inspiration for the look and feel of the Marches territories - although unlike history, its worth noting that Marches society is gender neutral. Marcher leg wear

setting, much of the look and feel for the nations is derived from the clothing worn in parts of historical Europe and North Africa. The underlying theme

supplement the The Marches look and feel page, and may have been superceded. Official costume advice is found on the Costume page. The Marches draws strongly

allow people to use the extensive costume resources of The Anarchy, the Wars of the Roses and the Hundred Years war. However the Marches is still a fantasy

excellent complement to the heavily armoured yeomen. The Marches field four imperial armies; the Drakes, the Strong Reeds, the Bounders and The Tusks. There has

power in the wheel of the seasons; and of the connection between the human body (flesh, sweat, breath) and the physical world (soil, water, wind). Spellcasting

the misplaced confidence of the most boastful citizen of the League, mixed in the worst elements of the parochialism of the Marches, and then forced thousands

such, the warriors and soldiers of the confederacy rule over the farmers and artisans. The best weapons and armour belong to the noble families, each of which

shields, one-handed swords and bows. They layer leather and metal armour, and the more ornamental the armour, the higher the warrior's status. They prefer

Liathaven and driving out both the Navarr and the Marchers. At various points in their history, the Jotun have entered into pacts with the humans of the Empire

assurance, and tend to become quiet, withdrawn and sullen. The more isolated the orc feels, the more they lose their confidence in themself and their abilities

furs, pieces of leather and paints that the Marchers would avoid. Core Brief Introduction The people Culture and customs Look and feel Additional Information

considered the counterpart of the Blank Rune in the Wintermark runeset. In Tassato and Temeschwar, the Beast and the Fool are often played by the same cast

with news and information being bought and sold as regularly as the drinks. The three northern territories of the Marches - Bregasland, Mitwold, and Upwold

The Marchers take a practical approach to religion. Long before the foundation of the Empire, the people of the Marches looked to their friars for spiritual

simple, but the materials, the colours, the linings and the trims are rich, detailed and luxurious. Silk, velvet and brocade are ideal. Belts and pouches are

patrons - the noble princes of the League, and the wise Generals of the Empire - need only tell us where and when, and we muster, armed and armoured according

defence of the Steadings and Stridings against bandits and barbarians. They also take responsibility for fighting the forces of the Vallorn. The Vallorn represents

lose their ways in the cities than in the woods Alim, the Guide Core Brief Introduction The people Culture and customs Look and feel Additional Information

against the communal good. The Marcher attitude of taking matters in hand is the basis of the hue and cry, the old tradition of law enforcement in the Marches

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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

will be harsh, and the whole of Wintermark faces terrible threats from the monsters of Blood-on-the-Snow, the beasts of Hayaak, and the scions of Cold

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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;

survive the cold, the dangers of the wild, and the lack of food. The Tomb King gave the Imperial Orcs a place to shelter at the height of the storm, but

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

Empire and into the multitude of mines and farms and ports. And to the Singing Caves, the great Marcher mithril mine. His hands worked ahead of his mind now

charge top rates for their work. Core Brief Introduction The people Culture and customs Look and feel Additional Information History Leadership Military concerns

anything like the Imperial regio. That limited the remit of their magic: the Law of Dominion enabled each city to perform magic on the city and the lands around

the corsairs of the Brass Coast, the armies of the Marches push to liberate the islands of Free Landing. There is no navy, but the distances between islands

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

write this Should be pretty copy-pastable from the old Look and Feel Mage Armour in Navarr will rarely look ostentatious, but will be clearly distinguishable

well worn look of the Navarr works well for the Druj, and their traditional weapons such as the bow, shield and spear are perfect to represent the eastern

pinch of salt. The Druj are a large nation spread over the territories of the Mallum. Like the other great barbarian threats - the Jotun and the Grendel - they

outlook and traditions. While the people of the Isle of Zemress acknowledge the Way, and the Doctrine of the Seven, they consider Prosperity to be the single

beset the entire Empire in the wake of Summer Storm, the Bloodcloaks, the Green Shield, and the Drakes are joined by the Bounders and the Tusks. The Marcher

Palace and more importantly act as a champion of the arts right across the City, the League and the whole Empire. Or the Senate could simply commission the

Orcs fought and died in the service of the Empire - always seeking to pursue "The Plan". Help the Empire conquer new lands and eventually the senate would

costume will usually look too modern for the Empire setting. Core Brief Introduction The people Culture and customs Look and feel Additional Information

size and splendour to some of the finest in the League, the largest of which serves as both residence and workshop for the buruk tepel Grahkunuz and their

dedicated to the soul of the orcish nation. They seek to bring the Way of Virtue and the Imperial Orc nation together, both by preaching the Virtues - the soul

suffered under the hands of the Grendel and the Jotun. The Jotun will be incensed by this action, especially following as it does the decision of the Fire of

Lucinda lifted her spectacles and squeezed the bridge of her nose. From the direction of the stage came a muffled clatter and the sound of raised voices. "You

aftershocks. Over the years, members left and fresh blood was drawn to the vale by the promise of mana and magic. The Mizerski family, the old Ushkans, were known

down to the Hub to deliver a message from the Summer Enchanter for the attention of the Archmage of Summer. The Lord of the Lake has received the plenipotentiary

between the Empire and the Mallum. Click for audio version As the Empire divides the Barrens, so the Barrens has increasingly begun to divide the Empire

debate as to the role of the Synod in the politics of the Empire; the sword scholars ignited a struggle between the General Assembly and the Virtue Assemblies;

a long wooden staff, and was using it expertly to keep the distance between the two. She parried the staff away with the blade and tried to slide past it

said, and what he had inferred about him. The Tassatan had the look of a man who knew how to use the warhammer strapped to his hip, and the easy air of

Across the Marches, those who have been waiting for thirty years to see their homes again feel the deep sadness and disappointment - not for the first time

vigilant. The Marches is in a prosperous time and it is our belief the Marches should not grow complacent. The Marches have always known their lands and our

mid-spring. The brightest of the four stars (the second of the four as you look left and right) is located almost directly above the tail of the Stork. The Claw

by the ancient ancestors of the Highborn and, of course, the Freeborn (and several of the League cities as well of course). These Navigators of the Wastes

metal, and the mithril of the Singing Caves in particular, was vital to the protection of the Marches, going to support both their armies and the weapons

barricades, and the ugly splash of dried blood here and there in the streets. The fighting seems to have been most fierce at the docks, where the loyalists tried

comes from the campaigns of Emperor Guntherm, but the stories speak of "the great plains of the Iron Stand" and the "the low-lying farmland and fisheries

lined the sleeves separately, and faced the neckline and the hem by hand using bias strips cut from the wool. For the front closure, I left the front seam

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

ruminating, and then turned in a long slow circle, arms out. "And last, the first. The forests of Terunael, the bounds of Brocéliande. The centre, the heart

herald of the Queen of Ice and Darkness, he arrives at the Imperial Regio in a flurry of early snow midway between the Autumn Equinox and the Winter Solstice

doubt. Right! I'll leave you to look after the little sproutling, and I'll go and roust up Meg and Toby and the others and see if we can't brew up some trouble

visiting and be unaware of the fact that Holberg is, in fact, the greatest city in the Empire. And that's when someone points out that it's all well and good

commissions in Varushka and Urizen territories - and the Boyar of the Iron Roads would not be affected. The Master of the Koboldi would be the only person able

much above board! The Steward of the Bonedust Marches is a friend of the Empire remember? The Emissary just... acts as the cold hand of the Lord Restrainéd

better, and it's getting dark and... bandits... and... and what if all this sausage attracts wolves? You get wolves in the Marches right?" The ox considered

be requested from the civil service at the Hub. The Imperial Senate chose to address the infestation to trap the boggarts and reduce the impact on mana sites

As the year 381YE dawns, the campaigns against the barbarian orcs continue. On the southern coast of Urizen, the Eastern Sky support the garrison of the

endorsed, the least orthodox nations - the Brass Coast, the Marches, and Wintermark would each lose 1 liao and 2 votes in the Synod. Congregations of the most

length, and pin down the long edge. Making sure you've matched the seam, stitch all the way down the outer and keep going all the way down the lining.

lazily into the night air, as the harper’s fingers plucked the strings. The Dancer at the End of Time whirled and spun, her motions governed by the ineluctable

Wintermark and The Marches it is known as the "Night-forge", although that name is used interchangeably to refer to the domain that Murit claims in the Realm

across the page. It reminded the civil servant of the way his cat watched a beetle skittering hither-and-yon across the floor. "And who is the message

has passed the mandate that are present in the territory. Thus, if the Marches, Wintermark, and the Freeborn all pass this mandate, and the Iron Helms

preaching the same things. The Empire has lost its way and is no longer fit to be the guardian of the faith. The Republic are resolute and orthodox, and the

conjunction of the Wanderer with the Fountain, the Stallion, and the Lock. This caused the curse and the enchantment to spread unchecked across the entire Empire

strength against the Jotun, then the Thule are willing to send up to three armies, the Talons of the Wind, the Banner of the Rime Hound and the Earthquake Drummers

be installed in the depths of the sinkhole to block the the single shaft that leads down into the depths where the trogoni thrive. The shaft was posited

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

more sombre tone to the Coast. It is clear that many of the Islanders are scandalised by the Feast and the lies, the foolishness, and the pranks that accompany

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

Greenhill The Mournwold seeks protection from the Imperial War Mage and the Imperial Conclave In the aftermath of the magical slaughter wrought by the Empire

world. The tide swells and ebbs. The sun rises and sets. These things do not change and thus they change nothing. Those with the power to change the world

of affairs by any stretch. The Lock and the Key are altering the way certain rituals work As the conjunction of the Key and the Lock apparently moves towards

Otterscourge, and Chiara of the Burning Beasts; the Circle of the Drowned, the Nation's Guard, the Wolves of the Pale Raven, Glory's Shadow, the Envoys of the White

granite builds the chapterhouses, the fortifications, the walls of Bastion, and the tombs of Necropolis. It builds the shrines and the basilicas, the temples

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

River that girdles the Barrens, connecting the Semmerlak and the Barren Sea to the Feverwater, and all three ultimately to the open sea. The deep, wide, muddy

pure" and "they who are corrupt". It is the distrust of the outsider, of the stranger. It is the contempt for the different and the strange. The hateful

visiting the Marches, primarily Upwold and Mitwold. They are no strangers to working in fields and orchards, or in the care of animals, or in the kind of

shortly before the Summer Solstice and it remains to be seen what effect it will have. Given the scale of the work, and the importance of the events it is

of magic, empowered by the heliopticon and overseen by the Doyen of the Spires. The eternal believes that the unique nature of the college - a disparate

to Conclave, the Marchers rough music on the Military Council, votes for the throne, and debates over territory allocation of the Barrens and Spiral. These

military aid to Highguard, Dawn, the Marches and the Brass Coast halved (and vice versa) At the previous summit, five nations of the Empire, Wintermark,Varushka

forgotten the Wisdom of the Kallavesi? The Cunning of the Suaq? We must be cautious of this embrace of "Honour" and look to celebrate ALL the attributes

caught the silver teapot balanced on the edge of the hearth and it went crashing to the floor. Lani folded the letter, making sure to follow the original

they are glorious and terrible as the morning and the night. The second miracle comes from the south, and marches alongside the Citadel Guard. A legion of

The Synod recognises both the virtue, and the wickedness, of Imperial citizens. During the Summer Solstice 384YE Summit, the Imperial Synod raised 165

results. Due in part to the closeness that has developed between the Marchers in the Mournwold and the Jotun thralls, the Marcher Assembly passed a statement

of the Moon have "observed the conflict between the People of the Horse and the People of the Marsh" and while they want nothing to do with either side

wealth, and the challenges and opportunities it presents, in the Landscape wind of fortune. Imperial magicians and the Imperial Conclave; the Marches, especially

appoint the Captain of the Throne Guard, the Queen's Rose, and the Keeper of the Imperial Menagerie Several things call for the attention of the new Throne

into the depths. During the Winter Solstice, the Coven of Umbral Reflection and the Spire of the Auric Horizon combined their powers to weave the powerful

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

At the end of the Winter Solstice, 379 YE, the Imperial Titles in the Synod were held by: At the Summit, the following appointments were made by the Virtue

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

can enlist the labour of the koboldi, and even the Arcane Architect and the Crystal Architect of the Spires cannot work adamant nor wield the magical dominion

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

insult to our Pride, and reaffirm that Bastion, the White City, is the heart of the faith. The Imperial Synod and the people of the Empire will continue

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

limited benefits from the Spring magic. The repeated rituals slowed the spread of the curse and kept it contained within the borders of the Blightheart. But

little and turn our efforts to the battles for the final event. Our battle team were keen to try and create something new and the changes in the woods over

historical connection to the figure's life. The nature of that connection between the exemplar and the site chosen can have a big impact on the way visitors perceive

Spiral. In the west, both League armies and the Citadel Guard control the lion's share of Cinion. In the north-east, the Fire of the South take up defensive

words to the Roar of the Mountains and do not trouble me again until the time is right." He said that last with a pointed look at the empty chest the Thule

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

of support for the wagon raiders and the wardens, the presence of the Hounds of Glory and the Golden Axe mean that by far and away the most successful

Ashwood and Isabella De La Torre of the Ashen Tower have raised concerns in the Imperial Synod regarding the origin of the drug, and gained the support

engaged with the Conclave, and now the eyes of the Empire's wizards look towards the others for some sign they recognise the importance of the Conclave. You

Indeed, the more a Suranni is at ease with the idea of the virtues and the use of liao, the more likely they are to be a member of that infamous - and illegal

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

no part in the actual attack on the fort, and have since surrendered to the Highborn (and by extension the Empire). Likewise, the status of the Montanians

re-institute the Hearth Tithe in Wintermark and the Marches. The national assembly of the Marches, or of Wintermark, can raise a judgement calling on every farmer

of the Court of the Five Winds to resolve the diplomatic situation with the Empire. In the weeks leading up to the Autumn Equinox, news reaches the Empire

traditions and their Loyalty to the League and the Way - the Whittle Marchers who have moved to Tassato should be welcomed and shown by example the worth of

impulses down to the very real dangers that threaten the citizens of the Empire - and those whose home shares a border with both the Druj and the Grendel in

whereby the bounty of their nation, and the wealth of its citizens, might be put to work for the benefit of the nation itself. Proposals in the Marches to support

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

as the wars continue in the east and the west. In the south-east, in Morrow, the Highborn armies fight to protect Urizen from the onslaught of the Druj

between the vallorn on two sides, the unknown dangers of the Great Forest at their back, and the sickness in Reikos to the south. As to the orcs of the Barrens

at the Winter Solstice The efforts of the inquisitors and magisters in Highguard over the past six months have borne fruit. For the most part, the magicians

value it as much for the way it encourages the bearer to look for opportunities to intervene in places where the unit can make the most difference. A contingent

banner against the Empire, their future looks ominous. And as people look east to the Fangs, thoughts turn to the Mallum, to where the army of the Black Wind

as practical. To plan my look I started by looking through the pages on Wintermark Costume and the Wintermark look and feel. The main costume points that

encouraged to take on the role of ‘The Fool’ and to act as storytellers, and commentators and engage the audience and others in the stories The League are telling

Urizen, the League, the Marches and the Brass Coast have sent priests with liao urging their people to reject Yael and denouncing her as false. The Imperial

invite Marcher and Imperial Orc preachers to the Mourn to talk to the free orcs of the Mourn (the former Jotun thralls) and preach to them about the Way.

Arwood; the red gryphon of House Griffinsbain; the stars of the |De Ledure and the De Céleste; and the hand-and-spiral of the De Casillon. While the army

herbs and spices and bread,, and the tools to put them to good use, and a little beer from last night. We will help you skin and prepare the deer and while

Temeschwar, The League At the end of the Autumn Equinox, 381 YE, the Imperial Titles in the Synod were held by: At the start of the summit the voting total

more about the Empire's Paragons and vice versa. Edit: The effect of the mandate would last until the start of the Spring Equinox 385YE. The Synod could

power, the robes also infuse the wearer with some of the personality of the Captain. As a garment infused with the essence of the Captain, the robe also

glimpsed the Great Dance, and blinked in surprise. She almost dropped the crystal. No. This was the magic of bonds and binding. This was Lann, not the Labyrinth

life and death. The Quiet Step and their Marcher allies have taken the battle to the vallorn but there is still much to be done. With the guides and priests

Grandmaster of the Rod and Shield. The Navarr do not fight alone. At the urging of Ranae de Rondell of Dawn, knights come to the greenwood. The nobles and yeofolk

to the aid of Urizen and Highguard in their fight, the eyes of the Empire turn to Zenith, and the hearts and minds of all are lifted by word of the victories

to show off the physical attributes of the wearer - the Spring realm understands the power of the physical body to influence perceptions and subtly control

defending not just the irrigation system and the surrounding farms but the entire region and territory. The Scorrero river is the fastest flowing and most turbulent

To the wintermark I went To find a man so warm He gave me furs and skins to feel And stroked me till the dawn Sagas he did tell to me, oh, how the glory

then the voices won't hush until I bring them in. Anyway - the point is I tracked her the length and breadth of the Empire. I'd lose the trail time and again

city - and no nation - exists in a vacuum. In the coffee houses and lecture halls of Mestra and Regario, and in the pages of the newspapers and broadsheets

recently." The main bone of contention was the habit of the Navarr of leaving their own land - the woodlands of Miaren - and "wandering" across the Marches. The

down the side seam, and if you pin them together you can start at the lining hem and sew all the way up to the armhole and all the way down to the hem of

appointed by the Imperial Conclave. The Palace of Orieb is situated in the former Druj town of Orieb, in the Drownbark Forest In the depths of the Drownbark

by the civil service have been claimed by the thralls. One of these was built by the thralls - the Golden Hoof. The other two - the Black Hill and Eversweet

troubles blighting the coast with the invasions by the Jotun and the Grendel, the Assembly are looking to the future by encouraging the building of a mithril

an army and also the only remaining fortification in the Barrens. The orcs of the Great Forest are to be driven out of Therunin and back into the Barrens

nations, the Commonwealth and the Sumaah Republic are allied to the Empire via the Liberty Pact. Two others - the Asavean Archipelago and the Principalities

travel and pilgrimage around the Empire. The young and idealistic were the most affected, exactly the kind of people who might once have served the Empire

Kirkja - each raised for the worship of one of the faðir - the oldest and most powerful of the Jotun ancestors. The Jotun view the faðir as gods - as powerful

on the horizon. The docks were burned, the cities defences overrun, the bridges were torn down, the gates of the Sapphire Gate torn asunder and the priests

be chance to talk about the military alliance between the Empire and the Thule against the Druj. The Thule are unhappy about the sanctions raised against

receiving the Choice in Liathaven. Liathaven has fallen silent. The farmers and miners of the Mournwold - human and orc alike - look to the western forests

two things now stand in the way of the people eagerly embracing the Way - the threat of the Druj and the cloying fear of the miasma. There is a great deal

be achieved and what would it look like? The Druj are cornered, their armies mauled and defeated in the Barrens. The Synod has agreed that the Empire must

with the last of the Striding's firewood. He stood up, stretched and yawned. He scooped up the bucket of dirt and threw it over the dying fire, the wet

saw the Towers of the Dawn fall, and the orcs of the Mallum spread their hegemony once again across the deep forests and the bloody fields. Now, the Empire

grew with it. Some began to study the law, and work more closely with the magistrates and the militia. Irontide Gral was the first thief-taker to become a

found in the lands of the Druj, and the barbarians sometimes bring them along on battles. They are perhaps most dangerous when exposed to the essence of

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

season. As the Equinox draws closer and the grip of winter weakens upon the pack ice of the great lakes of Sermersuaq the surfaces of Big Sister and Little

version As the Autumn Equinox dawns, the great and the good of the Empire come to Anvil. Noble houses and Marcher households, Highborn chapters and Urizeni

at all. During the Spring Equinox 383YE, the Lepidean Librarian instructed the Heirs of Lepidus to look into the virtue of Ruth, and the rumours of an inspirational

of the plinth and then the other and pulled herself safely up. She lay for a moment breathing heavily, and then peered over the edge. The last thing she

stitch close to the edge, and this will be hidden in the armhole of your dress. Next, fit the sleeve to the arm hole in the dress, following the instructions

fighting the Druj and looking to conquer the Barrens, the Assembly could call on every Imperial Orc to look to the Winter Sun and fight alongside the local

contact with the Dawnish still in the Barrens The response from the Dawnish houses and yeofolk in the Barrens is positive and enthusiastic. The Dawnish strike

odds with the ceremonies of the orcs and the shaman. Loud drumming, dancing, and fighting are ideal for getting the blood pumping and drawing the attention

notice the conjunction of the Wanderer with the Great Wyrm, the Claw, and the Drowned Man. This alignment resonates with transformation, ending, and battle

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

might of the Highborn, and the Strength and Determination of Varushkan Steel. The Beasts of the Mallum will not hold us again, drive them from the peaks and

was recovered from the marshes. The presence of the Sand Fishers might present the best reason to assign Ossium to the Brass Coast. The Freeborn have recent

towers and garrisons overlooking the passes into Urdur to the north and the Silver Peaks to the west. If work continues at the current rate, the castle

with the Jotun and they have made it clear that the captives can be freed and brought to the Grimnirs if the Empire sends warriors to clash with the Jarl's

Freeborn should look to the virtuous examples of the past to give them strength in this trying time; the sacrifice of the Burning Falcons and the Courageous

words and fill them with urgency. "It belongs to us and to us alone. Let the Dawnish have their armies, and the Marchers their farms. The Coast and the League

those within the Empire who watch the direction of the Synod and compare it to the faith of their parents and grandparents and wonder openly if the Synod goes

fertility, and confusion," Conly replied. He scooped up the coins and dropped them back into the bag. Annie waved to the rest of the troupe, sitting in the shade

as the Arshlan The visit to the Tchemetzi is not the only thing that the Conclave has done that has improved relations with the Faraden. During the Spring

the Conclave operates, and the way its declarations work. For a while the matter was moot, as the Crown was in the possession of the Sumaah Republic, but

Gulley and the Krampushal. The Krampus is a peculiar spirit that visits the people of Wintermark during the Winter Solstice. Equal parts malevolent and benevolent

responses to the mandate, but as is often the case, the most extreme response is by far the most visible. Had that been the limit of the involvement of the Imperial

They've replaced one of the larger pillars, and at least made a start on the metal and the mithril-inlaid runes, but none of the weirwood. This fits with

shifting the balance of power in the western territory. In the wake of the victory over the Druj, amid the relentless heat of the great drought, three Imperial