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[Iituem]

C, D, D.  It's been a good little campaign, but we need to resupply and reinforce before we can really perform.  Slow expansion of our demesne works well enough in these months.

[Puppyguard]

C, D, D.

[vastaghen12]

C D B

[S34N1C]

C
D
B

[Tiruin]

We all have to be aware that we may have nudged a bigger hornet's nest given this new info!

Prepare for warlord stuff, and defend the settlers!
Also I'm getting the vibe of modern tech given this...fort 'conduit'.

After interrogating your new prisoners, you learn that this fort was the base of the bandits controlling this region, but that in recent months there were many defectors due to a lack of funds.
You also learn the reason for their lack of funds; they were paying tribute to a more powerful warlord to the north-west. That, and the region is all but depopulated, and the farms lie unattended.
[...]
Distractions aside, you must decide what to do now that you have captured the fort.

A-Burn it to the ground!
B-Just leave it, empty but for corpses, and move on.
C-Leave some troops behind to garrison the fort.

And next, what to do with the depopulated region that is now at your mercy:

A-...
B-Nothing. Just move on to richer pastures.
C-Claim it for yourself.
D-Claim it for yourself, and have settlers and supplies sent to reinvigorate the region.

And finally, where to go next.

A-North-west!
B-North, deeper into the hills.
C-West, towards the forest.
D-Home.

Let's see. Last option.
B brings us CLOSER TO THAT BIGGER BANDIT DUDE.
Because we went west initially--not 'weest'
C brings us more west and not northwest :O
C
D
...
D
[C,D,D]

Votecount is 3 B
2 D (sans mine; with mine is 3D)
So by my choice, we're tied. Someone has to post or modify their earlier vote and then post.

Y'all serious on heading northwest-ish?
Although I can be wrong and we can pick either West or North anyway--as I had been assuming that they mean 'northwest' to our home position which would be crazy but I'm paranoid that way.

Either way...They say the farms are unattended, and the region is depopulated!
I'm unsure what deeper in the hills mean or to the forest though >_>
. . .
Also we aren't doing anything about the prisoners?!
NUKE

A-...

There should be a manual or help section about these! What if we picked A?

[NUKE9.13]

Also we aren't doing anything about the prisoners?!

Not enough of them to matter what you do with them. Imagine you did with them what you liked.

NUKE

A-...

There should be a manual or help section about these! What if we picked A?

Oh gods, my name in orange. Mafia flashbacks here we come.
...
By which I mean, you cannot pick A there. It would've been an option to loot the area, but there is nothing to loot.

[ZBridges]

C, D, D

[NUKE9.13]

You take down the bandit's flag and replace it with your own, and select a small garrison from amongst your troops to man the fort.

On your way back to Kralicanev, you announce to anyone you see that this region is now under your rule. What few people you encounter seem so utterly demoralised that your words barely seem to register.
Once returned to the city, you offer land to anyone willing to settle in your newly conquered territory, and provide those eager settlers with the supplies necessary to set up farms and rebuild houses.


Summer, 2 PC, shortly after returning to Kralicanev.

The Treasurer, a normally somewhat reclusive man, comes before you.

"Most merciful and wonderful Queen, I must humbly ask you to be more considerate with your expenditures. Our treasury is not endless, and indeed, we are reaching the bottom. Should we run out, you would have to delay your soldier's pay... I need not tell you why that is a bad idea"

With that, the man leaves. As soon as he is gone the Advisor enters.

"A matter for your attention, Warlady. Unusual stories are being circulated by travellers arriving from the south. They speak of great beasts roaming the wasteland, creatures out of myth and legend. This has excited some more well-to-do citizens, who wish to mount a hunting expedition to capture such legendary prey. What shall we tell them?"

A-Hunting? Fetch my bow!
B-Who are we to stop them?
C-That sounds stupid and dangerous. Forbid the expedition.

[10ebbor10]

A

[chubby2man]

A

[NRDL]

A

[Tiruin]

Also we aren't doing anything about the prisoners?!

Not enough of them to matter what you do with them. Imagine you did with them what you liked.

NUKE

A-...

There should be a manual or help section about these! What if we picked A?

Oh gods, my name in orange. Mafia flashbacks here we come.
...
By which I mean, you cannot pick A there. It would've been an option to loot the area, but there is nothing to loot.

YES.
So I can imagine that our warrior princess gave them an offer of full joining us with no backstabbys--full citizenship and all, and renouncing any ties (while giving aid for us in the wilds and their knowledge of that location), or death!

"A matter for your attention, Warlady. Unusual stories are being circulated by travellers arriving from the south. They speak of great beasts roaming the wasteland, creatures out of myth and legend. This has excited some more well-to-do citizens, who wish to mount a hunting expedition to capture such legendary prey. What shall we tell them?"

SOUTH = Wasteland; NORTH = Loyalist; WEST = Bandit bandit; EAST = REBELS

Let's not send our hero/ine after the beastie until we get good armor, shall we?
A
Let's go meet some white spirit deer mythical stuff--the stories at least will help!

[Taricus]

...Tir you're voting to send us against the beast

[Tiruin]

...Tir you're voting to send us against the beast

Us AND OUR MEN. There's a difference instead of CHARGING MYTHICAL BEASTS WITH A SKY IRON KNIFE and that's all.

[NUKE9.13]

The hunters are more than happy to have you join them. After preparing for a week, you head south, together with the hunters, some bodyguards, and a scout who has travelled the southern wasteland before.

Ash and rubble is all that remains of the villages you pass through. Dust blows across the fields, so barren not even the weeds grow. Your horse is skittish, and the wind seems to be whispering in your ears.

6

One morning, as you are breaking camp, the scout arrives, breathless, with a haunted look in his eyes.
"Dragon! I swear I saw it! A real life dragon!"
You press him for details, but none emerge, as the man is too shaken to say anything useful.
The hunters look towards you, somewhat nervously. A dragon may be more than they bargained for.

A-Ha ha! A worthy foe! Let us test our mettle against the winged lizard!
B-Let's go see this 'dragon' for ourselves before making a decision.
C-As a (former) princess, you are obliged to be afraid of dragons. Thus we shall beat feet and leave the wasteland.