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You send a sizeable force- more than enough to take care of the heretics. And, indeed, they take care of them. But not before the heretics use their (admittedly limited) knowledge of the local terrain to harass the soldiers, whittling them down.
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In the end, the heretics fight to the death rather than surrender, making a point to torch the settlement as they do so. At the end of the day, you are down a number of trained soldiers, a bunch of colonists, and a settlement.
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Fortunately, everyone agrees that you are not to blame, and that the heretics brought it upon themselves.
There is now the question of what to do about Concordia.
A: Leave it abandoned for now.
B: Repopulate it with less troublesome colonists- they will require some supplies to restore the settlement.
C: Salvage anything of value that's left- we could use the resources elsewhere.
After the business with Concordia, the next few weeks are unremarkable.
Late Summer, Colonial Year 11 Your anxious scanning of the horizon- a ship could arrive from the Empire any day carrying either clemency or your replacement- is interrupted by the return of the explorers from their prospecting expedition. They were successful, identifying a seam of silver not too far from Lake's End which could potentially be exploited in the future.
That was not all they found, however. While hacking their way through the wooded slopes of a mountain overlooking the settlement, they stumbled across some strange ruins. Collapsed, overgrown masonry, faded carvings still evident upon the weathered stone, flanked a trail leading up a hidden gully to a small cave- or rather, chamber, as it was clearly man-made. The interior was graced by many more intricate carvings, some of which appeared to be writing, although unsurprisingly the explorers were totally unable to read it. More interesting to the amateur archaeologists, however, were the numerous golden ornaments placed upon plinths within the chamber. Needless to say, they took every last one with them when they left. After all, it's not like the place was locked, guarded, or maintained. Nobody would miss them. Right?
A: Right. Finders keepers. Lucky you.
B: Sure, though there's a, uh, 'treasure-hunter tax' of 50% you need to pay.
C: Those were found on Imperial territory and are therefore Imperial possessions. Hand them over.
D: We should do the right thing, and figure out who these actually belong to. Let's contact the natives and see if they have any ideas.
It may also be worth investigating the ruins more closely.
A: Indeed, we should send people to study them and hopefully decipher the carvings.
B: We should be respectful, and ask for permission from the natives first.
C: It's just a bunch of old rocks. Leave them be, focus on the future.
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