Nowhere else in the world is education seen as a necessity the way it is in Urizen, a consequence of the natural drive to perfect the self. The superior understanding

cross the world bringing exotic goods that command the finest prices. They are particularly renowned for their corsairs, who operate out of the Bay of

victory from adversity on the anvil of the north. The Winterfolk are three great peoples - the wise Kallavesi, the bold Steinr and the clever Suaq - wrought into

boons, and the power of a regio are all limited in this way. In every case the cap is set by the number of ranks of the appropriate lore the character has

history is. The fact remains that the Thule have been in Otkodov since long before the arrival of the Vard and the Steinr. For the most part, the Thule kept

magicians and the Imperial Order of the Unfettered Mind, as well as with similar cabals in other parts of the world. The Asaveans worship a complex pantheon

so once (at the normal cost of one mana) can then use the spell freely to enter the Hall of Worlds through the Anvil Regio for the rest of the event without

common to the lineage associated with their realm. The Imperial Conclave has the power to set the status of various Eternals with regards to the Empire via

all over the world spoken in various Principalities. The Jarmish are the descendants of a wide mix of forerunner kingdoms, immigrants and the children

Are the first point of contact for players in each nation A source of plot in the nation Get players involved in the plot and in the politics of the nation

represent the Ile to the Commander of the Agema Guard. One Ile within each citadel is pre-eminent. The Ilarch that holds the Throne and the Crown of the citadel

if Hallow of the Green World is cast then it targets the Empire - and the Empire can only be the target of one enchantment at once. But the effect benefits

commonly referred to as the Delves, this great metropolis is said to be home to both the wealthiest, and the poorest, people in the world. The Bedelaar Huisbaas

Faraden lies to the west of the Empire. It is a rocky, hilly nation on the far side of the Lasambrian hills. The Faraden are canny traders and fierce warriors

can gain a voice in the running of their nation. The practice of slavery is seen as one of the greatest evils to beset the world; the Commonwealth is absolutely

crossover with the symbols of vigilance in this regard but the meaning tends to be subtly different. The lantern, the candle, and the torch allow the virtuous

observe the mortal world, and the Suranni are their favoured people. The priests are the intermediaries of the Divine Court, and as such they wield the power

that if the mirrors were shattered then the city would surely fall. However the greatest city in the world is not so easily destroyed, and the people of

The Grendel dominate the lands to the south and south-east of the Empire The Grendel are orcs who hail from Attar and the Broken Shore - lands to the south

Promise, Eyes of the Sun and Moon, The Eye of the High Places, Bright Eyes Gleam in the Depths, and the detect magic spell. The light of the Day realm dispels

back from the dead, some of the most powerful Winter rituals allow the magician to summon drudges from the Winter Realm to occupy the bodies of the fallen

Nemoria - the Temple of the Seven Virtues, paid for by the Imperial Senate and constructed with the support of the Asavean Plenum. The priests there minister

and artifacts in the world. Many magicians – especially those of Urizen – believe them to be a map or chart of the powers of the world reflected above –

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

during the summits, the Imperial Regio understandably can be extremely busy. The regio also provides entrance to the Hall of the Worlds - the magical

warriors over great distance, the rites of Autumn play on the connections between here and there to bridge the gaps in the world. That same magic can be used

are turned to the great machine that is the Commonwealth's expansion, the surplus is traded across the world. Prior to Spring 380YE, the port of Volkavaar

beyond the world of colour and shape. Let me look beyond the world of colour and shape and see the true world beyond. Let me see the true world beyond

of the realms on the mortal world often question the wisdom of casting such rituals. The stargazers maintain that the realms can be a positive influence

slaughtered the Druj leaders in the Barrens. This triggered an armed revolt among the subjects led by the Great Forest and the Black Wind. The rebellious

Lightstones are just one of the discoveries that sets Empire apart from the real world. While the basic technology of the game is aimed at a magical-medieval

than of the individual's personal Pride, the Imperial Synod often favours the sun. The sun shines brightly, without shame, open for all the world to see.

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

in Play In the Empire world, the horse was never a widespread creature as it is in our world. Most people from outside the Empire consider the creatures

are welcomed to the Foreign Quarter of the city, where merchants from around the world rub shoulders and compete for the bounty of the forests of Jarm

preserves the memory of the sacrifice made by Navarr and Thorn, the first Vates, who gave their life to protect the people from the threat of the vallorn

include: The oldest recorded paragon, Korl, whose legendary learned the secrets of metal in the darkest places of the world and used them to craft the first

regio in the mortal world. He can lay terrible curses on those who attract his displeasure. He can send powerful malign spirits to the mortal world to form

philosophy is a way to understand the world, the course of human interactions and human history. The Net of the Heavens defines creation as being made up

effectiveness in the world. The Urizen apply the term to anything; for example, the excellence of a chimney, the excellence of a goat to be bred and the excellence

to the first years of the Revelation. Since the end of the Highborn civil war, Bastion has presented the calm, serene visage of the Highborn to the world

shining light. Where the sky and the ocean meet, in the heights and the depths, the eternals of Day seek infinite understanding of the truths of creation

characters with the fleet resource; Robec, in the territory of Veroigne. Robec is the site of the grand temple of Evra the Smith. At the mouth of the river Isoiile

alliance between the Empire, the Sumaah Republic, the Commonwealth, and the Citadels of Axos. It is dedicated to ending slavery in the known world, initially

boon such as the ability to eat spoiled food of the draughir or the stubborn will of the cambion. These boons represent a minor ability that the character

The city is the mirror of the world. If we cannot master the city, how can we master the world? Gidea di Sarvos, Reflections Each territory in the League

It is sometimes called The Celestial Eye, She Who Watches, the Thousand Eyes of the Sun and Moon, the Glass of the Heavens, and the Seer Clad in Veils of

off. You can only banish a spirit if the rank of the exorcism is equal or greater than the strength of the spirit. The minimum strength needed to banish a

possibilities, the child just born and yet to learn of the world, it is sometimes called the Parent and Child. It is sometimes called the Cave Mouth, and

numbers. The orcs of the hills between the Brass Coast and their foreign neighbours (Faraden and The Iron Confederacy) were a case in point. The barbarians

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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''

chosen over the bravery of the Steinr or the wisdom of the Kallavesi when the three people united to form the nation of Wintermark. Of the three peoples

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

of the running of the Empire, not just to focus on magic. To a magus, the point of magic is to transform the world for the better; the point of the Conclave

of the First Flame evoked the powerful Imperial enchantment Hallow of the Green World. This is the first time the ritual has been performed in the Empire

fellow orcs, so that they are freed from the constraints of the world that trap the mind in the emotions of the body. In this way they hope that all can

lived in places the orcs were not interested in - the Suaq and Kallavesa in the north-west, the Ushka in the north-east, and the Urizen in the south-east.

fighters, drawn by the roar of the crowd, the challenge, or by the profound spiritual experience of unleashing the violence that thunders in the blood of all

developments in the world for the next season. As much as possible, all the significant choices that affect the game world take place during the event. Before

beyond the borders of the Empire, but the best evidence suggests that she was born in the Brass Coast. Although she didn't use a tribal name as is the modern

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

using the chirurgeon skill. If you or your patient attacks another character, or either of you are hit, then the attempt to use the herb fails. The herb

peace with the remaining scholars foundered in the face of both the opposition from the Synod, and the recalcitrance of the more dogmatic of the sword scholars

and deep blue are the colours of Jaheris, the Unicorn Prince. Jaheris is the Unicorn Prince, and the Lord of the Forest of Arden. The Moonsilver Prince

argue that the doctrines of the Way are a distraction from the true goal to perfect the mortal world. Most illuminates focus on the mundane world in which

known all over the world in one form or another, many foreign magicians employ traditions entirely unfamiliar to the Imperial conclave. The Feni, for example

Lost in 382YE to the Druj, liberated in 384YE The mountains of Zenith are the tallest in the nation, and perhaps the Empire, and the air here is still

mountain top, dedicated to the mastery of magic. The arcane spires are the backbone of Urizen - they wield the magic that makes the nation powerful and are

candidate with the Academy Staff on the Friday of the event. The Student Council meets at 1100 on the Sat and Sun of each event in the Senate. Meetings

wonder of the modern world the Colossus of Sarvos is the first sight of the City of Masks seen by ships approaching from the Bay of Catazar. The statue itself

Benevolence to the Empire. Through her school Avigliana encouraged citizens of the League to take note of the world they lived in and put the truth of it

and secure the Highguard coast against the orcs of the Broken Shore. Since the peace treaty signed by the Imperial Senate two years ago, the Grendel have

are said to feast on the fluids of the body in the same way the plaguewulf feasts on the breath. There are also stories from the distant Sumaah Republic

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

on Saturday during the Summer Solstice, in the Hall of the Worlds, with the Archmage of Day". The monolith disappeared at sunset the same day, and a few

oldest of the Jotun faðir "died". The Jotun claim that Ulven sought the belly of the world, the Omphalos, the point where the Howling Abyss meets the mortal

their family name and the last name is that of the tribe - one of the Erigo, the Riqueza or the Guerra. Freeborn names follow the pattern “firstname” i “family”

depends on the Empire retaining good relationship with Jarm. In Autumn 381YE, the Senate permitted the Great Forest Orcs to work the trees in the Thimble

to new lives in the Empire, as well as for spreading the philosophy of Guerra to the Empire - and indeed the world. As a sinecure, the title of Hand of

written in the Empire. A written copy of the deal between the Dweller in the Depths and the Three is believed to be somewhere in the the Spire of the Weaver

change the way I interacted with the world. The stories of the wise ones are steeped in virtue, and I feel they will come to accept the whole of The Way as

learn about the game world and, of course, how to play the game. The sessions provided by the Academy cover as far as possible all aspects of the game, including

significant implications for the Empire, and for followers of the Way across the known world. Due to their shared faith, the priests of the Sumaah Republic pay

impact on the world long after the teacher is gone. Understanding the world, its wonders and limitations, may provide new weapons against the Creator but

stewardship of the herd. The Shepherd of the Great Herd is a hands-on duty. To raise such a large herd the Shepherd is gifted the means to beat the great rhino

who wish to declare their united will to the world. It is the twisting path among the briars, the quiet trod in the dark woods. Easy to surprise others on

at the next summit. The table to the right shows the citizens who have been elected to hold this title in the years since Empress Britta died. The role

throughout the world. The city no longer glitters in the sun; the jewels have been shattered. Replacing the mirrors is no easy business. The cost to replace

The Queen of the Forest appears to be a literal primaevil forest in the Spring Realm Most commonly, Yaw'nagrah is called the Green Mother or the Queen

demanded the right for her and her supporters to join the League. The Imperial Senate agreed to the treaty in principle, but the decision of whether the Apulian

performed after the Summer Solstice. If the owner of the resource does not attend the next event, then the additional production provided by the resource is

It was the prosperity which troubled Pavel. “The Singing Caves Retaken.” Turning back to the desk, picking the day’s copy of the Pledge from the bin he

preserved in the house of the dead. The Necropolis holds the bodies of the Empire’s heroes, along with the Imperial Histories, guarded eternally by the stewards

is the act of building up power from the participants and creating a connection to the Realms, rather than the more traditional assumption that the magician

that the questor sees fit to doubt. They see the Way as unfinished revelation, so any part of the Doctrines of the Faith or the practices of the Way might

and children, and the extraordinary deeds inspired by them form the basis of many popular ballads. What matters is the commitment to the ideal of love -

represent the idea of birth - as the baby enters the world, the time of pregnancy is at an end. So too as the shears cut the thread of life the soul passes

which emphases the use of the ritual Cast Off the Chain of Memory. Through the use of this ritual the students and the teachers of the Academy seek to

can discuss the imaginary politics of the world of Empire and not real world politics. Discussions about inappropriate language, such as the use of gendered

facilities for tending to the bodies of those who suffered at the hands of the orcs. While the majority of the patients are survivors of the occupation, or soldiers

bring to the event. The more convincing these things are, and the less modern items there are visible in the game, then the more immersive and real the event

create the union that has made their people the strongest in the world. The territory is prosperous - as well as the farms of the lowlands and the mines

calling on the Marcher egregore to bring the thralls into the Marcher nation. At the same simmit the Imperial Senate passed a motion to appraise the situation

of the future in which the Pool was preserved, no matter how unlikely that might turn out to be. Whether the stars reflect the events of the world below

granted the title holder the ability to announce new commissions in the Senate. The only legal responsibility of the Chair of the Wolf is to ensure the safety

construction the Library of Hacynian in Hercynia to be the Great Library, collating the lore of the Vallorn from across the world. The title 'Advisor of the Vallorn'

Gold all the way to Verdant Bounty of the Twilight Bayou and Hallow of the Green World). After the Sevenfold Path this is the order that has the largest

Transmogrification of the Soul's Echo, Distill the Serpent's Stone, the The Eight-spoked Wheel, and The Retrograde Wheel in particular resonate with the new eternal

be used on the field.) The ritual often involves a map of the forest to be enchanted; in the case of the Navarr a map of the trods near the forest may

support the values of the Coast. Since the recent rediscovery of the founding traditions, the egregores are now encouraging those who seek to join the nation

through the waters, the waves pouring over the foredeck as the ship sank lower and lower into the sea. Surely some of her crew could mend the damage, but

performed in the area determines the realm and magnitude of the effect. The insight skill will not detect any spiritual element to the enchantment. The effect

and decisions to happen live at the events Profound Decisions are very keen for the key IC activity of the Empire world to take place at events. We believe

rule the world. At the heart of Ethengraw culture is the Epic, a never-ending poem that recounts the greatest deeds of the legendary heroes of the past

only the struggle itself. It is the challenge, the pitting of the self against another or against the world, that Jotra exemplifies. It is often the counterpart

When it is used in the performance of a ritual, it is often drunk, smeared on the skin of the target, mixed with the blood of the ritualist (or another

learn about the game world and, of course, how to play the game. The sessions provided by the Academy cover as far as possible all aspects of the game, including

and the more powerful the boon they receive the steeper the price is likely to be. More so than some of the other eternals, the inhabitants of the Autumn

artwork. The bear represents Courage The bee represents Prosperity The boar represents Courage The deer represents Pride The eagle represents Pride The fox

make the experience of being a child in the world of Empire as epic as possible, but children are not great heroes risking their lives to save the Empire

to your own camp or to the OOC area if your child ceases to enjoy the roleplaying. The intention for Empire is to create a world in which children play

for expressing the Navarr World view, easy If it had a Heart - A dark song about the monstrous nature of the Vallorn, medium. Outside in the Distance - A

reckoning." In the dim radiance of the lightstone, for the first time in years, she was the Violette he remembered from before the world had tried to crush

attention had been caught by the Bowl of Phaleron across the great map from their little trio. The cauldron was older than the Empire. The ancient table had been

Isle of the Doomed, the last inhabitable island before the sea plunges off the edge of the world. Given that everyone knows the world is round, this is either

of the Mountebank can be harnessed in a way that trivialises the patient's wounds and fills them with the energy. When time is of the essence, the instrument

in nets worn on the head, short-chained pendants, or broaches worn on the chest, to bring the symbol close to the head, the voice, or the heart respectively

and that the Heirs of Terunael would then harness the "Dance of Navarr and Thorn" to spread it across the world. They pointed to the vitality the trods provide

themselves to be influenced by the quality of the roleplaying during the election that it genuinely affects the outcome. The basis for the elections for any nation

common element of the costume or regalia of the attendants and the heralds that the library sends out into the mortal world. The goal of the Great Library

carry the sorrows of the world; each of them bearing a different part of the burden. Suspire, the youngest, carries the world’s sighs; Lachryma, the middle

following the use of the Hallow of the Green World in the Spring of 380YE. This title is currently held by Isabella de Rondell. This title has tenure, the occupant

wonder of the world! White granite is everywhere here – Kantor controls some of the richest deposits of that material in the world. It is said that some wealthy

generally in the course of several days or weeks meaning it is rarely effective to perform the ritual twice in the same place on the same day. The ritual is

Richilde. During the height of the Sun Queen's reign, the Imperial Senate agreed to a request that the resources of Spiral Castle be dedicated to the support and

letting the marsh spread. The first is the need to add additional pumps, and the work needed to combat the rise in the water table, would increase the upkeep

much over the past three years; the Jotun invasion, the raising of the dead, the conquest of the Jotun, and the Empire's campaign to reclaim the territory

one of the oldest septs in the world and say that they dwelt in parts of the Echofell and the Webwood long before the Druj came to dominate the Mallum

lived in the city of Pharos (what is now the the Necropolis) and sustained their wealth through the creation of potions and trade in herbs. The Founder

savoured to the utmost. Brass Coast music draws on the real world inspiration of Corsican music, Spanish Pilgrim songs, Italian lauda, and New World sea shanties

has tenure, the occupant may hold the title until it is revoked, they die or they relinquish the position. The table to the right shows the citizens who

Kallavesi on the cold plains of the north-west; the Ushka in the forests and hills of the north-east; the fore-runners of the Urizen (and perhaps the Axou) in

everyone who lives at the castle is a changeling, only changelings are allowed to take the Test of Mettle set by the earl of the house. The nobles of House de

to the "theft" of the Scorrero Nets The Grendel have begun, and half-completed, a plan to fortify the town of Oran During the Winter Solstice, the Imperial

is best both in the human spirit and in the natural world. It is also called the Rune of Beauty and the Rune of Splendour. Feresh is the monarch with no

world. It is the instinct to drive off competitors, the cruelty of nature and the drive to spread and occupy every niche. Combined with Hirmok the Scythe

Find out about the political structures of the Empire that will allow the players to shape the game world. Also here is information about the Way of Virtue

presence and magnitude of the Vale of Shadows enchantment in the region. The effect of the ritual lasts for a year (until the start of the Profound Decisions Empire

physically present. At the end of the scene, they wake up again in the place of the ceremony. Out of character, TIME FREEZE is called by the referee at an appropriate

The first Phials of the Sun hailed from beyond the borders of the Empire. They were initially used by the healers and physicians of the Brass Coast, who

layers to convey the impression of the fire within. Black is considered severe and used for shrouds to wrap the dead. White is the colour of the poor, those

build on the shores of the lake. The hylje planned to moor the structure on the banks of the Rikkivesi, providing a meeting ground between the Suaq and

At the request of the Imperial Conclave, the Turning Mirror has sent its ministers to the Empire to consider the problem of the Omnihedron and"the matter

anyone else. The Mountains of Brez are draped in snow even at the height of Summer, and even the Iron Roads have not rendered the foothills of the mountains

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

immense fortification, the largest anywhere in the Empire, it is surely one of the wonders of the world. The latest upgrade of the defences to their current

overhauls to the way the Conclave worked in the first few years and we needed to let them take effect before we removed the bonus mana. By the time the Conclave

priests are the most effective wielders of sentiment and the best exploiters of weakness in the mortal world. They offer boons appropriate to the faith of

parts of the Navarr nation. The army has an obvious role to play in the present, in dealing with the vallorn and in fighting the enemies of the Empire.

combination of the true consecration, the magical Law of Dominion, and the nature of the physical Maze. While the title holder has dominion over the Maze - while

priests question the doctrine, others go further and question the purpose of the Way. The sword scholars openly challenge the authority of the Synod. These

with the CID of the owner of the military unit being upgraded that season. During the Autumn Equinox 385YE the Imperial Conclave voted to endow the Arete's

land. The Marches is the breadbasket of the Empire. No other land is as fertile and no other people work as hard as the Marcher folk, they say. The Marchers

want to do in the game. If you submit the background when you make the character on the system then our plot team will be able to check the details to ensure

enforce the laws. The Throne and members of the Imperial Synod may appeal for clemency on behalf of the accused to obtain a reduced sentence. The implementation

from hiding. The mandate raised and enacted by Herminius of the House of the Wanderer - the Arbiter of the Four Winds - with the support of the Urizen Assembly

role in the setting. Thus the sacrifice of the Highborn armies in defending Urizen against the ravages of the Druj was a factor in us writing the plot involving

The are six great powers in the Known World, and the Empire is only one of them. It has a close alliance - the Liberty Pact - with the Commonwealth and

most of the Empire and the Mallum. Many of them fled the Barrens when the Druj finally conquered the territory, coming west to seek sanctuary in the Empire

protect the people of the Empire. Although the idea for the ritual may have come from elsewhere, and although I have finished it, the bulk of the work was

A steady stream of pilgrims from across the known world heads south into the heart of the Republic.

season based on the state of the relationship between the foreign nation and the Empire. Any variance from the regular production of a port can be found through

out of the runeset altogether; they are closely tied up with the Wintermark concept of the skein. The twenty-seventh rune, called The Unnamed, is the esoteric

in the world. The exact details of these beliefs vary widely. The Empire has a formal religion - the Way - that is based around the pursuit of the seven

is concerned with the oppressed, the silenced and the powerless. Early tales suggest that Irra Harah's interest in the weak and the conquered has grown

lot of disruption in the Way in the last ten years or so. The faith was nearly split by the Yaelian Schism; the role of the orcs in the Way was a matter of

Dark; the Grasping Dark; the Thieving Dark; Fly-the-light; the Shadow-in-shadows; Eyes in the Night; Dark-Below-The-Mountain; the Heart of Darkness; the Extinguished

described for the nation on the wiki. So you can be a thane of a Wintermark hall, a mountebank on the streets of Sarvos, or a hakima of the tribes of the Brass

reference to the known problems - the conquest of Feroz, the scions of Cold Sun, the Jotun Lasambrians, and the spreading blight. In the weeks since the fall of

inability to pass the Sentinel Gate.) The ritual often involves a map of the mine to be enchanted; in the case of the Urizen a map of the entire area may

to stir the blood of the legion, to help make them receptive to the voices of their ancestors. If successful these ceremonies open the ears of the orcs to

magics; one such major tradition is the Silutarian Method, which utilises the connection between musical modes and the realms of magic. Traditionally, Urizen

from the Gardens of High Chalcis. In 381YE the Imperial Senate took the decision to direct the benefits of the Gardens to support the Great Forest Orcs for

alcohol from the tavern before you are eighteen and you are not permitted to take the battlefield until you have passed the warrior test and have the approval

disconnected from the world. The strength of the excommunication determines how difficult it is to replace or remove the effect. The presence and strength

to look at the world around them and see how it might be changed for the better. All the stories of heroes contain a seed of change, claim the Kallavesi

delegation of the three septs to Anvil at the Autumn Equinox There will be an opportunity for the Imperial Orcs to mark the moment at the final event of the year

Building on the commentary we added to the Iron Helms army page on cruelty, we added the word "needless" to the what the Varushkans are not section on the Varushka

strengthened over the years, finally reaching its maturity at the birth of the First Empress and the formation of the Imperial Creed. Most dwell in chapters, fortified

The world of Empire is suffused with magic. Powerful magicians who can harness the powers of magic directly are not common, but every citizen of the Empire

leave the safety of the road when they pass near the foothills of the soaring peaks. The bats have been fluttering in the dreams of those visiting the Maze

and the clear rejection of the theological criticisms of the Sumaah, there is a singular opportunity for the Assembly to reinforce the statement they have

But the words of the Freeborn Assembly have sparked a desire to take the fight back to the Grendel. We the national assembly of the Freeborn and the Imperial

trouble in the forest which his people were attempting to occupy, he marched boldly out with the soldiers the very day that he returned from the world beneath

out of the fighting- though admittedly better off than the Doverbills, the Brawness, and the other households that threw in with the Fishers. The North

these items. The rain lashed furiously on the hillside and the valley beneath, and the sky was grey as granite and just as hard. One by one, the six Sentinels

Overview -- = Imperial Structures = The Senate The Synod The Military Council The Conclave The Bourse -- The Throne -- The Academy Imperial Sodalities -- Imperial

that the key in-character activity of the Empire world takes place at events. The game is busier and better if everything that can happen in the field

this way, the ritualists focus on the nature of the curse, and the target leaves the rest of their personality as-is. On some occasions when the ritual is

location - the aura in question being in the Commonwealth, half the world away. While such requests would normally go through the Ambassador to the Commonwealth

instrumental in the creation of the High Bard, and reclaimed the Pits of Ennerlund by carrying the stories of the unquiet dead back out to the light, both

mapped some of the eastern reaches of the sea, and shared the details with the rest of the Empire. The seventh sea is sometimes referred to as the Sea of Stars

They include the purpose of death; where life comes from; the existence of the soul; the meaning of existence; the identity of the Creator; the nature of

toward the sky that dwarf anything in the waking world - sometimes it seems as if they are tall enough that the moon passes between them and the dreamer

money in support of the charitable work done by the priests. During the recent invasion of Sarvos by the Grendel, the Church of the Little Mother was left

as if the magic itself were surly at the attempt to make it flow more quickly. From the point of view of the observer, however, the magic of the spell

The Empire is the primary focus of the game, but it is not the only place that exists in the wider world. A number of different maps of the Empire and

extends to the fact that the ritual was cast, and to any auras, curses or enchantments created as a result of the ritual. The ability to mask the next ritual

into the mind of the target. Some magicians believe this is the cumulative knowledge of all the magicians of the Empire, or perhaps even the world; others

The Green World is a powerful ritual tool attuned to the ebb and flow of the magic of the Spring realm. It is most often crafted in the shape of a wooden

includes losing the ability to employ any options that require you to have mastered the ritual). The effect of the ritual lasts for a year (until the start of

presented to the Imperial Conclave in the Winter of 378YE by Simargl, called the Empty One of the Circle of Zulgan-Tash, the Varushkan Dean of the Lyceum. It

during the Winter Solstice 384 and the Spring Equinox 385YE. During the Spring Equinox, thanks to the Hallow of the Green World created across the Empire

sexuality and gender are unique to the world of Empire. These elements are not just an important part of the world, they reflect the rules for conduct in Empire

around and the influence it exerts on the world. Illuminate Illuminates use their understanding of the Net of the Heavens to perfect the world; focusing

belief that the children conceived under the influence of the Hallow of the Green World will express the briar lineage in later life, but the way the briar lineage

founded on the principle of the greatest good for the greatest number of people. The Sumaah Republic, a secretive nation that shares the faith of the Empire

Gleam in the Depths, Hallow of the Green World is an Imperial enchantment - it floods the entire Empire with powerful magic. The ritual was the second of

need for it. The bitter truth is that the ritual did shorten the Jotun war here - nobody imagines that the Empire didn't have a need to curse the Mourn. What

list of some of the words in the Empire setting and how we usually say them. These are simply guidelines, and you won't be bludgeoned over the head if you

"Weighing the World" and over the course of the next century they were adopted by scholars in Urizen and beyond. She died peacefully at the age of 72,

not respected. The story of the Skourans is familiar to the people of the Empire. At some point in the past, lived on the plains beneath the mountains. Then

what’s right, slaving is wrong But say that you'll join in the song For the world we see To the world I close my eyes to see I close my eyes to see Every night

to celebrate the life of the exemplar Zemress and to welcome pilgrims from around the world with the help of Prince Jonah von Holberg of the Printer's Guild

of the people eagerly embracing the Way - the threat of the Druj and the cloying fear of the miasma. There is a great deal of concern that the Druj will

referred to as the Accounter, High Merchant, and the Lady of the Counting House. She is the Sovereign Lady of the City of Gold and Lead and the Prince of Scales

miles. The world the Empire campaign takes place in does not have a unique name and is usually referred to as simply "the world". The part of the world where

you are using the most recent version of the map that is available. There is no guarantee that the maps will be updated every event. The Gazetteer tells

will ensure that the Empire is recognised as the undisputed source of spiritual guidance for all followers of the Way in the known world Nations can choose

they interact with the world in which the game is set. Detailed information about the campaign setting is presented in the Empire wiki. The information presented

a soldier in the Company of the Bright Plume, in its service and that of the Empire. I swear my oath to defend the city of Holberg and the territory which

report for the best match for what the titleholder was looking for by the start of the next summit. The report will describe the powers of the schema they

at the world and I see the hand of the Creator in every sunrise and in every sunset. They set the stars in the sky, they formed a world out of the darkness

But the world would bend before you gave up on your task May Holberg’s pride forever serve as witness You saw the beauty and the colour of the world The

reasons - but there is no IC mechanism the players can employ to change the OOC game schedule. The purpose of the Gate in the game is to allow for an enormous

whatever it is the priests of the Marches preach. We the priests of the Empire denounce any as unloyal to the faith if they reject the authority of the Synod or

their tracks all the way to the edge of the heart. And chain me up if they didn't just march right in there without a care in the world. The whole lot of them

on the coast to the city itself. Pilgrims are welcomed to travel the road to visit the temples and shrines, and the House of the People that is the heart

claims that the Jotun only murder the Navarr, because the Navarr murder the Jotun... If the vines really want to "treat the maladies of the world", they need

and here. the Marches After the failure of the Autumn harvest, after the defeat in the Mournwold ... the Spring planting fails as well. The situation is

of age lived in the world that was or they died. Died or worse. This was their land. The old ones. The ones who had chained the world. The Feni remembered

low to the northern horizon, seeming to dance just above the peaks of the great mountains that separate the northern Empire from the lands of the Thule

are from The Last of the Giants in A Storm of Swords by George RR Martin. Oh I am the last of the trolls, my people are gone from the earth, The last of

insert the names of their own company into the song and tweak the lyrics to fit the heroic exploits of their own groups. The tune originates in the playhouses

positions in the marshes of Wintermark. The Drakes, the Fist of the Mountains, the Summer Storm, and the Tusks wait to turn back any attempt by the Jotun to

manifest with the utter shattering of the international slave trade in Rachensgrab. The previous season, in Chalonsio, the Empire, the Sumaah, and the Commonwealth

(and possibly the orcs as well). Death is the wicked tool that the Creator uses to ensure its power is never threatened. The malignancy of the Creator is

balanced alignment with the Wanderer. The Door, the Stork, the Web and the Great Wyrm with the eye of change equidistant between them. The effects are ... miraculous

result from the union of mundane substances or situations. The arts of the apothecary and the artisan are of especial interest to Murit, as is the magical

though. The reality is the Empire is one of the two major sources of liao in the world - and - not only is it considerably closer to Axos than the Sumaah

seen as the "true" home of the faith rather than the Empire. Similarly, the Sumaah have a much closer connection to the pilgrims of the Way among the satrapies

deal with the challenges of the natural world. The stories of Zoria cite numerous Miracles that go beyond mastery of herb lore or ritual magic. The most commonly

followers of the Way around the world. His Benevolence is clear - he helped the nation of Highguard embrace the Revelation, and the philosophy of the virtuous

interested in the human world. Players - especially the Archmages of the Conclave - can meet and negotiate with the eternals and their representatives. The eternals

than the dross of the mundane world around it. To a degree it succeeds - the shadow stone is able to greatly enhance the magical capabilities of the one

seat appointed via the Tally of the Votes. The Public Auction takes place at two in the afternoon on Saturday at the Senate Building The remaining Imperial

and separating the great powers of the world. East of the Sea of Sighs and the Sea of Teeth lies the Sea of Steel. One of the largest of the seven seas, believed

this focus on the nature of the orc soul, and the place of the Imperial Orcs within the faith, has had a profound effect on the Imperial Orcs nation.

conjunction that suggests that the right choices can shape the world. The Stork, the crossroads, the dice, the Prince and the Witch. Call it a conjunction;

of the pantheon, and opposes all that is right and good in the world. He gives his corrupt powers to the enemies of the confederacy especially the orcs

a slave. Chorus Close every door to me, Hide all the world from me, Keep me in darkness, shut out the light. Do what you want with me, Hate me and laugh

heritage. After the Autumn Equinox, Gunnbrand Ironwill was sent by the Wintermark Assembly to urge the warriors of the Mark to face the Jotun on the battlefield

fall silently We'll march with pride and passion And we'll make the world our own We are the Empire's children With magic in our blood to wield For those

favourably of the plan and suggest that the House of the People (the Sumaah equivalent of the Imperial Senate) might be willing to support the construction

setting and talk with other characters in the world. The world is filled with challenges and dangers for the characters to overcome. Live roleplaying is

Also The Well-meaning, The Weak, or The Unready Born in 321, as the nephew of the Dawnish general Leon de Rousillon, and the scion of a politically and

photographs outside the LRP community without the express permission of the people in the photo Photographing at PD events is undertaken on the understanding

undermine the moral authority of the Conclave. The Conclave is charged by the Imperial Constitution to ensure the fit and proper use of magic in the service

may evoke the eagle, the swan, or the heron as well as the more obvious symbolic animals such as jackdaw, bear, or boar. In the time since the ritual was

It adores the "ceremonies of life" - the way mortals mark the transition from one life-stage to another, both for the effect they have on the individual

ratified by the Throne. Implicit in this motion would be the abrogation of the Conscience of the Senate - the role exists to give the Synod a voice in the Senate

opportunity for the General Assembly to build on the crusade and encourage all the faithful to support the fight against the Druj with the following mandate

Generals of the following armies, for giving specific orders to spare civilians: the Hounds of Glory; the Gryphon’s Pride; the Drakes; the Tusks; the Golden

succeed, the effort will shatter at least one of them. The choices we make now will either break us or make us the greatest power in the known world. In the

ages, the state of the stars in the night skies are not the main event. Among other things, this round up of magic events includes mention of the new runeforge

agree that he was one of the earliest of the 'true' Varushkans, mingling the blood and the strengths of both the Vard and the Ushka. He grew up to become

sanctions to several nations. The empress is moved. The world is moving. And we will move to a vote. Speaker John of Meade The definition of a person has

between magic and the mortal world. In 166YE, more than a decade after Hallow of the Green World had entered Imperial lore, the Urizen took matters into

Flame of the Brass Coast have unleashed the Imperial enchantment known as the Hallow of the Green World. The irrepressible power of the Spring realm floods

from a powerful magical weapon. The majority of the damaged item must be present, but at the completion of the spell the item is repaired seamlessly as

interested in the human world. Players - especially the Archmages of the Conclave - can meet and negotiate with the eternals and their representatives. The eternals

ritual magic and the use of ilium they remade the cycle, granting the army the new quality of Highest Discipline which allows the general of the army to choose

Rather, the anchors of a wraith that allow it to persist in the world of the living are believed to come in two forms. The first are created when the spirit

my wisdom grow That I in turn may teach on what I know To know the truths of all the world I yearn- Till my last breath I shall not cease to learn O come

to the letter, they went to the northern province of Marracossa, to preach the Way out of the reach of the Plenum and the suffocating pressure of the Asavean

master the ritual knowledge it contains before the magic fades. The herald warns that the scrolls will lose their enchantment by the end of the summit

from the Silent Sentinel to ensure that none of the ettercaps manage to get more than half a mile from the edges of the forest. The garrison of the Castle

sees it that the the purpose of the past is to inspire the present. Although the Highborn armies are elsewhere, news of the completion of the statues travels

learn about the Courage that fills the heart, and the bonds of Loyalty, and the Pride that exalts, and also the Ambition that changes the world. If that is

others. Playing the game with the Sovereign Lord of Locks is not for the faint hearted, and although the rewards are great, the possibility of the Lictors -

armour which ring during the fighting and if they fall in battle, the priests collect the bells and add them to the group's standard. The League - League soldiers

some talk of "darning the rip" between the folk of the market towns, and the rest of the Marches. Even with the assistance of the market towns, building

to be right. The power of the magical musical instrument itself is only part of the process that brings about this spiritual experience - the performance

restores balance to the soul of the world. Lann is named the Hound, characterising the relationship between humans and domestic dogs as a bargain that benefits

At night the effect is much more pronounced - the night skies over the three territories are not the night skies one sees in the rest of the Empire. Sometimes

flow of the world; it can be hard to maintain focus as one is distracted by the verdance of the grass, the dance of the mayflies and the joy of the people

called the Rune of Punishment – it represents the idea that by sparing the rod, the child is spoiled. The best punishments teach or rehabilitate the wrongdoer

and in the faces, of both the orcs who faced them. Both orcs bore the marks of the shaman, a pale contrast to the red paint on the women who stood opposite

from the western nation. Unfortunately, the ravages of the iridescent blight have pretty much wiped out the iridescent butterfly - the source of the gloaming

preachers to the Mourn to talk to the free orcs of the Mourn (the former Jotun thralls) and preach to them about the Way. We encourage the Virtuous folks

consequences. The known world is dominated by six great powers; the Empire; the notional republic of Asavea; the actual republic of Sumaah; the Commonwealth; the

communicate to the followers of the Way across the Known World that the shrine at Calvos is open to them, encouraging pilgrims to visit and consider the lessons

that the philtres of the high peaks were first codified by the Urizen, but the original recipes themselves date back to the time of Terunael. The Urizen

victory. ***And when you see the opening, use the shield to counter-weight...*** Then the Navarri messenger came in, and the world changed just a little. Nothing

challenge to the skilled crafter, but the Shroud was intended as a clear signal of the dominance of Urizen's arts to the rest of the world. It depicts a

available to the Conclave to endow by the Faraden magician family known as the Arshlan The visit to the Tchemetzi is not the only thing that the Conclave has

responsibility of "spreading the philosophy of Guerra to the Empire - and indeed the world.” On discovering that the Hand is not available, the impulsive philosopher

SHATTER! Winter warps the world! - SHATTER Suggested by Anthony White Rune Magic: As the spell represents the ruin of crafted objects, the dangerous Rune of

throughout. This ritual calls on the immense strength of the vast leviathan beasts that wallow in the oceans of the Summer Realm. The incantation pours this primal

characters in the wider game world; you cannot for example send a message to Lady Madrianna of the Blue Stones, the Asavean minister who deals with the Empire

carrying the babe in arms up onto the wagonbed, crouching down behind the curtain. "Don't forget us." The woman, talking to the boy. Then the wagons were

continue using the mine on the current basis, but nobody has the stomach to even suggest that; the Empire are not the Druj. Representatives of the the Malinov

long ages of the world. Slip away, then, from the captive and his captor. Dive into the green iron citadel itself. Fly fast as the wind down a dozen identical

and the action required to support the foray into the Barrens; if the general attempts to do both neither will benefit although the strength of the Winter

smears as the farmer leaned down against the glaive. Alone in his world of pain, the raider didn't pay heed to the noise of the carnage, the shouts and

reflect the target, and a handful of ash or sand which is scattered on or near the target and the results examined in the reflective surface. The flicker

The Prince's Raiment in the Freeborn style The Prince's Raiment is a suit of magical clothing infused with a little of the power of the dramaturgical persona

producing the White Gates en masse. Step in. Strike. Release. Shudder. Step back. The shudder was an inevitability, the one moment in all the world that the

six smaller stars, representing the world and the six magical realms, as well as reminding the wearer of the Net of the Heavens. Bonding to these suits

to move on to the Labyrinth or cross the Abyss. The Navarr National Assembly now considers the destruction of the Vallorn and release of the souls trapped

all accounts the eternal is in predisposed to help the people of Urizen. The creation of the Three Watchers and the public thanks issued by the Urizen assembly

there). - The OC camping is better but even more exposed to the wind – best place to camp is IMHO in the woods with the Navarr/Orc where the warm air gets

Dean of the Lyceum during the reign of Empress Britta, the book also contained Swords in the Noonday Sun, Hook of the Hoarfrost Guardian, Eyes of the Hills

such as Gathering the Harvest. If the owner of the resource does not attend the next event, then the additional production provided by the resource is still

where the others may lie. The Minister of Historical Research might be able to help of course - and last year the Assembly of the Nine instructed the Silent

came from the Isle of the Osseini, and the stranded justicars remained unaccounted for. Saltbinder Grekodh leads the Grendel orcs on the Isle of the Osseini

wear-and-tear and the passage of the years will still return each soul to the Labyrinth or into the Howling Abyss, and sometimes the physick's last and

In the east, massed Imperial forces assault the armies of the Thule in Karsk and the savage Druj in Holberg. In Holberg the tide is turning; the enemy

it. Of them the song asks "Are we not the greatest magicians in the world? Then let us prove it - let us do what no other nation in the world can do." A

understanding of the world. As far as we know, before the First Empress vision, the common assumption of the Highborn was that each of them was the reincarnation

Eleonaris, the surly ill-humour of the Brother of Wizards; the machinations of the Prince of the Silver Tontine; the touch of Kaela upon the weak and the lost;

astronomancy. Do the stars move events in the mortal world, or do events in the mortal world cause the stars to move? Each astronomancer thinks they know the answer

his takings from the market-deals in Wayford. As he reached the turn in the track, the place where the wagon-ruts swerved across onto the winding path towards

an abundance of healing’; the broken weltsilver lines running down the lengths of the arms; the iridescent gloaming sheen to the whole thing; and as if that

some fashion. The effect lasts until the end of the next battle, skirmish or quest the character participates in; or until the end of the current event

to crush the spirits of everyone the Druj conquer. For all the efforts of the Druj to oppress the people of Zenith, the spirit of the Urizeni has not broken

gift for one of the Salt Lords. In the end, the Grendel left the City of Masks without the statue. Then, during the celebrations following the coronation of

blood in the water." There are six great powers in the known world; the Empire; the Asavean Republic; the Sumaah Republic; the Commonwealth; the Principalities

than of the individual's personal Pride, the Imperial Synod often favours the sun. The sun shines brightly, without shame, open for all the world to see

helping lay the foundations for the game, parts of the wiki are dynamic and change over time - the wiki also chronicles the campaign and the player actions

virtue or the way as a whole such as the labyrinth or the seven-spoked wheel. The most well-known pilgrim's shields are the artifacts known as the Shields

against the League by the Hag Queen of the Thrice-cursed Court. Now, the Wisest minds in Holberg and the Empire have turned their attention to the situation

waterline. The sanctions that the Axou had placed on the Grendel, the choice to side with the Empire over the Grendel, the refusal to agree to terms and treaties

stick from the stand near the entrance and went in search of the miscreants. She patted the weight of the stick in her hand as she walked - the fury rising

shipyards, allowing the territory to benefit from the much-increased trade in the Bay of Catazar following the signing of the peace treaty with the Grendel. Ships

recognised the Marked, they did so regarding the group or the specific individual. The Marked are identified as the first to discover or create the hearth

battle, the dead and the dying on both sides. More than just the sight: the heavy weight of the wood in his hands, the seeping cold of the rain, the shock

anywhere in the Empire, this ritual provides a valuable ability to create more of it without being at the mercy of the vagaries of the natural world. The ritual

last few years? The only reason the Marchers got the Singing Caves is because the orcs gave up the Brilliant Shore. There was no way the Crawling Depths

year for the Bourse. With the Grendel invasion of Feroz, both the Scorrero Nets and the Broken Shore Bounty have been lost. The Legacy remains in the hands

affairs; the former is also the Ambassador to the Sarcophan Delves while the latter is the actual Imperial Inquisitor! Mercurio Ankarien is the former Prime

people. The Synod sought common ground with Sumaah last summit in the Ambition of working together to convert the world to the Way, to ending the savagery

Delves. The symbol of the labyrinth, of course, is well known the world over. So familiar, in fact, that the initial reaction from the Assayers was one of

us. Let us rebuild the Museum even larger and grander than ever before, in the spirit of the Paragon Richilde. Let us show the world this symbol of our

Sermersuaq and the Imperial Conclave A roundup of magical effects covering: the state of the night skies; the status of the regio of the Spring realm; the raising

atop the cliffs, gazing down at the boiling ocean, and feel the sea spray, and the cold rain, and the freezing wind, and partake somewhat of the anguish

and the Grendel are all considered barbarians, whilst the orcs of Otkodov, the Great Forest Orcs, the Sand Fishers, the former Jotun thralls of the Mournwold

comments that it is as if the three armies - the Granite Pillar, the Quiet Step and the Valiant Pegasus - are somehow outside the world. The Empire seems impossibly

by them. The army loses any existing quality and gains the Seawatch quality. For the duration the general can issue the order Burn Them to the Waterline when defending

creation of the Imperial Mint; Zemress’s ship, the ‘Kraken’; Tian’s gift of fire; and the creation of the nations of Highguard, the League and the Imperial

Salvation, bringing the back into the Way and the Empire. The Way Assembly calls for a citizen to be nominated to take this message and the inspiration that

attend Anvil at the upcoming summit in order to both determine the scope, and the chair, of the meeting to be held at the Winter Solstice. The delegation are

Grandmaster of the Golden Pyramid. The precedence and size of each order at the start of the summit were as follows: The Golden Pyramid had 66 members. The Rod and

charitable action. The effect lasts until the start of the next Profound Decisions Empire event. If the owner of the resource does not attend the next event,

performed in the area determines the realm and magnitude of the effect. The insight skill will not detect any spiritual element to the enchantment. The effect

a number of names: the King Beneath the Hill, the Branocbound, the Boyar of the Broken Barrow, the Raven, the Lord of the Crows, the Battlefed, but Zoria

their right to the land The Freefolk were not the only foreigners delivered upon the shores of the Brass Coast after the failed uprising. The upper classes

for love and seek immortality in the tales of the troubadour-priests. more... The birthplace of the Imperial Faith and the First Empress, where virtue drives

far as to claim that the labyrinth is in fact the mortal world, and that the path the individual traces through that world is the true purpose of existence

accounts the King Under the Mountain is inclined to help the people of Urizen. The creation of the Three Watchers and the public thanks issued by the Urizen

range of important goods from the Empire, Axos and the the Commonwealth. The Heraclien and the Ragnabe families who supply the Cavabianca Dock with white

commemorate the actions of the brave, the mighty, the clever and the victorious are as common as songs that mourn the dead, the lost, the fallen. In both

excommunication or testimony the effect is one rank higher than normal. You must possess the appropriate skill to take part in the ceremony. The effects last for ten

hasn't seen a thing, walking along the path, over the boards and along the water like he doesn't have a care in the world. An' this Feni hunter, he's followin'

and the power of the final straw, in To ride the earth. Navarr; Advisor on the Feni; the Hotter's Mire raid On the run-up to the Spring Equinox, Imperial

Tread of the Trees, or similar - or should the Hallow of the Green World be cast on the Empire again - attempts to control the spread of the marsh will

and the mortal world, and can be reached via the Hall of Worlds. Access has been magically barred to those who have not mastered the ritual of the Celestial

rural setting The Sails of the First Flame of the Brass Coast have unleashed the Imperial enchantment known as the Hallow of the Green World. The irrepressible

suggests... the Lord of the Loom. So in a very real sense, anything the Loom does, must, by definition, have the approval of the Lord of the Loom. Otherwise

ago, the faculty at Holberg university proposed the establishment of the Chair of the Wolf. As part of the challenge presented by the engineers, the Imperial

audio version The world is a magical place, and the Empire home to some of the most proficient magicians in the world. Each season, amid all the politics and

Consul, the status of the city of Seren, and the problematic situation of the Whittle folk across the border in the Mournwold. Surely the most savy politicians

version Hallow of the Green World has been invoked in the Empire You can learn about the magical effects of the Imperial enchantment in the Children in bloom

from the Summer realm into the mortal world, clothe them in metal and stone armour, and unleash them on his enemies. In the process of concluding the formulation

support the main political structures of the Empire, providing logistical support to the players to run the Empire. The magistrates operate the Empire's

interest in the content of a photograph, the model shown, the people who made the costume, the photographer, the organizers of the event where the photograph

have gone to the Empire … but can they maintain their momentum? In the far north, at the edge of the world, the victory of Segura is echoed. The Summer Storm

inspires virtue in the citizens of the Empire through the lessons of the past. Let the virtuous lessons of the past guide the actions of the present, to build

one, and sing with me, All by the firelight, gaily glowing, There’s a whole wide world out there for you to see, But the night is dark, and filled with

information about the outcome of these events in the run-up to the next event. There are clear parallels between the trouble in Segura and the real world fate of

so once (at the normal cost of one mana) can then use the spell freely to enter the Hall of Worlds through the Anvil Regio for the rest of the event without

is rooted in the sound judgement of the members of the Synod. The Synod is required to defend the doctrines of the faith but, within the Synod itself,

dispensing sweets to the crowd in a display of charity and prosperity. The Bishop usually straddles both the mudnane world and the spiritual, and presents

Grandmaster of the Rod and Shield The tide comes at the flood; the defence of Elerael and Boar's Dell against the greedy tendrils of the vallorn of Brocéliande

about disposing of the residue, but it's no worse than some of the runoff from the Mestra tanneries, or the copper mines up in the hills. You'd need to

place. At the completion of the ritual the letter and package vanish (or in the case of a physical box, the contents of the box vanish but the container

in the high valleys close to the ruined central Heliopticon tower; the second opens to the Derontian Field that lies not far from the wreck of the Gardens

towards Kala the Wise, 200 years previous; the thoughtful and detailed collections of practical observations of the natural world that the Navarr have collected

"wise spirits" that gather the souls of the dead and carry them into the Labyrinth to begin the path to reincarnation. While the belief in psychopomps is

of the game looking to see what we improve. This year our focus has been on updating some parts of the rules that are linked to the website, as the time

such as the Swanfeather Schema and the Landskeeper's Oath, this rod is popular with specialist ritualists. The Hakima of the Brass Coast or the Varushkan

green eyes. In the end it takes the abbot and all the monks of the nearby Fordwater Monastery to destroy the spirit and reclaim the inn. The magic is fading

have settled down a little as the markets respond to the new conditions. At the same time, the Empire has joined the rest of the Liberty Pact in imposing a

conquered and subjugated the Feni, or at least some of them. The Feni refer to the coming of the vallorn as the the "Rain That Washed The World Clean" and rather

and the waters of international diplomacy can be choppy indeed. The Peace Treaty with the Grendel expires at the end of the Autumn Equinox 385YE The treaty

end the practice of slavery in the known world. During the Spring Equinox, the first annual meeting of the Pact took place, with delegates from the Commonwealth

who have sought the favour and challenge of Barien, the Iron Duke. The favoured agents of the Lord of the Crossroads in the Empire - the heralds Revel,

spent is the key that unlocks a world of undiscovered delights! So, another drink in honour of the orphans of the Little Mother before you hit the road?"

profound visions of them. Of all the nations in the Known World, the Sarcophan have the keenest understanding of the miraculous effects herbs and narcotics

in the conquest of the Barrens Persists until the start of the Autumn Equinox 385YE At the invitation of the Conclave Tharim, the Bound King of the Thrice-cursed

how the Mistress of Blizzards, the Celestial Library, the Sovereign Lord of the City of Bridges, the Ancient One, the Conscience-of-Kings, and the Green

The following is a summary of Conclave proceedings during the Autumn Equinox 381 YE. The precedence at the start of the summit, as determined by membership

demonstrates the magician's mastery of the physical world, moving enemies around as if they were game pieces. Its ability to control the movement of others

are open to all players who wish to attend. The New Player Meeting in the Hub and the New Player Skirmish on the Skirmish Field are available only to players

and mystical insight. The winged serpent does not exist in the mortal world, but is said to be the natural form of the eternals of the realm of Night. As

insist that the waters of the hot springs of Taniki create the best Goldentide Mail, while Freeborn armoursmiths claim that the water of the hot springs

great powers in the known world; the Empire; the Asavean Republic; the Sumaah Republic; the Commonwealth; the Principalities of Jarm; and the Sarcophan Delves

it past the Grendel. The Bay of Catazar is only the northernmost part of it, and it stretches down past the Broken Shore and the lands of the orcs." "South

Majority 185- 0) The mandates in the General Assembly were not the only judgements on the Druj debated by the Synod. Both the Urizen Assembly and the Vigilance

to preserve The Sentinel's paragon legacy, but because the Synod's interpretation of the Sentinel was the most "true". Noting the signs of The Sentinel has

accompanying the Archmage. The eternal Zakalwe will send representatives to the Hall of Worlds at on Saturday The day after the end of the Summer Solstice

roused by the stories of the dead. The story continues with the discovery of ‘The Listening’ by what is described as either the head of the estate to which

nothing." The Empire is one of six great powers who wield great influence over the known world. Two of those other nations, the Commonwealth and the Sumaah

at his side, and then during the evenings the Silverlark would sing songs of the heroes of Dawn for the entertainment of the Winterfolk. Elayne did much

In the former case, the ritual is complicated by the need to keep the construct within close range for the entire performance of the ritual; in the latter

assign them to the spy network - this is referenced in the Senate motion which is on the wiki - and the option to assign your military unit to the Otkodov spy

minutes The spell has been the subject of a great deal of superstition and was once the subject of a failed attempt to interdict the spell by the Sevenfold

skilled magicians to handle all the mana used in the ritual, regardless of what the power comes from. At the start of the year we introduced a cost to ask

Reed, the Reckoner of Hours. During the last three months, this powerful genie has been visibly active in the mortal world, within the Empire. The herald

By: Able of the Shattered Tower Judgement: Highguard is the birthplace of the Way of Virtue. Our gift to all the nations of the Empire. Now the great pilgrimage

upheld in the Imperial Synod. You can find the details of all the mandates, along with the rest of the Synod judgements, here. The rituals Combing the Beach

under the auspices of the Dean of the Lyceum, of Simargl the Empty One (who also put forward the declaration of Imperial lore). The codification was actually

appointed by the Conclave during the Winter Solstice, 379 YE: Solsetar became the new Imperial Seer Garth became the new Custodian of the Library of Phaleron

study of the ritual suggest that the true potence of the white stone comes from the star metal included; that the mana "unlocks" the power of the ilium guided

The following is a summary of Conclave proceedings during the Winter Solstice 380 YE. The full list of Imperial Titles held in the Conclave at the end

by inaction. The Path of Courage The overwhelming response is one of sorrow and pity. Of all the people of the Empire - the Highborn were the first to discover

get in the way of finding practical solutions to their problems. Tread carefully in wild places. The Navarr are vigilant to the dangers of the world they

Be wary thee The consequences of your dreams. We've heard the callings night and day Where stars once shone the sun doth play And on the wind a might song

trembling spirit fly Into a world unknown? A land of deepest shade, Unpierced by human thought The dreary regions of the dead, Where all things are forgot

hit-and-miss even at the best of times. The six archmages represent the Empire to the eternals, and the eternals to the Empire. Each possesses the power of plenipotentiary

want to gain the position (in the case of the liaison with the Asavean temple). In the case of the liaison with the Temple of Bahlo, the decision would

signal to the rest of the known world that the Liberty Pact and the Empire alike are prepared to take direct action in pursuit of their goal. The attack on

its surface. The ice was smooth and featureless as if the whole thing were unblemished marble. The last rune. The Unnamed. The Unknown. The Unknowable.

meditation on the key concepts underpinning the Urizen. The Three Pillars Ioseph & Nicassia of Phoenix Reach We shape and we perceive, We hide and grow. The Realms

retreat. The broken town burns through the night, like a beacon of sorrow. Next, the Empire liberates the Vigilant Swan. Once, the lands around the great

learn more about the League, the Empire, or the virtues. The opportunities to speed the completion of the Blood Red Roads, and to declare the various theatres

separate issue. The Wunderkind Woods at the heart of the park are believed to have been the starting point for the blight - a belief reinforced by the fact there

smile upon her countenance as she sits on my knee There is none in this wide world as happy as me Chorus Our ship lies at anchor, she's ready to dock I wish

ask is that for peace You fight today, you fight today So that the children of this world May live and grow and laugh and play.

we're bringing in the sheaves (Chorus) What lay dormant in the soil Is wakened by the kiss of summer So the fruits of yesteryear become the years new corn

casualties unless the orders issued by the generals for the campaign indicate that they are attacking the fortification or the region it defends. The military fighting

Green World when in the form of a bowl or chalice, it is often filled with liquid at the beginning of a ritual and passed around, each member of the coven