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	==Bleak Prospects==		==Bleak Prospects==
	{{SOP\|statement=Navarr who have come home from the trods to join an army! No armies have been sent this season to Therunin. Cleave to your Oaths and your Virtue & we will show the Druj the folly of their plans. It takes more than an Imperial Army with a name and a banner to win a war. We ask the Thorns, Vates, Guides, Brokers, Vines and those that can fight to do whatever they can to harry the Druj. Strike from the shadows, Sabotage their wagons, upset supply lines, spit in their drinks & overstretch their healers. We ask the People who are able, to RESIST the Druj in any way they can. Leave a binding of thorns on every wall, appear to comply but speak out, pilfer from their stores and have the Courage to endure reprisals. We ask the Druj for just One bad day, A guard who drank too much, a scribe who can’t find their glasses, a Quartermaster who can’t find enough rations, a slave who said “Not Today!”, a day to reclaim what is ours.\|by=Ioan Longshadow, Navarr Assembly\|vote=Greater Majority 278-20\|when=Spring Equinox 387YE\|size=small}}		{{SOP\|statement=Navarr who have come home from the trods to join an army! No armies have been sent this season to Therunin. Cleave to your Oaths and your Virtue & we will show the Druj the folly of their plans. It takes more than an Imperial Army with a name and a banner to win a war. We ask the Thorns, Vates, Guides, Brokers, Vines and those that can fight to do whatever they can to harry the Druj. Strike from the shadows, Sabotage their wagons, upset supply lines, spit in their drinks & overstretch their healers. We ask the People who are able, to RESIST the Druj in any way they can. Leave a binding of thorns on every wall, appear to comply but speak out, pilfer from their stores and have the Courage to endure reprisals. We ask the Druj for just One bad day, A guard who drank too much, a scribe who can’t find their glasses, a Quartermaster who can’t find enough rations, a slave who said “Not Today!”, a day to reclaim what is ours.\|by=Ioan Longshadow, Navarr Assembly\|vote=Greater Majority 278-20\|when=Spring Equinox 387YE\|size=small}}
	{{SOP\|statement=I hear the inspiring words of Estella Lucati and thank her for them. However, we must not turn away from breaking the Druj’s ability to wage war on us. Whilst the Navarr have stated that the ~~Vallorn~~ should be removed from this plane of existence now that we have the method to do so, we cannot undertake the largest military offensive in history with the poisoned blades of the most treacherous folk in Creation at our backs. Navarr is at its weakest ebb for a decade. Liathaven is long lost. Therunin under the heel of the Druj and the Isaella’s Dance shattered. We call for aid from our Imperial kin in rebuilding Navarr’s strength, and ask that we defeat the Druj and stabilise the other fronts before turning the Empire’s full might against the ~~Vallorn~~.\|by=Harwyn Eternal, General Assembly\|vote=Upheld 1726-290\|when=Spring Equinox 387YE\|size=small}}		{{SOP\|statement=I hear the inspiring words of Estella Lucati and thank her for them. However, we must not turn away from breaking the Druj’s ability to wage war on us. Whilst the Navarr have stated that the vallorn should be removed from this plane of existence now that we have the method to do so, we cannot undertake the largest military offensive in history with the poisoned blades of the most treacherous folk in Creation at our backs. Navarr is at its weakest ebb for a decade. Liathaven is long lost. Therunin under the heel of the Druj and the Isaella’s Dance shattered. We call for aid from our Imperial kin in rebuilding Navarr’s strength, and ask that we defeat the Druj and stabilise the other fronts before turning the Empire’s full might against the vallorn.\|by=Harwyn Eternal, General Assembly\|vote=Upheld 1726-290\|when=Spring Equinox 387YE\|size=small}}
	The mood in Therunin is beyond bleak. There are no Imperial armies in Therunin, none to reclaim the territory from the Druj and none to fight the vallorn. Full two-thirds of the [[striding\|stridings]] returned home, believing that they were coming back to begin the great war against the vallorn. But those who returned to Therunin endured defeat at the hands of the Druj and now they face destruction at the hands of the vallorn.		The mood in Therunin is beyond bleak. There are no Imperial armies in Therunin, none to reclaim the territory from the Druj and none to fight the vallorn. Full two-thirds of the [[striding\|stridings]] returned home, believing that they were coming back to begin the great war against the vallorn. But those who returned to Therunin endured defeat at the hands of the Druj and now they face destruction at the hands of the vallorn.

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	There is an oasis of safety, however. The gentle power of ''[[Ossegrahn\|Lord Rain]]'' continues to ward [[Therunin#Peakedge Stead\|Peakedge Stead]]. A wall of [[To_hold_death%27s_hand_in_mine#Rainfall\|impenetrable briars]] surrounds the hospital and the [[Hand_of_the_Healers#Houses_of_Healing\|House of Healing]]. The [[inhabitants of the realms#Guardians\|guardians]] of ''Beckburn’s'' realm - quadrupedal creatures of living wood that spread flowers wherever they walk - continue to sing their bubbling song of life and protection. The people seeking sanctuary there are safe, for now. Yet that safety comes with a price.		There is an oasis of safety, however. The gentle power of ''[[Ossegrahn\|Lord Rain]]'' continues to ward [[Therunin#Peakedge Stead\|Peakedge Stead]]. A wall of [[To_hold_death%27s_hand_in_mine#Rainfall\|impenetrable briars]] surrounds the hospital and the [[Hand_of_the_Healers#Houses_of_Healing\|House of Healing]]. The [[inhabitants of the realms#Guardians\|guardians]] of ''Beckburn’s'' realm - quadrupedal creatures of living wood that spread flowers wherever they walk - continue to sing their bubbling song of life and protection. The people seeking sanctuary there are safe, for now. Yet that safety comes with a price.

	During the Spring Equinox, the [[Archmage of Spring]] met with ''Father Tarn'' in [[archmage#Parley\|parley]]. During that meeting, the eternal agreed to expend his might in preserving Peakedge Stead for a second season, to keep alive those who sheltered there and prevent both the Druj and the vallorn from devouring it. Yet ''Coomarta of the Rains'' believes he was [[Speak_to_me#Regarding_Peakedge_Stead\|very clear]] what his aid would cost. That the [[Senate]] would grant the [[~~Conclave\|~~Conclave]] the declaration of [[Interdiction#Remorse\|Remorse]] and they would use it to remove the rituals [[Rivers Run Red]] and [[Mountain Remembers Its Youth]] from [[Imperial lore]].		During the Spring Equinox, the [[Archmage of Spring]] met with ''Father Tarn'' in [[archmage#Parley\|parley]]. During that meeting, the eternal agreed to expend his might in preserving Peakedge Stead for a second season, to keep alive those who sheltered there and prevent both the Druj and the vallorn from devouring it. Yet ''Coomarta of the Rains'' believes he was [[Speak_to_me#Regarding_Peakedge_Stead\|very clear]] what his aid would cost. That the [[Senate]] would grant the [[Conclave]] the declaration of [[Interdiction#Remorse\|Remorse]] and they would use it to remove the rituals [[Rivers Run Red]] and [[Mountain Remembers Its Youth]] from [[Imperial lore]].

	On the understanding this could not be achieved in Spring, but could be done by the end of the Summer Solstice, ''Willowbraid'' exerted himself to cause the wall of life around Peakedge Stead to continue for another three months. If it were achieved, then the eternal would do as he promised and not only protect Peakedge Stead from the Druj and the vallorn, but enfold [[Thornsinger#Thornsong_House\|Thornsong House]] as well so it would be safe once its wards failed. He would not only create a place of sanctuary, but a place that might be used as a stronghold to fight the vallorn when the time comes.		On the understanding this could not be achieved in Spring, but could be done by the end of the Summer Solstice, ''Willowbraid'' exerted himself to cause the wall of life around Peakedge Stead to continue for another three months. If it were achieved, then the eternal would do as he promised and not only protect Peakedge Stead from the Druj and the vallorn, but enfold [[Thornsinger#Thornsong_House\|Thornsong House]] as well so it would be safe once its wards failed. He would not only create a place of sanctuary, but a place that might be used as a stronghold to fight the vallorn when the time comes.

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	There is an oasis of safety, however. The gentle power of ''[[Ossegrahn\|Lord Rain]]'' continues to ward [[Therunin#Peakedge Stead\|Peakedge Stead]]. A wall of [[To_hold_death%27s_hand_in_mine#Rainfall\|impenetrable briars]] surrounds the hospital and the [[Hand_of_the_Healers#Houses_of_Healing\|House of Healing]]. The [[inhabitants of the realms#Guardians\|guardians]] of ''Beckburn’s'' realm - quadrupedal creatures of living wood that spread flowers wherever they walk - continue to sing their bubbling song of life and protection. The people seeking sanctuary there are safe, for now. Yet that safety comes with a price.		There is an oasis of safety, however. The gentle power of ''[[Ossegrahn\|Lord Rain]]'' continues to ward [[Therunin#Peakedge Stead\|Peakedge Stead]]. A wall of [[To_hold_death%27s_hand_in_mine#Rainfall\|impenetrable briars]] surrounds the hospital and the [[Hand_of_the_Healers#Houses_of_Healing\|House of Healing]]. The [[inhabitants of the realms#Guardians\|guardians]] of ''Beckburn’s'' realm - quadrupedal creatures of living wood that spread flowers wherever they walk - continue to sing their bubbling song of life and protection. The people seeking sanctuary there are safe, for now. Yet that safety comes with a price.

	During the Spring Equinox, the [[Archmage of Spring]] met with ''Father Tarn'' in [[archmage#Parley\|parley]]. During that meeting, the eternal agreed to expend his might in preserving Peakedge Stead for a second season, to keep alive those who sheltered there and prevent both the Druj and the vallorn from devouring it. Yet ''Coomarta of the Rains'' believes he was [[Speak_to_me#Regarding_Peakedge_Stead\|very clear]] what his aid would cost. That the [[Senate]] would grant the [[~~Imperial~~ Conclave\|Conclave]] the declaration of [[Interdiction#Remorse\|Remorse]] and they would use it to remove the rituals [[Rivers Run Red]] and [[Mountain Remembers Its Youth]] from [[Imperial lore]].		During the Spring Equinox, the [[Archmage of Spring]] met with ''Father Tarn'' in [[archmage#Parley\|parley]]. During that meeting, the eternal agreed to expend his might in preserving Peakedge Stead for a second season, to keep alive those who sheltered there and prevent both the Druj and the vallorn from devouring it. Yet ''Coomarta of the Rains'' believes he was [[Speak_to_me#Regarding_Peakedge_Stead\|very clear]] what his aid would cost. That the [[Senate]] would grant the [[Conclave\|Conclave]] the declaration of [[Interdiction#Remorse\|Remorse]] and they would use it to remove the rituals [[Rivers Run Red]] and [[Mountain Remembers Its Youth]] from [[Imperial lore]].

	On the understanding this could not be achieved in Spring, but could be done by the end of the Summer Solstice, ''Willowbraid'' exerted himself to cause the wall of life around Peakedge Stead to continue for another three months. If it were achieved, then the eternal would do as he promised and not only protect Peakedge Stead from the Druj and the vallorn, but enfold [[Thornsinger#Thornsong_House\|Thornsong House]] as well so it would be safe once its wards failed. He would not only create a place of sanctuary, but a place that might be used as a stronghold to fight the vallorn when the time comes.		On the understanding this could not be achieved in Spring, but could be done by the end of the Summer Solstice, ''Willowbraid'' exerted himself to cause the wall of life around Peakedge Stead to continue for another three months. If it were achieved, then the eternal would do as he promised and not only protect Peakedge Stead from the Druj and the vallorn, but enfold [[Thornsinger#Thornsong_House\|Thornsong House]] as well so it would be safe once its wards failed. He would not only create a place of sanctuary, but a place that might be used as a stronghold to fight the vallorn when the time comes.

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	There is an oasis of safety, however. The gentle power of ''[[Ossegrahn\|Lord Rain]]'' continues to ward [[Therunin#Peakedge Stead\|Peakedge Stead]]. A wall of [[To_hold_death%27s_hand_in_mine#Rainfall\|impenetrable briars]] surrounds the hospital and the [[Hand_of_the_Healers#Houses_of_Healing\|House of Healing]]. The [[inhabitants of the realms#Guardians\|guardians]] of ''Beckburn’s'' realm - quadrupedal creatures of living wood that spread flowers wherever they walk - continue to sing their bubbling song of life and protection. The people seeking sanctuary there are safe, for now. Yet that safety comes with a price.		There is an oasis of safety, however. The gentle power of ''[[Ossegrahn\|Lord Rain]]'' continues to ward [[Therunin#Peakedge Stead\|Peakedge Stead]]. A wall of [[To_hold_death%27s_hand_in_mine#Rainfall\|impenetrable briars]] surrounds the hospital and the [[Hand_of_the_Healers#Houses_of_Healing\|House of Healing]]. The [[inhabitants of the realms#Guardians\|guardians]] of ''Beckburn’s'' realm - quadrupedal creatures of living wood that spread flowers wherever they walk - continue to sing their bubbling song of life and protection. The people seeking sanctuary there are safe, for now. Yet that safety comes with a price.

	During the Spring Equinox, the [[Archmage of Spring]] met with ''Father Tarn'' in [[archmage#Parley\|parley]]. During that meeting, the eternal agreed to expend his might in preserving Peakedge Stead for a second season, to keep alive those who sheltered there and prevent both the Druj and the vallorn from devouring it. Yet ''Coomarta of the Rains'' believes he was [[Speak_to_me#Regarding_Peakedge_Stead\|very clear]] what his aid would cost. That the [[~~Imperial~~ Senate]] would grant the [[Imperial Conclave\|Conclave]] the declaration of [[Interdiction#Remorse\|Remorse]] and they would use it to remove the rituals [[Rivers Run Red]] and [[Mountain Remembers Its Youth]] from [[Imperial lore]].		During the Spring Equinox, the [[Archmage of Spring]] met with ''Father Tarn'' in [[archmage#Parley\|parley]]. During that meeting, the eternal agreed to expend his might in preserving Peakedge Stead for a second season, to keep alive those who sheltered there and prevent both the Druj and the vallorn from devouring it. Yet ''Coomarta of the Rains'' believes he was [[Speak_to_me#Regarding_Peakedge_Stead\|very clear]] what his aid would cost. That the [[Senate]] would grant the [[Imperial Conclave\|Conclave]] the declaration of [[Interdiction#Remorse\|Remorse]] and they would use it to remove the rituals [[Rivers Run Red]] and [[Mountain Remembers Its Youth]] from [[Imperial lore]].

	On the understanding this could not be achieved in Spring, but could be done by the end of the Summer Solstice, ''Willowbraid'' exerted himself to cause the wall of life around Peakedge Stead to continue for another three months. If it were achieved, then the eternal would do as he promised and not only protect Peakedge Stead from the Druj and the vallorn, but enfold [[Thornsinger#Thornsong_House\|Thornsong House]] as well so it would be safe once its wards failed. He would not only create a place of sanctuary, but a place that might be used as a stronghold to fight the vallorn when the time comes.		On the understanding this could not be achieved in Spring, but could be done by the end of the Summer Solstice, ''Willowbraid'' exerted himself to cause the wall of life around Peakedge Stead to continue for another three months. If it were achieved, then the eternal would do as he promised and not only protect Peakedge Stead from the Druj and the vallorn, but enfold [[Thornsinger#Thornsong_House\|Thornsong House]] as well so it would be safe once its wards failed. He would not only create a place of sanctuary, but a place that might be used as a stronghold to fight the vallorn when the time comes.

Kirkbride: /* Therunin and Lord Rain */

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Therunin and Lord Rain

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	* '''The Empire has comparatively little information about Therunin as there are no Imperial forces there'''		* '''The Empire has comparatively little information about Therunin as there are no Imperial forces there'''

	The Druj still control Therunin, but it is being contested by the vallorn. It may be worth reviewing the information presented last season about the situation in Therunin, as recounted in the game information section of the [[To_hold_death%27s_hand_in_mine#Regarding_Therunin\|To hold death's hand in mine]] wind of war.		The Druj still control Therunin, but it is being contested by the vallorn. It may be worth reviewing the information presented last season about the situation in Therunin, as recounted in the game information section of the '''[[To_hold_death%27s_hand_in_mine#Regarding_Therunin\|To hold death's hand in mine]]''' wind of war.

	[[Therunin#Peakedge Song\|Peakedge Stead]] and the [[Hand_of_the_Healers#Houses_of_Healing\|Houses of Healing]] are still being protected by [[Ossegrahn]] but by the end of the Summer Solstice his patience and power alike will have run out. If the Conclave has not removed [[Rivers Run Red]] and [[Mountain Remembers Its Youth]] from Imperial lore by the end of the summit, Ossegrahn will be forced to withdraw his protection and Peakedge Stead (and [[Thornsinger\|Thornsong House]]) will be destroyed, and the people taking refuge there killed. Furthermore, Ossegrahn will turn away from the Empire, meaning he will no longer respond positively to plenipotentiary nor offer new boons to Imperial citizens.		[[Therunin#Peakedge Song\|Peakedge Stead]] and the [[Hand_of_the_Healers#Houses_of_Healing\|Houses of Healing]] are still being protected by [[Ossegrahn]] but by the end of the Summer Solstice his patience and power alike will have run out. If the Conclave has not removed [[Rivers Run Red]] and [[Mountain Remembers Its Youth]] from Imperial lore by the end of the summit, Ossegrahn will be forced to withdraw his protection and Peakedge Stead (and [[Thornsinger\|Thornsong House]]) will be destroyed, and the people taking refuge there killed. Furthermore, Ossegrahn will turn away from the Empire, meaning he will no longer respond positively to plenipotentiary nor offer new boons to Imperial citizens.

Twiggy at 18:45, 8 August 2025

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	On the understanding this could not be achieved in Spring, but could be done by the end of the Summer Solstice, ''Willowbraid'' exerted himself to cause the wall of life around Peakedge Stead to continue for another three months. If it were achieved, then the eternal would do as he promised and not only protect Peakedge Stead from the Druj and the vallorn, but enfold [[Thornsinger#Thornsong_House\|Thornsong House]] as well so it would be safe once its wards failed. He would not only create a place of sanctuary, but a place that might be used as a stronghold to fight the vallorn when the time comes.		On the understanding this could not be achieved in Spring, but could be done by the end of the Summer Solstice, ''Willowbraid'' exerted himself to cause the wall of life around Peakedge Stead to continue for another three months. If it were achieved, then the eternal would do as he promised and not only protect Peakedge Stead from the Druj and the vallorn, but enfold [[Thornsinger#Thornsong_House\|Thornsong House]] as well so it would be safe once its wards failed. He would not only create a place of sanctuary, but a place that might be used as a stronghold to fight the vallorn when the time comes.

	Yet he was also clear what the consequences would be if his trust were not repaid. If the Archmage cannot follow through, if the Senate and the Conclave do not ~~fulfill~~ their end of this bargain, then Ossegrahn will withdraw from the Empire. Not just from Therunin - from the ''entire'' Empire. He will step away; he will not agree to future [[Archmage#Plenipotentiary\|plenipotentiary]] until the Empire can repair their fundamental breach of trust. Peakedge Stead will be destroyed by the Druj who remain in Therunin, or subsumed by the vallorn. Those sheltering there will die, and the Houses of Healing will be lost. When the wards protecting Thornsong House fall, the college of the apothecary arts will doubtless meet the same fate. The healers and peace-makers of the Empire both will lose a potent ally, and there are few other eternals whose interests coincide with those who seek to preserve life.		Yet he was also clear what the consequences would be if his trust were not repaid. If the Archmage cannot follow through, if the Senate and the Conclave do not fulfil their end of this bargain, then Ossegrahn will withdraw from the Empire. Not just from Therunin - from the ''entire'' Empire. He will step away; he will not agree to future [[Archmage#Plenipotentiary\|plenipotentiary]] until the Empire can repair their fundamental breach of trust. Peakedge Stead will be destroyed by the Druj who remain in Therunin, or subsumed by the vallorn. Those sheltering there will die, and the Houses of Healing will be lost. When the wards protecting Thornsong House fall, the college of the apothecary arts will doubtless meet the same fate. The healers and peace-makers of the Empire both will lose a potent ally, and there are few other eternals whose interests coincide with those who seek to preserve life.

	Given there are no Imperial armies in Therunin, it is unlikely any force could get into position in time to save Peakedge Stead and the Houses of Healing, and the people sheltering there. Ossegrahn will do what he can to ease their passing, but he is already at the limits of his power and without the show of faith from the Empire he will have no choice but to walk away.		Given there are no Imperial armies in Therunin, it is unlikely any force could get into position in time to save Peakedge Stead and the Houses of Healing, and the people sheltering there. Ossegrahn will do what he can to ease their passing, but he is already at the limits of his power and without the show of faith from the Empire he will have no choice but to walk away.

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A Veil Hides

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	A few groups have even grander plans. Deep within the forests of Eastring, a group of Druj have been working alongside children of the [[Arhallogen\|Queen-with-a-thousand-young]] to create a place dedicated to the eternal, something akin to the Druj equivalent of a [[fane]] - a place of power that the eternal's servants can use to come and go freely from the world.		A few groups have even grander plans. Deep within the forests of Eastring, a group of Druj have been working alongside children of the [[Arhallogen\|Queen-with-a-thousand-young]] to create a place dedicated to the eternal, something akin to the Druj equivalent of a [[fane]] - a place of power that the eternal's servants can use to come and go freely from the world.

	If the Druj and the heralds of Arhallogen are not stopped, then they will create a profane site. Over the coming season, Arhallogan will spread its influence and lay claim to the region. By the start of the Autumn Equinox 387YE, the region of Eastring will belong to Arhallogen, and it is expected that the Druj will have full access to it – including the [[Thimble]]. It is the responsibility of the [[Champion of Wisdom]], '''Valens Leos''', to prevent this from happening.		If the Druj and the heralds of Arhallogen are not stopped, then they will create a profane site. Over the coming season, Arhallogan will spread its influence and lay claim to the region. By the start of the Autumn Equinox 387YE, the region of [[Arhallogen#Eastring\|Eastring]] will belong to Arhallogen, and it is expected that the Druj will have full access to it – including the [[Thimble]]. It is the responsibility of the [[Champion of Wisdom]], '''Valens Leos''', to prevent this from happening.

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

Hailmur: /* Vallorn */

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Vallorn

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	There is some speculation that the Druj forces are, or have been, up to something in Eastring and East Ashes designed to hold the vallorn back, or at least preserve some sort of presence in the east. They have had uncontested control of the [[Therunin#The_Docks_at_Feverwater\|Docks at Feverwater]] and [[Therunin#Mudlark's_Haven\|Mudlark’s Haven]] for nearly a year and if they ''are'' doing something it is probably there.		There is some speculation that the Druj forces are, or have been, up to something in Eastring and East Ashes designed to hold the vallorn back, or at least preserve some sort of presence in the east. They have had uncontested control of the [[Therunin#The_Docks_at_Feverwater\|Docks at Feverwater]] and [[Therunin#Mudlark's_Haven\|Mudlark’s Haven]] for nearly a year and if they ''are'' doing something it is probably there.

			==Conjunctions==
			===Scent of Madness===
			* '''A group of Druj are trying to escape Greenheart'''
			* '''This skirmish is a [[Accessibility#Combat_Highly_Likely\|combat highly likely]] encounter'''
			* '''The ''Spear of the Seven'' is [[Sentinel_Gate#Prognostication\|responsible]] for defeating the Druj'''
			{{AgainstBarbarians}}
			Last season, the Druj managed to unleash the vallorn in Therunin. Now, several groups of the Druj are moving within areas controlled by the vallorn, on the hunt for [[vis#Vital Honey\|vital honey]], chaos fruit, and other strange products created from the influence of the [[Realm#Spring\|Primal Forest]]. One such group has been tracked by the thorns of the Firstblade steading, who remain in the territory, and who have called on the [[Spear of the Seven]] to help.

			Unfortunately, there are vallornspawn between where the Sentinel Gate will open and the Druj. If the Druj, and the vallornspawn before them, can be defeated, then the resources they carry can be claimed by the Spear of the Seven, '''Corwyn Heartsbane''', for whatever they wish to achieve.

			<box><big>'''[[Vallorn#Vallorn_Miasma\|Vallorn miasma]]'''</big><br>
			* '''''Scent of Madness'' takes place within vallorn miasma'''
			* '''Anyone in vallorn miasma is affected by [[Calls#VENOM\|VENOM]] unless they are bonded to an [[Abraxus Stone]] or are under the effect of [[Vitality of Rushing Water]]
			* '''Anyone affected by the VENOM from the vallorn miasma will eventually begin to suffer from symptoms of nausea or mild feverishness
			The short length of this conjunction means that in this instance there is no chance of anyone developing [[Vallornspawn_husk#Green_Lung\|green lung]]</box>

			===A Veil Hides===
			* '''A group of Druj are attempting to cede the region of Eastring to Arhallogen'''
			* '''The Druj are accompanied by several heralds of Arhallogen'''
			* '''This skirmish is a [[Accessibility#Combat_Highly_Likely\|combat highly likely]] encounter'''
			* '''The ''Champion of Wisdom'' is [[Sentinel_Gate#Prognostication\|responsible]] for defeating the Druj and the heralds of Arhallogen'''
			{{AgainstBarbarians}}
			This season, the Druj armies withdrew from Therunin, leaving the raw, unleashed force of the vallorn to run wild in the territory. There are pockets of Druj remaining in the territory; administrators and guards for the most part, but also treasure seekers searching for Spring treasures in the vallorn miasma, while others desperately seeking out any scrap that might show them where Thornsong House might be hiding.

			A few groups have even grander plans. Deep within the forests of Eastring, a group of Druj have been working alongside children of the [[Arhallogen\|Queen-with-a-thousand-young]] to create a place dedicated to the eternal, something akin to the Druj equivalent of a [[fane]] - a place of power that the eternal's servants can use to come and go freely from the world.

			If the Druj and the heralds of Arhallogen are not stopped, then they will create a profane site. Over the coming season, Arhallogan will spread its influence and lay claim to the region. By the start of the Autumn Equinox 387YE, the region of Eastring will belong to Arhallogen, and it is expected that the Druj will have full access to it – including the [[Thimble]]. It is the responsibility of the [[Champion of Wisdom]], '''Valens Leos''', to prevent this from happening.

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

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	<div style="float:left; width: 400px; clear: right;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=TheruninLake.jpg\|caption=The willows weep in Therunin, for the cost that has been paid and the cost that is yet to come.\|title=Regions of Therunin\|align=left\|width=400}}</div>		<div style="float:left; width: 400px; clear: right;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=TheruninLake.jpg\|caption=The willows weep in Therunin, for the cost that has been paid and the cost that is yet to come.\|title=Regions of Therunin\|align=left\|width=400}}</div>
	==Beauty Once==		==Beauty Once==
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	There was beauty in [[Therunin]], once. Spring would bring delicate marsh flowers, see blossoms kindle and spread like wildfire through the trees, waken the raucous beasts of the fens and the forests to full-throated life. Summer would herald long, warm days when jewelled dragonflies darted here-and-there across the waters, fruits and berries ripening, the great beetles of the deep woods scuttling about their inscrutable business under blue skies. The [[Druj]] have changed that, perhaps forever.		There was beauty in [[Therunin]], once. Spring would bring delicate marsh flowers, see blossoms kindle and spread like wildfire through the trees, waken the raucous beasts of the fens and the forests to full-throated life. Summer would herald long, warm days when jewelled dragonflies darted here-and-there across the waters, fruits and berries ripening, the great beetles of the deep woods scuttling about their inscrutable business under blue skies. The [[Druj]] have changed that, perhaps forever.

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	==Bleak Prospects==		==Bleak Prospects==
	{{SOP\|statement=Navarr who have come home from the trods to join an army! No armies have been sent this season to Therunin. Cleave to your Oaths and your Virtue & we will show the Druj the folly of their plans. It takes more than an Imperial Army with a name and a banner to win a war. We ask the Thorns, Vates, Guides, Brokers, Vines and those that can fight to do whatever they can to harry the Druj. Strike from the shadows, Sabotage their wagons, upset supply lines, spit in their drinks & overstretch their healers. We ask the People who are able, to RESIST the Druj in any way they can. Leave a binding of thorns on every wall, appear to comply but speak out, pilfer from their stores and have the Courage to endure reprisals. We ask the Druj for just One bad day, A guard who drank too much, a scribe who can’t find their glasses, a Quartermaster who can’t find enough rations, a slave who said “Not Today!”, a day to reclaim what is ours.\|by=Ioan Longshadow, Navarr Assembly\|vote=Greater Majority 278-20\|when=Spring Equinox 387YE\|size=small}}		{{SOP\|statement=Navarr who have come home from the trods to join an army! No armies have been sent this season to Therunin. Cleave to your Oaths and your Virtue & we will show the Druj the folly of their plans. It takes more than an Imperial Army with a name and a banner to win a war. We ask the Thorns, Vates, Guides, Brokers, Vines and those that can fight to do whatever they can to harry the Druj. Strike from the shadows, Sabotage their wagons, upset supply lines, spit in their drinks & overstretch their healers. We ask the People who are able, to RESIST the Druj in any way they can. Leave a binding of thorns on every wall, appear to comply but speak out, pilfer from their stores and have the Courage to endure reprisals. We ask the Druj for just One bad day, A guard who drank too much, a scribe who can’t find their glasses, a Quartermaster who can’t find enough rations, a slave who said “Not Today!”, a day to reclaim what is ours.\|by=Ioan Longshadow, Navarr Assembly\|vote=Greater Majority 278-20\|when=Spring Equinox 387YE\|size=small}}
	{{SOP\|statement=I hear the inspiring words of Estella Lucati and thank her for them. However, we must not turn away from breaking the Druj’s ability to wage war on us. Whilst the Navarr have stated that the Vallorn should be removed from this plane of existence now that we have the method to do so, we cannot undertake the largest military offensive in history with the poisoned blades of the most treacherous folk in Creation at our backs. Navarr is at its weakest ebb for a decade. Liathaven is long lost. Therunin under the heel of the Druj and the Isaella’s Dance shattered. We call for aid from our Imperial kin in rebuilding Navarr’s strength, and ask that we defeat the Druj and stabilise the other fronts before turning the Empire’s full might against the Vallorn.\|by=Harwyn Eternal, ~~GeneralAssembly~~\|vote=~~Greater Majority~~ 1726-290\|when=Spring Equinox 387YE\|size=small}}		{{SOP\|statement=I hear the inspiring words of Estella Lucati and thank her for them. However, we must not turn away from breaking the Druj’s ability to wage war on us. Whilst the Navarr have stated that the Vallorn should be removed from this plane of existence now that we have the method to do so, we cannot undertake the largest military offensive in history with the poisoned blades of the most treacherous folk in Creation at our backs. Navarr is at its weakest ebb for a decade. Liathaven is long lost. Therunin under the heel of the Druj and the Isaella’s Dance shattered. We call for aid from our Imperial kin in rebuilding Navarr’s strength, and ask that we defeat the Druj and stabilise the other fronts before turning the Empire’s full might against the Vallorn.\|by=Harwyn Eternal, General Assembly\|vote=Upheld 1726-290\|when=Spring Equinox 387YE\|size=small}}
	The mood in Therunin is beyond bleak. There are no Imperial armies in Therunin, none to reclaim the territory from the Druj and none to fight the vallorn. Full two-thirds of the [[striding\|stridings]] returned home, believing that they were coming back to begin the great war against the vallorn. But those who returned to Therunin endured defeat at the hands of the Druj and now they face destruction at the hands of the vallorn.		The mood in Therunin is beyond bleak. There are no Imperial armies in Therunin, none to reclaim the territory from the Druj and none to fight the vallorn. Full two-thirds of the [[striding\|stridings]] returned home, believing that they were coming back to begin the great war against the vallorn. But those who returned to Therunin endured defeat at the hands of the Druj and now they face destruction at the hands of the vallorn.

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	There is an oasis of safety, however. The gentle power of ''[[Ossegrahn\|Lord Rain]]'' continues to ward [[Therunin#Peakedge Stead\|Peakedge Stead]]. A wall of [[To_hold_death%27s_hand_in_mine#Rainfall\|impenetrable briars]] surrounds the hospital and the [[Hand_of_the_Healers#Houses_of_Healing\|House of Healing]]. The [[inhabitants of the realms#Guardians\|guardians]] of ''Beckburn’s'' realm - quadrupedal creatures of living wood that spread flowers wherever they walk - continue to sing their bubbling song of life and protection. The people seeking sanctuary there are safe, for now. Yet that safety comes with a price.		There is an oasis of safety, however. The gentle power of ''[[Ossegrahn\|Lord Rain]]'' continues to ward [[Therunin#Peakedge Stead\|Peakedge Stead]]. A wall of [[To_hold_death%27s_hand_in_mine#Rainfall\|impenetrable briars]] surrounds the hospital and the [[Hand_of_the_Healers#Houses_of_Healing\|House of Healing]]. The [[inhabitants of the realms#Guardians\|guardians]] of ''Beckburn’s'' realm - quadrupedal creatures of living wood that spread flowers wherever they walk - continue to sing their bubbling song of life and protection. The people seeking sanctuary there are safe, for now. Yet that safety comes with a price.

	During the Spring Equinox, the [[Archmage of Spring]] met with ''Father Tarn'' in [[archmage#Parley\|parley]]. During that meeting, the eternal agreed to expend his might in preserving Peakedge Stead for a second season, to keep alive those who sheltered there and prevent both the Druj and the vallorn from devouring it. Yet ''Coomarta of the Rains'' believes he was [[Speak_to_me#Regarding_Peakedge_Stead\|very clear]] what his aid would cost. That the [[Senate]] would grant the [[~~Conclave\|~~Conclave]] the declaration of [[Interdiction#Remorse\|Remorse]] and they would use it to remove the rituals [[Rivers Run Red]] and [[Mountain Remembers Its Youth]] from [[Imperial lore]].		During the Spring Equinox, the [[Archmage of Spring]] met with ''Father Tarn'' in [[archmage#Parley\|parley]]. During that meeting, the eternal agreed to expend his might in preserving Peakedge Stead for a second season, to keep alive those who sheltered there and prevent both the Druj and the vallorn from devouring it. Yet ''Coomarta of the Rains'' believes he was [[Speak_to_me#Regarding_Peakedge_Stead\|very clear]] what his aid would cost. That the [[Senate]] would grant the [[Conclave]] the declaration of [[Interdiction#Remorse\|Remorse]] and they would use it to remove the rituals [[Rivers Run Red]] and [[Mountain Remembers Its Youth]] from [[Imperial lore]].

	On the understanding this could not be achieved in Spring, but could be done by the end of the Summer Solstice, ''Willowbraid'' exerted himself to cause the wall of life around Peakedge Stead to continue for another three months. If it were achieved, then the eternal would do as he promised and not only protect Peakedge Stead from the Druj and the vallorn, but enfold [[Thornsinger#Thornsong_House\|Thornsong House]] as well so it would be safe once its wards failed. He would not only create a place of sanctuary, but a place that might be used as a stronghold to fight the vallorn when the time comes.		On the understanding this could not be achieved in Spring, but could be done by the end of the Summer Solstice, ''Willowbraid'' exerted himself to cause the wall of life around Peakedge Stead to continue for another three months. If it were achieved, then the eternal would do as he promised and not only protect Peakedge Stead from the Druj and the vallorn, but enfold [[Thornsinger#Thornsong_House\|Thornsong House]] as well so it would be safe once its wards failed. He would not only create a place of sanctuary, but a place that might be used as a stronghold to fight the vallorn when the time comes.

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	There is an oasis of safety, however. The gentle power of ''[[Ossegrahn\|Lord Rain]]'' continues to ward [[Therunin#Peakedge Stead\|Peakedge Stead]]. A wall of [[To_hold_death%27s_hand_in_mine#Rainfall\|impenetrable briars]] surrounds the hospital and the [[Hand_of_the_Healers#Houses_of_Healing\|House of Healing]]. The [[inhabitants of the realms#Guardians\|guardians]] of ''Beckburn’s'' realm - quadrupedal creatures of living wood that spread flowers wherever they walk - continue to sing their bubbling song of life and protection. The people seeking sanctuary there are safe, for now. Yet that safety comes with a price.		There is an oasis of safety, however. The gentle power of ''[[Ossegrahn\|Lord Rain]]'' continues to ward [[Therunin#Peakedge Stead\|Peakedge Stead]]. A wall of [[To_hold_death%27s_hand_in_mine#Rainfall\|impenetrable briars]] surrounds the hospital and the [[Hand_of_the_Healers#Houses_of_Healing\|House of Healing]]. The [[inhabitants of the realms#Guardians\|guardians]] of ''Beckburn’s'' realm - quadrupedal creatures of living wood that spread flowers wherever they walk - continue to sing their bubbling song of life and protection. The people seeking sanctuary there are safe, for now. Yet that safety comes with a price.

	During the Spring Equinox, the [[Archmage of Spring]] met with ''Father Tarn'' in [[archmage#Parley\|parley]]. During that meeting, the eternal agreed to expend his might in preserving Peakedge Stead for a second season, to keep alive those who sheltered there and prevent both the Druj and the vallorn from devouring it. Yet ''Coomarta of the Rains'' believes he was [[Speak_to_me#Regarding_Peakedge_Stead\|very clear]] what his aid would cost. That the [[Senate]] would grant the [[~~Imperial~~ Conclave\|Conclave]] the declaration of [[Interdiction#Remorse\|Remorse]] and they would use it to remove the rituals [[Rivers Run Red]] and [[Mountain Remembers Its Youth]] from [[Imperial lore]].		During the Spring Equinox, the [[Archmage of Spring]] met with ''Father Tarn'' in [[archmage#Parley\|parley]]. During that meeting, the eternal agreed to expend his might in preserving Peakedge Stead for a second season, to keep alive those who sheltered there and prevent both the Druj and the vallorn from devouring it. Yet ''Coomarta of the Rains'' believes he was [[Speak_to_me#Regarding_Peakedge_Stead\|very clear]] what his aid would cost. That the [[Senate]] would grant the [[Conclave\|Conclave]] the declaration of [[Interdiction#Remorse\|Remorse]] and they would use it to remove the rituals [[Rivers Run Red]] and [[Mountain Remembers Its Youth]] from [[Imperial lore]].

	On the understanding this could not be achieved in Spring, but could be done by the end of the Summer Solstice, ''Willowbraid'' exerted himself to cause the wall of life around Peakedge Stead to continue for another three months. If it were achieved, then the eternal would do as he promised and not only protect Peakedge Stead from the Druj and the vallorn, but enfold [[Thornsinger#Thornsong_House\|Thornsong House]] as well so it would be safe once its wards failed. He would not only create a place of sanctuary, but a place that might be used as a stronghold to fight the vallorn when the time comes.		On the understanding this could not be achieved in Spring, but could be done by the end of the Summer Solstice, ''Willowbraid'' exerted himself to cause the wall of life around Peakedge Stead to continue for another three months. If it were achieved, then the eternal would do as he promised and not only protect Peakedge Stead from the Druj and the vallorn, but enfold [[Thornsinger#Thornsong_House\|Thornsong House]] as well so it would be safe once its wards failed. He would not only create a place of sanctuary, but a place that might be used as a stronghold to fight the vallorn when the time comes.

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	There is an oasis of safety, however. The gentle power of ''[[Ossegrahn\|Lord Rain]]'' continues to ward [[Therunin#Peakedge Stead\|Peakedge Stead]]. A wall of [[To_hold_death%27s_hand_in_mine#Rainfall\|impenetrable briars]] surrounds the hospital and the [[Hand_of_the_Healers#Houses_of_Healing\|House of Healing]]. The [[inhabitants of the realms#Guardians\|guardians]] of ''Beckburn’s'' realm - quadrupedal creatures of living wood that spread flowers wherever they walk - continue to sing their bubbling song of life and protection. The people seeking sanctuary there are safe, for now. Yet that safety comes with a price.		There is an oasis of safety, however. The gentle power of ''[[Ossegrahn\|Lord Rain]]'' continues to ward [[Therunin#Peakedge Stead\|Peakedge Stead]]. A wall of [[To_hold_death%27s_hand_in_mine#Rainfall\|impenetrable briars]] surrounds the hospital and the [[Hand_of_the_Healers#Houses_of_Healing\|House of Healing]]. The [[inhabitants of the realms#Guardians\|guardians]] of ''Beckburn’s'' realm - quadrupedal creatures of living wood that spread flowers wherever they walk - continue to sing their bubbling song of life and protection. The people seeking sanctuary there are safe, for now. Yet that safety comes with a price.

	During the Spring Equinox, the [[Archmage of Spring]] met with ''Father Tarn'' in [[archmage#Parley\|parley]]. During that meeting, the eternal agreed to expend his might in preserving Peakedge Stead for a second season, to keep alive those who sheltered there and prevent both the Druj and the vallorn from devouring it. Yet ''Coomarta of the Rains'' believes he was [[Speak_to_me#Regarding_Peakedge_Stead\|very clear]] what his aid would cost. That the [[~~Imperial~~ Senate]] would grant the [[Imperial Conclave\|Conclave]] the declaration of [[Interdiction#Remorse\|Remorse]] and they would use it to remove the rituals [[Rivers Run Red]] and [[Mountain Remembers Its Youth]] from [[Imperial lore]].		During the Spring Equinox, the [[Archmage of Spring]] met with ''Father Tarn'' in [[archmage#Parley\|parley]]. During that meeting, the eternal agreed to expend his might in preserving Peakedge Stead for a second season, to keep alive those who sheltered there and prevent both the Druj and the vallorn from devouring it. Yet ''Coomarta of the Rains'' believes he was [[Speak_to_me#Regarding_Peakedge_Stead\|very clear]] what his aid would cost. That the [[Senate]] would grant the [[Imperial Conclave\|Conclave]] the declaration of [[Interdiction#Remorse\|Remorse]] and they would use it to remove the rituals [[Rivers Run Red]] and [[Mountain Remembers Its Youth]] from [[Imperial lore]].

	On the understanding this could not be achieved in Spring, but could be done by the end of the Summer Solstice, ''Willowbraid'' exerted himself to cause the wall of life around Peakedge Stead to continue for another three months. If it were achieved, then the eternal would do as he promised and not only protect Peakedge Stead from the Druj and the vallorn, but enfold [[Thornsinger#Thornsong_House\|Thornsong House]] as well so it would be safe once its wards failed. He would not only create a place of sanctuary, but a place that might be used as a stronghold to fight the vallorn when the time comes.		On the understanding this could not be achieved in Spring, but could be done by the end of the Summer Solstice, ''Willowbraid'' exerted himself to cause the wall of life around Peakedge Stead to continue for another three months. If it were achieved, then the eternal would do as he promised and not only protect Peakedge Stead from the Druj and the vallorn, but enfold [[Thornsinger#Thornsong_House\|Thornsong House]] as well so it would be safe once its wards failed. He would not only create a place of sanctuary, but a place that might be used as a stronghold to fight the vallorn when the time comes.