Wise Rangara - Revision history

Twiggy: /* Boons */

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	{{CaptionedImage\|file=TreeArt.jpg\|title=Part of the "House of Leaves" collection, this is believed to be a painting representing Wise Rangara entitled ''Grandmother Winter'', artist unknown.\|caption=Wise Rangara is one of the oldest of the known eternals.\|align=right\|width=400}}		{{CaptionedImage\|file=TreeArt.jpg\|title=Part of the "House of Leaves" collection, this is believed to be a painting representing Wise Rangara entitled ''Grandmother Winter'', artist unknown.\|caption=Wise Rangara is one of the oldest of the known eternals.\|align=right\|width=400}}
	===Boons===		===Boons===
	The most important thing to understand about Rangara is that she never gives anything of value away without exacting an appropriate price. She warns those who bargain with her that nothing of value is ~~every~~ gained without price. She rarely barters with those she is dealing with; she states a price, and if it is not appropriate she rarely agrees to a counter-offer. The prices she exacts are often painful, and often involve an effort to teach the bargainer a lesson of some sort. If the bargain appears too good to be true, scholars warn, be ''very'' careful as there is likely to be a hidden catch.		The most important thing to understand about Rangara is that she never gives anything of value away without exacting an appropriate price. She warns those who bargain with her that nothing of value is ever gained without price. She rarely barters with those she is dealing with; she states a price, and if it is not appropriate she rarely agrees to a counter-offer. The prices she exacts are often painful, and often involve an effort to teach the bargainer a lesson of some sort. If the bargain appears too good to be true, scholars warn, be ''very'' careful as there is likely to be a hidden catch.

	The Eldest is a mistress of herbs, and can brew any potion. She can also combine herbs in such a way as to create unique elixirs, salves and infusions beyond the ability of mortal apothecaries. Often these potions require a strange or symbolic element in addition to the normal herbs - the blood of a warrior or a tear from a boyar, for example. She is known to request difficult quests from those who ask her for potions, usually involving gathering a unique ingredient some of which goes into the potion and some of which she takes as payment. According to stories she can brew a draught that renders the one who drinks it immortal - they will continue to age, but they will not die except by violence.		The Eldest is a mistress of herbs, and can brew any potion. She can also combine herbs in such a way as to create unique elixirs, salves and infusions beyond the ability of mortal apothecaries. Often these potions require a strange or symbolic element in addition to the normal herbs - the blood of a warrior or a tear from a boyar, for example. She is known to request difficult quests from those who ask her for potions, usually involving gathering a unique ingredient some of which goes into the potion and some of which she takes as payment. According to stories she can brew a draught that renders the one who drinks it immortal - they will continue to age, but they will not die except by violence.

Twiggy: /* Appearance */

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Appearance

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	===Appearance===		===Appearance===
	One of the oldest known eternals, Rangara appears as an extremely old woman with snow-pale skin. She is believed to be blind, although this does not seem to effect her ability to perceive visitors and should never be mistaken for weakness - indeed most scholars agree she has a supernatural ability to penetrate disguises and transformations in those who come before her. She wears a cloak of black feathers, and either a dark cowl or more often a ritual mask made from the bones of a great bird, likewise covered in feathers. .		One of the oldest known eternals, Rangara appears as an extremely old woman with snow-pale skin. She is believed to be blind, although this does not seem to effect her ability to perceive visitors and should never be mistaken for weakness - indeed most scholars agree she has a supernatural ability to penetrate disguises and transformations in those who come before her. She wears a cloak of black feathers, and either a dark cowl or more often a ritual mask made from the bones of a great bird, likewise covered in feathers.

	Wise Rangara may be encountered alone, but is often assisted by dark figures that combine elements of birds with humanoid form. Sometimes she is accompanied by a human child, often expressing a strong [[draughir]] [[lineage]] who she refers to as her apprentice.		Wise Rangara may be encountered alone, but is often assisted by dark figures that combine elements of birds with humanoid form. Sometimes she is accompanied by a human child, often expressing a strong [[draughir]] [[lineage]] who she refers to as her apprentice.

Twiggy at 20:06, 15 January 2026

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	===Rangara's Apprentice===		===Rangara's Apprentice===
	Rangara has a special interest in children; her ''apprentice'' is always a human child, and rarely of any lineage other than draughir. Children who approach Rangara politely and offer her assistance may be allowed to spend time with her in her ~~Realm~~. Those who do must be exceptionally careful to specify the duration of their apprenticeship - there are stories of unwise children who have failed to do so and end up serving the Cruel Lady for years until a family member is able to bargain with Rangara for their release. A child who spends time with Rangara usually receives a gift from the eternal when they return to the mortal ~~Realm~~. Children who spend time with Rangara are very likely to return marked by the draughir lineage, and in later life often follow the path of the [[Surgical skills#Physick\|physician]] or [[Surgical skills#Apothecary\|apothecary]]. The eternal only ever has one apprentice at a time; before she will accept another she must be persuaded to release her current apprentice. There are several stories of families who have rescued foolish children from her by exchanging one child for another, sometimes through trickery sometimes by provided Rangara with an apprentice she considers "superior."		Rangara has a special interest in children; her ''apprentice'' is always a human child, and rarely of any lineage other than draughir. Children who approach Rangara politely and offer her assistance may be allowed to spend time with her in her realm. Those who do must be exceptionally careful to specify the duration of their apprenticeship - there are stories of unwise children who have failed to do so and end up serving the Cruel Lady for years until a family member is able to bargain with Rangara for their release. A child who spends time with Rangara usually receives a gift from the eternal when they return to the mortal realm. Children who spend time with Rangara are very likely to return marked by the draughir lineage, and in later life often follow the path of the [[Surgical skills#Physick\|physician]] or [[Surgical skills#Apothecary\|apothecary]]. The eternal only ever has one apprentice at a time; before she will accept another she must be persuaded to release her current apprentice. There are several stories of families who have rescued foolish children from her by exchanging one child for another, sometimes through trickery sometimes by provided Rangara with an apprentice she considers "superior."
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	'''Rangara's Apprentice in Play:''' A player-character child may become Rangara's apprentice for a time. This will usually last between a season and a year. In such cases heralds may collect the child at the end of an event, but they will always be delivered safely to their parents by the start of the next event. Between events the player-character child will spend time with Wise Rangara in one of her many homes, and may be asked to achieve goals for the eternal during an event.		'''Rangara's Apprentice in Play:''' A player-character child may become Rangara's apprentice for a time. This will usually last between a season and a year. In such cases heralds may collect the child at the end of an event, but they will always be delivered safely to their parents by the start of the next event. Between events the player-character child will spend time with Wise Rangara in one of her many homes, and may be asked to achieve goals for the eternal during an event.

Beeswax: /* Rituals that deal with Wise Rangara */

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Rituals that deal with Wise Rangara

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	<table class='wikitable mw-collapsed mw-collapsible sortable'><tr><th>Ritual</th><th>Eternal</th><th>Explanation</th><th>Realm</th><th>Mag.</th></tr>		<table class='wikitable mw-collapsed mw-collapsible sortable'><tr><th>Ritual</th><th>Eternal</th><th>Explanation</th><th>Realm</th><th>Mag.</th></tr>
	<tr><td>[[Quickening Cold Meat]]</td><td>[[Wise Rangara]]</td><td>~~Creates a force of~~ animated corpses that ~~enhance the fighting strength of an~~ army ~~by 1000~~ for a year.</td><td>Winter</td><td>~~150~~</td>		<tr><td>[[Quickening Cold Meat]]</td><td>[[Wise Rangara]]</td><td>Summons Winter spirits to create murderous animated corpses that fight alongside and enchanted army for a year.</td><td>Winter</td><td>120</td>
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	<ic>"You are a hero of your Empire, not a spoiled child to demand a treat for sweeping the step.		<ic>"You are a hero of your Empire, not a spoiled child to demand a treat for sweeping the step.

Beeswax at 19:44, 15 August 2024

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	Following the relation that Wise Rangara was the "patron" of the [[Quickening Cold Meat]] ritual - that she provided the access to the Winter spirits that ritual calls forth - there has been speculation that she might be able to provide boons relating to its performance. To date, she has shown no inclination to do so.		Following the relation that Wise Rangara was the "patron" of the [[Quickening Cold Meat]] ritual - that she provided the access to the Winter spirits that ritual calls forth - there has been speculation that she might be able to provide boons relating to its performance. To date, she has shown no inclination to do so.

			===Rituals that deal with Wise Rangara===
			The following formulaic rituals are widely known to deal directly with Wise Rangara. Rituals with an <sup>[[#1\|(1)]]</sup> are part of [[Urizen lore]] rather than [[Formulaic_ritual#Imperial_Lore_and_the_Ritual_List\|Imperial lore]]. Rituals that are defunct - either withdrawn by the eternal or no longer functional - have a line through them.

			<table class='wikitable mw-collapsed mw-collapsible sortable'><tr><th>Ritual</th><th>Eternal</th><th>Explanation</th><th>Realm</th><th>Mag.</th></tr>
			<tr><td>[[Quickening Cold Meat]]</td><td>[[Wise Rangara]]</td><td>Creates a force of animated corpses that enhance the fighting strength of an army by 1000 for a year.</td><td>Winter</td><td>150</td>
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	<ic>"You are a hero of your Empire, not a spoiled child to demand a treat for sweeping the step.		<ic>"You are a hero of your Empire, not a spoiled child to demand a treat for sweeping the step.

Beeswax at 19:23, 23 June 2024

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	The Eldest is a mistress of herbs, and can brew any potion. She can also combine herbs in such a way as to create unique elixirs, salves and infusions beyond the ability of mortal apothecaries. Often these potions require a strange or symbolic element in addition to the normal herbs - the blood of a warrior or a tear from a boyar, for example. She is known to request difficult quests from those who ask her for potions, usually involving gathering a unique ingredient some of which goes into the potion and some of which she takes as payment. According to stories she can brew a draught that renders the one who drinks it immortal - they will continue to age, but they will not die except by violence.		The Eldest is a mistress of herbs, and can brew any potion. She can also combine herbs in such a way as to create unique elixirs, salves and infusions beyond the ability of mortal apothecaries. Often these potions require a strange or symbolic element in addition to the normal herbs - the blood of a warrior or a tear from a boyar, for example. She is known to request difficult quests from those who ask her for potions, usually involving gathering a unique ingredient some of which goes into the potion and some of which she takes as payment. According to stories she can brew a draught that renders the one who drinks it immortal - they will continue to age, but they will not die except by violence.

	Her cauldron is believed to be an especially potent artefact, and she sometimes lends or gives magical cauldrons to those who gain her favour. These items may duplicate the effects of talismans such as the [[Escharotic Cauldron]], while others have offered benefits to cabals of apothecaries or ritualists as a form of [[~~Category:~~Paraphernalia\|~~Paraphernalia~~]]. The ''Sisters of the Silver Goblet'' in [[Dawn]], for example, received a cauldron that allowed their coven to use herbs in their rituals, renewed each year in return for unknown service.		Her cauldron is believed to be an especially potent artefact, and she sometimes lends or gives magical cauldrons to those who gain her favour. These items may duplicate the effects of talismans such as the [[Escharotic Cauldron]], while others have offered benefits to cabals of apothecaries or ritualists as a form of [[Magic_items#Paraphernalia\|paraphernalia]]. The ''Sisters of the Silver Goblet'' in [[Dawn]], for example, received a cauldron that allowed their coven to use herbs in their rituals, renewed each year in return for unknown service.

	Rangara possesses great stores of both wisdom and knowledge gathered over her long existence. She can often identify objects by handling them, sometimes having special insight into their nature or purpose. Likewise she can examine and understand any [[enchantment]] or [[curse]] simply by examining it, and can often remove supernatural curses especially those that involve nightmares or compulsions.		Rangara possesses great stores of both wisdom and knowledge gathered over her long existence. She can often identify objects by handling them, sometimes having special insight into their nature or purpose. Likewise she can examine and understand any [[enchantment]] or [[curse]] simply by examining it, and can often remove supernatural curses especially those that involve nightmares or compulsions.

Rafferty: /* Boons */

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Boons

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	Rangara can deliver horrible curses, but she rarely offers this ability to others. Her curses are often tailored to ironically punish their victim, and despite the fact they tend to be less debilitating than ritual curses, are often surprisingly difficult to remove. On rare occasions in the past some winter [[Archmage\|archmages]] have brought criminals before her and asked her to judge them. She is known to be a ruthless judge who often interrogates a guilty person to see what ''else'' they are guilty of. The reason behind her judgements is not always obvious -she has been known to pardon criminals who acted for the good of their families while punishing those whose transgressions appeared minor. Needless to say Imperial Magistrates do not consider Rangara to be an Imperial authority - something her allies have occasionally tried to rectify.		Rangara can deliver horrible curses, but she rarely offers this ability to others. Her curses are often tailored to ironically punish their victim, and despite the fact they tend to be less debilitating than ritual curses, are often surprisingly difficult to remove. On rare occasions in the past some winter [[Archmage\|archmages]] have brought criminals before her and asked her to judge them. She is known to be a ruthless judge who often interrogates a guilty person to see what ''else'' they are guilty of. The reason behind her judgements is not always obvious -she has been known to pardon criminals who acted for the good of their families while punishing those whose transgressions appeared minor. Needless to say Imperial Magistrates do not consider Rangara to be an Imperial authority - something her allies have occasionally tried to rectify.

			Following the relation that Wise Rangara was the "patron" of the [[Quickening Cold Meat]] ritual - that she provided the access to the Winter spirits that ritual calls forth - there has been speculation that she might be able to provide boons relating to its performance. To date, she has shown no inclination to do so.

	<ic>"You are a hero of your Empire, not a spoiled child to demand a treat for sweeping the step.		<ic>"You are a hero of your Empire, not a spoiled child to demand a treat for sweeping the step.

Dre at 21:09, 14 August 2020

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	She has a great interest in dreams, and sometimes trades small trinkets in return for stories of strange dreams, especially those that later prove to be prophetic in some way. She sometimes trades with mortals for the ability to dream their dreams - those who accept find their sleep wracked with terrible nightmares for the duration of the exchange. On occasion Rangara has repaid this boon with knowledge gleaned from these dreams, sometimes even that which has to do with past lives.		She has a great interest in dreams, and sometimes trades small trinkets in return for stories of strange dreams, especially those that later prove to be prophetic in some way. She sometimes trades with mortals for the ability to dream their dreams - those who accept find their sleep wracked with terrible nightmares for the duration of the exchange. On occasion Rangara has repaid this boon with knowledge gleaned from these dreams, sometimes even that which has to do with past lives.

	Rangara can deliver horrible curses, but she rarely offers this ability to others. Her curses are often tailored to ironically punish their victim, and despite the fact they tend to be less debilitating than ritual curses, are often surprisingly difficult to remove. On rare occasions in the past some winter [[Archmage\|~~archmagi~~]] have brought criminals before her and asked her to judge them. She is known to be a ruthless judge who often interrogates a guilty person to see what ''else'' they are guilty of. The reason behind her judgements is not always obvious -she has been known to pardon criminals who acted for the good of their families while punishing those whose transgressions appeared minor. Needless to say Imperial Magistrates do not consider Rangara to be an Imperial authority - something her allies have occasionally tried to rectify.		Rangara can deliver horrible curses, but she rarely offers this ability to others. Her curses are often tailored to ironically punish their victim, and despite the fact they tend to be less debilitating than ritual curses, are often surprisingly difficult to remove. On rare occasions in the past some winter [[Archmage\|archmages]] have brought criminals before her and asked her to judge them. She is known to be a ruthless judge who often interrogates a guilty person to see what ''else'' they are guilty of. The reason behind her judgements is not always obvious -she has been known to pardon criminals who acted for the good of their families while punishing those whose transgressions appeared minor. Needless to say Imperial Magistrates do not consider Rangara to be an Imperial authority - something her allies have occasionally tried to rectify.

	<ic>"You are a hero of your Empire, not a spoiled child to demand a treat for sweeping the step.		<ic>"You are a hero of your Empire, not a spoiled child to demand a treat for sweeping the step.

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	==Eternal of Winter==		==Eternal of Winter==
	===Sobriquets===		===Sobriquets===

Rafferty at 14:43, 8 March 2019

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	==Eternal of Winter==		==Eternal of Winter==
	===Sobriquets===		===Sobriquets===
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	In [[Wintermark]] she is strongly associated with the rune [[Irremais]].		In [[Wintermark]] she is strongly associated with the rune [[Irremais]].
			{{CaptionedImage\|file=TreeArt.jpg\|title=Part of the "House of Leaves" collection, this is believed to be a painting representing Wise Rangara entitled ''Grandmother Winter'', artist unknown.\|caption=Wise Rangara is one of the oldest of the known eternals.\|align=right\|width=400}}
	===Boons===		===Boons===
	The most important thing to understand about Rangara is that she never gives anything of value away without exacting an appropriate price. She warns those who bargain with her that nothing of value is every gained without price. She rarely barters with those she is dealing with; she states a price, and if it is not appropriate she rarely agrees to a counter-offer. The prices she exacts are often painful, and often involve an effort to teach the bargainer a lesson of some sort. If the bargain appears too good to be true, scholars warn, be ''very'' careful as there is likely to be a hidden catch.		The most important thing to understand about Rangara is that she never gives anything of value away without exacting an appropriate price. She warns those who bargain with her that nothing of value is every gained without price. She rarely barters with those she is dealing with; she states a price, and if it is not appropriate she rarely agrees to a counter-offer. The prices she exacts are often painful, and often involve an effort to teach the bargainer a lesson of some sort. If the bargain appears too good to be true, scholars warn, be ''very'' careful as there is likely to be a hidden catch.