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[NUKE9.13]

Civil Mageineering Corps:
Not all who contribute to war fight on the front line, and no less essential is the service of the miner and smith. It stands to reason, then, that we should also bring our arcane arts to bear in the civil arena. Thus, the Civil Mageineering Corps: mages who are trained and equipped to aid our miners (they may in future branch out into other areas, but for now mining is their focus).
For their first trick, the CMC will be utilising Mudspike to powerwash the mountainsides. Streams will be diverted to mining areas to provide water, where dust and rubble will be mixed in to form mud, which is then directed by a chanter (or group of chanters) in a high-pressure blast that will scour away topsoil and loose rock, exposing ore veins beneath. Sufficiently powerful blasts may even be able to break solid rock. The resultant mudslide can be recycled if lacking in valuable ore, or allowed to wash down through sluices where the ore will be extracted.
Earth Elemental's Fortifying Elixir will be used copiously, as that our chanters may use Mudspike continuously at the highest power possible.
Reinforcement of Cutting might be used to enhance the efficacy of pickaxes, though this is not expected to have a dramatic impact.


This is based partly on the IRL technique of Hydraulic Mining which, though primarily used for mining gold, can also be used for mining other metals. Even if this doesn't give us more ore immediately, it will get us closer to it as we advance further.

Civil Mageineering Corps: (1) NUKE9.13

[Rockeater]

Civil Mageineering Corps: (2) NUKE9.13, Rockeater

[Happerry]

Civil Mageineering Corps: (3) NUKE9.13, Rockeater, Happerry

[Talion]

Design Phase

Design: Civil Mageineering Corps

Not all who contribute to war fight on the front line, and no less essential is the service of the miner and smith. It stands to reason, then, that we should also bring our arcane arts to bear in the civil arena. Thus, the Civil Mageineering Corps: mages who are trained and equipped to aid our miners (they may in future branch out into other areas, but for now mining is their focus).
For their first trick, the CMC will be utilising Mudspike to powerwash the mountainsides. Streams will be diverted to mining areas to provide water, where dust and rubble will be mixed in to form mud, which is then directed by a chanter (or group of chanters) in a high-pressure blast that will scour away topsoil and loose rock, exposing ore veins beneath. Sufficiently powerful blasts may even be able to break solid rock. The resultant mudslide can be recycled if lacking in valuable ore, or allowed to wash down through sluices where the ore will be extracted.
Earth Elemental's Fortifying Elixir will be used copiously, as that our chanters may use Mudspike continuously at the highest power possible.
Reinforcement of Cutting might be used to enhance the efficacy of pickaxes, though this is not expected to have a dramatic impact.

Hard: 7 - 1 = 6 (Without flaw)

Chanters long kept off the frontline by their inability to contribute to the fight take to the learning of Spike of Mud with some enthusiasm. An enthusiasm undimmed even by those times they need to spend resting normally rather than having the opportunity to consume Earth Elemental’s Fortifying Elixir. Many have been overheard comparing the bittersweet taste to the fusion of their favoured nut and fruit.

Our tests of the mining system did reveal a few issues, but nothing that a little will and hard work put behind it couldn’t solve. Repeated casting of Spike of Mud on the scale we are attempting has led to an inexplicable build-up of excess mud. We might not have noticed this effect on smaller scales, but it seems that some small proportion of the mud generated by the chant is not taken from the environment, but rather produced out of mana during the chant. As we already had plans to reuse the mud and access to means to wash it away this merely causes a little extra shoveling on occasion.

Work has already begun looking for the best drilling locations, but as we are already exploiting the more easily accessible locations it is going to take some time to discover new ore sources and develop them for the purposes of mining. Our mageineers are currently estimating this development process taking a year provided we drill in the mountains.

It is now Autumn, Turn 2 Revision Phase
Owing to previous turns not going entirely how I would like, I’ll be pushing strategic decision making to the beginning of the battle phase.

Spoiler: Equipment (click to show/hide)

Mundane Equipment
Sabre: A single-edged blade that favours cavalry combat over infantry combat.  Requires training to wield, one-handed.
Expensive (Land 2, Ore 2)

Spear: Essentially a dagger on a long stick. Very cheap, requires minimal training to use. Can be used double-handed, or single handed with a shield.
Cheap (Land 1, Ore 1)

Pike: A longer spear, the butt has a bronze spike for embedding in the ground when defending against a cavalry charge. The pike is best wielded two-handed without a shield. This design is well balanced with a leaf-shaped blade of iron.
Cheap (Land 1, Ore 1)

Wooden Shield: Couples well with a spear, cheap, easy to replace.  Works best in heavy melee. Can be used with minimal training.
Cheap (Land 1)

Hands-Free Hardened Shield: A smaller shield with a metal spike in the centre. It has a strap that allows the shield to be hung around the neck and handled a little with the shoulder. This allows it to be used by soldiers whose hands are otherwise occupied with two-handed weapons.
Cheap (Land 1, Ore 1)

Padded Armour: Very cheap, just layers of cloth, but doesn't protect against much. Well ventilated in hot conditions.
Cheap (Land 1)

Chainmail: Interlinked riveted iron hoops. Very effective against most weapons.
Expensive (Land 2, Ore 2)

Songbow: A medium bow with draw strength greater than our normal composite bows. They are not practical to use while riding a mount.
Cheap (Land 2)

War Horn: A musical instrument made from a ram’s horn used to communicate over a distance. Used to deliver orders and sound the alarm in the event of an attack.
Cheap (Land 1)

Saddle + Bridle: Equipment for riding beasts of burden. Unfortunately, with the lack of horses on the island, this has limited utility.
Cheap (Land 2)

Magical Equipment
Symphony Quiver: These quivers contain a variety of arrows each envenomed with a poison known to the Iqua.
Swan’s Song Arrows: Wounds inflicted take longer to heal.
Dragon’s Song Arrows: Victims are sapped of energy, running short on stamina.
Very Expensive (Land 1, Mana 5)

Swan Pike: A pike with a poisonous blade. The venom is a milder version of the Swan’s Black Blood used by the Swan’s Song Arrow. Notably the blade flexes a little, allowing it to cause wounds even when the blade is blocked.
Cheap (Land 1, Ore 1, Mana 2)

Dragon Pike: A pike with a poisonous blade. The venom is a milder version of the Black Dragon’s Lethargy used by the Dragon’s Song Arrow. Notably the blade flexes a little, allowing it to cause wounds even when the blade is blocked.
Cheap (Land 1, Ore 1, Mana 2)

Moonlight Sabre: Compared to the traditional sabre, this one has a longer blade and a hand and a half grip allowing it to be wielded one or two handed. It is made of iron that has been dipped in Earth Elemental’s Fortifying Elixir. This has turned the metal white and hardened it comparably to steel.
Expensive (Land 2, Ore 2, Mana 2)

Chanter’s Sanctuary: A retreat that is the center of learning for the Blademonks, a place of calm contemplation away from the normal concerns of everyday life. Here the Blademonks focus on the twin mastery of blade and cutting chant. An act hindered only by their lack of worthy blades and the fearsome cutting power of their chant.
National Expense - Infrastructure

Civil Mageineering Corps: A gathering of non-combat trained chanters who contribute to the war effort by drilling for ore with the aid of chanting and alchemy.
National Expense - Selectable Infrastructure (Applies a Drilling value to a selected location, takes four turns to produce a result.)

[Happerry]

Throwing Spears
Essentially, we take our current spears, and we make a shortened version of them that is rebalanced (their physical balance and weight distributions, not game balance rebalance) so that our spearmen can carry a brace of them on their backs and throw them at enemies. This will allow for our spearmen to operate in loose formation (thus being harder to kill with pillars of fire) ahead of the main line of infantry, showering the incoming enemy with spears and disrupting their formation before the primary clash of arms. Or for more normal blocks of spearmen operating in non-skirmisher groups it will allow them to shower the enemy with throwing spears before the spearmen in question charge or in response to being charged. Either or.

Throwing Spears : (1) Happerry

[Rockeater]

Swan's embrace
A large mail coif, arms, chest and torso cover of mail, with cloth sawn over it all with Swan’s Black Blood absorbed into it, the goal of this is to allow our troops cheap protaction from the fire

Throwing Spears : (1) Happerry
Swan's embrace : (1) Rockeater

[NUKE9.13]

If by mail you mean chainmail, that wouldn't be Cheap, it'd be at least Expensive.

Something like this might be better:

Flamequencher Cloak:
This is a thick cloak, made of leather that has been treated with Swan's Black Blood (or Black Dragon's Lethargy; testing should reveal which is more effective) in order to imbalance its elements towards Water, with a second layer of cloth beneath to insulate the wearer from the toxin's effects. Soldiers should still be careful to avoid excessive skin contact with the outer layer. The goal, needless to say, is to create an item that will resist fire, giving soldiers a better chance of surviving flame-based attacks.

Throwing Spears : (1) Happerry
Swan's Embrace:
Flamequencher Cloak: (1) NUKE9.13

[Rockeater]

Throwing Spears : (1) Happerry
Swan's Embrace:
Flamequencher Cloak: (2) NUKE9.13, Rockeater

[Happerry]

Throwing Spears : (1) Happerry
Swan's Embrace:
Flamequencher Cloak: (3) NUKE9.13, Rockeater, Happerry

[Talion]

Revision Phase

Flamequencher Cloak

This is a thick cloak, made of leather that has been treated with Swan's Black Blood (or Black Dragon's Lethargy; testing should reveal which is more effective) in order to imbalance its elements towards Water, with a second layer of cloth beneath to insulate the wearer from the toxin's effects. Soldiers should still be careful to avoid excessive skin contact with the outer layer. The goal, needless to say, is to create an item that will resist fire, giving soldiers a better chance of surviving flame-based attacks.

Normal: 5 + 1 = 6 (Without Flaw)

The thick leather proves able to deflect or absorb arrow impacts at longer ranges without breaking down. At closer ranges, the arrow will punch through cleanly, there is ordinarily enough space between the cloak and any armour worn beneath it that it is unlikely that the poisonous side of the cloak will be pushed into contact with skin. It is not entirely impossible, however. For this reason, it was judged safer to make use of Black Dragon’s Lethargy for the poison as any contact would likely indicate a wound that the bleeding effect of Swan’s Black Blood would only intensify the injury.

The tainted leather does not catch fire under any circumstances yet found, however under intense heat it will blacken and ultimately be reduced to ashes. The testing procedure included holding the cloak up to a fire before moving on to forge flames, in all circumstances the testers reported that the cloak did not noticeably warm up or otherwise allow heat to pass through it until the outer protection weakened at which point the internal layer would be rapidly lit. The protection provided by the cloak is not foolproof. It is likely that a direct hit by the pillars of flame will still kill due to lack of breath and a build-up of heat in the air affecting areas not protected by the cloak. It is possible that a Blademonk might be able to survive due to the natural protection of their magic on the lungs and by fast movement to avoid the centre of the descending fire. The rank and file will need to settle for protection from the expansion of the flame after the pillar has reached the ground.

It is now Autumn, Turn 2 Battle Phase
Please select a drill location, two lanes to push and any other instructions you wish to provide. On the central lane, you may choose to focus on pushing either the Loji or the Xi Shan.

Spoiler: Lanes (click to show/hide)

Loji(0/4) [+2 Mana]
Foothills(0/4)	Fields(0/4)
Mountains(0/4)	Forested Hills(0/4)	Forest(0/4)
Arcanis(1/4) [+1 Ore]	|	Jungle(0/4) [+1 Mana]
High Passes(4/4)	Hills(3/4)	Forest(4/4)
Mountains(4/4)	Savannah(4/4)
Iqua(4/4) [+2 Mana]

Resources: Land 3, Ore 1, Mana 2

Spoiler: Resource Development (click to show/hide)

Iqua: Land 1,Mana 2
Savannah: Land 1
Mountains: Ore 1
Forest: Land 1
High Passes:

Spoiler: Equipment (click to show/hide)

Mundane Equipment
Sabre: A single-edged blade that favours cavalry combat over infantry combat.  Requires training to wield, one-handed.
Expensive (Land 2, Ore 2)

Spear: Essentially a dagger on a long stick. Very cheap, requires minimal training to use. Can be used double-handed, or single handed with a shield.
Cheap (Land 1, Ore 1)

Pike: A longer spear, the butt has a bronze spike for embedding in the ground when defending against a cavalry charge. The pike is best wielded two-handed without a shield. This design is well balanced with a leaf-shaped blade of iron.
Cheap (Land 1, Ore 1)

Wooden Shield: Couples well with a spear, cheap, easy to replace.  Works best in heavy melee. Can be used with minimal training.
Cheap (Land 1)

Hands-Free Hardened Shield: A smaller shield with a metal spike in the centre. It has a strap that allows the shield to be hung around the neck and handled a little with the shoulder. This allows it to be used by soldiers whose hands are otherwise occupied with two-handed weapons.
Cheap (Land 1, Ore 1)

Padded Armour: Very cheap, just layers of cloth, but doesn't protect against much. Well ventilated in hot conditions.
Cheap (Land 1)

Chainmail: Interlinked riveted iron hoops. Very effective against most weapons.
Expensive (Land 2, Ore 2)

Songbow: A medium bow with draw strength greater than our normal composite bows. They are not practical to use while riding a mount.
Cheap (Land 2)

War Horn: A musical instrument made from a ram’s horn used to communicate over a distance. Used to deliver orders and sound the alarm in the event of an attack.
Cheap (Land 1)

Saddle + Bridle: Equipment for riding beasts of burden. Unfortunately, with the lack of horses on the island, this has limited utility.
Cheap (Land 2)

Magical Equipment
Symphony Quiver: These quivers contain a variety of arrows each envenomed with a poison known to the Iqua.
Swan’s Song Arrows: Wounds inflicted take longer to heal.
Dragon’s Song Arrows: Victims are sapped of energy, running short on stamina.
Very Expensive (Land 1, Mana 5)

Swan Pike: A pike with a poisonous blade. The venom is a milder version of the Swan’s Black Blood used by the Swan’s Song Arrow. Notably the blade flexes a little, allowing it to cause wounds even when the blade is blocked.
Cheap (Land 1, Ore 1, Mana 2)

Dragon Pike: A pike with a poisonous blade. The venom is a milder version of the Black Dragon’s Lethargy used by the Dragon’s Song Arrow. Notably the blade flexes a little, allowing it to cause wounds even when the blade is blocked.
Cheap (Land 1, Ore 1, Mana 2)

Flamequencher Cloak: This dull black cloak is tainted with Black Dragon’s Lethargy. It is able to provide some limited additional protection against arrows and bolts. The primary value of the cloak is that it protects against fire.
Cheap (Land 1, Mana 2)

Moonlight Sabre: Compared to the traditional sabre, this one has a longer blade and a hand and a half grip allowing it to be wielded one or two handed. It is made of iron that has been dipped in Earth Elemental’s Fortifying Elixir. This has turned the metal white and hardened it comparably to steel.
Expensive (Land 2, Ore 2, Mana 2)

Chanter’s Sanctuary: A retreat that is the center of learning for the Blademonks, a place of calm contemplation away from the normal concerns of everyday life. Here the Blademonks focus on the twin mastery of blade and cutting chant. An act hindered only by their lack of worthy blades and the fearsome cutting power of their chant.
National Expense - Infrastructure

Civil Mageineering Corps: A gathering of non-combat trained chanters who contribute to the war effort by drilling for ore with the aid of chanting and alchemy.
National Expense - Selectable Infrastructure (Applies a Drilling value to a selected location, takes four turns to produce a result.)

[NUKE9.13]

Okay, so. We definitely want to push Arcanis this turn- whilst we haven't made much progress in equipment that would be useful there, and the Xi Shan may have developed something that enables them to push us back, it's absolutely worth a shot.
The other two fronts, I'm less sure about. I can see arguments for both. The fact that their fire magic is less effective in the Jungle might be enough reason to push it, I suppose. Also, Loji and the Xi Shan can fight each other in the central lane, whilst we watch our enemies destroy each other.
Drilling should happen in one of the two mountainous regions we control. I'm guessing that the Mountains already producing one ore makes them less likely to (easily) yield a second. Of course, the High Passes are more at risk, but I checked with the GM and we can continue to collect resources from a partially controlled region- it needs to totally change hands for us to lose access. On the other hand, the GM says we can only drill in fully controlled regions, so if we started drilling in the High Passes, we might not be able to finish if we lose a section. My inclination is to give it a shot. If we are handily defeated in Arcanis this turn, and fail to develop something we're confident will turn things around next turn, then we can move our drilling operations back to the Mountains- losing one turn of progress, but I'm willing to risk that.

As for specific tactics, I dunno. If anyone has any suggestions, feel free.

Push which lanes?
Left (Arcanis): (1) NUKE9.13
Central (Loji):
Central (Xi Shan):
Right (Jungle): (1) NUKE9.13

Deploy Adiva where?
Left: (1) NUKE9.13
Central:
Right:

Drill in which region?
High Passes: (1) NUKE9.13

[Rockeater]

Push which lanes?
Left (Arcanis): (2) NUKE9.13, Rockeater
Central (Loji):
Central (Xi Shan):
Right (Jungle): (2) NUKE9.13, Rockeater

Deploy Adiva where?
Left: (2) NUKE9.13, Rockeater
Central:
Right:

Drill in which region?
High Passes: (2) NUKE9.13, Rockeater

[Happerry]

Push which lanes?
Left (Arcanis): (3) NUKE9.13, Rockeater, Happerry
Central (Loji):
Central (Xi Shan):
Right (Jungle): (3) NUKE9.13, Rockeater, Happery

Deploy Adiva where?
Left: (3) NUKE9.13, Rockeater, Happerry
Central:
Right:

Drill in which region?
High Passes: (3) NUKE9.13, Rockeater, Happerry

Seems fair enough logic to me. No specific tactics are coming to mind to me either though.

[Talion]

Battle Phase

At Arcanis victory is proving difficult to grasp. The natives are skilled and well armoured enough that they can threaten us, though they don’t seem to have anyway to fight our Blademonks. Taking a section of the city has actually increased the number of directions they can raid us from. With no reliable way to track down the darkness stones they rely upon to keep us out and only so many Blademonks to guard our forces, we could be bogged down here. Worse winter approaches which could see us cut off from reinforcements next season.

In the hills things are if anything worse. The superior speed of maneuver of the Loji forces allows them to dictate the terms of engagement and with our own forces lacking the ability to repel direct assault, the battle this season turned into a bloodbath. We desperately need something to turn the tide against their forces here.

The jungles continue to be a dangerous battlefield that could go either way. At present our Blademonks are proving to be better equipped for ambush warfare than the enemy, though the ground we gain is limited by the smoke the Loji are deploying.

It is now Winter, Turn 3 Discovery Phase
The mountain passes will be cut off this season, so advancing on Arcanis won’t be an option without some way of solving that problem.

Spoiler: Lanes (click to show/hide)

Loji(0/4) [+2 Mana]
Foothills(0/4)	Fields(0/4)
Mountains(0/4)	Forested Hills(0/4)	Forest(0/4)
Arcanis(1/4) [+1 Ore]	|	Jungle(1/4) [+1 Mana]
High Passes(4/4)	Hills(2/4)	Forest(4/4)
Mountains(4/4)	Savannah(4/4)
Iqua(4/4) [+2 Mana]

Resources: Land 3, Ore 1, Mana 2, Hint Token

Spoiler: Resource Development (click to show/hide)

Iqua: Land 1,Mana 2
Savannah: Land 1
Mountains: Ore 1
Forest: Land 1
High Passes:

Spoiler: Rune Skills (click to show/hide)

Rune Skills are a measure of your nation’s understanding of the Runes. They are measured as Unskilled, Apprentice, Adept and Master. You cannot make use of Meanings or Elements until you have at least an Apprentice level understanding of them.

Meaning
Ward - Apprentice
Form - Adept - Mana Discount
Attack - Apprentice
Shape - Apprentice
Control - Apprentice

Terrestrial Element
Water - Mastery - Alchemy, Shadow
Wood - Apprentice
Air - Adept - Chanting
Fire - Apprentice
Earth - Apprentice (Path to Golems)

Celestial Element
Shadow - Apprentice

Spoiler: Discoveries (click to show/hide)

Discoveries are magical effects you have discovered that you can put to practical use inside Designs.

Alchemy
Ward(Wood), Form(Water), Attack(Air) - Swan’s Black Blood
A poison that attacks the blood of the victim making them more susceptible to bleeding as their blood does not clot properly.
(Water Mastery) This poison produces an excess of the Water Element.

Ward(Earth), Form(Water), Attack(Fire) - Black Dragon’s Lethargy
A poison that attacks the blood of the victim, devouring their vitality. Victims are fatigued for the months it takes to make a full recovery.
(Water Mastery) This poison produces an excess of the Water Element.

Shape(Earth), Form(Earth), Ward(Earth) - Earth Elemental’s Fortifying Elixir
This white elixir aligns the blood of the drinker with the element of Earth. A chanter who drinks this elixir, will find it easier to manipulate Earth mana when speaking. This should allow them to speak Earth aligned chants for longer before exhaustion becomes a problem.

Ward(Wood), Form(Air), Attack(Air) - Fizzle (Froth)
Caused by mixing the first Rune with the second.

Alchemy Secrets
Records - The use of alchemy to record a chant for later speaking.

Chants
Ward(Wood), Form(Air), Attack(Shadow) - Reinforcement of Cutting
This chant grants a target enhanced ability to cut for the duration of a battle. This supernatural sharpness can render a punch capable of stabbing holes in an enemy. Wielding an already sharp blade such an individual could cleave through armour.

Attack(Wood), Control(Fire), Form(Shadow) - Reinforcement of Fear
This chant inflicts a target with fear. This supernatural fear will cause the target to run from danger or otherwise cower in fright. As the fear is only inflicted on a single target, we suspect that this chant would be very exhausting to use on the battlefield.

Control(Earth), Ward(Earth), Shape(Water) - Spike of Mud
A chant that concentrates mud into a spike before projecting it forwards away from the speaker. The hardened mud has some amount of mass behind it and thus is capable of causing damage on impact. Once it has struck the target the spike breaks, spreading mud all around the target area.

Chanting Secrets
Elemental Distillation - The use of chanting to enhance the alchemy process by using the correct set of words.

Spoiler: Heroes (click to show/hide)

Lady Adiva Shrivastava (d3), Experience: 6
Daughter of the Noble house of Shrivastava, an upstart family by the standards of those who claim to descend from the time of the first Goddess War. Adiva has earned her place in the officer core with skilled leadership as an archer, setting an inspiring example for those who follow her.

Elite Units
Blademonks: An order of chanters dedicated to calm contemplation of the Reinforcement of Cutting chant and its use in battle through the use of their blades. They have mastered the use of their chant to cut only what they wish cut.

Spoiler: Equipment (click to show/hide)

Mundane Equipment
Sabre: A single-edged blade that favours cavalry combat over infantry combat.  Requires training to wield, one-handed.
Expensive (Land 2, Ore 2)

Spear: Essentially a dagger on a long stick. Very cheap, requires minimal training to use. Can be used double-handed, or single handed with a shield.
Cheap (Land 1, Ore 1)

Pike: A longer spear, the butt has a bronze spike for embedding in the ground when defending against a cavalry charge. The pike is best wielded two-handed without a shield. This design is well balanced with a leaf-shaped blade of iron.
Cheap (Land 1, Ore 1)

Wooden Shield: Couples well with a spear, cheap, easy to replace.  Works best in heavy melee. Can be used with minimal training.
Cheap (Land 1)

Hands-Free Hardened Shield: A smaller shield with a metal spike in the centre. It has a strap that allows the shield to be hung around the neck and handled a little with the shoulder. This allows it to be used by soldiers whose hands are otherwise occupied with two-handed weapons.
Cheap (Land 1, Ore 1)

Padded Armour: Very cheap, just layers of cloth, but doesn't protect against much. Well ventilated in hot conditions.
Cheap (Land 1)

Chainmail: Interlinked riveted iron hoops. Very effective against most weapons.
Expensive (Land 2, Ore 2)

Songbow: A medium bow with draw strength greater than our normal composite bows. They are not practical to use while riding a mount.
Cheap (Land 2)

War Horn: A musical instrument made from a ram’s horn used to communicate over a distance. Used to deliver orders and sound the alarm in the event of an attack.
Cheap (Land 1)

Saddle + Bridle: Equipment for riding beasts of burden. Unfortunately, with the lack of horses on the island, this has limited utility.
Cheap (Land 2)

Magical Equipment
Symphony Quiver: These quivers contain a variety of arrows each envenomed with a poison known to the Iqua.
Swan’s Song Arrows: Wounds inflicted take longer to heal.
Dragon’s Song Arrows: Victims are sapped of energy, running short on stamina.
Very Expensive (Land 1, Mana 5)

Swan Pike: A pike with a poisonous blade. The venom is a milder version of the Swan’s Black Blood used by the Swan’s Song Arrow. Notably the blade flexes a little, allowing it to cause wounds even when the blade is blocked.
Cheap (Land 1, Ore 1, Mana 2)

Dragon Pike: A pike with a poisonous blade. The venom is a milder version of the Black Dragon’s Lethargy used by the Dragon’s Song Arrow. Notably the blade flexes a little, allowing it to cause wounds even when the blade is blocked.
Cheap (Land 1, Ore 1, Mana 2)

Flamequencher Cloak: This dull black cloak is tainted with Black Dragon’s Lethargy. It is able to provide some limited additional protection against arrows and bolts. The primary value of the cloak is that it protects against fire.
Cheap (Land 1, Mana 2)

Moonlight Sabre: Compared to the traditional sabre, this one has a longer blade and a hand and a half grip allowing it to be wielded one or two handed. It is made of iron that has been dipped in Earth Elemental’s Fortifying Elixir. This has turned the metal white and hardened it comparably to steel.
Expensive (Land 2, Ore 2, Mana 2)

Chanter’s Sanctuary: A retreat that is the center of learning for the Blademonks, a place of calm contemplation away from the normal concerns of everyday life. Here the Blademonks focus on the twin mastery of blade and cutting chant. An act hindered only by their lack of worthy blades and the fearsome cutting power of their chant.
National Expense - Infrastructure

Civil Mageineering Corps: A gathering of non-combat trained chanters who contribute to the war effort by drilling for ore with the aid of chanting and alchemy.
National Expense - Selectable Infrastructure (Applies a Drilling value to a selected location, takes four turns to produce a result.)

[Happerry]

Increase Skill At Forms Meaning : (1) Happerry