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[IronyOwl]

If we make an artifact using the troll hunting feat, I feel we should use a large number of troll based materials and make a weapon fr her to wield. (Like oh I don't know, a Massive sword capable of tearing people caught in its swing in two)

Backup plan for if we fail to stop the demons acquired?

[hachnslay]

I agree on the whorehouse idea, but making that many artifacts will take a lot of time, time we need to dedicate to establishing our rule. As well as the fact that I'd rather not piss off the drone with a nuke who expects us to fix an artifact for him. I would love to make a set of wedding rings, but if we do we should make them normally. If we make an artifact using the troll hunting feat, I feel we should use a large number of troll based materials and make a weapon fr her to wield. (Like oh I don't know, a Massive sword capable of tearing people caught in its swing in two)

My point is to establish our rule through our husbands, which are the rulers of their homes and to make the drow less united.
Strengthening them after recreating the Trident is a good longterm investment, unless you want to have them have an accident and take their realms for ourselves.

Questions for GM:
How long is each post in ingame time?

What are the laws for ruling widows?

If more than one of our husbands die could we marry again?

Are there non digger races that are compatible with digger races?

Are we ageless and can we spawn kids indefinitely?

Do we have ANY idea when the drowgeddon happens?

What are the Neighbors of each area controlled by either us or our husbands and what is the political climate with their neighbours like (war, open hostilities, standstil, neutral, undefined, unknown, truce, alliance)?

[Dopl]

we are not killing our husbands, that's a terrible idea. Just horrible. As for having them rule for us... Two reasons. 1) that makes us appear lazy and/or incapable to the population which will lead to heavy dissatisfaction, and maybe even a cou de grace. 2) they are kings. They are busy managing their own kingdoms. And on the topic of killing them, the instant we go down that path we will be surrounded by potential enemies on all sides, whereas right now we have allies around us, let's not betray their trust alright?

[hachnslay]

we are not killing our husbands, that's a terrible idea. Just horrible. As for having them rule for us... Two reasons. 1) that makes us appear lazy and/or incapable to the population which will lead to heavy dissatisfaction, and maybe even a cou de grace. 2) they are kings. They are busy managing their own kingdoms. And on the topic of killing them, the instant we go down that path we will be surrounded by potential enemies on all sides, whereas right now we have allies around us, let's not betray their trust alright?

We? no. The drow we are in an open war with? They will kill them solely to weaken our position if we give them the chance.
Our Husbands - They already rule. we just have power over them because of our status.

[Weirdsound]

Anyway, I'm back in town. They kept me longer than I thought they would, and I didn't have much free time, so I didn't get much done save for a partially complete lore dump on races (which I wont post until finished). Updates will resume tonight.

[Weirdsound]

"I shall make no heirs, so that none will mourn when I give my life to save the emperor's."

-Oath of the Order of Sterility, Verse II

Smith Lord Aurora Wordfire, Refuge Queen of Silent Hammers, Empress Consort of the Southernfrost, and Queen Consort of Bedlamb and the Marble City

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Skills and Abilities:
-Although my social skills are rusty from isolation, I am highly respected as one of the few remaining first diggers.
-I am the greatest mortal metal-smith and furnace worker, without question. My skills in this area even surpass those of some gods.
-I have also mastered many other crafting skills, unrelated to the furnace.
-So long as my history is recorded in the language of the diggers, my soul and mind cannot truly be snuffed out (Granted by the World Weld)
-I can create mighty artifacts by inscribing the items I create with the great deeds of myself or the item's intended recipient (Granted by the World Weld)
-I am aware of the general location and activities of those who wield my artifacts, and I may exert light influence over their behavior (Granted by the World Weld)
-I can detect the great deeds of others nearby (Granted by the World Weld)

Artifacts and Minions:
The World Weld - Links my soul, the digger language, and the laws of reality itself. Allows me to easily create lesser artifacts.
The Face of Fate - Makes the wearer a mighty fighter and assassin. Wielded by Mril-Minda, who is presently preparing for her next trip into the Beetle Queendoms.
The Song of Gunsmoke - Boosts the social skills of the wearer and luck of his/her offspring. Not yet wielded by a permanent owner.

Known Mortal Family:
(Husband - Absent) All-Lord Ukareem the Silver, Emperor of the Southernfrost
(Husband - Absent) Scholar-King Emscythe, Monarch of the Marble City and Secretary General of the Greatwalls Alliance
(Husband - Absent)  Bloodlord Haigen the Usurper, King of Bedlamb
(Mother-in-Law - Present) Trumil, the Slime Mold Hag

(Infant Son) Prince Dremscythe, Heir to Silent Hammers and the Marble City

Refuge City of Silent Hammers

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Holdings:
Silent Hammers: A small city that provides 1 Wealth and 1 Food per month. Houses and defends up to 50 FU to military might. (23/50)
Dung Slopes Fungal Farm: A particularly fertile farm where up to 6 LU can work per month. Typically yields 1 Food per LU of labor.
Oddearth Cliffs Quarry: A mineral rich quarry where up to 8 LU can work per month. Typically yields 1 Stone per LU of labor. Typically yields 1 Limonite per 2 LU of Labor. Typically yields 1 Sulfur and 1 Wicked Salt per 4 LU of labor. Goblin workforce increases chance of positive random events. High chance of being targed by goblin raids. Costs 1 Wealth to maintain per month.
Axeltax at Tunnel's Mouth: A watchtower that Houses and defends up to 6 FU of military might. Yields 2 Wealth/month in collected taxes while at least 3 FU are stationed here. (3/6, Human Phalanx)

Available Military Population:
15-5 Force Units of Human Phalanx (x1.2 Bonus to open field battle. Available for 105 more months, or until the Kingdom of Narm enters a state of civil war)
5 Force Units of Dwarf/Drugar Militia (x1.3 Bonus to defending cities or fighting underground)
5 Force Units of Goblin Warslaves (x.75 Penalty to fighting in bright sunlight, does not need food to act)
3-3 Force Units of Charcoal Tribe Elf Rangers (x2 Bonus to fighting in the woods)
2 Force Units of Drugar Siege Operators (x4 Bonus to attacking cities, x1.5 Bonus to fighting megabeasts, x.25 Penalty in all other combat situations)
1 Force Unit of Weremule Warmonks (x3 Bonus to guarding VIPs, x.1 Penalty against Nickle Silver weapons, does not need food to act)

Civilian Population:
12 Labor Units of Assorted and Mixed Breed Diggers (2 LU to 5 FU Conversion Rate before material mod)
8 Labor Units of Halfling Commoners (2 LU to 4 FU Conversion Rate before material mod)
5 Labor Units of Goblin Slaves (2 LU to 4 FU Conversion Rate before material mod, does not need food to act)
4 Labor Units of Highborn Dwarves (1 LU to 4 FU Conversion Rate before material mod)
4 Labor Units of Highborn Drugar (1 LU to 4 FU Conversion Rate before material mod)
3 Labor Units of Educated Drugar Acolytes (1 LU to 4 FU Conversion Rate before material mod)
2 Labor Units of Human Commoners (2 LU to 7 FU Conversion Rate before material mod)
1 Labor Unit of Hobgoblin Drivers (2 LU to 7 FU Conversion Rate before material mod, does not need food to act)

Basic Resources:
x15 Food (+1 Per Month) - Your people can and do feed themselves, but food from the royal grainy must be provided for people to put aside their own livelyhood and peruse your interests. Spending 1 food allows you to issue an order commanding up to 5 FU or LU. Converting LU to FU will also usually cost additional food. You can deploy trade convoys to try and convert other resources into food.

x21 Wealth (+2 Per Month) - A representation of the various coins and paper currency in your treasury. Used to buy other resources and favors, and is generally the most effective resource to use as a trade good.
+1 City
+2 Axeltax
-1 Quarry

Advanced Resources:
x12 Wood (The most basic construction resource. Artifacts made from wood tend to harness the power of nature)
x6 Stone (A more sturdy and less flammable construction resource. Artifacts made from stone tend to harness the power of earth)
x23 (+3 Per month for 107 months) Marble (A more valuable form of stone that can be combined with iron to make steel at a smelter. Artifacts made from Marble tend to harness the power of light)
x20 Brick (A common construction resource. Brick is already a finished good, and cannot be used as a component for most artifacts)
x9 Bronze (A military resource with a .80 Material Mod. Artifacts made from bronze tend to harness the power of fire)
x15 Iron (A military resource with no Material Mod. Artifacts made from iron tend to enhance the wearer's metalworking ability)
x4 Steel (A military resource with a 1.5 Material Mod. Artifacts made from steel tend to have protective effects)
x4 Bloodstone (A magical military resource with no material mod. Both common gear and artifacts made from Bloodstone are particularly deadly towards all the digger races)
x5 Mithiril (A magical military resource with a 1.7 material mod. When using this as a material for an artifact, choose two other component materials and boost their effect on the finished piece)
x1 Night Mithiril (A magical military resource with a 1.7 material mod. Artifacts made from Night Mithiril tend to aid in criminal activity)
x2 Deep Sapphire (A magical Military resource with a material mod of .5. Gear and artifacts made from Sapphire are great at drawing out the sorcerous power within one's blood)
x6 Sulfur (A magical resource used in the worship of wicked gods and construction of advanced siege weapons. Artifacts of sulfur are favored by wicked gods)
x1 Ensouled Leather of the Sailor (A magical resource gifted to you by the skin cutter nymphs to help tame predator lake. Unknown effect if used outside its intended artifact purpose)
x1 Ensouled Leather of the Princess (A magical resource gifted to you by the skin cutter nymphs to help tame an unruly child. Unknown effect if used outside its intended artifact purpose)
x1 Ensouled Leather of the Champion (A magical resource gifted to you by the skin cutter nymphs as a means to defend yourself. Unknown effect if used outside its intended artifact purpose)

Known Allies and Enemies:
Bardhill County (Ally, Trade Partner) - The fertile and clay rich human territory that completely encompasses your land. The ruler, Count Chance, deeply respects the craftsdwarfshipp and military skill of the diggers. In exchange for resources and a loan of troops, you have agreed to aid him in an anticipated civil war against his fellow counts when the king dies.
Southernfrost Empire (Ally) - The southernmost and mightiest of the northern dwarven civilizations. Southernfrost is rich in bronze and labor. The empire is ruled by your husband All-Lord Ukareem the Silver.
The Greatwalls Alliance (Ally, Trade Partner) - A loose confederacy of prosperous drugar city-states that pays tribute to your husband, Scholar-King Emscythe. Rich in copper, sulfur, and flux stone.
The Kingdom of Bedlamb (Ally) - Nation of drugar ruled by your husband Bloodlord Haigen the Usurper. Rich in iron, flux stone, and gems. Currently defending against invasion from an unknown drugar kingdom, and raids from an unknown dwarf kingdom.

The Beetle Queendoms (Enemy to All Diggers) - A drowish nation that sits between Silent Hammers and The Greatwalls Alliance. Traders can navigate around it, and they are currently too busy dealing with surface elf raiders to pose a threat.
The Pinewoods Tribes (Hostile) Small yet fierce surface elf civilizations that separate Silent Hammers from the Southernfrost Empire and the Kingdom of Bedlamb. They find the very ideas of commerce and industry to be deeply offensive, and slaughter trade convoys on site as a rule.

You call Liula and Brother Anders to your chambers, to discuss the situation of the sorcerer and the inn. The young elf is confident that assuming the troublemaker has been a were-eagle for at least half a year, she can identify him by sight without any sort of up-close examination. Brother Anders is likewise confident that he and his monks should be able to protect your physician and apprehend a single sorcerer.

Before they leave, you pull Liula aside and ask for her take on the Pubic Eyeballs outbreak. She pauses briefly for thought before answering. "I... I'm not entirely positive. 80% of the drowish ailments that present with pubic eyeballs are mostly harmless, and through my personal examination of several local patients and considering that we are dealing with something sexually transmitted, I have been able to rule out most of the absolute worst case situations included in the other 20% of possibilities."

"So you think it is harmless then? Can it be treated?"

The young physician squirms, clearly uncomfortable with being put on the spot. "...Erm. I think. My texts and reference materials make it impossible to determine precisely what we are dealing with. I'll likely be able to figure it out eventually, but it will take time, experimentation, and perhaps a few causalities. There is a book, however, that should contain everything I need to diagnose the issue with speed in saftey. It is a rare tome, written by the first digger called Merguth the Mender, entitled 'Index of Drowish Curses and Ailments Transmittable to Diggerfolk'. If you have trouble finding a copy, I could make a pilgrimage back to Blackhearth Academy, where I studied, and take notes off of the copy housed there, but I'd hate to leave your side like that while you are with child."

Medical texts were never your area of expertise, so you don't have the faintest idea as to where you might find a copy of Merguth's book. You do, however, have an idea as to where you might start. Merguth made a pilgrimage to the Oven of Origin about 200 years ago, and since you have not received news of his death since, it is reasonable to assume the author of the book is still alive. You are fairly certain the mender sided with the dwarves in the great divide, so if you ask around your dwarven highborn and those living under Ukareem's rule, you might learn where he is and how to contact him.

---

After demanding a new quarry be constructed, and that your existing quarry and farm be staffed, you make arrangements to travel to Goldears so that you may meet with the Tiger Heads and bid in the silent auctions. Your court insists that you do not travel alone, so a unit of food is spent so that Princess Myguwen and her Elf Rangers may accompany you.

Princess Myguwen is quite confident that between her, her troops, and the train of spouses and offspring who accompany her everwhere, that a proper appraisal of the wood auction lot can be provided.

---

Upon arriving in Goldears, Count Chance arranges for you to be put up in an apartment on the estate of his (much) younger brother Baron Chance, which sits just outside of the city walls. Your host is a generous and military minded young man, but is otherwise unremarkable. Not yet married, he lives with an elfish mistress and her half-breed infant son which he swears is not his own child.

An object hanging in Baron Chance's dining hall catches your eye. It is a tower shield, of apparent artifact quality, made from bronze, gold, and some sort of exotic leather. It is cracked in a few places and bent out of shape, and has likely been in such a state for at least several human generations. You recognize traditional draconic claw-stitching on the leather bits, leading you to believe that a dragon is responsible for creating the piece. Perhaps someday you might offer to repair the shield, and inscribe it with a feat so as to gain a degree of influence over the Baron...

---

Your meeting with the Tiger Heads goes quite well. The group's leadership consists of three members, each of whom is pleased to make your acquaintance. Captain Sweet-Marrow, a Tiger Head in early middle age with impressive white and black head fur, is the band's political and military leader, while his wife, Great Mother Ukareea, handles more mundane day to day affairs. Their spiritual leader is Possessor Truestalker, an ancient digger who wields 'The Second Claw' a simple steel and orc leather dagger you once made for a Tiger Head tribe that attended to you while you created a much more complicated artifact that left you entranced for the better part of a century.

Captain Sweet-Marrow explains that his group is a decent sized independent nomadic band that operates within the Beetle Queendoms, Human Kingdom of Narm, Territories of the Pinewoods Elf Tribes, and The Southernfrost Empire. They make their living as mercenaries and raiders, but their true purpose is to seek out and rescue digger artifacts that they feel have fallen into unworthy hands. Their leadership had traveled to Silent Hammers to initially pay you homage, but were turned away by your guards and citizens.

Great Mother Ukareea explains that she was planning on sending you tribute, and would like to know if you would prefer an offering of food, bronze, pillaged elfish woods, or stolen magical resources.

The Captain happily explains the five divisions of troops at his disposal, should you ever wish to hire them. He explains that he usually hires out divisions for 5 Wealth a month, but for the legendary Smith Lord, any of his divisions would gladly provide a month of service for 3 Wealth.

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7 FU of Tiger Head Bandits (Specialize in pillaging trade routes and disrupting supply lines)
7 FU of Tiger Head Barbarians (Specialize in pillaging villages, farms, quarries, and the like)
7 FU of Tiger Head Mercenary Guards (Specialize in protecting unfortified land against raids)
7 FU of Tiger Head Crossbowdigger Guards (Specialize in garrisoning forts and cities)
7 FU of Tiger Head Darkstalkers (Specialize in fighting monsters and magic users)

After some more conversation, you get Possessor Truestalker to reveal to you the list of artifacts the Tiger Head band seeks to 'liberate'. The Holy Digger quickly convinces the Captain that you would be a worthy owner of any digger artifact, and makes Sweet-Marrow agree to provide you with free troops and council should you seek to acquire any of the following for yourself:

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-The Tiger Heads seek to claim the Aldersteel Staff, an artifact made by the Red Wizzard Urist Elf-Tamer and currently owned by the Elf Druid Crystilyn, of the Farhill Pinewoods Tribe.
-The Tiger Heads seek to claim Infernal Asphyxiation, a cursed artifact scarf made by First Digger La-Ruum the Dungeon Lord. The Tiger Heads suspect, but cannot prove, that the artifact is held by Lucius Baldwin, your husband Ukareem's human court wizard.
-The Tiger Heads seek to claim the Pike of Storms, an artifact made by an unknown feather drugar. The artifact is wielded by Lord Tygowen, Champion and Favored Mate to Beetle Queen Lugombuo.
-The Tiger Heads seek to claim Blue Dawn, an artifact breastplate of Blue Dragon Scales that you originally made for a fellow first digger. The artifact is currently owned by Count Van Sutton, who rules Cattleland County and figures to be one of Count Chance's rivals once the human king dies.
-The Tiger Heads seek to claim Sulfuric Thunder, the Blunderbuss in the possession of the opal elves.
-The Tiger Heads seek to claim Digger's Lament, the Scepter in the possession of the Eastvile Drone.
-The Tiger Heads are investigating a rumor that one of Don Samwise Huck's goons recently came into possession of a digger artifact of great power...

---

You take your elfish escort down to the auction lots, and get a young human named Harvey Von Stym to show you the two lots of interest to you. Both lots are exactly as advertised. Your elfish companions take a few hours to examine the lot of wood and talk amount themselves before reporting back to you.

"At least a third of that wood is Forest Steel, which a skilled druid can combine with any sort of humanoid or exotic bone to make military gear," Princess Myguwen explains. "This is of particular use to us now, as a druid would not need any sort of foundry or factory to make the stuff. Just give her some guards and laborers, and send her off into the forest to work her magic. If you purchase the wood and the need to arm more troops finds us before the means to do so does, I can write home for a druid to help us out."

The elf then leans in to whisper in your ear. "Also... if you are willing to risk scandal... the human lad running the auction was flirting pretty aggressively with a few of my husbands. I always pity the love lives of humans. They have a drive that almost matches us elves, and a homophobic prudishness that almost matches you diggers. If I were to instruct my husbands to accept his advances, there is a good chance they might convince him to tell us what the leading bids are, or even rig the whole auction in our favor!"

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A little over two weeks remain before the silent auction concludes, leaving you with a choice; Return home, or spend more time exploring Goldears. The town has a marketplace, military garrison, and several historic and abandoned castles to visit. You could also use this time to get better aquainted with the families of Count Chance and/or Princess Myguwen.

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What the hell. I usually don't like answering IC questions OOC, but its been awhile and its good to be back, so I'll make an exception.

Questions for GM:
How long is each post in ingame time? Varies greatly from post to post. Some are only a day or two, some represent weeks of travel or months of artifact production.

What are the laws for ruling widows? Widows typically come after offspring and siblings, but before uncles, aunts, and cousins, in the line of succession for most Digger Kingdoms. Bloodlord Haigen has no sibblings, so his kingdom would likely be yours should he die, but your other two husbands have multiple brothers and sisters.

If more than one of our husbands die could we marry again? Custom dictates that first diggers are allowed to marry three times max. Exceptions are sometimes made for those with very few heirs, but in general Diggers view sex as a necessary evil for the production of children only, and believe that even a first digger could be corrupted by more than three husband's-lifetimes worth of intimacy.

Are there non digger races that are compatible with digger races? Fey, and the Elves and Drow who descend from them, are naturally compatible with just about any opposite-sex lifeform. With powerful enough magic, however, anybody can produce offspring with anybody regardless of race or gender.

Are we ageless and can we spawn kids indefinitely? First Diggers are indeed ageless, and can theoretically produce offspring forever. Your husbands, however, are not. Ukareem is 1/2 first digger himself, and only 500 years old; He could easily make another 8-9 thousand years. Emscythe's blood isn't quite as long lived, but he could still be around for another millennia or two. Haigen's exotic bloodlines are poorly documented, so you have no idea how long he might last.

Do we have ANY idea when the drowgeddon happens? Only a vague one. You first saw the prophecy 120 years ago (it took you awhile to make the World Weld). The furthest-away timewise the Prophecy of Embers is known to see is about 800 years.

What are the Neighbors of each area controlled by either us or our husbands and what is the political climate with their neighbours like (war, open hostilities, standstil, neutral, undefined, unknown, truce, alliance)? This one calls for a whole infodump to answer, sorry. I'll give a brief rundown though. Ukareem's land is largely bordered by other Dwarven Kingdoms, who are all at least neutral with him, but his reputation took a serious hit for agreeing to share a wife with a couple drugar. On that note, Ukareem and Haigen share a border, and Haigen is pretty much hostile with all his civilized neighbors except Ukareem. Emscythe is fairly isolated, trapped between the Beetle Queendoms and the Eastvile; The Human Kingdom of Narm (in which your lands lie) is pretty much his only trade partner.

[hachnslay]

The Questions for the gm were because of:

Just a quick housekeeping note: I'm going to be traveling on busniess through Sunday, and I doubt I will have internet while I'm away. I should still be able to follow the thread on my phone, and write a turn by pre-loading a reply page on my Chromebook, but if I don't have web access, I won't be able to post anything until I get back home.

I might actually write some lore dumps to keep busy, and to keep me focused on the game. (Lots of my SGs die because I get separated from the web/lack time to write, lose focus, and think of something else I want to write about when I get back to b12). Any particular area you guys want lore on?

--- Current actions
Chat with Baron Chance about the Shield - where did he get it (we want to prevent another dragon situation and the elf is suspicious)? something like "Interesting shield, do you know which dragon crafted it?"

Great Mother Ukareea - The dwarf in me says magical resources, but food seems more sensible. Do we know what is most needed in their region? if so take whatever isn't needed out of the two.

---future actions
How likely is it that the drow prostitutes know how to cure the ailment they spread? - talk to our first drow - future spymaster should be present.

Do we have access to silver and can we create a minor artifact from silver that prevents unwilling transformation? any feat of the sourcerer will work.

While Tigerheads are near - mention artifacts and generally concern yourself with those they have, for example - "Oh, the second claw. I remember forging it for X for protecting me while i was forging Y. Has it served you well?" This will both put us on friendly terms with them and lets us dig for powerful feats.

[omada]

sugestion time!

Tiger-heads:

-Say that the tribute of the pike of storms (held by drow) or the breastplate (held by enemy humans) would be nice tributes

-Hire barbarians to pillage drows and get food

-If we are already in good terms with the county about the valley (did we accept?), offer that they can stay freely in the valley rest their wounded if they might protect our settlements from hostile sources. They could even put some of their units to train with our monastery and they get some were-stuff hunting unit for them to profit. But first we need to make a nice contract with the county.

- As hachnslay said: "While Tigerheads are near - mention artifacts and generally concern yourself with those they have, for example - "Oh, the second claw. I remember forging it for X for protecting me while i was forging Y. Has it served you well?" This will both put us on friendly terms with them and lets us dig for powerful feats."

Human province stuff:

-As hachnslay said: chit-talk about the shield

-Give permission for the elves for they little cheat, but make sure they act as we don't know nothing about it.

-Oh, a bit of exploration and getting info from our neighboor is always nice, but i still don't see any clear advantage in other things than the market, we could get closer to the noble family and do the city tour together, and while deciding the terms of the contract we might ask if they need something, if they need a mine staffed, a castle repaired, we could offer an workforce for a nice price i dunno.

-Non related but useful. While that we should try to think how much time is needed to create the necklace artifact to control the beasts, and how hard would be to put one on the neck of a beast.


Book:

-Send a letter to ukareem (or he is still with us?) and a invitation to see an old fellow?

-Send letter to the academy requesting a copy? Say that the scholars might be housed and protected if they want to study the region?

[Weirdsound]

"Let my death, and the death of my victim, serve as a warning:
Physicians invite disaster by dabbling in the trance of creation."

-Suicide Note of Dr. Urist Cleansheets

Smith Lord Aurora Wordfire, Refuge Queen of Silent Hammers, Empress Consort of the Southernfrost, and Queen Consort of Bedlamb and the Marble City

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Skills and Abilities:
-Although my social skills are rusty from isolation, I am highly respected as one of the few remaining first diggers.
-I am the greatest mortal metal-smith and furnace worker, without question. My skills in this area even surpass those of some gods.
-I have also mastered many other crafting skills, unrelated to the furnace.
-So long as my history is recorded in the language of the diggers, my soul and mind cannot truly be snuffed out (Granted by the World Weld)
-I can create mighty artifacts by inscribing the items I create with the great deeds of myself or the item's intended recipient (Granted by the World Weld)
-I am aware of the general location and activities of those who wield my artifacts, and I may exert light influence over their behavior (Granted by the World Weld)
-I can detect the great deeds of others nearby (Granted by the World Weld)

Artifacts and Minions:
The World Weld - Links my soul, the digger language, and the laws of reality itself. Allows me to easily create lesser artifacts.
The Face of Fate - Makes the wearer a mighty fighter and assassin. Wielded by Mril-Minda, who is stalking her next victim: Beetle Queen Hashmirth, a rival of her mother's.
The Song of Gunsmoke - Boosts the social skills of the wearer and luck of his/her offspring. Not yet wielded by a permanent owner.

Known Mortal Family:
(Husband - Absent) All-Lord Ukareem the Silver, Emperor of the Southernfrost
(Husband - Absent) Scholar-King Emscythe, Monarch of the Marble City and Secretary General of the Greatwalls Alliance
(Husband - Absent)  Bloodlord Haigen the Usurper, King of Bedlamb
(Mother-in-Law - Present) Trumil, the Slime Mold Hag

(Infant Son) Prince Dremscythe, Heir to Silent Hammers and the Marble City

Refuge City of Silent Hammers

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Holdings:
Silent Hammers: A small city that provides 1 Wealth and 1 Food per month. Houses and defends up to 50 FU to military might. (23/50)
Dung Slopes Fungal Farm: A particularly fertile farm where up to 6 LU can work per month. Typically yields 1 Food per LU of labor.
Oddearth Cliffs Quarry: A mineral rich quarry where up to 8 LU can work per month. Typically yields 1 Stone per LU of labor. Typically yields 1 Limonite per 2 LU of Labor. Typically yields 1 Sulfur and 1 Wicked Salt per 4 LU of labor. Goblin workforce increases chance of positive random events. High chance of being targed by goblin raids. Costs 1 Wealth to maintain per month.
Axeltax at Tunnel's Mouth: A watchtower that Houses and defends up to 6 FU of military might. Yields 2 Wealth/month in collected taxes while at least 3 FU are stationed here. (3/6, Human Phalanx)

Available Military Population:
15-5 Force Units of Human Phalanx (x1.2 Bonus to open field battle. Available for 105 more months, or until the Kingdom of Narm enters a state of civil war)
5 Force Units of Dwarf/Drugar Militia (x1.3 Bonus to defending cities or fighting underground)
5 Force Units of Goblin Warslaves (x.75 Penalty to fighting in bright sunlight, does not need food to act)
3-3 Force Units of Charcoal Tribe Elf Rangers (x2 Bonus to fighting in the woods)
2 Force Units of Drugar Siege Operators (x4 Bonus to attacking cities, x1.5 Bonus to fighting megabeasts, x.25 Penalty in all other combat situations)
1 Force Unit of Weremule Warmonks (x3 Bonus to guarding VIPs, x.1 Penalty against Nickle Silver weapons, does not need food to act)

Civilian Population:
12 Labor Units of Assorted and Mixed Breed Diggers (2 LU to 5 FU Conversion Rate before material mod)
8 Labor Units of Halfling Commoners (2 LU to 4 FU Conversion Rate before material mod)
5 Labor Units of Goblin Slaves (2 LU to 4 FU Conversion Rate before material mod, does not need food to act)
4 Labor Units of Highborn Dwarves (1 LU to 4 FU Conversion Rate before material mod)
4 Labor Units of Highborn Drugar (1 LU to 4 FU Conversion Rate before material mod)
3 Labor Units of Educated Drugar Acolytes (1 LU to 4 FU Conversion Rate before material mod)
2 Labor Units of Human Commoners (2 LU to 7 FU Conversion Rate before material mod)
1 Labor Unit of Hobgoblin Drivers (2 LU to 7 FU Conversion Rate before material mod, does not need food to act)

Basic Resources:
x15 Food (+1 Per Month) - Your people can and do feed themselves, but food from the royal grainy must be provided for people to put aside their own livelyhood and peruse your interests. Spending 1 food allows you to issue an order commanding up to 5 FU or LU. Converting LU to FU will also usually cost additional food. You can deploy trade convoys to try and convert other resources into food.

x18 Wealth (+2 Per Month) - A representation of the various coins and paper currency in your treasury. Used to buy other resources and favors, and is generally the most effective resource to use as a trade good.
+1 City
+2 Axeltax
-1 Quarry

Advanced Resources:
x12 Wood (The most basic construction resource. Artifacts made from wood tend to harness the power of nature)
x6 Stone (A more sturdy and less flammable construction resource. Artifacts made from stone tend to harness the power of earth)
x23 (+3 Per month for 107 months) Marble (A more valuable form of stone that can be combined with iron to make steel at a smelter. Artifacts made from Marble tend to harness the power of light)
x20 Brick (A common construction resource. Brick is already a finished good, and cannot be used as a component for most artifacts)
x9 Bronze (A military resource with a .80 Material Mod. Artifacts made from bronze tend to harness the power of fire)
x15 Iron (A military resource with no Material Mod. Artifacts made from iron tend to enhance the wearer's metalworking ability)
x4 Steel (A military resource with a 1.5 Material Mod. Artifacts made from steel tend to have protective effects)
x4 Bloodstone (A magical military resource with no material mod. Both common gear and artifacts made from Bloodstone are particularly deadly towards all the digger races)
x5 Mithiril (A magical military resource with a 1.7 material mod. When using this as a material for an artifact, choose two other component materials and boost their effect on the finished piece)
x1 Night Mithiril (A magical military resource with a 1.7 material mod. Artifacts made from Night Mithiril tend to aid in criminal activity)
x2 Deep Sapphire (A magical Military resource with a material mod of .5. Gear and artifacts made from Sapphire are great at drawing out the sorcerous power within one's blood)
x6 Sulfur (A magical resource used in the worship of wicked gods and construction of advanced siege weapons. Artifacts of sulfur are favored by wicked gods)
x1 Ensouled Leather of the Sailor (A magical resource gifted to you by the skin cutter nymphs to help tame predator lake. Unknown effect if used outside its intended artifact purpose)
x1 Ensouled Leather of the Princess (A magical resource gifted to you by the skin cutter nymphs to help tame an unruly child. Unknown effect if used outside its intended artifact purpose)
x1 Ensouled Leather of the Champion (A magical resource gifted to you by the skin cutter nymphs as a means to defend yourself. Unknown effect if used outside its intended artifact purpose)

Known Allies and Enemies:
Bardhill County (Ally, Trade Partner) - The fertile and clay rich human territory that completely encompasses your land. The ruler, Count Chance, deeply respects the craftsdwarfshipp and military skill of the diggers. In exchange for resources and a loan of troops, you have agreed to aid him in an anticipated civil war against his fellow counts when the king dies.
Southernfrost Empire (Ally) - The southernmost and mightiest of the northern dwarven civilizations. Southernfrost is rich in bronze and labor. The empire is ruled by your husband All-Lord Ukareem the Silver.
The Greatwalls Alliance (Ally, Trade Partner) - A loose confederacy of prosperous drugar city-states that pays tribute to your husband, Scholar-King Emscythe. Rich in copper, sulfur, and flux stone.
The Kingdom of Bedlamb (Ally) - Nation of drugar ruled by your husband Bloodlord Haigen the Usurper. Rich in iron, flux stone, and gems. Currently defending against invasion from an unknown drugar kingdom, and raids from an unknown dwarf kingdom.

The Beetle Queendoms (Enemy to All Diggers) - A drowish nation that sits between Silent Hammers and The Greatwalls Alliance. Traders can navigate around it, and they are currently too busy dealing with surface elf raiders to pose a threat.
The Pinewoods Tribes (Hostile) Small yet fierce surface elf civilizations that separate Silent Hammers from the Southernfrost Empire and the Kingdom of Bedlamb. They find the very ideas of commerce and industry to be deeply offensive, and slaughter trade convoys on site as a rule.

After spending a night to think it over, you give Princess Myguwen your blessing to send her husbands to seduce Harvey Von Stym, the young auctioneer, for information. "Just make sure I'm not connected with this whatsoever," you warn.

The elf nods, swears she will keep your reputation clean, and departs to spread the good news amoung her family.

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You get Baron Chance talking about the shield over breakfast. It isn't difficult; He is quite proud of the artifact.

"That is The Frostblood Tower, our most treasured family heirloom." He explains, "It was made from the skin and weapons of a frost giant at the dawn of time, and given as a gift to King Eunice of Bardhill, who founded the Chance Bloodline, for his loyal service. In its heyday, it granted the wielder mighty ice magic, and repelled the inborn magic of sorcerers, giants, and dragons without fail."

"I can see that its power is suppressed by the damage it has taken. Dragon artifacts don't injure easily. What happened to it?" you ask.

"Rakeem the Pyromancer happened. He united the three counties through a combination of force and famine, founding the Kingdom of Narm. My ancestors could repel his magic with the Frostblood Tower, but he owned an artifact of his own, a Scythe of lead, dragonscale, and iron called Peasantbreaker, which proved capable of destroying our shield. The Frostblood Tower was cut into three pieces during the unification war 177 years ago."

"But it is in one piece now..." You muse.

"Indeed. 40 years ago, my father was challenged to a duel by a champion of one of the Beetle Queens. Looking for an edge in this fight, he had the Frostblood Tower taken to the Dwarven Empire of Southernfrost, in hopes of getting the shield restored. He appealed to Ukareem the Silver for aid, and as your eventual husband is no friend of the drow, Ukareem granted his request and had his best smith, Queen Mowsoot of the Charcoal Tribe, repair it. The elf-queen was able to put the fragments of the shield back together, and restore a small degree of its supernatural durability, but was unable to reclaim the artifact's full power."

The Baron sighs. "My father won the duel, but the shield retained damage in the fight. It hasn't seen use since. Five years ago, my brother the count gave it to me as thanks for letting him have the daughter of the king I was supposed to wed. I hope to someday work up the funds to return to Southernfrost and have the elf-queen repair it again. I still have many years left in my fighting prime, so it is not unreasonable to assume that I will get to play a part in the artifact's history."

You can't help but feel a tad embarrassed by the fact that before you came along, your Ukareem's best smith was an elf. You consider the shield, and conclude none of the materials are unfamiliar to you. You cannot be positive, but you are fairly certain that if you had a feat to inscribe upon it and chose not to add any extra materials, you could enter a trance and have the shield fixed up within half a year.

Deciding to take a shot in the dark, you fire up Feat-o-Vision. You are not shocked when neither the young baron nor any member of his court has a notable feat to their name, so you decide to give the city of Goldears a scan in its entirety.

Available Feats in the City of Goldears:

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-Somebody living in Count Chance's Palace has mastered the dreaded Cataclysmic Level spell Fire Typhoon.
-The Tiger Head cleric Possessor Truestalker once attended to a birth cursed by a mighty hag so that both mother and child were doomed not to survive. He managed to save both of them through means that were largely mundane.
-Somebody posted on the town walls has personally slain seven dwarven patrol parties from the Southernfrost.
-Somebody at the town market has managed to blackmail a monarch of the anti-commerce Pinewoods Elf Tribes into submission.

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You meet with the Tiger Heads once more, and open the conversation by bringing up the offer of tribute. You inquire if they might be able to obtain some of the artifacts they are after for you in lieu of sending resources. Captain Sweet-Marrow denies this request, noting that if his band felt they were capable to taking any of the artifacts and withstanding the consequences of doing so, they would have them already. The Tiger Heads will gladly provide troops and advice should you seek any of their quarry for yourself, but cannot get them for you.

After some debate, you agree to recieve small shipments of food and magical resources from the Tiger Heads, as well as their intel files on the Pike of Storms and Blue Dawn, which are furnished at once. You also decide to hire their barbarians to pillage the Beetle Queendoms for food, and write home to request three wealth so that they might get started right away.

Intel on the Pike of Storms:

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Artifact Name: The Pike of Storms
Abilities: Weapon of artifact quality. User can cast lightning bolts from the tip of polearm. Weapon can be used to parry elemental magic. Weapon grants heavy resistance against the divine magic of clerics who worship any of the dwarven gods, their aspects, or their descendants.
Creator: Unknown

Current Owner: Lord Tygowen, a drowish nobleman and champion to Beetle Queen Lugombuo. Tygowen can properly wield the artifact to its full understood potential. Tygowen is known for his combat prowess, paranoia, love of the hunt, command of demons, and skill in the bedroom.

Current Location: Tygowen allegedly makes his home in an apartment at the center of the Five-Forks Labyrinth, a series of dizzying and likely cursed tunnels on the land of his mistress and near an tunnel to the trollish wastes. The Five-Forks Labyrinth is guarded by at least two dozen fierce Minotaur, each possessed by a lesser demon under Tygowen's control.

Obstacles to Acquirement: Storming the Five-Forks Labyrinth is not an option. Between the maze and the monsters that inhabit it, Tygowen is known to have defended his home from small armies without aid. To make matters worse, The labyrinth is located near several of Beetle Queen Lugombuo's forts and towers, meaning that any brute force attempt will likely have to face a drowish pursuit and/or counter-attack should they escape the labyrinth with the pike.

Elements in the Favor of Acquirement: Tygowen often leaves the Labrynth to hunt the beasts of the Trollish Wastes or raid its primitive people. Ambushing him on his adventures, or even meeting him in the field with a vast numbers advantage, should easily win us the pike if we can get his travel plans ahead of time. In addition, Sir Maub, one of Tygowen's chief rivals for power within Lugombuo's court is aware of our desire to obtain the pike, and may be willing to aid us if we promise him Tygowen's head and control of the Five-Forks Labyrinth.

Intel on Blue Dawn:

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Artifact Name: Blue Dawn
Abilities: Armor of artifact quality. Originally rendered the wearer impervious to damage from all but the mightiest of artifacts and spells, as well as allowed them to replace missing body-parts with ice-constructs. Artifact has likely been heavily tampered with, and its current condition and abilities are unknown.
Creator: Smith Lord Wordfire, First Digger

Current Owner: Count Van Sutton, a human noble who will likely fight for control of Narm once the current king dies. The count is generally known for his incompetence as a leader, and submission to his wife Lady Van Sutton. Lady Van Sutton, also known as Princess Markarth the Black Flame, is the eldest daughter and presumptive heir to the human King Razor. She is known for her mastery of sorcerers fire magic, mastery of sorcerers necromancy, great ambition, and a wickedness on par with her grandfather and great-grandfather.

Current Location: The artifact is sometimes seen during important events at Count Van Sutton's manor in the city of Cattle Run, but we believe that is not its primary home. Lady Van Sutton keeps a mage's lab in the Catacombs of her ancestral home: Infernal Castle. Multiple sources claim that she is running experiments on artifacts there.

Obstacles to Acquirement: Both known locations of the armor, Cattle Run and Infernal Castle, are both mighty military strongholds. There is also the matter that the artifact's owners are members of the human nobility, so stealing from them is a great way to get in trouble. Further complicating things is the fact that Lady Van Sutton likely knows we covet the armor; She frequently hires our raiders and is uncomfortably close friends with some of our men.

Elements in the Favor of Acquirement: Lady Van Sutton likely knows we covet the armor. It is probable that once she is finished experimenting upon it, that she will offer it to us as payment for a job. Smith Lord Wordfire has recently moved into the area, and it is probable that the mistreatment of her work will not sit well with the most venerable first digger. If she reclaims the armor, our job will have been done for us.

After reviewing the files, you spend some time making small talk with Possessor Truestalker. "Is that the Second Claw you carry? I remember forging that knife for a strapping young Tiger Head named Simba, who was in charge of the tribe that attended to me while I was entranced to create the crossbow Straightcaster. May I ask how it came into your possession?"

The old Tiger Head breaks into a huge grin; Little pleases his kind more than getting to talk about the artifacts they worship. He spends the better part of two hours writing down the story of how he came to wield the second claw.

Truestalker's Story:

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The first thing you must understand, Smith Lord, is that Possessor Truestalker is a title, not a name I was born into. Simba took that mantle for himself shortly after leaving your presence with the sacred blade-god. Having been given an artifact by a first digger, he was obliged to worship it, and as that artifact was a weapon, worship of it required much bloodshed. Most of Simba's clan willingly offered themselves to the blade of the Second Claw, and once his new god had eaten all the non-combatents under his command, Simba named himself Truestalker, and declared an intent to form a war-band to rescue mistreated artifacts.

The first Possessor Truestalker lead this clan for many centuries, and fed many worthy sacrifices of all races to the blade. Eventually, however, he could no longer find joy in his work. The Tiger Head born as Simba was a caretaker by nature, not a warrior or blood-taker. That is why he sought out the Smith Lord to attend to her while entranced in the first place. Deciding to get back to his roots, Possessor Truestalker declared that he would trade the Second Claw and his position of power within this war-band for a less violent artifact to worship.

I just so happened to possess a 'peaceful' artifact and was willing to take up Simba on his bargain. To understand where I got this artifact to swap for the Second Claw, we once again go back to an individual who spent many years with the Smith Lord while she was entranced to make artifacts. I speak of the notorious Dr. Urist Cleansheets, who studied you in hopes of applying the creative trance to his surgical practice to aid in saving lives. Legend states that the first time he attempted this, however, he slew the patient on his opperating table, collected his skin and bones, ran to the nearest forge, and combined the body parts with steel over several decades to make an artifact bonesaw, before promptly killing himself upon waking up and realizing what he had done.

That particular legend is mostly accurate, but missing a few key details. Dr. Cleansheets understood there was a (in his mind slight) chance that he might use his patient as raw materials for artifact creation. Because of this, he intentionally sought out a Tiger Head in need of surgery to test his methods upon, and as fate would have it, the Tiger Head he chose was my grandfather, Rajah the First. The Doctor knew that nobody would care about the death of a Tiger Head, Not even the Tiger Head killed; To be made into an artifact after death is to become a god in our faith.

Despite taking all these precautions, Dr. Cleansheets still fell into a suicidal depression when all was said and done. He felt his actions violated his sacred oath of healing, to first do no harm. Initially father, Rajah the Second, tried to talk the doctor out of killing himself over his father's death, but quickly changed his tune when he learned that he stood to inherit Oathmender, the artifact Bonesaw that was the product of the whole messy affair. In the end it was Rajah the Second who provided the poison that the doctor used to end his own life.

My father took the title of Possessor Cleansoul, and used the power of the bonesaw to become a legendary healer in these lands. When he died, both the artifact and the title became mine. I made quite the name for myself with Oathmender, to the point where some still seek me out for healing to this day, but I never felt right. It is the duty of the Tiger Head to protect and serve those who make artifacts, and my father violated this duty when he encouraged Cleansheets to take his own life. When I heard Simba was looking to trade, I was more than willing to swap for an artifact untainted by my father's shame.

So I took Simba's title and became Possessor Truestalker, and he took mine and became Possessor Cleansoul. As fate would have it, your old protector actually lives in this area. The one formerly known as Simba and Possessor Truestalker lives in the forests of Faust's Valley, just across Predator Lake from the city you rule.
 He makes his living as the personal physician and unofficial husband to one of the elf queens there. Perhaps he is fated to attend to the Smith Lord once again...

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You spend two weeks hanging out in Goldears without major incident. On the morning before the auction closes, Princess Myguwen reports back to you with her husbands' findings. "Currently the leading bid on the lot of bricks is seven wealth, and the leading bid on the wood is nine wealth. If you are willing to cheat, Harvey Von Stym would announce one of my husbands as the winner of the brick auction if he were to bid just five wealth. What say you, my queen?"

[Mithras]

Doing some calculations we can easily afford to spend 8 wealth on bricks and then spend a bunch of food to transport it all back in one month so long as we do not use our LU for anything else apart from manning our mine and farm in that month. While quite expensive I believe this will be a significant boon to our infrastructure and definitely worth doing.

I have a personal preference for buying both lots without cheating, thus spending all out 18 wealth units and committing the majority of our population to haulage for the next two months, while a risk I think the resources will be helpful in the long run.

Separately, we should see what count Chace is willing to offer in return for having his family artefact repaired, since we would be willing to give him a preferential rate (helping him will help us) and be paid partly in labour, land and raw materials we might be able to work out a deal which helps us grow more swiftly.

I cannot remember if we decided where to build the cloister offered us but I would say that for now the watchtower at Axeltax is the safest place with space.

(Do we need to come up with a food spend plan for this month? I'll do one if Irony isn't around to do it for us)

I think it might be time to think about our next artefact project, I think their is a choice of three things take priority The Chace family shield (any payment Count Chace can provide will only be good until the civil war breaks out, and  this artefact will help them in said civil war), the trident (the sooner that is done the better, and it if we do end up needing the help to squash the halfling/dragon problem then we'll have a demon in our back pocket), or the giant sized sailor skin suit, while this project has some rather large technical limitations the payout of having both a follower in our court with a magic skin suit and being able to expand across predator lake and make use of it's fauna might be well worth it.

[IronyOwl]

Doing some calculations we can easily afford to spend 8 wealth on bricks and then spend a bunch of food to transport it all back in one month so long as we do not use our LU for anything else apart from manning our mine and farm in that month. While quite expensive I believe this will be a significant boon to our infrastructure and definitely worth doing.

I have a personal preference for buying both lots without cheating, thus spending all out 18 wealth units and committing the majority of our population to haulage for the next two months, while a risk I think the resources will be helpful in the long run.

Separately, we should see what count Chace is willing to offer in return for having his family artefact repaired, since we would be willing to give him a preferential rate (helping him will help us) and be paid partly in labour, land and raw materials we might be able to work out a deal which helps us grow more swiftly.

I agree with all of these. Notably, if the favored contender for the crown is a powerful sorceress, Chance and/or us will greatly, greatly benefit from a magic-repellent shield.

(Do we need to come up with a food spend plan for this month? I'll do one if Irony isn't around to do it for us)

I think it might be time to think about our next artefact project, I think their is a choice of three things take priority The Chace family shield (any payment Count Chace can provide will only be good until the civil war breaks out, and  this artefact will help them in said civil war), the trident (the sooner that is done the better, and it if we do end up needing the help to squash the halfling/dragon problem then we'll have a demon in our back pocket), or the giant sized sailor skin suit, while this project has some rather large technical limitations the payout of having both a follower in our court with a magic skin suit and being able to expand across predator lake and make use of it's fauna might be well worth it.

I assume so, but I suppose it depends on what exactly we get up to next update. If we jump right into an artifact we'll presumably want a labor plan; if we intend to wine with Baron Chance it might not come up next turn.

As for artifact creation, remember we need a feat to go with them and we have to deliver the artifact to their bearer, which complicates things. My vote would normally be the shield, but I'm not sure we have any good candidates for it. Notable guesses:
-The elf who had his children declared legitimate also held a storm dragon hostage for its hoard, which might fit well with the shield's anti-sorcerer/dragon/giant abilities; the elf would certainly be willing to accept the shield in order to deliver it for payment as well
-The ability to cast Fire Typhoon might mesh well with the shield granting potent ice magic, and the fact that they're in the palace suggests giving them the shield might ensure it ends up where it needs to be
-Somebody living on the outskirts of town once drank a hill giant under the table. When in doubt, choose alcoholism?

As an idle thought, somebody in the Trollish Wastes is a drow noble now because they turned somebody in the King's court into a vampiric spy. This means the drow are aware a civil war looms and that one of the contenders is aligned with diggers. Accordingly, they almost certainly have plans to back at least one of the other two contenders.

[Mithras]

I think, that since Baron Chace owns the shield and has no feats to his name we should use one of our own feats to repair the shield as, given the history of the artefact, I do not think the Chace family would agree to giving the shield to someone outside the family (even if they were in their court). We have some good contenders for feats amongst our own but I think our destruction of the oven of origin is the most relevant, as it implies a certain dominance over any artefacts that came from that oven.

Ah yes, I forgot about the vampire. I believe we should at the very least notify Count Chace to its existence, and see if between himself, us and Mril-Minda we can't remove the problem, or at least be ready to remove the problem when the time comes.

[VoidSlayer]

Geez, blue dawn is really nice, we did some great work back then!

I just got a funny idea of getting baron chance blue dawn, the pike and fixing the shield in order to strengthen count chance in the coming war.  A champion armed with those is immune to artifacts and magic, can use ice and lighting as a weapon and can recover instantly from anything less then an instantly fatal blow.

Anyway, let's bid the 18 wealth on the lots, use our food and LU to get it all back to us and then set up a plan for what to build.  Then we reforge the trident for the eastvile drone and can do some other stuff later.

[omada]

We can send our artifact-powered assassin to remove the pike of storm, it's better for it to be in our hands.

For the other artifact it is still dangerous for us to steal it right now.

By the way, look. She were going to kill some beloved assassin of her mothers, we put her to talk with her mother to know more about the political issues, we don't know the internal political issues yet and the assassin is cooking for an enemy of her mother. it's, suspicious

->Talk with the blackmail merchant. See if we can make a deal of using his trade route to make a trade route between two of our husbands, a dwarf and a drugar and a bunch of humans cities using this guy as a proxy. He will certainly profit a lot and us and our husbands too. (and even without increasing profit doing a military installation in the trollish breedlands our tax stuff could increase it's profitability

->Talk/call/send a letter to our homosexual dwarf on the woods and ask for a medic tiger head, that simba could be useful as fuck as a friend/spy/doctor (Also, funny how we made him pretty important just by giving an artifact knife)

->Retroactively thanks the Tiger head for making sure artifacts aren't in the hands of the bad guys. Give her even a hug  if needed, it will make the tribes day.

->We can put the shield in the negotiation, but remember that we will be spending 6 months to do this.

Oh, okay, we could not cheat, but remember we are building a second quarry, we will be getting only +1 wealth per month

By the way, where are all that resources from the opal elves?

->I am still not trusting the eastville with the trident.

-> I forgot what i was going to talk here.

[VoidSlayer]

If we use one of our feats to reforge the trident we can gain influence over whoever wields it.