or animal lies in the blood in their veins, so the life of the tree lies in the sap and the life of the world flows through the water that covers its surface

require the user to be a magician. Hearth magic employs the innate natural magic of the world to produce subtle but significant effects in much the same way

recently, the Grand Ilarch of the Chambers of Issyk sought an alliance with the orcs of the Broken Shore. Following the ratification of the Liberty Pact

elephant, but the more similar the essential qualities of two things are, the easier the transformation from one to the other can be. The essential qualities

forms of the Spider never appear the same way twice. Whether it be the sinister man in black in the corner of the tavern, the pale skinned and hairless fellow

use the magic of the realms to change the mortal world, but it has an inherent tendency to resist this change. The more unnatural the change, the greater

because of the greatest power in the known world - the Empire. This, the Highborn say, is what the Empire was formed for. This is why they took the Way to

require the user to be a magician. Hearth magic employs the innate natural magic of the world to produce subtle but significant effects in much the same way

dissatisfaction in some parts of the Marches; the land claimed by the Jotun thralls is some of the richest in the Mournwold. At the end of the day, some voices grumble

require the user to be a magician. Hearth magic employs the innate natural magic of the world to produce subtle but significant effects in much the same way

embassy to the citadels of Axos shortly before the Autumn Equinox 380YE. In contrast to the embassy to the magician-princes, the embassy to the masters of

some of the richest - and the poorest - people in the world. This great city is half again the size of Sarvos or Temeschwar and has perhaps twice the population

of her people, or the First Empress founding the Empire. In the age of the Empire, the sign of benevolence is one that benefits the Empire; in whole or

joined by five other great septs, the Tamazi, the Sannites, the Ethengraw, the Illarawm, and the Yerende. Each sept is a disparate family of orcs united

involve the ghosts of the Isle of the Osseini, but the scheme was countered by Imperial heroes travelling through the Sentinel Gate to exorcise the spirits

mastery of the self, often through philosophies such as arete and poise, and they employ the teachings of the Net of the Heavens to make the world around them

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

require the user to be a magician. Hearth magic employs the innate natural magic of the world to produce subtle but significant effects in much the same way

The Mountains of the Moon - called the Mountains of Silence by the Axou - lie between the Empire and Axos. Following the eventual completion of the spy

record and tell of the deeds that make the Empire great. “This is Highguard, the birthplace of the Empire. Our people, the Highborn, are the Empire’s proud

image of the the Lock becomes harder to open without the key. A garden planted in the shape of the Fountain will grown lush and wholesome plants. The hearth

require the user to be a magician. Hearth magic employs the innate natural magic of the world to produce subtle but significant effects in much the same way

commerce is the perfect example of the Net of the Heavens in action. Wealth is the tool with which an architect influences the world, seeking out the most important

bring another life into the Great Dance is something to be celebrated. In the making, in the bringing into the world, in the life, the learning and ultimately

denomination. The more valuable the coin, the more good fortune it brings to the candidate. After the election, the coins themselves are given to the stormcrows

automatically escalated to the General Assembly. The judgement is raised by the Tribune of the Synod in the name of the priest who brought the original judgement

require the user to be a magician. Hearth magic employs the innate natural magic of the world to produce subtle but significant effects in much the same way

accepted by the General Assembly as part of an attempt to better understand the nature of the orc soul, and the place of the Imperial Orcs in the Way. The Howling

considered themselves the most civilised people in the world, a single city could not compare with the power of the nations that were drawn to the Empress' banner

leaders. The complex layered politics of the Senate often frustrates them, in the Synod and the Imperial Military their fire and enthusiasm for the Empire

as the predominant colour is green. Some briars have thorns growing from their skin, usually along the lines of the body like the cheekbones or the forearms

hidden on the body, so the more important the oath, the more prominently placed the mark that signifies it is likely to be. In most cases the resulting

more capable of resisting whatever the world throws at them. The relationship of the Queen of Ice and Darkness with the Imperial Conclave has always been

roleplaying You must be capable of touching the target with the casting hand throughout the casting of the spell The spell fails if you or your target are hit

enemy is the Grendel. Before the death of the Young Empress it had been decades since a serious Grendel attack had threatened the Empire from the sea, and

regular income of the valuable material. The real purpose of the Regario Dossier is to support the League diplomats active all over the world, making contacts

In the years that followed, the Empire consolidated its control of the lands around the Bay of Catazar, driving the orcs into the wilderness. The cities

grasping one of the crystals in their hand wake up the next day with the merrow lineage, the crystal having disappeared without a trace. The servitors of

messages between spires, the heliopticon serves as the backbone of the largest college of magic the Empire - indeed the world - has ever seen. A college

individual regions or the territory may be controlled by the barbarians, this does not affect the players with resources in that territory. If the entire territory

and infested by the vallorn, a monstrous presence from the past. Today the people dwell in Steadings, settlements cut into the heart of the woods, or travel

effect of resonance; the more pivotal the node the greater the potential effects. The most important node of all is the Empire itself - the one node that is

advise the magistrates as the recognised master of Day magic. The archmage of Day may walk a lonely path, balancing the needs of the Empire against the demands

forerunner tongue widely used on the Asavean Archipelago, it was once the common tongue of diplomats throughout the world. The language is ancient, it was known

rituals such as The Anvil of Estavus and Before the Throne of Estavus and indirectly to Timeless Hammer Rhythm or Smooth Hands Shape the World. She can offer

harnessing the symbolic power in the wheel of the seasons; and of the connection between the human body (flesh, sweat, breath) and the physical world (soil

with the claws short and protruding from the end of the finger where the nail bed would be. Wolverine style claws that protrude from the back of the wrist

they hold the truths contained within to be self-evident. What is, is. The world is the world is the world. It is what it is. ''The Book of the Old Sun''

within the Empire and in other parts of the world, include: the Cold, the Wise, the Hungry, Ghul, Dread Sadistic or evil: Draughir are practical to the point

begins on the afternoon of the first full day of the summit; the egregore of the nation will announce the opening of the demos and call the citizens to