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	If this mandate is endorsed it will inspire the threshers. With their concerns about Imperial law laid to rest, they will re-engage with Marcher society and with the wider Empire. They will be reinvigorated and look to recruit others to support them. Inspired by Nicholas Reaper, they will also turn their attention to the whole Empire, looking for sorcerers everywhere, not just in the Marches (which could be useful if the cultists of [[Yaw'nagrah]] are still proving troublesome, for example).		If this mandate is endorsed it will inspire the threshers. With their concerns about Imperial law laid to rest, they will re-engage with Marcher society and with the wider Empire. They will be reinvigorated and look to recruit others to support them. Inspired by Nicholas Reaper, they will also turn their attention to the whole Empire, looking for sorcerers everywhere, not just in the Marches (which could be useful if the cultists of [[Yaw'nagrah]] are still proving troublesome, for example).
	<div style="float:right; width: 500px; clear: right;"><quote by="~~Berechiel~~, Exemplar of Vigilance">Legality is a matter for lesser minds; I am concerned with Vigilance and ensuring that it is upheld. There are few prices too great to pay, and few alleys too dark to explore, when the prize is the Virtue of immortal souls.</quote></div>		<div style="float:right; width: 500px; clear: right;"><quote by="Berechiah, Exemplar of Vigilance">Legality is a matter for lesser minds; I am concerned with Vigilance and ensuring that it is upheld. There are few prices too great to pay, and few alleys too dark to explore, when the prize is the Virtue of immortal souls.</quote></div>
	The mandate will put an end to the fears of the threshers and others that the Conclave might rescind the ban on the curse of Rivers Run Red. People will stop complaining, they will stop raising the issue. They will put their trust in the words of the Assembly and focus instead on their farms and businesses. In this case, the arguments that resurfaced following the death of the Imperatrix will end. People will trust the Assembly's judgement and leave matters to Imperial law to deal with. That will resolve all the current difficulties and provided that there are no more curses then everything will be fine.		The mandate will put an end to the fears of the threshers and others that the Conclave might rescind the ban on the curse of Rivers Run Red. People will stop complaining, they will stop raising the issue. They will put their trust in the words of the Assembly and focus instead on their farms and businesses. In this case, the arguments that resurfaced following the death of the Imperatrix will end. People will trust the Assembly's judgement and leave matters to Imperial law to deal with. That will resolve all the current difficulties and provided that there are no more curses then everything will be fine.

Hailmur at 00:01, 15 April 2024

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	If this mandate is endorsed it will inspire the threshers. With their concerns about Imperial law laid to rest, they will re-engage with Marcher society and with the wider Empire. They will be reinvigorated and look to recruit others to support them. Inspired by Nicholas Reaper, they will also turn their attention to the whole Empire, looking for sorcerers everywhere, not just in the Marches (which could be useful if the cultists of [[Yaw'nagrah]] are still proving troublesome, for example).		If this mandate is endorsed it will inspire the threshers. With their concerns about Imperial law laid to rest, they will re-engage with Marcher society and with the wider Empire. They will be reinvigorated and look to recruit others to support them. Inspired by Nicholas Reaper, they will also turn their attention to the whole Empire, looking for sorcerers everywhere, not just in the Marches (which could be useful if the cultists of [[Yaw'nagrah]] are still proving troublesome, for example).
	<div style="float:right; width: ~~400px~~; clear: right;">~~{{CaptionedImage\|file~~=~~BerechielTwo.jpg\|caption=The contentious exemplar [[Berechiah]] said:~~ "Legality is a matter for lesser minds; I am concerned with Vigilance and ensuring that it is upheld. There are few prices too great to pay, and few alleys too dark to explore, when the prize is the Virtue of immortal souls.~~"\|align=right\|width=400}}~~</div>		<div style="float:right; width: 500px; clear: right;"><quote by="Berechiel, Exemplar of Vigilance">Legality is a matter for lesser minds; I am concerned with Vigilance and ensuring that it is upheld. There are few prices too great to pay, and few alleys too dark to explore, when the prize is the Virtue of immortal souls.</quote></div>
	The mandate will put an end to the fears of the threshers and others that the Conclave might rescind the ban on the curse of Rivers Run Red. People will stop complaining, they will stop raising the issue. They will put their trust in the words of the Assembly and focus instead on their farms and businesses. In this case, the arguments that resurfaced following the death of the Imperatrix will end. People will trust the Assembly's judgement and leave matters to Imperial law to deal with. That will resolve all the current difficulties and provided that there are no more curses then everything will be fine.		The mandate will put an end to the fears of the threshers and others that the Conclave might rescind the ban on the curse of Rivers Run Red. People will stop complaining, they will stop raising the issue. They will put their trust in the words of the Assembly and focus instead on their farms and businesses. In this case, the arguments that resurfaced following the death of the Imperatrix will end. People will trust the Assembly's judgement and leave matters to Imperial law to deal with. That will resolve all the current difficulties and provided that there are no more curses then everything will be fine.

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	"They never are." She grinned. "But whoever became a thresher to mek friends?"</ic>		"They never are." She grinned. "But whoever became a thresher to mek friends?"</ic>
	<div style="float:left; width: 400px; clear: left;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Meredith Stellamaris.jpg\|caption=Sister Meredith is one of the most active and outspoken members of the Marcher Assembly.\|width=400\|align=left}}</div>		<div style="float:left; width: 400px; clear: left;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Meredith Stellamaris.jpg\|caption=Sister Meredith is one of the most active and outspoken members of the Marcher Assembly.\|width=400\|align=left}}</div>
			{{audio\|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cc29kK_nOHE}}
	==Overview==		==Overview==
	It is three years since the Mournwold was [[381YE_Spring_Equinox_winds_of_war#Let_That_Be_Your_Last_Battlefield_.28Mournwold.29\|devastated]] by Imperial [[curse\|curses]] but the Marchers carve their memories into their hearts to ensure they do not forget. The Imperial Conclave responded to the ensuing outrage by interdicting one of the rituals involved - [[Rivers Run Red]] - which took the edge off the Marcher's anger. Some [[landskeeper\|landskeepers]] and [[The_Marches_magical_traditions#Sorcery_and_the_Threshers\|threshers]] are becoming agitated however. There have been [[382YE_Winter_Solstice_Conclave_sessions#Reconciliation_:_Rivers_Run_Red\|signs]] that the Conclave may already be contemplating changing their mind.		It is three years since the Mournwold was [[381YE_Spring_Equinox_winds_of_war#Let_That_Be_Your_Last_Battlefield_.28Mournwold.29\|devastated]] by Imperial [[curse\|curses]] but the Marchers carve their memories into their hearts to ensure they do not forget. The Imperial Conclave responded to the ensuing outrage by interdicting one of the rituals involved - [[Rivers Run Red]] - which took the edge off the Marcher's anger. Some [[landskeeper\|landskeepers]] and [[The_Marches_magical_traditions#Sorcery_and_the_Threshers\|threshers]] are becoming agitated however. There have been [[382YE_Winter_Solstice_Conclave_sessions#Reconciliation_:_Rivers_Run_Red\|signs]] that the Conclave may already be contemplating changing their mind.

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Overview

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	<div style="float:left; width: 400px; clear: left;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Meredith Stellamaris.jpg\|caption=Sister Meredith is one of the most active and outspoken members of the Marcher Assembly.\|width=400\|align=left}}</div>		<div style="float:left; width: 400px; clear: left;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Meredith Stellamaris.jpg\|caption=Sister Meredith is one of the most active and outspoken members of the Marcher Assembly.\|width=400\|align=left}}</div>
	==Overview==		==Overview==
	It is three years since the Mournwold was [[381YE_Spring_Equinox_winds_of_war#Let_That_Be_Your_Last_Battlefield_.28Mournwold.29\|devastated]] by Imperial [[curse\|curses]] but the Marchers carve their memories into their hearts to ensure they do not forget. The Imperial Conclave responded to the ensuing outrage by interdicting one of the rituals involved - [[Rivers Run Red]] - which took the edge of the Marcher's anger. Some [[landskeeper\|landskeepers]] and [[The_Marches_magical_traditions#Sorcery_and_the_Threshers\|threshers]] are becoming agitated however. There have been [[382YE_Winter_Solstice_Conclave_sessions#Reconciliation_:_Rivers_Run_Red\|signs]] that the Conclave may already be contemplating changing their mind.		It is three years since the Mournwold was [[381YE_Spring_Equinox_winds_of_war#Let_That_Be_Your_Last_Battlefield_.28Mournwold.29\|devastated]] by Imperial [[curse\|curses]] but the Marchers carve their memories into their hearts to ensure they do not forget. The Imperial Conclave responded to the ensuing outrage by interdicting one of the rituals involved - [[Rivers Run Red]] - which took the edge off the Marcher's anger. Some [[landskeeper\|landskeepers]] and [[The_Marches_magical_traditions#Sorcery_and_the_Threshers\|threshers]] are becoming agitated however. There have been [[382YE_Winter_Solstice_Conclave_sessions#Reconciliation_:_Rivers_Run_Red\|signs]] that the Conclave may already be contemplating changing their mind.

	In response, a few threshers reminded folk that in the good old days, the Marchers would have dealt with this most severely. Dark magic is a threat to all, it has to be punished accordingly or everyone suffers. Killing a sorcerer is never easy, but it's not impossible, not if you know what you're doing.		In response, a few threshers reminded folk that in the good old days, the Marchers would have dealt with this most severely. Dark magic is a threat to all, it has to be punished accordingly or everyone suffers. Killing a sorcerer is never easy, but it's not impossible, not if you know what you're doing.

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	<div style="float:left; width: 400px; clear: left;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Meredith Stellamaris.jpg\|caption=Sister Meredith is one of the most active and outspoken members of the Marcher Assembly.\|width=400\|align=left}}</div>		<div style="float:left; width: 400px; clear: left;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Meredith Stellamaris.jpg\|caption=Sister Meredith is one of the most active and outspoken members of the Marcher Assembly.\|width=400\|align=left}}</div>
	==Overview==		==Overview==
	It is three years since the Mournwold was [[381YE_Spring_Equinox_winds_of_war#Let_That_Be_Your_Last_Battlefield_.28Mournwold.29\|devastated]] by Imperial [[curse\|curses]] but the Marchers carve their memories into their ~~hears~~ to ensure they do not forget. The Imperial Conclave responded to the ensuing outrage by interdicting one of the rituals involved - [[Rivers Run Red]] - which took the edge of the Marcher's anger. Some [[landskeeper\|landskeepers]] and [[The_Marches_magical_traditions#Sorcery_and_the_Threshers\|threshers]] are becoming agitated however. There have been [[382YE_Winter_Solstice_Conclave_sessions#Reconciliation_:_Rivers_Run_Red\|signs]] that the Conclave may already be contemplating changing their mind.		It is three years since the Mournwold was [[381YE_Spring_Equinox_winds_of_war#Let_That_Be_Your_Last_Battlefield_.28Mournwold.29\|devastated]] by Imperial [[curse\|curses]] but the Marchers carve their memories into their hearts to ensure they do not forget. The Imperial Conclave responded to the ensuing outrage by interdicting one of the rituals involved - [[Rivers Run Red]] - which took the edge of the Marcher's anger. Some [[landskeeper\|landskeepers]] and [[The_Marches_magical_traditions#Sorcery_and_the_Threshers\|threshers]] are becoming agitated however. There have been [[382YE_Winter_Solstice_Conclave_sessions#Reconciliation_:_Rivers_Run_Red\|signs]] that the Conclave may already be contemplating changing their mind.

	In response, a few threshers reminded folk that in the good old days, the Marchers would have dealt with this most severely. Dark magic is a threat to all, it has to be punished accordingly or everyone suffers. Killing a sorcerer is never easy, but it's not impossible, not if you know what you're doing.		In response, a few threshers reminded folk that in the good old days, the Marchers would have dealt with this most severely. Dark magic is a threat to all, it has to be punished accordingly or everyone suffers. Killing a sorcerer is never easy, but it's not impossible, not if you know what you're doing.
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	{{SOP\|assembly=The Marches\|by=Nicolas Reaper\|statement=To the threshers I say "march!" March so far and so hard that the vallorn is bled dry by your steps! Find any who would malign the Empire using magic. Halt their works and bring them to Imperial justice.\|vote=Primacy 124-0\|when=Winter Solstice 383YE}}		{{SOP\|assembly=The Marches\|by=Nicolas Reaper\|statement=To the threshers I say "march!" March so far and so hard that the vallorn is bled dry by your steps! Find any who would malign the Empire using magic. Halt their works and bring them to Imperial justice.\|vote=Primacy 124-0\|when=Winter Solstice 383YE}}
	{{SOP\|assembly=The Marches\|by=Sister Meredith\|statement=Cursing Marcher land will cause outcry, which will aid the enemies of the Empire. There is a legal recourse, for this is treason.\|vote=Primacy 124-0\|when=Winter Solstice 383YE}}		{{SOP\|assembly=The Marches\|by=Sister Meredith\|statement=Cursing Marcher land will cause outcry, which will aid the enemies of the Empire. There is a legal recourse, for this is treason.\|vote=Primacy 124-0\|when=Winter Solstice 383YE}}

	==Two Statements==		==Two Statements==
	In response, the Marcher Assembly chose to pass two statements with primacy, addressing the issue, [[383YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_121\|one by Nicolas Reaper]] urged threshers to march to find any who would malign the Empire using magic but to bring them to Imperial justice. The [[383YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_125\|other by Sister Meredith]] was similar and made the point emphatically that using curses was tantamount to treason. The Assembly has spoken, twice, and with primacy no less. It appears to be saying that all Marchers should use legal recourses to stop those who would use curses, and by implication ''not'' a stout cudgel or a pyre.		In response, the Marcher Assembly chose to pass two statements with primacy, addressing the issue, [[383YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_121\|one by Nicolas Reaper]] urged threshers to march to find any who would malign the Empire using magic but to bring them to Imperial justice. The [[383YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_125\|other by Sister Meredith]] was similar and made the point emphatically that using curses was tantamount to treason. The Assembly has spoken, twice, and with primacy no less. It appears to be saying that all Marchers should use legal recourses to stop those who would use curses, and by implication ''not'' a stout cudgel or a pyre.

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			[[Category:Winds of Fortune]][[Category:384YE Spring]][[Category:Recent History]]
	<ic>Alisoun puffed on her pipe, flexing one leg from time to time to keep the old chair rocking gently back and forth. Her guest took another thick slice of apple, dipped it in her special honey dip, and crunched it contentedly.		<ic>Alisoun puffed on her pipe, flexing one leg from time to time to keep the old chair rocking gently back and forth. Her guest took another thick slice of apple, dipped it in her special honey dip, and crunched it contentedly.

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	If this mandate is endorsed it will inspire the thrashers. With their concerns about Imperial law laid to rest, they will re-engage with Marcher society and with the wider Empire. They will be reinvigorated and look to recruit others to support them. Inspired by Nicholas Reaper, they will also turn their attention to the whole Empire, looking for sorcerers everywhere, not just in the Marches (which could be useful if the cultists of [[Yaw'nagrah]] are still proving troublesome, for example).		If this mandate is endorsed it will inspire the thrashers. With their concerns about Imperial law laid to rest, they will re-engage with Marcher society and with the wider Empire. They will be reinvigorated and look to recruit others to support them. Inspired by Nicholas Reaper, they will also turn their attention to the whole Empire, looking for sorcerers everywhere, not just in the Marches (which could be useful if the cultists of [[Yaw'nagrah]] are still proving troublesome, for example).
			<div style="float:right; width: 400px; clear: right;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=BerechielTwo.jpg\|caption=The contentious exemplar [[Berechiah]] said: "Legality is a matter for lesser minds; I am concerned with Vigilance and ensuring that it is upheld. There are few prices too great to pay, and few alleys too dark to explore, when the prize is the Virtue of immortal souls."\|align=right\|width=400}}</div>
	The mandate will put an end to the fears of the threshers and others that the Conclave might rescind the ban on the curse of Rivers Run Red. People will stop complaining, they will stop raising the issue. They will put their trust in the words of the Assembly and focus instead on their farms and businesses. In this case, the arguments that resurfaced following the death of the Imperatrix will end. People will trust the Assembly's judgement and leave matters to Imperial law to deal with. That will resolve all the current difficulties and provided that there are no more curses then everything will be fine.		The mandate will put an end to the fears of the threshers and others that the Conclave might rescind the ban on the curse of Rivers Run Red. People will stop complaining, they will stop raising the issue. They will put their trust in the words of the Assembly and focus instead on their farms and businesses. In this case, the arguments that resurfaced following the death of the Imperatrix will end. People will trust the Assembly's judgement and leave matters to Imperial law to deal with. That will resolve all the current difficulties and provided that there are no more curses then everything will be fine.

	''However'' the mandate could be storing up difficulties for the future. If any Imperial lands are hit with more territory-wide curses and nothing is done, then the issue is likely to resurface and with considerable anger behind it. If Marchers die due to curses cast on the lands ''and'' it is well known who did it ''and'' Imperial law does nothing... then the best word to describe the resulting mood would be "apoplectic".		''However'' the mandate could be storing up difficulties for the future. If any Imperial lands are hit with more territory-wide curses and nothing is done, then the issue is likely to resurface and with considerable anger behind it. If Marchers die due to curses cast on the lands ''and'' it is well known who did it ''and'' Imperial law does nothing... then the best word to describe the resulting mood would be "apoplectic".
	<div style="float:right; width: 400px; clear: right;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=BerechielTwo.jpg\|caption=The contentious exemplar [[Berechiah]] said: "Legality is a matter for lesser minds; I am concerned with Vigilance and ensuring that it is upheld. There are few prices too great to pay, and few alleys too dark to explore, when the prize is the Virtue of immortal souls."\|align=right\|width=400}}</div>
	==Two Tastes of Advice==		==Two Tastes of Advice==
	Sadly not everyone is quite ready to accept the instruction of the Assembly. ''Alisoun Bathwater'' is still unwilling to let the matter rest. She points out to a few people that Imperial law is quite capable of dealing with bad people - but it seems to work best when instructed by a Dawnishman. Bitingly, she suggests that if Rivers Run Red and [[Mountain_Remembers_Its_Youth\|Mountain Murders the Children]] had been used on [[Semmerholm]] the Empire's response might have been very different.		Sadly not everyone is quite ready to accept the instruction of the Assembly. ''Alisoun Bathwater'' is still unwilling to let the matter rest. She points out to a few people that Imperial law is quite capable of dealing with bad people - but it seems to work best when instructed by a Dawnishman. Bitingly, she suggests that if Rivers Run Red and [[Mountain_Remembers_Its_Youth\|Mountain Murders the Children]] had been used on [[Semmerholm]] the Empire's response might have been very different.

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	''However'' the mandate could be storing up difficulties for the future. If any Imperial lands are hit with more territory-wide curses and nothing is done, then the issue is likely to resurface and with considerable anger behind it. If Marchers die due to curses cast on the lands ''and'' it is well known who did it ''and'' Imperial law does nothing... then the best word to describe the resulting mood would be "apoplectic".		''However'' the mandate could be storing up difficulties for the future. If any Imperial lands are hit with more territory-wide curses and nothing is done, then the issue is likely to resurface and with considerable anger behind it. If Marchers die due to curses cast on the lands ''and'' it is well known who did it ''and'' Imperial law does nothing... then the best word to describe the resulting mood would be "apoplectic".
	<div style="float:right; width: 400px; clear: right;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=BerechielTwo.jpg\|caption=The contentious exemplar [[Berechiah]] said: "Legality is a matter for lesser minds; I am concerned with Vigilance and ensuring that it is upheld. There are few prices too great to pay, and few alleys too dark to explore, when the prize is the Virtue of immortal souls."\|align=right\|width=~~250~~}}</div>		<div style="float:right; width: 400px; clear: right;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=BerechielTwo.jpg\|caption=The contentious exemplar [[Berechiah]] said: "Legality is a matter for lesser minds; I am concerned with Vigilance and ensuring that it is upheld. There are few prices too great to pay, and few alleys too dark to explore, when the prize is the Virtue of immortal souls."\|align=right\|width=400}}</div>
	==Two Tastes of Advice==		==Two Tastes of Advice==
	Sadly not everyone is quite ready to accept the instruction of the Assembly. ''Alisoun Bathwater'' is still unwilling to let the matter rest. She points out to a few people that Imperial law is quite capable of dealing with bad people - but it seems to work best when instructed by a Dawnishman. Bitingly, she suggests that if Rivers Run Red and [[Mountain_Remembers_Its_Youth\|Mountain Murders the Children]] had been used on [[Semmerholm]] the Empire's response might have been very different.		Sadly not everyone is quite ready to accept the instruction of the Assembly. ''Alisoun Bathwater'' is still unwilling to let the matter rest. She points out to a few people that Imperial law is quite capable of dealing with bad people - but it seems to work best when instructed by a Dawnishman. Bitingly, she suggests that if Rivers Run Red and [[Mountain_Remembers_Its_Youth\|Mountain Murders the Children]] had been used on [[Semmerholm]] the Empire's response might have been very different.

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	These mandates are not in competition with each other. If both are passed, they'll inspire different groups of threshers.		These mandates are not in competition with each other. If both are passed, they'll inspire different groups of threshers.
	==Further Reading==		==Further Reading==
	* [[~~threshers\|~~Thresher]]		* [[Thresher]]
	* [[Tend_to_the_Flame#Try_To_Hold_On\|Tend to the flame]] - The Winter 383YE Wind of Fortune that lays out the opportunities regarding the treshers		* [[Tend_to_the_Flame#Try_To_Hold_On\|Tend to the flame]] - The Winter 383YE Wind of Fortune that lays out the opportunities regarding the treshers
	* [[Interdiction#Remorse\|Remorse]] - a section on the [[interdiction]] page talking about the proposed declaration of remorse		* [[Interdiction#Remorse\|Remorse]] - a section on the [[interdiction]] page talking about the proposed declaration of remorse

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	"They never are." She grinned. "But whoever became a thresher to mek friends?"</ic>		"They never are." She grinned. "But whoever became a thresher to mek friends?"</ic>
	<div style="float:left; width: 400px; clear: left;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Meredith Stellamaris.jpg\|caption=Sister Meredith is one of the most active and outspoken members of the Marcher ~~assemly~~.\|width=400\|align=left}}</div>		<div style="float:left; width: 400px; clear: left;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Meredith Stellamaris.jpg\|caption=Sister Meredith is one of the most active and outspoken members of the Marcher Assembly.\|width=400\|align=left}}</div>
	==Overview==		==Overview==
	It is three years since the Mournwold was [[381YE_Spring_Equinox_winds_of_war#Let_That_Be_Your_Last_Battlefield_.28Mournwold.29\|devastated]] by Imperial [[curse\|curses]] but the Marchers carve their memories into their hears to ensure they do not forget. The Imperial Conclave responded to the ensuing outrage by interdicting one of the rituals involved - [[Rivers Run Red]] - which took the edge of the Marcher's anger. Some [[landskeeper\|landskeepers]] and [[The_Marches_magical_traditions#Sorcery_and_the_Threshers\|threshers]] are becoming agitated however. There have been [[382YE_Winter_Solstice_Conclave_sessions#Reconciliation_:_Rivers_Run_Red\|signs]] that the Conclave may already be contemplating changing their mind.		It is three years since the Mournwold was [[381YE_Spring_Equinox_winds_of_war#Let_That_Be_Your_Last_Battlefield_.28Mournwold.29\|devastated]] by Imperial [[curse\|curses]] but the Marchers carve their memories into their hears to ensure they do not forget. The Imperial Conclave responded to the ensuing outrage by interdicting one of the rituals involved - [[Rivers Run Red]] - which took the edge of the Marcher's anger. Some [[landskeeper\|landskeepers]] and [[The_Marches_magical_traditions#Sorcery_and_the_Threshers\|threshers]] are becoming agitated however. There have been [[382YE_Winter_Solstice_Conclave_sessions#Reconciliation_:_Rivers_Run_Red\|signs]] that the Conclave may already be contemplating changing their mind.
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	There is good precedent for this approach. While the threshers used to deal with sorcerers themselves, those days are (mostly) long past. In modern times they are expected to work with the [[Marches Military Concerns#Beaters\|beaters]] and landskeepers to try to capture a sorcerer so that they can be tried by a magistrate. And if the magistrates can't find enough evidence then [[Marches Culture and Customs#Shunning\|shunning]] is an excellent way of dealing with any Marcher sorcerers at least.		There is good precedent for this approach. While the threshers used to deal with sorcerers themselves, those days are (mostly) long past. In modern times they are expected to work with the [[Marches Military Concerns#Beaters\|beaters]] and landskeepers to try to capture a sorcerer so that they can be tried by a magistrate. And if the magistrates can't find enough evidence then [[Marches Culture and Customs#Shunning\|shunning]] is an excellent way of dealing with any Marcher sorcerers at least.

	Many ~~thrashers~~ are ready to do as the Assembly suggests, to engage with and support Imperial law, to travel throughout the Empire seeking out those who practice dark magic and to bring them to justice. What is holding them back is the concern that they might risk their lives on such a task only to find the law is not prepared to take action. That fear is the fundamental source of the current grousing. Since no-one was punished for the curses last time, nor when the Navarr flouted the interdiction, the worry it is that it will happen again. These fears could be put to rest - if the Assembly is prepared to stake its reputation on the good faith of Imperial law.		Many threshers are ready to do as the Assembly suggests, to engage with and support Imperial law, to travel throughout the Empire seeking out those who practice dark magic and to bring them to justice. What is holding them back is the concern that they might risk their lives on such a task only to find the law is not prepared to take action. That fear is the fundamental source of the current grousing. Since no-one was punished for the curses last time, nor when the Navarr flouted the interdiction, the worry it is that it will happen again. These fears could be put to rest - if the Assembly is prepared to stake its reputation on the good faith of Imperial law.

	{{Mandate\|assembly=Marcher assembly\|mandate=The Empire has heard our anger; if a sorcerer curses the Empire again then Imperial justice will be swift and final. We send {named priest} with 25 doses of liao to urge threshers, landskeepers and Marchers to deal with sorcerers lawfully and to put their faith in the Empire.}}		{{Mandate\|assembly=Marcher assembly\|mandate=The Empire has heard our anger; if a sorcerer curses the Empire again then Imperial justice will be swift and final. We send {named priest} with 25 doses of liao to urge threshers, landskeepers and Marchers to deal with sorcerers lawfully and to put their faith in the Empire.}}

	If this mandate is endorsed it will inspire the ~~thrashers~~. With their concerns about Imperial law laid to rest, they will re-engage with Marcher society and with the wider Empire. They will be reinvigorated and look to recruit others to support them. Inspired by Nicholas Reaper, they will also turn their attention to the whole Empire, looking for sorcerers everywhere, not just in the Marches (which could be useful if the cultists of [[Yaw'nagrah]] are still proving troublesome, for example).		If this mandate is endorsed it will inspire the threshers. With their concerns about Imperial law laid to rest, they will re-engage with Marcher society and with the wider Empire. They will be reinvigorated and look to recruit others to support them. Inspired by Nicholas Reaper, they will also turn their attention to the whole Empire, looking for sorcerers everywhere, not just in the Marches (which could be useful if the cultists of [[Yaw'nagrah]] are still proving troublesome, for example).
	<div style="float:right; width: 400px; clear: right;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=BerechielTwo.jpg\|caption=The contentious exemplar [[Berechiah]] said: "Legality is a matter for lesser minds; I am concerned with Vigilance and ensuring that it is upheld. There are few prices too great to pay, and few alleys too dark to explore, when the prize is the Virtue of immortal souls."\|align=right\|width=400}}</div>		<div style="float:right; width: 400px; clear: right;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=BerechielTwo.jpg\|caption=The contentious exemplar [[Berechiah]] said: "Legality is a matter for lesser minds; I am concerned with Vigilance and ensuring that it is upheld. There are few prices too great to pay, and few alleys too dark to explore, when the prize is the Virtue of immortal souls."\|align=right\|width=400}}</div>
	The mandate will put an end to the fears of the threshers and others that the Conclave might rescind the ban on the curse of Rivers Run Red. People will stop complaining, they will stop raising the issue. They will put their trust in the words of the Assembly and focus instead on their farms and businesses. In this case, the arguments that resurfaced following the death of the Imperatrix will end. People will trust the Assembly's judgement and leave matters to Imperial law to deal with. That will resolve all the current difficulties and provided that there are no more curses then everything will be fine.		The mandate will put an end to the fears of the threshers and others that the Conclave might rescind the ban on the curse of Rivers Run Red. People will stop complaining, they will stop raising the issue. They will put their trust in the words of the Assembly and focus instead on their farms and businesses. In this case, the arguments that resurfaced following the death of the Imperatrix will end. People will trust the Assembly's judgement and leave matters to Imperial law to deal with. That will resolve all the current difficulties and provided that there are no more curses then everything will be fine.
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	==Further Reading==		==Further Reading==
	* [[Thresher]]		* [[Thresher]]
	* [[Tend_to_the_Flame#Try_To_Hold_On\|Tend to the flame]] - The Winter 383YE Wind of Fortune that lays out the opportunities regarding the ~~treshers~~		* [[Tend_to_the_Flame#Try_To_Hold_On\|Tend to the flame]] - The Winter 383YE Wind of Fortune that lays out the opportunities regarding the threshers
	* [[Interdiction#Remorse\|Remorse]] - a section on the [[interdiction]] page talking about the proposed declaration of remorse		* [[Interdiction#Remorse\|Remorse]] - a section on the [[interdiction]] page talking about the proposed declaration of remorse