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[Weirdsound]

A

We need to build alliances, and that means marrying outside of our inner circle.

[ZBridges]

B

[Kashyyk]

B - Go on then

[TankKit]

Oh my god it's alive... and with invaders from the depths of space to boot.
B
We have only just usurped the throne and crushed a rebellion against our rule - the kingdom is just unstable enough that our neighbours won't be willing to rely on us and just stable enough that most of them will probably have nothing to gain from meddling in our politics for their own gain, so they'll presumably be waiting to see how the situation develops. This is not an ideal marriage, but it secures the long term support of at least some of our co-conspirators and allows us to focus on other matters.

Man do I look forward to the map. This is going to be glorious.

[Hotfire90]

B

[Haspen]

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You decide to take Fortana as your wife.

Due to circumstances and the time, the wedding is frugally prepared. The girl was cute and pretty, and that's about it. Just like you remember her from meetings with her father...

1339 AD, Summer

"With the scarf!"

"Without!"

The shouting of your courtiers have brought your attention (and disrupted your afternoon reading, too). The reason for the commotion soon becomes clear - your men are arguing about the Glennuaine's coat of arms.

Glennuaine acquired it about 60 years ago, when Yoe VI, then Emperor of Methiant, has reorganized his domain and split the fringe lands into vassalships. This solution worked just as anyone could expect, and Brean, styling himself a King, took the banner as his own.

The banner depicts the national 'treasures' of Glennuaine - red vines on white field. There's a large scarf of green going diagonally across it - all vassals of Methiant were given banners with such scarf to showcase their submission to Methiantese throne.

Spoiler: Glennuaine's Coat (click to show/hide)

Argent, four vines gules in quadrangle, a bendlet vert

"We have to tear the green off! We're free men, not Methiantese vassals!!"

"It was design made by one of Hurthling clans! It's symbol of our communal pride!!"

The bickering is starting to give you a headache. You decide that...

A) The coat of arms should remain as it is.
B) Only red and white will be colors of Glennuaine.
C) A redesign is needed, to make the green an accent, not the dominant colour.

[Naturegirl1999]

A

[Kashyyk]

A - Methiant doesn't exist any more (I assume), so it now represents our push to rebuild the empire

[Hotfire90]

C

[mightymushroom]

I'd really like C Redesign the arms so that the green doesn't cover the vines, such as with a cross or as a checkered background, acknowledging our regional past and the hurthling contributions to our state yet without the tinge of subservience to a vanished(??) empire.

[Haspen]

I'd really like C Redesign the arms so that the green doesn't cover the vines, such as with a cross or as a checkered background, acknowledging our regional past and the hurthling contributions to our state yet without the tinge of subservience to a vanished(??) empire.

Sure.

[Superdorf]

C Redesign the arms so that the green doesn't cover the vines

+1

[VoidSlayer]

C, put the green behind the vines.

[flazeo25]

C

[Haspen]

Knowing your ways of heraldry, you quickly propose a compromise - a barrulet of green. The thin strip goes horizontally through the middle, quite symmetrically splitting the two halves with two vines each.

Your courtiers nod and murmur at the design, clearly both impressed and satisfied.

1339 AD, Midsummer

You hear that the southerners are having even more religious trouble - first, Damdamians were split in adherence to Damedian and Lucusian cults, and now a more stringent Lucusian theologian have founded his own Damedian offshoot, called Montanism.

Which branch of Damedian faith is that now? Fifth? Sixth? You wish it was early 1200s, it was easier to keep track back then.

As for more immediate issues, two delegations of non-humans are wanting an audience with you. First is the Hurthlings, your subjects, wanting the Short Tax condemned and the stolen Hurthling money given back.

The other is delegation of Dwarves from Emeden, offering a joint enterprise in mining of precious metals in the Glennuaine valleys and vineyards, if any are found.

A) I'm having a day off today! No audiences!
B) Our little subjects take priority! Let the Hurthlings in.
C) Dwarves do not like to wait, I should talk to them first.