Pharaoh Karses II, Governor and Godking of the Loam Coast, and Head of the Divine Clay Elf Bloodline:Condition: Missing a Kidney, Recovering from Previous Wounds, Temporary Breathing Issues
Equipment:
Broach of Protection (Eight years of enchantment remaining)
Self Defense Scepter (Concealed Flask of Transformation Potion: Full)
Hardy Dragonscale Clothes
Holdings:
Cash Reserves (Approximately 4.7% of Imperial Coin in Circulation)
Tsunamia's Treasure Hoard (Approximately .3% of Imperial Circulation, among other valuables)
29% of Total Shares in 'Sons of Caesar Trading Company'
45% of Voting Shares in 'Sons of Caesar Trading Company'
Mansion in the Heartland City of Portum
Tsunamia's Mansion in the Everstorm County of Yawning Chasm (Not Maintained)
4 Docks in the City of Portum
Luxurious Apartment with the Imperial Palace
Luxurious Cottage on the Grounds of Tusk Falls Castle
Country Home along the Imperial Highway
Tsunamia's hideout in the Shrieking Mangroves (Well concealed. Houses a witches workshop and Tsunamia's treasure hoard)
x19 Shops and Workshops (Scattered Across the Imperial Heartland)
x17 Vineyards and Plantations (Scattered Across the Known World)
x14 Mines (Mainly Precious Metals and Gems, Scattered Across the Known World)
x30 Imperial Merchantmen (Divided into two fleets)
'Wayward Clay' (Personal Flagship made from Enchanted Ceramic. Armed with two ballista and a crew of trained soldiers. Coming of age present from your father)
'Breaking Lust' (Tsunamia's Flagship made of lumber grown on unhallowed soil. Armed with a single ballista and a crew of freaks and hardened mercenaries. The driving wheel of this ship is engraved with runes to increase its speed and empower the magic of its Captain)
Personal Military Might:
x63 Assorted Mercenary Warships (Fleet commanded by Tsunamia)
x345 Assorted Unstaffed Warships (Wedding Gifts, Held in Ports Across the Loam Coast and Imperial Heartland)
x50 Elite Tarantula Elf Soldiers
x5371 Assorted Millita Fighters (Marching with King Pyroar)
x600 Dragon Kin Mercenaries of the Crimsion Road (Lead by Maiden Chewer)
x300 Coal Elf Bowmages, Lead by Sister-Queen Asphyxiation of Tri-Gem
Traits:
Businesself
Networker
Negotiator
Public Speaker
Wealthy
Well Traveled
Greedy
Ambitious
Empathetic
Self Controlled
Living Legend (Civil Rights Icon, God Incarnate)
Positions:
Pharaoh: Office held by You
High Priest: Office held by your uncle Xamul, who dwells at Sacred Point
Holy Guardians: The office of holy guardian of Traggix is vacant. The office of holy guardian of Stimilif is vacant. The office of holy guardian of Icarixip is vacant.
Military:
Army:
Chief General - None Appointed
x332 Soldiers of the Traggix City Garrison, Defending the Western Front, Lead by Captain Vikishux
x450 Elite Dive Guards, stationed at Sacred Point, Answers to High Priest Xamul
x3000 Reactivated Veterans, Stationed at Icarixip, Lead by Nixulop
Wartime Military Payroll tracking approximately 5000 veterans of the Loam Coast Army
Navy:
Chief Admiral - Although no such officer is appointed, Your brother Xamut V seems to have gained defacto control of the navy.
x60 Ceramic Warships of the 1st Loam Coast Fleet, stationed at Traggix, Lead by Xamut V
x60 Ceramic Warships of the 2nd Loam Coast Fleet, stationed at Stimilif, Lead by Rixixifux
Wartime Naval Payroll tracking enough sailors to crew approximately 500 Warships
Positions:
Governor: Office held by you
When separated from the office of Head Judge, the governor's main duties are to collect imperial tax within his province, coordinate the actions of local imperial land and sea forces, enforce the law of both Caesar and the Senate, and ensure that local occupied people and nearby savage populations remain peaceful. The governor has full and undisputed authority to carry out these duties however he sees fit, and may only be overruled on any matter by a unanimous vote of all local judges serving under him, or a 75% super-majority of the Imperial Senate. The emperor, or any military officer invested by the emperor with the authority to do so, may overrule the governor on military issues while they are leading troops or ships in his province, but otherwise Caesar's only leverage over a governor is the right to strip him of office, which is usually an undesirable and bloody affair.
High Judge: Ganymede Agilis has been aproved by the Senate to take this office, but has not yet arrived in the Loam Coast
Judge of Traggix: Office held by the Coal Elf Dust Crone Pyriusia
Judge of Stimilif: Office held by the Acid Elf Boil
Interim Judge of Icarixip: Office held by General Detesabilis
Military:
Army:
Provincial Army Commander: Commander Bufo Fidelis
Provincial Garrison Commander: General Detesabilis
x3500 Troops from Grizzly Province, organizing, Under the command of General Detesabilis
x3000 Soldiers of the 53rd Imperial Legion, Defending the Western Front, Personally lead by Commander Bufo Fidelis
x1000 Soldiers pulled from the city garrisons, Defending the Western Front
x250 Soldiers of the Imperial Garrison at Traggix, Lead by a set of captains loyal to General Detesabilis
x250 Soldiers of the Imperial Garrison at Stimilif, Lead by a set of captains loyal to General Detesabilis
x2500 Soldiers of the Imperial Garrison at Icarixip, Personally lead by General Detesabilis
Navy:
Provincial Naval Commander: Admiral Fugit Figulus
x350 Imperial Warships of the 14th Imperial Warfleet, Patrolling the Waters of the Loam Coast and the Southeast Cape, Lead by a set of captains and naval officers loyal to Admiral Fugit Figulus
x??? Imperial Warships of the 10th and 11th Imperial Warfleets, Stationed at the naval installation at Southeast Cape and occasionally coordinating with Admiral Fugit Figulus to patrol Loam Coast waters.
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You have a good idea why young King Terriz Algers would want to marry your foster sister;
Females at the highest level of High Elf society demand refined mates, experienced in love and loss. It would be appropriate for somebody of Terriz's station to first take a wife of a shorter lived race as practice, and sire a half-breed child or two to help run his diplomatic and espionage operations. He will likely take a High Elf wife to produce his proper heirs after outliving Apricitia.
Caesar Apricitia, a naive child who loves the sea and always looked forward to visiting your manor at Portum, seems oblivious to her circumstances, and is just happy that she gets to marry a cute elf who rules a coastal town.
She is convinced Terriz loves her, and that her children by him will inherit his property, pointing out how fitting it will be that actual sons of a Caesar will one day hold stock in the Sons of Caesar Trading Company. Unfortunately for you, she knows little of the goings on at her future husband's court; Since arriving at Quicksilver, she has spent most of her time frolicking on the local beaches or studying business with the private tutors Terriz has provided her.
She hopes to someday match her husband and foster brother as a deal-maker.Once you are able to pull Apricitia from your side, you get to talking with your Lieutenants.
You inform Asphyxiation that between your wife and the flower demon she controls, it is likely that she will someday walk again. You then consider the ramifications of sleeping with her; It wouldn't look great, but most people would understand the political reasoning behind it, and unless Caesar Menas drops dead in the very near future, you would have time to repair any damage the act inflicts upon your relationship with his son Prudens before your fate winds up resting in his hands.
Next you speak with your savior Maiden-Chewer, whom you ask what he would like as a reward for saving you.
The Frillfolk's ideal prize would be your help winning the throne of Wraith Valley for himself. If you could do this, it would likely turn a major regional threat into an ally, but the act itself would not be easy. You would have to march troops through The Haunted Savannah, and fight the cannibalistic bastards on their own wicked turf - no easy prospect.
In lieu of his people's crown, Maiden-Chewer would be satisfied with a public acknowledgement of his deed, noting that such a proclamation would win him more business and allow him to drive up his asking price as a mercenary.
He might also be willing to take a more permanent (and very well paid) position on your behalf, but would like to deal with the current crisis before taking up negotiations on such a matter.
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After learning that you have awakened, King Terriz Algers summons you to his throne-room. As a precaution, he has servants carry your cot rather than have you walk up the several flights of stairs between him and his hospital.
Terriz Algers speaks with concern rather than his trademark borderline arrogance.
His agents, you learn, have told him of the threats facing the Loam Coast, perhaps even overselling the danger to an extent, and he seems to believe that the destruction of your people is all but inevitable. You assure him that this is not the case, explaining that your defenses only need to hold on long enough to arm Whipscale's Wyrven Clan and allow Tsunamia to complete her summoning experiment to the south... which may have already been accomplished.
Terriz Algers seems relieved by this news, and gives you the update on his end.
Bronzespear is expected to fall any day now, and he has been given Caesar's blessing to straight up annex it. What is left of the old enchanted cloth monopoly will belong to the Sons of Caesar Trading Company, and what is left of the cities leadership will be put to the sword to avenge various assassinations and assassination attempts, including the one on your life.
On a more personal note, Terriz Algers explains his plans for your foster-sister Apricitia.
He had initially bargained for her hand as a mere 'training wife', but is rather impressed with the child's intellect. He now hopes to teach her negotiation and logistics, and make her a key figure within the Sons of Caesar Trading Company.
As for any offspring they have together, it has already been arranged that they will be fostered by her family in the Imperial Heartland, and given first priority in taking over the rule of whatever Eastern Province governor inevitably rebels first after they reach adulthood.---
As you rest and recover at Castle Everflow, you recieve word that two clay elf ships bearing the standard of the Loam Coast have arrived at the city docks.
Several hours later, a solemn faced Clay Elf who introduces himself as Captain Uxungop stands before your cot."My Pharaoh, I come bearing terrible news... Your maternal grandmother and Royal Armsmaker Stellixeth has been sent to her ancestors by the poisoned blades of High Elf Assassins. There was also a failed attempt on the life of your mother Karselil. We questioned both sets of Assassins, and eventually learned that they were sent by the King of Bronzespear as he believes that you are somehow involved in Quicksilver's siege against his city."This is bad news.
Although Stellixeth and her puritanical views on Claychantment would have likely been trouble in the long run, and she clearly deserved assassination for trying to assassinate your mother,
you were depending on her to establish the arms making industry in Icarixip so as to arm Whipscale's clan in a timely manner.Captain Uxungop explains that he has the surviving assassins aboard his ship if you would like to personally interrogate them or oversee their execution. Xamut V, who is vaguely aware of your ties to the war between Quicksilver and Bronzespear, had ordered them brought to Terriz Algers so that the young king may have a shot at extracting useful information from them before they are killed.
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The morning you are cleared to leave, Morg the Manslayer, who had been leading the combined fleets of Tsunamia and Quicksilver, returns to town for a rest, having left the blockade force under Jericho's command.
You inform the halfbreed of the stewardship opportunity at Tri-Gem, and he accepts the position almost at once.Terriz Algers then summons you once more before you depart. He informs you that he is leaving town as well to join with his fleet so that he might be present at the final moment of triumph.
He suggests that you tag along with him, so that you might take vengeance on Bronzespear's rulers and perhaps herd victorious mercenaries to the Loam Coast.Of course, heading straight home isn't a bad idea either. You could figure out exactly what you wife has summoned, and hopefully get her onto fixing Asphyxiation next. It would also look good if you were to attend your Grandmother's funeral, and practically speaking it might be wise to see if her efforts in Icarixip can be salvaged without her.
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