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2026-02-13T18:14:03Z

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	* '''Philtre of Heavenly Lore:''' [[The Philtre of Heavenly Lore]] is a [[potion]] created by [[Surgical skills#Apothecary\|apothecaries]] usually consumed to restore the [[Magical_skills#Extra_Mana\|personal mana]] of the imbiber. Any Urizeni contributor who has mastered the ritual can consume a dose of the Philtre of Heavenly Lore in place of two crystal mana, limited as normal by their ranks in ritual lore. The potion also has its normal effects on the imbiber. Only the specific potion of Philtre of Heavenly Lore can be used in this manner - other potions that restore personal mana do not work.		* '''Philtre of Heavenly Lore:''' [[The Philtre of Heavenly Lore]] is a [[potion]] created by [[Surgical skills#Apothecary\|apothecaries]] usually consumed to restore the [[Magical_skills#Extra_Mana\|personal mana]] of the imbiber. Any Urizeni contributor who has mastered the ritual can consume a dose of the Philtre of Heavenly Lore in place of two crystal mana, limited as normal by their ranks in ritual lore. The potion also has its normal effects on the imbiber. Only the specific potion of Philtre of Heavenly Lore can be used in this manner - other potions that restore personal mana do not work.

	* '''Golden Apples:''' [[Vis]] from the [[Realm#Summer\|Summer ~~Realm~~]] often takes the form of [[Vis#Golden Apple\|golden apples]] and can normally be used in place of three crystal mana when performing a Summer ritual. When used by an Urizeni magician to cast one of the Summer enchantments above, it also grants an additional effective rank to that Summer ritual, subject to the normal rules for effective skill. This benefit is in addition to the normal usage of providing three mana crystals to the ritual. Urizeni magicians can gain this benefit only once each time they cast a ritual, no matter how many apples they use, and subject to the normal rules for effective skill.		* '''Golden Apples:''' [[Vis]] from the [[Realm#Summer\|Summer realm]] often takes the form of [[Vis#Golden Apple\|golden apples]] and can normally be used in place of three crystal mana when performing a Summer ritual. When used by an Urizeni magician to cast one of the Summer enchantments above, it also grants an additional effective rank to that Summer ritual, subject to the normal rules for effective skill. This benefit is in addition to the normal usage of providing three mana crystals to the ritual. Urizeni magicians can gain this benefit only once each time they cast a ritual, no matter how many apples they use, and subject to the normal rules for effective skill.
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Matt: Text replacement - "[[Imperial Conclave" to "[[Conclave"

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Text replacement - "[[Imperial Conclave" to "[[Conclave"

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	There are creatures beyond the mortal world, the inhabitants of the six [[Realms\|realms of magic]]. These realms are closer than they seem, and further away than can be imagined. Their inhabitants are fundamentally different to humans and [[orc\|orcs]], to the people of the mortal world. They are larger than life, simple and complex in equal measure. They have goals inscrutable and obvious, and they seek to change the world to match their perception of what it should be. Dabbling and dealing, bargaining and negotiating, offering boons and threatening curses, giving and taking. It can be difficult to predict exactly where their gifts will lead.		There are creatures beyond the mortal world, the inhabitants of the six [[Realms\|realms of magic]]. These realms are closer than they seem, and further away than can be imagined. Their inhabitants are fundamentally different to humans and [[orc\|orcs]], to the people of the mortal world. They are larger than life, simple and complex in equal measure. They have goals inscrutable and obvious, and they seek to change the world to match their perception of what it should be. Dabbling and dealing, bargaining and negotiating, offering boons and threatening curses, giving and taking. It can be difficult to predict exactly where their gifts will lead.

	The Empire can reach out to the [[eternal\|eternals]] through the powers of the [[Archmage\|Archmages]] and the [[~~Imperial~~ Conclave]], but the [[inhabitants of the realms]] can also touch the mortal world when they wish. The power of [[alignment]] allows the Conclave to make it easier or harder for them to touch the world, relationships shaped by the tension between true friends and dire enemies. Some desire that state of [[Alignment#amity\|amity]], some revel in the [[Alignment#enmity\|enmity]] they have earned, but none can deny the power of the Conclave to guard the borders of the Empire.		The Empire can reach out to the [[eternal\|eternals]] through the powers of the [[Archmage\|Archmages]] and the [[Conclave]], but the [[inhabitants of the realms]] can also touch the mortal world when they wish. The power of [[alignment]] allows the Conclave to make it easier or harder for them to touch the world, relationships shaped by the tension between true friends and dire enemies. Some desire that state of [[Alignment#amity\|amity]], some revel in the [[Alignment#enmity\|enmity]] they have earned, but none can deny the power of the Conclave to guard the borders of the Empire.

	It is a rare season that passes without an eternal, or a handful, seeking to influence the Empire. There are other winds of fortune that speak of different situations. The responses to the [[archmage#plenipotentiary\|plenipotentiary]] missives of the Archmages is covered in the '''[[Can you hear me?]]''' wind of fortune. The conclusion of the [[Rhianos]] race is covered in '''[[The last leg]]'''. Both '''[[Daybreak in Spiral]]''' and '''[[Nightfall in Apulian]]''' have sections talking about eternal-related events. '''[[Build it up]]''' deals with the challenges offered by [[Barien]] to those who wish to make use of [[Challenge the Iron Duke\|his ritual]], which '''[[Ice on the snow]]''' details an eternal-sponsored tourney for the [[Master_of_Ice_and_Darkness#The_Icy_Crag_of_the_Eternal_Sun\|Icy Crag of the Eternal Sun]]And here, a roundup of magical matters related to the eternal realms.		It is a rare season that passes without an eternal, or a handful, seeking to influence the Empire. There are other winds of fortune that speak of different situations. The responses to the [[archmage#plenipotentiary\|plenipotentiary]] missives of the Archmages is covered in the '''[[Can you hear me?]]''' wind of fortune. The conclusion of the [[Rhianos]] race is covered in '''[[The last leg]]'''. Both '''[[Daybreak in Spiral]]''' and '''[[Nightfall in Apulian]]''' have sections talking about eternal-related events. '''[[Build it up]]''' deals with the challenges offered by [[Barien]] to those who wish to make use of [[Challenge the Iron Duke\|his ritual]], which '''[[Ice on the snow]]''' details an eternal-sponsored tourney for the [[Master_of_Ice_and_Darkness#The_Icy_Crag_of_the_Eternal_Sun\|Icy Crag of the Eternal Sun]]And here, a roundup of magical matters related to the eternal realms.

Matt: /* Rainbow-Dappled Canopies (Skarsind) */

2025-09-05T10:02:35Z

Rainbow-Dappled Canopies (Skarsind)

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	It is only when a weary reaver tries to tap one of the trees for water that the extent of Ylenwe's "harmonising" becomes clear. Instead of water or sap, a thick liquid falls in slow drops from the tap. At first, the reaver claims - possibly for dramatic effect when retelling her story in wayhouses - she thought the substance was blood. But before they had even hit the forest floor, those first few drops shifted from a deep red to a delicate pink to a sparkling silver. The trees of the white wood pulse with [[Vis#Prismatic Ink\|prismatic ink]]. Cunning Imperial Orcs can take advantage of this bounty by [[Forest#Diversification\|diversifying]]. Each forest can only be diversified once in this way.		It is only when a weary reaver tries to tap one of the trees for water that the extent of Ylenwe's "harmonising" becomes clear. Instead of water or sap, a thick liquid falls in slow drops from the tap. At first, the reaver claims - possibly for dramatic effect when retelling her story in wayhouses - she thought the substance was blood. But before they had even hit the forest floor, those first few drops shifted from a deep red to a delicate pink to a sparkling silver. The trees of the white wood pulse with [[Vis#Prismatic Ink\|prismatic ink]]. Cunning Imperial Orcs can take advantage of this bounty by [[Forest#Diversification\|diversifying]]. Each forest can only be diversified once in this way.

	'''Resolution''''		'''Resolution'''<br>
	Any Imperial Orc with a forest resource can permanently diversify their resource to produce two less materials and one dose of prismatic ink in the coming season by email to {{plot}}.		Any Imperial Orc with a forest resource can permanently diversify their resource to produce two less materials and one dose of prismatic ink in the coming season by email to {{plot}}.

Matt: /* Rainbow-Dappled Canopies (Skarsind) */

2025-09-05T10:02:27Z

Rainbow-Dappled Canopies (Skarsind)

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	It is only when a weary reaver tries to tap one of the trees for water that the extent of Ylenwe's "harmonising" becomes clear. Instead of water or sap, a thick liquid falls in slow drops from the tap. At first, the reaver claims - possibly for dramatic effect when retelling her story in wayhouses - she thought the substance was blood. But before they had even hit the forest floor, those first few drops shifted from a deep red to a delicate pink to a sparkling silver. The trees of the white wood pulse with [[Vis#Prismatic Ink\|prismatic ink]]. Cunning Imperial Orcs can take advantage of this bounty by [[Forest#Diversification\|diversifying]]. Each forest can only be diversified once in this way.		It is only when a weary reaver tries to tap one of the trees for water that the extent of Ylenwe's "harmonising" becomes clear. Instead of water or sap, a thick liquid falls in slow drops from the tap. At first, the reaver claims - possibly for dramatic effect when retelling her story in wayhouses - she thought the substance was blood. But before they had even hit the forest floor, those first few drops shifted from a deep red to a delicate pink to a sparkling silver. The trees of the white wood pulse with [[Vis#Prismatic Ink\|prismatic ink]]. Cunning Imperial Orcs can take advantage of this bounty by [[Forest#Diversification\|diversifying]]. Each forest can only be diversified once in this way.

			'''Resolution''''
			Any Imperial Orc with a forest resource can permanently diversify their resource to produce two less materials and one dose of prismatic ink in the coming season by email to {{plot}}.

	==Further Reading==		==Further Reading==

Matt: /* Rainbow-Dappled Canopies (Skarsind) */

2025-09-05T10:01:01Z

Rainbow-Dappled Canopies (Skarsind)

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	====Rainbow-Dappled Canopies (Skarsind)====		====Rainbow-Dappled Canopies (Skarsind)====
	* '''The White Forest in Skarsind has been purified by Imperial magicians with the aid of Ylenwe		* '''The White Forest in Skarsind has been purified by Imperial magicians with the aid of Ylenwe
	* '''Forest owners in Skarsind can diversify to gain a single vial of prismatic ink ~~each season~~'''		* '''Forest owners in Skarsind can diversify to gain a single vial of prismatic ink'''
	The destruction of the Still Walkers left an area of [[Skarsind#Southpine\|Southpine]] transformed. Its trees were warped into something not unlike a white stone, which glows with an impossible iridescence as night falls. Locals call this dead space the white wood. Since a sapling [[Speak_to_me#Song_of_the_White_Wood\|imbued with the harmonising power]] of [[Ylenwe]] has been planted at the edge of the wood, the forest has begun to hum.		The destruction of the Still Walkers left an area of [[Skarsind#Southpine\|Southpine]] transformed. Its trees were warped into something not unlike a white stone, which glows with an impossible iridescence as night falls. Locals call this dead space the white wood. Since a sapling [[Speak_to_me#Song_of_the_White_Wood\|imbued with the harmonising power]] of [[Ylenwe]] has been planted at the edge of the wood, the forest has begun to hum.

Matt: /* Golden Years (Meraud) */

2025-09-05T10:00:01Z

Golden Years (Meraud)

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	* '''Golden Apples:''' [[Vis]] from the [[Realm#Summer\|Summer Realm]] often takes the form of [[Vis#Golden Apple\|golden apples]] and can normally be used in place of three crystal mana when performing a Summer ritual. When used by an Urizeni magician to cast one of the Summer enchantments above, it also grants an additional effective rank to that Summer ritual, subject to the normal rules for effective skill. This benefit is in addition to the normal usage of providing three mana crystals to the ritual. Urizeni magicians can gain this benefit only once each time they cast a ritual, no matter how many apples they use, and subject to the normal rules for effective skill.		* '''Golden Apples:''' [[Vis]] from the [[Realm#Summer\|Summer Realm]] often takes the form of [[Vis#Golden Apple\|golden apples]] and can normally be used in place of three crystal mana when performing a Summer ritual. When used by an Urizeni magician to cast one of the Summer enchantments above, it also grants an additional effective rank to that Summer ritual, subject to the normal rules for effective skill. This benefit is in addition to the normal usage of providing three mana crystals to the ritual. Urizeni magicians can gain this benefit only once each time they cast a ritual, no matter how many apples they use, and subject to the normal rules for effective skill.
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			====Resolution====
			The Orb of Summerfire was claimed by the Eternal Family of Navarr.

	===Snow (Eleonaris) (Conjunction)===		===Snow (Eleonaris) (Conjunction)===

Hailmur: /* Day */

2025-08-05T23:18:08Z

Day

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	Two heralds of ''Night Singer'' are going to the Academy to talk to young citizens of the Empire to ask questions about what friendship is. Sung has asked adults and had many answers, but young people remain a mystery. All children are welcome to come and talk to her heralds. Sung has a fondness for friendship because it seems a mystery with no one answer and always leads to more questions.		Two heralds of ''Night Singer'' are going to the Academy to talk to young citizens of the Empire to ask questions about what friendship is. Sung has asked adults and had many answers, but young people remain a mystery. All children are welcome to come and talk to her heralds. Sung has a fondness for friendship because it seems a mystery with no one answer and always leads to more questions.


	==Day==		==Day==

Hailmur: /* Night */

2025-08-05T23:17:52Z

Night

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	As such, he would like Eerikki and any other icewalkers who have been helping to go to the Dark Woods in Fereskov. There's a conjunction there at 23:10 on Friday, by his reckoning. He has sent Eerikki a little parcel, and he'd like them to take what's inside and take it to the offering-stone within those woods. He imagines their mutual friends will have found their way thereabouts, so presumably they might be able to do the guiding. Eerikki and the icewalkers ought to be a little careful because the ''Wyrm-King'' hasn't exactly been subtle about poking his nose into this, and it's entirely possible that other outside parties are going to try and gain an interest. Which is something that he'd very much appreciate avoiding.		As such, he would like Eerikki and any other icewalkers who have been helping to go to the Dark Woods in Fereskov. There's a conjunction there at 23:10 on Friday, by his reckoning. He has sent Eerikki a little parcel, and he'd like them to take what's inside and take it to the offering-stone within those woods. He imagines their mutual friends will have found their way thereabouts, so presumably they might be able to do the guiding. Eerikki and the icewalkers ought to be a little careful because the ''Wyrm-King'' hasn't exactly been subtle about poking his nose into this, and it's entirely possible that other outside parties are going to try and gain an interest. Which is something that he'd very much appreciate avoiding.
	{{CaptionedImage\|file=SungArt.jpg\|align=~~right~~\|width=200}}		{{CaptionedImage\|file=SungArt.jpg\|align=left\|width=200}}
	===Mysteries of Friendship (Sung)===		===Mysteries of Friendship (Sung)===
	*'''Two heralds of Sung are coming to the academy at 10:30 on Saturday'''		*'''Two heralds of Sung are coming to the academy at 10:30 on Saturday'''

Hailmur: /* Spring */

2025-08-05T23:17:37Z

Spring

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	==Spring==		==Spring==
	<div style="float:right; width: 200px; clear: right;">[[file:Centipede General.png~~\|align=right\|width=200~~]]</div>		<div style="float:right; width: 200px; clear: right;">[[file:Centipede General.png]]</div>
	===Spider Meets Fly (Arhallogen)===		===Spider Meets Fly (Arhallogen)===
	* '''The Knight-protector of Spring has been challenged to survive the ''Trial of a Hundred Deaths'''''		* '''The Knight-protector of Spring has been challenged to survive the ''Trial of a Hundred Deaths'''''
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	Someone, apparently a mortal agent of [[Jaheris]] no less, has found a way to convey a message from the ''Unicorn Prince'' to the ''Scorpion Queen''. In it, the eternal claims the [[Knight-protector]] believes himself to be a great and powerful hunter, capable of defending himself from any threat. And that, furthermore, he is willing to wager his life to this effect, with the opposing stakes being the favour of the Earl of the Groves that ''Shadow-Hunter'' possesses.		Someone, apparently a mortal agent of [[Jaheris]] no less, has found a way to convey a message from the ''Unicorn Prince'' to the ''Scorpion Queen''. In it, the eternal claims the [[Knight-protector]] believes himself to be a great and powerful hunter, capable of defending himself from any threat. And that, furthermore, he is willing to wager his life to this effect, with the opposing stakes being the favour of the Earl of the Groves that ''Shadow-Hunter'' possesses.
	<div style="float:right; width: 200px; clear: right;">[[file:Clint_Leohart_De_Licorne.jpg\|~~align=right\|caption=~~Clint Leohart De Licorne~~\|width=200~~]]</div>		<div style="float:right; width: 200px; clear: right;">[[file:Clint_Leohart_De_Licorne.jpg\|Clint Leohart De Licorne]]</div>
	This is quite the challenge, and it has piqued the interest of the ''Spider King''. He isn't used to having the minions of other eternals start fights on behalf of others, but he is willing to test the mettle of the [[Knight-protector\|Knight-protector of Spring]], '''Clint Leohart De Licorne''', and will happily wager the favour he holds for this purpose. The ''Envenomed Blade'' sadly cannot be there to challenge the questing knight, and besides, the test that ''Skittering Dark'' has in mind has nothing to do with facing a superior foe. Instead, ''Many Move as One'' wishes to see the Knight-protector prove themselves to be the strongest predator - to prove themselves greater than all lesser beings.		This is quite the challenge, and it has piqued the interest of the ''Spider King''. He isn't used to having the minions of other eternals start fights on behalf of others, but he is willing to test the mettle of the [[Knight-protector\|Knight-protector of Spring]], '''Clint Leohart De Licorne''', and will happily wager the favour he holds for this purpose. The ''Envenomed Blade'' sadly cannot be there to challenge the questing knight, and besides, the test that ''Skittering Dark'' has in mind has nothing to do with facing a superior foe. Instead, ''Many Move as One'' wishes to see the Knight-protector prove themselves to be the strongest predator - to prove themselves greater than all lesser beings.

Twiggy: /* Boggartz (Boggarts) */

2025-07-25T09:14:39Z

Boggartz (Boggarts)

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	Apparently, a group called the "boggartz" are going to be coming to Anvil to claim what they are owed. They are going to be arriving around half past eight on Friday evening, and they intend to enter through the Imperial regio and none should risk their ire by getting in their way. It was sealed with a beautifully rendered [[Tykonus\|Rune of Victory]] which also, sadly, burned up.		Apparently, a group called the "boggartz" are going to be coming to Anvil to claim what they are owed. They are going to be arriving around half past eight on Friday evening, and they intend to enter through the Imperial regio and none should risk their ire by getting in their way. It was sealed with a beautifully rendered [[Tykonus\|Rune of Victory]] which also, sadly, burned up.

	It's not clear what any of this actually means, there is no ~~possibitliy~~ that the sign could have been made by a boggart, they don't remotely have the intelligence for that. But clearly something is happening - magicians using the Imperial regio at that time are advised to be careful and do their best not to have their rituals disrupted.		It's not clear what any of this actually means, there is no possibility that the sign could have been made by a boggart, they don't remotely have the intelligence for that. But clearly something is happening - magicians using the Imperial regio at that time are advised to be careful and do their best not to have their rituals disrupted.

	==Autumn==		==Autumn==

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	* '''Philtre of Heavenly Lore:''' [[The Philtre of Heavenly Lore]] is a [[potion]] created by [[Surgical skills#Apothecary\|apothecaries]] usually consumed to restore the [[Magical_skills#Extra_Mana\|personal mana]] of the imbiber. Any Urizeni contributor who has mastered the ritual can consume a dose of the Philtre of Heavenly Lore in place of two crystal mana, limited as normal by their ranks in ritual lore. The potion also has its normal effects on the imbiber. Only the specific potion of Philtre of Heavenly Lore can be used in this manner - other potions that restore personal mana do not work.		* '''Philtre of Heavenly Lore:''' [[The Philtre of Heavenly Lore]] is a [[potion]] created by [[Surgical skills#Apothecary\|apothecaries]] usually consumed to restore the [[Magical_skills#Extra_Mana\|personal mana]] of the imbiber. Any Urizeni contributor who has mastered the ritual can consume a dose of the Philtre of Heavenly Lore in place of two crystal mana, limited as normal by their ranks in ritual lore. The potion also has its normal effects on the imbiber. Only the specific potion of Philtre of Heavenly Lore can be used in this manner - other potions that restore personal mana do not work.

	* '''Golden Apples:''' [[Vis]] from the [[Realm#Summer\|Summer ~~Realm~~]] often takes the form of [[Vis#Golden Apple\|golden apples]] and can normally be used in place of three crystal mana when performing a Summer ritual. When used by an Urizeni magician to cast one of the Summer enchantments above, it also grants an additional effective rank to that Summer ritual, subject to the normal rules for effective skill. This benefit is in addition to the normal usage of providing three mana crystals to the ritual. Urizeni magicians can gain this benefit only once each time they cast a ritual, no matter how many apples they use, and subject to the normal rules for effective skill.		* '''Golden Apples:''' [[Vis]] from the [[Realm#Summer\|Summer realm]] often takes the form of [[Vis#Golden Apple\|golden apples]] and can normally be used in place of three crystal mana when performing a Summer ritual. When used by an Urizeni magician to cast one of the Summer enchantments above, it also grants an additional effective rank to that Summer ritual, subject to the normal rules for effective skill. This benefit is in addition to the normal usage of providing three mana crystals to the ritual. Urizeni magicians can gain this benefit only once each time they cast a ritual, no matter how many apples they use, and subject to the normal rules for effective skill.
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	There are creatures beyond the mortal world, the inhabitants of the six [[Realms\|realms of magic]]. These realms are closer than they seem, and further away than can be imagined. Their inhabitants are fundamentally different to humans and [[orc\|orcs]], to the people of the mortal world. They are larger than life, simple and complex in equal measure. They have goals inscrutable and obvious, and they seek to change the world to match their perception of what it should be. Dabbling and dealing, bargaining and negotiating, offering boons and threatening curses, giving and taking. It can be difficult to predict exactly where their gifts will lead.		There are creatures beyond the mortal world, the inhabitants of the six [[Realms\|realms of magic]]. These realms are closer than they seem, and further away than can be imagined. Their inhabitants are fundamentally different to humans and [[orc\|orcs]], to the people of the mortal world. They are larger than life, simple and complex in equal measure. They have goals inscrutable and obvious, and they seek to change the world to match their perception of what it should be. Dabbling and dealing, bargaining and negotiating, offering boons and threatening curses, giving and taking. It can be difficult to predict exactly where their gifts will lead.

	The Empire can reach out to the [[eternal\|eternals]] through the powers of the [[Archmage\|Archmages]] and the [[~~Imperial~~ Conclave]], but the [[inhabitants of the realms]] can also touch the mortal world when they wish. The power of [[alignment]] allows the Conclave to make it easier or harder for them to touch the world, relationships shaped by the tension between true friends and dire enemies. Some desire that state of [[Alignment#amity\|amity]], some revel in the [[Alignment#enmity\|enmity]] they have earned, but none can deny the power of the Conclave to guard the borders of the Empire.		The Empire can reach out to the [[eternal\|eternals]] through the powers of the [[Archmage\|Archmages]] and the [[Conclave]], but the [[inhabitants of the realms]] can also touch the mortal world when they wish. The power of [[alignment]] allows the Conclave to make it easier or harder for them to touch the world, relationships shaped by the tension between true friends and dire enemies. Some desire that state of [[Alignment#amity\|amity]], some revel in the [[Alignment#enmity\|enmity]] they have earned, but none can deny the power of the Conclave to guard the borders of the Empire.

	It is a rare season that passes without an eternal, or a handful, seeking to influence the Empire. There are other winds of fortune that speak of different situations. The responses to the [[archmage#plenipotentiary\|plenipotentiary]] missives of the Archmages is covered in the '''[[Can you hear me?]]''' wind of fortune. The conclusion of the [[Rhianos]] race is covered in '''[[The last leg]]'''. Both '''[[Daybreak in Spiral]]''' and '''[[Nightfall in Apulian]]''' have sections talking about eternal-related events. '''[[Build it up]]''' deals with the challenges offered by [[Barien]] to those who wish to make use of [[Challenge the Iron Duke\|his ritual]], which '''[[Ice on the snow]]''' details an eternal-sponsored tourney for the [[Master_of_Ice_and_Darkness#The_Icy_Crag_of_the_Eternal_Sun\|Icy Crag of the Eternal Sun]]And here, a roundup of magical matters related to the eternal realms.		It is a rare season that passes without an eternal, or a handful, seeking to influence the Empire. There are other winds of fortune that speak of different situations. The responses to the [[archmage#plenipotentiary\|plenipotentiary]] missives of the Archmages is covered in the '''[[Can you hear me?]]''' wind of fortune. The conclusion of the [[Rhianos]] race is covered in '''[[The last leg]]'''. Both '''[[Daybreak in Spiral]]''' and '''[[Nightfall in Apulian]]''' have sections talking about eternal-related events. '''[[Build it up]]''' deals with the challenges offered by [[Barien]] to those who wish to make use of [[Challenge the Iron Duke\|his ritual]], which '''[[Ice on the snow]]''' details an eternal-sponsored tourney for the [[Master_of_Ice_and_Darkness#The_Icy_Crag_of_the_Eternal_Sun\|Icy Crag of the Eternal Sun]]And here, a roundup of magical matters related to the eternal realms.