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

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Text replacement - "[[Imperial Synod" to "[[Synod"

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	The Iron Helms, the infamously cruel [[Varushka\|Varushkan]] army continue to be divisive. The [[Wintermark]] and [[the Brass Coast\|Freeborn]] [[Assembly#The_National_Assemblies\|Assemblies]] have unambiguously rejected them - even taking steps to make it harder for the army to fight alongside them. Likewise, the priests of [[the League]] have spoken out against the use of cruelty and [[Malign_spiritual_presences#Fear\|fear]] on the battlefield - although their assembly was far from united in that condemnation.		The Iron Helms, the infamously cruel [[Varushka\|Varushkan]] army continue to be divisive. The [[Wintermark]] and [[the Brass Coast\|Freeborn]] [[Assembly#The_National_Assemblies\|Assemblies]] have unambiguously rejected them - even taking steps to make it harder for the army to fight alongside them. Likewise, the priests of [[the League]] have spoken out against the use of cruelty and [[Malign_spiritual_presences#Fear\|fear]] on the battlefield - although their assembly was far from united in that condemnation.

	Several significant opportunities have arisen as a result of the [[~~Imperial~~ Synod\|Synod's]] ongoing discussion of what is, or is not, too high a price to pay for victory.		Several significant opportunities have arisen as a result of the [[Synod\|Synod's]] ongoing discussion of what is, or is not, too high a price to pay for victory.
	==Gaze Into The Abyss==		==Gaze Into The Abyss==
	* '''The Wintermark nation assembly may promote a change of strategy towards the Jotun, encouraging heroism rather than slaughter.'''		* '''The Wintermark nation assembly may promote a change of strategy towards the Jotun, encouraging heroism rather than slaughter.'''

Twiggy: A very rogue full stop

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A very rogue full stop

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	Likewise, the Freeborn Assembly embraced the opportunity to [[#A Hundred Times Too Short\|encourage the capture and ransoming]] of their foes. Gonzalo i Riqueza , the named priest, has provided the appropriate amount of liao and so the [[army qualities\|quality]] of the Red Wind Corsairs will be permanently enhanced.		Likewise, the Freeborn Assembly embraced the opportunity to [[#A Hundred Times Too Short\|encourage the capture and ransoming]] of their foes. Gonzalo i Riqueza , the named priest, has provided the appropriate amount of liao and so the [[army qualities\|quality]] of the Red Wind Corsairs will be permanently enhanced.



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Twiggy at 15:03, 21 August 2025

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	Now they have fled the Mourne with their tails between their legs. It seems like a great victory - but some of the [[mystic\|mystics]] mutter that there is a price to be paid for such a hollow triumph. They remind those who listen that Wintermark warriors once fought the Jotun as heroes - not butchers. At that time the Jotun would return the respect the Wintermark warriors showed them. Those days are gone now... but perhaps if Wintermark took a stand they might come again.		Now they have fled the Mourne with their tails between their legs. It seems like a great victory - but some of the [[mystic\|mystics]] mutter that there is a price to be paid for such a hollow triumph. They remind those who listen that Wintermark warriors once fought the Jotun as heroes - not butchers. At that time the Jotun would return the respect the Wintermark warriors showed them. Those days are gone now... but perhaps if Wintermark took a stand they might come again.

	It is clearly a risk, but the Wintermark Assembly could choose to ~~authorize~~ a named priest to spread the following mandate.		It is clearly a risk, but the Wintermark Assembly could choose to authorise a named priest to spread the following mandate.

	<quote by="Wintermark National Assembly">		<quote by="Wintermark National Assembly">
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	==A Hundred Times Too Short==		==A Hundred Times Too Short==
	* '''The National Assembly of the Brass Coast may encourage the Red Wind Corsairs to embrace the idea of capturing, rather than killing, enemy soldiers, permanently changing their quality.'''		* '''The National Assembly of the Brass Coast may encourage the Red Wind Corsairs to embrace the idea of capturing, rather than killing, enemy soldiers, permanently changing their quality.'''
	Like Wintermark, the Freeborn Assembly did not stint in their criticism of the Iron Helms. The statement of principle by Mazo i Zabala i Erigo made clear that such tactics as the Helms employed were unvirtuous and that the Freeborn should "aspire to be better than this and lead by example". The following season the Assembly ~~authorized~~ Constanza i Kalamar i Guerra to spread a mandate encouraging every Freeborn soldier to [[Not_dark_yet#At_a_High_Price.2C_But_Not_At_Any_Price\|follow their conscience]] and disdain and shun the Helms, rejecting them and their cruelty.		Like Wintermark, the Freeborn Assembly did not stint in their criticism of the Iron Helms. The statement of principle by Mazo i Zabala i Erigo made clear that such tactics as the Helms employed were unvirtuous and that the Freeborn should "aspire to be better than this and lead by example". The following season the Assembly authorised Constanza i Kalamar i Guerra to spread a mandate encouraging every Freeborn soldier to [[Not_dark_yet#At_a_High_Price.2C_But_Not_At_Any_Price\|follow their conscience]] and disdain and shun the Helms, rejecting them and their cruelty.

	Their words find ready ears among the Freeborn, although perhaps it is more than just virtue. The Varushkans are by their nature a dour folk and the Iron Helms in particular are a grim-faced lot. Few Freeborn weep any tears at the thought of charging the sour-faced schlacta a throne or more to join them at their table. Let the Helms debase themselves bringing death to their enemies - in the Brass Coast people revel in adventure - in a life lived to the full. Life is too short — it should never be dull.		Their words find ready ears among the Freeborn, although perhaps it is more than just virtue. The Varushkans are by their nature a dour folk and the Iron Helms in particular are a grim-faced lot. Few Freeborn weep any tears at the thought of charging the sour-faced schlacta a throne or more to join them at their table. Let the Helms debase themselves bringing death to their enemies - in the Brass Coast people revel in adventure - in a life lived to the full. Life is too short — it should never be dull.
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	For those who enjoy hearing tales of the [[corsair\|corsairs]], there is also another truth. Slaughtering your enemies... putting their heads on spikes... it might win a war... it will certainly kill your enemies... but it won't make you rich! To the victor should go the spoils - there is money to be made in war - just not from butchery. The dead pay no ransoms.		For those who enjoy hearing tales of the [[corsair\|corsairs]], there is also another truth. Slaughtering your enemies... putting their heads on spikes... it might win a war... it will certainly kill your enemies... but it won't make you rich! To the victor should go the spoils - there is money to be made in war - just not from butchery. The dead pay no ransoms.

	So why not let the Freeborn set a real example for the Empire? A way to show everyone that the Empire can triumph on the field of battle - fight their enemies with honour - and still turn a tidy profit. If the Synod takes this view then they could ~~authorize~~ a named priest to spread the following mandate.		So why not let the Freeborn set a real example for the Empire? A way to show everyone that the Empire can triumph on the field of battle - fight their enemies with honour - and still turn a tidy profit. If the Synod takes this view then they could authorise a named priest to spread the following mandate.

	<quote by="Freeborn National Assembly">		<quote by="Freeborn National Assembly">

RichardRaynor at 13:19, 28 January 2022

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	[[Category:Winds of Fortune]][[Category:381YE]][[Category:Recent History]]		[[Category:Winds of Fortune]][[Category:381YE Autumn]][[Category:Recent History]]
	<ic>The blow came from nowhere, the sword whipping out faster than her eye could follow, the flat of the blade smacking against her skull. The coif took the force of it, but stars filled her eyes and she dropped her own weapon.		<ic>The blow came from nowhere, the sword whipping out faster than her eye could follow, the flat of the blade smacking against her skull. The coif took the force of it, but stars filled her eyes and she dropped her own weapon.

Hastur at 16:49, 14 January 2022

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	"You're wondering why it's wrong? What's so bad about being cruel? You figure the Jotun are our enemies and they'd kill us soon enough. Here I am teaching you to how to kill them and then up comes Gunnbrand Ironwill to tell you not to. Confused huh?" She nodded encouragement - that wasn't quite it - but it always helped to hear Siward talk.		"You're wondering why it's wrong? What's so bad about being cruel? You figure the Jotun are our enemies and they'd kill us soon enough. Here I am teaching you to how to kill them and then up comes Gunnbrand Ironwill to tell you not to. Confused huh?" She nodded encouragement - that wasn't quite it - but it always helped to hear Siward talk.

	"Gunnbrand is one of our best Crows - you should listen to him... but since you clearly didn't - then I'll tell it to you straight. All that butchery - all them slavering dogs and the bodies on spikes... there's a point to it. It ain't cruelty for cruelty's sake - only those claimed by the ~~Wendigo~~ would do that. The point is fear. The point is to make them afraid. To break them - make 'em too scared to face us."		"Gunnbrand is one of our best Crows - you should listen to him... but since you clearly didn't - then I'll tell it to you straight. All that butchery - all them slavering dogs and the bodies on spikes... there's a point to it. It ain't cruelty for cruelty's sake - only those claimed by Blood-on-the-Snow would do that. The point is fear. The point is to make them afraid. To break them - make 'em too scared to face us."

	She picked up the line of reasoning hoping to impress him with her understanding. "Fear's a false virtue - it's the biggest failing there is. So it's wrong to make them fear us?"		She picked up the line of reasoning hoping to impress him with her understanding. "Fear's a false virtue - it's the biggest failing there is. So it's wrong to make them fear us?"

Rafferty at 15:44, 1 November 2018

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	[[Category:Winds of Fortune]][[Category:381YE]][[Category:Recent History~~]][[Category: Autumn Equinox 381YE~~]]		[[Category:Winds of Fortune]][[Category:381YE]][[Category:Recent History]]
	<ic>The blow came from nowhere, the sword whipping out faster than her eye could follow, the flat of the blade smacking against her skull. The coif took the force of it, but stars filled her eyes and she dropped her own weapon.		<ic>The blow came from nowhere, the sword whipping out faster than her eye could follow, the flat of the blade smacking against her skull. The coif took the force of it, but stars filled her eyes and she dropped her own weapon.

Rafferty: /* A Hundred Times Too Short */

2018-03-24T13:47:53Z

A Hundred Times Too Short

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	* '''Casualties suffered by this army are reduced by a tenth.'''		* '''Casualties suffered by this army are reduced by a tenth.'''
	* '''The army generates wealth based on the number of victory points generated.'''		* '''The army generates wealth based on the number of victory points generated.'''
	The army concentrates on lightning attacks against the enemy forces intended to take key strategic points and capture prisoners in the process. Defeated enemies are treated with respect and healed, but kept as prisoners to be ransomed back to the enemy. By such a means members of the army will grow wealthy; a portion of this bounty in the form of [[potions]], [[magic items]], [[Game items#Coins\|money]], [[Potion#Herbs\|herbs]], [[Game_items#Mana_Crystals\|crystal mana]], crafting [[materials]] and valuable materials such as weirwood, mithril, white granite, and [[ilium]] will be claimed by the army general.</box>		The army concentrates on lightning attacks against the enemy forces intended to take key strategic points and capture prisoners in the process. Defeated enemies are treated with respect and healed, but kept as prisoners to be ransomed back to the enemy. By such a means members of the army will grow wealthy; a portion of this bounty in the form of [[potion\|potions]], [[magic items]], [[Game items#Coins\|money]], [[Potion#Herbs\|herbs]], [[Game_items#Mana_Crystals\|crystal mana]], crafting [[materials]] and valuable materials such as weirwood, mithril, white granite, and [[ilium]] will be claimed by the army general.</box>

	<div style="width: 500px; float: right;"><quote by ="Cesare Enzo Di Trivento, League Nation Assembly">The use of cruel tactics by any army is unvirtuous. Cruelty is designed to break the spirit and install fear. The use of the False Virtue of Fear as a weapon is unvirtuous. We urge all Synod members to provide spiritual guidance to the generals of their nations that use said tactics.</quote></div>		<div style="width: 500px; float: right;"><quote by ="Cesare Enzo Di Trivento, League Nation Assembly">The use of cruel tactics by any army is unvirtuous. Cruelty is designed to break the spirit and install fear. The use of the False Virtue of Fear as a weapon is unvirtuous. We urge all Synod members to provide spiritual guidance to the generals of their nations that use said tactics.</quote></div>

Dre at 12:34, 3 February 2018

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	If this mandate is enacted then for the next year, if the Iron Helms are deployed in a territory alongside the [[Wolves of War]] or [[the Towerjacks]], , they will suffer a reduction of one tenth in the number of victory points they contribute to that campaign. This bonus is ''cumulative'' for each additional nation (''not'' individual army) that has passed this mandate that are present in the territory.		If this mandate is enacted then for the next year, if the Iron Helms are deployed in a territory alongside the [[Wolves of War]] or [[the Towerjacks]], , they will suffer a reduction of one tenth in the number of victory points they contribute to that campaign. This bonus is ''cumulative'' for each additional nation (''not'' individual army) that has passed this mandate that are present in the territory.
	===Close To The Flowers===		===Close To The Flowers===
	Alternatively, the League national assembly may look to [[~~the~~ Throne]] for inspiration. While the [[Empress Lisabetta\|Imperatrix]] tends to the entire Empire, she is a daughter of [[Holberg]], and thus the League. The League national assembly may choose to pass the following mandate.		Alternatively, the League national assembly may look to [[The Throne]] for inspiration. While the [[Empress Lisabetta\|Imperatrix]] tends to the entire Empire, she is a daughter of [[Holberg]], and thus the League. The League national assembly may choose to pass the following mandate.

	<quote by"Synod Mandate, League Assembly">It is not enough to denounce the cruel; we must set an example that inspires others to eschew the false virtue of fear. The League assembly sends X with 50 doses of liao to urge the Wolves of War to seek allies prepared to embrace the vision of Imperatrix Lisabetta and preserve life, rather than embrace fear.</quote>		<quote by"Synod Mandate, League Assembly">It is not enough to denounce the cruel; we must set an example that inspires others to eschew the false virtue of fear. The League assembly sends X with 50 doses of liao to urge the Wolves of War to seek allies prepared to embrace the vision of Imperatrix Lisabetta and preserve life, rather than embrace fear.</quote>

Rafferty: /* Resolution */

2017-12-02T18:21:55Z

Resolution

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	Any of these [[opportunity\|opportunities]] that are not taken during the Autumn Equinox will be lost.		Any of these [[opportunity\|opportunities]] that are not taken during the Autumn Equinox will be lost.
	==Resolution==		==Resolution==
	Gunnbrand Ironwill of the Wintermark Assembly has been charged by his peers to encourage the warriors of the Mark to fight the Jotun with respect. ~~As long as he provides the 25 liao required to support the mandate, the~~ armies of Wintermark will [[#Gaze Into The Abyss\|change their strategies]] over the next four seasons.		Gunnbrand Ironwill of the Wintermark Assembly has been charged by his peers to encourage the warriors of the Mark to fight the Jotun with respect. The armies of Wintermark will [[#Gaze Into The Abyss\|change their strategies]] over the next four seasons.

	Likewise, the Freeborn Assembly embraced the opportunity to [[#A Hundred Times Too Short\|encourage the capture and ransoming]] of their foes. Gonzalo i Riqueza , the named priest, has provided the appropriate amount of liao and so the [[army qualities\|quality]] of the Red Wind Corsairs will be permanently enhanced.		Likewise, the Freeborn Assembly embraced the opportunity to [[#A Hundred Times Too Short\|encourage the capture and ransoming]] of their foes. Gonzalo i Riqueza , the named priest, has provided the appropriate amount of liao and so the [[army qualities\|quality]] of the Red Wind Corsairs will be permanently enhanced.

Rafferty: /* Resolution */

2017-12-02T18:16:46Z

Resolution

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	Gunnbrand Ironwill of the Wintermark Assembly has been charged by his peers to encourage the warriors of the Mark to fight the Jotun with respect. As long as he provides the 25 liao required to support the mandate, the armies of Wintermark will [[#Gaze Into The Abyss\|change their strategies]] over the next four seasons.		Gunnbrand Ironwill of the Wintermark Assembly has been charged by his peers to encourage the warriors of the Mark to fight the Jotun with respect. As long as he provides the 25 liao required to support the mandate, the armies of Wintermark will [[#Gaze Into The Abyss\|change their strategies]] over the next four seasons.

	Likewise, the Freeborn Assembly embraced the opportunity to [[#A Hundred Times Too Short\|encourage the capture and ransoming]] of their foes. ~~As long as~~ Gonzalo i Riqueza , the named priest, ~~provides~~ the appropriate amount of liao the [[army qualities\|quality]] of the Red Wind Corsairs will be permanently enhanced.		Likewise, the Freeborn Assembly embraced the opportunity to [[#A Hundred Times Too Short\|encourage the capture and ransoming]] of their foes. Gonzalo i Riqueza , the named priest, has provided the appropriate amount of liao and so the [[army qualities\|quality]] of the Red Wind Corsairs will be permanently enhanced.



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