Stone's Unyielding Defiance

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This ritual is part of Urizen lore rather than Imperial lore.

Rules

Urizen Lore

This ritual is part of Urizen lore rather than Imperial Lore. Any Urizen character with the appropriate lore can master or perform this ritual. A character from another nation who mastered the ritual before it became part of Urizen lore may still perform it, but does so under the usual rules for performing a ritual learned from a ritual text.

Performing the Ritual

Performing this ritual takes at least 10 minutes of roleplaying. This ritual targets a fortification, and must be performed in a strong Summer regio in the territory containing the fortification. If the territory is part of the Empire, then it may instead be performed from the Imperial regio.

This ritual is an enchantment. A target may only be under one enchantment effect at a time.

Effects

Over the coming season, the target fortification is infused with the power of the eternal Adamant. This presence raises the effective strength of the fortification by 1,500 for all purposes. This additional strength does not reduce the damage done to the fortification.

In addition the fortification is repaired for 250 points of strength at the point the ritual is cast - the repair comes into effect at the start of downtime. This is similar to the repair caused by the Hammers of the Brilliant Shore ritual.

The effect lasts until the start of the next Profound Decisions Empire event.

Assurance

This ritual uses the power of Adamant and while it can still be performed if the eternal is placed under enmity doing so will both have legal repercussions and risk angering the eternal. The ritual loses all power if the Court of the White Fountain in Redoubt is ever destroyed.

This is certainly the most valuable of the three rituals contained in A Year of Perfect Stillness. It infuses an entire fortification with the spirit of Adamant - every brick and stone - repairing damage and transforming it into a true bastion of defence. While the strengthening effect of the enchantment should not be discounted, if the citadel comes under attack behemothic earthen figures with gemstone eyes emerge from the stone and smash flat those foolish enough to assail the walls. Breathtaking.

Sentinel Valensa of Delving

Description

This ritual became part of Urizen lore during Winter 383YE along with Raise the Dragonsworn Cohort and Vital Strength of the Earth. All three rituals were contained in A Year of Perfect Stillness, a tome of magic owned by the magicians of Delving, a spire known for their expertise in working stone, in engineering, and in mining. They are also on good terms withAdamant, and Raise the Dragonsworn Cohort draws on that eternal's power. By all accounts the King Under the Mountain is inclined to help the people of Urizen. The creation of the Three Watchers and the public thanks issued by the Urizen assembly, as well as the mandate encouraging Urizeni to work with eternals all apparently factored in to the architects of Delving receiving his blessing to share the magic he helped to create.

Arbiter Severus resides in Delving, Tomari, Redoubt in the event that anyone who wishes to to contact them Call Winged Messenger following the Winter Solstice.

Home to a number of respected architects, they were among the first to see the potential benefits of sharing some of their personal lore with their fellow Urizeni. Arbiter Severus presented the opportunity to gain access to the book's rituals in return for an appraisal commissioned by the Imperial Senate to identify sites for new fortifications in Urizen. When the Senate did so, representatives of the Spire delivered the scrolls that make up A Year of Perfect Stillness to Anvil and it was duly added to Urizen lore.

Common Elements

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