I'm taking a new way of telling the Let's Play so tell me if you like it.
Cog stood before his lords "For to long have we protected the nords and received NOTHING in return. For to long has our enemys gained power from there land which we tried to defend for them. For to long has King Ragnar giving nothing to us and not accepted that he was unable to rule his people or hold so much as one city. For to long have we wasted our men and silver on this fools that changes now! We will take there few castles and let there noble join us or die to our might. Tomorrow we go to the north and take whats is rightfully ours!" Cog sat down on his throne "gather your men at dawn we ride.". Two of the castles of the nords fell with out issue as there troops fell from blade and bolt.
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Cog stood infront of the last castle of the nords he paced quickly around his men and lords. "Here is were our payment is finished King Ragnar stand inside his last bastion. We will show him that is is unable to hold such a unnoticeable parcel of land for his kingdom. No mercy will be wasted on this worthless imposter of a king. Today our blade and bolt will show him what a true king looks like!" Cog turned around and saw a blob of steel charging down from the castle "It seems the defenders of this hold will see our might before they fall to it.".
The soldiers fell to hails of bolts and swarms of axes rained down on them. As the last few soldiers fell or fled Cog came to Ragnar bound in strong iron chains. To Ragnar he said "We have given much to your people..... but at the same time you have lead them to there demise you will go to that castle and tell your lords to join me.... if you do not you will die." Cog looked at him strait in the eye to show there was no mercy for him if he failed. "Release him and let him go to his lords!" Cog yelled at the guards. As the king grew to a black dot in the distance Cog went to his tent he would give him a hour nothing more nothing less.
As Cog came to the castle He yelled up "Ragnar come out with your lords and bow to you king!". To this a arrow came down Cog easily blocked it Ragnar came to the gate "we will hold this castle forever you whelp!" he yelled. So be it Cog said quietly "he will die...slowly".
The defender fought with all there might but in the end Ragnar's nobles fled he was left to die. Mounting a horse he fled Cog raged and threw a battle axe with one might blow heaving off one of his arm. Never return Cog yelled "least you die in ways unspeakable!". The nords are done he said quietly and our empire has just began.
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Notes: Rolf become a noble and someone from the nords joined us the rest are wondering around the next target is easy swadia but, for now we are to weak from the nords to mount a invade. Due to my ever increasing number of nobles we need a wife so do we:
A.marry one of my nobles daughter/sister(Very easy)
B.marry a king of some faction daughter(very hard)?