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[b]The Winter Cull:[/b] Just as predictable storms come with the seasons, the magic of the world also fluctuates throughout the year. Something about the cold of winter has a corruptive tug on the world's ambient magic. If left unchecked, "hostile golems":/posts/141510, abominations, and other mindless terrors become a blight upon its landscape.

Come winter, every kingdom organizes their answer to this problem. Most commonly, as pictured, the crown tasks their knights to lead caravans to sweep the land, making short work of whatever they can find. The elite members of these caravans - "wyverns":/posts/129286, mounted war beasts, and mages - come as part of the royal army itself, but the rest are ordinary citizens. Most are beginners, with a few veterans - just off-season farmers and opportunist types looking to make a bit of money. The culls generally don't pay enough to attract "career adventurers":/posts/133220 or professional mercenary companies.

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That slinker has a score to settle.

"Some animated versions on discord":https://discord.com/channels/1019133813105905664/1142023419790106684/1432288856291409941 and also an "800-step timelapse":https://discord.com/channels/1019133813105905664/1202075562135523418/1432221906865487935

A collection of posts from the [[world of Midria]] that include canon lore.

h4.See Also:
* "Midrian Notebook":https://notebooklm.google.com/notebook/b3df8d39-5f91-409a-9007-2cf5569187fb?authuser=1: The official repository of Midrian lore, detailing topics and depth beyond the scope of e6AI. It includes an AI interface that can also be used for storytelling / RP use.