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	===Citadel of Silver and Bone===		===Citadel of Silver and Bone===
	Two weeks before the Winter Solstice, the [[Thule]] magicians in the [[Sermersuaq#Silver Peaks\|Silver Peaks]] work a great ritual on the slopes of one of the highest peaks. From sunset to sunrise, the snowy slopes glow with an unnatural effulgence, and at the climax of the ritual a deep cerulean aura coalesces and coils around the height of the mountain the form of a great blue serpent. When it clears, a castle stands on the side of the mountain, a castle of ice and white stone with massive inhuman soldiers patrolling its battlements. The [[Frozen Citadel of Cathan Canae]] has been seen before ... but this time there is an exception. Magicians who saw the ritual being performed concur that the magic has been bound permanently in place - the castle is no longer a magical construct but an actual, physical structure of unmelting ice and adamant stone. The [[Wintermark magical traditions#Icewalkers\|icewalkers]] who have gotten close enough to get a good look are in agreement that the Thule have used [[ilium]] to permanently draw the castle and its garrison from the Summer ~~Realm~~ to the world. They report that white granite is already being used to expand and further fortify the castle.		Two weeks before the Winter Solstice, the [[Thule]] magicians in the [[Sermersuaq#Silver Peaks\|Silver Peaks]] work a great ritual on the slopes of one of the highest peaks. From sunset to sunrise, the snowy slopes glow with an unnatural effulgence, and at the climax of the ritual a deep cerulean aura coalesces and coils around the height of the mountain the form of a great blue serpent. When it clears, a castle stands on the side of the mountain, a castle of ice and white stone with massive inhuman soldiers patrolling its battlements. The [[Frozen Citadel of Cathan Canae]] has been seen before ... but this time there is an exception. Magicians who saw the ritual being performed concur that the magic has been bound permanently in place - the castle is no longer a magical construct but an actual, physical structure of unmelting ice and adamant stone. The [[Wintermark magical traditions#Icewalkers\|icewalkers]] who have gotten close enough to get a good look are in agreement that the Thule have used [[ilium]] to permanently draw the castle and its garrison from the Summer realm to the world. They report that white granite is already being used to expand and further fortify the castle.

	This is a significant event because it almost certainly speaks of collusion between Cathan Canae and the Thule. To use starmetal to bind an enchantment such as this permanently into the world without the permission of the Eternal would be a significant error - that the wily orc magicians have not secured her permission first is extremely unlikely. It is an impressive - if arguably very wasteful - act. The Thule have achieved more or less a year's construction in the Silver Peaks in less than twelve hours.		This is a significant event because it almost certainly speaks of collusion between Cathan Canae and the Thule. To use starmetal to bind an enchantment such as this permanently into the world without the permission of the Eternal would be a significant error - that the wily orc magicians have not secured her permission first is extremely unlikely. It is an impressive - if arguably very wasteful - act. The Thule have achieved more or less a year's construction in the Silver Peaks in less than twelve hours.

Twiggy at 21:08, 12 July 2025

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	==Significance==		==Significance==
	===Castles of the Mist===		===Castles of the Mist===
	In [[Bregasland]] and [[Kallavesa]], the marshes are behaving peculiarly. Drifting ignis fatuus, ghostly voices, banks of mist that glow gently under the full moon, a rise in the number of marshwalkers spotted slumping around the muddy pools about their inscrutable vegetable business. The quiet folk of the fens and the mystics of the western Wintermark marshes alike tell tales of lost ~~travelers~~ rescued by translucent heroes of elder days - not ghosts, as such, but phantasmal guardians. A band of thieves fleeing with their ill-gotten gains ends up lost for six weeks in the same square mile of ground and when they finally escape are almost grateful to see the militia. The remains of an entire band of orc raiders are found, drowned in three feet of water in southern Bregasland. Patches of quicksand emerge where there was no quicksand before, but seem oddly reticent to consume Marchers or Kallavesi. The effects are subtle, but very real.		In [[Bregasland]] and [[Kallavesa]], the marshes are behaving peculiarly. Drifting ignis fatuus, ghostly voices, banks of mist that glow gently under the full moon, a rise in the number of marshwalkers spotted slumping around the muddy pools about their inscrutable vegetable business. The quiet folk of the fens and the mystics of the western Wintermark marshes alike tell tales of lost travellers rescued by translucent heroes of elder days - not ghosts, as such, but phantasmal guardians. A band of thieves fleeing with their ill-gotten gains ends up lost for six weeks in the same square mile of ground and when they finally escape are almost grateful to see the militia. The remains of an entire band of orc raiders are found, drowned in three feet of water in southern Bregasland. Patches of quicksand emerge where there was no quicksand before, but seem oddly reticent to consume Marchers or Kallavesi. The effects are subtle, but very real.

	In short ... for three months there appears to be a magical protection placed on the marshes of the western Empire. Magicians are able to [[detect magic\|divine]] that a [[night magic]] [[enchantment]] of moderately high magnitude has been placed on both territories to help grant additional defence against the [[Jotun]]. They tend to agree that someone has raised the [[Dripping Echoes of the Fen]], and while the effects are short lived, they have certainly curtailed any adventurous Jotun raiders looking to strike into the marshes.		In short ... for three months there appears to be a magical protection placed on the marshes of the western Empire. Magicians are able to [[detect magic\|divine]] that a [[night magic]] [[enchantment]] of moderately high magnitude has been placed on both territories to help grant additional defence against the [[Jotun]]. They tend to agree that someone has raised the [[Dripping Echoes of the Fen]], and while the effects are short lived, they have certainly curtailed any adventurous Jotun raiders looking to strike into the marshes.

Rafferty at 17:03, 24 November 2019

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	[[Category:Winds of Fortune]][[Category:379YE]][[Category:Recent History]][[Category:Winds of Magic]]		[[Category:Winds of Fortune]][[Category:379YE Winter]][[Category:Recent History]][[Category:Winds of Magic]]
	<ic>The Brother of Wizards lounged back on his cushions, gesturing lazily to the wooden throne. His guest glided across the chamber and settled herself neatly. The young girl looked even smaller in the massive seat. She settled her black skirts neatly around her with assured motions, and then without bothering to wait to be invited selected a deep crimson fruit from the bowl by the throne and popped it in her mouth.		<ic>The Brother of Wizards lounged back on his cushions, gesturing lazily to the wooden throne. His guest glided across the chamber and settled herself neatly. The young girl looked even smaller in the massive seat. She settled her black skirts neatly around her with assured motions, and then without bothering to wait to be invited selected a deep crimson fruit from the bowl by the throne and popped it in her mouth.

Rafferty at 16:51, 18 November 2019

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	[[Category:Winds of Fortune]][[Category:379YE]][[Category:Recent History]]		[[Category:Winds of Fortune]][[Category:379YE]][[Category:Recent History]][[Category:Winds of Magic]]
	<ic>The Brother of Wizards lounged back on his cushions, gesturing lazily to the wooden throne. His guest glided across the chamber and settled herself neatly. The young girl looked even smaller in the massive seat. She settled her black skirts neatly around her with assured motions, and then without bothering to wait to be invited selected a deep crimson fruit from the bowl by the throne and popped it in her mouth.		<ic>The Brother of Wizards lounged back on his cushions, gesturing lazily to the wooden throne. His guest glided across the chamber and settled herself neatly. The young girl looked even smaller in the massive seat. She settled her black skirts neatly around her with assured motions, and then without bothering to wait to be invited selected a deep crimson fruit from the bowl by the throne and popped it in her mouth.

Rafferty at 15:16, 1 November 2018

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	<ic>The Brother of Wizards lounged back on his cushions, gesturing lazily to the wooden throne. His guest glided across the chamber and settled herself neatly. The young girl looked even smaller in the massive seat. She settled her black skirts neatly around her with assured motions, and then without bothering to wait to be invited selected a deep crimson fruit from the bowl by the throne and popped it in her mouth.		<ic>The Brother of Wizards lounged back on his cushions, gesturing lazily to the wooden throne. His guest glided across the chamber and settled herself neatly. The young girl looked even smaller in the massive seat. She settled her black skirts neatly around her with assured motions, and then without bothering to wait to be invited selected a deep crimson fruit from the bowl by the throne and popped it in her mouth.

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	===OOC Note===		===OOC Note===
	One note worth raising at this point concerns a slight change to a set of rituals which create [[Wiki_Updates#Shrouds\|shrouds]]. Previously, some of these rituals have been [[enchantment\|enchantments]], and some have been [[curse\|curses]]. We've finally given in and changed their classification to ''shroud'' - they still work exactly the same way but they are not enchantments, and they are not curses. In [[Formulaic_ritual#Imperial_Lore_and_the_Ritual_List\|Imperial Lore]] this effects [[Drawing the Penumbral Veil]], [[Incantation's Mystic Mask]], [[Masque of the Blinded Weaver]], and [[Secrets for the Shadow Courier]]. It better reflects their intended purpose, makes them harder to remove, makes it clearer what [[Piercing Light of Revelation]] is meant to work on, and ends the odd situation where there were curses that appeared to have uniformly beneficial effects.		One note worth raising at this point concerns a slight change to a set of rituals which create [[Wiki_Updates#Shrouds\|shrouds]]. Previously, some of these rituals have been [[enchantment\|enchantments]], and some have been [[curse\|curses]]. We've finally given in and changed their classification to ''shroud'' - they still work exactly the same way but they are not enchantments, and they are not curses. In [[Formulaic_ritual#Imperial_Lore_and_the_Ritual_List\|Imperial Lore]] this effects [[Drawing the Penumbral Veil]], [[Incantation's Mystic Mask]], [[Masque of the Blinded Weaver]], and [[Secrets for the Shadow Courier]]. It better reflects their intended purpose, makes them harder to remove, makes it clearer what [[Piercing Light of Revelation]] is meant to work on, and ends the odd situation where there were curses that appeared to have uniformly beneficial effects.

	~~{{Category:379YE Winter Solstice winds of fortune}}~~

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	The skies above Madruga, Zenith, and Tassato continue to appear strange. During the day the effect is barely noticeable apart from a two hour period in mid-Autumn when the sleet and hail falling on Madruga was accompanied by a rain of small green and red frogs. While such unnatural amphibian rains are extremely rare, they are not unknown. The frogs themselves appear to be entirely mundane in every way, even though they are of no species known to be native to the Empire. Zoologists suggest that they are native to the jungles of Sumaah. They are harmless - although they can give someone a nasty little nip if mishandled - and have become popular pets among Freeborn children.		The skies above Madruga, Zenith, and Tassato continue to appear strange. During the day the effect is barely noticeable apart from a two hour period in mid-Autumn when the sleet and hail falling on Madruga was accompanied by a rain of small green and red frogs. While such unnatural amphibian rains are extremely rare, they are not unknown. The frogs themselves appear to be entirely mundane in every way, even though they are of no species known to be native to the Empire. Zoologists suggest that they are native to the jungles of Sumaah. They are harmless - although they can give someone a nasty little nip if mishandled - and have become popular pets among Freeborn children.

	At night the effect is much more pronounced - the night skies over the three [territory\|territories]] are not the night skies one sees in the rest of the Empire. Sometimes the changes are subtle - stars in the wrong place, or the moon in the wrong phase. On other nights - especially in Madruga - the sky appears entirely unnatural. There have been sightings of two additional moons; a night when all the stars were red; and on one occasion all the stars vanished entirely except the three stars of [[The_Key_and_The_Lock#The_Lock\|the Lock]].		At night the effect is much more pronounced - the night skies over the three [[territory\|territories]] are not the night skies one sees in the rest of the Empire. Sometimes the changes are subtle - stars in the wrong place, or the moon in the wrong phase. On other nights - especially in Madruga - the sky appears entirely unnatural. There have been sightings of two additional moons; a night when all the stars were red; and on one occasion all the stars vanished entirely except the three stars of [[The_Key_and_The_Lock#The_Lock\|the Lock]].

	Magicians agree that this is caused by [[Drawing the Penumbral Veil]]. The shroud over Madruga is the most powerful, its magnitude in the high forties. The shroud on Zenith is also quite potent, in the low thirties, while the shroud over Tassato is the least potent - but still impressive. Any attempts to divine information about or scry these territories must overcome the potence of the shroud or reveal nothing.		Magicians agree that this is caused by [[Drawing the Penumbral Veil]]. The shroud over Madruga is the most powerful, its magnitude in the high forties. The shroud on Zenith is also quite potent, in the low thirties, while the shroud over Tassato is the least potent - but still impressive. Any attempts to divine information about or scry these territories must overcome the potence of the shroud or reveal nothing.

	===Citadel of Silver and Bone===		===Citadel of Silver and Bone===
	Two weeks before the Winter Solstice, the [[Thule]] magicians in the [[Sermersuaq#Silver Peaks\|Silver Peaks]] work a great ritual on the slopes of one of the highest peaks. From sunset to sunrise, the snowy slopes glow with an unnatural effulgence, and at the climax of the ritual a deep cerulean aura coalesces and coils around the height of the mountain the form of a great blue serpent. When it clears, a castle stands on the side of the mountain, a castle of ice and white stone with massive inhuman soldiers patrolling its battlements. The [[Frozen Citadel of Cathan Canae]] has been seen before ... but this time there is an exception. Magicians who saw the ritual being performed concur that the magic has been bound permanently in place - the castle is no longer a magical construct but an actual, physical structure of unmelting ice and adamant stone. The [[Wintermark magical traditions#Icewalkers\|icewalkers]] who have gotten close enough to get a good look are in agreement that the Thule have used [[ilium]] to permanently draw the castle and its garrison from the Summer Realm to the world. They report that white granite is already being used to expand and further fortify the castle.		Two weeks before the Winter Solstice, the [[Thule]] magicians in the [[Sermersuaq#Silver Peaks\|Silver Peaks]] work a great ritual on the slopes of one of the highest peaks. From sunset to sunrise, the snowy slopes glow with an unnatural effulgence, and at the climax of the ritual a deep cerulean aura coalesces and coils around the height of the mountain the form of a great blue serpent. When it clears, a castle stands on the side of the mountain, a castle of ice and white stone with massive inhuman soldiers patrolling its battlements. The [[Frozen Citadel of Cathan Canae]] has been seen before ... but this time there is an exception. Magicians who saw the ritual being performed concur that the magic has been bound permanently in place - the castle is no longer a magical construct but an actual, physical structure of unmelting ice and adamant stone. The [[Wintermark magical traditions#Icewalkers\|icewalkers]] who have gotten close enough to get a good look are in agreement that the Thule have used [[ilium]] to permanently draw the castle and its garrison from the Summer Realm to the world. They report that white granite is already being used to expand and further fortify the castle.

Rafferty at 12:07, 9 June 2016

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	===OOC Note===		===OOC Note===
	One note worth raising at this point concerns a slight change to a set of rituals which create [[Wiki_Updates#Shrouds\|shrouds]]. Previously, some of these rituals have been [[enchantment\|enchantments]], and some have been [[curse\|curses]]. We've finally given in and changed their classification to ''shroud'' - they still work exactly the same way but they are not enchantments, and they are not curses. In [[Imperial Lore]] this effects [[Drawing the Penumbral Veil]], [[Incantation's Mystic Mask]], [[Masque of the Blinded Weaver]], and [[Secrets for the Shadow Courier]]. It better reflects their intended purpose, makes them harder to remove, makes it clearer what [[Piercing Light of Revelation]] is meant to work on, and ends the odd situation where there were curses that appeared to have uniformly beneficial effects.		One note worth raising at this point concerns a slight change to a set of rituals which create [[Wiki_Updates#Shrouds\|shrouds]]. Previously, some of these rituals have been [[enchantment\|enchantments]], and some have been [[curse\|curses]]. We've finally given in and changed their classification to ''shroud'' - they still work exactly the same way but they are not enchantments, and they are not curses. In [[Formulaic_ritual#Imperial_Lore_and_the_Ritual_List\|Imperial Lore]] this effects [[Drawing the Penumbral Veil]], [[Incantation's Mystic Mask]], [[Masque of the Blinded Weaver]], and [[Secrets for the Shadow Courier]]. It better reflects their intended purpose, makes them harder to remove, makes it clearer what [[Piercing Light of Revelation]] is meant to work on, and ends the odd situation where there were curses that appeared to have uniformly beneficial effects.

	{{Category:379YE Winter Solstice winds of fortune}}		{{Category:379YE Winter Solstice winds of fortune}}

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	===OOC Note===		===OOC Note===
	One note worth raising at this point concerns a slight change to a set of rituals which create [[Wiki_Updates#Shrouds\|shrouds]]. Previously, some of these rituals have been [[enchantment\|enchantments]], and some have been [[curse\|curses]]. We've finally given in and changed their classification to ''shroud'' - they still work exactly the same way but they are not enchantments, and they are not curses. In [[Imperial Lore]] this effects [[Drawing the Penumbral Veil]], [[Incantation's Mystic Mask]], [[Masque of the Blinded Weaver]], and [[Secrets for the Shadow Courier]]. It better reflects their intended purpose, makes them harder to remove, makes it clearer what [[Piercing Light of Revelation]] is meant to work on, and ends the odd situation where there were curses that appeared to have uniformly beneficial effects.		One note worth raising at this point concerns a slight change to a set of rituals which create [[Wiki_Updates#Shrouds\|shrouds]]. Previously, some of these rituals have been [[enchantment\|enchantments]], and some have been [[curse\|curses]]. We've finally given in and changed their classification to ''shroud'' - they still work exactly the same way but they are not enchantments, and they are not curses. In [[Imperial Lore]] this effects [[Drawing the Penumbral Veil]], [[Incantation's Mystic Mask]], [[Masque of the Blinded Weaver]], and [[Secrets for the Shadow Courier]]. It better reflects their intended purpose, makes them harder to remove, makes it clearer what [[Piercing Light of Revelation]] is meant to work on, and ends the odd situation where there were curses that appeared to have uniformly beneficial effects.
	~~[[Category:Recent History]]~~
	~~[[Category:History]]~~		{{Category:379YE Winter Solstice winds of fortune}}
	[[Category:379YE]]

Dre at 15:19, 16 March 2016

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	<ic>The Brother of Wizards lounged back on his cushions, gesturing lazily to the wooden throne. His guest glided across the chamber and settled herself neatly. The young girl looked even smaller in the massive seat. She settled her black skirts neatly around her with assured motions, and then without bothering to wait to be invited selected a deep crimson fruit from the bowl by the throne and popped it in her mouth.		<ic>The Brother of Wizards lounged back on his cushions, gesturing lazily to the wooden throne. His guest glided across the chamber and settled herself neatly. The young girl looked even smaller in the massive seat. She settled her black skirts neatly around her with assured motions, and then without bothering to wait to be invited selected a deep crimson fruit from the bowl by the throne and popped it in her mouth.

	Sadogua finished chewing dragonbone, belched appreciatively, and favoured his ~~protoge~~ with a wide grin.		Sadogua finished chewing dragonbone, belched appreciatively, and favoured his protégé with a wide grin.

	"So ... how is the world? Still there I assume?" he laughed at his own joke. One of his massive ears twitched as his grim spread even wider.		"So ... how is the world? Still there I assume?" he laughed at his own joke. One of his massive ears twitched as his grim spread even wider.
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	"Then we went right up north to a very cold flat place I didn't like, but there were mountains. The orcs were unfriendly at first but the guardians put them straight. I did not like the old wizard very much, I felt sorry for him. The younger wizard made me laugh and gave me this."		"Then we went right up north to a very cold flat place I didn't like, but there were mountains. The orcs were unfriendly at first but the guardians put them straight. I did not like the old wizard very much, I felt sorry for him. The younger wizard made me laugh and gave me this."

	She touched a beautiful brooch of mithril and ~~temepst~~ jade pinned to her jacket. Sadogua eyed it thoughtfully.		She touched a beautiful brooch of mithril and tempest jade pinned to her jacket. Sadogua eyed it thoughtfully.

	"It's very pretty. I should probably take a look at it later. Then what happened?"		"It's very pretty. I should probably take a look at it later. Then what happened?"
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	==Overview==		==Overview==
	Mysteries, secrets, wonders, and ~~splendor~~. This is the legacy of magic, and it is scattered liberally across the slumbering Empire this evening. This round-up is hardly exhaustive but it covers a number of significant situations that would be of interest to the Empire.		Mysteries, secrets, wonders, and splendour. This is the legacy of magic, and it is scattered liberally across the slumbering Empire this evening. This round-up is hardly exhaustive but it covers a number of significant situations that would be of interest to the Empire.

	==Significance==		==Significance==
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	In [[Bregasland]] and [[Kallavesa]], the marshes are behaving peculiarly. Drifting ignis fatuus, ghostly voices, banks of mist that glow gently under the full moon, a rise in the number of marshwalkers spotted slumping around the muddy pools about their inscrutable vegetable business. The quiet folk of the fens and the mystics of the western Wintermark marshes alike tell tales of lost travelers rescued by translucent heroes of elder days - not ghosts, as such, but phantasmal guardians. A band of thieves fleeing with their ill-gotten gains ends up lost for six weeks in the same square mile of ground and when they finally escape are almost grateful to see the militia. The remains of an entire band of orc raiders are found, drowned in three feet of water in southern Bregasland. Patches of quicksand emerge where there was no quicksand before, but seem oddly reticent to consume Marchers or Kallavesi. The effects are subtle, but very real.		In [[Bregasland]] and [[Kallavesa]], the marshes are behaving peculiarly. Drifting ignis fatuus, ghostly voices, banks of mist that glow gently under the full moon, a rise in the number of marshwalkers spotted slumping around the muddy pools about their inscrutable vegetable business. The quiet folk of the fens and the mystics of the western Wintermark marshes alike tell tales of lost travelers rescued by translucent heroes of elder days - not ghosts, as such, but phantasmal guardians. A band of thieves fleeing with their ill-gotten gains ends up lost for six weeks in the same square mile of ground and when they finally escape are almost grateful to see the militia. The remains of an entire band of orc raiders are found, drowned in three feet of water in southern Bregasland. Patches of quicksand emerge where there was no quicksand before, but seem oddly reticent to consume Marchers or Kallavesi. The effects are subtle, but very real.

	In short ... for three months there appears to be a magical protection placed on the marshes of the western Empire. Magicians are able to [[detect magic\|divine]] that a [[night magic]] [[enchantment]] of moderately high magnitude has been placed on both territories to help grant additional defence against the [[Jotun]]. They tend to agree that someone has raised the [[Dripping Echoes of the Fen]], and while the effects are short lived, they have certainly curtailed any ~~avdenturous~~ Jotun raiders looking to strike into the marshes.		In short ... for three months there appears to be a magical protection placed on the marshes of the western Empire. Magicians are able to [[detect magic\|divine]] that a [[night magic]] [[enchantment]] of moderately high magnitude has been placed on both territories to help grant additional defence against the [[Jotun]]. They tend to agree that someone has raised the [[Dripping Echoes of the Fen]], and while the effects are short lived, they have certainly curtailed any adventurous Jotun raiders looking to strike into the marshes.
	===Fog on the Brine===		===Fog on the Brine===
	An eerie, glowing fog still clings to the shores of the northern Bay of ~~Catazaar~~. Since its first appearance in [[Fog on the brine\|autumn]], the situation has not changed. The Empire magicians are still at a loss to explain exactly what it is and what it does - an effect of the Night realm, of thirtieth magnitude, which conceals information including information about ~~it's~~ own nature and properties. Magicians still agree that the effect could be examined with a suitably powerful performance of a ritual such as [[The Eye of the High Places]], targeting one of the affected territories, but bypassing a potent shroud of this magnitude is no simple matter.		An eerie, glowing fog still clings to the shores of the northern Bay of Catazar. Since its first appearance in [[Fog on the brine\|autumn]], the situation has not changed. The Empire magicians are still at a loss to explain exactly what it is and what it does - an effect of the Night realm, of thirtieth magnitude, which conceals information including information about its own nature and properties. Magicians still agree that the effect could be examined with a suitably powerful performance of a ritual such as [[The Eye of the High Places]], targeting one of the affected territories, but bypassing a potent shroud of this magnitude is no simple matter.
	===Veils of Night===		===Veils of Night===
	The skies above Madruga, Zenith, and Tassato continue to appear strange. During the day the effect is barely ~~noticable~~ apart from a two hour period in mid-Autumn when the sleet and hail falling on Madruga was accompanied by a rain of small green and red frogs. While such unnatural amphibian rains are extremely rare, they are not unknown. The frogs themselves appear to be entirely mundane in every way, even though they are of no species known to be native to the Empire. Zoologists suggest that they are native to the jungles of Sumaah. They are harmless - although they can give someone a nasty little nip if mishandled - and have become popular pets among Freeborn children.		The skies above Madruga, Zenith, and Tassato continue to appear strange. During the day the effect is barely noticeable apart from a two hour period in mid-Autumn when the sleet and hail falling on Madruga was accompanied by a rain of small green and red frogs. While such unnatural amphibian rains are extremely rare, they are not unknown. The frogs themselves appear to be entirely mundane in every way, even though they are of no species known to be native to the Empire. Zoologists suggest that they are native to the jungles of Sumaah. They are harmless - although they can give someone a nasty little nip if mishandled - and have become popular pets among Freeborn children.

	At night the effect is much more pronounced - the night skies over the three [territory\|territories]] are not the night skies one sees in the rest of the Empire. Sometimes the changes are subtle - stars in the wrong place, or the moon in the wrong phase. On other nights - especially in Madruga - the sky appears entirely unnatural. There have been sightings of two additional moons; a night when all the stars were red; and on one occasion all the stars vanished entirely except the three stars of [[The_Key_and_The_Lock#The_Lock\|the Lock]].		At night the effect is much more pronounced - the night skies over the three [territory\|territories]] are not the night skies one sees in the rest of the Empire. Sometimes the changes are subtle - stars in the wrong place, or the moon in the wrong phase. On other nights - especially in Madruga - the sky appears entirely unnatural. There have been sightings of two additional moons; a night when all the stars were red; and on one occasion all the stars vanished entirely except the three stars of [[The_Key_and_The_Lock#The_Lock\|the Lock]].
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	Magicians agree that this is caused by [[Drawing the Penumbral Veil]]. The shroud over Madruga is the most powerful, its magnitude in the high forties. The shroud on Zenith is also quite potent, in the low thirties, while the shroud over Tassato is the least potent - but still impressive. Any attempts to divine information about or scry these territories must overcome the potence of the shroud or reveal nothing.		Magicians agree that this is caused by [[Drawing the Penumbral Veil]]. The shroud over Madruga is the most powerful, its magnitude in the high forties. The shroud on Zenith is also quite potent, in the low thirties, while the shroud over Tassato is the least potent - but still impressive. Any attempts to divine information about or scry these territories must overcome the potence of the shroud or reveal nothing.
	===Citadel of Silver and Bone===		===Citadel of Silver and Bone===
	Two weeks before the Winter Solstice, the [[Thule]] magicians in the [[Sermersuaq#Silver Peaks\|Silver Peaks]] work a great ritual on the slopes of one of the highest peaks. From sunset to sunrise, the snowy slopes glow with an unnatural effulgence, and at the climax of the ritual a deep cerulean aura coalesces and coils around the height of the mountain the form of a great blue serpent. When it clears, a castle stands on the side of the mountain, a castle of ice and white stone with massive inhuman soldiers patrolling its battlements. The [[Frozen Citadel of Cathan Canae]] has been seen before ... but this time there is an exception. Magicians who saw the ritual being performed concur that the magic has been bound permanently in place - the castle is no longer a magical construct but an actual, physical structure of unmelting ice and adamant stone. The [[Wintermark magical traditions#Icewalkers\|icewalkers]] who have gotten close enough to get a good look are in agreement that the Thule have used [[ilium]] to permanently draw the castle and ~~it's~~ garrison from the Summer Realm to the world. They report that white granite is already being used to expand and further fortify the castle.		Two weeks before the Winter Solstice, the [[Thule]] magicians in the [[Sermersuaq#Silver Peaks\|Silver Peaks]] work a great ritual on the slopes of one of the highest peaks. From sunset to sunrise, the snowy slopes glow with an unnatural effulgence, and at the climax of the ritual a deep cerulean aura coalesces and coils around the height of the mountain the form of a great blue serpent. When it clears, a castle stands on the side of the mountain, a castle of ice and white stone with massive inhuman soldiers patrolling its battlements. The [[Frozen Citadel of Cathan Canae]] has been seen before ... but this time there is an exception. Magicians who saw the ritual being performed concur that the magic has been bound permanently in place - the castle is no longer a magical construct but an actual, physical structure of unmelting ice and adamant stone. The [[Wintermark magical traditions#Icewalkers\|icewalkers]] who have gotten close enough to get a good look are in agreement that the Thule have used [[ilium]] to permanently draw the castle and its garrison from the Summer Realm to the world. They report that white granite is already being used to expand and further fortify the castle.

	This is a significant event because it almost certainly speaks of collusion between Cathan ~~Canaea~~ and the Thule. To use starmetal to bind an enchantment such as this permanently into the world without the permission of the Eternal would be a significant error - that the wily orc magicians have not secured her permission first is extremely unlikely. It is an impressive - if arguably very wasteful - act. The Thule have achieved more or less a year's construction in the Silver Peaks in less than twelve hours.		This is a significant event because it almost certainly speaks of collusion between Cathan Canae and the Thule. To use starmetal to bind an enchantment such as this permanently into the world without the permission of the Eternal would be a significant error - that the wily orc magicians have not secured her permission first is extremely unlikely. It is an impressive - if arguably very wasteful - act. The Thule have achieved more or less a year's construction in the Silver Peaks in less than twelve hours.

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	Neora smiled then, and her golden eyes lit up with a fire that was not entirely human. "Because they are ''wizards'' and because they ''could'' do it!" she exclaimed.		Neora smiled then, and her golden eyes lit up with a fire that was not entirely human. "Because they are ''wizards'' and because they ''could'' do it!" she exclaimed.

	Sadogua laughed uproariously. "Ah child you are a gift, an absolute gift!"		Sadogua laughed uproariously. "Ah child you are a gift, an absolute gift! Literally, in fact. ''Heh''."

	Neora laughed along with the great wyrm. He stretched and yawned. "Well, that is enough for now you are tiring me out. We can talk about the rest later. Oh ... hmmm ... one final thing."		Neora laughed along with the great wyrm. He stretched and yawned. "Well, that is enough for now you are tiring me out. We can talk about the rest later. Oh ... hmmm ... one final thing."