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[micelus]

Spoiler: Orders (click to show/hide)

1. Build trireme.
2. 400 into necromancy.

[Kashyyk]

Turn 8 – Wealth of Nations
Summer, 1004AD

Across the world trade opens up. An adventurous individual could travel halfway across the world and pass through six different nations without once stepping off of an established trade route.

Smoke and Mirrors (Cauldron): Almost as if it were recoiling from its loss in Owldale, fewer reports of lost travellers have been heard than usual.

The Deeps (Shadevale/Greyland): The beast continues to strike at lone merchant ships. The citizens of Yorturim and Corax plead for help.

Reign of Terror (Hodgwin): The siege of Hodgwin will go down in history as the most brutal battle since the recession of the Empire. Despite holding off the assault, The Dark Lord of Hodgwin is severely weakened.

Fireshows (Biting): Flashes of light once again disturb the night sky.

Here be Monsters (Terret): The cave has been found by the Storm Empire, and its forces prepare to strike.

Spoiler: The Barons Illustrious (micelus) (click to show/hide)

Leader Name: Baron Cothecs

Your researchers study old tomes and forgotten lore on Necromancy. They'll need more time and more funding before they produce results however.

Your second trireme has also been produced allowing you to ferry all your ground forces to other islands without suffering a penalty.

Finally, good news from your caravan! They have returned triumphant with numerous chests of dwarvern crafts and coinage, as well as a collection of well fed swine.

Ester (+£500): 3 Spearmen, 2 Trireme, 1 Longbowmen.  Palace, Farm.  Grain.
  (+£25: Grain)
  (+£100: Farm)
  (upk:-£285)

Cash Reserves: £0
Net Revenue: £340 (£625 - £285)
Bonus: +£1500
Trade Pact (Bannerstock): +£102  [Access Swine]

Total: £1942

Spoiler: Storm Empire (Taricus) (click to show/hide)

Leader Name: Arzarikad

Imperial forces and Terret forces engage

Imperial Forces
Spearmen: 7 Intact, 0 Damaged, 0 Destroyed

Terret Forces
Archers: 1 Intact, 0 Damaged, 0 Destroyed
Spearmen: 4 Intact, 0 Damaged, 0 Destroyed

A Terret Archers has utterly destroyed a Imperial Spearmen ! [81 vs 52]

A Terret Archers has defeated a Imperial Spearmen, but sustained heavy damage. [75 vs 65]

A Imperial Spearmen has utterly destroyed a Terret Spearmen! [60 vs 30]

A Terret Spearmen has defeated a Imperial Spearmen, but sustained heavy damage. [72 vs 67]

A Imperial Spearmen has utterly destroyed a Terret Spearmen! [89 vs 52]

A Terret Spearmen has defeated a Imperial Spearmen, but sustained heavy damage. [67 vs 62]

Imperial Forces
Spearmen: 3 Intact, 3 Damaged, 1 Destroyed

Terret Forces
Archers: 0 Intact, 1 Damaged, 0 Destroyed
Spearmen: 0 Intact, 2 Damaged, 2 Destroyed

The Attackers have crushed all resistance!

The garrison of North Terret was, understandably, concerned by the huge size of our forces and felt we were clearly there to seize the land for ourselves. They were soundly defeated, with only moderate casualties, mainly from the small unit of professional archers amongst the defenders. Scouts have also identified the exact cave the monster supposedly lives in, however the precarious approach (a most effective set of natural fortifications) combined with our reduced numbers has meant that your soldiers chose not to assault the cave this season. A watch has been placed upon the cave however, although it has been mysteriously quiet.

The land is just as devastated as Caerirex made it out to be, however a surprising number of Cattle have somehow survived the ravages of the monster.

You also receive word of the confirmed trade routes with two other nations. Burly blonde men descend from the north, bearing images of their desolate landscape emblazoned upon various objects. Your advisor doesn't see the appeal, but apparently it's quite popular. As well, traders from the Alliance set up shop, selling odd, sour fruits.

Resource Acquired: Cattle. Cattle provides revenue equal to 5% of basic income per turn. Pastures can be built in territories containing Cattle.

Storm Cen (+£500):  Palace, Mines.  Marble.
  (+£25: Marble)
  (+£200: Mines)

Storm Est (+£112): 5 Spearmen.   
  (upk:-£100)

Terret Nth (+£149): 3+3 Spearmen.   Cattle.
  (+£7: Cattle)
  (upk:-£120)

Cash Reserves: £42
Net Revenue: £773 (£993 - £220)
Trade Pact (Alliance): +£91 [Access Citrus, Furs]
Trade Pact (Yorturim): +£97 [Access Gems, Fish, Swine, Art]

Total: £906

Spoiler: The Brimstone Republic (Criptfeind) (click to show/hide)

Leader Name: First Speaker Bartiro

Brimstone forces and Dalton forces engage

Brimstone Forces
Spearmen: 6 Intact, 0 Damaged, 0 Destroyed
Commander Maria Vulk

Dalton Forces
Archers: 1 Intact, 0 Damaged, 0 Destroyed
Spearmen: 4 Intact, 0 Damaged, 0 Destroyed

A Brimstone Spearmen [Maria] has defeated a Dalton Archers, but sustained heavy damage. [72 vs 71]

A Dalton Spearmen has defeated a Brimstone Spearmen [Maria], but sustained heavy damage. [67 vs 56]

A Brimstone Spearmen [Maria] has utterly destroyed a Dalton Spearmen! [68 vs 37]

A Brimstone Spearmen [Maria] has utterly destroyed a Dalton Spearmen! [84 vs 22]

A Brimstone Spearmen [Maria] has utterly destroyed a Dalton Spearmen! [95 vs 54]

Brimstone Forces
Spearmen: 4 Intact, 2 Damaged, 0 Destroyed
Commander Maria Vulk

Dalton Forces
Archers: 0 Intact, 1 Damaged, 0 Destroyed
Spearmen: 0 Intact, 1 Damaged, 3 Destroyed

The Attackers have crushed all resistance!

Be it Maria's deft command skills or your soldiers newly crafted spears, but the garrison of South Dalton never had a chance.

Maver Est (+£666): 3 Light Macemen, 1 Spearmen.  Palace, Farm, Bakery, Brewery.  Dyes.
  (+£33: Dyes)
  (+£100: Farm)
  (+£199: Bakery)
  (+£133: Brewery)
  (upk:-£200)

Maver Cen (+£101):  Pasture.  Cattle.
  (+£5: Cattle)
  (+£200: Pasture)

Maver Nth (+£104):   

Maver Sth (+£182):   Lumber.
  (+£9: Lumber)

Dalton Wst (+£120):   

Dalton Sth (+£139): 4+2 Spearmen, 1 Commander Maria Vulk.   
  (upk:-£150)


Cash Reserves: £8
Net Revenue: £1641 (£1991 - £350)
Trade Pact (Alliance): +£91 [Access Citrus, Furs]
Bonus: +£150

Total: £1890

Technology:
Chaos Magic (Foundation)
-Summon Blights
Diplomacy I
Fermentation I
Weaponsmithing I

Spoiler: The Bannerstock Mining Guild (Sheb) (click to show/hide)

Leader Name: Guildmaster Urist

Yes. This is what your mother meant when she said the dwarf kings of old could literally swim in their riches. You're not sure why you'd want to, it's not exactly a liquid or anything, but you can definitely appreciate the metaphor. Time to invest in some super expensive megaproject that affects the entire guild?

Tech Trade Complete: Leatherworking I

Brent Cen (+£642):  Palace, Pasture.  Swine.
  (+£32: Swine)
  (+£200: Pasture)

Brent Sth (+£74): 1 Spearmen, 1 Logan Coalsplitter.   
  (upk:-£50)

Alestrom Nth (+£80):   

Cash Reserves: £918
Net Revenue: £978 (£1028 - £50)
Trade Pact (Bannerlands): +£176 [Access Sheep, Iron]
Trade Pact (Illustrious): + £62 [Access Grain]
Trade Pact (Pollock): +£147 [Access Gold, Cattle]
Tax (Empire): -£204
Bonus: +£1800

Total: £3877

Technology:
Leatherworking I
Organised Religion

Spoiler: The Bannerlands (Ghazkull) (click to show/hide)

Leader Name: Grand Marshal Galina Petrova

Bannerland forces and Beater forces engage

Bannerland Forces
Spearmen: 3 Intact, 0 Damaged, 0 Destroyed

Beater Forces
Spearmen: 3 Intact, 0 Damaged, 0 Destroyed

A Bannerland Spearmen has routed a Beater Spearmen! [95 vs 82]

A Bannerland Spearmen has defeated a Beater Spearmen, but sustained heavy damage. [79 vs 77]

A Bannerland Spearmen has routed a Beater Spearmen! [69 vs 48]

Bannerland Forces
Spearmen: 2 Intact, 1 Damaged, 0 Destroyed

Beater Forces
Spearmen: 0 Intact, 3 Damaged, 0 Destroyed

The Attackers have crushed all resistance!

1 Spearmen have escaped.

Bannerland forces and Icedale forces engage

Bannerland Forces
Spearmen: 3 Intact, 0 Damaged, 0 Destroyed

Icedale Forces
Spearmen: 1 Intact, 0 Damaged, 0 Destroyed

A Bannerland Spearmen has routed a Icedale Spearmen! [68 vs 53]

Bannerland Forces
Spearmen: 3 Intact, 0 Damaged, 0 Destroyed

Icedale Forces
Spearmen: 0 Intact, 1 Damaged, 0 Destroyed

The Attackers have crushed all resistance!

Your researches have done it! Sort of. At your request, they have been able to bring a single corpse back to some semblance of undeath, manoeuvring it across your throne room like some macabre puppet. They'll need more work in order to produce anything useful to you in the field, but for the moment, you can start training individuals in the art of Necromancy.

Tech Acquired: Necromancy (Foundation): Unlocks Necromancers. Unlocks Necromancer Hero Promotion.

Sordell Wst (+£550):  Palace, Pasture, Tannery.  Sheep.
  (+£27: Sheep)
  (+£200: Pasture)
  (+£275: Tannery)
  (upk:-£50)

Sordell Est (+£56):  Mines, Forge.  Iron.
  (+£0: Iron)
  (+£200: Mines)
  (+£17: Forge)

Sordell Sth (+£92): 2 Spearmen.   
  (upk:-£40)

Farland Wst (+£125): 1 Spearmen.   
  (upk:-£20)

Farland Sth (+£111):

Beater Sth (+£70): 2+1 Spearmen.
  (upk:-£60)

Icedale Est (+£38):  3 Spearmen.
  (upk:-£60)

Cash Reserves: £48
Net Revenue: £1531 (£1761 - £230)
Trade Pact (Bannerstock): £102 [Access Swine]

Total: £1579

Tech:
Leatherworking I
Necromancy (Foundation)

Spoiler: Torkal Leaguen(RulerOfNothing) (click to show/hide)

Leader Name: Councillor Arlva

League forces and Presstian forces engage

League Forces
Light Macemen: 1 Intact, 0 Damaged, 0 Destroyed
Spearmen: 4 Intact, 0 Damaged, 0 Destroyed
Light Cavalry: 1 Intact, 0 Damaged, 0 Destroyed
Strategos Kortak

Presstian Forces
Spearmen: 3 Intact, 0 Damaged, 0 Destroyed

A League Light Cavalry [ Kortak] has utterly destroyed a Presstian Spearmen! [69 vs 25]

A League Light Cavalry [ Kortak] has routed a Presstian Spearmen! [86 vs 62]

A League Light Cavalry [ Kortak] has routed a Presstian Spearmen! [75 vs 52]

League Forces
Light Macemen: 1 Intact, 0 Damaged, 0 Destroyed
Spearmen: 4 Intact, 0 Damaged, 0 Destroyed
Light Cavalry: 1 Intact, 0 Damaged, 0 Destroyed
Strategos Kortak

Presstian Forces
Spearmen: 0 Intact, 2 Damaged, 1 Destroyed

The Attackers have crushed all resistance!

With a strange sense of deja-vu you receive a letter from Strategos Kortak, announcing that the whole of Presst is yours, and that he has some new ideas on military tactics for you.

Unification bonus: Infantry Training I. Unlocks Skirmishers Unit. Unlocks Stalwart and Slugger Hero Promotions.

Parnassus Cen (+£500):  Palace, Sawmill.  Lumber.
  (+£25: Lumber)
  (+£100: Sawmill)

Parnassus Wst (+£125):   

Presst Nth (+£87):  Stables.  Horses.
  (+£4: Horses)
  (+£200: Stables)

Presst Upr (+£97):  Farm.  Tea.
  (+£4: Tea)
  (+£100: Farm)

Presst Sth (+£29):   Fish.
  (+£1: Fish)

Presst Wst (+£93):   

Presst Est (+£69): 1 Light Macemen, 4 Spearmen, 1 Light Cavalry, 1 Strategos Kortak.   Furs.
  (+£3: Furs)
  (upk:-£250)


Cash Reserves: £330
Net Revenue: £1187 (£1437 - £250)

Total: £1517

Techs:
Machinery I
Infantry Tactics I

Spoiler: The Alliance of Revakn(Tiruin) (click to show/hide)

Leader Name: Talarys Revande

You receive a letter confirming receipt of £100 tax. It also explains that the paperwork for the trade deal is currently being processed and will be resolved in due course. If you can confirm regular payment, then an “Expedite Request” form can be completed.

Political nonsense aside, you finally get to see one of the swinefolk of Pork in person. Several in fact. They come bearing sacks of grain and bolts of fine cotton. Alongside them are men from Isle of Storm, bearing stone crafts made from the finest Marble.

Owldale Nth (+£500): 1 Spearmen, 1 Caravan.  Palace, Farm.  Citrus.
  (+£25: Citrus)
  (+£100: Farm)
  (upk:-£20)

Owldale Sth (+£173): 1 Spearmen.  Walls.  Furs. [Partial Roads]
  (+£8: Furs)
  (upk:-£30)
Foreign Forces (Pork): 1 Engineer

Beaton Nth (+£104):   


Cash Reserves: £61
Net Revenue: £860 (£910 - £50)
Trade Pact (Brimstone): +£199 [Access Dyes, Beer, Cattle, Lumber]
Trade Pact (Storm): +£99 [Access Marble]
Trade Pact (Pork): +£98 [Access Cotton, Grain]
Bonus: +£1500

Total: £2817

Techs:
Fermentation I
Weaponsmithing I

Spoiler: Novatechs (Papaj) (click to show/hide)

Leader Name: Marcos the Researcher

Your researchers study bureaucracy, sustainable business practice and how to get the best benefit for a given amount of money. It is difficult going, but they've made definitive progress.

Petris Sth (+£522): 1 Archers.  Palace, Farm.  Grain.
  (+£26: Grain)
  (+£100: Farm)
  (upk:-£50)


Cash Reserves: £7
Net Revenue: £598 (£648 - £50)
Tax (Empire): -£100

Total: £505

Tech:
Agriculture II

Spoiler: Pollock (Nirur Torir) (click to show/hide)

Leader Name: Leader Nirur

Pollock forces and Black forces engage

Pollock Forces
Light Macemen: 2 Intact, 0 Damaged, 0 Destroyed
Spearmen: 8 Intact, 0 Damaged, 0 Destroyed
Engineer: 1 Intact, 0 Damaged, 0 Destroyed
Shara Steelweaver

Black Forces
Light Macemen: 1 Intact, 0 Damaged, 0 Destroyed
Archers: 3 Intact, 0 Damaged, 0 Destroyed
Spearmen: 1 Intact, 0 Damaged, 0 Destroyed
The Dark Lord of Hodgwin

A Black Archers [Dark Lord] has utterly destroyed a Pollock Light Macemen [Shara] ! [76 vs 27]

Shara Steelweaver and The Dark Lord of Hodgwin meet in single combat, but it was inconclusive.
A Black Archers [Dark Lord] has utterly destroyed a Pollock Light Macemen [Shara] ! [77 vs 26]
Shara Steelweaver has been wounded in combat.

A Black Archers [Dark Lord] has routed a Pollock Spearmen ! [76 vs 60]

A Pollock Spearmen has defeated a Black Archers [Dark Lord], but sustained heavy damage. [59 vs 56]

A Black Archers [Dark Lord] has routed a Pollock Spearmen ! [73 vs 51]

A Black Archers [Dark Lord] has defeated a Pollock Spearmen, but sustained heavy damage. [66 vs 57]

A Pollock Spearmen has routed a Black Archers [Dark Lord]! [68 vs 50]
The Dark Lord of Hodgwin has been wounded in combat.

A Black Light Macemen has utterly destroyed a Pollock Spearmen ! [52 vs 22]

A Black Light Macemen has defeated a Pollock Spearmen, but sustained heavy damage. [73 vs 65]

A Black Spearmen has routed a Pollock Spearmen ! [69 vs 49]

A Black Spearmen has routed a Pollock Spearmen ! [51 vs 35]

A Black Spearmen has defeated a Pollock Engineer, but sustained heavy damage. [58 vs 52]

Pollock Forces
Light Macemen: 0 Intact, 0 Damaged, 2 Destroyed
Spearmen: 0 Intact, 7 Damaged, 1 Destroyed
Engineer: 0 Intact, 1 Damaged, 0 Destroyed
Shara Steelweaver [Wounded]

Black Forces
Light Macemen: 0 Intact, 1 Damaged, 0 Destroyed
Archers: 0 Intact, 3 Damaged, 0 Destroyed
Spearmen: 0 Intact, 1 Damaged, 0 Destroyed
The Dark Lord of Hodgwin [Wounded]

The armies have fought to bitter exhaustion, however the defenders dealt the last blow and claim victory!

5 Spearmen have escaped.
Shara Steelweaver has escaped.

With unerring accuracy, the defenders send volley after volley of arrows down on your forces as they assault the city walls. The casualty rate is horrendous, and it's only thanks to the engineer's siege towers and covered defences that you avoided even worse losses. Shara was amongst the first wave to assault the city and was thus hit by arrow fire along with the rest of the company she was leading.

The sheer volume of salamanders began to turn the tide however, slowly overrunning the walls and transforming the battle into a desperate brawl amongst the city streets. The defenders home ground advantage eventually won the day, ad your forces forced open the city gates from the inside and beat a hasty retreat, having recovered Shara from the killing field before the walls. This is avictory for the defenders, but at terrible cost to both sides.

Pollock Wst (+£500): 1 Light Macemen.  Palace, Pasture.  Swine.
  (+£25: Swine)
  (+£200: Pasture)
  (upk:-£50)

Pomford Nth (+£126):  Mines.  Gold.
  (+£12: Gold)
  (+£200: Mines)

Ostley Cen (+£105):   

Ostley Wst (+£110):   

Ostley Lwr (+£190): 0+5 Spearmen, 1 Shara Steelweaver [Wounded].   Cattle.
  (+£9: Cattle)
  (upk:-£130)


Cash Reserves: £785
Net Revenue: £1297 (£1477 - £180)
Trade Pact (Bannerstock): +£102
Tax (Empire): -£294

Total: £1890

Spoiler: Kingdom of the Corax(Khan Boyzitbig) (click to show/hide)

Leader Name: Raven Bloodbeak

You search amongst the various adventurers, mercenaries and soldiers within your demesne for someone suitable to serve as a commander of your forces. Eventually you come upon one Falcon Brightwing, a young bird who recently passed his combat training to join your longbowbirds.

Shadevale Wst (+£525): 1 Longbowmen, Falcon Brightwing.  Palace, Sawmill.  Lumber.
  (+£26: Lumber)
  (+£100: Sawmill)
  (upk:-£105)

Shadevale Est (+£30): 1 Light Macemen.   Stone.
  (+£1: Stone)
  (upk:-£50)

Abroad:
Pollock Nth: 1 Caravan

Cash Reserves: £125
Net Revenue: £537 (£702 - £165)
Trade Pact (Yorturim): +£57 [Raided] [Access Gems, Fish, Swine, Art]

Total: £719

Techs:
Machinery I

Spoiler: The Kingdom of Yorturim(snow dwarf) (click to show/hide)

Leader Name: Yorturim



Greyland (+£505): 3 Light Macemen.  Palace, Mines, Walls.  Gems.
  (+£50: Gems)
  (+£200: Mines)
  (upk:-£160)

Northron Wst (+£4):  Fishery.  Fish.
  (+£0: Fish)
  (+£100: Fishery)

Northron Est (+£29):   Swine.
  (+£1: Swine)

Cloud (+£43):  Artists.
  (+£10: Artists) 
  (upk:-£10)

Cash Reserves: £53
Net Revenue: £762 (£972 - £170)
Trade Pact (Corax): +£42 [Raided] [Access Lumber, Stone]
Trade Pact (Storm): +£99 [Access Marble, Cattle]
Bonus: +£1200

Total: £2156

Tech:
Diplomacy I
Painting
Organised Religion

Spoiler: The Principality of Pork (Iituem) (click to show/hide)

Leader Name:  Princess Gruntsnuffle



Pork Cen (+£500): 3 Light Macemen, 2 Spearmen, Countess Mangalica. Palace, Farm.  Cotton. 
  (+£25: Cotton)
  (+£100: Farm)
  (upk:-£210)

Pork Est (+£247): 2 Spearmen.  Walls, Farm.  Grain.
  (+£12: Grain)
  (+£100: Farm)
  (upk:-£50)

Abroad:
Owldale Sth: 1 Engineer.
  (upk:-£50)

Cash Reserves: £157
Net Revenue: £664 (£984 - £310)
Trade Pact (Alliance): +£91 [Access Citrus, Furs]
Tax (Empire): -£5

Total: £907

Necromancy (Foundation) - Unlocks Necromancers. Unlocks Necromancer Hero Promotion.

Necromancer: £1200. Attack 8, Defence 10. Necromantic Caster. Support. Tech: Necromancy (Foundation) Upkeep £100/turn.
Practitioners of Death and Unlife, these individuals are thought to be almost as lifeless as their subjects. If invited to parties, they tend to stand in a dark corner and brood.

Necromancer: £1200. Upkeep £100. Allows the hero to act as a necromancer for the purposes of spellcasting and summoning. The necromancer's attack and defence do nor increase. He gains all effects applicable to a warlock. This does not affect the heroes behaviour in combat. Tech: Necromancy (Foundation)

[Nirur Torir]

Spoiler: Pollock Turn (click to show/hide)

Open trade with Micelus (From L Hogdwin) and Ghazkull (Or Sheb, if I haven't set up the route with him yet).
Research: $1429 into Tax Loopholes. As old as The Empire is, there must be countless holes in the tax code, like a mythril needle in a pile of hay. There must be a way for us to pay fewer taxes without bringing forth the wrath of the tax collectors.

Hire a mercenary spearman company for 420 in Hodgwin L. They will capture Hogdgwin N.

Invest $40 into Pomford N.

[PaPaj]

Spoiler: Novatech turn (click to show/hide)

Finally Build walls
Give 300$ into Infrastructure II

[Khan Boyzitbig]

Ah the tangled web of trade.

Spoiler: Orders (click to show/hide)

Caravan to C Ostley, Build a Trireme in W Shadevale, move macemen to W shadevale, Establish Trade route to Storm Empire

Edited after a short thought.

[Iituem]

Spoiler: Principality of Pork Orders, Turn 8 (click to show/hide)

Establish Trade Pacts with the Brimstone Republic and the Storm Empire via the Alliance.

Road-Building: Continue building roads in Owldale South.

Recruitment:  Recruit 4 Spearpigs in C. Pork.  £907 - £840 = £67

Edited for trade route reasons.

[Criptfeind]

Spoiler: Brimstone Turn 8 Orders (click to show/hide)

Troop movements sent in via PM

Recruitment: Recruit engineer in Maver E
Economy: Invest 440 in Maver E
Research: Invest 950 in research in an attempt to be able to construct farms in locations where appropriate crops don't naturally grow in wild abundance... Like, maybe we can transplant them or find a strain that will grow in a different area or something?

Diplomancy: Establish trade with Storm Empire (Taricus) and Principality of Pork (Iituem)

[RulerOfNothing]

Spoiler: League Orders (click to show/hide)

Recruitment
Recruit a unit of Engineers in Central Parnassus (-£500)
Recruit 2 units of Skirmishers in Central Parnassus (-£900)
Military
Move all units into Central Parnassus in preparation for an assault on East Parnassus
Diplomacy
Start a Trade Pact with the Bannerlands

[Sheb]

The Founding of Syndicalism

Deep in the forested hills of Brent, a new building is hastily being erected. It is the first Temple to Syn-Dic, the Great Boss in the Sky.

The new faith was created by collating and rationalizing tales and myth told in dwarven, gnome and kobold settlments told through the eastern half of the continent, many of them collected by the merchant caravans that now criss-cross the land. In its telling, Syn-Dic (known to many other names, but the priests settled on the name used troughout Brent as the "official" one) is the creator god which created Arcanus to provide the sentient races with raw material to turn into a masterpiece of craft.

Syndicalism emphasize craftmanship of course, but even more than individual talent, it extoll accepting the place one is best suited for within society and working hard at making the best of that job. As such, its pantheon include not only St. Adams, the great horloger known for his intricate models of dwarves, but also St. Akhanov, a humble coal miner who was known for his exemplary productivity.

Another interesting aspect of Syndicalist theology is that one's station in the afterlife depends not one one's actions, but on how much sacrifices (known as "dividends") one's clan, guild or town make in the futures. This tends to encourage long-term planning and investment as people wants their descendant to be able to pay as much dividends as possible.

From an organizational point of view, the Syndicalist religion is largely decentralized, with local lodges of the religion generally answering to whoever set it up, and repaying most of the tithe to the lodge instead of the central office.

Priests of Syndicalism are now spreading from Brent Central to spread the faith around the world. Any nation that desire to help set up a lodge in its land is free to hire a missionary from Brent. Alternatively, missionary from the Brentian Lodge are likely to go around spreading the word.

Spoiler: Bannerstock Guild Orders (click to show/hide)

-Spend 2000 £ founding Syndicalism in Brent Central
-Spend 1000 £ hiring a caravan in Alestrom South
-Spend 500£ hiring a Trireme in Alestrom South
-Open a trade route with the Torkal League
-Enquire is a trade deal would be possible with the Empire
-

[Tiruin]

Spoiler: Alliance of Revakn; Turn 8 (click to show/hide)

> Hire Hero with Swordsmaster I; "Selina", former scholar-bodyguard of Talarys.  [-700 {600+100}]
* All armies and heroes created are to be done at Owldale S for this turn; attach hero to longbowmen.
> Create 1 Longbowmen arm [-840]
> Build Hunting Lodge in Owldale S. [-1000]
> Spend 200 on a darn lawyer team to make our income tax to the bloody Empire set to 100. Meaning: Yeah we're confirming 'regular payment', but not at the bad dictation of an Empire that didn't care for us (obviously the latter bit is left unsaid)
> Send that Caravan en route to that dark grey nation in the south east.
+ REroute the Caravan traveling to the light blue people, to the somewhat violet people.
++ Establish a trade route to the light blue people from Taricus' Storm Empire

> Is it possible to AUTOconfirm landing a caravan when the turn passes that they hit a nation? Because I'd love that
Total expenditures: -2740

[Kashyyk]

I am still waiting on a turn from:

micelus
Taricus
Ghazkull
snow dwarf

No real rush yet, as I typically only start writing the turn at the weekend, but consider this a gentle poke.

[Ghazkull]

Spoiler: Orders (click to show/hide)

3 Missing Spearmen from Icedale East to Icedale West
2 Spearmen from Sordell South to Icedale West
Mobilize 5 Spearmen in Beater South
Recruit Hero in Beater South
Name: Green Banner General Rurik Markov

[micelus]

I honestly have no idea how I keep missing these updates.

Spoiler: Orders (click to show/hide)

1. As agreed by pacts with Pollock, the Barons invade N Hodgwin with everything we have.
2. 600 into Necromancy!
3. Another caravan is to be produced.

[PaPaj]

I honestly have no idea how I keep missing these updates.

Spoiler: Orders (click to show/hide)

1. As agreed by pacts with Pollock, the Barons invade N Hodgwin with everything we have.
2. 600 into Necromancy!
3. Another caravan is to be produced.

If you want i can inform you when the updates happen

[snow dwarf]

The cult of the sea serpent is officially founded in the Yorturim kingdom and is becoming a formal religious movement.

Spoiler: orders (click to show/hide)

Found the sea serpent cult 1000
Spend 500 on Mining II research and 500 on beast taming research. (time to do something about the sea serpent)