Late Summer, Y1TURNTURNTURNACTACTACT: Sell all five units of Sand. 1 Guineas is given to VVT to repay the loan. 0.9 Guineas put towards fully repairing the Clarise.
ActActAct: Sell 2U of Sand, for 1 Guinea and pay 0.6 Guinea to repair of Clarisse.
ACTACTACT sell 3 units of sand, pay 0.9 to repair.
(2.4g spent on repairs to the Clarisse)
ACTACTACT sell 2 units of sand
ACTACTACT: Powder and Partner will front the 0.6 Guineas needed for Blue Fish Enterprise's share of the Clarisse's repair, although it would request that this be paid back when Blue Fish Enterprises next tabulates its accounts.
The shareholders (and maybe some other people) fork out enough to fix the Clarisse good as new. You can barely even tell she was damaged. This done, she loads up with trinkets and sets off southwards once more.
[3g spent on repairs to the Clarisse]
Sand flows into the market again, causing prices to decline. In addition, a famous playwright mocks the sand fad in his latest play (forsooth, 'tis but small rocks!), which leads to a further decline in price.
[12 Sand sold]
The Crown is not in financial trouble. How dare you suggest such a thing.
However, on the advice of her ministers, the Queen has decided to auction off a noble title to the highest bidder:
"Baron of the Nearsouthlands". Friends of the Crown will receive special consideration in the auction, although cash is also accepted. The auction will last until the end of Autumn.
The prestigious title will entitle the bearer to receive regular private updates on the state of the Nearsouthlands, acquired by royal sources. This will usually be of little interest, but may sometimes give advance warning of troubled ships or other financially relevant events.
[Tag bids with
LOT1BID. See bottom of post for more details]
No, the Motherlands don't rule the Nearsouthlands, why do you ask?
It is surely to the relief of all onlookers when the Warrick slides into the harbour, soon followed by the Nearsouth Nsailor. The crew of the Warrick tell a wild tale of being caught in a storm on their way to the Nearsouthlands, and swept away as it moved east. When they finally escaped the storm, they found themselves in unfamiliar waters, with no idea as to how far off course they had been blown. They eventually found their way to their destination after several weeks of cautious navigation, and were able to load up on Sand and return the usual route.
PRICES
Sand - 0.4 Guineas per unit (-0.1)
Ships - 10 Guineas each (+0)DESTINATIONS
Nearsouthlands - 2 Month round trip, yields SandSHIPS
Clarisse - Departed for Nearsouthlands in beginning Late Summer Y1, expected to return end of Early Autumn Y1
Warrick - Returned end of Late Summer Y1 with 10 units of Sand. Intending to depart for Nearsouthlands in beginning Early Autumn Y1
Nearsouth Nsailor - Returned end of Late Summer Y1 with 10 units of Sand. Intending to depart for Nearsouthlands in beginning Early Autumn Y1
Blind Goat (Explorer) - Departed North in Early Summer Y1. Expected return: No later than Mid Winter Y1 OTHER OFFERINGS
Royal Auction: "Baron of the Nearsouthlands" (LOT1BID), 3 turns remaining
NEW MECHANIC: Royal Auction. The Crown will, at times, start an auction for a particular item. The duration of an auction may vary, and will be announced at the start. To bid on the item, follow these rules:
-Tag the bid with
LOT[X]BID, where [X] is the lot number. Eg, "
LOT0BID: 1 Royal Favour + 1.05 Guineas"
-You can spend both Guineas and Royal Favour in a Royal Auction. The standard exchange rate is 1 Royal Favour counts as 1 Guinea.
-Guineas can only be spent in increments of 0.05
-Royal Favour can only be spent in increments of 1
-Only bids in unedited posts are valid
Note: Royal Favour can not be earned during a Royal Auction. Any actions that would normally earn Royal Favour will yield the Favour rewards after the Auction ends.
NEW MECHANIC: Noble Titles. The Crown may grant a company owner a noble title. This title is obviously very prestigious, and you really shouldn't need any other reason to want one, but titles may also come with mechanical bonuses. A title may be traded between players if desired, but the transfer of the title should be tagged with
ACTx3, since I need to know who owns it.
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