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[Iituem]

Have fun, give those players a purse of silver on the quiet and then retire for the evening.  Next month!

[Maldevious]

You take in a few plays with Lady Marna as the evening winds down. Pulling Dent aside, you instruct him to covertly pay a small purse of silver to the troupe of players who were singing your praises.

With the fair over, you recline on a chair in front of the fire, Lady Marna sitting nearby with little Sir Isaac. It has been a productive few days, and your sense of pride overwhelms the dull pain you still feel from your bear wounds.

June approaches quickly, though... what shall Sir Stone do?

[Ukrainian Ranger]

I think we need to train more archers, mostly for the future garrison of our city, when walls will be ready

I'd say 20 , they may receive lighter training as they are unlikely to be ever used in the field, only as a garrison firing from towers, that's not as hard as coordinated salvos in the field. We may even use a shortbow...
Crossbowers would be even  better, but I am not sure if we have access to crossbows

And invest in the walls and towers, It's a status thing after all

[GreatWyrmGold]

If we're allowed to build them...

And yeah, archers are useful.

[Talvara]

seeing as we're still recovering from our ursine encounter, we should aim to do things that dont stress the body asmuch.

Lets get our philosopher friend set up, indexing his needs and such.

also. For those that are interested I found a nice website on Heraldry
http://www.library.nd.edu/rarebooks/digital_projects/heraldry/

[Origami_Psycho]

I say we set up the stuff for the philosopher, and try to build up the economy to the point where we can subsidize part of the cost of sending people to the university.

[Mlamlah]

Yeah, let's get the philosophers affairs in order, and continue with our many projects.

[kaian-a-coel]

While you're at it, try to grasp some basic concepts of immediatly appliable sciences, like ballistics.

[Maldevious]

Year 5, June

At the start of June, with construction coming along slowly but surely on your tower, you decide that you will need to recruit some archers to man the walls, when they are built. You will keep these men separate from your militia, more as a guard, and they will train less often. This gives the recruits some flexibility to pursue other work.

About 7 men sign up during the first month, and get to work practicing the art of the shortbow. This is less than you'd like at the moment, but it will have to do for now.

You are still quite sore, although your lacerations are now mostly healed. Your ribs still ache, so you keep your activity to a minimum. You make sure the philosopher is set up nicely. He is in a temporary house at the moment, but work has begun on a permanent one of stone near the library.

You try to take in a few lessons from him, but you understand absolutely none of what he has to say. You note that there are already a couple of merchant's children studying diligently.

Fin approaches you one evening, and asks to speak with you about Luther. "The man is a wolf on the training field. I have never seen as naturally gifted a fighter in all my years as a soldier. He is already pressing me, and he picked up a sword for the first time just a few weeks ago."

You file this information away for future use.

After the festival, trade is a bit slower than usual, with the glut of business that took place. Still, your merchants are happy and prosperous, and work continues on trade ships for the Duke at the shipyard. The river is drudged to about 60% of the depth you desire for deep-draft ships, as well.

This month was slow. What will you do in July?

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

Age: 24 - February birthday
Spouse: Lady Marna Stone - Age 21 - April Birthday
Children: Sir Isaac Stone - Four Months Old - March Birthday

Below Average Health
Elite Fitness

Literate
Natural Archer
Fine Man of the People
Fine Swordswman
Above Average Rider
Above Average Woodsman
Above Average Heroic Combatant (fighting against the odds)
Average Etiquette
Average Lancer
Average Shield User
Average Armor User
Average 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
Bear Skull
Bear Pelt Rug
Falconry Mews

Misc.
Bear Claws
Average Clothing
Silver Sun Necklace with Gold Pendant
Bound New Testament
Book of Laws
Cask of Beer
Stone Weights
Draft of "The Incursion of the Sea Raiders and the Battle of Torchester"

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

Treasury - Medium
260 Citizens

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

Defense
Wooden Palisade with watchtowers
Stone Tower (30% complete)
Stone Walls (23% complete)
Three longboats
Fake Town for river defense

Trade and Travel
Brick Roads
Medium Brick Paved Market
Medium Dockyard
Two-way Ferry
River Parlon (62% dredged)

Industry
Large Clayworks
Smokehouse
Watermill (Lumber Mill and Grindstone)
Growing Medium Shipyard
Brewery
Stables - Large herd of horses
Growing 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)
Crude parcel farms north of the river (four field crop rotation)
Fine Communal Farm (four field crop rotation)
Medium Vineyard
Grand 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
Eight green Halberdiers

City Guard - Short bows / Iron short swords, fur armor, wooden shields
Seven Green Wall Archers
Ten regular Watchmen

Reserve
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 - Awkward
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 (Married to Count Foles' Daughter) - Rival

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

Isaac Stone - Your First Son - Newborn

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

Luther Logan - Squire
Fin - Captain of the Militia
Oswald - Ranger Captain
William Dent - Steward, Mayor
Victor Irlof - Master of the Market, Treasurer
Curtis Stumpf - Miner, Councilman
Ian Wood - Carpenter, Councilman
Marge Kannity - Brewer
Gunther Agnacious - Philosopher

Shipwright
Architect
Armorer
Weaponsmith
Horse Breeder
Scribe
Healer
Wool Merchant

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

[Talvara]

Lets pay a visit to Sir Derrick Denton. or at least write him a letter showing interest in his state of affairs. Alternatively we could invite him to a dinner at our manor.

[Gamerlord]

+1

But also try and set find some way to increase our production of food. We need to secure areas for food production before they are claimed as housing for migrants. If we don't, when we finally need to expand our farms, they'll end up far outside the city.

[Talvara]

hmm... increasing food production, perhaps at some point we could travel to one of the larger ports in the country and see if we can obtain seeds/cuttings for some new crops. more variation means more flexibility. (means we can squeeze a little more out of our fields?)

another option is to try our hand at fish breeding, Duckweed can be grown as fish food, and overflow water from fish-ponds is also good fertiliser.

[tryrar]

hmm... increasing food production, perhaps at some point we could travel to one of the larger ports in the country and see if we can obtain seeds/cuttings for some new crops. more variation means more flexibility. (means we can squeeze a little more out of our fields?)

another option is to try our hand at fish breeding, Duckweed can be grown as fish food, and overflow water from fish-ponds is also good fertiliser.

I favor the fish breeding myself, we DO have that smokehouse sitting there for fish and meats

[Ukrainian Ranger]

I support digging many fish-ponds... Carps are pretty easy to raise and can live in small ponds without problems.  Fresh fish all yearlong is a nice idea, because winter fishing is far-far less effective

Also, it's good to have water close in case of fire.
 
Also, if located inside the city walls it can be a nice, naturally growing food storage for the emergences like sieges when fishing is not easy

Also, it's easier and cheaper to store fished fish alive than use smoke or salt (And that should be used for meat)

Also, nicely decorated ponds will make the area prettier

[GreatWyrmGold]

Fish farms? Sounds good.