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[LordBucket]

You still accepting lesser captains/vassals?

: Yes. I am still accepting vassals to lead task forces.

[Lillipad]

bleh

Bucket, let Sky run her game...

[Skyrunner]

Turn .1 <One hour has passed>

Spoiler: Player key (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: Map key (click to show/hide)

The horizontal axis's coordinate goes before the vertical coordinate.

(1,0) Rift, left
(2,0) Rift, right
(2,8) OOPS - I colored Sinpwn wrong on the map. You are brown, in fact. Anyways, this is the main fleet.
(2,13) Sinclair's scouts
(7,6) Argus Kaledos's fleet
(-2,0) Sergej's arcani
(-1,-1) Entren Armeni's arcani and flagship
(-8,-2) Entren's diplomat ship
(-1,-3) Leonard's main fleet
(-6,-11) Entren's main fleet
(-4,-18) Where the wyvern disappeared
(-1,-18) Leonard's scouts (2)
(1,-2) kingfisher's fleet...which should actually be at (8,-19)
(2, -1) The new ship, very long and large and flying the emperor's flag.
(4,-2) Jamnan Tatarev's fleet <no actions taken>
(12,-2) Argetor Archmagus's fleet

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(Numbering the map is quite hard... D: I had to paste the screen shot into Illustrator and do stuff with text boxes ... Anyways, if you people go far enough from each other, there probably will also be a smaller scale (larger scale?) map that shows the general terrain of a wide area.)

(You may want to read at least Azalyn's turn. Something important has happened!)

Leonard Fallswood

The scouts have been sent out.

About thirty minutes in, the scouts send their initial reports to your ping dynamo - which apparently has the ability to handle long-range communications - when an ear-piercing shriek echoes through the air. A huge winged reptile, overall a mottled green-black with membranous wings and a long, whipping tail, appears from nowhere and rams one of your scouts.

Wyvern 15 + 3 vs 5 + 5 Scout

You first see the thing breaking your ship like just so many matchsticks before hearing the sound. Men fall to the ground, flailing their limbs before either being snapped up by the thing, or by crashing to the ground.

The other two quickly turn and fire broadsides at the beast.

4 vs 15
16 vs 3

The first ship fails to pivot fast enough to get a good bearing, but the second successfully punches a number of holes in the wyvern's flesh. Shrieking again, it disappears.

The other two scouts contact you, asking for further orders.

Agertor Archmagus

Your portion of the fleet heads towards the east river. It seems that the water is clear enough, and the currents calm. As suspected, the forest continues.

Sinclair Atmos

The whole fleet is sent north, with the scouts being sent even further with their higher maneuverability. The scouts report some hills, the continued river and the hint of a cliff.


Jamnan Tatarev

Your ship is Storage 300, Speed +3, Short range +13, Long range   -, Protection +3.

You send a ping dynamo and a cruiser to the northern forest. It scans the forest, which turns out to be negative to any large creatures. Just as it turns to return, the still-on ping system scans a number of big animals that seem to be bears.

Land?

Argus Kaledos

You head mostly north-east.

The scouts report some hills along that vector.

Sergej Genja

The fleet heads towards the west.

The scouts and the Mephisto dip down to collect samples before catching up with the rest of the fleet.

Handing the samples over to the arcani and its mages, they report that the soil is quite charged with magic but otherwise fertile. They do not know what effects the soil will have on plants.
Meanwhile, of the plant samples you notice that although there is regular grass, normal wildflowers, and what seems to be some dandelions, you also note a strange plant with razor-thin leafs, like grass but almost see-through. Its blades are angular like an elongated hexagon.

A diplomat has arrived from Entren Armeni. You tell the diplomat that the terms are accepted.


Azalyn Kementari

You quickly float over to the bend in the river and tell the non-combat ships to land. The civilians are ordered to pitch tents and fires, while the seeders start up their mechanisms.

Meanwhile, your's, Sergej's, and Entren's ships' mages combine their power to create a destructive resonance in the fabric of Being, when something exits the rift.

... To your collective surprise, it is a long, long ship (even longer than a clipper, which is almost one hundred meters in length), with eight masts flying triangular sails and one mast at the very front with a square sail, bearing the insignia of the heavenly lord himself.


If I missed anyone (the horror) please tell me.

It took quite a long to do this turn D: Mostly because of the sorting through of actions spread through multiple posts, and adding the numbers.

If someday I disappear, it's because I've raegquitted from numbering stuff xD

Also, I already replied to IronyOwl by PM about whether or not I'm accepting

[Sinpwn]

Sinclair Atmos' fleet continues directly north.
The scouts fan out to the left and right, making a semicircle in front of the main fleet.

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Fleet
14 civilian ships (3500/3500 civillians)
8 scouts
4 cruisers
4 supply ships (2800/2800 supplies)
3 seeders (300/300 seeds)
3 lumber clippers (300/300 building material)
2 strafers
2 ping dynamos
1 steamer (100 fuel)
1 arcani (10 mages)
Apathy's Abearance
3 Speed
3 short range
5 long range
8 protection

[Lillipad]

to southern scouts: "Regroup with the fleet by the eastern edge of the forest."
Have all ships assemble at -8,-2

Spoiler: character (click to show/hide)

Name: Leonard Fallswood
Gender/Age: male, 54
Appearance: A tall, muscular, old man. He has short, gray hair he keeps brushed back complemented by a thick, well groomed beard of matching color. Leonard has green eyes, and a scar across his nose. He is never seen without his large, cracked sword, or his war-faded armored coat. He typically walks with a cane outside of combat, but is often seen in sparring and melee combat functioning perfectly without it.
Background: Leonard served as a knight templar and personal soldier of the lord, going off on frequent conquests of foreign nations. He fought seeking only an escape from the mundane, but decided to retire when peace was brought about, rejecting all offers of a promotion to the lord's court. For 15 years he served as the instructor for those seeking to achieve the rank of captain and the right to maintain their own squads. He was called back into service by the demand for heroes, gladly accepting the fight offered to him.
Skills: Navigation, Melee, Reading, Animal Husbandry
Natural Magic: Sky

Flagship name: Rouge Fleur
Flagship type: artillery, military

Spoiler: ships (click to show/hide)

Fleet

• 14 civilian ships(250 people per ship)(3500 people)
  
• 7 scouts
• 4 cruisers
• 4 supply ships(700 supplies per ship)(2800 supplies)
• 3 seeders(terraforming, planting)(300/300 seeds)
• 3 lumber clippers(construction)(300/300 building material)
• 2 strafers
• 2 ping dynamos
• 1 steamer(100 fuel)
• 1 arcani(10 mages)

Rouge Fleur
3 Speed
8 short range
5 long range
3 protection

Code: (storage(0/300)) [Select]

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[Orb]

I wish I would have noticed this during signs up. Oh well, posting to watch. Hope this doesn't die anytime soon. 

[agertor]

Move all towards 14 to establish a base and attempt to farm. If possible send a four scouts further east to check out the rest of the forest. Also check if the river has life in it and try to find out what kind.

Character Sheet

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name: Agertor Archmagus

Gender/Age: 22

Appearance: A young black-haired man with quite the shadow for a beard. He looks like he doesn't sleep too much and his brown eyes look hazed at times. Wearing a black leather jacket, red t-shirt, jeans and a red bandana he wears on his head, he almost looks like a pirate.

Background (optional but helpful): A young revolutionary, his inspiring words had brought many people together before. He works for the people almost all the time and as a result gets little sleep. Commonly declaring himself as a people's champion, he constantly helps those in need in order to inspire and create unity.

Skills : Leadership, Persuasion, Rallying, Stealth

Natural Magic : Life

Flagship name: Liberty's Savior
Flagship type: protection, protection

Ships:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

   
14 civilian ships, with 250 people each, for a total of 3500 people.
8 scouts
4 cruisers
4 supply ships with 700 supplies each, for a total of 2800 supplies
3 seeders, which can enact large scale terraforming to make the land suitable for farming, or mass plant seeds. Holds 300 seeds each
3 lumber clippers, which can construct buildings. Holds 300 building materials.
2 strafers
2 ping dynamos
1 steamer, with 100 fuel
1 arcani, with ten mages

[Doomblade187]

((Is there suposed to be a writeup for mine this turn?))

[Skyrunner]

((Is there suposed to be a writeup for mine this turn?))

Hmm, I don't know what happened. I suppose I kinda wrote nothing except for the diplomat...thing...

Entren

One of your ping dynamos alerts you to the fact that a transmission has arrived from the diplomat scout that the other party has accepted your terms.

Your arcani asks if it should continue closing the rift, or if it should deal with what seems to be the Emperor's ship.

Other than that, the hour-long flight was eventless.

[LordBucket]

To your collective surprise, it is a long, long ship (even longer than a clipper, which is almost one hundred meters in length), with eight masts flying triangular sails and one mast at the very front with a square sail, bearing the insignia of the heavenly lord himself.

...so, they did have a plan to close the rift, they just never told the fleet commanders about it. Ok.

: *hails the imperial flagship* Ahh. So the emperor chose not to go down with his empire. Just so we're clear, you hold no power here, and this new world changes nothing. Just like I explained last time we spoke, I'm going to kill you the first chance I get. Now, do you have anything to say, or are you going to close the rift before those creatures come though and destroy this world too?

[Skyrunner]

Azalyn

You relay the words to your dynamo; the answer comes back shortly, transmitted to all nine fleets in the vicinity.

The Heavenly Lord has fallen with his kingdom, may he ever rest beyond the doors of that which claims us all.
On this ship is his son, the court and, assorted nobility.
We expect you – all – to have the utmost respect and to be loyal to the court of the son and his court.
Refusal to do so shall be greeted with swift and certain introduction to the timeless sorrows of the destiny we all are fated to meet. Loyalty to the court shall be rewarded with blessings from the new heavenly lord. This is the mandate of heaven, backed by the earthly yet exalted son of the heavenly lord, and weak as we all are held in part by the royal court.



       — Cordially, High Noble Ariterean S. Reablean; the heavenly lord's son; and Lesser Noble Ramiran et al.

[Doomblade187]

Entren Armeni

"Where did that ship come from!? Mages, continue closing the rift. I'll go take a look at the new ship in Riftsailer. ... Fleet! Touch down just southwest of the bottom clump of forest and start setting up a rudimentary base. Watch the trees."

The fleet lands one square southwest of the bottom clump of forest ((Just set fleet down one square southwest of the bottom clump of forest)), scouts first to check out the area. Keep all but one of the military ships in the skies to patrol the ground and skies. On the ground, construct a basic headquarters and see if the ground is good for farming. Soldiers from the military ship on the ground will patrol the camp, especially by the forest. If the ground is suitable for farming, begin a plot of food.

Back by the rift, leave the arcani ship by the rift to help close it, and send the flagship to flag down the new ship and get a good look. If the two ships can message each other, even better.

Spoiler: Entren Artemi (click to show/hide)

Name: Entren Armeni
Gender/Age: Male, 36 years old
Appearance: A medium-height, generally unassuming man with brown hair and green eyes. However, looking past the unassuming exterior reveals one of the more powerful mages that civilization has ever produced. He began to work magic at 19 after leaving his apprenticeship at a blacksmith. He picked magic up quickly, gaining the position of high mage after a mere thirteen years of practice. He was instrumental in developing the rift, a process that drained much of his energy, making him look older that he should.
Skills: Arcane Research, Magic, Leadership, and Summoning
Natural Magic: Earth

Flagship: Riftsailer
Flagship type: speed, arcane support
300 Storage, +8 Speed, +3 short range, - long range, +3 protection, arcane support

Spoiler: Fleet (click to show/hide)

   
14 civilian ships
8 scouts
4 cruisers
4 supply ships
3 seeders
3 lumber clippers
2 strafers
2 ping dynamos
1 steamer (Fuel: 100/100)
1 arcani

3500 civilians
10 mages
2800 supplies
900 seeds
900 building materials

((Sorry about lack of coordinates- I didn't have the map available to me at the time of writing, just memory and locations.))

[LordBucket]

— Cordially, High Noble Ariterean S. Reablean; the heavenly lord's son; and Lesser Noble Ramiran et al.[/tt]

: So, daddy had the dignity to die with his people? I'm pleasantly surprised. Save your threats, Ariterean. Your father chose me personally to command the Daedalus on this world, and I don't think you'll question his judgement just because I show you no more respect than I did him. I care nothing for your court, and I reject your claims of mandate, just as I did your father's before you. Now kindly instruct your mages to close the rift, and then get out of our way. We have work to do ensuring the survival of our race. Azalyn out.

Azalyn regroups with her fleet at (10,3)

[EagleV]

Sergej sends the following message to his mages: "Keep closing gate. Send message to longship: [Sire, if you have half the traits of your heavenly father, I will be happy to serve under you. Your servant, prof. Sergej Genja.]"

To his own crew: "Formalities over, now let's do something. Bring some soil and plants aboard the Gabriel (the steamer), see if the plants grow well aboard a flying ship. Plant some of our own, too, see what they do in this magic soil. Make notes. Every detail."

Meanwhile, the fleet keeps headin west, apart from the arcani, who keep at their efforts to close the rift. The scouts fan out to the northwest and southwest of the fleet's current location.

Spoiler: Sergej Genja (click to show/hide)

Name: Sergej Genja
Gender/Age: Male, 61

Appearance: Sergej looks even older than he is - bent back, thin, but long, white hair, a croocked nose in a wrinkled and pockmarked face, and two dull brown eyes which show the misty onsets of cataract. His left arm is nearly completely limp, but he slightly conceals this by always having his left hand in the pocket of his stained labcoat. Instead of hobbling, he prefers to use whatever swift transport is avialable, both outdoor and indoor, and he is often seen moving around in a jury-rigged weelchair.

Background: Even though age has left some slight marks on his memory, Genja is still one of the more brilliant minds of the civilization. He worked on the rift project before the abberations, and hundreds of research projects before that. Often neglecting or ignoring the personal or mundane, he is in a constant state of curiousness to everything he does not understand completely - which is way more than he would ever admit.
Apart from science, he absolutely clings to efficiency. If he loses his keys, he searches for them in a predefined grid pattern. If he moves somewhere, he takes the shortest and fastest route possible - admiring his surroundings is a waste of time, he would probably not know what buildings border the road to his lab. He always has a notebook at hand, and if he has to wait for something, he is always scribbling equations or theories, or simply solving mathematical problems to keep his mind sharp ("and efficient!") He rarely speaks, but if he does, it's a quick ramble, condensing as much information as possible into a short burst of sounds.

Skills : Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Engineering
Natural Magic : Earth

Flagship name: Mephisto
Flagship type: Speed, Scout

Spoiler: Fleet (click to show/hide)

   
14 civilian ships
8 scouts
4 cruisers
4 supply ships
3 seeders
3 lumber clippers
2 strafers
2 ping dynamos
1 steamer (Fuel: 100/100)
1 arcani

3500 civilians
10 mages
2800 supplies
900 seeds
900 building materials

[kingfisher1112]

Solana
Malokov. : I shall begin construction of a Industrial Area, and Defenses for the mouth of the river. M'lady, I am sure that my taskforce can withstand an attack.
Edit: At 16, 3
Specifications: Lumber Farm, Grain Farm, Blast Smelters, Mines.