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[Criptfeind]

Right, so a technical question that has a fluff answer, I figured that I should ask it here.

When was the spell of mastery actually cast? Because, I have heard 1000 years, but the empire was made five hundred years ago. So... Did it take 500 years for the wizard to take the world?

[Iituem]

Ah, my mistake on making that not clear enough.  I will answer in the form of a timeline.

~60-1 BC (Before Conquest): A number of powerful wizards seize control of different kingdoms such as Foul and Storm, using their prowess with magic and leadership to lead wars of unification with the whole world.  These continue in one form or another for the better part of half a century.

~15 BC:  One empire continues to gain stronger and stronger hold over the central continent.

1AD (Year of Dominion):  The Spell of Mastery is cast by the Master Wizard.  All record of the Master Wizard's name has been erased, in part by him and in part by his detractors (following his death).  The Master Wizard gains control over all magic in Arcanus.  He banishes all his rivals, all the summoned creatures not under his control, slaughters all undead not under his control and rains fire and destruction down on his few remaining enemies.

10AD:  The last pockets of real resistance have been crushed.  The Arcanan Empire now nominally controls the world.  Stagnation begins.

~500AD:  The Master Wizard dies from unknown causes, despite having extended his life long beyond the normal human lifespan.  His body is displayed publicly then interred in a mausoleum beneath Capitol.  It is never seen again.  The Arcanan Empire becomes the Old Empire and starts to crumble.  Magic is still impossible, and only those fantastic creatures that escaped banishment during the MW's reign survive.  Most retreat into hiding.

500-1000AD:  The world crumbles and stagnates.  The Old Empire pulls back into itself.  The outer territory continue to decay from infighting and corruption.

1000AD:  The Spell of Mastery breaks, perhaps simply expiring from time.  Magic returns to the world.

[Criptfeind]

Alright perfect.

Now, I got a question. Obviously, the undead in my story just deanimate When the spell of mastery is cast. But when it breaks, is their that small chance that some of their spells survived the thousand years and came back?

I guess, in reality, it does not effect me. I am just curious of the exact nature of the spell.

[Terenos]

Welcome back, and I am -pretty- sure we have everyone.. Pretty sure. Not 100% but roughly 90% sure.

[Iituem]

Small chance.  Spell of Mastery literally withdrew all the power for magical spells.  Instant and temporary spells wouldn't have lasted.  Some spells, particularly those built into stable foundations (like engraved into solid rock, bound as particular enchantments) would have survived.  Some of them you're seeing now in the little events.  Traces might remain of the less permanent spells, but only wizards might notice them.

There are other ways.  As Bearskin pointed out, some orders of wizards/druids etc kept the knowledge secret and safe, despite the Master Wizard's efforts to destroy all other knowledge of magic.  It's been useless because of the Spell of Mastery, just impotent gesturing and so on, but because the techniques were preserved little bits of magic are starting to come back.

Although most of the undead would have just dis-animated, it is possible that like some of the more fantastic creatures certain undead types might have escaped by going into hiding.  Those would be the types either with some more permanent power source, or maybe the life-feeding types.

Update's not happening 'til Friday, at least the middle of the day.  Stayed up too long already writing my fluff responses etc.  Don't have the energy to do the full turn yet.

Edit:  Off to bed.  Will look at doing the update in the morning.  Night.

[Criptfeind]

Good night.

[Demonic Spoon]

A proclamation from the Most Foul Emperor Demonic Spoon:

"That the Everlasting Sewing Circle of Doom hereby be founded for the greater prosperity and glory of the Foul Empire and it's allies and for the destruction of the circle's enemies most wretched"



Sewers of the Circle:

Emperor Demonic Spoon
The Traveller(I think? His comments seem to indicate this, unless those were just jokes.)

[Terenos]

..I am so very totally in, Its not funny.

Though they were jokes..I included the sewing circle at the end of that as a joke. However, since theres a real doom-bringing sewing circle, I'm down with that.

[Iituem]

Turn 5
Summer 1002 A.D.

Events in the World

Shambles (Sordell):  Sordell seems to be quiet again for now, though the rumours of corpses stalking the lands within Western Sordell only grow in number.

Fireflies (Terret/Storm):  Free Tempest soldiers successfully purge the fire cave of its inhabitants, rediscovering a lost form of magic in the process.

Desert Winds (Pomford):  A survivor comes back from a ravaged caravan reporting the attack of his camels and kinsmen when they strayed into the path of a legion of heavily armed soldiers, heralded by a gust of wind.  He became lost and found his way to the lost temple, where many more were gathered.  It seemed as if they were preparing for an attack.

The Ice Queen (Terrendale):  Ravenous beasts, crosses between men and white bears, rampaged into eastern Grouting from Terrendale, stealing food and causing much destruction.

Spoiler: P.E.P.P.P.R. (Pillow Killer) (click to show/hide)

Leader: Ali Shorabongmad

Regrettably, your infrastructure cannot support a second major industry type in South Presst.  The fact is that your people are too far spread apart without any real connecting roads or communication; without improved infrastructure you will not be able to build a second industry in a territory.  [You require Infrastructure II to add a second industry building.]

P.E.P.P.P.R. and East Presst forces engage.

P.E.P.P.P.R. Forces
Spearmen: 3 Intact, 0 Damaged
East Presst Forces
Spearmen: 1 Intact, 0 Damaged

A East Presst Spearmen has utterly destroyed a P.E.P.P.P.R. Spearmen!  [70 vs 51]

A P.E.P.P.P.R. Spearmen has utterly destroyed a East Presst Spearmen!  [75 vs 55]

P.E.P.P.P.R. Forces
Spearmen: 2 Intact, 0 Damaged

East Presst Forces

The attackers have crushed all resistance.

You lead your forces on the final assault of Eastern Presst, surrounding and then butchering the last clans who opposed your rule.  Those surviving travel to South Presst, along with the rest of the clan chiefs of Presst, where they meet at your clan's home city of Pressing to bend knee to you in fealty.  For the first time in history Presst is united, and they are united under you; King Ali Shorabongmad.

The unification prompts a cessation of the feuds of many of the old clans, or else a formalisation of them.  Runners are sent from clan to clan with news and to keep in contact, and by the end of the year a fledgeling network of communication has established itself throughout the kingdom of Presst.  Responding to a call by your advisors for better transport throughout the kingdom for your troops, the clan chiefs put together teams of miners and builders and send them to your palace for your use.  You will still have to pay their wages, though.

Unification Bonus:  Free Technology (Infrastructure I) and 2 free Engineers in Presst South.

New Tech:  Infrastructure I.  Increases the maximum investment in the basic economy to a basic revenue of £500/turn per territory.

Territories

Presst Sou (£500/turn):  2 Engineers.  Palace.  [Game]  (upk: -£100)
 (+£25/turn from game)
 (+£100: Farm)
Presst Wes (£27/turn):  -
Presst North (£175/turn):  -
Presst Upper (£17/turn):  1 light maceman.  (upk: £-50)
Presst East (£38/turn):  2 spearmen.  (upk: -£40)

Finances:

Cash Reserves:  £1118
Revenue:  +£865
Upkeep:  -£190  [1 macemen, 2 spearmen]

Total:  £1793


Techs

Animal Husbandry I
Adaptive Farming I
Infrastructure I

Spoiler: Taikeni Dominion (Taricus) (click to show/hide)

Leader:  Theris Anataki

This half of the year your people have turned from open war to more constructive pursuits as a fashion for dwarven metalworking resurges in light of the recent elven defeats.  Dwarves and some half-castes in the Central Forges continue to develop new metalworking techniques and rediscover some of the old lost arts of metal casting.  There soon becomes a fashion for metalwork and even armoury.

New Technology [Metalworking II]:  You may now also look into researching the Armoury and Weaponsmithy technologies to passively improve your troop bonuses.

New Building [Smithy]:  You may improve mines or forges and still have the other building (the forge if a mine, the mine if a forge) count as 'free' for industry size purposes.  Improving both mines and forges will require two industry slots.

Territories

Storm Cen (£500/turn):  1 Spearman.  Palace, Mine.  [Copper] (upk: -£20)
 (+£200: Mine)
 (+£25: Forge)

Storm South (£16/turn):  1 Spearman.  (upk: -£20)

Storm West (£71/turn):  1 Spearman  (upk: -£20)

Finances:

Cash Reserves:  £0
Revenue:  +£812
Trade Pact (Free Stormers):  +£97  (Access Grain)
Upkeep:  -£60  [3 spearmen]

Total:  £849


Techs

Metalworking II

Spoiler: Free Tempests Republic (click to show/hide)

Leader: Speaker Fredrick the Red

Free Tempest and Rogue forces engage.

Free Tempest Forces
Spearmen: 4 Intact, 0 Damaged
Rogue Forces
Fireflies: 2 Intact, 0 Damaged

A Free Tempest Spearmen has utterly destroyed a Rogue Fireflies!  [51 vs 25]

A Rogue Fireflies has defeated a Free Tempest Spearmen, but sustained heavy damage.  [49 vs 47]

Free Tempest Forces
Spearmen: 3 Intact, 1 Damaged

Rogue Forces
Fireflies: 0 Intact, 1 Damaged

The attackers have crushed all resistance.

Your men, armed with nets and spears and torches, plunge into the caverns and take the firefly hive by surprise.  Some casualties are sustained but the hive is completely wiped out, freeing your lands of their blight.

Your men locate the stone at the centre of the cave.  It is covered in strange runic markings and they discover signs of an abandoned campfire in the cave nearby, but there is no other sign of who could have created it.  The stone is taken back to your sages to study, who ascertain that the power was not a property of the stone itself but of the runes.  They soon determine that the runes were used to summon the fireflies from whatever realm they came from, and that the spell would also bind the flies to whomever held the stone.  They are able to work out some of the underlying principles and by the end of the season are confident that they can replicate the spell, as well as some other small tricks working from the same source.

New Technologies:  Chaos [Foundation], Fireflies.

New Units:  Warlock, Fireflies.

Territories

Storm Eas (£595/turn):  5 Spearmen.  Palace, Farm.  [Grain]  (upk: -£100)
 (+£30/turn from grain)
 (+£100: Farm)

Terret West (£144/turn):  4+1 Spearmen.  Fishery.  [Fish]  (upk: -£100)
 (+£7/turn from fish)
 (+£100: Fishery)

Finances:

Cash Reserves:  £135
Revenue:  +£976
Trade Pact (Taikeni): +£81  (Access Copper)
Upkeep:  -£200  [10 spearmen]

Total:  £992


Techs

Chaos Magic [Foundation]
Summon Fireflies

Spoiler: Foul Empire (Demonic Spoon) (click to show/hide)

Leader: Emperor Demonic Spoon

Foul and Southern Troud forces engage.

Foul Forces
Spearmen: 5 Intact, 0 Damaged
Southern Troud Forces
Spearmen: 1 Intact, 0 Damaged

A Foul Spearmen has utterly destroyed a Southern Troud Spearmen!  [65 vs 52]

Foul Forces
Spearmen: 5 Intact, 0 Damaged

Southern Troud Forces

The attackers have crushed all resistance.

The attack on Southern Troud is a milk run; the defending klackons in the region break formation almost immediately and your soldiers are able to surround and slaughter them without any serious casualties.  The hive of Tiklak is burned to the ground and the port taken.  There are a handful of human settlements in the area, easily brought under your control, but you are reaching the edge of ancient klackon territory.

Formation tactics come easily to klackons.  With the new iron mines bringing forth a steady supply of raw materials, your soldiers are soon equipped with broad shields and sturdy iron spears.  As a trained unit they make a formidable defensive strategy.

New Technology:  Infantry Training I
New Unit:  Skirmishers, Phalanx.  Added to Infantry Training I as a unit type, all others with Inf I now have access to the Phalanx design.

Territories

Foul Cen (£500/turn):  3 Spearmen.  Palace, Mine.  [Iron]  (upk: -£60)
 (+£200: Mine)

Ichor Wes (£60/turn):  2 Spearmen.  [Stone]  (upk: -£40)

Troud Sou (£19/turn):  5 spearmen.  (upk: -£100)

Finances:

Cash Reserves:  £55
Revenue:  +£779
Trade Pact (United):  +£100  (Access Copper)
Upkeep:  -£200  [10 spearmen]

Total:  £734


Techs

Foundation Necromancy
Curses I

Infantry Training I


Armies

-

Spoiler: Grand Duchy of Grouting (hubris_incalculable) (click to show/hide)

Leader: Grand Duke Mortrati

Your scholars, given the rumours of a return of magic to the world, spend a lot of time consulting ancient books on the subject to try and learn any new techniques.  Unfortunately, all of them are useless.

Grout and West Grout forces engage.

Grout Forces
Light Macemen: 2 Intact, 0 Damaged
Archers: 1 Intact, 0 Damaged
West Grout Forces
Archers: 3 Intact, 0 Damaged

A West Grout Archers has defeated a Grout Light Macemen, but sustained heavy damage.  [70 vs 60]

A West Grout Archers has defeated a Grout Light Macemen, but sustained heavy damage.  [70 vs 58]

A Grout Archers has defeated a West Grout Archers, but sustained heavy damage.  [69 vs 58]

Grout Forces
Light Macemen: 0 Intact, 2 Damaged
Archers: 0 Intact, 1 Damaged

West Grout Forces
Archers: 0 Intact, 3 Damaged

Both armies have fought to bitter exhaustion.
The last stroke was won by the attackers.  They slay any wounded defenders.

Your armies clash at the Northern Grout stronghold of Viddering, a hilltop city where archers rained wooden death down upon your forces as they clambered up the hill.  The battle raged from dawn to dusk as your men took position after position, numbers on both sides whittled down nearly to nothing by attrition.  By sunset both sides were utterly exhausted and an armistice was declared wherein the defenders surrendered to those few attackers still standing.  You are victorious, and the wealth-strewn lands of West Grouting are now your own, but it will take months for your armies to recover.

The coalfields of West Grouting in particular promise great profit, especially as they remain largely untapped.

Not all news is good news.  The undefended region of East Grouting was subject to attack by a horde of creatures, half man and half white bear, that streamed out of Central Terrendale in search of food.  The beasts ate grain and meat, stole cattle, drank beer and rumour suggests may have even eaten some people.  Regardless of the truth of the last rumours, the devastation to the region has been terrible and has cost you nearly all the taxes from the region this season to manage.  (Total loss from raiding: £100.)

Territories

Grouting Cen (£500/turn):  -  Palace, Mine.  [Gold]
 (+£50/turn from gold)
 (+200: Mine)

Grouting Eas (£140/turn):  -

Grouting Nor (£106/turn):  1 archer.  (upk: -£50)

Grouting Wes (£281/turn):  0+1 archer, 0+2 macemen.  [Coal]  (upk: -£150)
 (+£14/turn from coal)

Finances:

Cash Reserves:  £0
Revenue:  +£1291
Trade Pact (Arcadia):  +£105  (Access Grain, Lumber, Game)
Upkeep:  -£200  [2 light macemen + 2 archers]
Raiding:  -£100

Total:  £1096


Techs

Diplomacy I

Spoiler: Arcadia (Kashyyk) (click to show/hide)

Leader: Lady Alexia von Kashna

Arcadian and South Sordellian forces engage.

Arcadian Forces
Light Macemen: 3 Intact, 0 Damaged
South Sordellian Forces
Archers: 1 Intact, 0 Damaged
Zombies: 1 Intact, 0 Damaged

A South Sordellian Archers has defeated a Arcadian Light Macemen, but sustained heavy damage.  [91 vs 81]

A Arcadian Light Macemen has defeated a South Sordellian Zombies, but sustained heavy damage.  [63 vs 53]

Arcadian Forces
Light Macemen: 1 Intact, 2 Damaged

South Sordellian Forces
Archers: 0 Intact, 1 Damaged
Zombies: 0 Intact, 1 Damaged

The attackers have crushed all resistance.

Your mace-elves reach the mountainside retreat of Whiterock and receive the expected hail of arrows from the defenders, which they fight their way past and are able to disable the defending archers.  To their surprise and alarm however, as soon as they successfully took the town, shambling corpses emerged from hiding places all around the settlement!  It appears they had been waiting for your forces to be weakened before attempting to capture the town.  Your elves were able to destroy the force, but it has left your defences temporarily weakened.

On the bright side however the Sordell range is one of the prime sources of haematite in Southrel; you now have access to iron.

Territories

Garnlish Cen (£513/turn):  1 Longbowman.  Palace, Sawmill.  [Lumber] (upk: -£85)
 (+£25 from lumber)
 (+£100: Sawmill)
Garnlish Nor (£159/turn):  -  [Game] 
 (+7 from game)
Garnlish Wes (£48/turn):  - 
Garnlish Sou (£97/turn):  1 light macemen.  Walls.  (upk: -£60)

Sordell Sou (£97/turn):  1+2 light macemen.  (upk: -£150)  [Iron]

Finances:

Cash Reserves:  £8
Revenue:  +£1046
Trade Pact (Farland):  +£86  (Access Grain)
Trade Pact (Grouting):  +89  (Access Gold)
Upkeep:  -£295  [4 light macemen, 1 longbowman.  1 Walls.]

Total:  £934


Techs

Mechanics I
Diplomacy I

Spoiler: Farland Gnomes (adwarf) (click to show/hide)

Leader: Harticus

Many of your sagest gnomes study the remains of the horde of undead that invaded Central Farland, consulting fragments of old text from the ancient past.  Though they are far from successfully reanimating any of the corpses themselves, some of them discover the underlying principles of the Death school of magic and are able to perform small acts (such as causing a live mouse to shrivel up and die).  They call themselves necromancers.

New Technology:  Necromancy [Foundation].  You will need to research spells separately.  All spells will require a caster (necromancer) to cast.

Territories

Farland Wes (£574/turn):  Palace, Farms.  [Grain]
 (+£29/turn from grain)
 (+£100: Farm)

Farland Sou (£159/turn):  -

Farland Cen (£15/turn):  3 light macemen.  [Sheep]  (upk: -£150)
 (+£1/turn from sheep)

Finances:

Cash Reserves:  £0
Revenue:  +£862
Trade Pact (Arcadia):  +£105  (Access Lumber, Game)
Trade Pact (Brent): +£85
Upkeep:  -£150  [3 light macemen]

Total:  £902

Techs

Adaptive Farming I
Necromancy [Foundation]

Spoiler: United Provinces (Terenos) (click to show/hide)

Leader: The Traveller

Iron from Foul is welcomed greatly by your armourers, who forge fine blades for a growing class of professional soldiers and warriors.

Territories

Lower Toldrun (£550/turn):  1 Light Maceman.  Palace.  [Copper]  (upk: -£50)
 (+£200: Mine)

Pomford North (£250/turn):  2 Light Swordsmen, 3 Light Macemen.  (upk: -£290)

Finances:

Cash Reserves:  £56
Revenue:  +£1000
Trade Pact (Foul):  +£78  (Access Iron)
Upkeep:  -£340  (4 light macemen)

Total:  £794


Techs

No non-Public techs.

Spoiler: Brentian Counties (Sheb) (click to show/hide)

Leader: Sheb McBrent

Whilst you do not have the organisational skills or knowledge to set up a true marketplace in Southern Brent, you freely fund the creation of a small bazaar and are rewarded appropriately.  Also, it seems one of your advisors embezzled £90 in silver from the coffers.  He has been appropriately punished for his efforts and you have added the money back to the treasury.  [The GM made a mistake adding your upkeep last turn.]

Your caravan of Brentish fish and traditional wickerware arrives in North Farland to great acclaim.  Soon enough, gnomish mushrooms and grain are flowing back along the profitable trade route.  Your trireme, rather than docking, remains as a sort of ferry between Imperia and Southrel.  You can transport up to 2 units across it per turn (crossing the ocean using the ship as a go between counts as 1 turn of movement, as would boarding an ocean-bound ship from the shore).

Bearskin is resolute.  He has told you that he will respect only strength.  To gain his aid you must either enslave him by defeating his ursine kin (2 units, War Bears) or reunite all of Brent under your banner.  He has indicated that he will have more strength to lend in the latter case.

Territories

Lower Brent (£500/turn):  5 Spearmen.  Palace, Fishery.  [Fish] (upk: -£100)
 (+£25/turn from fish)
 (+£100: Fishery)

Brent South (£223/turn):  1 spearman, 1 light macemen.  (upk: -£60)

Finances:

Cash Reserves:  £90
Revenue:  +£848
Caravan Bonus:  +£1200
Trade Route (Farland): +£86
Upkeep:  -£230

Total:  £1994


Techs

No non-Public techs.

Armies

1 Trireme (Brent-Farland Channel)  (upk: -£70)

Spoiler: Steel Empire (Johnfalcon99977) (click to show/hide)

Leader:  Dariuoiua

Alas you cannot afford to retrain 3 legions of spearmen into Auxila, as that would cost £1031 (400 - 125 = 275.  275 * 3 = 825.  825 * 1.25 = 1031.25).  You are able to train 2 legions at a cost of £688, and invest a further £150 into redeveloping the economy of South Steel.

Steel and North Maver forces engage.

Steel Forces
Spearmen: 5 Intact, 0 Damaged
Light Macemen: 1 Intact, 0 Damaged
North Maver Forces
Archers: 1 Intact, 0 Damaged
Spearmen: 2 Intact, 0 Damaged

A North Maver Archers has utterly destroyed a Steel Light Macemen!  [62 vs 40]

A North Maver Archers has utterly destroyed a Steel Spearmen!  [87 vs 67]

A Steel Spearmen has defeated a North Maver Archers, but sustained heavy damage.  [82 vs 76]

A Steel Spearmen has defeated a North Maver Spearmen, but sustained heavy damage.  [65 vs 54]

A Steel Spearmen has defeated a North Maver Spearmen, but sustained heavy damage.  [41 vs 40]

Steel Forces
Spearmen: 1 Intact, 3 Damaged

North Maver Forces
Archers: 0 Intact, 1 Damaged
Spearmen: 0 Intact, 2 Damaged

The attackers have crushed all resistance.

The defences of North Maver hold their own spectacularly well at first, wiping out your light mace infantry and one of the ranks of spearmen before they even reach the city limits.  Soon enough though, sheer numbers win out and you are able to capture the city of Pride with heavy losses.

Territories

Steel South (£515/turn): 2 skirmishers, 1 spearmen.  Palace.  [Ivory]  (upk: -£110)
 (+£25/turn from ivory)

Maver North (£188/turn): 1+3 spearmen.  (upk: -£80)

Finances

Cash Reserves:  £2
Income: +£713
Upkeep: -£190  [2 skirmishers, 5 spearmen]

Total:  £523

Techs

Military Training I  (Skirmishers)

Spoiler: Cadre of Vremya (Phantom) (click to show/hide)

Leader:  Kasr Umirat

Vremya and Lower Cauldron forces engage.

Vremya Forces
Light Macemen: 3 Intact, 0 Damaged
Light Cavalry: 1 Intact, 0 Damaged
Lower Cauldron Forces
Archers: 2 Intact, 0 Damaged
Spearmen: 1 Intact, 0 Damaged
Walls

A Lower Cauldron Archers has defeated a Vremya Light Cavalry, but sustained heavy damage.  [87 vs 80]

A Lower Cauldron Archers has utterly destroyed a Vremya Light Macemen!  [77 vs 49]

A Vremya Light Macemen has defeated a Lower Cauldron Archers, but sustained heavy damage.  [70 vs 69]

A Lower Cauldron Spearmen has utterly destroyed a Vremya Light Macemen!  [80 vs 43]

Vremya Forces
Light Macemen: 0 Intact, 1 Damaged
Light Cavalry: 0 Intact, 1 Damaged

Lower Cauldron Forces
Archers: 0 Intact, 2 Damaged
Spearmen: 1 Intact, 0 Damaged

The defenders have won out!

Unfortunately, despite the supreme skill of your people in warfare and the native advantages of your cavalry, Lower Cauldron archers were able to rout the horses spearheading the charge before they even reached the walls of the city of Kostya.  Kostyan archers and eventually even militia continued to rally against your footmen until by means of attrition they broke the strength of your remaining forces and captured or killed the survivors.  A dark day for the Cadre of Vremya.

Back in the homelands, the threat of Kasr Nadezhdy seems to have had a significant effect.  Spearmen who would not refuse to let go of their weapons have become propelled into training, and the sharper amongst them have come up with ways to lighten and balance their spears for better throwing.  The best of them have been picked out and are ready to train a new miltia of javelineers.

New Tech:  Ranged Training I.
New Unit:  Javelineers.

Territories

Cauldron West (£500/turn):  1 light macemen.  Palace.  [Horses]  (upk: -£50)
 (+£25 from horses)
 (+£200: Stables)

Finances

Cash Reserves:  £0
Income:  +£725
Upkeep:  -£50

Total:  £675

Techs

Animal Handling I
Ranged Training I

Chaos Magic [Foundation]:  Foundation of all chaos magic.  Allows construction of Warlocks.

Summon Fireflies:  Chaos summoning spell.  Allows summoning of Fireflies.  Fireflies require a Warlock present to summon, but no other resources.

Ranged Training I:  Training in basic ranged combat drills.  Enabled recruitment of Javelineers.

Infrastructure I:  Improved communication within territories.  Increases the maximum investment in basic economy to £5000 (yielding a maximum basic revenue of £500/turn) per territory.

Metalworking II:  Improved techniques for working metal.  Enables building of Smithy.  Access enabled to Armoury and Weaponsmithy line of technologies.

Adjusted Technology

Infantry Training I:  Now enables recruitment of Skirmishers and Phalanx.

Summoned units, such as Fireflies, require a caster of the appropriate type (e.g. warlocks for Chaos, necromancers for Necromancy) in the territory where they are summoned.  A caster can do this as part of their movement (i.e. summon in territory A, move to territory B and cast and finish their turn in territory C and cast/summon again).

Javelineers:  £400.  Attack 12, Defense 12.  Negates infantry modifiers by 6.  Upkeep: £50.  Tech: Ranged Training I.
Lightly armoured runners with balanced wooden javelins, trained in hit-and-run tactics.  Have a distinctive advantage against other types of infantry, particularly non-ranged infantry.

Phalanx:  £1000.  Attack 18, Defense 23.  Upkeep: £85.  Requires iron or copper.  Tech:  Infantry Training I or Armoury I.
A regiment of infantry equipped with broad metal shields and spears, trained to take up defensive formations at a moment's notice.

Fireflies:  £800.  Attack 22, Defense 8.  Upkeep: £50.  Summoned (Chaos)  Tech: Summon Fireflies
Strange will-o-the-wisps from another realm, these creatures resemble tiny candle flames; large swarms of them will burn the flesh from a man's bones.

Warlocks:  £1200.  Attack 12, Defense 6.  Upkeep: £100.  Caster, Support  Tech:  Chaos Magic [Foundation]
Warlocks are students of chaos, the unpredictable power source of magics that warp or destroy, and summoners of ill fiends or creatures of fire and mayhem.

Retreat Chances:  Cavalry units now have a chance of retreat from a losing battle if wounded.  This chance is affected by cavalry training, but at base is 15% for light cavalry and 10% for heavy cavalry and elephantry.

Engineers:  Engineers now count as siege engineers; they gain the 'Support' quality, but when part of an attacking force they allow them to ignore City Wall bonuses from the defenders.

Smithy:  £500.  Requires and replaces forge.  Increases bonus to basic income from +5% to +8%.  Bonus increases by a further +2% for each of the following resources it has access to; Iron, Coal.  Bonus increases by a further +3% for the following resources it has access to; Copper, Silver, Gold.  Tech:  Metalworking II.

Warlock:  £1200.  Increases upkeep by £100.  Allows the hero to act as a warlock for the purposes of spellcasting and summoning.  The hero's attack and defense bonuses do not increase.  He is able to serve as a caster for chaos magic and gains any other benefits available to a warlock.  Warlock heroes may not fight directly, except against other heroes.  Tech: Chaos Magic [Foundation]

Ranger:  £600.  Increases upkeep by £40.  The hero gains expertise fighting with ranged weaponry such as javelins and bows.  His offensive and defensive bonuses to leading ranged units increase by 6.  Tech:  Ranged Training I.

[Sheb]

Now that I have a trade pact with Farland, can I trade through it and establish trade pact with Arcadia? Also, is the following turn valid:
Caravan move from South Brent to Trirem
Trirem move two sea zones west, to Cauldron
Caravan establish trade route to cauldron.

[Taricus]

The stats for the smithy?

[Terenos]

Spoiler: Turn 5 Actions (click to show/hide)

Territories:
Lower Toldrun (£550/turn):  1 Light Maceman.  Palace.  [Copper]  (upk: -£50)
 (+£200: Mine)
Pomford North (£250/turn):  2 Light Swordsmen, 3 Light Macemen.  (upk: -£290)

Finances:
Cash Reserves:  £56
Revenue:  +£1000
Trade Pact (Foul):  +£78  (Access Iron)
Upkeep:  -£340  (4 light macemen)

Total:  £794

Construction/Recruitment
Recruit Light Axemen (-£700), North Pomford.

Research
Troop Movements
..An Attack?! This -SHALL- NOT BE!. We're hitting em first lads!
3 Light Macemen, 2 Light Swordsman Attack the Temple (Clear Event.)

Total Funds Remaining : £94

[Criptfeind]

Spoiler: Turn 6 (click to show/hide)

Territories
Storm East (£595/turn):  5 Spearmen.  Palace, Farm.  [Grain]  (upk: -£100)
 (+£30/turn from grain)
 (+£100: Farm)
Total: £725

Terret West (£144/turn): 4+1 Spearmen. [Fish] (upk: -£100)
(+£7/turn from fish)
(+£ 100: Fishery)
Total: £251
Diplomacy
Trade agreement: Taikeni Dominion (£81/turn) Copper.
Finances
Saved: £135
Revenue: £1057
SubTotal: £1192
Expense: £200
Spend: £ 875
Total: £ 117
Construction/Recruitment
One Trireme at Terret West.
Three spearmen at storm East
Research
Troop Movements
Four spear from Terret West to Terret North attack
Six spear men from Storm East to Terret West to Terret East attack

[Iituem]

Caravan movement would be valid, yes.  Be wary; the more trading happens, the more likely raiders will start appearing.  Yes, you can establish a trade pact with Arcadia working through the Farland trade route, as you would be able to do so with the Duchy of Grouting.

Forgot the smithy stats, will add those in.

Smithy:  £800.  Requires and replaces forge.  Increases bonus to basic income from +5% to +8%.  Bonus increases by a further +2% for each of the following resources it has access to; Iron, Coal.  Bonus increases by a further +3% for the following resources it has access to; Copper, Silver, Gold.  Tech:  Metalworking II.

[Sheb]

And what about trade with Arcadia and Grouching?