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Twiggy at 12:53, 3 March 2026

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	This distrust has seen endless fuel added to the fire in recent years. The cursing of the Mournwold saw thousands of innocent Marchers, young and old, die at the hands of Imperial ritualists. It left a vivid scar that has never really healed to this day. Those who buried their family members in the wake of the curses find forgiveness is difficult to find.		This distrust has seen endless fuel added to the fire in recent years. The cursing of the Mournwold saw thousands of innocent Marchers, young and old, die at the hands of Imperial ritualists. It left a vivid scar that has never really healed to this day. Those who buried their family members in the wake of the curses find forgiveness is difficult to find.

	Thus the recent flood of bad magic affecting the Marchers has raised a bitter harvest. [[Shining_like_fire\|Throwing open the doors to the Day ~~Realm~~]] which allowed Cold Sun to enter the Empire may have been the straw that broke the camel's back, but for many Marchers it was just the latest in a long line of magic that has been inflicted on them. First, it was [[Light_upon_the_water#Destructive_Tempest\|a dreadful storm]] that brought devastation to countless farms. The ritual to [[Farewell_wanderlust\|enchant the Empire with Autumn magic]] may have seemed like a blessing to many but that too ravaged the Marches wreaking havoc on their crops.		Thus the recent flood of bad magic affecting the Marchers has raised a bitter harvest. [[Shining_like_fire\|Throwing open the doors to the Day realm]] which allowed Cold Sun to enter the Empire may have been the straw that broke the camel's back, but for many Marchers it was just the latest in a long line of magic that has been inflicted on them. First, it was [[Light_upon_the_water#Destructive_Tempest\|a dreadful storm]] that brought devastation to countless farms. The ritual to [[Farewell_wanderlust\|enchant the Empire with Autumn magic]] may have seemed like a blessing to many but that too ravaged the Marches wreaking havoc on their crops.
	{{SOP\|statement=The Empire has heard our anger; if a sorcerer curses the Empire again then Imperial justice will be swift and final. We send Jenny Arbor with 25 doses of liao to urge threshers, landskeepers, and Marchers to deal with sorcerers lawfully and to put their faith in the Empire.\|by=Jenny Arbor, Marcher Assembly\|when=Spring Equinox 384YE\|vote=Greater Majority (142-0)\|size=small}}		{{SOP\|statement=The Empire has heard our anger; if a sorcerer curses the Empire again then Imperial justice will be swift and final. We send Jenny Arbor with 25 doses of liao to urge threshers, landskeepers, and Marchers to deal with sorcerers lawfully and to put their faith in the Empire.\|by=Jenny Arbor, Marcher Assembly\|when=Spring Equinox 384YE\|vote=Greater Majority (142-0)\|size=small}}
	{{SOP\|statement=You don't call for the magistrate if your house is on fire. Threshers should deal with sorcerers by any means necessary. We send Gaelen Embercast with 25 doses of liao to remind everyone that the vigilant despise that which threatens what they watch over.\|by=Gaelen Embercast, Vigilance Assembly\|when=Spring Equinox 384YE\|vote=186-84\|size=small}}		{{SOP\|statement=You don't call for the magistrate if your house is on fire. Threshers should deal with sorcerers by any means necessary. We send Gaelen Embercast with 25 doses of liao to remind everyone that the vigilant despise that which threatens what they watch over.\|by=Gaelen Embercast, Vigilance Assembly\|when=Spring Equinox 384YE\|vote=186-84\|size=small}}

Matt: Text replacement - "[[Imperial Synod" to "[[Synod"

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	While this attempt to build bridges between the two nations is ongoing, they are perhaps symptomatic of a growing rift between the Marcher assembly and the people of their nation. The Assembly has denounced those Marcher [[landskeeper\|Landskeepers]] who opted to [[curse]] Urizen last season and called for the latest Marcher to attempt it to be [[The_Marches_culture_and_customs#Shunning\|shunned]]. And in concert with the new [[the Throne\|Throne]] they have denounced people across the nation who have been showing their support for the outcast Marchers.		While this attempt to build bridges between the two nations is ongoing, they are perhaps symptomatic of a growing rift between the Marcher assembly and the people of their nation. The Assembly has denounced those Marcher [[landskeeper\|Landskeepers]] who opted to [[curse]] Urizen last season and called for the latest Marcher to attempt it to be [[The_Marches_culture_and_customs#Shunning\|shunned]]. And in concert with the new [[the Throne\|Throne]] they have denounced people across the nation who have been showing their support for the outcast Marchers.

	This growing rift between the Marcher Assembly and the people of the Marches bodes ill for all concerned. Last season ''Fanny Moulder'' encouraged those Marchers who were increasingly out of step with their Assembly to look to their [[yeomen of the Marches\|yeofolk]] and their [[steward\|stewards]] for guidance rather than the follow the lead of the [[monk\|monks]] and [[friar\|friars]]. Somewhat ironically, this disregard for the authority of the [[~~Imperial~~ Synod]], has long been the hallmark of the sword scholars, the very iconoclasts the Assembly has encouraged to come to the Marches and share their views.		This growing rift between the Marcher Assembly and the people of the Marches bodes ill for all concerned. Last season ''Fanny Moulder'' encouraged those Marchers who were increasingly out of step with their Assembly to look to their [[yeomen of the Marches\|yeofolk]] and their [[steward\|stewards]] for guidance rather than the follow the lead of the [[monk\|monks]] and [[friar\|friars]]. Somewhat ironically, this disregard for the authority of the [[Synod]], has long been the hallmark of the sword scholars, the very iconoclasts the Assembly has encouraged to come to the Marches and share their views.

	== Points of Correspondence==		== Points of Correspondence==

Dre at 10:23, 24 July 2024

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	* '''The Urizen assembly can urge magicians to abandon their research and travel to the Marches for the coming season to help them bring the harvest in'''		* '''The Urizen assembly can urge magicians to abandon their research and travel to the Marches for the coming season to help them bring the harvest in'''
	* '''The two mandates in this section are considered to be competing'''		* '''The two mandates in this section are considered to be competing'''
	Rather than use their unrivalled magical powers to help the Marches, Clytemnestra has proposed that the mages, sword scholars and sentinels of Urizen should travel to the Marches and get their hands dirty, bringing in the harvest. There is certainly no shortage of work to be done; there are fields full of crops to be cut and gathered, but there are also walls that need repairing, ditches to dig, and fields still to be tilled and planted with a second crop. Most Marchers who work the land have spent years becoming accustomed to spending the daylight hours in back-breaking physical labour - work that is invariably performed by [[Urizen_economic_interests#Ushabti\|ushabti]] back in the mountains of Urizen. The thought of joining those endeavours is an intimidating prospect for those more accustomed to a day of scholastic study.		Rather than use their unrivalled magical powers to help the Marches, Clytemnestra has proposed that the mages, sword scholars and sentinels of Urizen should travel to the Marches and get their hands dirty, bringing in the harvest. There is certainly no shortage of work to be done; there are fields full of crops to be cut and gathered, but there are also walls that need repairing, ditches to dig, and fields still to be tilled and planted with a second crop. Most Marchers who work the land have spent years becoming accustomed to spending the daylight hours in back-breaking physical labour - work that is invariably performed by [[Urizen_economic_interests#Ushabti\|ushabti]] back in the mountains of Urizen. The thought of joining those endeavours is an intimidating prospect for those more accustomed to a day of scholastic study.

	It is not just the prospect of long days of gruelling physical labour that is somewhat off putting. The real wrench will be leaving their studies behind. Travelling to the other side of the Empire to spend the season hoeing fields, scything grain, and pulling weeds means having to suspend their work on magic. Still, people are prepared to make the sacrifice if the Urizen Synod are convinced it will help Urizen and the Marches understand each other better and it is worth the price. If that is the case then they could pass the following mandate:		It is not just the prospect of long days of gruelling physical labour that is somewhat off putting. The real wrench will be leaving their studies behind. Travelling to the other side of the Empire to spend the season hoeing fields, scything grain, and pulling weeds means having to suspend their work on magic. Still, people are prepared to make the sacrifice if the Urizen Synod are convinced it will help Urizen and the Marches understand each other better and it is worth the price. If that is the case then they could pass the following mandate:

Hailmur: /* A Friar Exchange */

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A Friar Exchange

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	===A Friar Exchange===		===A Friar Exchange===
	{{SOP\|statement=Never leave a river unbridged when you can build one out of rope. Never leave a rope bridge when you can build one out of wood. Never leave a wooden bridge when you can build one out of stone. We thank the Urizeni sword scholars who brought their teachings to our nation and did the heavy lifting on the first rickety bridge between our Nations. We invite the House of The Wanderer and the priests of Urizen to return again and this time friars of the Marches follow me to Urizen. Where we have disagreed in magic we will unite in faith two schools of virtue together in one cause; to share how our same religion manifests in the people of our different Nations. Let us break new ground with pride.\|by=Jedediah Boon, Marcher Assembly\|when=Spring Equinox 386YE\|vote=Greater Majority (222-0)\|size=small}}		{{SOP\|statement=Never leave a river unbridged when you can build one out of rope. Never leave a rope bridge when you can build one out of wood. Never leave a wooden bridge when you can build one out of stone. We thank the Urizeni sword scholars who brought their teachings to our nation and did the heavy lifting on the first rickety bridge between our Nations. We invite the House of The Wanderer and the priests of Urizen to return again and this time friars of the Marches follow me to Urizen. Where we have disagreed in magic we will unite in faith two schools of virtue together in one cause; to share how our same religion manifests in the people of our different Nations. Let us break new ground with pride.\|by=Jedediah Boon, Marcher Assembly\|when=Spring Equinox 386YE\|vote=Greater Majority (222-0)\|size=small}}
	* '''The Marcher assembly can urge friars and monks to visit Urizen to share how their shared ~~religious~~ manifests in the people of our different Nations'''		* '''The Marcher assembly can urge friars and monks to visit Urizen to share how their shared religion manifests in the people of our different Nations'''
			* '''The two mandates in this section are considered to be competing'''
	The Marcher Assembly is keen to reciprocate the Urizen Assembly's gesture of friendship and return the favour. Jedidiah Boon has called for friars of the Marches to follow him to Urizen where they can debate the Way with [[questor\|questors]], [[illuminate\|illuminates]], [[torchbearer\|torchbearers]] and [[sword scholar\|sword scholars]]. It is a long journey - the Marches and Urizen are at opposite sides of the Empire - but the opportunity to build a bridge between the two nations is an appealing one.		The Marcher Assembly is keen to reciprocate the Urizen Assembly's gesture of friendship and return the favour. Jedidiah Boon has called for friars of the Marches to follow him to Urizen where they can debate the Way with [[questor\|questors]], [[illuminate\|illuminates]], [[torchbearer\|torchbearers]] and [[sword scholar\|sword scholars]]. It is a long journey - the Marches and Urizen are at opposite sides of the Empire - but the opportunity to build a bridge between the two nations is an appealing one.

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	{{Mandate\|mandate=The Prosperous are not selfish; all that is worthwhile is shared with those who deserve it. We send {named priest} with 50 doses of liao to encourage friars to share their virtue with Urizen. Let us break new ground with Pride.\|assembly=Marcher Assembly}}		{{Mandate\|mandate=The Prosperous are not selfish; all that is worthwhile is shared with those who deserve it. We send {named priest} with 50 doses of liao to encourage friars to share their virtue with Urizen. Let us break new ground with Pride.\|assembly=Marcher Assembly}}

	If this mandate is enacted, then Marcher priests will travel to Urizen to engage in spiritual debate with the virtuous there. The exchange of views is likely to be lively, to say the least. It is not hard to imagine that some questors and torchbearers will push back against the more heterodox Marcher ideas, such as the claim that people can reincarnate as trees if they are good or rats and other vermin if they are bad. However the presence of so many Marcher priests across Urizen will mean that every ~~Urizeni~~ congregation will gain 1 dose of liao and 2 votes in the coming season.		If this mandate is enacted, then Marcher priests will travel to Urizen to engage in spiritual debate with the virtuous there. The exchange of views is likely to be lively, to say the least. It is not hard to imagine that some questors and torchbearers will push back against the more heterodox Marcher ideas, such as the claim that people can reincarnate as trees if they are good or rats and other vermin if they are bad. However, the presence of so many Marcher priests across Urizen will mean that every Urizen congregation will gain 1 dose of liao and 2 votes in the coming season.

			'''Rhubarb Ironwood''' has presented the following alternate mandate:

			{{Mandate\|mandate="The Virtuous face unwelcome truths as boldly as any barbarian charge. We send (named priest) with 50 doses of liao to lead Threshers in frankly discussing the truth with Urizen, about the consequences of irresponsible magic, and the Urizeni's imperious nature in its use. We wish to share our traditions of responsibility, to build a better world for everyone.\|assembly=Marcher Assembly}}

			If this mandate is enacted then it will empower Marches who feel slighted to go and speak to the nation on how they feel wronged. It will absolutely inflame the existing tensions between Marches and Urizen. It will have the same effect on the production of Urizen congregations; one additional dose of liao and two additional votes in the Synod.

	Spending the season in Urizen means that it won't be possible to tend to the spiritual needs of the Marcher people. They'll manage just fine without many of their priests for a season, but it does mean that participation in congregations across the Marches will suffer. As a result every Marcher congregation will lose 2 doses of liao and 4 votes after the Summer Solstice.		Spending the season in Urizen means that it won't be possible to tend to the spiritual needs of the Marcher people. They'll manage just fine without many of their priests for a season, but it does mean that participation in congregations across the Marches will suffer. As a result every Marcher congregation will lose 2 doses of liao and 4 votes after the Summer Solstice.

Hailmur: /* A Distant Pilgrimage */

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A Distant Pilgrimage

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	{{SOP\|statement=People of Urizen - mages, sentinels, sword scholars - come with me on pilgrimage to learn about Marcher land! Jedediah Boon of the Ore Hills inspired me with his pride in his land and his people and I want our people to learn about the pride and virtue of The Marcher's connection to their Land. Come with me in the Autumn. Let us learn of Marcher farming, Marcher pride, and let us help to bring the harvest home.\|by=Clytemnestra, Urizen Assembly\|when=Spring Equinox 386YE\|vote=Greater Majority (186-0)\|size=small}}		{{SOP\|statement=People of Urizen - mages, sentinels, sword scholars - come with me on pilgrimage to learn about Marcher land! Jedediah Boon of the Ore Hills inspired me with his pride in his land and his people and I want our people to learn about the pride and virtue of The Marcher's connection to their Land. Come with me in the Autumn. Let us learn of Marcher farming, Marcher pride, and let us help to bring the harvest home.\|by=Clytemnestra, Urizen Assembly\|when=Spring Equinox 386YE\|vote=Greater Majority (186-0)\|size=small}}
	* '''The Urizen assembly can urge magicians to abandon their research and travel to the Marches for the coming season to help them bring the harvest in'''		* '''The Urizen assembly can urge magicians to abandon their research and travel to the Marches for the coming season to help them bring the harvest in'''
			* '''The two mandates in this section are considered to be competing'''
	Rather than use their unrivalled magical powers to help the Marches, Clytemnestra has proposed that the mages, sword scholars and sentinels of Urizen should travel to the Marches and get their hands dirty, bringing in the harvest. There is certainly no shortage of work to be done; there are fields full of crops to be cut and gathered, but there are also walls that need repairing, ditches to dig, and fields still to be tilled and planted with a second crop. Most Marchers who work the land have spent years becoming accustomed to spending the daylight hours in back-breaking physical labour - work that is invariably performed by [[Urizen_economic_interests#Ushabti\|ushabti]] back in the mountains of Urizen. The thought of joining those endeavours is an intimidating prospect for those more accustomed to a day of scholastic study.		Rather than use their unrivalled magical powers to help the Marches, Clytemnestra has proposed that the mages, sword scholars and sentinels of Urizen should travel to the Marches and get their hands dirty, bringing in the harvest. There is certainly no shortage of work to be done; there are fields full of crops to be cut and gathered, but there are also walls that need repairing, ditches to dig, and fields still to be tilled and planted with a second crop. Most Marchers who work the land have spent years becoming accustomed to spending the daylight hours in back-breaking physical labour - work that is invariably performed by [[Urizen_economic_interests#Ushabti\|ushabti]] back in the mountains of Urizen. The thought of joining those endeavours is an intimidating prospect for those more accustomed to a day of scholastic study.

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	{{Mandate\|mandate=Strive, toil, and claim the just rewards of your labours. We send {named priest} with 75 liao to urge mages, sentinels and sword scholars to help bring the Marcher harvest home. All that is worthwhile is shared with those who deserve it.\|assembly=Urizen Assembly}}		{{Mandate\|mandate=Strive, toil, and claim the just rewards of your labours. We send {named priest} with 75 liao to urge mages, sentinels and sword scholars to help bring the Marcher harvest home. All that is worthwhile is shared with those who deserve it.\|assembly=Urizen Assembly}}

	If this mandate is enacted with a [[greater majority]], then a large number of ~~Urizeni~~ citizens will abandon their work for the season and travel to the Marches to do what they can to help bring in the harvest. The direct benefits for the Marchers will be limited; the Urizeni have no experience with the kind of arable agriculture used throughout the Marches. Urizeni magicians have ushabti to undertake the arduous physical labour of farming, so many will find the work gruelling at best. None-the-less Marcher farms will benefit from the extra helping hands at this crucial time and every Marcher [[farm]] will see their income increase by 12 rings for the season as a result.		If this mandate is enacted with a [[greater majority]], then a large number of Urizen citizens will abandon their work for the season and travel to the Marches to do what they can to help bring in the harvest. The direct benefits for the Marchers will be limited; the Urizeni have no experience with the kind of arable agriculture used throughout the Marches. Urizeni magicians have ushabti to undertake the arduous physical labour of farming, so many will find the work gruelling at best. None-the-less Marcher farms will benefit from the extra helping hands at this crucial time and every Marcher [[farm]] will see their income increase by 12 rings for the season as a result.

			'''Elagabala''' has presented the following alternate mandate:

			{{Mandate\|mandate=The Urizen know the power of Assurance and the pain of resisting invasion. We send (named priest) with 75 liao to encourage the magicians and warriors of Urizen to help the Tusks and Strong Reeds honour their oaths and defend the Marches from Jotun incursion.\|assembly=Urizen Assembly}}

			If this mandate is enacted with a [[greater majority]], then, in addition to the above, it would encourage Urizen to support the [[Strong Reeds]] and the [[Tusks]] in [[Bregasland]] and [[Mournwold]] respectively. Any Urizen [[military unit]] that did not support one of the two armies would see a penalty of two ranks as battlemages and warriors would venture instead to the Marches.

	Sadly, such a benefit will not be without a cost. The [[Doyen of the Spires]] is a unique Urizeni title charged with using the [[heliopticon]] network to lead the magicians of Urizen in their research on new magic. With so many magicians on pilgrimage to the Marches, that work will be stymied - cutting the rate of research by half. That would mean the Doyen could only research 10 ranks of magnitude in the season after the mandate was passed.		Sadly, such a benefit will not be without a cost. The [[Doyen of the Spires]] is a unique Urizeni title charged with using the [[heliopticon]] network to lead the magicians of Urizen in their research on new magic. With so many magicians on pilgrimage to the Marches, that work will be stymied - cutting the rate of research by half. That would mean the Doyen could only research 10 ranks of magnitude in the season after the mandate was passed.

	===A Friar Exchange===		===A Friar Exchange===
	{{SOP\|statement=Never leave a river unbridged when you can build one out of rope. Never leave a rope bridge when you can build one out of wood. Never leave a wooden bridge when you can build one out of stone. We thank the Urizeni sword scholars who brought their teachings to our nation and did the heavy lifting on the first rickety bridge between our Nations. We invite the House of The Wanderer and the priests of Urizen to return again and this time friars of the Marches follow me to Urizen. Where we have disagreed in magic we will unite in faith two schools of virtue together in one cause; to share how our same religion manifests in the people of our different Nations. Let us break new ground with pride.\|by=Jedediah Boon, Marcher Assembly\|when=Spring Equinox 386YE\|vote=Greater Majority (222-0)\|size=small}}		{{SOP\|statement=Never leave a river unbridged when you can build one out of rope. Never leave a rope bridge when you can build one out of wood. Never leave a wooden bridge when you can build one out of stone. We thank the Urizeni sword scholars who brought their teachings to our nation and did the heavy lifting on the first rickety bridge between our Nations. We invite the House of The Wanderer and the priests of Urizen to return again and this time friars of the Marches follow me to Urizen. Where we have disagreed in magic we will unite in faith two schools of virtue together in one cause; to share how our same religion manifests in the people of our different Nations. Let us break new ground with pride.\|by=Jedediah Boon, Marcher Assembly\|when=Spring Equinox 386YE\|vote=Greater Majority (222-0)\|size=small}}

Novemberalice at 10:28, 21 July 2024

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	People left them to it. A grudge is the one harvest you can bring in every year, as Sarah Friar was fond of saying.		People left them to it. A grudge is the one harvest you can bring in every year, as Sarah Friar was fond of saying.
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	<div style="float:left; width: 300px; clear: right;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Marcher Cook.jpg\|caption=Marcher hospitality could prove to be quite challenging for the refined folk of Urizen.\|align=left\|width=300}}</div>		<div style="float:left; width: 300px; clear: right;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Marcher Cook.jpg\|caption=Marcher hospitality could prove to be quite challenging for the refined folk of Urizen.\|align=left\|width=300}}</div>{{audio\|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5_wgrY4pbU}}
	==Overview==		==Overview==
	The aftermath of the [[Sound_the_bells#Supply_and_Demand\|rift]] between some [[the Marches\|Marchers]] and some [[Urizen\|Urizeni]] has led to the National Assemblies of the two nations proposing an exchange of ideas. Marcher priests are encouraged to visit the distant mountains while magicians, sentinels, and sword scholars are encouraged to travel to the Marches and help bring in the harvest.		The aftermath of the [[Sound_the_bells#Supply_and_Demand\|rift]] between some [[the Marches\|Marchers]] and some [[Urizen\|Urizeni]] has led to the National Assemblies of the two nations proposing an exchange of ideas. Marcher priests are encouraged to visit the distant mountains while magicians, sentinels, and sword scholars are encouraged to travel to the Marches and help bring in the harvest.

Hailmur at 23:08, 19 July 2024

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	Into this hornets nest, has marched [[Empress Vesna\|Emperor Vesna]]. Marchers were promised that the Throne would address the issue in her address and so they have. However, many Marchers have heard [[Inextricable,_indefatigable,_and_inevitable\|the phrase in the address]], ''"I see the veneration of those who would maliciously curse their imperial siblings and it sickens me"'' and assumed it was criticism aimed directly at them. It appears to be a very pointed rebuke of those Marchers who have publicly gone out of their way to show their support for the Threshers who went after the Urizen sorcerers.		Into this hornets nest, has marched [[Empress Vesna\|Emperor Vesna]]. Marchers were promised that the Throne would address the issue in her address and so they have. However, many Marchers have heard [[Inextricable,_indefatigable,_and_inevitable\|the phrase in the address]], ''"I see the veneration of those who would maliciously curse their imperial siblings and it sickens me"'' and assumed it was criticism aimed directly at them. It appears to be a very pointed rebuke of those Marchers who have publicly gone out of their way to show their support for the Threshers who went after the Urizen sorcerers.

	[[The Throne]] is not alone in this - the Marcher Synod has passed not one, but two statements of principle that both seem to touch on this issue - and each with a [[greater majority]]. The priests of the Assembly have been nothing if not consistent on this matter. Peregrine Boon has [[~~384YE_Spring_Equinox_Synod_judgements~~#Judgement_207\|called on Marchers to shun Hugh Farrier]] for attempting to curse Urizen, while Rhubarb Ironwood has [[~~384YE_Spring_Equinox_Synod_judgements~~#Judgement_209\|cried shame on those Marchers who praised the landskeepers]] that the Conclave condemned as sorcerers.		[[The Throne]] is not alone in this - the Marcher Synod has passed not one, but two statements of principle that both seem to touch on this issue - and each with a [[greater majority]]. The priests of the Assembly have been nothing if not consistent on this matter. Peregrine Boon has [[386YE_Spring_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_207\|called on Marchers to shun Hugh Farrier]] for attempting to curse Urizen, while Rhubarb Ironwood has [[386YE_Spring_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_209\|cried shame on those Marchers who praised the landskeepers]] that the Conclave condemned as sorcerers.

	If the Assembly and the Throne hoped this would influence opinion in the Marches, it has, but perhaps not in the way they may have wanted. Marchers are led by consent. They choose who leads, everyone is born equal and respect is earned not demanded. They are fiercely independent, proud, and stubborn. Being told they are wrong by their Assembly and that they should feel ashamed of their actions hasn't made many folk ''less'' keen to support '''Bella Flowerfields''', '''Brother Harvest''', '''Robyn Of Bassingham''', '''Saura Penny''', or '''Eli Scrump'''. If anything it has had the opposite effect - people are now proactively seeking them out to offer their support. Instead it has led to increasingly public grumbles about the Assembly.		If the Assembly and the Throne hoped this would influence opinion in the Marches, it has, but perhaps not in the way they may have wanted. Marchers are led by consent. They choose who leads, everyone is born equal and respect is earned not demanded. They are fiercely independent, proud, and stubborn. Being told they are wrong by their Assembly and that they should feel ashamed of their actions hasn't made many folk ''less'' keen to support '''Bella Flowerfields''', '''Brother Harvest''', '''Robyn Of Bassingham''', '''Saura Penny''', or '''Eli Scrump'''. If anything it has had the opposite effect - people are now proactively seeking them out to offer their support. Instead it has led to increasingly public grumbles about the Assembly.

Matt: /* A Growing Divide */

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A Growing Divide

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	==A Growing Divide==		==A Growing Divide==
	* '''There is a growing divide between the position of the Marcher Assembly and the views of some everyday Marcher citizens'''		* '''There is a growing divide between the position of the Marcher Assembly and the views of some everyday Marcher citizens'''
	* '''Jack Tiller and Frankie Moulder have been persuaded to come to Anvil at ~~7pm~~ Saturday evening, hoping to speak with some of the priests of the Assembly to try to put the matter to bed'''		* '''Jack Tiller and Frankie Moulder have been persuaded to come to Anvil at 5pm Saturday evening, hoping to speak with some of the priests of the Assembly to try to put the matter to bed'''
	Most Marchers are of the view that magic is best employed in service of the nation and the people, either supporting the harvest on farms across the nation or supporting soldiers who go off to war. There is a [[The_Marches_magical_traditions#Sorcery_and_the_Threshers\|long-standing suspicion]] of those who use magic against the farms and farmers of the Marches, they look to their threshers to hunt down such people and punish them for their wickedness.		Most Marchers are of the view that magic is best employed in service of the nation and the people, either supporting the harvest on farms across the nation or supporting soldiers who go off to war. There is a [[The_Marches_magical_traditions#Sorcery_and_the_Threshers\|long-standing suspicion]] of those who use magic against the farms and farmers of the Marches, they look to their threshers to hunt down such people and punish them for their wickedness.

Hailmur at 03:41, 19 July 2024

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Noserenda at 21:11, 18 July 2024

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	The Marcher Assembly have responded in kind, with '''Jedediah Boon''' urging the [[friar\|friars]] of the Marches to follow him to Urizen. However, the Marcher Assembly is forced to fight this battle on a second front.		The Marcher Assembly have responded in kind, with '''Jedediah Boon''' urging the [[friar\|friars]] of the Marches to follow him to Urizen. However, the Marcher Assembly is forced to fight this battle on a second front.
	===A Distant ~~Pilgramage~~===		===A Distant Pilgrimage===
	{{SOP\|statement=People of Urizen - mages, sentinels, sword scholars - come with me on pilgrimage to learn about Marcher land! Jedediah Boon of the Ore Hills inspired me with his pride in his land and his people and I want our people to learn about the pride and virtue of The Marcher's connection to their Land. Come with me in the Autumn. Let us learn of Marcher farming, Marcher pride, and let us help to bring the harvest home.\|by=Clytemnestra, Urizen Assembly\|when=Spring Equinox 386YE\|vote=Greater Majority (186-0)\|size=small}}		{{SOP\|statement=People of Urizen - mages, sentinels, sword scholars - come with me on pilgrimage to learn about Marcher land! Jedediah Boon of the Ore Hills inspired me with his pride in his land and his people and I want our people to learn about the pride and virtue of The Marcher's connection to their Land. Come with me in the Autumn. Let us learn of Marcher farming, Marcher pride, and let us help to bring the harvest home.\|by=Clytemnestra, Urizen Assembly\|when=Spring Equinox 386YE\|vote=Greater Majority (186-0)\|size=small}}
	* '''The Urizen assembly can urge magicians to abandon their research and travel to the Marches for the coming season to help them bring the harvest in'''		* '''The Urizen assembly can urge magicians to abandon their research and travel to the Marches for the coming season to help them bring the harvest in'''

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	[[Category:Winds of Fortune]][[Category:386YE ~~Spring~~]][[Category:Recent History]]		[[Category:Winds of Fortune]][[Category:386YE Summer]][[Category:Recent History]]
	<ic>"Have you heard the news?" said Rob in a voice that clearly indicated he was hoping the answer was no. Few people like to gossip more than Robert Miller, so he pressed on before anyone could spoil it. "Some Urizen wizard's comin to Marches. Clytemnestra Wanderer, she's called." he continued. "She's bringin her folks with her." he finished, emphatically.		<ic>"Have you heard the news?" said Rob in a voice that clearly indicated he was hoping the answer was no. Few people like to gossip more than Robert Miller, so he pressed on before anyone could spoil it. "Some Urizen wizard's comin to Marches. Clytemnestra Wanderer, she's called." he continued. "She's bringin her folks with her." he finished, emphatically.

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	{{SOP\|statement=People of Urizen - mages, sentinels, sword scholars - come with me on pilgrimage to learn about Marcher land! Jedediah Boon of the Ore Hills inspired me with his pride in his land and his people and I want our people to learn about the pride and virtue of The Marcher's connection to their Land. Come with me in the Autumn. Let us learn of Marcher farming, Marcher pride, and let us help to bring the harvest home.\|by=Clytemnestra, Urizen Assembly\|when=Spring Equinox 386YE\|vote=Greater Majority (186-0)\|size=small}}		{{SOP\|statement=People of Urizen - mages, sentinels, sword scholars - come with me on pilgrimage to learn about Marcher land! Jedediah Boon of the Ore Hills inspired me with his pride in his land and his people and I want our people to learn about the pride and virtue of The Marcher's connection to their Land. Come with me in the Autumn. Let us learn of Marcher farming, Marcher pride, and let us help to bring the harvest home.\|by=Clytemnestra, Urizen Assembly\|when=Spring Equinox 386YE\|vote=Greater Majority (186-0)\|size=small}}
	* '''The Urizen assembly can urge magicians to abandon their research and travel to the Marches for the coming season to help them bring the harvest in'''		* '''The Urizen assembly can urge magicians to abandon their research and travel to the Marches for the coming season to help them bring the harvest in'''
	Rather than use their unrivalled magical powers to help the Marches, Clytemnestra has proposed that the mages, sword scholars and sentinels of Urizen should travel to the Marches and get their hands dirty, bringing in the harvest. There is certainly no shortage of work to be done; there are fields full of crops to be cut and gathered, but there are also walls that need repairing, ditches to dig, and fields still to be tilled and planted with a second crop. Most Marchers who work the land have spent years becoming accustomed to spending the daylight ~~hours~~ hours in back-breaking physical labour - work that is invariably performed by [[Urizen_economic_interests#Ushabti\|ushabti]] back in the mountains of Urizen. The thought of joining those endeavours is an intimidating prospect for those more accustomed to a day of scholastic study.		Rather than use their unrivalled magical powers to help the Marches, Clytemnestra has proposed that the mages, sword scholars and sentinels of Urizen should travel to the Marches and get their hands dirty, bringing in the harvest. There is certainly no shortage of work to be done; there are fields full of crops to be cut and gathered, but there are also walls that need repairing, ditches to dig, and fields still to be tilled and planted with a second crop. Most Marchers who work the land have spent years becoming accustomed to spending the daylight hours in back-breaking physical labour - work that is invariably performed by [[Urizen_economic_interests#Ushabti\|ushabti]] back in the mountains of Urizen. The thought of joining those endeavours is an intimidating prospect for those more accustomed to a day of scholastic study.

	It is not just the prospect of long days of gruelling physical labour that is somewhat off putting. The real wrench will be leaving their studies behind. Travelling to the other side of the Empire to spend the season hoeing fields, scything grain, and pulling weeds means having to suspend their work on magic. Still, people are prepared to make the sacrifice if the Urizen Synod are convinced it will help Urizen and the Marches understand each other better and it is worth the price. If that is the case then they could pass the following mandate:		It is not just the prospect of long days of gruelling physical labour that is somewhat off putting. The real wrench will be leaving their studies behind. Travelling to the other side of the Empire to spend the season hoeing fields, scything grain, and pulling weeds means having to suspend their work on magic. Still, people are prepared to make the sacrifice if the Urizen Synod are convinced it will help Urizen and the Marches understand each other better and it is worth the price. If that is the case then they could pass the following mandate:
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	So when a dozen threshers took it upon themselves to match magic with magic and curse those presumably responsible for the many curses that have bedevilled Marcher territories plenty of Marchers were more than pleased about it. It seemed to many to be a fitting punishment to teach folk a lesson on what happens to those who use magic irresponsibly. The idea that these landskeepers used curses and that's not something threshers should do gets short shrift from many folk. Partly, this is an unfortunate consequence of the widespread views of many Marchers that land and farming are the most important thing in the world - they simply do not see any equivalence at all in cursing [[mana site\|mana sites]] and cursing farms. Crucially they assume the Marchers were responding to the curses thrown by others - they were going after the sorcerers. It's not the tools, it's what you do with them that counts. [[The_Marches_military_concerns#Beaters\|Beaters]] and bandits both use bows, but Marchers still know one from the other.		So when a dozen threshers took it upon themselves to match magic with magic and curse those presumably responsible for the many curses that have bedevilled Marcher territories plenty of Marchers were more than pleased about it. It seemed to many to be a fitting punishment to teach folk a lesson on what happens to those who use magic irresponsibly. The idea that these landskeepers used curses and that's not something threshers should do gets short shrift from many folk. Partly, this is an unfortunate consequence of the widespread views of many Marchers that land and farming are the most important thing in the world - they simply do not see any equivalence at all in cursing [[mana site\|mana sites]] and cursing farms. Crucially they assume the Marchers were responding to the curses thrown by others - they were going after the sorcerers. It's not the tools, it's what you do with them that counts. [[The_Marches_military_concerns#Beaters\|Beaters]] and bandits both use bows, but Marchers still know one from the other.
	{{SOP\|statement=We renounce and condemn the actions of Hugh Farrier. What he has done is wrong! Next summit, he is to be shunned by the Marches and should be stripped of his position. His plans to curse Urizen is against the sentiment of the Marches. We understand the devastation curses cause and as an act of penance, any curse performed on Urizen from a Marcher is to be followed by recompense. This mine is trapped. There is nothing left to dig.\|by=Peregrine Boon, Marcher Assembly\|when=Spring Equinox ~~384YE~~\|vote=Greater Majority 238-12\|size=small}}		{{SOP\|statement=We renounce and condemn the actions of Hugh Farrier. What he has done is wrong! Next summit, he is to be shunned by the Marches and should be stripped of his position. His plans to curse Urizen is against the sentiment of the Marches. We understand the devastation curses cause and as an act of penance, any curse performed on Urizen from a Marcher is to be followed by recompense. This mine is trapped. There is nothing left to dig.\|by=Peregrine Boon, Marcher Assembly\|when=Spring Equinox 386YE\|vote=Greater Majority 238-12\|size=small}}
	{{SOP\|statement=Threshers who pat sorcerers on the back, even when they harm rivals, are no threshers at all! Shame on those who praise Marcher sorcerers! Our courageous Linley Weaver is a fine Marcher who stood and enacted a Thresher's job greatly!\|by=Rhubarb Ironwood, Marcher Assembly\|when=Spring Equinox ~~384YE~~\|vote=Greater Majority 250-0\|size=small}}		{{SOP\|statement=Threshers who pat sorcerers on the back, even when they harm rivals, are no threshers at all! Shame on those who praise Marcher sorcerers! Our courageous Linley Weaver is a fine Marcher who stood and enacted a Thresher's job greatly!\|by=Rhubarb Ironwood, Marcher Assembly\|when=Spring Equinox 386YE\|vote=Greater Majority 250-0\|size=small}}
	{{SOP\|statement=The Marchers are not striking this time. The Throne has acknowledged our grievances, and promised an address where they consider cursing Imperial territories acts of treason. Further as Master of Magic, that action will be taken. With these and other acknowledgements by Imperial bodies, the Marcher farmers choose not to put Imperial prosperity at risk, for repeated slights. Lets judge this field by its harvest.\|by=Rey Fosterbrooke, Marcher Assembly\|when=Spring Equinox ~~384YE~~\|vote=Greater Majority 194-12\|size=small}}		{{SOP\|statement=The Marchers are not striking this time. The Throne has acknowledged our grievances, and promised an address where they consider cursing Imperial territories acts of treason. Further as Master of Magic, that action will be taken. With these and other acknowledgements by Imperial bodies, the Marcher farmers choose not to put Imperial prosperity at risk, for repeated slights. Lets judge this field by its harvest.\|by=Rey Fosterbrooke, Marcher Assembly\|when=Spring Equinox 386YE\|vote=Greater Majority 194-12\|size=small}}
	===Into the Hornets' Nest===		===Into the Hornets' Nest===
	* '''The situation is becoming increasingly fraught'''		* '''The situation is becoming increasingly fraught'''
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	[[The Throne]] is not alone in this - the Marcher Synod has passed not one, but two statements of principle that both seem to touch on this issue - and each with a [[greater majority]]. The priests of the Assembly have been nothing if not consistent on this matter. Peregrine Boon has [[384YE_Spring_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_207\|called on Marchers to shun Hugh Farrier]] for attempting to curse Urizen, while Rhubarb Ironwood has [[384YE_Spring_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_209\|cried shame on those Marchers who praised the landskeepers]] that the Conclave condemned as sorcerers.		[[The Throne]] is not alone in this - the Marcher Synod has passed not one, but two statements of principle that both seem to touch on this issue - and each with a [[greater majority]]. The priests of the Assembly have been nothing if not consistent on this matter. Peregrine Boon has [[384YE_Spring_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_207\|called on Marchers to shun Hugh Farrier]] for attempting to curse Urizen, while Rhubarb Ironwood has [[384YE_Spring_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_209\|cried shame on those Marchers who praised the landskeepers]] that the Conclave condemned as sorcerers.

	If the Assembly and the Throne hoped this would influence opinion in the Marches, it has, but perhaps not in the way they may have wanted. Marchers are led by consent. They choose who leads, everyone is born equal and respect is earned not demanded. They fiercely independent, proud, and stubborn. Being told they are wrong by their Assembly and that they should feel ashamed of their actions hasn't made many folk ''less'' keen to support '''Bella Flowerfields''', '''Brother Harvest''', '''Robyn Of Bassingham''', '''Saura Penny''', or '''Eli Scrump'''. If anything it has had the opposite effect - people are now proactively seeking them out to offer their support. Instead it has led to increasingly public grumbles about the Assembly.		If the Assembly and the Throne hoped this would influence opinion in the Marches, it has, but perhaps not in the way they may have wanted. Marchers are led by consent. They choose who leads, everyone is born equal and respect is earned not demanded. They are fiercely independent, proud, and stubborn. Being told they are wrong by their Assembly and that they should feel ashamed of their actions hasn't made many folk ''less'' keen to support '''Bella Flowerfields''', '''Brother Harvest''', '''Robyn Of Bassingham''', '''Saura Penny''', or '''Eli Scrump'''. If anything it has had the opposite effect - people are now proactively seeking them out to offer their support. Instead it has led to increasingly public grumbles about the Assembly.

	To be fair, this is not the fault of '''Rhubarb Ironwood''' or '''Peregrine Boon'''. The reality is that this disenchantment is fundamentally caused by the fact that the Marcher Assembly swore blind that Imperial law would bring justice to any sorcerers who cursed the Marchers - they staked their reputation on it. Now sorcerers have attacked the Marches with curses ''three times'' within the space of a year or two and only at the point where they unleashed the Cold Sun on the entire Empire do there appear to have been any real consequences at all. It is this, more than anything else, which has fundamentally undermined trust in the Empire, the law and most of all, in the Marcher Synod.		To be fair, this is not the fault of '''Rhubarb Ironwood''' or '''Peregrine Boon'''. The reality is that this disenchantment is fundamentally caused by the fact that the Marcher Assembly swore blind that Imperial law would bring justice to any sorcerers who cursed the Marchers - they staked their reputation on it. Now sorcerers have attacked the Marches with curses ''three times'' within the space of a year or two and only at the point where they unleashed the Cold Sun on the entire Empire do there appear to have been any real consequences at all. It is this, more than anything else, which has fundamentally undermined trust in the Empire, the law and most of all, in the Marcher Synod.
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	There's a wide ditch between saying and doing. Nobody is keen to go all the way to Anvil, it means days off the farm at the height of summer, but it's clear that is what is needed. ''Fanny Moulder'', Landskeeper of the Mutton Downs, finally persuades her husband, Jack Tiller, and her niece, Frankie Moulder, to make the trip. He plans to arrive in Anvil at 5pm on the Saturday evening, looking to speak with Peregrine Boon, Rhubarb Ironwood, and any other members of the Assembly who're about. Jack likes a drink, so he'll head for the biggest tavern in the Marcher camp first and start looking for folk there.		There's a wide ditch between saying and doing. Nobody is keen to go all the way to Anvil, it means days off the farm at the height of summer, but it's clear that is what is needed. ''Fanny Moulder'', Landskeeper of the Mutton Downs, finally persuades her husband, Jack Tiller, and her niece, Frankie Moulder, to make the trip. He plans to arrive in Anvil at 5pm on the Saturday evening, looking to speak with Peregrine Boon, Rhubarb Ironwood, and any other members of the Assembly who're about. Jack likes a drink, so he'll head for the biggest tavern in the Marcher camp first and start looking for folk there.

	At the same time ''Old Tam Witch-hazel'', a landskeeper from Mitwold, has been bullied by several of his peers into coming all the way to Anvil to talk to his peers. He specifically wants to talk to remaining members of the ''Ruined Hill'' and ''Scorched Lands'' covens: Bella Flowerfields, Brother Harvest, Robyn Of Bassingham, Saura Penny, and Eli Scrump. He's happy to speak with [[thresher\|threshers]] as well as landskeepers, and he won't object if '''Hugh Farrier''' is there, if anyone wants to bring them, but he's not really here to talk to anyone else. Given he estimates there's about fifty or sixty landskeepers and threshers on their way to Anvil this season, he'll leave it up to the folk at Anvil as to where they want to meet but ideally somewhere where the number of interruptions from people who ''aren't'' landskeepers or threshers can be kept to a minimum.		At the same time ''Old Tam Witch-hazel'', a landskeeper from Mitwold, has been bullied by several of his peers into coming all the way to Anvil to talk to his peers. He specifically wants to talk to remaining members of the ''Ruined Hill'' and ''Scorched Lands'' covens: Bella Flowerfields, Brother Harvest, Robyn Of Bassingham, Saura Penny, and Eli Scrump. He's happy to speak with [[thresher\|threshers]] as well as landskeepers, and he won't object if '''Hugh Farrier''' is there, if anyone wants to bring them, but he's not really here to talk to anyone else. Given he estimates there are about fifty or sixty landskeepers and threshers on their way to Anvil this season, he'll leave it up to the folk at Anvil as to where they want to meet but ideally somewhere where the number of interruptions from people who ''aren't'' landskeepers or threshers can be kept to a minimum.

	==Further Reading==		==Further Reading==