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[tryrar]

> With winter closing in, and production needs of the Kingdom outstripping supply, trade with Torkal becomes very important. To that end, a regular, non-ballista armed War Cog is produced and sent on anti-piracy patrols, so that we can squeeze in as much trade as possible before winter storms make overseas travel too treacherous.

>The King will also instruct our envoy to propose an idea with our Torkal allies: If they would front the matierals, we will have our engineers travel to their kingdom and show them how to construct simple landings on the river for our trade ships to dock, boosting the ease of trade with them.

>Also, The King will request any spare copper ingots they can supply us, for some compensation of course(Send some trade goods for copper). Meanwhile, the Guardsmen will search this and several nearby islands for any signs of mineral deposits that can be exploited

>Finally, the King will offer to have our magicians aid in researching the temple Torkal found, for a share of the research gained of course.(I'll offer to be the one to go inside, so that if anything happens, it'll be my guy who gets blasted)

>The Guild of Innovation and Industry is changing tacks, due to the need for qualified individuals to serve as the next generation of craftsmen and sailors.(Research Apprenticeship)

>A second mana well is needed to accommodate the growing needs of the Kingdom. The mages will locate such a deposit, and begin preliminary preparations to tap it.(start the project, but spend no actual production points to it at this time. I need to get a bit of a production buffer going!)

>With the Addition of Enchantment gained from our allies in Torkal, the magicians have come up with a simple spell that will cause any stone, once fired from an artillery piece, to shatter upon impact in a forceful explosion, sending shrapnel everywhere(combine Enchantment+Artillery Doctrine to create Shatter Ammo

[evilcherry]

The Steppes of Oedogi is still a place of contradictions.

The horsemen we sent as scouts has not only encountered another more fortified town, but also a people who they called themselves Whala, but under closer inspection, the fact that these people can control a kind of sea-monster and to talk with the dead should be named Whalahadogi, which means People from the Leviathan of Death.

As the people got together, they seemed to have better understanding of each others' customs, and knowledge of how to organize people and armies are of utmost importance of the Oedogi. In addition, a group of spearmen will accompany the Scouts back to the steppes, as the Oedogi think that their tactics while not at all useful for horses, is still useful to understand, and the ferocity and organization of these people are as good as any other Oedogi. In return they will have a third of all loot gathered from any raid if they are present.

Accept trade of Ranged Doctrine and Breeding for Aggressive doctrine and Division of Labour. Accept military aid offer.

The Rise of the Khimidogi Champion - Keliya (*) in Khimidogi tongue - has heightened inter-racial tensions back in Oedogi. Some people won't accept that a Khimidogi could be the equal of any Oedogi, and demands some real spoils before he is to be accepted.

To ease it off, Keliya decided that he would lead an Oedogi army for glory, and to prove his worth, he would raid the lands of the people who called themselves T'Ango.

Raid T'Ango. Force composition: 1x Mounted Slinger, 3 Light Horse. The Spears will participate the war games of the Tuat in addition to working as town guards.

Otherwise there is not much to do for this turn.

(*) If you still don't notice, Keliya is Goliath in Putonghua, transcribed under the Wade-Giles system. I'm pretty lazy here.

[Terenos]

The Council of the Learned knew this day would come. They knew the day would come when outsiders would come to the T'Ango lands, bringing war in their jealousy over T'Ango prosperity.

Outrunners had returned to inform the populace that soon they would be under attack by a modest force of people from the nearby steppes. They came on horseback into the sacred forests of the T'Ango. And this would not be tolerated.

They would gather up what weapons they had, the short bows of the hunters, the axes of the woodcutters, the farming tools of the farmers. And the desire, heartfelt through all, to keep their lands inviolate. No quarter would be asked or given.

Not one of them would leave the T'Ango forest alive. Their blood would fertilize the fields and their bones would forever lay under the canopy.

Battle Strategy: Move everything of value deep into the forest. Let them come to us. Encircle and destroy. No survivors, No prisoners. In the event they try to take something, BURN IT DOWN.
If the attack comes before the turn, fight with what we have.

Turn Orders, Should the fight come after the turn:
Raise another unit of Hunters
Scouts determine ideal ambush spots, to use against the invaders
Hunters rest in preparation for the fight.
Same tactics as before.

[RulerOfNothing]

-Accept the Kingdom's offer to set up trade docks in Torkal
-Allow the Kingdom's mages to study the temple and its spells, but not to activate anything
-Sell all of Torkal's copper production to the Kingdom in exchange for trade goods, but switch the mine to production of malachite for next turn
-Outfit a squad of elemental wand wielders, using ice this time (hopefully ice would be subsumed under water and/or air, otherwise just use air as the element)
-Have 1 fire wand squad continue guarding the temple and the other continue exploring
-Offer another trade of technology with the Kingdom, this time trading either Agriculture, Mining or Mana Crystals for Apprenticeship
-Trade Elemental Magic and Mana Crystals for Apprenticeship and Mana Wells
-Torkal's artificiers will develop Magical Universities

[evilcherry]

The Oedogi continue to strike into T'Ango lands

Burn baby Burn.

[10ebbor10]

Travel roll: [5]
   -Attack takes place after several turn actions.

Battle: Oedegi versus T'ango
             [18]   versus [19]

Despite the initial setbacks, the Oedegi forces made quite pace, once they arrived in T'ango lands. There's no trace yet of the enemy forces.

Spoiler: Map (click to show/hide)

The Oedegi are located on open spot on a hill on the other side of the river. From there, there's a small but open path that presumably leads to a place where one can traverse the river. Recent storms have however detoriated this path. A straight route directly to the town, through the forest would be faster, but could potentially be dangerous. It would however lead directly to the city.
Of course, you could also try to harras various of the Oedegi villages, hidden in the forest on this side of the river. The location of the T'ango forces is currently unknown.

City environs:
The T'ango city lies on the edge of a wide and raging river, with the remnants of a wall still surrounding it from 3 sides (the fourth side is protected by the river). Debris has accumulated in a temporary barrage, despite efforts by the citizens to remove it.

Weather: Overcast skies. It looks like a storm is brewing

Spoiler: Oedegi forces (click to show/hide)

       - 3x Oedogi light Cavalry [HP:2, Attack:3, Defense: 0 Traits: Mounted ]
       - 1x Mounted Slinger [HP:4, Attack:3, Defense: 2 Traits: Ranged, Mounted, Victor of the Grand Tuat]

Spoiler: T'ango Forces (click to show/hide)

       - 1x T'Ango Scouts [HP:2, Attack:1, Defense:2]
       - 2x T'Ango Hunters [HP:2/2, Attack:2, Defense:1]
       - 18 units of reinforcements spread around various holdings.

[10ebbor10]

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Harass the villages on our side of the river. Make no attempt to cross it and try to pin down the T'Ango regulars first.

[Part redacted]
Battle orders are focus fire. Put down one unit with everyone, before moving to take out the next. Focus on his non-armored cavalry first.

That about does it for turn one.

Evil(4) vs  Terenos (10)

The cavalry charges towards the nearest village, which they find to be empty. They're about to burn the place to the ground as thunder rolls across the sky.T'ango emerge from the buildings, and a melee unfolds in the center of the village. The Oedegi cavalry forces find them trapped between the buildings, and many go down before they manage to regroup, and run down the enemy. In a matter of minutes, the center of the town has become a graveyard, the mud colored with blood and littered with corpses of horse and men.

((Bad rolls + glass cannon cavalry = ...))

Spoiler: Map (click to show/hide)

The Oedegi are located on open spot on a hill on the other side of the river. From there, there's a small but open path that presumably leads to a place where one can traverse the river. Recent storms have however detoriated this path. A straight route directly to the town, through the forest would be faster, but could potentially be dangerous. It would however lead directly to the city.
Of course, you could also try to harras various of the Oedegi villages, hidden in the forest on this side of the river. The location of the T'ango forces is currently unknown.

City environs:
The T'ango city lies on the edge of a wide and raging river, with the remnants of a wall still surrounding it from 3 sides (the fourth side is protected by the river). Debris has accumulated in a temporary barrage, despite efforts by the citizens to remove it.

Weather: Overcast skies. It looks like a storm is brewing

Spoiler: Oedegi forces (click to show/hide)

       - 1x Oedogi light Cavalry [HP:2, Attack:3, Defense: 0 Traits: Mounted ]
       - 1x Mounted Slinger [HP:4, Attack:3, Defense: 2 Traits: Ranged, Mounted, Victor of the Grand Tuat]

Spoiler: T'ango Forces (click to show/hide)

       - 1x T'Ango Scouts [HP:1/2, Attack:1, Defense:2]
       - 1x T'Ango Hunters [HP:2/2, Attack:2, Defense:1]
       - 2x Simple Militia [HP:2/2, Attack:1, Defense:1]
       - 16 units of reinforcements spread around various holdings.

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[10ebbor10]

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

To be ten times more precise:

Feint defeat. Try to burn the area down, while slingers batter down the enemy. Retreat if under pursuit, but keep distance in order to fire.
Once the enemy tires, charge home.

Focus fire on his other remaining glass cannon cavalry, allow the other to escape.

Initiative [6] vs [5]

The Oedegi cavalry falters, and moves deeper into the village. Above the battleground, the skies darken, and lightning illuminates the deadly battle below. With a single charge, the Oedegi Cavalry breaks through the enemy lines, and makes way for their home country. Their attempts at a fire are however unsuccesfull. A torrential downpour drowns the kindling flames, washes away the blood and bodies.

Results
None, except for the damage done.

Spoiler: Map (click to show/hide)

The Oedegi are located on open spot on a hill on the other side of the river. From there, there's a small but open path that presumably leads to a place where one can traverse the river. Recent storms have however detoriated this path. A straight route directly to the town, through the forest would be faster, but could potentially be dangerous. It would however lead directly to the city.
Of course, you could also try to harras various of the Oedegi villages, hidden in the forest on this side of the river. The location of the T'ango forces is currently unknown.

City environs:
The T'ango city lies on the edge of a wide and raging river, with the remnants of a wall still surrounding it from 3 sides (the fourth side is protected by the river). Debris has accumulated in a temporary barrage, despite efforts by the citizens to remove it.

Weather: Overcast skies. It looks like a storm is brewing

Spoiler: Oedegi forces (click to show/hide)

       - 1x Oedogi light Cavalry [HP:1/2, Attack:3, Defense: 0 Traits: Mounted ]
       - 1x Mounted Slinger [HP:4, Attack:3, Defense: 2 Traits: Ranged, Mounted, Victor of the Grand Tuat]

Spoiler: T'ango Forces (click to show/hide)

       - 1x T'Ango Scouts [HP:1/2, Attack:1, Defense:2]
       - 1x T'Ango Hunters [HP:1/2, Attack:2, Defense:1]
       - 2x Simple Militia [HP:2/2, Attack:1, Defense:1]
       - 16 units of reinforcements spread around various holdings.

[Mr.Zero]

God damnit, one moment nothing happens and then suddenly i hear mentions of natural disasters striking my village D:

Il keep it short.

>Make defensive pact with the T'ango, we aid each other in defense only. ( We agreed on this trough PM's)
>Continue special breeding project
>Send all the scouts to the lizards in an attempt to snatch some of the young lings.

[10ebbor10]

Current Season: Winter

God damnit, one moment nothing happens and then suddenly i hear mentions of natural disasters striking my village D:

Il keep it short.

>Make defensive pact with the T'ango, we aid each other in defense only. ( We agreed on this trough PM's)
>Continue special breeding project
>Send all the scouts to the lizards in an attempt to snatch some of the young lings.

((Defensive pact has no actual in game effect, and will not be enforced by the GM.))

The breeding project continues, but has no results so far.

The scouts manage to capture one of the lizards, but it's wounded and so are they.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name: Urur
Short History and Description: The Urur, once a nomadic nation now settled in area called Athar. Because of their nomadic nature they are highly skilled in the art of animal riding. Varying from Horses to Rhino's to Tigers, the Urur are very close with their animals and so they learn to work with them since child. The Urur settled in the Plains of Athar in their Capital Neryuvur. Neryuvur is settled on a elevated plain in the vicinity of a forest and small mountain range.

The people of Neryuvur have a council of the 7 wisest men or women from the village. They rarely interfere with each other but if large important decisions have to be made they gather for a summit gathering. Each of the Council members specializes in an area of expertise. These are: Army, Construction, Magic, Science, Wealth, Food and Diplomacy.

Other Miscellaneous information: Every citizen of Urur is in possesion of a animal, these can be small birds to large mammals. This is to enforce their tradition of animal husbandry.

Capital  [Population: 7]
     -Savage Animals, (The surroundings of Neryuvur are full of hostile animals, attacking anyone that enters their territory. The Urur being close with the animals are untouched, but trying to forcefully tame a tiger for example can still end in the death of the tamer.)
     -3*Livestock [6 food, 3 production]
     -Outpost   [Provides additional defenses]
     -Resource gathering [2 production]
     -Research Institution [1 science point]
     -Surface deposit (copper)

Resources:
    -4/20 food
    -12/30 Production
    -10 Mana
    -4 innovation points (Idea cost: 2)
Army:
       - 3 Large Cheetah scout    [HP:2, Attack:1, Defense:2 Trait: Mounted]
       - 1 Horse-mounted archer [HP:3, Attack:2, Defense:0 Trait: Ranged attack, Mounted]

Science and Magic
Biology (LV 1)
Livestock (LV1)
Breeding (LV1)
Mounted Troops (Lv1)
Magical Husbandry (Lv1)
Cavalery Doctrine (Lv1)

Invention: Selective Breeding (Bio+livestock+Breeding) : (Can increase livestock production with 1 food, in exchange for -1 production, or vice-versa. Also, special breeding projects)

> With winter closing in, and production needs of the Kingdom outstripping supply, trade with Torkal becomes very important. To that end, a regular, non-ballista armed War Cog is produced and sent on anti-piracy patrols, so that we can squeeze in as much trade as possible before winter storms make overseas travel too treacherous.

>The King will also instruct our envoy to propose an idea with our Torkal allies: If they would front the matierals, we will have our engineers travel to their kingdom and show them how to construct simple landings on the river for our trade ships to dock, boosting the ease of trade with them.

>Also, The King will request any spare copper ingots they can supply us, for some compensation of course(Send some trade goods for copper). Meanwhile, the Guardsmen will search this and several nearby islands for any signs of mineral deposits that can be exploited

>Finally, the King will offer to have our magicians aid in researching the temple Torkal found, for a share of the research gained of course.(I'll offer to be the one to go inside, so that if anything happens, it'll be my guy who gets blasted)

>A second mana well is needed to accommodate the growing needs of the Kingdom. The mages will locate such a deposit, and begin preliminary preparations to tap it.(start the project, but spend no actual production points to it at this time. I need to get a bit of a production buffer going!)

A War cog is produced, and send out to secure trade routes. It's mostly successful in this endeavor.

Copper is secured, though the supply is limited, as mining in Torkal has stopped. Our own searches for minerals have so far turned up little of worth.

We did manage to find a second mana well, but so far we haven't exploited it yet.

[result of other 2 actions, see Torkal]

Spoiler: Bright Sea Kingdom (click to show/hide)

Name:Bright Sea Kingdom
History and description: A vast archipelago of hundreds of islands settled centuries ago, the Bright Sea Kingdom is home to some of the best sailors, navigators, and fishermen in the world(as well as, incidentally, being home to several natural mana wells!)

Jewelport[pop 8]
  -Medum Defenses: the natural contours of the island , assisted by some man made constructions divide the island in 4 parts. Each must be accessed from a lower level; and there's but a single path.
                              There is a fortified naval yard providing protection to the docks.
  -Grand Harbor (6 food, -2 mana/turn)
  -Fishing village (2 food, -1 mana)
  -2*Lumberjack (4 Production)
  -Resource Gatherers (2 production)
  -Independent Thinkers (1 science)
  -Mana Well [5 mana/turn]
  -Glasblower [ Provides 5 low value trade goods, and 1 production, -1 mana]
  -Trade route to Torkal (+3 Production) [Quite a lot of piracy, some trade]

Rescources
 -10/20 food
 -1/30 production
 - [11/15] mana (Regens to cap each turn)
 -4 Innovation points (2 needed for idea)

Army:

- 1 unit of Guardsmen [HP:2 Attack:1  Defense:2]
- 1 unit artillery ship [HP:2 Attack: 2 Defense: 1; Ranged, Friendly fire]
 -1 unit of War Cogs  [HP:2, Attack:2, Defense:1 Upkeep: 2 production]

Science and Magic:
 -Mana Wells (Lv1)
 -Magical Construction (Lv0+1)
 -Sea Travel (LV1)
 -Engineering (Lv0)
- Artillery Doctrine (Lv1)
 -Enchantments (Lv0)

Inventions:

 -Grand Harbor(Capacity for 3 fleets. Each fleet can gather either 2 food or transport 5 goods. Uses 2 mana/turn. Cost is 20 resource, 10 mana)
 -Ship based artillery [HP:1 Attack: 4 Defense: 0; Production cost: 5 Trait: Ranged, Friendly fire, Mountable on ships]
 

With the failure to get any useful information about the prize and rumors about new, powerful ships under construction reached the ears of Whala it was understood that war will be long and it will be bloody and planning for it started to come to life, best minds of the nation started to improve training of sailors destined to win the war, not only they trained to survive in harshest conditions, to board, to fight until death, to raid land cities and to hunt wild whales (it was decided to bring wild whales down to free food resources for domesticated ones) but they learned rituals to get power from death, be it a hunted whale, enemy sailor or a fallen comrade.
Wearing bone amulets, using skull helnmets and weapons from a sharpened bones and dressed in black clothes made from the skin of the darkest whales, they are destined to bring fear in hearts of enemies

Try do develop a new innovation: Sailors of death: Travel by sea+Aggressive doctrine+Division of labor+Necromancy

In the same time, construction of a grand cemetery started, one centralized place to bury all whala and skulls of the most notable whales

Build a grand cemetery: Popless project to get anything of - bonus to necromancy rolls\innovation points\mana source

Using the experience in taming whales, Whala tried to tame the Wywern, tame, and train as a war machine. It's ability to swim would be tested, too
All mana not spent on the above projects goes to the taming of the Wywern. Also, spend up to 2 units of food for feeding it, if needed

With the weather worsening it was decided that Piracy is unadvicable, instead both of sea raiders started to hunt wild whales, bringing youngsters to tame and killing adults for war resources... Yet that was made in friendly waters to conserve resources, don't risk ships and be ready for sneak attacks... Cogs stayed in the port without further repairs as leaders decided what to do with them
Sea raiders to Hunt for whales in friendly waters, try to not spend much mana as it is needed for the wywern\cemetery

Same can't be said about adventurous group of spearmen followed  went south, to the lands of Oedogi. Actually, with winter approaching, those arctic people went to milder climate...
Rumors about valorous tribes  reached even The Northern Whala lands. They desired fortune, loot and military knowledge. They had what to share, and they had what to learn. They offered a practical knowledge about warriors that have no other profession but war and aggression that needed in offensive warfare, they learned about slings and techniques of breeding ideal horses

  Send one unit of spearmen to Oedogi to serve as a mercenary unit* for 1\3 of the loot from any battle they participate in(if rejected: go home. If attacked fight to the death ) 
Additionally: Tech trade offer to Oedogi:
Aggressive doctrine and Division of Labour for Ranged Doctrine and Breeding (division of labor and breeding is the first priority trade, doctrines are secondary)
Use 2 unit of food, to ensure that Spearmen don't starve during their trip

Finally, try to reach an agreement of mutual friendship and non-aggression

*That means unit will be under Evilcherry's control as long as I don't recall it or he sends it back

The sailors of the death are remarkable men. They've bound their ship, and their souls, to the spirits of those lost at sea, giving them power and wisdom. In the midst of battle they can summon these spirits, raising the death from their watery graves.

Work on the grand cemetery has started, a massive structure, designed to house the soul and essence of everything that dies around it. Within it's walls, the border between life and death becomes a mere threshold, that can be crossed with the littlest of care.

Construction progress [0/20 production, 0/10 mana].

The wyvern remains wild, but it's actions can be controlled. Somewhat. It's a good bit more intelligent than a whale, and much less docile. Additionally, the wyvern doesn't swim. The water merely freezes when it touches it, keeping it afloat.

Wild whale population has been seriously diminished by the whalers actions, though a stable breeding population still remains, both in the wild and in captivity.


The spearman has arrived successfully.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Whala :
Short History and Description:
Primitive nation of merchants whalers, travelers, explorers, they live on a cold barren northern shore of a continent, for ages they were surviving hunting on whales and other marine mammals until one shaman discovered a way to control whales using magic. Not only that multiplied quantity of meat, fat, bones, skins and various other useful stuff from whales, but it also provided a way to tow their primitive boats over large distances that soon was used for trade and sometimes raiding.
Unfortunately that came not without a price, Whala became dependent on their whales and knowledge about hunting and gathering that feed their grandparents was lost...

Later specialists started to appear, some families were expert whalebreeders, some carved bones and never did anything else, some constructed houses out of snow or whales , some became merchants and some warriors

Capital:
Wicon  [Population: 7]
       - Minor Defenses (Located on an island near the shore separated by narrow straight)

Villages:
3*Whale breeders  [6 food, 3 production]
1*Port\marketplace [2 food, 5 Transport capability]
1*Temple of the first Whale [Provides resource: Tamed whales, + 1 innovation ,-2 Mana]
Grand Cemetry [Provides a bonus to Necromantic rolls, provides mana, innovation and production if things die within it's reach, or if the death are brought there] Unfinished

Resources:
    -16/20 food
    -14/30 Production
    -[3/10] Mana
    -0 innovation points: (2 for next idea unlock)
Army:
       -Sea raiders [HP:3/4, Attack:2, Defense: 1 Traits: Naval Unit] 
       -Sea raiders [HP:4, Attack:2, Defense: 1 Traits: Naval Unit ]
       -Cog raiders  [HP: 2/4, Attack:2, Defense:2  Trait: Naval unit, Can board[1/1], Immobile]
       -Spearmen [HP:2 Attack:2, Defense 1] [With the Oedegi]
       -Spearmen [HP:2 Attack:2, Defense 1]

Science and Magic
       - Livestock (Lv 1)
       - Magical Husbandry (Lv 1)
       - Travel by sea (Lv 1+1)
       - Division of Labor (LV 1)
       - Necromancy (Lv 0+1)
       - Aggressive military Doctrine (Lv 1)

Inventions:
       - Domesticated whales ( Livestock+Magical Husbandry+Travel by sea)
       - Sailors of the death: [HP:4, Attack:3, Defense: 1 Traits: Naval Unit Spell: Necromantic Energy[1/1] Cost: 5 production, 5 mana]

The Council of the Learned knew this day would come. They knew the day would come when outsiders would come to the T'Ango lands, bringing war in their jealousy over T'Ango prosperity.

Outrunners had returned to inform the populace that soon they would be under attack by a modest force of people from the nearby steppes. They came on horseback into the sacred forests of the T'Ango. And this would not be tolerated.

They would gather up what weapons they had, the short bows of the hunters, the axes of the woodcutters, the farming tools of the farmers. And the desire, heartfelt through all, to keep their lands inviolate. No quarter would be asked or given.

Not one of them would leave the T'Ango forest alive. Their blood would fertilize the fields and their bones would forever lay under the canopy.

Battle Strategy: Move everything of value deep into the forest. Let them come to us. Encircle and destroy. No survivors, No prisoners. In the event they try to take something, BURN IT DOWN.
If the attack comes before the turn, fight with what we have.

Turn Orders, Should the fight come after the turn:
Raise another unit of Hunters
Scouts determine ideal ambush spots, to use against the invaders
Hunters rest in preparation for the fight.
Same tactics as before.

The battle had been an unusual success. Nevertheless, everyone knew this war was not over yet. A much harsher, and much more dangerous attack was suspected to occur in the near future. After all, the enemy know knew the surroundings, and in the coming spring their horses would have a serious advantage.

Population grows.

Spoiler:  T'Ango (click to show/hide)

History: Once nomads, the T'Ango traveled the rich forests of their homeland following game and living peaceful lives. Near a wide, raging river they found old stone arranged in a curious shape. Investigating within they found the ruins of another older civilization. Studying these ruins, the wisest learned the secrets of farming allowing them to settle in one place, along the riverbank. In time they have thrived here, growing large and settling many villages around the holy site on the river.

They are bipedal humanoids, with a brownish-green color to their skin
Capital: Home of the Old Ones [Population:10]
       - Old stone walls, ravaged by time still encircle a portion of the capital.
       - 3 Farming villages (9 food)
       - 1 Livestock  (2 food, 1 production)
       - 3 Lumberjack (6 production)
       - 1 Council of the learned

Resources:
    -16/20 food (+2 Base food production)
    -4/30 Production
    -10 Mana
    -2 innovation points: (Cost 2 for next idea)
Army:
       - 1x T'Ango Scouts [HP:2, Attack:1, Defense:2]
       - 1x T'Ango Hunters [HP:1/2, Attack:2, Defense:1]

Science and Magic
Ideas:
-Travel by ground (lv1)
-Agriculture (LV1)
-Gathering (Lv1)
-Engineering (Lv1)
-Livestock (Lv1)
-Breeding (Lv1)

Invention:
-Irrigation (Allows construction of irrigation systems, improving farm food production. Protects against droughts)

-Accept the Kingdom's offer to set up trade docks in Torkal
-Allow the Kingdom's mages to study the temple and its spells, but not to activate anything
-Sell all of Torkal's copper production to the Kingdom in exchange for trade goods, but switch the mine to production of malachite for next turn
-Outfit a squad of elemental wand wielders, using ice this time (hopefully ice would be subsumed under water and/or air, otherwise just use air as the element)
-Have 1 fire wand squad continue guarding the temple and the other continue exploring
-Torkal's artificiers will develop Magical Universities

The kingdom's mages don't manage to uncover anything new. Truly, at this moment the descision is wherether to enter the temple, and risk activating it, or to leave it alone. (Third and fourth option are respectively activating it and blowing it up).

The mines are switched to Malachite, giving a slight boost to our artificers and wand wielders.

The explorers find nothing.

Massive population growth.

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Name: Torkal
Short History and Description: Torkal was once a fairly ordinary small town nestled among some hills and near a medium sized river, but after the discovery that the crystals that have been harvested and used for some rather small-scale rituals could be used to create quite effective arcane implements of war, Torkal soon managed to subdue quite a bit of the surrounding area and grew to become a small city. The city of Torkal is ruled by a council elected from the upper classes of the city, which can elect one of its number to be a temporary ruler for emergencies and crises.

Capital  [Population: 8]
       - Minor Defenses: A small wall around Torkal, although this is supplemented by the hilly terrain the city sits on.
       - 3xFarming village (+9 food)
       - Lumber camp (+2 Production)
       - Mage tower (+2 Mana, +1 Innovation)
       - Copper mine (+2 Production, Malachite, ((Not exploited: Copper)))
       - Trade dock (5 trade capacity)
       -Trade route with the sea kingdom (Moderate Piracy, some trade) [+2 production]

Resources:
    -16/20 food
    -8/30 Production
    -[12/12] Mana (Refills each turn)
    -2 innovation points (4 needed for an idea)
Army:
       - Fire wand squad [HP:2, Attack:0, Defense:1 Trait: Firewand Spells [2/2]]
       - Fire wand squad [HP:2, Attack:0, Defense:1 Trait: Firewand Spells [2/2]]
       - Ice(water) wand squad [HP:2, Attack:0, Defense:1 Trait: Icewand Spells [2/2]]
       - Spearmen          [HP:2 Attack:2, Defense 1]


Science and Magic
       - Agriculture  (Lv 1)
       - Elemental Magic (Lv 1)
       - Enchantment (Lv 0+1)
       - Divination (0)
       - Magic Crystals (Lv 1)
       - Mining (Lv1)
       - Magical construction (Lv0)
Invention:
       - Invention: Elemental Attack Wands = Magic Crystals+Enchantment+Elemental Magic - allow normal soldiers to use the elements to attack their enemies

The Steppes of Oedogi is still a place of contradictions.

The horsemen we sent as scouts has not only encountered another more fortified town, but also a people who they called themselves Whala, but under closer inspection, the fact that these people can control a kind of sea-monster and to talk with the dead should be named Whalahadogi, which means People from the Leviathan of Death.

As the people got together, they seemed to have better understanding of each others' customs, and knowledge of how to organize people and armies are of utmost importance of the Oedogi. In addition, a group of spearmen will accompany the Scouts back to the steppes, as the Oedogi think that their tactics while not at all useful for horses, is still useful to understand, and the ferocity and organization of these people are as good as any other Oedogi. In return they will have a third of all loot gathered from any raid if they are present.


The Rise of the Khimidogi Champion - Keliya (*) in Khimidogi tongue - has heightened inter-racial tensions back in Oedogi. Some people won't accept that a Khimidogi could be the equal of any Oedogi, and demands some real spoils before he is to be accepted.

To ease it off, Keliya decided that he would lead an Oedogi army for glory, and to prove his worth, he would raid the lands of the people who called themselves T'Ango.

Raid T'Ango. Force composition: 1x Mounted Slinger, 3 Light Horse. The Spears will participate the war games of the Tuat in addition to working as town guards.

Otherwise there is not much to do for this turn.

(*) If you still don't notice, Keliya is Goliath in Putonghua, transcribed under the Wade-Giles system. I'm pretty lazy here.

The raid has been a failure.

Population grows.

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History: The Oedogis are a nomadic tribe, but they have shown increased organization, as their social live converges on the Oedogi Camp. The Camp holds the annual Festival of Autumn, in which many animals of the herd are slaughtered for a gigantic feast. Traditionally, Oedogi boy has to show competence in riding before considered a men; eventually this evolves into trained boys trying to bring wild bulls, lions, giant spiders, and such into submission under his leash. While most of the time it is just for show, the possibility of spider cavalry is always fascinating. Another highlight is a obstacle course contest, which is said to mimic the real combat situations of an Oedogi mounted warrior would face, and includes some riding, some horseback archery, and some spear use. In any case it is very sensible military training.

Outside festival time the camp is sparsely populated, as everyone need to tend to their livestock. More recently, exchange with other tribes leads to the opening of a mine for metal, but elders are concerned about erosion of the Oedogi lifestyle.

Capital: Oedogi Camp [Population: 10]
       - Watch towers and constant scouts/patrols keep bandits out.
       - 4 Livestock [10 food, 4 production]
       - 1 Mine [+2 Production, copper]
       - Circle of elders (+1 innovation)
       - Grand Tuat (Defensive structure, Provides Training bonus (sometimes), Champions)   [No pop maintenance]
       - Khimidogi town [2 food]
Resources:
    -17/20 food
    -6/30 Production
    -10 Mana
    -2 innovation points: (2 needed for next idea)
Army:
       - 1x Oedogi light Cavalry [HP:2, Attack:3, Defense: 0 Traits: Mounted ]
       - 1x Mounted Slinger [HP:4, Attack:3, Defense: 2 Traits: Ranged, Mounted, Victor of the Grand Tuat]

Science and Magic
-Ranged Doctrine (Lv0+1)
-Mining Lv1
-Cavalry Doctrine LV1
-Mounted Troops Lv1
-Livestock Lv2 (Benefit: Increased food production)
-Breeding Lv1
Inventions:

Seasonal Migration (Boost food production in winter, and during disasters)
Mounted Slingers [HP:4, Attack:3, Defense: 2 Traits: Ranged, Mounted  Cost: 10]

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[RulerOfNothing]

-Finally enter the temple to explore it(hopefully the Kingdom mages are still at the temple, if so they can help), have the explorers backed up by a fire wand squad and the ice wand squad
-Construct another mage tower if possible
-Develop a new invention: Magical Irrigation (Agriculture+Elementalism+Enchantment+Mana Crystals): uses water elementalism to either create or summon water for irrigation

[tryrar]

>The King is not satisfied with the current catapult ship, and orders it taken apart and rebuilt(cashing in that one-time recycle you said I could do). Once this happens, both ships will be on shore patrol to avoid the winter storms(nobody travels the seas in winter, so trade isn't an issue)

>Speaking of the current ship, if resources allow, a second catapult will be built and mounted on the ship, giving the Kingdom two powerful naval units.

>The King also orders a small, fast sailing skiff built to better scout the islands for natural resources(as production allows; if I run out defer to next turn rather than use magical construction)

>Using the acquired copper, the Guardsmen will be outfitted with proper war tridents, as well as light copper scale if supplies are great enough(priority on the war tridents, though)

>A squad of Light Crossbowmen will be created(if there is production for it, defer to next turn of not)

>Top priority, though, is tapping the second mana well to allow more magically constructed buildings(though magical construction won't be used to build it, as that defeats the purpose)

>The guild of Engineering and Invention will finalize details of Apprenticeship

>The skiff, if built, will scout the islands for any surface deposits, or anything else of interest(if not built, the guardsmen will do this instead)

[Ukrainian Ranger]

As winter comes Whala concentrated solely on internal matters, Internal matters  that would change the northern society for worse. With his death approaching the old high chief fell under influence of death shamans and they persuaded him to build a personal tomb. The construction started, all efforts of the nation went to the constructing of the tomb and cemetery around it. All criminals, unskilled poor, lonely elders, and other less important members of the Whala society were forced to work in the harsh condition of the winter.  No relatives or friends of death shamans, warriors, sailors or wywern caretakers were hurted because their loyalty was needed
Additionally, some of the younger women, sisters, wifes and daughters of poor souls sentenced to death

Spend all available resources to construct the cemetery. Force one pop worth of people to work on the construction to death trying to squeeze some additional production points\mana and becoming the first power influx of the cemetery. Use all available forces; (spearmen, sailors, loyal militia (especially necromancers), even wywern to stop any kind of rebellion against such a ruthless tyranny)

[evilcherry]

The Oedogi, faced the first real obstacle to glory: the so-called T'Ango. They understand that they are too strong to defeat now, and instead turns their heads towards the "more fortified" village (that was introduced a couple of turns ago).

Otherwise the Oedogi concentrated their efforts on surviving the winter.

[Mr.Zero]

(I know, but i assume diplomatic stuff has to be made public right? At least some of it.)

>Increase livestock production by +2 and decrease production by -2
>Continue the special project
>Get the council of magic to work with the lizard, by attempting to bond with it and thus taming it. Show that we don't mean harm, trough food, petting w/e.
>Scout out the wolf pack with 3 scouts
>Advise citizens to remain as warm as possible without neglecting important tasks.