make alliances, and broadly agree the defence of the Marches against the southern orcs of Mournwold. The Marchers had no armies as the Empire would recognise

can learn more about the history of the Dawnish monarchy here. Core Brief Introduction The people Culture and customs Look and feel Additional Information

stones, the well water tainted and brackish, or the scythes in the barn warp and rust overnight as the angry herald turns on their host with the support

known as the Mourn even before its final fall to the Jotun hordes. Originally the name referred to the sound of the wind in the trees and across the craggy

spirits from the fields and ensure a good crop for the coming year. There are more details on the wassail in the Marcher brief. In the Marches, misdeeds are

love like the rain and sun and with discipline like the frost and wind. It is universally recognised in the Marches that children are not yet “finished”

equals. Agriculture is the basis of political leadership in the Marches, and power is vested in those who work the land. The Marcher households are groups

stones that dot the landscape are part of the fabric of the Marches, marking the boundaries and imposing the dominion of mortal hands over the land. Those who

unprepared for the aura to be lulled to gentle, peaceful sleep by the lapping of the river, and the soughing of the wind through the branches of the apple trees

argue about. Not just the nature of magic and reality, but the application of the arcane arts to the wider world. Individual spires and even magicians also

watchtowers decaying on the heights above, remnants from the days before the Empire when the Freeborn warred with the Marches. To the south of the mountains of Kahraman

Urizen joined the Empire, the nation has benefitted from the the import of food from the Marches and other necessities and luxuries that the Urizen no longer

crafted goods and imports food. Good relations exist between the Winterfolk and their southern neighbours in the Marches. The grain, barley and salted meat

tragic in nature, and the most popular entertainments - and rituals - involve the rise and heroic death of the protagonist. Many rituals and performances involve

are heard in chapters, the necropolis, and the fields. It is when the army marches to war with its battle choir, however, that the full majesty of Highguard

should not expect the earl to be leading charges and fighting in tourneys - that is the responsibility of the other nobles of the house, not the earl. Some houses

that founded the Imperial Orcs. The Ethengraw and the Sannites are fiercely competitive and with proud martial traditions of their own. But the three other

themselves for judgement by the Synod, and we ask the Conclave to condemn the alliance between the eternal Arhallogen and the orcs of the Mallum. They have made

the Marches, and the southern and eastern cities of The League. Their uprising had taken part in the rich heartlands of the Empire, and they did not need

forebears of the Kallavesi and the Suaq are the same people who would found the lands of the Ushka in the east, and eventually build the cities of Terunael

centuries. The farms of the Marches, the fighting pits of the League, and the forests of Dawn were worked by orc slaves just as much as the Varushkan mines

Issuing the following poem: "Whose name should Troubadours resound? Across the waters and the land? The king beneath the stony ground of gold and gemstones

soon engulfs the seaward side of the port. Yet the town itself is not the target of the raid. Once the docks are secured - more or less - the Imperial forces

Bowling, The Mermaid etc.) would be better suited to the musical tradition of the Marches. Riqueza's Dream Telling one version of the tale of the founding

for strategy and tactics. The passion and oratory required of politics, as well as the inevitable grubby compromises, often vex them. The merrow lineage

of their households and history, and proud of their traditions and their mastery of their land. The Marches is the breadbasket of the Empire. No other land

dread, and pass on stories of the oppressive woodland and the fearful twin threats of the Navarr and the Vallorn. Over the next five years, the thralls

trade than usual! The Spring Equinox saw several dramatic events; the ratification of the Kaliact Treaty, the conquest of the Barrens; and the first-ever performance

After the funeral itself, the friends and relatives of the departed celebrate the return of the soul to the wheel, and tell great tales of the dead to

towns, and monasteries in the Marches. Despite the number, only a comparative handful are involved in the affairs of the Empire (that is, attend the seasonal

Judgement: The Black Knights embody the ideal that the glory of the deed or occasion takes precedence over the concerns of the individual, and by donning

this is the decision of the yeofolk, then for the next year the farms of the Marches will look to their own prosperity. Every farm in the Marches - even

grabbed it and with his last breath, slammed the rock into the side of the monster's head with all the force he could muster. The creature roared and reared

of the six septs. The Sunstorm are the first sept, they are the original orcs who fought the Empire, won their freedom, and founded the nation. The Ethengraw

however. The Founders and the families had carried some knowledge of the Virtues with them. As the years passed, the Way steadily gained traction in the Brass

employed by the families. By recruiting the dispossessed, and forging the kohan to serve the nation directly, the hakima created a counterweight to the power of

she turned to look back, he was already gone. She never ever heard the oars. The Bregas are glad to see the back of the Jotun and the self-styled Steward

enumerated the Virtues, and unlocked the Labyrinth of Ages. We are destined to be the conquerors of death, slayers of gods and false prophets, and the greatest hope

the streets of the League - the Navarr are the great travellers and pioneers of the Empire. Direct and efficient, few know better than they how to use

Summer magic and touched by the hand of the eternal Rhianos, the Regent of the Eternal Sea. The magic warps the skein of fate to ensure that the enchanted

mithril, and the Burning Falcon is no exception. Mithril is expensive and in short supply. The Freeborn look to the example of the Corsairs to guide the way

you do is fold it in half along the line in the drawing, and sew along the dotted lines, like so: Hem the cuff and the lower edge - you can do this by

The Imperial Synod watches over and represents the concerns of the virtuous citizens of the Empire. During the Spring Equinox 385YE Summit, the Imperial

clear. The monks and friars of the Marches condemn the lack of Vigilance shown in not facing the threats posed by cursing the Mourn. We condemn the lack

The Empire fights on two fronts, against the Jotun in the west and the Grendel and the Barrens orcs in the east. The Navarr army of the Black Thorns continues

understand the ideas behind the rules and make better assumptions about the principles involved. The magistrates have published the guidance on the role of

safely reach the coastal region of Greenwall, and to explore along the coast toward the Kongegőr causeway. The warleaders of the Marches and Wintermark,

follow the call of their hearts over any other consideration. There has been friction in the past between the Knight of Roses and Jack-of-the-Marches, reflecting

that fear of what the Imperial captains might report made the masters of the citadels cautious. As the season drew to an end, and the last few Imperial

remains of the Druj and their legacy of fear and hatred. With sharpened blades and the light of truth and Virtue we will scour what remains of the Druj from

Assembly: Marches Raised By: Jedediah Boon Judgement: Hue and Cry, Miners and Landskeepers of the Mourn and Marches! The constellation of the Wanderer still

Part of the prejudice some Imperials feel comes from the events of the Freedom Heresy. Between 324YE and 328YE a briar-dominated group of heretics and secessionists

Druj, Jotun, and Grendel are all malice and we must strike against them with the Wisdom of Atun and the Vigilance of the Sentinel. The Grey Pilgrims should

Zenith. The Granite Pillar raced across half the Empire to accompany the Marches in securing the borders of Bregasland. Their unconquered, magisters and wayfarers

The Imperial Synod recognises both the virtue, and the wickedness, of Imperial citizens. During the Summer Solstice 385YE Summit, the Imperial Synod raised

that the Empire may despoil Mount Majastind and the graves of the ancestors. With the garrison of Oksenesfestsal, and the support of the fyrds, the Queen's

have arrived. The Granite Pillar and the Seventh Wave protect the people of Segura from the Lasambrian Jotun, fighting the orcs across the great empty plains

supplement the Highguard look and feel page, and may have been superceded. Official costume advice is found on the Costume page. The Highborn look is generally

improve the health and fertility of the plants and animals If the ritual is recast throughout the year at the Spring Equinox, Summer Solstice, and Autumn

into what the impact of each of the three different "flavours" of the raid might be. The answer lies in the soil. Marcher The outcome of the raid depends

all over the world, including the Empire, to climb the great ziggurats, to walk the halls of the impressive cathedrals, and to visit the awe-inspiring

to supplement the Dawn look and feel page, and may have been superceded. Official costume advice is found on the Costume page. "Dawn is the land of valour;

If the Synod cannot or refuse to endorse the fundamental principles of Virtue, then either the mechanisms of the Synod are broken and politics and bureaucracy

meet the challenge of the Jotun invasion. The Empire and the western orcs clash bloodily across through the fens and marshes of Bregasland. With the thirty-year-old

identified that if the woods were cleared, then it would grant the Marches the ability to recruit and support a fifth Imperial army. As the trees were felled

supplement the Navarr look and feel page, and may have been superceded. Official costume advice is found on the Costume page. Folk young and old are always

uncompromising. The Highborn look is generally practical and restrained. Its beauty is in the small touches – the geometric trim on the robes, the exquisite

Keep the laws. Without law we are nothing – Imperial law must be upheld at any cost. Core Brief Introduction The people Culture and customs Look and feel

people. Here, the slave-galleys of the richest captains bring the wealth and wonders of the known world for the amusement and prosperity of the Asavean oligarchs

to warfare. The Urizen are numbered along with the Terunael, the Ushka, the Kallavesi and the Suaq as the "original" human inhabitants of the Bay of Catazar

once the Druj were driven out of the territory; the raiders appeared to have taken the bulk of the bandits with them to the relief of the yeofolk and Navarr

sources. Born from the armies of Thrace and the freed slaves of the Empire, the Imperial Orcs have settled near the City of Anvil and created many family

him to dwell on the inevitable advance of old age and death. Skathe is also the magician of the Court, and knows horrible rituals and dark spells that

home - and who better than the merchant-princes, the leaders of the city, and the Holberg Chamber of Commerce to enact, support and supplement the plan?

westward. The Marcher armies and the Fire of the South emerge from the forest in the south, while the Imperial Orcs and the Winterfolk leave the woods to

companion. The Conclave has dominion over the Empire's magic. The Empire is a magical place. Between the magicians of the Conclave, and the creatures of

human. As part of the change we've made a number of updates to several League pages: Introduction The people Culture and customs Look and feel History Religious

even with the aid of the Red Wind Corsairs, the Black Thorns, and the Quiet Step. The Jotun captured the fort, conquered the hills of the Jasse, and made serious

dream. The names used for each aura are simply the most common ones used in the Empire. For example, the Eyes of Loyalty may be called The Oath of the Hall

the outcome rather than the boyars. We wanted a process that highlights Varushkan themes, the innocence of children, the strength of maturity and the wisdom

pivotal assistance to the Empire in the war against Alderei the Fair and the volodny sorcerers. This earned them the hatred and enmity of the volodny, but it

Skarsind and drive the Thule forces out of the territory and reclaim it for the Empire. At the beginning of 379YE, the Wintermark people took the historic

glimmer of the civilisation their ancestors had once enjoyed. Core Brief Introduction The people Culture and customs Look and feel Additional Information

from the Day realm, servants of the Cold Sun, and the connection to the Bright Eyes Gleam in the Depths ritual that has infused the entire Empire with Day

Challenges, the Keeper of the Revels and the Reeve of the Summer Lands. A common name among the Winterfolk, the Jotun and the people of the Commonwealth

this invasion saw the collapse of the Broken Shore Bounty, the Scorrero Nets falling into orc hands, and the Temple of Balo and the Black Bull sealing

apples. Marcher Proverb The Senate could expand the docks at Eel's Landing and ceding the folly to the Greywaters. The Throne could grant the tiny "fishing

Grandmaster of the Rod and Shield, the Imperial Warmage, and the Imperial Warcaster It's time to look once again at the eternals contacted by the six Imperial

between the steadings and the stridings they change their name accordingly. Core Brief Introduction The people Culture and customs Look and feel Additional

of the Scaled Host’s march on the Brass Coast. It was the bravery of Pwyll of Therun that lured the Black Byter into the embrace of the Vallorn and it

someone or something. For the high art of the League, look to European and Spanish-influenced classical music, particularly Italian and German including arias

loyal to the nation and to uphold their culture and customs and to put aside all other loyalties and traditions. If the oath is accepted then the egregore

presents the calm, serene visage of the Highborn to the world. After the civil war, the White City was built on the banks of the Couros as the heart of

helping the Freeborn. The political position was exacerbated by the deaths of the General of the Red Wind Corsairs and the Senators for Madruga and Kahraman

mead, or ale. The Stenza regale those who gather with songs and stories from the founding of the Empire to the present day, and many express the hope that

medium difficulty Rubies on the Snow The Beast of Volgadurn - poem about a monster Beneath the Skin The Walker of the Snow The Sovereign- haunting ballad Hurry

simply by the adrenalin of the experience, finding the roar of the crowd and the adrenaline of the challenge is too addictive to resist. The very best

rise. The League is not the only nation with cities. The White City and the Black were old when Sarvos and the rest were open fields. Many of the concerns

about a choice facing the Marcher yeomen, and unsettling news from Mournwold, in At the dog and eel show. The Marches, especially the Friar of Honour's Rest;

injury. The general of the Marcher army has made his army bend the knee to the orders of the high and mighty of Dawn - to execute honest Marchers. There