One last song - Revision history

Twiggy at 15:04, 5 September 2026

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	[[Category:Recent History]] [[Category:384YE Winter]] [[Category:Military Council]]		[[Category:Recent History]] [[Category:384YE Winter]] [[Category:Military Council]] [[Category: Winds of War]]
	<div style="float:left; width: 700px; clear: left;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Silhouettes.jpg\|caption=Maybe one day I won't sing about you I'll sing a song about someone new.\|align=left\|width=700}}</div>		<div style="float:left; width: 700px; clear: left;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Silhouettes.jpg\|caption=Maybe one day I won't sing about you I'll sing a song about someone new.\|align=left\|width=700}}</div>
	{{Audio\|link=https://youtu.be/vwQDeNc0MAY}}		{{Audio\|link=https://youtu.be/vwQDeNc0MAY}}

Twiggy at 00:22, 19 July 2026

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	Or almost all. The first adventurers to fight their way through to the sanctum in the vallorn find one other remnant of the last people to camp here. A squat stone monolith, carved with angular designs, standing alone near the middle of the grove. A singing stone. “The last singing stone, protected from the years and the malice of the vallorn by the voices of the trees” as the heralds of Rhianos have it.		Or almost all. The first adventurers to fight their way through to the sanctum in the vallorn find one other remnant of the last people to camp here. A squat stone monolith, carved with angular designs, standing alone near the middle of the grove. A singing stone. “The last singing stone, protected from the years and the malice of the vallorn by the voices of the trees” as the heralds of Rhianos have it.

	There's no way to be sure how long it has waited here, or where it came from. Many of the Navarr heroes who visit the grove have seen something similar – but that stone is lost to them now. The vates confirm that it has similar powers, and against all the odds those powers still remain active. A true ~~artifact~~ of lost Terunael. There is little argument when the Navarr claim it. Discussions begin as to the best way to transport the heavy stone out of Brocéliande. A challenging task; those who undertake it are likely to be fighting vallornspawn every inch of the way.		There's no way to be sure how long it has waited here, or where it came from. Many of the Navarr heroes who visit the grove have seen something similar – but that stone is lost to them now. The vates confirm that it has similar powers, and against all the odds those powers still remain active. A true artefact of lost Terunael. There is little argument when the Navarr claim it. Discussions begin as to the best way to transport the heavy stone out of Brocéliande. A challenging task; those who undertake it are likely to be fighting vallornspawn every inch of the way.

	The remaining heroes who have found the Sanctuary Grove (as one Highborn dubs it) begin to plan the final leg of their exploration. A base camp is established among the trees and the approach to ancient Terunael itself begins.		The remaining heroes who have found the Sanctuary Grove (as one Highborn dubs it) begin to plan the final leg of their exploration. A base camp is established among the trees and the approach to ancient Terunael itself begins.

Twiggy at 17:48, 15 May 2026

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	A few late stragglers make it to the Broch in time to taste the last of its potence... and then it is done. The gold fades, and the cauldron is nothing more than a cauldron. After some discussion the cauldron is left in the keeping of the Navarr. It will remain in the Broch as a monument to the grand adventure of 384YE. The heralds of Rhianos have no interest in tarrying in the relative safety of the steading. With their duty to oversee the cauldron done, they are eager to join the heroes exploring the depths of Brocéliande.		A few late stragglers make it to the Broch in time to taste the last of its potence... and then it is done. The gold fades, and the cauldron is nothing more than a cauldron. After some discussion the cauldron is left in the keeping of the Navarr. It will remain in the Broch as a monument to the grand adventure of 384YE. The heralds of Rhianos have no interest in tarrying in the relative safety of the steading. With their duty to oversee the cauldron done, they are eager to join the heroes exploring the depths of Brocéliande.
	<div style="float:right; width: 500px; clear: right;"><quote by="Travid Longest Path, Senator for Therunin">Over t’comin’ season many of us’ll be exporin’ Brocéliande t’hopefully see a bastard vallorn heart - an eternal is givin’ us safe(ish) passage, i don’t understand it but it’s makin’ the researchers happy. The more of us that go, t’more we can find out ‘n’ t’closer we get to t’heart- Do y’want to join us with t’Spears of the Pines to see what’s there.</quote></div>		<div style="float:right; width: 500px; clear: right;"><quote by="Travid Longest Path, Senator for Therunin">Over t’comin’ season many of us’ll be exporin’ Brocéliande t’hopefully see a bastard vallorn heart - an eternal is givin’ us safe(ish) passage, I don’t understand it but it’s makin’ the researchers happy. The more of us that go, t’more we can find out ‘n’ t’closer we get to t’heart- Do y’want to join us with t’Spears of the Pines to see what’s there.</quote></div>

	===Into the Woods===		===Into the Woods===

Twiggy at 17:45, 11 July 2025

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	The trees are untouched, the land between them pristine. There is no miasma here – the air is pure and fresh albeit tinged with the cold hand of the coming winter. The spawn of the vallorn press around the edges but they do not venture among the trees.		The trees are untouched, the land between them pristine. There is no miasma here – the air is pure and fresh albeit tinged with the cold hand of the coming winter. The spawn of the vallorn press around the edges but they do not venture among the trees.

	[[Drive_back#~~West_Wood_Weirwood~~\|Something similar]] was encountered in Liathaven when the ~~West Wood~~ was cleansed of the vallorn's presence. Living weirwood, it seems, is anathema to the corruption of the vallorn. It provides a safe location for heroes to camp – as long as they do not become too complacent.		[[Drive_back#Westwood_Weirwood\|Something similar]] was encountered in Liathaven when the Westwood was cleansed of the vallorn's presence. Living weirwood, it seems, is anathema to the corruption of the vallorn. It provides a safe location for heroes to camp – as long as they do not become too complacent.

	There are signs that the Imperial heroes are not the first people to find this grove – merely the first people in a ''very'' long time. The remains of old structures are unearthed, beneath centuries of leaf mold. There is little time to explore them in detail – but it seems that there were half a dozen weirwood buildings here a very long time ago. Rusted pieces of iron, and a few scraps of tarnished bronze are all that remain of whoever built them.		There are signs that the Imperial heroes are not the first people to find this grove – merely the first people in a ''very'' long time. The remains of old structures are unearthed, beneath centuries of leaf mold. There is little time to explore them in detail – but it seems that there were half a dozen weirwood buildings here a very long time ago. Rusted pieces of iron, and a few scraps of tarnished bronze are all that remain of whoever built them.

Dre at 22:16, 23 April 2024

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	===Echoes and Abominations===		===Echoes and Abominations===
	Vastly older, more powerful, and more omnipresent than any legacy of the Heirs of Terunael is the vallorn itself. Even if Brocéliande is not quite the largest known – that “honour” goes to untouched ~~Visokumo~~ in Axos – it certainly seems to be the most malignant. Right now, smothered in [[Wither the Seed\|Winter magic]] it seems almost quiescent. The vallornspawn are slow to respond to the intrusion of so many questing heroes. But as the seasons turn, they become more and more agitated. And the further the explorers push into the depths of the cursed forests, the more dangerous the abominations become.		Vastly older, more powerful, and more omnipresent than any legacy of the Heirs of Terunael is the vallorn itself. Even if Brocéliande is not quite the largest known – that “honour” goes to untouched Visokuma in Axos – it certainly seems to be the most malignant. Right now, smothered in [[Wither the Seed\|Winter magic]] it seems almost quiescent. The vallornspawn are slow to respond to the intrusion of so many questing heroes. But as the seasons turn, they become more and more agitated. And the further the explorers push into the depths of the cursed forests, the more dangerous the abominations become.

	For some the myriad ways the vallorn expresses its corruption prove exhausting. Husks, ettercaps, twisted beasts, predatory vegetation, abominations that bear no resemblance to anything familiar; the cavalcade of monstrosities seems to have no end. Many Imperial adventurers have only faced husks before. Here in Brocéliande they are forced to face the truth that they are the least of the vallorn's forces.		For some the myriad ways the vallorn expresses its corruption prove exhausting. Husks, ettercaps, twisted beasts, predatory vegetation, abominations that bear no resemblance to anything familiar; the cavalcade of monstrosities seems to have no end. Many Imperial adventurers have only faced husks before. Here in Brocéliande they are forced to face the truth that they are the least of the vallorn's forces.

Rafferty: /* Participation */

2024-04-19T09:34:55Z

Participation

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	If you already have the briar lineage you can use this as an impetus to increase your trappings, especially if you wish to add [[Briar#Flowers\|flowers]] to your phys-rep. This increase can be temporary if you wish – unlike the normal rules for increasing your trappings, the impact of exploring Brocéliande might be temporary.		If you already have the briar lineage you can use this as an impetus to increase your trappings, especially if you wish to add [[Briar#Flowers\|flowers]] to your phys-rep. This increase can be temporary if you wish – unlike the normal rules for increasing your trappings, the impact of exploring Brocéliande might be temporary.
			{{Vallorn links}}

Hailmur: added audio link

2023-03-15T19:59:44Z

added audio link

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	[[Category:Recent History]] [[Category:384YE Winter]] [[Category:Military Council]]		[[Category:Recent History]] [[Category:384YE Winter]] [[Category:Military Council]]
	<div style="float:left; width: 700px; clear: left;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Silhouettes.jpg\|caption=Maybe one day I won't sing about you I'll sing a song about someone new.\|align=left\|width=700}}</div>		<div style="float:left; width: 700px; clear: left;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Silhouettes.jpg\|caption=Maybe one day I won't sing about you I'll sing a song about someone new.\|align=left\|width=700}}</div>
			{{Audio\|link=https://youtu.be/vwQDeNc0MAY}}
	===Someone New===		===Someone New===
	The cauldron sits at the heart of the Broch, a golden island in a sea of darkness. Actually reaching the fortified steading at the heart of [[Brocéliande#Black Boughs\|Black Boughs]] is no mean feat, even for the Navarr. It lies deep within Brocéliande, and there are no roads to follow. The vallornspawn throng the cursed woods in spite of the [[Wither the Seed\|Winter curse]] hanging heavy over the territory. The miasma coils between the trees, making every fight a potentially fatal encounter. The challenge of actually reaching the Broch serves, perhaps intentionally, to discourage all but the most committed.		The cauldron sits at the heart of the Broch, a golden island in a sea of darkness. Actually reaching the fortified steading at the heart of [[Brocéliande#Black Boughs\|Black Boughs]] is no mean feat, even for the Navarr. It lies deep within Brocéliande, and there are no roads to follow. The vallornspawn throng the cursed woods in spite of the [[Wither the Seed\|Winter curse]] hanging heavy over the territory. The miasma coils between the trees, making every fight a potentially fatal encounter. The challenge of actually reaching the Broch serves, perhaps intentionally, to discourage all but the most committed.

Rafferty: /* Participation */

2023-03-15T18:36:09Z

Participation

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	Rhianos' cauldron protected the explorers of Brocéliande from the effect of the miasma. The vitality it granted means that there are no lingering traumatic wounds among the survivors. However, the forest was nonetheless dangerous. Any player who sent their military unit to Brocéliande may choose to roleplay that their soldiers were wiped out by one of the horrors there; in return they can e-mail Profound Decisions to arrange a different personal resource of the same rank as the military unit they have lost, located in any of their nation's territories.		Rhianos' cauldron protected the explorers of Brocéliande from the effect of the miasma. The vitality it granted means that there are no lingering traumatic wounds among the survivors. However, the forest was nonetheless dangerous. Any player who sent their military unit to Brocéliande may choose to roleplay that their soldiers were wiped out by one of the horrors there; in return they can e-mail Profound Decisions to arrange a different personal resource of the same rank as the military unit they have lost, located in any of their nation's territories.

	Everyone who ~~went~~ to Brocéliande has drunk of the golden cauldron. For many, the [[roleplaying effects]] of doing so will linger until the end of the Winter Solstice. Anyone who sent their military unit may choose to experience the following roleplaying effect: ''You are filled with the vigour of youth. Nothing seems impossible to you; the more risky an endeavour the more it excites you''. As long as you continue to roleplay appropriately, you will also gain the benefit of an additional temporary [[heroic skills#hero\|hero point]]. This extra hero point is the first one spent when you spend hero points. It doesn't increase your normal maximum, and once spent it is gone. If not used, it fades by the end of the event.		Everyone who assigned a military unit to support the action in Brocéliande has drunk of the golden cauldron. For many, the [[roleplaying effects]] of doing so will linger until the end of the Winter Solstice. Anyone who sent their military unit may choose to experience the following roleplaying effect: ''You are filled with the vigour of youth. Nothing seems impossible to you; the more risky an endeavour the more it excites you''. As long as you continue to roleplay appropriately, you will also gain the benefit of an additional temporary [[heroic skills#hero\|hero point]]. This extra hero point is the first one spent when you spend hero points. It doesn't increase your normal maximum, and once spent it is gone. If not used, it fades by the end of the event.

	Finally, any unlineaged human who went to Brocéliande has been exposed to significant amounts of Spring magic – especially those who explored the ''garden of abomination''. If you assigned your military unit, you could use this an explanation for gaining the [[briar]] lineage. If you wish to do so, e-mail Profound Decisions at plot@profounddecisions.co.uk.		Finally, any unlineaged human who went to Brocéliande has been exposed to significant amounts of Spring magic – especially those who explored the ''garden of abomination''. If you assigned your military unit, you could use this an explanation for gaining the [[briar]] lineage. If you wish to do so, e-mail Profound Decisions at plot@profounddecisions.co.uk.

	If you already have the briar lineage you can use this as an impetus to increase your trappings, especially if you wish to add [[Briar#Flowers\|flowers]] to your phys-rep. This increase can be temporary if you wish – unlike the normal rules for increasing your trappings, the impact of exploring Brocéliande might be temporary.		If you already have the briar lineage you can use this as an impetus to increase your trappings, especially if you wish to add [[Briar#Flowers\|flowers]] to your phys-rep. This increase can be temporary if you wish – unlike the normal rules for increasing your trappings, the impact of exploring Brocéliande might be temporary.

Hailmur: /* Game Information : How Far You Go */

2023-03-12T10:09:56Z

Game Information : How Far You Go

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	You can only chose ''one'' of these three destinations for your character - there was not enough time in a single season for any character to be involved in more than one of these three crucial fights. Either your character went to the Sanctuary Grove, the Gardens of Abomination or the Heart of Terunael.		You can only chose ''one'' of these three destinations for your character - there was not enough time in a single season for any character to be involved in more than one of these three crucial fights. Either your character went to the Sanctuary Grove, the Gardens of Abomination or the Heart of Terunael.

	Unless they email in, a player receives one additional wain of weirwood and is assumed to have gone to the Sanctuary Grove. Any player who sent their military unit to Brocéliande can email plot@profounddecisions.co.uk and request either the rewards for the Gardens of Abomination (five chaos fruits) or the Heart of Corruption (a briefing sheet of what lies there).		Unless they email in, a player receives one additional wain of weirwood and is assumed to have gone to the Sanctuary Grove. Any player who sent their military unit to Brocéliande can email plot@profounddecisions.co.uk before '''Wednesday the 12th of April''' and request either the rewards for the Gardens of Abomination (five chaos fruits) or the Heart of Corruption (a briefing sheet of what lies there).

	These rewards are in ''addition'' to the standard rewards below.		These rewards are in ''addition'' to the standard rewards below.

Dre: /* Into the Woods */

2023-03-11T20:25:11Z

Into the Woods

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	Thought the Druj have been quickly defeated, the green horror that infests Brocéliande is magnitudes more terrible and it seems almost impossible that it will ''ever'' be defeated. The miasma has lurked her for centuries condemning those who fell here to a macabre existence as [[vallornspawn husk\|husks]]. Some of these ghoulish threats show clear signs of having once been Imperial champions. The scions of ancient Navarr stridings and steadings swallowed by the vallorn long ago. Proud Dawnish knights who ventured here seeking glory, Highborn cataphracts and unconquered who bodies were corrupted by the miasma. Relics of courageous lives ended by the vallorn, some of them stretching back to the foundations of the Empire and beyond, are gathered from husks finally laid to rest.		Thought the Druj have been quickly defeated, the green horror that infests Brocéliande is magnitudes more terrible and it seems almost impossible that it will ''ever'' be defeated. The miasma has lurked her for centuries condemning those who fell here to a macabre existence as [[vallornspawn husk\|husks]]. Some of these ghoulish threats show clear signs of having once been Imperial champions. The scions of ancient Navarr stridings and steadings swallowed by the vallorn long ago. Proud Dawnish knights who ventured here seeking glory, Highborn cataphracts and unconquered who bodies were corrupted by the miasma. Relics of courageous lives ended by the vallorn, some of them stretching back to the foundations of the Empire and beyond, are gathered from husks finally laid to rest.
	{{SOP\|statement=The virtues demand that we face the greatest spiritual threat faced by the Empire at this time. We send Hazelelponi of the Shattered Tower with 75 doses of liao to urge the priests of Highguard to support the attempt to reach Terunael whatever the cost. Let us pierce the black heart and thwart its malice.\|by=~~Hazelponi~~ of the Shattered Tower\|vote= in the Highborn Assembly with a Greater Majority 346 to 22\|when=Autumn Equinox 384YE}}		{{SOP\|statement=The virtues demand that we face the greatest spiritual threat faced by the Empire at this time. We send Hazelelponi of the Shattered Tower with 75 doses of liao to urge the priests of Highguard to support the attempt to reach Terunael whatever the cost. Let us pierce the black heart and thwart its malice.\|by=Hazelelponi of the Shattered Tower\|vote= in the Highborn Assembly with a Greater Majority 346 to 22\|when=Autumn Equinox 384YE}}

	===Rage and Ruin===		===Rage and Ruin===