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[Shadowclaw777]

Take the Greater Shadow Cobras and Flametongue Cobras for Unipent’s retinue, they seem the best of the lot.

Explore the depths of Tartarus as much as can be found!, utilizing the assistance of Fey magic to assist Unipent in the endeavor

[Nakéen]

Updated the effects of the infrastructure with slightly better effects.

Infrastructure:
- Duke's Barracks: +2 to Recruit attempts. Max 1 Lord per turn. Up to 2 Squads can be stationed here.
- Ot'Ku Bo's Armory: +2 to Outfit attempts. Max 1 Lord per turn. Weapons and armours to outfit up to 2 Squads can be stored here.
- Eversor's Training Camps: +2 to Training tasks, and favorably affects Training. Max 1 Lord per turn.
- Unipent's Forge: +2 to some Crafting tasks, and favorably affects Crafting. Max 1 Lord per turn.

[Maximum Spin]

Rama, knowing very well that an army marches on its stomach, tries to help with the food crisis, possibly by beating swords into ploughshares with his bare hands.

[TricMagic]

Rama, knowing very well that an army marches on its stomach, tries to help with the food crisis, possibly by beating swords into ploughshares with his bare hands.

Roll makes a request of the Bartoros Herds, to set aside land to farm food. The mountains don't have as much land. Of the capital, they ask to work with the Herds.

[Nakéen]

Turn 2.3: Year 1 - Month of Ruen [End]

ACTIONS

Duke Gul'Athur (0/0/2/4): On Expedition to Plains of Latze
Duke Gul'Athur has recruited:
- Far'Gloen Veterans x1
- Far'Gloen Infantry x1
- Far'Gloen Harassers x2

The following squads have been stationed in Tartarus.
- Sylvaran Skirmishers (Duke's Barracks)
- Hill Lizardmen Warriors (Duke's Barracks)
- Mountain Goblin Skirmishers (none)

The Mountain Goblin Skirmishers will disband and be reassigned at the end of the turn if no Lord recruits them.

- Setting up a Farming Village:
Attribute: LEA 4
Bonus: Veteran Statesman
Goal/Bonus1/Bonus2: 4/8/16
Roll [5d6]: 4+[17]=21

The Duke set off with his newly recruited kind for the recently pacified Latze Plains by the Wheelie. He was accompanied on the way back by a group of Bartoros envoys who had met with the King in order to pledge their allegiance, and discussed with them of various matters concerning their homelands. From them he learnt of some area in the plains known for its fertility.

Once the Duke Gul'Athur arrived, he met with the chosen representatives of the various inhabitants of Latze, as well as officials from Tartarus who had been working hard to smooth the transition of the Plains and their future exploitation while preserving the wishes and ways of the natives from Latze. The Duke's involvement proved critical in establishing the first farming village of Latze, and it became such a successful place it attracted benevolent spirits of the nature whose presence blessed the grown crops.

The farmers discovered an incredibly nutritious cereal with a yield surpassing the usual crops grown by the farmers of Tartarus, its only caveat being that it seemed unable to grow very well in soil outside of Latze's. The Latze natives called this crop Twelve-Fingers Grain, and the Farming Village was named Twelve-Fingers Village.

Later in the month, the Duke sent shipments of the food to the Head of Hunger Prevention Division: a very diligent monster called Hargorol whose appearance was that of a massive humanoid head with many tentacles under its nose like a thick moustache. Shortly afterwards, a message addressed to the Duke then arrived from him.

"You have our utmost gratitude, Duke Gul'Athur! With that new crops and the farming village in Latze, we should have no problem stocking up on food! I have set aside special supplies for you back in the capital, feel free to use them! Oh and call for us anytime you need a thing done, we owe you one!"

New Point of Interest (Latze Plains): "Twelve-Fingers Village", Bustling Farming Village
New Minor Population (Latze Plains): Nature Spirits of the Fields
Request "Find new sources of food" Completed!
Favour earned: Hargorol the Hungry Head
Supplies earned: Morale-boosting preserved foods (can be used on an Expedition to increase CR by 1 for one battle)

Spoiler: Duke Gul'Athur's Army (click to show/hide)

Squad Slots: 5/5
Squads List:
#1 - Carakk Cavalry 1/1 (1d4)
#2 - Far'Gloen Veterans 2/2 (1d4)+1
#3 - Far'Gloen Infantry 2/2 (1d4)+1
#4 - Far'Gloen Harassers 2/2 (1d4)+1
#5 - Far'Gloen Harassers 2/2 (1d4)+1

Name: Carakk Cavalry
Description: Giant flightless bird monsters of the plains with a fierce temper.
Health: 1
Combat Dice: 1d4
Traits:
- Plainfolk: +1 to CR in plains

Name: Far'Gloen Veterans
Description: Monstrous humanoids with a gaping vertical mouth and many eyes. These ones are veteran combatants.
Health: 2
Combat Dice: 1d6
Traits:
- Weapons: +1 CR
- Leather Armour: +1HP, fragile

Name: Far'Gloen Elite Infantry
Description: Monstrous humanoids with a gaping vertical mouth and many eyes.
Health: 2
Combat Dice: 1d4
Traits:
- Weapons: +1 CR
- Leather Armour: +1HP, fragile

Name: Far'Gloen Harassers
Description: Monstrous humanoids with a gaping vertical mouth and many eyes trained to use ranged weapons.
Health: 2
Combat Dice: 1d4
Traits:
- Ranged Weapons: +1 CR
- Leather Armour: +1HP, fragile

Roll (3/2/1/0): On Expedition to Unknown Regions (distance 2 from Capital)
- Stop by Parabes: Recruit Elementals
Attribute: MAG 2
Bonus: Dream Engine
Goal/Bonus1/Bonus2: 14/28/56
Roll [3d6]: 4+[11]= 15

On their way to the Unknown Regions, Roll stopped by Parabes in order to recruit elemental monsters. Due to their recent defeat, the elementals were still unruly and hard to manage. Fortunately Roll knew that like many monster species the elementals followed a strict hierarchy, here according to elemental purity and or power. Some lesser magma elementals were interested to join Roll on his adventures.

Available recruits:
- Lesser Magma Elementals (x1)

Name: Lesser Magma Elementals
Description: Hot-headed, animated chunks of magma and elemental energy.
Health: 1
Combat Dice: 1d4+1
Traits:
- Fire Resistance: +3CR when defending against fire attacks.
- Fire damage: +1CR

GM note: I accidentally "dropped" the Carakk cavalry in the previous turn. Restored them in your army sheet.

- New Regions: Unnamed Desert, Unnamed Tundra, and Unnamed Jungle
As he left Parabes, Roll discovered three new Regions. A desert, a tundra and a jungle.

Where did Roll go next? (Choose a Region among the Distance 2 Regions)

Spoiler: Roll's Army (click to show/hide)

Squad Slots: 0/1
Squads List:
#1 - Carakk Cavalry 1/1 (1d4)

Special Supplies:
- Alchemical Medicines: use on an Expedition to heal 1HP to all Squads.

Name: Carakk Cavalry
Description: Giant flightless bird monsters of the plains with a fierce temper.
Health: 1
Combat Dice: 1d4
Traits:
- Plainfolk: +1 to CR in plains

Eversor (4/2/0/0) and Advisor Azarian (0/3/2/1): Downtime in Tartarus
- Assist in Request "A Migrant Problem":
Attribute (highest): STR 4 MAG 3
Bonus: Bone-chilling Aura, Telepath
Goal1/Goal2/Goal3: 8/16/32
Roll [5d6]+[4d6]: 8+[17]+[12]=37

Eversor parted with Gnarl, returning to Tartarus where uncivilized newcomers where in need of his guidance. Back in the capital he met with an old acquaintance with whom he had often worked in the first year of Zethe: the Advisor Azarian. Together they went to meet the chief of the Department of Immigration, a monster called a Roper: he had countless eyes and as many dextrous tentacle like limbs, which were used to meticulously read and manipulate an impressive amount of paperwork containing files about all the migrants. He seemed like the kind of person to live in an office and never goes out.

"Thank the king you have come! Lord Eversor and Advisor Azarian, this is an honour. My name is Begebe-begabega, but people just call me Bege or Begebe. Anyway here is the situation: we got several new waves of monsters coming from even more distant regions, and while we have the room to spare for them, they are being... uncooperative."

He leant a bit toward his superiors to whisper something to them.
"They have refused to pledge allegiance to the King! Some of these arrogant idiots have even dared say they would only pledge their allegiance if they could meet the King. Preposterous I know!"

"Most of them aren't bad eggs, and have useful skills, but they are being swept by ringleaders. I will leave it to you."

Having a better grasp of the situation now, Eversor and Azarian went to have a "talk" with the troublemakers. Most of them were tribal chiefs or other monsters used to be at the top of the food chain, which worked in savage regions, but not so much in civilized Zethe. Still drunk on their past privileges, they had unreasonable demands for their skills and stature.

(See players RP)

The threatening display of might and magic that ensued placated all migrants without exception, and the more cowardly among those humbled may have even fainted of shock. Now the uncooperative mob had become well-behaved queues for application procession. The rest was up to the Zethean officials, but Eversor and Azarian had no doubt they could handle it from there.

Request "A Migrant Problem" Completed!
Favour earned: Begebe the Roper

- Opportunity: Spies from Rairanos and Gerus
Impressed and terrified, a few of the ringleaders confessed to Eversor and Azarian: they were spies sent by Rairanos and Gerus to gather information on and sow unrest in Zethe. But having seen what a place it was and how impressive were the subjects of the King, they had decided to defect from the homelands where they belonged to the lowest caste.

Rairanos was a distant land ruled by Dragons, with neighbouring Gerus being ruled by Giants. Maybe more information about these places could be obtained from their cooperation.

Available recruits:
- Rairanos Dragonthralls (x2)
- Gerus Ogriants (x2)

Name: Rairanos Dragonthralls
Description: Wingless draconic humanoids of great stature, created by and to serve the Dragons of Rairanos.
Health: 2
Combat Dice: 1d6
Traits:
- Mountainborn: +1CR in Mountains.
- Fire and Cold resistance: +3CR when defending against fire or cold attacks.

Name: Gerus Ogriants
Description: Half-Ogres, half-Giant monsters serving as the servants and footsoldiers of the Giant from Gerus.
Health: 2
Combat Dice: 1d6
Traits:
- Mountainborn: +1CR in Mountains.
- Fire and Cold resistance: +3CR when defending against fire or cold attacks.

- Royal Favor: Recruit Elite Armored Warriors
Using a Royal Favor, Eversor asked for a group of royal guards similar to him to be put under his command. Shortly thereafter, two well-disciplined squad of armoured warriors bearing the crest of the royal guards arrived with a sealed letter bearing a short message from the King's Aide.

"They are among our finest soldiers. May they serve you well, Lord Eversor."

Available recruits:
- Tartarian Guards (x1)
OR
- Animated Heroic Armors (x1)

Name: Tartarian Guards
Description: Spirits of ancient warriors sealed in enchanted armors of unknown origin found in eponymous Tartarus. Skilled and few in numbers, they serve as royal guards.
Health: 3
Combat Dice: 1d10+2
Traits:
- Superior Armours: +2HP
- Superior Weapons: +2CR
- Base Defenders: +1CR when defending a Base

Name: Animated Heroic Armors
Description: Enchanted arms and armours of ancient heroes whose longing for battle was so strong they rose to continue the fight even when their wielders were laid to rest.
Health: 3
Combat Dice: 1d10+2
Traits:
- Superior Armours: +2HP
- Superior Weapons: +2CR
- Battle Experience: +2 to Training tasks

Spoiler: Eversor's Army (click to show/hide)

Squad Slots: 1/1
Squads List:
#1 - Veteran Undead Soldiers 2/2 (1d6)

Name: Veteran Undead Soldiers
Description: Risen undead soldiers who survived through countless lives along with their old equipment.
Health: 2
Combat Dice: 1d6
Traits:
- Old Armour: +1HP, fragile
- Old Weapons: +1CR, fragile

Ot'Ku Bo (4/0/2/0): Downtime in Tartarus
Ot'Ku Bo has recruited:
- Parabes Ogre Warriors x1

- Downtime Opportunity
Roll (1d6): [4]
While solving resting in Tartarus until his next expedition, Ot'Ku Bo solved a few problems around. He ended up earning some favour among construction workers.

Favour earned: Construction Workers

Spoiler: Ot'Ku Bo's Army (click to show/hide)

Squad Slots: 1/1
Squads List:
#1 - Parabes Ogre Warriors 3/3 1d6+2

Name: Parabes Ogre Warriors
Description: Mountain Ogres from Parabes, incredibly hardy and determined.
Health: 3
Combat Dice: 1d6
Traits:
- Ancient Weapons: +2CR, may be restored
- Light Armour: +1HP, fragile
- Mountainfolk: +1CR in Mountains

Gnarl (0/4/1/1): On Expedition to Grenvud Forests
- Search for a new beautiful Harpy Mistress for his lord!
Attribute: MAG 4
Bonus: Font of Magical Knowledge (4)
Goal/Bonus1/Bonus2: 14/28/56
Roll [5d6]: 8+[17]=25

While Eversor left for Tartarus, Gnarl stayed in Grenvud in order to find a beautiful mistress worthy of the King of Zethe. With the help of the Treefolks and his henpecked Gremlins, he scoured the forests with a fine comb for the most beautiful harpies of the lands. Beauty... for the diverse and strength-abiding monsters, might and potential were beauty. And so Gnarl sought a Harpy with such might, using his knack for magic to find individuals with rare potential.

He found only one such individual, living a recluse life in a tree with fiery amber leaves, a harpy unlike any others who couldn't have come from Grenvud. She had long red-orange hair life tamed flames, and eyes with the shine of jewels from the setting sun. The feathers on her winged arms were white and red, which she kept close to her body elegantly, melding them with the feathers of her body which altogether formed like a long robe of feathers.

Like her appearance, the lass had a fiery and proud temperament. Her speech had an allure of nobility, of education. And even better, her magic potential and mastery were incredibly high.

- Opportunity: Meeting with Fenia
The lady who was known as Fenia the Flamewing spoke to you from atop a branch where she was gracefully sitting.
"Lord from Zethe. I have no intention of becoming a mistress for your King, and my now liege. Or is it that you Zethean lied when you vowed the freedom of choice was one of the greatest ideals of your King?"

Spoiler: Gnarl's Army (click to show/hide)

Squad Slots: 1/2
Squads List:
#1 - Gremlin Bandits 1/1 (1d4)
#2 - None

Name: Gremlin Bandits
Description: Short humanoids whose life of banditry led them to develop useful skills on the battlefield.
Health: 1
Combat Dice: 1d4
Traits:
- Gnarl Brood: +1CR when fighting for Gnarl.

Unipent (4/1/0/1): Downtime in Tartarus
Unipent has recruited:
- Great Shadow Cobras x1
- Flametongue Cobras x1

- Project: Explore the 4th Underground Floor of Tartarus
Attribute (highest): STR 4
Bonus: Fey Caster
Goal1/Goal2/Goal3: 14/28/56
Roll [5d6]: 4+[23]=27+12=39 (from previous progress)

After having renewed his spent forces, Unipent set off to meet with the Archaeologists of Tartarus, led by a rock gnome who went by the moniker of the Sniffer. Decent progress had already been achieved thanks to the involvement of the Advisor Azarian, but much of the 4th Floor remained to be uncovered.

With his troops and magic, as well as incredible resilience and might, Unipent helped the Archaeologists chart and secure the labyrinthine 4th Underground Floor of Tartarus which spread in an area vaster than the above ground city.

Unipent faced ancient riddles, moving walls and self repairing structures, as well as countless traps. For his efforts he even managed to find an ancient relic of an armor, that could fit his great body thanks to an ancient magic.

Unipent has found: Ancient Magical Armor (Provides +1HP to a Lord)

Yet even as the month came to a close the 4th Floor remained unfully explored still, even though only a bit more of work was needed for it.

Spoiler: Unipent's Army (click to show/hide)

Squad Slots: 2/2
Squads List:
#1 - Great Shadow Cobras 2/2 1d6
#2 - Flametongue Cobras 1/1 1d6+1

Name: Great Shadow Cobras
Description: Giant Cobras surrounded by a cloak of shadow.
Health: 2
Combat Dice: 1d6
Traits:
- Ambushers: +1CR when Ambushing
- Shadow Advantage: +1CR in Caves

Name: Flametongue Cobras
Description: Monstrous cobras with fiery scales capable of spitting and breathing fire.
Health: 1
Combat Dice: 1d6
Traits:
- Fire Resistance: +3CR when defending against fire attacks.
- Fire damage: +1CR

ADVISORS

Rama (2/0/0/4): Downtime in Tartarus
- Help with the food problems
Attribute (highest): LEA 4
Bonus: Organizer (temporary name)
Goal1/Bonus1/Bonus2: 8/16/32
Roll [5d6]: 4+[22]=26

Hearing the Duke had left for the Latze Plains to set up a new farming village, Rama in Tartarus used his charisma and past skills to find and organize interested farmers to be sent to the future settlement. He also worked closely with the Department of Hunger Prevention to better organize the storage of preserved foods.

With the food issues solved, more resources could now be allocated to distant expeditions, increasing the range of Tartarus.

Request "Find new sources of food" Completed!
Tartarus Expedition Range increased to 3
Favour earned: Hargorol the Hungry Head

PERSONAL REQUESTS

Duke Gul'Athur: Request for an officer to be sent to Parabes (2/3)
Ot'Ku Bo: Request for a library to be built in Tartarus (1/3)
Roll: Request for a plot of land to farm food in Latze (1/3)
Gnarl: None
Eversor: Request for a Wood Workshop in Grenvud (1/3)
Unipent: Request for a "Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation"/"Mouse Farm" (2/3)

REQUESTS

Royal Request#2:
Name: Uncover all Distance 2 Regions
From: Lord Endovar
Description: Before proceeding further, it is necessary the Kingdom gathers information about the lands that surround us. We will be counting on you.
Guaranteed Reward: Royal Favor.

The Kingdom has issued no new request.

Spoiler: Available Requests (click to show/hide)

Request "Explore the depths of Tartarus":
Name: Explore the depths of Tartarus
From: Motivated Commander of Archeologists
Description: "We can always use some help to explore the depths of Tartarus! With the help of a Lord, we would make tremendous progress!"
Guaranteed Reward: Favor from the sender. Possible treasures.

Request "Understanding Nigredine and Albedine":
Name: Understanding Nigredine and Albedine
From: Polite Mister Golem of the Royal Forges
Description: "The black and white metals of Tartarus have incredible properties, but are hard to extract and work with. The road ahead is long, but unlocking the secrets of these ores would be a great boon to Zethe!"
Guaranteed Reward: Favor from the sender. Equipment of Nigredine or Albedine.

Request "Experts required to develop a Magical Forge":
Name: Experts required to develop a Magical Forge
From: Rough Giant Smith
Description: "Got some real' tough request from the snake lord Unipent. Magical Forge they said. Nice and all, but us smith' are no mages. If you think you are up to the task, you know where to find us."
Guaranteed Reward: Favor from the sender. A Magical Forge is constructed.

Request "Magical Materials":
Name: Magical Materials
From: Annoyed Scholar of the Arcane Research Branch
Description: "Everyone seems to find various rare ores, rare crystals, rare whatever... but it's always in too scarce quantities to reliably increase the might of Zethe. So here we are. Anyone who will do something about that will have our gratitude."
Guaranteed Reward: Favor from the sender. Opportunity for spell development.

Spoiler: Completed Requests (click to show/hide)

Royal Request#1 "Expanding Zethe's Influence": COMPLETED BY EVERYONE ON TURN 2.2
From: King Radeus
Description: His Majesty requests the regions directly bordering Tartarus be brought under Zethe's control.
Guaranteed Rewards: Royal Favor. 1 Squad of Tartarian Guards or other elite troops.

Request "Need ingredients!": COMPLETED BY ROLL ON TURN 2.2
Name: Need ingredients!
From: Crazy Independent Alchemist
Description: "There's been a lot of work related injuries recently, and we are about to run out of medicines! I need alchemical ingredients. How much? A lot! More more more more!"
Guaranteed Reward: Favor from the sender. Supplies of medicine.

Special Request "Convince the Forest Guardian": COMPLETED BY GNARL AND EVERSOR ON TURN 2.2
Name: Convince the Forest Guardian
From: Ako, the Log'Headed Forest Guardian of Grenvud
Description: "Show us a proof of what can your kingdom bring to the Forest."
Tips: Build an infrastructure, or teach or resolve a problem there may be in Grenvud.
Guaranteed Reward: Favor from the sender. Grenvud Forests allegiance will change to Zethe.

Request "Find new sources of food": COMPLETED BY DUKE GUL'ATHUR AND RAMA ON TURN 2.3
Name: Find new sources of food
From: Overworked Head of the Hunger Prevention Division
Description: "Our food stores can last us a few months, but securing more sources and varieties of food would never hurt, especially with all the new monsters coming in! I'm getting lost with all these diets!"
Guaranteed Reward: Favor from the sender. Supplies of morale-boosting food.

Request "A Migrant Problem": COMPLETED BY EVERSOR AND AZARIAN ON TURN 2.3
Name: A Migrant Problem
From: Serious Chief of the Department of Immigration
Description: "With the recent conquest of the nearby lands, Zethe has received a new influx of migrant monsters, with some being even less civilized than beasts all because they think themselves strong. We could use a hand in giving them a little... reality check."
Guaranteed Reward: Favor from the sender. Opportunity for new recruits.

REGIONS DATA

Spoiler: List of Regions and Distance (click to show/hide)

Distance:
- Vertical Movement: using the below table, moving from one row to the next counts as 1 unit of distance.
- Horizontal Movement: using the below table, moving from one column to the next counts as 1 unit of distance.
- Capital Exception: moving from the capital to region only cost 1 unit of distance per column. Row movement has no cost from the capital.

		D0		D1		D2		D3
D1		Zethe	-	Latze	-	Ergant	-	Unnamed Coast
D2			-	Grenvud	-	Unnamed Swamps	-	Bamli Forest
D3			-	Parabes	-	Unnamed Wasteland	-	Swamps Nunsung
D4					-	Unnamed Desert	-	Several Unknown Regions (min 3)
D5					-	Unnamed Tundra
D6					-	Unnamed Jungle

Spoiler: Kingdom of Zethe (click to show/hide)

Capital: Fortress-Capital Tartarus
Expedition Range: 3
Notable Inhabitants:
- Tartarian Armors: animated armors of unknown origin found in Tartarus. Few in numbers, they serve as royal guards.

Resources:
- Ore from Parabes
- Redsang from Latze

Territories:
---Mountains of Tartarus---
---Plains of Latze---
---Parabes Mountain Range---
---Grenvud Forests---

- Mountains of Tartarus

Biome: Mountains
Savagery: Civilized
Allegiance: Zethe
Resources:
- Black Ore Nigredine [Max Medium Sav / Request] [Unexploited]
- White Ore Albedine [Max Medium Sav / Request] [Unexploited]
Points of Interest:
- Fortress-Capital Tartarus
- Underground Ruins (Labyrinth, 3/? levels unlocked)
Region Characteristics:
- Highly Magical
Population: countless and too diverse to detail

Infrastructure:
- Duke's Barracks: +2 to Recruit attempts. Max 1 Lord per turn.
- Ot'Ku Bo's Armory: +2 to Outfit attempts. Max 1 Lord per turn.
- Eversor's Training Camps: +2 to Training tasks. Max 1 Lord per turn.
- Unipent's Forge: +2 to some Crafting tasks. Max 1 Lord per turn.

Spoiler: Distance 1 Regions (click to show/hide)

---Latze Plain---
---Greenvud Forests---
---Parabes Mountain Range---

- Plains of Latze: vast fertile plains home of the Bartoros herds.

Biome: Plains
Savagery: Low
Allegiance: Zethe
Resources:
- Redsang Grass [Medium req / Easy Task] [Exploited]
Points of Interest:
- Redsang Fields
- "Twelve-Fingers Village", Bustling Farming Village
Region Characteristics:
- Fertile
- Redsang Exploitation
Population:
- Dominant: Bartoros Herds
- Minor: Carakk, Nature Spirits of the Fields

- Grenvud Forests: lush forests inhabited by a wide mix of creatures, but mainly known for its Treefolks.

Biome: Forests
Savagery: Medium
Allegiance: Zethe
Resources:
- Wood [Medium req / Easy Task] [Unexploited]
- Quality Wood [Medium req / Hard Task] [Unexploited]
Points of Interest:
- Treefolk Grove
Region Characteristics:
- Fertile
Population:
- Dominant: Grenvud Treefolks
- Minor: Grenvud Harpies

- Parabes Mountain Ridge: inhospitable mountains home of its eponymous Ogres and Dalith Crusters, crustacean monster of rock.

Biome: Hills and Mountains
Savagery: Medium
Allegiance: Zethe
Resources:
- Ore [Medium req / Easy Task OK] [Exploited]
- Rare Ore [Medium req / Hard Task] [Unexploited]
- Corite (Rare) [Exploitation Reqs Unknown] [Unexploited]
Points of Interest:
- Cave Network
- Mountains Hearts
Region Characteristics:
- Vast Underground
- Parabes Mining Village: unlock Ore extraction (not Rare Ore)
Population:
- Dominant: Parabes Mountain Ogres
- Minor: Dalith Crusters, Fire/Magma Elemental

Spoiler: Distance 2 Regions (click to show/hide)

---Ergant Forests---
---Unnamed Swamps---
---Unnamed Wasteland---
---Unnamed Desert---
---Unnamed Tundra---
---Unnamed Jungle---

Spoiler: Distance 3 Regions (click to show/hide)

---Unnamed Coast--- (Unknown)
---Bamli Forest--- (Neutral)
---Swamps Nunsung--- (Neutral)
---Several Unknown Regions (min 3)---

[Nakéen]

PLAYER STATUS

Spoiler: Duke Gul'Athur the Far'Gloen (Supernerd) (click to show/hide)

Name: Duke Gul'Athur
Species: Far'Gloen

Strength: 0
Magic: 0
Intelligence: 2
Leadership: 4

Traits:
[Monstrous Appearance] - The Duke's monstrous appearance is utterly terrifying to some, and absolutely awe-inspiring to others. He knows how to best wield his appearance in all situations.
+Task Effect: Bonus to interaction tasks involving LEA (+4).
+Battle Effect: Reduce chances of being targeted on the battlefield.
[Innate Nobility] - The Duke has been drilled on the meaning of nobility of conduct and etiquette from his youngest age. He can navigate complex situations with ease.
+Task Effect: Bonus to Recruitment in Civilized region, and to diplomatic Tasks (+4)
+Battle Effect: If defeated against a civilized enemy, may negotiate terms of surrender.
Skills:
[Veteran Statesman] - The Duke has a vast experience dealing with matters of the state. His administrative abilities can boost the endeavors of territory development and management.
+ Bonus to tasks involving the development of a Region (+4)
[Fal'Gloen Tactician] - Fal'Gloen are known for focusing on cohesion during battle. The Duke is a master at his people's tactics.
+ Task Effect: Bonus to research tasks involving tactics (+4)
+ Battle Effect: Increase the potency of Fal'Gloen tactics as if you had a +1 bonus to the relevant Attribute.

Prepared Tactics:
- Far'Gloen Stand As One [LEA 1]: if a Far'Gloen Squad would reach 0 HP, damage is instead inflicted to a random allied Far'Gloen Squad. Your Far'Gloen squads gain 1CR plus an additional 1CR per 2 LEA when attacked.
- Far'Gloen Bulwark [LEA 2]:  your Far'Gloen squads gain +3CR and an additional +1CR per LEA above 2 when attacked.

Favours:
- Royal Favour for 1 Elite Squad
- Royal Favour (x1)
- Tartarus Farmers (x1)
- Hargorol the Hungry Head (x1)

Spoiler: Eversor, the Animated Armor (Hawk132) (click to show/hide)

Name: Eversor
Species: Animated Armor

Strength: 4
Magic: 2
Intelligence: 0
Leadership: 0

Traits:
[Bone-chilling Aura] - Around Eversor, the air is almost freezing - the closer to the armor, the worse the effects. The weak struggle to even move, freezing in the terrifying cold, separating the wheat from the chaff without Eversor having to lift a finger.
+Task Effect: Bonus to social interaction tasks involving Strength (+4)
+Battle Effect: Apply a malus (-2) to Squads attacking or being attacked by Eversor.
[Spurned by True Death] - Eversor has been cursed, or blessed to wander for all eternity, never able to attain True Death. As a side effect, undead greatly respects him.
+Task Effect: Bonus to interactions and some tasks involving Undead monsters (+4)
+Battle Effect: If killed, you may reappear at Tartarus the next month with a temporary attribute malus.

Skills:
[Bladelord] - There is not a single weapon Eversor cannot use, his knowledge and register of techniques are invaluable.
+Task Effect: Bonus to Training and Research for anything involving weapons (+4)
+Battle Effect: Bonus to CR (+2)
[Born on the Battlefield] - Eversor's new life beyond death was made on the battlefield.
+Task Effect: Bonus to Training and Research for anything involving tactics (+4)
+Battle Effect: Increase the potency of your Tactics as if you had a +1 bonus to the relevant Attribute.

Favours:
- Royal Favour (x1)
- Ako the Elder of Grenvud and the Treefolks
- Begebe the Roper

Spoiler: Gnarl, Gremlin Shaman (Prophet) (click to show/hide)

Name: Gnarl the Shaman

Species: Elder Gremlin

Strength: 0
Magic: 4
Intelligence: 1
Leadership: 1

Traits:
[Gremlin Progenitor] - As a progenitor, Gnarl is able to asexually father Gremlins. As a consequence, Gremlins instinctively try to protect Gnarl even if it would cost them their life.
+Task Effect: Bonus to interactions and some tasks involving Gremlin monsters (+4)
+Battle Effect: If you would take damage, a Gremlin Squad takes damage instead.
+Other Effect: Unlock the downtime activity Settle Gremlins.
[Font of Magical Knowledge] - Gnarl is well-versed in the most esoteric magical arts. There is a magic for nearly every situation.
+Task Effect: Bonus to Research and some Tasks involving magic (+4)
+Battle Effect: Increase the potency of your Magic Tactics as if you had a +1 bonus to the relevant Attribute.

Skills:
[Gremlin Shamanism] - Gnarl is a master of his clan earth and blood rituals.
+Task Effect: Bonus to Research and Tasks involving magic (+4)
+Battle Effect: Increases your CR by 2. Increase the potency of Gremlin Spells as if you had a +1 bonus to the relevant Attribute.

[Former Bandit Lord] - From his experiences as a Bandit Lord, Gnarl has picked a set of useful skills for battle and survival.
+Task Effect: Bonus to Tasks involving scouting or stealth (+4)
+Battle Effect: Increase the potency of Tactics that rely on certain terrains such as caves or forests as if you had a +1 bonus to the relevant Attribute.

Prepared Tactics:
- Gremlin Ambush [INT 1]: Can only be used as an Ambusher. Your Gremlin squads get +2CR and an additional 1CR per 2 INT.
- Gremlin Elder Reinforcement [MAG 2]: You absorb the energy of all your Gremlin squads, reducing their CR by 2, and increasing your CR by 1 per Squad affected. You can affect a number of Squads equal to your MAG+1.

Prepared Spells:
- Gremlin Curse of Mud [MAG 2]: Using an ancient earth ritual, you curse the enemy army movements to be as if moving in thick mud. All enemy Squads CR is reduced by 1 plus and additional 1 per MAG above 2.

Favours:
- Royal Favour for 1 Elite Squad
- Royal Favour (x1)
- Ako the Elder of Grenvud and the Treefolks

Spoiler: Roll the Wheelie (TricMagic) (click to show/hide)

Name: Roll
Species: Wheelie

Strength: 3
Magic: 2
Intelligence: 1
Leadership: 0

Traits:
[Dream Engine] - Roll is powered by a mysterious power originating from the Dream Realm, allowing Roll to cloak itself in elemental power. He is often mistaken as an elemental for that reason.
+Task Effect: Bonus to interactions and some tasks involving Elemental monsters (+4)
+Battle Effect: Unaffected by negative effects from elements, gain positive effects from elements.
[All-Terrain Vehicle] - There is no terrain that can possibly stop Roll.
+Task Effect: Bonus to Tasks involving vehicles (+4)
+Battle Effect: Unaffected by negative effects from terrain that would affect you.

Skills:
[Dashing, Spinning Attacker] - Roll has mastered the centrifugal power of the wheel.
+Task Effect: Bonus to Tasks involving some sort of demolition (+4)
+Battle Effect: Bonus to CR (+2)
[Veteran Scout] - An important skill for a Wheelie is to know where to go.
+Task Effect: Bonus to Tasks involving scouting or stealth (+4)
+Battle Effect: You obtain additional information prior to battle.

Favours:
- Royal Favour for 1 Elite Squad
- Royal Favour (x1)
- Heliane the Dryad Alchemist
- Bartoros Herds

Spoiler: Unipent the Fairy Serpent (Shadowclaw777) (click to show/hide)

Name: Unipent
Species: Fairy Serpent

Strength: 4
Magic: 1
Intelligence: 0
Leadership: 1

Traits:
[Hydric Regeneration] - From its hydra lineage, Unipent has inherited miraculous healing abilities.
+Task Effect: Bonus to Research involving medicine, and Tasks involving STR (+4)
+Battle Effect: Increases your HP by 1.
[Fey Node] - Unipent has accumulated so much fairy magic his body acts as some sort of focus of fairy magic.
+Task Effect: Bonus to interactions and some tasks involving Fey monsters (+4)
+Battle Effect: Unaffected by negative effects from elements, gain positive effects from elements.

Skills:
[Fey Caster] - Unipent has learnt how to make use of the fairy magic imbuing his self.
+Task Effect: Bonus to Research and Tasks involving magic (+4)
+Battle Effect: Increases your CR by 2. Increase the potency of Fey Spells as if you had a +1 bonus to the relevant Attribute.
[Apex Predator] - Unipent was, and is at the top of the food chain.
+Task Effect: Bonus to Recruitment in Savage regions, and to social interaction tasks involving Strength (+4)
+Battle Effect: Bonus to CR (+2)

Favours:
- Royal Favour for 1 Elite Squad
- Royal Favour (x1)

Treasures:
- Ancient Magical Armor from the 4th Floor of Tartarus: +1HP

Spoiler: Ot'Ku Bo, The Red Oni Champion (crazyabe) (click to show/hide)

Name: Ot'Ku Bo, The Champion
Species: Ogre, Subspecies: Oni, Red

Strength: 4
Magic: 0
Intelligence: 2
Leadership: 0

Traits:
[Oni High Berserker] - Red Oni are innately born with rage in their blood. They are able to channel it when wounded, with devastating results for their enemies.
+Task Effect: Bonus to interactions and some tasks involving Oni and Ogre monsters (+4)
+Battle Effect: Everytime you take damage, you gain a bonus to CR during the next turn (+2)
[Inspiring Strength] - Ot'Ku Bo might is so impressive it naturally commends respect.
+Task Effect: Bonus to Recruitment in Savage regions, and to social interaction tasks involving Strength (+4)
+Battle Effect: Bonus to CR (+2)
Skills:
[Frontline Veteran] - On a battlefield, Ot'Ku Bo has only known one place: the frontline.
+Task Effect: Bonus to Training and tasks involving tactics (+4)
+Battle Effect: Apply a bonus (+2) to Squads attacking the same target as Ot'Ku Bo.
[Oni Tactician] - Oni have a long history of warfare, which allowed them to develop unique tactics.
+Task Effect: Bonus to Research and tasks involving tactics (+4)
+Battle Effect: Increase the potency of Oni tactics as if you had a +1 bonus to the relevant Attribute.

Prepared Tactics:
- Oni Inspiring Charge [LEA 1]: your Oni and Ogre squads gain +2CR and an additional +1CR per 2 LEA when attacking.
- Oni Giant Killer Formation [INT 2]: your Oni and Ogre squads focus on one squad of your choice, and get +1CR per INT above 2 when attacking that squad.

Favours:
- Royal Favour for 1 Elite Squad
- Royal Favour (x1)
- Construction Workers

Spoiler: For Reference, Base Prepared Tactics (click to show/hide)

Every monster is able to follow these simple tactics.

Frontal Assault [Base]: sometimes, you only need to give a single order, attack.
Reckless Assault [Base]: an absolutely chaotic and brutal assault. Your squads have an equal chance of getting -1 or +1 to their CR.
Follow the Leader [Base]: you become the target of all unfocused enemy attacks.

INTELLIGENCE TACTICS

Aim for the Weak [INT 1]: your squads prioritize enemy Squads with the less max HP, and gain +1CR per 2INT when attacking the weakest enemy Squad.
Aim for the Strong [INT 1]: your squads prioritize enemy Squads with the more max HP, and gain +1CR per 2INT when attacking the weakest enemy Squad.
Decapitation Strike [INT 2]: your squads focus on one squad of your choice, and get +1CR per INT above 2 when attacking that squad.

LEADERSHIP TACTICS

Stand As One [LEA 1]:  if a Squad would reach 0 HP, damage is instead inflicted to a random allied Squad. Your squads gain +1CR per 2 LEA when attacked.
Inspiring Charge [LEA 1]: your squads gain +1CR and an additional +1CR per 2 LEA when attacking.
Spear Formation [LEA 2]: select one squad as the Spearhead. This squad gains +2 to CR with an additional +1 per 1 LEA, but becomes the target of all unfocused enemy attacks.
Bulwark Formation [LEA 2]: your squads gain +2CR and an additional +1CR per LEA above 2 when attacked.

ADVISORS STATUS
--Skills and Traits incomplete--

Spoiler: Azarian the Thoughtbeast (click to show/hide)

Name:Azarian
Species:Thoughtbeast
Appearance: A reddish ethereal mass of tendrils and eyes attached to what looks like a brain. Other characteristics briefly manifest while communicating or reading the thoughts of others.
Personality:He is generally calm and calculating with an aversion to physical violence, preferring battles of wit or magic. He rarely shows other emotions directly, but deeply cares for the wellbeing of others around him.
Background and Abilities: Thoughtbeasts are the result of magical experiments gone awry, mainly those of The Virtuous races. As a result, they are few and far between but at the same time renowned for a thirst for knowledge that puts many scholars to shame, and tend to seek mages and philosophers as a result. The King of Zethe was one that Azarian deemed to be suitable in both regards.
Abilities: What are your powers and abilities?
Attributes:
Strength:0
Magic:3
Intelligence:2
Leadership:1

Traits:
[Psychic Energy Being]: As a being of pure psychic energy, Azarian's intelligence and magical capabilities are greatly increased, but lacking a solid corporeal form makes them physically frail.
+Task Effect: Bonus to interactions and some tasks involving Psychic monsters (+4)
+Battle Effect: +2CR
[Telepath]: Azarian is able to directly communicate through thoughts, and allow many individuals to do so.
+Task Effect: Bonus to Scouting and some diplomatic tasks (+4)
+Battle Effect: Apply a bonus (+2) to Squads attacking the same target as Azarian.

Skills:
[Arcane Scholar]: Azarian's thirst for knowledge and exceptional mind have made him a known researcher of both arcane and philosophical domains.
+Task Effect: Bonus to Research and tasks involving magic (+4)
+Battle Effect: Increase the potency of Magic Tactics as if you had a +1 bonus to the relevant Attribute.
[Calm Advisor]: The mind of Azarian is complex and abnormal, and he will naturally find novel ways to solve riddles where most would fail.
+Task Effect: Bonus to tasks involving the development of a Region (+4)

Favours:
- Begebe the Roper

Spoiler: Rama the Rakshasha (Maximum Spin) (click to show/hide)

Name: Rama
Species: Rakshasha
Appearance: Rakshashas are among the most human-like of the monstrous beings, distinguished mainly by their massive builds, vicious tusks, and variable numbers of arms and sometimes heads. All these properties are most prominent in the strongest and especially cruellest rakshashas, and can change over a lifetime; particularly weak and wimpy rakshashas have been said to disguise themselves to live among humans in times past. Although of notable strength, Rama is still quite young (not to mention innocent of heart) and his monstrous features are not as prominent as they are likely to become.
Personality: The heir of a noble line of Rakshasha chiefs dating back to before the war in heaven, Rama sees himself as a beacon of honor in a fallen world. However, his desire for the status he sees as rightfully his can lead him to compromise his ideals, especially when he is pulled into the fray of petty politics.
Background: Dissent and scheming during the dark age between the war and now saw Rama's father slain by a usurper whose heavy-handed and iron-fisted rule (hands and fists being plentiful among Rakshasha rulers, it is easy to be both at once) has largely led the commoners to forget that he started as a populist revolutionary revolting against much the same conditions when Rama's father was chief. Growing up hating the usurper and hearing the laments of the people and their now heavily romanticized view of his father's reign, Rama and his supporters joined under the banner of Zethe in the hopes of gaining strength to return to the mountain strongholds of the Rakshashas and restore the legitimate ruling line - unaware of the generational cycle of prophecy in which he is caught.
Abilities: Rakshashas in general are not exceptionally magical, known instead for their sheer bone-gnashing strength, as well as a reputation for silver-tongued low cunning which unfortunately has seemingly skipped a generation in this case. Rama, in particular, though, is distinguished mainly by his natural aura of magnetic rulership which is yet untarnished by the bitter fruit of experience.
Attributes:
Strength: 2
Magic: 0
Intelligence: 0
Leadership: 4

Traits:
[Rakshasha Noble]:
+Task Effect:
+Battle Effect:
[Strength and Honor]:
+Task Effect:
+Battle Effect:

Skills:
[Rakshasha Commander]:
+Task Effect:
+Battle Effect:
[]:
+Task Effect:
+Battle Effect:

Favours:
- Hargorol the Hungry Head

[TricMagic]

Roll takes the time to learn of the elementals' customs they'd brought on. The whys and hows of their duty to protect the mountain, how long ago did it start, stuff like that. While the mountain ranges have been explored, knowledge remains to be learned, cultures absorbed from an honestly violent takeover.

[Maximum Spin]

Rama leads his followers into the depths to help finish exploring Tartarus.

[Supernerd]

Duke Gul'Athur

Army Management
- Put the Sylvaran Skirmishers on active duty
- Have the Carakk Cavalry stationed at the barracks

Action
Duke Gul'Athur will head to the Grenvud Forests to discuss possible methods of exploiting wood sources with the Grenvud Treefolks, with a particular emphasis on how it can be done without harming the forest with suggestions such as putting an emphasis on trees that are already fallen, sickly, or too close to much larger trees to flourish in the long term.

[Dustan Hache]

”Eversor, old friend! how have your battles fared? I am at your disposal for researching your next conquest location, at least to a limited degree. I have been relegated to an advisory position for the moment by order of the king, but it does not bother me.”
 Offer my aid to Eversor in preparing for the next conquest, wherever it may be. If my assistance is refused, return to working with the archaeologists.

[crazyabe]

Ot'Ku Bo
Reforge the Ancient Weapons of my Mountain Ogres while I'm back in Tartarus.

[Prophet]

Gnarl was elated, even if it appeared he'd have to act with some guile and, dare he say it, charisma.

"Of course not, my lady. The King's word and peace is absolute, and the freedom of all in Grenvud is guaranteed. Though, might I ask why you'd want to refuse such a chance. Being a wife to the King comes with many benefits, status, power, knowledge, all these things would be within their grasp. Though, I sense you know that very well already. Yes, surely such trivial offering are beyond someone of your caliber. However, even Monsters of our strength have things we want, goals and ambitions, things that having the direct ear of King Radeus would certainly help with." The Shaman cajoles. In his long life he knew one thing, all beings were inherently selfish. There was no Monster alive that he'd ever met that didn't have something they wanted or dreamed of, and he wasn't above using that to his advantage. "He's certainly not bad looking either, and he's a fair heart, kind and wise. Ha, I should know, I certainly feel like I'm talking to a wall when I try to convince the man to take more for himself. He's the better monster than me, that's for sure." The old gremlin ends, rather sincerely. Though even vulnerability was shown with purpose, adding genuine emotion to prodding persuasion could often soften walls and entice ideas, in Gnarl's experience.

The luring voice in the woods, the slippery tongue of the caves. Gnarl was a crotchety old monster, but he had talked his way into and out of trouble for years as a bandit. He was dedicated to giving his best shot to, at the very least, making the fiery Harpy consider the idea... After all, once this wizened Gremlin had made a crack in a defense, he's never failed to exploit it.

[Nakéen]

Gnarl was elated, even if it appeared he'd have to act with some guile and, dare he say it, charisma.

"Of course not, my lady. The King's word and peace is absolute, and the freedom of all in Grenvud is guaranteed. Though, might I ask why you'd want to refuse such a chance. Being a wife to the King comes with many benefits, status, power, knowledge, all these things would be within their grasp. Though, I sense you know that very well already. Yes, surely such trivial offering are beyond someone of your caliber. However, even Monsters of our strength have things we want, goals and ambitions, things that having the direct ear of King Radeus would certainly help with." The Shaman cajoles. In his long life he knew one thing, all beings were inherently selfish. There was no Monster alive that he'd ever met that didn't have something they wanted or dreamed of, and he wasn't above using that to his advantage. "He's certainly not bad looking either, and he's a fair heart, kind and wise. Ha, I should know, I certainly feel like I'm talking to a wall when I try to convince the man to take more for himself. He's the better monster than me, that's for sure." The old gremlin ends, rather sincerely. Though even vulnerability was shown with purpose, adding genuine emotion to prodding persuasion could often soften walls and entice ideas, in Gnarl's experience.

The luring voice in the woods, the slippery tongue of the caves. Gnarl was a crotchety old monster, but he had talked his way into and out of trouble for years as a bandit. He was dedicated to giving his best shot to, at the very least, making the fiery Harpy consider the idea... After all, once this wizened Gremlin had made a crack in a defense, he's never failed to exploit it.

She looked at you with scorn, and thinly hidden pain of the far past.
"I know the kind of these Lords and Kings. I have known chains of iron, and chains of servitude. I have been made plaything, servant, trophy. If... your King is any different and as noble and virtuous as you proclaim, then you will leave me to my hermitage. I had enough of their ilk."

Attribute: INT 1
Bonus: None
Goal/Bonus1/Bonus2: 8/16/32
Roll [2d6]: [8]

Here it was, the hesitation, the weakness. You had noticed her reaction when you praise the virtues of your King, the dulled hope of someone who had sought something, but never did find it. Indeed, for such a being of power to end up servant of others... in the world of the mighty, it made no sense. This person here must have bound herself out of her own will, only to be abused and disappointed. Had she all this time been seeking a worthy master, giving up her pursuit after one too many a failure? You couldn't help but internally chuckle at her misfortune and lack of good judgement: she had never seen a true king, unlike the crowned fools who claimed themselves blessed by some higher power! If only she knew, how different was the King. For he was an incarnation of providence, the dawn preceding the golden age! The one, and true king of Zethe.

You could use this against her to accomplish your objective.

[Prophet]

The Gremlin Shaman knew just what he had to do. It was demeaning, having to bring up his biggest shame,... and the greatest turning point in his aged life. He relaxes, laying every old, bristling part of himself bare.

"I won't lie to you, I'm not a kind monster, I've lied, cheated, killed, and thieved, all to survive and grow stronger,... to evolve past where I was. Yet, decades of it, all those years of tricks and ambushing to gain the knowledge and magic I dreamed of meant nothing to the overwhelming force that an entire kingdom of a virtuous race can bring. They shrugged off my traps, marched through my conjuring, and slaughtered my bandit spawn. They'd finally pushed through to my cave home, I knew my life was at it's end, that everything I'd done was for nothing, and for the first time in my long life I knew... despair." He gnashes his crooked, yellowed fangs. As blazing anger and hate glows in his luminous eyes as he recalls his hated foes.
"I don't know why he did it, perhaps he merely saw some old monster and his idiot sons in trouble and couldn't help himself. But that day, I was saved, I was saved by my King, Radeus, and he asked for nothing in return. He talked to me about his ambition, his dream that he was rallying monsters of all kinds around. That we too deserved safety and freedom, that we too should have our fair chance at better lives. I don't know exactly what it was about him, that naive pureness of his, or his drive, or perhaps a combination of the two." He cackles. "I asked to join him on the spot, didn't even ask me to. Not because I'm a good monster, or that I have particular high opinions of others. But because I figured that this crooked heart of mine and all the knowledge it had hoarded had finally found it's purpose. I'll always follow him, ready to sniff out my own rotten ilk and deal with them, to bring all the magic I had coveted forward in lifting up his lofty ideas. Not because I'm forced to or bound to his service, but because I want to. He is a better monster than me, and he'll need all the partners, not just mere servants, he can get to fight this world."

It anguished the Old Shaman to have to drag his tale of defeat forward. He would always hold the memory of meeting his King close, but it did nothing to stop the shame of losing, not matter how out numbered he was, to the virtuous races. However, if his own shame could be used to lodge his ways past her wary heart and convince her that his King was the just and fair master that he was, then so be it. For when it came to achieving his goals, there was no shame to great, no personal sacrifice to costly for the Gremlin Lord to bear for his Master.

[Shadowclaw777]

Unipent shall equip the Ancient Magical Armor and then continue exploring with his retinue the 4th underground floor of Tartarus until it done.