384YE Spring Equinox winds of fortune

The sun sets on a year of turmoil; the stage is set for the year to come.

Overview

Over the past three months, several events have occurred which are of significance to the Empire and may require a response from her champions. You can also read about the progress of the Empire's military campaigns in the Winds of War.

In each case, we've tried to tag the Winds of Fortune entry with the nations, or political bodies, to which it is most relevant. We've done this to help people who are interested only in events that are especially relevant to them. In no way are these tags intended to be exhaustive; the Empire is a complex place and very little happens in isolation.

As always, how much or how little of this information you choose to know in character is up to you. Part of the purpose of Winds of Fortune is to maintain the illusion of the Empire as a living, breathing place where things happen - and to make players aware of things their characters 'should' know based on what their roleplaying says they have been doing for the past three months.

Many winds of fortune open with a short section of in-character text. In all cases, these pieces are intended to help create an atmosphere and provide a little entertainment. Where they contain opinions, those are the opinions of the fictional people depicted - and where they contain information or rumours the assumption is that the reader will create their own context for that information or gossip. They're mostly just a bit of fun and they tend not to contain anything vital to the understanding of the wind of Fortune.

Winds of Fortune

The Bird and the Child (Plenipotentiary)

• Archmages; Imperial Conclave

A plenipotentiary is a message from one of the Imperial archmages to an eternal of their realm. The eternals are bound to respond; sometimes with a formal parley,sometimes with something more esoteric. During the Winter Solstice each of the six archmages sent a plenipotentiary message, and now six replies have been received. Now the Empire can discover how the Mistress of Blizzards, the [Phaleron|Celestial Library]], the Sovereign Lord of the City of Bridges, the Ancient One, the Conscience-of-Kings, and the Green Mother has responded. They can also learn of some... irregularities. There has been an additional request for a parley from an eternal not contacted by an archmage, and one of those who was offered parley apparently wants to bring a guest of their own...

The details of this season's plenipotentiaries can be found in The bird and the child.

Other Events

There are a number of other events and situations which are noteworthy, but which for whatever reason have not lead to a full Wind of Fortune in their own right.

Boons of the Summer Children

Just as in Winter, the so-called "Summer Children" have an ongoing opportunity to claim boons from certain interested eternals for themselves. Some young citizens have already claimed these boons; those who have yet to do so may choose to do so during the Spring Equinox. The procedure for doing so, and the boons available, are outlined in the A horn resounding wind of fortune from the Winter Solstice.

Mandates

A number of mandates were upheld at the Winter Solstice and enacted in the months that followed. You can find a complete list here.

Some mandates were upheld by their respective assemblies but without the support of the pilgrimage of revelation might otherwise have failed due to the intervention of the Wisdom assembly and the sword scholars. They include (TBC).

Imperial Lore

Three new rituals were added to Imperial lore by the Conclave during the Winter Solstice.

• Gift of Knowledge proposed by Skywise Gralka, Archmage of Day
• The Basalt Citadel proposed by Simargl the Empty One, Dean of the Lyceum
• Regrow the Land's Heart proposed by Tenaes

Urizen Lore

A large number of new rituals became part of Urizen lore during the Autumn Equinox: during the Winter Solstice thanks to a number of spires. They include:

• From the book A Year of Perfect Stillness: Raise the Dragonsworn Cohort and Stone's Unyielding Defiance, and Vital Strength of the Earth
• From the book The Well of Nine Stars: Fountain's Bounty, Woven Strands of Life, Wellspring of the High Peak, and A Goblet of Stars.
• From the book A Single Strike: Chastise the Foolish, The Certainty of Doubt, and Blades of Clear Sight
• From the book The Guardian Gate: Guardian Gate, Irresistible Stance of Force and Focus, Peregrine and Ichimos and Arete and the Fields of War.

Other Media

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