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Twiggy at 21:26, 4 March 2026

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	<div style="float:right; width: 500px; clear: right;"><quote by="Not to Conquer Wind of Fortune, Montanian Military Opportunities">Doing this would please the Karass who are known to dislike the Montanians but it would outrage every other Barrens faction bar the Black Wind. It would however send a clear message that the Empire will not be trifled with.</quote></div>		<div style="float:right; width: 500px; clear: right;"><quote by="Not to Conquer Wind of Fortune, Montanian Military Opportunities">Doing this would please the Karass who are known to dislike the Montanians but it would outrage every other Barrens faction bar the Black Wind. It would however send a clear message that the Empire will not be trifled with.</quote></div>
	<div style="float:right; width: 500px; clear: right;"><quote by="Not to Conquer Wind of Fortune, Black Wind Military Opportunities">Any action in this vein would damage the Empire's standing with the Rahvin, Montanians, and Great Forest Orcs. Although the Black Wind no longer speak to their former comrades in arms, they are widely viewed as fallen allies rather than enemies by their fellow rebels. There is clear evidence that the Druj have been adept at maximising the propaganda benefits of actions of this kind by the Empire in the past.</quote></div>		<div style="float:right; width: 500px; clear: right;"><quote by="Not to Conquer Wind of Fortune, Black Wind Military Opportunities">Any action in this vein would damage the Empire's standing with the Rahvin, Montanians, and Great Forest Orcs. Although the Black Wind no longer speak to their former comrades in arms, they are widely viewed as fallen allies rather than enemies by their fellow rebels. There is clear evidence that the Druj have been adept at maximising the propaganda benefits of actions of this kind by the Empire in the past.</quote></div>
	This Wind of War is written slightly differently to others, being largely from the point of view of the orcs of the Barrens. To ~~summarize~~ the events and outcomes more clearly:		This Wind of War is written slightly differently to others, being largely from the point of view of the orcs of the Barrens. To summarise the events and outcomes more clearly:
	* The Golden Sun have driven the Druj out of the Barrens, and every region except the [[The_Barrens#Heart_of_Peytaht\|Heart of Peytaht]] is now Imperial and part of Dawn		* The Golden Sun have driven the Druj out of the Barrens, and every region except the [[The_Barrens#Heart_of_Peytaht\|Heart of Peytaht]] is now Imperial and part of Dawn
	* With the help of their Navarr allies, the Great Forest Orcs have conquered the Heart of Peytaht region. They now control that region, and the [[The Barrens#Eaves of Peytaht\|Eaves of Peytaht]] [[weirwood]] grove.		* With the help of their Navarr allies, the Great Forest Orcs have conquered the Heart of Peytaht region. They now control that region, and the [[The Barrens#Eaves of Peytaht\|Eaves of Peytaht]] [[weirwood]] grove.

Twiggy: /* Game Information: The Barrens */

2026-02-27T15:52:35Z

Game Information: The Barrens

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	The [[Army_qualities#Cruel\|merciless onslaught]] of the Iron Helms is obvious to everyone in the territory. it will also be known in the Mallum simply by the nature of what it achieves.		The [[Army_qualities#Cruel\|merciless onslaught]] of the Iron Helms is obvious to everyone in the territory. it will also be known in the Mallum simply by the nature of what it achieves.

	Lastly, it is important not assume that things are ''worse'' than they are depicted. Don't invent any new atrocities in the Barrens. If we didn't say it happened here, then it didn't happen. This is especially relevant to the Northern Eagle and the Iron Helms.		Lastly, it is important to not assume that things are ''worse'' than they are depicted. Don't invent any new atrocities in the Barrens. If we didn't say it happened here, then it didn't happen. This is especially relevant to the Northern Eagle and the Iron Helms.

	==Participation: Varushkan Armies==		==Participation: Varushkan Armies==

Twiggy at 18:21, 18 February 2026

2026-02-18T18:21:17Z

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	==Eaves of Peytaht==		==Eaves of Peytaht==
	<div style="float:right; width: 500px; clear: right;"><quote by="~~Valack~~, First Spear of the Great Forest">The spears are called. We are going home. The Navarr march with us as allies, but we must be the spear-point and they the shield. Strike, oh you children of the Great Forest, and let none stand between us and our ancient hearth.</quote></div>		<div style="float:right; width: 500px; clear: right;"><quote by="Vallack, First Spear of the Great Forest">The spears are called. We are going home. The Navarr march with us as allies, but we must be the spear-point and they the shield. Strike, oh you children of the Great Forest, and let none stand between us and our ancient hearth.</quote></div>
	<div style="float:right; width: 500px; clear: right;"><quote by="Farenthar Shattersong , General of the Quiet Step">Thorns, we march to the Heart of Peytaht in the Barrens. To aid our allies the Great Forest Orcs. We invoke the Spears of the Pines, together we will claim for them their home from Druj Oppression </quote></div>		<div style="float:right; width: 500px; clear: right;"><quote by="Farenthar Shattersong , General of the Quiet Step">Thorns, we march to the Heart of Peytaht in the Barrens. To aid our allies the Great Forest Orcs. We invoke the Spears of the Pines, together we will claim for them their home from Druj Oppression </quote></div>
	{{SOP\|statement=For too long the peoples of Navarr have struggled to claim the entirety of their homes. Let us not sit idle whilst those who have stood with us suffer a similar fate. We send Enis Rootbloom with 50 doses of liao to encourage the people of Navarr to help the Great Forest Orcs in the fight to reclaim the Heart of Peytaht.\|by=Enis RootBloom, Navarr National Assembly\|vote=Greater Majority 355-0\|when=Autumn Equinox 385YE}}		{{SOP\|statement=For too long the peoples of Navarr have struggled to claim the entirety of their homes. Let us not sit idle whilst those who have stood with us suffer a similar fate. We send Enis Rootbloom with 50 doses of liao to encourage the people of Navarr to help the Great Forest Orcs in the fight to reclaim the Heart of Peytaht.\|by=Enis RootBloom, Navarr National Assembly\|vote=Greater Majority 355-0\|when=Autumn Equinox 385YE}}

Twiggy at 21:01, 5 August 2025

2025-08-05T21:01:42Z

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	The Barrens is in shock. There's no other way to describe it. The destruction of the Montanians, the subjugation of the Black Wind, the bloody settling-of-scores by the Karass. The surviving septs reel.		The Barrens is in shock. There's no other way to describe it. The destruction of the Montanians, the subjugation of the Black Wind, the bloody settling-of-scores by the Karass. The surviving septs reel.

	The ~~Rhavin~~ look around, at their little camp huddled atop the great reserves of mithril, and they hear the sound of the future. The Great Forest Orcs stand amidst the ruins of celebratory fires, listening to the rustling leaves of the great weirwood trees, hearing their end. The orcs of the Black Wind, the survivors of treachery and tyranny, know that if their soldiers do not return they will die at the hands of the Varushkan humans and their dogs.		The Rahvin look around, at their little camp huddled atop the great reserves of mithril, and they hear the sound of the future. The Great Forest Orcs stand amidst the ruins of celebratory fires, listening to the rustling leaves of the great weirwood trees, hearing their end. The orcs of the Black Wind, the survivors of treachery and tyranny, know that if their soldiers do not return they will die at the hands of the Varushkan humans and their dogs.

	Three of the remaining septs have seen what the Empire will do to those who dare to resist them, and they know that there is nothing they can do in the face of such an implacable force.		Three of the remaining septs have seen what the Empire will do to those who dare to resist them, and they know that there is nothing they can do in the face of such an implacable force.
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	When the first human knights come upon the Karass after they have finished with the Vendarri, when they meet some of their warriors on the verges of Saltmarsh, the leader of the orcs throws a sack full of orc heads at their feet.		When the first human knights come upon the Karass after they have finished with the Vendarri, when they meet some of their warriors on the verges of Saltmarsh, the leader of the orcs throws a sack full of orc heads at their feet.

	“We have dealt with the Vendarri,” she says, and spits, and shrugs. Then she smiles “If your Senate gives the word then we will deal with the ~~Rhavin~~ next...”		“We have dealt with the Vendarri,” she says, and spits, and shrugs. Then she smiles “If your Senate gives the word then we will deal with the Rahvin next...”

	==Game Information: The Barrens==		==Game Information: The Barrens==

Thespaceinvader: /* Game Information: The Barrens */

2025-05-09T16:00:54Z

Game Information: The Barrens

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	* The Iron Helms have decapitated the leadership of the Black Wind sept, as proposed in the [[Not_to_conquer#Military_Opportunities:_The_Black_Wind\|Not to Conquer]] wind of fortune. They have taken a number of prisoners whom they are questioning about the Black Wind army. More information about what they have found out will be forthcoming in a coming wind of fortune. There is no doubt that a message has been sent to the army in the Mallum, and the sept understand that the Varushkans will kill them all if they do not comply.		* The Iron Helms have decapitated the leadership of the Black Wind sept, as proposed in the [[Not_to_conquer#Military_Opportunities:_The_Black_Wind\|Not to Conquer]] wind of fortune. They have taken a number of prisoners whom they are questioning about the Black Wind army. More information about what they have found out will be forthcoming in a coming wind of fortune. There is no doubt that a message has been sent to the army in the Mallum, and the sept understand that the Varushkans will kill them all if they do not comply.
	* The Vendarri sept has been slaughtered by the Karass, who launched a surprise attack against Saltmarsh. Their settlements have been destroyed, and most of the former sept is either dead or in hiding in the deep marshes. The handful of survivors are no longer a factor in Barrens politics.		* The Vendarri sept has been slaughtered by the Karass, who launched a surprise attack against Saltmarsh. Their settlements have been destroyed, and most of the former sept is either dead or in hiding in the deep marshes. The handful of survivors are no longer a factor in Barrens politics.
	* The Rahvin have received aid from the [[Imperial Orcs]], and remain in control of the [[The Barrens#The Fangs\|~~the~~ Fangs]] [[mithril]] mine.		* The Rahvin have received aid from the [[Imperial Orcs]], and remain in control of the [[The Barrens#The Fangs\|Fangs]] [[mithril]] mine.

	When reading this wind of war it is important to appreciate that no crimes have been committed under Imperial Law by anyone involved. The Montanians, the Black Wind, and the Vendarri were all barbarians by decree of the Senate and the Imperial armies acted on the orders of the Military Council. While there were numerous dissenting voices in the Synod, only one of their [[statement of principle\|statements of principle]] was upheld with a greater majority and that was in the Wintermark assembly. Whether it leads to anything will be a matter for Winds of Fortune		When reading this wind of war it is important to appreciate that no crimes have been committed under Imperial Law by anyone involved. The Montanians, the Black Wind, and the Vendarri were all barbarians by decree of the Senate and the Imperial armies acted on the orders of the Military Council. While there were numerous dissenting voices in the Synod, only one of their [[statement of principle\|statements of principle]] was upheld with a greater majority and that was in the Wintermark assembly. Whether it leads to anything will be a matter for Winds of Fortune

Hailmur: /* Black Wind */

2025-02-22T17:26:47Z

Black Wind

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	They paid heavily, but the Black Wind survived, The remaining sept kept “safe” by the Druj as surety. As long as the warriors who had once fought against them now fought ''for'' them, then their people would survive. Try to resist, try to rebel... and everyone would die.		They paid heavily, but the Black Wind survived, The remaining sept kept “safe” by the Druj as surety. As long as the warriors who had once fought against them now fought ''for'' them, then their people would survive. Try to resist, try to rebel... and everyone would die.

	An army of ~~black~~ Wind warriors is in the Mallum, now, with the rest of the Druj forces. The people of the sept, though - they are still in the Barrens. A few in Dawnguard and the Bitter Strand, most in the Carmine Fields and Murderdale. The Golden Sun passed over them, too busy chasing the Druj to care about scattered communities of farmers and hunters. As long as they did not look up, did not draw attention, did not raise a fist against the knights they dared to dream that they might be safe.		An army of Black Wind warriors is in the Mallum, now, with the rest of the Druj forces. The people of the sept, though - they are still in the Barrens. A few in Dawnguard and the Bitter Strand, most in the Carmine Fields and Murderdale. The Golden Sun passed over them, too busy chasing the Druj to care about scattered communities of farmers and hunters. As long as they did not look up, did not draw attention, did not raise a fist against the knights they dared to dream that they might be safe.

	Then the Iron Helms came back from the Salt Flats, from the Sydathian Fens, and even the illusion of safety was torn from them.		Then the Iron Helms came back from the Salt Flats, from the Sydathian Fens, and even the illusion of safety was torn from them.

Rafferty: /* Further Reading */

2024-07-21T12:22:00Z

Rafferty: /* Further Reading */

2024-05-02T14:07:47Z

Novemberalice at 20:10, 14 April 2024

2024-04-14T20:10:37Z

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	[[Category:Recent History]] [[Category:385YE Winter]] [[Category:Military Council]]		[[Category:Recent History]] [[Category:385YE Winter]] [[Category:Military Council]]
	We don't often put a "Content Warning" on a Wind, but this one merits it. Please bear in mind that the text includes depictions of brutal violence and feelings of helplessness. The campaign summary is out-of-character and matter-of-fact and sums up the events without going into detail. It can be found [[#Game_Information:_The_Barrens\|here]].{{audio\|link= https://youtu.be/t2xilAaRG-w?si=kwo2jlaX_rMyD1EZ}}		We don't often put a "Content Warning" on a Wind, but this one merits it. Please bear in mind that the text includes depictions of brutal violence and feelings of helplessness. The campaign summary is out-of-character and matter-of-fact and sums up the events without going into detail. It can be found [[#Game_Information:_The_Barrens\|here]].
			{{audio\|link= https://youtu.be/t2xilAaRG-w?si=kwo2jlaX_rMyD1EZ}}
	==From the Sydathian Fens==		==From the Sydathian Fens==
	Last season, tens of thousands of western humans [[A walk in shadow\|began to invade the Salt Flats of Sanath]]. Folk fled ahead of them, and the Druj sent their own armies against them. Shortly after the Autumn Equinox, the human armies withdrew before the might of the Druj.		Last season, tens of thousands of western humans [[A walk in shadow\|began to invade the Salt Flats of Sanath]]. Folk fled ahead of them, and the Druj sent their own armies against them. Shortly after the Autumn Equinox, the human armies withdrew before the might of the Druj.

Novemberalice at 20:09, 14 April 2024

2024-04-14T20:09:45Z

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	[[Category:Recent History]] [[Category:385YE Winter]] [[Category:Military Council]]		[[Category:Recent History]] [[Category:385YE Winter]] [[Category:Military Council]]
	We don't often put a "Content Warning" on a Wind, but this one merits it. Please bear in mind that the text includes depictions of brutal violence and feelings of helplessness. The campaign summary is out-of-character and matter-of-fact and sums up the events without going into detail. It can be found [[#Game_Information:_The_Barrens\|here]].		We don't often put a "Content Warning" on a Wind, but this one merits it. Please bear in mind that the text includes depictions of brutal violence and feelings of helplessness. The campaign summary is out-of-character and matter-of-fact and sums up the events without going into detail. It can be found [[#Game_Information:_The_Barrens\|here]].{{audio\|link= https://youtu.be/t2xilAaRG-w?si=kwo2jlaX_rMyD1EZ}}
	==From the Sydathian Fens==		==From the Sydathian Fens==
	Last season, tens of thousands of western humans [[A walk in shadow\|began to invade the Salt Flats of Sanath]]. Folk fled ahead of them, and the Druj sent their own armies against them. Shortly after the Autumn Equinox, the human armies withdrew before the might of the Druj.		Last season, tens of thousands of western humans [[A walk in shadow\|began to invade the Salt Flats of Sanath]]. Folk fled ahead of them, and the Druj sent their own armies against them. Shortly after the Autumn Equinox, the human armies withdrew before the might of the Druj.

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	==Further Reading==		==Further Reading==
	* [[All ~~these~~ moments]] - 385YE Winter Wind of Fortune about the situation in the Barrens following this wind of war		* [[All those moments]] - 385YE Winter Wind of Fortune about the situation in the Barrens following this wind of war
	* [[Not to conquer]] - 385YE Autumn Wind of Fortune about the Barrens factions and opportunities		* [[Not to conquer]] - 385YE Autumn Wind of Fortune about the Barrens factions and opportunities

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	==Further Reading==		==Further Reading==
			* [[All these moments]] - 385YE Winter Wind of Fortune about the situation in the Barrens following this wind of war
	* [[Not to conquer]] - 385YE Autumn Wind of Fortune about the Barrens factions and opportunities		* [[Not to conquer]] - 385YE Autumn Wind of Fortune about the Barrens factions and opportunities