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	<box><big>'''Fyrds'''</big><br>		<box><big>'''Fyrds'''</big><br>
	Each region in a Jotun territory generates a fyrd when it is conquered by the Empire. As the Jarl and their warriors are forced to retreat from their lands, they form up into a fyrd, a warband with a military strength of five hundred. A fyrd is unable to act independently of fortifications or armies in the territory; it will only act to support a Jotun army in the territory or a fortification if there are no armies present..		Each region in a Jotun territory generates a fyrd when it is conquered by the Empire. As the Jarl and their warriors are forced to retreat from their lands, they form up into a fyrd, a warband with a military strength of five hundred. A fyrd is unable to act independently of fortifications or armies in the territory; it will only act to support a Jotun army in the territory or a fortification if there are no armies present.

	A region's fyrd may be dismantled by killing the jarl or through other opportunities.</box>		A region's fyrd may be dismantled by killing the jarl or through other opportunities.</box>

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	The Jotun make a stand here, in the shadow of the mountains. It seems that the castle is under the command of [[In_each_line_lies_another_line#Objective:_Kill_Igya_Olgafsdottir\|Igya Olgafsdottir]], who has some experience of dealing with Imperial armies and is by all accounts well-beloved by both the ''King Under the Mountain'' and the ''[[Cathan Canae\|Queen of Ice and Darkness]]''. The surviving Jarls of the conquered regions – or their heirs – gather here reinforcing the garrison of the ''Oksenesfestsal'', their banners hanging from the walls alongside those of Tromsa, and the bull-skull banners of [[Elite_Jotun_troops#Skjaldir\|Skjaldir]], that popular faðir who epitomizes the tenacity of the Jotun people. Yet alongside the red and white banners of the Jotun hangs one single blue banner – the banner of the Fishers of Fisher's Rock. The Marchers prepare to assault the castle.		The Jotun make a stand here, in the shadow of the mountains. It seems that the castle is under the command of [[In_each_line_lies_another_line#Objective:_Kill_Igya_Olgafsdottir\|Igya Olgafsdottir]], who has some experience of dealing with Imperial armies and is by all accounts well-beloved by both the ''King Under the Mountain'' and the ''[[Cathan Canae\|Queen of Ice and Darkness]]''. The surviving Jarls of the conquered regions – or their heirs – gather here reinforcing the garrison of the ''Oksenesfestsal'', their banners hanging from the walls alongside those of Tromsa, and the bull-skull banners of [[Elite_Jotun_troops#Skjaldir\|Skjaldir]], that popular faðir who epitomizes the tenacity of the Jotun people. Yet alongside the red and white banners of the Jotun hangs one single blue banner – the banner of the Fishers of Fisher's Rock. The Marchers prepare to assault the castle.

	The walls of ''~~Oksenesfestal~~'' repel assault after assault, Jotun and Imperial troops alike falling left and right. As the Autumn Equinox approaches, it becomes more and more obvious that the Empire's momentum has faltered, absorbed by the adamant walls of the Jotun castle and its tenacious defenders. Yet there can be little doubt that momentum has carried Imperial soldiers further than any Jotun might have imagined in their wildest dreams, and seen them camped before the walls of the Jarl of Tromsa's own throne.		The walls of ''Oksenesfestsal'' repel assault after assault, Jotun and Imperial troops alike falling left and right. As the Autumn Equinox approaches, it becomes more and more obvious that the Empire's momentum has faltered, absorbed by the adamant walls of the Jotun castle and its tenacious defenders. Yet there can be little doubt that momentum has carried Imperial soldiers further than any Jotun might have imagined in their wildest dreams, and seen them camped before the walls of the Jarl of Tromsa's own throne.

	==Heroism, Honour, and Cruelty==		==Heroism, Honour, and Cruelty==
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	==Falling (Battle Opportunity)==		==Falling (Battle Opportunity)==
	Shortly before the Equinox, horns are sounded and a parley called by the defenders of ~~Oksenesfestal~~, who wish to meet with the commanders of the Imperial armies in Tromsa.		Shortly before the Equinox, horns are sounded and a parley called by the defenders of Oksenesfestsal, who wish to meet with the commanders of the Imperial armies in Tromsa.
	<div style="float: right; width: 50%; max-width: 500px; margin-left: 10px;"><box>		<div style="float: right; width: 50%; max-width: 500px; margin-left: 10px;"><box>
	<p>'''OOC Note'''<br>The laws of drama demand that any battle in Tromsa this event include an opportunity to capture Mathilda Fisher. Unfortunately, the member of crew who portrays her is not able to attend our final event this year. Given the intense roleplaying that has taken place between Mathilda and the Marchers, we did not feel it was appropriate to even attempt to recast the part.</p>		<p>'''OOC Note'''<br>The laws of drama demand that any battle in Tromsa this event include an opportunity to capture Mathilda Fisher. Unfortunately, the member of crew who portrays her is not able to attend our final event this year. Given the intense roleplaying that has taken place between Mathilda and the Marchers, we did not feel it was appropriate to even attempt to recast the part.</p>
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	A small group of Jotun and Yegarra [[Between_two_mounds#Three_Tears_Entwined\|meet representatives of the Empire]] atop a battle-scarred hill within bow-shot of both armies. Igya Olgafsdottir herself – now Jarl of Tromsa - leads the Jotun contingent along with the much older Jarl of Kierheim. Flanked by heavily armoured Skjaldir, she is accompanied by a single Yegarra in the blue livery of the Fishers. She addresses most of her comments to the Winterfolk, but acknowledges the others present.		A small group of Jotun and Yegarra [[Between_two_mounds#Three_Tears_Entwined\|meet representatives of the Empire]] atop a battle-scarred hill within bow-shot of both armies. Igya Olgafsdottir herself – now Jarl of Tromsa - leads the Jotun contingent along with the much older Jarl of Kierheim. Flanked by heavily armoured Skjaldir, she is accompanied by a single Yegarra in the blue livery of the Fishers. She addresses most of her comments to the Winterfolk, but acknowledges the others present.

	What follows is a fascinating exercise in Jotun diplomacy. She refuses all demands to surrender the fortification to the Empire, seemingly unconcerned with the losses her people will suffer should the castle be stormed. She does not deny that her forces are utterly outmatched by the Imperial armies gathered against her, but she is at pains to point out that the Empire cannot take the castle before her allies in Skallahn come north to lift the siege of ~~Oksenesfestal~~.		What follows is a fascinating exercise in Jotun diplomacy. She refuses all demands to surrender the fortification to the Empire, seemingly unconcerned with the losses her people will suffer should the castle be stormed. She does not deny that her forces are utterly outmatched by the Imperial armies gathered against her, but she is at pains to point out that the Empire cannot take the castle before her allies in Skallahn come north to lift the siege of Oksenesfestsal.

	The Jarl likewise refuses all demands to hand over Mathilda Fisher. She claims that the "Jarl of Bregasland" was a loyal and true ally of her father and that the ancestors would turn their faces from any Jotun who gave her up to her enemies. Worse, the Fisher Queen has been badly wounded and even now lies close to death. Mathilda wishes nothing more than to do her duty and take the field against the Empire with the other Jotun, but she lacks even the strength to draw herself upright in her bed.		The Jarl likewise refuses all demands to hand over Mathilda Fisher. She claims that the "Jarl of Bregasland" was a loyal and true ally of her father and that the ancestors would turn their faces from any Jotun who gave her up to her enemies. Worse, the Fisher Queen has been badly wounded and even now lies close to death. Mathilda wishes nothing more than to do her duty and take the field against the Empire with the other Jotun, but she lacks even the strength to draw herself upright in her bed.

Thespaceinvader at 14:53, 4 August 2025

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	To save Mathilda from the dishonour of not taking the field, the Jarl proposes that the champions of the Empire meet with the champions of the Jotun in an honour battle near the woods on Crows Field at the height of the Equinox. The Fishers will take the field carrying Mathilda's banner into battle, along with their Jotun allies. If the Empire can take it from them, then Mathilda will acknowledge her defeat on the battlefield and surrender to Imperial forces. If the Empire do not take the field - or they fail to capture her banner, then the Jarls will not permit her to surrender to the Empire. Igya claims ''"We will spirit her away to Fjorknae, far beyond the Empire's reach. Death will find her, but the carrion will not"''.		To save Mathilda from the dishonour of not taking the field, the Jarl proposes that the champions of the Empire meet with the champions of the Jotun in an honour battle near the woods on Crows Field at the height of the Equinox. The Fishers will take the field carrying Mathilda's banner into battle, along with their Jotun allies. If the Empire can take it from them, then Mathilda will acknowledge her defeat on the battlefield and surrender to Imperial forces. If the Empire do not take the field - or they fail to capture her banner, then the Jarls will not permit her to surrender to the Empire. Igya claims ''"We will spirit her away to Fjorknae, far beyond the Empire's reach. Death will find her, but the carrion will not"''.

	Jarl Igya has one final request. Not a demand she notes, but a request. She accepts that the Marchers will execute Mathilda if she surrenders to them. Nobody is under any illusions on that score. But she hands an ornate knife to the care of General Osric and asks that it be placed in Mathilda's hands before she is executed. She says the Fisher Jarl is too weak to fight, and their ~~godhi~~ do not believe she will recover her strength now or in the future. Even so, the woman's ancestors will look more kindly on her if she goes to her death armed for battle.		Jarl Igya has one final request. Not a demand she notes, but a request. She accepts that the Marchers will execute Mathilda if she surrenders to them. Nobody is under any illusions on that score. But she hands an ornate knife to the care of General Osric and asks that it be placed in Mathilda's hands before she is executed. She says the Fisher Jarl is too weak to fight, and their ghodi do not believe she will recover her strength now or in the future. Even so, the woman's ancestors will look more kindly on her if she goes to her death armed for battle.

	She is clear that it should be this knife and no other, and says that if General Osric values his honour, he will ensure she is buried with it. If the Empire do not claim the banner, then Osric may keep Mathilda's dagger as a worthy treasure for the heroic campaign he and the other Winterfolk and their allies have fought. At least until Mathilda's people have an opportunity to take it back...		She is clear that it should be this knife and no other, and says that if General Osric values his honour, he will ensure she is buried with it. If the Empire do not claim the banner, then Osric may keep Mathilda's dagger as a worthy treasure for the heroic campaign he and the other Winterfolk and their allies have fought. At least until Mathilda's people have an opportunity to take it back...

Dre at 18:07, 29 December 2023

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	They're joined by the Strong Reeds, the Tusks, and the Bounders, three armies of Marchers hunting the fugitive Mathilda Fisher, believed to have taken refuge with the Jarl of Tromsa after her comprehensive defeat in [[Bregasland]]. They're also joined by the [[Fire of the South]], the Freeborn army making a [[Army qualities#Fast\|forced march]] across the length of the Empire from [[Kahraman]].		They're joined by the Strong Reeds, the Tusks, and the Bounders, three armies of Marchers hunting the fugitive Mathilda Fisher, believed to have taken refuge with the Jarl of Tromsa after her comprehensive defeat in [[Bregasland]]. They're also joined by the [[Fire of the South]], the Freeborn army making a [[Army qualities#Fast\|forced march]] across the length of the Empire from [[Kahraman]].

	Seven Imperial armies. Some thirty-five thousand soldiers from four nations, supported by more than twenty-five thousand warriors fighting as part of elite warbands, ~~lead~~ by [[military unit\|Imperial captains]]. They're ''also'' supported by ten thousand fey knights from the [[Knights of Glory\|Fields of Glory]], a splendid rainbow of armoured warriors that glow with inner light, called forth by Imperial magicians.		Seven Imperial armies. Some thirty-five thousand soldiers from four nations, supported by more than twenty-five thousand warriors fighting as part of elite warbands, led by [[military unit\|Imperial captains]]. They're ''also'' supported by ten thousand fey knights from the [[Knights of Glory\|Fields of Glory]], a splendid rainbow of armoured warriors that glow with inner light, called forth by Imperial magicians.
	<div style="float:right; width: 600px; clear: right;"><quote by="Lofyn Blood-cloak, General of the Blood Cloaks">Bloodcloaks, my Rhyv rimmed grimnir, my dauntless warlike champions, the Jotun look to us in Skallahn but we have greater work in the north. We will be the mighty host to the Mark. The unyielding storm. Fear no engagement. Dare every heroism. The greenshield out tireless triumphannt vanguard. We take Tromsa here. Now. Conversion requires common ground. Let's take some.</quote></div>		<div style="float:right; width: 600px; clear: right;"><quote by="Lofyn Blood-cloak, General of the Blood Cloaks">Bloodcloaks, my Rhyv rimmed grimnir, my dauntless warlike champions, the Jotun look to us in Skallahn but we have greater work in the north. We will be the mighty host to the Mark. The unyielding storm. Fear no engagement. Dare every heroism. The greenshield out tireless triumphannt vanguard. We take Tromsa here. Now. Conversion requires common ground. Let's take some.</quote></div>
	<div style="float:right; width: 600px; clear: right;"><quote by="Iron Osric, General of the Green Shield">Heroes of the Greenshield, hail to thee! Captains go to the Bloodcloak, her war host will walk us to triumph. We go to the vanguard, blood-glistening spears to cut them a way. Triumphant charge across the border, be first amongst the foe. All of the West comes with you, join us and see, heralds of Janon. Arm in arm to hard won war-play come summer swords and elfin-shot. To Jarl Olgaf we taken this war time, shields will be sundered! That war day, that red day, now comes early to Tromsa.</quote></div>		<div style="float:right; width: 600px; clear: right;"><quote by="Iron Osric, General of the Green Shield">Heroes of the Greenshield, hail to thee! Captains go to the Bloodcloak, her war host will walk us to triumph. We go to the vanguard, blood-glistening spears to cut them a way. Triumphant charge across the border, be first amongst the foe. All of the West comes with you, join us and see, heralds of Janon. Arm in arm to hard won war-play come summer swords and elfin-shot. To Jarl Olgaf we taken this war time, shields will be sundered! That war day, that red day, now comes early to Tromsa.</quote></div>
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	Jarl Klarra Sembansscion leads the defence of Rikskog themselves. Warned by Jarl Bjørnda's Ulfur, they also have an unexpected ally. More than a thousand Yegarra, many with pike and pole-arm, are camped around Viheltavathorn. There had been stories that when they were driven out of Bregasland, the Fishers of Fisher's Rock did not return to their lands in Hordalant, but fled north. Rumour suggests that the Jarl of Tromsa owed his life to Mathilda Fisher, and that the would-be Steward of the Bregas has fled back to his lands. The fact that Mathilda's presence has brought the angry Marcher armies down on Tromsa is not likely to be overlooked.		Jarl Klarra Sembansscion leads the defence of Rikskog themselves. Warned by Jarl Bjørnda's Ulfur, they also have an unexpected ally. More than a thousand Yegarra, many with pike and pole-arm, are camped around Viheltavathorn. There had been stories that when they were driven out of Bregasland, the Fishers of Fisher's Rock did not return to their lands in Hordalant, but fled north. Rumour suggests that the Jarl of Tromsa owed his life to Mathilda Fisher, and that the would-be Steward of the Bregas has fled back to his lands. The fact that Mathilda's presence has brought the angry Marcher armies down on Tromsa is not likely to be overlooked.

	The first actual battle takes place on the plains before the town, Jotun and Yegarra clashing with Marcher and Freeborn. Additional reinforcements begin to arrive from further west, ~~lead~~ by Jarl Olgaf Anagarsson himself. Several thousand Jotun, with a vanguard of massively heavy-armoured [[Elite_Jotun_troops#Skjaldir\|Skjaldir]] at their head. A siege is laid and for a very short time it looks as if the Empire's advance might end here.		The first actual battle takes place on the plains before the town, Jotun and Yegarra clashing with Marcher and Freeborn. Additional reinforcements begin to arrive from further west, led by Jarl Olgaf Anagarsson himself. Several thousand Jotun, with a vanguard of massively heavy-armoured [[Elite_Jotun_troops#Skjaldir\|Skjaldir]] at their head. A siege is laid and for a very short time it looks as if the Empire's advance might end here.

	Unfortunately for the Jotun, two days after the first clash, the rest of the Imperial armies arrive from the north. News of the Jotun forces reaches the ears of the Kallavesi among the Winterfolk armies, and with Skyfall Waste secured, they crash against the flanks of the Jotun defenders.		Unfortunately for the Jotun, two days after the first clash, the rest of the Imperial armies arrive from the north. News of the Jotun forces reaches the ears of the Kallavesi among the Winterfolk armies, and with Skyfall Waste secured, they crash against the flanks of the Jotun defenders.

Hailmur: /* Objective: Defeat Sigurn Olgafsson */

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Objective: Defeat Sigurn Olgafsson

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	If Sigurn survives the battle, he will use the mithril that the Jarl has secured for him to equip his own small warband, allowing the Jotun to field another fast-moving independent military unit with a strength (initially at least) of 500. This will only happen if the Empire take the battle and Sigurn survives. He will have to wait for another chance to prove himself if he is denied battle at the Autumn Equinox.		If Sigurn survives the battle, he will use the mithril that the Jarl has secured for him to equip his own small warband, allowing the Jotun to field another fast-moving independent military unit with a strength (initially at least) of 500. This will only happen if the Empire take the battle and Sigurn survives. He will have to wait for another chance to prove himself if he is denied battle at the Autumn Equinox.

			==Despise the Pretender (Conjunction)==
			* '''A warband of Jotun are moving to travel through a pass to reinforce Oksenesfestsal'''
			* '''The Sentinel Gate will open at 18:30 on Friday to Nordbotn, Tromsdalen, Tromsa'''
			* '''This skirmish is a [[Accessibility#Combat_Highly_Likely\|combat highly likely]] encounter'''
			* '''The ''Champion of Pride'' is responsible for holding the palisade'''
			The forward momentum of the Imperial armies has slowed in the face of Oksenesfestsal, but the Empire still camps beneath the walls of the Jarl of Tromsa's throne. Now the fyrds of the territory are on the move to support the Jotun's resistance against the Empire. Reinforcements for the garrison are travelling towards the Nordbotn pass; a narrow valley that leads from the north to Tromsdalen. ''Henry of Stoke'', a beater of the [[Bounders]] and a pilgrim of Pride, has asked the Champion of Pride to make sure that the warband doesn't make it through the pass. If they manage that then the beaters of the [[Bounders]] will be able to move into position to prevent reinforcements from reaching the fortification. If the warband is not stopped then the reinforcements will be able to reach Oksenesfestsal resupplying the fortification by five hundred strength before the coming season.

			The warband is made up of a combined force of [[Elite_Jotun_troops#Ra.C3.B0lj.C3.B3st\|Raoljost]], [[Elite_Jotun_troops#Ulvenwar\|Ulvenwar]], and [[Elite_Jotun_troops#Skjaldir\|Skjaldir]] and will be arriving at the palisade a few minutes after the Sentinel Gate opens. Given that this is a direct request to the [[Champion of Pride]], it is the responsibility of the incumbent, '''Kali Keen-Eye''', to prevent the Jotun from travelling through the pass.

			==Claim the Just Rewards (Conjunction)==
			* '''A warband of Jotun are defending a small fort in Rikskog'''
			* '''The Sentinel Gate will open at 19:00 on Friday to Fniskard's Palisade, Rikskog, Tromsa'''
			* '''This skirmish is a [[Accessibility#Combat_Highly_Likely\|combat highly likely]] encounter'''
			* '''The ''Champion of Prosperity'' is responsible for claiming the cache of supplies from the Jotun'''
			Though the Empire has claimed Rikskog from the Jotun there are still Jotun in the region. One such warband has managed to gather resources intended for Viheltavathorn at a long abandoned small fort near the border to Skyfall Waste. Any advance by Imperial troops towards the are would see the warband scatter taking the cache of supplies with them, but a precise strike by Imperial heroes? Then the trove of artisans oil, herbs, and artisanal weapons and armour could be claimed for the Empire. ''Sharpeye Thrakka'', a reaver with the [[Summer Storm]], has asked the Champion of Prosperity to claim the resources from the Jotun and put them to use for the Empire.

			The warband is made up of a combined force of [[Elite_Jotun_troops#Ra.C3.B0lj.C3.B3st\|Raoljost]], [[Elite_Jotun_troops#Ulvenwar\|Ulvenwar]], and [[Elite_Jotun_troops#Skjaldir\|Skjaldir]]. Given that this is a direct request to the [[Champion of Prosperity]], to help claim the just rewards of the Empire's labours, it is the responsibility of the incumbent, '''Hugh Farrier''', to oust the Jotun from the fort and claim the resources.

Rafferty: /* Battle Opportunity */

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 The roleplaying effect is particularly strong for anyone who already has the [[changeling]] or [[naga]] lineage.
-==Battle Opportunity==
+==Falling (Battle Opportunity)==
-Shortly before the Equinox, horns are sounded and a parley called by the defenders of ''Oksenesfestal'', who wish to meet with the commanders of the armies of Wintermark, and representatives of the Marchers.
+Shortly before the Equinox, horns are sounded and a parley called by the defenders of Oksenesfestal, who wish to meet with the commanders of the Imperial armies in Tromsa.
-A small group of Jotun and yegarra meet representatives of the Empire atop a battle-scarred hill within bow-shot of both armies. Igya Olgafsdottir herself – now Jarl of Tromsa - leads the Jotun contingent. Flanked by heavily armoured Skjaldir, she is accompanied by a single yegarra in the blue livery of the Fishers. She addresses most of her comments to the Winterfolk, but acknowledges the Marcher commanders. What is discussed there is not currently public knowledge, but the prognosticators have divined a major conjunction of the Sentinel Gate leading to Tromsdalen during the Autumn Equinox that is surely connected to the matter of the parley.
+<p>Therefore, we've constructed a narrative fiction for the battle which will give the Empire an opportunity to lay their hands on Mathilda Fisher, even though she is not at the event. If the players choose to take the battle - and they triumph - then Mathilda will be escourted to the Wintermark camp during the first event next year. While this delay is not what we would like, we've decided this is the best way to give the players a chance to pursue this goal in Tromsa.</p></box></div>
-Further information will no doubt be available before the Equinox.
+What follows is a fascinating exercise in Jotun diplomacy. She refuses all demands to surrender the fortification to the Empire, seemingly unconcerned with the losses her people will suffer should the castle be stormed. She does not deny that her forces are utterly outmatched by the Imperial armies gathered against her, but she is at pains to point out that the Empire cannot take the castle before her allies in Skallahn come north to lift the siege of Oksenesfestal.

Novemberalice at 15:06, 31 August 2023

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	[[Category:Recent History]] [[Category:385YE Autumn]] [[Category:Military Council]]		[[Category:Recent History]] [[Category:385YE Autumn]] [[Category:Military Council]]
	<div style="float:left; width: 500px; clear: left;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=A tale told.jpg\|caption=The [[Jotun]] revere their ancestors - they are the most devout of all the [[orc]] nations and treat their ancestors like gods.\|align=left\|width=500}}</div>		<div style="float:left; width: 500px; clear: left;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=A tale told.jpg\|caption=The [[Jotun]] revere their ancestors - they are the most devout of all the [[orc]] nations and treat their ancestors like gods.\|align=left\|width=500}}</div>
			{{audio\|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyCnIlgy0k4}}
	==Prelude to Invasion==		==Prelude to Invasion==
	The Summer Storm, the Bloodcloaks, and the Green Shield withdraw from Skallahn, out of [[Skallahn#Iron Stand\|Iron Stand]] into Sermersuaq. Back in Wintermark, they join up with four other Imperial armies... and barely missing a beat launch an overwhelming invasion of [[Tromsa]], believed to be the northernmost of the Jotun territories.		The Summer Storm, the Bloodcloaks, and the Green Shield withdraw from Skallahn, out of [[Skallahn#Iron Stand\|Iron Stand]] into Sermersuaq. Back in Wintermark, they join up with four other Imperial armies... and barely missing a beat launch an overwhelming invasion of [[Tromsa]], believed to be the northernmost of the Jotun territories.

Vsabo: /* Battle Opportunity */

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Battle Opportunity

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	Shortly before the Equinox, horns are sounded and a parley called by the defenders of ''Oksenesfestal'', who wish to meet with the commanders of the armies of Wintermark, and representatives of the Marchers.		Shortly before the Equinox, horns are sounded and a parley called by the defenders of ''Oksenesfestal'', who wish to meet with the commanders of the armies of Wintermark, and representatives of the Marchers.

	A small group of Jotun and yegarra meet representatives of the Empire atop a battle-scarred hill within bow-shot of both armies. Igya Olgafsdottir herself – now Jarl of Tromsa - leads the Jotun contingent. Flanked by heavily armoured Skjaldir, she is accompanied by a single yegarra in the blue livery of the Fishers. She addresses most of her comments to the Winterfolk, but acknowledges the Marcher commanders. What is ~~discusses~~ there is not currently public knowledge, but the prognosticators have divined a major conjunction of the Sentinel Gate leading to Tromsdalen during the Autumn Equinox that is surely connected to the matter of the parley.		A small group of Jotun and yegarra meet representatives of the Empire atop a battle-scarred hill within bow-shot of both armies. Igya Olgafsdottir herself – now Jarl of Tromsa - leads the Jotun contingent. Flanked by heavily armoured Skjaldir, she is accompanied by a single yegarra in the blue livery of the Fishers. She addresses most of her comments to the Winterfolk, but acknowledges the Marcher commanders. What is discussed there is not currently public knowledge, but the prognosticators have divined a major conjunction of the Sentinel Gate leading to Tromsdalen during the Autumn Equinox that is surely connected to the matter of the parley.

	Further information will no doubt be available before the Equinox.		Further information will no doubt be available before the Equinox.

Vsabo: /* Participation : Military Units */

2023-08-19T23:03:20Z

Participation : Military Units

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	A region's fyrd may be dismantled by killing the jarl or through other opportunities.</box>		A region's fyrd may be dismantled by killing the jarl or through other opportunities.</box>

	==Participation : Military Units==		==Participation: Military Units==
	Any character whose [[military unit]] was assigned to fight alongside the Green Shield, or the Summer Storm this downtime may choose to have been impacted by the experience of battling in close proximity to large numbers of heralds of [[Eleonaris]], and inspired by the emissaries of [[Janon]].		Any character whose [[military unit]] was assigned to fight alongside the Green Shield, or the Summer Storm this downtime may choose to have been impacted by the experience of battling in close proximity to large numbers of heralds of [[Eleonaris]], and inspired by the emissaries of [[Janon]].

	Any character whose military unit supported one of these two armies may choose to gain a single temporary [[heroic skills#hero\|hero point]] even if they do not have the ''hero'' skill. Once spent, this additional point is permanently gone and will have faded entirely by the end of the Autumn Equinox regardless. If you choose to claim this benefit, however, you also experience a powerful roleplaying effect: ''you feel driven to get take action, especially in pursuit or defence of the things you care for most. Whether a person or an ideal, it is easy for you to act without thinking when you feel that thing is in danger, or hen an opportunity to support it presents itself.''		Any character whose military unit supported one of these two armies may choose to gain a single temporary [[heroic skills#hero\|hero point]] even if they do not have the ''hero'' skill. Once spent, this additional point is permanently gone and will have faded entirely by the end of the Autumn Equinox regardless. If you choose to claim this benefit, however, you also experience a powerful roleplaying effect: ''you feel driven to get take action, especially in pursuit or defence of the things you care for most. Whether a person or an ideal, it is easy for you to act without thinking when you feel that thing is in danger, or hen an opportunity to support it presents itself.''

	The roleplaying effect is particularly strong for anyone who already has the [[changeling]] or [[naga]] lineage.		The roleplaying effect is particularly strong for anyone who already has the [[changeling]] or [[naga]] lineage.

	==Battle Opportunity==		==Battle Opportunity==

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Tromsdalen and the Battle of Oksenesfestsal

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	==Tromsdalen and the Battle of Oksenesfestsal==		==Tromsdalen and the Battle of Oksenesfestsal==
	West of Rikskog lies Tromsdalen, and another Jotun fortification. The region itself is rough and hilly, with perpetually snow-capped and cloud-wrapped mountains to the east. He region nestled between these high peaks, and the great Mount Majastind that lies in the centre of Tromsa.		West of Rikskog lies Tromsdalen, and another Jotun fortification. The region itself is rough and hilly, with perpetually snow-capped and cloud-wrapped mountains to the east. The region nestled between these high peaks, and the great Mount Majastind that lies in the centre of Tromsa.

	The mountains of Tromsdalen are part of the same range as [[Skallahn#Eyrarfell\|Eyrarfell]], and on their eastern edge stands the ''Oksenesfestsal'', a commanding [[fortification]] that also served as the seat of the Jarl of Tromsa himself before his death. The castle is massive – a match for the [[Astolat#The_Castle_of_Thorns\|Castle of Thorns]] in [[Astolat]] – although there are signs that it has been expanded to its current size only within the last few years. More importantly, perhaps, there are signs that the structure is reinforced with [[adamant]] – the same almost indestructible stone of the Summer realm used in the construction of [[Semmerholm#The_Adamant_Gate\|the Adamant Gate]] in [[Semmerholm]], or the [[Redoubt#Court of the White Fountain\|Court of the White Fountain]] in [[Redoubt]]. Three high towers surmount a massive curtain wall; the highest fashioned after the horned head of a massive aurochs. Serpentine dragons coil around the other two towers, giving a strong indication that this fort has been constructed in part at least with the aid of the [[Adamant\|Stone King]].		The mountains of Tromsdalen are part of the same range as [[Skallahn#Eyrarfell\|Eyrarfell]], and on their eastern edge stands the ''Oksenesfestsal'', a commanding [[fortification]] that also served as the seat of the Jarl of Tromsa himself before his death. The castle is massive – a match for the [[Astolat#The_Castle_of_Thorns\|Castle of Thorns]] in [[Astolat]] – although there are signs that it has been expanded to its current size only within the last few years. More importantly, perhaps, there are signs that the structure is reinforced with [[adamant]] – the same almost indestructible stone of the Summer realm used in the construction of [[Semmerholm#The_Adamant_Gate\|the Adamant Gate]] in [[Semmerholm]], or the [[Redoubt#Court of the White Fountain\|Court of the White Fountain]] in [[Redoubt]]. Three high towers surmount a massive curtain wall; the highest fashioned after the horned head of a massive aurochs. Serpentine dragons coil around the other two towers, giving a strong indication that this fort has been constructed in part at least with the aid of the [[Adamant\|Stone King]].