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Spoiler: Llychlyn, Day 3 (click to show/hide)

General Information:
Civilization Name: The Kingdom of Llychlyn.
Theme: Extreme Quality over quantity hunting and ranged based followers of Fanw
Day 3
Capital: Allfshys
Acquired Kingdoms: None
Focus: Industrial

Map(s):

Troops & Heroes:
Troops:

-Gwaywffon Ifanc, 4 RP: Usually lightly or moderately armored with leather and at most some gambeson. Always with a spear in hand, these soldiers are new to the military, and as such, their numbers tend to be one of the highest. Every member of the proper Llychlyn army is a Gwaywffon Ifanc at the start of their career, becoming Bwyell Ifanc after some time training, or Gwaywffyn Mynydd should they grow fond of the spear.

-Gwaywffyn Mynydd, 5 RP: Commonly moderately armored with leather and gambeson and at most a steel plate, these well trained and physically fit by Children of Fanw standards are significantly better than normal spearmen. Each thrust of their spears tends to be true, and commonly they lead groups of Gwaywffon Ifanc, with only generals and Meistri Rhyfel as their superiors.

-Bwyell Ifanc, 4 RP: With moderate or heavy armor, commonly incorporating steel, the Bwyell Ifanc are always armed with a shield and a axe. Naturally, once the Children of Fanw who train as a Gwaywffon Ifanc are strong and trained enough, they are granted the ability to become Bwyell Ifanc. Like Gwaywffon Ifanc, the Bwyell Ifanc have a chance to either become Coeden Fwyell or become what most who join the Llychlyn military aspire to become, Helwyr Saethwr.

-Coeden Fwyell, 5 RP: Armed with heavy armour and the strength and stamina to make it seem as if they were only wearing moderate protection for most of a fight, the Coeden Fwyell are experts at combat involving the axe and shield. Knowing how to deal with soldiers armed similarly to themselves along with other formations. They, like Gwaywffyn Mynydd, tend to lead groups of Bwyell Ifanc and listen to only generals and Meistri Rhyfel as superiors.

-Helwyr Saethwr, 5 RP: Armed with bow and moderate armor of steel made to not inhibit dexterity, the children of Fanw in the military who become Helwyr Saethwr are those who have become strong and well trained enough to be granted the most honored role of being able to wield the bow. Granted with warbows and a side arm be it sword or axe, these soldiers fire at extreme range with extreme accuracy. They are some of the best of the best, though, there are even more skilled warriors, though few in number.

-Meistri Rhyfel, 10 RP: The Meistri Rhyfel are the best of the best, soldiers who have lived and trained for ages and honing their skill to an exhaustive degree. Commonly, they are masters of both bow and either spear or axe, wielding both in battle, and commonly they are the ones trained to command and lead the soldiers below them into battle. They are commonly equipped with whatever they desire, and commonly are at least two hundred years old. Few are of their number, but they certainly are a force to be reckoned with, at range or up close.


Heroes:
Fanw Howell: Fanw is the Goddess of hunting, Ranged Combat (though most think its just archery), and Stature (Both meanings of the word). It is believed that they take a form similar to the Children of Fanw, with with the ears, tail, nails and eyes that her children have, specifically with long brown hair and amber eyes and always with a bow in hand or put away. They are considered a fair and kind goddess who cares for their children and who makes sure the woods are plentiful with food and teaming with life. However, it is believed by quite a few that, in defense of her children, she will take away quarry that hunters would go for in the area's of the threat after and instead will fill the woods with predators, far more aggressive than normal, specifically to invaders, and that should things get desperate, she herself will arrive with no restraint on her power. Not everyone believes this entirely, though it is certainly comforting to a degree. Something all followers of Fanw can agree on however, is that she almost always is manifested in the world, and wanders the woods and wilds of the world, calmly hunting and living a simple, but fairly peaceful existence. It's said that mortals who meet her will find her helpful as a friendly guide so long as their intentions are well meaning, making some small talk and sharing some food that she hunted before sometimes informing them of something important to them, such as the location of something they had lost and were looking for, or how to deal with something that has been plaguing them. If the person is ill willed, they usually will simply leave such people alone, though sometimes it is said they will try and convince them to change... It also should be noted that, despite not being a nature/forest god, she does have issue with people completely chopping down entire forests with no intention of any kind of preservation, after all, if you remove the forest, you remove the animals that lived there you could have hunted. Though, the removal of chunks of forests for some development is fine so long as its not a quarter of the entire forest and the new plains can still support small game or something of the like. Additionally, Despite beliefs otherwise, she doesn't view weapons like muskets, slings, or crossbows as lesser weapons, even if her followers will probably argue among themselves claiming otherwise, in fact, in her manifested form, one can find practically every kind of ranged weapon somewhere on her person, from throwing axes to the classic bow, though the weapons in question are only the kind of ranged weapons that are used in the local area, so no one will see her with a crossbow somewhere no one has them or something similar.

Supplies:
Foreign:
None

Domestic:
Children of Fanw: Fanw herself grants protection over the Children of Fanw, and should the worst come to worst and Llychlyn finds itself in a final battle for survival, Fanw will help her children and try to protect them from the ones attacking them personally. Of course, Fanw won't exactly do much directly out side of making wild animals attack invaders more often and lower the amount of prey the invaders can get until Llychlyn is truly desperate, but should the fate of the children of Fanw and Llychlyn rest on a battle, she will be there, and she will do her best to drive them off.

Faith in Fanw: the Children of Fanw have an almost unbreakable faith in their goddess, though they tend to be causal about it and not force their faith upon others who happen to believe in other things. Regardless, the Children of Fanw call themselves that for a reason... Regardless, were Fanw to theoretically manifest in a battle for the heartland of the kingdom, they'd certainly be rallied by it and would fight to the very last, not just for their home, their clans, their kin, but also their goddess. (Think of both of these applying directly to the abilities of Fanw, I think sacrificing both resources for Fanw is fair trade to have Fanw as a hero, as Fanw is a goddess after all...)

Projects:
Prenhaearn: (2) Some forests in Llychlyn are made up of pine like tree's called Prenhaearn. These trees have wood about as durable as iron and aren't really that flamable. Of course, actually chopping them down and refining them is easier said than done, but its not impossible with the proper tools and techniques which Llychlyn has made. Needless to say, buildings made out of such strong wood are quite resilient, both to fire and to damage, and so too are shields, tool handles, and anything else made from the stuff as well.

Castellmeindwr: (8 ) Castellmeindwr is a large fortification made out of mostly prenhaearn The fortification is split into nine separate area's Four inner area's, four outer, and one center. The only way to travel through these area's is through specific entrances. This is done to make an attacking force have to go through choke points and means that should an attacking army go over the walls they can't just capture the entire wall without having to go through many of these choke points. The castle's walls obviously have crenellations and machicolations to make shooting at an attacker that much easier, and a simple ditch with spikes of normal wood surrounds the castle. The center of the fortification includes a main building which has a drawbridge connected to one of the walls, which can be raised and forces the attacking force to have to break through the walls of the main castle, climb it, or simply try to wait out the defenders, and the portion of the castle that is below the drawbridge is dedicated to storage of food and supplies.

Other: (Read the day 0 post, will link to it in future posts, but its far too much for my normal posts I'd say.)

Troops:
275 (1,100) Gwaywffon Ifanc
40 (200) Gwaywffyn Mynydd
150 (600) Bwyell Ifanc
40 (200) Coeden Fwyell
60 (300) Helwyr Saethwr
20 (200) Meistri Rhyfel

Total: 585 (2,600)

Recruitment:
10 (50) Gwaywffyn Mynydd
10 (50) Coeden Fwyell
25 (100) Gwaywffon Ifanc

Total: 200

Supplies:
Children of Fanw
Faith in Fanw

Projects:
Castellmeindwr (2/8)

Completed Projects:
Gwaywffyn Mynydd (1/1)
Coeden Fwyell (1/1)
Prenhaearn (2/2)

Log: 24th of Ebrill, 254 Ar ôl Uno
I have been advised by some of the members of clan Wynn that a fortress to cover the entrences to our nation would be wise as to blunt any attempted attack on Llychlyn. Of course, there isn't anything actually found that could attack us, at least for now. But, they were very adiment about it. I believe they weren't entirely suggesting it for purely the protection of Llychlyn, but also so they might be able to gain influence, being a major, martial based clan. Though the alternitive of just dismissing them would be worse. So for now, a major fortress is to be constructed.

I'll admit another reason why I agreed to their proposal is because despite their respectful demenor tward me, they had this disturbing pressence for lack of a better term. I don't know why, but I couldn't help but feel intimidated. Maybe its just the stress getting to me, I don't know.

Spoiler: Llychlyn, Day 4 (click to show/hide)

General Information:
Civilization Name: The Kingdom of Llychlyn.
Theme: Extreme Quality over quantity hunting and ranged based followers of Fanw
Day 4
Capital: Allfshys
Acquired Kingdoms: None
Focus: Industrial

Map(s):

Troops & Heroes:
Troops:

-Gwaywffon Ifanc, 4 RP: Usually lightly or moderately armored with leather and at most some gambeson. Always with a spear in hand, these soldiers are new to the military, and as such, their numbers tend to be one of the highest. Every member of the proper Llychlyn army is a Gwaywffon Ifanc at the start of their career, becoming Bwyell Ifanc after some time training, or Gwaywffyn Mynydd should they grow fond of the spear.

-Gwaywffyn Mynydd, 5 RP: Commonly moderately armored with leather and gambeson and at most a steel plate, these well trained and physically fit by Children of Fanw standards are significantly better than normal spearmen. Each thrust of their spears tends to be true, and commonly they lead groups of Gwaywffon Ifanc, with only generals and Meistri Rhyfel as their superiors.

-Bwyell Ifanc, 4 RP: With moderate or heavy armor, commonly incorporating steel, the Bwyell Ifanc are always armed with a shield and a axe. Naturally, once the Children of Fanw who train as a Gwaywffon Ifanc are strong and trained enough, they are granted the ability to become Bwyell Ifanc. Like Gwaywffon Ifanc, the Bwyell Ifanc have a chance to either become Coeden Fwyell or become what most who join the Llychlyn military aspire to become, Helwyr Saethwr.

-Coeden Fwyell, 5 RP: Armed with heavy armour and the strength and stamina to make it seem as if they were only wearing moderate protection for most of a fight, the Coeden Fwyell are experts at combat involving the axe and shield. Knowing how to deal with soldiers armed similarly to themselves along with other formations. They, like Gwaywffyn Mynydd, tend to lead groups of Bwyell Ifanc and listen to only generals and Meistri Rhyfel as superiors.

-Helwyr Saethwr, 5 RP: Armed with bow and moderate armor of steel made to not inhibit dexterity, the children of Fanw in the military who become Helwyr Saethwr are those who have become strong and well trained enough to be granted the most honored role of being able to wield the bow. Granted with warbows and a side arm be it sword or axe, these soldiers fire at extreme range with extreme accuracy. They are some of the best of the best, though, there are even more skilled warriors, though few in number.

-Meistri Rhyfel, 10 RP: The Meistri Rhyfel are the best of the best, soldiers who have lived and trained for ages and honing their skill to an exhaustive degree. Commonly, they are masters of both bow and either spear or axe, wielding both in battle, and commonly they are the ones trained to command and lead the soldiers below them into battle. They are commonly equipped with whatever they desire, and commonly are at least two hundred years old. Few are of their number, but they certainly are a force to be reckoned with, at range or up close.


Heroes:
Fanw Howell: Fanw is the Goddess of hunting, Ranged Combat (though most think its just archery), and Stature (Both meanings of the word). It is believed that they take a form similar to the Children of Fanw, with with the ears, tail, nails and eyes that her children have, specifically with long brown hair and amber eyes and always with a bow in hand or put away. They are considered a fair and kind goddess who cares for their children and who makes sure the woods are plentiful with food and teaming with life. However, it is believed by quite a few that, in defense of her children, she will take away quarry that hunters would go for in the area's of the threat after and instead will fill the woods with predators, far more aggressive than normal, specifically to invaders, and that should things get desperate, she herself will arrive with no restraint on her power. Not everyone believes this entirely, though it is certainly comforting to a degree. Something all followers of Fanw can agree on however, is that she almost always is manifested in the world, and wanders the woods and wilds of the world, calmly hunting and living a simple, but fairly peaceful existence. It's said that mortals who meet her will find her helpful as a friendly guide so long as their intentions are well meaning, making some small talk and sharing some food that she hunted before sometimes informing them of something important to them, such as the location of something they had lost and were looking for, or how to deal with something that has been plaguing them. If the person is ill willed, they usually will simply leave such people alone, though sometimes it is said they will try and convince them to change... It also should be noted that, despite not being a nature/forest god, she does have issue with people completely chopping down entire forests with no intention of any kind of preservation, after all, if you remove the forest, you remove the animals that lived there you could have hunted. Though, the removal of chunks of forests for some development is fine so long as its not a quarter of the entire forest and the new plains can still support small game or something of the like. Additionally, Despite beliefs otherwise, she doesn't view weapons like muskets, slings, or crossbows as lesser weapons, even if her followers will probably argue among themselves claiming otherwise, in fact, in her manifested form, one can find practically every kind of ranged weapon somewhere on her person, from throwing axes to the classic bow, though the weapons in question are only the kind of ranged weapons that are used in the local area, so no one will see her with a crossbow somewhere no one has them or something similar.

Supplies:
Foreign:
None

Domestic:
Children of Fanw: Fanw herself grants protection over the Children of Fanw, and should the worst come to worst and Llychlyn finds itself in a final battle for survival, Fanw will help her children and try to protect them from the ones attacking them personally. Of course, Fanw won't exactly do much directly out side of making wild animals attack invaders more often and lower the amount of prey the invaders can get until Llychlyn is truly desperate, but should the fate of the children of Fanw and Llychlyn rest on a battle, she will be there, and she will do her best to drive them off.

Faith in Fanw: the Children of Fanw have an almost unbreakable faith in their goddess, though they tend to be causal about it and not force their faith upon others who happen to believe in other things. Regardless, the Children of Fanw call themselves that for a reason... Regardless, were Fanw to theoretically manifest in a battle for the heartland of the kingdom, they'd certainly be rallied by it and would fight to the very last, not just for their home, their clans, their kin, but also their goddess. (Think of both of these applying directly to the abilities of Fanw, I think sacrificing both resources for Fanw is fair trade to have Fanw as a hero, as Fanw is a goddess after all...)

Projects:
Prenhaearn: (2) Some forests in Llychlyn are made up of pine like tree's called Prenhaearn. These trees have wood about as durable as iron and aren't really that flamable. Of course, actually chopping them down and refining them is easier said than done, but its not impossible with the proper tools and techniques which Llychlyn has made. Needless to say, buildings made out of such strong wood are quite resilient, both to fire and to damage, and so too are shields, tool handles, and anything else made from the stuff as well.

Castellmeindwr: (8 ) Castellmeindwr is a large fortification made out of mostly prenhaearn The fortification is split into nine separate area's Four inner area's, four outer, and one center. The only way to travel through these area's is through specific entrances. This is done to make an attacking force have to go through choke points and means that should an attacking army go over the walls they can't just capture the entire wall without having to go through many of these choke points. The castle's walls obviously have crenellations and machicolations to make shooting at an attacker that much easier, and a simple ditch with spikes of normal wood surrounds the castle. The center of the fortification includes a main building which has a drawbridge connected to one of the walls, which can be raised and forces the attacking force to have to break through the walls of the main castle, climb it, or simply try to wait out the defenders, and the portion of the castle that is below the drawbridge is dedicated to storage of food and supplies.

Other: (Read the day 0 post, will link to it in future posts, but its far too much for my normal posts I'd say.)

Troops:
300 (1,200) Gwaywffon Ifanc
50 (250) Gwaywffyn Mynydd
150 (600) Bwyell Ifanc
50 (250) Coeden Fwyell
60 (300) Helwyr Saethwr
20 (200) Meistri Rhyfel

Total: 630 (2,800)

Recruitment:
40 (200) Helwyr Saethwr

Total: 200

Supplies:
Children of Fanw
Faith in Fanw

Projects:
Castellmeindwr (4/8)

Completed Projects:
Gwaywffyn Mynydd (1/1)
Coeden Fwyell (1/1)
Prenhaearn (2/2)

Log: 25th of Ebrill, 254 Ar ôl Uno
Ever since I aggreed to their plan and the fortress had started construction, clan Wynn has been arround for some time now, just...watching and waiting, giving me advice that is purely martial in nature. After some talking to a younger member of their clan, apparently, their leader had a dream, a sign from Fanw that our kingdom would be invaded. Why he didn't just tell me directly I don't know, and honestly, I suppose it doesn't matter. But for the time being, I'm going to follow their advice. I can't let something bad happen to Llychlyn, not while I have the ability to protect it.

The knowedge both calmed me down and made me worried, on one hand Wynn wasn't trying something, but on the other something far worse might happen...

[Happy Demon]

Well, not too keen on the whole no-map thing. Seems irresponsible to start incomplete rather than delay until ready.
Not to mention it sort of screws over anyone who picked legacy, as their head start is pretty much nullified.
Anyway... Gonna get in my day 0 before reading everything and all that. Also give you a chance to tell me if this is okay, as you didn't give me a reply on my most recent DM.

Spoiler: Day 0 Crunch (click to show/hide)

Civilization Name: The Akatsuki Sente of Honkoku
Theme: Magical Girls Incorporated
Day 0
Capital: Tsukiwara
Acquired Kingdoms: None
Focus: Industry (Good guys are quality over quantity)

Map(s):
https://imgur.com/hbcIe3T

Troops & Heroes:
Troops:
Yari Ashigaru (cost 1): Pikemen clad in basic armor. Because any army requires cannon fodder to send in and occupy a place. They are well drilled, so they excel in area denial with tight formations of pike walls. Though flanking makes them have to draw swords, and they are vulnerable to arrows. So by themselves they can be outmaneuvered or wittled down.

Magi Samurai (cost 5): The noble remnants of the previous regime. The Samurai have adopted the magical crystals of their new overlords, and use it to augment their bushido. The Samurai are excellent melee combatants, and wreathing their swords in moonlight power, they can project sword slashes. This makes them ferocious in a melee, as they can not only cut through steel, but also outreach most spears. Though these special moves drain their crystals faster.

Magi Miko (cost 2): Armed with bows and firing magical arrows. The Miko are apprentice magical girls. Firing magical arrows is a good way to train the channeling of magical power, while keeping their gear relatively light. They have a katana, but no armor and little training. They will do poorly if they're engaged in melee.

Magi Shoujo (cost 10): Clad in the Tsuki no Yoroi, these magical girls are the real deal. They'd look lightly equipped out of combat, with a glaive and a handful pieces of armor. But with a song and a dance, their armor will deploy, making them only second to the samurai in armor. Transformed, their projectiles become even deadlier, not to mention whoever is unfortunate enough to be hit by their glaives. They can also fly, though doing so drains their magical reserves faster than any other. It is important for  the magicla girls to know when to and when not to utilize their aerial capabilities.

Heroes:
Magi Shogun Akatsuki Rin Saito: The great and honorable leader of the Akatsuki Sente. Akatsuki is a pragmatic girl, willing to kill, cheat and steal to get her way. Her husband, the emperor, is naught but a pawn to her, with no real power. Though not the magical girl she used to be, even having lost her left eye. She is a peerless tactician, intimately aware of the capabilities and limitations of the magical equipment. And ultimately, the people have prospered under her rule.

Supplies:
Foreign:
-Empty-

Domestic:
Tsuki no Kessho Model 2.0: Magical crystal used to store and channel the power of the moon. This newest model retains the output power of the original while having a much larger storage capacity. This means magical girls no longer have to ration their energy expenditure based on the phases of the moon.

Tsuki no Yoroi Model 1.4: The most modern magical armor. It increases the focus of the wearer, while also providing excellent protection. However, it's power consumption is still high. A Magical Girl might just run out in the midst of flight, if they're careless. So most of the time in an inactive state. Only activated once battle starts. It also has a cooling problem, only rarely seen. Like if someone covers them in goo that hinders heat dissipation, making parts deactivate.

Projects:

Yari Ashigaru basic sword training (0/1). When flanked, their pikes are useless. Some basic sword training will make them last a little while, until they can be rescued.

Forge Tsukiwara no Dachi (0/4). The Samurai Akio Kato demands a sword worthy of his service before we can recruit him. This great sword will be infused with moon crystal, to make whoever wields it a Magi Samurai beyond compare.

Troops (2 000) (1 Hero):

600 (600) Yari Ashigaru (1)

100 (500) Magi Samurai (5)

200 (400) Magi Miko (2)

50 (500) Magi Shoujo (10)

Magi Shogun Akatsuki Rin Saito

Recruitment (200):

200 (200) Yari Ashigaru (1)

Spoiler: Day 0 Fluff (click to show/hide)

In the land of Honkoku, a land of war and turmoil. Darkness was brewing. The fear and hatred of the people, who were robbed and killed for the little food that remained from their lord's demand gave rise to yokai. They terrorized other people, who in turn gave rise to more yokai. A perpetuating cycle of yokai was set to conquer Honkoku, had it not been for the Magi Shoujo.

Utilizing the power of the moon, the magical girls were able to thwart the yokai plans time and time again. They could not let the people know, or the fear would breed further yokai. Fighting a shadow war for many generations. Until one day, they took a young Akatsuki into their order. Akatsuki wasn't very good, but she was willing to shirk tradition in favor of results. She took sneak attacks, killed humans, and even feigned betrayal to get the edge on the yokai. However, when her master, Chika Moyamoto died, she had decided the shadow war had gotten them nowhere.

The Magi Shoujo had only stalemated the yokai, people still suffered from the warring nobles. Either they were to solve the core issue, or get the army involved. Akatsuki decided to do both. Using her arsenal and her friends, she overthrew the local lord, and enacted a yokai extermination policy. Instead of following rumors, they now followed proper reports. The other lords didn't like this upstart girl, but Akatsuki had her girls start improving their equipment, and resisted their attempts. She defeated some, but their coalition and divine mandate soon had her bogged down in a perpetual war.

However, their divine mandate came from a young emperor. So going for the decisive blow. She flew with a wing of her most elite magical girls to the emperor's palace, to capture him. The battle of Yamato Palace lost her many of her lifelong friends, suffering malfunctions to their prototype gear, and even Akatsuki's eye. But in the end, she captured the emperor. This made the coalition break, with several lords joining Akatsuki, and they crushed the remainder with their combined might. Akatsuki also married the emperor, to solidify her power. He got to have fancy things, but Akatsuki is in charge. And soon, the yokai were naught but myth. And Honkoku is now the domain of the Akatsuki Sente.

Edit: ((Added recruitment.))

[Happy Demon]

Now to post more days.

Spoiler: Day 1 Crunch (click to show/hide)

Civilization Name: The Akatsuki Sente of Honkoku
Theme: Magical Girls Incorporated
Day 1
Capital: Tsukiwara
Acquired Kingdoms: None
Focus: Industry (Good guys are quality over quantity)

Map(s):
https://imgur.com/hbcIe3T

Troops & Heroes:
Troops:
Yari Ashigaru (cost 1): Pikemen clad in basic armor. Because any army requires cannon fodder to send in and occupy a place. They are well drilled, so they excel in area denial with tight formations of pike walls. Though flanking makes them have to draw swords, and they are vulnerable to arrows. So by themselves they can be outmaneuvered or wittled down.
Basic Sword Training (1 PP): Given training with a smaller weapon, they will not immediately shatter when flanked.

Magi Samurai (cost 5): The noble remnants of the previous regime. The Samurai have adopted the magical crystals of their new overlords, and use it to augment their bushido. The Samurai are excellent melee combatants, and wreathing their swords in moonlight power, they can project sword slashes. This makes them ferocious in a melee, as they can not only cut through steel, but also outreach most spears. Though these special moves drain their crystals faster.

Magi Miko (cost 2): Armed with bows and firing magical arrows. The Miko are apprentice magical girls. Firing magical arrows is a good way to train the channeling of magical power, while keeping their gear relatively light. They have a katana, but no armor and little training. They will do poorly if they're engaged in melee.

Magi Shoujo (cost 10): Clad in the Tsuki no Yoroi, these magical girls are the real deal. They'd look lightly equipped out of combat, with a glaive and a handful pieces of armor. But with a song and a dance, their armor will deploy, making them only second to the samurai in armor. Transformed, their projectiles become even deadlier, not to mention whoever is unfortunate enough to be hit by their glaives. They can also fly, though doing so drains their magical reserves faster than any other. It is important for  the magicla girls to know when to and when not to utilize their aerial capabilities.

Heroes:
Magi Shogun Akatsuki Rin Saito: The great and honorable leader of the Akatsuki Sente. Akatsuki is a pragmatic girl, willing to kill, cheat and steal to get her way. Her husband, the emperor, is naught but a pawn to her, with no real power. Though not the magical girl she used to be, even having lost her left eye. She is a peerless tactician, intimately aware of the capabilities and limitations of the magical equipment. And ultimately, the people have prospered under her rule.

Supplies:
Foreign:
-Empty-

Domestic:
Tsuki no Kessho Model 2.0: Magical crystal used to store and channel the power of the moon. This newest model retains the output power of the original while having a much larger storage capacity. This means magical girls no longer have to ration their energy expenditure based on the phases of the moon.

Tsuki no Yoroi Model 1.4: The most modern magical armor. It increases the focus of the wearer, while also providing excellent protection. However, it's power consumption is still high. A Magical Girl might just run out in the midst of flight, if they're careless. So most of the time in an inactive state. Only activated once battle starts. It also has a cooling problem, only rarely seen. Like if someone covers them in goo that hinders heat dissipation, making parts deactivate.

Projects:

Develop Akatsuki no Megane Model 1.0 (0/3 PP): Treating glass with moon crystal, we can etch magical diagrams onto it, while allowing vision through them. By constructing the right diagrams, we should be able to greatly amplify the vision of our operatives. May help our archers as well. But mainly, it will let us hunt down yokai with even greater efficiency.

Forge Tsukiwara no Dachi (1/4 PP). The Samurai Akio Kato demands a sword worthy of his service before we can recruit him. This great sword will be infused with moon crystal, to make whoever wields it a Magi Samurai beyond compare.

Troops (2 200) (1 Hero):
800 (800) Yari Ashigaru (1)
100 (500) Magi Samurai (5)
200 (400) Magi Miko (2)
50 (500) Magi Shoujo (10)
Magi Shogun Akatsuki Rin Saito

Reruitment (200)
20 (100) Magi Samurai (5)
50 (100) Magi Miko (2)

Spoiler: Day 1 Completed Projects Log (click to show/hide)

Yari Ashigaru basic sword training (1 PP). When flanked, their pikes are useless. Some basic sword training will make them last a little while, until they can be rescued.

Spoiler: Day 1 Fluff (click to show/hide)

[Great and honorable Magi Shogun Akatsuki Rin Saito's Record]

Why?

The yokai are done for, I saw to it myself. I've exterminated every one I found, and the people are quick to report any new sightings. There is no warlord to subjugate either.
Yet every night, I wake up in a cold sweat. Something is coming, I don't know what. Is it that comet? Did it bring some mightier yokai? Is it the lands beyond our borders, or the sea?
I must know. We have completed yet another step in the Ashigaru training program. So now I have ordered the development of new equipment. Optics that let us detect any new yokai, we shall not be taken by surprise.

Spoiler: Day 2 Crunch (click to show/hide)

Civilization Name: The Akatsuki Sente of Honkoku
Theme: Magical Girls Incorporated
Day 2
Capital: Tsukiwara
Acquired Kingdoms: None
Focus: Industry (Good guys are quality over quantity)

Map(s):
https://imgur.com/hbcIe3T

Troops & Heroes:
Troops:
Yari Ashigaru (cost 1): Pikemen clad in basic armor. Because any army requires cannon fodder to send in and occupy a place. They are well drilled, so they excel in area denial with tight formations of pike walls. Though flanking makes them have to draw swords, and they are vulnerable to arrows. So by themselves they can be outmaneuvered or wittled down.
Basic Sword Training (1 PP): Given training with a smaller weapon, they will not immediately shatter when flanked.

Magi Samurai (cost 5): The noble remnants of the previous regime. The Samurai have adopted the magical crystals of their new overlords, and use it to augment their bushido. The Samurai are excellent melee combatants, and wreathing their swords in moonlight power, they can project sword slashes. This makes them ferocious in a melee, as they can not only cut through steel, but also outreach most spears. Though these special moves drain their crystals faster.

Magi Miko (cost 2): Armed with bows and firing magical arrows. The Miko are apprentice magical girls. Firing magical arrows is a good way to train the channeling of magical power, while keeping their gear relatively light. They have a katana, but no armor and little training. They will do poorly if they're engaged in melee.

Magi Shoujo (cost 10): Clad in the Tsuki no Yoroi, these magical girls are the real deal. They'd look lightly equipped out of combat, with a glaive and a handful pieces of armor. But with a song and a dance, their armor will deploy, making them only second to the samurai in armor. Transformed, their projectiles become even deadlier, not to mention whoever is unfortunate enough to be hit by their glaives. They can also fly, though doing so drains their magical reserves faster than any other. It is important for  the magicla girls to know when to and when not to utilize their aerial capabilities.

Heroes:
Magi Shogun Akatsuki Rin Saito: The great and honorable leader of the Akatsuki Sente. Akatsuki is a pragmatic girl, willing to kill, cheat and steal to get her way. Her husband, the emperor, is naught but a pawn to her, with no real power. Though not the magical girl she used to be, even having lost her left eye. She is a peerless tactician, intimately aware of the capabilities and limitations of the magical equipment. And ultimately, the people have prospered under her rule.

Supplies:
Foreign:
-Empty-

Domestic:
Tsuki no Kessho Model 2.0: Magical crystal used to store and channel the power of the moon. This newest model retains the output power of the original while having a much larger storage capacity. This means magical girls no longer have to ration their energy expenditure based on the phases of the moon.

Tsuki no Yoroi Model 1.4: The most modern magical armor. It increases the focus of the wearer, while also providing excellent protection. However, it's power consumption is still high. A Magical Girl might just run out in the midst of flight, if they're careless. So most of the time in an inactive state. Only activated once battle starts. It also has a cooling problem, only rarely seen. Like if someone covers them in goo that hinders heat dissipation, making parts deactivate.

Projects:

Develop Akatsuki no Megane Model 1.0 (1/3 PP): Treating glass with moon crystal, we can etch magical diagrams onto it, while allowing vision through them. By constructing the right diagrams, we should be able to greatly amplify the vision of our operatives. May help our archers as well. But mainly, it will let us hunt down yokai with even greater efficiency.

Forge Tsukiwara no Dachi (2/4 PP). The Samurai Akio Kato demands a sword worthy of his service before we can recruit him. This great sword will be infused with moon crystal, to make whoever wields it a Magi Samurai beyond compare.

Troops (2 400) (1 Hero):

800 (800) Yari Ashigaru (1)
120 (600) Magi Samurai (5)
250 (500) Magi Miko (2)
50 (500) Magi Shoujo (10)
Magi Shogun Akatsuki Rin Saito

Recruitment (200):
100 (100) Yari Ashigaru (1)
20 (100) Magi Samurai (5)

Spoiler: Day 2 Completed Projects Log (click to show/hide)

Yari Ashigaru basic sword training (1 PP). When flanked, their pikes are useless. Some basic sword training will make them last a little while, until they can be rescued.

Spoiler: Day 2 Fluff (click to show/hide)

[Great and honorable Magi Shogun Akatsuki Rin Saito's Record]

It's our little secret.

Another night, another nightmare. But it's better now that I got Yoshirou by my side. Yoshirou Ken, to be exact.
If the nobles were to find out, oh they'd be furious. But just like a lord needs a mistress, I have extramarital needs as well. And the emperor is such a dullard.
So things are going better now. The threat of yokai are still a focus, but I need patience. The science department reports success in creating basic lenses.
They can't test on yokai detection, on account of my efficient policy. But Magnifications is good enough. They just need it controllable. If I wanted glasses, I'd order glasses.
There's also a special project going on, the Tsukiwara no Dachi. A special gift for a special man. I intended him as a powerful pawn. But now, he may be needed the most, so it's good it's underway.

Spoiler: Day 3 Crunch (click to show/hide)

Civilization Name: The Akatsuki Sente of Honkoku
Theme: Magical Girls Incorporated
Day 3
Capital: Tsukiwara
Acquired Kingdoms: None
Focus: Industry (Good guys are quality over quantity)

Map(s):
https://imgur.com/hbcIe3T

Troops & Heroes:
Troops:
Yari Ashigaru (cost 1): Pikemen clad in basic armor. Because any army requires cannon fodder to send in and occupy a place. They are well drilled, so they excel in area denial with tight formations of pike walls. Though flanking makes them have to draw swords, and they are vulnerable to arrows. So by themselves they can be outmaneuvered or wittled down.
Basic Sword Training (1 PP): Given training with a smaller weapon, they will not immediately shatter when flanked.

Magi Samurai (cost 5): The noble remnants of the previous regime. The Samurai have adopted the magical crystals of their new overlords, and use it to augment their bushido. The Samurai are excellent melee combatants, and wreathing their swords in moonlight power, they can project sword slashes. This makes them ferocious in a melee, as they can not only cut through steel, but also outreach most spears. Though these special moves drain their crystals faster.

Magi Miko (cost 2): Armed with bows and firing magical arrows. The Miko are apprentice magical girls. Firing magical arrows is a good way to train the channeling of magical power, while keeping their gear relatively light. They have a katana, but no armor and little training. They will do poorly if they're engaged in melee.

Magi Shoujo (cost 10): Clad in the Tsuki no Yoroi, these magical girls are the real deal. They'd look lightly equipped out of combat, with a glaive and a handful pieces of armor. But with a song and a dance, their armor will deploy, making them only second to the samurai in armor. Transformed, their projectiles become even deadlier, not to mention whoever is unfortunate enough to be hit by their glaives. They can also fly, though doing so drains their magical reserves faster than any other. It is important for  the magicla girls to know when to and when not to utilize their aerial capabilities.

Heroes:
Magi Shogun Akatsuki Rin Saito: The great and honorable leader of the Akatsuki Sente. Akatsuki is a pragmatic girl, willing to kill, cheat and steal to get her way. Her husband, the emperor, is naught but a pawn to her, with no real power. Though not the magical girl she used to be, even having lost her left eye. She is a peerless tactician, intimately aware of the capabilities and limitations of the magical equipment. And ultimately, the people have prospered under her rule.

Supplies:
Foreign:
-Empty-

Domestic:
Tsuki no Kessho Model 2.0: Magical crystal used to store and channel the power of the moon. This newest model retains the output power of the original while having a much larger storage capacity. This means magical girls no longer have to ration their energy expenditure based on the phases of the moon.

Tsuki no Yoroi Model 1.4: The most modern magical armor. It increases the focus of the wearer, while also providing excellent protection. However, it's power consumption is still high. A Magical Girl might just run out in the midst of flight, if they're careless. So most of the time in an inactive state. Only activated once battle starts. It also has a cooling problem, only rarely seen. Like if someone covers them in goo that hinders heat dissipation, making parts deactivate.

Projects:

Develop Akatsuki no Megane Model 1.0 (2/3 PP): Treating glass with moon crystal, we can etch magical diagrams onto it, while allowing vision through them. By constructing the right diagrams, we should be able to greatly amplify the vision of our operatives. May help our archers as well. But mainly, it will let us hunt down yokai with even greater efficiency.

Forge Tsukiwara no Dachi (3/4 PP). The Samurai Akio Kato demands a sword worthy of his service before we can recruit him. This great sword will be infused with moon crystal, to make whoever wields it a Magi Samurai beyond compare.

Troops (2 600) (1 Hero):

900 (900) Yari Ashigaru (1)
140 (700) Magi Samurai (5)
250 (500) Magi Miko (2)
50 (500) Magi Shoujo (10)
Magi Shogun Akatsuki Rin Saito

Recruitment (200):
10 (50) Magi Samurai (5)
50 (100) Magi Miko (2)
5 (50) Magi Shoujo (10)

Spoiler: Day 3 Completed Projects Log (click to show/hide)

Yari Ashigaru basic sword training (1 PP). When flanked, their pikes are useless. Some basic sword training will make them last a little while, until they can be rescued.

Spoiler: Day 3 Fluff (click to show/hide)

[Great and honorable Magi Shogun Akatsuki Rin Saito's Record]

That was close.

After a particularly nasty nightmare, I almost got Yoshirou caught. The servants entered due to my screams and he had to jump out the window in naught but his fashionable hat.
Still, he understands. Came to comfort me afterwards, but I'm still upset. Those glasses better be ready soon. Or I might just go scouring for yokai myself.
I also made contact with Akio. I buttered him up with some words regarding his upcoming sword. The blade itself is done, it just needs the hilt, a scabbard, and some finishing touches.
Oh he will be a boon. Maybe I'll teach him to hunt yokai when he's in my employ. It'll be a good test run of that sword. Just need to have the hunters stand down, to leave some yokai for us.

Only three in this post. I need to do stuff.

[Screech9791]

My headcanon for why my kingdom hasn't gotten reports on the other civilizations, or their maps until day five, is because in character, their long range scanning equipment normally used for conducting military operations was heavily damaged to the state of being non-functional in the crash. After update 4, others started posting their sheets and updates. So while I was writing up my Day 5 update, I mentioned in my log that the repair team fixing the scanners now finally fixed it.

Spoiler: Day 5 - We're not alone. (click to show/hide)

General Info:
Civilization Name: Mercdonalds
Theme: PMC
Day 5
Capital: MCD Saltshaker
Acquired Kingdoms: None
Focus: Force

Map(s):
Outside:
Exterior Map
A ship crashed inside a mountain range, with mountains to the south, north, and east, with not much notable terrain, just fields.
MCD Saltshaker Interior (top and bottom decks)
Interior Map

Troops & Heroes:
Troops:
Alpha Mercs: A dime a dozen, they're simply well-rounded mercs tasked with one goal: Shoot at anything hostile to us, and don't shoot anything that isn't. They typically have access to most of the arsenal, which for the time being, is muskets (I blame those damn benos - Captain), and all those swords supplied to us by those White Castle guys. The armor is also various plated armor that we have the schematics for thanks to various companies back when the Saltshaker was actually in space, but most of it is more or less standard field armor. Their armor has red accents to distinguish them from other squads. Some of them have attached scopes to their rifles for when they'll be needing to take long range shots.

For the sake of organisation, I'm sorting them into Melee and Ranged Alpha mercs. (and also because I can't be bothered to write two separate infodumps about melee/ranged versions of otherwise near identical troops)

White Castle Screeches: They're screeches that are armed with swords, and have shields + plate armor. We're not sure why they like to screech about wanting to retake Jerusalem, but to each their own. I'm here to command our mercs, not wonder why our screeches screech.

Alpha Medics: Our support units, they're tasked with keeping their fellow mercs alive, and fighting hostiles when they don't have any fellow mercs to heal. They're generally given access to the same weapons as regular alpha mercs, but are also given medical supplies. Their armor also has red accents to mark them as part of the Alpha squad.

Veterans: The main forces of the Delta squad, they're equipped with the more expensive and powerful weaponry, and are more specialized. They usually wield heavier weaponry, and are given elite training, and cost 3x as much as a normal merc to recruit because of the more vigorous training they need. Their armor has purple accents to indicate they're part of the Delta squad.

Heroes:
Field Commander 'Deusus Maximus': Our main leader for field operations, he manages the officers on the field, who in turn manage the normal mercs in battle. He's equipped with one of our Knight Commander armor sets made before the crash which lead to our advanced manufacturing systems to be destroyed, and wields a high quality broadsword also made before the crash, which sends hostiles flying the fuck away like they were hit with a giant truck, and also causes lightning to flash out.

Supplies:
Foreign:
None... yet. I just hope the civilizations on this planet at least respect our existence enough to trade with us.

Domestic:
Gunpowder: It's a powder that explodes when ignited, used primarily for launching bullets at anything in front of one of our gun users. It's that simple. We found a huge cache of undetonated gunpowder where our ammunition manufacturing systems are, so we at least should have more than enough. (Mass Produced)

Muskets: Since we're pretty desperate, we've resorted to manufacturing these with what's still functional out of the manufacturing part of the ship. They're simple: you insert powder into the back of the barrel, then a bullet, then you cock the gun, and finally, you pull the trigger to hopefully kill whatever you're shooting at. (Mass Produced)

Scopes: They're scopes. You look through them, and you can more precisely see stuff from longer distances. We're gonna mass produce them for our soldiers that need the extra accuracy/zoom.

Projects:
Form an elite squad: By starting to give specific high potential soldiers even more training, we have reformed Delta Squad, which is the elite branch of our forces. They're small in number, but their training makes them lethal on the field.

Create self-contained firearm cartridges: We're had to remake the ammunition schematics for our actual military grade ammo due to us loosing the methods of making them during the crash. Either way, we can be assured reloading in the field will be way faster now.

Create magnifying lenses: We've decided some of our men could use scopes, so we've started making them.

Other:
Mercdonalds Origin:

Humans went into space, and fast food groups ended up being the primary food suppliers. They soon found that it's really hard to keep their supply lines safe from pirates and such.
The higher ups went "Hey this whole franchise thing worked well with food, why not try it with mercs?", and it went over well and ended up as the primary focus of the company. MercDonalds was born from this.

Interested parties just need to meet some minimum requirements and follow certain rules to join up.
Something along the lines of: Do you have a ship?, Crew?, Willing to take jobs and not shoot at our stuff?, If so, then good, Welcome to MercDonalds. The supply and job departments will contact you shortly.

Screeches:

An alien race that found their way onto a ship and made themselves useful enough to be kept around. They are friendly to familiar human crew, if a bit obnoxious at times, and will fiercely (even suicidally) defend the ship against hostile incursions.

"screeches alter their bodies and behavior to be appropriate for whatever man-made tools or trappings they first come across" -Unnamed merc

Screeches are one of the most versatile tools available to Man - under a seemingly innocent roundy baldy headed yellow ball lies a being of many faces and infinite power. They say the Big Bang was followed by a sound of screeching, too. Screeches have many specialties - some drop straight into the colony, chasing around any poor xeno they set their sights on, some stand vigilant onboard the ship, ready to harmbaton and call out any potential hostile's location on general channel, some are weak, wielding only pistols, and some don a red bandana and carry a machinegun that wipes weaker xenos in a single burst. And some, when under pressure of seemingly impossible odds, are said to tap into the primordial REE that resides within them, going into a murderous, albeit short-lived rage, it's short span not nearly short enough for any sighted foes to survive the screeching fury...

Troops:
1020 Alpha Mercs (Ranged)
750 Alpha Mercs (Melee)
790 White Castle Screeches
520 Alpha Medics
60 Veterans

Total: 3500

Recruitment:
90 Alpha Mercs (Ranged)
50 Alpha Mercs (Melee)
70 White Castle Screeches
30 Alpha Medics
20 Veterans

Total: 300

Supplies:
Gunpowder
Muskets
Scopes

Projects:
Start repairing the firearm manufacturing systems: 2/5
Mass produce scopes: 0/2

Completed Projects:
Form an elite squad
Create self-contained firearm cartridges

Log:
CAPTAIN'S LOG, Day 5
And the repairmen have finally fixed the long range scanners. While we don't have access to a full map of this place, we now have individual 10 mile by 10 mile squares of maps, three of them, all having some point of interest, most likely a kingdom. I've been prepping groups of negotiators escorted by 10 of our veterans each for making contact with the other civs.

I've been reviewing our scans, and it turns out, there are 3 other kingdoms out there (yet).
The first one doesn't show much signs of movement during the day, and seems to be dark and bloody, with plenty of undead creatures. Contacting them will likely fuck with our sleep schedule, but hopefully it'll be worth it. One of our nutjobs has dubbed this first civilization 'Horrorvale', but that may or may not change if they go from just typical halloween costume parties with hyperrealistic costumes to something that would actually scare the shit out of me.

The second one is a kingdom of hunters and rangers, preferring to train all their troops to be as elite as possible, rather then accepting anyone good enough to succeed basic training. Unlike the first one, this one doesn't have nocturnal inhabitants, which should make interacting with them easier. We've dubbed this civilization Llychlyn.

The third one is comprised of... mages? Excuse me, but if these scans are true, then maybe we are in fact, on a planet with some kind of magical aura. Either way, we might be able to get some interesting and magical hardware by trading with them. They're also not nocturnal. We've decided to refer to them as Honkoku.

That just about covers everything in our log. I'll just quickly write up some letters to the various other civilizations to be sent via their respective groups.

Before anyone asks, yes, I will send in-character messages to each of the other civs in my next post in this thread.

EDIT: Day 5 update written.

[Happy Demon]

Well, best get day 4 out, then.

Spoiler: Day 4 Crunch (click to show/hide)

Civilization Name: The Akatsuki Sente of Honkoku
Theme: Magical Girls Incorporated
Day 4
Capital: Tsukiwara
Acquired Kingdoms: None
Focus: Industry (Good guys are quality over quantity)

Map(s):
https://imgur.com/hbcIe3T

Troops & Heroes:
Troops:
Yari Ashigaru (cost 1): Pikemen clad in basic armor. Because any army requires cannon fodder to send in and occupy a place. They are well drilled, so they excel in area denial with tight formations of pike walls. Though flanking makes them have to draw swords, and they are vulnerable to arrows. So by themselves they can be outmaneuvered or wittled down.
Basic Sword Training (1 PP): Given training with a smaller weapon, they will not immediately shatter when flanked.

Magi Samurai (cost 5): The noble remnants of the previous regime. The Samurai have adopted the magical crystals of their new overlords, and use it to augment their bushido. The Samurai are excellent melee combatants, and wreathing their swords in moonlight power, they can project sword slashes. This makes them ferocious in a melee, as they can not only cut through steel, but also outreach most spears. Though these special moves drain their crystals faster.

Magi Miko (cost 2): Armed with bows and firing magical arrows. The Miko are apprentice magical girls. Firing magical arrows is a good way to train the channeling of magical power, while keeping their gear relatively light. They have a katana, but no armor and little training. They will do poorly if they're engaged in melee.

Magi Shoujo (cost 10): Clad in the Tsuki no Yoroi, these magical girls are the real deal. They'd look lightly equipped out of combat, with a glaive and a handful pieces of armor. But with a song and a dance, their armor will deploy, making them only second to the samurai in armor. Transformed, their projectiles become even deadlier, not to mention whoever is unfortunate enough to be hit by their glaives. They can also fly, though doing so drains their magical reserves faster than any other. It is important for  the magicla girls to know when to and when not to utilize their aerial capabilities.

Heroes:
Magi Shogun Akatsuki Rin Saito: The great and honorable leader of the Akatsuki Sente. Akatsuki is a pragmatic girl, willing to kill, cheat and steal to get her way. Her husband, the emperor, is naught but a pawn to her, with no real power. Though not the magical girl she used to be, even having lost her left eye. She is a peerless tactician, intimately aware of the capabilities and limitations of the magical equipment. And ultimately, the people have prospered under her rule.

Supplies:
Foreign:
-Empty-

Domestic:
Tsuki no Kessho Model 2.0: Magical crystal used to store and channel the power of the moon. This newest model retains the output power of the original while having a much larger storage capacity. This means magical girls no longer have to ration their energy expenditure based on the phases of the moon.

Tsuki no Yoroi Model 1.4: The most modern magical armor. It increases the focus of the wearer, while also providing excellent protection. However, it's power consumption is still high. A Magical Girl might just run out in the midst of flight, if they're careless. So most of the time in an inactive state. Only activated once battle starts. It also has a cooling problem, only rarely seen. Like if someone covers them in goo that hinders heat dissipation, making parts deactivate.

Akatsuki no Megane Model 1.0 (Limited Production, 3 PP): Employing glass and crystal, these glasses not only let you freely zoom in on things, but also lets them detect anomalous energies. It's not certain if it can detect yokai, though.

Tsukiwara no Dachi (Unique, 4 PP): A mighty sword infused with moon crystal. No finer conduit for moon power exists. It's an absolute monster at close range, able to cleave many a man in twain in a single slash.

Projects:

Recruit Magi Samurai Akio Kato (0/1): Now a sword is all fine and well, but he needs a little bit more convincing. So we've arranged a hunting trip. Called off the hunters for the day, so he can take the sword for a test run.

Mass produce Akatsuki no Megane (0/2): For fielding them en masse, our current output just isn't enough. We need more. One in every hunter's repertoire. Maybe we can even start fielding hunters as troops.

Troops (2 800) (1 Hero):

900 (900) Yari Ashigaru (1)
150 (750) Magi Samurai (5)
300 (600) Magi Miko (2)
55 (550) Magi Shoujo (10)
Magi Shogun Akatsuki Rin Saito

Recruitment (200):
100 (100) Yari Ashigaru (1)
20 (100) Magi Samurai (5)

Spoiler: Day 4 Completed Projects Log (click to show/hide)

Yari Ashigaru basic sword training (1 PP). When flanked, their pikes are useless. Some basic sword training will make them last a little while, until they can be rescued.
Develop Akatsuki no Megane Model 1.0 (3 PP): Treating glass with moon crystal, we can etch magical diagrams onto it, while allowing vision through them. By constructing the right diagrams, we should be able to greatly amplify the vision of our operatives. May help our archers as well. But mainly, it will let us hunt down yokai with even greater efficiency.
Forge Tsukiwara no Dachi (4 PP). The Samurai Akio Kato demands a sword worthy of his service before we can recruit him. This great sword will be infused with moon crystal, to make whoever wields it a Magi Samurai beyond compare.

Spoiler: Day 4 Fluff (click to show/hide)

[Great and honorable Magi Shogun Akatsuki Rin Saito's Record]

Armed and ready.

The nightmares are milder now. Maybe they knew what day it is. The day when our two main projects are ready.
A means of detecting yokai better, and a sword of immense power. And presenting it to Akio had him smile. He is ready for a hunt.
We only have a few sets of glasses, so I've told them to setup a mass production.
If it goes well, I might just expand the hunter corps. May even field them in the army.
I look forward to the hunt.

Edit: ((Forgot the recruitment stuff for a bit.))

[TheRedwolf]

Alright soo... I have a problem, well three really, the first is that there are four maps with entirely different scales, the second is that two of witch are irregular land masses and the last is that I’m shit at making maps. This can still run, but with out a well done map.

[Screech9791]

Spoiler: Letter to Mayor Ludwigg (click to show/hide)

Well, we never expected a primarily undead civilization. Either way, there's a lot of intriguing stuff about your civilization. Are you perhaps interested in trading some of your various alchemical ingredients, specifically the more poisonous ones, for some of our gunpowder? If that alone doesn't appease you, maybe we could lend you a few hundred or so of our white castle screeches for a bit of additional manpower?

Spoiler: Letter to the Queen of the Kingdom of Llychlyn (click to show/hide)

So it appears that you're the leader of the second kingdom my crew was able to get a scan of. While I don't have any immediate plans regarding you and your people, an alliance wouldn't hurt either of us. I'm also open to various trade deals, if you're looking forward to trying out some of our technology.

Spoiler: Letter to Great and honorable Magi Shogun Akatsuki Rin Saito (click to show/hide)

Well, I'm not too sure as to what to write in this letter. Maybe we could form a non-aggression pact or something?

Also, a PSA: Remember to regularly clear your browsing history.

Alright soo... I have a problem, well three really, the first is that there are four maps with entirely different scales, the second is that two of witch are irregular land masses and the last is that I’m shit at making maps. This can still run, but with out a well done map.

Didn't I state in the OP you used (albiet badly copied and formatted) that the scale is 10 pixels/mile?

[Failbird105]

Spoiler: Day 4 (click to show/hide)

General Info:
Civilization Name: Horrorvale
Theme: Horrorvale(game)
Day 4
Capital: Horrorvale City
Acquired Kingdoms: None
Focus: Legacy

Map(s):

As you can see, there are areas within Horrorvales bounds that aren't technically part of the geographical location of Horrorvale, these are noticeable for being decidedly un-spooky. Also, because some douchewaffle decided they really wanted a full scale McMansion in the only clear path out of Horrorvale valley(and they didn't even stay and live in it, fucker just left), the only way to exit or enter is through the Withering Woods, this is where most Wendigos live, which makes it substantially less dangerous than otherwise, if still exceptionally spooky even compared to the rest of the region.

Troops & Heroes:
Troops:

Skeleton Witches/Warlocks - Skeletons where among the first settlers in Horrorvale, back when Hades and Death themselves presided over this section of the Underworld made Overworld. While their complete lack of muscle, biological or ectoplasmic, means they are physically fairly weak(though it does leave them significantly less vulnerable to piercing weaponry), their magical prowess is nothing to scoff at. Thus is the military, they generally serve as a combination Mage-Support unit. Slinging offensive spells such as Firebolt, Bone Barrage, and Heal, while restoring their allies strength with Decay, Death, and Poison. (2 points)

Militia - Zombies, Ghouls, Mummies, less magically inclined skeletons, anyone who isn't automatically filtered into another force for their species, but isn't joining one of the non-species based forces, joins these. While they can't be said to be particularly capable, they can be fielded in great numbers than any fully fledged military force. They most often come equipped with light armor, and simple shortswords. Additionally though, every Militia member comes equipped with one firebomb(fragile potion pouches that spray a liquid which rapidly ignites upon bursting), to be used at their discretion, or that of their Commanding Officer, who is generally a Frankenling.

Vampiric Ambush Force - Vampires, swift, graceful, deadly, able to transform into small animals and suck the blood straight from someones veins. They would be the perfect soldiers if not for their fatal flaws. Sunlight burns their skin, garlic is poison, and stakes might as well come pre-poisoned. While in a Horrorvaleans perfect world the sun wouldn't matter as people would be awake at night and sleep through the day, the average soldier of Horrorvale is well aware that this is only the case in their homeland. As such, VAF units can only be deployed after dark, and must immediately retreate to hidden/defended locations as the sun begins to rise. That being said, when they are deployed, they can be truly frightening. Moving with great speed in their leather gear, their razor sharp daggers easily find gaps in enemy armor and creates bleeding wounds. Their ability to transform into small animals also allows them to sneak into tight places. This makes them excellent for limiting the enemies force before battle can begin, and for dealing decisive strikes to otherwise occupied foes in night battles.

Wendigo Berzerkers - Wendigos, the rarest of Undead species that can truly be said to be a major part of Horrorvale society. Standing head and shoulders over the average man. Their prodigious strength, even for their size, allows them to wield exceptionally large weapons. Their flesh is tough, easily limiting the damage they take even ignoring their armor, and by feasting on meat they can heal their wounds. However, they do not take to tactics well, nor magic, much prefering the very direct solution of "Charge straight forward and cleave anybody that doesn't give up in half." Nevertheless they are an effective, and truly terrifying, fighting force. (5 points)

Ecto-sappers - Ghosts are a very common sight within Horrorvale. More than likely the single most common race here in fact, edging out Wendigos and Zombies combined. That being said, their unique physical traits make them awkward to fit into any un-specialized military unit. The ecto-sappers are one such unit, ghosts making full use of their ability to go intangible at will and possess objects to bypass and destroy enemy fortifications and defenses before the main force moves in. When intangible, mundane objects simply pass through them, though the same cannot be said of magic or anything enchanted, and intangibility can't be partial. Ghosts are quite lacking in physical strength on their own, meaning that when caught not-possessing an object they struggle to fight back, and even if they are possessing an object they will die when it is destroyed. Still, these spectral soldiers can turn an enemies siege weapons and fortifications into their own worst enemies given the chance. (3 points)

Frankenling Shock Troopers - The artificial undead created by the the Mayor. Stitched together from severed parts. While they are not as strong and quick as Wendigos, they are more durable, and more tactically minded, and do trend towards a higher intelligence. Not to mention, while they may not be particularly magically capable, the natural electric charge to their bodies can be used to fire bolts of electricity at close ranges. Each one is equipped with full iron armor and proper broadswords. Frankenlings are the ideal public servants, working as everything from postman to soldier, they are born for their jobs, and they take to them with pride and skill. (3 points)

Heroes:
Mayor Ludwigg... Fikleheim? Fanglefoot? Frankenfurter? Something like that- The Mayor of the town of Horrorvale, a scientist whos technological genius is decades if not more beyond that of his citizens. Yet, he loves them all the same. He was the victim of an incredibly rare condition known as 'Aging', where his body, after hitting maturity, began to ever so slowly degrade. To counteract this, he built a mechanical body, and had his brain implanted into it via brain-jar. This body stands larger than a minotaur, has strength to match, a surprising amount of speed, and can fire off blasts of lightning. Unfortunately, this is not his natural body, and thus not the one he will un-die into should he be slain. Instead it will have to be re-built.

Supplies:
Foreign:
None

Domestic:
Underworld Magic - For the most part, a vague collection of rather simple spells. 'Life' spells for combat, 'Death' spells for healing, some more basic combat spells that just fire different sorts of projectiles, a variety of empowerment spells, that sort of thing. Nothing esoteric such as wishes and polymorphing, just your classic array of magic spells, with a Halloween theme. A note to make however, is that the Life and Death spells do act as they say, it's just the effects of Life and Death magics have inverse effects upon the Undead. This is likely to come as a rude awakening when they find they need to double down on Death spells to both heal and hurt while completely giving up the Life ones.

Necromancy - A major portion of magic used in Horrorvale is Necromancy. And when I say major, I mean as in like, it's the sole option for reproduction for a majority of Horrorvales natives. Skeletons, Zombies, Mummies, Wendigos and Ghosts can't have babies after all, and that's only the major examples. So instead they pluck a lost soul that has been scoured clean of its identity out of Limbo, and slap it into a new, magically formed body, which ages as normal(at least until maturity, where all but the most tragically unlucky will simply stop aging). A notable effect of this is that Horrorvales citizens can't die properly, no form of afterlife will take recycled souls, not even Limbo itself, and so they just wake up again with a new body where they last slept. This doesn't make dying any more pleasant, but it makes it less frightening. That is not the only use for Necromancy however, as it can be used by trained professionals as a way to quickly get Undead who have once again become dead back into the fight.

Reagents-a-plenty - Eye of newt and tongue of frog, wing of bat and hair of dog. The wilderness around Horrorvale is absolutely overflowing with potent Potionology reagents. From the rivers and lakes literally flowing with blood, to bushes that sprout eyes, and every type of poisonous or carnivorous plant you can think of. If it's good for potions, Horrorvale has it. This makes them some of the most accomplished alchemists in the world, with access to all sorts of useful concoctions. The fact that healing potions and poisons have reversed effects on the Undead is made all the better by the fact that they have so much access to poison.

Alchemy Forges - Through the combination of more advanced forges/techniques, and Potionology, a variety of new useful metal alloys can be made. In addition to the typical metals such as steel and bronze, this also includes metals with unique properties, these include; Flintsteel(Capable of igniting easily when struck in the right way, extinguishes quickly due to being nonflammable), Cold Iron(Iron that weakens magical effects from proximity and contact), Orichalcum(Can be sharpened into incredibly fine edges and holds them longer under use), and Crimtain(slows blood clotting, causing wounds to bleed longer. Vampires like to lick it).
Projects:
Horrorvale [8]- The city of Horrorvale, named for the valley in which it resides. Once, this land was fraught with horrible monsters and unspeakable beasts. Now the monsters are polite and the beasts just undead. Still though, Horrorvale has been built from this time, as such the city is practically a fortress. Every single external wall is thick and made of dark stone bricks, and the city is entirely surrounded by even thicker walls, and the ground is paved in many areas. It is, of course, still a city though, so traps are practically nonexistant in the streets, and siege weapons can be wheeled right through the gate and past the walls entirely if no attempt to stop them is made. Still though, the gates are the only actual weak point in Horrorvales walls. (Makes the Capital of Horrorvale double as an exceptionally sized Fortress, though with the problems that come from being a city)

Reagent Harvest Standardization [3]- A project to standardize and optimize the harvesting of Horrorvales natural supply of Potion reagents. Thus allowing them to easily be accessed when needed by those who need them. (provides the 'Reagents-a-plenty' Supply)

Standardized Ghost Unit [2]- The innate physical weaknesses of being a ghost and their only occasionally corporeal nature lead to them being rather awkward to fit into existing military groups. While they could float through walls or attacks, in doing so they would simply float out of their equipment. This requires ghosts to have specialized Units made to optimize their usage. The Ecto-sappers are merely the first example of such a unit. (provides 'Ecto-sappers' Troop)

Military Frankenling production and training [2]- In anticipation for coming potential conflict, Mayor Faffenpaffers production of Frankenlings has shifted steadily towards military focus. There is some worry about the ethics of creating thinking, unliving people for the singular purpose of war, but the ease of which they integrate into normal Horrorvale society has done well to assuage fears. (provides 'Frankenling Shock Troopers' Troop)

Frankenling Combat Armor [2]- Proper armor dedicated for Frankenling use. Where their iron armor would diffuse the Frankenlings electric bolts causing them to fly off course and wasting a decent portion of electricity, their new armor has been specially crafted with inlaid copper wiring leading towards the fingertips. This means that electrical attacks come out more focused and accurate, with much less of the power diffusing out into the rest of the armor. A pair of lightning rods have also been added to the back, which can channel what electricity does diffuse back into the Frankenling, completely erasing the power wasted in the act of firing bolts. They also allow loose electricity to recharge the Frankenling in small amounts. (upgrades Frankenling Shock Troopers with more accurate and powerful lightning attacks, and greater energy efficiency)

Advanced Metal Forging [3]- With Mayor Frankfurters technological advancements, we've managed to develop a variety of alloys, combinations of different metals. Particularly, through the addition of potionology, we've developed several magical alloys with unique effects. We expect these in particular will see great use in the future, for a variety of purposes. (Unlocks 'Alchemy Forges' supply)
Other:
So basically, as said in the 'Necromancy' section, all residents of Horrorvale will simply respawn if killed. This won't really have any mechanical impact on their numbers, but for heroes, it basically means that Horrorvale heroes require enemies to have a specific thing(more specifically, a method to destroy/imprison/whatever souls) in order to actually be killed, so you can defeat them in battle as hard as you like, but without having the proper tools/capabilities they won't be removed from the hero list. So I'll be weakening the over-all capabilities of said heroes to match accordingly. This does not apply to the Mayor, as his condition means that his natural body is effectively useless for combat, thus if he dies, I will have to 'recruit' him again to re-build his mechanical body, on the plus side though, he probably doesn't need to be nerfed.

With Horrorvales citizens being effectively unable to die, they have been somewhat lacking in terms of military relevant developments, they have newspaper and simple yet functional plumbing for instance(even though a decent portion of Undead don't need baths and even more don't need toilets), but are still working with simple materials that you can dig out of the ground(and simpler stuff like glass). No alloys yet, nor the more 'advanced' medieval weaponry like catapults and crossbows.

Also, despite the color, the land in Horrorvale is not lifeless(well, technically it is) but rather that's just the color of undead grass. The water is blood though, nobody questions it, nobody cares. Except the Vampires, who are very happy with this arrangement.

Troops:
350 Skeleton Witches/Warlocks (700 Unit Points)
740 Militia
290 Ecto-sappers (870 Unit Points)
290 Frankenling Shock Troopers (870 Unit Points)
124 Wendigo Berzerkers (620 Unit Points)

Total: 3800

Recruitment:
60 Militia
25 Skeleton Witches/Warlocks (50 Unit Points)
10 Ecto-sappers (30 Unit Points)
6 Wendigo Berzerkers (30 Unit Points)
10 Frankenling Shock Troopers (30 Unit Points)

Total: 200

Supplies:
Underworld Magic

Necromancy

Reagents-a-Plenty

Projects:
Simple Mechanisms (2/3)
Orichalcum Refit (1/2)

Completed Projects:
Horrorvale [8]
Reagent harvest standardization [3]
Military Frankenling production and training [2]
Standardized Ghost Unit [2]
Frankenling Combat Armor [2]
Advanced Metal Forging [3]

Log:
Log AABY-05; Our spectral scouts have been successful at gathering information on other groups. Thus far they've gotten largely minimal information on the population of the others, just as I remember, many of the other races upon this world are primarily diurnal. From what we've seen, the lands of Honkoku have changed recently, the old leadership having been overthrown. The Children of Fanw are... well, as they have been really, not much has been learned but I have been lead to believe their old ruler has passed on, something of a shame I suppose, I was on my third term when she rose to power, I had hoped to meet her some day, bureaucracy permitting.

Didn't I state in the OP you used (albiet badly copied and formatted) that the scale is 10 pixels/mile?

50 actually(with the map being 10 miles by 10 miles), but it is stated there.

Also Day 5, plus the response, is in progress. As well as something... extra.

[Screech9791]

Didn't I state in the OP you used (albiet badly copied and formatted) that the scale is 10 pixels/mile?

50 actually(with the map being 10 miles by 10 miles), but it is stated there.

Oh.

[Failbird105]

Spoiler: Day 5 (click to show/hide)

General Info:
Civilization Name: Horrorvale
Theme: Horrorvale(game)
Day 5
Capital: Horrorvale City
Acquired Kingdoms: None
Focus: Legacy

Map(s):

As you can see, there are areas within Horrorvales bounds that aren't technically part of the geographical location of Horrorvale, these are noticeable for being decidedly un-spooky. Also, because some douchewaffle decided they really wanted a full scale McMansion in the only clear path out of Horrorvale valley(and they didn't even stay and live in it, fucker just left), the only way to exit or enter is through the Withering Woods, this is where most Wendigos live, which makes it substantially less dangerous than otherwise, if still exceptionally spooky even compared to the rest of the region.

Troops & Heroes:
Troops:

Skeleton Witches/Warlocks - Skeletons where among the first settlers in Horrorvale, back when Hades and Death themselves presided over this section of the Underworld made Overworld. While their complete lack of muscle, biological or ectoplasmic, means they are physically fairly weak(though it does leave them significantly less vulnerable to piercing weaponry), their magical prowess is nothing to scoff at. Thus is the military, they generally serve as a combination Mage-Support unit. Slinging offensive spells such as Firebolt, Bone Barrage, and Heal, while restoring their allies strength with Decay, Death, and Poison. (2 points)

Militia - Zombies, Ghouls, Mummies, less magically inclined skeletons, anyone who isn't automatically filtered into another force for their species, but isn't joining one of the non-species based forces, joins these. While they can't be said to be particularly capable, they can be fielded in great numbers than any fully fledged military force. They most often come equipped with light armor, and simple shortswords. Additionally though, every Militia member comes equipped with one firebomb(fragile potion pouches that spray a liquid which rapidly ignites upon bursting), to be used at their discretion, or that of their Commanding Officer, who is generally a Frankenling.

Vampiric Ambush Force - Vampires, swift, graceful, deadly, able to transform into small animals and suck the blood straight from someones veins. They would be the perfect soldiers if not for their fatal flaws. Sunlight burns their skin, garlic is poison, and stakes might as well come pre-poisoned. While in a Horrorvaleans perfect world the sun wouldn't matter as people would be awake at night and sleep through the day, the average soldier of Horrorvale is well aware that this is only the case in their homeland. As such, VAF units can only be deployed after dark, and must immediately retreate to hidden/defended locations as the sun begins to rise. That being said, when they are deployed, they can be truly frightening. Moving with great speed in their leather gear, their razor sharp daggers easily find gaps in enemy armor and creates bleeding wounds. Their ability to transform into small animals also allows them to sneak into tight places. This makes them excellent for limiting the enemies force before battle can begin, and for dealing decisive strikes to otherwise occupied foes in night battles.

Wendigo Berzerkers - Wendigos, the rarest of Undead species that can truly be said to be a major part of Horrorvale society. Standing head and shoulders over the average man. Their prodigious strength, even for their size, allows them to wield exceptionally large weapons. Their flesh is tough, easily limiting the damage they take even ignoring their armor, and by feasting on meat they can heal their wounds. However, they do not take to tactics well, nor magic, much prefering the very direct solution of "Charge straight forward and cleave anybody that doesn't give up in half." Nevertheless they are an effective, and truly terrifying, fighting force. (5 points)

Ecto-sappers - Ghosts are a very common sight within Horrorvale. More than likely the single most common race here in fact, edging out Wendigos and Zombies combined. That being said, their unique physical traits make them awkward to fit into any un-specialized military unit. The ecto-sappers are one such unit, ghosts making full use of their ability to go intangible at will and possess objects to bypass and destroy enemy fortifications and defenses before the main force moves in. When intangible, mundane objects simply pass through them, though the same cannot be said of magic or anything enchanted, and intangibility can't be partial. Ghosts are quite lacking in physical strength on their own, meaning that when caught not-possessing an object they struggle to fight back, and even if they are possessing an object they will die when it is destroyed. Still, these spectral soldiers can turn an enemies siege weapons and fortifications into their own worst enemies given the chance. (3 points)

Frankenling Shock Troopers - The artificial undead created by the the Mayor. Stitched together from severed parts. While they are not as strong and quick as Wendigos, they are more durable, and more tactically minded, and do trend towards a higher intelligence. Not to mention, while they may not be particularly magically capable, the natural electric charge to their bodies can be used to fire bolts of electricity at close ranges. Each one is equipped with full iron armor and proper broadswords. Frankenlings are the ideal public servants, working as everything from postman to soldier, they are born for their jobs, and they take to them with pride and skill. (3 points)

Heroes:
Mayor Ludwigg... Fikleheim? Fanglefoot? Frankenfurter? Something like that- The Mayor of the town of Horrorvale, a scientist whos technological genius is decades if not more beyond that of his citizens. Yet, he loves them all the same. He was the victim of an incredibly rare condition known as 'Aging', where his body, after hitting maturity, began to ever so slowly degrade. To counteract this, he built a mechanical body, and had his brain implanted into it via brain-jar. This body stands larger than a minotaur, has strength to match, a surprising amount of speed, and can fire off blasts of lightning. Unfortunately, this is not his natural body, and thus not the one he will un-die into should he be slain. Instead it will have to be re-built.

Supplies:
Foreign:
None

Domestic:
Underworld Magic - For the most part, a vague collection of rather simple spells. 'Life' spells for combat, 'Death' spells for healing, some more basic combat spells that just fire different sorts of projectiles, a variety of empowerment spells, that sort of thing. Nothing esoteric such as wishes and polymorphing, just your classic array of magic spells, with a Halloween theme. A note to make however, is that the Life and Death spells do act as they say, it's just the effects of Life and Death magics have inverse effects upon the Undead. This is likely to come as a rude awakening when they find they need to double down on Death spells to both heal and hurt while completely giving up the Life ones.

Necromancy - A major portion of magic used in Horrorvale is Necromancy. And when I say major, I mean as in like, it's the sole option for reproduction for a majority of Horrorvales natives. Skeletons, Zombies, Mummies, Wendigos and Ghosts can't have babies after all, and that's only the major examples. So instead they pluck a lost soul that has been scoured clean of its identity out of Limbo, and slap it into a new, magically formed body, which ages as normal(at least until maturity, where all but the most tragically unlucky will simply stop aging). A notable effect of this is that Horrorvales citizens can't die properly, no form of afterlife will take recycled souls, not even Limbo itself, and so they just wake up again with a new body where they last slept. This doesn't make dying any more pleasant, but it makes it less frightening. That is not the only use for Necromancy however, as it can be used by trained professionals as a way to quickly get Undead who have once again become dead back into the fight.

Reagents-a-plenty - Eye of newt and tongue of frog, wing of bat and hair of dog. The wilderness around Horrorvale is absolutely overflowing with potent Potionology reagents. From the rivers and lakes literally flowing with blood, to bushes that sprout eyes, and every type of poisonous or carnivorous plant you can think of. If it's good for potions, Horrorvale has it. This makes them some of the most accomplished alchemists in the world, with access to all sorts of useful concoctions. The fact that healing potions and poisons have reversed effects on the Undead is made all the better by the fact that they have so much access to poison.

Alchemy Forges - Through the combination of more advanced forges/techniques, and Potionology, a variety of new useful metal alloys can be made. In addition to the typical metals such as steel and bronze, this also includes metals with unique properties, these include; Flintsteel(Capable of igniting easily when struck in the right way, extinguishes quickly due to being nonflammable), Cold Iron(Iron that weakens magical effects from proximity and contact), Orichalcum(Can be sharpened into incredibly fine edges and holds them longer under use), and Crimtain(slows blood clotting, causing wounds to bleed longer. Vampires like to lick it).

Mechanical Weaponry- Crossbows and their variations, as well as catapults and other siege weaponry, have been a notable part of warfare for quite some time. It speaks a lot about the peace in our lands that we have yet to develop such things. Now however, it has gotten to a point where there is simply no reason not to.
Projects:
Horrorvale [8]- The city of Horrorvale, named for the valley in which it resides. Once, this land was fraught with horrible monsters and unspeakable beasts. Now the monsters are polite and the beasts just undead. Still though, Horrorvale has been built from this time, as such the city is practically a fortress. Every single external wall is thick and made of dark stone bricks, and the city is entirely surrounded by even thicker walls, and the ground is paved in many areas. It is, of course, still a city though, so traps are practically nonexistant in the streets, and siege weapons can be wheeled right through the gate and past the walls entirely if no attempt to stop them is made. Still though, the gates are the only actual weak point in Horrorvales walls. (Makes the Capital of Horrorvale double as an exceptionally sized Fortress, though with the problems that come from being a city)

Reagent Harvest Standardization [3]- A project to standardize and optimize the harvesting of Horrorvales natural supply of Potion reagents. Thus allowing them to easily be accessed when needed by those who need them. (provides the 'Reagents-a-plenty' Supply)

Standardized Ghost Unit [2]- The innate physical weaknesses of being a ghost and their only occasionally corporeal nature lead to them being rather awkward to fit into existing military groups. While they could float through walls or attacks, in doing so they would simply float out of their equipment. This requires ghosts to have specialized Units made to optimize their usage. The Ecto-sappers are merely the first example of such a unit. (provides 'Ecto-sappers' Troop)

Military Frankenling production and training [2]- In anticipation for coming potential conflict, Mayor Faffenpaffers production of Frankenlings has shifted steadily towards military focus. There is some worry about the ethics of creating thinking, unliving people for the singular purpose of war, but the ease of which they integrate into normal Horrorvale society has done well to assuage fears. (provides 'Frankenling Shock Troopers' Troop)

Frankenling Combat Armor [2]- Proper armor dedicated for Frankenling use. Where their iron armor would diffuse the Frankenlings electric bolts causing them to fly off course and wasting a decent portion of electricity, their new armor has been specially crafted with inlaid copper wiring leading towards the fingertips. This means that electrical attacks come out more focused and accurate, with much less of the power diffusing out into the rest of the armor. A pair of lightning rods have also been added to the back, which can channel what electricity does diffuse back into the Frankenling, completely erasing the power wasted in the act of firing bolts. They also allow loose electricity to recharge the Frankenling in small amounts. (upgrades Frankenling Shock Troopers with more accurate and powerful lightning attacks, and greater energy efficiency)

Advanced Metal Forging [3]- With Mayor Frankfurters technological advancements, we've managed to develop a variety of alloys, combinations of different metals. Particularly, through the addition of potionology, we've developed several magical alloys with unique effects. We expect these in particular will see great use in the future, for a variety of purposes. (Unlocks 'Alchemy Forges' supply)

Simple Mechanisms [3]- While mechanical contraptions had already seen a good bit of use. They had always been fairly large, and used for fairly large scale things. Stuff like Horrorvales gate, or the elevators in Mayo Furklefoots lab. With this, proper mechanisms are becoming more and more common in everyday life, and are even beginning to find their way into the weaponry utilized by our developing military. (Provides 'Mechanical Weaponry' Supply)

Orichalcum Refit [2]- With the creation of Orichalcum, a metal than can be sharpened incredibly finely and retains its edge even through extensive use, tools in Horrorvale have developed to new heights, trees can be felled at greater speeds when wood is needed, stone can be carved at a greater pace, animals can be skinned and butchered with greater efficiency. It is only natural that such a metal would find its way into the military as well. The brave men, women, and others of our militia have been equipped with new Orichalcum swords, which can cut through far tougher materials than their basic iron weaponry ever could. (Upgrades Militia weaponry to Orichalcum, making them capable of doing increased damage in melee combat)
Other:
So basically, as said in the 'Necromancy' section, all residents of Horrorvale will simply respawn if killed. This won't really have any mechanical impact on their numbers, but for heroes, it basically means that Horrorvale heroes require enemies to have a specific thing(more specifically, a method to destroy/imprison/whatever souls) in order to actually be killed, so you can defeat them in battle as hard as you like, but without having the proper tools/capabilities they won't be removed from the hero list. So I'll be weakening the over-all capabilities of said heroes to match accordingly. This does not apply to the Mayor, as his condition means that his natural body is effectively useless for combat, thus if he dies, I will have to 'recruit' him again to re-build his mechanical body, on the plus side though, he probably doesn't need to be nerfed.

With Horrorvales citizens being effectively unable to die, they have been somewhat lacking in terms of military relevant developments, they have newspaper and simple yet functional plumbing for instance(even though a decent portion of Undead don't need baths and even more don't need toilets), but are still working with simple materials that you can dig out of the ground(and simpler stuff like glass). No alloys yet, nor the more 'advanced' medieval weaponry like catapults and crossbows.

Also, despite the color, the land in Horrorvale is not lifeless(well, technically it is) but rather that's just the color of undead grass. The water is blood though, nobody questions it, nobody cares. Except the Vampires, who are very happy with this arrangement.

Troops:
375 Skeleton Witches/Warlocks (7500 Unit Points)
800 Militia
300 Ecto-sappers (900 Unit Points)
300 Frankenling Shock Troopers (900 Unit Points)
130 Wendigo Berzerkers (650 Unit Points)
Total: 4000

Recruitment:
60 Militia
25 Skeleton Witches/Warlocks (50 Unit Points)
10 Ecto-sappers (30 Unit Points)
6 Wendigo Berzerkers (30 Unit Points)
10 Frankenling Shock Troopers (30 Unit Points)

Total: 200

Supplies:
Underworld Magic

Necromancy

Reagents-a-Plenty

Projects:
Mechanized Weaponry (0/2)
Crimtain Refit (0/2)

Completed Projects:
Horrorvale [8]
Reagent harvest standardization [3]
Military Frankenling production and training [2]
Standardized Ghost Unit [2]
Frankenling Combat Armor [2]
Advanced Metal Forging [3]
Simple Mechanisms [3]
Orichalcum Refit [2]

Log:
Log AABY-06; Well, I had expected this would come up eventually. We have recieved contact from one of the other nearby groups. Namely, the humans who came from the crashed machine.[font]

Spoiler: Response to MercDonalds (click to show/hide)

Greetings! I must say, I find your people to be similarly interesting. Humans are far from rare, but I can only begin to imagine where you must have come from traveling in that ship of yours. I do believe however that would make for a fine trade. I have heard about gunpowder, I do not doubt it will make a useful force multiplier. I can have samples of several different species of poisonous flora and fauna transported soon.

Sincerely, Mayor Ludwigg Fran█████

((The end of the name is cut off by a splotch of ink))

Spoiler: Elsewhere in Horrorvale... (click to show/hide)

A large figure in a trenchcoat and wide brimmed hat steps out of a stagecoach, he pays with a fistful of candy and the driver heads off, somewhat bewildered at why anybody would stop at any random graveyard in particular. The figure moves around the fence, towards the completely un-disguised trap door. Looking around a manner that screams 'I AM ATTEMPTING TO BE STEALTHY' as loudly as one could without actually making a sound, he heads inside. He removes his 'disguise', placing both pieces on one of two identical racks at the entrance, the other one holding a smaller yet otherwise similar outfit. With the removal of his disguise the man underneath is revealed, deep red skin and horns signifying his demonic heritage, and parts of his body stripped down to the bone, a product of his mothers half-skeleton ancestry. Atop his head sits a  hat made of a strange, crumpled, silvery-material

He enters to see his partner in justice and discovery, the frazzly-haired vampire giving all his attention to the corkboard at the back of the room, his head turns to face the larger man.

"Dave, buddy! You wanna talk about the mail? I've been living to talk about the mail." He says, Dave now able to see one of several copies of Mayor Ludwiggs response having been pinned to the board.

Dave gazes at the board, connected to the note by red lines are several other pins, holding things such as statements about humans, artistic depictions of supposed alien sightings, and a sketch by one of the Mayors own Spectral Scouts depicting a large, strange machine buried nose-first into the ground.

"Gene..." Dave says, astounded. "Do you know what this means!?"

"Uh, no."

"THEN WE HAVE TO FIND OUT. EXACTLY. WHAT THE GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN HIDING FROM US!" Dave begins shouting, his voice easily audible from the street above, much to the annoyance of several fellow citizens simply attempting to relax.

The two blur into action, tearing through file cabinets that surround the room, pinning files to the board and connecting them seemingly at random. Once they are done, they step back, both taking in what they have made. At the center of the board sits a once blank piece of construction-paper, pinned at all four corners, and with a name scribbled on it in charcoal. 'Pepe Silvia.'

"Gene..." Began Dave, "I think we may have gotten off track-"

"Shhh!" Interrupted Gene, his hair now stuck out wildly and hands pressed against the board, with his face close behind. "I think I've got something here."

[Happy Demon]

Well, my nation's based on Japan, an island nation.
But if it's too much of a nuisance, I can remake it.

Spoiler: Day 5 Crunch (click to show/hide)

Civilization Name: The Akatsuki Sente of Honkoku
Theme: Magical Girls Incorporated
Day 5
Capital: Tsukiwara
Acquired Kingdoms: None
Focus: Industry (Good guys are quality over quantity)

Map(s):
https://imgur.com/hbcIe3T

Troops & Heroes:
Troops:
Yari Ashigaru (cost 1): Pikemen clad in basic armor. Because any army requires cannon fodder to send in and occupy a place. They are well drilled, so they excel in area denial with tight formations of pike walls. Though flanking makes them have to draw swords, and they are vulnerable to arrows. So by themselves they can be outmaneuvered or wittled down.
Basic Sword Training (1 PP): Given training with a smaller weapon, they will not immediately shatter when flanked.

Magi Samurai (cost 5): The noble remnants of the previous regime. The Samurai have adopted the magical crystals of their new overlords, and use it to augment their bushido. The Samurai are excellent melee combatants, and wreathing their swords in moonlight power, they can project sword slashes. This makes them ferocious in a melee, as they can not only cut through steel, but also outreach most spears. Though these special moves drain their crystals faster.

Magi Miko (cost 2): Armed with bows and firing magical arrows. The Miko are apprentice magical girls. Firing magical arrows is a good way to train the channeling of magical power, while keeping their gear relatively light. They have a katana, but no armor and little training. They will do poorly if they're engaged in melee.

Magi Shoujo (cost 10): Clad in the Tsuki no Yoroi, these magical girls are the real deal. They'd look lightly equipped out of combat, with a glaive and a handful pieces of armor. But with a song and a dance, their armor will deploy, making them only second to the samurai in armor. Transformed, their projectiles become even deadlier, not to mention whoever is unfortunate enough to be hit by their glaives. They can also fly, though doing so drains their magical reserves faster than any other. It is important for  the magicla girls to know when to and when not to utilize their aerial capabilities.

Heroes:
Magi Shogun Akatsuki Rin Saito: The great and honorable leader of the Akatsuki Sente. Akatsuki is a pragmatic girl, willing to kill, cheat and steal to get her way. Her husband, the emperor, is naught but a pawn to her, with no real power. Though not the magical girl she used to be, even having lost her left eye. She is a peerless tactician, intimately aware of the capabilities and limitations of the magical equipment. And ultimately, the people have prospered under her rule.

Magi Samurai Akio Kato (1 PP): A veteran from the civil war. He's faced Akatsuki numerous times. But never able to actually hurt her, thanks to her magical armor. But now that he has Tsukiwara no Dachi, he is a force to be reckoned with. Had he wielded it back in the civil war. Then he would've likely destroyed Akatsuki's magical girls, no problem. But he is no honorbound to Akatsuki's service. For he is an honorable samurai, and thus, trustworthy. Even as a former foe.

Supplies:
Foreign:
-Empty-

Domestic:
Tsuki no Kessho Model 2.0: Magical crystal used to store and channel the power of the moon. This newest model retains the output power of the original while having a much larger storage capacity. This means magical girls no longer have to ration their energy expenditure based on the phases of the moon.

Tsuki no Yoroi Model 1.4: The most modern magical armor. It increases the focus of the wearer, while also providing excellent protection. However, it's power consumption is still high. A Magical Girl might just run out in the midst of flight, if they're careless. So most of the time in an inactive state. Only activated once battle starts. It also has a cooling problem, only rarely seen. Like if someone covers them in goo that hinders heat dissipation, making parts deactivate.

Akatsuki no Megane Model 1.0 (Limited Production, 3 PP): Employing glass and crystal, these glasses not only let you freely zoom in on things, but also lets them detect anomalous energies. It's not certain if it can detect yokai, though.

Tsukiwara no Dachi (Unique, 4 PP): A mighty sword infused with moon crystal. No finer conduit for moon power exists. It's an absolute monster at close range, able to cleave many a man in twain in a single slash.

Projects:

Train Magi Kunoichi (0/2 PP): With the mass production of the glasses halfway done, we can start the first steps in training them in large enough numbers to become part of our army. They are intermediate level Magical Girls. Learning stealth and ambush strategies.

Mass produce Akatsuki no Megane (1/2 PP): For fielding them en masse, our current output just isn't enough. We need more. One in every hunter's repertoire. Maybe we can even start fielding hunters as troops.

Troops (3 000) (2 Heroes):

1 000 (1 000) Yari Ashigaru (1)
170 (850) Magi Samurai (5)
300 (600) Magi Miko (2)
55 (550) Magi Shoujo (10)
Magi Shogun Akatsuki Rin Saito
Magi Samurai Akio Kato

Recruitment (200):
20 (100) Magi Samurai (5)
25 (50) Magi Miko (2)
5 (50) Magi Shoujo (10)

Spoiler: Day 5 Completed Projects Log (click to show/hide)

Yari Ashigaru basic sword training (1 PP). When flanked, their pikes are useless. Some basic sword training will make them last a little while, until they can be rescued.
Develop Akatsuki no Megane Model 1.0 (3 PP): Treating glass with moon crystal, we can etch magical diagrams onto it, while allowing vision through them. By constructing the right diagrams, we should be able to greatly amplify the vision of our operatives. May help our archers as well. But mainly, it will let us hunt down yokai with even greater efficiency.
Forge Tsukiwara no Dachi (4 PP). The Samurai Akio Kato demands a sword worthy of his service before we can recruit him. This great sword will be infused with moon crystal, to make whoever wields it a Magi Samurai beyond compare.
Recruit Magi Samurai Akio Kato (1 PP): Now a sword is all fine and well, but he needs a little bit more convincing. So we've arranged a hunting trip. Called off the hunters for the day, so he can take the sword for a test run.

Spoiler: Day 5 Fluff (click to show/hide)

[Great and honorable Magi Shogun Akatsuki Rin Saito's Record]

Contact.

The nightmares are over, for now. I still have Yoshirou present, though. For I have grown rather fond of him and his charm. Also his skill.
I have managed to recruit Akio Kato. That man has cost me several friends. But that is only testament to his skill. Now that he's on my side, I am unstoppable.
But even still, I am worried. For we have not only surveyed our neighbors, but also received a letter from one of them. The ones from the comet.
Llychlyn is right where we left them. A barbarian nation who's primary resource is their people. Oh how I'd love one of those by my side. They are always so big and strong.
Horrorvale however, is bad news. A land of the dead, even the grass is dead. Their very existence unnerves me.
Then there are the people of the comet, MercDonalds. They have barely cultivated their lands, yet they have an army and a well equipped one at that. That comet must be like a miniature city. If I were to conquer it, then nobody else would stand a chance. But I mustn't underestimate them. My army isn't suited for urban warfare.

Spoiler: Response to MercDonalds (click to show/hide)

Great and honorable Magi Shogun Akatsuki Rin Saito, here.

We have surveyed your sparse letter from your equally sparse lands. We must concur that aggression stands in neither of ours interests.
However, your existence is an enigma. People living on a comet, and in such great numbers as well.
What goods do you have to offer? We are masters of magic, and the eradication of demons. So you'd best pay due respect to us.
Do not harbor demons.

Spoiler: Letter to Llychlyn (click to show/hide)

Magi Shogun Akatsuki Rin Saito, here.

While our history has not been the best, I would like to restart this on a better footing.
How are you? Who is in charge in this day? And how does your nation fare?
Last time we had contact, you had naught but your people to offer. Do you have new goods? And would you be willing to have some of your people settle in my lands.
Your men and women are strong, and would likely do well in our employ, enough to justify a trade from us in return. We have magical moon crystal with great power.
And if you see any demons, do tell. We are still working hard for their extermination.

Yeah, Akatsuki is rather cold toward the newcomer.

[Screech9791]

Alright. So, I'm kinda confused. Considering me and Failbird traded supplies and a few troops, how would giving troops to another kingdom work? Considering it never happened when LW1 was running, I want stuff to be clear before I fuck up my day 6 update.

[piratejoe]

Spoiler: Llychlyn, Day 5 (click to show/hide)

General Information:
Civilization Name: The Kingdom of Llychlyn.
Theme: Extreme Quality over quantity hunting and ranged based followers of Fanw
Day 5
Capital: Allfshys
Acquired Kingdoms: None
Focus: Industrial

Map(s):

Troops & Heroes:
Troops:

-Gwaywffon Ifanc, 4 RP: Usually lightly or moderately armored with leather and at most some gambeson. Always with a spear in hand, these soldiers are new to the military, and as such, their numbers tend to be one of the highest. Every member of the proper Llychlyn army is a Gwaywffon Ifanc at the start of their career, becoming Bwyell Ifanc after some time training, or Gwaywffyn Mynydd should they grow fond of the spear.

-Gwaywffyn Mynydd, 5 RP: Commonly moderately armored with leather and gambeson and at most a steel plate, these well trained and physically fit by Children of Fanw standards are significantly better than normal spearmen. Each thrust of their spears tends to be true, and commonly they lead groups of Gwaywffon Ifanc, with only generals and Meistri Rhyfel as their superiors.

-Bwyell Ifanc, 4 RP: With moderate or heavy armor, commonly incorporating steel, the Bwyell Ifanc are always armed with a shield and a axe. Naturally, once the Children of Fanw who train as a Gwaywffon Ifanc are strong and trained enough, they are granted the ability to become Bwyell Ifanc. Like Gwaywffon Ifanc, the Bwyell Ifanc have a chance to either become Coeden Fwyell or become what most who join the Llychlyn military aspire to become, Helwyr Saethwr.

-Coeden Fwyell, 5 RP: Armed with heavy armour and the strength and stamina to make it seem as if they were only wearing moderate protection for most of a fight, the Coeden Fwyell are experts at combat involving the axe and shield. Knowing how to deal with soldiers armed similarly to themselves along with other formations. They, like Gwaywffyn Mynydd, tend to lead groups of Bwyell Ifanc and listen to only generals and Meistri Rhyfel as superiors.

-Helwyr Saethwr, 5 RP: Armed with bow and moderate armor of steel made to not inhibit dexterity, the children of Fanw in the military who become Helwyr Saethwr are those who have become strong and well trained enough to be granted the most honored role of being able to wield the bow. Granted with warbows and a side arm be it sword or axe, these soldiers fire at extreme range with extreme accuracy. They are some of the best of the best, though, there are even more skilled warriors, though few in number.

-Meistri Rhyfel, 10 RP: The Meistri Rhyfel are the best of the best, soldiers who have lived and trained for ages and honing their skill to an exhaustive degree. Commonly, they are masters of both bow and either spear or axe, wielding both in battle, and commonly they are the ones trained to command and lead the soldiers below them into battle. They are commonly equipped with whatever they desire, and commonly are at least two hundred years old. Few are of their number, but they certainly are a force to be reckoned with, at range or up close.


Heroes:
Fanw Howell: Fanw is the Goddess of hunting, Ranged Combat (though most think its just archery), and Stature (Both meanings of the word). It is believed that they take a form similar to the Children of Fanw, with with the ears, tail, nails and eyes that her children have, specifically with long brown hair and amber eyes and always with a bow in hand or put away. They are considered a fair and kind goddess who cares for their children and who makes sure the woods are plentiful with food and teaming with life. However, it is believed by quite a few that, in defense of her children, she will take away quarry that hunters would go for in the area's of the threat after and instead will fill the woods with predators, far more aggressive than normal, specifically to invaders, and that should things get desperate, she herself will arrive with no restraint on her power. Not everyone believes this entirely, though it is certainly comforting to a degree. Something all followers of Fanw can agree on however, is that she almost always is manifested in the world, and wanders the woods and wilds of the world, calmly hunting and living a simple, but fairly peaceful existence. It's said that mortals who meet her will find her helpful as a friendly guide so long as their intentions are well meaning, making some small talk and sharing some food that she hunted before sometimes informing them of something important to them, such as the location of something they had lost and were looking for, or how to deal with something that has been plaguing them. If the person is ill willed, they usually will simply leave such people alone, though sometimes it is said they will try and convince them to change... It also should be noted that, despite not being a nature/forest god, she does have issue with people completely chopping down entire forests with no intention of any kind of preservation, after all, if you remove the forest, you remove the animals that lived there you could have hunted. Though, the removal of chunks of forests for some development is fine so long as its not a quarter of the entire forest and the new plains can still support small game or something of the like. Additionally, Despite beliefs otherwise, she doesn't view weapons like muskets, slings, or crossbows as lesser weapons, even if her followers will probably argue among themselves claiming otherwise, in fact, in her manifested form, one can find practically every kind of ranged weapon somewhere on her person, from throwing axes to the classic bow, though the weapons in question are only the kind of ranged weapons that are used in the local area, so no one will see her with a crossbow somewhere no one has them or something similar.

Supplies:
Foreign:
None

Domestic:
Children of Fanw: Fanw herself grants protection over the Children of Fanw, and should the worst come to worst and Llychlyn finds itself in a final battle for survival, Fanw will help her children and try to protect them from the ones attacking them personally. Of course, Fanw won't exactly do much directly out side of making wild animals attack invaders more often and lower the amount of prey the invaders can get until Llychlyn is truly desperate, but should the fate of the children of Fanw and Llychlyn rest on a battle, she will be there, and she will do her best to drive them off.

Faith in Fanw: the Children of Fanw have an almost unbreakable faith in their goddess, though they tend to be causal about it and not force their faith upon others who happen to believe in other things. Regardless, the Children of Fanw call themselves that for a reason... Regardless, were Fanw to theoretically manifest in a battle for the heartland of the kingdom, they'd certainly be rallied by it and would fight to the very last, not just for their home, their clans, their kin, but also their goddess. (Think of both of these applying directly to the abilities of Fanw, I think sacrificing both resources for Fanw is fair trade to have Fanw as a hero, as Fanw is a goddess after all...)

Projects:
Prenhaearn: (2) Some forests in Llychlyn are made up of pine like tree's called Prenhaearn. These trees have wood about as durable as iron and aren't really that flamable. Of course, actually chopping them down and refining them is easier said than done, but its not impossible with the proper tools and techniques which Llychlyn has made. Needless to say, buildings made out of such strong wood are quite resilient, both to fire and to damage, and so too are shields, tool handles, and anything else made from the stuff as well.

Castellmeindwr: (8 ) Castellmeindwr is a large fortification made out of mostly prenhaearn The fortification is split into nine separate area's Four inner area's, four outer, and one center. The only way to travel through these area's is through specific entrances. This is done to make an attacking force have to go through choke points and means that should an attacking army go over the walls they can't just capture the entire wall without having to go through many of these choke points. The castle's walls obviously have crenellations and machicolations to make shooting at an attacker that much easier, and a simple ditch with spikes of normal wood surrounds the castle. The center of the fortification includes a main building which has a drawbridge connected to one of the walls, which can be raised and forces the attacking force to have to break through the walls of the main castle, climb it, or simply try to wait out the defenders, and the portion of the castle that is below the drawbridge is dedicated to storage of food and supplies.

Other: (Read the day 0 post, linked here.)

Troops:
300 (1,200) Gwaywffon Ifanc
50 (250) Gwaywffyn Mynydd
150 (600) Bwyell Ifanc
50 (250) Coeden Fwyell
100 (500) Helwyr Saethwr
20 (200) Meistri Rhyfel

Total: 670 (3,000)

Recruitment:
40 (200) Gwaywffyn Mynydd

Total: 200

Supplies:
Children of Fanw
Faith in Fanw

Projects:
Castellmeindwr (6/8)

Completed Projects:
Gwaywffyn Mynydd (1/1)
Coeden Fwyell (1/1)
Prenhaearn (2/2)

Log: 26th of Ebrill, 254 Ar ôl Uno
The people sent out to scout haven't returned with a proper map just yet, nor a report, and yet despite this it seems we have visitors from other lands. Its a good thing Castellmeindwr is almost done I suppose. Though, I wish I wasn't forced into this position of seemingly having to work on and with the military constantly. I'd much rather focus on economic institutions and constructing a grand university. Barring an unnatural death, I have at least two hundred or so good years left in me, so I suppose that my hopes for something I'd actually like to do in this position will likely be realized sooner or later.

Its still stressful and worrying. Especially considering why we are doing all this military build up in the first place...I just hope we are left alone and the world doesn't fall around us. I guess at least if it does Fanw will protect us, but thats not much of a respite. I should stop writing here and start writing the letters. That would be wise of me. Then I can focus on other things and maybe, just maybe, enjoy reading a few pages of Canllaw Clan Llewelyn ar archwilio'r gwyllt for a bit before dinner and the day coming to a close. I'm not likely to actually go out and explore the wilds, especially with my current duties, but I have yet for the book on science Clan Tudor is rumored to be making to actually be finished.

Spoiler: To the crew of Donald (click to show/hide)

Diwrnod da, I hope I translated your letter properly, if so, I hope you can understand what I'm writing to you now with ease. Your language is quite different, but luckily I read quite a lot on cypher's and linguistics when I was younger, and your language seems to be similar to that of some remnants found from ancient pre Llychlyn settlements that were inhabeted by a short species somewhat similar to our own. I'd not be surprised if you or your culture are related in some way, perhapse they are ansestors of yours. Its quite clear that your species is likely the same as them, especially considering the description given of the one who gave us your letter.

Regardless, I'd be fine with accepting a mutual defensive pact between us, and am curios as to what technology you speak of. I'd have to see it for myself, and I think some of our nations fine Prenhaearn wood might be of use should you desire to trade. However, I would like to see a display of such technology before agreeing to any arrangements. I'm sure you can understand.

Eheubryd o Clan Cadigan, merch Ariella a brenhines Llychlyn

Spoiler: To Mae Marshal mawr ac anrhydeddus y dwyrain (click to show/hide)

It has been some time, at least a hundred years since we have had any contact, that of which mostly being what I believe you call ronin and wokou and one of your more agressive nobles. However, I'm glad to hear you wish to have a fresh start. I am Eheubryd of Clan Cadigan, daughter of Ariella and current queen of Llychlyn. Tragically, the previous queen of Llychlyn, my mother, died not even a month ago, ans since then I have been in charge. I'll admit I'm not feeling as well as I could be, but given the cercumstances I believe I'm as fine as I can be considering. As for Llychlyn itself, the nation is doing fairly well I'd say.

If you wish for people to settle in your lands, you must ask them and their clans personally. However, I request you do not disallow them from practicing rituals to Fanw, nor keep them in your lands against their will should they desire to leave. We do have new goods however, as proper collection of Prenhaearn is well underway. Perfect material for major constructions and tools. I do not know what exactly these crystals you speak of are, though would be interested in seeing a few and learning what they can do.

Lastly, I have not seen any demons nor has there been any rumors of them outside the legends and stories told of ages past, both from before Llychlyn and shortly after its creation. However, if I learn of any that are more than mere myth, I will be sure to inform you.

Eheubryd o Clan Cadigan, merch Ariella a brenhines Llychlyn

[Screech9791]

Spoiler: Day 6 - SoonTM. (click to show/hide)

General Info:
Civilization Name: Mercdonalds
Theme: PMC
Day 6
Capital: MCD Saltshaker
Acquired Kingdoms: None
Focus: Force

Map(s):
Outside:
Exterior Map
A ship crashed inside a mountain range, with mountains to the south, north, and east, with not much notable terrain, just fields.
MCD Saltshaker Interior (top and bottom decks)
Interior Map

Troops & Heroes:
Troops:
Alpha Mercs: A dime a dozen, they're simply well-rounded mercs tasked with one goal: Shoot at anything hostile to us, and don't shoot anything that isn't. They typically have access to most of the arsenal, which for the time being, is muskets (I blame those damn benos - Captain), and all those swords supplied to us by those White Castle guys. The armor is also various plated armor that we have the schematics for thanks to various companies back when the Saltshaker was actually in space, but most of it is more or less standard field armor. Their armor has red accents to distinguish them from other squads. Some of them have attached scopes to their rifles for when they'll be needing to take long range shots.

For the sake of organisation, I'm sorting them into Melee and Ranged Alpha mercs. (and also because I can't be bothered to write two separate infodumps about melee/ranged versions of otherwise near identical troops)

White Castle Screeches: They're screeches that are armed with swords, and have shields + plate armor. We're not sure why they like to screech about wanting to retake Jerusalem, but to each their own. I'm here to command our mercs, not wonder why our screeches screech.

Alpha Medics: Our support units, they're tasked with keeping their fellow mercs alive, and fighting hostiles when they don't have any fellow mercs to heal. They're generally given access to the same weapons as regular alpha mercs, but are also given medical supplies. Their armor also has red accents to mark them as part of the Alpha squad.

Veterans: The main forces of the Delta squad, they're equipped with the more expensive and powerful weaponry, and are more specialized. They usually wield heavier weaponry, and are given elite training, and cost 3x as much as a normal merc to recruit because of the more vigorous training they need. Their armor has purple accents to indicate they're part of the Delta squad.

Heroes:
Field Commander 'Deusus Maximus': Our main leader for field operations, he manages the officers on the field, who in turn manage the normal mercs in battle. He's equipped with one of our Knight Commander armor sets made before the crash which lead to our advanced manufacturing systems to be destroyed, and wields a high quality broadsword also made before the crash, which sends hostiles flying the fuck away like they were hit with a giant truck, and also causes lightning to flash out.

Supplies:
Foreign:
None... yet. I just hope the civilizations on this planet at least respect our existence enough to trade with us.

Domestic:
Gunpowder: It's a powder that explodes when ignited, used primarily for launching bullets at anything in front of one of our gun users. It's that simple. We found a huge cache of undetonated gunpowder where our ammunition manufacturing systems are, so we at least should have more than enough. (Mass Produced)

Muskets: Since we're pretty desperate, we've resorted to manufacturing these with what's still functional out of the manufacturing part of the ship. They're simple: you insert powder into the back of the barrel, then a bullet, then you cock the gun, and finally, you pull the trigger to hopefully kill whatever you're shooting at. (Mass Produced)

Scopes: They're scopes. You look through them, and you can more precisely see stuff from longer distances. We're gonna mass produce them for our soldiers that need the extra accuracy/zoom.

Projects:
Form an elite squad: By starting to give specific high potential soldiers even more training, we have reformed Delta Squad, which is the elite branch of our forces. They're small in number, but their training makes them lethal on the field.

Create self-contained firearm cartridges: We're had to remake the ammunition schematics for our actual military grade ammo due to us loosing the methods of making them during the crash. Either way, we can be assured reloading in the field will be way faster now.

Create magnifying lenses: We've decided some of our men could use scopes, so we've started making them.

Other:
Mercdonalds Origin:

Humans went into space, and fast food groups ended up being the primary food suppliers. They soon found that it's really hard to keep their supply lines safe from pirates and such.
The higher ups went "Hey this whole franchise thing worked well with food, why not try it with mercs?", and it went over well and ended up as the primary focus of the company. MercDonalds was born from this.

Interested parties just need to meet some minimum requirements and follow certain rules to join up.
Something along the lines of: Do you have a ship?, Crew?, Willing to take jobs and not shoot at our stuff?, If so, then good, Welcome to MercDonalds. The supply and job departments will contact you shortly.

Screeches:

An alien race that found their way onto a ship and made themselves useful enough to be kept around. They are friendly to familiar human crew, if a bit obnoxious at times, and will fiercely (even suicidally) defend the ship against hostile incursions.

"screeches alter their bodies and behavior to be appropriate for whatever man-made tools or trappings they first come across" -Unnamed merc

Screeches are one of the most versatile tools available to Man - under a seemingly innocent roundy baldy headed yellow ball lies a being of many faces and infinite power. They say the Big Bang was followed by a sound of screeching, too. Screeches have many specialties - some drop straight into the colony, chasing around any poor xeno they set their sights on, some stand vigilant onboard the ship, ready to harmbaton and call out any potential hostile's location on general channel, some are weak, wielding only pistols, and some don a red bandana and carry a machinegun that wipes weaker xenos in a single burst. And some, when under pressure of seemingly impossible odds, are said to tap into the primordial REE that resides within them, going into a murderous, albeit short-lived rage, it's short span not nearly short enough for any sighted foes to survive the screeching fury...

Troops:
1110 Alpha Mercs (Ranged)
800 Alpha Mercs (Melee)
860 White Castle Screeches
550 Alpha Medics
40 Veterans

Total: 3800

Recruitment:
90 Alpha Mercs (Ranged)
50 Alpha Mercs (Melee)
70 White Castle Screeches
30 Alpha Medics
20 Veterans

Total: 300

Supplies:
Gunpowder
Muskets
Scopes

Projects:
Start repairing the firearm manufacturing systems: 3/5
Mass produce scopes: 1/2

Completed Projects:
Form an elite squad
Create self-contained firearm cartridges

Log:
CAPTAIN'S LOG, Day 6
We've already gotten responses from the other three civilizations here. I've read through them, and I'm gonna have a bit of responses to write. Progress on fixing our firearm making equipment is going along well, and so is mass producing scopes for our marksmen. The people at Llychlyn will love to see how powerful our fully restored weapon production facilities will be, considering their hunter culture.

We've already prepared a convoy to trade some of our gunpowder with the people at Horrorvale in exchange for some poisonous flora and fauna.

Come to think of it, I'm not sure how we're even able to fit this many people into one ship. The Saltshaker is only roughly 0.12 miles long, and most of the interior space isn't even living quarters. For scale, our ship is three quarters of the lenght of the USS Iowa, a ship from back before the age of space travel. Also, how the fuck have we found about 18 hundred recruits since I first made logs about this place? It's only our sixth day here.

Message responses coming soon^tm.

[Failbird105]

Spoiler: Day 6 (click to show/hide)

General Info:
Civilization Name: Horrorvale
Theme: Horrorvale(game)
Day 6
Capital: Horrorvale City
Acquired Kingdoms: None
Focus: Legacy

Map(s):

As you can see, there are areas within Horrorvales bounds that aren't technically part of the geographical location of Horrorvale, these are noticeable for being decidedly un-spooky. Also, because some douchewaffle decided they really wanted a full scale McMansion in the only clear path out of Horrorvale valley(and they didn't even stay and live in it, fucker just left), the only way to exit or enter is through the Withering Woods, this is where most Wendigos live, which makes it substantially less dangerous than otherwise, if still exceptionally spooky even compared to the rest of the region.

Troops & Heroes:
Troops:

Skeleton Witches/Warlocks - Skeletons where among the first settlers in Horrorvale, back when Hades and Death themselves presided over this section of the Underworld made Overworld. While their complete lack of muscle, biological or ectoplasmic, means they are physically fairly weak(though it does leave them significantly less vulnerable to piercing weaponry), their magical prowess is nothing to scoff at. Thus is the military, they generally serve as a combination Mage-Support unit. Slinging offensive spells such as Firebolt, Bone Barrage, and Heal, while restoring their allies strength with Decay, Death, and Poison. (2 points)

Militia - Zombies, Ghouls, Mummies, less magically inclined skeletons, anyone who isn't automatically filtered into another force for their species, but isn't joining one of the non-species based forces, joins these. While they can't be said to be particularly capable, they can be fielded in great numbers than any fully fledged military force. They most often come equipped with light armor, and simple shortswords. Additionally though, every Militia member comes equipped with one firebomb(fragile potion pouches that spray a liquid which rapidly ignites upon bursting), to be used at their discretion, or that of their Commanding Officer, who is generally a Frankenling.

Vampiric Ambush Force - Vampires, swift, graceful, deadly, able to transform into small animals and suck the blood straight from someones veins. They would be the perfect soldiers if not for their fatal flaws. Sunlight burns their skin, garlic is poison, and stakes might as well come pre-poisoned. While in a Horrorvaleans perfect world the sun wouldn't matter as people would be awake at night and sleep through the day, the average soldier of Horrorvale is well aware that this is only the case in their homeland. As such, VAF units can only be deployed after dark, and must immediately retreate to hidden/defended locations as the sun begins to rise. That being said, when they are deployed, they can be truly frightening. Moving with great speed in their leather gear, their razor sharp daggers easily find gaps in enemy armor and creates bleeding wounds. Their ability to transform into small animals also allows them to sneak into tight places. This makes them excellent for limiting the enemies force before battle can begin, and for dealing decisive strikes to otherwise occupied foes in night battles.

Wendigo Berzerkers - Wendigos, the rarest of Undead species that can truly be said to be a major part of Horrorvale society. Standing head and shoulders over the average man. Their prodigious strength, even for their size, allows them to wield exceptionally large weapons. Their flesh is tough, easily limiting the damage they take even ignoring their armor, and by feasting on meat they can heal their wounds. However, they do not take to tactics well, nor magic, much prefering the very direct solution of "Charge straight forward and cleave anybody that doesn't give up in half." Nevertheless they are an effective, and truly terrifying, fighting force. (5 points)

Ecto-sappers - Ghosts are a very common sight within Horrorvale. More than likely the single most common race here in fact, edging out Wendigos and Zombies combined. That being said, their unique physical traits make them awkward to fit into any un-specialized military unit. The ecto-sappers are one such unit, ghosts making full use of their ability to go intangible at will and possess objects to bypass and destroy enemy fortifications and defenses before the main force moves in. When intangible, mundane objects simply pass through them, though the same cannot be said of magic or anything enchanted, and intangibility can't be partial. Ghosts are quite lacking in physical strength on their own, meaning that when caught not-possessing an object they struggle to fight back, and even if they are possessing an object they will die when it is destroyed. Still, these spectral soldiers can turn an enemies siege weapons and fortifications into their own worst enemies given the chance. (3 points)

Frankenling Shock Troopers - The artificial undead created by the the Mayor. Stitched together from severed parts. While they are not as strong and quick as Wendigos, they are more durable, and more tactically minded, and do trend towards a higher intelligence. Not to mention, while they may not be particularly magically capable, the natural electric charge to their bodies can be used to fire bolts of electricity at close ranges. Each one is equipped with full iron armor and proper broadswords. Frankenlings are the ideal public servants, working as everything from postman to soldier, they are born for their jobs, and they take to them with pride and skill. (3 points)

Heroes:
Mayor Ludwigg... Fikleheim? Fanglefoot? Frankenfurter? Something like that- The Mayor of the town of Horrorvale, a scientist whos technological genius is decades if not more beyond that of his citizens. Yet, he loves them all the same. He was the victim of an incredibly rare condition known as 'Aging', where his body, after hitting maturity, began to ever so slowly degrade. To counteract this, he built a mechanical body, and had his brain implanted into it via brain-jar. This body stands larger than a minotaur, has strength to match, a surprising amount of speed, and can fire off blasts of lightning. Unfortunately, this is not his natural body, and thus not the one he will un-die into should he be slain. Instead it will have to be re-built.

Supplies:
Foreign:
None

Domestic:
Underworld Magic - For the most part, a vague collection of rather simple spells. 'Life' spells for combat, 'Death' spells for healing, some more basic combat spells that just fire different sorts of projectiles, a variety of empowerment spells, that sort of thing. Nothing esoteric such as wishes and polymorphing, just your classic array of magic spells, with a Halloween theme. A note to make however, is that the Life and Death spells do act as they say, it's just the effects of Life and Death magics have inverse effects upon the Undead. This is likely to come as a rude awakening when they find they need to double down on Death spells to both heal and hurt while completely giving up the Life ones.

Necromancy - A major portion of magic used in Horrorvale is Necromancy. And when I say major, I mean as in like, it's the sole option for reproduction for a majority of Horrorvales natives. Skeletons, Zombies, Mummies, Wendigos and Ghosts can't have babies after all, and that's only the major examples. So instead they pluck a lost soul that has been scoured clean of its identity out of Limbo, and slap it into a new, magically formed body, which ages as normal(at least until maturity, where all but the most tragically unlucky will simply stop aging). A notable effect of this is that Horrorvales citizens can't die properly, no form of afterlife will take recycled souls, not even Limbo itself, and so they just wake up again with a new body where they last slept. This doesn't make dying any more pleasant, but it makes it less frightening. That is not the only use for Necromancy however, as it can be used by trained professionals as a way to quickly get Undead who have once again become dead back into the fight.

Reagents-a-plenty - Eye of newt and tongue of frog, wing of bat and hair of dog. The wilderness around Horrorvale is absolutely overflowing with potent Potionology reagents. From the rivers and lakes literally flowing with blood, to bushes that sprout eyes, and every type of poisonous or carnivorous plant you can think of. If it's good for potions, Horrorvale has it. This makes them some of the most accomplished alchemists in the world, with access to all sorts of useful concoctions. The fact that healing potions and poisons have reversed effects on the Undead is made all the better by the fact that they have so much access to poison.

Alchemy Forges - Through the combination of more advanced forges/techniques, and Potionology, a variety of new useful metal alloys can be made. In addition to the typical metals such as steel and bronze, this also includes metals with unique properties, these include; Flintsteel(Capable of igniting easily when struck in the right way, extinguishes quickly due to being nonflammable), Cold Iron(Iron that weakens magical effects from proximity and contact), Orichalcum(Can be sharpened into incredibly fine edges and holds them longer under use), and Crimtain(slows blood clotting, causing wounds to bleed longer. Vampires like to lick it).

Mechanical Weaponry- Crossbows and their variations, as well as catapults and other siege weaponry, have been a notable part of warfare for quite some time. It speaks a lot about the peace in our lands that we have yet to develop such things. Now however, it has gotten to a point where there is simply no reason not to.
Projects:
Horrorvale [8]- The city of Horrorvale, named for the valley in which it resides. Once, this land was fraught with horrible monsters and unspeakable beasts. Now the monsters are polite and the beasts just undead. Still though, Horrorvale has been built from this time, as such the city is practically a fortress. Every single external wall is thick and made of dark stone bricks, and the city is entirely surrounded by even thicker walls, and the ground is paved in many areas. It is, of course, still a city though, so traps are practically nonexistant in the streets, and siege weapons can be wheeled right through the gate and past the walls entirely if no attempt to stop them is made. Still though, the gates are the only actual weak point in Horrorvales walls. (Makes the Capital of Horrorvale double as an exceptionally sized Fortress, though with the problems that come from being a city)

Reagent Harvest Standardization [3]- A project to standardize and optimize the harvesting of Horrorvales natural supply of Potion reagents. Thus allowing them to easily be accessed when needed by those who need them. (provides the 'Reagents-a-plenty' Supply)

Standardized Ghost Unit [2]- The innate physical weaknesses of being a ghost and their only occasionally corporeal nature lead to them being rather awkward to fit into existing military groups. While they could float through walls or attacks, in doing so they would simply float out of their equipment. This requires ghosts to have specialized Units made to optimize their usage. The Ecto-sappers are merely the first example of such a unit. (provides 'Ecto-sappers' Troop)

Military Frankenling production and training [2]- In anticipation for coming potential conflict, Mayor Faffenpaffers production of Frankenlings has shifted steadily towards military focus. There is some worry about the ethics of creating thinking, unliving people for the singular purpose of war, but the ease of which they integrate into normal Horrorvale society has done well to assuage fears. (provides 'Frankenling Shock Troopers' Troop)

Frankenling Combat Armor [2]- Proper armor dedicated for Frankenling use. Where their iron armor would diffuse the Frankenlings electric bolts causing them to fly off course and wasting a decent portion of electricity, their new armor has been specially crafted with inlaid copper wiring leading towards the fingertips. This means that electrical attacks come out more focused and accurate, with much less of the power diffusing out into the rest of the armor. A pair of lightning rods have also been added to the back, which can channel what electricity does diffuse back into the Frankenling, completely erasing the power wasted in the act of firing bolts. They also allow loose electricity to recharge the Frankenling in small amounts. (upgrades Frankenling Shock Troopers with more accurate and powerful lightning attacks, and greater energy efficiency)

Advanced Metal Forging [3]- With Mayor Frankfurters technological advancements, we've managed to develop a variety of alloys, combinations of different metals. Particularly, through the addition of potionology, we've developed several magical alloys with unique effects. We expect these in particular will see great use in the future, for a variety of purposes. (Unlocks 'Alchemy Forges' supply)

Simple Mechanisms [3]- While mechanical contraptions had already seen a good bit of use. They had always been fairly large, and used for fairly large scale things. Stuff like Horrorvales gate, or the elevators in Mayo Furklefoots lab. With this, proper mechanisms are becoming more and more common in everyday life, and are even beginning to find their way into the weaponry utilized by our developing military. (Provides 'Mechanical Weaponry' Supply)

Orichalcum Refit [2]- With the creation of Orichalcum, a metal than can be sharpened incredibly finely and retains its edge even through extensive use, tools in Horrorvale have developed to new heights, trees can be felled at greater speeds when wood is needed, stone can be carved at a greater pace, animals can be skinned and butchered with greater efficiency. It is only natural that such a metal would find its way into the military as well. The brave men, women, and others of our militia have been equipped with new Orichalcum swords, which can cut through far tougher materials than their basic iron weaponry ever could. (Upgrades Militia weaponry to Orichalcum, making them capable of doing increased damage in melee combat)
Other:
Click to go to Day 0 for the Other. Got this idea from PirateJoe

Troops:
375 Skeleton Witches/Warlocks (7500 Unit Points)
800 Militia
300 Ecto-sappers (900 Unit Points)
300 Frankenling Shock Troopers (900 Unit Points)
130 Wendigo Berzerkers (650 Unit Points)
Total: 4000

Recruitment:
60 Militia
25 Skeleton Witches/Warlocks (50 Unit Points)
10 Ecto-sappers (30 Unit Points)
6 Wendigo Berzerkers (30 Unit Points)
10 Frankenling Shock Troopers (30 Unit Points)

Total: 200

Supplies:
Underworld Magic

Necromancy

Reagents-a-Plenty

Projects:
Mechanized Weaponry (1/2)
Crimtain Refit (1/2)

Completed Projects:
Horrorvale [8]
Reagent harvest standardization [3]
Military Frankenling production and training [2]
Standardized Ghost Unit [2]
Frankenling Combat Armor [2]
Advanced Metal Forging [3]
Simple Mechanisms [3]
Orichalcum Refit [2]

Log:
Log AABY-07; No new developments on the technological front, well, militarily that is. In terms of civilian creations, there's been a very interesting creation made known as the Bonecycle, a three wheeled, one person vehicle, that is moved by the circular motion of the rider moving its peddles with their legs. Some changes would be needed to make it militarily viable, but it's certain to be useful, my postal workers have already begun making use of the device. It is not as fast as a Nightmare, but it doesn't need to eat, drink, or sleep, making it a vastly cheaper option, not to mention the potential diplomatic risks of sending your messenger riding upon a large beast of smoky pitch-black ectoplasm with literally flaming red eyes.
Speaking of the post office, I have decided to send a message to the Lychlyn as well. It would serve well to establish connections with the other peoples of this land peacefully, lest their impressions be colored by silent observation. Though... I admit, I am hesitant to make contact with Honkoku. They have long been troubled by their own local breed of spirits and monsters. Perhaps I am simply paranoid, but I worry how they might respond to interaction with those of Horrorvale. Even with several... immigrants from Yomi to help with translation, I worry that they will simply be all the more easy to mistake for... I believe the term was Yokai... speaking of Yokai, from what I understand of them, they are rather similar to the Netherlings, at least in how they form. Perhaps they are the same phenomenon? Maybe some amount of contact would be worthwhile.[font]

A patchwork messenger arrives in Lychlyn during the night carrying a letter for the queen. She rides in on a strange, three wheeled contraption of wood and metal, and stands as tall as the average Child of Fanw.

Spoiler: Message to the Lychlyn (click to show/hide)

Greetings! I am Mayor of the city known as Horrorvale, we have long been a very quiet people, simply keeping to ourselves. However, I have decided to begin opening up contact with some of the other peoples in this land. I felt it would be best to establish our relations as friends, rather than risk waiting until we potentially become enemies. I am interested in learning more about your people, I know simple things, what you call yourselves and how you look, but I do not know much of you as a people. I would also, of course, be willing to respond in kind should you wish.

Sincerely, Mayor Ludwigg F█████in