All too well - Revision history

Twiggy at 02:19, 22 January 2026

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	<tr><td>'''Location:''' Skarsind. Gildermark. Gildenheim</td></tr>		<tr><td>'''Location:''' Skarsind. Gildermark. Gildenheim</td></tr>
	<tr><td>'''Cost:''' 60 mithril, 120 crowns, six months, must be [[Powers_of_the_Imperial_Senate#Concedence\|conceded]] to the Ethengraw</td></tr>		<tr><td>'''Cost:''' 60 mithril, 120 crowns, six months, must be [[Powers_of_the_Imperial_Senate#Concedence\|conceded]] to the Ethengraw</td></tr>
	<tr><td>'''Effect:''' The Ethengraw will join the Imperial Orcs. They would form the core of any new Imperial Orc [[~~Imperial_army\|~~army]], provide opportunities to muster such an army and present the option of a unique quality reflecting their fighting arts.</td></tr>		<tr><td>'''Effect:''' The Ethengraw will join the Imperial Orcs. They would form the core of any new Imperial Orc [[army]], provide opportunities to muster such an army and present the option of a unique quality reflecting their fighting arts.</td></tr>
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Matt: Text replacement - "[[Imperial Senate" to "[[Senate"

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Text replacement - "[[Imperial Senate" to "[[Senate"

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	* '''The Wintermark Assembly welcomes heroes regardless of their origin'''		* '''The Wintermark Assembly welcomes heroes regardless of their origin'''
	* '''News of their statement of principle, and the creation of the runeforge, has reached the ears of the Ethengraw orcs in Skarsind'''		* '''News of their statement of principle, and the creation of the runeforge, has reached the ears of the Ethengraw orcs in Skarsind'''
	Wintermark has enjoyed close relations with many Imperial Orcs in recent years, that began when some of the [[Imperial_Orcs_leadership#The_Legion\|legions]] returned the [[Crown of Three Tears]] to the people of the Mark. At the time there was a great deal of jubilation, and some even shouted "''Four people, one nation''" - a reference to the traditional Wintermark celebration of the unity of the three traditions. The return of the Crown ultimately led to many deep and profound consequences, not least of which was the extraordinary decision by Wintermark to [[Relinquish_Skarsind\|give up Skarsind]] so that the Imperial Orcs might at long last have a home - a [[Senate motion\|motion]] pushed in the [[~~Imperial~~ Senate]] by the elder statesman '''Thanmir Hrafnar'''.		Wintermark has enjoyed close relations with many Imperial Orcs in recent years, that began when some of the [[Imperial_Orcs_leadership#The_Legion\|legions]] returned the [[Crown of Three Tears]] to the people of the Mark. At the time there was a great deal of jubilation, and some even shouted "''Four people, one nation''" - a reference to the traditional Wintermark celebration of the unity of the three traditions. The return of the Crown ultimately led to many deep and profound consequences, not least of which was the extraordinary decision by Wintermark to [[Relinquish_Skarsind\|give up Skarsind]] so that the Imperial Orcs might at long last have a home - a [[Senate motion\|motion]] pushed in the [[Senate]] by the elder statesman '''Thanmir Hrafnar'''.

	At the recent summit, Thanmir presented a [[statement of principle]] to the Wintermark Assembly saying that ''"No hero should find themselves unwelcome, whether human, orc, hylje, or daeva. All who share and reflect our nations beliefs and culture are welcome to find their place in the Mark."''. It was passed unanimously with a [[Judgement#Greater_Majority\|greater majority]] and has met with widespread approval by most of the people of Wintermark. Winterfolk understand that what unites them is their desire never to bend before the storm, to follow the hero's tale to its end without fear, and never to compromise, even with themselves. If any living being can make such a claim, why shouldn't they stand and be counted with the Mark?		At the recent summit, Thanmir presented a [[statement of principle]] to the Wintermark Assembly saying that ''"No hero should find themselves unwelcome, whether human, orc, hylje, or daeva. All who share and reflect our nations beliefs and culture are welcome to find their place in the Mark."''. It was passed unanimously with a [[Judgement#Greater_Majority\|greater majority]] and has met with widespread approval by most of the people of Wintermark. Winterfolk understand that what unites them is their desire never to bend before the storm, to follow the hero's tale to its end without fear, and never to compromise, even with themselves. If any living being can make such a claim, why shouldn't they stand and be counted with the Mark?

Hailmur at 15:59, 20 February 2025

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	* '''Each of the ''septs'' has their own lore that could strengthen the Imperial Orcs'''		* '''Each of the ''septs'' has their own lore that could strengthen the Imperial Orcs'''
	* '''Each of the ''septs'' have their own traditions that would change the Imperial Orcs nation'''		* '''Each of the ''septs'' have their own traditions that would change the Imperial Orcs nation'''
	Each of the Ossean septs has a request that, once fulfilled, with give them the reassurance they want that they would be welcome among the Imperial Orcs without compromising their identity. The Ethengraw - proud warriors bereft of their warrior traditions - would be reassured by a grand armoury. The mystic shamans of the ~~Ilarawm~~ request a grand ossuary within which the bones of their honoured ancestors could be laid - perhaps alongside those of the Imperial orcs. The herb masters and magicians of the Yerende ask for a garden where they could cultivate cuttings of the plants they smuggled out of Ossium.		Each of the Ossean septs has a request that, once fulfilled, with give them the reassurance they want that they would be welcome among the Imperial Orcs without compromising their identity. The Ethengraw - proud warriors bereft of their warrior traditions - would be reassured by a grand armoury. The mystic shamans of the Illarawm request a grand ossuary within which the bones of their honoured ancestors could be laid - perhaps alongside those of the Imperial orcs. The herb masters and magicians of the Yerende ask for a garden where they could cultivate cuttings of the plants they smuggled out of Ossium.

	In each case the civil service assessed a [[commission]] that would satisfy their needs and smooth the way toward the sept in question joining the Imperial Orcs nation as citizens. None of the three was precisely cheap. In the year since, there has been no movement on any of the three [[folly\|follies]]. The Imperial Orcs assembly did enact a [[mandate]] [[383YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_71\|requested by the Illarawm]] that confirmed their beliefs "''do not clash with either the Doctrine of Ancestors or the Doctrine of the Howling Abyss''", reassuring the ''sept'' that there would be no spiritual issue with their neighbours, but that is all. In the months since, the three ''septs'' have settled into their new homes, happy to trade with their Imperial Orcs neighbours, but have kept themselves to themselves.		In each case the civil service assessed a [[commission]] that would satisfy their needs and smooth the way toward the sept in question joining the Imperial Orcs nation as citizens. None of the three was precisely cheap. In the year since, there has been no movement on any of the three [[folly\|follies]]. The Imperial Orcs assembly did enact a [[mandate]] [[383YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_71\|requested by the Illarawm]] that confirmed their beliefs "''do not clash with either the Doctrine of Ancestors or the Doctrine of the Howling Abyss''", reassuring the ''sept'' that there would be no spiritual issue with their neighbours, but that is all. In the months since, the three ''septs'' have settled into their new homes, happy to trade with their Imperial Orcs neighbours, but have kept themselves to themselves.

Hailmur at 12:22, 11 April 2024

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	A year ago, [[Hard_times_come_again_no_more\|a host of Ossium orcs arrived in Skarsind]], guided by [[Fire of the South\|the Freeborn]] to new homes far away from the Druj who once ruled them. A number of the orcs had already become Imperial Orcs by the time they reached [[Skarsind]], arriving not as people fleeing the horrors of the east, but as people coming home at last to a homeland they have never known. In the seasons since, more of them have found a place not only in Skarsind, but as part of the nation. There are three very obvious exceptions, however. Three of the largest ''septs'' of Ossium - the [[Hard_times_come_again_no_more#The_Ethengraw\|Ethengraw]], the [[Hard_times_come_again_no_more#The_Illarawm\|Illarawm]], and the [[Hard_times_come_again_no_more#The_Yerende\|Yerende]] - maintain their own cultures and traditions in the face of ruthless Druj oppression. They have a strong identity of their own, one that they are not keen to abandon now that they are "free" once again.		A year ago, [[Hard_times_come_again_no_more\|a host of Ossium orcs arrived in Skarsind]], guided by [[Fire of the South\|the Freeborn]] to new homes far away from the Druj who once ruled them. A number of the orcs had already become Imperial Orcs by the time they reached [[Skarsind]], arriving not as people fleeing the horrors of the east, but as people coming home at last to a homeland they have never known. In the seasons since, more of them have found a place not only in Skarsind, but as part of the nation. There are three very obvious exceptions, however. Three of the largest ''septs'' of Ossium - the [[Hard_times_come_again_no_more#The_Ethengraw\|Ethengraw]], the [[Hard_times_come_again_no_more#The_Illarawm\|Illarawm]], and the [[Hard_times_come_again_no_more#The_Yerende\|Yerende]] - maintain their own cultures and traditions in the face of ruthless Druj oppression. They have a strong identity of their own, one that they are not keen to abandon now that they are "free" once again.

	Unlike the ~~[[Liberated\|~~freed Jarmish slaves]], the [[Lost_in_translation#The_Dubhtraig_Refugees\|Dubhtraig refugees]], the former [[383YE_Spring_Equinox_winds_of_war#Mission\|gladiators of Beoraidh]], or even the much more recent arrivals the [[Tired_of_sleeping#The_Tamazi\|Tamazi]], the three septs still remain apart from the nation. Urged by their ancestors, they have no intention of giving up the traditions that helped them survive the Druj without giving into despair. Before they left Ossium, they heard the [[preachers]] promise that their [[Pride]] would carry them to new lives and a new future free from fear. This same Pride, however, makes them want to make sure that their traditions and culture are respected by their new neighbours. They are friendly with their new neighbours; but they require reassurance before they will be open to joining the Imperial Orcs nation and becoming Imperial citizens.		Unlike the freed Jarmish slaves, the [[Lost_in_translation#The_Dubhtraig_Refugees\|Dubhtraig refugees]], the former [[383YE_Spring_Equinox_winds_of_war#Mission\|gladiators of Beoraidh]], or even the much more recent arrivals the [[Tired_of_sleeping#The_Tamazi\|Tamazi]], the three septs still remain apart from the nation. Urged by their ancestors, they have no intention of giving up the traditions that helped them survive the Druj without giving into despair. Before they left Ossium, they heard the [[preachers]] promise that their [[Pride]] would carry them to new lives and a new future free from fear. This same Pride, however, makes them want to make sure that their traditions and culture are respected by their new neighbours. They are friendly with their new neighbours; but they require reassurance before they will be open to joining the Imperial Orcs nation and becoming Imperial citizens.
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	<table class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><tr><td style="background-color: LightBlue;">'''Ethengraw Armoury-Smithies'''</tr>		<table class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><tr><td style="background-color: LightBlue;">'''Ethengraw Armoury-Smithies'''</tr>

Hailmur at 11:38, 15 June 2023

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	<table class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><tr><td style="background-color: LightBlue;">'''Yerende Gardens'''</tr>		<table class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><tr><td style="background-color: LightBlue;">'''Yerende Gardens'''</tr>
	<tr><td>'''Commission Type:''' [[~~Runeforge~~]]</td></tr>		<tr><td>'''Commission Type:''' [[Folly]]</td></tr>
	<tr><td>'''Location:''' Skarsind, Solvihill, Yerende lands, Runegrott</td></tr>		<tr><td>'''Location:''' Skarsind, Solvihill, Yerende lands, Runegrott</td></tr>
	<tr><td>'''Cost:''' 60 weirwood, 120 crowns, six months, must be [[Powers_of_the_Imperial_Senate#Concedence\|conceded]] to the Yerende</td></tr>		<tr><td>'''Cost:''' 60 weirwood, 120 crowns, six months, must be [[Powers_of_the_Imperial_Senate#Concedence\|conceded]] to the Yerende</td></tr>

Hailmur: /* The Forges of Pride */

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The Forges of Pride

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	===The Forges of Pride===		===The Forges of Pride===
	* '''The Ethengraw wish to rebuild their pride by regaining their martial might'''		* '''The Ethengraw wish to rebuild their pride by regaining their martial might'''
	Exactly how the Ethengraw ''sept'' heard of ~~Thranmir~~'s statement isn't clear - most likely from a trader passing through Gildenheim. Regardless, they heard of it, and by all accounts asked a few questions about who the Winterfolk were and what they were about. Then they sent some of their number to find out more. Travelling with a Navarr striding passing through Hercynia, they made their way to [[Hahnmark#Kalpaheim\|Kalpaheim]] in [[Hahnmark]], and asked to speak to someone in charge.		Exactly how the Ethengraw ''sept'' heard of Thanmir's statement isn't clear - most likely from a trader passing through Gildenheim. Regardless, they heard of it, and by all accounts asked a few questions about who the Winterfolk were and what they were about. Then they sent some of their number to find out more. Travelling with a Navarr striding passing through Hercynia, they made their way to [[Hahnmark#Kalpaheim\|Kalpaheim]] in [[Hahnmark]], and asked to speak to someone in charge.
	{{WingedMessenger\|address=''Amadi Thunderstone'' is an emissary of the Ethengraw king who is open to receiving [[Call Winged Messenger\|Winged Messengers]] from Imperial citizens. They can be reached by using the address ''Amadi Thunderstone, High Hall, Glidermark, Skarsind''}}		{{WingedMessenger\|address=''Amadi Thunderstone'' is an emissary of the Ethengraw king who is open to receiving [[Call Winged Messenger\|Winged Messengers]] from Imperial citizens. They can be reached by using the address ''Amadi Thunderstone, High Hall, Glidermark, Skarsind''}}
	Less than a dozen in number, the Ethengraw emissaries certainly looked like they knew how to handle themselves, but they're armed only with stout staves. Their leader introduces themselves as ''Amadi Thunderstone, Third of his line'', and says that he is a representative of the Ethengraw king. They want to know more about this offer to come to the ''Sept of the Tears'', this welcome that is being extended to any with the heart of a hero. What do the words of "Thanmir the Shacklebreaker" mean? The Ethengraw are by all accounts a proud people, who once ruled the whole of Ossium until they were brought low by Druj treachery. Their King wants to build a future for his people, but not if it requires them to compromise their pride, their knowledge of who they are. The Imperial Orcs are fine hosts, but if the Ethengraw are ever to stand on their own two feet, they need allies who can help the do that.		Less than a dozen in number, the Ethengraw emissaries certainly looked like they knew how to handle themselves, but they're armed only with stout staves. Their leader introduces themselves as ''Amadi Thunderstone, Third of his line'', and says that he is a representative of the Ethengraw king. They want to know more about this offer to come to the ''Sept of the Tears'', this welcome that is being extended to any with the heart of a hero. What do the words of "Thanmir the Shacklebreaker" mean? The Ethengraw are by all accounts a proud people, who once ruled the whole of Ossium until they were brought low by Druj treachery. Their King wants to build a future for his people, but not if it requires them to compromise their pride, their knowledge of who they are. The Imperial Orcs are fine hosts, but if the Ethengraw are ever to stand on their own two feet, they need allies who can help the do that.

Cyph: Spelling corrections

2023-04-13T22:43:47Z

Spelling corrections

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	Alternatively, if the Winterfolk are prepared to trust the Ethengraw, they could build additional forges for their use connected to the runeforge at Runegrott. If this were done, then the Ethengraw would come to Hahnmark. They would work at the runeforge - as equals alongside the Winterfolk smiths. They would tend the fires, and smelt metal, and beat iron into steel, and learn the secrets of the runes and then, again, in time, they'd stand alongside the Winterfolk and see if they were worthy to fight together against the darkness.		Alternatively, if the Winterfolk are prepared to trust the Ethengraw, they could build additional forges for their use connected to the runeforge at Runegrott. If this were done, then the Ethengraw would come to Hahnmark. They would work at the runeforge - as equals alongside the Winterfolk smiths. They would tend the fires, and smelt metal, and beat iron into steel, and learn the secrets of the runes and then, again, in time, they'd stand alongside the Winterfolk and see if they were worthy to fight together against the darkness.

	The civil service estimate that these additions to the runeforge would increase the costs of that commission by 45 wains of mithril, 90 crowns of labour costs, but not ~~noticably~~ increase the time taken to complete the project. They could be commissioned alongside the runeforge itself. However, the enthusiastic support of several thousand would-be smiths would mean that the forge at Runegrott would not count for calculating the upkeep of the Empire's runeforges. It would require no money from the [[Imperial treasury]] to run, nor would it make other runeforges more expensive.		The civil service estimate that these additions to the runeforge would increase the costs of that commission by 45 wains of mithril, 90 crowns of labour costs, but not noticeably increase the time taken to complete the project. They could be commissioned alongside the runeforge itself. However, the enthusiastic support of several thousand would-be smiths would mean that the forge at Runegrott would not count for calculating the upkeep of the Empire's runeforges. It would require no money from the [[Imperial treasury]] to run, nor would it make other runeforges more expensive.

	===A First Step===		===A First Step===

Novemberalice at 20:30, 13 April 2023

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	"Stop fighting... " the preacher had finally stopped shouting, perhaps exhausted by their efforts to date. "Think about what Rykana and Wessek did. Maybe the Empire has taken our willingness to fight for granted for a little bit too long. One season in which our armies weren't champing at the bit to die like Druj slaves for the Empire and look what happened! Think about it. We've got the two largest, strongest armies in the Empire. That's leverage that is. And with enough leverage...."</ic>		"Stop fighting... " the preacher had finally stopped shouting, perhaps exhausted by their efforts to date. "Think about what Rykana and Wessek did. Maybe the Empire has taken our willingness to fight for granted for a little bit too long. One season in which our armies weren't champing at the bit to die like Druj slaves for the Empire and look what happened! Think about it. We've got the two largest, strongest armies in the Empire. That's leverage that is. And with enough leverage...."</ic>
	<div style="float:left; width: 500px; clear: left;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Know All Too Well.jpg\|align=left\|caption=The air was cold, but something about it felt like home somehow.\|width=500}}</div>		<div style="float:left; width: 500px; clear: left;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Know All Too Well.jpg\|align=left\|caption=The air was cold, but something about it felt like home somehow.\|width=500}}</div>
			{{audio\|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbtJktkDeRw}}
	==Overview==		==Overview==
	A year ago, [[Hard_times_come_again_no_more\|a host of Ossium orcs arrived in Skarsind]], guided by [[Fire of the South\|the Freeborn]] to new homes far away from the Druj who once ruled them. A number of the orcs had already become Imperial Orcs by the time they reached [[Skarsind]], arriving not as people fleeing the horrors of the east, but as people coming home at last to a homeland they have never known. In the seasons since, more of them have found a place not only in Skarsind, but as part of the nation. There are three very obvious exceptions, however. Three of the largest ''septs'' of Ossium - the [[Hard_times_come_again_no_more#The_Ethengraw\|Ethengraw]], the [[Hard_times_come_again_no_more#The_Illarawm\|Illarawm]], and the [[Hard_times_come_again_no_more#The_Yerende\|Yerende]] - maintain their own cultures and traditions in the face of ruthless Druj oppression. They have a strong identity of their own, one that they are not keen to abandon now that they are "free" once again.		A year ago, [[Hard_times_come_again_no_more\|a host of Ossium orcs arrived in Skarsind]], guided by [[Fire of the South\|the Freeborn]] to new homes far away from the Druj who once ruled them. A number of the orcs had already become Imperial Orcs by the time they reached [[Skarsind]], arriving not as people fleeing the horrors of the east, but as people coming home at last to a homeland they have never known. In the seasons since, more of them have found a place not only in Skarsind, but as part of the nation. There are three very obvious exceptions, however. Three of the largest ''septs'' of Ossium - the [[Hard_times_come_again_no_more#The_Ethengraw\|Ethengraw]], the [[Hard_times_come_again_no_more#The_Illarawm\|Illarawm]], and the [[Hard_times_come_again_no_more#The_Yerende\|Yerende]] - maintain their own cultures and traditions in the face of ruthless Druj oppression. They have a strong identity of their own, one that they are not keen to abandon now that they are "free" once again.

Rafferty at 13:04, 13 April 2023

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	"Stop fighting... " the preacher had finally stopped shouting, perhaps exhausted by their efforts to date. "Think about what Rykana and Wessek did. Maybe the Empire has taken our willingness to fight for granted for a little bit too long. One season in which our armies weren't champing at the bit to die like Druj slaves for the Empire and look what happened! Think about it. We've got the two largest, strongest armies in the Empire. That's leverage that is. And with enough leverage...."</ic>		"Stop fighting... " the preacher had finally stopped shouting, perhaps exhausted by their efforts to date. "Think about what Rykana and Wessek did. Maybe the Empire has taken our willingness to fight for granted for a little bit too long. One season in which our armies weren't champing at the bit to die like Druj slaves for the Empire and look what happened! Think about it. We've got the two largest, strongest armies in the Empire. That's leverage that is. And with enough leverage...."</ic>
	<div style="float:left; width: 500px; clear: left;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Know All Too Well.jpg\|align=left\|caption=The air was cold, but something about it felt like home ~~somehown~~.\|width=500}}</div>		<div style="float:left; width: 500px; clear: left;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Know All Too Well.jpg\|align=left\|caption=The air was cold, but something about it felt like home somehow.\|width=500}}</div>
	==Overview==		==Overview==
	A year ago, [[Hard_times_come_again_no_more\|a host of Ossium orcs arrived in Skarsind]], guided by [[Fire of the South\|the Freeborn]] to new homes far away from the Druj who once ruled them. A number of the orcs had already become Imperial Orcs by the time they reached [[Skarsind]], arriving not as people fleeing the horrors of the east, but as people coming home at last to a homeland they have never known. In the seasons since, more of them have found a place not only in Skarsind, but as part of the nation. There are three very obvious exceptions, however. Three of the largest ''septs'' of Ossium - the [[Hard_times_come_again_no_more#The_Ethengraw\|Ethengraw]], the [[Hard_times_come_again_no_more#The_Illarawm\|Illarawm]], and the [[Hard_times_come_again_no_more#The_Yerende\|Yerende]] - maintain their own cultures and traditions in the face of ruthless Druj oppression. They have a strong identity of their own, one that they are not keen to abandon now that they are "free" once again.		A year ago, [[Hard_times_come_again_no_more\|a host of Ossium orcs arrived in Skarsind]], guided by [[Fire of the South\|the Freeborn]] to new homes far away from the Druj who once ruled them. A number of the orcs had already become Imperial Orcs by the time they reached [[Skarsind]], arriving not as people fleeing the horrors of the east, but as people coming home at last to a homeland they have never known. In the seasons since, more of them have found a place not only in Skarsind, but as part of the nation. There are three very obvious exceptions, however. Three of the largest ''septs'' of Ossium - the [[Hard_times_come_again_no_more#The_Ethengraw\|Ethengraw]], the [[Hard_times_come_again_no_more#The_Illarawm\|Illarawm]], and the [[Hard_times_come_again_no_more#The_Yerende\|Yerende]] - maintain their own cultures and traditions in the face of ruthless Druj oppression. They have a strong identity of their own, one that they are not keen to abandon now that they are "free" once again.

Rafferty: /* Roots Twined Together */

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Roots Twined Together

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	In the past year, a few [[Navarr]] [[striding\|stridings]] passing through Skarsind have had a handful of [[Great Forest Orcs]] among their number. The Yerende have spoken in the past of "''studying the lore of herbs and plants in peace in the Great Forest''", and there is some evidence that they descend from an offshoot of that [[the Barrens\|Barrens]] sept. They are clearly separate however - but both septs apparently believe in the idea of the "Great Forest" - a single vast woodland that in the time before history stretched across most of what is now the Empire and the Mallum. The Yerende don't show any signs of sharing the Great Forest Orcs' peculiar belief in guardian tree spirits, however, nor their affinity for weirwood. yet it cannot be denied both septs have a way with plants - the one with trees and the other with humbler plants.		In the past year, a few [[Navarr]] [[striding\|stridings]] passing through Skarsind have had a handful of [[Great Forest Orcs]] among their number. The Yerende have spoken in the past of "''studying the lore of herbs and plants in peace in the Great Forest''", and there is some evidence that they descend from an offshoot of that [[the Barrens\|Barrens]] sept. They are clearly separate however - but both septs apparently believe in the idea of the "Great Forest" - a single vast woodland that in the time before history stretched across most of what is now the Empire and the Mallum. The Yerende don't show any signs of sharing the Great Forest Orcs' peculiar belief in guardian tree spirits, however, nor their affinity for weirwood. yet it cannot be denied both septs have a way with plants - the one with trees and the other with humbler plants.

	Both septs seem surprised to encounter the other. By all accounts the orcs of each group treat the others akin to very distant cousins who live too far away to visit. But when the stridings leave Skarsind, a few Yerende go with them. Apparently, ~~the~~ [[the Barrens]] orcs have suggested to the Ossium orcs that they may be happier in the south, in Therunin, and then eventually beneath the boughs of the [[The_Barrens#Heart_of_Peytaht\|Heart of Peytaht]]. For now, there's no sign the Yerende as a whole are interested in moving ''yet again'', with the prospect of a ''third'' move at some point in the future. As time passes, however, the offer of the Great Forest Orcs - who they understand and who ask very little of them - might become more appealing.		Both septs seem surprised to encounter the other. By all accounts the orcs of each group treat the others akin to very distant cousins who live too far away to visit. But when the stridings leave Skarsind, a few Yerende go with them. Apparently, [[the Barrens]] orcs have suggested to the Ossium orcs that they may be happier in the south, in Therunin, and then eventually beneath the boughs of the [[The_Barrens#Heart_of_Peytaht\|Heart of Peytaht]]. For now, there's no sign the Yerende as a whole are interested in moving ''yet again'', with the prospect of a ''third'' move at some point in the future. As time passes, however, the offer of the Great Forest Orcs - who they understand and who ask very little of them - might become more appealing.

	==Shacklebreakers Guests (Ethengraw)==		==Shacklebreakers Guests (Ethengraw)==