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Text replacement - "[[Imperial Synod" to "[[Synod"

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	<quote by="The Assembly of Courage 380YE Winter Solstice">		<quote by="The Assembly of Courage 380YE Winter Solstice">
	Lucifer of Highguard, with the aid of Nina of Cantiarch’s Hold are to be sent to Reikos to save those who have been abducted and maimed, and bring them back to the light of Courage. They are entrusted with 100 liao for this.</quote>		Lucifer of Highguard, with the aid of Nina of Cantiarch’s Hold are to be sent to Reikos to save those who have been abducted and maimed, and bring them back to the light of Courage. They are entrusted with 100 liao for this.</quote>
	[[Rebirth in Reikos\|Two priests]] have come to Reikos with the authorisation of the [[~~Imperial~~ Synod]] to address the problem of [[The Courageous Priest\|Golan]] and his heretical teachings. A third priest, Lucifer Son of Cyrus, of Felix's Watch, was sent here with a different mission; to offer succour to those damaged in body and spirit by the domination of the Druj and bring them back to the Empire.		[[Rebirth in Reikos\|Two priests]] have come to Reikos with the authorisation of the [[Synod]] to address the problem of [[The Courageous Priest\|Golan]] and his heretical teachings. A third priest, Lucifer Son of Cyrus, of Felix's Watch, was sent here with a different mission; to offer succour to those damaged in body and spirit by the domination of the Druj and bring them back to the Empire.

	His efforts could not have come at a better time. His charge to aid the people of Reikos, to help those who have lost purpose or become too accustomed to living in fear, are quickly turned to helping the people to preserve what they can of the history of Reikos. Like the return of the First Empress, there appears to be a strange serendipity about Lucifer's arrival. The auras of Courage he creates are critical, granting the Highborn the spiritual strength to go out to do battle every day with the sorcery that seeks to take their history from them - something which helps them to find their own salvation from the terrors of the past.		His efforts could not have come at a better time. His charge to aid the people of Reikos, to help those who have lost purpose or become too accustomed to living in fear, are quickly turned to helping the people to preserve what they can of the history of Reikos. Like the return of the First Empress, there appears to be a strange serendipity about Lucifer's arrival. The auras of Courage he creates are critical, granting the Highborn the spiritual strength to go out to do battle every day with the sorcery that seeks to take their history from them - something which helps them to find their own salvation from the terrors of the past.

Twiggy at 00:18, 13 January 2026

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	At first it seems that the [[territory]] will vanish beneath this tide of life, but finally the waters recede a little. The fungus and moulds die back, as impossibly fast as they sprung up. In their place they leave a natural landscape transformed by their passage, washed clean not just of the foul touch of the [[Druj]], but of every touch of a mortal being. Gardens have become wild meadows, orchards have become forests, hard stone roads turned to muddy trails. Of the poison and [[Reikos flux\|diseases]] seared into the land by the Druj there is no trace - now the ground teems with life. The poetic imagine that this is what Reikos must have looked like before the [[Highguard\|Highborn]] first tamed these lands.		At first it seems that the [[territory]] will vanish beneath this tide of life, but finally the waters recede a little. The fungus and moulds die back, as impossibly fast as they sprung up. In their place they leave a natural landscape transformed by their passage, washed clean not just of the foul touch of the [[Druj]], but of every touch of a mortal being. Gardens have become wild meadows, orchards have become forests, hard stone roads turned to muddy trails. Of the poison and [[Reikos flux\|diseases]] seared into the land by the Druj there is no trace - now the ground teems with life. The poetic imagine that this is what Reikos must have looked like before the [[Highguard\|Highborn]] first tamed these lands.

	Although everyone is happy to see the marks of the Druj erased, many Highborn are not sanguine about the loss of their own legacy that accompanies it. As soon as they ~~realize~~ what is happening, these inhabitants attempt to defend the structures of their chapter houses from the encroaching tsunami that threatens them. Working day and night they strive to preserve what they can of the Highborn history accrued from the centuries of life in Reikos. Only constant [[Vigilance]] suffices - each inhabitant can save only as much as they can clear in a day - for after a nights sleep the moulds and the fungus are back and the back-breaking work to save something must begin anew. Only by such constant diligence can they stem the flood and only the most prized monuments and buildings can be saved - anything that is lifeless that does not have someone to protect it is consumed.		Although everyone is happy to see the marks of the Druj erased, many Highborn are not sanguine about the loss of their own legacy that accompanies it. As soon as they realise what is happening, these inhabitants attempt to defend the structures of their chapter houses from the encroaching tsunami that threatens them. Working day and night they strive to preserve what they can of the Highborn history accrued from the centuries of life in Reikos. Only constant [[Vigilance]] suffices - each inhabitant can save only as much as they can clear in a day - for after a nights sleep the moulds and the fungus are back and the back-breaking work to save something must begin anew. Only by such constant diligence can they stem the flood and only the most prized monuments and buildings can be saved - anything that is lifeless that does not have someone to protect it is consumed.

	There are also rumours that the Highborn are not the only ones fighting the transformation - there are reports of other forces holding out. There are [[orc\|orcs]], pockets of Druj that remain and others who have never been anything more than bandits, hiding out in the barren places of Reikos, the hills, the wetlands and the forests. Those who take the time note that these folk, are fighting almost as hard as the Highborn to hold on to what little they have. And in some places there are reports that the magic has disturbed things other than orcs - though none can spare the time to find out exactly what the force of magic may have roused.		There are also rumours that the Highborn are not the only ones fighting the transformation - there are reports of other forces holding out. There are [[orc\|orcs]], pockets of Druj that remain and others who have never been anything more than bandits, hiding out in the barren places of Reikos, the hills, the wetlands and the forests. Those who take the time note that these folk, are fighting almost as hard as the Highborn to hold on to what little they have. And in some places there are reports that the magic has disturbed things other than orcs - though none can spare the time to find out exactly what the force of magic may have roused.

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	Like the bodies, everything that is lifeless falls prey to this river of life.		Like the bodies, everything that is lifeless falls prey to this river of life.

	At first it seems that the[[ territory]] will vanish beneath this tide of life, but finally the waters recede a little. The fungus and moulds die back, as impossibly fast as they sprung up. In their place they leave a natural landscape transformed by their passage, washed clean not just of the foul touch of the [[Druj]], but of every touch of a mortal being. Gardens have become wild meadows, orchards have become forests, hard stone roads turned to muddy trails. Of the poison and [[Reikos flux\|diseases]] seared into the land by the Druj there is no trace - now the ground teems with life. The poetic imagine that this is what Reikos must have looked like before the [[Highguard\|Highborn]] first tamed these lands.		At first it seems that the [[territory]] will vanish beneath this tide of life, but finally the waters recede a little. The fungus and moulds die back, as impossibly fast as they sprung up. In their place they leave a natural landscape transformed by their passage, washed clean not just of the foul touch of the [[Druj]], but of every touch of a mortal being. Gardens have become wild meadows, orchards have become forests, hard stone roads turned to muddy trails. Of the poison and [[Reikos flux\|diseases]] seared into the land by the Druj there is no trace - now the ground teems with life. The poetic imagine that this is what Reikos must have looked like before the [[Highguard\|Highborn]] first tamed these lands.

	Although everyone is happy to see the marks of the Druj erased, many Highborn are not sanguine about the loss of their own legacy that accompanies it. As soon as they realize what is happening, these inhabitants attempt to defend the structures of their chapter houses from the encroaching tsunami that threatens them. Working day and night they strive to preserve what they can of the Highborn history accrued from the centuries of life in Reikos. Only constant [[Vigilance]] suffices - each inhabitant can save only as much as they can clear in a day - for after a nights sleep the moulds and the fungus are back and the back-breaking work to save something must begin anew. Only by such constant diligence can they stem the flood and only the most prized monuments and buildings can be saved - anything that is lifeless that does not have someone to protect it is consumed.		Although everyone is happy to see the marks of the Druj erased, many Highborn are not sanguine about the loss of their own legacy that accompanies it. As soon as they realize what is happening, these inhabitants attempt to defend the structures of their chapter houses from the encroaching tsunami that threatens them. Working day and night they strive to preserve what they can of the Highborn history accrued from the centuries of life in Reikos. Only constant [[Vigilance]] suffices - each inhabitant can save only as much as they can clear in a day - for after a nights sleep the moulds and the fungus are back and the back-breaking work to save something must begin anew. Only by such constant diligence can they stem the flood and only the most prized monuments and buildings can be saved - anything that is lifeless that does not have someone to protect it is consumed.
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	"Coming. Cover." she signed quickly. The two scattered, drawing the long-bladed knives they favoured for close combat.		"Coming. Cover." she signed quickly. The two scattered, drawing the long-bladed knives they favoured for close combat.

	A creature as tall as one of the northern mammoths was suddenly between them. Roughly humanoid, with squat bandy legs and long forearms, it moved like a mountain gorilla but with the kind of serene, unhurried patience that reminded Zellah of the whales she had seen as a child in the waters north of Meade. It had a small head, with large liquid eyes, and its back was covered in dark purple and golden mushrooms of all sizes. Perched between its ~~shoulderblades~~ was a little figure in a black robe.		A creature as tall as one of the northern mammoths was suddenly between them. Roughly humanoid, with squat bandy legs and long forearms, it moved like a mountain gorilla but with the kind of serene, unhurried patience that reminded Zellah of the whales she had seen as a child in the waters north of Meade. It had a small head, with large liquid eyes, and its back was covered in dark purple and golden mushrooms of all sizes. Perched between its shoulder blades was a little figure in a black robe.

	For all its size it was surprisingly quiet. It passed between the two Unconquered, and disappeared eastwards away from the regio.		For all its size it was surprisingly quiet. It passed between the two Unconquered, and disappeared eastwards away from the regio.

Twiggy at 08:23, 13 August 2025

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	At present no-one knows for sure what manner of creature dwells there, and strange myconoid soldiers patrol the borders, turning back any who come in force.		At present no-one knows for sure what manner of creature dwells there, and strange myconoid soldiers patrol the borders, turning back any who come in force.

	The region of Tamarbode was not under Imperial control to start with, having been claimed by those barely organised Druj remnants left behind from the [[379YE_Winter_Solstice_winds_of_war#The_Fall_of_the_Stone_Toad\|fall of Urith Barath]]. Several of the orc camps in Tamarbode had been [[380YE_Spring_Equinox_winds_of_war#~~Ruins_of_Gray_Charge~~\|destroyed by Imperial forces]] during the cleansing of ~~Gray~~ Charge. Yet there were also several settlements that had not been cleared.		The region of Tamarbode was not under Imperial control to start with, having been claimed by those barely organised Druj remnants left behind from the [[379YE_Winter_Solstice_winds_of_war#The_Fall_of_the_Stone_Toad\|fall of Urith Barath]]. Several of the orc camps in Tamarbode had been [[380YE_Spring_Equinox_winds_of_war#Ruins_of_Grey_Charge\|destroyed by Imperial forces]] during the cleansing of Grey Charge. Yet there were also several settlements that had not been cleared.

	Of those camps, and the orcs who once dwelt in them, there has been no further sign since the forest appeared.		Of those camps, and the orcs who once dwelt in them, there has been no further sign since the forest appeared.

Twiggy at 15:38, 18 July 2025

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	She gave the thing a kick and it creaked alarmingly. "Ruined, I call that. Half a season's crop up in smoke."		She gave the thing a kick and it creaked alarmingly. "Ruined, I call that. Half a season's crop up in smoke."

	"Up in spores, actually." Corrected Sister Dinah, peering closely at the mycelial mass where nothing but good vinum should be. She carefully turned over what had once been a leaf with a gloved hand, ~~marveling~~ at the way the tiny white moulds covered the underside.		"Up in spores, actually." Corrected Sister Dinah, peering closely at the mycelial mass where nothing but good vinum should be. She carefully turned over what had once been a leaf with a gloved hand, marvelling at the way the tiny white moulds covered the underside.

	"Well, I'm glad someone's finding some mirth in this situation-"		"Well, I'm glad someone's finding some mirth in this situation-"

Dre at 20:09, 8 May 2025

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	While some surely remain active, their aura has been greatly curtailed, reduced to zones of terror a few scant miles across. Many of these sites are now buried under supernatural forests or partially sunken in magical marshes - quiescent for now but potentially creating enclaves appealing to certain threats that might creep into Reikos that do not fear death.		While some surely remain active, their aura has been greatly curtailed, reduced to zones of terror a few scant miles across. Many of these sites are now buried under supernatural forests or partially sunken in magical marshes - quiescent for now but potentially creating enclaves appealing to certain threats that might creep into Reikos that do not fear death.

	'''OOC Note:''' You are free to roleplay that if you have been in Reikos this season you have helped to destroy some of the Druj fear pillars, especially if you are one of the dozen characters who have ~~lead~~ their military units to Reikos, or have accompanied Lucifer, Son of Cyrus.		'''OOC Note:''' You are free to roleplay that if you have been in Reikos this season you have helped to destroy some of the Druj fear pillars, especially if you are one of the dozen characters who have led their military units to Reikos, or have accompanied Lucifer, Son of Cyrus.

	===The New Forest at Tamarbode===		===The New Forest at Tamarbode===

RichardRaynor at 08:26, 3 February 2022

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	[[Category:Winds of Fortune]][[Category:380YE]][[Category:Recent History]]		[[Category:Winds of Fortune]][[Category:380YE Summer]][[Category:Recent History]]
	<ic>"How can it have got this bad this quickly?" Sister Hepzibah stared uncomprehending at the moss-covered ruin that was her childhood home. "We... We were here with the 'Pegasus last year, and it was all..."		<ic>"How can it have got this bad this quickly?" Sister Hepzibah stared uncomprehending at the moss-covered ruin that was her childhood home. "We... We were here with the 'Pegasus last year, and it was all..."

Rafferty: /* Resolution */

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Resolution

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	Over Winter we will be adjusting the map of [[Reikos]], and the details of the page, to reflect its new, verdant state.		Over Winter we will be adjusting the map of [[Reikos]], and the details of the page, to reflect its new, verdant state.

			You can learn about some of the developments with the [[#The New Forest at Tamarbode\|new forest at Tamarbode]] [[380YE_Autumn_Equinox_winds_of_war#Our_Neighbour.27s_Field\|here]].

Rafferty at 17:28, 3 September 2016

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	* More details of the [[Rebirth in Reikos\|fight against heresy]]		* More details of the [[Rebirth in Reikos\|fight against heresy]]
	* An opportunity for the Imperial Synod regarding the [[A question of provenance\|weird fungi]] growing in parts of Reikos.		* An opportunity for the Imperial Synod regarding the [[A question of provenance\|weird fungi]] growing in parts of Reikos.

			==Resolution==
			Most of the more supernatural elements of the wave of fecundity have died down by the time of the Autumn Equinox. Almost all the ruins that once dotted Reikos are now gone, and the settlements that preceded them been replaced with healthy, natural vegetation.

			Over Winter we will be adjusting the map of [[Reikos]], and the details of the page, to reflect its new, verdant state.

Rafferty at 11:36, 26 July 2016

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			[[Category:Winds of Fortune]][[Category:380YE]][[Category:Recent History]]
	<ic>"How can it have got this bad this quickly?" Sister Hepzibah stared uncomprehending at the moss-covered ruin that was her childhood home. "We... We were here with the 'Pegasus last year, and it was all..."		<ic>"How can it have got this bad this quickly?" Sister Hepzibah stared uncomprehending at the moss-covered ruin that was her childhood home. "We... We were here with the 'Pegasus last year, and it was all..."