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[Ardas]

"Well, maybe the man might still be of some use, yes. You are right, let us speak to him on neutral ground and find out the details of what actually occured. But mind you, we must be looking for any clue if he is telling us the truth."

[Dwarmin]

"Quite so. Between us we can ferret out the truth of his intentions. Let's hope he has his story straight."

Action: Tala sets up a meeting in between the two camps between herself, Nikephoros and Timothy. Inform him that, for security reasons, he can bring up to four guards and no more.

Tala and Nikephoros bring their two personal guards each obviously.

[Terenos]

Tala and Nikephoros.

On neutral ground between Timothy's estate, and your own army, Tala and Nikephoros meet with Timothy. He looks to be in a bad way, but is insistent on walking under his own power. He is of course, with 4 guards and his physician who seems to be unhappy about something.

"So. I am willing to join Ligoria, under the terms set out before by.. Damn I don't recall his name. A title, and continuing to administrate my lands. I'd be expecting a Ligorian presence, militarily, to scare off bandits such as 'Baroness' De Plume. I have information on her forces, but not their location."

[Ardas]

"Yes, nobility and ownership are yours. But sadly I am unable to complete my operation until "Baroness" is captured. I am not going to let one rogue robber baron roam the countryside. Besides, there will be an expectation of a land tax to be paid to the treasury of the Republic, to maintain the military and the state that will be protecting you. But enough of that.

Tell me what exactly happened here. And tell me everything you know about De Plume."

Listen to Sir Timothy. Try to pick out anything that might sound false or half-true.

[Terenos]

"If my reports are accurate, I possess 2 parcels of land. Though damage might have occurred from these repeated attacks. I have 2 regimentsthat can aid Ligoria.

When the letter came to ask us to join Ligoria, we ignored it. When the ambassador came, we were forced to choose sides. De Plume decided that she had the best plan of all. She attempted to threaten us into joining her, she attacks when we do not 'supply' her with funding.  At last report I believe five of the twelve nobles present that day are paying her off, rather than be raided. Since I refuse to pay her, I am occasionally the target of her raids. She loses more than she gains when she comes here. But she does, to remind me that she hasn't forgotten my choice.

My scouts have reported she leads at least [5] regiments. Though I have lost many scouts and my numbers may not be accurate.  I personally suspect no more than three. She is a competent leader, but not a tactician in any respects.  And she throws regiments around as though they were a child's playthings. The rumors of her being a witch are difficult to verify, but I would lay money on them being false. I do not know where she keeps her forces. But I am not a jumped up bandit. Blackadder would likely know better, he has been a brigand before."

[?] Parts of this seem..prepared, somehow.

[vagel7]

Franz takes a cloak and pulls the hood over his face before heading towards the palace, he hasn't been contacted yet. Time to go there himself.

Go to the palace and talk with the Lord Chancellor.

[Ardas]

Hmm... So De Plume seems to be the big cheese around here. Fair enough, we could use your regiments. I will get Blackadder here too, see what he knows. Unless there is anything else, I need to talk with lady Tala. Excuse me.

Nikephoros then motioned to her to walk with him to the side out of Sir Timothy's hearing.

"What do you think? I thought he was honest. He seems willing to help too. Although I can't shake off the feeling as if he was reciting something... Either way we neeed to talk to other barons and figure out where is she residing. It is quite bizzare though how she moves her soldiers and how she extracts tribute out of everyone Without one steady place. I think she must be moving too, although how and where to?"

[vagel7]

Reaching the palace Franz requested an audience with the Lord Chancellor, saying that it was very important.

[Shootandrun]

A guard stops Franz at the gates, with an annoyed look.

"Who're you and why do you want to talk to the Lord? Before you say anything, let me remind you that beggars are not allowed inside."

[vagel7]

Upon hearing the guard's little beggar remark Franz allowed himself a wry smile and while opening the pin of the stained cloak, revealing the finely tailored blue clothes with golden trim and the crimson red cloak over his left shoulder and as the cloak dropped to the ground he said.

"Oh, believe me, I am no beggar. I am a business man and I have very important issues to discuss with the Lord Chancellor. Now please, let me in and could you inform the Lord Chancellor aswell?"

[CyberGenesis]

Accept the job.

You begin to head east before the end of the season. From the looks on your men's, and your, faces the caravan master gives you some information about the area you're heading into.

Spoiler: Introduction to New nations (click to show/hide)

Piata, Zema and Veruna were all once part of the same Nation of Motavi some 2-300 years ago. Some internal conflict had fractured the once large Nation into the current layout of city-states.

Piata
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Piata was once a University town within the old Nation and for the longest time had boasted the highest number of scholars in the entire Storm Coast. The fracturing of Motavi had forced out many of the scholars due in part to the new nation's requirement to support itself via industry and farming.

The university has since been repurposed into a sort of House of Commons. The highest ranking members of their society are, astoundingly, elected to govern the nation. They have seasonal meetings as required to address the current state of affairs or whatever else needs attention.



Zema
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Zema probably took the seperation of Motavi the easiest. Having already been teh industrial center of the nation to begin with, they had little more to do than accept the fact that now they'd get paid for their exports. Zema sits on a rather large shelf of marble and other building materials. The tradeoff for the area is that the soil itself is rather poor for crops. Much of the food in the area is via grazing livestock.

Zema has no shortage of workers and as such immediately outlawed slavery the moment Motavi collapsed. Now the nation of Zema tries to attain the majority of their infrastructure support from other nations that share their aversion to the slave trade.



Veruna
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Once the central administration of Motavi, Veruna had to retake stock of their internal labor distribution after the fall - especially considering they didn't really have any to begin with. The area of Veruna was once some of the most luxurious land in the northern coast which has now become what it needed to be for survival.

Much of the old 'royal' lands (which were never truly used to begin with) have been repurposed for industrial uses. The old groves of Magao Pine, once considered national treasures, have become a well-maintained lumber farm for some of the highest quality Lumber on the eastern Storm Coast.

[Dwarmin]

"What do you think? I thought he was honest. He seems willing to help too. Although I can't shake off the feeling as if he was reciting something... Either way we neeed to talk to other barons and figure out where is she residing. It is quite bizzare though how she moves her soldiers and how she extracts tribute out of everyone Without one steady place. I think she must be moving too, although how and where to?"

"He seems to have made sure that any facts he gives us are hearsay...I think he would not mind if we destroyed each other in battle. I think his intentions are to deceive us, even if not directly.

As for the Bandit Queen, she probably using the cover of forests and natural hideouts, only moving at night for quick raids..."

Tala did have a plan, though.

Action: Tala covertly sends out some of her personal guard to hide in the area, and watch messengers coming in and out of Timothys camp. If spotted, they are tracked to wherever they are going, and the guard reports back to Tala personally.

[filiusenox]

((Last day William will be in Ligoria.))

William stood and knocked at the door of the Alanis House.


William heads to the Alanis house in order to speak with Pasha about Marlax.

[Ardas]

"I will take care of the other lords then. Once we speak with them, we will be to able to make a full assesment of our situation."

Nikephoros left for his tent and proceeded to pen two letters. One was adressed to Blackadder, inviting him for a discussion at the Ligorian camp, the other was to Kathos.

Kathos,

I forgot to tell you about a young man that I have dealt with before I left. Ortwin Bloodoak claims that his family used to serve Ligoria and that His brother died some time ago, leaving his wife and an estate.

I don't know much about that family or their land, but since we commited ourselves to restoring Ligorian upper class, it would be good to get this man onboard. See to it that his claim is sorted out, I promised him that.

Campaign so far is going slowly. "Baroness" De Plume is causing grief and bullies the landowners around her, and so far she caused us some trouble too. She probably does not command much force, but her sway and her ability to scare are considerable. I don't know how much control over others she has, but I hope that her actions will help us sway other landowners to our side.

Nikephoros.

Send letter to Blackadder, inviting him for a discussion in Ligorian camp. Bodyguard allowed.

[Shootandrun]

Upon hearing the guard's little beggar remark Franz allowed himself a wry smile and while opening the pin of the stained cloak, revealing the finely tailored blue clothes with golden trim and the crimson red cloak over his left shoulder and as the cloak dropped to the ground he said.

"Oh, believe me, I am no beggar. I am a business man and I have very important issues to discuss with the Lord Chancellor. Now please, let me in and could you inform the Lord Chancellor aswell?"

The guard shrugged, not bothered by the fact that he had insulted a 'business man'.

"Leave any weapon here and enter the palace... The servants will lead you to the waiting room, and the Lord Chancellor will speak to you when he's ready."