Imperial nations. The Sunset roads (also

chose to stand with the Iron Helms and disregard the criticism of these nations. Whenever a Varushkan army is involved in the same campaign as a Wintermark

a battlefield. In contrast to the archers and skirmishers of many other nations, the unconquered favour medium armour and short bows, and are not shy about

occurrences in the game world. In some nations, it also effects the way you can take part in Senator elections - some nations determine who can vote or stand

each had their own magical heritage long before they joined to create the nation of Wintermark. Although they have shared magical knowledge extensively since

have denied this repeatedly. There is some evidence that exiles from the nations that would become the Eastern Empire found a welcome of sorts in Axou, and

such nations of the role of the Imperial Consul. The Imperial Consul can only represent the Empire in dealings with foreign or barbarian nations where

with the eternals only in support of the nation and the Empire. Other magicians - including those of other nations - who have regular contact with the eternals

of the Way. This can be changed by preaching. Demand for Liao Only two nations - the Empire and the Sumaah Republic - produce liao in any great quantity

includes Imperial coinage. As a nation where trade is paramount, they are adept at valuing the coins of other nations; some are melted down for their metal

restrict the nations that may travel together. These restrictions appear to be bound by the movement of the stars in some way - which nations may use the

destroyed five other smaller nations in the last 400 years, completely absorbing their lands and their people. The one nation they have had no luck destroying

use of the Iron Helms lead to a major rift between the armies of the two nations. The Varushkan people chose to stand with the Iron Helms, disregarding the

earn enough to purchase their own farm and become yeomen themselves. For a nation that prides itself on its military prowess, it also ensures a steady stream

the Faraden and the Iron Confederacy. These nations possess power equivalent to one or more Imperial nations, but they are much closer to the Empire and

founded, chapters like the Winds of Virtue sought to take the Way to other nations. This in turn led many pilgrims to travel to Highguard seeking to experience

philosophy of the volhov, and tend to meddle in the politics of the vales and the nation, while those that favour wise ones tend to serve as a haven for wisdom and

themselves a clear battlefield identity as a unit, in the same way that other nations use livery or heraldry. “You can’t betray your enemies.” Leather and chain

use of the Iron Helms led to a major rift between the armies of the two nations. The Varushkan people chose to stand with the Iron Helms, disregarding the

and sisters regardless of parentage. Barbarian orcs are divided into vast nations, with similar bonds of loyalty. Orcs enjoy fighting. They are not battle-crazed

proximity leads great deal of friction between the two nations. The Commonwealth is a comparatively young nation. It has its roots in an old kingdom that once occupied

soldiers, but as heroes. Each nation is a crucible in which champions are forged. The apothecaries and artisans of many nations give up their wares gladly

shores of a continent that is largely unknown to Imperial explorers. The nations near Sarcophan seem to view the city, and the people who live there, as

Summit Nation Elected Summer Solstice 385YE The Brass Coast Asier i Elia i Guerra Summer Solstice 384YE Imperial Orcs Pakt Summer Solstice 383YE Imperial

their first thought is usually the nation's knights, arrayed in mail, swords gleaming, ready for battle. As befits a nation with such an emphasis on heavy

Summit Nation Elected Winter Solstice 385YE The Brass Coast Tethros i Zuhri i Erigo Winter

Summit Nation Elected Winter Solstice 384YE Urizen Ariadne Winter Solstice 383YE Navarr Gelert Ashborn Autumn Equinox 383YE Highguard Eli Autumn Equinox

port of Towers of Kantor to Imperial shipping. Closer ties between the two nations also saw a significant increase in the number of black-sailed vessels calling

Summit Nation Elected Spring Equinox 385YE Varushka Fania Vessely-Vanek Spring Equinox

This determines which nations will fight, and who will be chosen to lead on the field of battle. In order to ensure that the nations of the Empire may have

qualities when dealing with ambassadors from that notoriously touchy western nation. The Ambassador to Faraden is an Imperial title. It is an Imperial position

several traditions - war witches, witch weavers and guisers. Of all the nations of the Empire, Dawn seems to be the most closely affected by the magic of

theological guidance and spiritual counsel in their dealings with foreign nations. They are to provide oversight of Imperial Ambassadors for the Synod - to

perform the ritual to create an egregore allowing them to become the tenth nation of the Empire - but there was nothing anybody would do to provide them with

'magic' and said to be envious of the Empire and indeed all other human nations. The ancestors of the Iron Confederacy came from across the sea around 800

the Faraden and the Iron Confederacy. These nations possess power equivalent to one or two Imperial nations, but they are much closer to the Empire and

provided by reavers, but increased opportunities to trade with other Imperial nations and even the Thule means that there are now more options available to ensure

in mind however that you cannot use this action to commit piracy against nations the Empire is not at war with due to the presence of the Civil Service observers

Wintermark and the great heroes who have come since. As a hero's life fed the nation when they were alive, their body feeds the marsh in death. “To sleep in

ambassadors took residence shortly before the Autumn Equinox. Unlike other nations, there does not appear to be a single ambassador - instead representatives

followed several months of growing tension between the powerful south-eastern nation and the Empire, including a number of tariffs imposed by the Commonwealth

Summit Nation Elected Spring Equinox 385YE Highguard Accalon Spring Equinox 384YE Highguard

Flowers are often used as a symbol of love - or as a favour. In the world of Empire, formal magic is the application of learning and willpower to create

the vallorn to allow the Navarr to attack it. The trods pass through all nations of the Empire, so now many travellers prefer to use the Navarr trods as

marked with the runes, are prestigious items sought after in other Imperial nations, and by merchants from across the Known world. Costume by Jo Perridge The

way of thinking their approach is honest - while the politics of other nations can be devious and underhanded, the Freeborn are forthright and open in

work they represent was created as a result of the disasters that beset the nation in 379YE and 380YE. Any Imperial general can order their troops to billet

communicated to priests of the Way who tend to congregations in foreign nations. Traditionally statements passed by the Assembly of the Nine have not had

supporters for any political decision that helps secure the nation's borders. Securing the nation's borders is no easy task. Urizen only has the capacity to

foreign nations who are not hostile to the Empire - and the corsairs regularly acted as guards and escorts to Imperial merchant ships of all nations. Core

championed if they lose. Tests of Resolve are often offered to citizens of other nations who bring complaints against individual nobles. They are not always accepted;

would be many years before the Highborn finally accepted that the western nations would not see the wisdom of reuniting with their parents. There were other

If you cross a bravo they might break your fingers; cross a merchant prince and they’ll ruin you. The League recognises an obivous metaphor when it sees

Empire - their name is a byword for treachery even among other barbarian nations most of whom also seem to consider the Druj to be beyond the pale. The Empire

stormcrow provides the moral centre of a hall. As with the other Imperial nations, the people of Wintermark embrace the Way. For centuries before the foundation

politeness and good manners. Their nation is a place of competing and sometimes incompatible philosophies. It is also a nation where it is easy to become isolated

Priests in Varushka are considered to be (or seek to be) wise, and are generally either physically old or possessed of an “old spirit.” These wise ones

resources as are already controlled by the Imperial nations shall remain in the careful custody of those Nations; those that are discovered or conquered after

as well as employing techniques, spells and rituals learned from other nations. Urizen in particular was adamant that the orcs needed to learn magic and

same goods (OOC: It is fine to role-play trading with one of the subject nations, but your character will receive the same goods regardless of whether they

each of the ten nations of the Empire gather to establish national camps with the assistance of the civil service. Everyone camps by nation at each summit

All orcs hear the voices of their ancestors. These voices are clearest and most powerful when an orc is in a heightened state of anger or fear, especially

many work hard to try and inspire virtuous behaviour in wizards of other nations – or an understanding of magic in other priests. Magisters tend to be cautious

region or territory of a nation would be subject to a veto by the General Assembly or the national assembly of the nation or nations relinquishing land. A

the nation. The spirit may be present in more than one host body at any time. The ritual was created by the Brass Coast to ensure that the nations of the

lives. Such behaviour is sometimes observed of the forces of barbarian nations; their warriors are often overcome by battle-lust. However the Imperial

are isolated from the rest of their nation and then brought one-at-a-time before a council composed of the nation's children and the wise ones from the

criterion above any other. The holy city of Bastion is the capital of the nation. Every chapter maintains a hostel of some kind there, so that members who

it from the Urizen during their unexpected invasion. As with most other nations, national Bourse titles in Urizen are appointed through the Tally of the

Echoes of the Labyrinth to foreign nations - or at least to the nations the Empire trades with. Some foreign nations have received the volumes enthusiastically

heartlands of the Empire to see regular merchant caravans from most Imperial nations. It produces a significant amount of the vinum sap used to create liao for

Commonwealth finds its purest expression; traders from across the sprawling nation come to trade with foreign merchants, while mendicant preachers advocate

Principalities of Jarm, and with the collapse of relations between the two nations it is no longer available. A mana site can be upgraded using mithril obtained

signatory nations. The signatory nations will place economic or trade sanctions of their own choosing on nations defined as slaving nations above. 3.Abolition

Coast, though it never took the position of authority it enjoyed in other nations. The Freeborn were fiercely independent, their spiritual beliefs shaped

wickedness threatens - or may eventually threaten - the innocent folk of their Nation. These Threshers have an interests in groups such as the circle of sinister

of the Empire, although they are often disappointed by the way the other nations choose to exploit the Senate, especially how they pick their Senators. There

the individual which qualities make them proud, but each of the Imperial nations can be associated with a single common idea that is often referred to as

are priests who support congregations that follow the Way in many foreign nations, and they tend to look to either the Empire or Sumaah for guidance on religious

foreign nations active on the world stage know the Empire maintains agents in the midst of more legitimate merchants. Indeed, these powerful nations would

shriving, and the practice has occasionally been taken up by priests in other nations. May your sins be shared, your burdened halved, and your spirit guided by

The central philosophy of the Navarr is the idea that life is a Great Dance in which all humankind is engaged. Some may lead and some may follow, but the

choose someone different to follow. Undermining your leaders weakens the nation, and is regarded with contempt when done to advance your own position. Before

should become the senator for a territory. But where many other nations handle their elections quickly and with relatively little fuss, in Dawn they are intended

Here the representatives of each hall met to discuss the business of the nation with the monarch. Today it is a festive gathering; those who involve themselves

The Temple in Nemoria is an effort to bring Asaveans to the Way. The Liaison to the Temple in Nemoria (or Grand Prêtre des Sept Seigneurs de la Vertu as

They also act as guides, escorting individuals on difficult treks between nations. Some Navarr choose to create a Wayhouse on the edge of civilized areas

constructions in the nation, but over the years they have began to look small in comparison to some of the impressive and Ambitious works other nations have built

may go some way towards explaining why they are the most cautious of the nations that threaten the Empire - they seem to abhor waste. This is widely believed

many smaller nations by the neck, sending them into battle ahead of their own forces. The Druj are apparently viewed with dread by these nations, ever fearful

part of this long-running rivalry between the nations. Despite the conflicts and the tension, the two nations often refer to moving to the other; Marchers

Wassail and sharing their home-grown produce with other nations. Although not expected, other nations often reciprocate in small token exchanges of goods that

Instead, the Marchers slaughtered the orcs they encountered and created a nation for themselves; the Marches, a patchwork of cleared lands controlled by

These ports are closed to Imperial traders (as detailed in all at sea wind of fortune There are three ports available to characters with the fleet resource;

immense shark-like beast with crimson and black hide. All three of the nations known to have relations with Siakha also depict her as a churning maelstrom

of 380YE was successful, and an ongoing trade agreement between the two nations was formalised during the following Winter Solstice. Antonio i Carno i Guerra

their attacks against the ships (and occasionally coastal settlements) of nations the Imperial Senate has declared barbarians, they not only avoid censure

these new human nations would have been overrun and subjugated, like their predecessors. With an eye to the conflict between the human nations and the risks