>>2402083
Bring them to the city

>>2402083
To the city

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>>2402237
>>2402287
The knight recieves your orders and turns to the Spellsword

"We have received word that His Lordship will recieve you," he then turns to the abbess "he also requests for Sister Madeline to come to Amberfall."

This statement causes Madeline to give a look of surprise. Heinrich seems to be confused.

"Vo told you zis? noone came in, does your leater haffe telebathy?"

"No, we are equipped with communication devices that allow us to hear his orders and for him to hear us."

"Fascinading, let us ko zen!" he says with enthusiasm

Madeline looks as though she feels like she doesn't deserve this honor. She turns to the abbess.

"You must go Madeline, The Lord has called for you in Amberfall and there is nothing more we can give you."

At this statement the cleric looks downcast. A knight calls for her attention

"Quickly, we must not keep His Lordship waiting," he says gesturing to the door.

The Spellsword is already waiting outside for the knights. Madeline relents and follows them to the APC.

The crowds cheer as they hail the saviors of the town as the group makes its way back to the Northern Gate.

It was a tight fit, but the APC's traveled back to Amberfall without incident.

Streetlights of candles and the rare electric bulb shine the way through the streets in the noon as the sun sets.

Neither Madeline or Heinrich see the city until they step out in front of the Keep.

Heinrich looks astonished at the city itself and takes off his helmet, revealing a human face.

"Amasing, it is chust like zee puiltings pack home put petter!" He says with excitement, "Makes zenze now zat I zink apout it."

Madeline however, seems to be nervous.

As the APC speeds off for the underground garage. Both their attention fixes onto you. Your metallic form greets them and you ask for them to speak with you within the Keep itself.

They are led to two different rooms where they will wait until you speak with them personally.


The day ends.
>It is now NightTime.


Who do you meet with first?
>Madeline.
>Heinrich.

>>2403620
>Heinrich.
Come sit please. Sir Heinrich. I must say that I am thankful that you were there to defend our settlement. Mayhaps it was fate, or divine intervention from our lord. Now you mentioned something about a trio m you were after?

By the way, you're accent. Where do you hail from again? Forgive me, the years have not been kind to my memories. a lie but some little banter never hurt

>>2403620
>Heinrich.

Try speaking german to him.

>>2403681
Wie geht es dir?

>>2403650
>>2403681
> Now you mentioned something about a trio you were after?
"Zee beople I am afder are ein trio of Helfreya zieffes zat haffe peen blundering zeir vay through Harkland. Rebordedly zey haffe sdolen ein ardifact of cultural imbordance und I am charged vith redurning it."

>By the way, you're accent. Where do you hail from again?
I am from zee Brusic Federazion. Arh ! Ein colleczion of farious schtades zat schare zee zame language, culture, und peliefs. Ve are insbired py your nazion to form ours, many peings throughout zee knovn vorld, incluting our ovn race, pelieffed zat ve humans are of low zignificance in zee eyes of nadure und of zee kods und zee only vay to kain zeir faffor vas to relekate ourzelffes as zerffants of non-humans.

Ven you arriffed zat changed efferything. Arh ! All zee vonters you prought, made zolely py human hands und human minds, prought hobe to our race. Zis did not zit vell vith zee ruling races, vo zought to maindain zeir bover py any means necezary, esbecially py obrezion und prudality.

Brusic vas founted py zoze vo vere insbired py your examble. Arh ! Ve conquered our lands und liperaded our fellow man from tyrants und archaic peliefs. Driffing out many races und any of zeir itolisers zat ve could find.

Ven your realm exbloted, ve immediadely zusbecded zat zome of zee other races had ein hand in its destruczion. Arh ! Ve vere broffen right ven High Elffes pekan ein inffazion into our lands. Zey claim zat zee kods haffe sboken through your Kingtom's fall und zat ve must kneel or die. Arh ! Effer zince zen, ve haffe schtood broud as ein haffen of hobe for human ciffilisazion.

>>2403750
Crap I forgot to remove the 'Arh!'s. Please ignore them. Pretend they aren't there. They aren't supposed to be.

>>2403751
I'm using an Online German Accent Generator BTW.

>>2403750
Suck terrible things had happened to our people my child. So much that I could have been prevented were I present. But let us not swell on the past.
You and your peoples republic, I feel as though we are kindred spirits. If you need anything for your journey we would be happy to provide. within reason. sorry but we cant give you guns...yet
Perhaps we can someday rebuild what was lost. Say, what can you tell me about the elven explores in our old capital? I'm feeling miffed. as soon as our numbers reach 2k and we have better tech I'd like to kick them out. that's our place >:T

>>2403762
>If you need anything for your journey we would be happy to provide.
I need aid py any means you deem accebdable. Arh ! Helfreya are knovn to pe fery slibery, zee ones I burzue are nein different und haffe magic on zeir zide, here is ein bicture of tvo of zem. I haffe nein knovledge of vat zee zird one looks like.

>Say, what can you tell me about the elven explores in our old capital?
Vat?! Zere are elffes dvelling in your old cabital?! Zis potes ill. Vat sub of elffes are zey,?

>>2403782
>Vat sub of elffes are zey,
*Sub race,

sorry slip of hand

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>>2403782
>here is ein bicture of tvo of zem.
Forgot to add.

>>2403786
kitties!

>>2403782
>His people have come from a nation across the sea, arriving by boat on the shore. Their part of the expedition is traveling upstream a beautiful golden river, which is how the got here. They are currently exploring to meet with whatever races are in these lands.
neither glad nor dark elves.

>>2403794
>neither glad nor dark elves.
High Elffes zen? Or Gear Elffes? Vat vere zey vearing, how did zey act or sbeak?

Just remembered that there were some sewer tunnels that lead to the old capital where the Spanish elves currently occupy.

anyone other than we want the change that?

>>2403799
>a group of men wearing metal helmets and masks of bronze or brass (or a metal that seems like bronze or brass). They wield maces and shields of similar make. They are making their way to the city as we speak, with villagers in their path fleeing back to the city before they reach them.
>Their appearance reminds you of Spanish Conquistadors, who toppled the empires of the Aztecs and Incas.

do we have any communication devices with extreme range that's equally as small? an earpiece perhaps? we can give him food, water, maybe some vaccinations if he would be willing (hope he's not squeamish around needles), binoculars. maybe a high quality dagger as a hold out weapon? pretty much almost anything low tech if he requests it.

would it be possible to send satellites into orbit to get a good look at the world? Do we already have satellites?

>>2403808
Zat doesn't not fit any knovn elffen nazion. Hoveffer, I haffe read zat ein former colony of zee High Elffes sborded zimilar atdire pefore zome calamity pefell ubon it. Zee colony vas notaple pecauze it merged vith ein colony of Dark Elffes und ein hub of trade petveen zee tvo races.

>>2403814
>Do we have any communication devices with extreme range that's equally as small?
Yeah, but they only go so far as halfway through the adjecent regions, any further and you lose contact.

>Would it be possible to send satellites into orbit to get a good look at the world? Do we already have satellites?
No and no.

Any aid you chooze to giffe vould pe accebtable, your machesty.

>>2403831
ask him about his flaming sword. is it his sword or his own magic?

>>2403831
The fake german is really grating on my nerves.

Can we use a automatic translator so they can sound more english?

or just use google translate and we can translate back from german.

>>2403831
food, water, multi-vitamins, a high quality sword, a (cross)bow, compass if we have or he need, shots, tooth paste & tooth brush, minibible with select passages, a prayer to Heinrich that he may succeed in his goal,
Does Heinrich have any questions for us?

what if we asked some knights to join him on his journey to capture the thieves? could possibly strengthen ties between our societies. what do you guys think?

>>2403831
Two weeks worth of high quality rations, some high end military melee weapons (primitive swords and such with holy decals and inscriptions, blessed by us.), 100 gold coins, and perhaps Madeline too but speak to her first.

Perhaps send a Paladin hero and a retinue with them to support them and document and gather information at the same time.

>>2403865
I'm more for sending Madeline and another knight with her to go but at the same time I want assured victory and them to come back, so maybe go big or go home?

>>2403876
I don't know about any paladins. a few knights maybe, but a paladin is way up there. You're right we'd have to speak with her. With a pen and paper. or ink and parchment. eithe or.

>>2403831
what is our level of medicine?

>>2403841
You don't have translator, but you do have an accent adjustment device that allows you to here perfect English from otherwise incomprehensible people.


>>2403839
>Ask him about his flaming sword. is it his sword or his own magic?
The swords are a manifestation of my magic. All spellswords are people versed in melee and magic combat. We are an elite unit, as few people are capable of magic, fewer still are able those who can master both weapons and spell casting. Many can only learn one or the other. Though not all of us use swords, any kind of weapon such as bows and maces can be used. I just favor the blade.

>>2403865
>>2403876
>>2403877
Thank you, milord. I am most honored to be given such aid.

>what is our level of medicine?
19th century level, more or less.

The knights show the man to where he will be sleeping for the knight.

Now you move into Madeline's room. She was eating some bread when you walked in. Surprised, Madeline nearly chocked and is now coughing. The servant who gave her food, straightens up and apoligizes

"I am sorry for being here with out your permission milord, I just thought that she could be hungry and gave her something to eat" He said, bowing to you.

>>2403878
Well only paladins or above have power armour, and we should have two or more paladins assuming its a pyramid hierarchy.

'ello?

>>2404004
'ello.

>>2403891
Move to aid her and tell him it's fine

Waiting for you guys to respond here. oh well.

What will you tell the servant and as you present a pen and paper, what will you ask Madeline?

>>2403895
Still they're a little too few to send out.

>>2404027
Sorry asleep.

>>2404025
>Madeline nearly chocked and is now coughing
I think she's fine now.

>>2404027
How is she doing?

>>2403891
>"I am sorry for being here with out your permission milord, I just thought that she could be hungry and gave her something to eat" He said, bowing to you.
No it is fine. Thank you for bringing this food.

>>2404004
>>2404027
You are unclear that it was a prompt for us.

Tell the servant that they did good. Kindness and hospitality is a virtue in the eyes of God.

Honestly I don't know why we called Madeline over. I guess we could all about her abilities. Where did she learn swordfighting and how come she's so good at it.
Oh, first praise her for her part in defending the town.

>>2404061
I guess one reason we wanted to call hervwss so we can personallu thank her for saving the township from a demonic incursion. She such a humble girl.

Personally, from reading the archived thread, we should eventually fire bomb the glade elves. Make them wish they lived in 1940's tokyo.

>>2404004
Sleep.

>>2404027
>>2404061
This. No idea you wanted a response from us.

>>2404193
That would make them suffer for not the reasons you'd think, they are basically radical environmentalist hippie elves.

>>2404523
Exactly. Fuck them.

>>2404568
Zing

>>2404061
>"No it is fine. Thank you for bringing this food."
"Y-your welcome milord, I'll be going now."
The servant scampers off before anymore can be said.

>Oh, first praise her for her part in defending the town.
She looks as though shefeels that she doesn't deserve your words of praise. She writes something into the paper and presents it to you.

"The praise should go to the knights and Mayor Caldwell, milord. They gave their lives to protect the town. I would not be here if not for them."

>>2405602
such modesty is admirable. we will be holding a celebration for the knights who protected the town.

>>2405686
If we do, it should be in the town thet rescued. But alas they have a mission to complete.

>>2405686
The knights who died or the knights we sent?

>>2405693
Actually they are on stand by, unless you are refering to the knights that are on their way to the settlement that the dwarves we met came from. If that is the case they didn't do anything to contribute to the defence because they hadn't made it there yet. They are on horse cart remember?

Is there anything you would like to ask of Madeline?

>>2405803
The guy who wants to throw a celebration for defending the town that was attacked by trolls and demons. I'm saying it should be in that same town not at the city. Ask Madeline of demons and how they are summoned, what can we do to prevent future summoning or corruption of our people, and how the cultists went unnoticed for so long under our noses.

>>2405803
Again. Ask her about her martial prowess. I mean she's just a nun isn't she?

>>2405909
>Ask her about her martial prowess
She writes more into the paper and hands it to you.

I will now use brackets to differentiate written words from those that are spoken and from my own typings.

It says:
[ I was trained by the clergy of the town in ways of combat. Hungry beasts are not the only danger the townsfolk face. Magical beings and raiders are also a threat. When the people are threatened, it is our duty to provide protection against dangers both magical and mundane.]

>>2405839
>Ask Madeline of demons and how they are summoned, what can we do to prevent future summoning or corruption of our people, and how the cultists went unnoticed for so long under our noses.
[Demons are summoned through infernal rites and dark ritual. Magic circles, chanting, sacrifices, ley lines. The only known way to prevent further summoning and corruption is through constant vigilance and prayer. As for Robert being unnoticed, Lord Caldwell thought he was just going through a phase and could be set straight through his parenting. We pleaded him to allow us to investigate. But even as Robert grew bolder, Lord Caldwell refused to believe that his actions were not enough. The only reasons the demons did not leave the castle was due to our prayers and daily efforts to bless the walls, and because of the knights who aided me.]

>>2405921
ask for her hands so we may silently commune. let us pray for their spirits so they may pass on.

>>2405929
You two join in silent commune and pray for the spirits of all those who fell today. The prayer went for an hour and by the end of it, Madeline seemed less depressed. She gives a soft smile to you and bows in thanks.


Now for your usual nightly activities.

>Research into how to improve sanitation

>Research plans on how to improve the military.

>Research about the Republic of Alastair, its inhabitants, and its relations with other races.

>Research into knowledge of magic, what races practice it, how they use it, and anythings else the Terrans know.

>>2405929
sure.

>>2405921
need another prompt for the players.

>>2405952
>Research into knowledge of magic, what races practice it, how they use it, and anythings else the Terrans know.
get this started first.

>>2405952
>Research into knowledge of magic, what races practice it, how they use it, and anythings else the Terrans know.

>>2405957
>>2405967
>Research into knowledge of magic, what races practice it, how they use it, and anythings else the Terrans know.

Mana pours forth from the ground through certain openings, such as springs, volcanoes, crevices, and the like before being released into the air, flowing in currents around the world. Not all Springs, volcanoes, and openings pour out mana however. Also, certain objects and places can draw in this mana, creating things like enchanted forests and the like. It can be a benefit or a detriment, depending on the type and situation.

WINDS OF MAGIC: Mana swirling in the wind is very situational. When harnessing the winds, the amount of mana available to use, and thus the power of the spells, is dependent on the the winds. The winds are also fickle, and a hurricane of mana can change into stale air in but a moment. The fact that the user could be drawing in mana from the same source as the opponent is also a problem, if two individuals in conflict are both mages, then the winner would be determined by how each individual can adapt to the changing winds, I.E.: when winds are strong, the better caster wins, when winds are weak or non-existent, the better brawler wins.

Another detriment is overheating, channeling too much mana at once and doesn't allow a 'cool-down' period, they run the risk of literaly (and sometimes fatally) bursting with magical energy.

The physical winds and the magical winds are different, the a maelstrom of air doesn't necessarily mean an abundance of mana to use.

Example:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rpn58ss2_4&index=2&list=WL&t=0s

THE PULSE: Mana from the earth is safer and more reliable, but harder to harness. However, the availability of mana is dependent on location.

MANAPOOL: Mana from the self is dependent on the body itself. The person using their own reservoir of mana is limited in the amount of spells he can make by the amount of mana their body produces. Think of it as the kind of magic seen in many of the video games of old earth. The amount of mana in the body can be restored by rest or by consumption of edibles or use of items that allow increased mana restoration or decreased mana spent on spells. Training can also be used to increase mana capacity.

RUNIC MAGIC: Made famous by the dwarves, runes channel magic from the surroundings, be it any of the above sources. The use of said magic is dependent of the type and strength of the runes. A simple rune of protection against fire can provide a basic protection against flames so long as there is mana. However, the strength of the of the runes' effects will not increase no matter the actual level of mana in the surroundings, but it can decrease if the mana available is insufficient.

Dark Magic: this magic comes from demonic pacts and is independent of any worldly source of mana, bust be maintained by sacrifices. Think of it as pay to win consumables in video games. Once you run out, make a sacrifice. Summons are limited time too.

>>2406002
CONT.

A few details:

CURSES: these are spells that can be applied to a person, object, or place that often have detrimental effects. The spells are constant, drawing mana from the surrounding. they can be removed by blessings, counter-spells, or by deprivement of mana from the surroundings. 500 years ago, a prankster cursed a dwarven settlement to have all beer within to turn into water, this has caused a race wide distrust or even outright hatred of elves.

ENCHANTMENTS: an actual source of magic, but I decided to include this one. This is bestowing an item, person, or place with magical energy to achieve a particular result. Such as having a mace burn what it hits, or making a bow guide its arrows to its targets. These are often temporary and will eventually be depleted of the spell unless constant channeling is applied.
Now for the races: (Please note that not all individuals of a race have affinity for magic)

DWARVES: cannot use spells, reliant on runes. Makes masterwork runes to compensate. Has runes for almost everything. Their runes are second to none.

HIGH ELVES: Can use magic of any source, but races' internal reservoir for mana is larger than everyone else. Can use external magic to replenish internal reservoir, still must not cast too much at once or risk exploding.

DARK ELVES: Just like High Elves, they can utilize any magical source. However, they have less mana capacity and cannot naturally replenish it with external magic. They can, however, channel their mana into their muscles and/or anything on their person like weapons or clothing and perform physical feats that are otherwise impossible. This is still dependant on the internal mana supply.

As an example:

https://youtu.be/4cT_INPIT1w?t=176


GLADE ELVES: Less efficient at harnessing the winds of magic, and less mana reservior than humans. But are the best at harnessing the PULSE, they require less mana in casting and maintaining spells than anyone else when using the Pulse. They also amplify the flow of magic from the earth through manipulating their environment. Thus explaining their entire civilization.

GEAR ELVES: Their ability to enchant and curse are among the best. They are also second to the dwarves at using runes. However, they are worse than humans at casting spells. A few can master at least 3-4 spells that are not enchantments or curses in their life.

Kerogrim: No magic users recorded to exist.

Helfreya: They are very good at harnessing the Winds of Magic, requiring less mana for spells and but have almost no ability to utilize the pulse. The manapool is lower than man's but restores faster.

Orcs: They are far more prone to overloading than other races, but through certain movements of their bodies and vocal cords which can be interpreted at first sight as dancing and chants, they minimize the risks, especially when in coordination in large groups. Spells performed this way also use less mana and can affect larger areas than when casted alone.

>>2406016
>As an example:
Start the Vid at 3:00 please.

>>2406017
And the terrans can't use magic, right? Only blessings in the firm of prayer? I guess we should try dabbling in runes then.
We really need to set up an alliance with the more friendly nations. Humans from this world our the dwarves who wanted to have diplomatic this 3 with us.

>>2406035
Well, yes and no, we can use runes, but we can't make them. The dwarves can't cast spells, curses, or enchantments but a number of them are born with the ability to harness it called runesmiths, these people still cannot cast spells but they channel their mana into the runes they carve.

Faith is not dependent on the environment or genetics, anyone can have it.

>We really need to set up an alliance with the more friendly nations. Humans from this world or the dwarves who wanted to have diplomatic this 3 with us.

We must remember that everyone is different.

Heinrich himself said that there are humans who idolized other races whilst his nation sought to strick out on their own with no lordship of non-humans. While the dwarves themselves are also different. As covered in the previous thread:

>They are from the Dwarf Hold of Bamyur, a mountain hold known for being over forested and having frequent troubles with the Glade Elves constantly hindering their logging and farming activities. They are also known for having great wood working skills and some of the best axedorvs, speardorvs, and marksdorvs. They also explain that Dorf and Dorfun are the dwarven language equivalent of man and woman.

>You ask them if they are good at mining, they respond that the whole 'every dwarf is a miner or a smith' is a stereotype. Although stonemasons and smiths are prevalent in the dwarven race, they are also seen in many other races. They are just so famous for their mountain fortresses, terraces, and metal working that people often forget that they have settlements in other places or that they have other jobs. Them building their settlements high in the mountains stems from ancient times.

>The skills tend to differ according to each individual dwarf, the hold they were raised in often determines what the majority of the populace's skills are going to be.

>These dwarfs are skilled in logging and exploring. In battle they are very good with their axes, spears, and crossbows.


Not to mention the the Republic that the Terrans established before you were found included different races inhabiting the settlements. With this in mind, it could be possible that the civil war that tore the republic apart had different races on all sides of the conflict.

>>It is now midnight. Choose 1.

>Research into how to improve sanitation.

>Research into the cities pipelines and about pre-civil war settlements and facilities that could be nearby for later use.

>Research plans on how to improve the military.

>Research about the Republic of Alastair, its inhabitants, and its relations with other races.

>>2406016
>ENCHANTMENTS: an actual source of magic
*not an actual
darnit
slip of fingers.

>>2406043

>Research into the cities pipelines and about pre-civil war settlements and facilities that could be nearby for later use.

Can we get an update of previous projects that are incomplete or finished, and what level they are at in terms of improved ability over previous function or use? Ie, farms and mining, infrastructure etc.

>>2406050
The various agricultural tech is at 1837, before you came in the tech was at high medieval era.

Usually when a civilization requires less farmers to sustain themselves the people would move into the city. However, Due to overpopulation and the fact that you were demolishing most of the city to rework its infrastructure, the opposite happened. You have tons of farmland and ranches. Thus next harvest you could have tonnes of surplus to sell and trade with, with more to store in case of emergency. Or you could use cash crops, you wont have as much food then but your people could turn up quite a profit.

Mining is at around renaissance era, however the enginseers' equipment is about the late 21 century.

Logging is done primarily by axes and saws, turning logs into planks and beams in done through sawmills, through either teams of wood workers or by mechanical saws powered by wind or muscle.

The assembly line has been implemented in manufacturing jobs such as furniture and tool making.

Sanitation is still an issue, all fecal matter and urine is carried out of buildings by buckets and carted out of the city in wheeled tanks.

The road system is as good as can be to maintain a maximum population of 200,000 without breaking down the walls. Stone, wood, metals, preserved food, as well as gold and silver that are the taxes, are kept in storage in the keep, further separated between those for immediate use and those for emergencies. Resources for the public are kept in storehouses located across the city, in order to ensure that everyone has access to these goods, rather than a single massive warehouse district that people further out need to travel across the city to get. The districts are also divided by walls to ensure that should a breach be made, enemies still won't flood the city easily. Each district also houses a guard garrison tower, similar to a miniature keep, that maintains law and order and provides an area for recruitment and defense and an elevated position over the other buildings in the district to fire from.

Huh, It appears there are plans within the data-banks made by a knight after the establishment of Amberfall for defense against aerial beasts:
{Spikes at least 3 meters long, but longer would be better, point them at one side and char them completely as a protection against both decomposition and fire.}
{Bury them into the ground so that the pointy side sticks out high into the air but deep enough that they are stable.}
{Cover the city with these skewers as much as you get the time to. Start with securing one building, then move over to the next.}
{Also use smaller trees to get some 1 to 1.5 meter long trunks, meant to serve as “tent pegs” to longest trunks. Char the “tent pegs”, connect stable strings to them and bury them around these antenna-trunks.}
{Connect the antenna skewers with strings to each other and to the buried anchors. Span nets between the antenna-strings, to trap some of the flying creatures.}

>>2406043
>Research into the cities pipelines and about pre-civil war settlements and facilities that could be nearby for later use.

>>2406073
Hey this is a neat idea the knights came up with.

Should we consider sending a small detachment of knights to aid Heinrich?

Should we send a group of knights with an enginseer through the ancient sewer system to the old capital? If we clear out all the rubble, then maybe we can take a vehicle down to reduce travel time?

>>2406081
There is a nearby Waste treatment plant in the northeast in a abandoned city. It is a few days away by vehicle. Close to it is a Tesla Generator Plant. no other information exists other than the settlement over taken by plant life.

This makes it closer to the spanishesque elves but according to the reports that your scouts have made. The spanish elves outposts are several days away from your city even more so on foot.

The pipelines also reach into the old capital through several different settlements, but have been damaged over the years and some have even collapsed.

There is an old army base that lies in the south east. However, records say it was picked clean and is now home to bandits apparently.

Further down south is recorded to be a farming village. However, no other records about it after the fall have been found.

Up north past the mountain is more farmland and a research facility, none else one what it could be researching.

>>2406118
How good are we at scavenging? Do we need to build specialized vehicles? I think we should strip clean the nearby locations for resources and technology.

You know it would be great if we had better idea in which areas we are lacking and the ways to improve them. Like here >>2406073 where you compare agriculture and mining. It's clear that we need to improve mining.

What are our construction and factory capabilities? I really really think we should invest into high quantity cheap automatic rifles. I don't care what others think and their fear of tech getting in other's hands. It will not matter if we are destroyed because we refused to advance our military tech.

>>2406118
So we only have the one body double correct?

I vote for restoring the waste treatment plant and the Tesla Generator Plant. A good two in one deal. Good sanitation (and I hope a means to purify water for consumption and farming purposes) an the generator to spark innovation and other goodies.

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>>2406206
Or other nations and spies take them and- I don't know. I'm fine with arming the knights and the few guards with firearms. Not sure about outsiders.

Besides more cheap quantities of firearms, what about arming our hunters with powerful compound bows if we hadn't already?

>>2406118
Is it possible to domesticated monsters? Are there any that can be domesticated? Perhaps use acidic slimes and gelatinous cubes to discover waste? They could play a part in water treatment.

>>2406221
In not saying about arming outsiders. I mean getting our military tech up and trying to get to the level we had back on earth.

Even if other nations get a hold of our guns, they wont have the capacity to risk us in production and development of said weapons. Just like in real life, America still has the most powerful military technology and all other countries are trying to catch up with it.
It's beyond me why we are wasting time and resources making medieval armaments. Except for trading maybe, but even then, the way we approach it is stupid. We could build a factory which can produce high quality cold weapons at insane rates. Instead we're doing it the old backwards way.


About the hunters. First, op said that our agriculture is developed beyond what we need right now, so food is not an issue.
Second, I see no reason to not give them access to hunting rifles.

>>2406274
I hate writing on phones.

capacity to rival us*

>>2406274
guns are loud and would scare away game. I think there was a post somewhere in the last thread why the hunters don't use firearms. that and something about some monster being able to shrug of bullets like nothing.

>>2406213
I don't see why we should. Those places are few days of travel on VEHICLE. Assuming we travel 12 hours per day with the speed of 40km/h, and in being very very generous with those estimates, those places are over one thousand kilometers away. Trying to restore them and make them functional would be a very bad idea. We'd stretch ourself too thin for something which will provide no to little use.
I suggest we strip those places off anything useful and build new ones at our settlement.

>>2406287
Ah. That makes sense.
I guess there is no harm in giving them advanced bows.

Pretty sure that whatever is capable of shrugging away bullets won't be harmed by arrows.

>>2406317
you do have a good point. we'd need to send a good fifty or so people, including a group of knights an enginseers.

unless they make it into a small colony?

>>2406327
I feel we're at point where we need to consolidate our power. If something happened over there, an attack by enemies for example, we'd have hard time responding and once we send troops over there, our main settlement would be less protected. It would be something that our enemies would surely exploit.

We need to make strong power base and foundation before we start expanding further. Also, we need population to fuel that expansion (I'm not really sure about that though)

>>2406355
I guess you're right. We did just receive an influx of a thousand or so people who are in the process of being vaccinated. After that we might need to figure out housing.

>>2406213
>>2406317
The sanitation plant is about 2 days away or so, with the pipelines and the roads going through a few smaller settlements on the way.

>So we only have the one body double correct?
A quick dive into the inventory says no, there are a few more. However, you can only control one at a time as you are also managing an entire building, most of it is in disrepair. You do not have the processing power to be in more than two places at once.

>>2406206
How good are we at scavenging?
If by scavenging you mean by picking something up and bringing it back for someone else to make use of, All of your people are very good at it. If you mean by taking apart a piece of advanced machinery and implementing the still working bits into what you currently have and scrapping the rest for reprocessing, only the enginseers can do that. The people are limited in looting corpses or buildings and tearing down structures to use the stone, wood, or metal for later use.

You have specialized vehicles, but they can only be crew by the enginseers.

What are our construction and factory capabilities?
Construction and transportation is at colonial era tech.

As for factory, we have 2 smelters and one factory that are at around the industrial revolution era, but with extensive safety measures and higher pay, many other ore processing facilities and manufacturing sites are pre-industrial.

>>2406287
> I think there was a post somewhere in the last thread why the hunters don't use firearms.
It doesn't just scare off wild life, it also alarms people of your presence. By now everyone on this continent knows of how powerful our weapons are, if they hear a gunshot the first things they'll think about are the dwarves and us. Rapid succession of the sound would give the impression of an army, which could attract the attention of nations, who might want to bully us into compliance with their sheer numbers. isolated shots like from a small group of hunters would attract bandits, who would try to ambush the hunters and take their guns.


>>2406324
>Pretty sure that whatever is capable of shrugging away bullets won't be harmed by arrows.
Few creatures could treat firearms like they were nothing, but there exists a good number of them that can last a barrage long enough to close the distance and do damage. Something like a water elemental or an angry spirit wouldn't mind getting shot, unless by blessed bullets, but those are few and reserved for the Templar Order of the Crimson Blade.

>>2406355
>>2406380
Please remember that the military and population in the city are not the only people you have. There are the outer villages and towns to consider.


There is some survey equipment that can scan for underground materials. They were used to scan the mountain for metals, perhaps they could scan the surrounding fields for metals too. That way people can set up mining and smelting facilities outside the city and begin creating guns and tools.

>>2406274
>>2406317
>>2406355
Some of this stuff was address previously.

Hard to know what level of progress we have made, I think we need more of a planetary governor quest type of structure for the quest.

I think we only have a physical avatar body that we can control, that came with the building we were in.

>>2408169
>That way people can set up mining and smelting facilities outside the city

Isn't that where our farms are?

>>2406221
Is it possible to domesticated monsters?
Yes, but not all can be domesticated.

Perhaps use acidic slimes and gelatinous cubes to discover waste?
Records say that some city far in the south west has an expansive sewer system that drains the waste through an underground ecosystem before it funnels into its river. Various plant and animals live down there thriving off the waste and each other. Entire divisions of men are tasked with maintaining the water flow, the structural integrity of the tunnels, and in keeping the animals and plant populations in check through traps and skill of arms to prevent them from spilling out into the surface, as well as rescuing any law abiding citizen who windsup down there by accident.

>>2408199
Not large scale obviously, just very small ones. Besides we plan on expanding, which means the surrounding towns and villages are going to get bigger and more land is taken back from the surroundings.

>>2408212
Is it possible to get a pastebin or something that details our projects and our successes in building and fixing stuff, and their level? Like lets say how complete is the city infrastructure progress, how many factories we have plus the level of their tech and general abilities.

>>2408230
What's a pastebin?

>>2408475
https://pastebin.com/
some QMs use it to post quest into about stats or characters so as to not waste the first 5 or 10 posts at the start of the thread being filled with "clutters" of infodumps.

If you want to edit anything you paste, you should make a account.

Since we're talking about our progress, how's that college we built to teach people how to be engineers going?

>>2408958
Gonna take a while.

>>2408962
>>2408962
Thanks for answering.
Does anyone have any more questions or can we move on to the next turn?

>>2408965
>next turn?
We gotta wait till april for that.

>>2408977
Huh?

>>2408977
What?

>>2408965
>Next Morning 15/3/300

It is pretty foggy today.

A guardsman arrives at the keep and meets you before the mass.

He kneels before and presents his case.

"My lordship, a man arrived from one of the farming villages. He says that they are under attack from bandits and need our guards to defend them. Can we spare the men or can the knights deal with this faster?"

Madeline is told of her new mission, to aid Heinrich Webber in capturing some fugitives so as to aid in foreign relations. She accepts this duty and goes to meet with the knights who have the same assignments.

Hienrich is given his provisions, his new equipment and the 10 knights that are to accompany him, Madeline among them, making this a party of 12.

>>The Mass (choose 2):
>Prosperity.
>Strength.
>Protection.
>Purity.
>Enlightenment.

>>Settlement (choose 3):
>Construct education and training centers.
>Improve the equipment of the settlement.
>Construct and improve the farms, logging, and hunting facilities.
>Construct and improve the manufacturing buildings.
>Begin Manufacturing products to trade with the foreigners.
>Improve the mines

>>Army (choose 1):
>Scout the neighboring ruins.
>Begin training.

>>2408977
>>2408978
I think it's a joke how op is very unclear when he wants us to give suggestions which will move the quest along.

Next turn please

>>2409044
this is the next turn: >>2409041

>>2409041
Can we have Heinrich take a short detour to deal with the bandits or does he think he has to go get the thieves post-haste?

>>2409041
Enlightenment
Prosperity

Construct education centers
Manufacturing buildings
Improve equipment

For army. Send scouts to check the story of the man. Then send response unit to deal with the bandits.

I don't fully trust that this is not a trap. Background check the man and interrogate him to see if he's telling the truth.

>>2409051
"Ja! I will bring justice to these outlaws in the name of our peoples!" he says, "Shall we disembark on horses or do I get to ride your contraptions again?"

>>2409041
>Improve the mines
>Construct and improve the manufacturing buildings.
>Begin Manufacturing products to trade with the foreigners.

>Scout the neighboring ruins.
We should also start working on making police/military stations in the farmlands outside our walls so people are protected and we can patrol our borders. Maybe even build a few police vehicles for them.

>>2409057
He can.
Also send scouts like >>2409055 suggests. But no interrogation, i think that would just piss of the guardsman and make him not trust us.

>>2409055
The man who claims to come from the village or the guardsman who told you about him?

>>2409041
Mass
>Prosperity.
>Enlightenment.
We can see anything within the city correct? Are all the new settlers adjusting well? did they get all their shots?

Settlement
>Construct education and training centers
>Begin Manufacturing products to trade with the foreigners.
>Improve the mines
The more knowledgeable the people, the better. And about the manufacturing products for trade, we could start trade with Hienrich's people. He's made a wondrous first impression and I hope our two societies may prosper.

>Usually when a civilization requires less farmers to sustain themselves the people would move into the city. However, Due to overpopulation and the fact that you were demolishing most of the city to rework its infrastructure, the opposite happened. You have tons of farmland and ranches. Thus next harvest you could have tonnes of surplus to sell and trade with, with more to store in case of emergency. Or you could use cash crops, you wont have as much food then but your people could turn up quite a profit.
Oh right! About cash crops. We probably should trade the excess normally and not try any cash crops until we've stabilized from the major population increase.

>"My lordship, a man arrived from one of the farming villages. He says that they are under attack from bandits and need our guards to defend them. Can we spare the men or can the knights deal with this faster?"
No time to waste. As much as I believe in the strength in our soldiers, the knight would make quick work of these bandits and thus save a few more lives.

Army
>Scout the neighboring ruins.

>>2409041
>Prosperity.
>Purity.
Say no to Demons kids!

>Improve the equipment of the settlement.
>Construct and improve the farms, logging, and hunting facilities.
>Improve the mines

>Begin training.

>>2409061
>>2409055
Scouts are already on the way

>>2409068
>>2409057
Oh. Forget about my post for sending knights then. He'll ride in the VTOL to the bandits then continue on their journey.

>>2409055
>>2409071
should we really doubt him so much? there could be some bandits butchering innocent villagers as we speak!

>>2409073
but then they proceed without horses afterwards thus slowing down their quest.... Unless we fly them back, or there is enough space for horses

>>2409076
Exactly!

>>2409078
uh, I meant. Hienrich, our knights and Madeline will travel to the sieged village while to dispatch the banditry, they they will ALL join Hienrich with his mission -VTOL, knights and priestess included- to get those dastardly cats.

>>2409041
how goes our spies? any news?

>>2409082
Uhhh, i don't think we should give Heinrich a VTOL for his mission, just a vehicle at best.

>>2409082
We already took care of the town under siege by trolls.

The village being raided needs our help first. we will have to skip the feast.

>>2409087
I think he mean give him a ride to the farming village under attack

>>2409073
>Prosperity.
>Enlightenment.

>Are all the new settlers adjusting well? did they get all their shots?
about 1/3rd of the settlers got screened for diseases. 3/4rths of those that did have dozens of parasites and diseases, and are currently being treated. The 1/4rth that passed the scan are now going through some physical tests and interviews for what jobs they can have.

>Construct education and training centers
>Begin Manufacturing products to trade with the foreigners.
>Improve the mines
The people and enginseers work together to usher in more improvements to the city.

>>2409071
The scouts report that the village is, quiet. There are scorch marks on the streets and some on the buildings, as well as signs of frost on some of the areas.

There are no people, no foot prints, no bloodstains, no signs of battle or anything. But there is evidence of panic and flight.

The local tavern has light in its windows however.

>>2409084
The spies sent to observe the spanish-like elves?

>>2409091
the Spanish elves spies and the orc merchant spies

>There are no people, no foot prints, no bloodstains, no signs of battle or anything. But there is evidence of panic and flight.
g-guys, no...we should have done something sooner.

>The local tavern has light in its windows however.
perhaps there is hope? whoever has done this will not go unpunished.

>>2409091
>The local tavern has light in its windows however.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncNSJGPl8X4
Have some of the scouts sneak towards the tavern to peek at what's happening inside from the windows.
What weapons and equipment do our scouts have?

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>>2409094
>Have some of the scouts sneak towards the tavern to peek at what's happening inside from the windows.
They were not unnoticed.

A flash of light, and the video feed cuts into static.

>>2409092
>g-guys, no...we should have done something sooner.
We just got news of the attack now mate.
Anyway, i suspect the bandits are currently in the tavern doing their thing, they also clearly have magic users so hopefully we have some blessed bullets for them.
It's also a possibility these aren't just bandits but wood elves or some other race/nation group that have come to raid.

>>2409096
Well fuck, time to have Heinrich's vehicle go max speed and to call in the Calvary, how many nearby military personnel do we have? I want to o in hot and with maximum firepower.

>>2409098
anon wwwwwhhhyyyy. you were too cautious.

>>2409096
Also have the remaining scouts pull back and hide in possible sniping positions while still keeping sight of the tavern, maintain watch and report to us any and all movements from the tavern.
Also pls answer my question about scout equipment.
>>2409102
Cause caution means we still have scouts to observe the tavern for us and to make sure we know if the bandits will make a break for it or do something suspicious. We also know these bandits are strong and have real good magic users, we'll need as many men as possible for this.

>>2409096
>Have some of the scouts sneak towards the tavern to peek at what's happening inside from the windows.
Good. That implies we still have some scouts around. Can we communicate with them and tell them what just happened?

>>2409109
but by then the whole town would be slaughtered by the time the cavalry arrived. like now. there would almost no point.

>>2409098
"OH, ITS THEM IS IT?! WE HAVE NO TIME TO LOSE!" He Says with wrath and excitement.

>>2409109
Too foggy to know what is going on, can only see the shapes of the closest buildings.

>Also pls answer my question about scout equipment.
Revolvers, binoculars, sabers, flare gun, cudgel, bolas. The poorer ones are only equipped with bows, clubs, bolas, and spears.


The APC Full Throttles towards the village. Many road travelers hastily jumping out of harms way when the machine speeds past them.

They arrive at the village and immediately meet up with the scouts. Together they storm the tavern.

They find the missing scouts on the floor, unconscious and stripped down to their undergarments.

A note pinned on the wall, written in a language you recognize as german.

>>2409112
>but by then the whole town would be slaughtered by the time the cavalry arrived. like now. there would almost no point.
Yea but QMs post just demonstrated our scouts may not be enough to deal with the bandits and their mages, we must gain sufficient forces(AKA overwhelming force) first to deal with these bandits instead of wasting lives by having just the scouts act.
>>2409115
Drat, they either must have snuck past or used some kind of magic.
What does the note say?

>>2409115
>A note pinned on the wall, written in a language you recognize as german.
translate it

>>2409118
of course no mere scout could best them. we would require the aid from the order of knights. people who were more suited for direct combat.

>>2409119
>of course no mere scout could best them. we would require the aid from the order of knights. people who were more suited for direct combat.
Exactly? What are you criticizing here?

>>2409115
Heinrich reads the note aloud.

It says:
[The villagers are all held up in the barn, no injuries among them. Don't bother hunting us, you have no way how.

P.S. Heinrich, go-]

Heinrich growls in disgust, crumpling the paper and burning it with his magic

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Meanwhile, back in the city.

"Lord! We have a deceiver!!! The guardmen shouts

A pair of guards bring forth a Helfreya. Holding her tightly by her arms.

"This is the 'peasant' that brought news of the attack! one of the priests threw holy water on her and her spell dissapated!"

Helfreya is noticeably scared witless, shaking with fear (or is it just the cold because she is wet?)

"p-..p-please d-don't hurt me" She meekly mutters "it wasn't m-my idea..."

>>2409123
"Then who's idea was it? And who are you?"
Huh, would you look at that, that anon was right about needing to interrogate.
Wait a minute, do we not have things like citizen ID's?

>>2409123
my....child? why? what madness brought you to raze our village and steal a national treasure? I am not angry though I am disappointed in you, as homes can be rebuilt and ctores restocked, and I count the blessings I am afforded that the villagers and our scouts we're unharmed, but why?

>>2409055
>>2409109
I'm sorry for doubting you.

>>2409126
I thought he wanted to interrogate the German knight.

>>2409126
Citizens ID? That might be a good idea, but we may need to advance a little further before we can do that.

>>2409126
>>2409132
"I- I- it was their's! A-Audhild's and Brenda's! They're jerks! They- they make me do everything with them! I d- I didn't even want to be a- a bandit-" she starts to break down into tears, speaking hastily in her native tongue. Though, your pretty sure you wouldn't have gotten a thing she said even if you did under stand her from how she's speaking.

>>2409135
I thought so too, regardless, even if he actually mean to interrogate the citizen i still think that would have been a mistake if he would have been wrong.
Anyways, this has clearly exposed to us a obvious weakness, we lack proper police forces and communication for our citizens beyond our walls, we lack basic ID checks and anti-magic against disguises and mind manipulation, and our scouts are sub par seeing as their equipment varies depending on their wealth.
First things first is establishing a town hall like building for police/military and personal communication to our government so we don't need guards to run all the way to the city to inform us about this shit.

>>2409139
"First of all calm down. Can you explain what their plan was and what their goal was kidnapping my citizens?"

>>2409139
Are able to speak in German? I bet she wouldn't expect that.
>German A.I. mode: "Ssshhhh my child, be at peace. All will be fine as you've nothing to worry for. I am not so cruel or petty to, harm you?"
can we give her a hug?

>>2409146
What I want to know was why they sent this one here to warm us about their activity. Did they do this on purpose so we catch their trail, or did this one come to us to stop her accomplices?

>>2409146
We'll also need to create standard equipment and training for our police officers and scouts.
What is our current training an equipment for our guardsmen QM?

>>2409156
Also what's the hierarchy for the guardsmen?

>>2409156
>http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive/2333630

>The title of Guardsman is a carry over from the days of the Republic. Back then they were a force to be feared due to their equipment and training. Today they have had to downgrade. Their hard armor is not as all concealing as before (even if the ballistic weave uniform is still dependable), their weapons are similar to that of the Cold War era if they are lucky(most are of ww2 tech). On top of it all, most of it are hand me downs. Their equipment is often inherited from guards who for one reason or another (often a violent one) could no longer fight. They make up for these deficiencies in dedication and zeal spent training and preparing for the next call to arms. For they know that if they fail then the last of their people could die out as well.

>You begin training the guardsmen is improved programs that are to help in their accuracy, reloading, discipline, and cooperation. The training like this will continue for around 3 weeks. Freeing your time for some other military activity.

>The guardsmen are used to defending the city from near or within its walls, thus they aren't trained or equipped for long marches, Extended battles on the other hand they can do, and they do it well. The faceplate that they were is actually a visor, made to look like something that will hinder their aim. The helmet is actually air sealed, funneling tubes (consealed by the design) from the mouth piece, to around the cheeks, to the back of the head and into a filter bag on the back.

GM
>>Guardsmen needs to be capable of doing more than defense, so they will need future training in that regard.
>Agreed,

>Begin training
>Your guardsmen have more or less finished their training and can now more effectively partake in operations other than settlement defence. Law enforces and patrolmen are now being trained to provide more security to your burgeoning realm.

does this help you?

>>2409146
Its can be a pain to push for the extra step.

>>2409136
We can do one based on runic magic or something. But we lack the ability to wield and craft, or the knowledge at the moment.

>>2409149
>>2409155
She tries to calm herself as she hyperventilates. After a long while she speaks again:


"They- they, They made this fog before- before the sun came up, to mask *sob* their presence. They stole the *cough* the villagers as they *sniff* slept and then made it look like a battle. They sent me to draw the guards out *sob* so they can take their stuff."

>>2409165
wait a gosh darn second.

>Next Morning 15/3/300

>It is pretty foggy today.

>anon: Also have the remaining scouts pull back and hide in possible sniping positions while still keeping sight of the tavern, maintain watch and report to us any and all movements from the tavern.
>GM: Too foggy to know what is going on, can only see the shapes of the closest buildings.

>They sent me to draw the guards out *sob* so they can take their stuff."
wait wait wait is she talking about the guards in the village or the "our" guards within the city? because I'm fairly sure we would notice something wrong if shes referring to the latter.

>>2409163
I think he means ranks and unit organization.

>>2409167
>I'm fairly sure we would notice something wrong if shes referring to the latter.
We did notice something wrong, that's why we sent someone to check things out.

>>2409174
ooh so its the former. that's less worse news.

>>2409165
what is your name? where are your friends now?

>>2409174
What did they steal again?

The swords and armour, or did the guards have guns and electronics?

>>2409178
I hope your not falling for the kids tears. They can play some silly adults that never had kids before by doing this.

>>2409163
Yes, thank you.
So it seems Guardsmen are sufficient in law enforcer training for now. I don't like that bit about not being capable for long marchers and being used to defending the city from the walls but it think we can fix that by giving them vehicles so they behave more like Mechanized infantry/riot police and by making some of the guardsmen more like police officers by downgrading the armor into police informs and making them more like the police we have nowadays.
Speaking of riot police we should begin training them into handling hostage situation and the like along side their military training, we should also start adding more roles like snipers and scouts, and more equipment like night vision goggles and holy trinkets to fight against magic like that god damn magic disguise.
To summerise, make a god damn dedicated scouting force for both military organizations so we don't need to rely on the rangers and hunters. start altering the guardsmen training so they can act more like a police/riot police group alongside basic infantry, start building stuff like police vehicles and town centers so people can actually call the police without walking all the way to our city.

>>2409182
>The swords and armour, or did the guards have guns and electronics?
Here >>2409115
Seems like some revolvers, binoculars and flare guns are the best they got.

>>2409178
>What is your name? Where are your friends now?
"*sniff* I- I'm Camelia, and i have no friends."

>The swords and armour, or did the guards have guns and electronics.
Pistols and the headset radios.

>I hope your not falling for the kids tears.
This is not a child, this is a young adult.

>>2409188
of course. where are the other two wanted Helfreya? Do you know where they are? If not, do you know where they may be heading?

>>2409188
>headset radios.
Hmmm.
I wonder if we can use those to find them, then again they might know about radios since they clearly aimed to take our stuff so they should know how they work in some fashion.

>>2409193
"I- I don't know, they never tell me anything. They just drag me around everywhere."

>>2409186
Wait so they did all that to an entire village just to steal the equipment of a pair of scouts?

>Pistols and the headset radios.
Motherfuuu-
Switch to secure frequencies, have everyone who uses radios do the same. Deploy drones to start searching for them and other high mobility assets.

See if we can track radio transmissions or listen in on them.

>>2409188
Ask them where they were hiding out or staying previous, and the locations before that.

>>2409196
"Are you sure you don't know anything about their plans? Anything at all?"
Run Doubt.exe.

>>2409196
>>2409197
Ask the cat.

>>2409197
We ain't got drones, also do you know of anything we can do with radios to discretely find where they are? I want to eavesdrop and get some information before we activate the inquisition to chase them.

>>2409197
Ask her to remember about any locations, names or subjects she overheard them talking about. Ask where she came from and what paths she took to get to the village, and to this place. Ask her what was she suppose to do after giving the message to us, where was she suppose to go afterwards.

>>2409194
>The helfreyans are a race of Cat-like Humanoids roughly at around early to high medieval technology. Certain individuals are born with an affinity for magic. Many need to rely on skills natural and learned. In combat they tend to favor speed and agility, or ranged attacks, rather than all out strength. However, this comes at the cost of not being as durable as other races, compounded with that they rarely wear anything heavier that chain mail or Jack Plate. They have night vision, and can be pretty snide.
>roughly at around early to high medieval technology
They might not understand the technology, or might sell it to the highest bidders, but by our bright lord you maybe onto something!

>>2409196
can we pinpoint their locations with the headsets? Does Heinrich know any magical means to track them?
>Certain individuals are born with an affinity for magic.
We can follow the fogs if we have to.

>>2409205
>The aerial recon drone has finished its course. The village is mapped out, most of the defenders are in the market plaza or in the walls, a few are in the streets doing what they can to hold the line and stop the trolls from continuing. The stranger is alongside the defenders in the plaza. Scans indicate that the temple contains a sizable portion of the populace and the guards and clergy may not hold for long. Your men are approaching in the east. The northern entrance is closest and is already open but has a dozen trolls, the southern entrance will take longer but has no danger. Which one to take?

Last thread.

>>2409204
We can scan all the frequencies the radios can use and listen in to which ones they are using.

Another thing we can do is try and detect the radio waves with specialized equipment, and try to triangulate the general area and direct they are being used in.

We should also restrict access to all scouts ability to enter sensitive locations. Set up water spraying mist machines to dispel any further magic illusions.

>>2409204
>>2409213
misquoted.

>>2409213
>Set up water spraying mist machines to dispel any further magic illusions.
I'm pretty sure we can dispel magic illusions more efficiently that that by using stuff like blessed crosses.
And prayers.
always pray when encountering magic.

>>2409213
>>2409214
Ah, aright then.
release the hounds.

>>2409197
"You sent scouts? They- they were hoping for- for actual guards."

>>2409198
*sniffle* no.

>>2409205
Ask her to remember about any locations, names or subjects she overheard them talking about. Ask where she came from and what paths she took to get to the village, and to this place. Ask her what was she suppose to do after giving the message to us, where was she suppose to go afterwards.
"I- we were at a tavern somewhere in- in Arcadia. They were talking about the stuff we did in Harkland, saying that we should do more. Then- then they decided to come here, they said the stuff here might help. Then we just kept wandering, finding things, stealing things. Then we met some elf with weird armor. They kept me in the dark about what they and the elf talked about. Then they just told me to do this."

>>2409215
gotta pray to the coolest guy in the sky to dispell this witchery.

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>>2409215
Not really, it would need a dedicated priest to go to each individual and do the blessing, while a mist spraying device like this, which is just pressurized water in a pipe with tiny holes in it can allow us to process people as fast as the can walk through the mist at a reasonable pace.

Anyone moving to fast through it gets splashed with a bucket of water.

>>2409218
did the elf look like
>insert Spaniard elf descriptions here.

>>2409218
Describe the elf to us.

Did it wear [insert description of the elves that visited us.]

>>2409218
>"You sent scouts? They- they were hoping for- for actual guards."
Heheheheehe. So they might try again. An excellent opportunity for a trap.
>Then we met some elf with weird armor. They kept me in the dark about what they and the elf talked about. Then they just told me to do this."
"What kind of elf? What did the weird armor look like? Where did you encounter him?"

>>2409218
they made you collateral to be used and expended.
quick question. is there anything odd about her? can you describe her appearance?

>>2409222
>>2409223
>>2409224

Uh, yeah, that sounds like him he was somewhere north of here. Why? you met him?

>>2409218
>>2409224
Guards as is Guardsmen or like town guards?

We can alert our guys to any pair of scouts or guards acting funny ,since they don't have the proper training and knowledge of protocols. Heck a simple "answer this random dumb ass easy question" that all guards know, but people not train as guards or scouts don't.

>>2409123
I fucking told you guys to interrogate the man who brought the news! Stop being so trustful if everyone.

There was literally no reason not to.

>>2409226
"N-No! they, they said that I should meet them in the forests in the west at night. They- they would never do that..."

>>2409146
>>2409135

Perhaps I was unclear what I meant. When writing on a phone you try to keep things as short as possible because how tedious it is.
I mean it's a very standard procedure to double check if the story is true. I didn't mean the interrogation in hostile sense.
We really need some intelligence officers.

>>2409228
.....
>[Internal raging]
Can we communicate with our head paladin or an enginseer and get their onion in on this, with how a spanish elf is involved and how the two Helfreyas two some pistols and communication devices from our scouts?

>>2409233
I'm sorry. It was only a hypothesis.
I want to make a deal with you. If you help us capture your friends, we will see to it that they return all that they have stolen, and they will not be mortally wounded.

>>2409233
Walp It's time we get some stealth drones and super soakers full of blessed holy water. are we capable of blessing water, because that would be cool.

>>2409220
>Not really, it would need a dedicated priest to go to each individual and do the blessing.
Oh you're talking about removing individual illusions.
I'm pretty sure it would be better to have the individual priest do the checking, as personal belief is stronger that that mass produced stuff. It is the belief of the man behind the gun that matters.
Anyway if we need to check masses of people for magic we could use a priest holding a incense Thurible instead, we get both lot's of coverage and a strong belief to dispel the magic.
>>2409231
>There was literally no reason not to.
Yes there was, being overly paranoid is not a good thing to show to the people, an interrogation before acting on the report of bandits is bad and shows we don't trust our people.
I do concede on the fact that you were right about it though, just not that there was no reason not to.
>>2409233
Aha! An opportunity!
How big is that forest? How far away is it and how fast can our vehicles surround it before night?

>>2409238
Yes, yes we are.

>>2409240
I feel sort of humbled, I think.

>>2409240
What about incense, and crosses?
Or are we able to bless almost any object like Russian priests?

>>2409239
>How big is that forest? How far away is it and how fast can our vehicles surround it before night?
i think they would find her instead of her finding them. waiting somewhere in the forest for her to arrive.

>>2409243
I know, i'm thinking we surround the Forrest before closing in so they can't escape, regardless of who's supposed to find who.

>>2409234
We thought you wanted to Interrogate the German Knight asking us for help, not the villager who came asking for help. As for interrogating the guy- >>2409164
Its can be a pain to push for the extra step due to a lack of structure and timely responses.

>I didn't mean the interrogation in hostile sense.
Fun fact.
The police department in my city changed the name of the "interrogation rooms" to "interview rooms".

Do our drones have Thermal and night vision?

Arm our knights with incendiaries and flame throwers, so if they fog things up to much we start burning things to dissipate the fog.

So those elves hired them to steal our tech.

Since we know their (elves)rough location, we might be able to intercept them. Let's send some drones or vtol with knights to scan possible routes.

I don't really trust 6 this cat we're interrogating but gets an idea. Put on a tracking bracelet in her with a microphone, make it concealed. Tell her that if she wants to live she needs to cooperate. Make stuff up that if she tries to remove it or tell her friends about it, we can curse her to death with it.
Then send her to their meeting spot. Keep our guys fair bit away from her so that they are not noticed.
Also give her few trinkets like radio or Walkman stuffed with more bugs which she will hand over as things she managed to steal while she slipped away during the commotion of organizing a response.

Keep in mind that she wouldn't have been able to travel on vehicle, so adjust her arrival to meeting spot as if she walked her way back.

>>2409235
>I want to make a deal with you. If you help us capture your friends, we will see to it that they return all that they have stolen, and they will not be mortally wounded.

"I-" she pauses to consider this, she seems to be having a quiet, internal conflict about this deal. "O-okay, just-, please..."

She takes a deep breath.

"Please don't hurt them. They're the only family I have left."


>>2409241
Just picture it, some day in the future:
Holy Water Firetrucks!

>>2409242
>What about incense, and crosses?
>Or are we able to bless almost any object like Russian priests?
We are able to bless anything, but the power of the object comes from the faith of the person wielding it. A man with no faith will find that a blessed sword is no greater than than a normal sword of similar make but no blessing. A man with hate in his heart for God who decided wield a blessed object will have effects similar to this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BkQmsxJ-94

>>2409246
>Arm our knights with incendiaries and flame throwers, so if they fog things up to much we start burning things to dissipate the fog.
Speaking of that, i have a plan.
If we can surround the Forrest we should bring extra wood so we can set up pyres to burn, then we use our drones or a megaphone to demand their surrender or we burn the Forrest down, if they don't surrender we light the pyres on fire to trick them into believing we have gone ahead with our threat. If they call our bluff then we'll have to go in the hard way and send in paladins against a race with night vision in a god damn forrest.

>>2409248
Its better if we do it secretly and release her so she can play the part better. If shes to nervous then it might give her away.

>>2409249
Nvm its too late guess.

>>2409249
>We are able to bless anything, but the power of the object comes from the faith of the person wielding it. A man with no faith will find that a blessed sword is no greater than than a normal sword of similar make but no blessing. A man with hate in his heart for God who decided wield a blessed object will have effects similar to this:
So yea, definitely incense Thuribels wielded by priests instead of automated sprays.

>>2409250
Are we going to try and intercept or trap them?

We can probably do both if we pull the extra manpower.

>>2409146
Wow yeah. Why didn't we think of this before. We need to set up lines of communication with extra redundancies in every settlement we have.
Also need set up a system where each settlement checks in every hour or so to inform of their status (meaning that if a village is silent for hours, then something very wrong has happened)

>>2409254
>We can probably do both if we pull the extra manpower.
And why wouldn't we pull the extra manpower?

>>2409255
Yep, i go into further detail here.
>>2409156
>>2409184

>>2409249
Are these cats the same ones that our spellsword friend is looking for?

Can our priests/nuns heal with power of faith?

>>2409254
I think we should do both. You know, a plan b.

>>2409253
That honestly doesn't make the object blessed at all, but the person.....

>>2409255
We did bring it up, but half the time, when we ask to do something or upgrade I'm not sure it get s implemented or if it gets excluded because we didn't specifically single it out and ask for it, thus costing us a turn.

>>2409256
I have no idea how much or many we can draw from. I asked for numbers in the past but didn't really receive a reply.

>>2409255
>>2409258
We should also build churches in our outer villages to prevent faith from wavering and to have priests to deal with demons and shit.
In fact, we should begin building Churches and the Town halls/police stations immediately.

>>2409242
What if we could bless stews or sandwiches? A blessing from our lord a week reduces temptation to less than a peep.

>>2409244
Could work. How do you want to do this? Variables being the mist, our drones, Camelia, the two Helfreya criminals, Guardsmen, knights, Sir Heinrich, priestess Madeline, the forest located westward.

>>2409246
careful. all of that firepower may set the forest ablaze. I don't like the Glade Elves, but I don't want to needlessly anger them.

>>2409248
yes a tracking device bracelet she can wear on a bicep which would be obscured by the sleeve of her shirt. Though maybe threatening her maybe just a tiny bit much.

>>2409249
glad we can work together.

>>2409250
Well, they have magic. do you think they have some way to circumvent that? if they can produce mist then i would guess they could make enough to extinguish a fire, enough to make a path of escape. Oh night vision might work. Maybe something to protect against electricity just to be safe so it doesn't damage the equipment too severely.

>>2409254
>>2409263
we want to be discreet about this so they don't bugger out. got any detailed ideas?

>>2409255
probably not every hour but we can hash out the finer details later. With how our tech level is progressing, we should be reaching radio transmissions soon!

>>2409261
>Are these cats the same ones that our spellsword friend is looking for?
they are

>>2409264
>We should also build churches in our outer villages to prevent faith from wavering and to have priests to deal with demons and shit.
there are already churches in our settlement, but demon shit happens regardless.

>>2409261
I don't know if we will be allowed to.

>>2409264
We need to form Battle nuns and Crusaders, and a militant branch to deal with that. Let the priest kept the populace blessed (and safe).

>>2409263
>That honestly doesn't make the object blessed at all, but the person.....
It's a "If i believe it works, it works" situation, so if a priests uses a fire hose to spray holy water at something it will work, but if a man who isn't faithful uses the same fire hose and holy water it won't.
Basically, combat priests will need to be a thing. Pretty sure those are our knights anyway.

>>2409264
>>2409263

I agree. We need to implement these ideas as soon as possible.

Concerning vehicles. Could we shit our bunch of barebones off-road vehicles? Like those military jeeps in ww2? I doubt we could supply entire force with high tech apcs at the moment but cheap jeeps sounds like a good temporary solution.

>>2409269
>We need to form Battle nuns and Crusaders, and a militant branch to deal with that. Let the priest kept the populace blessed (and safe).
I think that's what our knights and paladins are dude.
>>2409268
>Well, they have magic. do you think they have some way to circumvent that? if they can produce mist then i would guess they could make enough to extinguish a fire, enough to make a path of escape.
We're not actually gonna light the Forrest on fire man, just make the illusion that we have.
>there are already churches in our settlement, but demon shit happens regardless.
There are other settlements dude, and villages beyond our walls, they need proper churches and police departments.

>>2409264
Oh you gave me an idea! when we reach the level of technology where we can broadcast radio signals, we should gift each settlement a radio so everyone can hear us as be do perform Mass, that way everyone who hears receives our blessing and protection.

>>2409269
I don't know. Are you sure that is necessary? Well actually a branch that deals exclusively in daemons doesn't sound too bad.

>>2409272
sounds like something our knights could do, yeah.

>>2409275
I don't know. The lumber town did have its own garrison of guards and a church. What else is there to do?

>Could we shit our bunch of barebones off-road vehicles?
I don't think we're at that tech level yet, but it should be soon.

Can we have a consensus already? I'm starting to get tired from all these ideas thrown around.

>>2409278
>There are other settlements dude, and villages beyond our walls, they need proper churches and police departments.
That's fair. Maybe we can send a group of twenty guardsmen to each town to check on the quality of their policing force and their churches?

>>2409280
>>2409249
Slap a tracking device to Camelia's bicep, get the most stealthiest drones in the air when the time comes, arm our best marksmen with tranqulizer darts, have a secondary group of lethally armed snipers, a group with transport, and a fire team with our battle priest.

How does this sound guys?

>>2409268
But the blessing does nothing once blessed object is handed off to a unfaithful person this rendering it pointless..... Its like a sword that can only be wielded by a certain class like Knight or Paladin, and if anyone else picks it up, the buffs or stat bonuses don't' apply, unless I am understanding the way it works incorrectly.

Glade Elves live far away...

We could try to use a Electromagnetic pulse on them if we have the ability to, and kill the equipment they stole from us?

Putting out a forest fire would probably cost them alot of mana. Maybe even enough to exhaust them.

>>2409272
Ah, I see, WEZ DA ORKS NOW!! WAAARRRGGG!!

>>2409279
We sort of already do have a branch, but it seems to be more like individual heroes like Madeline, but its not really well "fleshed" out into a structured and official thing as far as I know of.


>>2409280
Here is what I'm thinking
We have the guys at the village move into position for a intercept so they go around and maybe come up from behind them, while local forces try to trap them, if they fail then try and push them to Heinrich and Madeline and her group. Since Heinrich and Madeline's group is already deployed we won't have to worry about drawing to much suspicion and attention from sending out so many people to try and do both Trap and Intercept plans with guys from our city or garrison.

>>2409281
>>2409283
We're not going with my idea too?

oh and Sir Heinrich positioned to engage them in a melee to distract them.

>>2409283
>"This is the 'peasant' that brought news of the attack! one of the priests threw holy water on her and her spell dissapated!"
oh bummer man.

>>2409285
sorry sorry. what was your idea? was it the forest fire one?

>>2409286
>was it the forest fire one?
Ye, right here >>2409250
Shit i'm loving this quest, exactly like HQQ in terms of discussion.

>>2409283
>But the blessing does nothing once blessed object is handed off to a unfaithful person this rendering it pointless..... Its like a sword that can only be wielded by a certain class like Knight or Paladin, and if anyone else picks it up, the buffs or stat bonuses don't' apply, unless I am understanding the way it works incorrectly.
You got it actually

>It is now noon

>Slap a tracking device to Camelia's bicep, get the most stealthiest drones in the air when the time comes, arm our best marksmen with tranqulizer darts, have a secondary group of lethally armed snipers, a group with transport, and a fire team with our battle priest.

It is settled that the Helfreyan will be bugged and allowed to go back to her 'friends' so that we may track them down and intercept them.

Heinrich has arrived back and has been informed of these events.

"This sounds like a trap, we must be prepared. They are very slippery, it is possible they deliberately told her where they will be so as to lure more of us out there."

>>The Mass (choose 2):
>Prosperity.
>Strength.
>Protection.
>Purity.
>Enlightenment.

>>Settlement (choose 3):
>Construct education and training centers.
>Improve the equipment of the settlement.
>Construct Churches, Town Halls, And Law Enforcement facilities in the outer villages
>Construct and improve the manufacturing buildings.
>Begin Manufacturing products to trade with the foreigners.
>Improve the mines

>>Army (choose 1):
>Scout the neighboring ruins.
>Begin training.

>>2409281
I agree with the tracking device part.

I don't think we should deploy guardsmen during this event. Maybe later though.

Lets just do the trap plan first and then figure out the rest.

>>2409285
So far, the only thing I not sure on is should we plan a back up intercept plan, and if we should use the Heroes Heinrich and Madeline for the trap or intercept.

I'm fine with pretty much everything on your plan for the trap part. The other guy seems fine with trapping too but has different ideals on the details.

>>2409289
>It is settled that the Helfreyan will be bugged and allowed to go back to her 'friends' so that we may track them down and intercept them.
Uhhh, it wasn't settled QM, i think.
What time of day is it now?

>>2409092
the Spanish elves spies and the orc merchant spies.

The Orc merchant spies reported that they were ambushed by ratmen along the way, but dealt with them in quick manner.

>>2409289
Wait so are we not going to try and trap them first?

>Purity.
>Xenophobia
If not the second one, then Strength

>Improve the equipment of the settlement.
>Construct Churches, Town Halls, And Law Enforcement facilities in the outer villages
>Construct and improve the manufacturing buildings.
I'd say change the Law Enforcement facilities to Barracks and Guardhouses so they can double responsibilities in defense.

>>2409294
>orc merchant spies
What? You mean the dwarves?

>>2409294
The Orc merchant spies reported that they were ambushed by ratmen along the way, but dealt with them in quick manner.
Oh you mean the Guys we send on the "adventure".

>>2409289
>Strength.
>Protection.
our men will be ready

>Improve the equipment of the settlement.
>Construct and improve the manufacturing buildings.
>Improve the mines

>Begin training.
train our scouts to be more competent and confident

whatever happened to scouting the ruins or training for this post? >>2409091

>>2409294
at least they're ok. god speed.

>>2409297
the three adventuring dwarves that came to our blooming settlement were sent by the orc merchant.

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>>2409294
>the Spanish elves spies and the orc merchant spies.
The Spies on the spanish elves sent this image they took while scouting the old capital. The elves have several of these parked in a makeshift garage.

>>2409297
>What? You mean the dwarves?
No, I mean the knights and the paladin we sent off to meet with the orc merchant under the guise of adventurers

>>2409289
wait. can the device also have a microphone?

>>2409289
>Begin training.
>>2409295
forgot to add this

>>2409299
>whatever happened to scouting the ruins or training for this post?
Those are going to take a few days.

>>2409300
steam tanks? this does not bod well for me.

>>2409307
>steam tanks? this does not bod well for me.
Nah man, those are easy to deal with.
It's magical steam tanks we gotta worry about.

>>2409306
What about our Hero party at the village? Did we recall them? Did they come back already?

>>2409308
Bet we can use WW1 or WW2 level anti tank rifles to deal with them fairly well.

>>2409308
damn am I forgetful. a single priest can probable disable them. but if they're not powered by magic, then that might be troublesome. I don't know much about the steampunk troupe.

>>2409289
>Construct Churches, Town Halls, And Law Enforcement facilities in the outer villages.
Change law enforcement facilities to Barracks and guardhouses like >>2409295 says.
>Construct and improve the manufacturing buildings.
>Improve the mines

>Begin training.
Start giving some guardsmen Riot police/special forces training, sniping, hostage situations, breech and clear, all that stuff.
Also if possible, create or modify a new hierarchy in both the guardsmen and the knights for a group of scouts/snipers, stealthy people who enter a situation first to get information so the main group can act better.

>>2409307
Thats not all. Apparently there was a delay in the transmission of the message due to magical interference and worn out equipment. This image was sent earlier this day

Here is an update of what's happening there right now. Captured via short-ranged low quality drones. If the actions in the report look clumsy, blame it on the equipment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YFr63afVwM

>>2409313
They've taken over the capital and rebuilt it to their liking.

>>2409311
We can try freezing them if we have stuff like liquid nitrogen or Cryogenic fluids.

>>2409311
Antitank rifles man, like >>2409310 says.
We can also use mines, RPGs, and our better tanks to deal with them.
plus they're steam tanks, i don't think they'll preform very well without magical enchantments.

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>>2409310
>Heinrich has arrived back and has been informed of these events.
yep, our group is here.
what's your favorite?

>>2409312
excluding the xenophobia I hope. I remember the dog people liked us.
Like Adeptus Arbites?

>>2409314
Yeeeaaah this is not ok.

>>2409313
Would you look at that, they're at war.
Would be a shame if we declared war too for their transgression.

Here's an idea. Once we get plumbing universally working and water treatment plants, what would happen if we started blessing entire water supply?

>>2409295
Seconding except for xenophobia thing. Change it to strength or whatever.

>>2409320
Just so you all know, the moment the flag went up, all their foes disintegrated.

>>2409322
What? Do you mean in the acutely battle taking place in the quest or just the video.....

>>2409319
>Like Adeptus Arbites?
More like WW2 military police in general, but also with some special forces mixed in for special situations like hostages.

>>2409323
actual

>>2409322
Magic?

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>>2409320
would be a shame indeed.

>>2409322
ggrrrr.

>>2409326
Unlikely, possibly some runic enchantment that dispels magical beings.

>>2409314
>>2409319


More the reason to salvage the water treatment plant and tesla generator which is close to them. We don't want that tech falling in their hands and we can rebuild them at our settlement

>>2409329
>>2409326
You know, like Warhammer Fantasy's magic banners.

>>2409329
Hmmm.
Means they have dwarfs in their employ or that they learned how to make runes themselves.
Wonder if we can make our won, faith based versions to dispel those.

>>2409331
I don't know much about the banners besides them providing a moral boost.
did they really fight fairies?

>>2409333
like the faith spells in dark souls?

>>2409327
You know. We could have our own suped up warriors in huge power armors. The elite of the elite. Paladins with unwavering faith, their equipment blessed by the best priests possible. No heathen magic could touch them. A small squad of them would be as strong as an army.
Would be pretty awesome.

>>2409333
OH OH!
What about playing war chants and holy music over through speakers when in war? That would be a very big buff to our soldiers!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_R8viSgLTVM

>>2409335
Have their weapons be blessed by the paladin that wields them, that way they serve both as super paladins and battle priests.

>>2409319
Is that a L-39?

PTRS-41 or Solothurn S-18/1100

You know. Those elves could be fighting old republic enemies. We still don't know what caused its downfall.
It could be that those fairies attacked the elves because they don't want similar power like republic used to be rise.

>>2409302
>wait. can the device also have a microphone?
It already does.


>>2409295
>Purity.
>Strength

>Improve the equipment of the settlement.
>Construct Churches, Town Halls, And Law Enforcement facilities in the outer villages
>Construct and improve the manufacturing buildings.

>Begin training.
In light of recent events, everyone must be prepared.


Someone suggests that maybe we should send a party over the river via aircraft in order to find out if there anymore Kerogrim in the night. That way we may have some allies. We may risk alerting the Spanish elves though.

>>2409341
it is the L-39

Wait a minute, what if this is why those dwarfs came to find us, a nation payed to find the remnant of the old republic so that they could ally with us against those elves!

>>2409343
Who were kerogrim again?

The projects which were started the previous turns haven't finished yet? Are you keeping track of them and tell us when they're done?

>>2409344
The barrel shroud looks funny to me.

>>2409346
Why wouldn't they just tell us when we first met then, and why send mercenaries to do the job for something that could be politically sensitive.

>>2408169
>The sanitation plant is about 2 days away or so, with the pipelines and the roads going through a few smaller settlements on the way.
>Please remember that the military and population in the city are not the only people you have. There are the outer villages and towns to consider.
>There is some survey equipment that can scan for underground materials. They were used to scan the mountain for metals, perhaps they could scan the surrounding fields for metals too. That way people can set up mining and smelting facilities outside the city and begin creating guns and tools.

>>2409347
The Kerogrim are a race of humanoid canines that lives, or lived, across the river north of here. Their kingdom made rapid advances in science, technology and culture thanks to colonist intervention. What became of them during and after the civil war is unknown. They are known to be remarkably obedient and loyal to the colonists.

>>2409343
>Someone suggests that maybe we should send a party over the river via aircraft in order to find out if there anymore Kerogrim in the night. That way we may have some allies.
Do so, better that they come back to our fold than be subject to the Spanish elves will.
>>2409347
Dog people who the republic helped, they are very loyal to the republic if i recall right.

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>>2409349
Monster danger preventing official emissaries, wanting to be discreet so the elves/others don't find out, not everyone in their nation wanting said communication with republic remnant, other reasons that i haven't come up with yet.