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	If that happens then the sword scholars will not go down without a fight. Now that their temple has been rebuilt and they have begun to take on new students, their strength grows by the day.		If that happens then the sword scholars will not go down without a fight. Now that their temple has been rebuilt and they have begun to take on new students, their strength grows by the day.

			==Further Reading==
			[[Return of the sword scholars]]

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	In the case of [[Mandate#Competing_Mandates\|competing mandates]], the one with the high margin of success is successful as usual. If it does not also have a greater majority, the mandate is then ineffective thanks to the intervention of the Wisdom assembly and the sword scholars.		In the case of [[Mandate#Competing_Mandates\|competing mandates]], the one with the high margin of success is successful as usual. If it does not also have a greater majority, the mandate is then ineffective thanks to the intervention of the Wisdom assembly and the sword scholars.

	As an example, had the sword scholars not been preoccupied with the completion of the Temple of the Winds, then their influence would have caused a number of mandates enacted [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements\|during the Summer Solstice]] to have failed. This would have included the mandate [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_6\|sending Kaspar Yakovitch to preach to the Sand Fishers]], the mandates supporting [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_7\|Dead Reckoning]] in [[the League]], the [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_28\|Great Dance]] of the [[Navarr]], the [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_47\|legitimacy of shriving]] in [[the Marches]], the [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_50\|Feast of the Broken Wheel]] among the [[the Brass Coast\|Freeborn]], the [[Varushka\|Varushkan]] practice of [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_51\|bargaining with dark powers]], and the Wintermark tradition of [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_71\|interring the dead in the Kallavesa marshes]]; the mandate [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement 27\|encouraging trade with Axos]]; the mandate [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement 121\|encouraging corsairs to raid the Grendel]];and perhaps most ironically, the mandate [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_51\|upholding the right of the Sword Scholars to spread the teachings of Sulemaine]] itself.		As an example, had the sword scholars not been preoccupied with the completion of the Temple of the Winds, then their influence would have caused a number of mandates enacted [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements\|during the Summer Solstice]] to have failed. This would have included the mandate [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_6\|sending Kaspar Yakovitch to preach to the Sand Fishers]], the mandates supporting [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_7\|Dead Reckoning]] in [[the League]], the [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_28\|Great Dance]] of the [[Navarr]], the [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_47\|legitimacy of shriving]] in [[the Marches]], the [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_50\|Feast of the Broken Wheel]] among the [[the Brass Coast\|Freeborn]], the [[Varushka\|Varushkan]] practice of [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_51\|bargaining with dark powers]], and the Wintermark tradition of [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_71\|interring the dead in the Kallavesa marshes]]; the mandate [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement 27\|encouraging trade with Axos]]; the mandate [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement 121\|encouraging corsairs to raid the Grendel]]; and perhaps most ironically, the mandate [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_51\|upholding the right of the Sword Scholars to spread the teachings of Sulemaine]] itself.

	==A Pivotal Node==		==A Pivotal Node==

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	The practical impact of this opposition is that any mandate passed by the Imperial Synod will be stymied, unless it is backed by a greater majority. In effect, for as long as the sword scholars and their practices are accepted and encouraged, then the Imperial Synod cannot pass a mandate unless they do so with a greater majority. This will affect any mandate that the Imperial Synod judges at the forthcoming summit, as well as every mandate henceforth.		The practical impact of this opposition is that any mandate passed by the Imperial Synod will be stymied, unless it is backed by a greater majority. In effect, for as long as the sword scholars and their practices are accepted and encouraged, then the Imperial Synod cannot pass a mandate unless they do so with a greater majority. This will affect any mandate that the Imperial Synod judges at the forthcoming summit, as well as every mandate henceforth.

			In the case of [[Mandate#Competing_Mandates\|competing mandates]], the one with the high margin of success is successful as usual. If it does not also have a greater majority, the mandate is then ineffective thanks to the intervention of the Wisdom assembly and the sword scholars.

	As an example, had the sword scholars not been preoccupied with the completion of the Temple of the Winds, then their influence would have caused a number of mandates enacted [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements\|during the Summer Solstice]] to have failed. This would have included the mandate [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_6\|sending Kaspar Yakovitch to preach to the Sand Fishers]], the mandates supporting [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_7\|Dead Reckoning]] in [[the League]], the [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_28\|Great Dance]] of the [[Navarr]], the [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_47\|legitimacy of shriving]] in [[the Marches]], the [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_50\|Feast of the Broken Wheel]] among the [[the Brass Coast\|Freeborn]], the [[Varushka\|Varushkan]] practice of [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_51\|bargaining with dark powers]], and the Wintermark tradition of [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_71\|interring the dead in the Kallavesa marshes]]; the mandate [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement 27\|encouraging trade with Axos]]; the mandate [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement 121\|encouraging corsairs to raid the Grendel]];and perhaps most ironically, the mandate [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_51\|upholding the right of the Sword Scholars to spread the teachings of Sulemaine]] itself.		As an example, had the sword scholars not been preoccupied with the completion of the Temple of the Winds, then their influence would have caused a number of mandates enacted [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements\|during the Summer Solstice]] to have failed. This would have included the mandate [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_6\|sending Kaspar Yakovitch to preach to the Sand Fishers]], the mandates supporting [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_7\|Dead Reckoning]] in [[the League]], the [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_28\|Great Dance]] of the [[Navarr]], the [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_47\|legitimacy of shriving]] in [[the Marches]], the [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_50\|Feast of the Broken Wheel]] among the [[the Brass Coast\|Freeborn]], the [[Varushka\|Varushkan]] practice of [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_51\|bargaining with dark powers]], and the Wintermark tradition of [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_71\|interring the dead in the Kallavesa marshes]]; the mandate [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement 27\|encouraging trade with Axos]]; the mandate [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement 121\|encouraging corsairs to raid the Grendel]];and perhaps most ironically, the mandate [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_51\|upholding the right of the Sword Scholars to spread the teachings of Sulemaine]] itself.

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	[[Category:Winds of Fortune]][[Category:383YE]][[Category:Recent History]]		[[Category:Winds of Fortune]][[Category:383YE Autumn]][[Category:Recent History]]
	<ic>"Nicephorus!" The voice rang out across the hillside, reverberating off the hard stone. "Why have you stopped?" his teacher asked in a demanding voice.		<ic>"Nicephorus!" The voice rang out across the hillside, reverberating off the hard stone. "Why have you stopped?" his teacher asked in a demanding voice.

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	Notoriously, Sulemaine sought out Highborn priests spreading their faith into Urizen to challenge them to debate. She would embarrass and shame those unable to sufficiently ground their beliefs in reason and logic before the witnessing crowds, then execute them. Known as a peerless and merciless warrior, Sulemaine effectively terrorised these missionary efforts during her lifetime - if the stories are to be believed.		Notoriously, Sulemaine sought out Highborn priests spreading their faith into Urizen to challenge them to debate. She would embarrass and shame those unable to sufficiently ground their beliefs in reason and logic before the witnessing crowds, then execute them. Known as a peerless and merciless warrior, Sulemaine effectively terrorised these missionary efforts during her lifetime - if the stories are to be believed.

	Sulemaine's descendants bitterly opposed the decision of Urizen to join the Empire, clashing with the sentinels in several deadly battles. After their defeat, they were outlawed and were ruthlessly suppressed over the centuries that followed. Finally in 382YE, a truce of sorts was arranged with the Urizeni Assembly urging the remaining scholars to unite under the banner of the Tempest Jade Maiden [[sect]], rallying around the rebuilding of the [[Temple of the Winds]] in [[Morrow]].		Sulemaine's descendants bitterly opposed the decision of Urizen to join the Empire, clashing with the sentinels in several deadly battles. After their defeat, they were outlawed and were ruthlessly suppressed over the centuries that followed. Finally in 382YE, a truce of sorts was arranged with the Urizeni Assembly urging the remaining scholars to unite under the banner of the Tempest Jade Maiden [[sect]], rallying around the rebuilding of the [[Envoy_to_the_Disciples_of_the_Tempest_Jade_Maiden#Temple_of_the_Four_Winds\|Temple of the Winds]] in [[Morrow]].

	Arrangements were made to rebuild the ancient temple - and to return the Labyrinth Blade to the sect - but those plans were interrupted by the arrival of the Druj who attacked the construction site. [[382YE_Autumn_Equinox_winds_of_war#Lost_in_the_Echo_.28Morrow.29\|Two thirds of the remaining scholars were slaughtered by the Druj before they were forced to flee]] and it was nearly a year before the Empire was able to free the area from Druj control and complete the work to restore the temple.		Arrangements were made to rebuild the ancient temple - and to return the Labyrinth Blade to the sect - but those plans were interrupted by the arrival of the Druj who attacked the construction site. [[382YE_Autumn_Equinox_winds_of_war#Lost_in_the_Echo_.28Morrow.29\|Two thirds of the remaining scholars were slaughtered by the Druj before they were forced to flee]] and it was nearly a year before the Empire was able to free the area from Druj control and complete the work to restore the temple.
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	The practical impact of this opposition is that any mandate passed by the Imperial Synod will be stymied, unless it is backed by a greater majority. In effect, for as long as the sword scholars and their practices are accepted and encouraged, then the Imperial Synod cannot pass a mandate unless they do so with a greater majority. This will affect any mandate that the Imperial Synod judges at the forthcoming summit, as well as every mandate henceforth.		The practical impact of this opposition is that any mandate passed by the Imperial Synod will be stymied, unless it is backed by a greater majority. In effect, for as long as the sword scholars and their practices are accepted and encouraged, then the Imperial Synod cannot pass a mandate unless they do so with a greater majority. This will affect any mandate that the Imperial Synod judges at the forthcoming summit, as well as every mandate henceforth.

	As an example, had the sword scholars not been preoccupied with the completion of the Temple of the Winds, then their influence would have caused a number of mandates enacted [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements\|during the Summer Solstice]] to have failed. This would have included the mandate [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#~~Judgement_4~~\|sending Kaspar Yakovitch to preach to the Sand Fishers]], the mandates supporting [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_7\|Dead Reckoning]] in [[the League]], the [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_28\|Great Dance]] of the [[Navarr]], the [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_47\|legitimacy of shriving]] in [[the Marches]], the [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_50\|Feast of the Broken Wheel]] among the [[the Brass Coast\|Freeborn]], the [[Varushka\|Varushkan]] practice of [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_51\|bargaining with dark powers]], and the Wintermark tradition of [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_71\|interring the dead in the Kallavesa marshes]]; the mandate [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement 27\|encouraging trade with Axos]]; the mandate [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement 121\|encouraging corsairs to raid the Grendel]];and perhaps most ironically, the mandate [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_51\|upholding the right of the Sword Scholars to spread the teachings of Sulemaine]] itself.		As an example, had the sword scholars not been preoccupied with the completion of the Temple of the Winds, then their influence would have caused a number of mandates enacted [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements\|during the Summer Solstice]] to have failed. This would have included the mandate [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_6\|sending Kaspar Yakovitch to preach to the Sand Fishers]], the mandates supporting [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_7\|Dead Reckoning]] in [[the League]], the [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_28\|Great Dance]] of the [[Navarr]], the [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_47\|legitimacy of shriving]] in [[the Marches]], the [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_50\|Feast of the Broken Wheel]] among the [[the Brass Coast\|Freeborn]], the [[Varushka\|Varushkan]] practice of [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_51\|bargaining with dark powers]], and the Wintermark tradition of [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_71\|interring the dead in the Kallavesa marshes]]; the mandate [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement 27\|encouraging trade with Axos]]; the mandate [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement 121\|encouraging corsairs to raid the Grendel]];and perhaps most ironically, the mandate [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_51\|upholding the right of the Sword Scholars to spread the teachings of Sulemaine]] itself.

	==A Pivotal Node==		==A Pivotal Node==

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	The practical impact of this opposition is that any mandate passed by the Imperial Synod will be stymied, unless it is backed by a greater majority. In effect, for as long as the sword scholars and their practices are accepted and encouraged, then the Imperial Synod cannot pass a mandate unless they do so with a greater majority. This will affect any mandate that the Imperial Synod judges at the forthcoming summit, as well as every mandate henceforth.		The practical impact of this opposition is that any mandate passed by the Imperial Synod will be stymied, unless it is backed by a greater majority. In effect, for as long as the sword scholars and their practices are accepted and encouraged, then the Imperial Synod cannot pass a mandate unless they do so with a greater majority. This will affect any mandate that the Imperial Synod judges at the forthcoming summit, as well as every mandate henceforth.

	As an example, had the sword scholars not been preoccupied with the completion of the Temple of the Winds, then their influence would have caused a number of mandates enacted [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements\|during the Summer Solstice]] to have failed. This would have included the mandate [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_4\|sending Kaspar Yakovitch to preach to the Sand Fishers]], the mandates supporting [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_7\|Dead Reckoning]] in [[the League]], the [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_28\|Great Dance]] of the [[Navarr]], the [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_47\|legitimacy of shriving]] in [[the Marches]], the [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_50\|Feast of the Broken Wheel]] among the [[the Brass Coast\|Freeborn]], the [{Varushka\|Varushkan]] practice of [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_51\|bargaining with dark powers]], and the Wintermark tradition of [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_71\|interring the dead in the Kallavesa marshes]]; the mandate [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement 27\|encouraging trade with Axos]]; the mandate [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement 121\|encouraging corsairs to raid the Grendel]];and perhaps most ironically, the mandate [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_51\|upholding the right of the Sword Scholars to spread the teachings of Sulemaine]] itself.		As an example, had the sword scholars not been preoccupied with the completion of the Temple of the Winds, then their influence would have caused a number of mandates enacted [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements\|during the Summer Solstice]] to have failed. This would have included the mandate [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_4\|sending Kaspar Yakovitch to preach to the Sand Fishers]], the mandates supporting [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_7\|Dead Reckoning]] in [[the League]], the [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_28\|Great Dance]] of the [[Navarr]], the [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_47\|legitimacy of shriving]] in [[the Marches]], the [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_50\|Feast of the Broken Wheel]] among the [[the Brass Coast\|Freeborn]], the [[Varushka\|Varushkan]] practice of [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_51\|bargaining with dark powers]], and the Wintermark tradition of [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_71\|interring the dead in the Kallavesa marshes]]; the mandate [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement 27\|encouraging trade with Axos]]; the mandate [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement 121\|encouraging corsairs to raid the Grendel]];and perhaps most ironically, the mandate [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_51\|upholding the right of the Sword Scholars to spread the teachings of Sulemaine]] itself.

	==A Pivotal Node==		==A Pivotal Node==

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	The practical impact of this opposition is that any mandate passed by the Imperial Synod will be stymied, unless it is backed by a greater majority. In effect, for as long as the sword scholars and their practices are accepted and encouraged, then the Imperial Synod cannot pass a mandate unless they do so with a greater majority. This will affect any mandate that the Imperial Synod judges at the forthcoming summit, as well as every mandate henceforth.		The practical impact of this opposition is that any mandate passed by the Imperial Synod will be stymied, unless it is backed by a greater majority. In effect, for as long as the sword scholars and their practices are accepted and encouraged, then the Imperial Synod cannot pass a mandate unless they do so with a greater majority. This will affect any mandate that the Imperial Synod judges at the forthcoming summit, as well as every mandate henceforth.

	As an example, had the sword scholars not been preoccupied with the completion of the Temple of the Winds, then their influence would have caused a number of mandates enacted [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements\|during the Summer Solstice]] to have failed. This would have included the mandate [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_4\|sending Kaspar Yakovitch to preach to the Sand Fishers]], the mandates supporting [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_7\|Dead Reckoning]], the [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_28\|Great Dance]], the [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_47\|legitimacy of shriving]], the [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_50\|Feast of the Broken Wheel]], the Varushkan practice of [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_51\|bargaining with dark powers]], and the Wintermark tradition of [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_71\|interring the dead in the Kallavesa marshes]]; the mandate [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement 27\|encouraging trade with Axos]]; the mandate [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement 121\|encouraging corsairs to raid the Grendel]]; and perhaps most ironically, the mandate [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_51\|upholding the right of the Sword Scholars to spread the teachings of Sulemaine]] itself.		As an example, had the sword scholars not been preoccupied with the completion of the Temple of the Winds, then their influence would have caused a number of mandates enacted [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements\|during the Summer Solstice]] to have failed. This would have included the mandate [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_4\|sending Kaspar Yakovitch to preach to the Sand Fishers]], the mandates supporting [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_7\|Dead Reckoning]] in [[the League]], the [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_28\|Great Dance]] of the [[Navarr]], the [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_47\|legitimacy of shriving]] in [[the Marches]], the [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_50\|Feast of the Broken Wheel]] among the [[the Brass Coast\|Freeborn]], the [{Varushka\|Varushkan]] practice of [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_51\|bargaining with dark powers]], and the Wintermark tradition of [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_71\|interring the dead in the Kallavesa marshes]]; the mandate [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement 27\|encouraging trade with Axos]]; the mandate [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement 121\|encouraging corsairs to raid the Grendel]];and perhaps most ironically, the mandate [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_51\|upholding the right of the Sword Scholars to spread the teachings of Sulemaine]] itself.

	==A Pivotal Node==		==A Pivotal Node==

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	* '''Not everyone welcomes the increased influence of Sulemaine and the sword scholars.'''		* '''Not everyone welcomes the increased influence of Sulemaine and the sword scholars.'''
	When the sword scholars [[An_ideal_for_living\|first came to the attention of the Imperial Synod]], some priests outside Urizen denounced the Assembly’s embrace of the sword scholars as foolishness. Their belief is that the Imperial Synod under [[Emperor Giovanni]] had the right idea in suppressing the sword scholars and while they acknowledge that the modern sword scholars are less ~~blood thirsty~~ than their forebears, they point to the undisputed facts that their founder was responsible for the murder of scores of priests. Some Imperial priests openly condemned the figure for her brutal cruelty in executing any that she felt fell short of the ideals of Wisdom, rather than a paragon, they claim she was a fanatic, and a dangerous one at that.		When the sword scholars [[An_ideal_for_living\|first came to the attention of the Imperial Synod]], some priests outside Urizen denounced the Assembly’s embrace of the sword scholars as foolishness. Their belief is that the Imperial Synod under [[Emperor Giovanni]] had the right idea in suppressing the sword scholars and while they acknowledge that the modern sword scholars are less bloodthirsty than their forebears, they point to the undisputed facts that their founder was responsible for the murder of scores of priests. Some Imperial priests openly condemned the figure for her brutal cruelty in executing any that she felt fell short of the ideals of Wisdom, rather than a paragon, they claim she was a fanatic, and a dangerous one at that.

	However at that time, '''Severin von Holberg's''' sermon on the need to avoid religious conflict was still very fresh in people's minds. As such people turned away from direct conflict with those who supported the sword scholars in the hope of averting religious conflict in Urizen and focusing instead on the virtues and what unites them.		However at that time, '''Severin von Holberg's''' sermon on the need to avoid religious conflict was still very fresh in people's minds. As such people turned away from direct conflict with those who supported the sword scholars in the hope of averting religious conflict in Urizen and focusing instead on the virtues and what unites them.

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	* '''Recognising Sulemaine as a paragon or exemplar would further increase the influence of the sword scholars.'''		* '''Recognising Sulemaine as a paragon or exemplar would further increase the influence of the sword scholars.'''
	* '''The Urizen Assembly could urge their nation to embrace the teachings of Sulemaine.'''		* '''The Urizen Assembly could urge their nation to embrace the teachings of Sulemaine.'''
	The status of ~~Suleiman~~ remains controversial. Some of her disciples openly refer to her as a paragon, the "Paragon of Blades" - but the Imperial Synod has ''never'' acknowledged her as such, not even as an exemplar. This is perhaps not surprising given her history. During the Summer Solstice, however, the General Assembly enacted a mandate that made it clear that it was not against doctrine to [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_73\|call for any human to be recognised as a paragon]] - explicitly naming Sulemaine as someone who despite not being recognised as a paragon by the Synod was not a ''false'' paragon. This has gone some way towards reassuring devotees of Wisdom concerned about exploring the teachings promoted by the sword scholars.		The status of Sulemaine remains controversial. Some of her disciples openly refer to her as a paragon, the "Paragon of Blades" - but the Imperial Synod has ''never'' acknowledged her as such, not even as an exemplar. This is perhaps not surprising given her history. During the Summer Solstice, however, the General Assembly enacted a mandate that made it clear that it was not against doctrine to [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_73\|call for any human to be recognised as a paragon]] - explicitly naming Sulemaine as someone who despite not being recognised as a paragon by the Synod was not a ''false'' paragon. This has gone some way towards reassuring devotees of Wisdom concerned about exploring the teachings promoted by the sword scholars.

	Thus far the current Synod has taken a much more accepting view of the sword scholars and their founder, with the Assembly of Wisdom encouraging people across the Empire to take inspiration from the example set by the scholars. Even so, it remains a vexed issue, and one that continues to cause arguments, impeding recruitment by the sword scholars and causing wayfarers across the Empire to question the value of Sulemaine's teachings.		Thus far the current Synod has taken a much more accepting view of the sword scholars and their founder, with the Assembly of Wisdom encouraging people across the Empire to take inspiration from the example set by the scholars. Even so, it remains a vexed issue, and one that continues to cause arguments, impeding recruitment by the sword scholars and causing wayfarers across the Empire to question the value of Sulemaine's teachings.

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	"Now Nicephorus!" the voice rang out again. "Run - otherwise you will share his fate..."</ic>		"Now Nicephorus!" the voice rang out again. "Run - otherwise you will share his fate..."</ic>
	==Overview==		==Overview==
	[[Sword_scholar#History\|Sulemaine daughter of Taziel]] was a ~~controverisal~~ Urizeni priest whose history is tangled up with the arrival of the Way in Urizen. According to the legends Sulemaine was a warrior sickened by both the corruption of the Patricians, and the irrationality and backwards-looking spirituality of the nascent Highborn chapters. She came to Urizen where she attracted followers who became the first sword scholars.		[[Sword_scholar#History\|Sulemaine daughter of Taziel]] was a controversial Urizeni priest whose history is tangled up with the arrival of the Way in Urizen. According to the legends Sulemaine was a warrior sickened by both the corruption of the Patricians, and the irrationality and backwards-looking spirituality of the nascent Highborn chapters. She came to Urizen where she attracted followers who became the first sword scholars.

	Notoriously, Sulemaine sought out Highborn priests spreading their faith into Urizen to challenge them to debate. She would embarrass and shame those unable to sufficiently ground their beliefs in reason and logic before the witnessing crowds, then execute them. Known as a peerless and merciless warrior, Sulemaine effectively terrorised these missionary efforts during her lifetime - if the stories are to be believed.		Notoriously, Sulemaine sought out Highborn priests spreading their faith into Urizen to challenge them to debate. She would embarrass and shame those unable to sufficiently ground their beliefs in reason and logic before the witnessing crowds, then execute them. Known as a peerless and merciless warrior, Sulemaine effectively terrorised these missionary efforts during her lifetime - if the stories are to be believed.

	Sulemaine's ~~descendents~~ bitterly opposed the decision of Urizen to join the Empire, clashing with the sentinels in several deadly battles. After their defeat, they were outlawed and were ruthlessly ~~surpressed~~ over the centuries that followed. Finally in 382YE, a truce of sorts was arranged with the Urizeni ~~Asembly~~ urging the remaining scholars to unite under the banner of the Tempest Jade Maiden [[sect]], rallying around the rebuilding of the [[Temple of the Winds]] in [[Morrow]].		Sulemaine's descendants bitterly opposed the decision of Urizen to join the Empire, clashing with the sentinels in several deadly battles. After their defeat, they were outlawed and were ruthlessly suppressed over the centuries that followed. Finally in 382YE, a truce of sorts was arranged with the Urizeni Assembly urging the remaining scholars to unite under the banner of the Tempest Jade Maiden [[sect]], rallying around the rebuilding of the [[Temple of the Winds]] in [[Morrow]].

	Arrangements were made to rebuild the ancient temple - and to return the ~~Labryinthe~~ Blade to the sect - but those plans were interrupted by the arrival of the Druj who attacked the construction site. [[382YE_Autumn_Equinox_winds_of_war#Lost_in_the_Echo_.28Morrow.29\|Two thirds of the remaining scholars were slaughtered by the Druj before they were forced to flee]] and it was nearly a year before the Empire was able to free the area from Druj control and complete the work to restore the temple.		Arrangements were made to rebuild the ancient temple - and to return the Labyrinth Blade to the sect - but those plans were interrupted by the arrival of the Druj who attacked the construction site. [[382YE_Autumn_Equinox_winds_of_war#Lost_in_the_Echo_.28Morrow.29\|Two thirds of the remaining scholars were slaughtered by the Druj before they were forced to flee]] and it was nearly a year before the Empire was able to free the area from Druj control and complete the work to restore the temple.

	Now the Temple is finally complete - [[An_ideal_for_living\|and with the full backing of the Wisdom Assembly]] - the sword scholars are ready to resume their new role as foils to the Imperial Synod - opposing its mandates at every turn and forcing priests who do the Synod's bidding to justify their actions.		Now the Temple is finally complete - [[An_ideal_for_living\|and with the full backing of the Wisdom Assembly]] - the sword scholars are ready to resume their new role as foils to the Imperial Synod - opposing its mandates at every turn and forcing priests who do the Synod's bidding to justify their actions.
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	Thus far the current Synod has taken a much more accepting view of the sword scholars and their founder, with the Assembly of Wisdom encouraging people across the Empire to take inspiration from the example set by the scholars. Even so, it remains a vexed issue, and one that continues to cause arguments, impeding recruitment by the sword scholars and causing wayfarers across the Empire to question the value of Sulemaine's teachings.		Thus far the current Synod has taken a much more accepting view of the sword scholars and their founder, with the Assembly of Wisdom encouraging people across the Empire to take inspiration from the example set by the scholars. Even so, it remains a vexed issue, and one that continues to cause arguments, impeding recruitment by the sword scholars and causing wayfarers across the Empire to question the value of Sulemaine's teachings.

	If the Synod saw fit to [[Recognition\|recognise]] Sulemaine, as either a paragon or an exemplar, then this would elevate their status further and significantly empower them. This would make it even easier for them to oppose the influence of priests carrying the message of the Synod to the wider Empire. If that happened any mandate would then require twice the normal amount of liao to be effective from that point ~~onwards~~, reflecting the rising support for the teachings of Sulemaine in Urizen and beyond. In addition it would create [[opportunity\|opportunities]] for the national assemblies of other Imperial nations to examine the role of Sulemaine's teachings and see how they might be applied in the context of their national traditions.		If the Synod saw fit to [[Recognition\|recognise]] Sulemaine, as either a paragon or an exemplar, then this would elevate their status further and significantly empower them. This would make it even easier for them to oppose the influence of priests carrying the message of the Synod to the wider Empire. If that happened any mandate would then require twice the normal amount of liao to be effective from that point onward, reflecting the rising support for the teachings of Sulemaine in Urizen and beyond. In addition it would create [[opportunity\|opportunities]] for the national assemblies of other Imperial nations to examine the role of Sulemaine's teachings and see how they might be applied in the context of their national traditions.

	Even an indication that Urizen was now united in support of this divisive figure would be effective. The Urizen National Assembly could endorse a mandate urging Urizen to embrace the teachings of the Paragon of Blades.		Even an indication that Urizen was now united in support of this divisive figure would be effective. The Urizen National Assembly could endorse a mandate urging Urizen to embrace the teachings of the Paragon of Blades.
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	When the sword scholars [[An_ideal_for_living\|first came to the attention of the Imperial Synod]], some priests outside Urizen denounced the Assembly’s embrace of the sword scholars as foolishness. Their belief is that the Imperial Synod under [[Emperor Giovanni]] had the right idea in suppressing the sword scholars and while they acknowledge that the modern sword scholars are less blood thirsty than their forebears, they point to the undisputed facts that their founder was responsible for the murder of scores of priests. Some Imperial priests openly condemned the figure for her brutal cruelty in executing any that she felt fell short of the ideals of Wisdom, rather than a paragon, they claim she was a fanatic, and a dangerous one at that.		When the sword scholars [[An_ideal_for_living\|first came to the attention of the Imperial Synod]], some priests outside Urizen denounced the Assembly’s embrace of the sword scholars as foolishness. Their belief is that the Imperial Synod under [[Emperor Giovanni]] had the right idea in suppressing the sword scholars and while they acknowledge that the modern sword scholars are less blood thirsty than their forebears, they point to the undisputed facts that their founder was responsible for the murder of scores of priests. Some Imperial priests openly condemned the figure for her brutal cruelty in executing any that she felt fell short of the ideals of Wisdom, rather than a paragon, they claim she was a fanatic, and a dangerous one at that.

	However at that time, '''Severin von Holberg's''' sermon on the need to avoid religious conflict was still very fresh in people's minds. As such people turned away from direct conflict with those who supported the sword scholars in the hope of averting religious conflict in Urizen and ~~focussing~~ instead on the virtues and what unites them.		However at that time, '''Severin von Holberg's''' sermon on the need to avoid religious conflict was still very fresh in people's minds. As such people turned away from direct conflict with those who supported the sword scholars in the hope of averting religious conflict in Urizen and focusing instead on the virtues and what unites them.
	<div style="float:right; width: 300px; clear: right;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=WingedMessenger.png\|caption=''Leoditus'' is a retired [[sentinel]] with strong views on the sword scholars. A [[Call Winged Messenger\|Winged Messenger]] can be sent to him at the Citadel of the Silver Dawn, Redoubt.\|align=right\|width=300}}</div>		<div style="float:right; width: 300px; clear: right;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=WingedMessenger.png\|caption=''Leoditus'' is a retired [[sentinel]] with strong views on the sword scholars. A [[Call Winged Messenger\|Winged Messenger]] can be sent to him at the Citadel of the Silver Dawn, Redoubt.\|align=right\|width=300}}</div>
	Such unity is rare and fleeting in the Empire however and now that mood has dissipated. ''Leoditus'', a sentinel who was once a senior military figure in the [[Citadel Guard]] and who now teaches at the Citadel of the Silver Dawn, is particularly outspoken against the sword scholars. He points to their history in which the sword scholars opposed Urizen joining the Empire but were defeated in battle by the sentinels. The blade that has now been returned to the scholars was taken from them by force - when they were defeated by the sentinels - and given to the First Empress. Leoditus argues Urizen's forebears must have had good reason to reject the sword scholars and their pitiless ethos and that it is unwise to change course now.		Such unity is rare and fleeting in the Empire however and now that mood has dissipated. ''Leoditus'', a sentinel who was once a senior military figure in the [[Citadel Guard]] and who now teaches at the Citadel of the Silver Dawn, is particularly outspoken against the sword scholars. He points to their history in which the sword scholars opposed Urizen joining the Empire but were defeated in battle by the sentinels. The blade that has now been returned to the scholars was taken from them by force - when they were defeated by the sentinels - and given to the First Empress. Leoditus argues Urizen's forebears must have had good reason to reject the sword scholars and their pitiless ethos and that it is unwise to change course now.