authority. At the height of a great banquet, thrown by the Earl to celebrate her apparent victory over the weavers, a great bell began to toll and the castle

themself and a high-flying eagle, while one who wishes to grant their comrades great strength might compare them to a flood, storm, earthquake or herd of wild

appropriate than fancy patterns or embroidery. Medieval re-enactments are a great source of inspiration for the look and feel of the Marches territories -

enacted in Spiral. At the heart of the territory is the Black Plateau, a great plateau of volcanic glass with a dire reputation. Artefacts from the Black

handle weapons, fight individually and in groups and learn to command troops in miniature. Minstrels often teach such things, using the tales of great heroes

job. As a consequence many wardens build up broad skills with a number of weapons, adjusting their weaponry to the needs of the battlefield. Many wardens

like glowing runes on weapons are fine, but a weapon that would need magic simply to function at all is not. Flaming swords or weapons made of ice, glass

be given as gifts to spouses and trusted allies and friends who had done great service or favour. Worth is gained when an item is won in battle, so the

way. Sinecures, follies, colleges, great works, bourse seats, fortifications, even an army (representative of weapons, armour, and other materials being

been observed channelling the power of Cold Sun into their weapons to shatter shields and weapons although they are clearly only capable of doing so a limited

is a vast forge at the foot of a great mountain. The forges run night and day, as the thralls labour to produce weapons and armour for the Jotun armies

Otherwise, weapons are light, practical, and good for skirmishing rather than heavy combat. Bows Bows are another favoured Navarr weapon. Like the spear

can resist their efforts to bring it to its ending. They are known to take great pleasure in destroying beautiful or precious things, and one of the few boons

often seem superstitious and unpredictable. They are known to have made a great study of summoning and communicating with the spirits of the dead - a practice

Isaella's Dance. This large army is especially fast moving, able to cross great distances very quickly. They are especially adept at using the trods to move

abominations that thrive in areas infested with the vallorn. They demonstrate a great deal of diversity, some scouts claim that no two ettercaps are exactly the

fashioned three great statues of Highborn soldiers gazing south into Zenith. Each soldier is nearly two hundred foot tall, clothed in armour, weapons at the ready

escape, they made no effort to rescue anyone else. The orcs fought with the weapons and armour they could salvage. The uprising began in Varushka with the legendary

the favoured shape, decorated with personal or household devices. Missile weapons are rare, and regarded with some suspicion. Despite their obvious uses,

sources. They prefer weapons that can endure for generations without shattering or corroding away. As a result they favour oversized weapons with plenty of heft