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	But there is wealth here, as well as eerie magic and dark caves. During the great storm a team of wagon raiders became lost in the foothills below ''Bredavoi'' peak. Looking for shelter from the storm, they discovered a cave showing signs of rich deposits of [[Materials#Tempest Jade\|tempest jade]]. Trapped by the weather with nothing to do for several days, they carefully explored the caves and discovered it was much larger than it appeared. The cave opened into several natural passages and caverns, and the tempest jade seam was significantly richer than any uncovered in living memory. At first they thought to exploit the find themselves, but it soon proved to be beyond their capabilities. In the end, after several unpleasant encounters with what they describe as "''dark spirits''" in the deeper areas beneath the mountain peaks, they resolved to sell the information to the cabalists of Void. Tempest jade is a valuable component in the creation of [[:Category:Paraphernalia\|covenstones]] and many other items of interest to magicians, after all, and the magicians of Void are known to be reasonably wealthy. The cabalists paid a handsome price, but even they could not muster the resources to exploit a tempest jade find of this size. In the end, after a great deal of discussion, they have suggested that someone else may wish to try and build a mine of sufficient size to quarry the material from the mountain - in return for a portion of the bounty for themselves.		But there is wealth here, as well as eerie magic and dark caves. During the great storm a team of wagon raiders became lost in the foothills below ''Bredavoi'' peak. Looking for shelter from the storm, they discovered a cave showing signs of rich deposits of [[Materials#Tempest Jade\|tempest jade]]. Trapped by the weather with nothing to do for several days, they carefully explored the caves and discovered it was much larger than it appeared. The cave opened into several natural passages and caverns, and the tempest jade seam was significantly richer than any uncovered in living memory. At first they thought to exploit the find themselves, but it soon proved to be beyond their capabilities. In the end, after several unpleasant encounters with what they describe as "''dark spirits''" in the deeper areas beneath the mountain peaks, they resolved to sell the information to the cabalists of Void. Tempest jade is a valuable component in the creation of [[:Category:Paraphernalia\|covenstones]] and many other items of interest to magicians, after all, and the magicians of Void are known to be reasonably wealthy. The cabalists paid a handsome price, but even they could not muster the resources to exploit a tempest jade find of this size. In the end, after a great deal of discussion, they have suggested that someone else may wish to try and build a mine of sufficient size to quarry the material from the mountain - in return for a portion of the bounty for themselves.

	Civil service surveyors suggest that accessing the rich deposits here will not be easy - it will require a [[commission]] and cost 20 wains of mithril and 10 wains of white granite - the latter to fortify the area against the various threats that exist in the mountains here. Labour costs would be 60 crowns, and it would take a season to complete. It would create an [[Imperial title]] - the ''Foreman of Bredavoi Cave'' - and essentially serve as a [[sinecure]] providing 20 ingots of tempest jade every season. The [[New_Imperial_titles#Well_Worn_Paths\|well-worn path]] for appointing this title would be through the [[~~Imperial~~ Bourse]] - by private ballot of Varushkan [[mine]] owners if it were national, or by open auction if it were Imperial.		Civil service surveyors suggest that accessing the rich deposits here will not be easy - it will require a [[commission]] and cost 20 wains of mithril and 10 wains of white granite - the latter to fortify the area against the various threats that exist in the mountains here. Labour costs would be 60 crowns, and it would take a season to complete. It would create an [[Imperial title]] - the ''Foreman of Bredavoi Cave'' - and essentially serve as a [[sinecure]] providing 20 ingots of tempest jade every season. The [[New_Imperial_titles#Well_Worn_Paths\|well-worn path]] for appointing this title would be through the [[Bourse]] - by private ballot of Varushkan [[mine]] owners if it were national, or by open auction if it were Imperial.

	There is one further note from the surveyors however - the tunnels here go ''very'' deep, much deeper than any surveyor, wagon raider, or cabalist felt comfortable exploring. The further down under the mountains one goes, the thicker the darkness becomes and the more certain one is that there is ''something'' down there that does not welcome intruders. Once the exploitation of the upper caves was complete, the ''Foreman'' might wish to either explore these deep tunnels or (if they were sensible) collapse them and give them no further thought.		There is one further note from the surveyors however - the tunnels here go ''very'' deep, much deeper than any surveyor, wagon raider, or cabalist felt comfortable exploring. The further down under the mountains one goes, the thicker the darkness becomes and the more certain one is that there is ''something'' down there that does not welcome intruders. Once the exploitation of the upper caves was complete, the ''Foreman'' might wish to either explore these deep tunnels or (if they were sensible) collapse them and give them no further thought.
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	With a little effort, the mines could be reopened, and the primitive smelting facilities updated and expanded. The peak is tricky to reach, and very cold indeed, but it is almost certainly worth the investment. Some of the explorers here have uncovered peculiar structures here which they initially took to be decorations - inlaid mithril designs that wind and swirl across the walls of several parts of the ruins. Quite by chance it was discovered that when these designs are warmed - by a torch or brazier or even by extended contact with human skin - they hold that heat and if the heat source is strong enough spread it slowly through entire sections of the ruins. So perhaps the cold would not be such a problem after all ...		With a little effort, the mines could be reopened, and the primitive smelting facilities updated and expanded. The peak is tricky to reach, and very cold indeed, but it is almost certainly worth the investment. Some of the explorers here have uncovered peculiar structures here which they initially took to be decorations - inlaid mithril designs that wind and swirl across the walls of several parts of the ruins. Quite by chance it was discovered that when these designs are warmed - by a torch or brazier or even by extended contact with human skin - they hold that heat and if the heat source is strong enough spread it slowly through entire sections of the ruins. So perhaps the cold would not be such a problem after all ...

	Restoring the ruins would require a [[commission]]. They would cost 20 wains of mithril and 10 wains of weirwood, and labour costs of 30 crowns. It would take a season to open the mines, restore the smelting facilities, and perhaps even replace some of the damaged sections of mithril designs. This would create a title - ''Warden of the Sungold Pass'' - and the civil service suggest that it would function as a sinecure providing 20 ingots of orichalcum each season. The [[New_Imperial_titles#Well_Worn_Paths\|well worn path]] for appointing this title would be through the [[~~Imperial~~ Bourse]] - either a private ballot by the [[mine]] owners of Varushka if it were national, or a public auction if it were Imperial.		Restoring the ruins would require a [[commission]]. They would cost 20 wains of mithril and 10 wains of weirwood, and labour costs of 30 crowns. It would take a season to open the mines, restore the smelting facilities, and perhaps even replace some of the damaged sections of mithril designs. This would create a title - ''Warden of the Sungold Pass'' - and the civil service suggest that it would function as a sinecure providing 20 ingots of orichalcum each season. The [[New_Imperial_titles#Well_Worn_Paths\|well worn path]] for appointing this title would be through the [[Bourse]] - either a private ballot by the [[mine]] owners of Varushka if it were national, or a public auction if it were Imperial.

	Obviously, there is some interest in these ruins from the [[Navarr]], who are very interested to know what a Terunael outpost is doing out here on the edge of the world. If the mines and the pass were reopened it is possible that there may be more to find here. The Navarr are not the only people likely interested in this new discovery however - the Thule have already been here at least once, and may well intend to claim the mine for themselves if they discover the high pass it occupies is open again.		Obviously, there is some interest in these ruins from the [[Navarr]], who are very interested to know what a Terunael outpost is doing out here on the edge of the world. If the mines and the pass were reopened it is possible that there may be more to find here. The Navarr are not the only people likely interested in this new discovery however - the Thule have already been here at least once, and may well intend to claim the mine for themselves if they discover the high pass it occupies is open again.

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	"I would wager that there is half an army's worth of skeletons here, maybe more. I would also guess - only a guess mind you - that the Thule destroyed whatever shrine was here long ago, long before the tavern was built, on their way south and west. They didn't bother to despoil the skeletons - why would they? This is Varushka and the dead do not take kindly to having their resting places interfered with."		"I would wager that there is half an army's worth of skeletons here, maybe more. I would also guess - only a guess mind you - that the Thule destroyed whatever shrine was here long ago, long before the tavern was built, on their way south and west. They didn't bother to despoil the skeletons - why would they? This is Varushka and the dead do not take kindly to having their resting places interfered with."

	"So worth preserving?" said Karinna, but it was clear from her calculating expression that she was thinking of something else. She glanced speculatively across the lake, toward the mountains, then looked quickly at ~~Velzy~~ to see if he had noticed. He pretended to be more interested in the bones.		"So worth preserving?" said Karinna, but it was clear from her calculating expression that she was thinking of something else. She glanced speculatively across the lake, toward the mountains, then looked quickly at Vlezny to see if he had noticed. He pretended to be more interested in the bones.

	"I would say so," he said. "Certainly worth protecting from the hungry river, if that is possible. But not so valuable as to throw the lives of the living away."		"I would say so," he said. "Certainly worth protecting from the hungry river, if that is possible. But not so valuable as to throw the lives of the living away."

	"These people died to protect Varushka; the least we can do is fight to protect their resting place from the rain." said Karinna. She spoke confidently, as if addressing a crowd rather than talking to a tired volhov on a ~~rainsoaked~~ hill.		"These people died to protect Varushka; the least we can do is fight to protect their resting place from the rain." said Karinna. She spoke confidently, as if addressing a crowd rather than talking to a tired volhov on a rain soaked hill.

	Vlezny spread his hands wide. "As you say wise one," he said. "I will return in the morning to see what else I might find - there is an invocation to the feathered serpent that might find more pertinent..."		Vlezny spread his hands wide. "As you say wise one," he said. "I will return in the morning to see what else I might find - there is an invocation to the feathered serpent that might find more pertinent..."

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	"This is old," said Vlezny turning it over in his hands carefully. "Very old. Older than the vale, definitely."		"This is old," said Vlezny turning it over in his hands carefully. "Very old. Older than the vale, definitely."

	The wise one agreed. "From the looks of this, it is only one part of something larger," she said quietly - now they were discussing the situation as equals she was ~~cooly~~ professional. "I think that at one point this entire structure was underground but time and the river have slowly eaten away at the hillside. Somewhere up there would be stairs, and perhaps at one time a shrine."		The wise one agreed. "From the looks of this, it is only one part of something larger," she said quietly - now they were discussing the situation as equals she was coolly professional. "I think that at one point this entire structure was underground but time and the river have slowly eaten away at the hillside. Somewhere up there would be stairs, and perhaps at one time a shrine."

	"But no sign of the shrine now." it was a statement not a question. The wise one nodded.		"But no sign of the shrine now." it was a statement not a question. The wise one nodded.

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	There is one further note from the surveyors however - the tunnels here go ''very'' deep, much deeper than any surveyor, wagon raider, or cabalist felt comfortable exploring. The further down under the mountains one goes, the thicker the darkness becomes and the more certain one is that there is ''something'' down there that does not welcome intruders. Once the exploitation of the upper caves was complete, the ''Foreman'' might wish to either explore these deep tunnels or (if they were sensible) collapse them and give them no further thought.		There is one further note from the surveyors however - the tunnels here go ''very'' deep, much deeper than any surveyor, wagon raider, or cabalist felt comfortable exploring. The further down under the mountains one goes, the thicker the darkness becomes and the more certain one is that there is ''something'' down there that does not welcome intruders. Once the exploitation of the upper caves was complete, the ''Foreman'' might wish to either explore these deep tunnels or (if they were sensible) collapse them and give them no further thought.

	===The ~~Travelers~~ Secret===		===The Travellers Secret===
	Storms in the northern peaks are not uncommon, but over the last several months they have been particularly virulent. In the wake of the great storm an avalanche rumbled down the eastern foothills of [[Volodmartz#Opascari\|Opascari]]. Prospectors and wagon raiders keen to explore discovered that the rock fall had uncovered something entirely unexpected. Above the treeline on the side of the easternmost peak, known for centuries by the peculiar name of ''the ~~Traveler~~'', they found the remains of an outpost carved into the stone walls of a high and hitherto overlooked mountain pass. Excited archaeologists and scholars were quick to declare that the structure was almost certainly Terunael in origin! Some Thule remains found in the ruins suggested that the archaeologists were not the first people of the modern age to come here - but were still the first people to come here in the last century.		Storms in the northern peaks are not uncommon, but over the last several months they have been particularly virulent. In the wake of the great storm an avalanche rumbled down the eastern foothills of [[Volodmartz#Opascari\|Opascari]]. Prospectors and wagon raiders keen to explore discovered that the rock fall had uncovered something entirely unexpected. Above the treeline on the side of the easternmost peak, known for centuries by the peculiar name of ''the Traveller'', they found the remains of an outpost carved into the stone walls of a high and hitherto overlooked mountain pass. Excited archaeologists and scholars were quick to declare that the structure was almost certainly Terunael in origin! Some Thule remains found in the ruins suggested that the archaeologists were not the first people of the modern age to come here - but were still the first people to come here in the last century.

	The exploration has been preliminary so far, but there are interesting remains here - orcs and humans and a few minor trinkets that seem to date dating back to the time of [[Imperial_history#Chaos\|Chaos]] after the fall of Terunael. More interesting to the Varushkans, however, was the discovery that these ruins were part of an extensive [[Materials#Orichalcum\|orichalcum]] mining and smelting operation - a ''very'' extensive orichalcum mining and smelting operation.		The exploration has been preliminary so far, but there are interesting remains here - orcs and humans and a few minor trinkets that seem to date dating back to the time of [[Imperial_history#Chaos\|Chaos]] after the fall of Terunael. More interesting to the Varushkans, however, was the discovery that these ruins were part of an extensive [[Materials#Orichalcum\|orichalcum]] mining and smelting operation - a ''very'' extensive orichalcum mining and smelting operation.
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	==Limited Opportunities==		==Limited Opportunities==
	The opportunities to build a [[#A Monument at Wendell's Hope\|monument at Wendell's Hope]], or to complete the work on [[Sowing_on_the_mountains#Irontooth_Keep\|Irontooth Keep]], are not time sensitive. There is no obvious time limit on when the [[Sowing_on_the_mountains#Bredavoi_Cave\|Bredavoi Cave]] can be exploited, but a lot might depend on the nature of the "dark spirits" in the catacombs. The [[Sowing_on_the_mountains#~~The_Travelers_Secret~~\|~~Travelers~~ Secret]] may be more time sensitive - the ruins can be reached as easily from Sküld as from Volodmartz and the Thule may stake a claim if the Empire does not. There is no evidence that the northern orcs are even aware the ruins have been uncovered, but it is impossible to say how long that state of affairs will continue.		The opportunities to build a [[#A Monument at Wendell's Hope\|monument at Wendell's Hope]], or to complete the work on [[Sowing_on_the_mountains#Irontooth_Keep\|Irontooth Keep]], are not time sensitive. There is no obvious time limit on when the [[Sowing_on_the_mountains#Bredavoi_Cave\|Bredavoi Cave]] can be exploited, but a lot might depend on the nature of the "dark spirits" in the catacombs. The [[Sowing_on_the_mountains#The_Travellers_Secret\|Travellers Secret]] may be more time sensitive - the ruins can be reached as easily from Sküld as from Volodmartz and the Thule may stake a claim if the Empire does not. There is no evidence that the northern orcs are even aware the ruins have been uncovered, but it is impossible to say how long that state of affairs will continue.

	==Resolution==		==Resolution==
	These opportunities are no longer available as of the Spring Equinox 384YE. It might be possible to reactivate them, but it would require additional action such as a [[statement of principle]] with a [[greater majority]] or an [[appraisal]].		These opportunities are no longer available as of the Spring Equinox 384YE. It might be possible to reactivate them, but it would require additional action such as a [[statement of principle]] with a [[greater majority]] or an [[appraisal]].

Rafferty: /* Resolution */ Close opportnities

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Resolution: Close opportnities

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	==Resolution==		==Resolution==
	These opportunities are ~~all still~~ available as of the ~~Winter Solstive 383YE~~.		These opportunities are no longer available as of the Spring Equinox 384YE. It might be possible to reactivate them, but it would require additional action such as a [[statement of principle]] with a [[greater majority]] or an [[appraisal]].

Hailmur: /* A Monument at Wendell's Hope */ formatting

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	In [[Miekarova#Mieriada\|Mieriada]], on shores of the Coldmere, stands Wendell’s Hope, one of the most famous vales in [[Miekarova]]. Sometimes called the Last Warm Hearth in the North, it is a mining vale that grew up around a tavern and trading post. It is unusual in that its [[Varushka_leadership\|boyar]] is traditionally the owner of the largest tavern in the vale. Groups of warriors planning to raid into Otkodov often gather here on their outward journey, and on their return. It is especially welcoming to [[stzena]]; the nights are long, and both the miners and the warriors are wealthy. It is a place of pilgrimage for devotees of [[Courage]]. The [[Ambassador to Otkodov\|Thule Embassy]] lies just across the lake from Wendell's Hope, and only a stone's throw from the Thule embassy to the Empire in frozen [[Otkodov#Skuld\|Kógur]].		In [[Miekarova#Mieriada\|Mieriada]], on shores of the Coldmere, stands Wendell’s Hope, one of the most famous vales in [[Miekarova]]. Sometimes called the Last Warm Hearth in the North, it is a mining vale that grew up around a tavern and trading post. It is unusual in that its [[Varushka_leadership\|boyar]] is traditionally the owner of the largest tavern in the vale. Groups of warriors planning to raid into Otkodov often gather here on their outward journey, and on their return. It is especially welcoming to [[stzena]]; the nights are long, and both the miners and the warriors are wealthy. It is a place of pilgrimage for devotees of [[Courage]]. The [[Ambassador to Otkodov\|Thule Embassy]] lies just across the lake from Wendell's Hope, and only a stone's throw from the Thule embassy to the Empire in frozen [[Otkodov#Skuld\|Kógur]].

	The storm waters threaten to wash everyone away. The orcs and civil servants at the embassy pitch in with the people		The storm waters threaten to wash everyone away. The orcs and civil servants at the embassy pitch in with the people of the vale to deal with the extensive flooding - and there are reports that the Thule embassy across the mountains has been badly damaged by a rockslide. When the storm breaks, and the clean-up begins, something unexpected is discovered amid the rubble. The flood has eaten away at one of the river banks and reveals a ruined white granite structure. Cautious exploration discovers hundreds of ancient bones in partially collapsed underground chambers - the remnants of an ancient ossuary that clearly dates back to the years before the foundation of the Empire. Further investigation gives context to the remains - these are the bones of Varushkan heroes who died fighting the Thule two centuries before Volodmartz was finally claimed for the Empire.

	of the vale to deal with the extensive flooding - and there are reports that the Thule embassy across the mountains has been badly damaged by a rockslide. When the storm breaks, and the clean-up begins, something unexpected is discovered amid the rubble. The flood has eaten away at one of the river banks and reveals a ruined white granite structure. Cautious exploration discovers hundreds of ancient bones in partially collapsed underground chambers - the remnants of an ancient ossuary that clearly dates back to the years before the foundation of the Empire. Further investigation gives context to the remains - these are the bones of Varushkan heroes who died fighting the Thule two centuries before Volodmartz was finally claimed for the Empire.

	For decades there has been talk of building a proper temple for pilgrims of Courage to visit. Several of the wise ones here have been agitating for assistance from other vales in Miekarova to recognise the value of the Last Warm Hearth in the North. The discovery of this bones gives additional weight to their words. They claim that it shows clearly that even before Wendell's Hope was built in 182YE, the Varushkans were fighting to claim this land. They propose that the site of the ossuary be marked as a proper place of pilgrimage here, in the uttermost north, in the shadow of the brooding mountains that separate the Empire from Otkodov.		For decades there has been talk of building a proper temple for pilgrims of Courage to visit. Several of the wise ones here have been agitating for assistance from other vales in Miekarova to recognise the value of the Last Warm Hearth in the North. The discovery of this bones gives additional weight to their words. They claim that it shows clearly that even before Wendell's Hope was built in 182YE, the Varushkans were fighting to claim this land. They propose that the site of the ossuary be marked as a proper place of pilgrimage here, in the uttermost north, in the shadow of the brooding mountains that separate the Empire from Otkodov.

Emmanovi: inclusive language

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inclusive language

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	"I would say so," he said. "Certainly worth protecting from the hungry river, if that is possible. But not so valuable as to throw the lives of the living away."		"I would say so," he said. "Certainly worth protecting from the hungry river, if that is possible. But not so valuable as to throw the lives of the living away."

	"These ~~men and women~~ died to protect Varushka; the least we can do is fight to protect their resting place from the rain." said Karinna. She spoke confidently, as if addressing a crowd rather than talking to a tired volhov on a rainsoaked hill.		"These people died to protect Varushka; the least we can do is fight to protect their resting place from the rain." said Karinna. She spoke confidently, as if addressing a crowd rather than talking to a tired volhov on a rainsoaked hill.

	Vlezny spread his hands wide. "As you say wise one," he said. "I will return in the morning to see what else I might find - there is an invocation to the feathered serpent that might find more pertinent..."		Vlezny spread his hands wide. "As you say wise one," he said. "I will return in the morning to see what else I might find - there is an invocation to the feathered serpent that might find more pertinent..."
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	In [[Miekarova#Mieriada\|Mieriada]], on shores of the Coldmere, stands Wendell’s Hope, one of the most famous vales in [[Miekarova]]. Sometimes called the Last Warm Hearth in the North, it is a mining vale that grew up around a tavern and trading post. It is unusual in that its [[Varushka_leadership\|boyar]] is traditionally the owner of the largest tavern in the vale. Groups of warriors planning to raid into Otkodov often gather here on their outward journey, and on their return. It is especially welcoming to [[stzena]]; the nights are long, and both the miners and the warriors are wealthy. It is a place of pilgrimage for devotees of [[Courage]]. The [[Ambassador to Otkodov\|Thule Embassy]] lies just across the lake from Wendell's Hope, and only a stone's throw from the Thule embassy to the Empire in frozen [[Otkodov#Skuld\|Kógur]].		In [[Miekarova#Mieriada\|Mieriada]], on shores of the Coldmere, stands Wendell’s Hope, one of the most famous vales in [[Miekarova]]. Sometimes called the Last Warm Hearth in the North, it is a mining vale that grew up around a tavern and trading post. It is unusual in that its [[Varushka_leadership\|boyar]] is traditionally the owner of the largest tavern in the vale. Groups of warriors planning to raid into Otkodov often gather here on their outward journey, and on their return. It is especially welcoming to [[stzena]]; the nights are long, and both the miners and the warriors are wealthy. It is a place of pilgrimage for devotees of [[Courage]]. The [[Ambassador to Otkodov\|Thule Embassy]] lies just across the lake from Wendell's Hope, and only a stone's throw from the Thule embassy to the Empire in frozen [[Otkodov#Skuld\|Kógur]].

	The storm waters threaten to wash everyone away. The orcs and civil servants at the embassy pitch in with the ~~men and women~~ of the vale to deal with the extensive flooding - and there are reports that the Thule embassy across the mountains has been badly damaged by a rockslide. When the storm breaks, and the clean-up begins, something unexpected is discovered amid the rubble. The flood has eaten away at one of the river banks and reveals a ruined white granite structure. Cautious exploration discovers hundreds of ancient bones in partially collapsed underground chambers - the remnants of an ancient ossuary that clearly dates back to the years before the foundation of the Empire. Further investigation gives context to the remains - these are the bones of Varushkan heroes who died fighting the Thule two centuries before Volodmartz was finally claimed for the Empire.		The storm waters threaten to wash everyone away. The orcs and civil servants at the embassy pitch in with the people

			of the vale to deal with the extensive flooding - and there are reports that the Thule embassy across the mountains has been badly damaged by a rockslide. When the storm breaks, and the clean-up begins, something unexpected is discovered amid the rubble. The flood has eaten away at one of the river banks and reveals a ruined white granite structure. Cautious exploration discovers hundreds of ancient bones in partially collapsed underground chambers - the remnants of an ancient ossuary that clearly dates back to the years before the foundation of the Empire. Further investigation gives context to the remains - these are the bones of Varushkan heroes who died fighting the Thule two centuries before Volodmartz was finally claimed for the Empire.

	For decades there has been talk of building a proper temple for pilgrims of Courage to visit. Several of the wise ones here have been agitating for assistance from other vales in Miekarova to recognise the value of the Last Warm Hearth in the North. The discovery of this bones gives additional weight to their words. They claim that it shows clearly that even before Wendell's Hope was built in 182YE, the Varushkans were fighting to claim this land. They propose that the site of the ossuary be marked as a proper place of pilgrimage here, in the uttermost north, in the shadow of the brooding mountains that separate the Empire from Otkodov.		For decades there has been talk of building a proper temple for pilgrims of Courage to visit. Several of the wise ones here have been agitating for assistance from other vales in Miekarova to recognise the value of the Last Warm Hearth in the North. The discovery of this bones gives additional weight to their words. They claim that it shows clearly that even before Wendell's Hope was built in 182YE, the Varushkans were fighting to claim this land. They propose that the site of the ossuary be marked as a proper place of pilgrimage here, in the uttermost north, in the shadow of the brooding mountains that separate the Empire from Otkodov.

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Irontooth Keep

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	The great ''Irontooth Keep'' would require 150 white granite and 30 weirwood to construct, with labour costs of 45 Thrones. Under normal circumstances it would take two years to finish, but the existence of the strong foundations and the assistance of the ''koboldi'' would each reduce that construction time by one season. If the same magics as were employed to speed the completion of Alexandra's Watch could be employed, Volodmartz could conceivably have a major fortification to rival the [[Casinea#The_Silent_Sentinel\|Silent Sentinel]] in [[Casinea]] or [[Reikos#Remember_Exile\|Remember Exile]] in [[Reikos]] in less than a year!		The great ''Irontooth Keep'' would require 150 white granite and 30 weirwood to construct, with labour costs of 45 Thrones. Under normal circumstances it would take two years to finish, but the existence of the strong foundations and the assistance of the ''koboldi'' would each reduce that construction time by one season. If the same magics as were employed to speed the completion of Alexandra's Watch could be employed, Volodmartz could conceivably have a major fortification to rival the [[Casinea#The_Silent_Sentinel\|Silent Sentinel]] in [[Casinea]] or [[Reikos#Remember_Exile\|Remember Exile]] in [[Reikos]] in less than a year!

			Following the Winter Solstice 383YE, the newly appointed [[Master of the Koboldi]] spoke with the civil service about the feasibility of undertaking the work to build the fortification. There is no barrier to them doing so - they are explicitly allowed to [[Master_of_the_Koboldi#Commission_stone_construction\|announce that they will work]] on a [[fortification]]. Indeed, the ''koboldi'' reportedly remain enthusiastic about the opportunity to work on this massive fortress.

	==Limited Opportunities==		==Limited Opportunities==

Rafferty: /* Resolution */

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Resolution

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	==Resolution==		==Resolution==
	These opportunities are all still available as of the ~~Spring Equinox 382YE~~.		These opportunities are all still available as of the Winter Solstive 383YE.

RichardRaynor at 12:52, 28 January 2022

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	<quote>The heavily armoured schlacta stepped up as Vlezny approached. She looked soaked, and none to happy to be out in the rain. Vlezny inclined his head slightly, sending a cascade of water spilling off the wide brim of his pointed hat. Several metal staves topped with oil reservoirs sputtered fitfully in the persistent drizzle. The volhov was thankful for the hundredth time for his lightstone lantern which provided him with steady light no matter what the weather.		<quote>The heavily armoured schlacta stepped up as Vlezny approached. She looked soaked, and none to happy to be out in the rain. Vlezny inclined his head slightly, sending a cascade of water spilling off the wide brim of his pointed hat. Several metal staves topped with oil reservoirs sputtered fitfully in the persistent drizzle. The volhov was thankful for the hundredth time for his lightstone lantern which provided him with steady light no matter what the weather.