Blood and mire - Revision history

Twiggy at 23:41, 18 March 2026

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	<div style="float:right; width: 500px; clear: right;"><quote by="Vallack, War-Chief of the Great Forest Orcs">Our allies fight to drive the Druj from their home. Both our peoples have suffered the malice of the Druj. They fought beside us to reclaim the Eaves of Peytaht. Who would we be, if we did not raise our spears to fight alongside them?</quote></div>		<div style="float:right; width: 500px; clear: right;"><quote by="Vallack, War-Chief of the Great Forest Orcs">Our allies fight to drive the Druj from their home. Both our peoples have suffered the malice of the Druj. They fought beside us to reclaim the Eaves of Peytaht. Who would we be, if we did not raise our spears to fight alongside them?</quote></div>
	<div style="float:right; width: 500px; clear: right;"><quote by="Marcus Barossa Di Tassato, General of the Towerjacks">Towerjacks, the Druj have returned to Imperial lands. We shall prove that the very land rejects their presence. Take the trees and build great walls, use the earth to ensure they cannot advance. Do as only the Towerjacks can, steel guard our bodies, virtue guard our souls!</quote></div>		<div style="float:right; width: 500px; clear: right;"><quote by="Marcus Barossa Di Tassato, General of the Towerjacks">Towerjacks, the Druj have returned to Imperial lands. We shall prove that the very land rejects their presence. Take the trees and build great walls, use the earth to ensure they cannot advance. Do as only the Towerjacks can, steel guard our bodies, virtue guard our souls!</quote></div>
	<div style="float:right; width: 500px; clear: right;"><quote by="Zoran De Orzel, General of the Golden Sun">Glorious Knights of the Golden Sun. We march to Therunin to support the Navarri. We will make a grinding advance through the territory avoiding the now poisonous Lower Tarn Valley. We have pushed the Druj out of our home. Now out of Loyalty. Let us push ~~the m~~ out of Therunin.</quote></div>		<div style="float:right; width: 500px; clear: right;"><quote by="Zoran De Orzel, General of the Golden Sun">Glorious Knights of the Golden Sun. We march to Therunin to support the Navarri. We will make a grinding advance through the territory avoiding the now poisonous Lower Tarn Valley. We have pushed the Druj out of our home. Now out of Loyalty. Let us push them out of Therunin.</quote></div>
	<div style="float:right; width: 500px; clear: right;"><quote by="Archavion Wolfborne, General of the Gryphon's Pride">Gryphon's Pride, the Druj have returned as we predicted. This plague on Imperial citizens and threat to our faith cannot go unanswered, so I call upon you to march with me with loyalty to aid Navarr. I command you to protect Imperial Lives, the families, the children, the weak & those who cannot defend themselves. We will charge into the horde and remind the Druj why they fear us. courage and Glory to you all!</quote></div>		<div style="float:right; width: 500px; clear: right;"><quote by="Archavion Wolfborne, General of the Gryphon's Pride">Gryphon's Pride, the Druj have returned as we predicted. This plague on Imperial citizens and threat to our faith cannot go unanswered, so I call upon you to march with me with loyalty to aid Navarr. I command you to protect Imperial Lives, the families, the children, the weak & those who cannot defend themselves. We will charge into the horde and remind the Druj why they fear us. courage and Glory to you all!</quote></div>
	<div style="float:right; width: 500px; clear: right;"><quote by="Alderei the Fair, General of the Iron Helms">Loyal Schlacta of Varushka, the Drums of war never cease. We march on Therunin with steady conquest to reclaim the land & remind the Druj why they run from our dogs & hide from our fury</quote></div>		<div style="float:right; width: 500px; clear: right;"><quote by="Alderei the Fair, General of the Iron Helms">Loyal Schlacta of Varushka, the Drums of war never cease. We march on Therunin with steady conquest to reclaim the land & remind the Druj why they run from our dogs & hide from our fury</quote></div>

Twiggy at 22:11, 4 March 2026

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	==All Along the Lakeside (Battle Opportunity)==		==All Along the Lakeside (Battle Opportunity)==
	<div style="float:right; width: 350px; clear: left;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Druj Flag.png\|align=left\|width=350}}</div>		<div style="float:right; width: 350px; clear: left;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Druj Flag.png\|align=left\|width=350}}</div>
	The campaign in Therunin has suddenly swung back against the Druj this season, with the Empire quickly recovering lost land in the Lower Tarn Valley, and pushing most of the way through ~~East Ring~~. However, where the Druj retreat, the pain and misery they have inflicted on the Navarr is all too clear. Steadings and waystations are charred ruins, evidence of ambushes and tortured killings on the trods, despoiled mana sites and forest groves abound. The war in the territory has not been one of conquest, but a brutal and crushing psychological message from the eastern barbarians.		The campaign in Therunin has suddenly swung back against the Druj this season, with the Empire quickly recovering lost land in the Lower Tarn Valley, and pushing most of the way through Eastring. However, where the Druj retreat, the pain and misery they have inflicted on the Navarr is all too clear. Steadings and waystations are charred ruins, evidence of ambushes and tortured killings on the trods, despoiled mana sites and forest groves abound. The war in the territory has not been one of conquest, but a brutal and crushing psychological message from the eastern barbarians.

	However, it is evident that the Druj are not done with Therunin yet, they have pulled back and consolidated their forces, carefully preparing their plans. From the mass of the armies in ~~East Ring~~, a force has headed south-west into East Ashes. Initially, the war scouts and prognosticators were in the firm belief that the Druj were committing to the direct destruction of the Feverwater Docks, preparing to deny the Empire access to the inland sea.		However, it is evident that the Druj are not done with Therunin yet, they have pulled back and consolidated their forces, carefully preparing their plans. From the mass of the armies in Eastring, a force has headed south-west into East Ashes. Initially, the war scouts and prognosticators were in the firm belief that the Druj were committing to the direct destruction of the Feverwater Docks, preparing to deny the Empire access to the inland sea.

	At the last moment, it became clear that this assault, terrible though it is, may only be a ruse to disguise their true goals. The orcs have pushed west, into the foreboding vallorn-infested woods at '''Ashborder''' in Sweetglades, where they intend to commit their greatest atrocity yet.		At the last moment, it became clear that this assault, terrible though it is, may only be a ruse to disguise their true goals. The orcs have pushed west, into the foreboding vallorn-infested woods at '''Ashborder''' in Sweetglades, where they intend to commit their greatest atrocity yet.

Twiggy at 16:06, 28 February 2026

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	Out of the Barrens, a great force of [[orc\|orcs]] come to fight alongside the Black Thorns. A thousand Great Forest Orcs, the Spears of the Pines, raised to aid their neighbours, their allies and friends. They are as merciless as any Varushkan, as any Navarr, when it comes to fighting the Druj. They have a thousand years of debt to be repaid, quite apart from the more recent slaughter of their people at the hands of the current invasion. It would be easy for their presence to cause friction between the armies, given the presence of Dawnish and the Varushkans, but the orcs are scrupulous in simply avoiding them. They stick with the Black Thorns, and follow their lead.		Out of the Barrens, a great force of [[orc\|orcs]] come to fight alongside the Black Thorns. A thousand Great Forest Orcs, the Spears of the Pines, raised to aid their neighbours, their allies and friends. They are as merciless as any Varushkan, as any Navarr, when it comes to fighting the Druj. They have a thousand years of debt to be repaid, quite apart from the more recent slaughter of their people at the hands of the current invasion. It would be easy for their presence to cause friction between the armies, given the presence of Dawnish and the Varushkans, but the orcs are scrupulous in simply avoiding them. They stick with the Black Thorns, and follow their lead.

	Three champions of the Summer ~~Realm~~, lieutenants of [[Eleonaris]], have been called forth by Imperial magic, brought to the eastern marshes to face the Druj. They are eager for the battle; Lady Moriamis, golden-eyed warrior-poet and her cohort of warsingers join the Golden Sun, inspiring their fellow knights to acts of heroism and glory. With the Northern Eagle comes Ser Gaspare, wearing the head and skin of a great white bear as a cloak over her crimson plate, whose proud ''schlacta'' lock their adamant shields into an unbreakable bulwark against spears and arrows. And with the Black Thorns, Mistress Malachie, a relentless war-witch huntress who once served Hayaak and now fights under the lion banners of Eleonaris. Six thousand [[Knights of Glory]], who it seems despise the cowardly, treacherous Druj even more than the Empire does.		Three champions of the Summer realm, lieutenants of [[Eleonaris]], have been called forth by Imperial magic, brought to the eastern marshes to face the Druj. They are eager for the battle; Lady Moriamis, golden-eyed warrior-poet and her cohort of warsingers join the Golden Sun, inspiring their fellow knights to acts of heroism and glory. With the Northern Eagle comes Ser Gaspare, wearing the head and skin of a great white bear as a cloak over her crimson plate, whose proud ''schlacta'' lock their adamant shields into an unbreakable bulwark against spears and arrows. And with the Black Thorns, Mistress Malachie, a relentless war-witch huntress who once served Hayaak and now fights under the lion banners of Eleonaris. Six thousand [[Knights of Glory]], who it seems despise the cowardly, treacherous Druj even more than the Empire does.

	The Empire is no stranger to the strategies of the Druj, to the traps they lay and the ambushes they prepare for the unwary. Their tactics match those of the Mallum – steady, careful, cautious, considered. This is not a battlefield for reckless charges or risky gambits. The Black Thorns and the Iron Helms set the tempo for the fight, paying close attention to the advice of their [[Surgical skills#Physick\|physicks]] and battlefield healers. Even with the ''Rivers of Life'', a poisoned or tainted wound might still cripple a warrior, still bring unexpected death from an injury dismissed as minor.		The Empire is no stranger to the strategies of the Druj, to the traps they lay and the ambushes they prepare for the unwary. Their tactics match those of the Mallum – steady, careful, cautious, considered. This is not a battlefield for reckless charges or risky gambits. The Black Thorns and the Iron Helms set the tempo for the fight, paying close attention to the advice of their [[Surgical skills#Physick\|physicks]] and battlefield healers. Even with the ''Rivers of Life'', a poisoned or tainted wound might still cripple a warrior, still bring unexpected death from an injury dismissed as minor.
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	Through the use of their [[Army qualities#Engineer\|Engineer]] quality, the Towerjacks have established temporary fortifications in Peakedge Song with a strength of 1000. The fort will slowly decay; by the start of the Winter Solstice its strength will have dropped to 500, and by the start of the Spring Equinox 386YE it will no longer be useful.		Through the use of their [[Army qualities#Engineer\|Engineer]] quality, the Towerjacks have established temporary fortifications in Peakedge Song with a strength of 1000. The fort will slowly decay; by the start of the Winter Solstice its strength will have dropped to 500, and by the start of the Spring Equinox 386YE it will no longer be useful.
	<div style="float:right; width: 350px; clear: left;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=EleonarisArt.jpg\|caption=The crimson and gold pennants of Queen Eleonaris flutter over the Fields of Glory in the Summer ~~Realm~~\|align=left\|width=350}}</div>		<div style="float:right; width: 350px; clear: left;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=EleonarisArt.jpg\|caption=The crimson and gold pennants of Queen Eleonaris flutter over the Fields of Glory in the Summer realm\|align=left\|width=350}}</div>

	==Participation: Touched by Glory==		==Participation: Touched by Glory==

Twiggy at 21:39, 16 February 2026

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	The ritual's impact will result in the region of East Ashes becoming impassable for army movement. It would no longer be possible for an army to move between East Ashes in Therunin and Peregro in Morrow, or Lustri in Zenith. Transit would still be possible from Morrow into Therunin via Peakedge Song. This dire situation will last a year, unless a solution can be found to lower the water in the swamps.		The ritual's impact will result in the region of East Ashes becoming impassable for army movement. It would no longer be possible for an army to move between East Ashes in Therunin and Peregro in Morrow, or Lustri in Zenith. Transit would still be possible from Morrow into Therunin via Peakedge Song. This dire situation will last a year, unless a solution can be found to lower the water in the swamps.

	The floods will be a ~~diaster~~ for the Feverwater Docks, which will be completely destroyed, sucked down into the rising waters.		The floods will be a disaster for the Feverwater Docks, which will be completely destroyed, sucked down into the rising waters.

	===Objective: Stop Cintra Blackstaff===		===Objective: Stop Cintra Blackstaff===
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	An escaped slave, a broken and half-starved stevedore from the Feverwater Docks, was able to provide war scouts with a vital warning. The expedition, including her coven and a guard of elite fighters, plan to enter the vallorn in Sweetglades and cast an arcane projection that will rouse the creatures of the vallorn in the region. Such magics are known to be possible - rituals like [[Rivers of Life]] can affect the vallorn and the [[Rise_of_Terunael\|Heirs of Terunael]] have used Spring magic to directly stir the vallorn into life. Blackstaff has spent years preparing for this moment, she wouldn't be risking her life in this way, unless she was sure of her magic.		An escaped slave, a broken and half-starved stevedore from the Feverwater Docks, was able to provide war scouts with a vital warning. The expedition, including her coven and a guard of elite fighters, plan to enter the vallorn in Sweetglades and cast an arcane projection that will rouse the creatures of the vallorn in the region. Such magics are known to be possible - rituals like [[Rivers of Life]] can affect the vallorn and the [[Rise_of_Terunael\|Heirs of Terunael]] have used Spring magic to directly stir the vallorn into life. Blackstaff has spent years preparing for this moment, she wouldn't be risking her life in this way, unless she was sure of her magic.

	Unless the ritual is interrupted, the coven waylaid, or the resources they require to cast it are captured then Blackstaff will stir the vallorn to life. Should this happen, then swarms of vallornspawn husks, ettercaps, vallornspawn briars, and twisted ~~abberations~~ will issue forth from the depths of the forests and pour out into [[Therunin#Peakedge_Song\|Peakedge Song]]. The vallorn won't be unstoppable - but the region will be threatened by a force of at least fifteen thousand strength, requiring a huge effort to hold it back. The vallorn would be vulnerable and weakened if that happened, but by then it might be too late.		Unless the ritual is interrupted, the coven waylaid, or the resources they require to cast it are captured then Blackstaff will stir the vallorn to life. Should this happen, then swarms of vallornspawn husks, ettercaps, vallornspawn briars, and twisted aberrations will issue forth from the depths of the forests and pour out into [[Therunin#Peakedge_Song\|Peakedge Song]]. The vallorn won't be unstoppable - but the region will be threatened by a force of at least fifteen thousand strength, requiring a huge effort to hold it back. The vallorn would be vulnerable and weakened if that happened, but by then it might be too late.

	===Battlefield threat: The Beasts of Sweetglades===		===Battlefield threat: The Beasts of Sweetglades===

Hailmur at 23:17, 1 April 2025

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	Then, during the Summer Solstice, Imperial heroes used the [[Sentinel Gate]] to [[Ashes#Poison_and_Ashes_(Battle_Opportunity)\|launch a desperate assault]] against Druj forces passing through the [[Therunin#Lower Tarn Valley\|Lower Tarn Valley]]. The [[orc\|orcs]] of [[the Mallum]] bore with them a deadly weapon-of-war, the [[Ashes#Objective:_Prevent_the_use_of_the_Sephals_Cauldron\|Sephals Cauldron]], which contained a terrible cursed brew of poison and venom intended to seep into the waters of Therunin and spread north to taint the lake at [[The Barrens#Hope's Rest\|Hope's Rest]] in [[the Barrens]]. Despite brave efforts, it proved impossible to capture the cauldron, but Imperial heroes were able to overturn it during the battle. Its abominable tincture sank into the earth, vile tendrils creeping out in all directions to bring ruin to the Tarn Valley. At least Hope's Rest is safe, for now.		Then, during the Summer Solstice, Imperial heroes used the [[Sentinel Gate]] to [[Ashes#Poison_and_Ashes_(Battle_Opportunity)\|launch a desperate assault]] against Druj forces passing through the [[Therunin#Lower Tarn Valley\|Lower Tarn Valley]]. The [[orc\|orcs]] of [[the Mallum]] bore with them a deadly weapon-of-war, the [[Ashes#Objective:_Prevent_the_use_of_the_Sephals_Cauldron\|Sephals Cauldron]], which contained a terrible cursed brew of poison and venom intended to seep into the waters of Therunin and spread north to taint the lake at [[The Barrens#Hope's Rest\|Hope's Rest]] in [[the Barrens]]. Despite brave efforts, it proved impossible to capture the cauldron, but Imperial heroes were able to overturn it during the battle. Its abominable tincture sank into the earth, vile tendrils creeping out in all directions to bring ruin to the Tarn Valley. At least Hope's Rest is safe, for now.
	~~<div style="float:right; width: 350px; clear: left;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Druj1.jpg\|caption=A great host of Druj seeks to dominate the marshy forests of Therunin.\|align=right\|width=350}}</div>~~
	==Venom and Spite==		==Venom and Spite==
	When they came as a terrible tide, the Druj swept into Therunin with remorseless fervour. A wave of warriors, smashing everything in their path. Now, their strategy has changed. They must know that Imperial forces will not allow them to claim Therunin – that the Navarr alone would stop at nothing to protect their steadings. Where their initial assault was overwhelming in its nature, the armies of the Mallum now shift to a more considered, careful approach. Not falling back onto the defensive – not while there are still lands to seize and Navarr to slaughter – but more measured. More prone to retreat, regroup, and attack from a different direction rather than surge forward to drown those who stand against them.		When they came as a terrible tide, the Druj swept into Therunin with remorseless fervour. A wave of warriors, smashing everything in their path. Now, their strategy has changed. They must know that Imperial forces will not allow them to claim Therunin – that the Navarr alone would stop at nothing to protect their steadings. Where their initial assault was overwhelming in its nature, the armies of the Mallum now shift to a more considered, careful approach. Not falling back onto the defensive – not while there are still lands to seize and Navarr to slaughter – but more measured. More prone to retreat, regroup, and attack from a different direction rather than surge forward to drown those who stand against them.
			<div style="float:right; width: 350px; clear: left;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Druj1.jpg\|caption=A great host of Druj seeks to dominate the marshy forests of Therunin.\|align=right\|width=350}}</div>
	It is always difficult to assess the numbers of the Druj. They are masters of stealth and skirmish, adept at misdirection and deception. Yet they are also proud, and their banners give some hint as to which forces are present. There are signs that there are more Druj in Therunin than there were last season – the serpent-and-sword banners of the Deadly Blade, the twining brambles of the Thorn Born, the plain green-or-yellow fields of colour that herald the arrival of the treacherous warriors of the Hidden Widow. At least three more armies than were here last season, perhaps more.		It is always difficult to assess the numbers of the Druj. They are masters of stealth and skirmish, adept at misdirection and deception. Yet they are also proud, and their banners give some hint as to which forces are present. There are signs that there are more Druj in Therunin than there were last season – the serpent-and-sword banners of the Deadly Blade, the twining brambles of the Thorn Born, the plain green-or-yellow fields of colour that herald the arrival of the treacherous warriors of the Hidden Widow. At least three more armies than were here last season, perhaps more.

Rosemary: /* Objective: Stop the Blood Drainers coven */

2025-02-15T16:30:53Z

Objective: Stop the Blood Drainers coven

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	Should Thunderous Deluge be cast in Therunin with [[Hurricane_party#Roaring_Deluge\|Siakha's boon]] then over the coming weeks the skies will darken and the clouds will stream with an unceasing torrent of rain. The marshes flood often but East Ashes is different, it lies surrounded on two sides by the towering peaks of Morrow and Zenith, massive barriers of rock that will contain and direct any forming storm clouds, funnelling the true wroth of the rain back down on the region. The languid backwaters of East Ashes are certain to swell with the rain coming from the peaks and this will raise the level of the swamps to new heights. Over the coming season the swamps will deepen, the few dry areas will turn to quagmires, and the foundations of tracks, bridges and docks will sink into the dark murk.		Should Thunderous Deluge be cast in Therunin with [[Hurricane_party#Roaring_Deluge\|Siakha's boon]] then over the coming weeks the skies will darken and the clouds will stream with an unceasing torrent of rain. The marshes flood often but East Ashes is different, it lies surrounded on two sides by the towering peaks of Morrow and Zenith, massive barriers of rock that will contain and direct any forming storm clouds, funnelling the true wroth of the rain back down on the region. The languid backwaters of East Ashes are certain to swell with the rain coming from the peaks and this will raise the level of the swamps to new heights. Over the coming season the swamps will deepen, the few dry areas will turn to quagmires, and the foundations of tracks, bridges and docks will sink into the dark murk.

	The ritual's impact will result in the region of East Ashes becoming impassable for army movement. It would no longer be possible for an army to move between East Ashes in Therunin and ~~Perego~~ in Morrow, or Lustri in Zenith. Transit would still be possible from Morrow into Therunin via Peakedge Song. This dire situation will last a year, unless a solution can be found to lower the water in the swamps.		The ritual's impact will result in the region of East Ashes becoming impassable for army movement. It would no longer be possible for an army to move between East Ashes in Therunin and Peregro in Morrow, or Lustri in Zenith. Transit would still be possible from Morrow into Therunin via Peakedge Song. This dire situation will last a year, unless a solution can be found to lower the water in the swamps.

	The floods will be a diaster for the Feverwater Docks, which will be completely destroyed, sucked down into the rising waters.		The floods will be a diaster for the Feverwater Docks, which will be completely destroyed, sucked down into the rising waters.

Dre at 19:33, 23 September 2024

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	The woodland at Ashborder lies along the edges of Sweetglades, one of the vallorn-infested regions of Therunin that has existed since the fall of the Terunael. The spore-filled air will make anyone who encounters it feel feverish or sick, suffering in short time from an envenomed blood.		The woodland at Ashborder lies along the edges of Sweetglades, one of the vallorn-infested regions of Therunin that has existed since the fall of the Terunael. The spore-filled air will make anyone who encounters it feel feverish or sick, suffering in short time from an envenomed blood.

	A venture of this scale into the vallorn miasma comes with many risks, especially for those who die of their wounds in ~~it's~~ cloying depths. Citizens are reminded that The Gift of Kaela and the winter ritual [[Surcease of Sorrow]] can be used ensure that if the worst happens, ones corpse will not be able to rise as a vallornspawn. Likewise, the spring ritual [[Turns the Circle]] can be cast upon a fallen citizen to prevent their inevitable reanimation.		A venture of this scale into the vallorn miasma comes with many risks, especially for those who die of their wounds in its cloying depths. Citizens are reminded that The Gift of Kaela and the winter ritual [[Surcease of Sorrow]] can be used ensure that if the worst happens, ones corpse will not be able to rise as a vallornspawn. Likewise, the spring ritual [[Turns the Circle]] can be cast upon a fallen citizen to prevent their inevitable reanimation.

	<box><big>'''[[Vallorn#Vallorn_Miasma\|Vallorn miasma]]'''</big><br>		<box><big>'''[[Vallorn#Vallorn_Miasma\|Vallorn miasma]]'''</big><br>

Hailmur: /* Unexpected Laughter (Morrow) */

2024-09-11T10:07:47Z

Unexpected Laughter (Morrow)

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	The ''Shuddering Wrast'' are a clear and direct threat to Churnspire with their mastery of [[Inevitable Collapse into Ruin]], as such it is the responsibility of the [[Churnspire Adjutor]], '''Sejanus of the Scarlet Guard''', to stop them. The Druj are still a few days out from the Churn, and the Sentinel Gate is expected to open a short way from the orcs of the Mallum. The coven, which specialises in the Winter resonance of [[Winter_magic#Weakness\|weakness]], are likely to use mass battle magic against the heroes on the conjunction if they get the opportunity.		The ''Shuddering Wrast'' are a clear and direct threat to Churnspire with their mastery of [[Inevitable Collapse into Ruin]], as such it is the responsibility of the [[Churnspire Adjutor]], '''Sejanus of the Scarlet Guard''', to stop them. The Druj are still a few days out from the Churn, and the Sentinel Gate is expected to open a short way from the orcs of the Mallum. The coven, which specialises in the Winter resonance of [[Winter_magic#Weakness\|weakness]], are likely to use mass battle magic against the heroes on the conjunction if they get the opportunity.

			===Colour of Trust (Therunin)===
			* '''The Black Wind are attacking Axou traders threatening the business of the Eastern Broker'''
			* '''This skirmish is a [[Accessibility#Combat_Highly_Likely\|combat highly likely]] encounter'''
			* '''The ''Eastern Broker'' is responsible for stopping the Druj'''
			{{AgainstBarbarians}}
			It is not only in East Ashes and Eastring that the Druj are active this season in Therunin. An orc of the Black Wind is leading a group of heavily armoured [[Arkad#Pakkad\|Pakkad]] deep into the west of the territory and moving to intercept traders from the Khiklotu Khrysoú. The pace set by ''Yekath the Swift'' lends itself well to a potential ambush by Imperials, and would see the Axou traders protected. If the Druj are not stopped then the Axou will be butchered, sending a message to the rest of the loose alliance of the Khiklotu Khrysoú. If that happens, then it will reduce the goods available to the Eastern Broker - no more than 16 mana crystals and 8 measures and ingots of materials will be available each season. It is the responsibility of the [[Eastern Broker]], '''Lith''', to stop the Druj.

Hailmur: /* Dreams and Nightmares (The Barrens) */

2024-09-10T22:24:02Z

Dreams and Nightmares (The Barrens)

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	The Swirling Cavern is a young Spring regio in the Untrod Groves that resonates with [[Spring_magic#Chaos\|chaos]]. It was found at the bottom of a deep gulley a few days' walk into the Untrod Groves by ''Cara Tanner'', a yeofolk who had been foraging for herbs. It would have been easy to ignore it - the most powerful ritualists of the nation can use Imperial regio in Anvil to cast enchantments and shrouds on the territory - except that ''Cara'' found a tattered bag of worn, green leather containing several doses of [[Warming Armour]]. Inspired by the exemplar [[Berechiah]] and the recent [[385YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_64\|consecration]] of his basilica by '''Irada von Temeschwar''' the yeofolk decided to investigate further and managed to overhear two Druj scouts talking of a plan to use the regio to unleash [[Thunderous Deluge\|terrible storms]] on the territory.		The Swirling Cavern is a young Spring regio in the Untrod Groves that resonates with [[Spring_magic#Chaos\|chaos]]. It was found at the bottom of a deep gulley a few days' walk into the Untrod Groves by ''Cara Tanner'', a yeofolk who had been foraging for herbs. It would have been easy to ignore it - the most powerful ritualists of the nation can use Imperial regio in Anvil to cast enchantments and shrouds on the territory - except that ''Cara'' found a tattered bag of worn, green leather containing several doses of [[Warming Armour]]. Inspired by the exemplar [[Berechiah]] and the recent [[385YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_64\|consecration]] of his basilica by '''Irada von Temeschwar''' the yeofolk decided to investigate further and managed to overhear two Druj scouts talking of a plan to use the regio to unleash [[Thunderous Deluge\|terrible storms]] on the territory.

	A week before the Autumn Equinox a group of knights-errant arrived at [[The_Barrens#Houndsgate\|Houndsgate]] with word of a group of Druj accompanying a coven of [[Druj_lore#Ghulai\|ghulai]] towards the Untrod Groves. It is too late for anyone dispatched from the fortification to catch the Druj before they make it to the regio - judged to be a few days after the summit. If ~~they~~ can ~~be intercepted~~, and the ritualists ~~killed~~, then that would protect the territory from suffering terrible cursed storms.		A week before the Autumn Equinox a group of knights-errant arrived at [[The_Barrens#Houndsgate\|Houndsgate]] with word of a group of Druj accompanying a coven of [[Druj_lore#Ghulai\|ghulai]] towards the Untrod Groves. It is too late for anyone dispatched from the fortification to catch the Druj before they make it to the regio - judged to be a few days after the summit. If the [[Knight-protector\|Knight-protector of Spring]], '''Doctor Henri''', can intercept, and kill the ritualists, then that would protect the territory from suffering terrible cursed storms.

	===Unexpected Laughter (Morrow)===		===Unexpected Laughter (Morrow)===

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Battlefield environment: Miasma of the Sweetglades

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	* '''Anyone affected by the VENOM from the vallorn miasma will eventually begin to suffer from symptoms of nausea or mild feverishness'''		* '''Anyone affected by the VENOM from the vallorn miasma will eventually begin to suffer from symptoms of nausea or mild feverishness'''
	The limited exposure time during this battle means that there is no chance of anyone developing [[Vallornspawn_husk#Green_Lung\|green lung]]</box>		The limited exposure time during this battle means that there is no chance of anyone developing [[Vallornspawn_husk#Green_Lung\|green lung]]</box>

			==Conjunctions==
			===Dreams and Nightmares (The Barrens)===
			* '''Druj ritualists and their guards plan to unleash Thunderous Deluge on the Barrens'''
			* '''This skirmish is a [[Accessibility#Combat_Highly_Likely\|combat highly likely]] encounter'''
			* '''The ''Knight-protector of Spring'' is responsible for preventing the Druj ritualists from cursing the territory'''
			{{AgainstBarbarians}}
			The Swirling Cavern is a young Spring regio in the Untrod Groves that resonates with [[Spring_magic#Chaos\|chaos]]. It was found at the bottom of a deep gulley a few days' walk into the Untrod Groves by ''Cara Tanner'', a yeofolk who had been foraging for herbs. It would have been easy to ignore it - the most powerful ritualists of the nation can use Imperial regio in Anvil to cast enchantments and shrouds on the territory - except that ''Cara'' found a tattered bag of worn, green leather containing several doses of [[Warming Armour]]. Inspired by the exemplar [[Berechiah]] and the recent [[385YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_64\|consecration]] of his basilica by '''Irada von Temeschwar''' the yeofolk decided to investigate further and managed to overhear two Druj scouts talking of a plan to use the regio to unleash [[Thunderous Deluge\|terrible storms]] on the territory.

			A week before the Autumn Equinox a group of knights-errant arrived at [[The_Barrens#Houndsgate\|Houndsgate]] with word of a group of Druj accompanying a coven of [[Druj_lore#Ghulai\|ghulai]] towards the Untrod Groves. It is too late for anyone dispatched from the fortification to catch the Druj before they make it to the regio - judged to be a few days after the summit. If they can be intercepted, and the ritualists killed, then that would protect the territory from suffering terrible cursed storms.

			===Unexpected Laughter (Morrow)===
			* '''Druj ritualists and their guards are moving to destroy Churnspire'''
			* '''This skirmish is a [[Accessibility#Combat_Highly_Likely\|combat highly likely]] encounter'''
			* '''The ''Churnspire Adjutor'' is responsible for stopping the Druj'''
			{{AgainstBarbarians}}
			Last season a group of Druj were able to cross the border and [[Ashes#Twilight_(Morrow)\|raze]] the [[Morrow#Sunspire_(ruined)\|Sunspire]]. Now the ''Shuddering Wrast'' are advancing into Peregro to target a different place of learning and magic. The [[Churnspire Adjutor#Churnspire\|Churnspire]] was built shortly after the [[384YE_Spring_Equinox_Senate_sessions#Construct_Churnspire\|Spring Equinox 384YE]] overlooking the Churn; one of the most volatile geysers located in Peregro. Its majesty had drawn attention to it in the past; it was one of the [[To_the_last_syllable#What_Might_Be\|first targets]] when the armies of [[Cold Sun]] were unleashed on the Empire.

			The ''Shuddering Wrast'' are a clear and direct threat to Churnspire with their mastery of [[Inevitable Collapse into Ruin]], as such it is the responsibility of the [[Churnspire Adjutor]], '''Sejanus of the Scarlet Guard''', to stop them. The Druj are still a few days out from the Churn, and the Sentinel Gate is expected to open a short way from the orcs of the Mallum. The coven, which specialises in the Winter resonance of [[Winter_magic#Weakness\|weakness]], are likely to use mass battle magic against the heroes on the conjunction if they get the opportunity.