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Twiggy at 15:41, 19 March 2026

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	If this mandate is enacted then people will be prioritise the war against the Druj over all other threats. For the next year, no statement of principle calling on the Empire to throw their support behind an enemy other than the Druj will lead to a mandate, nor will statements of principle calling on people to oppose political settlements with any of the Empire's enemies bar the Druj, no matter what sacrifice is made. The Synod and the Empire will be sending a clear signal to the Military Council and the Senate - freeing their hands to seek victory over the Druj no matter what sacrifices must be made.		If this mandate is enacted then people will be prioritise the war against the Druj over all other threats. For the next year, no statement of principle calling on the Empire to throw their support behind an enemy other than the Druj will lead to a mandate, nor will statements of principle calling on people to oppose political settlements with any of the Empire's enemies bar the Druj, no matter what sacrifice is made. The Synod and the Empire will be sending a clear signal to the Military Council and the Senate - freeing their hands to seek victory over the Druj no matter what sacrifices must be made.

	Of course that still leaves the question of what to do with the Druj once they are beaten. But perhaps that question can wait a little while longer.. at least until victory is certain.		Of course that still leaves the question of what to do with the Druj once they are beaten. But perhaps that question can wait a little while longer... at least until victory is certain.

	==Through Hardship And Misfortune==		==Through Hardship And Misfortune==

Twiggy at 01:47, 19 March 2026

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	{{SOPInner\|statement=The Druj have fled Zenith, but we must not sit idle whilst their legacy remains. Whilst the Architects set to rebuilding, we must not sit idle. As our Senators call to our neighbours for aid, we must not sit idle. As Magicians work the realms and Sentinels pursue the enemy, we must not sit idle. I encourage all Sword Scholars to test what they have learned and apply themselves to cleanse what remains of the Druj and their legacy of fear and hatred. With sharpened blades and the light of truth and Virtue we will scour what remains of the Druj from Zenith.\|by=Herminius, House of the Wanderer, Urizen Assembly\|vote=Greater Majority 276 - 0\|when=Winter Solstice 385YE}}		{{SOPInner\|statement=The Druj have fled Zenith, but we must not sit idle whilst their legacy remains. Whilst the Architects set to rebuilding, we must not sit idle. As our Senators call to our neighbours for aid, we must not sit idle. As Magicians work the realms and Sentinels pursue the enemy, we must not sit idle. I encourage all Sword Scholars to test what they have learned and apply themselves to cleanse what remains of the Druj and their legacy of fear and hatred. With sharpened blades and the light of truth and Virtue we will scour what remains of the Druj from Zenith.\|by=Herminius, House of the Wanderer, Urizen Assembly\|vote=Greater Majority 276 - 0\|when=Winter Solstice 385YE}}
	{{SOPInner\|statement=We all know the cruelty and treachery the Druj are famed for and the scars it had left on the people and lands of Zenith as well as the lingering threat of their return. To give the good people of Urizen a chance to rebuild without the shadow of fear at their border and the worry of what treachery the Druj have left behind we call on the vigilant citizens of the territory to be alert to all dangers, within and without. To root out Druj malice and keep watch for their movements. No plot shall escape the lantern-light and no vile machination will outwit the prepared.\|by=Bryce Tanner, Vigilance Assembly\|vote=Greater Majority 185- 0\|when=Winter Solstice 385YE}}		{{SOPInner\|statement=We all know the cruelty and treachery the Druj are famed for and the scars it had left on the people and lands of Zenith as well as the lingering threat of their return. To give the good people of Urizen a chance to rebuild without the shadow of fear at their border and the worry of what treachery the Druj have left behind we call on the vigilant citizens of the territory to be alert to all dangers, within and without. To root out Druj malice and keep watch for their movements. No plot shall escape the lantern-light and no vile machination will outwit the prepared.\|by=Bryce Tanner, Vigilance Assembly\|vote=Greater Majority 185 - 0\|when=Winter Solstice 385YE}}
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Twiggy at 01:45, 19 March 2026

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	The Druj are cornered, their armies mauled and defeated in the Barrens. The Synod has agreed that the Empire must not embrace Hatred or otherwise abandon the Way. But there is Pride in every defeat inflicted on the Druj. Vigilance demands this danger be uprooted and destroyed. Ambition hungers for the opportunity to permanently change the world for the better. The Empire could acknowledge the fact that the Druj are a threat like no other.		The Druj are cornered, their armies mauled and defeated in the Barrens. The Synod has agreed that the Empire must not embrace Hatred or otherwise abandon the Way. But there is Pride in every defeat inflicted on the Druj. Vigilance demands this danger be uprooted and destroyed. Ambition hungers for the opportunity to permanently change the world for the better. The Empire could acknowledge the fact that the Druj are a threat like no other.

	People are wary of telling the Military Council how to do its job. More than once the Synod has involved itself in the affairs of the generals and there is a growing realisation of the price that has exacted given recent events. But if the Synod wish it, they could help people gain a better understanding of what is at stake in the war against the Druj. They could argue that the potential exists for victory, but only if they commit everything to the fight. That will involve sacrifices - in the war with the Jotun, in the negotiations with the Grendel and in talks with the Thule. Perhaps even the ~~Vallorn~~ should be left quiescent, ''if it meant the Druj could finally be defeated''. '''Lady Laudine of House duLac''' offered alternate wording to the mandate originally created by the civil service which was deemed to be much more appropriate.		People are wary of telling the Military Council how to do its job. More than once the Synod has involved itself in the affairs of the generals and there is a growing realisation of the price that has exacted given recent events. But if the Synod wish it, they could help people gain a better understanding of what is at stake in the war against the Druj. They could argue that the potential exists for victory, but only if they commit everything to the fight. That will involve sacrifices - in the war with the Jotun, in the negotiations with the Grendel and in talks with the Thule. Perhaps even the vallorn should be left quiescent, ''if it meant the Druj could finally be defeated''. '''Lady Laudine of House duLac''' offered alternate wording to the mandate originally created by the civil service which was deemed to be much more appropriate.

	{{Mandate\|mandate=The Druj are a grave spiritual threat to the Empire. No price is too high to stop their campaign of spreading Hate and Fear. We send {named priest} with 100 doses of liao to tell all who are Virtuous that the final victory against the Druj is within our grasp if we commit ourselves to it utterly.\|assembly=General Assembly}}		{{Mandate\|mandate=The Druj are a grave spiritual threat to the Empire. No price is too high to stop their campaign of spreading Hate and Fear. We send {named priest} with 100 doses of liao to tell all who are Virtuous that the final victory against the Druj is within our grasp if we commit ourselves to it utterly.\|assembly=General Assembly}}

Dre at 13:49, 28 November 2024

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	Rather than try and force himself onwards he stopped for a moment to centre himself. He focussed on his breathing for a few moments, feeling the damp air slide languidly in and out of his lungs. Once he was sure of his poise, he lowered the handle and pushed the door open. Let it swing back to reveal the scene that waited for him, just as Philamon had described it.		Rather than try and force himself onwards he stopped for a moment to centre himself. He focussed on his breathing for a few moments, feeling the damp air slide languidly in and out of his lungs. Once he was sure of his poise, he lowered the handle and pushed the door open. Let it swing back to reveal the scene that waited for him, just as Philamon had described it.

	It took him a while to find the scout afterwards. He searched the camp, but there was no sign of Philamon by the fire or at his tent. Fortunately Sabine said she'd seen him heading up towards the escarpment. It was a punishing climb, easier for a scout than a sentinel, and he was cursing his steel armour by the time he reached the summit. Damn, he was out of shape, there was a time when he could have run up this hill in this armour. Command was taking ~~it's~~ toll on him, too much time behind a desk.		It took him a while to find the scout afterwards. He searched the camp, but there was no sign of Philamon by the fire or at his tent. Fortunately Sabine said she'd seen him heading up towards the escarpment. It was a punishing climb, easier for a scout than a sentinel, and he was cursing his steel armour by the time he reached the summit. Damn, he was out of shape, there was a time when he could have run up this hill in this armour. Command was taking its toll on him, too much time behind a desk.

	Philamon was sat on the very edge of the cliff edge, his feet resting over the side. For a split second he thought the scout was going to jump, but then he remembered that the man had trained at Snows Edge Citadel. They'd taught him to scale a mountainside with little more than his bare hands. If he'd ever had a fear of heights, he'd left it behind at the Citadel.		Philamon was sat on the very edge of the cliff edge, his feet resting over the side. For a split second he thought the scout was going to jump, but then he remembered that the man had trained at Snows Edge Citadel. They'd taught him to scale a mountainside with little more than his bare hands. If he'd ever had a fear of heights, he'd left it behind at the Citadel.

Hailmur: /* Through Hardship And Misfortune */

2023-06-06T20:42:15Z

Through Hardship And Misfortune

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	Every season has brought more sacrifices until now the Hounds of Glory have been lost... all to win one more battle. How much more hardship and misfortune must the people of the Empire suffer purely because the Druj are black-hearted villains? The argument is that the Druj are ''not'' the greatest threat the Empire faces. The Jotun field more armies than the Mallum. The Grendel have many allies and a powerful navy that grows more threatening by the day.		Every season has brought more sacrifices until now the Hounds of Glory have been lost... all to win one more battle. How much more hardship and misfortune must the people of the Empire suffer purely because the Druj are black-hearted villains? The argument is that the Druj are ''not'' the greatest threat the Empire faces. The Jotun field more armies than the Mallum. The Grendel have many allies and a powerful navy that grows more threatening by the day.

	If the Synod wish it, they could tell people that the Druj are remarkable only for the pettiness of their spirit and the smallness of their ambitions. The Military Council and the Senate should not put the destruction of the Druj before the salvation of the Empire. They should take wise choices that demonstrate their loyalty to every nation that is threatened.		If the Synod wish it, they could tell people that the Druj are remarkable only for the pettiness of their spirit and the smallness of their ambitions. The Military Council and the Senate should not put the destruction of the Druj before the salvation of the Empire. They should take wise choices that demonstrate their loyalty to every nation that is threatened. '''Mael Donjeon''' offered alternate wording to the mandate originally created by the civil service which was deemed to be much more appropriate.

	{{Mandate\|mandate=~~Wisdom is finding the right question~~. We send {named priest} with 100 doses of liao to remind everyone that the Empire faces many great threats and it is the ~~duty~~ of our ~~Senate and~~ Military Council to protect the ~~whole~~ Empire, not to ~~bring ruin on~~ the ~~Druj~~\|assembly=General Assembly}}		{{Mandate\|mandate=Never accept defeat; adapt your strategy and try anew. We send {named priest} with 100 doses of liao to remind everyone that the Empire faces many great threats and it is the Ambition of our Military Council to protect us from them. The Imperial Synod exists to safeguard the soul of the Empire, and guide its citizens in Virtue - not to insult the Pride and Courage of its generals by dictating military strategy.\|assembly=General Assembly}}

	If this mandate is enacted then people will refuse to prioritise the war against the Druj. Everyone wants to see the Druj defeated, but they are only one of the enemies the Empire faces. If the Druj are on the backfoot, then that means the Empire can turn its gaze elsewhere. For the next year, no statement of principle calling on the Empire to fight the Druj will lead to a mandate, nor will statements of principle calling on people to oppose political settlements with the Druj. The Synod and the Empire will be sending a clear signal to the Military Council and the Senate - freeing them to agree terms with the Druj if that is what the situation demands.		If this mandate is enacted then people will refuse to prioritise the war against the Druj. Everyone wants to see the Druj defeated, but they are only one of the enemies the Empire faces. If the Druj are on the backfoot, then that means the Empire can turn its gaze elsewhere. For the next year, no statement of principle calling on the Empire to fight the Druj will lead to a mandate, nor will statements of principle calling on people to oppose political settlements with the Druj. The Synod and the Empire will be sending a clear signal to the Military Council and the Senate - freeing them to agree terms with the Druj if that is what the situation demands.

Hailmur: /* Victory To The Empire */

2023-06-06T20:38:00Z

Victory To The Empire

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	The Druj are cornered, their armies mauled and defeated in the Barrens. The Synod has agreed that the Empire must not embrace Hatred or otherwise abandon the Way. But there is Pride in every defeat inflicted on the Druj. Vigilance demands this danger be uprooted and destroyed. Ambition hungers for the opportunity to permanently change the world for the better. The Empire could acknowledge the fact that the Druj are a threat like no other.		The Druj are cornered, their armies mauled and defeated in the Barrens. The Synod has agreed that the Empire must not embrace Hatred or otherwise abandon the Way. But there is Pride in every defeat inflicted on the Druj. Vigilance demands this danger be uprooted and destroyed. Ambition hungers for the opportunity to permanently change the world for the better. The Empire could acknowledge the fact that the Druj are a threat like no other.

	People are wary of telling the Military Council how to do its job. More than once the Synod has involved itself in the affairs of the generals and there is a growing realisation of the price that has exacted given recent events. But if the Synod wish it, they could help people gain a better understanding of what is at stake in the war against the Druj. They could argue that the potential exists for victory, but only if they commit everything to the fight. That will involve sacrifices - in the war with the Jotun, in the negotiations with the Grendel and in talks with the Thule. Perhaps even the Vallorn should be left quiescent, ''if it meant the Druj could finally be defeated''.		People are wary of telling the Military Council how to do its job. More than once the Synod has involved itself in the affairs of the generals and there is a growing realisation of the price that has exacted given recent events. But if the Synod wish it, they could help people gain a better understanding of what is at stake in the war against the Druj. They could argue that the potential exists for victory, but only if they commit everything to the fight. That will involve sacrifices - in the war with the Jotun, in the negotiations with the Grendel and in talks with the Thule. Perhaps even the Vallorn should be left quiescent, ''if it meant the Druj could finally be defeated''. '''Lady Laudine of House duLac''' offered alternate wording to the mandate originally created by the civil service which was deemed to be much more appropriate.

	{{Mandate\|mandate=No price is too high to ~~realise our dreams~~. We send {named priest} with 100 doses of liao to tell ~~everyone~~ that the final victory against the Druj is within our grasp if we commit ourselves to it utterly\|assembly=General Assembly}}		{{Mandate\|mandate=The Druj are a grave spiritual threat to the Empire. No price is too high to stop their campaign of spreading Hate and Fear. We send {named priest} with 100 doses of liao to tell all who are Virtuous that the final victory against the Druj is within our grasp if we commit ourselves to it utterly.\|assembly=General Assembly}}

	If this mandate is enacted then people will be prioritise the war against the Druj over all other threats. For the next year, no statement of principle calling on the Empire to throw their support behind an enemy other than the Druj will lead to a mandate, nor will statements of principle calling on people to oppose political settlements with any of the Empire's enemies bar the Druj, no matter what sacrifice is made. The Synod and the Empire will be sending a clear signal to the Military Council and the Senate - freeing their hands to seek victory over the Druj no matter what sacrifices must be made.		If this mandate is enacted then people will be prioritise the war against the Druj over all other threats. For the next year, no statement of principle calling on the Empire to throw their support behind an enemy other than the Druj will lead to a mandate, nor will statements of principle calling on people to oppose political settlements with any of the Empire's enemies bar the Druj, no matter what sacrifice is made. The Synod and the Empire will be sending a clear signal to the Military Council and the Senate - freeing their hands to seek victory over the Druj no matter what sacrifices must be made.

Vsabo: /* Through Hardship And Misfortune */

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	==Through Hardship And Misfortune==		==Through Hardship And Misfortune==
	There is another perspective on the Druj, albeit not one that has a lot of support in the Empire at present. The claim is that the Druj are ultimately no different to the Jotun or to any of the threats that the Empire faces. The Empire has ~~been~~ responded to the evil of the Druj, chasing one victory after another. They have won victories, but at what price? Feroz and Spiral languish under Grendel rule. Sermersuaq was nearly lost for a generation. It might never have been returned to Imperial rule were it not for the alliance with the Thule. And even that came at a price, a swathe of territory across the north that struggles under the rule of the Dragons of Otkodov.		There is another perspective on the Druj, albeit not one that has a lot of support in the Empire at present. The claim is that the Druj are ultimately no different to the Jotun or to any of the threats that the Empire faces. The Empire has responded to the evil of the Druj, chasing one victory after another. They have won victories, but at what price? Feroz and Spiral languish under Grendel rule. Sermersuaq was nearly lost for a generation. It might never have been returned to Imperial rule were it not for the alliance with the Thule. And even that came at a price, a swathe of territory across the north that struggles under the rule of the Dragons of Otkodov.

	Every season has brought more sacrifices until now the Hounds of Glory have been lost... all to win one more battle. How much more hardship and misfortune must the people of the Empire suffer purely because the Druj are black-hearted villains? The argument is that the Druj are ''not'' the greatest threat the Empire faces. The Jotun field more armies than the Mallum. The Grendel have many allies and a powerful navy that grows more threatening by the day.		Every season has brought more sacrifices until now the Hounds of Glory have been lost... all to win one more battle. How much more hardship and misfortune must the people of the Empire suffer purely because the Druj are black-hearted villains? The argument is that the Druj are ''not'' the greatest threat the Empire faces. The Jotun field more armies than the Mallum. The Grendel have many allies and a powerful navy that grows more threatening by the day.

Vsabo: /* The Druj */

2023-06-06T15:30:58Z

The Druj

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	None of these things are even remotely true of the Druj. As a people, they appear to be committed to cruelty and treachery. They enslave people, not to steal the fruits of their labour, but to immiserate them. They don't seek to conquer the Empire they want to destroy it. Their rule is defined by misery, poverty and fear.		None of these things are even remotely true of the Druj. As a people, they appear to be committed to cruelty and treachery. They enslave people, not to steal the fruits of their labour, but to immiserate them. They don't seek to conquer the Empire they want to destroy it. Their rule is defined by misery, poverty and fear.

	Now for the first time in its history, the Empire seems to have the Druj on the run. Ossium was liberated first and is now a thriving territory of Varushka. The Barrens look set to fall soon. The Spires of Dusk are now in Imperial hands thanks to the sacrifice of the Hounds of Glory. Imperial spies have scouted the Sarangrave, seeking its secrets and its weaknesses. Raising a rebellion there would be difficult, but not impossible. The Empire have fought the Druj for the past of four hundred years but rarely has anyone ever thought to question what might follow a victory?		Now for the first time in its history, the Empire seems to have the Druj on the run. Ossium was liberated first and is now a thriving territory of Varushka. The Barrens look set to fall soon. The Spires of Dusk are now in Imperial hands thanks to the sacrifice of the Hounds of Glory. Imperial spies have scouted the Sarangrave, seeking its secrets and its weaknesses. Raising a rebellion there would be difficult, but not impossible. The Empire have fought the Druj for the past four hundred years but rarely has anyone ever thought to question what might follow a victory?

	==Defend What You Hold Dear==		==Defend What You Hold Dear==

Emmanovi: /* Competing Mandates */ removing text taken from previous WoF which does not make sense to apply here

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	===Competing Mandates===		===Competing Mandates===
	These General Assembly mandates are [[Mandate#Competing_Mandates\|competing]]. Either the Imperial Synod urges people to accept any sacrifice needed to defeat the Druj or they ask people to accept that the Druj are no bigger threat than any other the Empire faces, they cannot do both. The mandate in shadows of war is in competition with both of the other mandates presented here. Either the Highborn forces turn their ire on the Druj armies and attempt to destroy them or they seize this opportunity to restore the land, they cannot do both. As always, if multiple competing mandates are raised successfully, the one that achieved the highest margin of success will be the one that is considered to have been enacted.		These General Assembly mandates are [[Mandate#Competing_Mandates\|competing]]. Either the Imperial Synod urges people to accept any sacrifice needed to defeat the Druj or they ask people to accept that the Druj are no bigger threat than any other the Empire faces, they cannot do both. As always, if multiple competing mandates are raised successfully, the one that achieved the highest margin of success will be the one that is considered to have been enacted.

	===Alternative Mandates===		===Alternative Mandates===

Apoth: /* Defend What You Hold Dear */

2023-06-04T20:39:10Z

Defend What You Hold Dear

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	==Defend What You Hold Dear==		==Defend What You Hold Dear==
	The General Assembly has thrown its support behind the words of Fintan Nighthaven and made clear that the Empire should question the Virtue of those who shout "Death to the Druj". False virtues follow in the footsteps of such a battle cry - and the Synod overwhelmingly rejected them. The vote was conflicted though. When ~~Lucius~~ Ankarien urged the Empire to ''embrace'' their Hatred of the Druj it very nearly passed despite the fact that it directly contradicted Fintan's judgement.		The General Assembly has thrown its support behind the words of Fintan Nighthaven and made clear that the Empire should question the Virtue of those who shout "Death to the Druj". False virtues follow in the footsteps of such a battle cry - and the Synod overwhelmingly rejected them. The vote was conflicted though. When Lenarius Ankarien urged the Empire to ''embrace'' their Hatred of the Druj it very nearly passed despite the fact that it directly contradicted Fintan's judgement.

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