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Rafferty: Fortification Update

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Fortification Update

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	===Effects===		===Effects===
	While under this enchantment, the target fortification will not be destroyed unless ~~it is reduced~~ to 0 ~~effective fighting force~~. When the effect ends, the ~~target~~ fortification collapses immediately if it is below 1,000 strength.		While under this enchantment, the [[fortification#Bastion\|bastion]] of the target [[fortification]] will not be destroyed unless its integral strength drops to 0 or lower. When the effect ends, the bastion (and thus the fortification) collapses immediately if it is below 1,000 strength. The enchantment has no effect on any [[fortification#Garrison\|garrison]] associated with the fortification.

	{{Year Duration}}		{{Year Duration}}

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	===The Nature of Adamant===		===The Nature of Adamant===
	During the work formulating this ritual a great deal of additional research was performed into the resonance of adamant – not the eternal who commonly goes by the name King Adamant, but the theoretical material of which many structures in the Summer ~~Realm~~ are thought to be composed.		During the work formulating this ritual a great deal of additional research was performed into the resonance of adamant – not the eternal who commonly goes by the name King Adamant, but the theoretical material of which many structures in the Summer realm are thought to be composed.

	Adamant is a legendary rock, or possibly a mineral, to which many properties are attributed. The adjective adamantine is used to describe something that is so strong as to be impervious to harm. According to some scholars, adamant is a miraculous material found only in the Summer realm which is impossible to work without the most potent magic – its resistance to harm includes resistance to being smelted, or chiselled. Sometimes it is described as a type of stone like white granite, at other times it is an ore similar to silver or iron, and at other times a hard, clear mineral like diamond or tempest jade. It is possible that there are different “kinds” of adamant, or that the material naturally exists in three different states, or that the Summer realm simply uses the same word to refer to three different materials.		Adamant is a legendary rock, or possibly a mineral, to which many properties are attributed. The adjective adamantine is used to describe something that is so strong as to be impervious to harm. According to some scholars, adamant is a miraculous material found only in the Summer realm which is impossible to work without the most potent magic – its resistance to harm includes resistance to being smelted, or chiselled. Sometimes it is described as a type of stone like white granite, at other times it is an ore similar to silver or iron, and at other times a hard, clear mineral like diamond or tempest jade. It is possible that there are different “kinds” of adamant, or that the material naturally exists in three different states, or that the Summer realm simply uses the same word to refer to three different materials.

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	==Description==		==Description==
	This ritual was codified at the [[Miekarova#The_Icy_Crag_of_the_Eternal_Sun\|Icy Crag of the Eternal Sun]] in [[Miekarova]] under the guidance of the [[Highguard\|Highborn]] [[Master_of_Ice_and_Darkness\|Master]] Luke of the Shattered Tower. The ritual was based on an [[~~Spontaneous_magic#Arcane_Projection\|~~arcane projection]] developed in Winter 379YE by the [[Urizen]] Ioseph of Phoenix Reach.		This ritual was codified at the [[Miekarova#The_Icy_Crag_of_the_Eternal_Sun\|Icy Crag of the Eternal Sun]] in [[Miekarova]] under the guidance of the [[Highguard\|Highborn]] [[Master_of_Ice_and_Darkness\|Master]] Luke of the Shattered Tower. The ritual was based on an [[arcane projection]] developed in Winter 379YE by the [[Urizen]] Ioseph of Phoenix Reach.

	As one researcher quipped, the additional difficulties of getting to the Icy Crag – due to the [[Castle_of_wind_and_sky\|perpetual blizzard]] laid over the college by the furious [[Cathan Canae]] – provides additional impetus to the codification. [[Varushka\|Varushkan]] winters are bad enough, but the curse of the Queen of Ice and Darkness is an ever-present reminder of the importance of strong walls.		As one researcher quipped, the additional difficulties of getting to the Icy Crag – due to the [[Castle_of_wind_and_sky\|perpetual blizzard]] laid over the college by the furious [[Cathan Canae]] – provides additional impetus to the codification. [[Varushka\|Varushkan]] winters are bad enough, but the curse of the Queen of Ice and Darkness is an ever-present reminder of the importance of strong walls.
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	According to ''Knights of the Crossroads'', a thick scholarly tome recounting the stories of the many weapons, shields, and suits of armour attributed to the eternal Barien, adamant has only one vulnerability – the mortal realm. In that book, Malcolm of Meade mentioned that several metal items crafted by Barien appeared to be of no earthly material, and were extremely resistant to being damaged by fire or hammer. They could still be broken by sufficient force – but they could be repaired easily and quickly by their wielders. Fortinbras, for example, the greatsword wielded by the Dawnish [[questing knight]] Ser George the Bear, gifted to that doughty warrior by Barien as a prize for a successful [[Challenge the Iron Duke\|Challenge of the Iron Duke]], was said to cut armoured orcs in half with ease, and on the occasion that a magician or mighty opponent sundered it, Ser George restored it to full strength with a drop of his blood and a roar of righteous anger. Of course, Ser George himself eventually went mad – but the troubadours say it was only after he had seen his beloved family slaughtered by the Druj while he was powerless to intervene. According to those same troubadours, Ser George still hunts Druj in the Barrens, immortal and unkillable on his vengeful rampage – as long as he still wields Fortinbras.		According to ''Knights of the Crossroads'', a thick scholarly tome recounting the stories of the many weapons, shields, and suits of armour attributed to the eternal Barien, adamant has only one vulnerability – the mortal realm. In that book, Malcolm of Meade mentioned that several metal items crafted by Barien appeared to be of no earthly material, and were extremely resistant to being damaged by fire or hammer. They could still be broken by sufficient force – but they could be repaired easily and quickly by their wielders. Fortinbras, for example, the greatsword wielded by the Dawnish [[questing knight]] Ser George the Bear, gifted to that doughty warrior by Barien as a prize for a successful [[Challenge the Iron Duke\|Challenge of the Iron Duke]], was said to cut armoured orcs in half with ease, and on the occasion that a magician or mighty opponent sundered it, Ser George restored it to full strength with a drop of his blood and a roar of righteous anger. Of course, Ser George himself eventually went mad – but the troubadours say it was only after he had seen his beloved family slaughtered by the Druj while he was powerless to intervene. According to those same troubadours, Ser George still hunts Druj in the Barrens, immortal and unkillable on his vengeful rampage – as long as he still wields Fortinbras.

	Malcolm theorised that in the mortal realm, adamant becomes breakable but only by the application of will, as well as force. He further theorised that a castle built of adamant stone, or a ring set with an adamant stone, would be utterly impervious to natural harm and the passage of time – that it would maintain its integrity, lustre, sharpness, or any other quality unless a ~~willful~~ being intentionally strove to harm it – and even then it would require a great effort of will to permanently disfigure the adamant item.		Malcolm theorised that in the mortal realm, adamant becomes breakable but only by the application of will, as well as force. He further theorised that a castle built of adamant stone, or a ring set with an adamant stone, would be utterly impervious to natural harm and the passage of time – that it would maintain its integrity, lustre, sharpness, or any other quality unless a wilful being intentionally strove to harm it – and even then it would require a great effort of will to permanently disfigure the adamant item.

	There is even some talk of adamant stones – similar to diamonds but with a tinge of blue-white to their clear crystal structure – set into jewellery such as necklaces, rings, or crowns. These stones share their resistant nature with the jewel, and sometimes with the wearer. The Saga of Odrii Svetasson talks about a ring of weltsilver and orichalcum, set with a single stone “from the realm of the Queen” that not only provided him with mastery of the magic of summer (in a manner suggesting it was a [[Ring of Triumph]]), but meant that he “aged only during winter, remaining unchanged the rest of the year round”. While some fanciful stories suggest Odrii lived to be nearly 300 years old, actual records suggest he “only” lived to the age of 150 – but that he remained hale and hearty right up until he death in 278YE at the hands of the [[Thule]].		There is even some talk of adamant stones – similar to diamonds but with a tinge of blue-white to their clear crystal structure – set into jewellery such as necklaces, rings, or crowns. These stones share their resistant nature with the jewel, and sometimes with the wearer. The Saga of Odrii Svetasson talks about a ring of weltsilver and orichalcum, set with a single stone “from the realm of the Queen” that not only provided him with mastery of the magic of summer (in a manner suggesting it was a [[Ring of Triumph]]), but meant that he “aged only during winter, remaining unchanged the rest of the year round”. While some fanciful stories suggest Odrii lived to be nearly 300 years old, actual records suggest he “only” lived to the age of 150 – but that he remained hale and hearty right up until his death in 278YE at the hands of the [[Thule]].

	Almost all of this is speculation – there are few enough items that come from the Summer realm and may be composed of adamant in the first place, and few of their owners are likely to wish to see them permanently damaged in pursuit of trivial scholarship.		Almost all of this is speculation – there are few enough items that come from the Summer realm and may be composed of adamant in the first place, and few of their owners are likely to wish to see them permanently damaged in pursuit of trivial scholarship.

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Effects

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	===Effects===		===Effects===
	While under this enchantment, the target fortification will not be destroyed unless it is reduced to 0 effective fighting force. When the effect ends, if the target fortification collapses immediately if it is below 1,000 strength.		While under this enchantment, the target fortification will not be destroyed unless it is reduced to 0 effective fighting force. When the effect ends, the target fortification collapses immediately if it is below 1,000 strength.

	{{Year Duration}}		{{Year Duration}}
	{{CaptionedImage\|file=BrotherLuke.jpg\|caption=[[Highguard\|Highborn]] [[Master_of_Ice_and_Darkness\|Master]] Luke of the Shattered Tower.\|title=Stalwart Stand on Solid Ground is the first ritual to be codified at the controversial Icy Crag of the Eternal Sun.\|align=right\|width=300}}		{{CaptionedImage\|file=BrotherLuke.jpg\|caption=[[Highguard\|Highborn]] [[Master_of_Ice_and_Darkness\|Master]] Luke of the Shattered Tower.\|title=Stalwart Stand on Solid Ground is the first ritual to be codified at the controversial Icy Crag of the Eternal Sun.\|align=right\|width=300}}

	==Description==		==Description==
	This ritual was codified at the [[Miekarova#The_Icy_Crag_of_the_Eternal_Sun\|Icy Crag of the Eternal Sun]] in [[Miekarova]] under the guidance of the [[Highguard\|Highborn]] [[Master_of_Ice_and_Darkness\|Master]] Luke of the Shattered Tower. The ritual was based on an [[Spontaneous_magic#Arcane_Projection\|arcane projection]] developed in Winter 379YE by the [[Urizen]] Ioseph of Phoenix Reach.		This ritual was codified at the [[Miekarova#The_Icy_Crag_of_the_Eternal_Sun\|Icy Crag of the Eternal Sun]] in [[Miekarova]] under the guidance of the [[Highguard\|Highborn]] [[Master_of_Ice_and_Darkness\|Master]] Luke of the Shattered Tower. The ritual was based on an [[Spontaneous_magic#Arcane_Projection\|arcane projection]] developed in Winter 379YE by the [[Urizen]] Ioseph of Phoenix Reach.

Hailmur at 18:57, 23 February 2023

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	{{Season\|Summer\|60}}		{{Season\|Summer\|60}}
	===Performing the Ritual===		===Performing the Ritual===
	{{Casting time\|10}} This ritual targets a [[fortification]], and must be performed in a strong Summer [[regio]] in the [[territory]] containing the fortification. If the territory is part of the Empire, then it may instead be performed from the [[Regio#The_Imperial_Regio\|Imperial regio]].		{{Casting time\|10}} {{Imperial Reduction}}

			This ritual targets a [[fortification]], and must be performed in a strong Summer [[regio]] in the [[territory]] containing the fortification. If the territory is part of the Empire, then it may instead be performed from the [[Regio#The_Imperial_Regio\|Imperial regio]].

	{{enchantment}}		{{enchantment}}

Hailmur at 23:05, 4 June 2021

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	Adamant is a legendary rock, or possibly a mineral, to which many properties are attributed. The adjective adamantine is used to describe something that is so strong as to be impervious to harm. According to some scholars, adamant is a miraculous material found only in the Summer realm which is impossible to work without the most potent magic – its resistance to harm includes resistance to being smelted, or chiselled. Sometimes it is described as a type of stone like white granite, at other times it is an ore similar to silver or iron, and at other times a hard, clear mineral like diamond or tempest jade. It is possible that there are different “kinds” of adamant, or that the material naturally exists in three different states, or that the Summer realm simply uses the same word to refer to three different materials.		Adamant is a legendary rock, or possibly a mineral, to which many properties are attributed. The adjective adamantine is used to describe something that is so strong as to be impervious to harm. According to some scholars, adamant is a miraculous material found only in the Summer realm which is impossible to work without the most potent magic – its resistance to harm includes resistance to being smelted, or chiselled. Sometimes it is described as a type of stone like white granite, at other times it is an ore similar to silver or iron, and at other times a hard, clear mineral like diamond or tempest jade. It is possible that there are different “kinds” of adamant, or that the material naturally exists in three different states, or that the Summer realm simply uses the same word to refer to three different materials.

	According to ''Knights of the Crossroads'', a thick scholarly tome recounting the stories of the many weapons, shields, and suits of armour attributed to the eternal Barien, adamant has only one vulnerability – the mortal realm. In that book, Malcolm of Meade mentioned that several metal items crafted by Barien appeared to be of no earthly material, and were extremely resistant to being damaged by fire or hammer. They could still be broken by sufficient force – but they could be repaired easily and quickly by their wielders. Fortinbras, for example, the greatsword wielded by the Dawnish [[questing knight]] Ser George the Bear, gifted to that doughty warrior by Barien as a prize for a successful [[Challenge the Iron Duke\|Challenge of the Iron Duke]], was said to cut armoured orcs in half with ease, and on the occasion that a magician or mighty opponent sundered it, Ser George restored it to full strength with a drop of his blood and a roar of righteous anger. Of course, Ser ~~Gerorge~~ himself eventually went mad – but the troubadours say it was only after he had seen his beloved family slaughtered by the Druj while he was powerless to intervene. According to those same troubadours, Ser George still hunts Druj in the Barrens, immortal and unkillable on his vengeful rampage – as long as he still wields Fortinbras.		According to ''Knights of the Crossroads'', a thick scholarly tome recounting the stories of the many weapons, shields, and suits of armour attributed to the eternal Barien, adamant has only one vulnerability – the mortal realm. In that book, Malcolm of Meade mentioned that several metal items crafted by Barien appeared to be of no earthly material, and were extremely resistant to being damaged by fire or hammer. They could still be broken by sufficient force – but they could be repaired easily and quickly by their wielders. Fortinbras, for example, the greatsword wielded by the Dawnish [[questing knight]] Ser George the Bear, gifted to that doughty warrior by Barien as a prize for a successful [[Challenge the Iron Duke\|Challenge of the Iron Duke]], was said to cut armoured orcs in half with ease, and on the occasion that a magician or mighty opponent sundered it, Ser George restored it to full strength with a drop of his blood and a roar of righteous anger. Of course, Ser George himself eventually went mad – but the troubadours say it was only after he had seen his beloved family slaughtered by the Druj while he was powerless to intervene. According to those same troubadours, Ser George still hunts Druj in the Barrens, immortal and unkillable on his vengeful rampage – as long as he still wields Fortinbras.

	Malcolm theorised that in the mortal realm, adamant becomes breakable but only by the application of will, as well as force. He further theorised that a castle built of adamant stone, or a ring set with an adamant stone, would be utterly impervious to natural harm and the passage of time – that it would maintain its integrity, lustre, sharpness, or any other quality unless a willful being intentionally strove to harm it – and even then it would require a great effort of will to permanently disfigure the adamant item.		Malcolm theorised that in the mortal realm, adamant becomes breakable but only by the application of will, as well as force. He further theorised that a castle built of adamant stone, or a ring set with an adamant stone, would be utterly impervious to natural harm and the passage of time – that it would maintain its integrity, lustre, sharpness, or any other quality unless a willful being intentionally strove to harm it – and even then it would require a great effort of will to permanently disfigure the adamant item.

Dre at 11:35, 20 August 2019

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	This ritual was codified at the [[Miekarova#The_Icy_Crag_of_the_Eternal_Sun\|Icy Crag of the Eternal Sun]] in [[Miekarova]] under the guidance of the [[Highguard\|Highborn]] [[Master_of_Ice_and_Darkness\|Master]] Luke of the Shattered Tower. The ritual was based on an [[Spontaneous_magic#Arcane_Projection\|arcane projection]] developed in Winter 379YE by the [[Urizen]] Ioseph of Phoenix Reach.		This ritual was codified at the [[Miekarova#The_Icy_Crag_of_the_Eternal_Sun\|Icy Crag of the Eternal Sun]] in [[Miekarova]] under the guidance of the [[Highguard\|Highborn]] [[Master_of_Ice_and_Darkness\|Master]] Luke of the Shattered Tower. The ritual was based on an [[Spontaneous_magic#Arcane_Projection\|arcane projection]] developed in Winter 379YE by the [[Urizen]] Ioseph of Phoenix Reach.

	As one researcher quipped, the additional difficulties of getting to the Icy Crag – due to the [[Castle_of_wind_and_sky\|perpetual blizzard]] laid over the college by the furious [[Cathan ~~Canea~~]] – provides additional impetus to the codification. [[Varushka\|Varushkan]] winters are bad enough, but the curse of the Queen of Ice and Darkness is an ever-present reminder of the importance of strong walls.		As one researcher quipped, the additional difficulties of getting to the Icy Crag – due to the [[Castle_of_wind_and_sky\|perpetual blizzard]] laid over the college by the furious [[Cathan Canae]] – provides additional impetus to the codification. [[Varushka\|Varushkan]] winters are bad enough, but the curse of the Queen of Ice and Darkness is an ever-present reminder of the importance of strong walls.

	The ritual prevents a [[fortification]] being overwhelmed until the final moment, when the actual physical structure is so damaged, and the spirit of the defenders so eroded, that it literally cannot stand any longer. Under normal circumstances, a fortification is overrun and destroyed some time before the actual structure itself is torn down. The fortification becomes useless to the attacker, it is true, but it often provides building materials or foundations on which a new fortification can be built more easily. Not so with this ritual – if the fortification is destroyed, there is almost nothing left of value to the attacker. The walls are so tumbled, the foundations are so cracked that any new fortification must be begun again from scratch.		The ritual prevents a [[fortification]] being overwhelmed until the final moment, when the actual physical structure is so damaged, and the spirit of the defenders so eroded, that it literally cannot stand any longer. Under normal circumstances, a fortification is overrun and destroyed some time before the actual structure itself is torn down. The fortification becomes useless to the attacker, it is true, but it often provides building materials or foundations on which a new fortification can be built more easily. Not so with this ritual – if the fortification is destroyed, there is almost nothing left of value to the attacker. The walls are so tumbled, the foundations are so cracked that any new fortification must be begun again from scratch.
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	Adamant is a legendary rock, or possibly a mineral, to which many properties are attributed. The adjective adamantine is used to describe something that is so strong as to be impervious to harm. According to some scholars, adamant is a miraculous material found only in the Summer realm which is impossible to work without the most potent magic – its resistance to harm includes resistance to being smelted, or chiselled. Sometimes it is described as a type of stone like white granite, at other times it is an ore similar to silver or iron, and at other times a hard, clear mineral like diamond or tempest jade. It is possible that there are different “kinds” of adamant, or that the material naturally exists in three different states, or that the Summer realm simply uses the same word to refer to three different materials.		Adamant is a legendary rock, or possibly a mineral, to which many properties are attributed. The adjective adamantine is used to describe something that is so strong as to be impervious to harm. According to some scholars, adamant is a miraculous material found only in the Summer realm which is impossible to work without the most potent magic – its resistance to harm includes resistance to being smelted, or chiselled. Sometimes it is described as a type of stone like white granite, at other times it is an ore similar to silver or iron, and at other times a hard, clear mineral like diamond or tempest jade. It is possible that there are different “kinds” of adamant, or that the material naturally exists in three different states, or that the Summer realm simply uses the same word to refer to three different materials.

	According to ''Knights of the Crossroads'', a thick scholarly tome recounting the stories of the many weapons, shields, and suits of armour attributed to the eternal Barien, adamant has only one vulnerability – the mortal realm. In that book, Malcolm of Meade mentioned that several metal items crafted by Barien appeared to be of no earthly material, and were extremely resistant to being damaged by fire or hammer. They could still be broken by sufficient force – but they could be repaired easily and quickly by their wielders. Fortinbras, for example, the greatsword wielded by the Dawnish questing knight Ser George the Bear, gifted to that doughty warrior by Barien as a prize for a successful Challenge of the Iron Duke, was said to cut armoured orcs in half with ease, and on the occasion that a magician or mighty opponent sundered it, Ser George restored it to full strength with a drop of his blood and a roar of righteous anger. Of course, Ser Gerorge himself eventually went mad – but the troubadours say it was only after he had seen his beloved family slaughtered by the Druj while he was powerless to intervene. According to those same troubadours, Ser George still hunts Druj in the Barrens, immortal and unkillable on his vengeful rampage – as long as he still wields Fortinbras.		According to ''Knights of the Crossroads'', a thick scholarly tome recounting the stories of the many weapons, shields, and suits of armour attributed to the eternal Barien, adamant has only one vulnerability – the mortal realm. In that book, Malcolm of Meade mentioned that several metal items crafted by Barien appeared to be of no earthly material, and were extremely resistant to being damaged by fire or hammer. They could still be broken by sufficient force – but they could be repaired easily and quickly by their wielders. Fortinbras, for example, the greatsword wielded by the Dawnish [[questing knight]] Ser George the Bear, gifted to that doughty warrior by Barien as a prize for a successful [[Challenge the Iron Duke\|Challenge of the Iron Duke]], was said to cut armoured orcs in half with ease, and on the occasion that a magician or mighty opponent sundered it, Ser George restored it to full strength with a drop of his blood and a roar of righteous anger. Of course, Ser Gerorge himself eventually went mad – but the troubadours say it was only after he had seen his beloved family slaughtered by the Druj while he was powerless to intervene. According to those same troubadours, Ser George still hunts Druj in the Barrens, immortal and unkillable on his vengeful rampage – as long as he still wields Fortinbras.

	Malcolm theorised that in the mortal realm, adamant becomes breakable but only by the application of will, as well as force. He further theorised that a castle built of adamant stone, or a ring set with an adamant stone, would be utterly impervious to natural harm and the passage of time – that it would maintain its integrity, lustre, sharpness, or any other quality unless a willful being intentionally strove to harm it – and even then it would require a great effort of will to permanently disfigure the adamant item.		Malcolm theorised that in the mortal realm, adamant becomes breakable but only by the application of will, as well as force. He further theorised that a castle built of adamant stone, or a ring set with an adamant stone, would be utterly impervious to natural harm and the passage of time – that it would maintain its integrity, lustre, sharpness, or any other quality unless a willful being intentionally strove to harm it – and even then it would require a great effort of will to permanently disfigure the adamant item.
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	The rune [[Verys]], which represents Strength, has resonance with this ritual, especially when used alongside [[Jotra]], which means Challenge or Struggle. or [[Tykonus]], representing Victory. [[The Mountain]] has a key [[astronomancy\|astronomantic]] link to the ideas of the ritual, but [[the Oak]] is probably more thematically appropriate – the great tree that endures storms.		The rune [[Verys]], which represents Strength, has resonance with this ritual, especially when used alongside [[Jotra]], which means Challenge or Struggle. or [[Tykonus]], representing Victory. [[The Mountain]] has a key [[astronomancy\|astronomantic]] link to the ideas of the ritual, but [[the Oak]] is probably more thematically appropriate – the great tree that endures storms.

	Two Summer eternals – [[Cathan ~~Canea~~]] and [[Adamant\|King Adamant]] – have resonance with this ritual, and evoking their names may aid with the performance. A theurgist might evoke the name of famously strong and unyielding paragons or exemplars such as [[Inga Tarn]], but the paragon of [[Vigilance]] known as [[the Sentinel]] may also be appropriate – the structures they created have famously lasted thousands of years.		Two Summer eternals – [[Cathan Canae]] and [[Adamant\|King Adamant]] – have resonance with this ritual, and evoking their names may aid with the performance. A theurgist might evoke the name of famously strong and unyielding paragons or exemplars such as [[Inga Tarn]], but the paragon of [[Vigilance]] known as [[the Sentinel]] may also be appropriate – the structures they created have famously lasted thousands of years.

	[[Category:Summer Ritual]]		[[Category:Summer Ritual]]
	[[Category:Rituals]]		[[Category:Rituals]]
	[[Category:Warfare]]		[[Category:Warfare]]

Rafferty: /* The Nature of Adamant */

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The Nature of Adamant

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	Adamant is a legendary rock, or possibly a mineral, to which many properties are attributed. The adjective adamantine is used to describe something that is so strong as to be impervious to harm. According to some scholars, adamant is a miraculous material found only in the Summer realm which is impossible to work without the most potent magic – its resistance to harm includes resistance to being smelted, or chiselled. Sometimes it is described as a type of stone like white granite, at other times it is an ore similar to silver or iron, and at other times a hard, clear mineral like diamond or tempest jade. It is possible that there are different “kinds” of adamant, or that the material naturally exists in three different states, or that the Summer realm simply uses the same word to refer to three different materials.		Adamant is a legendary rock, or possibly a mineral, to which many properties are attributed. The adjective adamantine is used to describe something that is so strong as to be impervious to harm. According to some scholars, adamant is a miraculous material found only in the Summer realm which is impossible to work without the most potent magic – its resistance to harm includes resistance to being smelted, or chiselled. Sometimes it is described as a type of stone like white granite, at other times it is an ore similar to silver or iron, and at other times a hard, clear mineral like diamond or tempest jade. It is possible that there are different “kinds” of adamant, or that the material naturally exists in three different states, or that the Summer realm simply uses the same word to refer to three different materials.

	According to Knights of the Crossroads, a thick scholarly tome recounting the stories of the many weapons, shields, and suits of armour attributed to the eternal Barien, adamant has only one vulnerability – the mortal realm. In that book, Malcolm of Meade mentioned that several metal items crafted by Barien appeared to be of no earthly material, and were extremely resistant to being damaged by fire or hammer. They could still be broken by sufficient force – but they could be repaired easily and quickly by their wielders. Fortinbras, for example, the greatsword wielded by the Dawnish questing knight Ser George the Bear, gifted to that doughty warrior by Barien as a prize for a successful Challenge of the Iron Duke, was said to cut armoured orcs in half with ease, and on the occasion that a magician or mighty opponent sundered it, Ser George restored it to full strength with a drop of his blood and a roar of righteous anger. Of course, Ser Gerorge himself eventually went mad – but the troubadours say it was only after he had seen his beloved family slaughtered by the Druj while he was powerless to intervene. According to those same troubadours, Ser George still hunts Druj in the Barrens, immortal and unkillable on his vengeful rampage – as long as he still wields Fortinbras.		According to ''Knights of the Crossroads'', a thick scholarly tome recounting the stories of the many weapons, shields, and suits of armour attributed to the eternal Barien, adamant has only one vulnerability – the mortal realm. In that book, Malcolm of Meade mentioned that several metal items crafted by Barien appeared to be of no earthly material, and were extremely resistant to being damaged by fire or hammer. They could still be broken by sufficient force – but they could be repaired easily and quickly by their wielders. Fortinbras, for example, the greatsword wielded by the Dawnish questing knight Ser George the Bear, gifted to that doughty warrior by Barien as a prize for a successful Challenge of the Iron Duke, was said to cut armoured orcs in half with ease, and on the occasion that a magician or mighty opponent sundered it, Ser George restored it to full strength with a drop of his blood and a roar of righteous anger. Of course, Ser Gerorge himself eventually went mad – but the troubadours say it was only after he had seen his beloved family slaughtered by the Druj while he was powerless to intervene. According to those same troubadours, Ser George still hunts Druj in the Barrens, immortal and unkillable on his vengeful rampage – as long as he still wields Fortinbras.

	Malcolm theorised that in the mortal realm, adamant becomes breakable but only by the application of will, as well as force. He further theorised that a castle built of adamant stone, or a ring set with an adamant stone, would be utterly impervious to natural harm and the passage of time – that it would maintain its integrity, lustre, sharpness, or any other quality unless a willful being intentionally strove to harm it – and even then it would require a great effort of will to permanently disfigure the adamant item.		Malcolm theorised that in the mortal realm, adamant becomes breakable but only by the application of will, as well as force. He further theorised that a castle built of adamant stone, or a ring set with an adamant stone, would be utterly impervious to natural harm and the passage of time – that it would maintain its integrity, lustre, sharpness, or any other quality unless a willful being intentionally strove to harm it – and even then it would require a great effort of will to permanently disfigure the adamant item.

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The Nature of Adamant

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	Malcolm theorised that in the mortal realm, adamant becomes breakable but only by the application of will, as well as force. He further theorised that a castle built of adamant stone, or a ring set with an adamant stone, would be utterly impervious to natural harm and the passage of time – that it would maintain its integrity, lustre, sharpness, or any other quality unless a willful being intentionally strove to harm it – and even then it would require a great effort of will to permanently disfigure the adamant item.		Malcolm theorised that in the mortal realm, adamant becomes breakable but only by the application of will, as well as force. He further theorised that a castle built of adamant stone, or a ring set with an adamant stone, would be utterly impervious to natural harm and the passage of time – that it would maintain its integrity, lustre, sharpness, or any other quality unless a willful being intentionally strove to harm it – and even then it would require a great effort of will to permanently disfigure the adamant item.

	There is even some talk of adamant stones – similar to diamonds but with a tinge of blue-white to their clear crystal structure – set into jewellery such as necklaces, rings, or crowns. These stones share their resistant nature with the jewel, and sometimes with the wearer. The Saga of Odrii Svetasson talks about a ring of weltsilver and orichalcum, set with a single stone “from the realm of the Queen” that not only provided him with mastery of the magic of summer (in a manner suggesting it was a Ring of Triumph), but meant that he “aged only during winter, remaining unchanged the rest of the year round”. While some fanciful stories suggest Odrii lived to be nearly 300 years old, actual records suggest he “only” lived to the age of 150 – but that he remained hale and hearty right up until he death in 278YE at the hands of the Thule.		There is even some talk of adamant stones – similar to diamonds but with a tinge of blue-white to their clear crystal structure – set into jewellery such as necklaces, rings, or crowns. These stones share their resistant nature with the jewel, and sometimes with the wearer. The Saga of Odrii Svetasson talks about a ring of weltsilver and orichalcum, set with a single stone “from the realm of the Queen” that not only provided him with mastery of the magic of summer (in a manner suggesting it was a [[Ring of Triumph]]), but meant that he “aged only during winter, remaining unchanged the rest of the year round”. While some fanciful stories suggest Odrii lived to be nearly 300 years old, actual records suggest he “only” lived to the age of 150 – but that he remained hale and hearty right up until he death in 278YE at the hands of the [[Thule]].

	Almost all of this is speculation – there are few enough items that come from the Summer realm and may be composed of adamant in the first place, and few of their owners are likely to wish to see them permanently damaged in pursuit of trivial scholarship.		Almost all of this is speculation – there are few enough items that come from the Summer realm and may be composed of adamant in the first place, and few of their owners are likely to wish to see them permanently damaged in pursuit of trivial scholarship.

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	{{CaptionedImage\|file=BrotherLuke.jpg\|caption=[[Highguard\|Highborn]] [[Master_of_Ice_and_Darkness\|Master]] Luke of the Shattered Tower.\|title=Stalwart Stand on Solid Ground is the first ritual to be codified at the controversial Icy Crag of the Eternal Sun.\|align=right\|width=300}}		{{CaptionedImage\|file=BrotherLuke.jpg\|caption=[[Highguard\|Highborn]] [[Master_of_Ice_and_Darkness\|Master]] Luke of the Shattered Tower.\|title=Stalwart Stand on Solid Ground is the first ritual to be codified at the controversial Icy Crag of the Eternal Sun.\|align=right\|width=300}}
	==Description==		==Description==
	This ritual was codified at the [[Miekarova#The_Icy_Crag_of_the_Eternal_Sun\|Icy Crag of the Eternal Sun]] in [[Miekarova]] under the guidance of the [[Highguard\|Highborn]] [[Master_of_Ice_and_Darkness\|Master]] Luke of the Shattered Tower. The ritual was based on an [[Spontaneous_magic#Arcane_Projection\|arcane projection]] developed in Winter 379YE by the [[Urizen]] Ioseph of ~~the Banner of the~~ Phoenix.		This ritual was codified at the [[Miekarova#The_Icy_Crag_of_the_Eternal_Sun\|Icy Crag of the Eternal Sun]] in [[Miekarova]] under the guidance of the [[Highguard\|Highborn]] [[Master_of_Ice_and_Darkness\|Master]] Luke of the Shattered Tower. The ritual was based on an [[Spontaneous_magic#Arcane_Projection\|arcane projection]] developed in Winter 379YE by the [[Urizen]] Ioseph of Phoenix Reach.

	As one researcher quipped, the additional difficulties of getting to the Icy Crag – due to the [[Castle_of_wind_and_sky\|perpetual blizzard]] laid over the college by the furious [[Cathan Canea]] – provides additional impetus to the codification. [[Varushka\|Varushkan]] winters are bad enough, but the curse of the Queen of Ice and Darkness is an ever-present reminder of the importance of strong walls.		As one researcher quipped, the additional difficulties of getting to the Icy Crag – due to the [[Castle_of_wind_and_sky\|perpetual blizzard]] laid over the college by the furious [[Cathan Canea]] – provides additional impetus to the codification. [[Varushka\|Varushkan]] winters are bad enough, but the curse of the Queen of Ice and Darkness is an ever-present reminder of the importance of strong walls.