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[Tiruin]

Spoiler: Public Flavor (3) (click to show/hide)

With the recent victory against the undead, rejoicing was far and wide, and the resting army gathered south of the Capitol, on one of the many outlooks over the lands...

It was late evening, with the strange moons of this place acting much like the old world. There were stars, too, and the seas were just as verdant and blue as the dark skies, reflecting lights of watchtowers holding the flames of hope. The same familiar physics, and timebound laws were however, not acting like a comfort to the humans that rejoiced in the halls and villages, but as an ever-present reminder of their home and the very reason extra food annually goes to stockpiles in preparation of this far and vague hope of reclaiming their homeland. While the humans have only recovered their culture and history, and lost everything else in the exodus through the portal, they still carry old books and parchment from the old world--even these tomes, hardbound by material difficult to reproduce with the current technology, serve as cherished and desired items, alongside much of used and recycled 'office paperwork'. Currently, thanks to the oral traditions of the localized culture, much space was had for logistics and economics, and what paper remained were used to focus on production of a new logistics system; much like the old world, it was to adopt a familiar routine, but also to learn from the failures and potentials of the past for the present and future.

Wooden buildings covered the mountainsides surrounding the capital, with rock plinths being their foundation holding lights and protected flames. Alongside from what little could be scavenged from old technology, such as hand or foot-powered motors to create electricity for reused bulbs and other devices scavenged and recreated, little evidence was present that the populace came from an information age of technology. In one of these buildings converted to a gathering hall overlooking the area, a crowning moment had finished for one military hero who had the most peculiar nickname of 'Dimple'.

Dimple was an officer with experience in leading others. Four years back, he was a military officer, a Captain in charge of guiding and relaying orders, and coincidentally being one of the highest ranking personnel after the portal fell. He was a charismatic skirmisher, in charge of leading the peltasts--as mobile spearmen were often used for bolstering weak positions or cutting off enemy movement in large battles--and given the results of the battle, including the tactical withdrawal many would call a 'retreat' to save his men under pressure from orders to keep fighting, he made close friendships and alliances with the people who served under him, and even made close acquaintances who volunteered to ensure his daily safety and well-being. Tonight was the aftermath of his, and many others', celebration ceremony, and he found himself alone on a veranda overlooking the moonlit plains.

"I still wonder why your name is Dimple," said a voice nearby. It was from Tula, who was currently part of a council governing the capital, and head speaker of the ceremony. "I can understand our pseudonyms, and why we adopted them since the Fall, but as a friend, I still am curious."

Dimple smiled in response; there were dimples showing on his cheeks in the moonlight. "People say it's my personality. I still do not feel it is right for me to hold a position of authority once more. It has been four years since I chose this life."

Tula leaned on the stone walls and nodded. "And it was just one year since we lost most knowledge of our technology, and had to mourn for more than even our greatest mages could imagine. I was a special correspondent, and placed on the highest positions of authority because of my acumen in history and administration." She glanced at the doorway before looking back at the former officer. "You and those close to you all know all this of course. It becomes hard to move close to old friends these days."

Dimple sighed. His bodyguards were the most loyal and trustworthy people he met, even before the Fall; they were also meticulous to the extreme. "I am curious why you are here. It is half an hour since the ceremony finished, and the headmen are always the last to leave with their focus on pomp and authority. You couldn't have stayed just to prevent that culture from deteriorating any further," he quipped in response.

"I stayed to answer a question nearly half a decade ago," Tula said. "You asked me what I would do when any of my decisions involved the lives of others, even the most indirect ones."

"By promoting me to a 'hero'?" Dimples asked, raising an eyebrow and facing his friend. "I was never a hero. I failed many of those back home."

"Nobody could prepare for such a scale of devastation. My answer was to be thoughtful or mindful before I would act; to know that every word I say can distinctly mean the distance between life and death," Tula said. "There will be many more ceremonies like these to both honor those lost and give honor to those alive, and many more people like the headmen--local honchos who throw their weight around--because of the state of our society. Like from a friend of mine who once said: 'I'd rather believe in people as individuals rather than as monolithic entities who are perfect embodiments of either good or evil. The latter is generally how people start oppressing each other in the first place'."

Tula made a gesture with her wrist, much like drawing a circle in the air, noting that what she would say would intrude on personal matters. "There will be many more heroes like you and I; regardless of what we believe of ourselves, people will look up to those in positions of authority. You know as much as I do, that none of what had occurred was of your fault: Your intent. Others have told you this, too. Just as much as these positions of authority will outlive those not seen as heroes. I picked people based on their strength of character, not because of their clout or boisterousness, but their ability to connect to people and keep their thoughtfulness holistic even in dire times. I cannot lead alone. Much like how difficult it was to even keep reference to character in books, it is even more difficult to cultivate an environment for it to flourish--especially with our numbers as is right now. But that is why you are one of the first to be picked. Many arts may be lost, but there will always be those that will remain. Why do you think I chose the name of Hope?"

Dimple did not respond, seeming askance for a second before looking his friend in the eyes and speaking. "Then I will take back part of my orthonym. Why didn't you drop your ananym and your pseudonym then?"

"Because much of it did not come from me," Tula said. Dimple did not break the silence, and clasped his friend on the shoulder before leaving.

Spoiler: Clans of Defiance | Turn 3 (click to show/hide)

With the fear of the undead commonly shared, but not ever spoken, the people of the southern outlook prepared just as much.

Military Actions
> 'Dimples' leads the 1st DF. Ready to deploy upon patrol. Do not engage any enemies if the terrain is hills or mountains.

> One 'scout' (that single light skirmishers/peltasts army), heads to South Golden Range, then to that one province in fog of war to the south of it, then back up to S. Golden Range, then back to South Hope to rejoin the army. Standing orders are not to engage literally anything if there is military force. IF I cannot strangely go and scout like this, the movement path is: S. Golden Range -> N. Sc...something -> Southern Hope, rejoin army.

> Tula will ungovern, move to North Hope to scout it, then return to govern the Capital.
- DO NOT perform this if becoming a governor at the end of the turn doesn't make you govern next turn.
Standing Orders: Always plunder if a military unit comes across some plunderable stuff, and that stuff lacks a military.
Civil Actions
> Cry that I spent that bloody 30 moneys on a dumb farm when it could've gone to colonization.
> Wonder if I can cancel that turn last turn on making a farm in that one plains, and then regain the money. (Also realizing that there are industry slots, and I just built a farm...on a virgin land, which supposedly has 0 industry slots, so please with the 30 moneys? :3)
> Because if that's the case...Colonize North Hope; East Hope; L...Hope. And East Golden Range (if possible)
- Set all colonization areas as migration targets.

> Rename 'Dimples' to "Talim".

> (Grant Territory) to All Colonized Territories (or literally all Thieves Guild) to Defiant Aristocrats, all mentioned above. To Aristocrats please.

> The "26" area and surrounding plains is to be named "Azure Cradle"
Food Logistics
> The Capital is to get extra food from those new territories
> "26" provides export to Upper Hope, if they somehow suddenly lack or fail to export.
Research
> Research Currency. This is a Standing Order.

Edit because argh typos.

[NUKE9.13]

Spoiler: Heth Garand Turn 3 (click to show/hide)

$10: Colonise 112 from Tor Nova (if possible, otherwise from Tor Broch).
  Set Tor Broch as the town for 112. (ie 112 should export food to Tor Broch)
100 Ideas: Research Currency.
Scout Katrin: Move north to 129. Investigate ruins.
Scout Pathris: Move west to North Kol-Tarn Diuz, then south to (what is presumably) Central Kol-Tarn Diuz.

[10ebbor10]

Spoiler: Depths of Valdivia (click to show/hide)

Research Currency
Buid marketplace in capital
Army patrols, hit gnomes if possible
Scout explores Westwards

[Terenos]

Spoiler: Trelia Turn 3 (click to show/hide)

1st Trelian Legion to Skire C.
Scout to W Skire.

[Criptfeind]

Spoiler: Turn the Third of the Virtuous Lands (click to show/hide)

Even though the undead to the east had moved away from the homeland, and the undead of the north appeared to content to lurk in their woods, news of a group of bird people of unknown intentions caused a stir across the Lands. Ya decided she must continue to lead the Legion in it's defense of the lands until they were made aware of the intentions of their new neighbors and the situation was stabilized.

Given the unknown intentions of the Bird people too the south, Esperanza decided to give both them and the terrifying bronze skinned things in the hills a wide berth, heading further into the unknown east.

The population of throne was burgeoning, and with that came all the miseries of living in an area with a high density of people and low density of sewage systems. It was not surprise that many more of the adventitious Xiao who were coming age left, striking out with some government assistance to live in new lands on the edge of civilization.

Troop Movement: Ya Leads the 1st Virtuous Legion to E New Hope and Patrols with the remaining movement point.
Esperanza the scout Moves E to the Northern reaches of the Slopes. Then further East to that province that barely has a connection the N Slopes to avoid the wandering barbarians on the C Slopes.

Colonize: Lower Greatwood Forrest and W Jin-Sha Plains with 100 Xiao preferably from Throne.

Proclamations: Lower Greatwood Forest is to be made a feeder province of Throne

[Iituem]

Turn 4 - Harsh Times

Spoiler: Roosts of Aeriala (click to show/hide)

The 1st Wing meets Arokka and takes up a roost in the Southern Feathery Steppes.

Scout Nikki sends a report back from the town of Throne, capital of these reptilian creatures.  It seems they have settled the local peninsula, dominated by fertile plains, with ample sources of tea and rice.  Unfortunately, this is the last that is heard of her - it seems sending a scout into a capital is a risky endeavour indeed.

Concerning reports come from West Empyrean.  Dissatisfied with the rule of the governing council, the local Arakkoa have grown suspicious of those who are too educated.  It is unlikely this province will produce much in the way of intellectual output in the near future.

NB: You are being refunded £10 because Eyrie costs are being reduced.

Roosts of Aeriala [Magocracy]   |   Population: 6950 (5013 rural, 1937 urban)
Treasury: £30.79 | Tax Logs | Ideas: 53.8 | Manpower: 629/629 | Mana: 4.0
Technologies:  Eyries, Iron Working
Factions:  Aerialan Aristocrats (57), Aerialan Church (57), Aerialan Burghers (50), Aerialan Thieves' Guild (58)
Faith:  54.2% agnostic, 45.8% Aerialist
Events:  High Manpower

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[b]National Goods Stocks[/b]
copper - Stock: 33.4 
iron - Stock: 30.0 
tools - Stock: 0  | 0/25.7 Imported
coffee - Stock: 1.9 
mounts - Stock: 1.2 
gems - Stock: 1.2 

Heroes
Arokka the Roosted ~{Ruler}~ [Alive - L3, Upk: £7.5]: Cleric, High Priest, Skulker, Dodge
Longsword, Shield, Leather Armour
Skill: 3, 3/3 Mana || Spells:


Armies
1st Aerialan Wing [-]: [Arokka]  750 buzzers | Upkeep: £11.93/turn | Location: South Feathery Slopes
1st Buzzers (L. Axebirds) [250/250 buzzers, £3.98/turn], 2nd Buzzers (L. Axebirds) [250/250 buzzers, £3.98/turn], 3rd Buzzers (L. Axebirds) [250/250 buzzers, £3.98/turn]


Agent Reports


North Empyrean (Hills) - Villages: 1617 population (1500 rural, 117 urban) | Economy | Food | Special
Governor: - | Faction: Aerialan Aristocrats | Autonomy: 7.3% | Unrest: -3.2% | Tax: £1.86
No Garrison
Eyrie

Talon's Roost (Hills) - Town: 3186 population (1500 rural, 1686 urban) | Economy | Food | Faith | Special
Governor: Arokka | Faction: Capital | Autonomy: 0.0% | Unrest: -23.5% | Tax: £28.63
No Garrison
Palace, Shrine, Eyrie
Copper Deposits

West Empyrean (Hills) - Villages: 1634 population (1500 rural, 134 urban) | Economy | Food | Special
Governor: - | Faction: Aerialan Aristocrats | Autonomy: 7.2% | Unrest: -3.1% | Tax: £1.09
No Garrison
Iron Deposits, Academic Suspicion
West Empyrean: Intellectuals and so-called academics are viewed with suspicion here.


North Skyplains (Plains) - Virgin: 140 population (140 rural, 0 urban) | Economy | Food | Special
Governor: - | Faction: Aerialan Aristocrats | Autonomy: 0.8% | Unrest: -8.1% | Tax: £0.08
No Garrison
Coffee Beans

East Beaked Steppe (Plains) - Virgin: 127 population (127 rural, 0 urban) | Economy | Food | Special
Governor: - | Faction: Aerialan Church | Autonomy: 0.0% | Unrest: -17.8% | Tax: £0.06
No Garrison
Equine Steppes, Faction Guarantee

East Empyrean (Mountains) - Virgin: 124 population (124 rural, 0 urban) | Economy | Food | Special
Governor: - | Faction: Aerialan Aristocrats | Autonomy: 0.0% | Unrest: -7.8% | Tax: £0.04
No Garrison
Gem Seams

South Feathery Slopes (Hills) - Virgin: 122 population (122 rural, 0 urban) | Economy | Food | Special
Governor: - | Faction: Aerialan Aristocrats | Autonomy: 0.0% | Unrest: -57.3% | Tax: £0.04
Garrison: 1st Aerialan Wing | [Arokka]  750 buzzers

Spoiler: Kingdom of Heth Garand (click to show/hide)

The colonists settled west of Tor Broch have discovered ample fields with good clay for firing bricks.  They have chosen to name these plains the Broch Fields and term their new village East Broch Fields.  Skilled stewards have taken up residence, sent by the nobility, to ensure things are well taken-care of.

Katrin reports back from the ruins in the northern swamps.  She is unable to approach the ruins themselves, but they seem to be half-sunk into the swamp by design as much as age.  It seems they belonged to some sort of aquatic or amphibian denizens.  Whoever built them seems to be long gone, but the ruins are far from empty.  Even before she can approach the outer limits of the dead city, Katrin reports back that she has found a large clan of what appear to be gremlins; wretched amphibian dwarfs armed with crude copper knives and little else.  Of greater concern are the swamp sharks they have tamed and sometimes ride, which are able to navigate the swamp and fight.  Of even greater concern are the deadly pits of ravenous worms they seem to exist in a state of loose co-operation with; thirty centimetre long mottled brown worms that seem non-threatening, except that they induce mind-blanking terror in those nearby and lay their eggs in the victims' brains.  The gremlins apparently harvest the remaining bodies after the eggs hatch and devour the brain tissue before moving on.  It seems she will not be able to advance into the city itself until this gremlin tribe has been exterminated.

Pathris reports back from Central Kol-Tarn Diuz that the mountain's spine continues as expected, bordered by hills and forests.  However, the central spine of the mountain is rich in silver deposits, which would be ideal for both jewellery and converting directly into coins with a mint.

Speaking of which, Pathris' family, the Korusands, have sponsored just that.  A new mint has been opened up in the capital with the optimistic hope that you will find something to mint it with.  Perhaps not the wisest expenditure of the people's money, but perhaps it shows their faith in their government instead?

NB: You are being refunded £25 because the cost of improving land has been reduced.

Kingdom of Heth Garand [Aristocracy]   |   Population: 14.6k (13.0k rural, 1513 urban)
Treasury: £66.1 | Tax Logs | Ideas: 157.9 | Manpower: 1027/1513 | Mana: 0.0
Technologies:  Gforeg Mining Techniques, Iron Working, Foundation Augmentation, Augment: Empowerment, Augment: Hardening, Currency
Factions:  Garandi Aristocrats (74), Garandi Church (50), Garandi Burghers (52)
Faith:  100.0% agnostic

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[b]National Goods Stocks[/b]
timber - Stock: 40.1 
marble - Stock: 33.0 
coal - Stock: 33.4 
gems - Stock: 16.0 
copper - Stock: -1.1  | 0/7.5 Exported
iron - Stock: 0.6  | 0/119.9 Imported
tools - Stock: 94.6  | 0/22.0 Exported

Heroes
Smith-King Ulus Tahskorva ~{Ruler}~ [Alive - L3, Upk: £7.5]: Bard, Forgemaster, Augmentation Training, Pugilist, Spotter
Longsword, Wand, Leather Armour
Skill: 3, 3/3 Mana || Spells: Bull Strength [T1 D1 1.5m], Harden Armour [T1 D1 3m]


Armies
1st Garandi Legion [-]: [Ulus Tahskorva]  1000 light infantry, 500 spear infantry, 500 skirmishers | Upkeep: £15.1/turn | Location: Tor Nova
1st Light Infantry (Gforeg L. Axemen) [500/500 light infantry, £3.95/turn], 2nd Light Infantry (Gforeg L. Axemen) [500/500 light infantry, £3.95/turn], 1st Spear Infantry (Gforeg Spearmen) [500/500 spear infantry, £4.1/turn], 1st Skirmishers (Gforeg Peltasts) [500/500 skirmishers, £3.1/turn]


Agent Reports
Scout Katrin [129]: Counter-E: 0, 0 intrigue, 0 hostile agents, [Virgin] 0 residents (0 rural, 0 urban),  Unrest: -100%
 
  Garrison: []  1000 mind worms, 200 sea beasts, 1500 gremlins
Scout Pathris [Central Kol-Tarn Diuz]: Counter-E: 0, 0 intrigue, 0 hostile agents, [Virgin] 0 residents (0 rural, 0 urban),  Unrest: -5.0%
 


West Leth Nova (Forest) - Villages: 2739 population (2631 rural, 108 urban) | Economy | Food | Special
Governor: - | Faction: Garandi Aristocrats | Autonomy: 0.0% | Unrest: -4.3% | Tax: £2.58
No Garrison
Prime Woodlands

Upper Leth Nova (Hills) - Villages: 1680 population (1500 rural, 180 urban) | Economy | Food | Special
Governor: - | Faction: Garandi Burghers | Autonomy: 9.0% | Unrest: -3.1% | Tax: £2.19
No Garrison
Marble Deposits, Baby Boom

North Leth Nova (Hills) - Villages: 1658 population (1500 rural, 158 urban) | Economy | Food | Special
Governor: - | Faction: Garandi Aristocrats | Autonomy: 0.0% | Unrest: -9.7% | Tax: £1.87
No Garrison

Tor Nova (Hills) - Town: 2241 population (1500 rural, 741 urban) | Economy | Food | Special
Governor: Ulus Tahskorva | Faction: Capital | Autonomy: 0.0% | Unrest: -30.4% | Tax: £33.25
Garrison: 1st Garandi Legion | [Ulus Tahskorva]  1000 light infantry, 500 spear infantry, 500 skirmishers
Palace, Smith, Mint
Coal Seams

South Leth Nova (Hills) - Villages: 1598 population (1453 rural, 145 urban) | Economy | Food | Special
Governor: - | Faction: Garandi Aristocrats | Autonomy: 0.0% | Unrest: -10.0% | Tax: £1.77
No Garrison

Lower Leth Nova (Mountains) - Villages: 880 population (800 rural, 80 urban) | Economy | Food | Special
Governor: - | Faction: Garandi Aristocrats | Autonomy: 0.0% | Unrest: -13.6% | Tax: £0.73
No Garrison
Gem Seams

East Leth Nova (Mountains) - Villages: 869 population (799 rural, 70 urban) | Economy | Food | Special
Governor: - | Faction: Garandi Aristocrats | Autonomy: 0.0% | Unrest: -13.7% | Tax: £0.99
No Garrison
Gforeg Mine
Copper Deposits, Noble Stewards

Tor Broch (Plains) - Villages: 1680 population (1649 rural, 31 urban) | Economy | Food | Special
Governor: - | Faction: Garandi Aristocrats | Autonomy: 6.3% | Unrest: -1.8% | Tax: £0.68
No Garrison

East Broch Fields (Plains) - Virgin: 1212 population (1212 rural, 0 urban) | Economy | Food | Special
Governor: - | Faction: Garandi Aristocrats | Autonomy: 0.0% | Unrest: -12.0% | Tax: £0.09
No Garrison
Iron Deposits, Noble Stewards
East Broch Fields: Skilled stewards increase farm output.

Spoiler: Autarchy of Varxsea (click to show/hide)

Scout Carroll reports back from the Upper Argent Facade (taking a cut through the plains to the north to scout a little information on the northern plains).  She reports signs of active settlements to the east and north-east of the Argent Facade, settlements of curious dark-skinned bipeds who seem to have carved terraces out of the hills to increase the available farmland.  The hills of the Upper Argent Facade tell their own story, however.

The outer complex ahead of the great pyramid nestled amongst the hills is crawling with the undead, thousands of walking corpses.  Less than a fifth are the slow, shambling monsters we have seen elsewhere; the rest are either reptilian skeletons armed with ancient and tattered armour, shields and blades or shortbows, or else terrifyingly quick emaciated forms that strip the area of anything even remotely living to feed their hunger.  Worst of all is the fifth of the force that doesn't even have bodies - pale echoes of these lizard-like creatures still walk the streets, gleaming in the moonlight.  These ghosts seem only weakly able to affect the mortal world, but their appearance is ghastly and would induce terror in even the sternest Varxsean hearts - their wails tear at the mind and the nerves.

This outer complex has ruined but still defensible walls that the denizens would most likely take advantage of in the event of an attack - and yet these outer buildings may well hide whatever treasures and relics still remain from this past age.

In domestic news, the villagers in North Nova Claretia have tamed the local black and white striped equines, which they have named 'zebra'.  Organised and managed pastures now exist to rear the mounts for labour, meat, hide and transportation.

Autarchy of Varxsea [Autocracy]   |   Population: 14.0k (11.1k rural, 2939 urban)
Treasury: £63.84 | Tax Logs | Ideas: 100.1 | Manpower: 1012/1442 | Mana: 0.0
Technologies:  Literacy
Factions:  Varxsean Landholders (60), Varxsean Church (50), Varxsean Burghers (50)
Faith:  100.0% agnostic
Events:  Hard Labour

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[b]National Goods Stocks[/b]
mounts - Stock: 60.0 
livestock - Stock: 13.3 
wool - Stock: 66.8 
copper - Stock: 18.8 
coal - Stock: 19.7 
furs - Stock: 8.3 
tools - Stock: 0  | 0/12.8 Imported

Heroes
Autarch Varxsea ~{Ruler}~ [Alive - L3, Upk: £7.5]: Barbarian, Brawler, Dodge, Weapon Parry
Greataxe, Breastplate, Autarch Varxsea's Mask


Armies
1st Varxsean Legion [-]: [Varxsea]  1000 light infantry, 500 spear infantry, 500 skirmishers | Upkeep: £15.1/turn | Location: Zandaria
1st Light Infantry (Varxsean L. Axemen) [500/500 light infantry, £3.95/turn], 2nd Light Infantry (Varxsean L. Axemen) [500/500 light infantry, £3.95/turn], 1st Spear Infantry (Varxsean Spearmen) [500/500 spear infantry, £4.1/turn], 1st Skirmishers (Varxsean Peltasts) [500/500 skirmishers, £3.1/turn]


Agent Reports
Scout Carson [Ashen Cape]: Counter-E: 0, 0 intrigue, 0 hostile agents, [Virgin] 0 residents (0 rural, 0 urban),  Unrest: -53.0%
 
  Garrison: []  500 undead archers, 1500 zombies, 1500 light undead
Scout Corine [South Silver Glades]: Counter-E: 0, 0 intrigue, 0 hostile agents, [Virgin] 0 residents (0 rural, 0 urban),  Unrest: -59.0%
 
  Garrison: []  2000 light undead, 500 undead archers, 500 zombies
Scout Carrol [Upper Argent Facade]: Counter-E: 0, 0 intrigue, 0 hostile agents, [Virgin] 0 residents (0 rural, 0 urban),  Unrest: -100%
  Ruined Walls
  Garrison: []  4000 light undead, 500 undead archers, 1000 zombies


North Nova Claretia (Plains) - Villages: 3271 population (3000 rural, 271 urban) | Economy | Food | Special
Governor: - | Faction: Varxsean Landholders | Autonomy: 0.6% | Unrest: 6.0% | Tax: £6.69
No Garrison
Pasture
Equine Steppes

Zandaria (Plains) - Town: 5463 population (3000 rural, 2463 urban) | Economy | Food
Governor: Varxsea | Faction: Capital | Autonomy: 0.0% | Unrest: -14.3% | Tax: £35.97
Garrison: 1st Varxsean Legion | [Varxsea]  1000 light infantry, 500 spear infantry, 500 skirmishers
Palace
Sheep Folds

Upper Nova Claretia (Hills) - Villages: 1085 population (1085 rural, 0 urban) | Economy | Food | Special
Governor: - | Faction: Varxsean Landholders | Autonomy: 0.0% | Unrest: -4.6% | Tax: £1.07
No Garrison
Copper Deposits

East Nova Claretia (Hills) - Villages: 1143 population (1143 rural, 0 urban) | Economy | Food | Special
Governor: - | Faction: Varxsean Landholders | Autonomy: 0.0% | Unrest: -4.3% | Tax: £1.2
No Garrison
Coal Seams

South Nova Claretia (Forest) - Villages: 2205 population (2000 rural, 205 urban) | Economy | Food | Special
Governor: - | Faction: Varxsean Landholders | Autonomy: 6.2% | Unrest: 12.9% | Tax: £3.81
No Garrison
Indentured Service

Upper Silver Glades (Forest) - Virgin: 846 population (846 rural, 0 urban) | Economy | Food | Special
Governor: - | Faction: Varxsean Landholders | Autonomy: 0.0% | Unrest: -5.8% | Tax: £0.59
No Garrison
Hunting Grounds, A Promised Land

[Iituem]

Spoiler: Empire of Fredek (click to show/hide)

Scout Junior reports back more hints of ruins inhabited by these mad wyverns; Junior counts 600 wyverns living around the outskirts of the ruins in 'Lower Skire'.  He also reports back evidence of mithril-bearing ores in what he terms 'Western Skire'.

To the north of North Fredek's Den, the villagers spot something very interesting - a band of bipeds armed with javelins and wicker shields passed through the plains to the north, apparently scouting out the area.  They seem to be weak - pink flesh and little hair, relying on clothes to make up for their lack, but fast-moving despite their frail forms.

Once again, careful organised drafting takes place in North Fenrir's Grove.  This will make recruitment of units in that territory cheaper.

You are being refunded £10 because Slave Plantation costs were reduced.

Empire of Fredek [Aristocracy]   |   Population: 6764 (5536 rural, 1228 urban)
Treasury: £43.15 | Tax Logs | Ideas: 73.0 | Manpower: 606/606 | Mana: 4.0
Technologies:  Slavery, Iron Working
Factions:  Fredekan Aristocrats (68), Fredekan Church (50), Fredekan Burghers (50), Fredekan Thieves' Guild (56)
Faith:  62.5% Devourer, 37.5% agnostic
Events:  High Manpower

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[b]National Goods Stocks[/b]
dyes - Stock: 187.6 
mounts - Stock: -0.2  | 0/15.0 Imported
copper - Stock: 0  | 0/104.4 Imported
iron - Stock: -0.9  | 0/208.2 Imported
slaves - Stock: 177.3 
ivory - Stock: 1.9 
tools - Stock: 0  | 0/23.0 Imported

Heroes
Emperor Damien Fredek'han II ~{Ruler}~ [Alive - L3, Upk: £7.5]: Cleric, High Priest, Parry, Meditator
Longsword, Shield, Leather Armour
Skill: 3, 5/5 Mana || Spells:


Armies
1st Fredekan Legion [-]: [Damien Fredek'han]  1000 light lupinry | Upkeep: £7.9/turn | Location: Berden
1st Light Lupinry (L. Axewolves) [500/500 light lupinry, £3.95/turn], 2nd Light Lupinry (L. Axewolves) [500/500 light lupinry, £3.95/turn]


Agent Reports
Scout Junior [163]: Counter-E: 0, 0 intrigue, 0 hostile agents, [Virgin] 0 residents (0 rural, 0 urban),  Unrest: -5.0%
 


Berden (Plains) - Market Town: 4228 population (3000 rural, 1228 urban) | Economy | Food | Faith | Special
Governor: - | Faction: Capital | Autonomy: 0.0% | Unrest: -35.6% | Tax: £29.04
Garrison: 1st Fredekan Legion | [Damien Fredek'han]  1000 light lupinry
Palace, Smith, Shrine, Slave Plantation
Natural Dyes

West Fredrek's Den (Plains) - Villages: 2136 population (2136 rural, 0 urban) | Economy | Food | Special
Governor: - | Faction: Fredekan Aristocrats | Autonomy: 5.0% | Unrest: -2.8% | Tax: £2.61
No Garrison
Slave Pits
Equine Steppes, Levy System

South Fredrek's Den (Plains) - Virgin: 140 population (140 rural, 0 urban) | Economy | Food | Special
Governor: - | Faction: Fredekan Aristocrats | Autonomy: 0.0% | Unrest: -15.3% | Tax: £0.09
No Garrison

North Fenrir's Grove (Forest) - Virgin: 142 population (142 rural, 0 urban) | Economy | Food | Special
Governor: - | Faction: Fredekan Aristocrats | Autonomy: 0.0% | Unrest: -15.3% | Tax: £0.07
No Garrison
Tusked Beasts, Levy System
North Fenrir's Grove: Organised drafts make unit recruitment cheaper.


North Fredrek's Den (Desert) - Virgin: 118 population (118 rural, 0 urban) | Economy | Food | Special
Governor: - | Faction: Fredekan Aristocrats | Autonomy: 0.0% | Unrest: -15.4% | Tax: £0.02
No Garrison
Iron Deposits

Spoiler: Kingdom of Trelia (click to show/hide)

There is good news this year.  Regular festivities have emerged in Vash Nagoth, celebrating the triumphs of our new kingdom and greatly improving morale.

Scout Latina (you can change the name) sends a report from Western Skire - there are hints of a few ruins here, though not so extensive as those in Central Skire.  However, a clan of 600 wyverns is still present.  Meanwhile, you lead the army north to Central Skire.

The Battle of Central Skire

1st Trelian Legion [Virik]: [Virik*]  1000 light infantry, 500 spear infantry, 500 skirmishers | Upkeep: £15.1/turn | Location: Central Toldrun
1st Light Infantry (Trelian L. Axemen) [500/500 light infantry, £3.95/turn], 2nd Light Infantry (Trelian L. Axemen) [500/500 light infantry, £3.95/turn], 1st Spear Infantry (Trelian Spearmen) [500/500 spear infantry, £4.1/turn], 1st Skirmishers (Trelian Peltasts) [500/500 skirmishers, £3.1/turn]

Reaver Clan [-]: [Katherin]  500 wyverns | Upkeep: £0.0/turn, 11.6 Mana/turn | Location: Central Skire
Wyverns (Wyverns) [100/100 wyverns, £0.0/turn, 1.7 mana/turn], Wyverns (Wyvern Berserkers) [100/100 wyverns, £0.0/turn, 2.8 mana/turn], Wyverns (Wyvern Berserkers) [100/100 wyverns, £0.0/turn, 2.8 mana/turn], Wyverns (Wyverns) [100/100 wyverns, £0.0/turn, 1.7 mana/turn], Wyverns (Wyvern Berserkers) [100/100 wyverns, £0.0/turn, 2.8 mana/turn]

1st Trelian Legion [Comm:3.0, Luck:5] | Reaver Clan [Comm:6.0, Luck:1]
Katherin touches each man on the shoulder.  When they pass, their vision is momentarily clearer, their aim sharper, at least in the shorter range.
Reaver Clan slain (skirmish): 206 wyverns
1st Light Infantry retreats...
2nd Light Infantry retreats...
1st Spear Infantry retreats...
1st Skirmishers retreats...
1st Trelian Legion slain (buzzer): 554 light infantry, 277 spear infantry, 277 skirmishers

Katherin draws a hypnotic symbol in the air - across the field, the enemy can't help but be distracted.
1st Trelian Legion is routing!
Virik was wounded in the thick of battle.
1st Trelian Legion slain (rout): 446 light infantry, 223 spear infantry, 223 skirmishers

1st Trelian Legion Deaths: [buzzer] 277 1st Light Infantry, 277 2nd Light Infantry, 277 1st Spear Infantry, 277 1st Skirmishers

Reaver Clan Deaths: [skirmish] 55 Wyverns, 32 Wyverns, 32 Wyverns, 55 Wyverns, 32 Wyverns

Virik has learnt Blade Focus!
Katherin has learnt Trapfinder!
Reaver Clan is victorious!

The Battle of Central Skire

1st Trelian Legion [Virik]: [Virik*]   | Upkeep: £0.0/turn | Location: Central Toldrun


Reaver Clan [Katherin]: [Katherin*]  294 wyverns | Upkeep: £0.0/turn, 7.1 Mana/turn | Location: Central Skire
Wyverns (Wyverns) [45/100 wyverns, £0.0/turn, 0.7 mana/turn], Wyverns (Wyvern Berserkers) [68/100 wyverns, £0.0/turn, 1.9 mana/turn], Wyverns (Wyvern Berserkers) [68/100 wyverns, £0.0/turn, 1.9 mana/turn], Wyverns (Wyverns) [45/100 wyverns, £0.0/turn, 0.7 mana/turn], Wyverns (Wyvern Berserkers) [68/100 wyverns, £0.0/turn, 1.9 mana/turn]

Wyverns    (100 men)  Cost: £0.0,  Upkeep: £0.0/turn,  Mana Cost: 16.5,  Mana Upkeep: 1.65,  Morale: 130.0%
Wyverns, wyvern sting, flight
Offence:  Dogfight 100, Buzzer 400, Melee 400
Defence:  Dogfight 375.0, Traps 1.0M, Charge 1.0M, Skirmish 475.0, Buzzer 375.0, Melee 875.0, All 275.0
Resistances:  Poison 50.0%
Flier

Wyvern Berserkers    (100 men)  Cost: £0.0,  Upkeep: £0.0/turn,  Mana Cost: 27.5,  Mana Upkeep: 2.75,  Morale: 200.0%
Wyverns, wyvern sting, berserk frenzy, flight
Offence:  Dogfight 100, Buzzer 600, Melee 600
Defence:  Dogfight 575.0, Traps 1.0M, Charge 1.0M, Skirmish 875.0, Buzzer 575.0, Melee 1275.0, All 475.0
Resistances:  Physical 10.0%, Poison 50.0%
Flier

The battle is a complete disaster.  The leader of the wyverns is the only seemingly sane one, but she commands a dreadfully familiar magic, akin to those of the Doom of Old Trelia.  Her power warps our minds as we approach, distracting and confusing us as we try to slay the wyverns.  With their ability to fly, they can pick the grounds of the battle - our melee troops are useless until they approach close enough to attack.  The peltasts provide some brief succour, slaying about a third of the evil blighters on their approach, but then the terror of these flying reptiles becomes apparent.

Buzzing our troops, the wyvern clan simply grasps soldiers in their claws and fly up fifty to sixty feet into the air, stinging them with their barbed tails and then hurling them back to the ground.  They are able to dispatch hundreds of troops before we can even hope to close to melee, and despite the bravery of our troops the damage is simply too much - when you are hurled to the ground and wounded as well, the army breaks and runs.  Alas, they prove easy targets for the remaining wyverns, who hunt them down one by one, leaving almost no survivors.

You alone return to Vash Nagoth, there to tell the tale.  Over the next few weeks, a scattering of skirmishers return from the hills, enough to form a basic militia.  It pales in comparison to your old army, but it's something.

Kingdom of Trelia [Aristocracy]   |   Population: 6597 (5565 rural, 1032 urban)
Treasury: £43.72 | Tax Logs | Ideas: 84.0 | Manpower: 459/628 | Mana: 2.2
Technologies:  Warrior Code
Factions:  Trelian Aristocrats (90), Trelian Church (50), Trelian Burghers (50), Trelian Thieves' Guild (60)
Faith:  100.0% agnostic
Events:  High Manpower

Code: [Select]

[b]National Goods Stocks[/b]
livestock - Stock: 1.8 
herbs - Stock: 1.2 
timber - Stock: 1.2 

Heroes
King Virik "Thrice Lucky" ~{Ruler}~ [Alive - L4, Upk: £10.0]: Bard, Spotter, Swordsman, Blade Focus
Longsword, Wand, Leather Armour
Skill: 4, 4/4 Mana || Spells:


Armies
1st Trelian Legion [Virik]: []  500 skirmishers | Upkeep: £3.1/turn | Location: Vash Nagoth
2nd Skirmishers (Trelian Peltasts) [500/500 skirmishers, £3.1/turn]


Agent Reports
Scout Latina [West Skire]: Counter-E: 0, 0 intrigue, 0 hostile agents, [Virgin] 0 residents (0 rural, 0 urban),  Unrest: -100%
 
  Garrison: [Cornelius]  700 wyverns


West Ilnos (Plains) - Villages: 996 population (996 rural, 0 urban) | Economy | Food | Special
Governor: - | Faction: Trelian Aristocrats | Autonomy: 0.0% | Unrest: -18.0% | Tax: £0.9
No Garrison

Vash Nagoth (Plains) - Market Town: 4032 population (3000 rural, 1032 urban) | Economy | Food | Special
Governor: Virik | Faction: Capital | Autonomy: 0.0% | Unrest: -27.9% | Tax: £29.7
Garrison: 1st Trelian Legion | []  500 skirmishers
Palace, Barracks
We Love the King!
Vash Nagoth: The people here are so happy with their liberty they hole regular festivals to celebrate it.


East Ilnos (Plains) - Villages: 935 population (935 rural, 0 urban) | Economy | Food | Special
Governor: - | Faction: Trelian Aristocrats | Autonomy: 0.0% | Unrest: -18.3% | Tax: £0.83
No Garrison

Lower Ilnos (Plains) - Virgin: 135 population (135 rural, 0 urban) | Economy | Food | Special
Governor: - | Faction: Trelian Aristocrats | Autonomy: 0.0% | Unrest: -22.3% | Tax: £0.13
No Garrison
Grazing Lands

Upper Ilnos (Plains) - Virgin: 124 population (124 rural, 0 urban) | Economy | Food | Special
Governor: - | Faction: Trelian Aristocrats | Autonomy: 0.0% | Unrest: -22.4% | Tax: £0.11
No Garrison

Central Toldrun (Hills) - Virgin: 123 population (123 rural, 0 urban) | Economy | Food | Special
Governor: - | Faction: Trelian Aristocrats | Autonomy: 0.0% | Unrest: -22.4% | Tax: £0.05
No Garrison

South Erisfal (Forest) - Virgin: 129 population (129 rural, 0 urban) | Economy | Food | Special
Governor: - | Faction: Trelian Aristocrats | Autonomy: 0.0% | Unrest: -22.4% | Tax: £0.08
No Garrison
Medicinal Herbs

Central Erisfal (Forest) - Virgin: 123 population (123 rural, 0 urban) | Economy | Food | Special
Governor: - | Faction: Trelian Aristocrats | Autonomy: 0.0% | Unrest: -22.4% | Tax: £0.08
No Garrison
Prime Woodlands

[Iituem]

Spoiler: The Virtuous Lands (click to show/hide)

Esperanza reports back from what she believes the local bird-like people are calling the Feathery Slopes as she migrates east.  The slopes are crawling with the strange bronze spiders, but she also spots signs of what she believes may be mithril-bearing rock.  Skirting the edge of the desert she sends back a report from expansive plains inhabited by huge wolf-like sapients, who seem to live in some sort of crude feudal society based around slavery and brutal oppression.  The plains are home to herds of a curious breed of grey horse with faintly orange manes, although the lupine settlers seem more focused on eating them or using them for labour than riding them.  It seems the capital of their nation is located to the east.

Once again, the bird-folk's scout is spotted, this time in Throne itself!  She is unfortunately slain by the overzealous zoa who catch her, but before she dies of her wounds she is able to provide a little information.  It seems her nation calls itself Aeriala, inhabited by the Arakkoa, led by some sort of council of 'wisebirds'.  Perhaps a philosopher-kingdom, similar to our own?

The xiao have proved especially productive this year, clearing out new farms and plantations in West and North New Hope.  These will serve to greatly increase the available food for the nation.

Your patrol proves wise, as reports come from the Yan-Sho Sands that shambling monsters are marching into North New Hope.  The army scrambles to meet them before they can prey upon the poor xiao working the fields.

The Battle of North New Hope

Ashanari Horde [-]: []  1000 light undead, 1000 zombies | Upkeep: £0.0/turn, 2.0 Mana/turn | Location: North New Hope
Light Undead (Skeletons) [500/500 light undead, £0.0/turn, 1.0 mana/turn], Light Undead (Skeletons) [500/500 light undead, £0.0/turn, 1.0 mana/turn], Zombies (Zombies) [500/500 zombies, £0.0/turn], Zombies (Zombies) [500/500 zombies, £0.0/turn]

1st Virtuous Legion [Ya]: [Ya*]  698 light infantry, 341 spear infantry, 347 skirmishers | Upkeep: £10.46/turn | Location: North New Hope
1st Light Infantry (L. Axezoa) [349/500 light infantry, £2.76/turn], 2nd Light Infantry (L. Axezoa) [349/500 light infantry, £2.76/turn], 1st Spear Infantry (Spearzoa) [341/500 spear infantry, £2.8/turn], 1st Skirmishers (Zoa Peltasts) [347/500 skirmishers, £2.15/turn]

Ya cuts their hand and smears blood on five coins.  They toss them - each one turns up 'heads'.
Ashanari Horde [Comm:0.0, Luck:1] | 1st Virtuous Legion [Comm:6.0, Luck:11]
Ashanari Horde slain (skirmish): 96 light undead, 96 zombies
Ashanari Horde slain (melee): 750 light undead, 750 zombies
1st Virtuous Legion slain (melee): 118 light infantry, 66 spear infantry, 76 skirmishers

Ashanari Horde [Comm:0.0, Luck:0] | 1st Virtuous Legion [Comm:6.0, Luck:6]
Ashanari Horde slain (skirmish): 66 light undead, 66 zombies
Light Undead retreats...
Light Undead retreats...
Zombies retreats...
Zombies retreats...
Ashanari Horde slain (melee): 88 light undead, 88 zombies
1st Virtuous Legion slain (melee): 2 light infantry, 1 spear infantry, 2 skirmishers

Ashanari Horde is routing!

Ashanari Horde Deaths: [skirmish] 81 Light Undead, 81 Light Undead, 81 Zombies, 81 Zombies, [melee] 419 Light Undead, 419 Light Undead, 419 Zombies, 419 Zombies

1st Virtuous Legion Deaths: [melee] 355 1st Light Infantry, 355 2nd Light Infantry, 390 1st Spear Infantry, 377 1st Skirmishers

Ya has learnt Expert Mystic!
1st Virtuous Legion is victorious!

The Battle of North New Hope

Ashanari Horde [-]: []   | Upkeep: £0.0/turn | Location: North New Hope


1st Virtuous Legion [Ya]: [Ya*]  578 light infantry, 274 spear infantry, 269 skirmishers | Upkeep: £8.48/turn | Location: North New Hope
1st Light Infantry (L. Axezoa) [289/500 light infantry, £2.28/turn], 2nd Light Infantry (L. Axezoa) [289/500 light infantry, £2.28/turn], 1st Spear Infantry (Spearzoa) [274/500 spear infantry, £2.25/turn], 1st Skirmishers (Zoa Peltasts) [269/500 skirmishers, £1.67/turn]

Virtuous Lands found 52 mana crystals and valuable materials worth £16.0!

You offer up a sacrifice of your own blood to the tides of fate - as your army marches to meet the foe, a sudden storm turns the ground at the desert's edge to mud, slowing the advance of the two thousand-strong horde of corpses and skeletons.  It buys time for you to arrange your troops in an ambush at the approach to one of the villages the horde is targeting - emerging from hiding, your troops encircle the undead and butcher them with surprising ease.  Although you suffer losses, the wandering horde is completely annihilated by your zoa.

Searching the bodies, it seems these creatures emerged from some distant desert tomb.  Many still carried their grave gifts of long-tarnished silver and broken lapis lazuli beads.  Although the jewellery is not worth so much, the real prize is an old bronze sceptre one of them carried - the sceptre broke open during the battle, revealing a solid cylinder of crystalline mana.

The Virtuous Lands [Theocracy]   |   Population: 13.0k (9625 rural, 3394 urban)
Treasury: £41.66 | Tax Logs | Ideas: 204.8 | Manpower: 0/1300 | Mana: 50.0
Technologies:  Foundation Mysticism, Mystic: Low Divination, Mystic: Karmic Balance
Factions:  Virtuous Aristocrats (50), Virtuous Church (76), Virtuous Burghers (50), Virtuous Thieves' Guild (58)
Faith:  55.3% agnostic, 44.7% Virtuous

Code: [Select]

[b]National Goods Stocks[/b]
grain - Stock: 60.9 
tea - Stock: 60.6 
iron - Stock: 1.0 
timber - Stock: 0.5 
coffee - Stock: 0.6 
mounts - Stock: 0  | 0/51.4 Imported
tools - Stock: 0  | 0/51.4 Imported

Heroes
Grand Philosopher Ya ~{Ruler}~ [Alive - L5, Upk: £12.5]: Cleric, High Priest, Mysticism Training, Adept Mystic, Intimidating, Parry, Expert Mystic
Longsword, Shield, Leather Armour
Skill: 5, 5.0/5 Mana || Spells: Prospection [T1 D2 4m], Soldier's Luck (Battle) [T1 D1 4m], Soldier's Luck (Strat) [T1 D1 3m]


Armies
1st Virtuous Legion [Ya]: [Ya*]  640 light infantry, 307 spear infantry, 303 skirmishers | Upkeep: £9.45/turn | Location: North New Hope
1st Light Infantry (L. Axezoa) [320/500 light infantry, £2.53/turn], 2nd Light Infantry (L. Axezoa) [320/500 light infantry, £2.53/turn], 1st Spear Infantry (Spearzoa) [307/500 spear infantry, £2.52/turn], 1st Skirmishers (Zoa Peltasts) [303/500 skirmishers, £1.88/turn]


Agent Reports
Scout Esperanza [West Fredrek's Den]: Counter-E: 0, 0 intrigue, 0 hostile agents, [Villages] 2136 residents (2136 rural, 0 urban),  Unrest: -1.0%, [Fredekan Aristocrats: Pleased]
  Slave Pits


West New Hope (Plains) - Villages: 3291 population (3000 rural, 291 urban) | Economy | Food
Governor: - | Faction: Virtuous Church | Autonomy: 0.0% | Unrest: -16.1% | Tax: £6.03
No Garrison
Farms
Monastic Advisors
West New Hope: Educated monks aid the advancement of knowledge.


Throne (Plains) - Town: 5817 population (3000 rural, 2817 urban) | Economy | Food | Faith
Governor: - | Faction: Capital | Autonomy: 0.0% | Unrest: -10.0% | Tax: £36.34
No Garrison
Palace, Shrine
Cereal Fields

North New Hope (Plains) - Villages: 3256 population (3000 rural, 256 urban) | Economy | Food
Governor: - | Faction: Virtuous Church | Autonomy: 0.0% | Unrest: -48.6% | Tax: £5.54
Garrison: 1st Virtuous Legion | [Ya*]  640 light infantry, 307 spear infantry, 303 skirmishers
Farms
Tea Time

East New Hope (Plains) - Villages: 342 population (328 rural, 14 urban) | Economy | Food
Governor: - | Faction: Virtuous Thieves' Guild | Autonomy: 15.5% | Unrest: 5.0% | Tax: £0.46
No Garrison
Quarantine

South New Hope (Plains) - Villages: 91 population (75 rural, 16 urban) | Economy | Food
Governor: - | Faction: Virtuous Thieves' Guild | Autonomy: 17.8% | Unrest: 2.6% | Tax: £0.1
No Garrison
Iron Deposits, Quarantine

Lower Greatwood Forest (Forest) - Virgin: 109 population (109 rural, 0 urban) | Economy | Food
Governor: - | Faction: Virtuous Church | Autonomy: 0.0% | Unrest: -11.4% | Tax: £0.12
No Garrison
Prime Woodlands

West Jin-Sha Plains (Plains) - Virgin: 113 population (113 rural, 0 urban) | Economy | Food
Governor: - | Faction: Virtuous Church | Autonomy: 0.3% | Unrest: -11.6% | Tax: £0.09
No Garrison
Coffee Beans

Spoiler: Clans of Defiance (click to show/hide)

Talim, known for the pronounced dimples on his cheeks, takes leadership of the 1st Defiant Legion.  The skirmishers of the army can only move three provinces, so they move to the South Golden Range, then to the North of what they term the Scarlet Dunes for the high iron content of the sands, then back to South Hope.  Although they do not pass into the desert to the south of the South Golden Range, the skirmishers spot settlements in the desert, scant villages belonging to some sort of wolf-like race - huge and fast moving, and seemingly barbarous.  They will no doubt have spotted our skirmishers as well.

Sadly, scrapping the farm in the West Golden Plains would not actually recoup any of our expenses, so we cannot afford to expand further this year.  That said, a recruitment drive is drummed up in West Hope by ambitious nobles - any units recruited there will cost less to raise.

You are being refunded £30 because Farm and Hill Terrace costs have reduced.

Clans of Defiance [Plutocracy]   |   Population: 7142 (5442 rural, 1700 urban)
Treasury: £35.33 | Tax Logs | Ideas: 109.6 | Manpower: 0/731 | Mana: 3.4 | Mithril: 24.0
Technologies:  Terrace Gardens, Worship
Factions:  Defiant Aristocrats (59), Defiant Church (50), Defiant Burghers (70), Defiant Thieves' Guild (43)
Faith:  72.2% agnostic, 27.8% Spiritualist
Events:  Intelligence Network
Defiance: We have few fighting men and women!  Our recruiters draft more, but hands are few and far between to work tools or fields.

Code: [Select]

[b]National Goods Stocks[/b]
livestock - Stock: 6.0 
wool - Stock: 30.0 
gems - Stock: 17.6 
iron - Stock: 17.0 
mounts - Stock: 0  | 0/29.7 Imported
tools - Stock: 0  | 0/29.7 Imported
grain - Stock: 43.5 

Heroes
Datu Tula Syralat ~{Ruler}~ [Alive - L4, Upk: £10.0]: Knight, Intimidating, Brawler, Brawler
Longsword, Shield, Chain Shirt

Talim [Alive - L1, Upk: £2.5]: Officer, Experienced
Chain Shirt, Shortbow


Armies
1st Defiant Legion [Talim]: [Talim*]  754 light infantry, 365 spear infantry, 356 skirmishers | Upkeep: £11.16/turn | Location: South Hope
1st Light Infantry (L. Axemen) [377/500 light infantry, £2.98/turn], 2nd Light Infantry (L. Axemen) [377/500 light infantry, £2.98/turn], 1st Spear Infantry (Spearmen) [365/500 spear infantry, £2.99/turn], 1st Skirmishers (Peltasts) [356/500 skirmishers, £2.21/turn]


Agent Reports


Upper Hope (Hills) - Villages: 1601 population (1500 rural, 101 urban) | Economy | Food | Special
Governor: - | Faction: Defiant Aristocrats | Autonomy: 0.0% | Unrest: -5.5% | Tax: £3.0
No Garrison
Hill Terrace
Sheep Folds, Noble Stewards

West Hope (Hills) - Villages: 1622 population (1500 rural, 122 urban) | Economy | Food | Special
Governor: - | Faction: Defiant Aristocrats | Autonomy: 0.0% | Unrest: -5.4% | Tax: £1.25
No Garrison
Levy System
West Hope: Organised drafts make unit recruitment cheaper.


Bastion (Mountains) - Market Town: 1982 population (800 rural, 1182 urban) | Economy | Food | Faith
Governor: Tula Syralat | Faction: Capital | Autonomy: 0.0% | Unrest: -33.1% | Tax: £28.17
No Garrison
Palace, Shrine, Mountain Terrace
Gem Seams

South Hope (Mountains) - Villages: 900 population (800 rural, 100 urban) | Economy | Food
Governor: - | Faction: Defiant Burghers | Autonomy: 0.0% | Unrest: -37.8% | Tax: £1.45
Garrison: 1st Defiant Legion | [Talim*]  754 light infantry, 365 spear infantry, 356 skirmishers
Mountain Terrace
Iron Deposits, Double Agents, Guild Expertise
South Hope: The local guild ensures a certain standard of quality.


West Golden Range (Plains) - Virgin: 439 population (374 rural, 65 urban) | Economy | Food | Special
Governor: - | Faction: Defiant Aristocrats | Autonomy: 0.0% | Unrest: -11.3% | Tax: £0.63
No Garrison
Farms
Cereal Fields, A Promised Land, Faction Guarantee

Central Golden Range (Plains) - Virgin: 310 population (245 rural, 65 urban) | Economy | Food | Special
Governor: - | Faction: Defiant Aristocrats | Autonomy: 0.0% | Unrest: -12.0% | Tax: £0.15
No Garrison
A Promised Land, Faction Guarantee

Central Azure Cradle (Plains) - Virgin: 288 population (223 rural, 65 urban) | Economy | Food | Special
Governor: - | Faction: Defiant Aristocrats | Autonomy: 0.0% | Unrest: -12.1% | Tax: £0.15
No Garrison
A Promised Land, Faction Guarantee

[Iituem]

Spoiler: Depths of Valdivia (click to show/hide)

Congratulations!  We are the first nation to successfully circumnavigate the globe!  Scout Walton swims west until he finds familiar seas, and then heads north to map a little of the coastline for good measure.  We may name this new sea at our leisure.  The coast to the north seems mostly filled with forest, although Walton has apparently sighted strange structures on the land.

In the East Depths, the local thrall-owners have combined their resources to organise their thralls into a deliberate system of labour.  These thrall farms should be much more productive, if harsher on their poor limbs.  In Asphodel, crafty vampyrotheutans have devised a mint for sea copper, producing simple bronze coins as a medium of exchange.

As the shark-riding gremlins travel south, our armies swim to meet them.

The Battle of North Depths

Reef Horde [-]: []  100 sea beasts, 1500 gremlins | Upkeep: £0.0/turn, 2.4 Mana/turn | Location: North Depths
Sea Beasts (Dire Sharks) [100/100 sea beasts, £0.0/turn, 1.2 mana/turn], Gremlins (Gremlins) [500/500 gremlins, £0.0/turn, 0.4 mana/turn], Gremlins (Gremlins) [500/500 gremlins, £0.0/turn, 0.4 mana/turn], Gremlins (Gremlins) [500/500 gremlins, £0.0/turn, 0.4 mana/turn]

1st Valdivian Legion [-]: [Rhadamantus]  1000 light theutanry, 500 spear theutanry, 500 skirmishers | Upkeep: £14.55/turn | Location: North Depths
1st Light Theutanry (L. Tridents) [500/500 light theutanry, £3.75/turn], 2nd Light Theutanry (L. Tridents) [500/500 light theutanry, £3.75/turn], 1st Spear Theutanry (Spearsquid) [500/500 spear theutanry, £4.1/turn], 1st Skirmishers (Harpooners) [500/500 skirmishers, £2.95/turn]

Reef Horde [Comm:0.0, Luck:4] | 1st Valdivian Legion [Comm:3.0, Luck:5]
Rhadamantus draws a dread sigil in the earth - with a pulse of foul life, limbs grow tired and robbed of strength.
1st Valdivian Legion slain (charge): 58 light theutanry, 21 spear theutanry, 29 skirmishers
Reef Horde slain (skirmish): 3 sea beasts, 171 gremlins
Reef Horde slain (melee): 8 sea beasts, 462 gremlins
1st Skirmishers retreats...
1st Valdivian Legion slain (melee): 322 light theutanry, 186 spear theutanry, 205 skirmishers

Reef Horde [Comm:0.0, Luck:4] | 1st Valdivian Legion [Comm:3.0, Luck:0]
1st Light Theutanry retreats...
2nd Light Theutanry retreats...
1st Spear Theutanry retreats...
1st Valdivian Legion slain (charge): 104 light theutanry, 37 spear theutanry

1st Valdivian Legion is routing!
1st Valdivian Legion slain (rout): 516 light theutanry, 256 spear theutanry, 266 skirmishers

Reef Horde Deaths: [skirmish] 3 Sea Beasts, 57 Gremlins, 57 Gremlins, 57 Gremlins, [melee] 8 Sea Beasts, 154 Gremlins, 154 Gremlins, 154 Gremlins

1st Valdivian Legion Deaths: [charge] 81 1st Light Theutanry, 81 2nd Light Theutanry, 58 1st Spear Theutanry, 29 1st Skirmishers, [melee] 161 1st Light Theutanry, 161 2nd Light Theutanry, 186 1st Spear Theutanry, 205 1st Skirmishers

Rhadamantus raises their arms - corpses twitch and shudder, then arise at their bidding.
Reef Horde is victorious!

The Battle of North Depths

Reef Horde [-]: []  89 sea beasts, 867 gremlins | Upkeep: £0.0/turn, 1.8 Mana/turn | Location: North Depths
Sea Beasts (Dire Sharks) [89/100 sea beasts, £0.0/turn, 1.1 mana/turn], Gremlins (Gremlins) [289/500 gremlins, £0.0/turn, 0.2 mana/turn], Gremlins (Gremlins) [289/500 gremlins, £0.0/turn, 0.2 mana/turn], Gremlins (Gremlins) [289/500 gremlins, £0.0/turn, 0.2 mana/turn]

1st Valdivian Legion [Rhadamantus]: [Rhadamantus*]   | Upkeep: £0.0/turn | Location: North Depths

Dire Sharks    (100 men)  Cost: £0.0,  Upkeep: £0.0/turn,  Mana Cost: 12.5,  Mana Upkeep: 1.25,  Morale: 120.0%
Dire sharks
Offence:  Charge 600, Melee 400
Defence:  Charge 575.0, Skirmish 625.0, Melee 875.0, All 275.0

Gremlins    (500 men)  Cost: £0.0,  Upkeep: £0.0/turn,  Mana Cost: 3.75,  Mana Upkeep: 0.38,  Morale: 90.0%
Gremlins, sea knives
Requirements:  Iron Working
Offence:  Melee 600.0
Defence:  Skirmish 475.0, Melee 775.0

Although the gremlins are cowardly, their tamed dire sharks prove to be that which turns the battle.  The unit of sharks charges our squid, and although our spearsquid are able to fend them off in part during the initial strike, enough are slain that when melee is joined the spearsquid turn and flee.  Your magic weakens the gremlins, giving us an edge in the melee, but when the sharks turn and back up, charging in again, we lack the spears to protect our flanks from the charge.  The rest of the theutanry turn and flee, only to be hunted down by the vicious gremlins and their pistinry.

There is one saving grace - the death and destruction was complete enough that you were able to channel some of it into raising an emergency militia of the dead.  Unfortunately, more than this could not be managed and you swim back to Asphodel with your remaining 'troops'.

North Depths: The wolves of war have come and plundered this land of its riches.
£9.41 has been looted from North Depths by barbarians.

Reports come back in from the Northern Depths.  25 citizens were slain by the gremlins, along with 75 thralls, but the majority of the damage was to property - belongings were made off with by the gremlins, taking the savings and possessions of the survivors.  Apparently satisfied with their haul, the gremlin tribe has departed back to the north.

NB: You are being refunded £30 because Sea Harbour & Marketplace purchase costs are being reduced.

Depths of Valdivia [Magocracy]   |   Population: 10.8k (8215 rural, 2554 urban)
Treasury: £74.28 | Tax Logs | Ideas: 184.7 | Manpower: 438/438 | Mana: 0.0
Technologies:  Foundation Necromancy, Necro: Animation, Necro: Corruption, Zombie Thralls, Currency
Factions:  Valdivian Aristocrats (54), Valdivian Church (50), Valdivian Burghers (52)
Faith:  100.0% agnostic
Events:  High Manpower

Code: [Select]

[b]National Goods Stocks[/b]
fish - Stock: 215.6  | 0/13.1 Exported
copper - Stock: 40.8 
timber - Stock: 0  | 0/151.1 Imported
tools - Stock: 0  | 0/168.0 Imported
kelp - Stock: -0.3  | 0/82.9 Imported
livestock - Stock: 0  | 0/114.1 Imported
grain - Stock: 0  | 0/85.6 Imported
mounts - Stock: 0  | 0/142.7 Imported
wool - Stock: 0  | 0/57.1 Imported
stone - Stock: 0  | 0/57.1 Imported
fruits - Stock: 0  | 0/85.6 Imported
cotton - Stock: 0  | 0/57.1 Imported
dyes - Stock: 0  | 0/114.1 Imported
furs - Stock: 0  | 0/114.1 Imported
marble - Stock: 0  | 0/57.1 Imported
tea - Stock: 0  | 0/114.1 Imported
coffee - Stock: 0  | 0/114.1 Imported
spices - Stock: 0  | 0/114.1 Imported
gems - Stock: 0  | 0/85.6 Imported
gold - Stock: 0  | 0/85.6 Imported
art - Stock: 0  | 0/142.7 Imported
alcohol - Stock: 0  | 0/142.7 Imported
silver - Stock: 0  | 0/85.6 Imported
pearls - Stock: 0  | 0/85.6 Imported
incense - Stock: 0  | 0/26.2 Imported
coal - Stock: 0  | 0/57.1 Imported
jewellery - Stock: 0  | 0/142.7 Imported
clothes - Stock: 0  | 0/142.7 Imported
silk - Stock: 0  | 0/85.6 Imported
ivory - Stock: 0  | 0/85.6 Imported
herbs - Stock: 0  | 0/85.6 Imported

Heroes
Supreme Judge Rhadamantus ~{Ruler}~ [Alive - L3, Upk: £7.5]: Bard, Necromancy Training, Parry, Weapon Parry
Longsword, Wand, Leather Armour
Skill: 3, 2.9383980000000003/3 Mana || Spells: Zombie [T1 D1 1m], Weaken [T1 D1 1.5m]


Armies
1st Valdivian Legion [Rhadamantus]: [Rhadamantus*]  500 zombies | Upkeep: £0.0/turn | Location: Asphodel
1st Zombies (Zombies) [500/500 zombies, £0.0/turn]


Agent Reports
Scout Walton [225]: Counter-E: 0, 0 intrigue, 0 hostile agents, [Virgin] 0 residents (0 rural, 0 urban),  Unrest: -5.0%
 


North Depths (Sea) - Villages: 1903 population (1901 rural, 2 urban) | Economy | Food | Special
Governor: - | Faction: Valdivian Aristocrats | Autonomy: 13.0% | Unrest: 15.0% | Tax: £2.72
No Garrison
Plundered
Reef Horde: []  89 sea beasts, 867 gremlins

East Depths (Sea) - Villages: 1981 population (1975 rural, 6 urban) | Economy | Food | Special
Governor: - | Faction: Valdivian Aristocrats | Autonomy: 0.5% | Unrest: -3.8% | Tax: £3.95
No Garrison
Sea Harbour, Thrall Farms
Fish Shoals

Asphodel (Sea) - Town: 4345 population (1967 rural, 2378 urban) | Economy | Food | Special
Governor: - | Faction: Capital | Autonomy: 0.0% | Unrest: -3.2% | Tax: £28.26
Garrison: 1st Valdivian Legion | [Rhadamantus*]  500 zombies
Palace, Market, Mint
Mineral Vents

West Depths (Sea) - Villages: 1915 population (1915 rural, 0 urban) | Economy | Food | Special
Governor: - | Faction: Valdivian Aristocrats | Autonomy: 0.4% | Unrest: -3.7% | Tax: £2.92
No Garrison

East Varin Sea (Sea) - Villages: 625 population (457 rural, 168 urban) | Economy | Food | Special
Governor: - | Faction: Valdivian Burghers | Autonomy: 0.5% | Unrest: -3.5% | Tax: £1.58
No Garrison
Kelp Reefs, A Promised Land, Healthy Crop
East Varin Sea: Particularly healthy crops.

NB:  As part of a cost rebalance, I am dropping the build cost of Farms to £20 in line with Mines, and the upkeep cost to £0.5/turn.  I will on this one occasion refund £10 per Farm already built to this point (no upkeep refunds).  Farms, Thrall Farms, Slave Plantations, Eyries, Camps, Mountain/Hill Terraces, Camps, Pastures, Harbours and Sea Harbours will be similarly affected.

Holdfasts have also dropped to £25 to build and £0.50 to maintain.  Markets are dropping to £30, same maintenance.  The OP should now show accurate numbers.

Mints have had a new feature added; they will now mint a small number of bronze coins from copper - they still mostly rely on gold and silver to produce wealth.

[Terenos]

Spoiler: Kingdom of Trelia (click to show/hide)

King Virik administrates Vash Nagoth.
Scout Latina holds position.

---Fluff!---
King Virik sat upon his throne with a heavy heart. Fresh scars adorned his body, and he was sure his legend grew among the soldiers. Trusted nobility surrounded him at the council table. They were concerned with the troubling murmurs writhing through the populace. With the Trelian army essentially gone, he knew he had to address those concerns.

With a solemn tone he spoke. "The Doom is here."

Panicked whispering resounded as his words echoed lightly through the chamber. He raised a hand for silence and continued. "In the peaks of Skire, I led our people against a sleeping threat. Great beasts of the air I had hoped to either tame or exterminate, giving us their treasures to build a more stable foundation for Trelians upon this new land."

"They struck at us with foul sorcery, as our enemies have ever done so. I survived, though I felt the creeping darkness in my mind, robbing me of my senses. The noble sacrifice of our soldiers honors us all, for their lives were not spent in vain. They earned for us the secrets of these beasts and we -will- defeat them. We will slaughter every damned one of them, break their leaders and drive the Nightmare from this land wherever it hides."

Virik stood, rising fervor filling his voice. "Do you think it happenstance these beasts lived where they could watch us? That they simply happened to know the Doom? No. They were set here by our Enemy, to keep us from rising to threaten them. They think to scare us? They will be scared OF us. Go, ready yourselves for war. The Trelians will never stop fighting."

The nobles, placated for now, rose slowly, trickling out of the council chamber, with hushed conversations and occasional glances towards Virik. Virik could see in their eyes that they were afraid, but steadfast. Each of them ruled over more fertile lands than their fathers and grandfathers had ever dreamed of.

As the last noble left the hall, Virik sunk backwards on the throne holding his head in his hands. A small whisper escaped his mouth.

"I won't stop fighting."
---

[Shadowclaw777]

Spoiler: T4 for Roosts of Aeriala (click to show/hide)

Civil Works:
Hmm change of plans, Construct a Smith in Talon's Roost.
Mobilization:
1st Aerialan Wing: Move to C Feathery Slopes, first making scouting report. If army has a decent chance or equal number, than attack the bronze-shelled creatures, if not continue scouting. Than move 1 more tile of the hills in the northwest area, trying to fully scout it out. Than fly back to the safety of Southern Feathery Slopes
Grant Territory to the Church, Give Eastern Jin-Sha to Aerialan Church

[frostgiant]

Spoiler:  Empire of Fredek turn 4 (click to show/hide)

Turn 4, Taking some advantage of another player fuck up hopefully.

Scout : Moves into (C)entral mountain Skire.

Recruit: Bowolves from Fenrir grove, (80% cost= 38.48 gold total)

Army movement: Hero and The 1st legion move from the capital   down through the plains to forest F.

[10ebbor10]

Spoiler: Depths of Valdivia (click to show/hide)

Assign Rhadamantus as governor of Valdivia
Spend 12 currency units to equip my zombies with spears
Spend 50 currency units on "The project" with 50 more from the factions

Army stops patrolling, hunkers down

Name newly discovered ocean, the Austral seas
Scout gets standing orders to continue following the coast and exploring new stuff

[NUKE9.13]

Spoiler: Heth Garand Turn 4 (click to show/hide)

100 ideas: Research Warrior Code
£30: Build Market in Tor Nova
£10: Colonise Lower Arb Krud from South Leth Nova.

Scout Katrin: Move north to 128, then north again to the territory directly above 128 (ie the one on the left). Then, if she has any movement remaining, move north-east.
Scout Pathris: Move south to North [red forest], then south again.

Spoiler: Public Fluff (click to show/hide)

In the fourth year, Ulus Tahskorva commanded that the realm would know only one currency, which would bear his mark. The Korusand family graciously sponsored the construction of a mint, where the new coins were to be stamped. Unfortunately, copper was in high demand, and little actual coinage was created. It was determined that the silver deposits of Kol-Tarn Diuz would be exploited, and the new currency cast with the bounty of the southern peaks.
An expedition was sent to the woods of Arb Krud, to open a route to the south, as the silver-bearing peaks were currently beyond reach.
The new currency would be needed to facilitate trade in the market that was being constructed in the center of Tor Nova.

Meanwhile, hordes of Gforeg migrated west, leaving Tor Nova behind, seeking new lives in Tor Broch and the neighbouring plains, where iron deposits had been confirmed to exist.

As the economy slowly started to pick up, some more militarily inclined nobles made their concerns known; that disturbing reports from the north suggested that they were not alone in this world, and that, indeed, dangerous beasts were afoot. They petitioned Ulus, who granted their requests to dedicate time to relearning military tactics, as that soldiers may be trained in the art of the sword, should the need arise.

[Taricus]

Spoiler: Varxsea Turn 4 (click to show/hide)

Hire Hero (£50) in Zandaria, to assume governorship of the province.
Varxsea takes command of the 1st legion.
Purchase Warrior Code Technology
1st Legion begins Patrolling.
Scout Carrol moves to ? U to the east, investigating the active settlements