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Twiggy at 16:15, 16 March 2026

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	<div style="float:right; width: 600px; clear: right;"><quote by="Vana, General of the Autumn Hammers">Autumn Hammers! We have only just formed and yet the cold sun have bled us. We will NOT let this stand! We will take the fight to the Cold Sun in Hahnmark, we will make them know fear with the strength of our arms and the sharpness of our wits forming a balanced attack. We will strike with the names of the fallen in our hearts and in our voices. Ashborn Shad. Firestorm Kirra. Bloodcrow Vassa. Bloodcrow Rakk. Bleakshield Zorra. Redhand Spoons. Skywise Felk. Irontide Brakken. Gaterender Dran.</quote></div>		<div style="float:right; width: 600px; clear: right;"><quote by="Vana, General of the Autumn Hammers">Autumn Hammers! We have only just formed and yet the cold sun have bled us. We will NOT let this stand! We will take the fight to the Cold Sun in Hahnmark, we will make them know fear with the strength of our arms and the sharpness of our wits forming a balanced attack. We will strike with the names of the fallen in our hearts and in our voices. Ashborn Shad. Firestorm Kirra. Bloodcrow Vassa. Bloodcrow Rakk. Bleakshield Zorra. Redhand Spoons. Skywise Felk. Irontide Brakken. Gaterender Dran.</quote></div>

	<div style="float:right; width: 600px; clear: right;"><quote by="Irontide Skorr, General of the Summer Storm">~~Legionaires~~, Janon heralds. We broke the Still Walkers in Skarsind, but we faced losses in skirmish. Firesong Kirra, Irontide Brakken, Irontide Finn, Bloodcrow Vassa, Bloodcrow Rakk, Ashborn Shad, Redhand 'Spoons', Skywise Felk, Bleakshield Zorra and Gaterender Drall. We carry these losses with us as we go to Hahnmark to kill the Silence Arc. Be relentless. Cut them down. No more losses.</quote></div>		<div style="float:right; width: 600px; clear: right;"><quote by="Irontide Skorr, General of the Summer Storm">Legionnaires, Janon heralds. We broke the Still Walkers in Skarsind, but we faced losses in skirmish. Firesong Kirra, Irontide Brakken, Irontide Finn, Bloodcrow Vassa, Bloodcrow Rakk, Ashborn Shad, Redhand 'Spoons', Skywise Felk, Bleakshield Zorra and Gaterender Drall. We carry these losses with us as we go to Hahnmark to kill the Silence Arc. Be relentless. Cut them down. No more losses.</quote></div>
	<div style="float:right; width: 600px; clear: right;"><quote by="Asenath, General of the Granite Pillar">Sisters, Brothers, Siblings, a long journey I have walked, way before you all knew me and the Empire was even a Dream. When my name was Apaay Ukiuking, chief of chiefs of the Suaq - She who mediated the first meeting of the three people who would become one nation. Slow was my progress until the day Lev of the Unbound asked me to stand as your general. Swift the virtuous cavalcade every day since taking up the Granite Pillar mantle. What a gift to my soul's progress it has been to lead you. I ask today that you follow me on one last journey to answer the loyalty of Kindra Surefoot and the call of Iron Osric's aching heart. For me this is a pilgrimage - a return to the place where my story started. I ask that you join me and use this opportunity to bring virtue to the Scions in Hahnmark. With every deed matching word, let us also show the people of Wintermark our commitment that we will heal the wounds that past delusions and strife across the Empire have allowed too long to foster. To the people of Wintermark I say -This wound once healed will be a scar that tells an important and beautiful story. Look to the East. Grandma is coming home.</quote></div>		<div style="float:right; width: 600px; clear: right;"><quote by="Asenath, General of the Granite Pillar">Sisters, Brothers, Siblings, a long journey I have walked, way before you all knew me and the Empire was even a Dream. When my name was Apaay Ukiuking, chief of chiefs of the Suaq - She who mediated the first meeting of the three people who would become one nation. Slow was my progress until the day Lev of the Unbound asked me to stand as your general. Swift the virtuous cavalcade every day since taking up the Granite Pillar mantle. What a gift to my soul's progress it has been to lead you. I ask today that you follow me on one last journey to answer the loyalty of Kindra Surefoot and the call of Iron Osric's aching heart. For me this is a pilgrimage - a return to the place where my story started. I ask that you join me and use this opportunity to bring virtue to the Scions in Hahnmark. With every deed matching word, let us also show the people of Wintermark our commitment that we will heal the wounds that past delusions and strife across the Empire have allowed too long to foster. To the people of Wintermark I say -This wound once healed will be a scar that tells an important and beautiful story. Look to the East. Grandma is coming home.</quote></div>
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Matt: Text replacement - "[[Imperial Conclave" to "[[Conclave"

2026-01-15T16:50:42Z

Text replacement - "[[Imperial Conclave" to "[[Conclave"

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	And then they are through the defences, and fighting up the hill. The army of the Silence Arc is falling apart but they do not, will not, can not stop fighting. A terrible roaring noise comes from within the tower, and a column of blue-green flame erupts toward the heavens, brighter than the sun at noon, visible as far south as [[Tassato]], as far east as [[Astolat#Laroc\|Laroc]]. A terrible, discordant, indescribable roar, louder than thunder, splits the air and the tired remnants of the Tower of the Eagle collapse, pulled inwards and burned to nothing in the space of three heartbeats.		And then they are through the defences, and fighting up the hill. The army of the Silence Arc is falling apart but they do not, will not, can not stop fighting. A terrible roaring noise comes from within the tower, and a column of blue-green flame erupts toward the heavens, brighter than the sun at noon, visible as far south as [[Tassato]], as far east as [[Astolat#Laroc\|Laroc]]. A terrible, discordant, indescribable roar, louder than thunder, splits the air and the tired remnants of the Tower of the Eagle collapse, pulled inwards and burned to nothing in the space of three heartbeats.

	The fire falls back down, sucked into the heart of the construction the channellers have built within the regio. A gate of shining mithril and aquamarine crystal, carved with runes and sigils inlaid with ilium. Twenty feet tall, twenty feet wide, it marks a space within which can be seen a light so potent it is impossible to look at directly, but there is movement within. Even as the Imperial heroes press closer, the Grand Archon of the Silence Arc, the last Grand Archon still in the Empire, gives voice to a terrible cry of their own raising their arms... and a dozen fresh ''scions'' of the Cold Sun step through the gate, out of whatever chamber lies on the other side, onto Imperial soil. Despite the [[alignment#enmity\|wards]] that lie across the Empire thanks to the power of the [[~~Imperial~~ Conclave]], the Silence Arc have torn open this regio, in the wilds of Hahnmark, to allow their fellows to cross from the realm of Day to continue the invasion of the Empire. Thousands of them, ready to continue their master's crazed plan to bring oblivion to the whole of creation.		The fire falls back down, sucked into the heart of the construction the channellers have built within the regio. A gate of shining mithril and aquamarine crystal, carved with runes and sigils inlaid with ilium. Twenty feet tall, twenty feet wide, it marks a space within which can be seen a light so potent it is impossible to look at directly, but there is movement within. Even as the Imperial heroes press closer, the Grand Archon of the Silence Arc, the last Grand Archon still in the Empire, gives voice to a terrible cry of their own raising their arms... and a dozen fresh ''scions'' of the Cold Sun step through the gate, out of whatever chamber lies on the other side, onto Imperial soil. Despite the [[alignment#enmity\|wards]] that lie across the Empire thanks to the power of the [[Conclave]], the Silence Arc have torn open this regio, in the wilds of Hahnmark, to allow their fellows to cross from the realm of Day to continue the invasion of the Empire. Thousands of them, ready to continue their master's crazed plan to bring oblivion to the whole of creation.

	But it's too late. The Silence Arc have taken too long, and underestimated the Imperial armies ranged against them. The Grand Archon falls, peppered with arrows, as do the channellers arranged in a tight circle around the gate. Their magic is clearly not fully woven, not properly anchored to the structure they have built.		But it's too late. The Silence Arc have taken too long, and underestimated the Imperial armies ranged against them. The Grand Archon falls, peppered with arrows, as do the channellers arranged in a tight circle around the gate. Their magic is clearly not fully woven, not properly anchored to the structure they have built.
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	The region of Kronemark has gained the ''Sungate'' quality representing the magical disaster constructed where the Tower of the Eagle once stood. The [[steading\|steadings]] that made up Rhonwen's Fall have been destroyed, and much of the ancient artwork found there damaged or ruined by the ''scions''.		The region of Kronemark has gained the ''Sungate'' quality representing the magical disaster constructed where the Tower of the Eagle once stood. The [[steading\|steadings]] that made up Rhonwen's Fall have been destroyed, and much of the ancient artwork found there damaged or ruined by the ''scions''.

	The regio once marked by the Tower of the Eagle has been permanently altered. While Cold Sun is under the [[alignment#enmity\|enmity]] of the [[~~Imperial~~ Conclave]] it is quiescent. Should that enmity be relaxed to [[alignment#Neutrality\|neutrality]] or [[Alignment#Amity\|amity]], the eternal would be able to send at least one army of ''scions'' through, perhaps more depending on how long the enmity were relaxed for. Dismantling the gate at the Tower of the Eagle is currently impossible; the regio will quickly kill any living being that gets too close.		The regio once marked by the Tower of the Eagle has been permanently altered. While Cold Sun is under the [[alignment#enmity\|enmity]] of the [[Conclave]] it is quiescent. Should that enmity be relaxed to [[alignment#Neutrality\|neutrality]] or [[Alignment#Amity\|amity]], the eternal would be able to send at least one army of ''scions'' through, perhaps more depending on how long the enmity were relaxed for. Dismantling the gate at the Tower of the Eagle is currently impossible; the regio will quickly kill any living being that gets too close.

	There is also an unsettling concern that this is only the regio the Empire ''knows'' about. A ''lot'' of [[mithril]] and [[ilium]] fell into the hands of the ''scions'' during the first months of the incursion and it is possible that similar nascent gateways may have been established in out-of-the-way places. Almost certainly not on the same scale as that in Hahnmark - a pillar of fire reaching to the sky would be hard to miss - but a potential threat should the Conclave decide to remove enmity from the eternal... or should enemies of the Empire find a way to force one open in spite of the Conclave.		There is also an unsettling concern that this is only the regio the Empire ''knows'' about. A ''lot'' of [[mithril]] and [[ilium]] fell into the hands of the ''scions'' during the first months of the incursion and it is possible that similar nascent gateways may have been established in out-of-the-way places. Almost certainly not on the same scale as that in Hahnmark - a pillar of fire reaching to the sky would be hard to miss - but a potential threat should the Conclave decide to remove enmity from the eternal... or should enemies of the Empire find a way to force one open in spite of the Conclave.

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	<div style="float:left; width: 600px; clear: right;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Red Sky at night.jpg\|caption=Two armies of ''scions'' remain in the Empire; the [[Cold Sun]] is setting but it will not be extinguished without sacrifice.\|align=right\|width=600}}</div> {{audio\|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0WZSQ63f-8}}		<div style="float:left; width: 600px; clear: right;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Red Sky at night.jpg\|caption=Two armies of ''scions'' remain in the Empire; the [[Cold Sun]] is setting but it will not be extinguished without sacrifice.\|align=right\|width=600}}</div> {{audio\|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0WZSQ63f-8}}
	==Saros==		==Saros==
	It's been barely a year since the [[Ruin#Battle_and_Sorrow\|first ~~appearence~~]] of the ''scions'' of [[Cold Sun]]. Since their initial probing assaults, they have brought immeasurable suffering to the people of the Empire in their pursuit of oblivion. Warbands of heralds gave way to entire armies, bringing devastation to territories otherwise assumed to be safe from attack.		It's been barely a year since the [[Ruin#Battle_and_Sorrow\|first appearance]] of the ''scions'' of [[Cold Sun]]. Since their initial probing assaults, they have brought immeasurable suffering to the people of the Empire in their pursuit of oblivion. Warbands of heralds gave way to entire armies, bringing devastation to territories otherwise assumed to be safe from attack.

	The Spring Equinox just passed saw heroes aided by [[Ossegrahn\|Lord Rain]] blunt the terrible dying curse of the [[Eclipse#Winnowers\|Winnowers]] in [[Bastion]], and attempt to [[Eclipse#Hammer_Blows_(Karov)\|protect the Haamrikoht Stone]] in [[Karov]]. The battle against Cold Sun is not solely a clash of arms; in [[Segura]] artists and musicians worked with [[Lashonar]] to [[Dream_to_me#Lashonar_(Conjunction)\|build a beacon]] to draw in the scattered ''scion'' warbands and allow them to be destroyed by Freeborn warriors. Yet every victory against Cold Sun has been hard-fought, has been paid for in blood sacrificed to protect the people, the soul, of the Empire. The [[Imperial Orcs]] know that particularly well - a desperate attempt to [[Eclipse#Doorways_(Skarsind)\|intercept ''scions'']] in [[Skarsind]] saw many brave warriors fall, and the remnants of the [[Eclipse#Still_Walkers\|Still Walkers]] destroy themselves to unleash devastating unseasonal storms across the territory.		The Spring Equinox just passed saw heroes aided by [[Ossegrahn\|Lord Rain]] blunt the terrible dying curse of the [[Eclipse#Winnowers\|Winnowers]] in [[Bastion]], and attempt to [[Eclipse#Hammer_Blows_(Karov)\|protect the Haamrikoht Stone]] in [[Karov]]. The battle against Cold Sun is not solely a clash of arms; in [[Segura]] artists and musicians worked with [[Lashonar]] to [[Dream_to_me#Lashonar_(Conjunction)\|build a beacon]] to draw in the scattered ''scion'' warbands and allow them to be destroyed by Freeborn warriors. Yet every victory against Cold Sun has been hard-fought, has been paid for in blood sacrificed to protect the people, the soul, of the Empire. The [[Imperial Orcs]] know that particularly well - a desperate attempt to [[Eclipse#Doorways_(Skarsind)\|intercept ''scions'']] in [[Skarsind]] saw many brave warriors fall, and the remnants of the [[Eclipse#Still_Walkers\|Still Walkers]] destroy themselves to unleash devastating unseasonal storms across the territory.

Hailmur: /* Pale Shadows (Miekarova) */

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Pale Shadows (Miekarova)

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	* '''This skirmish is a [[Accessibility#Combat_Highly_Likely\|combat highly likely]] encounter'''		* '''This skirmish is a [[Accessibility#Combat_Highly_Likely\|combat highly likely]] encounter'''
	* '''The ''Master of Ice and Darkness'' is responsible for stopping the ''scions'''''		* '''The ''Master of Ice and Darkness'' is responsible for stopping the ''scions'''''
	Shortly before the Spring Equinox the Blade of Skies were [[Eclipse#Game_Information:_Blade_of_Skies\|broken]] by the combined wrath of the Iron Helms, Northern Eagle, and the Quiet Step. Only scattered remnants of ''scions'' remained; most were hunted down by the soldiers, some were left to the schlacta and wardens to deal with, but a few remained. The largest group of which travelled north into Miekarova. Towards the [[Master_of_Ice_and_Darkness#The_Icy_Crag_of_the_Eternal_Sun\|Icy Crag of the Eternal Sun]]. There is uncertainty among the cabalists who discuss the matter; what could the ''scions'' possibly hope to gain? The force is too small to threaten the college of magic, especially if the heralds of the [[Jaheris\|King of the Forest of Arden]] help defend it.		Shortly before the Spring Equinox the Blade of Skies were [[Eclipse#Game_Information:_Blade_of_Skies\|broken]] by the combined wrath of the Iron Helms, Northern Eagle, and the Quiet Step. Only scattered remnants of ''scions'' remained; most were hunted down by the soldiers, some were left to the schlacta and wardens to deal with, but a few remained. The largest group of which travelled north into [[Miekarova]]. Towards the [[Master_of_Ice_and_Darkness#The_Icy_Crag_of_the_Eternal_Sun\|Icy Crag of the Eternal Sun]]. There is uncertainty among the cabalists who discuss the matter; what could the ''scions'' possibly hope to gain? The force is too small to threaten the college of magic, especially if the heralds of the [[Jaheris\|King of the Forest of Arden]] help defend it.

	The answer comes shortly before the summit: the ''scions'' - invested as they are with the same potency as the Blade of Skies - will break the high hill that overlooks Volchitrava and cause significant damage to the Icy Crag. Given that this is a direct threat to the Icy Crag of the Eternal Sun it is the responsibility of the [[Master of Ice and Darkness]], '''Ceinwen Eternal''', to stop the ''scions''. On hearing of the threat [[Jaheris\|Silverbrow]] dispatched one of his swift messengers to deliver a small package of aid to the Master, in his capacity as patron of the college. ('''OOC Note:''' The Master will find a number of [[Vis#Golden Apples\|golden apples]], a couple of potions, and a ribbon for a [[:Category:Rods\|rod]] in their pack)		The answer comes shortly before the summit: the ''scions'' - invested as they are with the same potency as the Blade of Skies - will break the high hill that overlooks Volchitrava and cause significant damage to the Icy Crag. Given that this is a direct threat to the Icy Crag of the Eternal Sun it is the responsibility of the [[Master of Ice and Darkness]], '''Ceinwen Eternal''', to stop the ''scions''. On hearing of the threat [[Jaheris\|Silverbrow]] dispatched one of his swift messengers to deliver a small package of aid to the Master, in his capacity as patron of the college. ('''OOC Note:''' The Master will find a number of [[Vis#Golden Apples\|golden apples]], a couple of potions, and a ribbon for a [[:Category:Rods\|rod]] in their pack)

Novemberalice at 10:21, 21 July 2024

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	[[Category:Recent History]] [[Category:386YE Summer]] [[Category:Military Council]]		[[Category:Recent History]] [[Category:386YE Summer]] [[Category:Military Council]]
	<div style="float:left; width: 600px; clear: right;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Red Sky at night.jpg\|caption=Two armies of ''scions'' remain in the Empire; the [[Cold Sun]] is setting but it will not be extinguished without sacrifice.\|align=right\|width=600}}</div>		<div style="float:left; width: 600px; clear: right;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Red Sky at night.jpg\|caption=Two armies of ''scions'' remain in the Empire; the [[Cold Sun]] is setting but it will not be extinguished without sacrifice.\|align=right\|width=600}}</div> {{audio\|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0WZSQ63f-8}}
	==Saros==		==Saros==
	It's been barely a year since the [[Ruin#Battle_and_Sorrow\|first appearence]] of the ''scions'' of [[Cold Sun]]. Since their initial probing assaults, they have brought immeasurable suffering to the people of the Empire in their pursuit of oblivion. Warbands of heralds gave way to entire armies, bringing devastation to territories otherwise assumed to be safe from attack.		It's been barely a year since the [[Ruin#Battle_and_Sorrow\|first appearence]] of the ''scions'' of [[Cold Sun]]. Since their initial probing assaults, they have brought immeasurable suffering to the people of the Empire in their pursuit of oblivion. Warbands of heralds gave way to entire armies, bringing devastation to territories otherwise assumed to be safe from attack.

Hailmur at 13:17, 15 July 2024

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	It's been barely a year since the [[Ruin#Battle_and_Sorrow\|first appearence]] of the ''scions'' of [[Cold Sun]]. Since their initial probing assaults, they have brought immeasurable suffering to the people of the Empire in their pursuit of oblivion. Warbands of heralds gave way to entire armies, bringing devastation to territories otherwise assumed to be safe from attack.		It's been barely a year since the [[Ruin#Battle_and_Sorrow\|first appearence]] of the ''scions'' of [[Cold Sun]]. Since their initial probing assaults, they have brought immeasurable suffering to the people of the Empire in their pursuit of oblivion. Warbands of heralds gave way to entire armies, bringing devastation to territories otherwise assumed to be safe from attack.

	The Spring Equinox just passed saw heroes aided by [[Ossegrahn\|Lord Rain]] blunt the terrible dying curse of the [[Eclipse#Winnowers\|Winnowers]] in [[Bastion]], and [[Eclipse#Hammer_Blows_(Karov)\|protect the Haamrikoht Stone]] in [[Karov]]. The battle against Cold Sun is not solely a clash of arms; in [[Segura]] artists and musicians worked with [[Lashonar]] to [[Dream_to_me#Lashonar_(Conjunction)\|build a beacon]] to draw in the scattered ''scion'' warbands and allow them to be destroyed by Freeborn warriors. Yet every victory against Cold Sun has been hard-fought, has been paid for in blood sacrificed to protect the people, the soul, of the Empire. The [[Imperial Orcs]] know that particularly well - a desperate attempt to [[Eclipse#Doorways_(Skarsind)\|intercept ''scions'']] in [[Skarsind]] saw many brave warriors fall, and the remnants of the [[Eclipse#Still_Walkers\|Still Walkers]] destroy themselves to unleash devastating unseasonal storms across the territory.		The Spring Equinox just passed saw heroes aided by [[Ossegrahn\|Lord Rain]] blunt the terrible dying curse of the [[Eclipse#Winnowers\|Winnowers]] in [[Bastion]], and attempt to [[Eclipse#Hammer_Blows_(Karov)\|protect the Haamrikoht Stone]] in [[Karov]]. The battle against Cold Sun is not solely a clash of arms; in [[Segura]] artists and musicians worked with [[Lashonar]] to [[Dream_to_me#Lashonar_(Conjunction)\|build a beacon]] to draw in the scattered ''scion'' warbands and allow them to be destroyed by Freeborn warriors. Yet every victory against Cold Sun has been hard-fought, has been paid for in blood sacrificed to protect the people, the soul, of the Empire. The [[Imperial Orcs]] know that particularly well - a desperate attempt to [[Eclipse#Doorways_(Skarsind)\|intercept ''scions'']] in [[Skarsind]] saw many brave warriors fall, and the remnants of the [[Eclipse#Still_Walkers\|Still Walkers]] destroy themselves to unleash devastating unseasonal storms across the territory.

	While there are still several warbands of ''scions'' at large within the borders of the Empire, one by one the armies drawn from the Day realm have fallen to the courage of Imperial soldiers. After the Spring Equinox only two remained at large; the Empty Hands in [[Miaren]], and the Silence Arc in [[Hahnmark]].		While there are still several warbands of ''scions'' at large within the borders of the Empire, one by one the armies drawn from the Day realm have fallen to the courage of Imperial soldiers. After the Spring Equinox only two remained at large; the Empty Hands in [[Miaren]], and the Silence Arc in [[Hahnmark]].

Rosemary: /* Participation: Miaren and Hahnmark */

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Participation: Miaren and Hahnmark

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	==Participation: Miaren and Hahnmark==		==Participation: Miaren and Hahnmark==
	If your [[military unit]] was assigned to support the Quiet Step, you may have been present at the Battle of Rhonwen's Fall. If you wish you may email [mailto:plot@profounddecisions.co.uk plot] with your CID before the 19<sup>th</sup> of July and ask for a lingering traumatic wound to be included in your pack. This will represent either lasting damage to sight or hearing, or injuries inflicted by the unravelling Day magic. Be aware that while it will be treatable, if this ~~would~~ is not healed by the end of the event the effects of some of these injuries might prove fatal.		If your [[military unit]] was assigned to support the Quiet Step, you may have been present at the Battle of Rhonwen's Fall. If you wish you may email [mailto:plot@profounddecisions.co.uk plot] with your CID before the 19<sup>th</sup> of July and ask for a lingering traumatic wound to be included in your pack. This will represent either lasting damage to sight or hearing, or injuries inflicted by the unravelling Day magic. Be aware that while it will be treatable, if this wound is not healed by the end of the event the effects of some of these injuries might prove fatal.

	If your [[military unit]] was assigned to support one of the Imperial armies fighting Cold Sun in Hahnmark this season (Summer Storm, Autumn Hammers, Granite Pillar), or the Beacons of Hahnmark, you may have been present at the Battle of the Tower of the Eagle. When the gate constructed by the Silence Arc was disrupted, the energies unleashed hammered everyone nearby. If you wish you may email [mailto:plot@profounddecisions.co.uk plot] with your CID before the 19<sup>th</sup> of July and ask for a lingering traumatic wound to be included in your pack. This will represent either injuries inflicted by the unravelling Day magic or damage to your senses from the light and noise involved. While it will be treatable, if it is not healed by the end of the event the effects of these injuries may well prove fatal.		If your [[military unit]] was assigned to support one of the Imperial armies fighting Cold Sun in Hahnmark this season (Summer Storm, Autumn Hammers, Granite Pillar), or the Beacons of Hahnmark, you may have been present at the Battle of the Tower of the Eagle. When the gate constructed by the Silence Arc was disrupted, the energies unleashed hammered everyone nearby. If you wish you may email [mailto:plot@profounddecisions.co.uk plot] with your CID before the 19<sup>th</sup> of July and ask for a lingering traumatic wound to be included in your pack. This will represent either injuries inflicted by the unravelling Day magic or damage to your senses from the light and noise involved. While it will be treatable, if it is not healed by the end of the event the effects of these injuries may well prove fatal.

Dre at 19:01, 13 July 2024

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Rafferty: /* Tower of the Eagle */

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Tower of the Eagle

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	The gate itself is left as ruined as the tower that stood around it – two columns of twisted crystal are all that remains, broken off less than ten feet from the ground. There is no sign of the rest of the structure. Between the two pillars, though, the blue-green radiance persists, a steady, terrible light that spills out. Where it touches the living, it leaves terrible burns, metling skin and flesh, twising bones, burning anyone who gets too close. The surviving soldiers retreat back, and those who are not focused on the matter of getting away from the corrosive light marvel at the fact that not a single ''scion'' seems to have survived the battle at the Tower of the Eagle. A couple of warbands that were elsewhere when the tower fell, might endure, perhaps, but the vast majority of the ''scions'' are no more, blasted to ashes by their own collapsing gateway.		The gate itself is left as ruined as the tower that stood around it – two columns of twisted crystal are all that remains, broken off less than ten feet from the ground. There is no sign of the rest of the structure. Between the two pillars, though, the blue-green radiance persists, a steady, terrible light that spills out. Where it touches the living, it leaves terrible burns, metling skin and flesh, twising bones, burning anyone who gets too close. The surviving soldiers retreat back, and those who are not focused on the matter of getting away from the corrosive light marvel at the fact that not a single ''scion'' seems to have survived the battle at the Tower of the Eagle. A couple of warbands that were elsewhere when the tower fell, might endure, perhaps, but the vast majority of the ''scions'' are no more, blasted to ashes by their own collapsing gateway.

	The soldiers don't know it yet, as they count the cost of this terrible battle, but the destruction of the Silence Arc marks the end of the Cold Sun incursion. There are still warbands here and there, remnants of other armies or of those groups that came across in the initial flurry when the [[~~Hhining~~ like fire\|gates of Day were thrown open]], but they are few and far between, and getting rarer. Hunted. On the run, at the mercy of the heroes who will not let them regroup, who will not risk the Cold Sun rising again, not while there are Imperial champions to oppose it.		The soldiers don't know it yet, as they count the cost of this terrible battle, but the destruction of the Silence Arc marks the end of the Cold Sun incursion. There are still warbands here and there, remnants of other armies or of those groups that came across in the initial flurry when the [[Shining like fire\|gates of Day were thrown open]], but they are few and far between, and getting rarer. Hunted. On the run, at the mercy of the heroes who will not let them regroup, who will not risk the Cold Sun rising again, not while there are Imperial champions to oppose it.

	==Coda==		==Coda==

Rafferty: /* Tower of the Eagle */

2024-07-13T17:32:25Z

Tower of the Eagle

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	The Highborn fight with virtue as their shield and sword alike; they have faced three armies of ''scions'', and now they will ensure that the heralds are driven back to the demesne of their crazed master. Cold Sun has sought to slaughter the virtuous of the Empire, to tear at their spirit, for almost a year. The first army of Highguard will not rest until their threat has been ended once and for all.		The Highborn fight with virtue as their shield and sword alike; they have faced three armies of ''scions'', and now they will ensure that the heralds are driven back to the demesne of their crazed master. Cold Sun has sought to slaughter the virtuous of the Empire, to tear at their spirit, for almost a year. The first army of Highguard will not rest until their threat has been ended once and for all.

	As well as the armies, four thousand independent warriors fight alongside them. The majority battle with the Summer Storm, but a few with each of the armies and a couple of Wintermark champions still battling beneath the light of the Hahnmark beacons. They are also joined by the host of the red bear - the same powerful ursine heralds from the realm of [[Cathan Canae]] who fought in the defence of Valashal, called to battle the enemies of Wintermark in acknowledgement of the heroism of the nations warriors.		As well as the armies, four thousand independent warriors fight alongside them. The majority battle with the Summer Storm, but a few with each of the armies and a couple of Wintermark champions still battling beneath the light of the Hahnmark beacons. They are also joined by the host of the red bear - the same powerful ursine heralds from the realm of [[Cathan Canae]] who fought in the defence of Valashal, called to battle the enemies of Wintermark in [[Begins_where_it_ends#Cathan_Canae\|acknowledgement]] of the [[heroism]] of the nations warriors.

	For their part, the Silence Arc are gathered at the ''Tower of the Eagle''. The old ruin, a tumbledown tower atop a hill that was once a beacon, marks the location of a powerful [[regio]] aligned with the Day realm. Three thousand scions have encamped around the tower, raising defences and clearly preparing to face the assault of Imperial forces. Why here? Why now? The Summer Storm saw the destructive force unleashed by the [[Eclipse#Still Walkers\|Still Walkers]] firsthand; they have reason to be worried about what the Silence Arc may be planning.		For their part, the Silence Arc are gathered at the ''Tower of the Eagle''. The old ruin, a tumbledown tower atop a hill that was once a beacon, marks the location of a powerful [[regio]] aligned with the Day realm. Three thousand scions have encamped around the tower, raising defences and clearly preparing to face the assault of Imperial forces. Why here? Why now? The Summer Storm saw the destructive force unleashed by the [[Eclipse#Still Walkers\|Still Walkers]] firsthand; they have reason to be worried about what the Silence Arc may be planning.