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Rafferty: /* Further Reading */

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GuiltyConscience: /* Fleisardh */

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Fleisardh

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	===Fleisardh===		===Fleisardh===
	'''Qualities:''' Coastal, Uncooperative, [[Region_qualities#Under_Threat\|Under threat]] (Grendel)<br>		'''Qualities:''' Coastal, [[Region_qualities#Uncooperative\|Uncooperative]], [[Region_qualities#Under_Threat\|Under threat]] (Grendel)<br>
	Fleisardh is the original home of the Brine Turtles, one of the [[Grendel_look_and_feel#Broken_Shores_Septs\|major septs]] of the Broken Shore and the core of the army of the same name. Their town of Fioroult is built next to the lake that feeds the "''blood river''" and is sprawling and dangerous. The lake is fresh water, but there is something in the earth in eastern Mareave that rapidly makes the water undrinkable, tainting it with a crimson hue and making it splash sluggishly - like blood - into the Bay of Catazar. The Brine Turtles maintain a very public town watch but the town is large enough and filled with enough ramshackle dwellings that there are three times as many snickets as there are clear roads and every one of them is potentially deadly. There is a small and close-knit group of "''alleywalkers''" who serve a similar function to the [[Thief-taker\|thief-takers]] of the Imperial Orcs. The [[#Blood_River_Colossi\|Blood River Colossi]] stand as sentinels looking out over the Bay of Catazar.		Fleisardh is the original home of the Brine Turtles, one of the [[Grendel_look_and_feel#Broken_Shores_Septs\|major septs]] of the Broken Shore and the core of the army of the same name. Their town of Fioroult is built next to the lake that feeds the "''blood river''" and is sprawling and dangerous. The lake is fresh water, but there is something in the earth in eastern Mareave that rapidly makes the water undrinkable, tainting it with a crimson hue and making it splash sluggishly - like blood - into the Bay of Catazar. The Brine Turtles maintain a very public town watch but the town is large enough and filled with enough ramshackle dwellings that there are three times as many snickets as there are clear roads and every one of them is potentially deadly. There is a small and close-knit group of "''alleywalkers''" who serve a similar function to the [[Thief-taker\|thief-takers]] of the Imperial Orcs. The [[#Blood_River_Colossi\|Blood River Colossi]] stand as sentinels looking out over the Bay of Catazar.

GuiltyConscience: /* Lighthouse of Icarion (Destroyed) */

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Lighthouse of Icarion (Destroyed)

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	{{anchor\|Lighthouse of Icarion}}		{{anchor\|Lighthouse of Icarion}}
	===Lighthouse of Icarion (Destroyed)===		===Lighthouse of Icarion (Destroyed)===
	[[#Icarion\|Icarion]] was the site of several ruins dating back to the days when [[Urizen]] held part of Mareave. The cliff-top buildings were clearly built in the Urizen style, but were at one point converted for use by the Grendel. The Lighthouse at Icarion was the largest and most striking of these ruins - a small settlement ~~build~~ around a seven-sided lighthouse constructed with [[white granite]], topped by a globe of [[tempest jade]]. There was no light shining from the globe - the lightstone was ~~presuambly~~ lost long ago.		[[#Icarion\|Icarion]] was the site of several ruins dating back to the days when [[Urizen]] held part of Mareave. The cliff-top buildings were clearly built in the Urizen style, but were at one point converted for use by the Grendel. The Lighthouse at Icarion was the largest and most striking of these ruins - a small settlement built around a seven-sided lighthouse constructed with [[white granite]], topped by a globe of [[tempest jade]]. There was no light shining from the globe - the lightstone was presumably lost long ago.

	The Lighthouse of Icarion was, unfortunately, the most prominent casualty of [[Spring magic]] unleashed in Mareave following the Summer Solstice 388YE. Along with ruins across the territory, it was [[A_wizard_did_it#Rains_in_Mareave\|unmade]] by a wave of fertility and fecundity. All that remains of the lighthouse and its settlement are a few piles of rubble overgrown with orange flowers and scrubby grass.		The Lighthouse of Icarion was, unfortunately, the most prominent casualty of [[Spring magic]] unleashed in Mareave following the Summer Solstice 388YE. Along with ruins across the territory, it was [[A_wizard_did_it#Rains_in_Mareave\|unmade]] by a wave of fertility and fecundity. All that remains of the lighthouse and its settlement are a few piles of rubble overgrown with orange flowers and scrubby grass.
	{{anchor\|Blood River Colossi}}		{{anchor\|Blood River Colossi}}

	===Blood River Colossi (Destroyed)===		===Blood River Colossi (Destroyed)===
	Two giant statues once stood on the coast facing the sea, each about fifty feet tall. The weathered statues depicted humanoid figures with human faces and the remnants of what might have once been a spear of a staff. They flanked a waterfall that cascades into the Bay of Catazar with dark red-brown polluted water. The rising water level had eroded the left foot of the northern statue, putting it at risk of falling to the sea. Despite their condition, the statues remained an impressive sight.		Two giant statues once stood on the coast facing the sea, each about fifty feet tall. The weathered statues depicted humanoid figures with human faces and the remnants of what might have once been a spear of a staff. They flanked a waterfall that cascades into the Bay of Catazar with dark red-brown polluted water. The rising water level had eroded the left foot of the northern statue, putting it at risk of falling to the sea. Despite their condition, the statues remained an impressive sight.

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	===The Twinned Trading Posts===		===The Twinned Trading Posts===
	The Twinned Trading Posts, in Sinfoyard and Icarion respectively, were [[Construct Beoraidh Trading Post\|built]] shortly after the Spring Equinox 388YE, following a [[A_knock_at_the_door#Salt_and_Beef\|proposal]] put forward by ''Rubhart Kaltrin'', as the Ambassador to the Empire. The trading posts encourage the trade of salt and ores from Beoraidh for salt beef, tallow, and other cattle-based products from the [[Shepherd_of_the_Southern_Herd\|southern herd]] and beyond.		The Twinned Trading Posts, in Sinfoyard and Icarion respectively, were [[Construct Beoraidh Trading Post\|built]] shortly after the Spring Equinox 388YE, following a [[A_knock_at_the_door#Salt_and_Beef\|proposal]] put forward by ''Rubhart Kaltrin'', as the Ambassador to the Empire. The trading posts encourage the trade of salt and ores from Beoraidh for salt beef, tallow, and other cattle-based products from the [[Shepherd_of_the_Southern_Herd\|southern herd]] and beyond.
			{{anchor\|Lighthouse of Icarion}}
	{{anchor\|~~Blood River Colossi~~}}		===Lighthouse of Icarion (Destroyed)===
	===~~The~~ Lighthouse of Icarion (Destroyed)===
	[[#Icarion\|Icarion]] was the site of several ruins dating back to the days when [[Urizen]] held part of Mareave. The cliff-top buildings were clearly built in the Urizen style, but were at one point converted for use by the Grendel. The Lighthouse at Icarion was the largest and most striking of these ruins - a small settlement build around a seven-sided lighthouse constructed with [[white granite]], topped by a globe of [[tempest jade]]. There was no light shining from the globe - the lightstone was presuambly lost long ago.		[[#Icarion\|Icarion]] was the site of several ruins dating back to the days when [[Urizen]] held part of Mareave. The cliff-top buildings were clearly built in the Urizen style, but were at one point converted for use by the Grendel. The Lighthouse at Icarion was the largest and most striking of these ruins - a small settlement build around a seven-sided lighthouse constructed with [[white granite]], topped by a globe of [[tempest jade]]. There was no light shining from the globe - the lightstone was presuambly lost long ago.

	The Lighthouse of Icarion was, unfortunately, the most prominent casualty of [[Spring magic]] unleashed in Mareave following the Summer Solstice 388YE. Along with ruins across the territory, it was [[A_wizard_did_it#Rains_in_Mareave\|unmade]] by a wave of fertility and fecundity. All that remains of the lighthouse and its settlement are a few piles of rubble overgrown with orange flowers and scrubby grass.		The Lighthouse of Icarion was, unfortunately, the most prominent casualty of [[Spring magic]] unleashed in Mareave following the Summer Solstice 388YE. Along with ruins across the territory, it was [[A_wizard_did_it#Rains_in_Mareave\|unmade]] by a wave of fertility and fecundity. All that remains of the lighthouse and its settlement are a few piles of rubble overgrown with orange flowers and scrubby grass.
			{{anchor\|Blood River Colossi}}
	===Blood River Colossi (Destroyed)===		===Blood River Colossi (Destroyed)===
	Two giant statues once stood on the coast facing the sea, each about fifty feet tall. The weathered statues depicted humanoid figures with human faces and the remnants of what might have once been a spear of a staff. They flanked a waterfall that cascades into the Bay of Catazar with dark red-brown polluted water. The rising water level had eroded the left foot of the northern statue, putting it at risk of falling to the sea. Despite their condition, the statues remained an impressive sight.		Two giant statues once stood on the coast facing the sea, each about fifty feet tall. The weathered statues depicted humanoid figures with human faces and the remnants of what might have once been a spear of a staff. They flanked a waterfall that cascades into the Bay of Catazar with dark red-brown polluted water. The rising water level had eroded the left foot of the northern statue, putting it at risk of falling to the sea. Despite their condition, the statues remained an impressive sight.

Rafferty: /* Further Reading */

2026-08-13T12:36:45Z

Rafferty: /* Eoradal */

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Eoradal

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	===Eoradal===		===Eoradal===
	'''Qualities:''' Hills, Ruins, Foreigners (Uthni)<br>		'''Qualities:''' Hills, Ruins, Foreigners (Uthni)<br>
	Eoradal is a region of gentle foothills that slowly rise the further eastwards; the great mountains that are the border to Skoura continue southwards and dominate the horizon. There are ruins here in a style reminiscent of the [[Mountains_of_the_Moon#Zanaeti_Tunnels_and_the_Skouran_Embassy\|Skouran embassy]] in the Mountains of the Moon - clearly they are all that remains of the [[Skoura\|Skourans]] that held the region hundreds of years ago. The ruins are clustered around the border to Skoura and lead deeper into the mountains. The [[#Great_Aqueduct\|Great Aqueduct]] that provides water and irrigation to the depths of the arid region has also helped support the founding of a new settlement amid the ruins of the old town of Eoradal, a settlement that now grows larger every day.		Eoradal is a region of gentle foothills that slowly rise the further eastwards; the great mountains that are the border to Skoura continue southwards and dominate the horizon. There are ruins here in a style reminiscent of the [[Mountains_of_the_Moon#Zanaeti_Tunnels_and_the_Skouran_Embassy\|Skouran embassy]] in the Mountains of the Moon - clearly they are all that remains of the [[Skoura\|Skourans]] that held the region hundreds of years ago. The ruins are clustered around the border to Skoura and lead deeper into the mountains. The [[#Great_Aqueduct\|Great Aqueduct]] that provides water and irrigation to the depths of the arid region has also helped support the founding of a new settlement amid the ruins of the old town of Eoradal, a settlement that now grows larger every day. It's likely that the industry that accompanied this growth is one reason that many of the ruins of central Eoradal survived the Spring magic that swept away the remnants of Icarion and Naris - supernatual vegetation was cleared before it could take hold - but outside of the are around the aqueduct and Rucarion's Redoubt, there are no significant ruins left in Eoradal.

	Prior to the Imperial invasion the folk of Eoradal were mostly orcs who did well out of offering service to the Grendel. Though they were rewarded with land and privileges for serving the Salt Lords, for the most part they had little actual ''affection'' for them. The main problem faced by the Imperial Orcs was that the Eoradal families expected the Salt Lords to return at any moment, and anticipated both great rewards for staying “true” to their former masters' ([[Grendel_religion#Fidelity\|Fidelity]]), and punishment if they threw their lot in with the Empire too readily ([[Grendel_religion#Retribution\|Retribution]]). Foremost among the Eoradal orcs resisting the Empire were the ''Uthni'', a widely extended family native to Eoradal who claim a strong connection to the Grendel ancestor [[Grendel_religion#Rucraic_-_The_Storm_Lord\|Rucraic the Storm Lord]].		Prior to the Imperial invasion the folk of Eoradal were mostly orcs who did well out of offering service to the Grendel. Though they were rewarded with land and privileges for serving the Salt Lords, for the most part they had little actual ''affection'' for them. The main problem faced by the Imperial Orcs was that the Eoradal families expected the Salt Lords to return at any moment, and anticipated both great rewards for staying “true” to their former masters' ([[Grendel_religion#Fidelity\|Fidelity]]), and punishment if they threw their lot in with the Empire too readily ([[Grendel_religion#Retribution\|Retribution]]). Foremost among the Eoradal orcs resisting the Empire were the ''Uthni'', a widely extended family native to Eoradal who claim a strong connection to the Grendel ancestor [[Grendel_religion#Rucraic_-_The_Storm_Lord\|Rucraic the Storm Lord]].

Rafferty: /* Icarion */

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Icarion

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	===Icarion===		===Icarion===
	'''Quality:''' Hills<br>		'''Quality:''' Hills<br>
	The hills of [[Spiral#Apulus\|Apulus]] extend down into Icarion and dominate the region. Icarion, like Nadir to the east, is sparsely populated - beyond a handful of mining settlements there are a few small camps making full use of the neglected ruins of the [[Mareave_and_Urizen#Before_the_Empire\|former spires]] of Urizen. The mining settlements deliver wagons of iron and copper, along with crates of [[orichalcum]] and [[green iron]] down to the town of Aghnayadh in Sinfoyard. On the ~~coast stands~~ the ~~ruins of~~ the [[#~~Urizen lighthouse~~\|~~lighthouse~~]].		The hills of [[Spiral#Apulus\|Apulus]] extend down into Icarion and dominate the region. Icarion, like Nadir to the east, is sparsely populated - beyond a handful of mining settlements there are a few small camps making full use of the neglected ruins of the [[Mareave_and_Urizen#Before_the_Empire\|former spires]] of Urizen. The mining settlements deliver wagons of iron and copper, along with crates of [[orichalcum]] and [[green iron]] down to the town of Aghnayadh in Sinfoyard.

			After the Spring Equinox 388YE, a wave of [[Spring magic]] washed across Mareave, apparently created by a confluence of a [[Rivers of Life\|curse]] and the ongoing [[Things go awry\|magical chaos]] related in some fashion to the [[astronomancy\|astronomantic]] [[astronomancy#Constellations\|constellations]]. The magic wreaked havoc on the ruins of Icarion, causing them to be enshrouded with plants that ultimately tore them apart. By the time of the Summer Solstice, evidence of Urizen, Skouran, and Grendel habitation here was reduced to piles of rubble, scrubby grass, and scattered orange flowers.

	===Nadir===		===Nadir===

Rafferty: /* The Lighthouse of Icarion */

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The Lighthouse of Icarion

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	The Twinned Trading Posts, in Sinfoyard and Icarion respectively, were [[Construct Beoraidh Trading Post\|built]] shortly after the Spring Equinox 388YE, following a [[A_knock_at_the_door#Salt_and_Beef\|proposal]] put forward by ''Rubhart Kaltrin'', as the Ambassador to the Empire. The trading posts encourage the trade of salt and ores from Beoraidh for salt beef, tallow, and other cattle-based products from the [[Shepherd_of_the_Southern_Herd\|southern herd]] and beyond.		The Twinned Trading Posts, in Sinfoyard and Icarion respectively, were [[Construct Beoraidh Trading Post\|built]] shortly after the Spring Equinox 388YE, following a [[A_knock_at_the_door#Salt_and_Beef\|proposal]] put forward by ''Rubhart Kaltrin'', as the Ambassador to the Empire. The trading posts encourage the trade of salt and ores from Beoraidh for salt beef, tallow, and other cattle-based products from the [[Shepherd_of_the_Southern_Herd\|southern herd]] and beyond.

	===The Lighthouse of Icarion===		{{anchor\|Blood River Colossi}}
	The cliff-top buildings were ~~originally~~ built in the Urizen style, but were at one point converted for use by the Grendel. The ~~settlement's~~ most striking ~~feature is the~~ seven-sided lighthouse constructed with white granite, topped by a globe of tempest jade. There is no light shining from the globe - the lightstone ~~is either~~ lost ~~or unused~~ by ~~the orcs~~ of the settlement.		===The Lighthouse of Icarion (Destroyed)===
			[[#Icarion\|Icarion]] was the site of several ruins dating back to the days when [[Urizen]] held part of Mareave. The cliff-top buildings were clearly built in the Urizen style, but were at one point converted for use by the Grendel. The Lighthouse at Icarion was the largest and most striking of these ruins - a small settlement build around a seven-sided lighthouse constructed with [[white granite]], topped by a globe of [[tempest jade]]. There was no light shining from the globe - the lightstone was presuambly lost long ago.

			The Lighthouse of Icarion was, unfortunately, the most prominent casualty of [[Spring magic]] unleashed in Mareave following the Summer Solstice 388YE. Along with ruins across the territory, it was [[A_wizard_did_it#Rains_in_Mareave\|unmade]] by a wave of fertility and fecundity. All that remains of the lighthouse and its settlement are a few piles of rubble overgrown with orange flowers and scrubby grass.

	~~{{anchor\|Blood River Colossi}}~~
	===Blood River Colossi (Destroyed)===		===Blood River Colossi (Destroyed)===
	Two giant statues once stood on the coast facing the sea, each about fifty feet tall. The weathered statues depicted humanoid figures with human faces and the remnants of what might have once been a spear of a staff. They flanked a waterfall that cascades into the Bay of Catazar with dark red-brown polluted water. The rising water level had eroded the left foot of the northern statue, putting it at risk of falling to the sea. Despite their condition, the statues remained an impressive sight.		Two giant statues once stood on the coast facing the sea, each about fifty feet tall. The weathered statues depicted humanoid figures with human faces and the remnants of what might have once been a spear of a staff. They flanked a waterfall that cascades into the Bay of Catazar with dark red-brown polluted water. The rising water level had eroded the left foot of the northern statue, putting it at risk of falling to the sea. Despite their condition, the statues remained an impressive sight.

Rafferty: /* Blood River Colossi */ Colossi no more

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Blood River Colossi: Colossi no more

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	The cliff-top buildings were originally built in the Urizen style, but were at one point converted for use by the Grendel. The settlement's most striking feature is the seven-sided lighthouse constructed with white granite, topped by a globe of tempest jade. There is no light shining from the globe - the lightstone is either lost or unused by the orcs of the settlement.		The cliff-top buildings were originally built in the Urizen style, but were at one point converted for use by the Grendel. The settlement's most striking feature is the seven-sided lighthouse constructed with white granite, topped by a globe of tempest jade. There is no light shining from the globe - the lightstone is either lost or unused by the orcs of the settlement.

	===Blood River Colossi===		{{anchor\|Blood River Colossi}}
			===Blood River Colossi (Destroyed)===
	Two giant statues once stood on the coast facing the sea, each about fifty feet tall. The weathered statues depicted humanoid figures with human faces and the remnants of what might have once been a spear of a staff. They flanked a waterfall that cascades into the Bay of Catazar with dark red-brown polluted water. The rising water level had eroded the left foot of the northern statue, putting it at risk of falling to the sea. Despite their condition, the statues remained an impressive sight.		Two giant statues once stood on the coast facing the sea, each about fifty feet tall. The weathered statues depicted humanoid figures with human faces and the remnants of what might have once been a spear of a staff. They flanked a waterfall that cascades into the Bay of Catazar with dark red-brown polluted water. The rising water level had eroded the left foot of the northern statue, putting it at risk of falling to the sea. Despite their condition, the statues remained an impressive sight.

	All this changed during the Winter Solstice 387YE. The [[Grendel]] used awful [[Winter magic]] to cause the Blood River Colossi to crumble and collapse, [[Scarlet_sands#Battle_Opportunity:_Rocks_Fall\|accelerating]] the natural process of erosion using a relic called the ''Hawser of the Drowned''. The impact of the magic was far-reaching - destruction spread from the Colossi along the coast, bringing down the high cliffs that had once protected [[#Fleisardh\|Fleisardh]] from the sea and providing it with an entirely new [[Region_qualities#Coastal\|~~coast~~]].		All this changed during the Winter Solstice 387YE. The [[Grendel]] used awful [[Winter magic]] to cause the Blood River Colossi to crumble and collapse, [[Scarlet_sands#Battle_Opportunity:_Rocks_Fall\|accelerating]] the natural process of erosion using a relic called the ''Hawser of the Drowned''. The impact of the magic was far-reaching - destruction spread from the Colossi along the coast, bringing down the high cliffs that had once protected [[#Fleisardh\|Fleisardh]] from the sea and providing southern Mareave with an entirely new [[Region_qualities#Coastal\|coastline]].

	==Regions==		==Regions==

Rafferty: /* Blood River Colossi */

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Blood River Colossi

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	Two giant statues once stood on the coast facing the sea, each about fifty feet tall. The weathered statues depicted humanoid figures with human faces and the remnants of what might have once been a spear of a staff. They flanked a waterfall that cascades into the Bay of Catazar with dark red-brown polluted water. The rising water level had eroded the left foot of the northern statue, putting it at risk of falling to the sea. Despite their condition, the statues remained an impressive sight.		Two giant statues once stood on the coast facing the sea, each about fifty feet tall. The weathered statues depicted humanoid figures with human faces and the remnants of what might have once been a spear of a staff. They flanked a waterfall that cascades into the Bay of Catazar with dark red-brown polluted water. The rising water level had eroded the left foot of the northern statue, putting it at risk of falling to the sea. Despite their condition, the statues remained an impressive sight.

	All this changed		All this changed during the Winter Solstice 387YE. The [[Grendel]] used awful [[Winter magic]] to cause the Blood River Colossi to crumble and collapse, [[Scarlet_sands#Battle_Opportunity:_Rocks_Fall\|accelerating]] the natural process of erosion using a relic called the ''Hawser of the Drowned''. The impact of the magic was far-reaching - destruction spread from the Colossi along the coast, bringing down the high cliffs that had once protected [[#Fleisardh\|Fleisardh]] from the sea and providing it with an entirely new [[Region_qualities#Coastal\|coast]].

	==Regions==		==Regions==

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	==Further Reading==		==Further Reading==
			* [[Salt lions]] - 388YE Autumn wind of war detailing the military campaign this season
	* [[A_wizard_did_it#Rains_in_Mareave\|A wizard did it]] - 388YE Summer wind of fortune relating to Spring magic in Mareave		* [[A_wizard_did_it#Rains_in_Mareave\|A wizard did it]] - 388YE Summer wind of fortune relating to Spring magic in Mareave
	* [[Mithril and rope]] - 388YE Summer wind of war regarding further clashes over Clisearn		* [[Mithril and rope]] - 388YE Summer wind of war regarding further clashes over Clisearn

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	==Further Reading==		==Further Reading==
			* [[A_wizard_did_it#Rains_in_Mareave\|A wizard did it]] - 388YE Summer wind of fortune relating to Spring magic in Mareave
	* [[Mithril and rope]] - 388YE Summer wind of war regarding further clashes over Clisearn		* [[Mithril and rope]] - 388YE Summer wind of war regarding further clashes over Clisearn
	* [[Wide azure skies]] - 388YE Spring wind of war detailing the renewed Grendel efforts into Clisearn		* [[Wide azure skies]] - 388YE Spring wind of war detailing the renewed Grendel efforts into Clisearn