Golden Trees of Seren - Revision history

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	As with all weirwood Bourse seats, the holder of the title is determined during the Winter Solstice. As an Imperial seat, any Imperial citizen may participate in the auction and hold the title.		As with all weirwood Bourse seats, the holder of the title is determined during the Winter Solstice. As an Imperial seat, any Imperial citizen may participate in the auction and hold the title.

	Custodianship of the Golden Trees is retained for a year, or until the citizen holding the seat dies, or steps down. An Imperial Bourse seat cannot be [[revocation\|revoked]] by the [[~~Imperial~~ Synod]].		Custodianship of the Golden Trees is retained for a year, or until the citizen holding the seat dies, or steps down. An Imperial Bourse seat cannot be [[revocation\|revoked]] by the [[Synod]].
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	==Overview==		==Overview==
	The Golden Trees of Seren are located in [[Miaren#Serenael\|Serenael]] in the [[Navarr]] [[territory]] of [[Miaren]]. Custodianship of the Golden Trees grants an [[Imperial title]]; a seat on the [[~~Imperial~~ Bourse]]; and a seasonal bounty of valuable weirwood		The Golden Trees of Seren are located in [[Miaren#Serenael\|Serenael]] in the [[Navarr]] [[territory]] of [[Miaren]]. Custodianship of the Golden Trees grants an [[Imperial title]]; a seat on the [[Bourse]]; and a seasonal bounty of valuable weirwood

	==The Resource==		==The Resource==

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	In addition to their great size, the weirwood forest of Miaren differs from other such groves in the colouration of its leaves. They are known as "the Golden" because of the year-round autumnal shade of their leaves - while they fall in winter, in Spring the new leaves that sprout are already yellow, bronze, or brown. Another theory that was popular at the Lyceum was that this was the permanent residue of a [[Wither the Seed\|potent ritual]] used during the liberation of Miaren to weaken the vallorn - while the magic did not affect the vitality of the weirwood trees directly, inexorable magic marked the trees with a permanent touch of Winter magic.		In addition to their great size, the weirwood forest of Miaren differs from other such groves in the colouration of its leaves. They are known as "the Golden" because of the year-round autumnal shade of their leaves - while they fall in winter, in Spring the new leaves that sprout are already yellow, bronze, or brown. Another theory that was popular at the Lyceum was that this was the permanent residue of a [[Wither the Seed\|potent ritual]] used during the liberation of Miaren to weaken the vallorn - while the magic did not affect the vitality of the weirwood trees directly, inexorable magic marked the trees with a permanent touch of Winter magic.

	The trees themselves grow in a great swathe of timberland that occupies a third of the old Terunael city ruins. When the weirwood groves were liberated, there was heated debate in the [[~~Imperial~~ Senate]] as to how they should be [[Powers_of_the_Imperial_Senate#Allocation\|allocated]]. At the time, the Navarr [[senator\|senators]] were firm in their belief that the weirwood groves should be given into the custody of their people. A more pragmatic senate under [[Emperor Giovanni]], however, saw things differently and chose to make the weirwood trees an Imperial resource. This has led to friction in the past - there are groups of Navarr who take the fact that strangers are defiling lands literally watered with the blood of their dead heroes.		The trees themselves grow in a great swathe of timberland that occupies a third of the old Terunael city ruins. When the weirwood groves were liberated, there was heated debate in the [[Senate]] as to how they should be [[Powers_of_the_Imperial_Senate#Allocation\|allocated]]. At the time, the Navarr [[senator\|senators]] were firm in their belief that the weirwood groves should be given into the custody of their people. A more pragmatic senate under [[Emperor Giovanni]], however, saw things differently and chose to make the weirwood trees an Imperial resource. This has led to friction in the past - there are groups of Navarr who take the fact that strangers are defiling lands literally watered with the blood of their dead heroes.

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	==The Resource==		==The Resource==
	In the heart of the Miaren are the ruins of Seren, destroyed a millennium ago by the [[~~Vallorn~~]] and slowly reclaimed after the liberation of that territory. The area is still a little dangerous - even with the vallorn gone some plants grow in eerie ways in the heart of Miaren. Indeed, the massive weirwood trees of Seren - the largest in the Empire - are sometimes said by the ignorant to be a result of the vallorn's unnatural fertility. The [[Navarr]] tell a [[#Last Stand\|different story]].		In the heart of the Miaren are the ruins of Seren, destroyed a millennium ago by the [[vallorn]] and slowly reclaimed after the liberation of that territory. The area is still a little dangerous - even with the vallorn gone some plants grow in eerie ways in the heart of Miaren. Indeed, the massive weirwood trees of Seren - the largest in the Empire - are sometimes said by the ignorant to be a result of the vallorn's unnatural fertility. The [[Navarr]] tell a [[#Last Stand\|different story]].

	In addition to their great size, the weirwood forest of Miaren differs from other such groves in the colouration of its leaves. They are known as "the Golden" because of the year-round autumnal shade of their leaves - while they fall in winter, in Spring the new leaves that sprout are already yellow, bronze, or brown. Another theory that was popular at the Lyceum was that this was the permanent residue of a [[Wither the Seed\|potent ritual]] used during the liberation of Miaren to weaken the vallorn - while the magic did not affect the vitality of the weirwood trees directly, inexorable magic marked the trees with a permanent touch of Winter magic.		In addition to their great size, the weirwood forest of Miaren differs from other such groves in the colouration of its leaves. They are known as "the Golden" because of the year-round autumnal shade of their leaves - while they fall in winter, in Spring the new leaves that sprout are already yellow, bronze, or brown. Another theory that was popular at the Lyceum was that this was the permanent residue of a [[Wither the Seed\|potent ritual]] used during the liberation of Miaren to weaken the vallorn - while the magic did not affect the vitality of the weirwood trees directly, inexorable magic marked the trees with a permanent touch of Winter magic.
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	One old and much-repeated story told by the Navarr concerns the last stand of the Serenael (the citizens of Seren). The story tells of a courageous band of heroes, said to be the greatest that Terunael had ever assembled. They had turned Seren into a city of wonders, their might bringing peace and prosperity to the people. Many versions say there were one hundred and forty-four heroes, and agree that they were the brightest and the best of Terunael. The city was known not only for its colleges of philosophy, history, magic, and poetry, but also for its military academy where the strategists and captains of Terunael studied their various arts. When the vallorn came, the heroes of Terunael fought to keep it contained long enough for the scholars, students, and civilians of Seren to escape.		One old and much-repeated story told by the Navarr concerns the last stand of the Serenael (the citizens of Seren). The story tells of a courageous band of heroes, said to be the greatest that Terunael had ever assembled. They had turned Seren into a city of wonders, their might bringing peace and prosperity to the people. Many versions say there were one hundred and forty-four heroes, and agree that they were the brightest and the best of Terunael. The city was known not only for its colleges of philosophy, history, magic, and poetry, but also for its military academy where the strategists and captains of Terunael studied their various arts. When the vallorn came, the heroes of Terunael fought to keep it contained long enough for the scholars, students, and civilians of Seren to escape.

	The story speaks of a mighty battle fought through and beneath the ~~Vallorn~~; of a desperate last stand; of magicians, warriors, and hunters arrayed in the glory and splendour of Terunael, shedding their last drop of blood to try and overcome something that could not be defeated.		The story speaks of a mighty battle fought through and beneath the vallorn; of a desperate last stand; of magicians, warriors, and hunters arrayed in the glory and splendour of Terunael, shedding their last drop of blood to try and overcome something that could not be defeated.

	The fanciful tale claims that as each of those doomed heroes fell, they were bathed in light from above, shining gold as it reflected from armour. And where the light shone, a weirwood tree grew. Majestic, these weirwood trees stand tall and proud, taller than any other weirwood known in the Empire, and known as the Golden because their leaves show a never-ending touch of Autumn. Rather than being twisted by the vallorn, they stood untouched by its malignance down all the long centuries before the Empire cleansed and reclaimed Miaren.		The fanciful tale claims that as each of those doomed heroes fell, they were bathed in light from above, shining gold as it reflected from armour. And where the light shone, a weirwood tree grew. Majestic, these weirwood trees stand tall and proud, taller than any other weirwood known in the Empire, and known as the Golden because their leaves show a never-ending touch of Autumn. Rather than being twisted by the vallorn, they stood untouched by its malignance down all the long centuries before the Empire cleansed and reclaimed Miaren.

	The story is mythical, but there is some evidence in support of it. When Seren was reclaimed, there were several buildings that matched the fictional depiction of the colleges and academies where heroes were trained. Furthermore, there is plenty of evidence that the weirwood trees were not twisted by the aberrant corruption of the vallorn or its miasma. The generally accepted explanation is that the same property that causes living weirwood to resist the touch of magic preserves the plants from the direct influence of the ~~Vallorn~~. Regardless of the truth, the Golden Trees of Seren remain some of the largest and healthiest weirwood trees in the Empire.</box>		The story is mythical, but there is some evidence in support of it. When Seren was reclaimed, there were several buildings that matched the fictional depiction of the colleges and academies where heroes were trained. Furthermore, there is plenty of evidence that the weirwood trees were not twisted by the aberrant corruption of the vallorn or its miasma. The generally accepted explanation is that the same property that causes living weirwood to resist the touch of magic preserves the plants from the direct influence of the vallorn. Regardless of the truth, the Golden Trees of Seren remain some of the largest and healthiest weirwood trees in the Empire.</box>
	==The Bourse Seat==		==The Bourse Seat==
	===Responsibilities===		===Responsibilities===

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	In addition to their great size, the weirwood forest of Miaren differs from other such groves in the colouration of its leaves. They are known as "the Golden" because of the year-round autumnal shade of their leaves - while they fall in winter, in Spring the new leaves that sprout are already yellow, bronze, or brown. Another theory that was popular at the Lyceum was that this was the permanent residue of a [[Wither the Seed\|potent ritual]] used during the liberation of Miaren to weaken the vallorn - while the magic did not affect the vitality of the weirwood trees directly, inexorable magic marked the trees with a permanent touch of Winter magic.		In addition to their great size, the weirwood forest of Miaren differs from other such groves in the colouration of its leaves. They are known as "the Golden" because of the year-round autumnal shade of their leaves - while they fall in winter, in Spring the new leaves that sprout are already yellow, bronze, or brown. Another theory that was popular at the Lyceum was that this was the permanent residue of a [[Wither the Seed\|potent ritual]] used during the liberation of Miaren to weaken the vallorn - while the magic did not affect the vitality of the weirwood trees directly, inexorable magic marked the trees with a permanent touch of Winter magic.

	The trees themselves grow in a great swathe of timberland that occupies a third of the old Terunael city ruins. When the weirwood groves were liberated, there was heated debate in the [[Imperial Senate]] as to how they should be [[Powers_of_the_Imperial_Senate#Allocation\|allocated]]. At the time, the Navarr [[senator\|senators]] were firm in their belief that the weirwood groves should be given into the custody of their people. A more pragmatic senate under [[Emperor Giovanni]], however, saw things differently and chose to make the weirwood trees an Imperial resource. This has ~~lead~~ to friction in the past - there are groups of Navarr who take the fact that strangers are defiling lands literally watered with the blood of their dead heroes.		The trees themselves grow in a great swathe of timberland that occupies a third of the old Terunael city ruins. When the weirwood groves were liberated, there was heated debate in the [[Imperial Senate]] as to how they should be [[Powers_of_the_Imperial_Senate#Allocation\|allocated]]. At the time, the Navarr [[senator\|senators]] were firm in their belief that the weirwood groves should be given into the custody of their people. A more pragmatic senate under [[Emperor Giovanni]], however, saw things differently and chose to make the weirwood trees an Imperial resource. This has led to friction in the past - there are groups of Navarr who take the fact that strangers are defiling lands literally watered with the blood of their dead heroes.

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	The Seat has control of a source of weirwood and receives Bourse certificates to represent that control. They can dispense this resource as they choose. Production is 28 Imperial wains of weirwood every season.		The Seat has control of a source of weirwood and receives Bourse certificates to represent that control. They can dispense this resource as they choose. Production is 28 Imperial wains of weirwood every season.
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	<table class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><tr><td style="background-color: LightGreen;">'''~~Golden Trees of Seren~~'''</td><td style="background-color: LightGreen;"></td></tr>		<table class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><tr><td style="background-color: LightGreen;">'''Great Forest Expertise'''</td><td style="background-color: LightGreen;"></td></tr>
	<tr><td>72 crowns</td><td>3 wains of weirwood</td></tr>		<tr><td>72 crowns</td><td>3 wains of weirwood</td></tr>
	<tr><td>168 crowns</td><td>6 wains of weirwood</td></tr>		<tr><td>168 crowns</td><td>6 wains of weirwood</td></tr>

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	====Great Forest ~~Workers~~====		====Great Forest Expertise====
	During the Winter Solstice 384YE, the Navarr national assembly agreed to offer a welcome to the [[Great Forest Orcs]] keen to [[You_belong_with_me#A_Home_in_the_Empire\|settle in Miaren]]. They established the Great Forest Steading, and some of them sought work at the nearby [[weirwood]] grove. Their expertise is not cheap, but they have an astonishing capacity to work with weirwood, allowing the holder of the Golden Trees to gain additional weirwood each season if they are prepared to pay for it.		During the Winter Solstice 384YE, the Navarr national assembly agreed to offer a welcome to the [[Great Forest Orcs]] keen to [[You_belong_with_me#A_Home_in_the_Empire\|settle in Miaren]]. They established the Great Forest Steading, and some of them sought work at the nearby [[weirwood]] grove. Their expertise is not cheap, but they have an astonishing capacity to work with weirwood, allowing the holder of the Golden Trees to gain additional weirwood each season if they are prepared to pay for it.

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	<tr><td>288 crowns</td><td>9 wains of weirwood</td></tr>		<tr><td>288 crowns</td><td>9 wains of weirwood</td></tr>
	<tr><td>432 crowns</td><td>12 wains of weirwood</td></tr>		<tr><td>432 crowns</td><td>12 wains of weirwood</td></tr>
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	====Great Forest Workers====		====Great Forest Workers====
	During the Winter Solstice 384YE, the Navarr national assembly agreed to offer a welcome to the [[Great Forest Orcs]] keen to [[You_belong_with_me#A_Home_in_the_Empire\|settle in Miaren]]. They established the Great Forest Steading, and some of them sought work at the nearby [[weirwood]] grove. Their expertise is not cheap, but they have an astonishing capacity to work with weirwood, allowing the holder of the Golden Trees to gain additional weirwood each season if they are prepared to pay for it.		During the Winter Solstice 384YE, the Navarr national assembly agreed to offer a welcome to the [[Great Forest Orcs]] keen to [[You_belong_with_me#A_Home_in_the_Empire\|settle in Miaren]]. They established the Great Forest Steading, and some of them sought work at the nearby [[weirwood]] grove. Their expertise is not cheap, but they have an astonishing capacity to work with weirwood, allowing the holder of the Golden Trees to gain additional weirwood each season if they are prepared to pay for it.

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=Great Forest Workers

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	<tr><td>432 crowns</td><td>12 wains of weirwood</td></tr>		<tr><td>432 crowns</td><td>12 wains of weirwood</td></tr>
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	====Great Forest Workers===		====Great Forest Workers====
	During the Winter Solstice 384YE, the Navarr national assembly agreed to offer a welcome to the [[Great Forest Orcs]] keen to [[You_belong_with_me#A_Home_in_the_Empire\|settle in Miaren]]. They established the Great Forest Steading, and some of them sought work at the nearby [[weirwood]] grove. Their expertise is not cheap, but they have an astonishing capacity to work with weirwood, allowing the holder of the Golden Trees to gain additional weirwood each season if they are prepared to pay for it.		During the Winter Solstice 384YE, the Navarr national assembly agreed to offer a welcome to the [[Great Forest Orcs]] keen to [[You_belong_with_me#A_Home_in_the_Empire\|settle in Miaren]]. They established the Great Forest Steading, and some of them sought work at the nearby [[weirwood]] grove. Their expertise is not cheap, but they have an astonishing capacity to work with weirwood, allowing the holder of the Golden Trees to gain additional weirwood each season if they are prepared to pay for it.

	This opportunity is impacted by a peculiar side-effect of the way that the Bourse seats are appointed. If the holder pays for additional weirwood in the season before the seat is re-appointed (typically in the Winter), then any additional weirwood purchased stays with the ''seat'' not the individual. This means that if the incumbent loses their seat, the additional weirwood becomes the property of the new seat holder along with all the other weirwood produced that season.		This opportunity is impacted by a peculiar side-effect of the way that the Bourse seats are appointed. If the holder pays for additional weirwood in the season before the seat is re-appointed (typically in the Winter), then any additional weirwood purchased stays with the ''seat'' not the individual. This means that if the incumbent loses their seat, the additional weirwood becomes the property of the new seat holder along with all the other weirwood produced that season.

	===Appointment===		===Appointment===
	As with all weirwood Bourse seats, the holder of the title is determined during the Winter Solstice. As an Imperial seat, any Imperial citizen may participate in the auction and hold the title.		As with all weirwood Bourse seats, the holder of the title is determined during the Winter Solstice. As an Imperial seat, any Imperial citizen may participate in the auction and hold the title.

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	====Bounty of weirwood====		====Bounty of weirwood====
	The Seat has control of a source of weirwood and receives Bourse certificates to represent that control. They can dispense this resource as they choose. Production is 28 Imperial wains of weirwood every season.		The Seat has control of a source of weirwood and receives Bourse certificates to represent that control. They can dispense this resource as they choose. Production is 28 Imperial wains of weirwood every season.
			<div style="width: 500px; float: right; clear: right; margin-left:10px;">
			<table class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><tr><td style="background-color: LightGreen;">'''Golden Trees of Seren'''</td><td style="background-color: LightGreen;"></td></tr>
			<tr><td>72 crowns</td><td>3 wains of weirwood</td></tr>
			<tr><td>168 crowns</td><td>6 wains of weirwood</td></tr>
			<tr><td>288 crowns</td><td>9 wains of weirwood</td></tr>
			<tr><td>432 crowns</td><td>12 wains of weirwood</td></tr>
			</table>
			====Great Forest Workers===
			During the Winter Solstice 384YE, the Navarr national assembly agreed to offer a welcome to the [[Great Forest Orcs]] keen to [[You_belong_with_me#A_Home_in_the_Empire\|settle in Miaren]]. They established the Great Forest Steading, and some of them sought work at the nearby [[weirwood]] grove. Their expertise is not cheap, but they have an astonishing capacity to work with weirwood, allowing the holder of the Golden Trees to gain additional weirwood each season if they are prepared to pay for it.

			This opportunity is impacted by a peculiar side-effect of the way that the Bourse seats are appointed. If the holder pays for additional weirwood in the season before the seat is re-appointed (typically in the Winter), then any additional weirwood purchased stays with the ''seat'' not the individual. This means that if the incumbent loses their seat, the additional weirwood becomes the property of the new seat holder along with all the other weirwood produced that season.
	===Appointment===		===Appointment===
	As with all weirwood Bourse seats, the holder of the title is determined during the Winter Solstice. As an Imperial seat, any Imperial citizen may participate in the auction and hold the title.		As with all weirwood Bourse seats, the holder of the title is determined during the Winter Solstice. As an Imperial seat, any Imperial citizen may participate in the auction and hold the title.

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	In addition to their great size, the weirwood forest of Miaren differs from other such groves in the colouration of its leaves. They are known as "the Golden" because of the year-round autumnal shade of their leaves - while they fall in winter, in Spring the new leaves that sprout are already yellow, bronze, or brown. Another theory that was popular at the Lyceum was that this was the permanent residue of a [[Wither the Seed\|potent ritual]] used during the liberation of Miaren to weaken the vallorn - while the magic did not affect the vitality of the weirwood trees directly, inexorable magic marked the trees with a permanent touch of Winter magic.		In addition to their great size, the weirwood forest of Miaren differs from other such groves in the colouration of its leaves. They are known as "the Golden" because of the year-round autumnal shade of their leaves - while they fall in winter, in Spring the new leaves that sprout are already yellow, bronze, or brown. Another theory that was popular at the Lyceum was that this was the permanent residue of a [[Wither the Seed\|potent ritual]] used during the liberation of Miaren to weaken the vallorn - while the magic did not affect the vitality of the weirwood trees directly, inexorable magic marked the trees with a permanent touch of Winter magic.

	The trees themselves grow in a great swathe of timberland that occupies a third of the old Terunael city ruins. When the weirwood groves were liberated, there was heated debate in the [[~~Imperial~~ Senate]] as to how they should be [[Powers_of_the_Imperial_Senate#Allocation\|allocated]]. At the time, the Navarr [[senator\|senators]] were firm in their belief that the weirwood groves should be given into the custody of their people. A more pragmatic senate under [[Emperor Giovanni]], however, saw things differently and chose to make the weirwood trees an Imperial resource. This has led to friction in the past - there are groups of Navarr who take the fact that strangers are defiling lands literally watered with the blood of their dead heroes.		The trees themselves grow in a great swathe of timberland that occupies a third of the old Terunael city ruins. When the weirwood groves were liberated, there was heated debate in the [[Senate]] as to how they should be [[Powers_of_the_Imperial_Senate#Allocation\|allocated]]. At the time, the Navarr [[senator\|senators]] were firm in their belief that the weirwood groves should be given into the custody of their people. A more pragmatic senate under [[Emperor Giovanni]], however, saw things differently and chose to make the weirwood trees an Imperial resource. This has led to friction in the past - there are groups of Navarr who take the fact that strangers are defiling lands literally watered with the blood of their dead heroes.

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	In addition to their great size, the weirwood forest of Miaren differs from other such groves in the colouration of its leaves. They are known as "the Golden" because of the year-round autumnal shade of their leaves - while they fall in winter, in Spring the new leaves that sprout are already yellow, bronze, or brown. Another theory that was popular at the Lyceum was that this was the permanent residue of a [[Wither the Seed\|potent ritual]] used during the liberation of Miaren to weaken the vallorn - while the magic did not affect the vitality of the weirwood trees directly, inexorable magic marked the trees with a permanent touch of Winter magic.		In addition to their great size, the weirwood forest of Miaren differs from other such groves in the colouration of its leaves. They are known as "the Golden" because of the year-round autumnal shade of their leaves - while they fall in winter, in Spring the new leaves that sprout are already yellow, bronze, or brown. Another theory that was popular at the Lyceum was that this was the permanent residue of a [[Wither the Seed\|potent ritual]] used during the liberation of Miaren to weaken the vallorn - while the magic did not affect the vitality of the weirwood trees directly, inexorable magic marked the trees with a permanent touch of Winter magic.

	The trees themselves grow in a great swathe of timberland that occupies a third of the old Terunael city ruins. When the weirwood groves were liberated, there was heated debate in the [[Imperial Senate]] as to how they should be [[Powers_of_the_Imperial_Senate#Allocation\|allocated]]. At the time, the Navarr [[senator\|senators]] were firm in their belief that the weirwood groves should be given into the custody of their people. A more pragmatic senate under [[Emperor Giovanni]], however, saw things differently and chose to make the weirwood trees an Imperial resource. This has ~~lead~~ to friction in the past - there are groups of Navarr who take the fact that strangers are defiling lands literally watered with the blood of their dead heroes.		The trees themselves grow in a great swathe of timberland that occupies a third of the old Terunael city ruins. When the weirwood groves were liberated, there was heated debate in the [[Imperial Senate]] as to how they should be [[Powers_of_the_Imperial_Senate#Allocation\|allocated]]. At the time, the Navarr [[senator\|senators]] were firm in their belief that the weirwood groves should be given into the custody of their people. A more pragmatic senate under [[Emperor Giovanni]], however, saw things differently and chose to make the weirwood trees an Imperial resource. This has led to friction in the past - there are groups of Navarr who take the fact that strangers are defiling lands literally watered with the blood of their dead heroes.

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