https://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/mediawiki-public/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Our_choiceOur choice - Revision history2026-04-12T19:13:28ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.39.6https://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/mediawiki-public/index.php?title=Our_choice&diff=135241&oldid=prevTwiggy at 22:49, 12 March 20262026-03-12T22:49:34Z<p></p>
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</table>Twiggyhttps://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/mediawiki-public/index.php?title=Our_choice&diff=120106&oldid=prevThespaceinvader: /* The Eagle by Night */2025-05-09T15:59:17Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">The Eagle by Night</span></span></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Varushkan heritage is rooted in the ancient wisdom of the Ushkan people. The old ways are practiced still by those Ushkans. Those Ushkans who hold to their Ushkan traditions should be proud of this and accepted as a vital part of the Varushkan nation.</quote></div></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Varushkan heritage is rooted in the ancient wisdom of the Ushkan people. The old ways are practiced still by those Ushkans. Those Ushkans who hold to their Ushkan traditions should be proud of this and accepted as a vital part of the Varushkan nation.</quote></div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Ushka were the first people to live in the dark forests that are today northern Varushka. They were a cunning, clever people who valued wisdom over all things. They knew they were outmatched by <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the </del>the spirits that dwelt among them and outnumbered by the savage orcs of the northern wastes. They learned to run when they could not parley, to parley when they could not run. And when they could do neither they learned to hide and bide their time until the chance came to strike without warning. And most importantly they learned to bargain - to treat with the spirits of this haunted land - to make pacts that allow them to turn that power against their enemies. The [[Varushka_magical_traditions#Cabalists|cabalists]] are the heirs to their ancient traditions, but the [[Varushka_magical_traditions#Volhov|volhov]] also know how to treat with dangerous powers and emerge intact.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Ushka were the first people to live in the dark forests that are today northern Varushka. They were a cunning, clever people who valued wisdom over all things. They knew they were outmatched by the spirits that dwelt among them and outnumbered by the savage orcs of the northern wastes. They learned to run when they could not parley, to parley when they could not run. And when they could do neither they learned to hide and bide their time until the chance came to strike without warning. And most importantly they learned to bargain - to treat with the spirits of this haunted land - to make pacts that allow them to turn that power against their enemies. The [[Varushka_magical_traditions#Cabalists|cabalists]] are the heirs to their ancient traditions, but the [[Varushka_magical_traditions#Volhov|volhov]] also know how to treat with dangerous powers and emerge intact.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Northern Eagle is the "elder sibling" of the Golden Axe and the Iron Helms. Founded officially at the beginning of the Empire, its troops were drawn heavily from the Ushkan people who dwelt in the vales of Volodmartz and Miekarova. They have a long history - they <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">lead </del>the conquest of [[Karsk]] back in the reign of the [[Empress Richilde|Sun Queen]], and while the shining knights of [[Dawn]] grumbled about the lack of [[glory]] fighting in such a dark place, and the brave warriors of [[Wintermark]] bemoaned the lack of [[heroism]] in such a long, dawn out campaign it was was suited to the particular talents of the Ushkans.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Northern Eagle is the "elder sibling" of the Golden Axe and the Iron Helms. Founded officially at the beginning of the Empire, its troops were drawn heavily from the Ushkan people who dwelt in the vales of Volodmartz and Miekarova. They have a long history - they <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">led </ins>the conquest of [[Karsk]] back in the reign of the [[Empress Richilde|Sun Queen]], and while the shining knights of [[Dawn]] grumbled about the lack of [[glory]] fighting in such a dark place, and the brave warriors of [[Wintermark]] bemoaned the lack of [[heroism]] in such a long, dawn out campaign it was was suited to the particular talents of the Ushkans.</div></td></tr>
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</table>Drehttps://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/mediawiki-public/index.php?title=Our_choice&diff=110443&oldid=prevDre at 21:55, 13 May 20242024-05-13T21:55:28Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Lead </del>by the miners of Morsvah in southern Karsk, a loose consortium of mine- and forest-owners have come together to offer a limited-time deal to the generals of the Golden Axe and the Northern Eagle. They will equip, for only a nominal fee, up to two and a half thousand new troops for one of the armies. They will provide the mundane metal and wood, and the expertise to make the weapons, but the generals and the senators must do the rest.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Led </ins>by the miners of Morsvah in southern Karsk, a loose consortium of mine- and forest-owners have come together to offer a limited-time deal to the generals of the Golden Axe and the Northern Eagle. They will equip, for only a nominal fee, up to two and a half thousand new troops for one of the armies. They will provide the mundane metal and wood, and the expertise to make the weapons, but the generals and the senators must do the rest.</div></td></tr>
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</table>Raffertyhttps://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/mediawiki-public/index.php?title=Our_choice&diff=101062&oldid=prevEmmanovi: inclusive language2023-05-26T22:41:10Z<p>inclusive language</p>
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</table>Emmanovihttps://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/mediawiki-public/index.php?title=Our_choice&diff=94857&oldid=prevNovemberalice at 11:51, 23 August 20222022-08-23T11:51:29Z<p></p>
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</table>Novemberalicehttps://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/mediawiki-public/index.php?title=Our_choice&diff=85777&oldid=prevRichardRaynor at 21:10, 22 January 20222022-01-22T21:10:13Z<p></p>
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