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[Cathar]

Still at Thomocemir, mostly repelling Desor Uzol attacks... but those are a bit underwhelming compared to Osme's steamrolling army

[Superdorf]

Ah-hm. A steamrolling army... your men might have stood a chance, if their gear hadn't been so lacking. I've an idea to offer.

Roll up a new adventurer: a gutter rat with an ear for rumors. He/she catches wind of the fate of Kimeaslo Ori, maybe heads over to poke about the ruins... and comes to a conclusion.

By hook or by crook, Mong Kima must obtain a reserve of dwarfish steel. Even ten, twenty bars would do: enough material for a brace of blades, fit to shear the armor of the enemy. Who better for the task than the quick-tongued, light-fingered child of a city sewer?

Thoughts?

[Cathar]

I actually like the idea. I'll let things rest for a moment, then we'll roll an adventurer. Maybe we can do that collectively ?
Dwarven steel, clearly would help us a lot.

[Splint]

And thus, it finally happens. Lack of equipment seems to always be the largest hurdle for the humans I notice (while the other place had fully armored troops, few had better than copper, and it seems most fighting men here were lucky to have more than a helmet and weapon.) Never enough metal available to fully armor a defense force with anything decent to deflect bites and the iron and bronze weapons goblins often bring.

I'd propose if things are kept going here, a "hidden forge" being established somewhere with access to good supplies of metal (preferably iron,) and after arming and armoring its security force, beginning the export of weapons and armor to better equip Pearlite troops to face the encroaching Osmites. Course it can only stay secret for so long and trouble will almost inevitably come I wager.

Dwarven steel, clearly would help us a lot.

I've said it before and I'll say it again, cause there appears to never be mention of dwarven caravans ever visiting, don't forget to add progress triggers to the entity file. They do apply retroactively, but without them dwarves will never visit a non-dwarf settlement, and fighting them for it is a losing prospect. I've had to fight steel-armored dwarves before with poor quality copper and bronze and it's uh... not a pleasant experience. At all.

[Cathar]

Can you describe in precise terms the process to make the dwarves visit? I don't like to alter the files, but if you insure me it's safe and guide me through the process, why not.
As for war with the dwarves...we're already in it. Desor Uzol are attacking Thomocemir a couple time but were rebuffed - and their officers are still in Thomocemir's prison.

[Splint]

Can you describe in precise terms the process to make the dwarves visit? I don't like to alter the files, but if you insure me it's safe and guide me through the process, why not.
As for war with the dwarves...we're already in it. Desor Uzol are attacking Thomocemir a couple time but were rebuffed - and their officers are still in Thomocemir's prison.

You've had better luck than me then, but from what I remember the troops there aren't exactly slouches so skill, size, and lack of mounts (usually, but not always,) may be making up for equipment deficiencies. That being said it's still a less cost-effective means of gathering steel since you aren't exactly gonna be getting solid suits of steel armor to recycle.

As to the progress triggers, we'll use the elves.

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[PROGRESS_TRIGGER_POPULATION:1] - These first three dictate when they come to trade. Trigger 1 is very low, like 20 people and only a few thousand in wealth creation or exports.
[PROGRESS_TRIGGER_PRODUCTION:1]
[PROGRESS_TRIGGER_TRADE:1]

[PROGRESS_TRIGGER_POP_SIEGE:3] - These three dictate when they might come to attack you if you wrong them or they declare war on their own. 3 is basically the standard for some enemies, as trigger 3 is for an equivalence of 80 dudes living somewhere, though I dunno if it's 80 adults or 80 people in general.
[PROGRESS_TRIGGER_PROD_SIEGE:0]
[PROGRESS_TRIGGER_TRADE_SIEGE:0]
I only remember the triggers being 1 - 20, 2 - 50, and 3 - 80 for population equivalence. The wiki should have better information, but I remember a long time ago while playing as humans wondering why dwarves never visited.

So I popped the triggers into dwarf entity stuff when I noticed they weren't present on a whim and lo and behold, they arrived the following year to trade since now the game was telling them they could.

[Cathar]

Alright. That is done. Next time we embark, we will trade with the local dwarves, and hopefully they won't be those we're at war with.

I still have the cover to do, and my turn to write on Museum III, and after that, we'll embark as an adventurer. I'll try to give it a cyoa theme, and we'll look for steel and artefacts

[Sir Knight]

Bravo!  A suitably over-the-top dramatic ending for a quiet little fort in the middle of nowhere!  Pity we lost everyone we ever loved, but that's devastation for you.

I support adventuring.  Adventuring is fun and story-filled.

[Cathar]

So we're adventuring, alright ! I have still some obligations to fullfill, but while I do that, feel free to propose /expand on the adventurer concept. Stuff like... profession, weapon of choice, gender, nationality/ethnicity if they are not pearlite, etc. Also, going by the museum rules - would you go for one hero and recruit allies along the way, or multiple peasants?

[Cathar]

Long time overdue, but we're ready to go. Unlike the previous adventurer threads, tho, we'll follow the adventurer as the adventure occurs, instead of afterward. I'll also take advices and directions. Our main goal is to reach the northern kingdom of Bomrek Laltur and come back with steel. Side quests will or not come and will or not be completed.

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The state of affairs

The destruction of Kimaeslo Ori came at a shock for the whole kingdom. Not only because of its outrageous death toll, but also because it was the first time the Osmite Empire managed to carve a dent into the defenses of Mong Kima. As the news spread quickly into the small kingdom, it sent its populaton in a state of terror, and throughout the land people panicked - if Osme could capture the bridge, they could now effectively strike the whole land. Nobody was safe anymore - and now, the western settlements were not only threatened by the elves of west, but also by the goblins of the east. Something has to be done and the window of opportunity is closing soon.

A note about Asuciro

Located on the eastern shore of the interior sea, Asuciro has been the capitale city of Mong Kima since the destruction of the old capitale, Apsongberu, in year 104 par Odlug, the Dominant Scar, the golem of bronze.

It is an otherwise unremarkable village, half abandonned, whose population is extremely poor and survives on hunting with an embryonic agriculture focused mostly on common berries. The queen and her court hide in Asuciro to avoid detection by enemy armies, so even in defeat, the continuity of power is kept. While this is not the most glorious way to come about in war, surely it was effective until now.
Asuciro has no army and bears no flag. Its defensive force is composed exclusively of its nobility - the queen herself, Ener the great general, Uquur, guildmistress, lady Dilol, owner of the castle, her heartcaptain and personal commander. Should Osme discover that location, it would be the end of the dynasty.

Kashi Zegaetus, clerk of Asuciro

Because Asuciro has no army besides people it has to keep close, Ener went to see a man by the name of Kashi. Kashi was a small public scribe who knew a bit about the sword but could otherwise be disposed of. Ener didn't really believed in the mission, but trusted the young man enough to know he wouldn't start another war with Bomrek-Laltur - as he was of a soft temperament and good education.

Kashi accepted the mission immediately - not too much out of patriotism, but because a lot of the people slaughtered in Kimaeslo Ori were his childhood friends. It was, he believed, his chance to get back at Osme as he could - by establishing an alliance with the northern dwarves and stengthening the kingdom, such as these atrocities will not happen again.

  Kashi Zegaetus   


"I have improved my tracking.  I am very  satisfied."

He feels satisfied upon improving  tracking.  He feels satisfied upon improving swimming.   He feels satisfied upon improving ambush.  He feels  satisfied at work. 

He is a  citizen of The Nation of Pearls.  He is a member of The Fellowship of  Keepers. 

His straight sparse hair is extremely  long.  His nose bridge is very convex.  He has high cheekbones.  His  slightly upturned nose is extremely narrow.  His ears are extremely tall.   His lips are very thin.  His head is somewhat broad.  His hair is russet.   His skin is pale taupe.  His eyes are ecru. 

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Like others  in his culture, he believes that peace is always preferable to war, is  offended by leisure time and leisurely living, deeply dislikes competition,  greatly respects those that observe decorum and maintain their dignity,  strongly values tranquility and quiet, deeply respects those that work hard  at their labors, hates those who wield power over others, finds the  following of tradition foolish and limiting, thinks the quest for knowledge  is a delusional fantasy, respects fair-dealing and fair-play, finds  introspection to be a waste of time, finds romance distasteful, doesn't  respect a society that has settled into harmony without debate and strife,  sees merrymaking as a waste, is put off by family, finds the ideas of  independence and freedom somewhat foolish, values martial prowess, finds  artwork boring, believes it is important to conceal emotions and refrain  from complaining, values self-control, sees guile and cunning as indirect  and somewhat worthless and finds nature somewhat disturbing.  He  personally doesn't think much about the idea of perseverance and doesn't  particularly respect commerce.  He dreams of bringing lasting  peace to the world. 
He is an optimist.  He takes no pleasure  in his talents and appearance.  He is somewhat fearful in the face of  imminent danger.  He is curious and eager to learn.  He does not easily  hate or develop negative feelings.  He thinks he is fairly important in the  grand scheme of things.  He likes to keep things practical, without delving  too deeply into the abstract.  He tends to avoid any physical  confrontations, and he works to square this natural tendency with his  respect of martial prowess.  He often feels envious of others.  He often  acts with compassion.  He chews his cheek when he's bored.   
Overall, he is somewhat focused with satisfied needs.   He is not distracted after being away from people.  He is  unfettered after staying occupied.  He is unfettered after doing  something creative.  He is not distracted after leading an  unexciting life.  He is not distracted after being unable to  acquire something.  He is not distracted after being kept from  alcohol.  He is not distracted after a lack of decent meals.   He is not distracted after a lack of trouble-making.  He  is not distracted after being unable to argue.  He is not  distracted after being unable to be extravagant.  He is unfettered  after learning something.  He is not distracted after being unable  to help anybody.  He is not distracted after being unable to  practice a martial art. 

A medium-sized creature  prone to great ambition.

It is the 19th of september 149.

[HakuryuVision]

IT'S BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK!!!

Your art is absolute eyecandy, Cathar!
'He is an optimist' - i already like him.

Is it actually possible ingame to create alliances between your and other civilizations as an adventurer?
Or is that going to be more of a roleplaying thing? (as in; the goal is just to reach said place alive/ have a dwarven smith join you and brought back, and then just change the raws to make steel avaiable for your race? is that even possible post-gen?)

In any case: Looking forward to it! : )

[TheFlame52]

enjoyable read as always

[Cathar]

Flame : Thanks a lot, trying to get back to it after a big hiatus is hard

Hakuryu : Oh why, it's a roleplay thing, alliances don't exist per say in the game. But trading agreement do, and with Splint, we worked out a way to commerce with dwarves, so that'll be the theme of our adventure before we take the bridge back

Not to spoiler too much, but we put our grubby hands on a priceless dragon bone bracelet that belonged to Luki, and I want to name it. Do anyone have a good idea of a name for the artefact?

[Superdorf]

Uhh hm. "Gloryclasp"? "The Memory of Infernos"?

Or something more relevant to the circumstances surrounding the dragonkilling. I ain't really familiar with the details.

[Haspen]

"Stabscale the Conquest of Bronze" because stabbing dragons and shiny bronze (copper?) armor we always had in Mong Kima. Its the most memorable across the place, imho.