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

2026-01-15T15:25:29Z

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

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	Also as [[Take_it_further#Westerhal\|mentioned in the]] wind of fortune, the Winterfolk of Westerhal in the [[Kallavesa#West_Marsh\|West Marsh]] helped transport warriors into Skallahn. They believe that it would be possible to transform Westerhal; with the support of Winterfolk war-vessels, their fishing boats can now fish the rich waters of the western and northern Gullet, and bring in a great deal of Prosperity to western Kallavesa. This creates an opportunity to give Wintermark fleet captains a permanent downtime option to ''Escort the Fisherfolk of Westerhal'', an action that will reliably generate money and small amounts of magical metals taken in battle from Jotun sailors.		Also as [[Take_it_further#Westerhal\|mentioned in the]] wind of fortune, the Winterfolk of Westerhal in the [[Kallavesa#West_Marsh\|West Marsh]] helped transport warriors into Skallahn. They believe that it would be possible to transform Westerhal; with the support of Winterfolk war-vessels, their fishing boats can now fish the rich waters of the western and northern Gullet, and bring in a great deal of Prosperity to western Kallavesa. This creates an opportunity to give Wintermark fleet captains a permanent downtime option to ''Escort the Fisherfolk of Westerhal'', an action that will reliably generate money and small amounts of magical metals taken in battle from Jotun sailors.

	Finally, there is an opportunity for the [[~~Imperial~~ Senate]] to commission Imperial fleets to scout the seas west of the Empire, along the coastlines of Kalsea, Narkyst, and potentially the Faraden lands, as they [[Map_the_Bay_of_Catazar\|once did]] with the [[Bay of Catazar]]. This opportunity is presented in the '''[[Never be found at home]]''' Wind of Fortune.		Finally, there is an opportunity for the [[Senate]] to commission Imperial fleets to scout the seas west of the Empire, along the coastlines of Kalsea, Narkyst, and potentially the Faraden lands, as they [[Map_the_Bay_of_Catazar\|once did]] with the [[Bay of Catazar]]. This opportunity is presented in the '''[[Never be found at home]]''' Wind of Fortune.

Dre at 21:52, 13 May 2024

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	Yet these are not beasts. They are in truth the cousins of the ''hylje,'' and the "people of the salt" are just as bloodthirsty and terrible as the people of the lakes had hinted. Sometimes they take on the form of half-naked orcs - or occasionally humans - armed with savage bone greatspears or terrible harpoons. In beast form they try to kill and eat anyone who falls into the water - they are not fussy about whether their prey is human or orc. In human form, they revel in bloodshed, often luring their opponents into following them into the water where the foe has little time to appreciate what a mistake they have made. A few use a particularly cruel tactic where they assume human form in the water, and hurl their barbed harpoons into oblivious sailors, dragging them off the deck of the boat and to a watery demise. They don't use this tactic against Imperial mariners - not in ''this'' raid at least. The ''hylje'' clearly hate them and the feeling is obviously mutual. But the Jotun, for the most part, are ''terrified'' of them. The presence of a pod of these ravenous marine shapeshifters is enough to send a crew of thralls into a panic that, tragically, often leaves them easy prey for these dreadful predators.		Yet these are not beasts. They are in truth the cousins of the ''hylje,'' and the "people of the salt" are just as bloodthirsty and terrible as the people of the lakes had hinted. Sometimes they take on the form of half-naked orcs - or occasionally humans - armed with savage bone greatspears or terrible harpoons. In beast form they try to kill and eat anyone who falls into the water - they are not fussy about whether their prey is human or orc. In human form, they revel in bloodshed, often luring their opponents into following them into the water where the foe has little time to appreciate what a mistake they have made. A few use a particularly cruel tactic where they assume human form in the water, and hurl their barbed harpoons into oblivious sailors, dragging them off the deck of the boat and to a watery demise. They don't use this tactic against Imperial mariners - not in ''this'' raid at least. The ''hylje'' clearly hate them and the feeling is obviously mutual. But the Jotun, for the most part, are ''terrified'' of them. The presence of a pod of these ravenous marine shapeshifters is enough to send a crew of thralls into a panic that, tragically, often leaves them easy prey for these dreadful predators.

	They are there at Kierheim, and in the scattered engagements that follow, and they are also there when the Empire begins to dismantle the [[Skallahn#The_Kongeg.C5.91r\|Kongegőr]] - the land bridge that connects Narkyst and Kalsea by linking Skallahn and [[Hordalant]] to the south. There is no single coordinated attack here, not like the assault on Kierheim. Rather individual captains or groups of captains - ~~lead~~ by the Winterfolk and the Marchers - attack the defences all along its length. Bridges are destroyed, watchtowers and garrisons overwhelmed, and a thousand years of infrastructure dedicated to allowing the armies of the Jotun to walk across the Gullet are torn down.		They are there at Kierheim, and in the scattered engagements that follow, and they are also there when the Empire begins to dismantle the [[Skallahn#The_Kongeg.C5.91r\|Kongegőr]] - the land bridge that connects Narkyst and Kalsea by linking Skallahn and [[Hordalant]] to the south. There is no single coordinated attack here, not like the assault on Kierheim. Rather individual captains or groups of captains - led by the Winterfolk and the Marchers - attack the defences all along its length. Bridges are destroyed, watchtowers and garrisons overwhelmed, and a thousand years of infrastructure dedicated to allowing the armies of the Jotun to walk across the Gullet are torn down.

	These attacks ultimately spell the end of the raiding by sea - in response to an assault against the vital bridge between north and south the Jarls of Hordalant finally respond. Their warriors join those of the Jarl of Kierheim in defending the Kongegőr. The initial successful attacks are followed by several more that are turned back by the orcs - but the damage is done. It will be months of work to repair the destruction the Imperial captains have caused, and it will cost a fortune to do so. The raid also forces the Jarl of Kierheim to focus all his forces on defending the Kongegőr - preventing him from sending more than a token force to support those Jarls besieged by the Imperial war captains.		These attacks ultimately spell the end of the raiding by sea - in response to an assault against the vital bridge between north and south the Jarls of Hordalant finally respond. Their warriors join those of the Jarl of Kierheim in defending the Kongegőr. The initial successful attacks are followed by several more that are turned back by the orcs - but the damage is done. It will be months of work to repair the destruction the Imperial captains have caused, and it will cost a fortune to do so. The raid also forces the Jarl of Kierheim to focus all his forces on defending the Kongegőr - preventing him from sending more than a token force to support those Jarls besieged by the Imperial war captains.

RichardRaynor: Tromska -> Tromsa

2023-01-18T20:07:31Z

Tromska -> Tromsa

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	Not everyone is interested in the Broken Chasm and Ulfrshal, of course. Other raiders race across the moors to the hills of [[Skallahn#Eyrarfell\|Eyrarfell]] where they encounter serious opposition. ''Jarl Gilla Sverrisdóttir'' is a veteran of four decades of war with the Empire, and her heavily armoured [[Elite_Jotun_troops#Ulvenwar\|ulvenwar]] are more than ready to face the Imperial raiders. There is a real danger of being overwhelmed here - but the rewards more than justify the risk. There is no chance of overcoming the defenders of Einarshal - but threatening one of the most prosperous Jarls in Skallahn will send a salutary message to the others that none of them are safe from the Empire. Eyarfell is dotted with deep delving mines that pull great wealth from the bones of the earth, and the raiders hit almost all of them. Sometimes they are driven back; just as often they are able to break through the defences, loot the precious ores, and escape before Jarl Sverrisdóttir's forces arrive. The Jarl herself, an old rival of Ustigar of Kierheim, is said to be filled with a cold fury at the temerity of the Imperials - a rage tempered only slightly by her grudging respect for their audacity.		Not everyone is interested in the Broken Chasm and Ulfrshal, of course. Other raiders race across the moors to the hills of [[Skallahn#Eyrarfell\|Eyrarfell]] where they encounter serious opposition. ''Jarl Gilla Sverrisdóttir'' is a veteran of four decades of war with the Empire, and her heavily armoured [[Elite_Jotun_troops#Ulvenwar\|ulvenwar]] are more than ready to face the Imperial raiders. There is a real danger of being overwhelmed here - but the rewards more than justify the risk. There is no chance of overcoming the defenders of Einarshal - but threatening one of the most prosperous Jarls in Skallahn will send a salutary message to the others that none of them are safe from the Empire. Eyarfell is dotted with deep delving mines that pull great wealth from the bones of the earth, and the raiders hit almost all of them. Sometimes they are driven back; just as often they are able to break through the defences, loot the precious ores, and escape before Jarl Sverrisdóttir's forces arrive. The Jarl herself, an old rival of Ustigar of Kierheim, is said to be filled with a cold fury at the temerity of the Imperials - a rage tempered only slightly by her grudging respect for their audacity.

	This includes the [[Skallahn#The Shining Caverns\|Shining Caverns]]. It would be folly for even an organised band of raiders to attempt an attack against the great mithril mine that stretches beneath the mountains of north-western Eyrarfell. There is little time left to plan such a raid, not if the attackers wish to get out of Skallahn with their lives and their loot. Some Navarr scouts who do get close report that the normal garrison has been swollen by several hundred troops sent south by the Jarl of ~~Tromska~~ and his allies. Unfortunately for the Jotun, the caravans and storehouses that support the mine ''are'' vulnerable to attack. A great deal of mithril is liberated, and warriors that might otherwise have been free to engage the raiders in the passes and the foothills forced to remain at the mine to ensure it is not breached.		This includes the [[Skallahn#The Shining Caverns\|Shining Caverns]]. It would be folly for even an organised band of raiders to attempt an attack against the great mithril mine that stretches beneath the mountains of north-western Eyrarfell. There is little time left to plan such a raid, not if the attackers wish to get out of Skallahn with their lives and their loot. Some Navarr scouts who do get close report that the normal garrison has been swollen by several hundred troops sent south by the Jarl of Tromsa and his allies. Unfortunately for the Jotun, the caravans and storehouses that support the mine ''are'' vulnerable to attack. A great deal of mithril is liberated, and warriors that might otherwise have been free to engage the raiders in the passes and the foothills forced to remain at the mine to ensure it is not breached.

	Likewise, [[Skallahn#Steelweaver.27s_Crucible\|Steelweaver's Crucible]] is threatened but not sacked. A vast forge at the foot of a great mountain, the Crucible is built on a scale that dwarfs anything found in the Empire. The forges run day and night, and even with the threat of attack from Imperial raiders thralls labour tirelessly to provide weapons and armour for the Jotun armies. As with the Shining Caverns, the defenders garrisoning the Crucible are reinforced by additional Jotun - this time with orcs from the west arrayed alongside those of the Jarls of ~~Tromska~~ and Skallahn. Yet there is still ample opportunity for savvy raiders to seize some of the wealth that flows from the forges here.		Likewise, [[Skallahn#Steelweaver.27s_Crucible\|Steelweaver's Crucible]] is threatened but not sacked. A vast forge at the foot of a great mountain, the Crucible is built on a scale that dwarfs anything found in the Empire. The forges run day and night, and even with the threat of attack from Imperial raiders thralls labour tirelessly to provide weapons and armour for the Jotun armies. As with the Shining Caverns, the defenders garrisoning the Crucible are reinforced by additional Jotun - this time with orcs from the west arrayed alongside those of the Jarls of Tromsa and Skallahn. Yet there is still ample opportunity for savvy raiders to seize some of the wealth that flows from the forges here.

	In the end, the raid into the heart of Skallahn is a resounding success. At the appointed moment, the Imperial champions pull back toward the borders, ready to meet up with the boats and ships that will carry them safely back to the Empire, laden down with the wealth they have taken from the Jotun.		In the end, the raid into the heart of Skallahn is a resounding success. At the appointed moment, the Imperial champions pull back toward the borders, ready to meet up with the boats and ships that will carry them safely back to the Empire, laden down with the wealth they have taken from the Jotun.

Rafferty: /* Wonders */

2022-09-05T12:12:33Z

Wonders

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	Also as [[Take_it_further#Westerhal\|mentioned in the]] wind of fortune, the Winterfolk of Westerhal in the [[Kallavesa#West_Marsh\|West Marsh]] helped transport warriors into Skallahn. They believe that it would be possible to transform Westerhal; with the support of Winterfolk war-vessels, their fishing boats can now fish the rich waters of the western and northern Gullet, and bring in a great deal of Prosperity to western Kallavesa. This creates an opportunity to give Wintermark fleet captains a permanent downtime option to ''Escort the Fisherfolk of Westerhal'', an action that will reliably generate money and small amounts of magical metals taken in battle from Jotun sailors.		Also as [[Take_it_further#Westerhal\|mentioned in the]] wind of fortune, the Winterfolk of Westerhal in the [[Kallavesa#West_Marsh\|West Marsh]] helped transport warriors into Skallahn. They believe that it would be possible to transform Westerhal; with the support of Winterfolk war-vessels, their fishing boats can now fish the rich waters of the western and northern Gullet, and bring in a great deal of Prosperity to western Kallavesa. This creates an opportunity to give Wintermark fleet captains a permanent downtime option to ''Escort the Fisherfolk of Westerhal'', an action that will reliably generate money and small amounts of magical metals taken in battle from Jotun sailors.

	Finally, there ~~will be~~ an opportunity ~~during the Autumn Equinox~~ for the [[Imperial Senate]] to commission Imperial fleets to scout the seas west of the Empire, along the coastlines of Kalsea, Narkyst, and potentially the Faraden lands, as they [[Map_the_Bay_of_Catazar\|once did]] with the [[Bay of Catazar]]. This opportunity ~~will be~~ presented in the ~~Autumn Winds~~ of Fortune.		Finally, there is an opportunity for the [[Imperial Senate]] to commission Imperial fleets to scout the seas west of the Empire, along the coastlines of Kalsea, Narkyst, and potentially the Faraden lands, as they [[Map_the_Bay_of_Catazar\|once did]] with the [[Bay of Catazar]]. This opportunity is presented in the '''[[Never be found at home]]''' Wind of Fortune.

Matt at 08:00, 5 September 2022

2022-09-05T08:00:20Z

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Hailmur at 13:33, 4 September 2022

2022-09-04T13:33:05Z

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	Yet these are not beasts. They are in truth the cousins of the ''hylje,'' and the "people of the salt" are just as bloodthirsty and terrible as the people of the lakes had hinted. Sometimes they take on the form of half-naked orcs - or occasionally humans - armed with savage bone greatspears or terrible harpoons. In beast form they try to kill and eat anyone who falls into the water - they are not fussy about whether their prey is human or orc. In human form, they revel in bloodshed, often luring their opponents into following them into the water where the foe has little time to appreciate what a mistake they have made. A few use a particularly cruel tactic where they assume human form in the water, and hurl their barbed harpoons into oblivious sailors, dragging them off the deck of the boat and to a watery demise. They don't use this tactic against Imperial mariners - not in ''this'' raid at least. The ''hylje'' clearly hate them and the feeling is obviously mutual. But the Jotun, for the most part, are ''terrified'' of them. The presence of a pod of these ravenous marine shapeshifters is enough to send a crew of thralls into a panic that, tragically, often leaves them easy prey for these dreadful predators.		Yet these are not beasts. They are in truth the cousins of the ''hylje,'' and the "people of the salt" are just as bloodthirsty and terrible as the people of the lakes had hinted. Sometimes they take on the form of half-naked orcs - or occasionally humans - armed with savage bone greatspears or terrible harpoons. In beast form they try to kill and eat anyone who falls into the water - they are not fussy about whether their prey is human or orc. In human form, they revel in bloodshed, often luring their opponents into following them into the water where the foe has little time to appreciate what a mistake they have made. A few use a particularly cruel tactic where they assume human form in the water, and hurl their barbed harpoons into oblivious sailors, dragging them off the deck of the boat and to a watery demise. They don't use this tactic against Imperial mariners - not in ''this'' raid at least. The ''hylje'' clearly hate them and the feeling is obviously mutual. But the Jotun, for the most part, are ''terrified'' of them. The presence of a pod of these ravenous marine shapeshifters is enough to send a crew of thralls into a panic that, tragically, often leaves them easy prey for these dreadful predators.

	They are there at Kierheim, and in the scattered engagements that follow, and they are also there when the Empire begins to dismantle the [[Skallahn#The_Kongeg.C5.91r\|Kongegőr]] - the land bridge that connects Narkyst and ~~Kallsea~~ by linking Skallahn and [[Hordalant]] to the south. There is no single coordinated attack here, not like the assault on Kierheim. Rather individual captains or groups of captains - lead by the Winterfolk and the Marchers - attack the defences all along its length. Bridges are destroyed, watchtowers and garrisons overwhelmed, and a thousand years of infrastructure dedicated to allowing the armies of the Jotun to walk across the Gullet are torn down.		They are there at Kierheim, and in the scattered engagements that follow, and they are also there when the Empire begins to dismantle the [[Skallahn#The_Kongeg.C5.91r\|Kongegőr]] - the land bridge that connects Narkyst and Kalsea by linking Skallahn and [[Hordalant]] to the south. There is no single coordinated attack here, not like the assault on Kierheim. Rather individual captains or groups of captains - lead by the Winterfolk and the Marchers - attack the defences all along its length. Bridges are destroyed, watchtowers and garrisons overwhelmed, and a thousand years of infrastructure dedicated to allowing the armies of the Jotun to walk across the Gullet are torn down.

	These attacks ultimately spell the end of the raiding by sea - in response to an assault against the vital bridge between north and south the Jarls of Hordalant finally respond. Their warriors join those of the Jarl of Kierheim in defending the Kongegőr. The initial successful attacks are followed by several more that are turned back by the orcs - but the damage is done. It will be months of work to repair the destruction the Imperial captains have caused, and it will cost a fortune to do so. The raid also forces the Jarl of Kierheim to focus all his forces on defending the Kongegőr - preventing him from sending more than a token force to support those Jarls besieged by the Imperial war captains.		These attacks ultimately spell the end of the raiding by sea - in response to an assault against the vital bridge between north and south the Jarls of Hordalant finally respond. Their warriors join those of the Jarl of Kierheim in defending the Kongegőr. The initial successful attacks are followed by several more that are turned back by the orcs - but the damage is done. It will be months of work to repair the destruction the Imperial captains have caused, and it will cost a fortune to do so. The raid also forces the Jarl of Kierheim to focus all his forces on defending the Kongegőr - preventing him from sending more than a token force to support those Jarls besieged by the Imperial war captains.
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	Disruption to this wealthy territory means the Jotun will be unable to carry out either natural or emergency resupply, nor raise a new army for two seasons following the Autumn Equinox (that is, until the Spring Equinox 385YE). Furthermore, the damage done to the Jotun defences means that until the end of the Autumn Equinox 385YE, Imperial armies will require one fewer victory point to capture Greenwall should they decide to attack Skallahn.		Disruption to this wealthy territory means the Jotun will be unable to carry out either natural or emergency resupply, nor raise a new army for two seasons following the Autumn Equinox (that is, until the Spring Equinox 385YE). Furthermore, the damage done to the Jotun defences means that until the end of the Autumn Equinox 385YE, Imperial armies will require one fewer victory point to capture Greenwall should they decide to attack Skallahn.

	Although the Jarl of Kierheim knows about the spy network in Skallahn, the chaos in the wake of the raid will mean he will be unable to do anything about it before the start of the Winter Solstice 384YE at the earliest. This creates an [[opportunity]] for the Imperial Senate or the [[Imperial Spymaster]] to take advantage of the confusion to extend their intelligence gathering operations into any territory in ~~Kallsea~~ at a cost of only 5 weirwood for each [[spy network]] as long as the Skallahn spy network persists.		Although the Jarl of Kierheim knows about the spy network in Skallahn, the chaos in the wake of the raid will mean he will be unable to do anything about it before the start of the Winter Solstice 384YE at the earliest. This creates an [[opportunity]] for the Imperial Senate or the [[Imperial Spymaster]] to take advantage of the confusion to extend their intelligence gathering operations into any territory in Kalsea at a cost of only 5 weirwood for each [[spy network]] as long as the Skallahn spy network persists.

	Along the length of the Kongegőr, the raiding fleets have fired bridges, burnt watchtowers, and inflicted lasting damage on the causeway. Armies moving between Skallahn and Hordalant will need to stop as soon as they reach the other territory, greatly restricting the ability of the western orcs to move their armies between the northern and southern theatres. It will take at least six months for the Jotun to repair the Kongegőr and will cost them a significant amount of white granite and weirwood.		Along the length of the Kongegőr, the raiding fleets have fired bridges, burnt watchtowers, and inflicted lasting damage on the causeway. Armies moving between Skallahn and Hordalant will need to stop as soon as they reach the other territory, greatly restricting the ability of the western orcs to move their armies between the northern and southern theatres. It will take at least six months for the Jotun to repair the Kongegőr and will cost them a significant amount of white granite and weirwood.

	However, the Jotun are also alert to the threat of future raids - or of actual invasion. As such, the Jarls of ~~Kallsea~~ are likely to begin making preparations to resist such an invasion. Furthermore, the northern Jarls are ''furious'' about the attack - while they might appreciate the daring they will not let it go unanswered. What form that answer will take remains to be seen.		However, the Jotun are also alert to the threat of future raids - or of actual invasion. As such, the Jarls of Kalsea are likely to begin making preparations to resist such an invasion. Furthermore, the northern Jarls are ''furious'' about the attack - while they might appreciate the daring they will not let it go unanswered. What form that answer will take remains to be seen.
	===Wonders===		===Wonders===
	As detailed in the '''[[Take_it_further#Odd.27s_End\|Take it further]]''' wind of fortune, the statement of principle by the Marcher assembly, and the success of the raid, means that Jarvey "Strongoar" Oddsboy, the steward of the small Marcher household who oversees Steward's Landing, has been able to put their plan into action. Oddsboy and his fellow coastal stewards have scouted out the waters of the Gullet sufficiently that they can turn Steward's Landing into a permanent staging post for Marcher ship captains - such as they are - to raid the coastline of ~~Kallsea~~ and take the wealth of the Jotun. This creates a permanent option, available only to Marcher fleet captains, to raid settlements and boats along the Gullet during downtime securing both valuable metals and money.		As detailed in the '''[[Take_it_further#Odd.27s_End\|Take it further]]''' wind of fortune, the statement of principle by the Marcher assembly, and the success of the raid, means that Jarvey "Strongoar" Oddsboy, the steward of the small Marcher household who oversees Steward's Landing, has been able to put their plan into action. Oddsboy and his fellow coastal stewards have scouted out the waters of the Gullet sufficiently that they can turn Steward's Landing into a permanent staging post for Marcher ship captains - such as they are - to raid the coastline of Kalsea and take the wealth of the Jotun. This creates a permanent option, available only to Marcher fleet captains, to raid settlements and boats along the Gullet during downtime securing both valuable metals and money.

	Also as [[Take_it_further#Westerhal\|mentioned in the]] wind of fortune, the Winterfolk of Westerhal in the [[Kallavesa#West_Marsh\|West Marsh]] helped transport warriors into Skallahn. They believe that it would be possible to transform Westerhal; with the support of Winterfolk war-vessels, their fishing boats can now fish the rich waters of the western and northern Gullet, and bring in a great deal of Prosperity to western Kallavesa. This creates an opportunity to give Wintermark fleet captains a permanent downtime option to ''Escort the Fisherfolk of Westerhal'', an action that will reliably generate money and small amounts of magical metals taken in battle from Jotun sailors.		Also as [[Take_it_further#Westerhal\|mentioned in the]] wind of fortune, the Winterfolk of Westerhal in the [[Kallavesa#West_Marsh\|West Marsh]] helped transport warriors into Skallahn. They believe that it would be possible to transform Westerhal; with the support of Winterfolk war-vessels, their fishing boats can now fish the rich waters of the western and northern Gullet, and bring in a great deal of Prosperity to western Kallavesa. This creates an opportunity to give Wintermark fleet captains a permanent downtime option to ''Escort the Fisherfolk of Westerhal'', an action that will reliably generate money and small amounts of magical metals taken in battle from Jotun sailors.

	Finally, there will be an opportunity during the Autumn Equinox for the [[Imperial Senate]] to commission Imperial fleets to scout the seas west of the Empire, along the coastlines of ~~Kallsea~~, Narkyst, and potentially the Faraden lands, as they [[Map_the_Bay_of_Catazar\|once did]] with the [[Bay of Catazar]]. This opportunity will be presented in the Autumn Winds of Fortune.		Finally, there will be an opportunity during the Autumn Equinox for the [[Imperial Senate]] to commission Imperial fleets to scout the seas west of the Empire, along the coastlines of Kalsea, Narkyst, and potentially the Faraden lands, as they [[Map_the_Bay_of_Catazar\|once did]] with the [[Bay of Catazar]]. This opportunity will be presented in the Autumn Winds of Fortune.

Vsabo: /* Wealth */

2022-08-26T21:15:42Z

Wealth

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	The raid has been a resounding success. In addition to the basic wealth they are able to recover, every military unit and fleet that takes part in the raid will receive an additional 4 ingots of random materials, 2 measures of random forest materials, 2 ingots each of green iron, weltsilver, and orichalcum, 20 rings in valuable goods, and a pouch of warm ashes. Each fleet gains the above additional wealth, but ''also'' gains another 20 rings and 2 ingots or measures of random metals or forest materials.		The raid has been a resounding success. In addition to the basic wealth they are able to recover, every military unit and fleet that takes part in the raid will receive an additional 4 ingots of random materials, 2 measures of random forest materials, 2 ingots each of green iron, weltsilver, and orichalcum, 20 rings in valuable goods, and a pouch of warm ashes. Each fleet gains the above additional wealth, but ''also'' gains another 20 rings and 2 ingots or measures of random metals or forest materials.

	Military units and fleets also have a chance to gain one of the 20 wains of white granite, 10 wains of weirwood, 10 wains of mithril, and 5 rings of ilium. The raid marshal receives 5 wains of white granite, 3 wains of weirwood, 10 ingots each of green iron, weltsilver, and orichalcum, 10 measures of warm ashes, 5 wains of mithril.		Military units and fleets also have a chance to gain one of the 20 wains of white granite, 10 wains of weirwood, 10 wains of mithril, and 5 rings of ilium. The raid marshal receives 5 wains of white granite, 3 wains of weirwood, 10 ingots each of green iron, weltsilver, and orichalcum, 10 measures of warm ashes, and 5 wains of mithril.

	===War===		===War===

Vsabo: /* Wealth */

2022-08-26T21:15:09Z

Wealth

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	==Game Information==		==Game Information==
	===Wealth===		===Wealth===
	The raid has been a resounding success. In addition to the basic wealth they are able to ~~recovery~~, every military unit and fleet that takes part in the raid will receive an additional 4 ingots of random materials, 2 measures of random forest materials, 2 ingots each of green iron, weltsilver, and orichalcum, 20 rings in valuable goods, and a pouch of warm ashes. Each fleet gains the above additional wealth, but ''also'' gains another 20 rings and 2 ingots or measures of random metals or forest materials.		The raid has been a resounding success. In addition to the basic wealth they are able to recover, every military unit and fleet that takes part in the raid will receive an additional 4 ingots of random materials, 2 measures of random forest materials, 2 ingots each of green iron, weltsilver, and orichalcum, 20 rings in valuable goods, and a pouch of warm ashes. Each fleet gains the above additional wealth, but ''also'' gains another 20 rings and 2 ingots or measures of random metals or forest materials.

			Military units and fleets also have a chance to gain one of the 20 wains of white granite, 10 wains of weirwood, 10 wains of mithril, and 5 rings of ilium. The raid marshal receives 5 wains of white granite, 3 wains of weirwood, 10 ingots each of green iron, weltsilver, and orichalcum, 10 measures of warm ashes, 5 wains of mithril.

	Military units and fleets also have a chance to gain one of the 20 wains of white granite, 10 wains of weirwood, 10 wains of mithril, and 5 rings of ilium. The raid marshal receives 5 wains of white granite, 3 wains of weirwood, 10 ingots each of green iron, weltsilver, and orichalcum, 10 measures of warm ashes, 5 wains of mithril.
	===War===		===War===
	Disruption to this wealthy territory means the Jotun will be unable to carry out either natural or emergency resupply, nor raise a new army for two seasons following the Autumn Equinox (that is, until the Spring Equinox 385YE). Furthermore, the damage done to the Jotun defences means that until the end of the Autumn Equinox 385YE, Imperial armies will require one fewer victory point to capture Greenwall should they decide to attack Skallahn.		Disruption to this wealthy territory means the Jotun will be unable to carry out either natural or emergency resupply, nor raise a new army for two seasons following the Autumn Equinox (that is, until the Spring Equinox 385YE). Furthermore, the damage done to the Jotun defences means that until the end of the Autumn Equinox 385YE, Imperial armies will require one fewer victory point to capture Greenwall should they decide to attack Skallahn.

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	As the tide begins to turn, and the season with it, there is a brief moment of time where it is too dangerous to attack the Kongegőr, where the fishing fleets are unassailable, where the remaining coastal settlements are simply too well defended to raid, when the Empire utterly dominates the Gullet. Some of the fleet captains return to Greenwall - to begin the task of ferrying their land-bound fellows and their loot back to Westerhal or Odd's End. Others, though, push west past the Kongegőr into the [[The_seven_seas#Sea_of_Snow\|Sea of Snow]].		As the tide begins to turn, and the season with it, there is a brief moment of time where it is too dangerous to attack the Kongegőr, where the fishing fleets are unassailable, where the remaining coastal settlements are simply too well defended to raid, when the Empire utterly dominates the Gullet. Some of the fleet captains return to Greenwall - to begin the task of ferrying their land-bound fellows and their loot back to Westerhal or Odd's End. Others, though, push west past the Kongegőr into the [[The_seven_seas#Sea_of_Snow\|Sea of Snow]].

	Some Marcher and Winterfolk captains are familiar with this great expanse of frigid water - they have passed through it before on [[Fleet#Trade\|expeditions to distant lands]]. Those captains whose ships normally berth on the Bay of Catazar must have passed through the sea on their way to the rendezvous in Kallavesa, in Mitwold, but they do not spend any more time here than they have to. All agree that it is not a welcoming expanse of water, and captains know to move through it quickly. There are too many stories of ships that simply disappeared into its ice-haunted depths - and the cause of those disappearances has never really been examined. Imperial cartographers know very little about the Sea of Snow. There is at least one more Jotun territory here, out beyond Skallahn and it is believed that there is a navigable passage through the choking ice that might allow a small number of ships to reach the coast of [[Otkodov]] - yet there are few concrete facts about the western coast of the Empire's landmass.		Some Marcher and Winterfolk captains are familiar with this great expanse of frigid water - they have passed through it before on [[Fleet#Trade\|expeditions to distant lands]]. Those captains whose ships normally berth on the Bay of Catazar must have passed through the sea on their way to the rendezvous in Kallavesa, in Mitwold, but they do not spend any more time here than they have to. All agree that it is not a welcoming expanse of water, and captains know to move through it quickly. There are too many stories of ships that simply disappeared into its ice-haunted depths - and the cause of those disappearances has never really been examined. Imperial cartographers know very little about the Sea of Snow. There is at least one more Jotun territory here, out beyond Skallahn, and it is believed that there is a navigable passage through the choking ice that might allow a small number of ships to reach the coast of [[Otkodov]] - yet there are few concrete facts about the western coast of the Empire's landmass.

	The cousins of the ''hylje'' at least seem at home here. There is a kind of malicious glee in the voices of those who encourage Imperial captains to push on, to explore the Sea of Snow with them. An edge of threat as well, and no captain is foolish enough to travel far beyond the Gullet in the company of these dangerous allies. Yet the stark beauty of these rime-bound waters cannot be denied. The skies are clear, and there is an awe-inspiring frozen majesty to the slow-moving mountains of ice caught in the gentle illumination of stars and the dancing lights of the far north. Easy to become entranced, to lose track of time, to slowly freeze to death without ever really noticing...		The cousins of the ''hylje'' at least seem at home here. There is a kind of malicious glee in the voices of those who encourage Imperial captains to push on, to explore the Sea of Snow with them. An edge of threat as well, and no captain is foolish enough to travel far beyond the Gullet in the company of these dangerous allies. Yet the stark beauty of these rime-bound waters cannot be denied. The skies are clear, and there is an awe-inspiring frozen majesty to the slow-moving mountains of ice caught in the gentle illumination of stars and the dancing lights of the far north. Easy to become entranced, to lose track of time, to slowly freeze to death without ever really noticing...

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	Yet these are not beasts. They are in truth the cousins of the ''hylje,'' and the "people of the salt" are just as bloodthirsty and terrible as the people of the lakes had hinted. Sometimes they take on the form of half-naked orcs - or occasionally humans - armed with savage bone greatspears or terrible harpoons. In beast form they try to kill and eat anyone who falls into the water - they are not fussy about whether their prey is human or orc. In human form, they revel in bloodshed, often luring their opponents into following them into the water where the foe has little time to appreciate what a mistake they have made. A few use a particularly cruel tactic where they assume human form in the water, and hurl their barbed harpoons into oblivious sailors, dragging them off the deck of the boat and to a watery demise. They don't use this tactic against Imperial mariners - not in ''this'' raid at least. The ''hylje'' clearly hate them and the feeling is obviously mutual. But the Jotun, for the most part, are ''terrified'' of them. The presence of a pod of these ravenous marine shapeshifters is enough to send a crew of thralls into a panic that, tragically, often leaves them easy prey for these dreadful predators.		Yet these are not beasts. They are in truth the cousins of the ''hylje,'' and the "people of the salt" are just as bloodthirsty and terrible as the people of the lakes had hinted. Sometimes they take on the form of half-naked orcs - or occasionally humans - armed with savage bone greatspears or terrible harpoons. In beast form they try to kill and eat anyone who falls into the water - they are not fussy about whether their prey is human or orc. In human form, they revel in bloodshed, often luring their opponents into following them into the water where the foe has little time to appreciate what a mistake they have made. A few use a particularly cruel tactic where they assume human form in the water, and hurl their barbed harpoons into oblivious sailors, dragging them off the deck of the boat and to a watery demise. They don't use this tactic against Imperial mariners - not in ''this'' raid at least. The ''hylje'' clearly hate them and the feeling is obviously mutual. But the Jotun, for the most part, are ''terrified'' of them. The presence of a pod of these ravenous marine shapeshifters is enough to send a crew of thralls into a panic that, tragically, often leaves them easy prey for these dreadful predators.

	They are there at Kierheim, and in the scattered engagements that follow, and they are also there when the Empire begins to dismantle the [[Skallahn#The_Kongeg.C5.91r\|Kongegőr]] - the land bridge that connects Narkyst and Kallsea by linking Skallahn and [[Hordalant]] to the south. There is no single coordinated attack here, not like the assault on Kierheim. Rather individual captains or groups of captains - lead by the Winterfolk and the Marchers - attack the defences all along its length. Bridges are destroyed, watchtowers and garrisons overwhelmed, and a thousand years of infrastructure dedicated to allowing the armies of the Jotun to walk across the ~~gullet~~ are torn down.		They are there at Kierheim, and in the scattered engagements that follow, and they are also there when the Empire begins to dismantle the [[Skallahn#The_Kongeg.C5.91r\|Kongegőr]] - the land bridge that connects Narkyst and Kallsea by linking Skallahn and [[Hordalant]] to the south. There is no single coordinated attack here, not like the assault on Kierheim. Rather individual captains or groups of captains - lead by the Winterfolk and the Marchers - attack the defences all along its length. Bridges are destroyed, watchtowers and garrisons overwhelmed, and a thousand years of infrastructure dedicated to allowing the armies of the Jotun to walk across the Gullet are torn down.

	These attacks ultimately spell the end of the raiding by sea - in response to an assault against the vital bridge between north and south the Jarls of Hordalant finally respond. Their warriors join those of the Jarl of Kierheim in defending the Kongegőr. The initial successful attacks are followed by several more that are turned back by the orcs - but the damage is done. It will be months of work to repair the destruction the Imperial captains have caused, and it will cost a fortune to do so. The raid also forces the Jarl of Kierheim to focus all his forces on defending the Kongegőr - preventing him from sending more than a token force to support those Jarls besieged by the Imperial war captains.		These attacks ultimately spell the end of the raiding by sea - in response to an assault against the vital bridge between north and south the Jarls of Hordalant finally respond. Their warriors join those of the Jarl of Kierheim in defending the Kongegőr. The initial successful attacks are followed by several more that are turned back by the orcs - but the damage is done. It will be months of work to repair the destruction the Imperial captains have caused, and it will cost a fortune to do so. The raid also forces the Jarl of Kierheim to focus all his forces on defending the Kongegőr - preventing him from sending more than a token force to support those Jarls besieged by the Imperial war captains.