The Deer in the Sun - Revision history

Rafferty at 12:31, 26 February 2026

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	<table class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><tr><td style="background-color: LightBlue;">'''Library of Worth'''</tr>		<table class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><tr><td style="background-color: LightBlue;">'''Library of Worth'''</tr>
	<tr><td>'''Commission Type:''' ~~Folly~~</td></tr>		<tr><td>'''Commission Type:''' Edifice</td></tr>
	<tr><td>'''Location:''' Skarsind</td></tr>		<tr><td>'''Location:''' Skarsind</td></tr>
	<tr><td>'''Cost:''' At least 14 white granite, 42 crowns</td></tr>		<tr><td>'''Cost:''' At least 14 white granite, 42 crowns</td></tr>
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	<table class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><tr><td style="background-color: LightBlue;">'''Great Library'''</tr>		<table class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><tr><td style="background-color: LightBlue;">'''Great Library'''</tr>
	<tr><td>'''Commission Type:''' ~~Folly~~</td></tr>		<tr><td>'''Commission Type:''' Edifice</td></tr>
	<tr><td>'''Location:''' Skarsind</td></tr>		<tr><td>'''Location:''' Skarsind</td></tr>
	<tr><td>'''Cost:''' 60 white granite, 180 crowns</td></tr>		<tr><td>'''Cost:''' 60 white granite, 180 crowns</td></tr>

Twiggy at 20:10, 9 August 2025

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	[[Category:Winds of Fortune]][[Category:386YE Spring]][[Category:Recent History]]		[[Category:Winds of Fortune]][[Category:386YE Spring]][[Category:Recent History]]
	<ic>Floryan's hands moved quickly threading the needle back and forth through the thick fabric. His grandmother had taught him how to embroider as a child and ~~sohe~~ had always said that he should never work after sunset because candlelight was not good enough for fine needlework. He glanced at the rich warm light spilling out of the new lightstone his boyar, Danica, had recently purchased and smiled to himself. Times change, he thought. Then he glanced down at the half finished design of a spider that he was embroidering on to the storytellers coat. Some things are timeless I suppose.		<ic>Floryan's hands moved quickly threading the needle back and forth through the thick fabric. His grandmother had taught him how to embroider as a child and so he had always said that he should never work after sunset because candlelight was not good enough for fine needlework. He glanced at the rich warm light spilling out of the new lightstone his boyar, Danica, had recently purchased and smiled to himself. Times change, he thought. Then he glanced down at the half finished design of a spider that he was embroidering on to the storytellers coat. Some things are timeless I suppose.

	The coat was nearly finished now, a beautiful garment of bright fabric patchwork. He knew Danica had paid 4 crowns for it as was, when she purchased it, but the flamboyant boyar was not satisfied and had instructed Floryan to spare no expense decorating each panel with appropriate embroidery. She intended the coat as a gift to Alina, the travelling storyteller who was due to visit the vale in Spring when the snows thawed.		The coat was nearly finished now, a beautiful garment of bright fabric patchwork. He knew Danica had paid 4 crowns for it as was, when she purchased it, but the flamboyant boyar was not satisfied and had instructed Floryan to spare no expense decorating each panel with appropriate embroidery. She intended the coat as a gift to Alina, the travelling storyteller who was due to visit the vale in Spring when the snows thawed.
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	==Unnatural Light of Day==		==Unnatural Light of Day==
	{{SOP\|by=Oleander Ashwood, Navarr Assembly\|statement=At the core of our nation is our fight against the vallorn. The armies of Cold Sun have targeted and destroyed trods across the Empire, and their continued presence prevents their repair. We are bound by our oaths against the vallorn to fight these forces of Cold Sun - these fights are now one and the same. We call on Navarr to point the fire of their Ambition towards the unnatural lights of these ''scions'', into the same Vigilance and Wisdom they point towards the ~~Vallorn~~.\|when=385YE Winter Solstice\|vote= Greater Majority 430-32}}		{{SOP\|by=Oleander Ashwood, Navarr Assembly\|statement=At the core of our nation is our fight against the vallorn. The armies of Cold Sun have targeted and destroyed trods across the Empire, and their continued presence prevents their repair. We are bound by our oaths against the vallorn to fight these forces of Cold Sun - these fights are now one and the same. We call on Navarr to point the fire of their Ambition towards the unnatural lights of these ''scions'', into the same Vigilance and Wisdom they point towards the vallorn.\|when=385YE Winter Solstice\|vote= Greater Majority 430-32}}
	* '''The Navarr Assembly called on its nation to fight the ''scions'''''		* '''The Navarr Assembly called on its nation to fight the ''scions'''''
	* '''The Assembly can enact a mandate to encourage members of the nation to defeat the last armies of Cold Sun'''		* '''The Assembly can enact a mandate to encourage members of the nation to defeat the last armies of Cold Sun'''

Twiggy at 17:24, 6 August 2025

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	{{Mandate\|mandate=Strive for excellence in that of which you are proud! We send {named priest} with 50 doses of liao to ask Varushkans to fund the Hall of Fabric Arts. Let no coin go unspent.\|assembly=Varushka Assembly}}		{{Mandate\|mandate=Strive for excellence in that of which you are proud! We send {named priest} with 50 doses of liao to ask Varushkans to fund the Hall of Fabric Arts. Let no coin go unspent.\|assembly=Varushka Assembly}}

	If this mandate is enacted then the people of Varushka will provide 20 wains of white granite and 40 crowns - sufficient to cover two thirds of the labour costs - each season. This will exhaust their capacity to support other important causes; it will be impossible to use a mandate to urge ~~Varuhkans~~ to support another commission or similar project that needed help. If a simple hall of the scale envisaged by the Pride Assembly is constructed then it will be completed in a single season, leaving only a tiny shortfall of 2 crowns that seems unlikely to be beyond the heroes of Anvil.		If this mandate is enacted then the people of Varushka will provide 20 wains of white granite and 40 crowns - sufficient to cover two thirds of the labour costs - each season. This will exhaust their capacity to support other important causes; it will be impossible to use a mandate to urge Varushkans to support another commission or similar project that needed help. If a simple hall of the scale envisaged by the Pride Assembly is constructed then it will be completed in a single season, leaving only a tiny shortfall of 2 crowns that seems unlikely to be beyond the heroes of Anvil.

	But Ambition teaches that if you to aim high, nothing is beyond your grasp. Varushka is a rich prosperous nation, it could attempt something much more grand. It could build a great hall at Vorota or anywhere in Karov, that could double as a school teaching the fabric arts, weaving, embroidery, and other forms of needlework. Such a commission would start a renaissance in the fabric arts, reminding all Varushkan of their traditional heritage and strength in these skills and bringing them to the fore. Once complete, it would change the nation, restoring the prominence and emphasis that such skills should, arguably, have always had in discussions of traditional Varushka culture. (OOC Note: We would update the wiki page for Varushkan culture and customs to include a new section on the importance of fabric arts in Varushka to reflect this emphasis).		But Ambition teaches that if you to aim high, nothing is beyond your grasp. Varushka is a rich prosperous nation, it could attempt something much more grand. It could build a great hall at Vorota or anywhere in Karov, that could double as a school teaching the fabric arts, weaving, embroidery, and other forms of needlework. Such a commission would start a renaissance in the fabric arts, reminding all Varushkan of their traditional heritage and strength in these skills and bringing them to the fore. Once complete, it would change the nation, restoring the prominence and emphasis that such skills should, arguably, have always had in discussions of traditional Varushka culture. (OOC Note: We would update the wiki page for Varushkan culture and customs to include a new section on the importance of fabric arts in Varushka to reflect this emphasis).

Twiggy at 17:23, 6 August 2025

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	The judgement by the Assembly causes many wise ones to nod in agreement - it is hard to think of something that better celebrates the skills of Varushkan crafters than the arts of weaving, tapestry, embroidery, and needlework. Wealthy Varushkans are famous for the beautiful embroidered designs that adorn their clothing. Less prosperous Varushkans decorate the hems of their garments with tablet embroidery. Wealthy boyars decorate the cold halls of the north with plush carpets and rugs created by Varushkans using traditional looms. In Varushka the Prosperous enjoy the fruits of their labour by wearing their wealth.		The judgement by the Assembly causes many wise ones to nod in agreement - it is hard to think of something that better celebrates the skills of Varushkan crafters than the arts of weaving, tapestry, embroidery, and needlework. Wealthy Varushkans are famous for the beautiful embroidered designs that adorn their clothing. Less prosperous Varushkans decorate the hems of their garments with tablet embroidery. Wealthy boyars decorate the cold halls of the north with plush carpets and rugs created by Varushkans using traditional looms. In Varushka the Prosperous enjoy the fruits of their labour by wearing their wealth.

	Yet despite this, embroidery, tapestry, weaving and needlework are not something the nation has traditionally celebrated and promoted as emblematic of ~~Varuhska~~. It is as if this crucial part of the nation's psyche were being overlooked when discussing their [[Varushka_culture_and_customs\|culture and customs]]. In their infinite Wisdom the Varushkan Assembly have identified something that has for too long been overlooked. With enough commitment that oversight might be rectified.		Yet despite this, embroidery, tapestry, weaving and needlework are not something the nation has traditionally celebrated and promoted as emblematic of Varushka. It is as if this crucial part of the nation's psyche were being overlooked when discussing their [[Varushka_culture_and_customs\|culture and customs]]. In their infinite Wisdom the Varushkan Assembly have identified something that has for too long been overlooked. With enough commitment that oversight might be rectified.

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	{{Mandate\|mandate=Strive for excellence in that of which you are proud! We send {named priest} with 50 doses of liao to ask Varushkans to fund the Hall of Fabric Arts. Let no coin go unspent.\|assembly=Varushka Assembly}}		{{Mandate\|mandate=Strive for excellence in that of which you are proud! We send {named priest} with 50 doses of liao to ask Varushkans to fund the Hall of Fabric Arts. Let no coin go unspent.\|assembly=Varushka Assembly}}

	If this mandate is enacted then the people of ~~Varuhska~~ will provide 20 wains of white granite and 40 crowns - sufficient to cover two thirds of the labour costs - each season. This will exhaust their capacity to support other important causes; it will be impossible to use a mandate to urge Varuhkans to support another commission or similar project that needed help. If a simple hall of the scale envisaged by the Pride Assembly is constructed then it will be completed in a single season, leaving only a tiny shortfall of 2 crowns that seems unlikely to be beyond the heroes of Anvil.		If this mandate is enacted then the people of Varushka will provide 20 wains of white granite and 40 crowns - sufficient to cover two thirds of the labour costs - each season. This will exhaust their capacity to support other important causes; it will be impossible to use a mandate to urge Varuhkans to support another commission or similar project that needed help. If a simple hall of the scale envisaged by the Pride Assembly is constructed then it will be completed in a single season, leaving only a tiny shortfall of 2 crowns that seems unlikely to be beyond the heroes of Anvil.

	But Ambition teaches that if you to aim high, nothing is beyond your grasp. Varushka is a rich prosperous nation, it could attempt something much more grand. It could build a great hall at Vorota or anywhere in Karov, that could double as a school teaching the fabric arts, weaving, embroidery, and other forms of needlework. Such a commission would start a renaissance in the fabric arts, reminding all Varushkan of their traditional heritage and strength in these skills and bringing them to the fore. Once complete, it would change the nation, restoring the prominence and emphasis that such skills should, arguably, have always had in discussions of traditional Varushka culture. (OOC Note: We would update the wiki page for Varushkan culture and customs to include a new section on the importance of fabric arts in Varushka to reflect this emphasis).		But Ambition teaches that if you to aim high, nothing is beyond your grasp. Varushka is a rich prosperous nation, it could attempt something much more grand. It could build a great hall at Vorota or anywhere in Karov, that could double as a school teaching the fabric arts, weaving, embroidery, and other forms of needlework. Such a commission would start a renaissance in the fabric arts, reminding all Varushkan of their traditional heritage and strength in these skills and bringing them to the fore. Once complete, it would change the nation, restoring the prominence and emphasis that such skills should, arguably, have always had in discussions of traditional Varushka culture. (OOC Note: We would update the wiki page for Varushkan culture and customs to include a new section on the importance of fabric arts in Varushka to reflect this emphasis).
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	Emperor Vesna used her judgement in the Assembly of Nine [[386YE_Spring_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_200\|to authorise Skywise Gralka]] to spread word of the Library of Worth. The Imperial Orcs will donate 4 wains of white granite and 8 crowns to support the commission each season for the next year but it will be impossible to use a mandate to urge the Imperial Orcs to support another commission or similar project that needed help.		Emperor Vesna used her judgement in the Assembly of Nine [[386YE_Spring_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_200\|to authorise Skywise Gralka]] to spread word of the Library of Worth. The Imperial Orcs will donate 4 wains of white granite and 8 crowns to support the commission each season for the next year but it will be impossible to use a mandate to urge the Imperial Orcs to support another commission or similar project that needed help.

	The Varushkan Assembly [[386YE_Spring_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_151\|authorised Anatoly Vassian Tatishchev]] to spread word of the Hall of Fabric Arts across Varushka. The people stand ready to provide 20 wains of white granite and 40 crowns each season but it is now impossible to use a mandate to urge ~~Varuhkans~~ to support another commission or similar project that needed help.		The Varushkan Assembly [[386YE_Spring_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_151\|authorised Anatoly Vassian Tatishchev]] to spread word of the Hall of Fabric Arts across Varushka. The people stand ready to provide 20 wains of white granite and 40 crowns each season but it is now impossible to use a mandate to urge Varushkans to support another commission or similar project that needed help.

	Neither the Hall of Fabric Arts or the Library of Worth has yet been commissioned. People won't provide wains to any other project while they are waiting for the buildings to be commissioned, but they won't save the wains waiting for the Senate. They will start to donate wains only once the commissions are passed by the Senate.		Neither the Hall of Fabric Arts or the Library of Worth has yet been commissioned. People won't provide wains to any other project while they are waiting for the buildings to be commissioned, but they won't save the wains waiting for the Senate. They will start to donate wains only once the commissions are passed by the Senate.

	The Navarr Assembly [[386YE_Spring_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_73\|asked Anatoly Oleander Ashwood]] to urge the Navarri to support the fight against Cold Sun. As a result, all military units that supported an army fighting the Empty Hands gained two random herbs.		The Navarr Assembly [[386YE_Spring_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_73\|asked Anatoly Oleander Ashwood]] to urge the Navarri to support the fight against Cold Sun. As a result, all military units that supported an army fighting the Empty Hands gained two random herbs.

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	If this mandate is enacted, the Imperial Orcs will donate 4 wains of white granite and 8 crowns to support the commission each season for the next year. This will exhaust their capacity to support other important causes; it will be impossible to use a mandate to urge the Imperial Orcs to support another commission or similar project that needed help.		If this mandate is enacted, the Imperial Orcs will donate 4 wains of white granite and 8 crowns to support the commission each season for the next year. This will exhaust their capacity to support other important causes; it will be impossible to use a mandate to urge the Imperial Orcs to support another commission or similar project that needed help.

	One matter that is not yet clear is where this new Library might be built. There are a few interesting suggestions. The Tamazi propose putting the library inside ~~the~~ [[Skarsind#The_Will\|The Will of Wintermark]], to ensure that it is appropriately protected. Possibly the name could be changed at the same time, to make the fortification sound a little more Imperial Orcish? The Sannites agree but others worry that this suggestion might offend the Wintermark.		One matter that is not yet clear is where this new Library might be built. There are a few interesting suggestions. The Tamazi propose putting the library inside [[Skarsind#The_Will\|The Will of Wintermark]], to ensure that it is appropriately protected. Possibly the name could be changed at the same time, to make the fortification sound a little more Imperial Orcish? The Sannites agree but others worry that this suggestion might offend the Wintermark.
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	<table class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><tr><td style="background-color: LightBlue;">'''Great Library'''</tr>		<table class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><tr><td style="background-color: LightBlue;">'''Great Library'''</tr>
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	Whatever is decided, the Imperial Orcs would need to obtain a commission and chose a suitable location for the Library of Worth.		Whatever is decided, the Imperial Orcs would need to obtain a commission and chose a suitable location for the Library of Worth.
	{{SOP\|by=Anatolij Paukov Zorkin, Varushkan Assembly\|statement=Fellow Varushkans, with the Cold Sun in our midst it is as important as ever to look to the future generations and the legacy we will leave them. We the National Assembly invite proposals for a hall of fabric arts in Karov to inspire others to greatness so that they may ever strive for excellence in the trades of weaving and needlework of which Varushka is so Proud.\|when=385YE Winter Solstice\|vote= Greater Majority 312-0}}		{{SOP\|by=Anatolij Paukov Zorkin, Varushkan Assembly\|statement=Fellow Varushkans, with the Cold Sun in our midst it is as important as ever to look to the future generations and the legacy we will leave them. We the National Assembly invite proposals for a hall of fabric arts in Karov to inspire others to greatness so that they may ever strive for excellence in the trades of weaving and needlework of which Varushka is so Proud.\|when=385YE Winter Solstice\|vote= Greater Majority 312-0}}

	==Warp and Weft==		==Warp and Weft==
	* '''The Varushkan Assembly called on its nation to celebrates its legacy in weaving and needlework'''		* '''The Varushkan Assembly called on its nation to celebrates its legacy in weaving and needlework'''

Matt at 19:32, 22 July 2024

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	However recent fighting has demonstrated that military units alone are not sufficient to defeat Cold Sun. The forces of annihilation can only be defeated when Imperial armies stand against them. If an Imperial army does not move to Miaren with an offensive order to attack Cold Sun, then all Navarr armies will suffer a penalty of one fifth to territory captured and casualties inflicted this season reflecting the loss of morale that they are fighting on the borders when they should be defending their homeland.		However recent fighting has demonstrated that military units alone are not sufficient to defeat Cold Sun. The forces of annihilation can only be defeated when Imperial armies stand against them. If an Imperial army does not move to Miaren with an offensive order to attack Cold Sun, then all Navarr armies will suffer a penalty of one fifth to territory captured and casualties inflicted this season reflecting the loss of morale that they are fighting on the borders when they should be defending their homeland.

			==Resolution==
			* '''The Imperial Synod passed three mandates, but as yet the Imperial Senate has yet to commission anything'''

			Emperor Vesna used her judgement in the Assembly of Nine [[386YE_Spring_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_200\|to authorise Skywise Gralka]] to spread word of the Library of Worth. The Imperial Orcs will donate 4 wains of white granite and 8 crowns to support the commission each season for the next year but it will be impossible to use a mandate to urge the Imperial Orcs to support another commission or similar project that needed help.

			The Varushkan Assembly [[386YE_Spring_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_151\|authorised Anatoly Vassian Tatishchev]] to spread word of the Hall of Fabric Arts across Varushka. The people stand ready to provide 20 wains of white granite and 40 crowns each season but it is now impossible to use a mandate to urge Varuhkans to support another commission or similar project that needed help.

			Neither the Hall of Fabric Arts or the Library of Worth has yet been commissioned. People won't provide wains to any other project while they are waiting for the buildings to be commissioned, but they won't save the wains waiting for the Senate. They will start to donate wains only once the commissions are passed by the Senate.

			The Navarr Assembly [[386YE_Spring_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_73\|asked Anatoly Oleander Ashwood]] to urge the Navarri to support the fight against Cold Sun. As a result, all military units that supported an army fighting the Empty Hands gained two random herbs.

Hailmur: /* Unnatural Light of Day */

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	If either of these mandates is enacted it will encourage the people of Miaren to support those Navarri who support an army against Cold Sun, providing two random herbs to every military unit that supports an army fighting the Empty Hands. These mandates are considered to be competing.		If either of these mandates is enacted it will encourage the people of Miaren to support those Navarri who support an army against Cold Sun, providing two random herbs to every military unit that supports an army fighting the Empty Hands. These mandates are considered to be competing.

	However recent fighting has demonstrated that military units alone are not sufficient to defeat Cold Sun. The forces of annihilation can only be defeated when Imperial armies stand against them. If an Imperial army does not move to ~~Seren~~ to ~~directly engage~~ Cold Sun, then all Navarr armies will suffer a penalty of one fifth to territory captured and casualties inflicted this season reflecting the loss of morale that they are fighting on the borders when they should be defending their homeland.		However recent fighting has demonstrated that military units alone are not sufficient to defeat Cold Sun. The forces of annihilation can only be defeated when Imperial armies stand against them. If an Imperial army does not move to Miaren with an offensive order to attack Cold Sun, then all Navarr armies will suffer a penalty of one fifth to territory captured and casualties inflicted this season reflecting the loss of morale that they are fighting on the borders when they should be defending their homeland.

Hailmur at 14:03, 12 June 2024

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	[[Category:Winds of Fortune]][[Category:386YE Spring]][[Category:Recent History]]		[[Category:Winds of Fortune]][[Category:386YE Spring]][[Category:Recent History]]
	<ic>Floryan's hands moved quickly threading the needle back and forth through the thick fabric. His grandmother had taught him how to embroider as a child and ~~she~~ had always said that he should never work after sunset because candlelight was not good enough for fine needlework. He glanced at the rich warm light spilling out of the new lightstone his boyar, Danica, had recently purchased and smiled to himself. Times change, he thought. Then he glanced down at the half finished design of a spider that he was embroidering on to the storytellers coat. Some things are timeless I suppose.		<ic>Floryan's hands moved quickly threading the needle back and forth through the thick fabric. His grandmother had taught him how to embroider as a child and sohe had always said that he should never work after sunset because candlelight was not good enough for fine needlework. He glanced at the rich warm light spilling out of the new lightstone his boyar, Danica, had recently purchased and smiled to himself. Times change, he thought. Then he glanced down at the half finished design of a spider that he was embroidering on to the storytellers coat. Some things are timeless I suppose.

	The coat was nearly finished now, a beautiful garment of bright fabric patchwork. He knew Danica had paid 4 crowns for it as was, when she purchased it, but the flamboyant boyar was not satisfied and had instructed Floryan to spare no expense decorating each panel with appropriate embroidery. She intended the coat as a gift to Alina, the travelling storyteller who was due to visit the vale in Spring when the snows thawed.		The coat was nearly finished now, a beautiful garment of bright fabric patchwork. He knew Danica had paid 4 crowns for it as was, when she purchased it, but the flamboyant boyar was not satisfied and had instructed Floryan to spare no expense decorating each panel with appropriate embroidery. She intended the coat as a gift to Alina, the travelling storyteller who was due to visit the vale in Spring when the snows thawed.
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	The Ethengraw have a rather different take. They point out that this emphasis on writing is something that primarily speaks to the Sunstorm sept. Every sept thinks writing is important - it is a powerful hearth magic - and all the septs agree on the importance of symbols. However three of the ~~five~~ septs of Skarsind have great commissions raised to celebrate their Pride. The Illarawm have their ossuary, the Yerende their garden, and the Ethengraw have the '''Black Forge'''. But neither the Sannites nor the Sunstorm have a great monument to the Pride of their sept. Rather than create something small and readily achievable, why not build something vast and monumental, something that demonstrates the Pride of the Sunstorm sept is every bit as great as any sept in the land.		The Ethengraw have a rather different take. They point out that this emphasis on writing is something that primarily speaks to the Sunstorm sept. Every sept thinks writing is important - it is a powerful hearth magic - and all the septs agree on the importance of symbols. However three of the six septs of Skarsind have great commissions raised to celebrate their Pride. The Illarawm have their ossuary, the Yerende their garden, and the Ethengraw have the '''Black Forge'''. But neither the Sannites nor the Sunstorm have a great monument to the Pride of their sept. Rather than create something small and readily achievable, why not build something vast and monumental, something that demonstrates the Pride of the Sunstorm sept is every bit as great as any sept in the land.

	Skarsind has no significant library despite the importance that the whole nation puts on writing. Why not go further, why not use ''this'' opportunity to build a great library, a wonder of the Empire, a vast repository that can collect books from all over the world. When the Ethengraw ask how it is that the Empire does not have such libraries already, the troubled history of [[Emperor Nicovar]] is explained to them. After some thought their reply is simple - ''"The Empire didn't have Imperial Orcs then."''		Skarsind has no significant library despite the importance that the whole nation puts on writing. Why not go further, why not use ''this'' opportunity to build a great library, a wonder of the Empire, a vast repository that can collect books from all over the world. When the Ethengraw ask how it is that the Empire does not have such libraries already, the troubled history of [[Emperor Nicovar]] is explained to them. After some thought their reply is simple - ''"The Empire didn't have Imperial Orcs then."''

Noserenda at 13:07, 12 June 2024

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	{{Mandate\|mandate=Despise that which threatens what you watch over. The Empty Hands remain in Miaren. We send {named priest} with 75 doses of liao to ensure that this army of ''scions'' does not live to see the beauty of Seren in summer.\|assembly=Navarr Assembly}}		{{Mandate\|mandate=Despise that which threatens what you watch over. The Empty Hands remain in Miaren. We send {named priest} with 75 doses of liao to ensure that this army of ''scions'' does not live to see the beauty of Seren in summer.\|assembly=Navarr Assembly}}

	If enacted ~~this mandate~~ will encourage the people of Miaren to support those Navarri who support an army against Cold Sun, providing two random herbs to every military unit that supports an army fighting the Empty Hands.		'''Nathair Autumngale''' has provided the wording for an alternative mandate:

			{{Mandate\|mandate=The Empty Hands march on the site of the first binding of thorns, and the birthplace of our nation. We send {named priest] with 75 doses of liao to ensure that this army doesn't desecrate this site with their presence.\|assembly=Navarr Assembly}}

			If either of these mandates is enacted it will encourage the people of Miaren to support those Navarri who support an army against Cold Sun, providing two random herbs to every military unit that supports an army fighting the Empty Hands. These mandates are considered to be competing.

	However recent fighting has demonstrated that military units alone are not sufficient to defeat Cold Sun. The forces of annihilation can only be defeated when Imperial armies stand against them. If an Imperial army does not move to Seren to directly engage Cold Sun, then all Navarr armies will suffer a penalty of one fifth to territory captured and casulaties inflicted this season reflecting the loss of morale that they are fighting on the borders when they should be defending their homeland.		However recent fighting has demonstrated that military units alone are not sufficient to defeat Cold Sun. The forces of annihilation can only be defeated when Imperial armies stand against them. If an Imperial army does not move to Seren to directly engage Cold Sun, then all Navarr armies will suffer a penalty of one fifth to territory captured and casulaties inflicted this season reflecting the loss of morale that they are fighting on the borders when they should be defending their homeland.

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	==Overview==		==Overview==
	Driven by an ~~implacapable~~ hatred of creativity and expression, the forces of Cold Sun have relentlessly ~~targetted~~ important cultural sites across the Empire, destroying the [[Dean_of_the_First_Voice_Glade#First_Voice_Glade_(Ruined)\|First Voice Glade]], [[Reikos#The_Unbound_Steel_Hall_%28Ruined%29\|the Unbound Steel Hall of Lost Chapters]] and [[Redoubt#Grand_Conservatory_(Ruined)\|the Grand Conservatory of Music]]. They were far from the only sites attacked and only the brave actions of the Empire's heroes prevented the outcome from being much worse.		Driven by an implacable hatred of creativity and expression, the forces of Cold Sun have relentlessly targeted important cultural sites across the Empire, destroying the [[Dean_of_the_First_Voice_Glade#First_Voice_Glade_(Ruined)\|First Voice Glade]], [[Reikos#The_Unbound_Steel_Hall_%28Ruined%29\|the Unbound Steel Hall of Lost Chapters]] and [[Redoubt#Grand_Conservatory_(Ruined)\|the Grand Conservatory of Music]]. They were far from the only sites attacked and only the brave actions of the Empire's heroes prevented the outcome from being much worse.

	Even as the Empire's armies have turned the tide of battle against Cold Sun, the Pride Assembly has called on nations to create new sites of beauty and culture. What better way to defy this force of oblivion than to create a lasting monument designed to showcase artistic expression they claim. The aim of the Assembly was not to build valuable sinecures, generate wealth, or procure precious metals. The goal was to preserve and promote the lasting works of art and culture that would be there for generations to come.		Even as the Empire's armies have turned the tide of battle against Cold Sun, the Pride Assembly has called on nations to create new sites of beauty and culture. What better way to defy this force of oblivion than to create a lasting monument designed to showcase artistic expression they claim. The aim of the Assembly was not to build valuable sinecures, generate wealth, or procure precious metals. The goal was to preserve and promote the lasting works of art and culture that would be there for generations to come.
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	The Ethengraw have a rather different take. They point out that this emphasis on writing is something that primarily speaks to the Sunstorm sept. Every sept thinks writing is important - it is a powerful hearth magic - and all the septs agree on the importance of symbols. However three of the five septs of Skarsind have great commissions raised to celebrate their Pride. The Illarawm have their ossuary, the Yerende their garden, and the Ethengraw have the '''Black Forge'''. But neither the Sannites nor the Sunstorm have a great monument to the Pride of their sept. Rather than create something small and readily achievable, why not build something vast and ~~momumental~~, something that demonstrates the Pride of the Sunstorm sept is every bit as great as any sept in the land.		The Ethengraw have a rather different take. They point out that this emphasis on writing is something that primarily speaks to the Sunstorm sept. Every sept thinks writing is important - it is a powerful hearth magic - and all the septs agree on the importance of symbols. However three of the five septs of Skarsind have great commissions raised to celebrate their Pride. The Illarawm have their ossuary, the Yerende their garden, and the Ethengraw have the '''Black Forge'''. But neither the Sannites nor the Sunstorm have a great monument to the Pride of their sept. Rather than create something small and readily achievable, why not build something vast and monumental, something that demonstrates the Pride of the Sunstorm sept is every bit as great as any sept in the land.

	Skarsind has no significant library despite the importance that the whole nation puts on writing. Why not go further, why not use ''this'' opportunity to build a great library, a wonder of the Empire, a vast ~~repositery~~ that can collect books from all over the world. When the Ethengraw ask how it is that the Empire does not have such ~~librarys~~ already, the troubled history of [[Emperor Nicovar]] is explained to them. After some thought their reply is simple - ''"~~Tthe~~ Empire didn't have Imperial Orcs then."''		Skarsind has no significant library despite the importance that the whole nation puts on writing. Why not go further, why not use ''this'' opportunity to build a great library, a wonder of the Empire, a vast repository that can collect books from all over the world. When the Ethengraw ask how it is that the Empire does not have such libraries already, the troubled history of [[Emperor Nicovar]] is explained to them. After some thought their reply is simple - ''"The Empire didn't have Imperial Orcs then."''

	Of course it would take the nation years to build such a Great Library even assuming Skarsind's charity could be extended beyond a year. But there is no reason at all that individual citizens could not supply wains and money to support the commission. The Virtuous inspire others to greatness they point out.		Of course it would take the nation years to build such a Great Library even assuming Skarsind's charity could be extended beyond a year. But there is no reason at all that individual citizens could not supply wains and money to support the commission. The Virtuous inspire others to greatness they point out.
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	The National Assembly of Varushka upheld a statement by Anatolij Paukov Zorkin calling on the nation to build a hall of fabric arts in Karov. The judgement passed with a greater majority, winning the unanimous support of every priest who voted. The civil service, have suggested the settlement of [[Karov#Wieliczka\|Vorota]]. This fortified settlement is ideally situated; roads lead south-west and south-east to [[Temeschwar]] and [[Weirwater]] respectively. These roads bring merchants selling fine wool, linen, and silk that are used by all kinds of seamstresses and tailors to create beautiful things. A Hall of Fabric Arts could exalt these crafters by extoling the beauty of what they have made from these raw materials. People would travel from across Varushka to visit and learn from experts, safe in the knowledge that the arts of embroidery and weaving were never lost.		The National Assembly of Varushka upheld a statement by Anatolij Paukov Zorkin calling on the nation to build a hall of fabric arts in Karov. The judgement passed with a greater majority, winning the unanimous support of every priest who voted. The civil service, have suggested the settlement of [[Karov#Wieliczka\|Vorota]]. This fortified settlement is ideally situated; roads lead south-west and south-east to [[Temeschwar]] and [[Weirwater]] respectively. These roads bring merchants selling fine wool, linen, and silk that are used by all kinds of seamstresses and tailors to create beautiful things. A Hall of Fabric Arts could exalt these crafters by extoling the beauty of what they have made from these raw materials. People would travel from across Varushka to visit and learn from experts, safe in the knowledge that the arts of embroidery and weaving were never lost.

	The judgement by the Assembly causes many wise ones to nod in agreement - it is hard to think of something that better celebrates the skills of Varushkan crafters than the arts of weaving, tapestry, embroidery, and needlework. Wealthy Varushkans are famous for the beautiful embroidered designs that adorn their clothing. Less prosperous Varushkans decorate the hems of their ~~garmets~~ with tablet embroidery. Wealthy boyars decorate the cold halls of the north with plush carpets and rugs created by Varushkans using traditional looms. In Varushka the Prosperous enjoy the ~~fuits~~ of their labour by wearing their wealth.		The judgement by the Assembly causes many wise ones to nod in agreement - it is hard to think of something that better celebrates the skills of Varushkan crafters than the arts of weaving, tapestry, embroidery, and needlework. Wealthy Varushkans are famous for the beautiful embroidered designs that adorn their clothing. Less prosperous Varushkans decorate the hems of their garments with tablet embroidery. Wealthy boyars decorate the cold halls of the north with plush carpets and rugs created by Varushkans using traditional looms. In Varushka the Prosperous enjoy the fruits of their labour by wearing their wealth.

	Yet despite this, embroidery, tapestry, weaving and needlework are not something the nation has traditionally celebrated and promoted as emblematic of Varuhska. It is as if this crucial part of the nation's psyche were being overlooked when discussing their [[Varushka_culture_and_customs\|culture and customs]]. In their infinite Wisdom the Varushkan Assembly have identified something that has for too long been overlooked. With enough ~~committment~~ that oversight might be rectified.		Yet despite this, embroidery, tapestry, weaving and needlework are not something the nation has traditionally celebrated and promoted as emblematic of Varuhska. It is as if this crucial part of the nation's psyche were being overlooked when discussing their [[Varushka_culture_and_customs\|culture and customs]]. In their infinite Wisdom the Varushkan Assembly have identified something that has for too long been overlooked. With enough commitment that oversight might be rectified.

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	If this mandate is enacted then the people of Varuhska will provide 20 wains of white granite and 40 crowns - sufficient to cover two thirds of the labour costs - each season. This will exhaust their capacity to support other important causes; it will be impossible to use a mandate to urge Varuhkans to support another commission or similar project that needed help. If a simple hall of the scale envisaged by the Pride Assembly is constructed then it will be completed in a single season, leaving only a tiny shortfall of 2 crowns that seems unlikely to be beyond the heroes of Anvil.		If this mandate is enacted then the people of Varuhska will provide 20 wains of white granite and 40 crowns - sufficient to cover two thirds of the labour costs - each season. This will exhaust their capacity to support other important causes; it will be impossible to use a mandate to urge Varuhkans to support another commission or similar project that needed help. If a simple hall of the scale envisaged by the Pride Assembly is constructed then it will be completed in a single season, leaving only a tiny shortfall of 2 crowns that seems unlikely to be beyond the heroes of Anvil.

	But Ambition teaches that if you to aim high, nothing is beyond your grasp. Varushka is a rich prosperous nation, it could attempt something much more grand. It could build a great hall at Vorota or anywhere in Karov, that could double as a ~~scholl~~ teaching the fabric arts, weaving, embroidery, and other forms of needlework. Such a commission would start a renaissance in the fabric arts, reminding all Varushkan of their traditional heritage and strength in these skills and bringing them to the fore. Once complete, it would change the nation, restoring the ~~prominance~~ and emphasis that such skills should, arguably, have always had in ~~discusions~~ of traditional Varushka culture. (OOC Note: We would update the wiki page for Varushkan culture and customs to include a new section on the importance of fabric arts in Varushka to reflect this emphasis).		But Ambition teaches that if you to aim high, nothing is beyond your grasp. Varushka is a rich prosperous nation, it could attempt something much more grand. It could build a great hall at Vorota or anywhere in Karov, that could double as a school teaching the fabric arts, weaving, embroidery, and other forms of needlework. Such a commission would start a renaissance in the fabric arts, reminding all Varushkan of their traditional heritage and strength in these skills and bringing them to the fore. Once complete, it would change the nation, restoring the prominence and emphasis that such skills should, arguably, have always had in discussions of traditional Varushka culture. (OOC Note: We would update the wiki page for Varushkan culture and customs to include a new section on the importance of fabric arts in Varushka to reflect this emphasis).

	Such a project would take a year to complete, if it relied purely on the support generated by the mandate. There would leave a shortfall of 10 thrones, that would have to be found somehow.		Such a project would take a year to complete, if it relied purely on the support generated by the mandate. There would leave a shortfall of 10 thrones, that would have to be found somehow.

	==Unnatural Light of Day==		==Unnatural Light of Day==
	{{SOP\|by=Oleander Ashwood, Navarr Assembly\|statement=At the core of our nation is our fight against the vallorn. The armies of Cold Sun have ~~targetted~~ and destroyed trods across the Empire, and their continued presence prevents their repair. We are bound by our oaths against the vallorn to fight these forces of Cold Sun - these fights are now one and the same. We call on Navarr to point the fire of their Ambition towards the unnatural lights of these ''scions'', into the same Vigilance and Wisdom they point towards the Vallorn.\|when=385YE Winter Solstice\|vote= Greater Majority 430-32}}		{{SOP\|by=Oleander Ashwood, Navarr Assembly\|statement=At the core of our nation is our fight against the vallorn. The armies of Cold Sun have targeted and destroyed trods across the Empire, and their continued presence prevents their repair. We are bound by our oaths against the vallorn to fight these forces of Cold Sun - these fights are now one and the same. We call on Navarr to point the fire of their Ambition towards the unnatural lights of these ''scions'', into the same Vigilance and Wisdom they point towards the Vallorn.\|when=385YE Winter Solstice\|vote= Greater Majority 430-32}}
	* '''The Navarr Assembly called on its nation to fight the ''scions'''''		* '''The Navarr Assembly called on its nation to fight the ''scions'''''
	* '''The Assembly can enact a mandate to encourage members of the nation to defeat the last armies of Cold Sun'''		* '''The Assembly can enact a mandate to encourage members of the nation to defeat the last armies of Cold Sun'''
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	If either of these mandates is enacted it will encourage the people of Miaren to support those Navarri who support an army against Cold Sun, providing two random herbs to every military unit that supports an army fighting the Empty Hands. These mandates are considered to be competing.		If either of these mandates is enacted it will encourage the people of Miaren to support those Navarri who support an army against Cold Sun, providing two random herbs to every military unit that supports an army fighting the Empty Hands. These mandates are considered to be competing.

	However recent fighting has demonstrated that military units alone are not sufficient to defeat Cold Sun. The forces of annihilation can only be defeated when Imperial armies stand against them. If an Imperial army does not move to Seren to directly engage Cold Sun, then all Navarr armies will suffer a penalty of one fifth to territory captured and ~~casulaties~~ inflicted this season reflecting the loss of morale that they are fighting on the borders when they should be defending their homeland.		However recent fighting has demonstrated that military units alone are not sufficient to defeat Cold Sun. The forces of annihilation can only be defeated when Imperial armies stand against them. If an Imperial army does not move to Seren to directly engage Cold Sun, then all Navarr armies will suffer a penalty of one fifth to territory captured and casualties inflicted this season reflecting the loss of morale that they are fighting on the borders when they should be defending their homeland.