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[tryrar]

Write, objectively as much as possible, of the history of the battle, using both the date, as best we know it, and also the estimated count lost on each side and a description of the enemies and the battle from your point of view as well as a couple of accounts from our troops.

Recording history is extremely important, plus it will improve our reading and writing, as well as, what the hell else are we going to do in a bitter cold December?

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[Maldevious]

Year 5, December

December, as predicted, is bitterly cold, but with sparse snowfalls. Lady Marna's belly continues to grow, and you are amazed when you feel your young child kicking through Marna's stomach one quiet evening in front of the fire.

You mull over some plans for fairs in the upcoming year, which you will have to implement when the time rolls around. Your general plan is to make the fall fair more martially oriented, while patronizing the arts with a new spring festival. You also discuss plans of settling the north bank with refugees, and they are agreeable, but again the weather will force them to wait.

Work still has not begun on your tower, due to the invasion and then the cold. You spend most of your days indoors, playing at the sword with Fin. He is a capable opponent, but you feel as if your recent travails in battle have pushed you to a new level. You sorely miss Alan during these contests, but with the weather as it is making travel difficult, you make no progress on finding a replacement.

Your remaining time is spent practicing your letters by recording a history of the sea raider invasion, as best you can recall it. You bring some of the men in to receive accounts of their experiences. Progress is slow, but you feel as if you are putting together a respectable account of the whole brief campaign.

You also have your armor worked on, patched together by your most capable armorsmith. The results are quite impressive, and you can hardly tell where the damage occurred.

You also have your wounds tended to by the town healer, who washes and bandages a gash in your shoulder, and one in your thigh, while wrapping your ribs tightly. You appreciate her ministrations, and feel much better by the end of the month.

So December is slow and uneventful, but you enjoy your opportunity to rest after the craziness of the past few months.

Any big plans for January? The cold shows no real sign of breaking, and several heavy snows fall late in the month, portending another bear of a season.

Spoiler: "Sir Samuel Stone" (click to show/hide)

Age: 23 (February birthday)
Spouse: Lady Marna Stone - Six months pregnant
Average Health
Elite Fitness
Literate
Natural Archer
Fine Man of the People
Fine Swordswman
Above Average Rider
Above Average Woodsman
Average Etiquette
Average Lancer
Average Shield User
Average Armor User
Fair History
Poor Legal Mind
Poor Rhetoric

Spoiler: "Equipment and Possessions" (click to show/hide)

Weapons
Militia-grade Short Sword
Fine Longsword
Iron-tipped Lances

Armor
Steel Plate Armor
Mail Shirt
Brigandine Armor
Fur cloak and leggings
Iron Shield
Steel Barding for Destrier

Transport
Felucca
Mottled Grey Hunter
White Destrier

Housing
Brick and Lumber Manor
Fine Furniture
Stag Skull
Falconry Mews

Misc.
Average Clothing
Silver Sun Necklace with Gold Pendant
Bound New Testament
Book of Laws
Cask of Beer
Stone Weights

Spoiler: "Feroshire (Capital Town)" (click to show/hide)

Treasury - Fat
226 Citizens

Services and Housing
Nice Communal Housing
Mix of Wood and Brick Housing
Nice Inn
Rowdy Inn
Small Courthouse
Small School and Scribe

Defense
Wooden Palisade with watchtowers
Cleared and graded area for tower
Cleared and graded area for walls
Three longboats
Fake Town for river defense

Trade and Travel
Brick Roads
Medium Brick Paved Market
Medium Dockyard
Two-way Ferry
River Parlon (being dredged)

Industry
Large Clayworks
Smokehouse
Watermill (Lumber Mill and Grindstone)
Growing Shipyard
Brewery
Stables - Large herd of horses
Small Furniture Workshop

Spoiler: "Your Land" (click to show/hide)

Medium (5x city size) population (Loyal)
River Parlon (fertile banks on both sides, light forest to the north)

Farming
Nice parcel farms south of the river (four field crop rotation)
Fine Communal Farm (four field crop rotation)
Medium Vineyard
Large Flock of Sheep
Communal Grazing Land

Defense
Fortified Average Barracks, Armory, and Obstacle Course with Furnaces and Forges
Jousting practice field

Trade and Travel
Gravel Roads
Medium Warehouse

Industry
Medium Fishing Fleet
Fortified Mines north of river (silver, copper, gold, iron, gems)
   * Small community of miners in communal houses

Misc.
Trash Pit
Graveyard

Spoiler: "Your Forces" (click to show/hide)

Ranged - Longbows, iron short swords, fur armor, mounts
Two elite Archers
Six veteran Rangers
Eight veteran Archers

Melee - Iron halberds, iron brigandine armor, iron short swords, mounts
Twelve veteran Halberdiers

Reserve - Iron short swords, fur armor, wooden shields
Ten regular Watchmen
Mandatory Bow or Halberd Training for Able-bodied Men

Spoiler: "Your people" (click to show/hide)

Skilled Potters
Above Average Jewelers
Above Average Trappers
Above Average Miners
Average Metalworkers
Average Wine Makers
Journeymen Masons
Journeymen Furniture Builders
Journeymen Horse Breeders
Journeymen Weaponsmiths
Journeymen Armorers

Spoiler: "Nearby" (click to show/hide)

Market Town of Carshire - Gravel Road
Folesden - Land of Count Foles - Downstream
   * Curbiston - County Seat of Folesden
Land of Sir Denton - Upstream
Land of Sir Percival - Adjacent to Sir Denton's land, across the river
Hemswood Abbey - Far Upstream - Known for dark beer
Lands of Duke Erran - Across the river to the north - Used for hunting
   * Torchester - Duke Erran's Capital - Damaged metropolis with a bustling port located on a wide estuary

Spoiler: "Known Lords by Rank and Relationship" (click to show/hide)

King Edward Geronos IV, Lord of the Falls, Keeper of the Flame, Seer of the Dawn - Known

Duke Erran - Fond

Count Aaron Foles - Your Liege Lord - An angry drunkard - Antagonistic
Count Gorgan - A fine fighter - Introduced
Count Zanders - Introduced

Sir Derrick Denton - Introduced
Sir Alan Percival - Friendly
Sir Uriel Lope - Count's Marshall - Unsure
Sir Melvin - Lady Marna's brother, Duke Erran's nephew - Friendly
Sir Ivanson - A renowned jouster - Introduced
Sir Owen - A household Knight of Count Zanders - Rival

Lady Marna - Wife - Loving
Lady Iris - Lady Marna's mother, Duke Erran's younger sister - Cordial

Spoiler: "Important Citizens by Occupation" (click to show/hide)

Fin - Captain of the Militia
William Dent - Steward, Mayor
Victor Irlof - Master of the Market, Treasurer
Curtis Stumpf - Miner, Councilman
Ian Wood - Carpenter, Councilman
Marge Kannity - Brewer

Shipwright
Architect
Armorer
Weaponsmith
Horse Breeder
Scribe
Healer

Spoiler: "In Fond Remembrance" (click to show/hide)

Sir Alan - Your first squire - Killed in the Battle of Torchester
Sir Blake Denton - Your good friend and confidant - Killed in the Battle of Torchester
Tor - Your first Captain - Killed by the brigand "Ox" in a forest skirmish

[mcclay]

We should continue to work on the history of the battle. Maybe send out word for a new squire. It would also be a good idea to keep an eye on that dastardly Count.

[Gotdamnmiracle]

We should flight a letter to the lords, duke, and king himself requesting their accounts of the battle. Strategy is learned through the lessons of our past.

Also, Mal, what is the name of the place the battle occurred? Was it at the town or outside of it? What is the name, (given by common folk, because I'm sure there is one) to the sea raiders? I want our character to write a chronicle that will be regarded as a scholarly work. Much like Sun Tzu. This will be an ongoing work. Maybe many years in the making. We can write one book at a time though. After it is "finished" have literate monks pick through it to make sure it is proper with no errors and fit for reading, under our scrutinizing eye of course to make sure nothing is drastically changed.

Also, let''s try and squirrel away that cache of weapons in Carshire and get a couple rangers set up in that city, possibly in the military.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Having commandos in another country or town is a very old tactic so it wouldn't be unapplicable. The vikings used it and referred to them as wolf-shirts because they often wore wolf skins as opposed to the berserkr, who wore the pelts of bears. They would often rise up and gang up on the enemy in their own village, much like wolves.

Let's get a few of these individuals in the city at a time, slowly building our numbers in the city until we are confident that we could manage a decent blow if push came to shove. Hell, we may even be able to spark rebellions from the inside, while we have a siege going on, let alone open passages for our troops into the city and sabotage supplies.

The perks are bountiful and there is no way the person can be traced back to us, after all, we get refugees all the time. 

[Origami_Psycho]

Let's not put commandos into villages we want to start trade with.
But +1 to getting everyone else's accounts.
Apart from that, make snowmen

[Gotdamnmiracle]

Let's not put commandos into villages we want to start trade with.
But +1 to getting everyone else's accounts.
Apart from that, make snowmen

Of course not. This is directed solely at the count's city. There is absolutely no reason to try to topple small villages.

[Maldevious]

Confusion seems to stem from the fact that you said Carshire (market town), not Curbiston (Count's capital), GDM.

[Gotdamnmiracle]

Confusion seems to stem from the fact that you said Carshire (market town), not Curbiston (Count's capital), GDM.

So many Cs.

[Origami_Psycho]

Confusion seems to stem from the fact that you said Carshire (market town), not Curbiston (Count's capital), GDM.

So many Cs.

I think it's time to implement more exotic names in the future

[Gotdamnmiracle]

We should flight a letter to the lords, duke, and king himself requesting their accounts of the battle. Strategy is learned through the lessons of our past.

Also, Mal, what is the name of the place the battle occurred? Was it at the town or outside of it? What is the name, (given by common folk, because I'm sure there is one) to the sea raiders? I want our character to write a chronicle that will be regarded as a scholarly work. Much like Sun Tzu. This will be an ongoing work. Maybe many years in the making. We can write one book at a time though. After it is "finished" have literate monks pick through it to make sure it is proper with no errors and fit for reading, under our scrutinizing eye of course to make sure nothing is drastically changed.

Also, let''s try and squirrel away that cache of weapons in Carshire and get a couple rangers set up in that city, possibly in the military.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Having commandos in another country or town is a very old tactic so it wouldn't be unapplicable. The vikings used it and referred to them as wolf-shirts because they often wore wolf skins as opposed to the berserkr, who wore the pelts of bears. They would often rise up and gang up on the enemy in their own village, much like wolves.

Let's get a few of these individuals in the city at a time, slowly building our numbers in the city until we are confident that we could manage a decent blow if push came to shove. Hell, we may even be able to spark rebellions from the inside, while we have a siege going on, let alone open passages for our troops into the city and sabotage supplies.

The perks are bountiful and there is no way the person can be traced back to us, after all, we get refugees all the time.

I submit this, but with Carshire as the target, and not Curbistan.

[Origami_Psycho]

We should flight a letter to the lords, duke, and king himself requesting their accounts of the battle. Strategy is learned through the lessons of our past.

Also, Mal, what is the name of the place the battle occurred? Was it at the town or outside of it? What is the name, (given by common folk, because I'm sure there is one) to the sea raiders? I want our character to write a chronicle that will be regarded as a scholarly work. Much like Sun Tzu. This will be an ongoing work. Maybe many years in the making. We can write one book at a time though. After it is "finished" have literate monks pick through it to make sure it is proper with no errors and fit for reading, under our scrutinizing eye of course to make sure nothing is drastically changed.

Also, let''s try and squirrel away that cache of weapons in Carshire and get a couple rangers set up in that city, possibly in the military.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Having commandos in another country or town is a very old tactic so it wouldn't be unapplicable. The vikings used it and referred to them as wolf-shirts because they often wore wolf skins as opposed to the berserkr, who wore the pelts of bears. They would often rise up and gang up on the enemy in their own village, much like wolves.

Let's get a few of these individuals in the city at a time, slowly building our numbers in the city until we are confident that we could manage a decent blow if push came to shove. Hell, we may even be able to spark rebellions from the inside, while we have a siege going on, let alone open passages for our troops into the city and sabotage supplies.

The perks are bountiful and there is no way the person can be traced back to us, after all, we get refugees all the time.

I submit this, but with Carshire as the target, and not Curbistan.

Don't you mean Curbiston as the target?

[Gotdamnmiracle]

We should flight a letter to the lords, duke, and king himself requesting their accounts of the battle. Strategy is learned through the lessons of our past.

Also, Mal, what is the name of the place the battle occurred? Was it at the town or outside of it? What is the name, (given by common folk, because I'm sure there is one) to the sea raiders? I want our character to write a chronicle that will be regarded as a scholarly work. Much like Sun Tzu. This will be an ongoing work. Maybe many years in the making. We can write one book at a time though. After it is "finished" have literate monks pick through it to make sure it is proper with no errors and fit for reading, under our scrutinizing eye of course to make sure nothing is drastically changed.

Also, let''s try and squirrel away that cache of weapons in Carshire and get a couple rangers set up in that city, possibly in the military.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Having commandos in another country or town is a very old tactic so it wouldn't be unapplicable. The vikings used it and referred to them as wolf-shirts because they often wore wolf skins as opposed to the berserkr, who wore the pelts of bears. They would often rise up and gang up on the enemy in their own village, much like wolves.

Let's get a few of these individuals in the city at a time, slowly building our numbers in the city until we are confident that we could manage a decent blow if push came to shove. Hell, we may even be able to spark rebellions from the inside, while we have a siege going on, let alone open passages for our troops into the city and sabotage supplies.

The perks are bountiful and there is no way the person can be traced back to us, after all, we get refugees all the time.

I submit this, but with Carshire as the target, and not Curbistan.

Don't you mean Curbiston as the target?

I don't even. Count town! I feel like my suggestion he's become invalid because of this business. Damnit.

[Maldevious]

So after much thought, I am planning on lumping the winter months together into one turn, as nothing much ever happens during them. I would obviously break them down if there were events going on, but that is currently not the case. So consider these suggestions to be for what you will do for both January and February. With March and the return of nicer weather, one month per turn will return.

[Origami_Psycho]

In that case, lets do something devious.
Let's start a secret chamber in which we worship the dark eldar gods.  That way we can sweep all of our enemies away with our armies of death and madness.
EDIT: Also, change our town name to Lovecraftia

[tryrar]

In that case, lets do something devious.
Let's start a secret chamber in which we worship the dark eldar gods.  That way we can sweep all of our enemies away with our armies of death and madness.
EDIT: Also, change our town name to Lovecraftia

No. Just NO