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Hubris Incalculable

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Re: You are King!
« Reply #15 on: July 09, 2011, 12:01:15 am »

((I agree with Terenos. I want more F@W too.))

A man walks in wearing a flour-soiled apron and chef's hat. "Greetings, mi'lords. h'I am Hubris Pontmercy, h'and h'I h'also hwish fo' a position h'in the king's royal staff. Perhaps h'you could think of something h'worthy 'ho such h'an person h'of noble house h'as h'I?"
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« Reply #16 on: July 09, 2011, 12:11:18 am »

A smiling woman, in her mid-twenties, arrives at the castle door. She's holding a basket of herbs and spices in one hand, and a letter asking for employment as the King's alchemist/herbalist/chemist. She hands the letter to a guard with a smile, handing him a small jar of a delicious rosemary-nutmeg combination from a far-away land for the King's palate.
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« Reply #17 on: July 09, 2011, 12:19:12 am »

Well, if the King will accept me as one of his advisors..

But I would be glad to offer this as advice. Raise more troops. We will have need of a strong force, in order to defend our lands, and push brigands from these lawless parcels of land.
I would also suggest you appoint a diplomat, To approach either Miring, Preston or Suul. Forming an alliance at this stage would be a strong move, and would give us more strength to draw on. If conquest is our goal, We would thusly only have to fight 2 nations before annexing the third.
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« Reply #18 on: July 09, 2011, 12:35:58 am »

based on what i know of geography there should be a desert to the west of the Elspine mountains.
I wish to control desert raiders from there.
In battle worse than a normal army but practically untrackable no one knows where they live in the desert.
Won't show up for first couple of years because there are better targets.
« Last Edit: July 09, 2011, 01:07:02 am by NoahTophatz »
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« Reply #19 on: July 09, 2011, 01:20:56 am »

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The King scratched his chin as he listened to Aulan yl Marchis' appeal. At the end, he fell to silence for a moment before raising a hand, hushing the crowded court room. "I welcome you to our Kingdom and our Courts, Aulan yl Marchis. It has been long since we have had a visitor from the Swordcoast, though I do still recall meeting with a Marquise in my early youth. Quarters, I shall provide you with. Your men may stay in the barracks alongside mine own, and you shall be provided with a room within my keep. Money however, is another issue." The King paused, looking about the room for a moment before his eyes set on a heavily armored man. Looking back to yl Marchis, the King continued, "Our Kingdom has recently been forced to pay off the debts of a lowly fallen merchant, and for the time every gold is precious. I will gladly provide you with the means to pay for your men's trip, but I am afraid that first you must earn it. As Commander Kaguro, there are lawless lands which lay to the north of here. If you would take your men and restore order to...we shall say four parcels of it, then I shall gladly recompense you and your men. Commander Kaguro shall accompany you, along with the second regiment of the royal army."

With that said, the King turned his attention to the others in the room. First, was a Terenos d'Avistral. He listened to the man, and then gave a smile and a nod. "It is a pleasure to have one such as yourself in my court, d'Avistral. I have heard of your House, small as it may be. I would gladly have you act as my advisor, and I shall leave it up to you to find a suitable diplomat, and also to gather any information that might be found on Miring, Preston, or Suul."

With some thought, the King next listened to and studied Hubris Pontmercy from atop his throne. When the request was made, a smile spread across the monarch's face. "As luck would have it, the royal chef has recently passed away. If you will see one of my regiment Commanders for basic screening, you may gladly take up charge in the kitchen."



At the back of the room, the servants are quick to explain to the young man that a position as a court jester is, indeed, open.
At the castle door, a guard soon returns with the message that the King would gladly take her own as his personal herbalist. She need only introduce herself.

Spoiler: OOC @Kaguro (click to show/hide)
« Last Edit: July 09, 2011, 01:23:26 am by thatkid »
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« Reply #20 on: July 09, 2011, 01:25:15 am »

"Your Highness, though it is not my place to interpret your desires perhaps it would be best to send the rest of the royal army as well, our forces are not yet large and the more men we send the easier victory will be."
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« Reply #21 on: July 09, 2011, 01:33:48 am »

based on what i know of geography there should be a desert to the west of the Elspine mountains.
I wish to control desert raiders from there.
In battle worse than a normal army but practically untrackable no one knows where they live in the desert.
Won't show up for first couple of years because there are better targets.

I'm going to say there is nomad-inhabited steppe to the west of the Elspine Range.  As you correctly guessed, the prevailing wind is indeed East-West, but there is enough precipitation and vegetation present to avoid it becoming a desert.  You are now an independent operating out of the as-yet unnamed steppe.  You have one unit of steppe raiders, which counts as your personal guard.  Your personal treasury is empty.  You own no land.  Please keep track of all of this yourself.

At present, the northern lawless regions of Elbreth do not possess a cohesive military presence of any kind, though there are rumours enough of bandits and vagabonds in the region.


OOC:  Assuming the king gives permission, I am assuming that it is perfectly acceptable for players entrusted with tasks to roll their own dice.  If the King sets you a task, either he or I will provide the difficulty/conditions of the task.  It is quite acceptable (indeed, preferable if he has the time) for the king to do this, within the guidelines listed in the first post.
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Re: You are King!
« Reply #22 on: July 09, 2011, 01:45:51 am »

A Ztah yovez (envoy)  has arrived from the Ztah steppe. "King We have noticed that you have recently gained the throne, we just ask if you will keep the deal that the previous king had with us. 2 units of gold in return for not raiding you. heh heh heh"
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(i am basing my raiders on the Huns/Mongols)
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« Reply #23 on: July 09, 2011, 01:46:56 am »

Turn to the King. "Should the Royal Army crush these Raiders your highness?"
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« Reply #24 on: July 09, 2011, 01:49:06 am »

"Crush them HA you will never find them and you will have to pass through brighthall first"
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« Reply #25 on: July 09, 2011, 01:50:39 am »

"And how can you raid us if you yourselves must get around an entire other nation?"
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« Reply #26 on: July 09, 2011, 01:54:24 am »

"they have barely any guards set at your end, But if you go through they will notice and may declare war and you don't want that do you"
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« Reply #27 on: July 09, 2011, 01:57:00 am »

Drua the herbalist steps into the King's presence, politely curtseys, and heads off to occupy a room for living quarters and her experiments.
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« Reply #28 on: July 09, 2011, 01:58:47 am »

The King's face grew solemn, and he motioned to two of the nearest soldiers. "That is enough of this. Escort the envoy to his room, I'm sure the servants have prepared something in the stockade. No harm shall be brought to him unless he resists."

He then turned to face the Commander. "Naturally, I would prefer to send as many troops as we can muster. However, I do not wish to leave the capital undefended so soon after my ascension, as there are those who are sure to test my power as you have just seen. Further, I would wish to keep the third regiment here, so that should I need to have them enter the field they will be available. The combined might of your Second Regiment and yl Marchis' mercenaries should be more than enough to handle whatever bandits you come across, I should think."

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« Reply #29 on: July 09, 2011, 02:01:17 am »

"Very well my leige" Commander Kaguro bows and takes his leave to prepare his regiment to takeing the lawless parts of our nation.
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