Clarion Call of Ivory and Dust - Revision history

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	The grim legion of the [[eternal]] [[Kaela]] is made up of mortal warriors who have accepted her boon of endless existence. This ritual conjures perhaps a dozen of her troops, often an experienced unit of soldiers who have fought together before - often for centuries. They are armed and usually heavily armoured, and they fight with implacable, hopeless determination. More importantly, perhaps, they cannot be killed. They shrug off wounds that would kill a mortal, quickly recovering from their injuries. It is common to see one of these terrifying, silent soldiers fighting with the broken remains of arrows protruding from chest or belly.		The grim legion of the [[eternal]] [[Kaela]] is made up of mortal warriors who have accepted her boon of endless existence. This ritual conjures perhaps a dozen of her troops, often an experienced unit of soldiers who have fought together before - often for centuries. They are armed and usually heavily armoured, and they fight with implacable, hopeless determination. More importantly, perhaps, they cannot be killed. They shrug off wounds that would kill a mortal, quickly recovering from their injuries. It is common to see one of these terrifying, silent soldiers fighting with the broken remains of arrows protruding from chest or belly.

	The undying warriors do not socialise with the other soldiers in the [[military unit]]. They require neither food nor drink, and minimal sleep. They have little conversation, and efforts to strike up friendships are coldly rebuffed. At the end of the season, the grim legionary knows they will be returning to the ~~Realm~~ of Winter. By the time they are sent forth again, it is likely that every soldier they fight alongside will have been dead for decades. Furthermore, many of those warriors who took Kaela's gift were already embittered by decades of war and death. They take little joy in life, because transitory pleasures are nothing compared to life's assured continuance.		The undying warriors do not socialise with the other soldiers in the [[military unit]]. They require neither food nor drink, and minimal sleep. They have little conversation, and efforts to strike up friendships are coldly rebuffed. At the end of the season, the grim legionary knows they will be returning to the realm of Winter. By the time they are sent forth again, it is likely that every soldier they fight alongside will have been dead for decades. Furthermore, many of those warriors who took Kaela's gift were already embittered by decades of war and death. They take little joy in life, because transitory pleasures are nothing compared to life's assured continuance.

	At the end of the season, or if one of the warriors is injured so badly that they can no longer continue to fight, they simply march away. Nobody has successfully followed the departing warriors, but it is believed they pass through or into a [[regio]] of Winter and return to the domain of their mistress.		At the end of the season, or if one of the warriors is injured so badly that they can no longer continue to fight, they simply march away. Nobody has successfully followed the departing warriors, but it is believed they pass through or into a [[regio]] of Winter and return to the domain of their mistress.
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	==Common Elements==		==Common Elements==
	This ritual issues a summons to beings from the ~~Realm~~ of Winter. They do not appear immediately, but arrive to fight alongside the target [[military unit]] within a few days. The ritual usually involves an invocation to [[Kaela]], who commands the grim legion. Common elements include the naming of dead or legendary warriors, especially any who are known to serve in the grim legion. The trappings of death and war are often intermingled - a [[The Brass Coast\|Freeborn]] captain might be wrapped in a black robe, while any target might wear a shroud or other funeral mantle, over their armour. Other elements may include [[Dawn hearth magic#Girding\|girding]] the military leader; crowning them symbolically, often with ivory or bone; the sound of martial horns or drums, and the presence of warriors from the same nation as the target as silent witnesses. Like many Winter rituals, music is often brooding and unsettling. In many rituals, the leader of the target legion offers a symbolic payment to Kaela and her warriors, often in the form of spilt wine or blood, or the scattering of coins which are left in the mud where they fall. Tattered or torn banners are often raised, especially those which have seen a great deal of use on a battlefield.		This ritual issues a summons to beings from the realm of Winter. They do not appear immediately, but arrive to fight alongside the target [[military unit]] within a few days. The ritual usually involves an invocation to [[Kaela]], who commands the grim legion. Common elements include the naming of dead or legendary warriors, especially any who are known to serve in the grim legion. The trappings of death and war are often intermingled - a [[The Brass Coast\|Freeborn]] captain might be wrapped in a black robe, while any target might wear a shroud or other funeral mantle, over their armour. Other elements may include [[Dawn hearth magic#Girding\|girding]] the military leader; crowning them symbolically, often with ivory or bone; the sound of martial horns or drums, and the presence of warriors from the same nation as the target as silent witnesses. Like many Winter rituals, music is often brooding and unsettling. In many rituals, the leader of the target legion offers a symbolic payment to Kaela and her warriors, often in the form of spilt wine or blood, or the scattering of coins which are left in the mud where they fall. Tattered or torn banners are often raised, especially those which have seen a great deal of use on a battlefield.

	The [[Yoorn\|Rune of Ending]] is often evoked with this ritual. The rune [[Tykonus]] is ''never'' used with this ritual; the ritual will apparently fail outright if this rune is visible on the person of any of the ritualists or their target.		The [[Yoorn\|Rune of Ending]] is often evoked with this ritual. The rune [[Tykonus]] is ''never'' used with this ritual; the ritual will apparently fail outright if this rune is visible on the person of any of the ritualists or their target.

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	===Effects===		===Effects===
	This ritual summons a contingent of around a dozen undying soldiers from the grim legion of the [[eternal]] [[Kaela]] and binds them to fight alongside a band of mortal warriors. The [[military unit]] gains a significant bonus to its effectiveness when it takes the [[Military_unit#Campaigning\|campaigning]] action (generally meaning it is assigned to support an [[~~Imperial army~~]]). {{Military Unit Strength\|100\|5}}		This ritual summons a contingent of around a dozen undying soldiers from the grim legion of the [[eternal]] [[Kaela]] and binds them to fight alongside a band of mortal warriors. The [[military unit]] gains a significant bonus to its effectiveness when it takes the [[Military_unit#Campaigning\|campaigning]] action (generally meaning it is assigned to support an [[Army]]). {{Military Unit Strength\|100\|5}}

	The character who controls the military unit experiences a short-lived [[roleplaying effect]] that persists for at least ten minutes: ''you are suddenly reminded of every time in the past that you, or someone you care about, has been close to death (or actually died), and receive a hard-to-articulate premonition of your own eventual demise.''		The character who controls the military unit experiences a short-lived [[roleplaying effect]] that persists for at least ten minutes: ''you are suddenly reminded of every time in the past that you, or someone you care about, has been close to death (or actually died), and receive a hard-to-articulate premonition of your own eventual demise.''
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	At the end of the season, or if one of the warriors is injured so badly that they can no longer continue to fight, they simply march away. Nobody has successfully followed the departing warriors, but it is believed they pass through or into a [[regio]] of Winter and return to the domain of their mistress.		At the end of the season, or if one of the warriors is injured so badly that they can no longer continue to fight, they simply march away. Nobody has successfully followed the departing warriors, but it is believed they pass through or into a [[regio]] of Winter and return to the domain of their mistress.

	This ritual is not popular in the Empire, but its practical application means that it sees some use. This is especially true since [[Winter magic]], without the aid of an eternal, has little [[Winter magic#Resonance\|facility]] for empowering soldiers to fight alongside [[~~Imperial army~~\|armies]]. Few [[Dawn\|Dawnish]] nobles are prepared to fight along the grim legion for long - they are a reminder that ultimately war is a grim business and that there are many for whom glory is fleeting. Likewise, the [[Highguard\|Highborn]] champions find the undying soldier distasteful - and more than a few priests claim that they are not, cannot be, mortal warriors but rather are eternal spirits in the guise of human warriors. The ritual sees the most use in [[The Marches]], [[Varushka]], and among the [[Navarr]], simply because the folk of these nations need little reminder that war is a dark, bloody, muddy, and often ultimately thankless business.		This ritual is not popular in the Empire, but its practical application means that it sees some use. This is especially true since [[Winter magic]], without the aid of an eternal, has little [[Winter magic#Resonance\|facility]] for empowering soldiers to fight alongside [[Army\|armies]]. Few [[Dawn\|Dawnish]] nobles are prepared to fight along the grim legion for long - they are a reminder that ultimately war is a grim business and that there are many for whom glory is fleeting. Likewise, the [[Highguard\|Highborn]] champions find the undying soldier distasteful - and more than a few priests claim that they are not, cannot be, mortal warriors but rather are eternal spirits in the guise of human warriors. The ritual sees the most use in [[The Marches]], [[Varushka]], and among the [[Navarr]], simply because the folk of these nations need little reminder that war is a dark, bloody, muddy, and often ultimately thankless business.

	This ritual is also sometimes called ''Raise the Tattered Banner'', a reference to the Summer ritual [[Raise the Standard of War]] - and to the torn and battered pennants some of the undying warriors fly...		This ritual is also sometimes called ''Raise the Tattered Banner'', a reference to the Summer ritual [[Raise the Standard of War]] - and to the torn and battered pennants some of the undying warriors fly...

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	===Assurance===		===Assurance===
	Given that the magic calls members of the Grim Legion from the Winter realm, it should come as no surprise that the ritual draws on the power of the [[eternal]] [[Kaela]]. The [[~~Ritual_theory~~#~~Agreement~~\|assurance]] connected with the ritual was lost for several centuries but was unearthed by members of the [[Unfettered Mind]] shortly before the Winter Solstice 386YE. The ritual loses all power and ceases to function if the act of joining the Grim Legion is ever interdicted by the Conclave.		Given that the magic calls members of the Grim Legion from the Winter realm, it should come as no surprise that the ritual draws on the power of the [[eternal]] [[Kaela]]. The [[Eternals_and_rituals#Assurance_and_Stipulation\|assurance]] connected with the ritual was lost for several centuries but was unearthed by members of the [[Unfettered Mind]] shortly before the Winter Solstice 386YE. The ritual loses all power and ceases to function if the act of joining the Grim Legion is ever interdicted by the Conclave.

	''Greta Salpietra de Holberg'', one of the researchers of the order, highlights that a Declaration of [[Alignment#Enmity\|Enmity]] would not be sufficient to break this assurance - indeed, just as with most other eternals, Kaela has been under such restrictions at various points during the history of the Empire. Laws passed by the [[Senate]] would also be insufficient to break the assurance; only a Declaration of [[Interdiction]] supported by the Conclave would suffice.		''Greta Salpietra de Holberg'', one of the researchers of the order, highlights that a Declaration of [[Alignment#Enmity\|Enmity]] would not be sufficient to break this assurance - indeed, just as with most other eternals, Kaela has been under such restrictions at various points during the history of the Empire. Laws passed by the [[Senate]] would also be insufficient to break the assurance; only a Declaration of [[Interdiction]] supported by the Conclave would suffice.

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	===Effects===		===Effects===
	This ritual summons a contingent of around a dozen undying soldiers from the grim legion of the [[eternal]] [[Kaela]] and binds them to fight alongside a band of mortal warriors. The [[military unit]] gains a significant bonus to its effectiveness when it takes the [[Military_unit#Campaigning\|campaigning]] action (generally meaning it is assigned to support an [[Imperial army]]). {{Military Unit Strength\|100\|5}}		This ritual summons a contingent of around a dozen undying soldiers from the grim legion of the [[eternal]] [[Kaela]] and binds them to fight alongside a band of mortal warriors. The [[military unit]] gains a significant bonus to its effectiveness when it takes the [[Military_unit#Campaigning\|campaigning]] action (generally meaning it is assigned to support an [[Imperial army]]). {{Military Unit Strength\|100\|5}}

	The character who controls the military unit experiences a short-lived [[roleplaying effect]] that persists for at least ten minutes: ''you are suddenly reminded of every time in the past that you, or someone you care about, has been close to death (or actually died), and receive a hard-to-articulate premonition of your own eventual demise.''		The character who controls the military unit experiences a short-lived [[roleplaying effect]] that persists for at least ten minutes: ''you are suddenly reminded of every time in the past that you, or someone you care about, has been close to death (or actually died), and receive a hard-to-articulate premonition of your own eventual demise.''

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Assurance

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	===Assurance===		===Assurance===
	Given that ~~ritual~~ calls on the Grim Legion from the Winter realm, it ~~uses~~ the power of an [[eternal]]~~, in this case~~ [[Kaela]]. The [[Ritual_theory#Agreement\|assurance]] connected with the ritual was lost for several centuries but was unearthed by members of the [[Unfettered Mind]] shortly before the Winter Solstice 386YE. The ritual loses all power and ceases to function if the act of joining the Grim Legion is ever interdicted by the Conclave. ''Greta Salpietra de Holberg'', one of the researchers of the order, highlights that a Declaration of [[Alignment#Enmity\|Enmity]] would not be sufficient to break this assurance - indeed, Kaela has been under such restrictions ~~many times over~~ the history of the Empire. ~~Nor would any law~~ passed by the [[Senate]] be ~~considered~~ to break the assurance, only a Declaration of [[Interdiction]] on the ~~magic practice~~ would ~~be sufficient to break this assurance~~.		Given that the magic calls members of the Grim Legion from the Winter realm, it should come as no surprise that the ritual draws on the power of the [[eternal]] [[Kaela]]. The [[Ritual_theory#Agreement\|assurance]] connected with the ritual was lost for several centuries but was unearthed by members of the [[Unfettered Mind]] shortly before the Winter Solstice 386YE. The ritual loses all power and ceases to function if the act of joining the Grim Legion is ever interdicted by the Conclave.

			''Greta Salpietra de Holberg'', one of the researchers of the order, highlights that a Declaration of [[Alignment#Enmity\|Enmity]] would not be sufficient to break this assurance - indeed, just as with most other eternals, Kaela has been under such restrictions at various points during the history of the Empire. Laws passed by the [[Senate]] would also be insufficient to break the assurance; only a Declaration of [[Interdiction]] supported by the Conclave would suffice.

	==Description==		==Description==

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	===Effects===		===Effects===
			This ritual summons a contingent of around a dozen undying soldiers from the grim legion of the [[eternal]] [[Kaela]] and binds them to fight alongside a band of mortal warriors. The [[military unit]] gains a significant bonus to its effectiveness when it takes the [[Military_unit#Campaigning\|campaigning]] action (generally meaning it is assigned to support an [[Imperial army]]). {{Military Unit Strength\|100\|5}}
			The character who controls the military unit experiences a short-lived [[roleplaying effect]] that persists for at least ten minutes: ''you are suddenly reminded of every time in the past that you, or someone you care about, has been close to death (or actually died), and receive a hard-to-articulate premonition of your own eventual demise.''

	~~This ritual summons a contingent of around a dozen undying warriors from the grim legion of the [[eternal]] [[Kaela]] and binds them to fight alongside a mortal [[military unit]].~~		{{Season Duration}} {{Downtime buff}}

	~~The military unit gains a significant bonus to its effectiveness when it is [[Military_unit#Support_Army\|assigned]] to support a [[Imperial army\|campaign army]].~~ {{~~Military Unit Strength\|100\|5~~}}

	The character who controls the military unit experiences a short-lived [[roleplaying effect]]: they are suddenly reminded of every time in the past that they, or someone they care about, has been close to death (or actually died), and receive a premonition of their eventual demise.

	{{~~Season Duration~~}}

	===Additional Targets===		===Additional Targets===
	This ritual can affect additional military units controlled by members of the same [[Groups#Banners\|banner]]. Each additional military unit increases the magnitude by 15. The character who controls each unit must be present throughout the ritual.		This ritual can affect additional military units controlled by members of the same [[Groups#Banners\|banner]]. Each additional military unit increases the magnitude by 15. The character who controls each unit must be present throughout the ritual.

			===Assurance===
			Given that ritual calls on the Grim Legion from the Winter realm, it uses the power of an [[eternal]], in this case [[Kaela]]. The [[Ritual_theory#Agreement\|assurance]] connected with the ritual was lost for several centuries but was unearthed by members of the [[Unfettered Mind]] shortly before the Winter Solstice 386YE. The ritual loses all power and ceases to function if the act of joining the Grim Legion is ever interdicted by the Conclave. ''Greta Salpietra de Holberg'', one of the researchers of the order, highlights that a Declaration of [[Alignment#Enmity\|Enmity]] would not be sufficient to break this assurance - indeed, Kaela has been under such restrictions many times over the history of the Empire. Nor would any law passed by the [[Senate]] be considered to break the assurance, only a Declaration of [[Interdiction]] on the magic practice would be sufficient to break this assurance.

	==Description==		==Description==

	The grim legion of the [[eternal]] [[Kaela]] is made up of mortal warriors who have accepted her boon of endless existence. This ritual conjures perhaps a dozen of her troops, often an experienced unit of soldiers who have fought together before - often for centuries. They are armed and usually heavily armoured, and they fight with implacable, hopeless determination. More importantly, perhaps, they cannot be killed. They shrug off wounds that would kill a mortal, quickly recovering from their injuries. It is common to see one of these terrifying, silent soldiers fighting with the broken remains of arrows protruding from chest or belly.		The grim legion of the [[eternal]] [[Kaela]] is made up of mortal warriors who have accepted her boon of endless existence. This ritual conjures perhaps a dozen of her troops, often an experienced unit of soldiers who have fought together before - often for centuries. They are armed and usually heavily armoured, and they fight with implacable, hopeless determination. More importantly, perhaps, they cannot be killed. They shrug off wounds that would kill a mortal, quickly recovering from their injuries. It is common to see one of these terrifying, silent soldiers fighting with the broken remains of arrows protruding from chest or belly.

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	At the end of the season, or if one of the warriors is injured so badly that they can no longer continue to fight, they simply march away. Nobody has successfully followed the departing warriors, but it is believed they pass through or into a [[regio]] of Winter and return to the domain of their mistress.		At the end of the season, or if one of the warriors is injured so badly that they can no longer continue to fight, they simply march away. Nobody has successfully followed the departing warriors, but it is believed they pass through or into a [[regio]] of Winter and return to the domain of their mistress.

	This ritual is not popular in the Empire, but its practical application means that it sees some use. Few [[Dawn\|Dawnish]] nobles are prepared to fight along the grim legion for long - they are a reminder that ultimately war is a grim business and that there are many for whom glory is fleeting. Likewise, the [[Highguard\|Highborn]] champions find the undying soldier distasteful - and more than a few priests claim that they are not, cannot be, mortal warriors but rather are eternal spirits in the guise of human warriors. The ritual sees the most use in [[The Marches]], [[Varushka]], and among the [[Navarr]], simply because the folk of these nations need little reminder that war is a dark, bloody, muddy, and often ultimately thankless business.		This ritual is not popular in the Empire, but its practical application means that it sees some use. This is especially true since [[Winter magic]], without the aid of an eternal, has little [[Winter magic#Resonance\|facility]] for empowering soldiers to fight alongside [[Imperial army\|armies]]. Few [[Dawn\|Dawnish]] nobles are prepared to fight along the grim legion for long - they are a reminder that ultimately war is a grim business and that there are many for whom glory is fleeting. Likewise, the [[Highguard\|Highborn]] champions find the undying soldier distasteful - and more than a few priests claim that they are not, cannot be, mortal warriors but rather are eternal spirits in the guise of human warriors. The ritual sees the most use in [[The Marches]], [[Varushka]], and among the [[Navarr]], simply because the folk of these nations need little reminder that war is a dark, bloody, muddy, and often ultimately thankless business.

	This ritual is also sometimes called ''Raise the Tattered Banner'', a reference to the Summer ritual [[Raise the Standard of War]] - and to the torn and battered pennants some of the undying warriors fly...		This ritual is also sometimes called ''Raise the Tattered Banner'', a reference to the Summer ritual [[Raise the Standard of War]] - and to the torn and battered pennants some of the undying warriors fly...

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	==History==		==History==
	<div style="float:right; width: 175px; clear: right;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Suns of Couros.jpg\|caption=The Suns of Couros\|align=right\|width=175}}</div>		<div style="float:right; width: 175px; clear: right;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Suns of Couros.jpg\|caption=The Suns of Couros\|align=right\|width=175}}</div>
	As with any ritual that draws allies from an eternal realm, Clarion Call of Ivory and Dust is carefully guarded by the one who empowers it. While [[Kaela]] is generally neutral in her attitude to the Empire, she is still capable of making demands of its citizens. For example, in recent years she has [[Out_of_the_realm#The_Setting_Suns_of_Couros\|stipulated]] that if this ritual is performed by members of the [[Highguard groups#The Suns of Couros\|Suns of Couros]] [[coven]], three times as many cadres of her grim legions as are called by the Highborn will assist the enemies of the Empire. It's not clear what ~~lead~~ to the respected [[magister\|magisters]] incurring the ire of the ''Lady of the Grim Hosts'', and an attempt to [[Have_you_seen_me_lately#Kaela\|reach a rapprochement]] during Spring 385YE withered on the vine. The Suns by all accounts proudly declined to bend their heads to the ''Dark-Between-~~Tthe~~-Stars'', and Kaela herself has no interest in backing down, and so the simmering enmity between the eternal and the Highborn magicians remains ongoing.		As with any ritual that draws allies from an eternal realm, Clarion Call of Ivory and Dust is carefully guarded by the one who empowers it. While [[Kaela]] is generally neutral in her attitude to the Empire, she is still capable of making demands of its citizens. For example, in recent years she has [[Out_of_the_realm#The_Setting_Suns_of_Couros\|stipulated]] that if this ritual is performed by members of the [[Highguard groups#The Suns of Couros\|Suns of Couros]] [[coven]], three times as many cadres of her grim legions as are called by the Highborn will assist the enemies of the Empire. It's not clear what led to the respected [[magister\|magisters]] incurring the ire of the ''Lady of the Grim Hosts'', and an attempt to [[Have_you_seen_me_lately#Kaela\|reach a rapprochement]] during Spring 385YE withered on the vine. The Suns by all accounts proudly declined to bend their heads to the ''Dark-Between-The-Stars'', and Kaela herself has no interest in backing down, and so the simmering enmity between the eternal and the Highborn magicians remains ongoing.

	==Common Elements==		==Common Elements==

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	==History==		==History==
	<div style="float:right; width: 175px; clear: right;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Suns of Couros.jpg\|caption=The Suns of Couros\|align=right\|width=175}}</div>		<div style="float:right; width: 175px; clear: right;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Suns of Couros.jpg\|caption=The Suns of Couros\|align=right\|width=175}}</div>
	As with any ~~eternal~~ that draws allies from an eternal realm, Clarion Call of Ivory and Dust is carefully guarded by the one who empowers it. While [[Kaela]] is generally neutral in her attitude to the Empire, she is still capable of making demands of its citizens. For example, in recent years she has [[Out_of_the_realm#The_Setting_Suns_of_Couros\|stipulated]] that if this ritual is performed by members of the [[Highguard groups#The Suns of Couros\|Suns of Couros]] [[coven]], three times as many cadres of her grim legions as are called by the Highborn will assist the enemies of the Empire. It's not clear what lead to the respected [[magister\|magisters]] incurring the ire of the ''Lady of the Grim Hosts'', and an attempt to [[Have_you_seen_me_lately#Kaela\|reach a rapprochement]] during Spring 385YE withered on the vine. The Suns by all accounts proudly declined to bend their heads to the ''Dark-Between-Tthe-Stars'', and Kaela herself has no interest in backing down, and so the simmering enmity between the eternal and the Highborn magicians remains ongoing.		As with any ritual that draws allies from an eternal realm, Clarion Call of Ivory and Dust is carefully guarded by the one who empowers it. While [[Kaela]] is generally neutral in her attitude to the Empire, she is still capable of making demands of its citizens. For example, in recent years she has [[Out_of_the_realm#The_Setting_Suns_of_Couros\|stipulated]] that if this ritual is performed by members of the [[Highguard groups#The Suns of Couros\|Suns of Couros]] [[coven]], three times as many cadres of her grim legions as are called by the Highborn will assist the enemies of the Empire. It's not clear what lead to the respected [[magister\|magisters]] incurring the ire of the ''Lady of the Grim Hosts'', and an attempt to [[Have_you_seen_me_lately#Kaela\|reach a rapprochement]] during Spring 385YE withered on the vine. The Suns by all accounts proudly declined to bend their heads to the ''Dark-Between-Tthe-Stars'', and Kaela herself has no interest in backing down, and so the simmering enmity between the eternal and the Highborn magicians remains ongoing.

	==Common Elements==		==Common Elements==

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Description

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	This ritual is also sometimes called ''Raise the Tattered Banner'', a reference to the Summer ritual [[Raise the Standard of War]] - and to the torn and battered pennants some of the undying warriors fly...		This ritual is also sometimes called ''Raise the Tattered Banner'', a reference to the Summer ritual [[Raise the Standard of War]] - and to the torn and battered pennants some of the undying warriors fly...
			==History==
			<div style="float:right; width: 175px; clear: right;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Suns of Couros.jpg\|caption=The Suns of Couros\|align=right\|width=175}}</div>
			As with any eternal that draws allies from an eternal realm, Clarion Call of Ivory and Dust is carefully guarded by the one who empowers it. While [[Kaela]] is generally neutral in her attitude to the Empire, she is still capable of making demands of its citizens. For example, in recent years she has [[Out_of_the_realm#The_Setting_Suns_of_Couros\|stipulated]] that if this ritual is performed by members of the [[Highguard groups#The Suns of Couros\|Suns of Couros]] [[coven]], three times as many cadres of her grim legions as are called by the Highborn will assist the enemies of the Empire. It's not clear what lead to the respected [[magister\|magisters]] incurring the ire of the ''Lady of the Grim Hosts'', and an attempt to [[Have_you_seen_me_lately#Kaela\|reach a rapprochement]] during Spring 385YE withered on the vine. The Suns by all accounts proudly declined to bend their heads to the ''Dark-Between-Tthe-Stars'', and Kaela herself has no interest in backing down, and so the simmering enmity between the eternal and the Highborn magicians remains ongoing.

	==Common Elements==		==Common Elements==

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Effects

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	This ritual summons a contingent of around a dozen undying warriors from the grim legion of the [[eternal]] [[Kaela]] and binds them to fight alongside a mortal [[military unit]].		This ritual summons a contingent of around a dozen undying warriors from the grim legion of the [[eternal]] [[Kaela]] and binds them to fight alongside a mortal [[military unit]].

	The military unit gains a significant bonus to its effectiveness when it is [[Military_unit#~~Downtime_Options~~\|assigned]] to support a [[Imperial army\|campaign army]]. {{Military Unit Strength\|100\|5}}		The military unit gains a significant bonus to its effectiveness when it is [[Military_unit#Support_Army\|assigned]] to support a [[Imperial army\|campaign army]]. {{Military Unit Strength\|100\|5}}

	The character who controls the military unit experiences a short-lived [[roleplaying effect]]: they are suddenly reminded of every time in the past that they, or someone they care about, has been close to death (or actually died), and receive a premonition of their eventual demise.		The character who controls the military unit experiences a short-lived [[roleplaying effect]]: they are suddenly reminded of every time in the past that they, or someone they care about, has been close to death (or actually died), and receive a premonition of their eventual demise.