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Twiggy at 19:03, 1 March 2026

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	For the last six months the ritual [[Distil the Serpent's Stone]] has been [[Out_of_void,_out_of_chaos#The_Egg_of_Shadows\|producing shadow eggs instead]]. This change to the ritual appears to be permanent - but it appears that the ritual has also become slightly easier to perform. It now no longer requiring ingots and measures of special materials, "only" a ring of [[ilium]].		For the last six months the ritual [[Distil the Serpent's Stone]] has been [[Out_of_void,_out_of_chaos#The_Egg_of_Shadows\|producing shadow eggs instead]]. This change to the ritual appears to be permanent - but it appears that the ritual has also become slightly easier to perform. It now no longer requiring ingots and measures of special materials, "only" a ring of [[ilium]].

	Matt black in colouration, the oval stone is easily broken open in bare hands. Anyone who does so immediately gains a temporary boost to their ~~Realm~~ lore skill of 6 effective ranks for purposes of performing a single ritual, provided they already possess at least one innate skill rank of that Lore. These additional ranks do not grant any additional mastered rituals, and a character's total effective rank can never be more than three times their innate skill (the number of ranks of the appropriate ~~Realm Lore~~ they have gained by spending experience points).		Matt black in colouration, the oval stone is easily broken open in bare hands. Anyone who does so immediately gains a temporary boost to their realm lore skill of 6 effective ranks for purposes of performing a single ritual, provided they already possess at least one innate skill rank of that Lore. These additional ranks do not grant any additional mastered rituals, and a character's total effective rank can never be more than three times their innate skill (the number of ranks of the appropriate realm lore they have gained by spending experience points).

	At the same time, these shadow eggs appear to have no effect on poisons or curses, and do not allow materials to be transformed. Serpent's stones that have already been distilled keep all their old powers and can be used freely - they do not seem to have undergone any change at all.		At the same time, these shadow eggs appear to have no effect on poisons or curses, and do not allow materials to be transformed. Serpent's stones that have already been distilled keep all their old powers and can be used freely - they do not seem to have undergone any change at all.

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	'''OOC Note:''' As with the Autumn Equinox, the [[Archmage]] of Night cannot use their [[Archmage#Plenipotentiary\|plenipotentiary]] power to contact either Soghter or Murit. Any rituals, special abilities, or [[magic items]] that would allow communication with either of these eternals will simply not function - no mana or uses are expended, there is simply no effect.		'''OOC Note:''' As with the Autumn Equinox, the [[Archmage]] of Night cannot use their [[Archmage#Plenipotentiary\|plenipotentiary]] power to contact either Soghter or Murit. Any rituals, special abilities, or [[magic items]] that would allow communication with either of these eternals will simply not function - no mana or uses are expended, there is simply no effect.
	===The Alchemical Laboratory===		===The Alchemical Laboratory===
	In Winter 380YE, The [[~~Imperial~~ Senate]] constructed [[Construct_Alchemical_Workshop_in_Miaren\|alchemical workshop]] in [[Miaren#Holtford\|Holtford]], [[Miaren]]. The [[folly\|peculiar tower]] of white granite was apparently dedicated to the [[eternal]] [[Murit]] that functions as an workshop for studying "''the [[Night magic\|transformation of base matter]]''". A week before the Spring Equinox, the entire structure undergoes a sudden and marked transformation. Collapsing in on itself, over the course of a few minutes the tower simply disappears leaving behind only a circular pool of painfully cold water. The water appears entirely mundane, but anyone who looks at their reflection in the pool sees themselves as they might have been had they made different choices at some point in their lives. At night, the night skies reflected in the pool bear no relationship to the actual stars in the skies above them.		In Winter 380YE, The [[Senate]] constructed [[Construct_Alchemical_Workshop_in_Miaren\|alchemical workshop]] in [[Miaren#Holtford\|Holtford]], [[Miaren]]. The [[folly\|peculiar tower]] of white granite was apparently dedicated to the [[eternal]] [[Murit]] that functions as an workshop for studying "''the [[Night magic\|transformation of base matter]]''". A week before the Spring Equinox, the entire structure undergoes a sudden and marked transformation. Collapsing in on itself, over the course of a few minutes the tower simply disappears leaving behind only a circular pool of painfully cold water. The water appears entirely mundane, but anyone who looks at their reflection in the pool sees themselves as they might have been had they made different choices at some point in their lives. At night, the night skies reflected in the pool bear no relationship to the actual stars in the skies above them.

	According to locals, a peculiar creature frequents the pool, emerging from its depths on nights of the half moon to speak to scholars of night magic who visit the area.		According to locals, a peculiar creature frequents the pool, emerging from its depths on nights of the half moon to speak to scholars of night magic who visit the area.

Twiggy at 13:35, 21 September 2025

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	==The Blossoms of Multiplication==		==The Blossoms of Multiplication==
	* '''An exotic change has overtaken the [[mine\|mines]] and [[forest\|forests]] of the Empire.'''		* '''An exotic change has overtaken the [[mine\|mines]] and [[forest\|forests]] of the Empire.'''
	Over the last month or so something odd has been happening to mines and forests across the Empire. A liberated orc in Skarsind strikes what she takes to be a vein of fine copper and thick, glutinous [[Materials#Ambergelt\|ambergelt]] gushes out. A cowled Varushkan tending a grove of beggarwood trees finds peculiar glistening fruit growing where not fruit should be; beneath the tough rind lie spheres of unrefined [[Materials#Weltsilver\|weltsilver]]. A tired Marcher dragging a cart of ore from the [[Materials#Green Iron\|Green Iron]] mines beneath Whittle Hill is startled by a great cloud of [[Mundane_beasts#Iridescent_Butterfly\|multicoloured insects]] that pour up into the late evening sky leaving behind [[Materials#Iridescent Gloaming\|fibrous cocoons]]. A Navarri gathering [[Materials#Dragonbone\|dragonbone]] from beneath the trees in Miaren discovers that the soft clay has ~~crystalised~~ into crimson [[materials#Tempest Jade\|tempest jade]].		Over the last month or so something odd has been happening to mines and forests across the Empire. A liberated orc in Skarsind strikes what she takes to be a vein of fine copper and thick, glutinous [[Materials#Ambergelt\|ambergelt]] gushes out. A cowled Varushkan tending a grove of beggarwood trees finds peculiar glistening fruit growing where not fruit should be; beneath the tough rind lie spheres of unrefined [[Materials#Weltsilver\|weltsilver]]. A tired Marcher dragging a cart of ore from the [[Materials#Green Iron\|Green Iron]] mines beneath Whittle Hill is startled by a great cloud of [[Mundane_beasts#Iridescent_Butterfly\|multicoloured insects]] that pour up into the late evening sky leaving behind [[Materials#Iridescent Gloaming\|fibrous cocoons]]. A Navarri gathering [[Materials#Dragonbone\|dragonbone]] from beneath the trees in Miaren discovers that the soft clay has crystallised into crimson [[materials#Tempest Jade\|tempest jade]].

	Until the start of the Summer Solstice, every mine and forest in the Empire effectively loses 6 ingots or measures of production. Instead, it produces 6 measures or ingots of random materials. Rituals intended to improve the production of a mine or forest will still work as normal, as will spending money to increase the amount of material produced.		Until the start of the Summer Solstice, every mine and forest in the Empire effectively loses 6 ingots or measures of production. Instead, it produces 6 measures or ingots of random materials. Rituals intended to improve the production of a mine or forest will still work as normal, as will spending money to increase the amount of material produced.

Twiggy at 14:44, 30 July 2025

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	It is anyone's guess what all this means.		It is anyone's guess what all this means.
	===~~Distill~~ the Serpent's Stone===		===Distil the Serpent's Stone===
	* '''The properties of [[~~Distill~~ the Serpent's Stone]] have permanently changed.'''		* '''The properties of [[Distil the Serpent's Stone]] have permanently changed.'''
	For the last six months the ritual [[~~Distill~~ the Serpent's Stone]] has been [[Out_of_void,_out_of_chaos#The_Egg_of_Shadows\|producing shadow eggs instead]]. This change to the ritual appears to be permanent - but it appears that the ritual has also become slightly easier to perform. It now no longer requiring ingots and measures of special materials, "only" a ring of [[ilium]].		For the last six months the ritual [[Distil the Serpent's Stone]] has been [[Out_of_void,_out_of_chaos#The_Egg_of_Shadows\|producing shadow eggs instead]]. This change to the ritual appears to be permanent - but it appears that the ritual has also become slightly easier to perform. It now no longer requiring ingots and measures of special materials, "only" a ring of [[ilium]].

	Matt black in colouration, the oval stone is easily broken open in bare hands. Anyone who does so immediately gains a temporary boost to their Realm lore skill of 6 effective ranks for purposes of performing a single ritual, provided they already possess at least one innate skill rank of that Lore. These additional ranks do not grant any additional mastered rituals, and a character's total effective rank can never be more than three times their innate skill (the number of ranks of the appropriate Realm Lore they have gained by spending experience points).		Matt black in colouration, the oval stone is easily broken open in bare hands. Anyone who does so immediately gains a temporary boost to their Realm lore skill of 6 effective ranks for purposes of performing a single ritual, provided they already possess at least one innate skill rank of that Lore. These additional ranks do not grant any additional mastered rituals, and a character's total effective rank can never be more than three times their innate skill (the number of ranks of the appropriate Realm Lore they have gained by spending experience points).
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	* [[Out_of_void,_out_of_chaos\|Autumn Equinox 381YE]]		* [[Out_of_void,_out_of_chaos\|Autumn Equinox 381YE]]
	* [[Series_of_dreams#A_Grim_Harvest\|Summer Solstice 381YE]]		* [[Series_of_dreams#A_Grim_Harvest\|Summer Solstice 381YE]]
	* [[~~Distill~~ the Serpent's Stone]]		* [[Distil the Serpent's Stone]]

RichardRaynor at 21:08, 22 January 2022

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	[[Category:Winds of Fortune]][[Category:382YE]][[Category:Recent History]]		[[Category:Winds of Fortune]][[Category:382YE Spring]][[Category:Recent History]]
	<ic>Tamsin set her basket down and hitched her breeches up for the fifth time, cursing under her breath that she had forgotten her belt in her rush to get out to the trees before dawn. Some rope even would do in the short term. Anything. Nobody wanted their breeches pooling round their ankles while they were six feet up a rickety ladder.		<ic>Tamsin set her basket down and hitched her breeches up for the fifth time, cursing under her breath that she had forgotten her belt in her rush to get out to the trees before dawn. Some rope even would do in the short term. Anything. Nobody wanted their breeches pooling round their ankles while they were six feet up a rickety ladder.

Dre at 13:37, 13 November 2018

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	That was most definitely not what she was expecting to find. But she was a practical woman. She cast around for a minute or two to find her shears - she had dropped them in the excitement - and with a resolute expression moved to the next tree she had marked with a cocoon hanging from it. This one was oozing a thick yellow gunk, like glutinous honey, and she had a sneaking suspicion that like its companion it would prove to be something very different to the iridescent gloaming she had expected to harvest when she got out of bed this morning.</ic>		That was most definitely not what she was expecting to find. But she was a practical woman. She cast around for a minute or two to find her shears - she had dropped them in the excitement - and with a resolute expression moved to the next tree she had marked with a cocoon hanging from it. This one was oozing a thick yellow gunk, like glutinous honey, and she had a sneaking suspicion that like its companion it would prove to be something very different to the iridescent gloaming she had expected to harvest when she got out of bed this morning.</ic>
	==Overview==		==Overview==
	Over the last six months or so, something has clearly been happening with the [[~~eternals\|~~eternal]] known as [[Murit]] and [[Soghter]]. From [[Series_of_dreams#A_Grim_Harvest\|harvesting corpses]] in the [[Mournwold]], to the [[Out_of_void,_out_of_chaos#Murit_and_Soghter\|sealing]] of [[regio]] and the [[Foggy_mountain_top#Murit_and_Soghter\|disappearance of heralds]]. Whatever has been going on, however, it seems to have finished - or at least begun to progress in a different direction.		Over the last six months or so, something has clearly been happening with the [[eternal]] known as [[Murit]] and [[Soghter]]. From [[Series_of_dreams#A_Grim_Harvest\|harvesting corpses]] in the [[Mournwold]], to the [[Out_of_void,_out_of_chaos#Murit_and_Soghter\|sealing]] of [[regio]] and the [[Foggy_mountain_top#Murit_and_Soghter\|disappearance of heralds]]. Whatever has been going on, however, it seems to have finished - or at least begun to progress in a different direction.

	As near as anyone can tell, Murit and Soghter have ceased to exist as distinct entities and a new eternal of the Night realm has arisen in their place.		As near as anyone can tell, Murit and Soghter have ceased to exist as distinct entities and a new eternal of the Night realm has arisen in their place.

Rafferty at 15:53, 1 November 2018

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	[[Category:Winds of Fortune]][[Category:382YE]][[Category:Recent History~~]][[Category: Spring Equinox 382YE~~]]		[[Category:Winds of Fortune]][[Category:382YE]][[Category:Recent History]]
	<ic>Tamsin set her basket down and hitched her breeches up for the fifth time, cursing under her breath that she had forgotten her belt in her rush to get out to the trees before dawn. Some rope even would do in the short term. Anything. Nobody wanted their breeches pooling round their ankles while they were six feet up a rickety ladder.		<ic>Tamsin set her basket down and hitched her breeches up for the fifth time, cursing under her breath that she had forgotten her belt in her rush to get out to the trees before dawn. Some rope even would do in the short term. Anything. Nobody wanted their breeches pooling round their ankles while they were six feet up a rickety ladder.

Dre at 15:30, 25 September 2018

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	Sure enough, hanging from the underside of the lowest branch on the tree, a nine-inch long cocoon that looked a little like a withered leaf. She put the basket at the bottom of the ladder, and carefully climbed up until she was level with her prize. She hooked one arm around and leaned out with her pruning shears ready. The fibrous strands that attached the cocoons to the trees were often quite tough and she was taking no chances.		Sure enough, hanging from the underside of the lowest branch on the tree, a nine-inch long cocoon that looked a little like a withered leaf. She put the basket at the bottom of the ladder, and carefully climbed up until she was level with her prize. She hooked one arm around and leaned out with her pruning shears ready. The fibrous strands that attached the cocoons to the trees were often quite tough and she was taking no chances.

	There was something odd about the cocoon now she came to see it a little closer up. It seemed to sparkle slightly in the dim pre-dawn light, as if dusted with brown sugar or chocolate-coloured glitter. A slight coil of worry ~~unfutled~~ in her stomach. Could this be the blight she'd hear about? By all accounts the disease had ravaged the iridescent butterflies in Faraden, ruining those whose livelihood relied on the vibrant dyes made from the silken cocoons the grubs wove. She'd heard that the Empire was protected from it thanks to the Archmage of Night, but she'd learned long ago not to put too much faith in rumours...		There was something odd about the cocoon now she came to see it a little closer up. It seemed to sparkle slightly in the dim pre-dawn light, as if dusted with brown sugar or chocolate-coloured glitter. A slight coil of worry unfurled in her stomach. Could this be the blight she'd hear about? By all accounts the disease had ravaged the iridescent butterflies in Faraden, ruining those whose livelihood relied on the vibrant dyes made from the silken cocoons the grubs wove. She'd heard that the Empire was protected from it thanks to the Archmage of Night, but she'd learned long ago not to put too much faith in rumours...

	Not worth worrying about right now. She'd be able to check the thing more thoroughly when they were both on the ground. Double checking she had placed the basket correctly she snipped the frond and let the cocoon tumble into the basket below.		Not worth worrying about right now. She'd be able to check the thing more thoroughly when they were both on the ground. Double checking she had placed the basket correctly she snipped the frond and let the cocoon tumble into the basket below.
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	In Winter 380YE, The [[Imperial Senate]] constructed [[Construct_Alchemical_Workshop_in_Miaren\|alchemical workshop]] in [[Miaren#Holtford\|Holtford]], [[Miaren]]. The [[folly\|peculiar tower]] of white granite was apparently dedicated to the [[eternal]] [[Murit]] that functions as an workshop for studying "''the [[Night magic\|transformation of base matter]]''". A week before the Spring Equinox, the entire structure undergoes a sudden and marked transformation. Collapsing in on itself, over the course of a few minutes the tower simply disappears leaving behind only a circular pool of painfully cold water. The water appears entirely mundane, but anyone who looks at their reflection in the pool sees themselves as they might have been had they made different choices at some point in their lives. At night, the night skies reflected in the pool bear no relationship to the actual stars in the skies above them.		In Winter 380YE, The [[Imperial Senate]] constructed [[Construct_Alchemical_Workshop_in_Miaren\|alchemical workshop]] in [[Miaren#Holtford\|Holtford]], [[Miaren]]. The [[folly\|peculiar tower]] of white granite was apparently dedicated to the [[eternal]] [[Murit]] that functions as an workshop for studying "''the [[Night magic\|transformation of base matter]]''". A week before the Spring Equinox, the entire structure undergoes a sudden and marked transformation. Collapsing in on itself, over the course of a few minutes the tower simply disappears leaving behind only a circular pool of painfully cold water. The water appears entirely mundane, but anyone who looks at their reflection in the pool sees themselves as they might have been had they made different choices at some point in their lives. At night, the night skies reflected in the pool bear no relationship to the actual stars in the skies above them.

	According to locals, a peculiar creature frequents the pool, emerging from ~~it's~~ depths on nights of the half moon to speak to scholars of night magic who visit the area.		According to locals, a peculiar creature frequents the pool, emerging from its depths on nights of the half moon to speak to scholars of night magic who visit the area.

	==Meeting the new master==		==Meeting the new master==
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	The herald explains that Azoth is busy ordering its new realm, and completing the sublimation of its remaining spirits. It will send those spirits to Anvil during the Summer Solstice to return what was given, and to offer friendship to the mortals who attended upon its alembic.		The herald explains that Azoth is busy ordering its new realm, and completing the sublimation of its remaining spirits. It will send those spirits to Anvil during the Summer Solstice to return what was given, and to offer friendship to the mortals who attended upon its alembic.

	It is anyone's ~~quess~~ what all this means.		It is anyone's guess what all this means.
	===Distill the Serpent's Stone===		===Distill the Serpent's Stone===
	* '''The properties of [[Distill the Serpent's Stone]] have permanently changed.'''		* '''The properties of [[Distill the Serpent's Stone]] have permanently changed.'''

Rafferty: /* Further Reading */

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Rafferty: /* Distill the Serpent's Stone */

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	It is anyone's quess what all this means.		It is anyone's quess what all this means.
	===Distill the Serpent's Stone===		===Distill the Serpent's Stone===
	* '''The properties of [[~~Distil~~ the Serpent's Stone]] have permanently changed.'''		* '''The properties of [[Distill the Serpent's Stone]] have permanently changed.'''
	For the last six months the ritual [[Distill the Serpent's Stone]] has been [[Out_of_void,_out_of_chaos#The_Egg_of_Shadows\|producing shadow eggs instead]]. This change to the ritual appears to be permanent - but it appears that the ritual has also become slightly easier to perform. It now no longer requiring ingots and measures of special materials, "only" a ring of [[ilium]].		For the last six months the ritual [[Distill the Serpent's Stone]] has been [[Out_of_void,_out_of_chaos#The_Egg_of_Shadows\|producing shadow eggs instead]]. This change to the ritual appears to be permanent - but it appears that the ritual has also become slightly easier to perform. It now no longer requiring ingots and measures of special materials, "only" a ring of [[ilium]].

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	* [[Out_of_void,_out_of_chaos\|Autumn Equinox 381YE]]		* [[Out_of_void,_out_of_chaos\|Autumn Equinox 381YE]]
	* [[Series_of_dreams#A_Grim_Harvest\|Summer Solstice 381YE]]		* [[Series_of_dreams#A_Grim_Harvest\|Summer Solstice 381YE]]
	* [[~~Distil~~ the Serpent's Stone]]		* [[Distill the Serpent's Stone]]