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[Nirur Torir]

A real turn! Now to put my semi-rigged general's ability to good use.

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1st laborer works city's mushroom farm (+3 food)
2nd laborer works mountain/river tile 5 (+3 food, +1 stone)
3rd laborer works hill/river tile 6 (+4 food, +1 wool)
4th laborer works forest tile 9 (+2 food, +1 wood, +1 leather)
5th laborer works mountain/river tile 15 (+2 food, +1 stone, +2 glowing mushrooms)
6th laborer works hill/river tile 18 (+4 food, +1 wool)
7th laborer works mountain/iron tile 14 (+1 stone, +2 iron ore)
Gross resource intake: +18(21) food, +3 stone, +2 wool, +1 wood, +1 leather, +2 iron ore, +2 glowing mushrooms

8th, 9th, 10th laborers make iron shields, iron armor (-2 iron ore)
11th laborer trains horses (-1 food)
12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th laborers build Blood Mage School (-3 stone, -??? money)
18th laborer produces clothing (-2 wool)
19th, 20th laborers research Imperial Colonization

Military:
1st Warriors - Attacking
2nd Iron Defenders (iron shields, iron light armor) - Attacking
3rd Wolf Riders (iron polearms, iron shields, iron light armor, horses) - Attacking
4th Wolf Riders (iron polearms, iron shields, iron light armor, horses) - Training & defending capital
Explorer trains 4th wolf rider unit (horses, iron armor, iron shields, and iron polearms, which were in storage for a few years.)
General attacks the halfling scum with 1st warrior unit, 2nd iron defender unit, and 3rd wolf rider unit. Mission: Pillage and burn farmlands. Looting is of secondary importance.

Luxaries:
Shrine = +1 morale
Clothing= +1 morale
Overcrowding = -1 morale, -4% growth
Stupid people who don't recognize a victory = -1 morale
5 Morale expected

Tribute:
-2 gold

Net resources:
21 food - 21 food eaten - 1 food fed to horses + 5 food stored = 4 food stored
3 stone + 10 stone from storage - 3 stone used = 10 stone stored
2 wool + 41 wool from storage - 2 wool used = 42 wool stored
1 wood + 5 wood in storage = 6 wood stored
1 leather + 10 leather in storage = 11 leather stored
2 iron ore + 1 iron ore stored - 2 iron ore used = 1 iron ore stored
2 glowing mushroom + 3 in storage = 5 stored
2 clothing + 1 stored - 3 used = 0 stored

10+5[15] gold collected + 5 looted - 2(tribute)-4(military)[6] + 59 Stored = 73 gold stored

Glrk'nr was speaking with Stozuagun. "Good, good. Without food the halflings soon starve. Head back out there and continue the war. Xengbubukza will train fresh reserves for next year, and I think the time is finally ripe to build that mage school. Now go, while they're weakened. Finish them off, I want new slaves to work in the mine."

Stozuagun saluted and walked off to his awaiting troops. "Alright troops, let's move out. Those pathetic halflings are half-starved and likely licking their wounds from last year. This will be an easy battle. Victory to Zrlv!"

[Vanigo]

Oh, shoot, forgot to put in that your wolfriders are currently at 12 health. You want to attack anyway?

[Nirur Torir]

If I don't then the halflings will have time to recover. Press the attack, but the new orders are to pillage farmlands and starve them rather then directly assaulting the city.

[Luke_Prowler]

John leaned back on his thrown. Ah, peace at last. Now with those two crazy bas...uh, eccentric advisers gone, John can now finally get a full nights sleep. If it was not Richard's absurd mandates, it was Jen's ludicrous "plans". Tom was still around, but with the research team's (to say that without irony is quite a relief) advances in "mechanics" made the man like a Demon at a nunnery. With the colony set up, a few have complained that they are defenseless. Reassignment has already begun, and another group is being trained to replace them. Aside from the mundane task such as keeping everyone feed, this is going to be an easy...

There is a knock.

"Yes?"

A few men walk in, carrying large wheel barrels of paperwork.

"Before the Governor left, he stated that you should be able to take his duties"

They left the paper on John's desk, and left as fast as they came, leaving a little mountain for John to dig through later.

"...when are they coming back?"

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6 workforce harvest tiles 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 11, (15 food, 3 wood, 1 wool, 1 stone)
4 workforce build watermill on tile 3 (-3 wood)
2 workforce research Medicine
1 workforce build wood spears. (-1 wood)

Special orders:
Create 1 leather spearman group (-1 leather armor, -1 wooden spear)
Two mounted archers, Jen, and Richard head south east, in search of civilization.

Net gain:
15 food, 3 wood, 1 wool, 1 stone
+1 food, +1 wood (colony)
-15 food (consumed)
Watermill (-3 wood)
wood spars (-1 wood)
+1 food +1 wool, +1 stone

Stock:
7 food
3 wood
15 leather
7 spice
4 wool
1 leather armor
3 stone
1 silver

[Strife26]

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It was about 1926 local time in the military district of Fortress. Soldiers drink, and zefies were no different. There were two major bars frequented by the military. The Gold Spur claimed to be the better of the two and was frequented by the cavalry. The Spike was the favored spot for the dust forces [zefie equivalent of ‘leg infantry’]. It was a pretty big building, with a big wooden halberd in the front. It wasn’t full to any extent (with two companies out of town), but there were still a few zefies around.

Valentino, zefie researcher: Thanks for inviting me to go drinking with you tonight, bro.
Tiras, Corporal (1st Warrior): No problem. It’s good for us all to get out of our comfort zones occasionally. What do you thinking types do after work?
Valentino: We usually try to find cake.
Tiras: Researchers. Sheesh. Cake and beer, how weird can you get?
Valentino: Not everyone can pound vodka like a soldier Tiras.
Tiras: I suppose so. What do you think of the Spike?
Valentino: It’s nice, but I’m curious, where does the name come from? The Spur is pretty easy to get, but Spike?
Tiras: The spike is part of one of our Polearms.

Zefie soldiery went armed almost everywhere. They didn’t always wear armor, but carrying a weapon was the norm. The bar had a footrest at it’s base (although, lacking feet, it wasn’t used as a footrest by zefies). Drilled every few feet were holes to let troops rest any Polearms in. Tiras pulled out his halberd and carefully let Valentino see the head.

Tiras: A zefie halberd has three weapon surfaces. The most important is the spear, it’s long, strong, and pointy. 2nd, we have the axe head. We’ve been making them concave for whatever reason right now. It’s sharp and slicey. The third surface is on the back here. It isn’t used for all that much, but it’s nice to have. This little three inch spike is so that we can hook any horsemen off their mounts if we need to. The Spike is a subtle take that to the cavalry types.

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Outpost: +2 food, +1 wood
Colony B: +1 iron, -1 food

5) Farm the river-plains (20 food)

1) Work the forest (1 food, 2 wood)
1) Mine for iron! (1 stone, 1 iron)
1) Mine for silver! (4 gold, 1 wool, 1 food)
1) Prospecting and stuff (2 food, 1 wool, 1 gem)
1) Work the stone-hills (1 stone, 1 wool, 1 food)

6) Dig the mines deeper! (-2 labor for mechanics, -4 wood)

5) Research

5) Form a settlement group (-5 food, -2 wood, -3 stone)


2 clothes used for +1 morale!

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End results:
Food: 30, no change (20+4+2=26-20-1-5=0)
Wood: 1, down three (3-4-2=-3)
Iron: 2, up 2
Silver: 4, no change
Stone: 11, -1 (2-3)
Wool: 4, plus 3
Gems: 2, up 1
Clothes: 6, down 2

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Military orders:
6th scout is tasked with defense of Fortress. The 5th is going to revisit the cave where the orcs were found. They will be followed by the 7th, 1st, and 2nd. The 5th will attempt to lure any orcs into a location where they can be smashed by the rest of the group (designated 1st provisional assault Battalion). Normal zefie rule of engagement apply, anyone who surrenders will be allowed to, after they have thrown down their weapons. And taken off any armor. No looting or anything of that nature will be allowed. The guard companies continue to protect their respective colonies.

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Research:
3) Better Armor (first research)- We’d like to get better protection for our troops as quickly as possible. Depending on how research goes, this could be in the form of improvements to our current light armor, heavier armor, or maybe armored chariots. Spike everything, perhaps?

2) Improve industry - Right now, our sectors involved in making luxuries don’t do that well. It takes twice as many zefies to make a paperweight or trinket for someone as it does a sash. We’ll be looking into designing some production facilities that’ll make it easy to make these things.

[RedWarrior0]

Let's see:
My leaders shall be General Sen and Fortuneteller Kal

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5- Work 1, 2, 3, 4, 16 for 14 food
2- Work 10 and 13 to bring it to 20 food (7 in granary), 2 wood, 2 leather
2- Build Woodcutting village on 9 (0 wood left)
1- Work tile 9
3- Research expansions to Ruin Priesthood
All military units travel south together, following the river.

RP to be added once I think of something half good

[Pandarsenic]

0A. Research Metalworking
0E. Scout for more new resources with Swordsmen-Grenadiers with General
0G. ^That
1-11. Work Tiles 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17, 18 (19 F, 1 Tin, 1 Copper, 2 Wool, 2 Wood, 3 Stone, 1 Ember Rose, 4 Money)
12-13: Research Metalworking
14: Research Literacy
15-17: ... Uh, Pasture in tile 6?

Last Stone to breeding pens.

Can you update my resource count in the third post? It seems to think I have 24 stone...

[Vanigo]

Neo-Tyrgani

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The Neo-Tyrgani get metalworking worked out. They build a pasture. They look around for resources, but don't find anything. They finish the breeding pens.

Metalworking researched!
Resources for bronze available: 1 labor, 1 tin, 1 copper make 2 bronze
Morale returns to 6
Population grows to 18,531
Pasture built
Breeding pens built
1 food, 1 tin, 1 copper, 2 wool, 1 wood, 2 stone, 1 ember rose stored
10+4+2 money collected, 8 spent

Zefies

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(You don't seem to have sent your General out with your forces. Not sure if this was a mistake or not. Also, you can only use two stone in a settlement group, not three.)
The Zefie Battalion marches south to engage the orcs. The charioteers are unable to traverse the mountain, and have to detour through the western mountain pass, but they're fast enough to catch up with the infantry and scouts anyway. As they approach the orcs' territory, two units of orcish berzerkers wielding menacing two-handed swords arrive to meet them in battle. They charge with a howling war cry, and the Zefie regulars and cavalry move to engage them. The scouts hang back and pepper the approaching berzerkers with arrows, but do little damage, and then the chariots and berzerkers crash into each other in a bloody snarl of iron and gore. The zefie infantry closes a moment later, and the battle is joined. Meanwhile, a stealthily hidden group of orcs ambushes the scouts in the rear, tying them down and preventing them from supporting the rest of the battle. The scouts suffer heavy casualties and flee the battle quickly. The orcish berzerkers are poorly armored but extremely vicious. They tear the Zefie charioteers to pieces in minutes, but take so many casualties in the process that the regulars are able to dispatch the remainder with little effort. The ambushers briefly skirmish with the zefies still on the field, then melt away into the hills, leaving victory to the zefies.
The Zefie regulars march on towards the orcish settlement, finding the of the cavern it lies in, but the cavern mouth is heavily fortified, and a volley of arrows from atop the walls shows that they are expected. Not liking the prospects of a siege, and having orders not to pillage the countryside, they return to Fortress.
Things at home are less eventful. The city's iron and silver mines are expanded, and another group of settlers prepares to head out from the city. The city's researchers look into better methods of manufacture, and find several ways to improve the city's craftsmanship. Finally, one of the zefie scouts has developed a real knack for exploring new areas quicky, and has started leading his fellows on such expeditions.

New leader: Explorer!
Craftsmanship researched!
    Produce Jewelers' workshops (2 wood or stone, 2 labor, Double jewelry production)
        (And yes, your paperweights count, although I'm not sure how you make a paperweight out of gems the size of a pencil eraser.)
Military victory! +1 morale for 2 turns
Population drops to 21,179
Deep mines built!
Resources: What you said, except -1 wood, +1 stone
18+4 money collected, 7+4 spent

Zrlv

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(I'm afraid the RNG seems to hate you today.)
The attacking force rides out from Glrk'nr in the spring, and quickly reaches the halfling town. Unsurprisingly, they seem to have expanded their military since last year, adding another unit of slingers. The halflings march out from their walls to defend the countryside this time, approaching to extreme sling range and stopping. Stouzagun orders a charge, and the wolfriders tear towards the halflings, with the warriors and iron defenders close behind. The already-battered unit of wolfriders is destroyed by the slingers' fire, but the infantry closes with the halfling pikemen unmolested. The warriors are brought down quickly by sling bullets and pikes. The iron defenders weather the halflings' attacks with only minor damage, but, as they are now outnumbered three to one, Stouzagun is forced to call a retreat.
Back in the city, a new school is opened, dedicated to teaching bloodcasters. The slaves required for the practice of blood magic are rather expensive, but Glrk'nr expects that access to this magic will be well worth it. Plans for governing colonies away from the city are completed, as well.

Imperial Colonization researched!
Military defeat! -1 morale for two turns!
    Wolf riders destroyed!
    Warriors destroyed!
Population stagnant
Wolf riders trained (11M/9/25/2)
Mage School built (at a cost of 6 money)
Resources: Yeah, that, and also one leather
15 money collected; 4+2+6 spent

Baneriant

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The explorers heading southeast move along the river for a time, but when the river curves away to the east they head away from it. Further to the southeast, they break out of the forest into a hilly region.
Little of note happens in the city. Another unit of spearmen is raised, and a watermill is built along the section of river in the palisade.

Population grows to 15,158
Overcrowding! -2% population growth!
Watermill built
1 food, 1 wood, 1 stone stored
8 money collected; 6+2 spent

Ruin

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A woodcutting village is built. Scouts find forest to the south, then some plains where the river curves away to the west, then the ocean.

Population grows to 13780
Woodcutting village built
8 food, 1 wood stored

[Nirur Torir]

(Pathetic goblins are useless in a fight. Gonna nuke the halflings from orbit. It's the only way.)

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1st laborer works city's mushroom farm (+3 food)
2nd laborer works mountain/river tile 5 (+3 food, +1 stone)
3rd laborer works hill/river tile 6 (+4 food, +1 wool)
4th laborer works forest tile 9 (+2 food, +1 wood, +1 leather)
5th laborer works mountain/river tile 15 (+2 food, +1 stone, +2 glowing mushrooms)
6th laborer works hill/river tile 18 (+4 food, +1 wool)
7th laborer works mountain/iron tile 14 (+1 stone, +2 iron ore)
Gross resource intake: +18(21) food, +3 stone, +2 wool, +1 wood, +1 leather, +2 iron ore, +2 glowing mushrooms

8th, 9th, 10th laborers make iron shields, iron armor (-2 iron ore)
11th laborers make wooden spears (-1 wood)
12th, 13th, 14th, 15th laborers build military school (-2 stone)
16th, 17th, 18th laborers train bloodcasters (-6 money) Alternative action: Research an attack spell.
19th, 20th laborers produces clothing (-4 wool)

Military:
Train iron defenders, train blood casters
1st Iron Defenders (iron shields, iron light armor, wood weapons) - Garrison Capital
2nd Iron Defenders (iron shields, iron light armor, wood weapons) - Garrison Capital
3rd Wolf Riders (iron polearms, iron shields, iron light armor, horses) - Scout South
Blood Casters A - Garrison Capital
Explorer explores with 3rd Wolf Riders
General is idle. Troops can train themselves.

Luxaries:
Shrine = +1 morale
Clothing= +1 morale
Overcrowding = -1 morale, -4% growth
Stupid goblins who are useless = -1 morale
5 Morale expected

Tribute:
-2 gold

Net resources:
21 food - 21 food eaten + 4 food stored = 4 food stored
3 stone + 10 stone from storage - 2 stone used = 11 stone stored
2 wool + 42 wool from storage - 4 wool used = 38 wool stored
1 wood + 6 wood in storage = 7 wood stored
1 leather + 12 leather in storage = 14 leather stored
2 iron ore + 1 iron ore stored - 2 iron ore used = 1 iron ore stored
2 glowing mushroom + 5 in storage = 7 stored
4 clothing + 0 stored - 3 used = 1 stored

10+5[15] gold collected - 2(tribute)-4(military)-6(casters) + 67 Stored = 69 gold stored

Glrk'nr looked at Stozuagun in shock as he delivered news of his defeat.. "What?!"

The general looked back sheepishly. "The halflings killed nearly our entire military. There are more of them then we expected. We need more troops, to-"

Glrk'nr raised his hand and made a gesture, and his personal bodyguards shackled the luckless general in chains. Stozuagun was speechless. "You have been useful in the past, so you shall live, but for now ..." He shook his head, and the general was carried off to Glrk'nr's personal dungeon. The leader sighed sighed. "Perhaps we've been going about this wrong." He checked his map. "Hmmm....yes." He began to write, then spoke to an awaiting messanger when he finished. "The river flows downstream from us. Throw wool into the river to block it, and the halflings will have a very rough year. He turned to another messanger as the first departed. "You, go tell the sages to begin training some blood-casters, then have the smiths produce more armor. We'll win this with heavy infantry after Stozuagun is finished figuring out his mistakes."

[Pandarsenic]

I'll get this in a moment.

[RedWarrior0]

Here's my second turn:

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1-5: Work tiles 1, 2, 3, 4 16: 14 food produced
6-7: Work 9, 10, 13: 4 wood, 5 food, 2 leather produced
8-9: Irrigate tile 2
10-11: Research Engineering
12-13: Work 17 and 18: 2 stone and something else. (what is tile 17's improvement)

Military: Units travel as before, instead along the other way

Food: 8 stored + 19 produced - 21 consumed (the +1 morale from surplus) = 6 stored
Wood: 5 stored
Leather: 2 stored

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    Sen and Kal met in a dark room. They were the only two with the rank of high priest in the city, and had just met with the Oracle, who gave them a very cryptic message.
   "You're the fortuneteller, Kal. What in the name of our great god did that mean?"
   "It seems the harves will be good this year, so we should let the people have more. One part seemed like it was telling us to know our surroundings, and we should be prepared for famine, so we should build up our food stocks."
   "So I'll have the soldiers go the other way along the river, and I'll have some men irrigate part of the land."
   "Yes. This year, I don't think we have the resources to devote to studying the ancient scrolls. We should have the priests study engineering instead. Also, I feel it would be important to have some wood."
   "I'll have some people work on clearing some forest."
     The two left the room to begin the organizetion of those tasks.

[Luke_Prowler]

(I'm starting to think you're isolating me on purpose)

"Nothing?" John asked, looking up from his papers. He had been buried ever since Richard and Jen had left, and now could not believe that he would want them back so bad. The two advisers stood in front of him, their normal devil-may-care smiles now replace with hanging heads. Two years, wasted, and now the masses are...well, roughly the same amount of malevolence, but now they're starting to focus that anger, and a mob of Banerianites with a single focus was a force that would make gods shake in their theological boots.

"So what do we do?" Asked Richard. He looked as if he had suffered from man cuts and bruises, although John was sure aside from his favorite outfit, the only thing really injured was his pride. John and Jen were unsure on how to proceed, but soon an intelligent gleam shown in his eyes, and after planted a foot on top of the desk (a mud encrusted boot, John noted) and yelled "Let them have bread and circuses!"

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4 Workforce harvest tile 2, 3, 4, 8, 11 (19 food, 1 leather, 1 wood, 1 spice)
1 Workforce create 2 sets of clothing (-1 leather, -1 wool)
4 Workforce build a watermill on tile 2 (-3 wood)
5 Workforce research Medicine

Special orders:
Distribute 2 clothing (Luxury)
Distribute 1 Spice (Luxury)
Distribute 9 food (Luxury)

Net gain:
19 food, 1 leather, 1 wood, 1 spice
-16 food (Consumed)
-9 food (Luxury)
-3 wood (Watermill)
-1 Leather (Clothing)
-1 Cloth (Clothing)
-1 Spice (Luxury)
-6 food, -1 Wool, -2 Wood

Stock:
1 food
1 wood
14 leather
7 spice
3 wool
1 leather armor
3 stone
1 silver

[Strife26]

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Fortress was draped in black. The loss of the entire seventh had been a hard hit. The few zefies who wore any ornamentation were all in black, everyone else just went with natural zefie fluff. Which was also black. The sky was dark overhead. The soldiery fumed with barely concealed rage. Orc blood would be spilled soon.

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“Orc blood will be spilled soon enough,” Alastair proclaimed “just not now. I don’t like having the settlers here in the city. I want them to move out now. We’re short on manpower. The 2nd will have to be enough to protect them for now. They’ll still need a force multiplier though. I want steel armor rushed out this turn. We’ll be shuffling the equipment around.”


In the military district, behind the stables, a memorial was being raised for Captain Christos and the horsemen of the 7th. An obsidian cross with the 100 zefies’ names on it. It would have to do for now. The troops were worried when they heard about the plans for the year. The second would be in charge of the new settlement. They’d be getting new armor and trading in their old. What really worried everyone though was the defense of Fortress. Only the 1st Warrior would be on guard, and they would be giving up their bucklers to the scouts. The walls would hold though.


“Captain Irongloves, eh?” Alatair looked at the tough human in front of him. Olon Irongloves had come into Fortress several years ago and become an advisor with the 6th. He was a skilled explorer and scout. “Well, we got our noses bloodied last year. I can’t muster the forces needed to fight another pitched battle. As you know, the 2nd will be moving our other settlement group out of the area. I feel worried enough about just having the 1st on guard here.

“The scout will be getting better equipment. Iron armor for both companies, and the 6th will be getting 1st’s sheilds. I’ve also got Cia working on getting steel arrows for them. Hopefully, they’ll be able to kick ass with them.

“The 5th and 6th will be moving south to scout the orc lands again. They’ll be looking primarily for those damned raiders who tied up the 5th last time. Secondary object of any base of power for the orcs. Tirtiary of anything else on the orc forces.

“We can’t afford for either company to lost. They are to avoid pitched battle. If they can surprise and overwhelm a small orc group, it’s approved. No warning required. If they can pepper some of the bastards with our pretty barbed arrows, then so be it. Both units WILL return in good strength.

“You’ll be in overall command. Lt Colonel Irongloves.”

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 Tikhon and Bea looked over plans for constructing a jewelers shop. Bea because it took her mind off of the war (a few friends had been in the 7th) and Tikhon because it distracted him from the fact that he’d be leaving Fortress shortly. Hopefully, the shop would let nice items be made with a lot less trouble. Better morale would always be important. They also had plans to work with the statisticians to come up with some better ways to distribute them.

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6) Farming (23 food)
1) Silver mines (8 gold, 1 food, 1 wool)
1) Iron mines (2 iron, 1 stone)
1) Logging (2 wood, 1 food)
1) Prospecting (1 gem, 1 wool, 2 food)
1) Quarrying (1 wool, 1 food, 1 stone)

2) Fletching (-1 iron, -1 wood, +2 steel arrows)
3) Armoring (-2 iron, -2 wood, +2 Steel armors)

1) Make clothes ( -2 wool, +2 clothes)

2) Build a jewler’s shop (-2 stone)
1) Start construction of windmill on the forest ( -2 stone, -1 wool, 2 labor worth provided (2 more) needed, 1 wood needed)

Colony input:
+1 food, +1 iron, +1 wood

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End results:
24 Food produced
0 wood
0 iron
1 gem
-1 wool
+2 clothes
+2 steel armors
+2 steel arrows

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Research

3) Civic improvements
We’d like more ways to get more zefies into a city, preferably without taking up the surrounding lands.

2) Armor.
See last year.

Adviser A hadn’t been that enthused at the time of writing. He was downright pissed, in fact.

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Luxuries:
Plan prepared by Tikhon and Bea.
Depending on morale conditions, it may or may not be prudent to release luxuries in differing amounts.

Use clothes and food to get up to 8 morale, if the win bonus doesn’t affect this turn. In the event that any global events happen to get us up to nine morale, two units of silver and additional food will be released to get 10 morale.

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Military orders:
1st and 2nd get Steel Armor.
1st gives up their wooden shields (becoming an under strength warrior company)
5th and 6th gain Iron armor (from the 1st and 2nd)
6th gains wooden shields from the 1st (becoming recommended strength)

1st Warrior (under strength) guards Fortress.
2nd accompanies the settlement group to the location highlighted by scouting units earlier and sets up a city.
3rd Keeps on guarding
4th Keeps on guarding

5th and 6th (under Lt. Col. Iron gloves (explorer) goes on a scouting mission looking for orcs. They will be avoiding pitched battles. See above.

[Vanigo]

Strife, that's nowhere near enough labor for your steel equipment. Each unit of steel takes 2 labor in addition to the wood and iron, and you don't (yet) have a building to reduce the cost.