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	<tr><td>[[Woven Strands of Life]]</td><td>Transforms a mana site into a herb garden for a season that receives additional production</td><td>Spring</td><td>14</td>		<tr><td>[[Woven Strands of Life]]</td><td>Transforms a mana site into a herb garden for a season that receives additional production</td><td>Spring</td><td>14</td>
	<tr><td>[[Rhythm of the Tempest]]</td><td>With Siakha's aid, grants a battle mage the ability to repeatedly repel their foes with a staff</td><td>Spring</td><td>16</td>		<tr><td>[[Rhythm of the Tempest]]</td><td>With Siakha's aid, grants a battle mage the ability to repeatedly repel their foes with a staff</td><td>Spring</td><td>16</td>
	<tr><td>[[Shark's ~~Ramage~~]]</td><td>With Siakha's aid, fills the target with bloodthirsty prowess</td><td>Spring</td><td>24</td>		<tr><td>[[Shark's Rampage]]</td><td>With Siakha's aid, fills the target with bloodthirsty prowess</td><td>Spring</td><td>24</td>
	<tr><td>[[Aspect of the Mountain]]</td><td>Grants a significant increase to the strength of a military unit when taking a guarding action.</td><td>Summer</td><td>20</td>		<tr><td>[[Aspect of the Mountain]]</td><td>Grants a significant increase to the strength of a military unit when taking a guarding action.</td><td>Summer</td><td>20</td>
	<tr><td>[[Raise the Dragonsworn Cohort]]</td><td>Provides a powerful military unit for a season in return for a mine</td><td>Summer</td><td>20</td>		<tr><td>[[Raise the Dragonsworn Cohort]]</td><td>Provides a powerful military unit for a season in return for a mine</td><td>Summer</td><td>20</td>

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	<tr><td>[[Wellspring of the High Peak]]</td><td>Trades measures of ambergelt with an eternal to produce Spring vis</td><td>Spring</td><td>6</td>		<tr><td>[[Wellspring of the High Peak]]</td><td>Trades measures of ambergelt with an eternal to produce Spring vis</td><td>Spring</td><td>6</td>
	<tr><td>[[A Goblet of Stars]]</td><td>Enchants a physick with the ability to use any healing herb as if it were true vervain</td><td>Spring</td><td>8</td>		<tr><td>[[A Goblet of Stars]]</td><td>Enchants a physick with the ability to use any healing herb as if it were true vervain</td><td>Spring</td><td>8</td>
			<tr><td>[[Blood-dimmed Tide]]</td><td>With Siakha's aid, adds five ranks to a military unit that takes a raiding action during the next season.</td><td>Spring</td><td>10</td>
	<tr><td>[[Fountain's Bounty]]</td><td>Enchants a mana site to produce additional herbs, forest materials, and money</td><td>Spring</td><td>12</td>		<tr><td>[[Fountain's Bounty]]</td><td>Enchants a mana site to produce additional herbs, forest materials, and money</td><td>Spring</td><td>12</td>
	<tr><td>[[Woven Strands of Life]]</td><td>Transforms a mana site into a herb garden for a season that receives additional production</td><td>Spring</td><td>14</td>		<tr><td>[[Woven Strands of Life]]</td><td>Transforms a mana site into a herb garden for a season that receives additional production</td><td>Spring</td><td>14</td>
			<tr><td>[[Rhythm of the Tempest]]</td><td>With Siakha's aid, grants a battle mage the ability to repeatedly repel their foes with a staff</td><td>Spring</td><td>16</td>
			<tr><td>[[Shark's Ramage]]</td><td>With Siakha's aid, fills the target with bloodthirsty prowess</td><td>Spring</td><td>24</td>
	<tr><td>[[Aspect of the Mountain]]</td><td>Grants a significant increase to the strength of a military unit when taking a guarding action.</td><td>Summer</td><td>20</td>		<tr><td>[[Aspect of the Mountain]]</td><td>Grants a significant increase to the strength of a military unit when taking a guarding action.</td><td>Summer</td><td>20</td>
	<tr><td>[[Raise the Dragonsworn Cohort]]</td><td>Provides a powerful military unit for a season in return for a mine</td><td>Summer</td><td>20</td>		<tr><td>[[Raise the Dragonsworn Cohort]]</td><td>Provides a powerful military unit for a season in return for a mine</td><td>Summer</td><td>20</td>

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	<tr><td>[[Crown of Phoenix Fire]]</td><td>Grants two ranks of endurance to a group for a season</td><td>Summer</td><td>32</td>		<tr><td>[[Crown of Phoenix Fire]]</td><td>Grants two ranks of endurance to a group for a season</td><td>Summer</td><td>32</td>
	<tr><td>[[Hook of the Hoarfrost Guardian]]</td><td>Grants four strikedowns a day with a pole-arm for a season</td><td>Summer</td><td>40</td>		<tr><td>[[Hook of the Hoarfrost Guardian]]</td><td>Grants four strikedowns a day with a pole-arm for a season</td><td>Summer</td><td>40</td>
			<tr><td>[[Might of Vstaive]]</td><td>Strengthens a fortification</td><td>Summer</td><td>80</td>
	<tr><td>[[Swords in the Noonday Sun]]</td><td>Enchants a campaign army granting soldiers supernatural prowess</td><td>Summer</td><td>80</td>		<tr><td>[[Swords in the Noonday Sun]]</td><td>Enchants a campaign army granting soldiers supernatural prowess</td><td>Summer</td><td>80</td>
	<tr><td>[[Stone's Unyielding Defiance]]</td><td>Enchants a fortification, repairing it and increasing the combat strength by 1,500 for a season</td><td>Summer</td><td>120</td>		<tr><td>[[Stone's Unyielding Defiance]]</td><td>Enchants a fortification, repairing it and increasing the combat strength by 1,500 for a season</td><td>Summer</td><td>120</td>

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	<tr><td>[[Net of Gossamer Chains]]</td><td>Enchants a congregation to provide 3 autumn [[vis]]</td><td>Autumn</td><td>14</td>		<tr><td>[[Net of Gossamer Chains]]</td><td>Enchants a congregation to provide 3 autumn [[vis]]</td><td>Autumn</td><td>14</td>
	<tr><td>[[Quick Study]]</td><td>Enchants a college of magic to speed codification of rituals</td><td>Autumn</td><td>42</td>		<tr><td>[[Quick Study]]</td><td>Enchants a college of magic to speed codification of rituals</td><td>Autumn</td><td>42</td>
	<tr><td>[[Bells of Silver and ~~Bronze~~]]</td><td>Restores the garrison of a target fortification over the coming season</td><td>Autumn</td><td>60</td>		<tr><td>[[Bells of Silver and Brass]]</td><td>Restores the garrison of a target fortification over the coming season</td><td>Autumn</td><td>60</td>
	<tr><td>[[Eyes of the Hills]]</td><td>Enchants a campaign army changing its quality and granting supernatural ability to defend a territory with hills</td><td>Autumn</td><td>80</td>		<tr><td>[[Eyes of the Hills]]</td><td>Enchants a campaign army changing its quality and granting supernatural ability to defend a territory with hills</td><td>Autumn</td><td>80</td>
	<tr><td style="white-space:nowrap;">[[Chalice of Callidius]]</td><td>Allows a magician to gain extra personal mana when consuming something that restores mana..</td><td>Winter</td><td>14</td>		<tr><td style="white-space:nowrap;">[[Chalice of Callidius]]</td><td>Allows a magician to gain extra personal mana when consuming something that restores mana..</td><td>Winter</td><td>14</td>

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	<tr><td>[[Net of Gossamer Chains]]</td><td>Enchants a congregation to provide 3 autumn [[vis]]</td><td>Autumn</td><td>14</td>		<tr><td>[[Net of Gossamer Chains]]</td><td>Enchants a congregation to provide 3 autumn [[vis]]</td><td>Autumn</td><td>14</td>
	<tr><td>[[Quick Study]]</td><td>Enchants a college of magic to speed codification of rituals</td><td>Autumn</td><td>42</td>		<tr><td>[[Quick Study]]</td><td>Enchants a college of magic to speed codification of rituals</td><td>Autumn</td><td>42</td>
			<tr><td>[[Bells of Silver and Bronze]]</td><td>Restores the garrison of a target fortification over the coming season</td><td>Autumn</td><td>60</td>
	<tr><td>[[Eyes of the Hills]]</td><td>Enchants a campaign army changing its quality and granting supernatural ability to defend a territory with hills</td><td>Autumn</td><td>80</td>		<tr><td>[[Eyes of the Hills]]</td><td>Enchants a campaign army changing its quality and granting supernatural ability to defend a territory with hills</td><td>Autumn</td><td>80</td>
	<tr><td style="white-space:nowrap;">[[Chalice of Callidius]]</td><td>Allows a magician to gain extra personal mana when consuming something that restores mana..</td><td>Winter</td><td>14</td>		<tr><td style="white-space:nowrap;">[[Chalice of Callidius]]</td><td>Allows a magician to gain extra personal mana when consuming something that restores mana..</td><td>Winter</td><td>14</td>

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

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

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	{{CaptionedImage\|file=Studious Phoenix.jpg\|caption=Knowledge is power, and power is to be wielded.\|align=right\|width=350}}		{{CaptionedImage\|file=Studious Phoenix.jpg\|caption=Knowledge is power, and power is to be wielded.\|align=right\|width=350}}
	==Politics==		==Politics==
	Most Urizen regard the [[~~Imperial~~ Conclave]] as the most important political arena in the Empire, a reflection of the importance which the nation places on magic. The key Imperial positions, the [[archmage]] and the [[grandmaster]] both control access to vital magical resources. The grandmaster of each [[Conclave order\|order]] has [[Grandmaster#Funding_the_Order\|ready access]] to [[Game_items#Mana_Crystals\|crystal mana]] and wields [[Grandmaster#Powers\|crucial political powers]] within the Conclave. Each [[archmage]] has access to [[Archmage#Regalia_of_the_Archmage\|unique magical tools]] and the ability to [[Archmage#Plenipotentiary\|treat with]] the [[eternal\|eternals]] on an equal footing.		Most Urizen regard the [[Conclave]] as the most important political arena in the Empire, a reflection of the importance which the nation places on magic. The key Imperial positions, the [[archmage]] and the [[grandmaster]] both control access to vital magical resources. The grandmaster of each [[Conclave order\|order]] has [[Grandmaster#Funding_the_Order\|ready access]] to [[Game_items#Mana_Crystals\|crystal mana]] and wields [[Grandmaster#Powers\|crucial political powers]] within the Conclave. Each [[archmage]] has access to [[Archmage#Regalia_of_the_Archmage\|unique magical tools]] and the ability to [[Archmage#Plenipotentiary\|treat with]] the [[eternal\|eternals]] on an equal footing.

	Many Urizen see politics and magic as similar in approach and inherently complimentary. They are similar in the sense that carefully chosen words and gestures, a strong will and a keen intellect allow one to achieve results far beyond what one could achieve using only one's body. They are complimentary in the way they work; magic is notoriously unreliable at influencing hearts and minds, but a charismatic speaker can achieve incredible results without using the tiniest bit of actual magic. By contrast, words of magic can achieve things persuasion alone can never accomplish, raising a storm, calling down an avalanche, or raising a devastating flood.		Many Urizen see politics and magic as similar in approach and inherently complimentary. They are similar in the sense that carefully chosen words and gestures, a strong will and a keen intellect allow one to achieve results far beyond what one could achieve using only one's body. They are complimentary in the way they work; magic is notoriously unreliable at influencing hearts and minds, but a charismatic speaker can achieve incredible results without using the tiniest bit of actual magic. By contrast, words of magic can achieve things persuasion alone can never accomplish, raising a storm, calling down an avalanche, or raising a devastating flood.
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	Adding a ritual to Urizen lore requires the [[ritual text]] to be the target of the [[The_way_that_the_sunshine_gleams#A_New_Archives\|Gift of Knowledge]] ritual. Rather than being returned to the caster, the ritual is added to the body of Urizen lore and becomes available to every Urizen magician following the summit where the ritual is added to lore.		Adding a ritual to Urizen lore requires the [[ritual text]] to be the target of the [[The_way_that_the_sunshine_gleams#A_New_Archives\|Gift of Knowledge]] ritual. Rather than being returned to the caster, the ritual is added to the body of Urizen lore and becomes available to every Urizen magician following the summit where the ritual is added to lore.

	It is not possible for the [[~~Imperial~~ Conclave]] to use a [[declaration]] of [[dissemination]] or [[Imperial lore]] to affect a ritual that is part of Urizen lore, nor is it possible to either remove a ritual from Urizen lore, nor to recover the ritual text once it has been added to the body of knowledge.		It is not possible for the [[Conclave]] to use a [[declaration]] of [[dissemination]] or [[Imperial lore]] to affect a ritual that is part of Urizen lore, nor is it possible to either remove a ritual from Urizen lore, nor to recover the ritual text once it has been added to the body of knowledge.

	A former Urizen citizen who leaves the nation loses access to rituals that are part of Urizen lore; they can be replaced using the normal process of changing mastery.		A former Urizen citizen who leaves the nation loses access to rituals that are part of Urizen lore; they can be replaced using the normal process of changing mastery.

Thespaceinvader at 20:57, 10 April 2025

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	Many Urizen see politics and magic as similar in approach and inherently complimentary. They are similar in the sense that carefully chosen words and gestures, a strong will and a keen intellect allow one to achieve results far beyond what one could achieve using only one's body. They are complimentary in the way they work; magic is notoriously unreliable at influencing hearts and minds, but a charismatic speaker can achieve incredible results without using the tiniest bit of actual magic. By contrast, words of magic can achieve things persuasion alone can never accomplish, raising a storm, calling down an avalanche, or raising a devastating flood.		Many Urizen see politics and magic as similar in approach and inherently complimentary. They are similar in the sense that carefully chosen words and gestures, a strong will and a keen intellect allow one to achieve results far beyond what one could achieve using only one's body. They are complimentary in the way they work; magic is notoriously unreliable at influencing hearts and minds, but a charismatic speaker can achieve incredible results without using the tiniest bit of actual magic. By contrast, words of magic can achieve things persuasion alone can never accomplish, raising a storm, calling down an avalanche, or raising a devastating flood.

	The [[mage\|magi]], the political magicians of Urizen, warn that the only leverage the Urizen have to persuade other members of the Empire to support them is their magic. They point out that while ~~the~~ the Urizeni are the most powerful magicians in the Empire — magic is the only area in which the Urizeni are preeminent. They will never have large armies to rival the Imperial Orcs, Dawn, Wintermark or the Marches. They don't have economic wealth or rich resources to rival Varushka, the League, or the Coast. According to the magi, if the Urizeni don't use their magic to advance their political goals then they will suffer as other more politically active nations put their own agendas first in the Military Council, Senate and Synod.		The [[mage\|magi]], the political magicians of Urizen, warn that the only leverage the Urizen have to persuade other members of the Empire to support them is their magic. They point out that while the Urizeni are the most powerful magicians in the Empire — magic is the only area in which the Urizeni are preeminent. They will never have large armies to rival the Imperial Orcs, Dawn, Wintermark or the Marches. They don't have economic wealth or rich resources to rival Varushka, the League, or the Coast. According to the magi, if the Urizeni don't use their magic to advance their political goals then they will suffer as other more politically active nations put their own agendas first in the Military Council, Senate and Synod.
	==Prognostication==		==Prognostication==
	While the magicians of Urizen pursue [[arete\|excellence]] in all six of the realms of magic, there is little doubt that they are best known for their consummate skill with [[Day magic]]. The [[#resonance\|resonances]] of the Day realm complement the Urizen fascination with [[Day_magic#Mastery\|mastery]], [[Day_magic#Focus\|philosophy]], and the [[Day_magic#Revelation\|thirst for knowledge]]. There are many [[regio\|regios]] in Urizen, but scholars have noted that there are significantly more aligned with the Day realm than any other, especially in the high mountains. There's a long history of cordial relations between the eternals of the Day realm — especially [[Phaleron]], [[Kimus]], and [[Leviathan]] — and the magicians of Urizen.		While the magicians of Urizen pursue [[arete\|excellence]] in all six of the realms of magic, there is little doubt that they are best known for their consummate skill with [[Day magic]]. The [[#resonance\|resonances]] of the Day realm complement the Urizen fascination with [[Day_magic#Mastery\|mastery]], [[Day_magic#Focus\|philosophy]], and the [[Day_magic#Revelation\|thirst for knowledge]]. There are many [[regio\|regios]] in Urizen, but scholars have noted that there are significantly more aligned with the Day realm than any other, especially in the high mountains. There's a long history of cordial relations between the eternals of the Day realm — especially [[Phaleron]], [[Kimus]], and [[Leviathan]] — and the magicians of Urizen.

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	<tr><td>[[Unleash the Beasts Within]]</td><td>With Agramants aid, grants an additional three ranks to a military unit that takes a campaigning action</td><td>Winter</td><td>16</td>		<tr><td>[[Unleash the Beasts Within]]</td><td>With Agramants aid, grants an additional three ranks to a military unit that takes a campaigning action</td><td>Winter</td><td>16</td>
	<tr><td>[[Thirst of the Devourer]]</td><td>With Agramant's aid, grants a target the ability to heal themselves when they successfully deliver an IMPALE</td><td>Winter</td><td>24</td>		<tr><td>[[Thirst of the Devourer]]</td><td>With Agramant's aid, grants a target the ability to heal themselves when they successfully deliver an IMPALE</td><td>Winter</td><td>24</td>
	<tr><td>[[Loosen the Shackles]]</td><td>Summons the power of Agramant to enchant a campaign army, granting murderous hunger.</td><td>Winter</td><td>80</td>		<tr><td>[[Loosen the Shackles]]</td><td>Summons the power of Agramant to enchant a campaign army, granting murderous hunger.</td><td>Winter</td><td>120</td>
	<tr><td>[[Silence of the Bronze Bell]]</td><td>Grants a character with the dedicate skill the ability to remove auras with additional potency</td><td>Winter</td><td>12</td>		<tr><td>[[Silence of the Bronze Bell]]</td><td>Grants a character with the dedicate skill the ability to remove auras with additional potency</td><td>Winter</td><td>12</td>
	<tr><td>[[A Light That Moves]]</td><td>Enchants a congregation for a season so that it provides additional votes and liao at the next summit</td><td>Day</td><td>18</td>		<tr><td>[[A Light That Moves]]</td><td>Enchants a congregation for a season so that it provides additional votes and liao at the next summit</td><td>Day</td><td>18</td>

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Urizen Lore

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	<tr><td>[[Unleash the Beasts Within]]</td><td>With Agramants aid, grants an additional three ranks to a military unit that takes a campaigning action</td><td>Winter</td><td>16</td>		<tr><td>[[Unleash the Beasts Within]]</td><td>With Agramants aid, grants an additional three ranks to a military unit that takes a campaigning action</td><td>Winter</td><td>16</td>
	<tr><td>[[Thirst of the Devourer]]</td><td>With Agramant's aid, grants a target the ability to heal themselves when they successfully deliver an IMPALE</td><td>Winter</td><td>24</td>		<tr><td>[[Thirst of the Devourer]]</td><td>With Agramant's aid, grants a target the ability to heal themselves when they successfully deliver an IMPALE</td><td>Winter</td><td>24</td>
	<tr><td>[[Loosen the Shackles]]</td><td>~~Enchants~~ a campaign army ~~with Agramant's aid~~, ~~changing its quality and filling soldiers with~~ murderous ~~intent~~</td><td>Winter</td><td>80</td>		<tr><td>[[Loosen the Shackles]]</td><td>Summons the power of Agramant to enchant a campaign army, granting murderous hunger.</td><td>Winter</td><td>80</td>
	<tr><td>[[Silence of the Bronze Bell]]</td><td>Grants a character with the dedicate skill the ability to remove auras with additional potency</td><td>Winter</td><td>12</td>		<tr><td>[[Silence of the Bronze Bell]]</td><td>Grants a character with the dedicate skill the ability to remove auras with additional potency</td><td>Winter</td><td>12</td>
	<tr><td>[[A Light That Moves]]</td><td>Enchants a congregation for a season so that it provides additional votes and liao at the next summit</td><td>Day</td><td>18</td>		<tr><td>[[A Light That Moves]]</td><td>Enchants a congregation for a season so that it provides additional votes and liao at the next summit</td><td>Day</td><td>18</td>

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	<tr><td>[[Crown of Phoenix Fire]]</td><td>Grants two ranks of endurance to a group for a season</td><td>Summer</td><td>32</td>		<tr><td>[[Crown of Phoenix Fire]]</td><td>Grants two ranks of endurance to a group for a season</td><td>Summer</td><td>32</td>
	<tr><td>[[Hook of the Hoarfrost Guardian]]</td><td>Grants four strikedowns a day with a pole-arm for a season</td><td>Summer</td><td>40</td>		<tr><td>[[Hook of the Hoarfrost Guardian]]</td><td>Grants four strikedowns a day with a pole-arm for a season</td><td>Summer</td><td>40</td>
	<tr><td>[[Swords in the Noonday Sun]]</td><td>Enchants a campaign army ~~changing its quality and filling~~ soldiers ~~with zeal for victory~~ </td><td>Summer</td><td>80</td>		<tr><td>[[Swords in the Noonday Sun]]</td><td>Enchants a campaign army granting soldiers supernatural prowess</td><td>Summer</td><td>80</td>
	<tr><td>[[Stone's Unyielding Defiance]]</td><td>Enchants a fortification, repairing it and increasing the combat strength by 1,500 for a season</td><td>Summer</td><td>120</td>		<tr><td>[[Stone's Unyielding Defiance]]</td><td>Enchants a fortification, repairing it and increasing the combat strength by 1,500 for a season</td><td>Summer</td><td>120</td>
	<tr><td>[[Ethereal Courier]]</td><td>Send a specially prepared package to a named individual in a known location</td><td>Autumn</td><td>10</td>		<tr><td>[[Ethereal Courier]]</td><td>Send a specially prepared package to a named individual in a known location</td><td>Autumn</td><td>10</td>