387YE Autumn Equinox Military Council orders - Revision history

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	==Overview==		==Overview==
	The Military Council is the gathering of Imperial [[general\|generals]] and [[General#Admiral\|admirals]]. Individually, the generals have responsibility for the [[army orders\|orders]] given to the [[Army]] under their command, while the admirals provide the [[navy orders\|orders]] for the [[navy\|navies]]. A general commands a single [[~~Imperial armies~~\|Imperial army]], drawn from volunteers from their nation. Once a general is given their command, they have sole authority to [[army orders\|order]] the army to [[army orders#Movement\|move]] or [[army orders#Issuing Orders\|attack]] as they choose. After each summit, the Civil Service quickly circulate the orders each general has given among Imperial citizens, allowing [[military unit]] captains to decide if they wish to commit their own force to [[Military_unit#Support_Army\|support an army]], and if so which army to support.		The Military Council is the gathering of Imperial [[general\|generals]] and [[General#Admiral\|admirals]]. Individually, the generals have responsibility for the [[army orders\|orders]] given to the [[Army]] under their command, while the admirals provide the [[navy orders\|orders]] for the [[navy\|navies]]. A general commands a single [[Army\|Imperial army]], drawn from volunteers from their nation. Once a general is given their command, they have sole authority to [[army orders\|order]] the army to [[army orders#Movement\|move]] or [[army orders#Issuing Orders\|attack]] as they choose. After each summit, the Civil Service quickly circulate the orders each general has given among Imperial citizens, allowing [[military unit]] captains to decide if they wish to commit their own force to [[Military_unit#Support_Army\|support an army]], and if so which army to support.

	After the Autumn Equinox, there are several flashpoints where the Empire is engaged or where barbarians threaten Imperial citizens, summarised in an in-character way in the mini-wind of war''' [[#Questions of War\|Questions of war]]'''. It's important to note that it ''only'' takes into account the orders of Imperial generals, and the situation at the end of the Autumn Equinox. It doesn't predict what the barbarian armies will do - it's simply a summary intended to help lend context to the orders submitted by the generals.		After the Autumn Equinox, there are several flashpoints where the Empire is engaged or where barbarians threaten Imperial citizens, summarised in an in-character way in the mini-wind of war''' [[#Questions of War\|Questions of war]]'''. It's important to note that it ''only'' takes into account the orders of Imperial generals, and the situation at the end of the Autumn Equinox. It doesn't predict what the barbarian armies will do - it's simply a summary intended to help lend context to the orders submitted by the generals.

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	==Overview==		==Overview==
	The Military Council is the gathering of Imperial [[general\|generals]] and [[General#Admiral\|admirals]]. Individually, the generals have responsibility for the [[army orders\|orders]] given to the [[Army]] under their command, while the admirals provide the [[navy orders\|orders]] for the [[~~Imperial~~ navy\|navies]]. A general commands a single [[Imperial armies\|Imperial army]], drawn from volunteers from their nation. Once a general is given their command, they have sole authority to [[army orders\|order]] the army to [[army orders#Movement\|move]] or [[army orders#Issuing Orders\|attack]] as they choose. After each summit, the Civil Service quickly circulate the orders each general has given among Imperial citizens, allowing [[military unit]] captains to decide if they wish to commit their own force to [[Military_unit#Support_Army\|support an army]], and if so which army to support.		The Military Council is the gathering of Imperial [[general\|generals]] and [[General#Admiral\|admirals]]. Individually, the generals have responsibility for the [[army orders\|orders]] given to the [[Army]] under their command, while the admirals provide the [[navy orders\|orders]] for the [[navy\|navies]]. A general commands a single [[Imperial armies\|Imperial army]], drawn from volunteers from their nation. Once a general is given their command, they have sole authority to [[army orders\|order]] the army to [[army orders#Movement\|move]] or [[army orders#Issuing Orders\|attack]] as they choose. After each summit, the Civil Service quickly circulate the orders each general has given among Imperial citizens, allowing [[military unit]] captains to decide if they wish to commit their own force to [[Military_unit#Support_Army\|support an army]], and if so which army to support.

	After the Autumn Equinox, there are several flashpoints where the Empire is engaged or where barbarians threaten Imperial citizens, summarised in an in-character way in the mini-wind of war''' [[#Questions of War\|Questions of war]]'''. It's important to note that it ''only'' takes into account the orders of Imperial generals, and the situation at the end of the Autumn Equinox. It doesn't predict what the barbarian armies will do - it's simply a summary intended to help lend context to the orders submitted by the generals.		After the Autumn Equinox, there are several flashpoints where the Empire is engaged or where barbarians threaten Imperial citizens, summarised in an in-character way in the mini-wind of war''' [[#Questions of War\|Questions of war]]'''. It's important to note that it ''only'' takes into account the orders of Imperial generals, and the situation at the end of the Autumn Equinox. It doesn't predict what the barbarian armies will do - it's simply a summary intended to help lend context to the orders submitted by the generals.
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	Further north, six whole armies brave the strengthening winds of winter as they launch a courageous assault into the heart of [[Skallahn]], into the domain of the late Jarl of Kierheim. Perhaps, with Jotun forces focused in the south, there is a hope to catch the orcs of Kallsea off guard, to draw their forces away to defend their lands. It is a strategy that has worked several times before; will it work this time?		Further north, six whole armies brave the strengthening winds of winter as they launch a courageous assault into the heart of [[Skallahn]], into the domain of the late Jarl of Kierheim. Perhaps, with Jotun forces focused in the south, there is a hope to catch the orcs of Kallsea off guard, to draw their forces away to defend their lands. It is a strategy that has worked several times before; will it work this time?

	In the south, Imperial forces move to face the Grendel assault in [[Mareave]] and in [[Redoubt]]. Yet the lords of the Broken Shore are canny, and their [[~~Imperial~~ navy\|ships]] give them unmatched manoeuvrability around the [[Bay of Catazar]]. The Salt Lords seem set on reclaiming the arid land claimed by the [[Imperial Orcs]], and [[To_ruin#Objective:_Preserve_the_Shrouds\|raiding the libraries of Urizen]], but is that their only goal?		In the south, Imperial forces move to face the Grendel assault in [[Mareave]] and in [[Redoubt]]. Yet the lords of the Broken Shore are canny, and their [[navy\|ships]] give them unmatched manoeuvrability around the [[Bay of Catazar]]. The Salt Lords seem set on reclaiming the arid land claimed by the [[Imperial Orcs]], and [[To_ruin#Objective:_Preserve_the_Shrouds\|raiding the libraries of Urizen]], but is that their only goal?

	And what of the Children of Wrecks? The Red Wind Corsairs sail west from Sarvos toward Feroz, to challenge piratical control of the eastern islands. Who knows what precautions the chosen of [[Siakha\|the storm]] may have in store? Who can predict the intent of the rampaging ''Unbound Storm''?		And what of the Children of Wrecks? The Red Wind Corsairs sail west from Sarvos toward Feroz, to challenge piratical control of the eastern islands. Who knows what precautions the chosen of [[Siakha\|the storm]] may have in store? Who can predict the intent of the rampaging ''Unbound Storm''?

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	==Overview==		==Overview==
	The Military Council is the gathering of Imperial [[general\|generals]] and [[General#Admiral\|admirals]]. Individually, the generals have responsibility for the [[army orders\|orders]] given to the [[~~Imperial army~~]] under their command, while the admirals provide the [[navy orders\|orders]] for the [[Imperial navy\|navies]]. A general commands a single [[Imperial armies\|Imperial army]], drawn from volunteers from their nation. Once a general is given their command, they have sole authority to [[army orders\|order]] the army to [[army orders#Movement\|move]] or [[army orders#Issuing Orders\|attack]] as they choose. After each summit, the Civil Service quickly circulate the orders each general has given among Imperial citizens, allowing [[military unit]] captains to decide if they wish to commit their own force to [[Military_unit#Support_Army\|support an army]], and if so which army to support.		The Military Council is the gathering of Imperial [[general\|generals]] and [[General#Admiral\|admirals]]. Individually, the generals have responsibility for the [[army orders\|orders]] given to the [[Army]] under their command, while the admirals provide the [[navy orders\|orders]] for the [[Imperial navy\|navies]]. A general commands a single [[Imperial armies\|Imperial army]], drawn from volunteers from their nation. Once a general is given their command, they have sole authority to [[army orders\|order]] the army to [[army orders#Movement\|move]] or [[army orders#Issuing Orders\|attack]] as they choose. After each summit, the Civil Service quickly circulate the orders each general has given among Imperial citizens, allowing [[military unit]] captains to decide if they wish to commit their own force to [[Military_unit#Support_Army\|support an army]], and if so which army to support.

	After the Autumn Equinox, there are several flashpoints where the Empire is engaged or where barbarians threaten Imperial citizens, summarised in an in-character way in the mini-wind of war''' [[#Questions of War\|Questions of war]]'''. It's important to note that it ''only'' takes into account the orders of Imperial generals, and the situation at the end of the Autumn Equinox. It doesn't predict what the barbarian armies will do - it's simply a summary intended to help lend context to the orders submitted by the generals.		After the Autumn Equinox, there are several flashpoints where the Empire is engaged or where barbarians threaten Imperial citizens, summarised in an in-character way in the mini-wind of war''' [[#Questions of War\|Questions of war]]'''. It's important to note that it ''only'' takes into account the orders of Imperial generals, and the situation at the end of the Autumn Equinox. It doesn't predict what the barbarian armies will do - it's simply a summary intended to help lend context to the orders submitted by the generals.

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	And what of the Children of Wrecks? The Red Wind Corsairs sail west from Sarvos toward Feroz, to challenge piratical control of the eastern islands. Who knows what precautions the chosen of [[Siakha\|the storm]] may have in store? Who can predict the intent of the rampaging ''Unbound Storm''?		And what of the Children of Wrecks? The Red Wind Corsairs sail west from Sarvos toward Feroz, to challenge piratical control of the eastern islands. Who knows what precautions the chosen of [[Siakha\|the storm]] may have in store? Who can predict the intent of the rampaging ''Unbound Storm''?

	Then, finally, to [[the Mallum]]. During the Equinox, the efforts of Imperial heroes captured [[Sarangrave]] from the Druj and through the [[387YE_Autumn_Equinox_Senate_sessions#Assign_Sarangrave\|will]] of the [[~~Senate\|~~Senate]] made it part of [[Urizen]]. While there may have been victorious battles, the war continues. The massive [[Sarangrave#Tower of the Skink\|Tower of the Skink]] still holds in the south, and scouts report that at least some of the Druj armies have moved to reinforce it. How will the tides of conflict turn, with the Empire in the ascendant and the Druj scrabbling to keep their iron grip on their lands?		Then, finally, to [[the Mallum]]. During the Equinox, the efforts of Imperial heroes captured [[Sarangrave]] from the Druj and through the [[387YE_Autumn_Equinox_Senate_sessions#Assign_Sarangrave\|will]] of the [[Senate]] made it part of [[Urizen]]. While there may have been victorious battles, the war continues. The massive [[Sarangrave#Tower of the Skink\|Tower of the Skink]] still holds in the south, and scouts report that at least some of the Druj armies have moved to reinforce it. How will the tides of conflict turn, with the Empire in the ascendant and the Druj scrabbling to keep their iron grip on their lands?

	Or perhaps not finally. It is dangerous to deal in absolutes when one talks of war. The enemies of the Empire have their own strategies, their own ambitions; their generals and admirals have issued their own orders. Imperial planning can only predict the movements of the barbarians so far - there is always be space for the unexpected. Even the wisest seer or most clear-sighted prognosticator cannot say with certainty what is going to happen. Yet whatever the question, when it comes to war the answer is always ultimately the same. Someone will win, and someone will lose, but death alone will be the true victor...		Or perhaps not finally. It is dangerous to deal in absolutes when one talks of war. The enemies of the Empire have their own strategies, their own ambitions; their generals and admirals have issued their own orders. Imperial planning can only predict the movements of the barbarians so far - there is always be space for the unexpected. Even the wisest seer or most clear-sighted prognosticator cannot say with certainty what is going to happen. Yet whatever the question, when it comes to war the answer is always ultimately the same. Someone will win, and someone will lose, but death alone will be the true victor...

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	And what of the Children of Wrecks? The Red Wind Corsairs sail west from Sarvos toward Feroz, to challenge piratical control of the eastern islands. Who knows what precautions the chosen of [[Siakha\|the storm]] may have in store? Who can predict the intent of the rampaging ''Unbound Storm''?		And what of the Children of Wrecks? The Red Wind Corsairs sail west from Sarvos toward Feroz, to challenge piratical control of the eastern islands. Who knows what precautions the chosen of [[Siakha\|the storm]] may have in store? Who can predict the intent of the rampaging ''Unbound Storm''?

	Then, finally, to [[the Mallum]]. During the Equinox, the efforts of Imperial heroes captured [[Sarangrave]] from the Druj and through the [[387YE_Autumn_Equinox_Senate_sessions#Assign_Sarangrave\|will]] of the [[~~Imperial~~ Senate\|Senate]] made it part of [[Urizen]]. While there may have been victorious battles, the war continues. The massive [[Sarangrave#Tower of the Skink\|Tower of the Skink]] still holds in the south, and scouts report that at least some of the Druj armies have moved to reinforce it. How will the tides of conflict turn, with the Empire in the ascendant and the Druj scrabbling to keep their iron grip on their lands?		Then, finally, to [[the Mallum]]. During the Equinox, the efforts of Imperial heroes captured [[Sarangrave]] from the Druj and through the [[387YE_Autumn_Equinox_Senate_sessions#Assign_Sarangrave\|will]] of the [[Senate\|Senate]] made it part of [[Urizen]]. While there may have been victorious battles, the war continues. The massive [[Sarangrave#Tower of the Skink\|Tower of the Skink]] still holds in the south, and scouts report that at least some of the Druj armies have moved to reinforce it. How will the tides of conflict turn, with the Empire in the ascendant and the Druj scrabbling to keep their iron grip on their lands?

	Or perhaps not finally. It is dangerous to deal in absolutes when one talks of war. The enemies of the Empire have their own strategies, their own ambitions; their generals and admirals have issued their own orders. Imperial planning can only predict the movements of the barbarians so far - there is always be space for the unexpected. Even the wisest seer or most clear-sighted prognosticator cannot say with certainty what is going to happen. Yet whatever the question, when it comes to war the answer is always ultimately the same. Someone will win, and someone will lose, but death alone will be the true victor...		Or perhaps not finally. It is dangerous to deal in absolutes when one talks of war. The enemies of the Empire have their own strategies, their own ambitions; their generals and admirals have issued their own orders. Imperial planning can only predict the movements of the barbarians so far - there is always be space for the unexpected. Even the wisest seer or most clear-sighted prognosticator cannot say with certainty what is going to happen. Yet whatever the question, when it comes to war the answer is always ultimately the same. Someone will win, and someone will lose, but death alone will be the true victor...

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Eastern Sky

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	* '''General:''' Dame Aurum De Castellan		* '''General:''' Dame Aurum De Castellan
	* '''Orders:''' The Star of Semmerholm returns to Semmerholm to give their troops a well-earned rest. Dindrane sends their regards, And I'm sure the beast of Kroll does too. Wipe the Druj poisons clean from your blades, their malignance from your souls and warm your boots by the fire. But don't settle in too much - There a mana hunt coming. This year, your competition is the Citadel Guard who are arcanely consolidating themselves here in our homeland. Shall we see if you can bring me more crystals than the Guard ~~bring me more crystals than the guard~~ bring Andronikos? Look after yourselves and have fun. My love to you. Sky. Nova Aurora.		* '''Orders:''' The Star of Semmerholm returns to Semmerholm to give their troops a well-earned rest. Dindrane sends their regards, And I'm sure the beast of Kroll does too. Wipe the Druj poisons clean from your blades, their malignance from your souls and warm your boots by the fire. But don't settle in too much - There a mana hunt coming. This year, your competition is the Citadel Guard who are arcanely consolidating themselves here in our homeland. Shall we see if you can bring me more crystals than the Guard bring Andronikos? Look after yourselves and have fun. My love to you. Sky. Nova Aurora.
	* '''Action:''' Arcane Consolidation in [[Semmerholm]]		* '''Action:''' Arcane Consolidation in [[Semmerholm]]
	* '''Enchantment:''' Concordium of Pallas enchanted the Eastern Sky with [[Brotherhood of Tian]].		* '''Enchantment:''' Concordium of Pallas enchanted the Eastern Sky with [[Brotherhood of Tian]].

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	* '''General:''' Ser Guy of the Twisted Rose		* '''General:''' Ser Guy of the Twisted Rose
	* '''Orders:''' Soldiers of the Pride! You have carried our ~~names~~ from infamy to victory. As we did in Ossium, as in the Barrens, so you have done in ~~the~~ Sarangrave. But where once you went as ~~conquorers~~, now we return as liberators. So with Pride, you may entrust ~~the final~~ victory to ~~comrades~~ less weary of ~~War~~. ~~Now, we return~~ to Semmerholm where we were raised anew. Look to your history! Once our forebears under Lyonsgate and Coyne wore the sign of the lion and the eagle to court the favour of rival ~~summer~~ queens. Though we may have slipped from their regard in recent days, I say "No More!". May the spirit of Glorious contest flow through our army once more. May it draw new comrades to our banners to prove their mettle. So don your favours, you ~~winter~~ Eagles, you Lions of Glory, and raise the Lists! Make ready for the grand tourney. To train we shall take to the wild woods ~~and hunt~~! But we shall test our ~~wit and~~ guile against one another. Heralds of the Shacklebreaker will ~~walk within~~ us ~~through those tangled paths~~. ~~Greet them as friends, heed~~ their lessons. Run. hide hunt and know that while a thousand foes ~~may~~ vie against you, they cannot catch you. ~~Tour~~ work ~~in the Sarangrave~~ has ~~earn~~ the ~~golden hare~~'s eye, and I bear his mark proudly.		* '''Orders:''' Soldiers of the Pride! You have carried our name from infamy to victory. As we did in Ossium, as in the Barrens, so you have done in Sarangrave. But where once you went as conquerors, now we return as liberators. So with Pride, you may entrust victory to friends less weary of war. Return to Semmerholm where we were raised anew. Look to your history! Once our forebears under Lyonsgate and Coyne wore the sign of the lion and the eagle to court the favour of rival Summer queens. Though we may have slipped from their regard in recent days, I say "No More!” May the spirit of Glorious contest flow through our army once more. May it draw new comrades to our banners to prove their mettle. So don your favours, you Winter Eagles, you Lions of Glory, and raise the Lists! Make ready for the grand tourney. To train we shall take to the wild woods! But we shall test our guile against one another. Heralds of the Shacklebreaker will meet us. Heed their lessons. Run, hide, hunt and know that while a thousand foes vie against you, they cannot catch you. Our work has earned the Golden Hare's eye, and I bear his mark proudly. And know this: I have reclaimed our banners lost at the Fangs. They shall be hallowed to true Virtue to inspire us and borne into battle once more! I stood against you once, but mark my words: I will stand with you until the day the Black Gate takes me. My heart is yours, my Pride. At season’s end we grieve. But for now, make ready. And then: lay on!
	* '''Action:''' Solid Defence of [[Semmerholm]]		* '''Action:''' Solid Defence of [[Semmerholm]]
	* '''Enchantment:''' Concordium of Pallas enchanted the Gryphon's Pride with [[Brotherhood of Tian]].		* '''Enchantment:''' Concordium of Pallas enchanted the Gryphon's Pride with [[Brotherhood of Tian]].
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	===Seventh Wave===		===Seventh Wave===
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	* '''General:''' Wildfyre		* '''General:''' Wildfyre of Balthazar’s Vineyard
	* '''Orders:''' Seventh Wave! Our time has come to finish our long standing work. We return to Mareave with virtue in our hearts and our allies to our sides. We stand as the strongest army in the Empire, we are a beacon in this Empire. Push to Mareave. Let our friends and allies the Imperial orcs know that we will not let invaders take our homes and our lives.		* '''Orders:''' Seventh Wave! Our time has come to finish our long standing work. We return to Mareave with virtue in our hearts and our allies to our sides. We stand as the strongest army in the Empire, we are a beacon in this Empire. Push to Mareave. Let our friends and allies the Imperial orcs know that we will not let invaders take our homes and our lives.
	* '''Action:''' Balanced Attack on [[Mareave]]		* '''Action:''' Balanced Attack on [[Mareave]]

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	==Questions of war==		==Questions of war==
	As the ~~Equinox~~ dawns, chaos swirled like ink in water around the borders of the Empire on three sides. To the west, the banners of the Jotun. To the east, the malice of the Druj. To the south, the brine-whipped sails of the Grendel and the Children of Wrecks. It may seem, sometimes, as if the world stands still at the four cardinal points of the year, but such is an illusion. The winds continue to blow, the dice continue to bounce, the skein of years continues to weave and wend.		As the equinox dawns, chaos swirled like ink in water around the borders of the Empire on three sides. To the west, the banners of the Jotun. To the east, the malice of the Druj. To the south, the brine-whipped sails of the Grendel and the Children of Wrecks. It may seem, sometimes, as if the world stands still at the four cardinal points of the year, but such is an illusion. The winds continue to blow, the dice continue to bounce, the skein of years continues to weave and wend.
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			{{CaptionedImage\|file=Fielding Jotun.jpg\|align=left\|caption=In Bregasland and Skallahn, the Empire takes the fight to the Jotun.\|width=500}}
			{{CaptionedImage\|file=Readied Grendel.jpg\|align=left\|caption=In Mareave and Redoubt, the Empire fights against the Grendel.\|width=500}}
			{{CaptionedImage\|file=Druj in the woods.jpg\|align=left\|caption=In Sarangrave, the Empire advances on the Tower of the Skink.\|width=500}}
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	The [[Mournwold\|Mourn]] is once again fully Imperial, but the Jotun remain in complete control of [[Liathaven\|Ashvale]] and [[Bregasland]]. The [[Strong Reeds]] have lain there in wait for a year or more, and now it seems the time has come to throw them back, as they were thrown back in the south. Three more armies join the fray, hoping perhaps to take the Jotun by surprise while their attention is elsewhere. From Mitwold to Gravenmarch, they come - an eerie mirror to the Jotun strategy that began this most recent invasion. Will they be sufficient to break the Jotun stranglehold on the Dour Fens?		The [[Mournwold\|Mourn]] is once again fully Imperial, but the Jotun remain in complete control of [[Liathaven\|Ashvale]] and [[Bregasland]]. The [[Strong Reeds]] have lain there in wait for a year or more, and now it seems the time has come to throw them back, as they were thrown back in the south. Three more armies join the fray, hoping perhaps to take the Jotun by surprise while their attention is elsewhere. From Mitwold to Gravenmarch, they come - an eerie mirror to the Jotun strategy that began this most recent invasion. Will they be sufficient to break the Jotun stranglehold on the Dour Fens?

Hailmur: /* Questions of war */

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Questions of war

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	==Questions of war==		==Questions of war==
	As the Equinox dawns, chaos swirled like ink in water around the borders of the Empire on three sides. To the west, the banners of the Jotun. To the east, the malice of the Druj. To the south the brine-whipped sails of the Grendel and the Children of Wrecks. It may seem, sometimes, as if the world stands still at the four cardinal points of the year, but such is an illusion. The winds continue to blow, the dice continue to bounce, the skein of years continues to weave and wend.		As the Equinox dawns, chaos swirled like ink in water around the borders of the Empire on three sides. To the west, the banners of the Jotun. To the east, the malice of the Druj. To the south, the brine-whipped sails of the Grendel and the Children of Wrecks. It may seem, sometimes, as if the world stands still at the four cardinal points of the year, but such is an illusion. The winds continue to blow, the dice continue to bounce, the skein of years continues to weave and wend.

	The [[Mournwold\|Mourn]] is once again fully Imperial, but the Jotun remain in complete control of [[Liathaven\|Ashvale]] and [[Bregasland]]. The [[Strong Reeds]] have lain there in wait for a year or more, and now it seems the time has come to throw them back, as they were thrown back in the south. Three more armies join the fray, hoping perhaps to take the Jotun by surprise while their attention is elsewhere. From Mitwold to Gravenmarch they come - an eerie mirror to the Jotun strategy that began this most recent invasion. Will they be sufficient to break the Jotun stranglehold on the Dour Fens?		The [[Mournwold\|Mourn]] is once again fully Imperial, but the Jotun remain in complete control of [[Liathaven\|Ashvale]] and [[Bregasland]]. The [[Strong Reeds]] have lain there in wait for a year or more, and now it seems the time has come to throw them back, as they were thrown back in the south. Three more armies join the fray, hoping perhaps to take the Jotun by surprise while their attention is elsewhere. From Mitwold to Gravenmarch, they come - an eerie mirror to the Jotun strategy that began this most recent invasion. Will they be sufficient to break the Jotun stranglehold on the Dour Fens?

	Further north, six whole armies brave the strengthening winds of winter as they launch a courageous assault into the heart of [[Skallahn]], into the domain of the late Jarl of ~~Keirheim~~. Perhaps, with Jotun forces focused in the south, there is a hope to catch the orcs of Kallsea off guard, to draw their forces away to defend their lands. It is a strategy that has worked several times before; will it work this time?		Further north, six whole armies brave the strengthening winds of winter as they launch a courageous assault into the heart of [[Skallahn]], into the domain of the late Jarl of Kierheim. Perhaps, with Jotun forces focused in the south, there is a hope to catch the orcs of Kallsea off guard, to draw their forces away to defend their lands. It is a strategy that has worked several times before; will it work this time?

	In the south Imperial forces move to face the Grendel assault in [[Mareave]] and in [[Redoubt]]. Yet the lords of the Broken Shore are canny, and their [[Imperial navy\|ships]] give them unmatched ~~maneuverability~~ around the [[Bay of Catazar]]. The Salt Lords seem set on reclaiming the arid land claimed by the [[Imperial Orcs]], and [[To_ruin#Objective:_Preserve_the_Shrouds\|raiding the libraries of Urizen]], but is that their only goal?		In the south, Imperial forces move to face the Grendel assault in [[Mareave]] and in [[Redoubt]]. Yet the lords of the Broken Shore are canny, and their [[Imperial navy\|ships]] give them unmatched manoeuvrability around the [[Bay of Catazar]]. The Salt Lords seem set on reclaiming the arid land claimed by the [[Imperial Orcs]], and [[To_ruin#Objective:_Preserve_the_Shrouds\|raiding the libraries of Urizen]], but is that their only goal?

	And what of the Children of Wrecks? The Red Wind Corsairs sail west from Sarvos toward Feroz, to challenge piratical control of the eastern islands. Who knows what precautions the chosen of [[Siakha\|the storm]] may have in store? Who can predict the intent of the rampaging ''Unbound Storm''?		And what of the Children of Wrecks? The Red Wind Corsairs sail west from Sarvos toward Feroz, to challenge piratical control of the eastern islands. Who knows what precautions the chosen of [[Siakha\|the storm]] may have in store? Who can predict the intent of the rampaging ''Unbound Storm''?

	Then, finally, to [[the Mallum]]. During the Equinox the efforts of Imperial heroes captured [[Sarangrave]] from the Druj and through the [[387YE_Autumn_Equinox_Senate_sessions#Assign_Sarangrave\|will]] of the [[Imperial Senate\|Senate]] made it part of [[Urizen]]. While there may have been victorious battles, the war continues. The massive [[Sarangrave#Tower of the Skink\|Tower of the Skink]] still holds in the south, and scouts report that at least some of the Druj armies have moved to reinforce it. How will the tides of conflict turn, with the Empire in the ascendant and the Druj scrabbling to keep their iron grip on their lands?		Then, finally, to [[the Mallum]]. During the Equinox, the efforts of Imperial heroes captured [[Sarangrave]] from the Druj and through the [[387YE_Autumn_Equinox_Senate_sessions#Assign_Sarangrave\|will]] of the [[Imperial Senate\|Senate]] made it part of [[Urizen]]. While there may have been victorious battles, the war continues. The massive [[Sarangrave#Tower of the Skink\|Tower of the Skink]] still holds in the south, and scouts report that at least some of the Druj armies have moved to reinforce it. How will the tides of conflict turn, with the Empire in the ascendant and the Druj scrabbling to keep their iron grip on their lands?

	Or perhaps not finally. It is dangerous to deal in absolutes when one talks of war. The enemies of the Empire have their own strategies, their own ambitions; their generals and admirals have issued their own orders. Imperial planning can only predict the movements of the barbarians so far - there is always be space for the unexpected. Even the wisest seer or most clear-sighted prognosticator cannot say with certainty what is going to happen. Yet whatever the question, when it comes to war the answer is always ultimately the same. Someone will win, and someone will lose, but death alone will be the true victor...		Or perhaps not finally. It is dangerous to deal in absolutes when one talks of war. The enemies of the Empire have their own strategies, their own ambitions; their generals and admirals have issued their own orders. Imperial planning can only predict the movements of the barbarians so far - there is always be space for the unexpected. Even the wisest seer or most clear-sighted prognosticator cannot say with certainty what is going to happen. Yet whatever the question, when it comes to war the answer is always ultimately the same. Someone will win, and someone will lose, but death alone will be the true victor...

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	Further north, six whole armies brave the strengthening winds of winter as they launch a courageous assault into the heart of [[Skallahn]], into the domain of the late Jarl of Keirheim. Perhaps, with Jotun forces focused in the south, there is a hope to catch the orcs of Kallsea off guard, to draw their forces away to defend their lands. It is a strategy that has worked several times before; will it work this time?		Further north, six whole armies brave the strengthening winds of winter as they launch a courageous assault into the heart of [[Skallahn]], into the domain of the late Jarl of Keirheim. Perhaps, with Jotun forces focused in the south, there is a hope to catch the orcs of Kallsea off guard, to draw their forces away to defend their lands. It is a strategy that has worked several times before; will it work this time?

	In the south Imperial forces move to face the Grendel assault in [[Mareave]] and in [[Redoubt]]. Yet the lords of the Broken Shore are canny, and their [[Imperial navy\|ships]] give them unmatched maneuverability around the [[Bay of ~~Catazaar~~]]. The Salt Lords seem set on reclaiming the arid land claimed by the [[Imperial Orcs]], and [[To_ruin#Objective:_Preserve_the_Shrouds\|raiding the libraries of Urizen]], but is that their only goal?		In the south Imperial forces move to face the Grendel assault in [[Mareave]] and in [[Redoubt]]. Yet the lords of the Broken Shore are canny, and their [[Imperial navy\|ships]] give them unmatched maneuverability around the [[Bay of Catazar]]. The Salt Lords seem set on reclaiming the arid land claimed by the [[Imperial Orcs]], and [[To_ruin#Objective:_Preserve_the_Shrouds\|raiding the libraries of Urizen]], but is that their only goal?

	And what of the Children of Wrecks? The Red Wind Corsairs sail west from Sarvos toward Feroz, to challenge piratical control of the eastern islands. Who knows what precautions the chosen of [[~~Siaha~~\|the storm]] may have in store? Who can predict the intent of the rampaging ''Unbound Storm''?		And what of the Children of Wrecks? The Red Wind Corsairs sail west from Sarvos toward Feroz, to challenge piratical control of the eastern islands. Who knows what precautions the chosen of [[Siakha\|the storm]] may have in store? Who can predict the intent of the rampaging ''Unbound Storm''?

	Then, finally, to [[the Mallum]]. During the Equinox the efforts of Imperial heroes captured [[Sarangrave]] from the Druj and through the [[387YE_Autumn_Equinox_Senate_sessions#Assign_Sarangrave\|will]] of the [[Imperial Senate\|Senate]] made it part of [[Urizen]]. While there may have been victorious battles, the war continues. The massive [[Sarangrave#Tower of the Skink\|Tower of the Skink]] still holds in the south, and scouts report that at least some of the Druj armies have moved to reinforce it. How will the tides of conflict turn, with the Empire in the ascendant and the Druj scrabbling to keep their iron grip on their lands?		Then, finally, to [[the Mallum]]. During the Equinox the efforts of Imperial heroes captured [[Sarangrave]] from the Druj and through the [[387YE_Autumn_Equinox_Senate_sessions#Assign_Sarangrave\|will]] of the [[Imperial Senate\|Senate]] made it part of [[Urizen]]. While there may have been victorious battles, the war continues. The massive [[Sarangrave#Tower of the Skink\|Tower of the Skink]] still holds in the south, and scouts report that at least some of the Druj armies have moved to reinforce it. How will the tides of conflict turn, with the Empire in the ascendant and the Druj scrabbling to keep their iron grip on their lands?