Cities of the Iron Labyrinth - Revision history

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	<div style="float:left; width: 300px; clear: right;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=EstavusConstruct.jpg\|caption=The City of Flame and Stone crafts metal servitors in many shapes and forms, and sometimes lends them to those who gain their favour.\|align=left\|width=300}}</div>{{audio\|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAVral0aw-k}}		<div style="float:left; width: 300px; clear: right;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=EstavusConstruct.jpg\|caption=The City of Flame and Stone crafts metal servitors in many shapes and forms, and sometimes lends them to those who gain their favour.\|align=left\|width=300}}</div>{{audio\|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAVral0aw-k}}
	==Overview==		==Overview==
	Confusingly, older documents that pre-date the Way sometimes refer to the Autumn ~~Realm~~ as the Labyrinth. It is sometimes characterised as having aspects of an incomprehensively vast, sprawling maze of immense mountain-high walls dotted with the cities where the eternals dwell. Since the Revelation, writers tend to refer to it as the Iron Labyrinth to avoid confusion; there is nothing to suggest this realm of deals, bonds, schemes, and careful manoeuvring has anything to do with the spiritual realm that theologians say await human souls after death. Still, there is perhaps some poetical comparison. The Autumn ~~Realm~~ is a place of tests and challenges, just as many priests believe the Labyrinth to be.		Confusingly, older documents that pre-date the Way sometimes refer to the Autumn realm as the Labyrinth. It is sometimes characterised as having aspects of an incomprehensively vast, sprawling maze of immense mountain-high walls dotted with the cities where the eternals dwell. Since the Revelation, writers tend to refer to it as the Iron Labyrinth to avoid confusion; there is nothing to suggest this realm of deals, bonds, schemes, and careful manoeuvring has anything to do with the spiritual realm that theologians say await human souls after death. Still, there is perhaps some poetical comparison. The Autumn realm is a place of tests and challenges, just as many priests believe the Labyrinth to be.

	Of all the eternals, those of Autumn seem to engage most often in what mortal magicians would recognise as "politics". The cities sometimes ally with one another, sometimes they are bitter rivals. Everything shifts and changes, usually in subtle ways occasionally with a single great upheaval. Recent events in the City of Locks seem to mark one such tumultuous upheaval, with the eternal game-board itself being reconfigured as existing powers shift and change. Basileus Flint and Mazen are gone; the Lictors of the Green Iron Citadel have undergone a transformation and are apparently in the process of redefinition.		Of all the eternals, those of Autumn seem to engage most often in what mortal magicians would recognise as "politics". The cities sometimes ally with one another, sometimes they are bitter rivals. Everything shifts and changes, usually in subtle ways occasionally with a single great upheaval. Recent events in the City of Locks seem to mark one such tumultuous upheaval, with the eternal game-board itself being reconfigured as existing powers shift and change. Basileus Flint and Mazen are gone; the Lictors of the Green Iron Citadel have undergone a transformation and are apparently in the process of redefinition.
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	In an attempt to ensure that the representative of '''Ashborn Trosk''' is forewarned of some of the details that will be discussed at the meeting ''Oathsmith'' confirms the details of one of the boons on offer. Agreeing to accept the "''Boon of Destruction''" would see the army equipped with the finest siege weapons drawn from the realm of Autumn, though the army would suffer if the [[Estavus\|Forgemistress]] were to ever be placed under the [[Alignment#Enmity\|enmity]] of the Conclave.		In an attempt to ensure that the representative of '''Ashborn Trosk''' is forewarned of some of the details that will be discussed at the meeting ''Oathsmith'' confirms the details of one of the boons on offer. Agreeing to accept the "''Boon of Destruction''" would see the army equipped with the finest siege weapons drawn from the realm of Autumn, though the army would suffer if the [[Estavus\|Forgemistress]] were to ever be placed under the [[Alignment#Enmity\|enmity]] of the Conclave.

	Emissaries of the Binders continue to look quite different to the common description of Lictors. One [[the League\|League]] reckoner described them as "smart" - soberly dressed, with discreet chains and decorated talons. No longer the barely communicative, inhuman agents of unyielding law (for a given value), they appear comparatively amiable and even capable of dry humour. They are guarded in their response to questions, but allow that there has been a fundamental shift in the Green Iron Prison. It seems they may be becoming as interested in upholding laws, bargains, and agreements as they once were in punishing those who transgressed them. What this means for the Autumn ~~Realm~~, and the Empire, remains to be seen.		Emissaries of the Binders continue to look quite different to the common description of Lictors. One [[the League\|League]] reckoner described them as "smart" - soberly dressed, with discreet chains and decorated talons. No longer the barely communicative, inhuman agents of unyielding law (for a given value), they appear comparatively amiable and even capable of dry humour. They are guarded in their response to questions, but allow that there has been a fundamental shift in the Green Iron Prison. It seems they may be becoming as interested in upholding laws, bargains, and agreements as they once were in punishing those who transgressed them. What this means for the Autumn realm, and the Empire, remains to be seen.

	The City of Locks, by all accounts, remains in turmoil. Basileus Flint is gone, but there is no indication that anyone else has achieved dominance in the city of the Lord of Treachery. It is, according to one herald of Ephisis, "quite grim".		The City of Locks, by all accounts, remains in turmoil. Basileus Flint is gone, but there is no indication that anyone else has achieved dominance in the city of the Lord of Treachery. It is, according to one herald of Ephisis, "quite grim".

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	The second ritual available is the [[Mystic_scrolls_of_Estavus#Ramparts_of_Ashlar\|Ramparts of Ashlar]]. This ritual enchants an existing region containing a [[fortification]]. The effective strength of the target fortification is increased by 3000. It is of magnitude 150, and it has an assurance - it ceases to function if a servant of the Empire ever refuses a lawful demand of the [[Lictors\|Brass Magistrates]]. One mystic scroll will be delivered as payment for each Before the Throne of Estavus ritual that contains the rune of Lann and 350 ingots of [[weltsilver]].		The second ritual available is the [[Mystic_scrolls_of_Estavus#Ramparts_of_Ashlar\|Ramparts of Ashlar]]. This ritual enchants an existing region containing a [[fortification]]. The effective strength of the target fortification is increased by 3000. It is of magnitude 150, and it has an assurance - it ceases to function if a servant of the Empire ever refuses a lawful demand of the [[Lictors\|Brass Magistrates]]. One mystic scroll will be delivered as payment for each Before the Throne of Estavus ritual that contains the rune of Lann and 350 ingots of [[weltsilver]].

	The third ritual is the [[Mystic_scrolls_of_Estavus#Hammers_of_Fury\|Hammers of Fury]]. This places an enchantment on the forges, foundries and smithies throughout a territory, infusing them with the heat of Shikal's forges so that they can forge the arms and armour needed to equip an [[~~Imperial army~~\|army]] with supernatural speed. This reduces the time needed to muster armies in the territory by one season. [[mine\|Mines]] throughout the territory also see their production of metals reduced by two ingots, but each gain one pouch of warm ashes in its place. It is of magnitude 80, and it has an assurance - it will only function so long as the Empire possess a working [[runeforge]]. The mystic scroll will be delivered as payment for each [[Before the Throne of Estavus]] ritual that contains the rune of Lann and 360 ingots of [[orichalcum]].		The third ritual is the [[Mystic_scrolls_of_Estavus#Hammers_of_Fury\|Hammers of Fury]]. This places an enchantment on the forges, foundries and smithies throughout a territory, infusing them with the heat of Shikal's forges so that they can forge the arms and armour needed to equip an [[Army\|army]] with supernatural speed. This reduces the time needed to muster armies in the territory by one season. [[mine\|Mines]] throughout the territory also see their production of metals reduced by two ingots, but each gain one pouch of warm ashes in its place. It is of magnitude 80, and it has an assurance - it will only function so long as the Empire possess a working [[runeforge]]. The mystic scroll will be delivered as payment for each [[Before the Throne of Estavus]] ritual that contains the rune of Lann and 360 ingots of [[orichalcum]].
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	''Mystic Scrolls'' are somewhat different to the [[Formulaic_ritual#Ritual_Texts\|ritual texts]] familiar to Imperial magicians, in that their power to provide mastery of the ritual they contain is both limited and temporary. A single mystic scroll will allow up to a dozen magicians who study it to master the ritual knowledge it contains before the magic fades. The scrolls lose their enchantment by the end of the summit, so they must be used before then. Obviously, once mastered the magician retains the ritual lore until they lose it in the normal fashion.		''Mystic Scrolls'' are somewhat different to the [[Formulaic_ritual#Ritual_Texts\|ritual texts]] familiar to Imperial magicians, in that their power to provide mastery of the ritual they contain is both limited and temporary. A single mystic scroll will allow up to a dozen magicians who study it to master the ritual knowledge it contains before the magic fades. The scrolls lose their enchantment by the end of the summit, so they must be used before then. Obviously, once mastered the magician retains the ritual lore until they lose it in the normal fashion.

	These rituals are ''not'' part of [[Formulaic_ritual#Imperial_Lore_and_the_Ritual_List\|Imperial lore]] and there is no practical way for the Conclave to [[Imperial_lore\|add one]], and no way to get them into [[Urizen lore]]. It is also not possible to use an [[arcane projection]] to [[Limits_of_magic#Sharing_Ritual_Lore\|share ritual lore]] - new magicians will only be able to master these rituals as a result of some kind of deal with the Forgemistress. Each of these rituals draws directly on the power of the ''Prince of Shikal''. Should the eternal ever be subject to [[Amity and enmity#Enmity\|enmity]] by the [[~~Imperial~~ Conclave]] the rituals would still function, but would be illegal to perform. Each also comes with an ''[[Eternals_and_rituals#Assurance_and_Stipulation\|assurance]]'' - a restriction that Estavus has placed on the ritual. If this restriction is transgressed, the eternal will withdraw her power and the ritual will become useless from that point onwards.		These rituals are ''not'' part of [[Formulaic_ritual#Imperial_Lore_and_the_Ritual_List\|Imperial lore]] and there is no practical way for the Conclave to [[Imperial_lore\|add one]], and no way to get them into [[Urizen lore]]. It is also not possible to use an [[arcane projection]] to [[Limits_of_magic#Sharing_Ritual_Lore\|share ritual lore]] - new magicians will only be able to master these rituals as a result of some kind of deal with the Forgemistress. Each of these rituals draws directly on the power of the ''Prince of Shikal''. Should the eternal ever be subject to [[Amity and enmity#Enmity\|enmity]] by the [[Conclave]] the rituals would still function, but would be illegal to perform. Each also comes with an ''[[Eternals_and_rituals#Assurance_and_Stipulation\|assurance]]'' - a restriction that Estavus has placed on the ritual. If this restriction is transgressed, the eternal will withdraw her power and the ritual will become useless from that point onwards.

	===Metal and Stone===		===Metal and Stone===
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	* '''The first such request will cost 150 ingots or measures of resources, the second 200 ingots, the third 250 and so on'''		* '''The first such request will cost 150 ingots or measures of resources, the second 200 ingots, the third 250 and so on'''
	* '''It requires either a Declaration of Concord, or a Declaration of Alignment from the Archmage of Autumn, to explicitly name the resources and accept the service of the Architects'''		* '''It requires either a Declaration of Concord, or a Declaration of Alignment from the Archmage of Autumn, to explicitly name the resources and accept the service of the Architects'''
	One of the requests Edmundo has made is for the City of Flame and Stone to find ways to protect the sources of Imperial bourse materials. After due consideration, the eternal makes a proposal: the [[~~Imperial~~ Conclave]] can specifically ask that the Shikal dispatch some of the ''Architects of Iron and Stone'' – a house of the city of equivalent standing to the ''House of Fire and Flame'' – to assess one or more of the [[mithril]] or [[white granite]] Bourse seats over the coming season. All the requests would need either a single Declaration of [[Concord]], or a single Declaration of [[Alignment]] made by the [[Archmage of Autumn]]. The declaration would need to formally accept the services of the Architects of Iron and Stone, reiterate the Conclave's interest in maintaining their current state of trade and mutual respect, and name the Bourse resources the Conclave wishes the Architects to study. They will only assess seats that produce mithril or white granite - they have nothing to offer as regards [[weirwood]] or [[ilium]].		One of the requests Edmundo has made is for the City of Flame and Stone to find ways to protect the sources of Imperial bourse materials. After due consideration, the eternal makes a proposal: the [[Conclave]] can specifically ask that the Shikal dispatch some of the ''Architects of Iron and Stone'' – a house of the city of equivalent standing to the ''House of Fire and Flame'' – to assess one or more of the [[mithril]] or [[white granite]] Bourse seats over the coming season. All the requests would need either a single Declaration of [[Concord]], or a single Declaration of [[Alignment]] made by the [[Archmage of Autumn]]. The declaration would need to formally accept the services of the Architects of Iron and Stone, reiterate the Conclave's interest in maintaining their current state of trade and mutual respect, and name the Bourse resources the Conclave wishes the Architects to study. They will only assess seats that produce mithril or white granite - they have nothing to offer as regards [[weirwood]] or [[ilium]].

	This service obviously comes at a price however. The architects require 150 ingots or measures of precious [[materials]] for the first resource, an additional 200 for the second, a further 250 for the third and so. These costs are cumulative, so if the Conclave names four bourse resources, they would need to supply 900 measures in total. If the Conclave wishes to avail itself of this offer, the [[Grandmaster\|grandmasters]] must provide the materials to the civil servants of the Conclave at the end of the second Conclave session so that they can arrange for the payments to be delivered to the Bronze Artisan's heralds.		This service obviously comes at a price however. The architects require 150 ingots or measures of precious [[materials]] for the first resource, an additional 200 for the second, a further 250 for the third and so. These costs are cumulative, so if the Conclave names four bourse resources, they would need to supply 900 measures in total. If the Conclave wishes to avail itself of this offer, the [[Grandmaster\|grandmasters]] must provide the materials to the civil servants of the Conclave at the end of the second Conclave session so that they can arrange for the payments to be delivered to the Bronze Artisan's heralds.

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	''Mystic Scrolls'' are somewhat different to the [[Formulaic_ritual#Ritual_Texts\|ritual texts]] familiar to Imperial magicians, in that their power to provide mastery of the ritual they contain is both limited and temporary. A single mystic scroll will allow up to a dozen magicians who study it to master the ritual knowledge it contains before the magic fades. The scrolls lose their enchantment by the end of the summit, so they must be used before then. Obviously, once mastered the magician retains the ritual lore until they lose it in the normal fashion.		''Mystic Scrolls'' are somewhat different to the [[Formulaic_ritual#Ritual_Texts\|ritual texts]] familiar to Imperial magicians, in that their power to provide mastery of the ritual they contain is both limited and temporary. A single mystic scroll will allow up to a dozen magicians who study it to master the ritual knowledge it contains before the magic fades. The scrolls lose their enchantment by the end of the summit, so they must be used before then. Obviously, once mastered the magician retains the ritual lore until they lose it in the normal fashion.

	These rituals are ''not'' part of [[Formulaic_ritual#Imperial_Lore_and_the_Ritual_List\|Imperial lore]] and there is no practical way for the Conclave to [[Imperial_lore\|add one]], and no way to get them into [[Urizen lore]]. It is also not possible to use an [[arcane projection]] to [[~~Ritual_theory~~#Sharing_Ritual_Lore\|share ritual lore]] - new magicians will only be able to master these rituals as a result of some kind of deal with the Forgemistress. Each of these rituals draws directly on the power of the ''Prince of Shikal''. Should the eternal ever be subject to [[Amity and enmity#Enmity\|enmity]] by the [[Imperial Conclave]] the rituals would still function, but would be illegal to perform. Each also comes with an ''[[~~Ritual_theory~~#~~Agreement~~\|assurance]]'' - a restriction that Estavus has placed on the ritual. If this restriction is transgressed, the eternal will withdraw her power and the ritual will become useless from that point onwards.		These rituals are ''not'' part of [[Formulaic_ritual#Imperial_Lore_and_the_Ritual_List\|Imperial lore]] and there is no practical way for the Conclave to [[Imperial_lore\|add one]], and no way to get them into [[Urizen lore]]. It is also not possible to use an [[arcane projection]] to [[Limits_of_magic#Sharing_Ritual_Lore\|share ritual lore]] - new magicians will only be able to master these rituals as a result of some kind of deal with the Forgemistress. Each of these rituals draws directly on the power of the ''Prince of Shikal''. Should the eternal ever be subject to [[Amity and enmity#Enmity\|enmity]] by the [[Imperial Conclave]] the rituals would still function, but would be illegal to perform. Each also comes with an ''[[Eternals_and_rituals#Assurance_and_Stipulation\|assurance]]'' - a restriction that Estavus has placed on the ritual. If this restriction is transgressed, the eternal will withdraw her power and the ritual will become useless from that point onwards.

	===Metal and Stone===		===Metal and Stone===

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	<div style="float:left; width: 300px; clear: right;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=EstavusConstruct.jpg\|caption=The City of Flame and Stone crafts metal servitors in many shapes and forms, and sometimes lends them to those who gain their favour.\|align=left\|width=300}}</div>{{audio\|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAVral0aw-k}}		<div style="float:left; width: 300px; clear: right;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=EstavusConstruct.jpg\|caption=The City of Flame and Stone crafts metal servitors in many shapes and forms, and sometimes lends them to those who gain their favour.\|align=left\|width=300}}</div>{{audio\|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAVral0aw-k}}
	==Overview==		==Overview==
	Confusingly, older documents that pre-date the Way sometimes refer to the Autumn Realm as the Labyrinth. It is sometimes ~~characterized~~ as having aspects of an incomprehensively vast, sprawling maze of immense mountain-high walls dotted with the cities where the eternals dwell. Since the Revelation, writers tend to refer to it as the Iron Labyrinth to avoid confusion; there is nothing to suggest this realm of deals, bonds, schemes, and careful manoeuvring has anything to do with the spiritual realm that theologians say await human souls after death. Still, there is perhaps some poetical comparison. The Autumn Realm is a place of tests and challenges, just as many priests believe the Labyrinth to be.		Confusingly, older documents that pre-date the Way sometimes refer to the Autumn Realm as the Labyrinth. It is sometimes characterised as having aspects of an incomprehensively vast, sprawling maze of immense mountain-high walls dotted with the cities where the eternals dwell. Since the Revelation, writers tend to refer to it as the Iron Labyrinth to avoid confusion; there is nothing to suggest this realm of deals, bonds, schemes, and careful manoeuvring has anything to do with the spiritual realm that theologians say await human souls after death. Still, there is perhaps some poetical comparison. The Autumn Realm is a place of tests and challenges, just as many priests believe the Labyrinth to be.

	Of all the eternals, those of Autumn seem to engage most often in what mortal magicians would recognise as "politics". The cities sometimes ally with one another, sometimes they are bitter rivals. Everything shifts and changes, usually in subtle ways occasionally with a single great upheaval. Recent events in the City of Locks seem to mark one such tumultuous upheaval, with the eternal game-board itself being reconfigured as existing powers shift and change. Basileus Flint and Mazen are gone; the Lictors of the Green Iron Citadel have undergone a transformation and are apparently in the process of redefinition.		Of all the eternals, those of Autumn seem to engage most often in what mortal magicians would recognise as "politics". The cities sometimes ally with one another, sometimes they are bitter rivals. Everything shifts and changes, usually in subtle ways occasionally with a single great upheaval. Recent events in the City of Locks seem to mark one such tumultuous upheaval, with the eternal game-board itself being reconfigured as existing powers shift and change. Basileus Flint and Mazen are gone; the Lictors of the Green Iron Citadel have undergone a transformation and are apparently in the process of redefinition.

Rafferty: /* Metal and Stone */

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Metal and Stone

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	===Metal and Stone===		===Metal and Stone===
	* '''The Conclave can request that Estavus sends representatives from the Architects of Iron Stone to investigate one or more bourse resources that produces mithril or white granite'''		* '''The Conclave can request that Estavus sends representatives from the Architects of Iron and Stone to investigate one or more bourse resources that produces mithril or white granite'''
	* '''The first such request will cost 150 ingots or measures of resources, the second 200 ingots, the third 250 and so on'''		* '''The first such request will cost 150 ingots or measures of resources, the second 200 ingots, the third 250 and so on'''
	* '''It requires either a Declaration of Concord, or a Declaration of Alignment from the Archmage of Autumn, to explicitly name the resources and accept the service of the Architects'''		* '''It requires either a Declaration of Concord, or a Declaration of Alignment from the Archmage of Autumn, to explicitly name the resources and accept the service of the Architects'''
	One of the requests Edmundo has made is for the City of Flame and Stone to find ways to protect the sources of Imperial bourse materials. After due consideration, the eternal makes a proposal: the [[Imperial Conclave]] can specifically ask that the Shikal dispatch some of the ''Architects of Iron Stone'' – a house of the city of equivalent standing to the ''House of Fire and Flame'' – to assess one or more of the [[mithril]] or [[white granite]] Bourse seats over the coming season. All the requests would need either a single Declaration of [[Concord]], or a single Declaration of [[Alignment]] made by the [[Archmage of Autumn]]. The declaration would need to formally accept the services of the Architects of Iron Stone, reiterate the Conclave's interest in maintaining their current state of trade and mutual respect, and name the Bourse resources the Conclave wishes the Architects to study. They will only assess seats that produce mithril or white granite - they have nothing to offer as regards [[weirwood]] or [[ilium]].		One of the requests Edmundo has made is for the City of Flame and Stone to find ways to protect the sources of Imperial bourse materials. After due consideration, the eternal makes a proposal: the [[Imperial Conclave]] can specifically ask that the Shikal dispatch some of the ''Architects of Iron and Stone'' – a house of the city of equivalent standing to the ''House of Fire and Flame'' – to assess one or more of the [[mithril]] or [[white granite]] Bourse seats over the coming season. All the requests would need either a single Declaration of [[Concord]], or a single Declaration of [[Alignment]] made by the [[Archmage of Autumn]]. The declaration would need to formally accept the services of the Architects of Iron and Stone, reiterate the Conclave's interest in maintaining their current state of trade and mutual respect, and name the Bourse resources the Conclave wishes the Architects to study. They will only assess seats that produce mithril or white granite - they have nothing to offer as regards [[weirwood]] or [[ilium]].

	This service obviously comes at a price however. The architects require 150 ingots or measures of precious [[materials]] for the first resource, an additional 200 for the second, a further 250 for the third and so. These costs are cumulative, so if the Conclave names four bourse resources, they would need to supply 900 measures in total. If the Conclave wishes to avail itself of this offer, the [[Grandmaster\|grandmasters]] must provide the materials to the civil servants of the Conclave at the end of the second Conclave session so that they can arrange for the payments to be delivered to the Bronze Artisan's heralds.		This service obviously comes at a price however. The architects require 150 ingots or measures of precious [[materials]] for the first resource, an additional 200 for the second, a further 250 for the third and so. These costs are cumulative, so if the Conclave names four bourse resources, they would need to supply 900 measures in total. If the Conclave wishes to avail itself of this offer, the [[Grandmaster\|grandmasters]] must provide the materials to the civil servants of the Conclave at the end of the second Conclave session so that they can arrange for the payments to be delivered to the Bronze Artisan's heralds.

	Each resource that is named and paid for will be visited by representatives of the ''Architects of Iron Stone'' during the coming months. They will prepare a proposal for how it might be defended; along with ways to improve output. After all defence against losing money is still defence.		Each resource that is named and paid for will be visited by representatives of the ''Architects of Iron and Stone'' during the coming months. They will prepare a proposal for how it might be defended; along with ways to improve output. After all defence against losing money is still defence.

	===Recognition of Technique===		===Recognition of Technique===

Hailmur: /* Cities of Lock and Bond (Lictors) */

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Cities of Lock and Bond (Lictors)

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	==Cities of Lock and Bond (Lictors)==		==Cities of Lock and Bond (Lictors)==
	* '''An agent of the Brass magistrates will journey to Anvil to meet with a representative of Ashborn Trosk		* '''An agent of the Brass magistrates will journey to Anvil to meet with a representative of Ashborn Trosk
	* '''They plan on arriving in the Hall of Worlds at XX		* '''They plan on arriving in the Hall of Worlds at 20:00 on Friday
	* '''The City of Locks remains in turmoil'''		* '''The City of Locks remains in turmoil'''
	As mentioned briefly [[All_my_magic_friends#Ashborn_Trosk_and_the_Mysterious_Prison\|last season]], the [[Lictors]] have finished - or, mostly finished - dealing with the fallout of what transpired between [[Mazen\|Cracked Mask]] and the [[Basileus Flint\|Patron of Spies and Traitors]]. This means that the Brass Magistrates can finally move forward with the second section of their contract; they will be sending an agent of theirs, ''Oathsmith'', to meet with the representative of '''Ashborn Trosk''' to present them with the options they have made available in response to the [[orc\|orc's]] request regarding the [[Autumn Hammers]].		As mentioned briefly [[All_my_magic_friends#Ashborn_Trosk_and_the_Mysterious_Prison\|last season]], the [[Lictors]] have finished - or, mostly finished - dealing with the fallout of what transpired between [[Mazen\|Cracked Mask]] and the [[Basileus Flint\|Patron of Spies and Traitors]]. This means that the Brass Magistrates can finally move forward with the second section of their contract; they will be sending an agent of theirs, ''Oathsmith'', to meet with the representative of '''Ashborn Trosk''' to present them with the options they have made available in response to the [[orc\|orc's]] request regarding the [[Autumn Hammers]].

Novemberalice at 08:35, 11 June 2024

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	Thekla nodded, her lips pursed in quandary. It was significantly more than they had been expecting, definitely more than they had received last time they'd employed the ritual. "It would appear that Tempest Jade is in great demand in the City of Gold and Lead right now."		Thekla nodded, her lips pursed in quandary. It was significantly more than they had been expecting, definitely more than they had received last time they'd employed the ritual. "It would appear that Tempest Jade is in great demand in the City of Gold and Lead right now."
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	<div style="float:left; width: 300px; clear: right;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=EstavusConstruct.jpg\|caption=The City of Flame and Stone crafts metal servitors in many shapes and forms, and sometimes lends them to those who gain their favour.\|align=left\|width=300}}</div>		<div style="float:left; width: 300px; clear: right;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=EstavusConstruct.jpg\|caption=The City of Flame and Stone crafts metal servitors in many shapes and forms, and sometimes lends them to those who gain their favour.\|align=left\|width=300}}</div>{{audio\|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAVral0aw-k}}
	==Overview==		==Overview==
	Confusingly, older documents that pre-date the Way sometimes refer to the Autumn Realm as the Labyrinth. It is sometimes characterized as having aspects of an incomprehensively vast, sprawling maze of immense mountain-high walls dotted with the cities where the eternals dwell. Since the Revelation, writers tend to refer to it as the Iron Labyrinth to avoid confusion; there is nothing to suggest this realm of deals, bonds, schemes, and careful manoeuvring has anything to do with the spiritual realm that theologians say await human souls after death. Still, there is perhaps some poetical comparison. The Autumn Realm is a place of tests and challenges, just as many priests believe the Labyrinth to be.		Confusingly, older documents that pre-date the Way sometimes refer to the Autumn Realm as the Labyrinth. It is sometimes characterized as having aspects of an incomprehensively vast, sprawling maze of immense mountain-high walls dotted with the cities where the eternals dwell. Since the Revelation, writers tend to refer to it as the Iron Labyrinth to avoid confusion; there is nothing to suggest this realm of deals, bonds, schemes, and careful manoeuvring has anything to do with the spiritual realm that theologians say await human souls after death. Still, there is perhaps some poetical comparison. The Autumn Realm is a place of tests and challenges, just as many priests believe the Labyrinth to be.

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	* '''The ritual ''Hand of the Maker'' is potentially cheaper and easier to perform this summit		* '''The ritual ''Hand of the Maker'' is potentially cheaper and easier to perform this summit
	* '''If the ritualist uses a pouch of warm ashes at the Imperial regio then the magnitude is lowered to six		* '''If the ritualist uses a pouch of warm ashes at the Imperial regio then the magnitude is lowered to six
	One last boon from the Mistress of the Hammer is offered unasked for and freely. Any performance of [[Hand of the Maker]] at the Imperial regio that is performed using a ~~awn~~ of [[Vis#Warm_Ashes\|warm ashes]] is magnitude six rather than the normal magnitude eight. This means the entire ritual can be powered with a single pouch of ashes, and is easier for a single magician to perform.		One last boon from the Mistress of the Hammer is offered unasked for and freely. Any performance of [[Hand of the Maker]] at the Imperial regio that is performed using a pawn of [[Vis#Warm_Ashes\|warm ashes]] is magnitude six rather than the normal magnitude eight. This means the entire ritual can be powered with a single pouch of ashes, and is easier for a single magician to perform.

	If the ritual is performed using mana crystals, or is cast elsewhere, then it is still of the eighth magnitude. It is still possible to [[Hand_of_the_Maker#Additional_magnitude\|increase the magnitude]] - if dealing with an item that is shrouded in some way - but a standard performance of the ritual will only be magnitude six and require only a single pouch of Autumn vis.		If the ritual is performed using mana crystals, or is cast elsewhere, then it is still of the eighth magnitude. It is still possible to [[Hand_of_the_Maker#Additional_magnitude\|increase the magnitude]] - if dealing with an item that is shrouded in some way - but a standard performance of the ritual will only be magnitude six and require only a single pouch of Autumn vis.

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	The [[Archmage of Autumn]] has requested that Estavus provide aid in the Empire's wars. The City of Shikal has responded by offering opportunities to Imperial magicians. As always, the ''Forgemistress'' has a limitless desire for [[Materials#Metals\|ingots]] and [[Materials#Natural_Materials\|measures]] to feed her innumerable forges and workshops. Her emissaries have asked the civil service to distribute information on three offers that may be of interest.		The [[Archmage of Autumn]] has requested that Estavus provide aid in the Empire's wars. The City of Shikal has responded by offering opportunities to Imperial magicians. As always, the ''Forgemistress'' has a limitless desire for [[Materials#Metals\|ingots]] and [[Materials#Natural_Materials\|measures]] to feed her innumerable forges and workshops. Her emissaries have asked the civil service to distribute information on three offers that may be of interest.

	It does appear, however, that Estavus' [[Various_storms_and_saints#Scales_and_Thrones\|year-long injunction]] against the use of her ritual [[Before the Throne of Estavus]] by [[Varushka\|Varushkan]] magicians still stands. Attempts to use the ritual to benefit from one of these opportunities by a Varushkan will see the mana consumed, but anything ~~targetted~~ by the ritual will be returned instead of being accepted as payment.		It does appear, however, that Estavus' [[Various_storms_and_saints#Scales_and_Thrones\|year-long injunction]] against the use of her ritual [[Before the Throne of Estavus]] by [[Varushka\|Varushkan]] magicians still stands. Attempts to use the ritual to benefit from one of these opportunities by a Varushkan will see the mana consumed, but anything targeted by the ritual will be returned instead of being accepted as payment.

	As payment for coordinating the (comparatively) complex trades, and for assistance from [[Lictors\|the Lictors]], the heralds of Shikal have also brought messages from the City of Gold and Lead and the Green Iron ~~Citadfel~~.		As payment for coordinating the (comparatively) complex trades, and for assistance from [[Lictors\|the Lictors]], the heralds of Shikal have also brought messages from the City of Gold and Lead and the Green Iron Citadel.

	===Mystic Scrolls===		===Mystic Scrolls===
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	The first request that '''Edmundo of Damakan's Forge''' made of the Forgemistress was a chance to once again gain access to the rituals bound in the [[Mystic scrolls of Estavus\|mystic scrolls]]. These potent scrolls were last made available to Imperial citizens during the Summer Solstice 384YE, and the scrollwrights of the City of Fire and Stone have been intricately layering gold and obsidian to create more copies. The offer is similar to that made almost two years ago, but there are a few key differences. First of all, due to a spike in demand the price for both rituals on offer has unfortunately increased. The method of claiming a scroll has also changed; they will now be bought directly from the City of Shikal.		The first request that '''Edmundo of Damakan's Forge''' made of the Forgemistress was a chance to once again gain access to the rituals bound in the [[Mystic scrolls of Estavus\|mystic scrolls]]. These potent scrolls were last made available to Imperial citizens during the Summer Solstice 384YE, and the scrollwrights of the City of Fire and Stone have been intricately layering gold and obsidian to create more copies. The offer is similar to that made almost two years ago, but there are a few key differences. First of all, due to a spike in demand the price for both rituals on offer has unfortunately increased. The method of claiming a scroll has also changed; they will now be bought directly from the City of Shikal.

	A ritualist can purchase one of the scrolls from the Forge-Queen using the ritual [[Before the Throne of Estavus]] and including a piece of paper with the rune of [[Lann]] in the sealed container. Despite the amounts of material involved, the ritual will work at the normal, base, magnitude (that is, magnitude 4 to send the entire amount in one go, but only for the purpose of purchasing one of the mystic scrolls).		A ritualist can purchase one of the scrolls from the Forge-Queen using the ritual [[Before the Throne of Estavus]] and including a piece of paper with the rune of [[Lann]] in the sealed container. Despite the amounts of material involved, the ritual will work at the normal, base, magnitude (that is, magnitude 4 to send the entire amount in one go, but only for the purpose of purchasing one of the mystic scrolls).
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	The first ritual is the [[Mystic_scrolls_of_Estavus#Accoutrements_of_War\|Accoutrements of War]]. This ritual calls forth heralds from the Towers of Calx and Coom bearing arms and armour fashioned in the heart of a volcano. These brass armaments gleam with an inner fire and will provide a powerful boost to any [[military unit]] that is supporting an Imperial army before they lose their inner fire after a season of campaigning. This temporary bonus increases the effective fighting force of the unit by 100, the equivalent of 5 normal upgrades. If instead, the unit takes the paid work action, they receive twelve random ingots of [[Materials#Metals\|metal]] in addition to their normal returns. The ritual is magnitude 20, and it has an assurance - it ceases to function if the Empire ever breaches the terms of a parley with an Autumn eternal. The mystic scroll will be delivered as payment for each Before the Throne of Estavus ritual that contains the rune of Lann and 100 measures of [[dragonbone]].		The first ritual is the [[Mystic_scrolls_of_Estavus#Accoutrements_of_War\|Accoutrements of War]]. This ritual calls forth heralds from the Towers of Calx and Coom bearing arms and armour fashioned in the heart of a volcano. These brass armaments gleam with an inner fire and will provide a powerful boost to any [[military unit]] that is supporting an Imperial army before they lose their inner fire after a season of campaigning. This temporary bonus increases the effective fighting force of the unit by 100, the equivalent of 5 normal upgrades. If instead, the unit takes the paid work action, they receive twelve random ingots of [[Materials#Metals\|metal]] in addition to their normal returns. The ritual is magnitude 20, and it has an assurance - it ceases to function if the Empire ever breaches the terms of a parley with an Autumn eternal. The mystic scroll will be delivered as payment for each Before the Throne of Estavus ritual that contains the rune of Lann and 100 measures of [[dragonbone]].

	The second ritual available is the [[Mystic_scrolls_of_Estavus#Ramparts_of_Ashlar\|Ramparts of Ashlar]]. This ritual enchants an existing region containing a [[fortification]]. The effective strength of the target fortification is increased by 3000. It is of magnitude 150, and it has an assurance - it ceases to function if a servant of the Empire ever refuses a lawful demand of the [[Lictors\|Brass Magistrates]]. One mystic scroll will be delivered as payment for each Before the Throne of Estavus ritual that contains the rune of Lann and 350 ingots of [[weltsilver]].		The second ritual available is the [[Mystic_scrolls_of_Estavus#Ramparts_of_Ashlar\|Ramparts of Ashlar]]. This ritual enchants an existing region containing a [[fortification]]. The effective strength of the target fortification is increased by 3000. It is of magnitude 150, and it has an assurance - it ceases to function if a servant of the Empire ever refuses a lawful demand of the [[Lictors\|Brass Magistrates]]. One mystic scroll will be delivered as payment for each Before the Throne of Estavus ritual that contains the rune of Lann and 350 ingots of [[weltsilver]].

	The third ritual is the [[Mystic_scrolls_of_Estavus#Hammers_of_Fury\|Hammers of Fury]]. This places an enchantment on the forges, foundries and smithies throughout a territory, infusing them with the heat of Shikal's forges so that they can forge the arms and armour needed to equip an [[Imperial army\|army]] with supernatural speed. This reduces the time needed to muster armies in the territory by one season. [[mine\|Mines]] throughout the territory also see their production of metals reduced by two ingots, but each gain one pouch of warm ashes in its place. It is of magnitude 80, and it has an assurance - it will only function so long as the Empire possess a working [[runeforge]]. The mystic scroll will be delivered as payment for each Before the Throne of Estavus ritual that contains the rune of Lann and 360 ingots of [[orichalcum]].		The third ritual is the [[Mystic_scrolls_of_Estavus#Hammers_of_Fury\|Hammers of Fury]]. This places an enchantment on the forges, foundries and smithies throughout a territory, infusing them with the heat of Shikal's forges so that they can forge the arms and armour needed to equip an [[Imperial army\|army]] with supernatural speed. This reduces the time needed to muster armies in the territory by one season. [[mine\|Mines]] throughout the territory also see their production of metals reduced by two ingots, but each gain one pouch of warm ashes in its place. It is of magnitude 80, and it has an assurance - it will only function so long as the Empire possess a working [[runeforge]]. The mystic scroll will be delivered as payment for each [[Before the Throne of Estavus]] ritual that contains the rune of Lann and 360 ingots of [[orichalcum]].
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	''Mystic Scrolls'' are somewhat different to the [[Formulaic_ritual#Ritual_Texts\|ritual texts]] familiar to Imperial magicians, in that their power to provide mastery of the ritual they contain is both limited and temporary. A single mystic scroll will allow up to a dozen magicians who study it to master the ritual knowledge it contains before the magic fades. The scrolls lose their enchantment by the end of the summit, so they must be used before then. Obviously, once mastered the magician retains the ritual lore until they lose it in the normal fashion.		''Mystic Scrolls'' are somewhat different to the [[Formulaic_ritual#Ritual_Texts\|ritual texts]] familiar to Imperial magicians, in that their power to provide mastery of the ritual they contain is both limited and temporary. A single mystic scroll will allow up to a dozen magicians who study it to master the ritual knowledge it contains before the magic fades. The scrolls lose their enchantment by the end of the summit, so they must be used before then. Obviously, once mastered the magician retains the ritual lore until they lose it in the normal fashion.

	These rituals are ''not'' part of [[Formulaic_ritual#Imperial_Lore_and_the_Ritual_List\|Imperial lore]] and there is no practical way for the Conclave to [[Imperial_lore\|add one]], and no way to get them into [[Urizen lore]]. It is also not possible to use an [[arcane projection]] to [[Ritual_theory#Sharing_Ritual_Lore\|share ritual lore]] - new magicians will only be able to master these rituals as a result of some kind of deal with the Forgemistress. Each of these rituals draws directly on the power of the ''Prince of Shikal''. Should the eternal ever be subject to [[Amity and enmity#Enmity\|~~Enmity~~]] by the [[Imperial Conclave]] the rituals would still function, but would be illegal to perform. Each also comes with an ''[[Ritual_theory#Agreement\|assurance]]'' - a restriction that Estavus has placed on the ritual. If this restriction is transgressed, the eternal will withdraw her power and the ritual will become useless from that point onwards.		These rituals are ''not'' part of [[Formulaic_ritual#Imperial_Lore_and_the_Ritual_List\|Imperial lore]] and there is no practical way for the Conclave to [[Imperial_lore\|add one]], and no way to get them into [[Urizen lore]]. It is also not possible to use an [[arcane projection]] to [[Ritual_theory#Sharing_Ritual_Lore\|share ritual lore]] - new magicians will only be able to master these rituals as a result of some kind of deal with the Forgemistress. Each of these rituals draws directly on the power of the ''Prince of Shikal''. Should the eternal ever be subject to [[Amity and enmity#Enmity\|enmity]] by the [[Imperial Conclave]] the rituals would still function, but would be illegal to perform. Each also comes with an ''[[Ritual_theory#Agreement\|assurance]]'' - a restriction that Estavus has placed on the ritual. If this restriction is transgressed, the eternal will withdraw her power and the ritual will become useless from that point onwards.

	===Metal and Stone===		===Metal and Stone===