Empire 6: Embers of Dawn IC

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Creatures of Ancient Ways
Tarandi Region 137 The Carrion Ward

Spoiler: Map of the Carrion Ward

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Wounded-Vulture-That-Nests-In-Skystruck-Tree

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1. [FAITH] Skystruck-Tree delves deeper into her bloody dreams to unearth the secrets these troubling powers that be have presented her with. She is The Nemesis. Success!
What dark dreams perchance I see
A troubled bloody midnight revelry
Restless spirits, wisdom taunt
A vision or solipsistic haunt
Bring me poppy, meat, and bone
With but fading wings I soar alone
And what to dream? A final rest.
This abattoir, a trap, or final test?
To sleep, to sleep, this troubled life.
Old age beset, Calamity, and strife
A noble quest? Opposing life’s beak,
A sling of time with stone make weak
The young, the old, the rich, the poor
All nothing less and nothing more
Blinded by a stone tower’s light
Myself and Truthseer’s I bid goodnight
- Wounded-Vulture-That-Nests-In-Skystruck-Tree

2. [MILITARY] Epic Quest! Old Lion Fights the Wolfenfinger! Aided by Prenadi, Ruari of the Phoenix, Idris of Sikar, and Mezanak. (15+12=27)
Having tracked the Wolfenfinger down to it's disgusting putrid fleshy igloo lair Old-Lion-No-Pride-No-Death has settled into Hiverness to meditate, gather his strength, and let loose a hunter's call like none before. Frightened couriers and rumormongers both Scavenger and Two-Leg whisper far and wide of the Ancients call to battle and heroes are assembled from across Tarandi to fell such a vicious Blightspawn.... or at least provide No-Pride-No-Death with company before he takes his final rest.

3. [INTRIGUE] Raid 98 TP 1 of Dire Goats from Eleftheria 15
Rebuffed by the guards in Braye the Scavengers of the Carrion Ward prowl to the west in search of rotting flesh. Mountain-Leaper has made his return over the hills of Dreamer's Fall with the claws of a thousand beasts. His swarm sweeps through the lands, discontent with the pangs of hunger so common amongst the disaffected Scavengers, and a Vulture is found ripped to shreds a day's walk from the shores of the Grey Lake. Troubled by the fraying tension palpable in the air, a pack of Lions, Hyenas, and Leopards come to Skystruck-Tree with word of a land far away. Ripe with food to feed them all, if they but the strength and tenacity to take it, and the Wounded Vulture backs the ragtag vagabonds as they roam far to steal goats to placate the burgeoning militant factions within the Carrion Ward.

4. [INTRIGE] Secret Action Roll
The Grey Lake is full of mysteries, legends, and tragedies. In a sea of consciousness where great poets and philosophers are born and die in the span of a season not all of the fanciful tales or dark fables come to light. There is simply too much to see. Too much to hear. All these moments will be lost. Like bones in the snow.

5. [FAITH] Convert Region 140 to The Ancient Ways 23 Success!
Tales of some "Great Mother" deep to the South worshipped by immortal agents in a crusade against Blightspawn are discarded as ridiculous assertions by many Wakes of Vultures and packs of the Carrion Ward. Even if this Serpent did exist and was some great warrior against the Blight it would make her worthy of respect and commendation but deification and veneration? Preposterous. The madness of the Revelation has caused many distorted views of the world and this is no different from any other. Vultures, Flies, Beetles, and Wasps are all seen flying along the Skyclad Dancers en route to perform teaching them of The Ancient Ways. The Great Mother was far and distant. The Grey Lake was close and open. All were welcome to sup from its waters.


Non-Actions:
- Allow SHN to use their SOS Favor to Stabilize the Carrion Ward
- Resist all conversions and buyouts
- Spend 1 Sentinels of the Stone Favor to raise Clan Solais from Rep 2 to Rep 3.

News and Rumors:

- With word of the avaricious and materialistic Dannu-Gaon attempting to spread their misbegotten faith south through Tarandi Dreamcut-Tail's chief apprentice and muse Speckled-Mouse-Leaps-On-Poppy-Paws leverages her time spent entertaining and treating the wounds of Born-Of-Mist and convinces the Lion to speak with the strange and mysterious Sentinels. Securing passage they follow one of their typical routes that carves it's way through the lands of Clan Solais, performing during the stoic warriors rest, and ingratiate the unbidden people of the Clans with the Blightslaying Champions. Born-Of-Mist and Poppy-Paws do not accompany the Sentinel the rest of the way through their route, instead lurking within these northern lands, and observing the differences and similarities with which the Clans operate autonomously but connected like the swarms or packs of the Carrion Ward.

- Raced-The-Sun has declared himself King of the Bloody Hills. He has twisted forth a crown of thorns and twine anointed with the blood of the dead and the dripping juice of the abundance of cranberries at his disposal. He considers such morsels beneath him but admires their passing facsimile to his own luscious feathers. Jahoon sits by his side, a queen wreathed in bone, fur, and tattoos of Kagahara that herald her feats of battle prowess and fearlessness. All of the other tribes of the Bloody Hills are bent in supplication and creatures of the Carrion Ward are granted free roam of the Bloody Hills and all the lands within eyesight of its Bloody King so long as they do not harm any Two-Leg who bears the mark of Raced-The-Sun upon them. A tattoo of a blazing sun with a vultures talon marks raked across it. A number of other Woken have begun to emerge around the Bloody Hills, of shapes and sizes never before seen in the Carrion Ward, and while a few of them are willing to supplicate themselves before the Vulture Tyrant many more are resistant to his claims of supremacy and lurk in the foliage and tors of the land abound. Waging guerilla war upon Raced-The-Sun's regime the Bears, Raccoons, and Butterflies of the Bloody Hill fracture his power and spread his attention thin to no infuriating end. It is rumored in the most outlandish circles that Raced-The-Sun has even taken a Truthseer into his court in an effort to consolidate power and tighten his legitimacy. Such slander lead to a purported argument between Skystruck-Tree and Raced-The-Sun and though the precise details of their exchange are unknown they came to no meaningful agreement and left with foul moods to spare.

- Raced-The-Sun converts the lead slab given to him by some errant Viskari messenger into a dedicated toilet. His closest advisors and confidants are all invited to use it at least once as part of a bonding ritual necessary for entry upon the inner circles of power.

Spoiler: BOOKKEEPING

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D: 7
M: 6
O: 1
F: 9
I: 6

Expected Stat Increases: +1 Intrigue, +1 Faith
New Ruler Next Round?
No

Military Units 2/6
- Swarm
- Jahoon's Retinue

Heroes:
- Old Lion, No Pride, No Death (Hero 10)

Embassies:
- Sangar (SAN)

Technologies:
Writing (Kagahara)
"Masonry"
Temporary Cultural Identity - Natural Philosophy (2d8 Conversions)
Permanent Cultural Identities - EMPTY

Tactical Doctrines
- Reckless Charge
- Skirmishing
- Cautious Advance

- Special Materials
- Armor
- Weaponry
- Ranged Weaponry
- Cavalry
- Scouts and Logistics
- War Beasts
- Combat Drugs and Medicine
- Fortifications
- Sappers and Siege Weapons
- Subterfuge

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