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[Knight Otu]

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The Battle For Skethorum



A large army consisting of great elephants and men looking much like Lactosians approaches Skethorum north of the forest, in plain view on the hills, and three of the Haskanaran legions move in to intercept them. The leader of the invaders offers up an ultimatum - those who wish to accept the ways of the Enlightened are to retreat to their houses and accept the Enlightenment ritual when it comes, or otherwise be killed.



With a lack of reaction to his announcement, the leader has the elephants barrel down the hill, into the waiting legions and the hail of arrows from two more legions, trying to push past the legions. Despite the best efforts of the Haskanran Legions, the troop with the ornately-armored elephants breaks through, suffering no wounds from the archers. A sixth Legion emerges from the forest to halt the advance of the elephants, but is intercepted by the Unveilers.



Just a few seconds later, though, the fifth legion manages to disengage from the Unveilers and catch up to the ornate elephants, which temporarily refused to advance under the arrow fire. The battle rages on, sometimes with the Haskanaras taking casualties, sometimes the Enlightened. It is the Unveilers to first be fully annihilated in the struggle, eventually followed by an unit of untrained spear elephants.



Soon, the ornate elephants are close to being killed, and in a dramatic gesture, the leader breaks a strange stone... and there is darkness




....





And as it lifts, the entire invasion force lies dead, but so does the fifth legion, and the heavy legions all took great casualties.

Spoiler: Skik's Vision (click to show/hide)

What would likely happen if the Haskanara cordially greeted the great flying reptile? Skik asks her question to the stars, and only then remembers to count her words. That's a bit more than ten words, but she never understood it as a hard limit, surely the stars won't mind that?

...

Then she sees the reptile, face to face. If she didn't know better, she'd say it is grinning evilly. Then... fire. Next, she sees a burning Skethorum, Haskanarans hurrying about to quench the fires as the beast looks on from the highest building. Wounded, but still in a regal pose.

Spoiler: IronyOwl's Haskanara (click to show/hide)

It had been, quite simply, a blood bath. Human and Haskanaran blood mingles on the battlefield into unsightly pools, and heavy casualties. As the survivors check on the invaders, they notice a particular oddity - the presumed leader has withered away to a skeleton, and he had some more of the strange stone with him. The soldier dare not disturb the corpse nor the stone. To allow the sixth legion some recovery time, the merchants decide to take their chances, and reach the goblins unharmed. They eagerly accept the gift, and after some initial examination, are cautiously optimistic.

Random event - Social turmoil - -1 morale for three turns. <2/3>
Military Victory - +1 Morale for this turn
Sixth Legion attains experienced rank
Quarry on tile 17 completed
Granary completed

Agriculture researched
Longbows needs a bit more research
Sanitation needs more research
Dreamwalking needs more research
Sixth Legion trained

Taxation provides 18+5 money. Military requires 5 money in upkeep.
Received 3 Mushrooms in trade.

Morale is at 8. Population growth is 4%, adding 945 people. Morale is high enough for a labor bonus.
Population is now at 24,586. (Overcrowding! Population growth is reduced by 2%)
29 labor units will be available next turn, with [9/10] in the excess labor pool.
24 food will be needed this turn. 2.5 luxury units are needed to raise morale.

  Warehouse: 7/20 wood, 3/20 wool, 8/20 Stone, 3/20 leather, 10/20 copper, 3/20 tin, 1/20 bronze, 3/20 silver, 1 leather armor, 4.7 Mushrooms, 1.3/20 Clothing, 1.7/20 silver jewelry, 2/20 red pearls, 1 flexible light armor
  Granary: 15/20 Food
  Treasury: 67.5

  Buildings:
    Apartment Houses
    Clothier's Workshop
    Docks
    Granary x2
    Hall of Learning
    Library
    Marketplace
    Military Workshop
    Mint
    Observatory
    Shrine
    Smithy
    Temple
    Tombs

  Leaders:
    Astronomer Skik
    Explorer Skiin
      Special Ability: Master Archer
    Scientist Skan

  Military:
     Trained First Legion (Scouts) <A2/D2/R3[3/-]/H21/S3/M8/Ab:Far Shot>
     Trained Second Legion <A6/D5/H(4)23/S2/M7>
     Trained Third Legion <A2/D2/R3[3/-]/H21/S3/M8/Ab:Far Shot>
     Trained Fourth Legion <A6/D5/H(8)23/S2/M7>
     Experienced Sixth Legion <A7/D6/H(6)23/S2/M7>
     Seventh Legion <A2/D2/R3[3/-]/H20/S3/M7/Ab:Far Shot>

  Technologies:
    Advanced Ship Construction
    Agriculture
    Animal Training
    Archery
    Astral Magic
    Astral Theory
    Astronomy
    Ceremonial Burial
    Construction
    Deep Fishing
    Deep Mining
    Engineering
    Farming
    Fishing
    Great Ship Construction
    Integrated Excavations
    Literacy
    Mechanics
    Metalcrafting
    Mining
    Museums
    Organized Religion
    Residential Planning
    Sailing
    Sea Farming
    Tidal Mastery
    Trade
    Tactics: Far Shot

Spoiler: Cheddarius' Lactosians (click to show/hide)

The travelling Infantry moves farther to the north-west with great speed, hitting the shore. They then travel farther north-north-east along the shore and meet a small troop of gnomes and insectoids.

Clothing created and provided to the populance.
2-Field farm on tile 13 completed.
Alchemical Laboratory completed.
Taxation provides 21 money. Military requires 2 money in upkeep
Improved Firearms needs more research
Sculptures Researched
Improved Physiological Alchemy researched.

Morale is at 8. Population growth is 4.3%, adding 1173 people. Morale is high enough for a labor bonus.
Population is now at 28,464. (Overcrowding! Population growth is reduced by 3%, Morale by -1.)
32 labor units will be available next turn, with [1/10] in the excess labor pool.
29 food will be needed this turn. 2.9 luxury units are needed to raise morale.

  Warehouse: 16/20 wood, 4/20 stone, 4/20 Iron, 2.5/20 silver, 0/20 Strong Iron, 3.0/20 clothes, 0.0/20 silver jewelry, 1.2/20 gold jewelry
  Granary: 20/40 food
  Treasury: 66 money
  Herds: -

  Buildings:
    Alchemical Laboratory
    Apartment Houses
    Clothier's Workshop
    Granary x2
    Hall of Learning
    Heavy Smelter
    Library
    Marketplace
    Mechanic's Workshop
    Military Workshop
    Museum
    Music Hall
    School
    Shrine
    Smithy
    Tombs

  Military
    Heavy Scouts <A7/D8/H22/S1/M7/Ab:Shield Wall>

  Away (0.9/1 food)
    Lactosian Infantry <A5/D5/H10/S3/M7/Ab:Shield Wall>

  Leaders:
    Engineer Dr. Donlan
    Governor Cheddarius
      Special Ability: Hope for the future
    Sage Airag
      Special Ability: Librarian

  Technologies:
    Agriculture
    Alchemy
    Blast Powder
    Ceremonial Burial
    Construction
    Deep Mining
    Education
    Engineering
    Explosives
    Farming
    Firearms
    Horseback Riding
    Improved Agriculture
    Improved Physiological Alchemy
    Literacy
    Mechanics
    Metalcrafting
    Metallurgy
    Mining
    Music
    Physiological Alchemy
    Residential Planning
    Sculptures
    Steelmaking
    Trade
    Tactics: Shield Wall

Improved Physiological Alchemy
  Requires Physiological Alchemy
  Allows Spiritual Distillate, Oleum Ostiogens


Spiritual Distillate
 1 compound
 Given to an accompanied unit, that unit  gets a +3 chemical bonus to morale for the turn, to a maximum of 10.

Oleum Osseogens
  3 compounds
  Given to an unit, that unit gets a +2 chemical bonus to maximum hit points. No unit can get this bonus more than once.

Spoiler: Vanigo's Eredor (click to show/hide)

The Tokk scouring the surroundings of the city are flummoxed by their inability to find anything of interest, and quickly check whether they can sense the metals they know are there. Maybe there is some sort of interference? They are somewhat relieved that other search teams fare no better.
The pikemen travel along the mountains at a slow pace, but they come across a small human infantry unit. The second archers try to travel across the mountains, but a few bands of skeletons keeps them from crossing far. The first archers, however, return to Rennad to report that the metal ores in the north should also be iron, but possibly with magical inclusions.

3-Field Farms on tiles 4, 5, 6, and 15 completed
Woodcutter's Village on tile 16 completed
Watchtower completed
Pasture on tile 2 needs 1 wood, 1 labor
Clothing and Jewelry created and provided to population.
Taxation provides 22.5 money. Military requires 4 money in upkeep. Casters require 6 money in upkeep
Museums researched
Sanitation researched
Metallurgy needs more research

Morale is at 8. Population growth is 5.5%, adding 1613 people. Morale is high enough for a labor bonus
Population is now at 30,955. (Overcrowding! Population growth is reduced by 2%, Morale by -1.)
34 labor units will be available next turn, with [7/10] in the excess labor pool.
31 food will be needed this turn. 3.1 luxury units are needed to raise morale.

  Treasury: 59.5
  Granary: 16/20 food
  Warehouse: 4/20 wood, 5/20 stone, 1/20 gold, 4/20 Iron, 0.4/20 Clothing, 2.3/20 Gold jewelry, 2/20 pearls
  Herds: -

  Buildings
    Apartment Houses
    Clothier's Workshop
    Constructor's Guild
    Granary
    Hall of Learning
    Library
    Marketplace
    Mechanic's Workshop
    Military Workshop
    School
    Shrine
    Smithy
    Stables
    Statue Park (10 statues)
    Temple
    Tinkerer's Shop
    Tombs
    Watchtower

  Military
    Trained Mounted Spearman Brigade <A5/D4/H19/S5/M7>
    Trained Pikemen <A5*/D2/H15/S3/M8>
    Trained First Archer Company <A2/D2/R5[2/10]/H17/S3/M8>
    Trained Second Archer Company <A2/D2/R5[2/10]/H17/S3/M8>
    Trained Mounted Archers <A2/D2/R5[2/10]/H20/S5/M9>

  Caster units
    First Constructor <5 mp>
    Second Constructor <5 mp>

  Leaders:
    Engineer Fret Rikend
    Sage Heron Redson

  Technologies:
    Agriculture
    Animal Taming
    Archery
    Basic Artifíce
    Ceremonial Burial
    Construction
    Construction Magic
    Deep Mining
    Earth Dowsing
    Education
    Engineering
    Farming
    Horseback Riding
    Improved Agriculture
    Literacy
    Metalcrafting
    Mining
    Museums
    Organized Religion
    Residential Planning
    Sanitation
    Sculpture
    Theory of Elemental Earth
    Trade

Sanitation
    Requires Residential Planning
    Allows Sewers

Sewers
    7 labor, 5 stone
    Requires Santiation
    Morale penalties from overcrowding are reduced by 1.

Spoiler: abculatter_2's Enlightened (click to show/hide)

A citizen of the Shining City suffers headaches. Terrible headaches. He drops in the city, screaming, and no one attends to him. When he stands up, he has become the Chosen One. Still shaken from his experience in the unknown, he is unsure whether the Unknown One is pleased or displeased at the outcome of the battle.

Military defeat! -1 Morale this turn.
The Chosen One's special ability revealed - Chosen of Darkness (Other leaders on the same side can't have abilities. Upon death, is revived in the Shining City if enough population is there, but each revival kills 250 people times the number of previous revivals. Can break blessed obsidian for a tiny chance at a random spell, but is always killed in the process regardless)
Clothing and jewelry created and provided to populance
Taxation provides 13.5 money. Military requires 1 money in upkeep.
Deep Mining needs more research
Think the Unthinkable needs more research

Morale is at 7. Population growth is 3%, adding 564 people.
Population is now at 19,381. (Overcrowding! Population growth is reduced by 2%.)
19 labor units will be available next turn, with [9/10] in the excess labor pool.
19 food will be needed this turn. 2.0 luxury units are needed to raise morale.

  Treasury: 45.5 money
  Granary: 20/20 food
  Warehouse: 2/20 wood, 15/20 wool, 7 stone, 2 moonlit iron, 8.7 clothing, 0.8 gold jewelry, 7/20 blessed obsidian
  Herds: 2 elephants, 3 firedancer

  Buildings
    Clothier's Workshop
    Granary
    Hall of Learning
    Idols of the Unknown
    Library
    Marketplace
    Military School
    Military Workshop
    Palisade on City Hex
    Shrine
    Smithy
    Temple

  Military
    Trained Obsidian's Call (A6/D4/H11/S3/M7/Ab:-) (Wooden spears with obsidian, wooden shields)


  Leaders:
    General *replacement*
    High Priest -The Chosen One-

  Technologies:
    Animal Training
    Beast Taming
    Blessing of the Unknown
    Construction
    Engineering
    Enlightenment (Unique; Prerequisite for magical technologies)
    Landscape Stripping
    Literacy
    Mining
    Organized Religion
    The Shallow of the Unknown
    Trade
    Truths Unknowable

[abculatter_2]

Spoiler: RP (click to show/hide)

And then His mind began to make some sense of the unutterable truths which now assail His every notion of reality. It was then that the innocence He had for so long wandered blissfully within was shattered, that every bit of the dark purpose not only He, but His entire nation toiled for in such ignorance. It was also then that He realized that this Beast, the Unknown One, was not a blessing but a curse upon the world, and these, his followers, the pimpled blight which represented it. They deserved to be pulled from the land like the virulent weeds they were, yet he, the only one He knew of with the power to stop it, was nothing more then a pawn to this bastard devil.

There was no hope for one of the two powers which now would be forced against each other once again, either the world would be plunged into the oblivion of the Unknown One, or the darkness would be beaten back like in the stories of old.

That same night...

He saw before him a battlefield, the bleeding bodies of both a peculiar, horridly grotesque race of crab-like humanoids, and the magnificent elephants, clad in their beautifully-wrought wood and obsidian armor, their riders still mounted, spears still in hand as they lay on their final resting place. Carnage was the best way to describe it, both sides suffered heavy losses... But surely the Unknown One had not allowed his Chosen to be defeated?

Then, He was shook with horror as before him lay, within a patch of blackened grass, lay a pile of picked skeletons, which he instinctively knew to be the Chosen One, his mount, and his elite guard. Around this pile, the misshapen forms of the crab-men labored like so many ugly insects, taking up their brethren to be hailed as heros with ceremonies of such debauchery that, even without, it would be enough to cause one to know deep resentment.
And his brethren, the great warriors of the Enlightened, were not only left to rot unceremoniously upon the ground, but desecrated, their remains and belongings taken up and displayed in freakish demonstrations in buildings which mocked the very word of magnificence.

This, could not be allowed. The very thought of this happening to even one of the Unknown One's servants was unthinkable. He found Himself hating these crab-men more then He has ever known hate, and upon waking in the palace found his bitter resentment reflected in every face. The crab-men would pay for this.

Spoiler: Turn (click to show/hide)

1) Work hex 4 (1 food, 1 wool, 1 gold)
2) Work hex 5 (2 food, 1 fire dancers)
3) Work hex 8 (2 food, .5 elephants)
4) Work hex 14 (1 food, 1 wool, 1 iron)
5) Work hex 13 (3 stone)
6) Work hex 18 (2 food, 2 wood)
7) Work hex 2 (4 food)

+12 food, +2 wool, +2 wood, +3 stone, +1 gold, +1 iron, +1 fire dancers, +.5 elephants

Research (Logistics (increase recruiting capacity))
10) Research (Logistics (increase recruiting capacity))
11) Research (Horseback Riding)
12) Research (Horseback Riding)
13) Research (Horseback Riding)
14) Build Night Temple (-3 Blessed Obsidian)
15) Build Night Temple (-1 Blessed Obsidian)
16) Build Night Temple (-1 Blessed Obsidian)
17) Make Blessed-Forged Iron Elephant Armor
(Forged by the most inspired of the Blessed, this armor swirls with intricate designs which strain the eyes and mess with the mind of any who look upon it. The effect varies both from person-to-person and armor-to-armor, though the Enlightened are particularly resilient to its effects.)
18) Make Blessed-Forged Iron Elephant Armor
19) Make Jewelry (-1 gold)

Recruit 2 Elephant Riders (Blessed-Forged Iron Elephant Armor)

[Cheddarius]

Spoiler: Turn (click to show/hide)

Spend 10 money to get 1 more labor point: 33 labor available
Spend 8 money to get +50% research and improved breakthrough chance
Send 4 money to the Eredor

33 labor left, 20 food, 4 iron, 4 stone, 16 wood, 2.5 silver, 3 clothes, 1.2 gold jewelry

Work tile 1: 2 food, 2 wool
Work tile 2: 6 food
Work tile 3: 6 food
Work tile 7: 1 food, 2 wool
Work tile 9: 5 food
Work tile 10: 5 food
Work tile 11: 5 food
Work tile 12: 6 food
Work tile 16: 1 stone, 2 silver
Work tile 18: 1 food, 1 stone, 2 iron

22 labor left, 57 food, 6 iron, 6 stone, 16 wood, 4 wool, 4.5 silver, 3 clothes, 1.2 gold jewelry

Build Statue Park: 2 stone, 2 labor
Build 2 statues in Statue Park: 2 stone, 2 labor
Build Three-Field Farm in tile 13: 3 labor
Total labor: 7. With Mechanic's Workshop: 5 labor, 4 stone

4 research Improved Improved Medicines
4 research Sanitation

1 operate Music Hall

1.5 make 3 strong iron: 3 iron, 6 wood
1 make 2 steel: 2 strong iron, 2 wood
1 make 1 gonnes: 1 strong iron
1.5 make 1 flexible light steel armors: 1 steel
1 make 1 steel shields: 1 steel

2 train 1 medic: 6 money

Train Heavy Hand Cannoneers [Haulers accompany]: 1 gonnes, 1 steel shields, 1 flexible light steel armors
Attach a company of haulers to Heavy Scouts
Heavy Scouts head southwest as soon as the new unit is trained, taking 2 food with them (they go around the forest instead of through it)
Lactosian Infantry head southwest along the shoreline

0 labor left, 55 food, 3 iron, 2 stone, 8 wood, 4 wool, 4.5 silver, 3 clothes, 1.2 gold jewelry

Use 29 food to feed populace
Use 2.9 clothes to raise morale
Use 1 Entertainment and 10 food to raise morale
Use 2 Spirituality and 1 gold jewelry to raise morale

0 labor left, 17 food, 3 iron, 2 stone, 8 wood, 4 wool, 4.5 silver, 0.1 clothes, 0.2 gold jewelry

Spoiler: RP (click to show/hide)

The intricate engineering techniques required to build a statue park had been discovered, and the Lactosians quickly constructed a park to relieve them of their heavy luxury burdens. They also finished last year's three-field farm, enabling them to harvest enough food to feed the new and massive Lactosian population. The population had already grown so large that a vast army of nine thousand laborers worked the fields and mines in order to supply it with food and luxuries. And the Lactosians were running out of fields...

The new buildings, combined with the vast amount of labor produced working the land and the similarly large quantity used to research new technologies, left little for other pursuits. The Lactosians did, however, manage to train a powerful new army of hand cannoneers. These were the most technologically advanced troops in the continent. They wore flexible steel armor that was unmatched in strength, but did not encumber them as much as other steel armor. Their shields were similarly made of steel, a product which no other known civilization had discovered. Finally, they were the first battalion on the continent to wield powerful gonnes, portable cannons that were superior to bows in range and firepower.

Cheddarius, seeing Lokhagos Leyden train the new company in the town square, smiled with satisfaction, glad now that he had ordered the stockpiling of wool and food last year. Without these commodities, the military would have caused inconveniences, or not been created at all. Even with stockpiling, the supply of food had to be depleted.

The Lactosians had fulfilled almost all of their urgent goals. The battalion that the Lactosian Infantry had met, composed mostly of dwarves and faintly insectoid humans, had told the Lactosians of a sewers, underground pipes that removed waste from the cities, greatly improving city life. The only really important goal left was the creation of such a system next year, lowering the discomfort of crowded city living and encouraging Lactosians to work harder.

Perhaps if the Lactosians had extra labor later on, they could build an alchemist's workshop. This would enable the Lactosians to manufacture powerful grenades, which might be used in the fight against the undead niDano threat - though the flare grenades might not be of much use against skeletons with no eyes, the blast grenades might prove useful. The grenades would, in turn, allow cannons and cannonballs. With these at their disposal, the Lactosians could blow holes in the niDano walls, which would allow the giants to swarm inside in a powerful surge and possibly eliminate the threat. Bombs, too, would be useful in this manner; a well-placed bomb could create a massive gap in the walls, and giants could flock to the new weak spot.

Training physiological alchemists would be useful later. A military school and a ruby deep mine were the lowest in priority, but still possible. When the Lactosians were not training new units, they could train already-created battalions in order to increase their experience as well.

Asiago's researchers continued their search for knowledge. There had, apparently, been a misunderstanding. Asiago, last year, had asked for research into alchemical compounds that would increase the supply of labor; the researchers had thought that he had said he wanted "compounds that improve morale and allow troops to take more damage before being defeated. Abor." With that misconception cleared up, he hoped that this year's research would prove fruitful.

Spoiler: Lactosian Canon (click to show/hide)

The city is called Great Lactosia.
The citizens are called Lactosians.

One Lactosian mass unit - that is, unit of wood, stone, metal, food, or other heavy substance - is called a "wheel".

The river is called the Stilton River.
The mountains at 16-18 are the Hills of Iron.
The forest at 4, 5, 14, 15 is the Southern Woods.
The plains are called the Bountiful Plains.
The hills are called the Far Pastures.

Lactosian Infantry is led by Lokhagos Asiago.
Heavy Scouts is led by Lokhagos Gjetost.
Heavy Hand Cannoneers is led by Lokhagos Leyden.
The Lactosian diplomat is called Penbryn.

[IronyOwl]

Haskanara, Year 23

Spoiler: Retribution (click to show/hide)

  All of Skethorum reels from the bloodshed, dazed by the carnage wrought by a previously unknown foe. Recovery is swift, however, and the city soon finds itself in full swing preparing for the next wave of invaders.

  The warriors that fell in defense of Skethorum are given ceremonial burials and hailed as heroes, as the survivors recover and the legions recruit to fill their ranks. The enemy is shown considerably less respect; once declared free of any insidious residual magic, many enemy corpses are pillaged for souvenirs by soldiers and civilians alike. Large marked warning stones are placed near the leader's skeleton and strange stone while the city's leaders try to figure out if they're dangerous, but otherwise the corpses are cleared where needed and left to rot where not in the way.

  Determined not to allow the enemy the slightest victory, the Fifth Legion is raised anew as a testament to Haskanaran resilience. The smiths work a new style into their newest creations, favoring slight spikes and ridges to give a more dangerous and intimidating appearance to the equipment. In addition to the number common to all Haskanara Legion armor, the Fifth's is emblazoned with a symbol of vengeance, and they quickly become a symbol themselves of the immortal retribution that awaits Skethorum's enemies.

  A grim but fiery Skan rallies the city around refinement of research techniques, rather than the arts of war expected. Though many would like to develop better weapons immediately, the promise of vastly improved research in the long run strikes a chord with those who would see their enemies dealt with no matter how long it takes, and the city overwhelmingly agrees.

  Partially due to this new focus, a museum is raised, using a bit of Lactosian stone in its construction for added instructional value. Relics of the battle are among the first displays, seized from slain foes or donated by family members. Even before its completion it has numerous exhibits waiting, including Haskanaran and Enlightened weapons and armor, but also such grim trophies as human and elephant skeletons and even tanned hides. Much of the First Legion's old leather armor is also included, along with a few goblin weapons and a somewhat small collection of prototype, display, or non-combat related items.

Spoiler: Actions (click to show/hide)

Spend 10 Money for 1 Labor
1) Work Tile 1 - Plains/River/Irrigation/Watermill = 5 Food
2) Work Tile 2 - Plains/River/Irrigation/Watermill = 5 Food
3) Work Tile 5 - Forest/Woodcutting Village = 1 Food, 2 Wood
4) Work Tile 6 - Hills/Silver/Mine/Quarry = 1 Food, 1 Wool, 1 Silver, 1 Stone
5) Work Tile 7 - Plains/River/Irrigation/Watermill = 5 Food
6) Work Tile 8 - Mountain/Copper/Deep Mine/Windmill/Quarry = 2 Copper, 3 Stone
7) Work Tile 10 - Ocean/Wharf/Deep Fishery = 4 Food
8 ) Work Tile 11 - Red Pearls/Sea Farm = 2 Food, 2 Red Pearls
9) Work Tile 17 - Hills/Tin/Mine/Quarry = 1 Food, 1 Wool, 1 Tin, 1 Stone
Subtotals: 24 Food, 2 Wood, 5 Stone, 2 Wool, 2 Copper, 1 Silver, 1 Tin, 2 Red Pearls

10,11) Build Wharf on Tile 3 - Ocean (-2 Wood, ready for next turn)

12,13,14,15,16) Construct Museum (-5 Stone, -5 Money, ready for next turn)

17,18 ) Smelt Bronze (-2 Copper, -2 Tin, +4 Bronze)

19) Forge Bronze Scimitars (-1 Bronze, +1 Bronze Khopeshes)
20) Forge Bronze Shields (-1 Bronze, +1 Bronze Shields)
21,22,23) Forge Flexible Light and Flexible Heavy Bronze Armor (-3 Bronze, +1 Flexible Light Bronze Armor, +1 Flexible Heavy Bronze Armor)

24,25) Make Clothing (-4 Wool, +4 Clothing)

26,27,28,29,30) Research Education

*) Research Dream Walking

*: Skik's Research

Skik casts Vision From The Stars: "What are the brainspawn and what do they want?"


The Fifth Legion is resurrected using Flexible Light Bronze Armor, Bronze Khopeshes, and Bronze Shields

The Seventh Legion trains. They train Far Shot at the same time if possible, otherwise just standard training.

Skiin leads the First Legion in escorting the mushroom shipment, as well as bearing news of the terrible battle. They also bring the flexible light worg armor and a unit of red pearls with them, and give them both to the goblins as a gift and show of friendship.

The heavy legions recuperate. The Third Legion continues to guard the city.


Luxury Needed: 2.5
Luxury Produced:
2.5 Spirituality
2.5 Clothing
2.5 Mushrooms
(+3 Morale)

Taxation provides 18+5 Money. Military requires 6 Money in upkeep.

Food Produced: 24
Food Consumed: 24

Receive 2 Mushrooms in trade. Give away 1 flexible light bronze armor and 1 Red Pearls.
Dispose of leather armor.

Warehouse: 7/20 wood, 1/20 wool, 8/20 Stone, 3/20 leather, 10/20 copper, 2/20 tin, 0/20 bronze, 4/20 silver, 4.2 Mushrooms, 2.8/20 Clothing, 1.7/20 silver jewelry, 3/20 red pearls, 1 Flexible Heavy Bronze Armor
Granary: 16/40 Food
Treasury: 74.5

[Vanigo]

Spoiler: RP (click to show/hide)

"So, these quarries..."
"What about them?"
Shan and Ander weren't working as hard as they might be. Fret was busy overseeing the construction of the overdue sewer, and therefore not yelling at them.
"What're they for, anyway? Not like we're running out of stone." Ander wasn't particularly curious by nature, but he kept up with the state of construction in Rennad.
"Well, the way I hear it, the Tokk are having trouble dowsing these mountains," Shan replied.
"So how's that lead to this?"
"They think something might be interfering with their magic, and some nice deep holes might help find out what it is."
"We're digging entire quarries for that?"
"Well, that and you can't have too much stone on hand."

Elsewhere in town, some more immediately useful construction was taking place. The main sewer ducts were already in place, and a strong flow of clean water from the larger-than-originally-planned aquaeduct rushed through them. This was needed to keep the sewers from clogging, as their slope was really too shallow for raw sewage. Even so, they were only deep enough for underground sewer access on the south side of town; the north side would have to make do with the public bathhouses and latrines that were being built on the surface. Fret, surprisingly, wasn't yelling at anyone here, either. This was because, having gotten up early the day before and worked through the night, he had passed out around midmorning and was still out cold.

Spoiler: Actions (click to show/hide)

Spend 8 gold for +50% research

5) Work 4, 5, 6, 14, 15 (27 food)
2) Work 1, 18 (3 food, 3 gold, 3 wool, 1 stone, 1 badgers)
1) Work 8 (2 stone, 2 iron)
3) Work 3, 12, 16 (3 food, 6 wood)
1) Work 7 (1 food, 2 stone)
12 labor total
Cast Mage's Mine for 1 gold
Total: 34 food, 4 gold, 2 iron, 3 wool, 5 stone, 6 wood, 1 badgers

11 labor -> 15 construction +1 Arcane Servitor
7) Build sewers (-5 stone)
5) Build museum (-5 stone)
4) Build quarry on 9, 10

5) Research Metallurgy, Higher Education
(For Higher Education, I'm thinking along the lines of an Academy that, by producing highly educated professionals who then go off and do their own thing, produces lots of research for relatively little labor, but doesn't let me direct what I want researched with it. Probably an increased chance of new leaders emerging, too.)

.5) Make gold jewelry (-1 gold, +1 jewelry)
1.5) Make clothing (-3 wool, +3 clothing)
1) Make pearl jewelry (-1 pearls, +1 pearl jewelry)

3) Train constructors (-2 gold)

Give badgers to first archers
Send pikemen and second archers to Lactosia, escorting a unit of constructors. Explore a bit on the way back.

Use 3 spirituality + .1 pearl jewelry, 2.1 clothing + 1 entertainment, 3.1 gold jewelry for luxury

+3 food, -5 stone, +6 wood, +1 gold, +2 iron, +.9 clothing, -2.1 gold jewelry, -1 pearls, +.9 pearl jewelry

[Knight Otu]

(Map update tomorrow)

Spoiler: Skik's Vision (click to show/hide)

What are the brainspawn and what do they want? What indeed? Skik sees a cavern. Many of the basic brainspawn hover about, darting from one end to another. Actually, no, those are shorter. She sees two of these brainspawn in a small opening. She sees them combine into the basic form she is familiar with in an accelerated fashion - at least she hopes it is accelerated. Growth.

She sees a drake held by several basic brainspawn, and a three-tentacled brainspawn weaves before it, and the drake is put to sleep. In a small opening, a pool of water holds several fishes, crabs, and mollusks. She sees discarded husks of various animals. Perfection.

She sees derangers floating in a cavern, seemingly empty. She sees whelks shooting lightning. Other whelks creating shields of force to block that lightning. A three-tentacled brainspawn weaving fire, incinerating a limp basic brainspawn. Knowledge.

She sees a goblin-like creature with a tentacle coming from its head. She sees a small heap of brainspawn slowly, but now certainly accelerated, turning into a whelk, with some of the brainspawn hardening into the shell. She sees a slumbering drake, several brainspawn lying on it and slowly merging into its body. Combiosis. Combiosis?

Then she sees a vast cavern with great stalagmites. Standing on a floor covered with limp brainspawn of many different kinds, slowly merging into each other. She floats up and lets her gaze wander about. The cavern floor isn't filled completely, maybe not even a quarter, but at the edges, brainspawn are working to expand the cave. Greatness.

Finally, Skik finds herself back in the empty cavern But this times, she sees a gleaming at a point that the derangers seem to focus upon. She gazes at it herself, and reels back when she sees a Haskanara, asif thruogh a caleidoscope and a telescope at once, then she realizes that this is the same effect as with the presumed Koritu - she sees a Haskanara because she is one. She takes a closer look. The Haskanara is in a thinker's pose. Surrounded by sparks. Thoughts. Thoughts that mingle with each other, creating ideas, theories, plans. Thoughts that mingle with the outside world, creating reactions, improvements, and even more thoughts.

Spoiler: IronyOwl's Haskanara (click to show/hide)

The social turmoil is dying down slowly, but surely. Could it truly have been the advancing army that caused the unrest? The leader seemed to have some kind of magical power, but he tossed away his the life and the life of his as if they were meaningless, and caused a troubling darkness. Would he have been the source, wouldn't the unrest be even stronger, or something different entirely? Yet, some doubts linger...

The goblins are shocked to hear about the attack, though glad to hear that it could be repelled, and promise to redouble their efforts to reignite their magic.

Random event - Social turmoil - -1 morale for three turns. <3/3>
Wharf on Tile 3 completed
Museum completed
Bronze Equipment created
Education researched
Longbows needs a bit more research
Sanitation needs more research
Dreamwalking needs more research
Seventh Legion trained
Fifth Legion raised

Taxation provides 18+5 money. Military requires 6 money in upkeep.
Received 2 Mushrooms in trade.

Morale is at 7. Population growth is 3%, adding 737 people.
Population is now at 25,323. (Overcrowding! Population growth is reduced by 3%, Morale by -1.)
29 labor units will be available next turn, with [2/10] in the excess labor pool.
26 food will be needed this turn. 2.6 luxury units are needed to raise morale.

  Warehouse: 7/20 wood, 1/20 wool, 8/20 Stone, 3/20 leather, 9/20 copper, 2/20 tin, 0/20 bronze, 4/20 silver, 4.2 Mushrooms, 2.8/20 Clothing, 1.7/20 silver jewelry, 3/20 red pearls, 1 flexible heavy armor
  Granary: 15/20 Food
  Treasury: 74.5

  Buildings:
    Apartment Houses
    Clothier's Workshop
    Docks
    Granary x2
    Hall of Learning
    Library
    Marketplace
    Military Workshop
    Mint
    Museum
    Observatory
    Shrine
    Smithy
    Temple
    Tombs

  Leaders:
    Astronomer Skik
    Explorer Skiin
      Special Ability: Master Archer
    Scientist Skan

  Military:
     Trained First Legion (Scouts) <A2/D2/R3[3/-]/H21/S3/M8/Ab:Far Shot>
     Trained Second Legion <A6/D5/H(9)23/S2/M7>
     Trained Third Legion <A2/D2/R3[3/-]/H21/S3/M8/Ab:Far Shot>
     Trained Fourth Legion <A6/D5/H(13)23/S2/M7>
     Fifth Legion <A6/D5/H20/S3/M7>
     Experienced Sixth Legion <A7/D6/H(11)23/S2/M7>
     Trained Seventh Legion <A2/D2/R3[2/-]/H21/S3/M8/Ab:->

  Technologies:
    Advanced Ship Construction
    Agriculture
    Animal Training
    Archery
    Astral Magic
    Astral Theory
    Astronomy
    Ceremonial Burial
    Construction
    Deep Fishing
    Deep Mining
    Education
    Engineering
    Farming
    Fishing
    Great Ship Construction
    Integrated Excavations
    Literacy
    Mechanics
    Metalcrafting
    Mining
    Museums
    Organized Religion
    Residential Planning
    Sailing
    Sea Farming
    Tidal Mastery
    Trade
    Tactics: Far Shot

Spoiler: Cheddarius' Lactosians (click to show/hide)

The two military units travel on their expected routes at moderate speed, but find little of interest at this point. The infantry finds that the coastline levels to point more or less westwards

3-Field farm on tile 13 completed.
Statue Park completed. 2 Statues added.
Taxation provides 21 money. Military requires 2 money in upkeep
Improved Firearms needs more research
Sanitation Researched
Advanced Physiological Alchemy needs more research

Morale is at 8. Population growth is 4.3%, adding 1223 people. Morale is high enough for a labor bonus.
Population is now at 29,587. (Overcrowding! Population growth is reduced by 3%, Morale by -1.)
32 labor units will be available next turn, with [7/10] in the excess labor pool.
29 food will be needed this turn. 3.0 luxury units are needed to raise morale.

  Warehouse: 8/20 wood, 4/20 wool, 2/20 stone, 3/20 Iron, 4.5/20 silver, 0/20 Strong Iron, 0.1/20 clothes, 0.0/20 silver jewelry, 0.2/20 gold jewelry
  Granary: 16/40 food
  Treasury: 65 money
  Herds: -

  Buildings:
    Alchemical Laboratory
    Apartment Houses
    Clothier's Workshop
    Granary x2
    Hall of Learning
    Heavy Smelter
    Library
    Marketplace
    Mechanic's Workshop
    Military Workshop
    Museum
    Music Hall
    School
    Shrine
    Smithy
    Statue Park (7 statues)
    Tombs

  Military
    Heavy Hand Cannoneers <A2/D5/R6[3/-]/H20/S3/M7/Ab:->

  Alchemist/Caster Units
    Physiological Alchemist <3 compounds>

  Away (0.8/1 food)
    Lactosian Infantry <A5/D5/H10/S3/M7/Ab:Shield Wall>
  Away (2 food)
    Heavy Scouts <A7/D8/H22/S1(3)/M7/Ab:Shield Wall>

  Leaders:
    Engineer Dr. Donlan
    Governor Cheddarius
      Special Ability: Hope for the future
    Sage Airag
      Special Ability: Librarian

  Technologies:
    Agriculture
    Alchemy
    Blast Powder
    Ceremonial Burial
    Construction
    Deep Mining
    Education
    Engineering
    Explosives
    Farming
    Firearms
    Horseback Riding
    Improved Agriculture
    Improved Physiological Alchemy
    Literacy
    Mechanics
    Metalcrafting
    Metallurgy
    Mining
    Music
    Physiological Alchemy
    Residential Planning
    Sanitation
    Sculptures
    Steelmaking
    Trade
    Tactics: Shield Wall


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Spoiler: Vanigo's Eredor (click to show/hide)

It is a rather quiet and pleasant year for the Eredor - the quarries yield a silver vein that had went unnoticed for long, a discovery which sparks some advancements in currency design. The escort for the Constructor returns reporting back from Lactosia, and that they didn't find anything obviously interesting on either way. The new sewers relieve the populance tremendously, and the research into metallurgy bears its awaited fruit.

Random event: Technological advancement - Unified Currency obtained
Quarries on tile 9 and 10 completed - Resource Found: Silver
Sewers and Museum completed
Pasture on tile 2 needs 1 wood, 1 labor
Taxation provides 22.5 money. Military requires 5 money in upkeep. Casters require 6 money in upkeep
Academics needs more research
Metallurgy researched

Morale is at 8. Population growth is 5%, adding 1547 people. Labor bonus
Population is now at 32,502. (Overcrowding! Population growth is reduced by 2%.)
36 labor units will be available next turn, with [2/10] in the excess labor pool.
33 food will be needed this turn. 3.3 luxury units are needed to raise morale.

  Treasury: 67
  Granary: 20/20 food
  Warehouse: 9/20 wood, 0/20 stone, 2/20 gold, 6/20 Iron, 1.3/20 Clothing, 0.2/20 Gold jewelry, 1/20 pearls, 0.9/20 pearl jewelry
  Herds: -

  Buildings
    Apartment Houses
    Clothier's Workshop
    Constructor's Guild
    Granary
    Hall of Learning
    Library
    Marketplace
    Mechanic's Workshop
    Military Workshop
    Museum
    School
    Sewers
    Shrine
    Smithy
    Stables
    Statue Park (10 statues)
    Temple
    Tinkerer's Shop
    Tombs
    Watchtower

  Military
    Trained Mounted Spearman Brigade <A5/D4/H19/S5/M7>
    Trained Pikemen <A5*/D2/H15/S3/M8>
    Trained Mounted First Archer Company <A2/D2/R5[2/10]/H19/S5/M8>
    Trained Second Archer Company <A2/D2/R5[2/10]/H17/S3/M8>
    Trained Mounted Archers <A2/D2/R5[2/10]/H20/S5/M9>

  Caster units
    First Constructor <5 mp>
    Third Constructor <5 mp>

  Away
    Second Constructor <5 mp>

  Leaders:
    Engineer Fret Rikend
    Sage Heron Redson

  Technologies:
    Agriculture
    Animal Taming
    Archery
    Basic Artifíce
    Ceremonial Burial
    Construction
    Construction Magic
    Deep Mining
    Earth Dowsing
    Education
    Engineering
    Farming
    Horseback Riding
    Improved Agriculture
    Literacy
    Metalcrafting
    Metallurgy
    Mining
    Museums
    Organized Religion
    Residential Planning
    Sanitation
    Sculpture
    Theory of Elemental Earth
    Trade
    Unified Currency



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Spoiler: abculatter_2's Enlightened (click to show/hide)

Work in the Shining City is funneled into one true purpose - vengence upon the crab people who dared oppose their righteous crusade and destroy the army of the Chosen One. A rare drive is seen in the people, their zeal aflame like it rarely has been. The firedancers ar broken to be rideable easily enough, and the Blessed of the Night Temple promise to be of great value in the coming conflicts.

Night Temple Completed
Taxation provides 15 money. Military requires 1 money in upkeep.
Deep Mining needs more research
Think the Unthinkable needs more research
Logistics needs more research
Horseback Riding researched
Two Moon Iron Elephants raised

Morale is at 7. Population growth is 3%, adding 581 people.
Population is now at 19,962. (Overcrowding! Population growth is reduced by 2%.)
20 labor units will be available next turn, with [9/10] in the excess labor pool.
20 food will be needed this turn. 2.0 luxury units are needed to raise morale.

  Treasury: 58.5 money
  Granary: 11/20 food
  Warehouse: 4/20 wood, 17/20 wool, 10 stone, 1 moonlit iron, 6.7 clothing, 1.8 gold jewelry, 7/20 blessed obsidian
  Herds: 0.5 elephants, 4 firedancer

  Buildings
    Clothier's Workshop
    Granary
    Hall of Learning
    Idols of the Unknown
    Library
    Marketplace
    Military School
    Military Workshop
    Palisade on City Hex
    Shrine
    Smithy
    Temple

  Military
    Trained Obsidian's Call (A6/D4/H11/S3/M7/Ab:-) (Wooden spears with obsidian, wooden shields)
    Moon Iron Elephant Rider (A4/D4/H26/S2/M7/Ab:-)
    Moon Iron Elephant Rider (A4/D4/H26/S2/M7/Ab:-)

  Leaders:
    General *replacement*
    High Priest -The Chosen One-

  Technologies:
    Animal Training
    Beast Taming
    Blessing of the Unknown
    Construction
    Engineering
    Enlightenment (Unique; Prerequisite for magical technologies)
    Horseback Riding
    Landscape Stripping
    Literacy
    Mining
    Organized Religion
    The Shallow of the Unknown
    Trade
    Truths Unknowable

[Cheddarius]

Spoiler: Turn (click to show/hide)

Spend 8 money to get +50% research and improved breakthrough chance
Spend 10 money on 1 labor: 33 labor

33 labor left, 61 money, 16 food, 3 iron, 2 stone, 8 wood, 4 wool, 4.5 silver, 0.1 clothes, 0.2 gold jewelry

Work tile 1: 2 food, 2 wool
Work tile 2: 6 food
Work tile 3: 6 food
Work tile 7: 1 food, 2 wool
Work tile 9: 5 food
Work tile 10: 5 food
Work tile 11: 5 food
Work tile 12: 6 food
Work tile 13: 5 food
Work tile 16: 1 stone, 2 silver
Work tile 17: 2 stone
Work tile 18: 1 food, 1 stone, 2 iron

Trade 3 silver to the giants for 6 stone
Trade 1 silver to the giants for 1 gold

21 labor left, 61 money, 53 food, 5 iron, 6 stone, 8 wood, 8 wool, 2.5 silver, 0.1 clothes, 0.2 gold jewelry

Build Sewers: 7 labor, 5 stone
Build 1 Statue: 1 labor, 1 stone
Cast Arcane Servitor: -1 labor
Total labor: 7. With Mechanic's Workshop: 5 labor, 6 stone

1 research Advanced Physiological Alchemy
2 research Improved Firearms
4 research Academics

1 operate Music Hall

2.5 make 5 clothes: 5 wool
2.5 make 2.5 silver jewelry: 2.5 silver

1 make 2 strong iron: 2 iron, 6 wood
1 make 2 steel: 2 strong iron, 2 wood
1 make 1 steel shields: 1 steel

Physiological Alchemist creates and uses Oleum Osseogens on Heavy Hand Cannoneers, then goes to Eredor
Train Heavy Hand Cannoneers 2nd Company (Steel shields)
Train Heavy Hand Cannoneers to "trained"
Heavy Scouts explore southwest. If they reach the shore, they turn north a bit, then explore more to the north of the area they already explored.
Lactosian Infantry explore inland (south of the area they explored last year)

0 labor left, 61 money, 53 food, 1 steel, 3 iron, 8 wood, 3 wool, 5.1 clothes, 2.5 silver jewelry, 0.2 gold jewelry

Use 29 food to feed populace
Use 3 clothes to raise morale
Use 1.7 Entertainment and 1.3 silver jewelry to raise morale
Use 2 Spirituality and 5 food to raise morale

Get 1 gold, 6 stone from giants

Spend 6 money on military upkeep (3 battalions, 1 medic)

0 labor left, 55 money, 19 food, 3 iron, 6 stone, 8 wood, 3 wool, 1 gold, 2.1 clothes, 1.2 silver jewelry, 0.2 gold jewelry

Spoiler: RP (click to show/hide)

The new sanitation research had been discovered just in time. With the help of a Constructor hired from the Eredor, a sewers was quickly built, as well as another statue for the statue park. Asiago also directed his researchers to finish some technologies they had been working on for some time. He wished to discover how to make more powerful gonnes, as well as the drugs that he had directed research on and which, hopefully, would increase the supply of labor available. His researchers also attempted to engineer new innovations in academics that they had heard of from the Eredor, enabling them to research more discoveries per year.

Unfortunately, it was not possible for the Lactosians to train a new battalion of hand cannoneers this year while still gathering the resources that they needed, researching what they wanted, etc. Instead, Cheddarius commissioned partial creation of some military materials and a stockpiling of luxuries, so that the people could finish the equipment next year. This year's training would be used to train the newly-trained Heavy Hand Cannoneers, so that they would be experienced when sent to scout, or to assist the Lactosians' friends the giants in their fight against the necromantic niDano.

Spoiler: Lactosian Canon (click to show/hide)

The city is called Great Lactosia.
The citizens are called Lactosians.

One Lactosian mass unit - that is, unit of wood, stone, metal, food, or other heavy substance - is called a "wheel".

The river is called the Stilton River.
The mountains at 16-18 are the Hills of Iron.
The forest at 4, 5, 14, 15 is the Southern Woods.
The plains are called the Bountiful Plains.
The hills are called the Far Pastures.

Lactosian Infantry is led by Lokhagos Asiago.
Heavy Scouts is led by Lokhagos Gjetost.
Heavy Hand Cannoneers is led by Lokhagos Leyden.
Heavy Hand Cannoneers 2nd Company is led by Lokhagos Jarlsberg.
The Lactosian diplomat is called Penbryn.

[abculatter_2]

Spoiler: RP (click to show/hide)

To do

Spoiler: Turn (click to show/hide)

Spend 10 gold on labor

1) Work hex 2 (4 food)
2) Work hex 3 (4 food)
3) Work hex 1 (3 food, 1 wool)
4) Work hex 4 (1 food, 1 wool, 1 gold)
5) Work hex 5 (2 food, 1 fire dancers)
6) Work hex 8 (2 food, .5 elephants)
7) Work hex 14 (1 food, 1 wool, 1 iron)
Work hex 13 (3 stone)

9) Research (Logistics)
10) Research (Logistics)
11) Research (Logistics)
12) Research (Logistics or Think the Unthinkable)
13) Research (Logistics or Think the Unthinkable)
14) Make Jewelry (-1 gold, +1 jewelry)
15) Make Iron Elephant Armor (-1 iron)
16) Make Wooden Long Spears (-1 wood)
17) Make Wooden Long Spears (-1 wood)
18) Make Wooden Long Spears (-1 wood)
19) Anoint Blessed (-1 Blessed Obsidian)
20) Anoint Blessed
21) Anoint Blessed

Train Moon Iron Elephant Riders
Raise Elephant Riders (Iron Elephant Armor, Wooden Long Spears)
Equip Wooden Long Spears on Elephant Riders x2
Anoint Legion of the Blessed (Blessed Obsidian)

[Vanigo]

Spoiler: RP (click to show/hide)

The discovery of silver ore and the emergence of standardized coinage had triggered a bit of an economic boom in Rennad, and most of the city's traders and merchants agreed that it was still winding up. The city's marketplaces, always lively, were practically bursting at the seams, and some stayed active all through the night. Despite the fact that the new silver mine had yet to begin producing, the city's revenues were already inching up, and they were expected to rise by nearly a quarter over the next year.
Naturally, this provoked a lot of arguments in the Council.
"Train more constructors! Can't have too many of them!"
"We need more soldiers!"
"Let's buy some guns!"
"Pump it into that academy they're planning!"
"What about that dragon? We need more troops to deal with the dragon!"
"Constructors!"
"Booooze!"

Fret, who was supervising the construction of the silver mine, suddenly got the feeling it was a very good day to be out of town. Then he did some shouting of his own.

Spoiler: Actions (click to show/hide)

Spend 8 gold for +50% research

5) Work 4, 5, 6, 14, 15 (27 food)
2) Work 1, 18 (3 food, 3 gold, 3 wool, 1 stone, 1 badgers)
1) Double-work 1 (1 gold)
1) Work 8 (2 stone, 2 iron)
3) Work 3, 12, 16 (3 food, 6 wood)
1) Work 7 (1 food, 2 stone)
Mage's Mine for 1 gold
13 labor total
Total: 34 food, 5 gold, 2 iron, 3 wool, 5 stone, 6 wood, 1 badgers

9 labor -> 12 construction +1 Arcane Servitor
3) Build Mint (-3 stone, -1 gold)
2) Build mine on 10 (-1 wood)
4) Build deep mine on 10 (-2 wood)
3) Build three-field farm on 14
1) Finish pasture on 2 (-1 wood)

7) Research Academics, Steelmaking

1.5) Make gold jewelry (-3 gold, +3 jewelry)
1.5) Make clothing (-3 wool, +3 clothing)
1) Make strong iron (-1 iron, -2 wood, +1 strong iron)

3) Train constructors (-2 gold)

Give badgers to second archers
Rename archers first, second, and third mounted archers
Send spearmen east along coast then south around forest
Send first archers exploring mountains and hills north of Lactosia. With the speed and rough-terrain mobility of their badgers, they should be able to run rings around any skeletons they come across.

Use 3 spirituality + .3 pearl jewelry, 2.3 gold jewelry + 1 entertainment, 3.3 clothing for luxury

+1 food, +2 stone, -1 gold, +1 iron, +1 strong iron, -.3 clothing, +.7 gold jewelry, -.3 pearl jewelry

[IronyOwl]

Spoiler: Backbone (click to show/hide)

  Skethorum continues its inexorable march towards progress, as researchers make good use of the museum to further Skethorum's sanitation and education.
  A new legion is raised, as is a school. Outside the city proper, a second windmill is raised, much to Skan's approval, and additions to fishing efforts strengthen the food supply.
  Meanwhile, Skan requests Skik use her visions to look into a peculiar topic...

Spoiler: Actions (click to show/hide)

Spend 10 Money for 1 Labor
1) Work Tile 1 - Plains/River/Irrigation/Watermill = 5 Food
2) Work Tile 2 - Plains/River/Irrigation/Watermill = 5 Food
3) Work Tile 6 - Hills/Silver/Mine/Quarry = 1 Food, 1 Wool, 1 Silver, 1 Stone
4) Work Tile 7 - Plains/River/Irrigation/Watermill = 5 Food
5) Work Tile 8 - Mountain/Copper/Deep Mine/Windmill/Quarry = 2 Copper, 3 Stone
6) Work Tile 10 - Ocean/Wharf/Deep Fishery = 4 Food
7) Work Tile 11 - Ocean/Red Pearls/Sea Farm = 2 Food, 2 Red Pearls
8 ) Work Tile 15 - Forest/Hunter's Camp = 1 Food, 1 Wood, 1 Leather
9) Work Tile 16 - Forest/Hunter's Camp = 1 Food, 1 Wood, 1 Leather
10) Work Tile 17 - Hills/Tin/Mine/Quarry = 1 Food, 1 Wool, 1 Tin, 1 Stone
Subtotals: 25 Food, 2 Wood, 2 Wool, 2 Leather, 5 Stone, 2 Copper, 1 Silver, 1 Tin, 2 Red Pearls

11,12) Build Deep Fishery on Tile 3 - Ocean/Wharf (-2 Wood, ready for next turn)

13,14,15,16) Build Windmill on Tile 6 - Hills/Silver/Mine/Quarry (-2 Stone, -1 Wood, -1 Wool, ready for next turn)

17,18,19) Build School (-3 Stone, -5 Money, ready for next turn)

20) Smelt Bronze (-1 Copper, -1 Tin, +2 Bronze)
21) Forge Bronze Scimitars (-1 Bronze, +1 Bronze Scimitars)
22) Forge Bronze Shields (-1 Bronze, +1 Bronze Shields)

23) Make Clothing (-2 Leather, +2 Clothing)

24) Research Longbows
25,26,27) Research Sanitation
28,29,30) Research Academies
*) Research Dream Walking

*: Skik's research

Skik casts Vision From The Stars: "Infernal Planes and their inhabitants."


Raise Eighth Legion using flexible heavy armor, scimitars, and shields.

The Fifth Legion trains.

The Seventh Legion trains Far Shot.

The Third Legion guards the mushroom shipment.


Luxury Needed: 2.6
Luxury Produced:
2.6 Spirituality
2.6 Clothing
2.0 Mushrooms + 0.6 Silver Jewelry
(+3 Morale)

Taxation provides 18+5 Money. Military requires 7 Money in upkeep.

Food Produced: 25
Food Consumed: 26

Warehouse: 7/20 wood, 2/20 wool, 8/20 Stone, 3/20 leather, 10/20 copper, 2/20 tin, 0/20 bronze, 5/20 silver, 4.2 Mushrooms, 2.2/20 Clothing, 1.1/20 silver jewelry, 5/20 red pearls
Granary: 14/40 Food
Treasury: 85.5

[Knight Otu]

(Map updates once more tomorrows. Also, expect errors. Also also, everyone should check whether they have all buildings and techs listed that they should have, please.)

Spoiler: Skik's Vision (click to show/hide)

Infernal Planes and their inhabitants. Infernal Planes and their inhabitants? Do we really want to know that? In a flash, some worlds pass by Skik's eye before she sees a long strand of darkness. An umbra. The umbra. The Abyss. She realizes it winds through the multiverse, endless, that the ends she sees are just the places where it stops to intersect with the rest of her universe.
Within the Abyss, countless shapes. Planes, like her own, some being spheres, some being disks, some other shapes entirely. Some tiny, some vast. On the planes creatures, Skik doesn't get many lasting impressions, so many beasts does she see. Anathema, spirits of anarchy, chaos, and rebellion. Not that bad, are they? Daimons, spirits of sin and corruption. Demodands, spirits of darkened soul, self-imprisonment, isolation. Demons, spirits of darkened emotion, terror, fear. Devils, spirits of tyranny and control. Hellions, spirits of destruction. From among the numen, spirits of creation, the titans, creators of monsters. Shadows, imprints of souls on umbras.

Spoiler: IronyOwl's Haskanara (click to show/hide)

A rather unexciting year goes by, interrupted by claims of green lights over the ocean far to the south. The goblins claim that they heard the tell-tale signs of a cave in from the brainspawn caverns, but aren't certain of the meaning of this.

Deep Fishery on tile 3 completed
Windmill on tile 6 completed
School completed
Longbows researched
Sanitation researched
Academics needs more research
Dreamwalking needs more research

Taxation provides 19.5+5 money. Military requires 7 money in upkeep.
Received 2 Mushrooms in trade.

Morale is at 7. Population growth is 3%, adding 759 people.
Population is now at 26,092. (Overcrowding! Population growth is reduced by 3%, Morale by -1.)
29 labor units will be available next turn, with [3/10] in the excess labor pool.
26 food will be needed this turn. 2.7 luxury units are needed to raise morale.

  Warehouse: 6/20 wood, 2/20 wool, 8/20 Stone, 3/20 leather, 9/20 copper, 2/20 tin, 0/20 bronze, 5/20 silver, 4.2 Mushrooms, 2.2/20 Clothing, 1.1/20 silver jewelry, 5/20 red pearls
  Granary: 14/20 Food
  Treasury: 87

  Buildings:
    Apartment Houses
    Clothier's Workshop
    Docks
    Granary x2
    Hall of Learning
    Library
    Marketplace
    Military Workshop
    Mint
    Museum
    Observatory
    School
    Shrine
    Smithy
    Temple
    Tombs

  Leaders:
    Astronomer Skik
    Explorer Skiin
      Special Ability: Master Archer
    Scientist Skan

  Military:
     Trained First Legion (Scouts) <A2/D2/R3[3/-]/H21/S3/M8/Ab:Far Shot>
     Trained Second Legion <A6/D5/H(14)23/S2/M7>
     Trained Third Legion <A2/D2/R3[3/-]/H21/S3/M8/Ab:Far Shot>
     Trained Fourth Legion <A6/D5/H(18)23/S2/M7>
     Trained Fifth Legion <A6/D5/H21/S3/M8>
     Experienced Sixth Legion <A7/D6/H(16)23/S2/M7>
     Trained Seventh Legion <A2/D2/R3[3/-]/H21/S3/M8/Ab:Far Shot>
     Eighth Legion <A6/D5/H22/S2/M6>

  Technologies:
    Advanced Ship Construction
    Agriculture
    Animal Training
    Archery
    Astral Magic
    Astral Theory
    Astronomy
    Ceremonial Burial
    Construction
    Deep Fishing
    Deep Mining
    Education
    Engineering
    Farming
    Fishing
    Great Ship Construction
    Integrated Excavations
    Literacy
    Longbows
    Mechanics
    Metalcrafting
    Mining
    Museums
    Organized Religion
    Residential Planning
    Sailing
    Sanitation
    Sea Farming
    Tidal Mastery
    Trade
    Tactics: Far Shot

Longbows
  Requires Archery, Tactics: Far Shot
  Allows Longbows (3 labor, 1 wood, better range and power)


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Spoiler: Cheddarius' Lactosians (click to show/hide)

Through various turns of fate, the Lactosian scientists are unable to complete their research, much to their consternation. Some blame strange green lights reportedly seen over the oceans in the south, but most pay them no mind. The new hand cannoneer unit feels a bit silly, having no cannons to speak of yet.
The explorers find little of interest, though the scouts in the north map out a largish forested area.

Sewers completed
Statue constructed
Improved Firearms needs a bit more research
Advanced Physiological Alchemy needs a bit more research
Academics requires more research

Taxation provides 22.5 money. Military requires 3 money in upkeep. Alchemists require 3 money in upkeep

Morale is at 8. Population growth is 4.3%, adding 1272 people. Morale is high enough for a labor bonus.
Population is now at 30,859. (Overcrowding! Population growth is reduced by 4%,)
34 labor units will be available next turn, with [6/10] in the excess labor pool.
31 food will be needed this turn. 3.1 luxury units are needed to raise morale.

  Warehouse: 0/20 wood, 3/20 wool, 6/20 stone, 3/20 Iron, 0/20 silver, 1/20 Steel, 1/20 gold, 2.1/20 clothes, 1.2/20 silver jewelry, 0.2/20 gold jewelry
  Granary: 24/40 food
  Treasury: 66.5 money
  Herds: -

  Buildings:
    Alchemical Laboratory
    Apartment Houses
    Clothier's Workshop
    Granary x2
    Hall of Learning
    Heavy Smelter
    Library
    Marketplace
    Mechanic's Workshop
    Military Workshop
    Museum
    Music Hall
    School
    Sewers
    Shrine
    Smithy
    Statue Park (8 statues)
    Tombs

  Military
    Trained 1st Heavy Hand Cannoneers <A2/D6/R6[3/-]/H21/S3/M8/Ab:->
    2nd Heavy Hand Cannoneers <A2/D6/H10/S3/M7/Ab:->

  Alchemist/Caster Units (Away)
    Physiological Alchemist <3 compounds>

  Away (0.7/1 food)
    Lactosian Infantry <A5/D5/H10/S3/M7/Ab:Shield Wall>
  Away (1.8 food)
    Heavy Scouts <A7/D8/H22/S1(3)/M7/Ab:Shield Wall>

  Leaders:
    Engineer Dr. Donlan
    Governor Cheddarius
      Special Ability: Hope for the future
    Sage Airag
      Special Ability: Librarian

  Technologies:
    Agriculture
    Alchemy
    Animal Taming
    Blast Powder
    Ceremonial Burial
    Construction
    Deep Mining
    Education
    Engineering
    Explosives
    Farming
    Firearms
    Horseback Riding
    Improved Agriculture
    Improved Physiological Alchemy
    Literacy
    Mechanics
    Metalcrafting
    Metallurgy
    Mining
    Museums
    Music
    Physiological Alchemy
    Residential Planning
    Sanitation
    Sculptures
    Steelmaking
    Trade
    Tactics: Shield Wall



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Spoiler: Vanigo's Eredor (click to show/hide)

A year goes with a harvest much leaner than expected - vermin have gotten into the crops somehow and destroyed much of it. Thankfully, the granaries were well-filled. A merfolk emissary reports sightings of green lights in the skies over one part of the oceans where they already do not tread - according to the maps, somewhere southwest of the one isle that the merfolk have been to. The spearmen reach the forest as they hear a great roar in the sky. Taking refuge in the forest, they see the dragon soar in the skies... joined by a second, smaller dragon from the north. Their further progress is greatly impeded as they have to take cover too often. The first archers explore the mountains and hills north of Lactosia, but they couldn't find any natural resources.

Random event: Bad Harvest!
Pasture on tile 2 completed
Mine and deep mine on tile 10 completed.
3-Field Farm on tile 14 completed.
Mint completed
Taxation provides 24 money. Military requires 5 money in upkeep. Casters require 9 money in upkeep
Academics researched
Steelmaking needs some more research
Constructors trained

Morale is at 8. Population growth is 5%, adding 1625 people. Labor bonus
Population is now at 34,127. (Overcrowding! Population growth is reduced by 2%.)
38 labor units will be available next turn, with [3/10] in the excess labor pool.
34 food will be needed this turn. 3.5 luxury units are needed to raise morale.

  Treasury: 69
  Granary: 10/20 food
  Warehouse: 9/20 wood, 5/20 stone, 1/20 gold, 7/20 Iron, 1/20 strong iron, 1.0/20 Clothing, 1.9/20 Gold jewelry, 1/20 pearls, 0.6/20 pearl jewelry
  Herds: -


  Buildings
    Apartment Houses
    Clothier's Workshop
    Constructor's Guild
    Granary
    Hall of Learning
    Library
    Marketplace
    Mechanic's Workshop
    Military Workshop
    Museum
    School
    Sewers
    Shrine
    Smithy
    Stables
    Statue Park (10 statues)
    Temple
    Tinkerer's Shop
    Tombs
    Watchtower

  Military
    Trained Mounted Spearman Brigade <A5/D4/H19/S5/M7>
    Trained Pikemen <A5*/D2/H15/S3/M8>
    Trained Mounted First Archer Company <A2/D2/R5[2/10]/H19/S5/M8>
    Trained Mounted Second Archer Company <A2/D2/R5[2/10]/H19/S5/M8>
    Trained Mounted Third Archers <A2/D2/R5[2/10]/H20/S5/M9>

  Caster units
    First Constructor <5 mp>
    Third Constructor <5 mp>
    Fourth Constructor <5 mp>

  Away
    Second Constructor <5 mp>

  Leaders:
    Engineer Fret Rikend
    Sage Heron Redson

  Technologies:
    Academics
    Agriculture
    Animal Taming
    Archery
    Basic Artifíce
    Ceremonial Burial
    Construction
    Construction Magic
    Deep Mining
    Earth Dowsing
    Education
    Engineering
    Farming
    Horseback Riding
    Improved Agriculture
    Literacy
    Metalcrafting
    Metallurgy
    Mining
    Museums
    Organized Religion
    Residential Planning
    Sanitation
    Sculpture
    Theory of Elemental Earth
    Trade
    Unified Currency

Academics
  Requires Museums, Education
  Omens (good or bad) no longer have any effect on the civilization.
  Allows Academy

Academy
  6 wood or stone, 10 money, 6 labor
  Requires Academics
  Requires School, Museum
  Improves chance of new leaders and technological breakthroughs.
  Increases max researchers to fifteen



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Spoiler: Abculatter's Enlightened (click to show/hide)

Green lights over the oceans to the east. A sign?

Taxation provides 15 money. Military requires 7 money in upkeep.
Deep Mining needs more research
Think the Unthinkable needs some more research
Mobilization researched
Blessed recruited

Morale is at 8. Population growth is 4%, adding 798 people.
Population is now at 20,760. (Overcrowding! Population growth is reduced by 3%, -1 Morale.)
23 labor units will be available next turn, with [7/10] in the excess labor pool.
21 food will be needed this turn. 2.1 luxury units are needed to raise morale.

  Treasury: 56.5 money
  Granary: 8/20 food
  Warehouse: 1/20 wood, 20/20 wool, 13 stone, 1 moonlit iron, 4.7 clothing, 0.8 gold jewelry, 7/20 blessed obsidian
  Herds: 1 elephants, 5 firedancer

  Buildings
    Clothier's Workshop
    Granary
    Hall of Learning
    Idols of the Unknown
    Library
    Marketplace
    Military School
    Military Workshop
    Night Temple
    Palisade on City Hex
    Shrine
    Smithy
    Temple

  Military
    Trained Obsidian's Call (A6/D4/H11/S3/M7/Ab:-) (Wooden spears with obsidian, wooden shields)
    Trained Moon Iron Elephant Rider (A7/D4/H27/S2/M8/Ab:-)
    Trained Moon Iron Elephant Rider (A7/D4/H27/S2/M8/Ab:-)
    Moon Iron Elephant Rider (A7/D4/H26/S2/M7/Ab:-)

  Caster Units
    Blessed

  Leaders:
    General *replacement*
    High Priest -The Chosen One-

  Technologies:
    Animal Training
    Beast Taming
    Blessing of the Unknown
    Construction
    Engineering
    Enlightenment (Unique; Prerequisite for magical technologies)
    Horseback Riding
    Landscape Stripping
    Literacy
    Mining
    Mobilization
    Organized Religion
    The Shallow of the Unknown
    Trade
    Truths Unknowable

Mobilization
  Requires Trade
  Once per turn, you may pay 3 money to raise an additional unit. With a general in a military school, this increases to two additional units.


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[abculatter_2]

Spoiler: RP (click to show/hide)

I really need to do MOAR RPS

Spoiler: Turn (click to show/hide)

1) Work hex 8 (2 food, .5 elephants)
2) Work hex 14 (1 food, 1 wool, 1 iron)
3) Work hex 5 (2 food, 1 Fire Dancers)
4) Work hex 18 (2 food, 2 wood)
5) Work hex 4 (1 food, 1 wool, 1 gold)
6) Work hex 2 (4 food)
7) Work hex 3 (4 food)
Work hex 1 (3 food, 1 wool)

+19 food, +3 wool, +2 wood, +1 fire dancers, +1 iron, +1 gold, +.5 elephants

9) Research (Deep Mining)
10) Research (Deep Mining)
11) Research (Deep Mining)
12) Research (Think the Unthinkable)
13) Research (Think the Unthinkable)
14) Build Stables (-1 stone)
15) Build Stables (-1 stone)
16) Make Blessed-Forged Iron Elephant Armor (-1 iron)
17) Make Blessed-Forged Iron Elephant Armor (-1 iron)
18) Make Wooden Long Spears (-1 wood)
19) Make Wooden Long Spears (-1 wood)
20) Make Gold Jewelry (-1 gold)
21) Anoint Blessed (-1 Blessed Obsidian)
22) Anoint Blessed
23) Anoint Blessed

Spend 3 money on extra recruitment.
Anoint Blessed
Recruit
Recruit
Recruit Elephant Riders (Blessed-Forged Iron Elephant Armor, Wooden Long Spears)

Train Moon Iron Elephant Riders

Blessed: Rename "The Late Incognito"
Cast Anoint Blood Revelers on Trained Moon Iron Elephant Rider

[Cheddarius]

Spoiler: Turn (click to show/hide)

Spend 8 money to get +50% research and improved breakthrough chance
Spend 10 money to get +1 labor: 35 labor

35 labor left, 24 food, 1 steel, 2 wood, 3 iron, 6 stone, 3 wool, 1 gold, 2.1 clothes, 1.2 silver jewelry, 0.2 gold jewelry

Work tile 1: 2 food, 2 wool
Work tile 2: 6 food
Work tile 3: 6 food
Work tile 4: 1 food, 2 wood
Work tile 7: 1 animal, 1 wool
Work tile 8: 1 food, 2 wood
Work tile 9: 5 food
Work tile 10: 5 food
Work tile 11: 5 food
Work tile 12: 6 food
Work tile 13: 5 food
Work tile 16: 1 stone, 2 silver
Work tile 18: 1 food, 1 stone, 2 iron

Trade 2 iron for 6 wood

22 labor left, 67 food, 1 steel, 3 iron, 6 wood, 8 stone, 6 wool, 2 silver, 1 gold, 2.1 clothes, 1.2 silver jewelry, 0.2 gold jewelry

Build 2 Statues: 2 labor, 2 stone
Build Alchemist's Workshop: 3 labor, 4 stone
Cast Arcane Servitor: -1 labor
Total labor: 4. With Mechanic's Workshop: 3 labor, 6 stone

1 research Advanced Physiological Alchemy
1 research Improved Firearms
3 research Academics
3 research Organized Religion

1 operate Music Hall

2 make 4 clothes: 4 wool
1 make 1 silver jewelry: 1 silver
1 make 1 gold jewelry: 1 gold

1 make 2 strong iron: 2 iron, 4 wood
1 make 2 steel: 2 strong iron, 2 wood
1 make 1 steel shields: 1 steel
3 make 2 flexible light steel armor: 2 steel

Train Heavy Hand Cannoneers 3rd Company (Steel shields, flexible light steel armor)
Equip Heavy Hand Cannoneers 2nd Company with Flexible light steel armor
Train Heavy Hand Cannoneers 2nd Company to "trained"
Heavy Hand Cannoneers train Shield Wall tactic

Heavy Scouts turn northwest, then northeast, trying to canvas any territory they haven't scouted before (and avoiding the forest if they get that far)
Lactosian Infantry heads north-northeast, exploring any unexplored area in that direction

0 labor left, 67 food, 1 iron, 2 stone, 2 wool, 1 silver, 6.1 clothes, 2.2 silver jewelry, 1.2 gold jewelry

Use 31 food to feed populace
Use 3.1 clothes to raise morale
Use 1.8 Entertainment and 1.3 silver jewelry to raise morale
Use 2 Spirituality and 5 food and 0.1 gold jewelry to raise morale

Get 6 wood from giants

0 labor left, 31 food, 1 iron, 3 stone, 6 wood, 2 wool, 1 silver, 3 clothes, 0.9 silver jewelry, 1.1 gold jewelry

Spoiler: RP (click to show/hide)

The research had been a disaster this year. Not one of the Lactosians' researches had finished. However, they felt that their alchemical and firearm research was close to a breakthrough. The researchers focused on many different fields this year, researching alchemy, firearms, academics, and organized religion. Hopefully, by next year the Lactosians would finally be able to equip their two new armies of hand cannoneers with powerful new weapons.

Meanwhile, forges the city over roared to life as the Lactosians churned out fine steel shields and armor to equip the hand cannoneers with. A third unit was recruited, and the recently recruited second unit was given fine steel armor. The Lactosians had undergone a population boom, and though they were not yet as mighty as the fertile Eredor, they still had plenty of labor. The statue park was finished, as well as an alchemist's workshop. Grenades would be an inexpensive way to turn the Lactosian army into a truly fearsome fighting force. In addition, large quantities of clothes and jewelry were crafted. Next year, the Lactosians hoped to have plenty of labor to finish their army.

The explorers searched

Spoiler: Lactosian Canon (click to show/hide)

The city is called Great Lactosia.
The citizens are called Lactosians.

One Lactosian mass unit - that is, unit of wood, stone, metal, food, or other heavy substance - is called a "wheel".

The river is called the Stilton River.
The mountains at 16-18 are the Hills of Iron.
The forest at 4, 5, 14, 15 is the Southern Woods.
The plains are called the Bountiful Plains.
The hills are called the Far Pastures.

Lactosian Infantry is led by Lokhagos Asiago.
Heavy Scouts is led by Lokhagos Gjetost.
Heavy Hand Cannoneers is led by Lokhagos Leyden.
Heavy Hand Cannoneers 2nd Company is led by Lokhagos Jarlsberg.
Heavy Hand Cannoneers 3rd Company is led by Lokhagos Liptauer.
The Lactosian diplomat is called Penbryn.

[Vanigo]

Spoiler: RP (click to show/hide)

"Ten years. Too much of a coincidence for my peace of mind."
"You think it's related then?"
"I don't doubt it."
Tailow Weatherbeater and Terrek were conferring quietly in a corner of the mostly empty temple.
"We still don't know much of anything about that omen, and green light in the sky isn't much clearer," Terrek continued. "We need to get people down there; see if they can find anything informative."
"I agree, and so does most of the rest of the Council. The First Archers are already preparing to move out."
"Good to know."
"No helpful messages from the Earthmother, I take it?"
"I'm afraid not. Have the merfolk or the Lactosians said anything?"
"Just that the lights showed up."
"Lovely."

Elsewhere, others had concerns that were more down-to-earth. Relatively speaking, anyway.
"'Nother dragon. Jus' what we needed." Cornath, by now a sergeant, sat in a tavern drinking with the other sergeants of the spearmen.
"Yeah, but it's a smaller one. Make for a good warmup." No one had ever been able to figure out if Nettin was serious when he said these things, so they just chuckled awkwardly.
"Right."
"Sure."
"Yeah, we'll get right on that."

Spoiler: Actions (click to show/hide)

Spend 8 gold for +50% research

5) Work 4, 5, 6, 14, 15 (28 food)
4) Work 1, 2, 10, 18 (7 food, 3 gold, 2 silver, 4 wool, 2 stone, 1 badgers)
1) Double-work 1 (1 gold)
1) Work 8 (2 stone, 2 iron)
3) Work 3, 12, 16 (3 food, 6 wood)
1) Work 7 (1 food, 2 stone)
Cast Mage's Mine for 1 gold
15 labor total
Total: 39 food, 5 gold, 2 iron, 5 wool, 6 stone, 6 wood, 1 badgers

8 labor -> 11 construction +1 Arcane Servitor
6) Build Academy (-6 stone, -10 money)
4) Build windmill on 10 (-0 stone, -1 wood, -1 wool) (Arcane Craft for 2 stone)
2) Start watermill on 7 (-1 wood)

7) Research Steelmaking, Crossbows, Colonization
(Wooden crossbows are probably most appropriate for the first tech. Metal crossbows can come later.)
(For colonization, I'm thinking something less than a full-fledged city. A mining outpost, or a farming town, or something, that sends resources back to the city.)

1) Make gold jewelry (-2 gold, +2 jewelry)
1.5) Make clothing (-3 wool, +3 clothing)
1) Make silver jewelry (-2 silver, +2 silver jewelry)
1.5) Make light flexible barding (-1 iron)

3) Train constructors (-2 gold)

Give badgers, barding to pikemen
Use Oleum Osseogens on spearmen
Send first archers exploring south of Lactosia
Send spearmen exploring west of Lactosia

Use 3 spirituality + .5 pearl jewelry, 2 gold jewelry + 1.5 silver jewelry, 2.5 clothing + 1 entertainment for luxury

+5 food, +4 wood, +1 gold, +1 iron, +.5 clothing, +.5 silver jewelry, -.5 pearl jewelry

[IronyOwl]

Spoiler: Rise (click to show/hide)

  Skik was oddly quiet in the Council. Though her position on a raised dais marked her station and authority, she spent most of the discussion with her head slightly down, lost in thought.
  She approved of some developments. Sewers were underway, alleviating the city's crowding, and an astral nexus was being erected. Soon astral mages would march into battle with the Legions, and her research into further mysteries progressed slowly but steadily. The fact that almost all their research efforts were being directed towards war didn't bother her- astral magic was not a particularly warlike craft, and she held as much pride in Skethorum's legions as any citizen.

  What did bother her, however, was the current discussion topic at hand- the usefulness of summoning fiendish spirits. Anathema could disrupt the Dark Lactosians' efforts; Daimons could corrupt their purpose; Demodands could shackle them or defend the Haskanara; Demons could march against them in battle or wreak havoc on them elsewhere; Devils could enslave them or help maintain order; Hellions could rampage through them; titans could create soldiers for the Haskanara.

  Madness. Though it was likely they would not begin anything for some time, the very notion struck her as unwise. Using them not on the enemy but to aid Skethorum struck her as particularly ludicrous. Keeping such creatures around like pets or helpers? Unchaining them on the enemy sounded risky enough, but to intentionally keep and subject themselves to them?
  She knew her kin weren't fools, but she suspected their new enemy had loosened their discretion far too much. What was wrong with star magic?

Spoiler: Actions (click to show/hide)

Spend 10 Money for 1 Labor
Spend 8 Money for School effect
1) Work Tile 1 - Plains/River/Irrigation/Watermill = 5 Food
2) Work Tile 2 - Plains/River/Irrigation/Watermill = 5 Food
3) Work Tile 3 - Ocean/Wharf/Deep Fishery = 4 Food
4) Work Tile 6 - Hills/Silver/Mine/Quarry/Windmill = 1 Food, 2 Wool, 1 Silver, 1 Stone
5) Work Tile 7 - Plains/River/Irrigation/Watermill = 5 Food
6) Work Tile 8 - Mountain/Copper/Deep Mine/Quarry/Windmill = 3 Stone, 2 Copper
7) Work Tile 10 - Ocean/Wharf/Deep Fishery = 4 Food
8 ) Work Tile 15 - Forest/Hunter's Camp = 1 Food, 1 Wood, 1 Leather
9) Work Tile 16 - Forest/Hunter's Camp = 1 Food, 1 Wood, 1 Leather
10) Work Tile 17 - Hills/Tin/Mine/Quarry = 1 Food, 1 Wool, 1 Tin, 1 Stone
Subtotals: 27 Food, 2 Wood, 2 Wool, 2 Leather, 6 Stone, 2 Copper, 1 Silver, 1 Tin

11,12,13,14) Build Astral Nexus (-4 Stone, ready for next turn)

15,16,17,18,19,20,21) Build Sewers (-5 Stone, ready for next turn)

22,23) Make Clothing (-4 Wool, +4 Clothing)

24,25,26) Research Metallurgy
27,28,29) Research Advanced Longbows
30) Research Academics
*) Research Dream Walking

Skik's Vision: "The green lights over the sea."

Skiin leads the First Legion in escorting the mushroom shipment. If the armor agreement has expired, he brings clothing for the trade.

Eighth Legion trains.

Taxation provides 19.5+5 Money. Military requires 8 Money in upkeep.

Luxury Needed: 2.7
Luxury Produced:
2.7 Spirituality
2.7 Clothing
2.0 Mushrooms + 0.7 Silver Jewelry
(+3 Morale)

Food Needed: 26
Food Produced: 27


Warehouse: 8/20 wood, 1/20 wool, 4/20 Stone, 5/20 leather, 11/20 copper, 3/20 tin, 0/20 bronze, 6/20 silver, 4.2 Mushrooms, (1.5 or 3.5)/20 Clothing, 0.4/20 silver jewelry, 5/20 red pearls
Granary: 15/20 Food
Treasury: 85.5