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[Origami_Psycho]

Actually, why don't we wage some biological warfare?  We get some plague victims to march on the settlement, and that will weaken them and thin the ranks, if not convince them to leave entirely.  It's a perfectly valid plan, and in a few months time we march our asses in and preforms a mop up operation.

[GreatWyrmGold]

Do we have plague victims?

Or an enemy to use them on, approximately...now?

[Origami_Psycho]

Do we have plague victims?

Or an enemy to use them on, approximately...now?

Yes, there will likely still be some of them somewhere, and yeah, the viking-things.

[evilcherry]

Do we have plague victims?

Or an enemy to use them on, approximately...now?

Yes, there will likely still be some of them somewhere, and yeah, the viking-things.

Medieval biological attacks only work in a siege where sanitation is declining real fast.

[Origami_Psycho]

Do we have plague victims?

Or an enemy to use them on, approximately...now?

Yes, there will likely still be some of them somewhere, and yeah, the viking-things.

Medieval biological attacks only work in a siege where sanitation is declining real fast.

Did I mention the part where we attack them?

[10ebbor10]

We're going to be outnumbered for sure, and well, Vikings aren't the sieging guys.

We can't hope to surround them and force them into a siege. Besides, thanks to their raiding parties, it's very likely that they will be in the position to attack our siegers from the in and the outside.

[kaian-a-coel]

Yay! this is back!
hopefully it will stay...

For now, I think the first priority is to check Curbiston, as a lot of people already said. No killing Arthur or anything like that. If there is indeed an empty seat, don't claim it. Assume the count's duties (like rebuilding the city, that kind of stuff), and work on getting yourself or, more likely, someone loyal to you, on the place. Appearing too power hungry may make us lose the support of the "higher up".
Also, check on the Duke's status. With that viking colonization process, he may be in a world of trouble.

Said viking colonization process is priority two, after recovering from the plague. We cant just let them come here and slaughter people.

[Gamerlord]

Once we drive this offensive of theirs back, I think it'll be high time for us to go and give 'em some payback.

Yay! this is back!
hopefully it will stay...

For now, I think the first priority is to check Curbiston, as a lot of people already said. No killing Arthur or anything like that. If there is indeed an empty seat, don't claim it. Assume the count's duties (like rebuilding the city, that kind of stuff), and work on getting yourself or, more likely, someone loyal to you, on the place. Appearing too power hungry may make us lose the support of the "higher up".
Also, check on the Duke's status. With that viking colonization process, he may be in a world of trouble.

Said viking colonization process is priority two, after recovering from the plague. We cant just let them come here and slaughter people.

+1, but DON'T SEND STONE. Our son is too young for us to die just yet.

[Maldevious]

Year 7, March

March is spent gathering information. You mobilize your levies, as you worry about sending troops out of your lands in small numbers with the reports of roving bandits. You send patrols in force to Curbiston, Hemswood Abbey, and Torchester. You consider sending men to the national capital of Fallsburg, but the capital lies on the other side of the Sea Raider's new claims, and you doubt you could safely get your men there and back. For now, that will have to wait.

The patrol to Curbiston departs first, and arrives back in a few days, accompanied by a run-down but familiar face. The situation in Curbiston is dire, as expected. The streets are empty of life, save for a few stray dogs picking through the remains of a once-bustling metropolis. There is no sign of the young Count... in fact, there looks to have been a bloody clash in the keep of some sort.

Your men check the stores, and the armory, but they have already been well picked over. The city is marred by the scars of fires from the past few months, and several of the external gates have been broken down as well. A few scavengers are spotted by your men, but they disappear into the ruins before any questions can be asked of them. They check the status of the river chain, as well, and find that it has been fouled, its mechanisms busted beyond immediate repair.

On their way out of the city, however, they come upon a disheveled husk of a man rooting about in a ditch. He sees your men, and immediately yells "Stone! Take me to Sir Samuel Stone! I am... a friend of his."

The Ranger Captain Oswald, leading this patrol, recognizes the man despite his gaunt figure as The Rat, and returns with him as quickly as possible. When you meet with him after he is bathed and fed, the man tells a tale of plague run rampant, which claimed the life of the young Count. Order soon collapsed, and riots soon racked the city. Your man, Gunther Agnacious, was killed in said riots. The Rat barely escaped with his life. You offer him once again the opportunity to take residence in Feroshire, which he now graciously accepts.

You take this in stride, aware of the power vacuum in the County now. Word returns later from Hemswood Abbey, which survived the plague nearly unaffected. Torchester, it seems, still stands, having been mildly damaged by the plague. It is now the subject of rather constant harassment by Sea Raiders, though. The Duke asks you to write to him of the state of the County as soon as you are able. He passes on word that he believes the King still rules from Fallsburg, although he has heard reports that the city may be under siege by Sea Raiders. As you previously learned, Denton and Percival's lands are recovering slowly as well.

The rest of the month is spent sending troops out to forage for loose supplies, livestock, equipment, and food in the plague-ravaged countryside. You are quite lucky in this, as your men stumble upon several herds of goats, sheep, and cattle, which are added to your flocks, as well as a few large groups of refugees who are incorporated into your city after a period of quarantine.

March is coming to a close, and you now know your situation much more clearly. What shall you do in April?

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

Age: 26 - February birthday
Spouse: Lady Marna Stone - Age 22 - April Birthday (Four months pregnant)
Children: Sir Isaac Stone - Two Years Old - March Birthday

Good Health
Excellent Fitness

Literate
Natural Archer
Good Swordswman
Fine Man of the People
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
Poor Medical Mind

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
Fine Quarters in Tower
Brick and Lumber Manor
Fine Furniture
Stag Skull
Bear Skull
Bear Pelt Rug
Falconry Mews
Small Hunting Lodge in Northern Forest

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
350 Citizens

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

Defense
Interior Wooden Palisade with watchtowers
Stone Tower
Stone Walls 
Three longboats
Fake Town for river defense

Trade and Travel
Brick Roads
Large Dockyard
Medium Brick Paved Market
Two-way Ferry
River Parlon (dredged to allow deep draft vessels)
Gravel Road to Carshire
Gravel Road to Silverhills

Industry
Large Clayworks
Smokehouse
Watermill (Lumber Mill and Grindstone)
Growing Medium Shipyard
Brewery
Stables
Medium Furniture Workshop

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

Small (3x city size) population (Loyal)
River Parlon (fertile banks on both sides, light forest to the north)

Settlements
Feroshire - Your capital
Silverhills - Small village by the mines - Palisade

Farming
Nice parcel farms south of the river (four field crop rotation)
Fair parcel farms north of the river (four field crop rotation)
Fine Communal Farm (four field crop rotation)
Medium Vineyard - Ice wine experiment
Communal Grazing Land
Muddy holes in ground (fish ponds without enough water or fish)

Animals
Large Flock of Sheep
Medium Herd of Cattle
Small Herd of Goats
Small Herd of Good Horses

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

Trade and Travel
Gravel Roads
Large Warehouse

Industry
Large Fishing Fleet
Fortified Mines near Silverhills (silver, copper, gold, iron, gems)
Metalworks in Silverhills

Misc.
Trash Pit
Graveyard

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

Ranged - Longbows, iron short swords, fur armor, mounts
Two elite Archers
One elite Ranger
Six veteran Rangers
One regular Rangers
Nine veteran Archers
Four regular Archers

Melee - Iron halberds, iron brigandine armor, iron short swords, mounts
Two elite Halberdiers
Eleven veteran Halberdiers
Six regular Halberdiers

City Guard - Short bows / Iron short swords, fur armor, wooden shields
Seven regular 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
Above Average Horse Breeders
Average Metalworkers
Average Wine Makers
Average Masons
Journeymen Furniture Builders
Journeymen Weaponsmiths
Journeymen Armorers
Novice Siege Engineers

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

Market Town of Carshire - Gravel Road
Folesden - Land of Count Foles - Downstream
   * Curbiston - County Seat of Folesden - Abandoned
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
Sea Raider Lands - Adjacent to Duke Erran's lands on the coast
Lands of the King - Beyond the Sea Raider's lands
   * Fallsburg - National Capital - Grand metropolis by a massive waterfall

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 Gorgan - A fine fighter - Introduced
Count Zanders - Dislike

Sir Derrick Denton - Slightly warm but distant
Sir Alan Percival - Close Friend
Sir Uriel Lope - Count's Marshall - Formal but respectful
Sir Melvin - Lady Marna's brother, Duke Erran's nephew - Close friend
Sir Ivanson - A renowned jouster - Acquaintance

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

Isaac Stone - Your First Son - Toddler

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

Luther Logan - Sword and Mace - Squire
Fin - Captain of the Militia
Oswald - Ranger Captain
William Dent - Steward, Mayor
Victor Irlof - Master of the Market, Treasurer
Ian Wood - Carpenter, Councilman
Marge Kannity - Brewer
The Rat - Man of Intrigue

Shipwright
Architect
Armorer
Weaponsmith
Horse Breeder
Scribe
Healer
Monk Healer
Wool Merchant

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

Tor - Your first Captain - Killed by the brigand "Ox" in a forest skirmish
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
Count Aaron Foles - Your first Liege Lord - Fell drunkenly to his death from the balcony of a whorehouse
"Count" Owen - Rival and claimant to the County - Executed for "murder"
"Countess" Foles - Daughter of Aaron Foles - Executed for "murder"
Curtis Stumpf - Miner, Councilman - Killed in the Sixth Year Plague
Count Arthur Foles - Your second Liege Lord - Killed in the Sixth Year Plague
Gunther Agnacious - Philosopher - Killed in a riot resulting from the Sixth Year Plague

[Gamerlord]

I think we should ignore Curbiston. Send our scouts to try and find out what we can about the status of the Sea Raider invasion.

[Gervassen]

Curbiston is still important as a symbol. Let's also say a sea raider patrol went upstream, as they did before, and they pass by a big empty city with an extensive dock and stout pre-built defenses. What might occur to them?

[10ebbor10]

Yup, Curbiston is lost. If anything, I think we should burn it.


Anyway, internal stuff:

> Turn the muddy holes into proper water reservoirs. We might need them later.
> Construct a siege engineer workshop. Siege engines are fun and might be needed.
> See if we can salvage Curbistons River chain. Install it in our village.

[Gervassen]

Curbiston can't be ignored. Burning would make it less habitable for peaceful civilians; but a big stone keep, even if burn-out, and a big stone wall are ready made defenses for any invader raid camp. Slighting the walls will take considerable effort.

1. The countryside probably still has rural folk that need a market, too, in the same way that Feroshire has 3x its city population in the countryside. The riots didn't kill them, and rural areas aren't hit by communicable diseases as hard. Those people are worth more than their weight in gold after a depopulation event, and they need a stable environment.

2. It's also a better place to stop raider incursions. It's downstream. It's more naturally defensible inside a loop of the river, where boats are within bowshot for a long time. It protects not only itself and Feroshire, but all the land between the two places.

3. Then there is the continuing benefit that Curbiston is more central to the region, an obvious rallying point.

I'm thinking we may want to resettle the place.

My suggestion is a bit radical. I say we take 50 townspeople and our retinue to resettle the place. As our capital city. We give Feroshire to an underling, perhaps Finn, with the view of making ourselves Count and Finn our knight. The duke has already de facto given us a county-level task to oversee, that of surveying the capabilities of the County after the plague, so we are the Count and should act like it.

[Gamerlord]

It's filled with dead bodies and shit. Just burn it.

[Gervassen]

Burn stone walls? That'll take a lot of heat.

Burn the symbol of a united Folesden down from the time of the first Foles? That'll take a lot of foolishness.

Btw, updated those suggestions.