Signs and sigils - Revision history

Dre at 13:08, 28 May 2026

2026-05-28T13:08:19Z

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

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Text replacement - "[[Imperial Senate" to "[[Senate"

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	==Overview==		==Overview==
	{{Audio\|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eTNTT6hJ7k}}		{{Audio\|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eTNTT6hJ7k}}
	The [[~~Imperial~~ Senate]] instructed [[Appraisal#Graciana_i_L.C3.B2pez_i_Guerra\|Graciana i Lòpez i Guerra]] to [[Appraise Sign of Tamar\|appraise the Sign of Tamar]]. They wanted a report on how any further damage might be stopped and how it might be used by the Empire once it was preserved.		The [[Senate]] instructed [[Appraisal#Graciana_i_L.C3.B2pez_i_Guerra\|Graciana i Lòpez i Guerra]] to [[Appraise Sign of Tamar\|appraise the Sign of Tamar]]. They wanted a report on how any further damage might be stopped and how it might be used by the Empire once it was preserved.

	Preservation is a pressing problem. When the [[eternal]] [[Llofir]] claimed the Sign of Tamar, the sigil vanished beneath the enchanted forest that the eternal raised over the whole region. Llofir was [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_winds_of_war#Destroying_Angels\|driven off]] in the Summer of 383YE, but the forest remained, and slowly but surely the roots of the growing plants and trees were consuming the earthworks. Left for a decade or more, this great sigil would be completely erased.		Preservation is a pressing problem. When the [[eternal]] [[Llofir]] claimed the Sign of Tamar, the sigil vanished beneath the enchanted forest that the eternal raised over the whole region. Llofir was [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_winds_of_war#Destroying_Angels\|driven off]] in the Summer of 383YE, but the forest remained, and slowly but surely the roots of the growing plants and trees were consuming the earthworks. Left for a decade or more, this great sigil would be completely erased.

Twiggy at 23:34, 12 July 2025

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	* '''The Highborn Assembly could issue a mandate chapters to form in the area and take responsibility for the Sign of Tamar'''		* '''The Highborn Assembly could issue a mandate chapters to form in the area and take responsibility for the Sign of Tamar'''

	At the Autumn equinox, Brother Vashti of the Shattered Tower received the support of the greater majority of ~~the~~ the Highborn Assembly for a statement of principle calling on any citizens who might be able to save the Sign to attempt to do so. Rallying the virtuous to save the Sign of Tamar would be effective, but it would require a significant supply of liao to ensure that the work was completed in time. To achieve it, the Highborn Assembly would need a suitably worded mandate.		At the Autumn equinox, Brother Vashti of the Shattered Tower received the support of the greater majority of the Highborn Assembly for a statement of principle calling on any citizens who might be able to save the Sign to attempt to do so. Rallying the virtuous to save the Sign of Tamar would be effective, but it would require a significant supply of liao to ensure that the work was completed in time. To achieve it, the Highborn Assembly would need a suitably worded mandate.

	{{Mandate\|assembly=Highborn Assembly\|mandate=We recognise the importance of the Sign of Tamar in Reikos and the need to preserve it and employ it for the benefits of Highguard and the Empire. We send {named priest} with 100 does of liao to urge citizens to clear the encroaching forests and to commit themselves to the long term preservation of this important historical sigil.}}		{{Mandate\|assembly=Highborn Assembly\|mandate=We recognise the importance of the Sign of Tamar in Reikos and the need to preserve it and employ it for the benefits of Highguard and the Empire. We send {named priest} with 100 does of liao to urge citizens to clear the encroaching forests and to commit themselves to the long term preservation of this important historical sigil.}}
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	To create an option for the Imperial Senate to consider, Graciana has had to consider some novel approaches looking at the ''potential'' the site might have. It was once an exceptionally powerful regio. There are rumours that the (now dead) [[Druj]] Ghulai Greenmask bound himself to the regio in some way, drawing on its power to enhance his magic. And while it is clearly damaged, the site does have a sigil carved nine feet deep into the hard earth in the shape of one of the ill-omened constellations. The Sign of Tamar could serve as some kind of [[Varushka_hearth_magic#Wards\|powerful ward]], but what if it has the opposite effect... what if it's designed to invoke the power of the constellation by evoking the very [[Urizen_hearth_magic#Essence\|essence]] of it?		To create an option for the Imperial Senate to consider, Graciana has had to consider some novel approaches looking at the ''potential'' the site might have. It was once an exceptionally powerful regio. There are rumours that the (now dead) [[Druj]] Ghulai Greenmask bound himself to the regio in some way, drawing on its power to enhance his magic. And while it is clearly damaged, the site does have a sigil carved nine feet deep into the hard earth in the shape of one of the ill-omened constellations. The Sign of Tamar could serve as some kind of [[Varushka_hearth_magic#Wards\|powerful ward]], but what if it has the opposite effect... what if it's designed to invoke the power of the constellation by evoking the very [[Urizen_hearth_magic#Essence\|essence]] of it?

	Weeks of painstaking experiments by Graciana only confirm what was reported months earlier - there is no Spring magic here. The great power of the Sign of Tamar as was - this potent fount of Spring magic - is simply never coming back. Not in this lifetime. But the Drowned Man is a powerful constellation, and it is not tied to ~~the~~ the Spring realm.		Weeks of painstaking experiments by Graciana only confirm what was reported months earlier - there is no Spring magic here. The great power of the Sign of Tamar as was - this potent fount of Spring magic - is simply never coming back. Not in this lifetime. But the Drowned Man is a powerful constellation, and it is not tied to the Spring realm.

	==A Cold Star==		==A Cold Star==

Thespaceinvader: /* Maintenance */

2025-05-09T15:57:37Z

Maintenance

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	The Sign of Tamar has been obscured by a great forest that sprung up when Llofir claimed the region for his own. As the roots of these plants and trees are growing they are steadily damaging the earthworks.		The Sign of Tamar has been obscured by a great forest that sprung up when Llofir claimed the region for his own. As the roots of these plants and trees are growing they are steadily damaging the earthworks.
	{{SOP\|statement=We recognise the importance of the Sign of Tamar in Reikos and the need to preserve and research it. We call upon any citizens who can aid with this to do so.\|assembly=Highborn Assembly\|by=Brother Vashti of the Shattered Tower\|when=Autumn Equinox 383YE\|vote=Greater Majority (573 - 42)}}		{{SOP\|statement=We recognise the importance of the Sign of Tamar in Reikos and the need to preserve and research it. We call upon any citizens who can aid with this to do so.\|assembly=Highborn Assembly\|by=Brother Vashti of the Shattered Tower\|when=Autumn Equinox 383YE\|vote=Greater Majority (573 - 42)}}
	Graciana's appraisal contains relatively little detail of how the earthworks might be preserved, instead focussing on how ~~the~~ the Sign might be employed by the Empire. She has laid out an option for how the Senate could deal with the decay. To this cursory approach, the department have appended additional information on other methods the Empire might adopt, based on previous work done assessing the impact an army might and taking account of a [[statement of principle]] passed by the Highborn Assembly last season.		Graciana's appraisal contains relatively little detail of how the earthworks might be preserved, instead focussing on how the Sign might be employed by the Empire. She has laid out an option for how the Senate could deal with the decay. To this cursory approach, the department have appended additional information on other methods the Empire might adopt, based on previous work done assessing the impact an army might and taking account of a [[statement of principle]] passed by the Highborn Assembly last season.

	None of these options are easy, but any one of them would work. The Empire would have succeeded in ensuring that the Sign of Tamar was preserved in good condition for future generations.		None of these options are easy, but any one of them would work. The Empire would have succeeded in ensuring that the Sign of Tamar was preserved in good condition for future generations.

Thespaceinvader: /* Overview */

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Overview

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	The [[Imperial Senate]] instructed [[Appraisal#Graciana_i_L.C3.B2pez_i_Guerra\|Graciana i Lòpez i Guerra]] to [[Appraise Sign of Tamar\|appraise the Sign of Tamar]]. They wanted a report on how any further damage might be stopped and how it might be used by the Empire once it was preserved.		The [[Imperial Senate]] instructed [[Appraisal#Graciana_i_L.C3.B2pez_i_Guerra\|Graciana i Lòpez i Guerra]] to [[Appraise Sign of Tamar\|appraise the Sign of Tamar]]. They wanted a report on how any further damage might be stopped and how it might be used by the Empire once it was preserved.

	Preservation is a pressing problem. When the [[eternal]] [[Llofir]] claimed the Sign of Tamar, the sigil vanished beneath the enchanted forest that the eternal raised over the whole region. Llofir was [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_winds_of_war#Destroying_Angels\|driven off]] in the Summer of 383YE, but the forest remained, and slowly but surely the roots of the growing plants and trees were consuming ~~the~~ the earthworks. Left for a decade or more, this great sigil would be completely erased.		Preservation is a pressing problem. When the [[eternal]] [[Llofir]] claimed the Sign of Tamar, the sigil vanished beneath the enchanted forest that the eternal raised over the whole region. Llofir was [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_winds_of_war#Destroying_Angels\|driven off]] in the Summer of 383YE, but the forest remained, and slowly but surely the roots of the growing plants and trees were consuming the earthworks. Left for a decade or more, this great sigil would be completely erased.

	Of the potent Spring [[regio]] that once stood here [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_winds_of_war#Game_Information_:_Reikos\|there is not the slightest trace]]. It is as if Llofir took Spring with them when they were driven back to their realm. While that is clearly a ridiculous notion, there is no denying that the [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_winds_of_war#Destroying_Angels\|battle to defeat the eternal]] did reshape the land in some fundamental way. Not just the regio disappeared, [[Reikos_Spoils_of_War#Tamar.27s_Toes\|Tamar's Toes]] and every other [[mana site]] in [[Reikos#Tamarbode\|Tamarbode]] disappeared when the Garden of Llofir was destroyed.		Of the potent Spring [[regio]] that once stood here [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_winds_of_war#Game_Information_:_Reikos\|there is not the slightest trace]]. It is as if Llofir took Spring with them when they were driven back to their realm. While that is clearly a ridiculous notion, there is no denying that the [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_winds_of_war#Destroying_Angels\|battle to defeat the eternal]] did reshape the land in some fundamental way. Not just the regio disappeared, [[Reikos_Spoils_of_War#Tamar.27s_Toes\|Tamar's Toes]] and every other [[mana site]] in [[Reikos#Tamarbode\|Tamarbode]] disappeared when the Garden of Llofir was destroyed.

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Overview

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	The [[Imperial Senate]] instructed [[Appraisal#Graciana_i_L.C3.B2pez_i_Guerra\|Graciana i Lòpez i Guerra]] to [[Appraise Sign of Tamar\|appraise the Sign of Tamar]]. They wanted a report on how any further damage might be stopped and how it might be used by the Empire once it was preserved.		The [[Imperial Senate]] instructed [[Appraisal#Graciana_i_L.C3.B2pez_i_Guerra\|Graciana i Lòpez i Guerra]] to [[Appraise Sign of Tamar\|appraise the Sign of Tamar]]. They wanted a report on how any further damage might be stopped and how it might be used by the Empire once it was preserved.

	Preservation is a pressing problem. When ~~the~~ the [[eternal]] [[Llofir]] claimed the Sign of Tamar, the sigil vanished beneath the enchanted forest that the eternal raised over the whole region. Llofir was [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_winds_of_war#Destroying_Angels\|driven off]] in the Summer of 383YE, but the forest remained, and slowly but surely the roots of the growing plants and trees were consuming the the earthworks. Left for a decade or more, this great sigil would be completely erased.		Preservation is a pressing problem. When the [[eternal]] [[Llofir]] claimed the Sign of Tamar, the sigil vanished beneath the enchanted forest that the eternal raised over the whole region. Llofir was [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_winds_of_war#Destroying_Angels\|driven off]] in the Summer of 383YE, but the forest remained, and slowly but surely the roots of the growing plants and trees were consuming the the earthworks. Left for a decade or more, this great sigil would be completely erased.

	Of the potent Spring [[regio]] that once stood here [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_winds_of_war#Game_Information_:_Reikos\|there is not the slightest trace]]. It is as if Llofir took Spring with them when they were driven back to their realm. While that is clearly a ridiculous notion, there is no denying that the [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_winds_of_war#Destroying_Angels\|battle to defeat the eternal]] did reshape the land in some fundamental way. Not just the regio disappeared, [[Reikos_Spoils_of_War#Tamar.27s_Toes\|Tamar's Toes]] and every other [[mana site]] in [[Reikos#Tamarbode\|Tamarbode]] disappeared when the Garden of Llofir was destroyed.		Of the potent Spring [[regio]] that once stood here [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_winds_of_war#Game_Information_:_Reikos\|there is not the slightest trace]]. It is as if Llofir took Spring with them when they were driven back to their realm. While that is clearly a ridiculous notion, there is no denying that the [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_winds_of_war#Destroying_Angels\|battle to defeat the eternal]] did reshape the land in some fundamental way. Not just the regio disappeared, [[Reikos_Spoils_of_War#Tamar.27s_Toes\|Tamar's Toes]] and every other [[mana site]] in [[Reikos#Tamarbode\|Tamarbode]] disappeared when the Garden of Llofir was destroyed.

Hailmur at 12:06, 15 October 2024

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	To save the cost to the Imperial treasury, the [[Military Council]] could assist the Senate. A general could order their army to Reikos with instructions to clear the trees around the Sign of Tamar, remove any invading plants and restore the earthworks. If Reikos were attacked that season, then any efforts to save the Sign of Tamar would be impeded but the army would defend the territory as if they were on solid defence. In that case, the army would delay the collapse of the Sign of Tamar by one season, but not prevent it.		To save the cost to the Imperial treasury, the [[Military Council]] could assist the Senate. A general could order their army to Reikos with instructions to clear the trees around the Sign of Tamar, remove any invading plants and restore the earthworks. If Reikos were attacked that season, then any efforts to save the Sign of Tamar would be impeded but the army would defend the territory as if they were on solid defence. In that case, the army would delay the collapse of the Sign of Tamar by one season, but not prevent it.

	Clearing the forest is hard physical labour; to succeed would require an army that was in good condition. It cannot be completed by a force that is battle-weary and carrying large numbers of ~~casulaties~~. Any army would need to be at four fifths or more of full strength, before beginning the work. An army that is below that strength would not be able to carry out the work effectively, it would delay the collapse of the Sign of Tamar by one season, but not prevent it.		Clearing the forest is hard physical labour; to succeed would require an army that was in good condition. It cannot be completed by a force that is battle-weary and carrying large numbers of casualties. Any army would need to be at four fifths or more of full strength, before beginning the work. An army that is below that strength would not be able to carry out the work effectively, it would delay the collapse of the Sign of Tamar by one season, but not prevent it.

	In theory the work might need to be repeated at some point - since there would be no maintenance, but the forest is no longer driven by the magic of Spring, so no more work would be needed for at least a decade.		In theory the work might need to be repeated at some point - since there would be no maintenance, but the forest is no longer driven by the magic of Spring, so no more work would be needed for at least a decade.

Rafferty: /* This Appraisal in Play */

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This Appraisal in Play

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	==This Appraisal in Play==		==This Appraisal in Play==
	A construction of this kind is unique and has never been attempted before by the Empire. To create the final proposal Graciana has had to call on the assistance of eminent scholars of Winter magic, whose understanding of that realm far exceeds her own. If you play a Highborn magician and have one or more ranks of Winter lore then you are encouraged to roleplay that you have been called on by Graciana to lend your skills to her appraisal. How much help you provided, or how involved you have been in the rituals and experiments that have been conducted is up to you.		A construction of this kind is unique and has never been attempted before by the Empire. To create the final proposal Graciana has had to call on the assistance of eminent scholars of Winter magic, whose understanding of that realm far exceeds her own. If you play a Highborn magician and have one or more ranks of Winter lore then you are encouraged to roleplay that you have been called on by Graciana to lend your skills to her appraisal. How much help you provided, or how involved you have been in the rituals and experiments that have been conducted is up to you.
			==Resolution==
			During the Winter Solstice, Sela of the Suns of Couros [[383YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_37\|enacted a mandate]] to encourage Highborn chapters to preserve the Sign of Tamar .

	==Further Reading==		==Further Reading==
	* [[Reikos#The_Sign_of_Tamar\|The Sign of Tamar]]		* [[Reikos#The_Sign_of_Tamar\|The Sign of Tamar]]
	* [[Appraisal]]		* [[Appraisal]]

Novemberalice at 11:35, 16 April 2022

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	She looked down, staring at the ditch and scratched her head again. "What in the name of the Seven virtues am I going to do with you?"</ic>		She looked down, staring at the ditch and scratched her head again. "What in the name of the Seven virtues am I going to do with you?"</ic>
	==Overview==		==Overview==
			{{Audio\|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eTNTT6hJ7k}}
	The [[Imperial Senate]] instructed [[Appraisal#Graciana_i_L.C3.B2pez_i_Guerra\|Graciana i Lòpez i Guerra]] to [[Appraise Sign of Tamar\|appraise the Sign of Tamar]]. They wanted a report on how any further damage might be stopped and how it might be used by the Empire once it was preserved.		The [[Imperial Senate]] instructed [[Appraisal#Graciana_i_L.C3.B2pez_i_Guerra\|Graciana i Lòpez i Guerra]] to [[Appraise Sign of Tamar\|appraise the Sign of Tamar]]. They wanted a report on how any further damage might be stopped and how it might be used by the Empire once it was preserved.

Matt: /* Mandate */

2022-04-14T08:16:55Z

Mandate

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	* '''The Highborn Assembly could issue a mandate chapters to form in the area and take responsibility for the Sign of Tamar'''		* '''The Highborn Assembly could issue a mandate chapters to form in the area and take responsibility for the Sign of Tamar'''

	At the Autumn equinox, ~~Bother~~ Vashti of the Shattered Tower received the support of the greater majority of the the Highborn Assembly for a statement of principle calling on any citizens who might be able to save the Sign to attempt to do so. Rallying the virtuous to save the Sign of Tamar would be effective, but it would require a significant supply of liao to ensure that the work was completed in time. To achieve it, the Highborn Assembly would need a suitably worded mandate.		At the Autumn equinox, Brother Vashti of the Shattered Tower received the support of the greater majority of the the Highborn Assembly for a statement of principle calling on any citizens who might be able to save the Sign to attempt to do so. Rallying the virtuous to save the Sign of Tamar would be effective, but it would require a significant supply of liao to ensure that the work was completed in time. To achieve it, the Highborn Assembly would need a suitably worded mandate.

	{{Mandate\|assembly=Highborn Assembly\|mandate=We recognise the importance of the Sign of Tamar in Reikos and the need to preserve it and employ it for the benefits of Highguard and the Empire. We send {named priest} with 100 does of liao to urge citizens to clear the encroaching forests and to commit themselves to the long term preservation of this important historical sigil.}}		{{Mandate\|assembly=Highborn Assembly\|mandate=We recognise the importance of the Sign of Tamar in Reikos and the need to preserve it and employ it for the benefits of Highguard and the Empire. We send {named priest} with 100 does of liao to urge citizens to clear the encroaching forests and to commit themselves to the long term preservation of this important historical sigil.}}

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	The [[Imperial Senate]] instructed [[Appraisal#Graciana_i_L.C3.B2pez_i_Guerra\|Graciana i Lòpez i Guerra]] to [[Appraise Sign of Tamar\|appraise the Sign of Tamar]]. They wanted a report on how any further damage might be stopped and how it might be used by the Empire once it was preserved.		The [[Imperial Senate]] instructed [[Appraisal#Graciana_i_L.C3.B2pez_i_Guerra\|Graciana i Lòpez i Guerra]] to [[Appraise Sign of Tamar\|appraise the Sign of Tamar]]. They wanted a report on how any further damage might be stopped and how it might be used by the Empire once it was preserved.

	Preservation is a pressing problem. When the [[eternal]] [[Llofir]] claimed the Sign of Tamar, the sigil vanished beneath the enchanted forest that the eternal raised over the whole region. Llofir was [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_winds_of_war#Destroying_Angels\|driven off]] in the Summer of 383YE, but the forest remained, and slowly but surely the roots of the growing plants and trees were consuming ~~the~~ the earthworks. Left for a decade or more, this great sigil would be completely erased.		Preservation is a pressing problem. When the [[eternal]] [[Llofir]] claimed the Sign of Tamar, the sigil vanished beneath the enchanted forest that the eternal raised over the whole region. Llofir was [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_winds_of_war#Destroying_Angels\|driven off]] in the Summer of 383YE, but the forest remained, and slowly but surely the roots of the growing plants and trees were consuming the earthworks. Left for a decade or more, this great sigil would be completely erased.

	Of the potent Spring [[regio]] that once stood here [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_winds_of_war#Game_Information_:_Reikos\|there is not the slightest trace]]. It is as if Llofir took Spring with them when they were driven back to their realm. While that is clearly a ridiculous notion, there is no denying that the [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_winds_of_war#Destroying_Angels\|battle to defeat the eternal]] did reshape the land in some fundamental way. Not just the regio disappeared, [[Reikos_Spoils_of_War#Tamar.27s_Toes\|Tamar's Toes]] and every other [[mana site]] in [[Reikos#Tamarbode\|Tamarbode]] disappeared when the Garden of Llofir was destroyed.		Of the potent Spring [[regio]] that once stood here [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_winds_of_war#Game_Information_:_Reikos\|there is not the slightest trace]]. It is as if Llofir took Spring with them when they were driven back to their realm. While that is clearly a ridiculous notion, there is no denying that the [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_winds_of_war#Destroying_Angels\|battle to defeat the eternal]] did reshape the land in some fundamental way. Not just the regio disappeared, [[Reikos_Spoils_of_War#Tamar.27s_Toes\|Tamar's Toes]] and every other [[mana site]] in [[Reikos#Tamarbode\|Tamarbode]] disappeared when the Garden of Llofir was destroyed.

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	The [[Imperial Senate]] instructed [[Appraisal#Graciana_i_L.C3.B2pez_i_Guerra\|Graciana i Lòpez i Guerra]] to [[Appraise Sign of Tamar\|appraise the Sign of Tamar]]. They wanted a report on how any further damage might be stopped and how it might be used by the Empire once it was preserved.		The [[Imperial Senate]] instructed [[Appraisal#Graciana_i_L.C3.B2pez_i_Guerra\|Graciana i Lòpez i Guerra]] to [[Appraise Sign of Tamar\|appraise the Sign of Tamar]]. They wanted a report on how any further damage might be stopped and how it might be used by the Empire once it was preserved.

	Preservation is a pressing problem. When ~~the~~ the [[eternal]] [[Llofir]] claimed the Sign of Tamar, the sigil vanished beneath the enchanted forest that the eternal raised over the whole region. Llofir was [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_winds_of_war#Destroying_Angels\|driven off]] in the Summer of 383YE, but the forest remained, and slowly but surely the roots of the growing plants and trees were consuming the the earthworks. Left for a decade or more, this great sigil would be completely erased.		Preservation is a pressing problem. When the [[eternal]] [[Llofir]] claimed the Sign of Tamar, the sigil vanished beneath the enchanted forest that the eternal raised over the whole region. Llofir was [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_winds_of_war#Destroying_Angels\|driven off]] in the Summer of 383YE, but the forest remained, and slowly but surely the roots of the growing plants and trees were consuming the the earthworks. Left for a decade or more, this great sigil would be completely erased.

	Of the potent Spring [[regio]] that once stood here [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_winds_of_war#Game_Information_:_Reikos\|there is not the slightest trace]]. It is as if Llofir took Spring with them when they were driven back to their realm. While that is clearly a ridiculous notion, there is no denying that the [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_winds_of_war#Destroying_Angels\|battle to defeat the eternal]] did reshape the land in some fundamental way. Not just the regio disappeared, [[Reikos_Spoils_of_War#Tamar.27s_Toes\|Tamar's Toes]] and every other [[mana site]] in [[Reikos#Tamarbode\|Tamarbode]] disappeared when the Garden of Llofir was destroyed.		Of the potent Spring [[regio]] that once stood here [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_winds_of_war#Game_Information_:_Reikos\|there is not the slightest trace]]. It is as if Llofir took Spring with them when they were driven back to their realm. While that is clearly a ridiculous notion, there is no denying that the [[383YE_Summer_Solstice_winds_of_war#Destroying_Angels\|battle to defeat the eternal]] did reshape the land in some fundamental way. Not just the regio disappeared, [[Reikos_Spoils_of_War#Tamar.27s_Toes\|Tamar's Toes]] and every other [[mana site]] in [[Reikos#Tamarbode\|Tamarbode]] disappeared when the Garden of Llofir was destroyed.

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	<ic>Graciana stared at the ground and scratched her head thoughtfully. Nine foot deep, five foot wide, the incision ran as far as the eye could see in either direction. It must have taken them months and months to dig this. Why? Why would anyone do that?		<ic>Graciana stared at the ground and scratched her head thoughtfully. Nine foot deep, five foot wide, the incision ran as far as the eye could see in either direction. It must have taken them months and months to dig this. Why? Why would anyone do that?

	The trench curved and meandered across the plain of Reikos, artfully sketching out a shape that could be the Drowned ~~Man~~... if you squinted at it just right. Why? Why would anyone do that?		The trench curved and meandered across the plain of Reikos, artfully sketching out a shape that could be the Drowned Shepherd... if you squinted at it just right. Why? Why would anyone do that?

	It was called the Sign of Tamar. If anybody knew who Tamar was... the history books didn't recall. She'd checked with historical records before she got posted out here, but they'd just laughed at her. Apparently the Senate tended to commission historical research on this place once every century or so. According to Potts, each time the department just sends them a short note that reads "Pre-dates the Empire, origins unknown, etymology unknown, purpose unknown".		It was called the Sign of Tamar. If anybody knew who Tamar was... the history books didn't recall. She'd checked with historical records before she got posted out here, but they'd just laughed at her. Apparently the Senate tended to commission historical research on this place once every century or so. According to Potts, each time the department just sends them a short note that reads "Pre-dates the Empire, origins unknown, etymology unknown, purpose unknown".
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	==A Dry Well==		==A Dry Well==
	Creating a set of options for the Imperial Senate to consider requires some considerable creativity on the part of Graciana i Lòpez i Guerra. There was a powerful Spring regio here once, but that was destroyed when Imperial armies drove Llofir from the area. All that remains is a series of ditches shaped into the form of a baleful sigil to resemble [[the Drowned ~~Man~~]].		Creating a set of options for the Imperial Senate to consider requires some considerable creativity on the part of Graciana i Lòpez i Guerra. There was a powerful Spring regio here once, but that was destroyed when Imperial armies drove Llofir from the area. All that remains is a series of ditches shaped into the form of a baleful sigil to resemble [[the Drowned Shepherd]].

	To create an option for the Imperial Senate to consider, Graciana has had to consider some novel approaches looking at the ''potential'' the site might have. It was once an exceptionally powerful regio. There are rumours that the (now dead) [[Druj]] Ghulai Greenmask bound himself to the regio in some way, drawing on its power to enhance his magic. And while it is clearly damaged, the site does have a sigil carved nine feet deep into the hard earth in the shape of one of the ill-omened constellations. The Sign of Tamar could serve as some kind of [[Varushka_hearth_magic#Wards\|powerful ward]], but what if it has the opposite effect... what if it's designed to invoke the power of the constellation by evoking the very [[Urizen_hearth_magic#Essence\|essence]] of it?		To create an option for the Imperial Senate to consider, Graciana has had to consider some novel approaches looking at the ''potential'' the site might have. It was once an exceptionally powerful regio. There are rumours that the (now dead) [[Druj]] Ghulai Greenmask bound himself to the regio in some way, drawing on its power to enhance his magic. And while it is clearly damaged, the site does have a sigil carved nine feet deep into the hard earth in the shape of one of the ill-omened constellations. The Sign of Tamar could serve as some kind of [[Varushka_hearth_magic#Wards\|powerful ward]], but what if it has the opposite effect... what if it's designed to invoke the power of the constellation by evoking the very [[Urizen_hearth_magic#Essence\|essence]] of it?

	Weeks of painstaking experiments by Graciana only confirm what was reported months earlier - there is no Spring magic here. The great power of the Sign of Tamar as was - this potent fount of Spring magic - is simply never coming back. Not in this lifetime. But the Drowned ~~Man~~ is a powerful constellation, and it is not tied to the Spring realm.		Weeks of painstaking experiments by Graciana only confirm what was reported months earlier - there is no Spring magic here. The great power of the Sign of Tamar as was - this potent fount of Spring magic - is simply never coming back. Not in this lifetime. But the Drowned Shepherd is a powerful constellation, and it is not tied to the Spring realm.

	==A Cold Star==		==A Cold Star==
	* '''Graciana presents three opportunities, each of which needs the sign to be maintained either in advance or at the same time'''		* '''Graciana presents three opportunities, each of which needs the sign to be maintained either in advance or at the same time'''
	* '''Any motion to commission implicitly includes the maintenance as none of these projects will be possible without it'''		* '''Any motion to commission implicitly includes the maintenance as none of these projects will be possible without it'''
	The Drowned ~~Man~~ marks the end of things. What if some other power filled the space where the tides of Spring magic once flowed? One realm, more than any other, resonates with the theme of things ending... might the Sign of Tamar have some connection to the Winter realm?		The Drowned Shepherd marks the end of things. What if some other power filled the space where the tides of Spring magic once flowed? One realm, more than any other, resonates with the theme of things ending... might the Sign of Tamar have some connection to the Winter realm?

	This insight proves the breakthrough needed to make progress. Graciana's team are quickly able to confirm that the Sign of Tamar has enormous potential for [[Winter magic]]. Once that capacity is identified, Graciana is finally able to let her imagination run wild about how it might be employed.		This insight proves the breakthrough needed to make progress. Graciana's team are quickly able to confirm that the Sign of Tamar has enormous potential for [[Winter magic]]. Once that capacity is identified, Graciana is finally able to let her imagination run wild about how it might be employed.
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	* '''The sinecure would require 8 wains of white granite, 8 wains of mithril and 32 crowns to construct'''		* '''The sinecure would require 8 wains of white granite, 8 wains of mithril and 32 crowns to construct'''
	* '''The position of Curator of the Sign of Tamar could be a national or Imperial position'''		* '''The position of Curator of the Sign of Tamar could be a national or Imperial position'''
	The region around the Sign of Tamar has a strong resonance for Winter magic. Graciana has calculated that the Imperial Senate could commission a series of small beacons, arranged at the eleven cardinal points of the Drowned ~~Man~~ constellation. These beacons would need 8 wains of white granite, 8 wains of mithril to construct and 32 crowns, and take three months to complete. At the centre of each beacon would be a mithril gourd with a long thin neck. By placing honey at the bottom of the vase, flying insects will be attracted into the neck where they will become stuck and die. These pinpricks, these tiny endings, will be enough to invoke the power of the Sign of Tamar, and the gourds will slowly fill with Hearts Blood, producing 5 pieces of Winter vis each season.		The region around the Sign of Tamar has a strong resonance for Winter magic. Graciana has calculated that the Imperial Senate could commission a series of small beacons, arranged at the eleven cardinal points of the Drowned Shepherd constellation. These beacons would need 8 wains of white granite, 8 wains of mithril to construct and 32 crowns, and take three months to complete. At the centre of each beacon would be a mithril gourd with a long thin neck. By placing honey at the bottom of the vase, flying insects will be attracted into the neck where they will become stuck and die. These pinpricks, these tiny endings, will be enough to invoke the power of the Sign of Tamar, and the gourds will slowly fill with Hearts Blood, producing 5 pieces of Winter vis each season.

	To make use of this bounty, the Empire would need to create a title to oversee the Sign and appoint someone to the position. Graciana's notes suggest the title be called "''The Death of Flies''" but La Salle has crossed that out and suggested that "''The Curator of the Sign of Tamar''" would be more appropriate. As ever the final decision is with the Imperial Senate should they choose to take up the option. The title will need to have the responsibility for maintaining the Sign of Tamar and the eleven beacons needed to harvest the Winter bounty.		To make use of this bounty, the Empire would need to create a title to oversee the Sign and appoint someone to the position. Graciana's notes suggest the title be called "''The Death of Flies''" but La Salle has crossed that out and suggested that "''The Curator of the Sign of Tamar''" would be more appropriate. As ever the final decision is with the Imperial Senate should they choose to take up the option. The title will need to have the responsibility for maintaining the Sign of Tamar and the eleven beacons needed to harvest the Winter bounty.