The wild wind rises - Revision history

Twiggy at 16:01, 16 March 2026

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	<div style="float:right; width: 500px; clear: right;"><quote by="Farenthar Shattersong, General of the Quiet Step">As we leave Miaren, Navarr return home to prepare for our final battle. We march west to the Mourne, Iron Osric with the Mark to the left of us, Stanley of Chalkdown with the Marches to the right, we engage the Jotun Invaders. While the Jotun spared Liaven's Glen, they still hold our Land around a heart we must defeat. We continue to fight in Virtue and Kinship so we may bring this dance to its end. Victory in our Lifetime!</quote></div>		<div style="float:right; width: 500px; clear: right;"><quote by="Farenthar Shattersong, General of the Quiet Step">As we leave Miaren, Navarr return home to prepare for our final battle. We march west to the Mourne, Iron Osric with the Mark to the left of us, Stanley of Chalkdown with the Marches to the right, we engage the Jotun Invaders. While the Jotun spared Liaven's Glen, they still hold our Land around a heart we must defeat. We continue to fight in Virtue and Kinship so we may bring this dance to its end. Victory in our Lifetime!</quote></div>
	<div style="float:right; width: 500px; clear: right;"><quote by="King Gudmunder Arasonn, General of the Fist of Ulven">The lands that were our ancestors' will be ours again. Side by side with the septs of the north we fight, to bring the Mourn to Narkyst once more. None will dare stand between us and our prize, save that they face the Choice. Our honour demands nothing less.</quote></div>		<div style="float:right; width: 500px; clear: right;"><quote by="King Gudmunder Arasonn, General of the Fist of Ulven">The lands that were our ancestors' will be ours again. Side by side with the septs of the north we fight, to bring the Mourn to Narkyst once more. None will dare stand between us and our prize, save that they face the Choice. Our honour demands nothing less.</quote></div>
	<div style="float:right; width: 500px; clear: right;"><quote by="Queen Yrsa ~~Jansdottir~~, Jarl of Jarls, Monarch of Kalsea, General of the Lion of the North">Ulfur's horn sounds, calling us to war! Side by side we march with the King of the South, to repay our debts. As the folk of the Marches came to the north, so we come to the south. For our honour! For our ancestors! For our triumph!</quote></div>		<div style="float:right; width: 500px; clear: right;"><quote by="Queen Yrsa Jansdóttir, Jarl of Jarls, Monarch of Kalsea, General of the Lion of the North">Ulfur's horn sounds, calling us to war! Side by side we march with the King of the South, to repay our debts. As the folk of the Marches came to the north, so we come to the south. For our honour! For our ancestors! For our triumph!</quote></div>
	They are bolstered by the garrisons of [[Mournwold#Farstrider's Watch\|Farstrider's Watch]] and [[Mournwold#Landskeeper's Bulwark\|Landskeeper's Bulwark]], and by some two thousand soldiers bound to the [[military unit\|warbands]] of the Empire's heroes. Most of these captains fight with the Tusks, but there are a few with Wintermark. All three armies are also joined by battalions of faerie knights, drawn from the Summer realm, from the [[Eleonaris\|Fields of Glory]]. With the Bloodcloaks and the Green Shield, twin warlords in resplendent gold and crimson chain; ''Ser Grumbar'' and ''Ser Helvennan'', the Hound-knight and the Stag-knight, eternal rivals fighting on the same side in the battle of the Mournwold. Their two-thousand strong households glower and glare but are bound by their oaths to aid their Winterfolk cousins. With the Tusks marches sharp-eared Ollavan the Reeve, bowmaster unparalleled, and his cohort of archers, proud and glorious, eager to prove themselves against the orcs – and to test their skill against that of the [[The_Marches_military_concerns#Beaters\|beaters]] they fight beside.		They are bolstered by the garrisons of [[Mournwold#Farstrider's Watch\|Farstrider's Watch]] and [[Mournwold#Landskeeper's Bulwark\|Landskeeper's Bulwark]], and by some two thousand soldiers bound to the [[military unit\|warbands]] of the Empire's heroes. Most of these captains fight with the Tusks, but there are a few with Wintermark. All three armies are also joined by battalions of faerie knights, drawn from the Summer realm, from the [[Eleonaris\|Fields of Glory]]. With the Bloodcloaks and the Green Shield, twin warlords in resplendent gold and crimson chain; ''Ser Grumbar'' and ''Ser Helvennan'', the Hound-knight and the Stag-knight, eternal rivals fighting on the same side in the battle of the Mournwold. Their two-thousand strong households glower and glare but are bound by their oaths to aid their Winterfolk cousins. With the Tusks marches sharp-eared Ollavan the Reeve, bowmaster unparalleled, and his cohort of archers, proud and glorious, eager to prove themselves against the orcs – and to test their skill against that of the [[The_Marches_military_concerns#Beaters\|beaters]] they fight beside.

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	In the hills of north-eastern Southmoor, three towers of white stone and black ice rise. The [[Frozen Citadel of Cathan Canae]], called from her frigid realm, garrisoned by icy warriors with strangely scaled armour and odd full-face helms and unfamiliar short-hafted spears. Summoned forth by Imperial magicians, they are the first to face the Jotun armies.		In the hills of north-eastern Southmoor, three towers of white stone and black ice rise. The [[Frozen Citadel of Cathan Canae]], called from her frigid realm, garrisoned by icy warriors with strangely scaled armour and odd full-face helms and unfamiliar short-hafted spears. Summoned forth by Imperial magicians, they are the first to face the Jotun armies.

	[[Standards\|Last season]] two armies ventured into the Mournwold from Liathaven; the Lion of the North under the command of the Queen of Kalsea, Jarl of Jarls, Yrsa ~~Jansdottir~~ and the stoic Tower of the North, under the banners of the granite-faced Derun Stonetower. With them, the household and champions of Jarl Haakon, former ruler of the Mournwold, and the traitor yegarra who follow the lead of Stephen of Sarcombe. Perhaps fifteen thousand Jotun at most. Their cautious invasion [[Standards#Sarcombe\|took]] the [[market town]] of [[Mournwold#Sarcombe\|Sarcombe]], but did not press far into the Mournwold proper. By themselves, they would be no match for the Imperial host...		[[Standards\|Last season]] two armies ventured into the Mournwold from Liathaven; the Lion of the North under the command of the Queen of Kalsea, Jarl of Jarls, Yrsa Jansdóttir and the stoic Tower of the North, under the banners of the granite-faced Derun Stonetower. With them, the household and champions of Jarl Haakon, former ruler of the Mournwold, and the traitor yegarra who follow the lead of Stephen of Sarcombe. Perhaps fifteen thousand Jotun at most. Their cautious invasion [[Standards#Sarcombe\|took]] the [[market town]] of [[Mournwold#Sarcombe\|Sarcombe]], but did not press far into the Mournwold proper. By themselves, they would be no match for the Imperial host...

	When the Tusks and their allies arrive, however, they find not two armies camped around Sarcombe but six. The Southern Bear have left the ''[[Only_forward#Object:_Halt_the_Burhfæst!\|Burhfæst]]'' in [[Bregasland]] to move swiftly back through Liathaven and out to Southmoor; The Fist of Ulven, the army of the King of Narkyst, Jarl of Jarls Gudmunder Arasonn is with them, southern king and northern queen ready to fight together in the Mournwold. They leave the Ice Fishers of Ldansk behind, garrisoning the citadel raised at [[Bregasland#Graven Rock\|Graven Rock]]. At the same time the Bear who Swims and Roaring Thunder, fresh from their failed strike into northern Kahraman have moved straight through [[Liathaven#Liaven's_Glen\|Liaven's Glan]] into the Mourn.		When the Tusks and their allies arrive, however, they find not two armies camped around Sarcombe but six. The Southern Bear have left the ''[[Only_forward#Object:_Halt_the_Burhfæst!\|Burhfæst]]'' in [[Bregasland]] to move swiftly back through Liathaven and out to Southmoor; The Fist of Ulven, the army of the King of Narkyst, Jarl of Jarls Gudmunder Arasonn is with them, southern king and northern queen ready to fight together in the Mournwold. They leave the Ice Fishers of Ldansk behind, garrisoning the citadel raised at [[Bregasland#Graven Rock\|Graven Rock]]. At the same time the Bear who Swims and Roaring Thunder, fresh from their failed strike into northern Kahraman have moved straight through [[Liathaven#Liaven's_Glen\|Liaven's Glan]] into the Mourn.

Twiggy at 22:51, 12 March 2026

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	Some Marchers flee, forced to abandon their homes again. Some take the Choice and remain as thralls, knowing that they can offer passive resistance to the conquerors of the Mourn and maybe do their own part in hastening the defeat of the Jotun. Others stay to fight. They know the hills better than any Jotun save Stephen of Sarcombe, or perhaps Jarl Haakon. They take refuge in the mines and the tunnels, striking against the Jotun who seek to conquer their homes.		Some Marchers flee, forced to abandon their homes again. Some take the Choice and remain as thralls, knowing that they can offer passive resistance to the conquerors of the Mourn and maybe do their own part in hastening the defeat of the Jotun. Others stay to fight. They know the hills better than any Jotun save Stephen of Sarcombe, or perhaps Jarl Haakon. They take refuge in the mines and the tunnels, striking against the Jotun who seek to conquer their homes.

	Helma Skutasdottir, whose battle-might is said to be matched only by her wisdom, is charged with securing the Ore Hills and rooting out these ~~guerilla~~ warriors. They say that Raðljóst himself whispers in her ear and guides her warband to victory, but against the miners of Our Hills, she has her work cut out indeed. There are credible reports that Jonah Gold whispers warnings to them when the Jotun come searching for their hideouts, and that they are able to stay one step ahead of the hunters. A deadly game of raven-and-mouse is waged across the mournful hills.		Helma Skutasdottir, whose battle-might is said to be matched only by her wisdom, is charged with securing the Ore Hills and rooting out these guerrilla warriors. They say that Raðljóst himself whispers in her ear and guides her warband to victory, but against the miners of Our Hills, she has her work cut out indeed. There are credible reports that Jonah Gold whispers warnings to them when the Jotun come searching for their hideouts, and that they are able to stay one step ahead of the hunters. A deadly game of raven-and-mouse is waged across the mournful hills.

	The last battle before the Autumn Equinox takes place in the Chalkdowns. The Empire rallies at Lindenford farm, right in the heart of the farmlands. They face the Jotun charge and for a glorious hour it seems they might stop the Jotun here but one by one they are forced to abandon their posts. The last to quit the field are the Tusks, retreating east toward Freemoor and the sanctuary of Landskeeper's Bulwark.		The last battle before the Autumn Equinox takes place in the Chalkdowns. The Empire rallies at Lindenford farm, right in the heart of the farmlands. They face the Jotun charge and for a glorious hour it seems they might stop the Jotun here but one by one they are forced to abandon their posts. The last to quit the field are the Tusks, retreating east toward Freemoor and the sanctuary of Landskeeper's Bulwark.

Twiggy at 23:07, 10 February 2026

2026-02-10T23:07:21Z

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

2026-01-15T15:00:26Z

Text replacement - "[[Imperial Senate" to "[[Senate"

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	* '''The Black Canal has been completed but has reduced benefits until Chalkdowns and Southmoor are liberated'''		* '''The Black Canal has been completed but has reduced benefits until Chalkdowns and Southmoor are liberated'''
	* '''The Singing Caves have been lost; a final shipment of mithril is on its way to Anvil'''		* '''The Singing Caves have been lost; a final shipment of mithril is on its way to Anvil'''
	The Mournwold is no longer an Imperial territory and so is no longer represented by a [[Senator]]. If the Mourn were liberated, it would be again available to be [[Powers_of_the_Imperial_Senate#Assignment\|assigned]] by the [[~~Imperial~~ Senate]] and a new Senator elected.		The Mournwold is no longer an Imperial territory and so is no longer represented by a [[Senator]]. If the Mourn were liberated, it would be again available to be [[Powers_of_the_Imperial_Senate#Assignment\|assigned]] by the [[Senate]] and a new Senator elected.

	Work on the [[Construct_Black_Canal\|Black Canal]] was completed shortly before the Jotun took the Chalkdowns (the length stretching from Sarcombe through the Ore Hills was already complete) stopped; it cannot be completed while the Jotun control the Mournwold. With half the canal in Jotun hands, the [[great work]] currently provides no benefit in the Mournwold and reduced benefits in Mitwold. This reduced production will persist as long as either Chalkdowns and Southmoor are not in Imperial hands.		Work on the [[Construct_Black_Canal\|Black Canal]] was completed shortly before the Jotun took the Chalkdowns (the length stretching from Sarcombe through the Ore Hills was already complete) stopped; it cannot be completed while the Jotun control the Mournwold. With half the canal in Jotun hands, the [[great work]] currently provides no benefit in the Mournwold and reduced benefits in Mitwold. This reduced production will persist as long as either Chalkdowns and Southmoor are not in Imperial hands.
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	The [[Reeve of the Happiston Mana Exchange]] and [[Keeper of the Happiston Fields]] have lost access to their ministry and sinecure respectively. The titles remain active, but their production is lost until the Chalkdowns are reclaimed from the Jotun.		The [[Reeve of the Happiston Mana Exchange]] and [[Keeper of the Happiston Fields]] have lost access to their ministry and sinecure respectively. The titles remain active, but their production is lost until the Chalkdowns are reclaimed from the Jotun.

	The Empire has lost control of the Singing Caves, but the final shipment of mithril will be delivered at the Autumn Equinox. After that, the bounty of the caves will go to the Jotun until the mine is liberated. Once this happens, the [[~~Imperial~~ Senate]] will be free to [[Powers_of_the_Imperial_Senate#Allocation\|allocate]] it Imperial or National.		The Empire has lost control of the Singing Caves, but the final shipment of mithril will be delivered at the Autumn Equinox. After that, the bounty of the caves will go to the Jotun until the mine is liberated. Once this happens, the [[Senate]] will be free to [[Powers_of_the_Imperial_Senate#Allocation\|allocate]] it Imperial or National.

	The [[Friar of Honour's Rest]] has been given special dispensation by the Jotun King, allowing them to continue to visit the shrine and the [[Friar_of_Honour%27s_Rest#Last_of_Overton\|priests]] who reside there may continue to minister to the ghosts of the Greensward without interference. They have, however, lost access to both their liao and their money income - until the Greensward is liberated it does not function as a place of pilgrimage.		The [[Friar of Honour's Rest]] has been given special dispensation by the Jotun King, allowing them to continue to visit the shrine and the [[Friar_of_Honour%27s_Rest#Last_of_Overton\|priests]] who reside there may continue to minister to the ghosts of the Greensward without interference. They have, however, lost access to both their liao and their money income - until the Greensward is liberated it does not function as a place of pilgrimage.

Twiggy at 15:55, 10 October 2025

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	* '''Hrafnir Yrelson''', Champion of the Fell Hammers		* '''Hrafnir Yrelson''', Champion of the Fell Hammers
	* '''Jol Eifhalbarn''', Champion of the Tower of the North		* '''Jol Eifhalbarn''', Champion of the Tower of the North
	* '''Froda Ulfsune''', Champion of the ~~Mandowlas~~ Roar		* '''Froda Ulfsune''', Champion of the Mandowla's Roar

	If an army's champion is defeated, then the army will not be as inspired this season, fighting with less fervour. This loss means an army's ability to capture territory will decrease by a fifth over the season.		If an army's champion is defeated, then the army will not be as inspired this season, fighting with less fervour. This loss means an army's ability to capture territory will decrease by a fifth over the season.

Twiggy: /* Lion on the Hill (Tassato) */

2025-07-12T23:39:21Z

Lion on the Hill (Tassato)

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	* '''The ''Custodian of the Tassatan Hills'' is responsible for stopping the Jotun'''		* '''The ''Custodian of the Tassatan Hills'' is responsible for stopping the Jotun'''
	{{AgainstBarbarians}}		{{AgainstBarbarians}}
	Even as the armies of the Jotun secure their hold on Mournwold a small warband moves ahead of the armies and strikes into the northern hills of Tassato Mestra. ''Jarl Helgarn'', of [[Hordalant#Vallorberg\|Vallorberg]], is leading their own personal warriors into Tassato to claim [[ilium]] from the [[Tassatan Hills]]. Jarl Helgarn is seeking enough ilium to craft an impressive [[Magic_items#Artefacts\|artefact]] to gift to ~~the~~ [[Meraud\|The Jarl of Mists]]; if Helgarn succeeds it will mean more support from this summer eternal for the Jotun.		Even as the armies of the Jotun secure their hold on Mournwold a small warband moves ahead of the armies and strikes into the northern hills of Tassato Mestra. ''Jarl Helgarn'', of [[Hordalant#Vallorberg\|Vallorberg]], is leading their own personal warriors into Tassato to claim [[ilium]] from the [[Tassatan Hills]]. Jarl Helgarn is seeking enough ilium to craft an impressive [[Magic_items#Artefacts\|artefact]] to gift to [[Meraud\|The Jarl of Mists]]; if Helgarn succeeds it will mean more support from this summer eternal for the Jotun.

	This is a clear threat to the Tassatan Hills and as such it is the responsibility of the Custodian, '''Serafina di Sarvos''', to stop the Jotun on their way to the mine. Stopping Jarl Helgarn will ensure the Jotun do not win support from the Jarl of Mists, and prevent Serafina di Sarvos from losing the ilium production of the Hills at the Winter Solstice.		This is a clear threat to the Tassatan Hills and as such it is the responsibility of the Custodian, '''Serafina di Sarvos''', to stop the Jotun on their way to the mine. Stopping Jarl Helgarn will ensure the Jotun do not win support from the Jarl of Mists, and prevent Serafina di Sarvos from losing the ilium production of the Hills at the Winter Solstice.

Twiggy at 21:38, 10 July 2025

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	==Conjunctions==		==Conjunctions==
	===Lion on the Hill (Tassato)===		===Lion on the Hill (Tassato)===
	* '''''Jarl Helgarn'' and his warband are attempting to steal the ~~illium~~ from the Tassatan Hills'''		* '''''Jarl Helgarn'' and his warband are attempting to steal the ilium from the Tassatan Hills'''
	* '''If the Jarl succeeds, they will use the ilium to curry favour with Meraud'''		* '''If the Jarl succeeds, they will use the ilium to curry favour with Meraud'''
	* '''This skirmish is a [[Accessibility#Combat_Highly_Likely\|combat highly likely]] encounter'''		* '''This skirmish is a [[Accessibility#Combat_Highly_Likely\|combat highly likely]] encounter'''

Hailmur at 17:34, 31 March 2025

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	They have less than a day before the Jotun are there, at the gates. Mandowla's Roar and the Roaring Thunder lead the way, having set a punishing pace across the Greensward in pursuit of glorious battle. The rest of the Jotun host is not far behind.		They have less than a day before the Jotun are there, at the gates. Mandowla's Roar and the Roaring Thunder lead the way, having set a punishing pace across the Greensward in pursuit of glorious battle. The rest of the Jotun host is not far behind.

			There are soldiers here who remember the last siege of the Greensward and the [[381YE_Spring_Equinox_winds_of_war#Let_That_Be_Your_Last_Battlefield_(Mournwold)\|Battle of Orchard's Watch]]. In the long watches of the night, some of the soldiers tell a tale of an unknown Marcher soldier, one of House Balston's badgers, who offers words of comfort to those on the walls. Some claim it's General Alusair "Flowers" herself; others that it's [[Bolstering Bill]]. More rational souls say it is a dream, or perhaps a ghost; the Greensward is haunted after all. But the story heartens some who hear it, for all that a few pilgrims worry it is blasphemous or heretical to believe in such things. There are plenty of pilgrims here, seeking refuge behind the walls. They offer spiritual support of their own, helping to keep the fear at bay.
	<div style="float:right; width: 300px; clear: left;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=General Flowers.jpg\|caption=Some soldiers claim to have seen the spirit of General Farstrider. Some say they spoke with Bolstering Bill. Most likely it was just a dream. And yet...\|align=right\|width=300}}</div>		<div style="float:right; width: 300px; clear: left;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=General Flowers.jpg\|caption=Some soldiers claim to have seen the spirit of General Farstrider. Some say they spoke with Bolstering Bill. Most likely it was just a dream. And yet...\|align=right\|width=300}}</div>
	There are soldiers here who remember the last siege of the Greensward and the [[381YE_Spring_Equinox_winds_of_war#Let_That_Be_Your_Last_Battlefield_(Mournwold)\|Battle of Orchard's Watch]]. In the long watches of the night, some of the soldiers tell a tale of an unknown Marcher soldier, one of House Balston's badgers, who offers words of comfort to those on the walls. Some claim it's General Alusair "Flowers" herself; others that it's [[Bolstering Bill]]. More rational souls say it is a dream, or perhaps a ghost; the Greensward is haunted after all. But the story heartens some who hear it, for all that a few pilgrims worry it is blasphemous or heretical to believe in such things. There are plenty of pilgrims here, seeking refuge behind the walls. They offer spiritual support of their own, helping to keep the fear at bay.

	Despite the best efforts of spirits, real or imagined, the walls of Farstrider's Watch cannot hold forever. Four days it lasts – two days longer than the most pessimistic estimate so perhaps there is something to those tales of ghostly soldiers after all. The armies are forced to retreat again as the gates fall, as the walls crumble before the overwhelming assault of the Jotun. Back past the Singing Caves, back to the Ore Hills. Perhaps there is some talk of abandoning the Mournwold altogether, of retreating to Tassato. If there is, it comes to naught. The Tusks will not tolerate such a failure. They will fight the Jotun every step, every inch of the way.		Despite the best efforts of spirits, real or imagined, the walls of Farstrider's Watch cannot hold forever. Four days it lasts – two days longer than the most pessimistic estimate so perhaps there is something to those tales of ghostly soldiers after all. The armies are forced to retreat again as the gates fall, as the walls crumble before the overwhelming assault of the Jotun. Back past the Singing Caves, back to the Ore Hills. Perhaps there is some talk of abandoning the Mournwold altogether, of retreating to Tassato. If there is, it comes to naught. The Tusks will not tolerate such a failure. They will fight the Jotun every step, every inch of the way.

Hastur at 12:00, 10 February 2025

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	[[Standards\|Last season]] two armies ventured into the Mournwold from Liathaven; the Lion of the North under the command of the Queen of Kallsea, Jarl of Jarls, Yrsa Jansdottir and the stoic Tower of the North, under the banners of the granite-faced Derun Stonetower. With them, the household and champions of Jarl Haakon, former ruler of the Mournwold, and the traitor yegarra who follow the lead of Stephen of Sarcombe. Perhaps fifteen thousand Jotun at most. Their cautious invasion [[Standards#Sarcombe\|took]] the [[market town]] of [[Mournwold#Sarcombe\|Sarcombe]], but did not press far into the Mournwold proper. By themselves, they would be no match for the Imperial host...		[[Standards\|Last season]] two armies ventured into the Mournwold from Liathaven; the Lion of the North under the command of the Queen of Kallsea, Jarl of Jarls, Yrsa Jansdottir and the stoic Tower of the North, under the banners of the granite-faced Derun Stonetower. With them, the household and champions of Jarl Haakon, former ruler of the Mournwold, and the traitor yegarra who follow the lead of Stephen of Sarcombe. Perhaps fifteen thousand Jotun at most. Their cautious invasion [[Standards#Sarcombe\|took]] the [[market town]] of [[Mournwold#Sarcombe\|Sarcombe]], but did not press far into the Mournwold proper. By themselves, they would be no match for the Imperial host...

	When the Tusks and their allies arrive, however, they find not two armies camped around Sarcombe but six. The Southern Bear have left the ''[[Only_forward#Object:_Halt_the_Burhfæst!\|Burhfæst]]'' in [[Bregasland]] to move swiftly back through Liathaen and out to Southmoor; The ~~fist~~ of Ulven, the army of the King of Narkyst, Jarl of Jarls Gudmunder Arasonn is with them, southern king and northern queen ready to fight together in the Mournwold. They leave the Ice Fishers of Ldansk behind, garrisoning the citadel raised at [[Bregasland#Graven Rock\|Graven Rock]]. At the same time the Bear who Swims and Roaring Thunder, fresh from their failed strike into northern Kahraman have moved straight through [[Liathaven#Liaven's_Glen\|Liaven's Glan]] into the Mourn.		When the Tusks and their allies arrive, however, they find not two armies camped around Sarcombe but six. The Southern Bear have left the ''[[Only_forward#Object:_Halt_the_Burhfæst!\|Burhfæst]]'' in [[Bregasland]] to move swiftly back through Liathaen and out to Southmoor; The Fist of Ulven, the army of the King of Narkyst, Jarl of Jarls Gudmunder Arasonn is with them, southern king and northern queen ready to fight together in the Mournwold. They leave the Ice Fishers of Ldansk behind, garrisoning the citadel raised at [[Bregasland#Graven Rock\|Graven Rock]]. At the same time the Bear who Swims and Roaring Thunder, fresh from their failed strike into northern Kahraman have moved straight through [[Liathaven#Liaven's_Glen\|Liaven's Glan]] into the Mourn.

	The western orcs are not waiting for the Empire, either. They are already on the move, consolidating their control of Southmoor. The Frozen Citadel delays their advance for a short time, giving the Empire's armies times to gather and prepare themselves in Greensward, but it cannot hold them alone. The siege engineers of the Tower of the North bring their might to bear against its walls and they are swiftly overwhelmed. Southmoor falls to the Jotun.		The western orcs are not waiting for the Empire, either. They are already on the move, consolidating their control of Southmoor. The Frozen Citadel delays their advance for a short time, giving the Empire's armies times to gather and prepare themselves in Greensward, but it cannot hold them alone. The siege engineers of the Tower of the North bring their might to bear against its walls and they are swiftly overwhelmed. Southmoor falls to the Jotun.

Hailmur: /* Lessons and Teachers (Bregasland) */

2024-09-12T23:08:31Z

Lessons and Teachers (Bregasland)

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	===Lessons and Teachers (Bregasland)===		===Lessons and Teachers (Bregasland)===
	* '''A warband of Jotun have entered Grey Fens hunting a group of Moon-That-Sings Feni'''		* '''A warband of Jotun have entered Grey Fens hunting a group of Moon-That-Sings Feni'''
	* '''If the Empire stop the warband, Liath's ~~Glen~~ will come under threat from the Empire'''		* '''If the Empire stop the warband, Liath's Ring will come under threat from the Empire'''
	* '''This skirmish is a [[Accessibility#Combat_Highly_Likely\|combat highly likely]] encounter'''		* '''This skirmish is a [[Accessibility#Combat_Highly_Likely\|combat highly likely]] encounter'''
	* '''The ''Imperial Advisor for the Feni'' is responsible for stopping the Jotun from slaughtering the Feni'''		* '''The ''Imperial Advisor for the Feni'' is responsible for stopping the Jotun from slaughtering the Feni'''

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	<div style="float:right; width: 500px; clear: right;"><quote by="King Gudmunder Arasonn, General of the Fist of Ulven">The lands that were our ancestors' will be ours again. Side by side with the septs of the north we fight, to bring the Mourn to Narkyst once more. None will dare stand between us and our prize, save that they face the Choice. Our honour demands nothing less.</quote></div>		<div style="float:right; width: 500px; clear: right;"><quote by="King Gudmunder Arasonn, General of the Fist of Ulven">The lands that were our ancestors' will be ours again. Side by side with the septs of the north we fight, to bring the Mourn to Narkyst once more. None will dare stand between us and our prize, save that they face the Choice. Our honour demands nothing less.</quote></div>
	<div style="float:right; width: 500px; clear: right;"><quote by="Queen Yrsa Jansdottir, Jarl of Jarls, Monarch of Kalsea, General of the Lion of the North">Ulfur's horn sounds, calling us to war! Side by side we march with the King of the South, to repay our debts. As the folk of the Marches came to the north, so we come to the south. For our honour! For our ancestors! For our triumph!</quote></div>		<div style="float:right; width: 500px; clear: right;"><quote by="Queen Yrsa Jansdottir, Jarl of Jarls, Monarch of Kalsea, General of the Lion of the North">Ulfur's horn sounds, calling us to war! Side by side we march with the King of the South, to repay our debts. As the folk of the Marches came to the north, so we come to the south. For our honour! For our ancestors! For our triumph!</quote></div>
	They are bolstered by the garrisons of [[Mournwold#Farstrider's Watch\|Farstrider's Watch]] and [[Mournwold#Landskeeper's Bulwark\|Landskeeper's Bulwark]], and by some two thousand soldiers bound to the [[military unit\|warbands]] of the Empire's heroes. Most of these captains fight with the Tusks, but there are a few with Wintermark. All three armies are also joined by battalions of faerie knights, drawn from the Summer ~~Realm~~, from the [[Eleonaris\|Fields of Glory]]. With the Bloodcloaks and the Green Shield, twin warlords in resplendent gold and crimson chain; ''Ser Grumbar'' and ''Ser Helvennan'', the Hound-knight and the Stag-knight, eternal rivals fighting on the same side in the battle of the ~~Mourwold~~. Their two-thousand strong households glower and glare but are bound by their oaths to aid their Winterfolk cousins. With the Tusks marches sharp-eared Ollavan the Reeve, bowmaster unparalleled, and his cohort of archers, proud and glorious, eager to prove themselves against the orcs – and to test their skill against that of the [[The_Marches_military_concerns#Beaters\|beaters]] they fight beside.		They are bolstered by the garrisons of [[Mournwold#Farstrider's Watch\|Farstrider's Watch]] and [[Mournwold#Landskeeper's Bulwark\|Landskeeper's Bulwark]], and by some two thousand soldiers bound to the [[military unit\|warbands]] of the Empire's heroes. Most of these captains fight with the Tusks, but there are a few with Wintermark. All three armies are also joined by battalions of faerie knights, drawn from the Summer realm, from the [[Eleonaris\|Fields of Glory]]. With the Bloodcloaks and the Green Shield, twin warlords in resplendent gold and crimson chain; ''Ser Grumbar'' and ''Ser Helvennan'', the Hound-knight and the Stag-knight, eternal rivals fighting on the same side in the battle of the Mournwold. Their two-thousand strong households glower and glare but are bound by their oaths to aid their Winterfolk cousins. With the Tusks marches sharp-eared Ollavan the Reeve, bowmaster unparalleled, and his cohort of archers, proud and glorious, eager to prove themselves against the orcs – and to test their skill against that of the [[The_Marches_military_concerns#Beaters\|beaters]] they fight beside.

	The [[Knights of Glory]] are not the only supernatural allies the Empire has found. One Alder of the Mourn has traded their [[mine]] to [[Adamant]]; in return they [[Raise the Dragonsworn Cohort\|lead a cohort of ''koboldi'' warriors]] to help defend Farstrider's Watch. At the invitation of the General, the passionate warriors of the [[Janon\|Shadowed Flame]] continue to fight with the Green Shield. Crimson and cobalt, whirling, blazing bright, they burn like torches inciting the Winterfolk that fight with them to greater and greater displays of bravery and heroism. They are indiscriminate in their enthusiasm and seek to set a fine example, and rather than avoid the elfin soldiers of the boar, the stag, and the reeve, they urge them to give their all in the battle against the Jotun.		The [[Knights of Glory]] are not the only supernatural allies the Empire has found. One Alder of the Mourn has traded their [[mine]] to [[Adamant]]; in return they [[Raise the Dragonsworn Cohort\|lead a cohort of ''koboldi'' warriors]] to help defend Farstrider's Watch. At the invitation of the General, the passionate warriors of the [[Janon\|Shadowed Flame]] continue to fight with the Green Shield. Crimson and cobalt, whirling, blazing bright, they burn like torches inciting the Winterfolk that fight with them to greater and greater displays of bravery and heroism. They are indiscriminate in their enthusiasm and seek to set a fine example, and rather than avoid the elfin soldiers of the boar, the stag, and the reeve, they urge them to give their all in the battle against the Jotun.
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	In the hills of north-eastern Southmoor, three towers of white stone and black ice rise. The [[Frozen Citadel of Cathan Canae]], called from her frigid realm, garrisoned by icy warriors with strangely scaled armour and odd full-face helms and unfamiliar short-hafted spears. Summoned forth by Imperial magicians, they are the first to face the Jotun armies.		In the hills of north-eastern Southmoor, three towers of white stone and black ice rise. The [[Frozen Citadel of Cathan Canae]], called from her frigid realm, garrisoned by icy warriors with strangely scaled armour and odd full-face helms and unfamiliar short-hafted spears. Summoned forth by Imperial magicians, they are the first to face the Jotun armies.

	[[Standards\|Last season]] two armies ventured into the Mournwold from Liathaven; the Lion of the North under the command of the Queen of ~~Kallsea~~, Jarl of Jarls, Yrsa Jansdottir and the stoic Tower of the North, under the banners of the granite-faced Derun Stonetower. With them, the household and champions of Jarl Haakon, former ruler of the Mournwold, and the traitor yegarra who follow the lead of Stephen of Sarcombe. Perhaps fifteen thousand Jotun at most. Their cautious invasion [[Standards#Sarcombe\|took]] the [[market town]] of [[Mournwold#Sarcombe\|Sarcombe]], but did not press far into the Mournwold proper. By themselves, they would be no match for the Imperial host...		[[Standards\|Last season]] two armies ventured into the Mournwold from Liathaven; the Lion of the North under the command of the Queen of Kalsea, Jarl of Jarls, Yrsa Jansdottir and the stoic Tower of the North, under the banners of the granite-faced Derun Stonetower. With them, the household and champions of Jarl Haakon, former ruler of the Mournwold, and the traitor yegarra who follow the lead of Stephen of Sarcombe. Perhaps fifteen thousand Jotun at most. Their cautious invasion [[Standards#Sarcombe\|took]] the [[market town]] of [[Mournwold#Sarcombe\|Sarcombe]], but did not press far into the Mournwold proper. By themselves, they would be no match for the Imperial host...

	When the Tusks and their allies arrive, however, they find not two armies camped around Sarcombe but six. The Southern Bear have left the ''[[Only_forward#Object:_Halt_the_Burhfæst!\|Burhfæst]]'' in [[Bregasland]] to move swiftly back through ~~Liathaen~~ and out to Southmoor; The Fist of Ulven, the army of the King of Narkyst, Jarl of Jarls Gudmunder Arasonn is with them, southern king and northern queen ready to fight together in the Mournwold. They leave the Ice Fishers of Ldansk behind, garrisoning the citadel raised at [[Bregasland#Graven Rock\|Graven Rock]]. At the same time the Bear who Swims and Roaring Thunder, fresh from their failed strike into northern Kahraman have moved straight through [[Liathaven#Liaven's_Glen\|Liaven's Glan]] into the Mourn.		When the Tusks and their allies arrive, however, they find not two armies camped around Sarcombe but six. The Southern Bear have left the ''[[Only_forward#Object:_Halt_the_Burhfæst!\|Burhfæst]]'' in [[Bregasland]] to move swiftly back through Liathaven and out to Southmoor; The Fist of Ulven, the army of the King of Narkyst, Jarl of Jarls Gudmunder Arasonn is with them, southern king and northern queen ready to fight together in the Mournwold. They leave the Ice Fishers of Ldansk behind, garrisoning the citadel raised at [[Bregasland#Graven Rock\|Graven Rock]]. At the same time the Bear who Swims and Roaring Thunder, fresh from their failed strike into northern Kahraman have moved straight through [[Liathaven#Liaven's_Glen\|Liaven's Glan]] into the Mourn.

	The western orcs are not waiting for the Empire, either. They are already on the move, consolidating their control of Southmoor. The Frozen Citadel delays their advance for a short time, giving the Empire's armies times to gather and prepare themselves in Greensward, but it cannot hold them alone. The siege engineers of the Tower of the North bring their might to bear against its walls and they are swiftly overwhelmed. Southmoor falls to the Jotun.		The western orcs are not waiting for the Empire, either. They are already on the move, consolidating their control of Southmoor. The Frozen Citadel delays their advance for a short time, giving the Empire's armies times to gather and prepare themselves in Greensward, but it cannot hold them alone. The siege engineers of the Tower of the North bring their might to bear against its walls and they are swiftly overwhelmed. Southmoor falls to the Jotun.

	They immediately press east into the Greensward to face the Imperial armies. More than thirty thousand Jotun, striking with overwhelming force against the Empire. In the vanguard, the army of Queen Yrsa, further strengthened by fast-moving light infantry from [[Tromsa]], adept [[army_qualities#Skirmishing\|skirmishers]]. Had the Empire been dug-in, defensive, they might quickly have ~~overrrun~~ the Imperial positions – as it is their presence is a complication but one easily matched by the equally swift-moving Marcher beaters, Navarr thorns, and Wintermark hunters.		They immediately press east into the Greensward to face the Imperial armies. More than thirty thousand Jotun, striking with overwhelming force against the Empire. In the vanguard, the army of Queen Yrsa, further strengthened by fast-moving light infantry from [[Tromsa]], adept [[army_qualities#Skirmishing\|skirmishers]]. Had the Empire been dug-in, defensive, they might quickly have overrun the Imperial positions – as it is their presence is a complication but one easily matched by the equally swift-moving Marcher beaters, Navarr thorns, and Wintermark hunters.

	The Green Shield are at the forefront of the fighting, glorious and terrible, clashing again and again with their Jotun rivals. The Blood Cloaks ensure that [[Army_qualities#Woundbinder\|no warrior dies who might be saved]], their expertise ensuring that the fallen are recovered and tended and either made fit to fight or sent north or east to recuperate. The Quiet Step and The Tusks are more measured, balancing the need to drive the Jotun back with a desire not to waste lives against the larger orc force.		The Green Shield are at the forefront of the fighting, glorious and terrible, clashing again and again with their Jotun rivals. The Blood Cloaks ensure that [[Army_qualities#Woundbinder\|no warrior dies who might be saved]], their expertise ensuring that the fallen are recovered and tended and either made fit to fight or sent north or east to recuperate. The Quiet Step and The Tusks are more measured, balancing the need to drive the Jotun back with a desire not to waste lives against the larger orc force.
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	It looks as if the Marchers will lose Southmoor, and parts of Greensward, but they will be able to hold the line.		It looks as if the Marchers will lose Southmoor, and parts of Greensward, but they will be able to hold the line.

	Then, the ''rest'' of the Jotun arrive. After barely a week of fighting another five Jotun armies march out of Liathaven to join the six already engaged with the Empire. The Fell Hammers, the Howling Night, the Iron Host, the Shield of the Mountain, and the Mandowla's Roar. It seems that only the ~~Lasmabrian~~ Jotun are not here; presumably resting and recuperating from their recent defeat in the Cinnabar Hills. The banners of a half dozen Jotun champions flutter among those of the armies including both the Jarls of Alftanes and Keirheim, and those of Eisa Winterborn and Helma Skutasdottir.		Then, the ''rest'' of the Jotun arrive. After barely a week of fighting another five Jotun armies march out of Liathaven to join the six already engaged with the Empire. The Fell Hammers, the Howling Night, the Iron Host, the Shield of the Mountain, and the Mandowla's Roar. It seems that only the Lasambrian Jotun are not here; presumably resting and recuperating from their recent defeat in the Cinnabar Hills. The banners of a half dozen Jotun champions flutter among those of the armies including both the Jarls of Alftanes and Keirheim, and those of Eisa Winterborn and Helma Skutasdottir.

	Alongside this great mass of Jotun march ten thousand warriors of the Summer ~~Realm~~, under their own banners of gold and crimson. The knights that fight with the Empire see no paradox here; the heralds of both sides are eager to test themselves against their cousins.		Alongside this great mass of Jotun march ten thousand warriors of the Summer realm, under their own banners of gold and crimson. The knights that fight with the Empire see no paradox here; the heralds of both sides are eager to test themselves against their cousins.

	All told, more than sixty thousand warriors pour east into the Greensward. The Imperial forces are given no option but to retreat, to fall back to Farstrider's Watch with the Jotun close on their heels.		All told, more than sixty thousand warriors pour east into the Greensward. The Imperial forces are given no option but to retreat, to fall back to Farstrider's Watch with the Jotun close on their heels.