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Twiggy at 18:51, 15 January 2026

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	Battling the Druj in the Saltmarsh is a miserable, soul-destroying experience. The curse, the cold, the water, and the Druj themselves. Their drums rarely cease their mocking thunder. They know the marshes and every time they attack and disappear as quickly as they came they leave dead soldiers behind them. Worse, stories begin to surface that there are tortured souls among them – knights of Dawn wracked and broken and made into the image of hate, their heraldry still recognisable beneath the mud and the blood that cakes it.		Battling the Druj in the Saltmarsh is a miserable, soul-destroying experience. The curse, the cold, the water, and the Druj themselves. Their drums rarely cease their mocking thunder. They know the marshes and every time they attack and disappear as quickly as they came they leave dead soldiers behind them. Worse, stories begin to surface that there are tortured souls among them – knights of Dawn wracked and broken and made into the image of hate, their heraldry still recognisable beneath the mud and the blood that cakes it.

	But there is no [[Druj miasma]] here. What sorrows come are mortal sorrows, the sorrows of war and being far from home. The Empire lights fires to drive away the mist of despair before it can truly settle. The troubadours who fight with the armies of Dawn, the priests of Highguard of the League, the grim humour of Varushka, even the bright banners of the Summer ~~Realm~~, all combine to keep Imperial forces focused on what matters. The liberation of the Barrens. The defeat of the Druj.		But there is no [[Druj miasma]] here. What sorrows come are mortal sorrows, the sorrows of war and being far from home. The Empire lights fires to drive away the mist of despair before it can truly settle. The troubadours who fight with the armies of Dawn, the priests of Highguard of the League, the grim humour of Varushka, even the bright banners of the Summer realm, all combine to keep Imperial forces focused on what matters. The liberation of the Barrens. The defeat of the Druj.

	Something in these conditions... it brings out the best in people rather than the worst. Common soldiers look around them and realise they are sharing a billet with a knight of Dawn, busy scrubbing the mud from their tabard just as they are. They see an Urizen sentinel, untouched by the rain and the stinking morass around them, ready with a quiet word of encouragement. It shouldn't work, but it does.		Something in these conditions... it brings out the best in people rather than the worst. Common soldiers look around them and realise they are sharing a billet with a knight of Dawn, busy scrubbing the mud from their tabard just as they are. They see an Urizen sentinel, untouched by the rain and the stinking morass around them, ready with a quiet word of encouragement. It shouldn't work, but it does.
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	The last battle of the Saltmarsh campaign comes with the Spring Equinox a little over a month away. An ambush is laid by the Thorn Born, the Hidden Widow, and the Deadly Blade on the shores of a dark lake the local orcs call the ''Shadowmere''. The Citadel Guard, it seems, have fallen out of position, following the clever lures of the orcs beneath the banners of spider and briar. Under cover of a light mist, the combined force of three armies' worth of [[Arkad#Hupul\|hupul]] unleash a withering hail of arrows onto the Urizen, while the pincers of two massive bands of [[Arkad#Pakkad\|Pakkad]] snap closed around them.		The last battle of the Saltmarsh campaign comes with the Spring Equinox a little over a month away. An ambush is laid by the Thorn Born, the Hidden Widow, and the Deadly Blade on the shores of a dark lake the local orcs call the ''Shadowmere''. The Citadel Guard, it seems, have fallen out of position, following the clever lures of the orcs beneath the banners of spider and briar. Under cover of a light mist, the combined force of three armies' worth of [[Arkad#Hupul\|hupul]] unleash a withering hail of arrows onto the Urizen, while the pincers of two massive bands of [[Arkad#Pakkad\|Pakkad]] snap closed around them.
	<div style="float:right; width: 600px; clear: right;"><quote by="Belakov Zakharovich Prochnost, General of the Golden Axe">Golden Axe, I have the joy and honour to lead you once more, last time we took Ossium and now we move with our allies from the Summer ~~Realm~~ into the Barrens. We will join the other Imperial Armies We are tasked with tearing down this symbol of Druj oppression. Let us drive across Bitterstrand, Salt Marsh and Plains of Teeth. We will rid the Druj from the Towers of Dusk under our Grinding advance.</quote></div>		<div style="float:right; width: 600px; clear: right;"><quote by="Belakov Zakharovich Prochnost, General of the Golden Axe">Golden Axe, I have the joy and honour to lead you once more, last time we took Ossium and now we move with our allies from the Summer realm into the Barrens. We will join the other Imperial Armies We are tasked with tearing down this symbol of Druj oppression. Let us drive across Bitterstrand, Salt Marsh and Plains of Teeth. We will rid the Druj from the Towers of Dusk under our Grinding advance.</quote></div>
	A triumphant cheer goes up from the Druj... that dies new-born in their throats. The Urizen are untouched; [[Highest_discipline#Technique_of_the_Bond_of_Tears\|not a single one of them has fallen]]. Not one has more than superficial cuts. Nor are they taken by surprise; the Pakkad find a force of sentinels and battle-magicians ready and waiting for them, and while the Druj attention has been focused on the Citadel Guard they have missed the Towerjacks, and the Eastern Sky, and the Golden Axe moving to flank them.		A triumphant cheer goes up from the Druj... that dies new-born in their throats. The Urizen are untouched; [[Highest_discipline#Technique_of_the_Bond_of_Tears\|not a single one of them has fallen]]. Not one has more than superficial cuts. Nor are they taken by surprise; the Pakkad find a force of sentinels and battle-magicians ready and waiting for them, and while the Druj attention has been focused on the Citadel Guard they have missed the Towerjacks, and the Eastern Sky, and the Golden Axe moving to flank them.

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	There on the rough black sand, a quick meeting of captains and commanders takes place to discuss what to do about the situation. While some call for an immediate strike to seize the mine – there is no chance the slaves could resist eleven armies no matter how zealous they might be – the decision is ultimately made to stick to the plan.		There on the rough black sand, a quick meeting of captains and commanders takes place to discuss what to do about the situation. While some call for an immediate strike to seize the mine – there is no chance the slaves could resist eleven armies no matter how zealous they might be – the decision is ultimately made to stick to the plan.

	“''Isn't this what we wanted, after all?''” argues one passionate captain who goes on to cite the mandates of the [[~~Imperial~~ Synod]] regarding war in the Barrens. “''The slaves freed, and fighting the slavemasters?''” Not everyone agrees, but there are more pressing matters. The rebels are not yet a threat to the Imperial forces, and the Saltmarsh is still in the hands of the Druj.		“''Isn't this what we wanted, after all?''” argues one passionate captain who goes on to cite the mandates of the [[Synod]] regarding war in the Barrens. “''The slaves freed, and fighting the slavemasters?''” Not everyone agrees, but there are more pressing matters. The rebels are not yet a threat to the Imperial forces, and the Saltmarsh is still in the hands of the Druj.

	And if some soldiers donate food, and dry clothes, and weapons, and healing potions to the Imperial Orcs and ask them to make sure they go to help the orcs in the mines? Why, most commanders have other matters to occupy their time than worrying what their troops choose to do with their spare blankets...		And if some soldiers donate food, and dry clothes, and weapons, and healing potions to the Imperial Orcs and ask them to make sure they go to help the orcs in the mines? Why, most commanders have other matters to occupy their time than worrying what their troops choose to do with their spare blankets...

Twiggy: /* Salt and Shadow */

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Salt and Shadow

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	When the Spring Archmage brought the tempest down on the northern Barrens, the assumption was that the waters would have receded by now. They have not. The Saltmarsh remain sodden, flooded. Winterfolk, and Marcher, and League soldiers familiar with the fens offer their advice to their comrades as how best to navigate the deep bogs, deceptively shallow pools, and sucking quagmires, but it is slow going. The Druj have no such problem; many of them at home in the marshes.		When the Spring Archmage brought the tempest down on the northern Barrens, the assumption was that the waters would have receded by now. They have not. The Saltmarsh remain sodden, flooded. Winterfolk, and Marcher, and League soldiers familiar with the fens offer their advice to their comrades as how best to navigate the deep bogs, deceptively shallow pools, and sucking quagmires, but it is slow going. The Druj have no such problem; many of them at home in the marshes.

	The dreadful blight that hangs over ~~the~~ the Barrens is so much more apparent here than it is anywhere else. Clouds of blood-sucking insects compete with the water bound leeches to see who can bloat themselves more quickly with orc and human blood. Sickness is a constant threat here. Physicks begin to see cases of trench-foot, the cold and the soaking conditions exacerbated by the Spring magic. There are even a few recorded outbreaks of what seems to be the [[Reikos flux]]; fortunately they are quickly identified and treated before they can spread.		The dreadful blight that hangs over the Barrens is so much more apparent here than it is anywhere else. Clouds of blood-sucking insects compete with the water bound leeches to see who can bloat themselves more quickly with orc and human blood. Sickness is a constant threat here. Physicks begin to see cases of trench-foot, the cold and the soaking conditions exacerbated by the Spring magic. There are even a few recorded outbreaks of what seems to be the [[Reikos flux]]; fortunately they are quickly identified and treated before they can spread.

	Battling the Druj in the Saltmarsh is a miserable, soul-destroying experience. The curse, the cold, the water, and the Druj themselves. Their drums rarely cease their mocking thunder. They know the marshes and every time they attack and disappear as quickly as they came they leave dead soldiers behind them. Worse, stories begin to surface that there are tortured souls among them – knights of Dawn wracked and broken and made into the image of hate, their heraldry still recognisable beneath the mud and the blood that cakes it.		Battling the Druj in the Saltmarsh is a miserable, soul-destroying experience. The curse, the cold, the water, and the Druj themselves. Their drums rarely cease their mocking thunder. They know the marshes and every time they attack and disappear as quickly as they came they leave dead soldiers behind them. Worse, stories begin to surface that there are tortured souls among them – knights of Dawn wracked and broken and made into the image of hate, their heraldry still recognisable beneath the mud and the blood that cakes it.

Dre at 21:51, 13 May 2024

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	The Empire has captured the Bitter Strand, and the Saltmarsh. And thanks to the sacrifice of the Hounds of Glory they have also taken the Plains of Teeth, and captured the fortification known as the Spires of Dusk. This gives the Empire control of five regions of the Barrens. While the Druj still control the territory, they are very much on the back foot. While they still control the forests, the loss of the Spires of Dusk represents a monumental blow to their control of the territory - especially now it is in Imperial hands.		The Empire has captured the Bitter Strand, and the Saltmarsh. And thanks to the sacrifice of the Hounds of Glory they have also taken the Plains of Teeth, and captured the fortification known as the Spires of Dusk. This gives the Empire control of five regions of the Barrens. While the Druj still control the territory, they are very much on the back foot. While they still control the forests, the loss of the Spires of Dusk represents a monumental blow to their control of the territory - especially now it is in Imperial hands.

	They have technically captured the Fangs – the mithril mine that stands on the shore of the Bitter Sea – but it is currently in the hands of independent orc insurrectionists ~~lead~~ by the remnants of the Rahvin sept. The Vendarri sept have technically surrendered to the Empire, but are in discussion with the Highborn as to the disposition of Saltmarsh. More information will be revealed as part of the Winds of War.		They have technically captured the Fangs – the mithril mine that stands on the shore of the Bitter Sea – but it is currently in the hands of independent orc insurrectionists led by the remnants of the Rahvin sept. The Vendarri sept have technically surrendered to the Empire, but are in discussion with the Highborn as to the disposition of Saltmarsh. More information will be revealed as part of the Winds of War.

	==Participation: Harm==		==Participation: Harm==

Hailmur: /* Battle Opportunities */

2023-06-07T00:11:44Z

Battle Opportunities

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	This opportunity lasts until midnight on Wednesday the 24th of May; emails received after that will not result in an aura.		This opportunity lasts until midnight on Wednesday the 24th of May; emails received after that will not result in an aura.

	==Battle ~~Opportunities~~==		==Battle Opportunity==
	~~Two~~ [[Sentinel_Gate#Major_Conjunctions\|major ~~conjunctions~~]] of the [[Sentinel Gate]] have been identified that will allow heroes of the Empire to reach ~~different parts of the Barrens~~ during the upcoming Spring Equinox. Details of the conjunction ~~are being~~ prepared by the civil service~~, but it is believed that one allows travel to [[The Barrens#Dawnguard\|Dawnguard]],~~ and ~~another allows heroes to reach the region known as the~~ [[~~The_Barrens#Heart_of_Peytaht~~\|~~Heart of Peytaht~~]].		A single [[Sentinel_Gate#Major_Conjunctions\|major conjunction]] of the [[Sentinel Gate]] have been identified that will allow heroes of the Empire to reach Dawnguard during the upcoming Spring Equinox. Details of the conjunction have been prepared by the civil service and can be found [[Everything is broken\|here]].

	==Old enough to face the dawn (Conjunction)==		==Old enough to face the dawn (Conjunction)==

Hailmur: /* Battle Opportunities */

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Battle Opportunities

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	==Battle Opportunities==		==Battle Opportunities==
	Two [[Sentinel_Gate#Major_Conjunctions\|major conjunctions]] of the [[Sentinel Gate]] have been identified that will allow heroes of the Empire to reach different parts of the Barrens during the upcoming Spring Equinox. Details of the conjunction are being prepared by the civil service, but it is believed that one allows travel to [[The Barrens#Dawnguard\|Dawnguard]], and another allows heroes to reach the region known as the [[The_Barrens#Heart_of_Peytaht\|Heart of Peytaht]].		Two [[Sentinel_Gate#Major_Conjunctions\|major conjunctions]] of the [[Sentinel Gate]] have been identified that will allow heroes of the Empire to reach different parts of the Barrens during the upcoming Spring Equinox. Details of the conjunction are being prepared by the civil service, but it is believed that one allows travel to [[The Barrens#Dawnguard\|Dawnguard]], and another allows heroes to reach the region known as the [[The_Barrens#Heart_of_Peytaht\|Heart of Peytaht]].

			==Old enough to face the dawn (Conjunction)==
			* '''Zortog Ashtouch is withdrawing from the Barrens to coordinate with the ghulai in the Salt Flats of Sanath'''
			* '''A herald of Zakalwe has requested a targeted strike at Ashtouch'''
			* '''The Sentinel Gate will open at 20:00 on Friday to the Blooming Grove in the Bleaks'''
			* '''The ''Polemarch of Highwatch'' is responsible for killing Zortog Ashtouch'''
			''Homados the Archon'' has made a request to the [[Polemarch of Highwatch]] to disrupt the schemes of the [[Druj_lore#Ghulai\|ghulai]] of the Salt Flats of Sanath. ''Zortog Ashtouch'', a tepel bearing a mantle covered in the symbols of the [[arkad]], is retreating from the Barrens with a list of regios aligned with [[Zakalwe\|the Master Strategist]] intended for a coven of the secretive ghulai who make their home in the port of Leen.

			If the Polemarch is able to acquire the list and uses the [[operate portal]] spell at the [[Anvil#The_Imperial_Regio\|Imperial Regio]] whilst invoking at least three of the common sobriquets of the General of Day to return the list then ''Homados the Archon'' will provide the Polemarch of Highwatch with a single dose of [[Radiant Transcendence]].

			The warband is made up of a combined force of troops drawn from [[Arkad\|the arkad]]. Given that this is a direct request from a herald of Zakalwe to the [[Polemarch of Highwatch]] the responsibility for this conjunction lies with the current Polemarch; '''Leo'''.

			==The tears of the day (Conjunction)==
			* '''The Imperial Orc reavers, the Bronzehoard, have uncovered a stockpile of Druj goods'''
			* '''A Druj warband sent by Raguk Chainforger is on their way to recover the stockpile'''
			* '''The Sentinel Gate will open at 20:30 on Friday to the Steadfast Pines in Saltmarsh'''
			* '''The ''Four Seasons' Boneweaver'' is responsible for looting the stockpile'''
			The Bronzehoards are one of the many groups of [[reaver\|reavers]] that have been working to supply the Weavers' Market since it was [[Construct_the_Weaver%27s_Market\|established]] in 381YE. This past season they accompanied the [[Winter Sun]] into the Barrens to seek out goods to sell to the orcs of Skarsind. They managed to uncover the location of a stockpile of [[Druj]] goods that has, as yet, been unclaimed.

			''Raguk Chainforger'' is renown amongst the Druj for their wealth, equal to the richest of the [[Merchant Prince\|merchant princes]] of [[Holberg]]. The het is rumoured to have stockpiles of wealth across the Barrens, perhaps in fear of it being claimed by other Druj. With the loss of Saltmarsh to the Empire, Chainforger has sent one of their warbands, accompanied by one of their Goldarms, to recover a stockpile before others can claim it. The Bronzehoards are unable to stand against the warband, but if the Four Seasons' Boneweaver can then they will be able to return it back to Anvil.

			The warband is made up of a combined force of troops drawn from [[Arkad\|the arkad]]. Given that this represents an opportunity relating to the Weavers' Market it is the responsibility of the [[Four Seasons' Boneweaver]]: '''Dayus'''.

			==Won't be blinded by the light (Conjunction)==
			* '''Ortgut Spirebreaker has sent raiding parties to recover salvage from severed Druj supply lines, and engage Imperial looters'''
			* '''The largest of the het's warbands is heading for a cache of mithril abandoned in the rout'''
			* '''If they are driven back, a nearby group of wagon raiders associated with the Iron Tower will be able to secure the mithril'''
			* '''The Sentinel Gate will open at 21:00 on Friday to the Jagged Stream in the Untrod Groves'''
			* '''The ''Bargainer of the Iron Tower'' is responsible for this seizure of rare mithril'''
			Druj "siege engineer" Ortgut Spirebreaker has lost control of their supply lines following the defeat in the Barrens. Entire cartfuls of food, water and healing herbs have been found by advancing Imperial scouts, many of them befouled and poisoned. But [[mithril]] cannot be so easily tainted.

			One of the groups of wagon raiders who occasionally sells mithril to the [[Bargainer of the Iron Tower]] has reported a cache of the rare metal in a lightly wooded area along the Imperial armies' path east along with a warband sent by the mithril's former owner, the het ''Ortgut Spirebreaker'' - named for toppling a number of spires in Morrow and Zenith. If the warband is defeated then the wagon raiders will be able to recover mithril, of which 3 wains will be sent to the Bargainer before the Summer Solstice 385YE as payment.

			The warband is made up of a combined force of troops drawn from [[Arkad\|the arkad]]. Given that this represents a threat to those who support the Iron Tower it is the responsibility of the [[Bargainer of the Iron Tower]]: '''Vladimir Sasha Volkov'''.

			If the Empire is able to both recover [[#The tears of the day (Conjunction)\|Chainforger's stockpile]] and help the wagon raiders recover the mithril then this will encourage the reavers, sellswords, wagon raiders, mercenary companies, and the Dawnish into raiding the Druj and would create a new adventure available to [[military unit\|military units]]; '''Plunder the Mallum''' that would 8 drams of random herbs and 6 measures of random forest measures. The adventure would only be available to the Imperial Orcs, the League, Varushka, and Dawn.

			==No strings to bind your hands (Conjunction)==
			* '''Venomclaw, herald of Arhallogen, is leading a force of Druj to deliver poisons to a cult readying an attack on a group of physicks'''
			* '''Killing Venomclaw and the rest of the heralds of Arhallogen will stop them targeting physicks in the Barrens'''
			* '''The Sentinel Gate will open at 17:30 on Saturday to Spinner's Retreat in Bitter Strand'''
			* '''The ''Medical Officer of the Pegasus Respite'' is responsible for killing the heralds of Arhallogen'''
			Over the last season the scouts of the [[Seventh Wave]] have been advancing through the Barrens in their attempt to reach out to the [[The_silent_page#The_Vendarri\|Vendarri]]. Whilst seeking out the elusive sept of the [[The Barrens#Saltmarsh\|Saltmarsh]] a patrol of [[unconquered]] have managed to uncover a cult of the [[Arhallogen\|Spider King]] that are attempting to enact a plan to target a large group of [[physick\|physicks]]. The cult are only waiting for the arrival of ''Venomclaw'', a herald of Arhallogen, to spring their trap. Once Venomclaw and the other heralds have met up with the cult then they will be able to slaughter dozens of the physicks with poisons gifted by the Queen of Scorpions.

			If the plan goes ahead, and the physicks killed, then this would prevent Imperial armies in the Barrens from using the [[Army_orders#Steady_Conquest\|steady conquest]] order until at least the start of the Autumn Equinox 385YE as more focus is put on protecting the physicks of the Empire. Any army that received the order to take a steady conquest would instead default to [[Army_orders#balanced attack\|balanced attack]]. ''Jedediah of Hannah's Guard'', one of the unconquered [[physick\|physicks]] who does field work as part of the Pegasus Respite, has called on the Medical Officer to proactively deal with the threat posed by the heralds of Arhallogen by murdering them before they reach the cult.

			There will be a stiff resistance from the Druj group; a combined force of troops drawn from [[Arkad\|the arkad]] and accompanied by heralds of [[Arhallogen]]. Given that there is a direct request to the [[Medical Officer of the Pegasus Respite]], the responsibility for this conjunction lies with the incumbent; '''Felix'''

			==Love can't bind your heart (Conjunction)==
			* '''The Druj are escorting the Amaranthine Devourer, an Agramant herald, through Semmerholm'''
			* '''If they are not stopped then they will arrive at the Pits of Brychel shortly after the summit'''
			* '''The Sentinel Gate will open at 21:00 on Saturday to Melusine's Fields in Axmure'''
			* '''The ''Knight-protector of Winter'' is responsible for killing the Amaranthine Devourer'''
			The Druj from the army of the White Lion have once again made a bargain with [[Agramant]] to draw a servant from the Howler's realm into their service. A small force of the eastern orcs entered Axmure moving towards the [[Semmerholm#The_Pits_of_Brychel\|Pits of Brychel]], and are expected to arrive shortly after the Spring Equinox. It is uncertain what the Druj are hoping to accomplish at the Pits, there isn't enough of them to threaten Arnet and pushing further into the territory would likely only leave them cut off and surrounded.

			There is some suggestion that the Druj are enacting some master plan three years in the making, drawing on the information extracted from the [[381YE_Winter_Solstice_winds_of_war#Where_All_Roads_Meet\|taken researchers]], but can the orcs of the Mallum really be expected to hold off on a plan that could cause some measure of misery to people?

			There will be a stiff resistance from the Druj group; a combined force of troops drawn from [[Arkad\|the arkad]], the ''Amaranthine Devourer'', and a number of cultists of Agramant. Given that the group is escorting a creature of the Winter realm the responsibility for this conjunction lies with the current [[Knight-protector\|Knight-protector of Winter]]; '''Aranel Mortere'''.

Novemberalice at 16:46, 29 May 2023

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	[[Category:Recent History]] [[Category:385YE Spring]] [[Category:Military Council]]		[[Category:Recent History]] [[Category:385YE Spring]] [[Category:Military Council]]
	<div style="float:left; width: 500px; clear: left;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Spring and the Barrens.jpg\|caption=Before something can begin, something has to end.\|align=left\|width=500}}</div>		<div style="float:left; width: 500px; clear: left;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Spring and the Barrens.jpg\|caption=Before something can begin, something has to end.\|align=left\|width=500}}</div>
			{{audio\|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CganbIKXob4}}
	==Banners==		==Banners==
	<div style="float:right; width: 600px; clear: right;"><quote by="Zoran De Orzel, General of the Golden Sun">Soldiers of the Sun, the Liberation of the Barrens was begun with the Causeway. Now we go to tear down their monument of terror and control. The Spires of Dusk will fall to the Empire and flags of our nation shall fly high on those walls inspiring all that the Druj can be overthrown. From a steel causeway shall rise a tower of Pride.</quote></div>		<div style="float:right; width: 600px; clear: right;"><quote by="Zoran De Orzel, General of the Golden Sun">Soldiers of the Sun, the Liberation of the Barrens was begun with the Causeway. Now we go to tear down their monument of terror and control. The Spires of Dusk will fall to the Empire and flags of our nation shall fly high on those walls inspiring all that the Druj can be overthrown. From a steel causeway shall rise a tower of Pride.</quote></div>

Hailmur: /* Participation: Spirit */

2023-05-24T14:56:55Z

Participation: Spirit

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	* I did what I know to be right and gladly paid the cost		* I did what I know to be right and gladly paid the cost
	* I grieve the lives lost in this war		* I grieve the lives lost in this war
	If you email in but ''don't'' specify one of these options, your aura will be chosen at random. The auras will be both [[Aura#Strong_Auras\|strong]] and [[Aura#Durable_Auras\|durable]]. Bear in mind that a character can only have ''one'' personal aura (including [[anointing]]) with the highest strength ~~removing~~ any lower strength auras. This may be particularly important to characters who have a durable aura from the Rachensgrab raid last event.		If you email in but ''don't'' specify one of these options, your aura will be chosen at random. The auras will be both [[Aura#Strong_Auras\|strong]] and [[Aura#Durable_Auras\|durable]]. Bear in mind that a character can only have ''one'' personal aura (including [[anointing]]) with the highest strength replacing any lower strength auras. This may be particularly important to characters who have a durable aura from the Rachensgrab raid last event.

	This opportunity lasts until midnight on Wednesday the 24th of May; emails received after that will not result in an aura.		This opportunity lasts until midnight on Wednesday the 24th of May; emails received after that will not result in an aura.

Rafferty: /* Salt and Shadow */

2023-05-23T18:16:40Z

Salt and Shadow

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	In disarray, the three armies bent on slaughter are forced to battle on an equal footing. Hundreds die on both sides, and when the Northern Eagle and the Gryphon's Pride arrive to join the fray, the Druj cut and run, fleeing south towards the Plains of Teeth.		In disarray, the three armies bent on slaughter are forced to battle on an equal footing. Hundreds die on both sides, and when the Northern Eagle and the Gryphon's Pride arrive to join the fray, the Druj cut and run, fleeing south towards the Plains of Teeth.

	Between the spy reports of the Seventh Wave, and the hints dropped by the Vikkari, and the Winter magic of the Citadel Guard, the Empire is able to turn what could have been a crushing defeat into a victory that leaves the Saltmarsh in their hands. There is a muted celebration in the Imperial ranks. Muted, because the task is not yet finished. Muted, because of the cost of victory. Over the course of a day of fighting, a thousand Dawnish and Varushkan and ~~Dawnish~~ soldiers lost their lives, paying in blood for the victory. Not one Urizen though...		Between the spy reports of the Seventh Wave, and the hints dropped by the Vikkari, and the Winter magic of the Citadel Guard, the Empire is able to turn what could have been a crushing defeat into a victory that leaves the Saltmarsh in their hands. There is a muted celebration in the Imperial ranks. Muted, because the task is not yet finished. Muted, because of the cost of victory. Over the course of a day of fighting, a thousand Dawnish and Varushkan and Highborn soldiers lost their lives, paying in blood for the victory. Not one Urizen though...

	The knights of the Summer realm have likewise sustained many casualties, but rather then grieve they celebrate wholeheartedly. The bodies of their fallen are placed on rafts cut from the stunted marsh trees, and set afire as the sun sets, with a majestic fire that no dank rain or sodden marsh can quench. They offer a place on these floating pyres to any of the mortal warriors who have fallen fighting alongside them against the Druj. Some are offended by the idea; others welcome it as a chance to honour their fallen comrades, to spare them the indignity of the swift decay the [[Rivers Run Red\|tainted waters]] will bring.		The knights of the Summer realm have likewise sustained many casualties, but rather then grieve they celebrate wholeheartedly. The bodies of their fallen are placed on rafts cut from the stunted marsh trees, and set afire as the sun sets, with a majestic fire that no dank rain or sodden marsh can quench. They offer a place on these floating pyres to any of the mortal warriors who have fallen fighting alongside them against the Druj. Some are offended by the idea; others welcome it as a chance to honour their fallen comrades, to spare them the indignity of the swift decay the [[Rivers Run Red\|tainted waters]] will bring.

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	They seem almost as eager to test their mettle against the ''other'' warriors, drawn from the realms beyond. Thanks to the [[Throw_back_the_echoes#Tharim\|sacrifice]] of the witches of Dawn, a cohort of silent knights bound in sable steel fight with the Hounds of Glory. Bound warriors of [[Tharim\|the Chained Throne]], they have a very different idea of what constitutes a good fight than the knights of the [[Eleonaris\|Summer Queen]].		They seem almost as eager to test their mettle against the ''other'' warriors, drawn from the realms beyond. Thanks to the [[Throw_back_the_echoes#Tharim\|sacrifice]] of the witches of Dawn, a cohort of silent knights bound in sable steel fight with the Hounds of Glory. Bound warriors of [[Tharim\|the Chained Throne]], they have a very different idea of what constitutes a good fight than the knights of the [[Eleonaris\|Summer Queen]].

	Thirty thousand Imperial heroes, warbands and captains and lone champions, join the armies. They are drawn to the Wolves of War – their long-lasting enchantment of harmony is well known – and to the more ephemeral magics wound around the Seventh Wave and the Hounds of Glory. The League and Highborn armies have their numbers swelled almost double by this support; the Hounds of Glory though... beneath those blue-and-gold banners are gathered well over ten thousand additional troops. The majority are from Dawn, of course, but there are respectable bands from Navarr, League, Urizen,Varushka, and Wintermark with them. The magic of the [[Autumn magic\|realm]] [[Bound by Common Cause\|binds these disparate forces together]], united in their ambition to drive the Druj from the Barrens once and for all.		Thirty thousand Imperial heroes, warbands and captains and lone champions, join the armies. They are drawn to the Wolves of War – their long-lasting enchantment of harmony is well known – and to the more ephemeral magics wound around the Seventh Wave and the Hounds of Glory. The League and Highborn armies have their numbers swelled almost double by this support; the Hounds of Glory though... beneath those blue-and-gold banners are gathered well over ten thousand additional troops. The majority are from Dawn, of course, but there are respectable bands from Navarr, League, Urizen, Varushka, and Wintermark with them. The magic of the [[Autumn magic\|realm]] [[Bound by Common Cause\|binds these disparate forces together]], united in their ambition to drive the Druj from the Barrens once and for all.

	Finally, when they arrive from the north, the Imperial Orcs of the Winter Sun bring with them a light rarely seen in the Barrens. They have driven the Druj invaders from Ossium, but they are here in the south with a different ambition. To break the chains that bind the slaves of the Druj. To free all those bound in servitude, whether they will choose to be allies of the Empire or not. “''Never again,''” they say, faces grim. “''This will end.''” Their focus is not on conquest, but on liberation, and thanks to the [[Day magic\|powerful spells]] of the ''Coven of Barabbas '' they possess the [[Clarity of the Master Strategist\|supernatural insight]] to know how best to go about their tasks in this unfamiliar land.		Finally, when they arrive from the north, the Imperial Orcs of the Winter Sun bring with them a light rarely seen in the Barrens. They have driven the Druj invaders from Ossium, but they are here in the south with a different ambition. To break the chains that bind the slaves of the Druj. To free all those bound in servitude, whether they will choose to be allies of the Empire or not. “''Never again,''” they say, faces grim. “''This will end.''” Their focus is not on conquest, but on liberation, and thanks to the [[Day magic\|powerful spells]] of the ''Coven of Barabbas '' they possess the [[Clarity of the Master Strategist\|supernatural insight]] to know how best to go about their tasks in this unfamiliar land.
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	Any character whose military unit supported an army in the Barrens, and the generals of those armies, may choose to start their next event [[Combat#Terminal\|terminal]], to represent fatal wounds received during the campaign. The assumption is that they have been brought to Anvil by their comrades, can engage in some appropriate roleplaying with friends and family, and then pass away with suitable drama.		Any character whose military unit supported an army in the Barrens, and the generals of those armies, may choose to start their next event [[Combat#Terminal\|terminal]], to represent fatal wounds received during the campaign. The assumption is that they have been brought to Anvil by their comrades, can engage in some appropriate roleplaying with friends and family, and then pass away with suitable drama.

	A character whose military unit (or resource enchanted to act as a military unit) took part in the campaign may choose to roleplay that it was wiped out at a key point in the battle. If they e-mail ~~Profound Decisions at~~ plot@profounddecisions.co.uk they can exchange their military unit for a different, non-military unit, personal resource anywhere in their nation without the normal costs involved. If their military unit was upgraded, their new resource will have the same number of upgrades.		A character whose military unit (or resource enchanted to act as a military unit) took part in the campaign may choose to roleplay that it was wiped out at a key point in the battle. If they e-mail [mailto:plot@profounddecisions.co.uk plot@profounddecisions.co.uk] they can exchange their military unit for a different, non-military unit, personal resource anywhere in their nation without the normal costs involved. If their military unit was upgraded, their new resource will have the same number of upgrades.

	These options are ''not'' open to characters who supported the Citadel Guard; they were protected by the powerful Winter magic and have emerged from the campaign unscathed.		These options are ''not'' open to characters who supported the Citadel Guard; they were protected by the powerful Winter magic and have emerged from the campaign unscathed.