>>2797242
Faction Project
Difficulty: Normal
The city is expanded decently for its size.

>>2797243
Faction Project
Difficulty: Hard
Your goal is completed, to some extent, as you gain trading partners in the south, a handful even gnollish.

>>2799090
Faction Projects 1 + 2
Difficulty: Normal
Your work does not discover particular new traits, outside of the fact that death magic may be able to drain mana from others at high levels. However, you do advance your knowledge of its levels somewhat.

Personal Project
Difficulty: Normal
He finds many that could be useful, and brings the seeds of many home to see if they could be grown locally. So far, it has been a great success.

>>2802665
Faction Project
Difficulty: Hard
It appears that these settlements are some of those very few still staunchly Reptian in faith, so while your temple is built, it is ignored, and in a riot that immediately followed its construction, stoned. You do not see what is so funny about it and neither do they, but many of the blood faith find it laughable.

Personal Project
Difficulty: Normal
He finds and slays several parrotbeaks, small dinosaurs who are claimed to be vicious on occasion, though more often choose plants to eat, and are themselves eaten by dawn tyrants. However, these ones are of a great size, reaching his waist, and their beaks are strangely curved, giving credence to his statements that they attacked him first. What's more, he accomplished one of the kills with a rock, proof to some that he is surely blessed.

>>2804864
Faction Project
Difficulty: Normal
While mages are still extremely rare, yours compile a list of theoretical uses for life magic as well as ones they have practiced, with the handful within your area of influence contributing significantly.

The weeks of travel on the seas are uneventful, but because of this, the men heading to East Lopen are restless. Perhaps it is the brutality of the actions they are about to undertake, but there are occasionally scuffles among the crew, though this is usually quelled before it can get out of hand. However, blockading a nation is nothing new, as the officers know from their studies; it was how Reptia was brought to heel. Still, it will be their first time putting it into practice, and as the men quit their rowing a few days before they are meant to spot the coast of East Lopen and take action, the anxiety remains. Though, for many, this is just excitement misconstrued, as the crewmen eat their dinners, regardless of mood, there is certainly an electric atmosphere aboard these boats.

You may freeroam, if you wish.

>>2835866
"We are legends in the making, are you ready to wet your blades lads?"

>>2835866
Chuk clan mates enjoy their day with hallucination potions and offers them to anyone who wants to participate

Altus Dzhuro shall see to it that the crew is reassured about our chances of victory.

"We are a numerically superior force, and the enemy does not see us coming. If we fight well, we shall go down in history as the conquerors of Eastern Lopen and Lukidor. Such feelings before battle are normal, it is up to you men to harness them in a positive manner."

>>2835866
“The lopeni are likely to put up little fight with their whole navy sinking like a rock.”

Noticing the silence Damuzi decides to spark a conversation.

“What you all reckon will be the lopeni response to our fleets arrival.”

>>2835943
"They'll shit their pants, with any luck they'll surrender like the Reptians did with Boris. They knew they couldn't win, so they gave up."

>>2835949
"If worst comes to worst our men are ready to deliver a surprise on your command, but I'm positive that won't come to be with your naval capabilities."

>>2835866
>>2835866
Val and his men share some Yuz cannabis with the other men and talk a little before the battle.

A young spider warlock is overheard saying, "This should be easy for us. It'll be a massacre."

>>2835890
There's a cheer to that, of course.

>>2835891
While a few accept your offer, thinking it's alcohol, the occasional hallucination induced fight is no different than a normal one in its effects. Disappointing, you think.

>>2835908
Though there was a mixed response to what you said, the reason why you found at least somewhat acceptable.

"Isn't fighting how we're meant to harness our feelings?"

>>2835915
>>2835949
"I'd be more concerned about the Lukidor," says one of the older officers, in fact a trader under the Riverisa. "Their capital is further along the sea than the capital of East Lopen, right? What if word gets through via rider across land to another Lopenei port, while we're busy with the first fleet? They'll still be dwarfed, but I've heard rumors they are allied with the... Rokdamn, I've forgotten their name. The gnolls to the east of Wolf Island that we hear rumors about every once in a while."

>>2835971
>>2835974
Your promise (or threat) is treated with caution, given you were just seen spiking drugs. That is, except for Val and his friends, who are rather relaxed about the whole affair.

>>2835949
“That’s defiantly a possibility but they could jsut as easily try to resist until we sail or march into their capital.”

>>2835984
"Eh, I doubt it. They're proud, but not suicidally so. They can leave that to us," cackles one man.

By the 15th of Keturnen, you finally spot the navy of East Lopen, which is conveniently set up at the capital's port. It appears information you had been given was correct, and they had been stationed there for repairs and construction; though, there will not be much to repair when you are done with them.

Naval Commander, Altus Dzhuro, what will you do?

>>2836036
The ships will be sent in and the naval force will fire volleys of volcanite arrows at the Lopeni navy in port.

If the docks themselves are flammable (made of wood) we will also attempt to burn down the docks as well.

Alright then, give me 3 rolls, DC 10, -5 unmanned, -10 surprise, -10 volcanite, -20 numbers, +5 day vision.

Rolled 90 (1d100)

>>2836071

Rolled 10 (1d100)

>>2836071

Rolled 68 (1d100)

>>2836071

CRITICAL SUCCESS

The first few arrows are like the first drops of rain before a downpour, and Rok, if it isn't cloudy here. Most arrows hit their mark and many of those that don't hit the dock anyway. Before long, the entire area is a sea of flame, and the few men on the pier still alive are running. The military ships, or what's left of them, float on the water, blackened and cracked. On the actual shoreline you see a crowd gathering, though many are beginning to part, and run.

What will you do?
>Fire on the crowd
>Don't fire on the crowd
>Other

>>2836099
>>Don't fire on the crowd

>>2836099
No war crimes yet

>>2836099
>Don't fire on the crowd
later...later

>>2836099
Send a messenger demanding the immediate full surrender of East Lopen

>>2836122
>>2836099
This

>>2836099

Send a messenger demanding the unconditional surrender of Eastern Lopen to the Tyranny of Ier.

Sending a passenger boat ashore, within an hour the messenger has not returned. In fact, it appears the city is evacuating and moving inland and towards the east of this island, which is said to be more fortified than here.

What will you do?

>>2836169

The navy shall then move to strike at the Lukidorian navy which is most likely stationed in the capital. Any messenger boats that we see shall be intercepted and destroyed.

It is your belief that the majority of the Lukidor's vessels are in fact by their capital, which while located inland, has a small port town a middling distance from it that acts as the region's port, with a small river allowing lesser trade vessels by. This river becomes a medium sized canal within the city. At the same time though, some of your intelligence suggests there are ships of theirs located in their land on the island dominated by East Lopen, with some possibly biremes. This appears to have been hidden to prevent discovery by you as they made the transition but it appears that did not go according to their plan.

Naval commander, what will you do?

>>2836216
Switch course to the location on the Eastern Lopen Island that we were just informed of. We must destroy the entire navy located on the Island that the Eastern Lopen Dominate.

This will take you another week and a day of travel, as the location of the ships is said to be Blacktail Bay, a bay located just west of the most northeastern tip of the island.

Commander, is that agreeable?

>>2836250
Yes, that is agreeable.

Travel is easier this time, though when you near your destination, it begins to rain. However, it appears that once again, your intelligence was correct. As you reach the shore, it becomes apparent that between 35-40 ships are gathered here. On top of that, though it is hard to see through the rain, there is a sizable town here, though it appears abandoned. Riders must have reached here already, and it must have been recent, for these ships to have been left behind, assuming they made an estimate of how long it would take for you to reach here. Regardless, the ships are sitting ducks, and are taken out with volcanite arrows. However, now that you're in the area, some of the men suggesting docking for supplies. Officers are disagreeing however, stating that Lukidor has not yet acted in bad faith, and that you must wait for surrender, especially based on the line of reasoning that caused you not to shoot the crowd.

Naval commander, what will you do?

>>2836320
Take as many supplies as we can as quickly as possible and then leave. We will spend no longer than 6 hours here.

The Lukidorians have left this town with all these perfectly good supplies empty, they have forfeited their right to them. Secondly, they are in an alliance with Eastern Lopen, they have not acted in bad faith, but they will in time.

Moving on after a brief stop off for supplies, it takes you 8 days to reach the port town. That makes it the 33rd by the time you arrive; however, it appears that here, the reported (and fully corroborated) boats are missing, and the town abandoned.

Naval commander, what will you do?

>>2836365
Deliver an offer of surrender to Lukidor.
If no begin full scale coastal raiding and blockade.

>>2836375
Pretty much this.

Raid and burn, and then blockade.

Sending a messenger boat along the river to deliver this ultimatum, he returns within four days, alive, unlike his presumably dead counterpart sent to the East Lopen. The answer is as follows:

"We of the Kingdom of Lukidor will not surrender. The mere fact that Ier sought to take down both the Kingdom of East Lopen and ourselves with a surprise attack is indicative of what we have warned of all along. The Tyranny of Ier is after nothing but domination, and its existence is hostile to peace itself. We attempted to evacuate Reptians who did not wish to live in their lands, and you made them second class citizens and forced them to where they do not belong. In Isarn, those who did similarly were outright crucified. If these are not the acts of a despot, we do not know what is. Murder civilians and burn down villages; you would do it to us gnolls regardless, but then let it be ghoulish and giant blood you shed as well. You are the enemy not of us, but of all. And if not stopped here, you will destroy us all.

The sun protects the legacy of the Prophet."

How will you begin your offensive measures?

>>2836430
Our navy shall go along the coastlines. All villages along the coast shall be looted in the event they are abandoned, or simply burnt to the ground using Volcanite Arrows.

After we have thoroughly raided everything along the coast we will blockade the entirety of the islands and prevent any aid from coming in and out. (With the exception of the ringborn lands of course.

Moving along the coastline, the first raids begin... however, that does beg a certain question; just where are the Lukidor ships that moved from this location?

DC of 10, -10 weapons, -10 experience, -15 evacuated, -15 numbers, +5 unfamiliar waters, +5 unfamiliar terrain.

Rolled 3 (1d100)

>>2836472

Rolled 12 (1d100)

>>2836472

Rolled 89 (1d100)

>>2836472

>>2836430
To the King of Lukidor,
When the Light rocked the world it is your people that drove mine from our homeland. It is your kind that currently exploits our kin who inhabit our lands. We have killed the King of Ope and destroyed the God of Isarn. We have offered you our hand and you spit in our eye. Bow before the Tyranny or be crushed underneath. Personally, I would prefer if you did not surrender for like my great ancestor Lar, I too would like to feast on the heart of a King.

-Sub-Tyrant Gaeral Metalar

To the King of Eastern Lopen,
If I have to chase you then I shall make sure not a single of your people survive the slaughter.

-Sub-Tyrant Gaeral Metalar

>>2837289
The letters responding to you are as simple as they are biting.

First, from the Lukidor.

"We have not bullied our lessers into becoming subjects as you have, and indeed, we drove you nowhere. Your people, though fought against, surrendered, and we treated them with dignity and respect, whereas, unknown, on the other side of the sea, gnolls were enslaved and slaughtered by your kind. Who do we need protection against? None but you, yet you tell us to bow for it against enemies that do not exist. You are nothing but pondscum, and even if we fall, our legacy will remain one more thing tarnishing your bloody history."

And then the East Lopen.

"Kill us as you did our brothers then, with our sacrifice at least being willing."

***

LITTLE SUCCESS

Moving through, you find most of the villages abandoned, with what supplies they had usually taken. There is the odd one where it was clear that the people picked up what they had and left, but that twelve day gap to destroy their ships elsewhere, along with the time futilely spent trying to surrender appears to have allowed riders to travel most of the coast. You gather what you can get, and burn the rest, however, meaning that they will still have to rebuild as the cost for their petulance. The blockade is likewise enacted.

At the moment, the Sub-Tyrant has mostly let the Sholzgaetor clan also take control of the situation, though of course listening to the Riverisa on naval matters.

Naval commander, what will you do?

>>2841406
Set up the blockade and return half the fleet to Ierok

...Alternatively, commander, what will you do?

As half the fleet returns to Ierok, the remainder spread out, and while this weakens the effective net, 120 biremes still form a great force, especially with patrols now instituted to deal with the lessened numbers.

By the time the ships return to Ierok, it is the 12th of Penkaern, the fifth month of the year. The men at the docks greet the returning soldiers with some important news...

***

We're quickly switching to the Marez front. However, this can be done one of two ways.
>In depth (dealing with the impending battle)
>Out of depth (A plan stated, followed by a set of rolls, before continuing with the rest of the war)

>>2841452
>Out of depth (A plan stated, followed by a set of rolls, before continuing with the rest of the war)

>>2841452
>>In depth (dealing with the impending battle)

>>2841455
Tthis

>>2841455
This

Alright then. As it stands, the western front was left off on the morning of the 31st, where plans were being drawn up to further engage the enemy. These numbers are a rough estimate of the enemy's casualties, along with accurate numbers of your own. Roughly 14,000 archers remain, along with 5,000 shrimp riders, 6,500 swamp giants (a term adopted there to distinguish the vaneads from plain giants), and roughly 42,000 of their infantry. The vast majority of your own casualties are gnollish. Morale is middling, though it has raised in recent days, and no particular issues affect the army, with such troops as the Dawn Riders and the Tribal Confederation's own cavalry also present.

Numbers on the Western Front
***
IERAN ARMY
326.5k uninjured
200 lightly injured (200 gnolls)
800 heavily injured (750 gnolls, 50 ghouls)
15k killed (14.5k gnolls, 475 ghouls, 25 arachenians)

MAREZ ARMY
~67k uninjured
~1k injured
~7k killed (majority giants)

That being said, the commander here was also of the Sholzgaetor clan; what are your orders?

>>2841485
Continue with the night and day raids

>>2841485
Make day and night armies, rotating offensives, never let them rest.

With that being said, give me 3 rolls, DC 10, -5 experience, -10 training, -40 numbers, +5 unnatural presence, +5 last stand, +5 tactics.

Rolled 87 (1d100)

>>2841518

Rolled 73 (1d100)

>>2841518

Rolled 7 (1d100)

>>2841518

Rolled 43 (1d100)

>>2841518

(Forgot -5, equipment.)

CRITICAL SUCCESS

Things go as planned, though casualty numbers are brought up by the vaneads, seeming to insist on a suicidal last stand. However, by the end of the month, all of the creatures have been wiped out, though there is no way forward to the ghouls, who scouts believe are located somewhere on the nearby island chain.

Commander, what will you do?

>>2841545
Send a message to them calling for the return of territories they took to the tribal confederacy and if they can relay a message to the rebel ghouls about having a meeting with their leaders.
If they reject it then just continue with the night and day assaults.

>>2841563
You have no way of continuing night and day assaults, what with the enemy army here wiped out and no sign of the ghouls, who, logically, must be on the island chain, as they can't breathe underwater. They would also have guards there, most likely. On top of that, you're also pretty sure the vanead army here was meant to guard the island chain from you all, though you're not sure why they didn't choose to flee into the water. What's more, with the masses of equipment recovered nearby clearly intended for reinforcements from the water, you're not sure what the enemy is thinking tactically.

The message sending is fine, but will you change anything else?

>>2841575
Try and send a message asking for peace negotiations. We'll scavenge all the left over equipment we can and consume our fill of any corpses left.

With a group sent in a hastily constructed boat, you gather the remaining supplies and equipment, while also feasting on the dead that is not yet rotting. Strangely, it seems that despite vanead meat (if it can be called that) boosting learning rates in the past, this more landbased breed appears to instead help digestion in some way, though you're not sure how. After a week the men are looking healther, but there is no sign of the envoys returning just yet.

A quick vote now.
>Speed this up
>Keep at it

>>2841600
>>Speed this up

>>2841600
>Keep at it

>>2841600
>>Keep at it

>>2841600
Keep at it

Alright; Commander, what will you do?

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(The islands are west of the Marez's mainland holdings.)

>>2841615
Head back to those towns and start building them up into forts

Have bonded magi send birds with messages down the chain to see if they can find the messangers and the run away ghouls so they can get the message we want peace talks to the Vanheads.

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(For context.)

Heading back to the towns closest to the islands, you begin to set up fortified areas, especially nearest the ocean. The bonded magi, however, due to the fact that they aren't able to control the animal the further they get away from them, are not able to spot your envoy, though they see signs of them. While you finished the extermination on the 1st, you sent messengers to Ierok, and as you begin to fortify yourself, time soon flies by, until it is the 12th of the next month, Penkaern.

SESSION END

We'll continue Wednesday and Friday, with a session both days, along with one on Saturday.

In Ierok, messengers from the jungle have reported the destruction of the mainland Marez army, though remainders of their population, as well as their army and the traitors against Ier are presumed to be on the islands, to which no path outside the treacherous sea route exists. In the jungle, not much has occurred, with the army having sent its envoys and now scouting to see if there are enemies nearby, and to see when, or rather if the diplomats will return. And on the sea, little is occurring now, though the applied naval and military pressure on both the Kingdoms of East Lopen and Lukidor is sure to be causing some form of strife within their own nations.

With that being said, which would you like to focus on, if anything?
>The jungle
>The sea
>Neither (overview)

>>2846090
>Neither (overview)

>>2846090
>The jungle

>>2846090
>Neither (overview)

>>2846090
>Neither (overview)

Both fronts require a plan of action, with the sea front awaiting their next orders, and the jungle requiring ideas to help move them forward. That being said, there are a few tactics being thrown around in both camps.

The jungle
>Bring in boats and make the journey by water (either a small group or altogether)
>Keep fortifying
>Other

The sea
>Begin raiding closer to the interior of Lukidor, or raid East Lopen
>Send in small groups to raid
>Continue blockade, with ships watching out for approaching vessels from the west
>Other

>>2846128
>Keep fortifying

>Send in small groups to raid

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>>2846128
The jungle
>Bring in the Daghs and Earth Magi to form bridges for us to island hop across murdering anyone that tries stop us.

The Sea
>Continue blockade, with ships watching out for approaching vessels from the west
>Keep complete pressure on the Coast

>>2846135
This

>>2846135
Support

With both Daghs accepting (one more begrudgingly than the other, given his pacifism), both begin to move, reaching the location in the jungle within about two weeks. There, along with the mages, they spend the next few weeks constructing bridges between the islands, which seems a great feat to those gathered, and appears to be a significant strain on both of them as well. The Ringself Dagh in particular has to operate with the limitations of the ring in mind, though, with the help of bonded mages, he is able to assist, up until around a certain point (where the red circle is on the map), where the original Dagh had never set foot. On top of that, both Daghs confirm the water there is deeper, and to construct a bridge would be impossible for that distance. It is the 9th of the following month, Suwez, when that point is reached.

Elsewhere, on the naval front, patrol ships encountered 5 biremes flying a strange fabric along with their sails. How did they react?

>Peacefully
>Cautiously
>Aggressively
>Other

>>2846192
>Cautiously

>>2846192
Cautiously

>>2846192
>Cautiously

With the ships idling in the water, as they approach your vessels, an obvious question is shouted out:

"State your intentions!"

"Diplomacy," is the response you get, and the other party elaborates from there.

Apparently these ships had come into a skirmish with the Lukidorians, though neither side had particularly succeeded. It appears that this is not the only war that the nation you are fighting was involved in, though they were only using their naval power there, which is why their ships were not in port, rather than any hurried escape, which was only carried out by a few reserves. The nation these ships come from is Kwantur, gnollish as well, though of a similar size to the eastern gnolls, who they call the Nok. Their intentions here are to speak of a diplomatic agreement, though they have no intention of fighting in your wars; but by joining your navies together, they wish to help ensure the defeat of your mutual enemy, who they assure you the Lukidorian reserves were about to inform of your presence there.

Commander, what will you do?

>>2846239
"We share a common enemy in Lukidor and we would not be against your assistance in felling them, what reward would your people seek from the fall of Lukidor?"

>>2846252
“I am interested in this is well. And if there’s any more you can tell us about who you are?”

Brought aboard the flagship of the Ieran navy, an envoy from Kwantur, called Ban Dan, is at a table within the cabin of the ship, along with the Sub-Tyrant and Commander. Of course, men are trying to listen in, others trying to pull them away, and even more trying to make themselves busy within the cabin, all curious as to what this strange new visitor, obviously a soldier himself, has to say.

That is to say, go ahead and talk yourselves, not just the commanders.

>>2846252
"We seek no particular reward," says the gnoll, "though increased diplomatic ties would always be possible between us if you were to hold this land. This is both a measure of good faith and revenge against our old enemy for bringing in foreigners into the war."

His voice, sounding particularly bitter as he spits out foreigners, does sound believable.


>>2846255
He laughs, and merely tells you to "Ask away."

>>2846271
"Whats your quarrel with the Lukidhor and what have your people been doing so far from this continent. We thought it where the Gnolls mostly were?"

>>2846271
Gaeral motions to his Seer to confirm the truthfulness of the gnolls words. If there are no lies in there Gaeral shall speak,

"I see no reason that we cannot work together to deal a swift end to a mutual foe, do you know the location of Lukidors remaining fleet?"

>>2846271
"What interests me the most is this group of the Nok gnolls. What are their goals and military capabilities in this war?"

>>2846281
You're met with an odd look, and the small amount of tiny copper plates the man is wearing on his chest (strangely similar to the Metalar's Ieran Lamellar) make a noise as he sits upright.

"Simple, though I thought it explained well enough. We fight with them in seperate war, with them being allies with the Nok and all. Then, for revenge, we seek you as allies, as they seeked them."

His grammar is slightly off, and his pronunciation is atrocious, though you catch the gist of it. You've already noted he has tablets by his side with some basic grammar advice written down. Seems they don't speak ghoulish.

"As for gnolls," his tongue significantly clearer uttering that phrase, "we think the same but for you."

>>2846282
The Seer indicates he is telling the truth.

"On their way, I think. A week out, with 35 or so ships left. Rest destroyed by us. However, they have 75 ships with them, of the Nok."

>>2846287
"They want to fuck us, we will fuck them. Simple, yes? However, advantage is navy. Our boats be here soon, but not sure when."

>>2846307
"So about 110 ships a week out. We shall hunt them in that case. If you wish to link our navies together to defeat a common foe, where is the rest of your navy? We shall defeat the enemy fleet together."

>>2846307
"Then let us let our blades speak to this alliance, we shall bring down Lukidor."

>>2846345
>>Wait for the reinforcements

>>2846317
"Are you deaf?" asks the gnoll, though he does appear concerned, and Gaeral's Seer companion indicates he is in fact being genuine.

"You understand, yes?"

***

Before saying goodbye, the gnoll explains a few more things; #1, they had tortured the Lukidorians into helping them with the language, and #2, that as the Lukidorians could be very, very vaguely understood (though having the help of some knowing the Nok tongue), they believe the Opetians might be similar, and ask for access to one soon. However, as Ban Dan returns to his ship and the interlopers are punished for trying to listen in on a private conversation (the sound of wood and leather on flesh being heard in the background), the commanders begin to share the news, and for these battle starved soldiers, it is certainly enough to get the blood boiling. With Ban Dan's estimates ranging from two to three weeks, the choice to engage now or later must be decided upon, but either way, there will be a skirmish. As the sun begins to dim, only one thing is on anyone's mind; the impending battle, which they are sure can only be a loss for the Lukidorians and Nok.

Commander, what will you do?
>Wait for the reinforcements
>Prepare for the battle now

People may go ahead and throw out ideas either way; tactics planning is open to all now, which is how it should be.

>>2846347
>Wait for the reinforcements

>>2846347
>>Wait for the reinforcements
"We'll get ready in the meanwhile."

>>2846347
>Wait for the Reinforcements
We shall crush them in battle with a massive battlefleet. In the meantime our troops can rest.

Considering the enemy is meant to be upon you within a week...

Naval Commander, where will you pull back to?

>>2846398
We shall pull back Southeastwards, towards the allied navy in an effort to link up with them.

Give me 3 rolls for linking up without encountering the enemy, DC 40, +5 movement, +5 location, -10 experience, -10 training.

Rolled 35 (1d100)

>>2846424

Rolled 10 (1d100)

>>2846424

Rolled 11 (1d100)

>>2846424

Rolled 87 (1d100)

>>2846424
U guys succ

CRITICAL FAILURE

With the wind suddenly pulling you east rather than your normal west, along with some poor planning on the part of the lead ships of the navy, somehow, by the dawn of the 29th, a signal is sent to all the boats, if they hadn't seen the issue already; standing before your fleet is none other than the combined fleet of the Lukidorians and the Nok.

The chaos of the battle begins soon after.

Naval commander, what will you do? The ships are being arranged into a suitable formation, and as it is, both fleets are facing each other, neither particularly moving as they appear as in shock as you are. Thank Rok for small blessings, you suppose.
>Begin forming into couplets and carry out earlier developed tactics
>Stick close and begin to ram into them
>Play it defensive for now
>Other

>Play it Defensive for now
If any of their ships get within range we'll launch volleys of Volcanite arrows at them.

>>2846470
THis

>>2846470
supporting

>>2846470
This

>>2846465
>Play it defensive for now

Both fleets move cautiously at first, taking defensive footings in the waters not even a week out from the Lukidorian coast. The wind blowing west gives you an advantage for ramming them, though at the same time, it could also lead to overcommittal, as they approach from mostly west of you. However, as you both begin to draw closer, a bonded mage from the Capans states that he can see them preparing volleys as you have, though they seem to be intent on firing them. This may be due to the other birds in the sky, a few of which don't appear native; their own mages, perhaps? Their ships also parallel your own, at least in number, with 75 biremes and 35 single deck galleys on their side and 120 biremes on yours. Of course, the bireme may make the difference for you here, as the cloud free sun begins to beat down on the shocked but rapidly enthused men in the light of the morning.

What will you do?
>Begin firing, hopefully before they can
>Disrupt them by ramming
>Try encircling
>Other

>>2846505
>Begin firing, hopefully before they can
>Disrupt them by ramming
Over committing is my middle name

>>2846505
>Other Clan Chuk will use the new weapon to release paralyzing gas to the enemy
then
>Disrupt them by ramming

>>2846505
>Begin firing, hopefully before they can
Naturally this will be done as soon as we can get into range
>Disrupt them by ramming

Let's do both. The power of a Bireme is that you can indeed do both here.

Have some Archers also try to shoot the birds out of the sky if possible.

Volcanite or regular arrows?

>>2846522
Volcanite

>>2846522
Regular for those aiming at any bonded birds, Volcanite for everyone aiming at the boats.

>>2846522
>>2846528
this

Give me 3 rolls for the archery, DC 30, -5 first to fire, -5 experience, -10 training, -10 volcanite, +5 distance, +5 day vision.

The ramming is easier... sort of. DC 55, -5 prevailing winds, +5 tactics, +5 experience.

Rolled 27 (1d100)

>>2846539

Rolled 20 (1d100)

>>2846539

Rolled 41 (1d100)

>>2846539

Rolled 72 (1d100)

>>2846539

Rolled 98 (1d100)

>>2846539

Rolled 6 (1d100)

>>2846539

Rolled 49 (1d100)

>>2846539

REGULAR FAILURE + CRITICAL SUCCESS
120 biremes vs 72 biremes + 24 single deck galleys

Those men who heard the words of Ban Dan a week or so ago have unfortunate flashbacks to the gnoll's response to their commander, except, instead of "Are you deaf?" they throw in a less kind word as the end of the sentence. Indeed, it would seem launching arrows that intend to set boats on fire would proclude ramming into them, but not to this Admiral. Altus Dzhuro bravely leads the charge as the arrows land... and miss, for the most part. However, the shock experienced by the gnolls unaccostomed to the strange metal is great, and what's more, even those who knew of it thought you were suicidal, and they are unprepared as your rams sink into their vessels, outright sinking at least one. A strange and uneasy laughter spreads throughout some of the men before it infects you all, not just at the absurdity of the situation, but to relieve the tension that has built up in these past few months.

And then you are upon them.

What will you do?
>Pull out and do it again (minus the suicidal charge or perhaps plus?)
>Use the hooks Ieran military vessels have aboard and attach to enemy vessels
>Wait for them to come to you
>Other

>>2846562
>Use the hooks Ieran military vessels have aboard and attach to enemy vessels

"BOARDING TIME YOU SCUMFUCKERS!"

>>2846562
>Use the hooks Ieran military vessels have aboard and attach to enemy vessels
BOARD THEM, SHOW NO QUARTER

>>2846562
>>Use the hooks Ieran military vessels have aboard and attach to enemy vessels

Give me 3 rolls for the boarding process, not necessarily throwing on the hooks; DC 35, -5 experience, -5 better armor, -5 better weapons, -5 morale, +5 time (readied).

Rolled 85 (1d100)

>>2846575

Rolled 51 (1d100)

>>2846575

Rolled 88 (1d100)

>>2846575

Rolled 93 (1d100)

>>2846575

CRITICAL SUCCESS
118 biremes + 2 biremes secured vs 67 biremes + 24 single deck galleys

Your initial engagements go very well, resulting in your attachment to the surrounding ships, though not as far back as the single galleys. With many men easily pulling in the surrounding boats with enough effort, the speed at which this is done easily allows you access to the gnolls, who while readied, are most definitely not experienced to seeing a ghoul fight, let alone your armor, weapons, and more. However, their polearms, a similar design to that of the Brotherhood's, are serving them somewhat. A scout has also spotted strange bow like weapons in the back, belonging to the Lukidorian ships. Ah, and the small amount of fires started have begun to spread somewhat.

What will you do?
>Continue to hack and slash
>Frenzy
>Begin setting up a core of secured ships
>Other

>>2846601
>Begin setting up a core of secured ships
Clear and secure

>>2846601
>Begin setting up a core of secured ships

If the fires start spreading to our secured ships, and even our own ships, we pull out ASAP.

>>2846601
>Frenzy
Nomnomnomnom

>>2846601
>>Begin setting up a core of secured ships

You begin to set up an area near the flagship, where ships are secured to each other via the hooks, though combat is occurring on the other vessels...

Give me 3 rolls, DC 35, -5 experience, -5 better armor, -5 better weapons, -5 numbers, -5 morale, +5 weapon reach.

Rolled 82 (1d100)

>>2846622

Rolled 68 (1d100)

>>2846622

Rolled 24 (1d100)

>>2846622

REGULAR SUCCESS
117 biremes + 4 biremes secured vs 64 biremes + 24 single deck galleys

It's becoming clearer that while these men are better with their ships than the Ieran navy, they are being overwhelmed by this change in terrain, something the Isarnites had pioneered and you took from them. Men fight with blade and spear and axe on all sides, most notably those of the Tor family, with Damuzi leading them, and the Dzhuros, as Altus looks on with what can only be described as a smug satisfaction. However, the numbers of the enemy are not so low that they should be this few in number, and that is when a certain sound makes itself known to some of the more observant officers. A snapping of wood. Looking around, they spot why; while you have secured yourself to their ships, the gnolls of Nok are using large, curved hooks to attach their flaming ships to yours, ones which require two men to lift. What's more, they're abandoning them, moving men to ships to be defended, presumably to bolster their lower numbers. However, the sound has not reached the confident Altus, and once again, there is a question that comes to mind.

"Are you deaf?"

SESSION END

As the admiral notices the attempts of the Nok to trap you all, he also spots what the poles the hooks are attached to are made of; copper. Unlike wood, this will prove a problem to break, especially due to its thickness.

What will you do?
>Cut away from flaming ships, continue securing
>Frenzy
>Shoot volcanite at the poles
>Other

>>2850475
>>Frenzy

>>2850475
>have ships deploy teams of ghouls having drunken blood to detach the hooks

>>2850475
>Other
The hooks may be copper but can we cut the ropes or break chains by targeting the welding join?

>>2850475
>Other
Juice up some Ghouls on blood and have them pull off the hooks, then use water magic to push the flaming ships away from our ships. Until that happens we'll try to control the spread of the fires and try to put them out if they get on our ships.

Any other available troops just keep fighting, albeit in a more defensive manner.

>>2850487
This

>>2850492
switching to this

For sending the teams, DC 45, -5 experience, -5 better armor, -5 better weapons, -5 morale, +5 material strength, +5 blood drunk, +5 on the defensive.

Combat continues on other ships, however, so give me 3 rolls, DC 35, -5 experience, -5 better armor, -5 better weapons, -5 numbers, -5 morale, +5 weapon reach.

Rolled 41 (1d100)

>>2850502

Rolled 8 (1d100)

>>2850502

Rolled 10 (1d100)

>>2850502

Rolled 20 (1d100)

>>2850502

Rolled 48 (1d100)

>>2850502

Rolled 82 (1d100)

>>2850502

Rolled 13 (1d100)

>>2850502

Rolled 35 (1d100)

>>2850502

CRITICAL FAILURE + REGULAR SUCCESS
115 iremes + 7 biremes secured vs 60 biremes + 24 single deck galleys

While you are steadily whittling away the enemy's numbers, your attempts at removing the hooks is not going well at all. In the process, your men are damaging the ships and also being attacked by the enemy, who, by maneuvering to the vessels via your own chain hooks, have put pressure on these teams. A significant number are now using this to attempt to move aboard your key vessels. However, you are still gaining ground elsewhere with the use of these chain hooks, and you are whittling down your opponent steadily, even as the fire continues to spread. In just a bit, though, it will be upon you.

What will you do?
>Continue removing the hooks
>Cut off unnecessary chains on your side
>Frenzy
>Other

>>2850535
>>Frenzy

>>2850535
>Continue removing the hooks

>Frenzy

>>2850535
>>Continue removing the hooks
>Frenzy

For sending the teams, same as before minus blood drunk, for several reasons; DC 40, -5 experience, -5 better armor, -5 better weapons, -5 morale, +5 material strength, +5 on the defensive.

Combat continues on other ships, however, so give me 3 rolls, DC 35, -5 experience, -5 better armor, -5 better weapons, -5 numbers, -5 morale, +5 weapon reach.

Rolled 83 (1d100)

>>2850554

Rolled 14 (1d100)

>>2850554

Rolled 14 (1d100)

>>2850554

Rolled 21 (1d100)

>>2850554
>>2850554

Rolled 31 (1d100)

>>2850554

Rolled 72 (1d100)

>>2850554

REGULAR FAILURE + REGULAR FAILURE

While the hooks are coming off, a large amount of men have made it onto the core ships, turning the main battlefield into chaos. On top of that, a few Lukidorians still aboard their ship have begun using those strange weapons, firing large arrows towards the Ieran ships, as well as areas where Ierans are wiping up the enemy. This has thrown off the balance of the battlefield and has given the enemy the chance to fight back; however, before the next commands are shouted out, a gnoll near two meters tall lands with a stomp near the commanders on the flagship, having miraculously made his way there. He dresses in dark green robes overtop his armor, along with jewelry decorating a white cloth that covers one of his eyes. While bleeding a bit, he grunts at the men with simple words.

"You. Duel."

However, it's unclear who he's referring to.

Will any among you take up his challenge?

>>2850585
Altus Dzhuro steps forward.
"I'll fight you."

>>2850592
"Don't make us look bad Boat boy."

>>2850592
"Two will fight one will live. Make sure its you Dzhuro."

That being said, let's get this started.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jFlBhyxBoeiMlzBCdWbo1FkkQx4M5lDc-vlGmXt2R7E/edit?usp=sharing

Just use this to figure out the stats of your character, and go ahead and post, Oldfag. If you want, you can give the description for each stat, but it's not required.

Rolled 10 (1d100)

>>2850631
Weapon- Bronze/Iron (A sword and shield)
Armor- Bronze/Iron (Excellent armor bought for likely a high price)
Experience- Experienced (Trains often)
Strength- Strong (Ghoul Physique along with training)
Magic- None

Totals to a bonus of 55

Altus makes his first move, going for the legs of this beast, trying to trip him, or slice at his legs to make him fall.

The gnoll, dressed up in copper as his comrades are, carries a large hammer instead of the spear weapons that is proving ill-fated for many of his comrades. However, as you charge him, his muscles bulge, and he aims his hammer downwards with great force.

(On your end, ghoul physique will give you an extra +5, so go ahead and put that as 60)

Rolled 3 + 55 (1d100 + 55)

>>2850646

Duels have a slightly different success system, that should be in the mechanics bin.

PARTIAL SUCCESS

While Alter moves for the foot of his opponent, he manages to avoid the hammer blow, and cuts at the leg of his opponent, though he does little but scratch his enemy. However, as the gnoll moves away from his opponent, he trips over the hole he has left in the deck, and falls on his back, his hammer landing a few feet away.

The battlefield is far from stagnant as this duel occurs; arrows still fly, blades still clash, and blood is still spilled. The flame is a short distance away from spreading to the core vessels, in fact. With that being said, once more, what will you do?
>Take out the gnolls on the central ships
>Focus on taking out the archers
>Keep removing the hooks
>Other

(Oldfag, as you rolled higher, go ahead and roll in response to this post.)

>>2850671
>deploy bonded birds to take out the archers
>Gaerals personal troops shall use volcanite blades to cut off the hooks off the core vessels

>>2850680
This

Rolled 4 + 60 (1d100 + 60)

>>2850671
>Keep Removing the hooks

Altus Dzhuro shall now move closer to the gnoll, and will attempt to prevent the gnoll from reaching his hammer by slicing at whichever arm he attempts to use to reach the hammer and trying to prevent the gnoll from getting up.

Rolled 50 + 55 (1d100 + 55)

>>2850687
Instead of moving towards the hammer immediately, the gnoll moves towards Altus, aiming to knock him off balance so he can retrieve his weapon, and perhaps Altus's.

With Gaeral's men being sent out, the job of these teams transitions to defending the men while the bonds are cut; however, can they do so before the flame spreads? DC 20, -10 experience, -5 better armor, -5 better weapons, -5 morale, -10 volcanite blades, +5 on the defensive.

The birds, meanwhile, are deployed to take out the archers. DC of 35, -5 experience, -5 morale, -10 surprise, +5 armor.

Rolled 86 (1d100)

>>2850696

Rolled 66 (1d100)

>>2850696

Rolled 41 (1d100)

>>2850696

Rolled 23 (1d100)

>>2850696

Rolled 71 (1d100)

>>2850696

Rolled 21 (1d100)

>>2850696

Rolled 93 + 55 (1d100 + 55)

CRITICAL SUCCESS + REGULAR FAILURE

Metalar's men reach the poles just in time, leaving the burning ships doing just that; burning. However, the birds prove ineffective in attacking the men, mainly due to their armor and the fact that a bird attacking is definitely somewhat conspicious. While the men work on trying to finally finish off the gnolls, who appear to be on their last legs, the duel continues...

***
SUCCESS

Jumping up and headbutting the ghoul, the gnoll moves towards his hammer, grabbing it just as Altus recovers his own. While Altus is not bleeding, the attack by the gnoll has left him slightly dazed, while the gnoll's wounds appear to have stopped bleeding, by and large. The beast moves forward, aiming for the ghoul's sword arm with the slab of copper as thick as a brick, though in the process, he snarls something only Altus can hear in the chaos and the smoke billowing around the two.

"Name?!"

Rolled 22 (1d100)

>>2850719
"ALTUS DZHURO YOU GNOLL SACK OF SHIT"

Altus shall attempt to dodge, and go for a strike right at the gnoll's gut.

>>2850724
+60 makes it 82.

Rolled 74 + 55 (1d100 + 55)

MAJOR FAILURE

Though moving to dodge, the weight of the hammer propels the gnoll's blow straight into the admiral's hand, and the sound of crushed bones reaches the ghoul's ear just as the pain does. His weapon dropped to the floor, to his credit, Altus Riverisa does not cry out, but the gnoll next to him does not seem willing to wait for the man to pick up his blade.

(Oldfag, you now have a -10 to general combat, and you cannot use your dominant hand.)

"Zhün," cries the colussus, though it is not clear if that is a word or his name as he brings the hammer down on his opponent's head.

Rolled 8 + 50 (1d100 + 50)

>>2850742
Pick up my blade with my other hand and charge him, prepared to stab him in the throat. Right to the Jugular.

As the Admiral reaches down, the gnoll hits him in the side of the head, hammer meeting skull in a wet thump. Taking the blade from just beyond the dead man's fingers, Zhün, if that is truly his name, uses it to cut out one of the man's ears, before running for it. However, that is forcibly left behind, along with most of his hand, as a brave Ieran soldier slashes at him as he jumps to the nearest ship where gnolls still remain on these key vessels. While this draws approval from the crowd on the core ships, morale is dampened by this loss, though the men continue to fight this winning battle regardless.

What will you do?
>Take out the gnolls on the central ships
>Bird bonded magic
>Remove your own hooks
>Other

>>2850764
>Take out the gnolls on the central ships

>>2850764
>Take out the gnolls on the central ships
"FINISH OFF THESE MAGGOTS AND THEN WE CAN HAVE A FEAST! 1000 ELEPHANTS TO THE MAN WHO BRINGS ME THE HEAD OF ZHUN!"

>>2850764
>>Take out the gnolls on the central ships

>>2850764
>>Take out the gnolls on the central ships

Rolled 54 (1d100)

A certain Painted Ghoul having watched the duel licks an arrow and careful tracks the escaping gnoll before lining up a shot and firng

One last heave and the battle will be over, it seems; as the gnolls try to make their way back, the Sub-Tyrant seem intent to let ghoulish swords cut off their retreat.

Combat continues on other ships, so give me 3 rolls, DC 25, -5 experience, -5 better armor, -5 better weapons, -5 numbers, -5 enemy weapon reach.

Same DC for trying to finish off the gnolls...

And, for those interested in killing that certain gnoll, go ahead and roll as >>2850783 just did. Fame, fortune, and elephants await.

Rolled 19 (1d100)

>>2850790

Rolled 34 (1d100)

>>2850790

Rolled 44 (1d100)

>>2850790

Rolled 26 (1d100)

>>2850790
"That bastard aint getting away with killing the admiral like that."

Rolled 90 (1d100)

>>2850790
Lasto Dzhuro shall try to avenge Altus!

Rolled 74 (1d100)

Rolled 78 (1d100)

And a roll for the one being targeted in all this.

DECISIVE IERAN VICTORY
111 biremes + 17 biremes secured vs 34 biremes + 20 single deck galleys

The enemy appears to be fleeing, retreating in what boats they still have left back to their own land. With this, you appear to have destroyed the best laid plans of the nations resisting Ieran supremacy, and dealt with this new threat that you all were warned about.

What will you do?
>Seek and destroy
>Fall back towards the west
>Other

>>2850845
>Seek and destroy

>>2850845
>Other
Go link up with our newfound allies

>>2850849
This

>>2850845
>Seek and destroy
Kill them all

>>2850845
>>Seek and destroy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUAdgt5Glk0

Sliding DC, -5 morale, -10 volcanite.

Rolled 70 (1d100)

>>2850881

Rolled 40 (1d100)

>>2850881

Rolled 77 (1d100)

>>2850881

REGULAR SUCCESS @ DC 80

With the battle won, Lasto proves why he was the one to finish Zhün off by acting as an apt sailor as well. Of those ships escaping, the 34 biremes are reduced to the teens, and almost all the single deck galleys are destroyed, though the rest escape due to a change in wind that the Nok's more experienced sailors take advantage of, despite their weariness. On your end, while you lost 9 ships and a number of men, the ships regained and men killed put you in the positive either way.

What will you do now?
>Return to port
>Move towards where the reinforcements should be
>Other

>>2850894

>Move towards where the reinforcements should be

>>2850894
>>Move towards where the reinforcements should be

>>2850894
>Move towards where the reinforcements should be

You are not surprised to meet 70 biremes of an obviously well trained group when you link up with Kwanturii navy, given your experience with the Nok. Ban Dan and his men having already traveled the way these men came, this force was already informed of your agreement, though have their own opinions as to what to do next. Believing that the Lukidor and the East Lopen have no choice but to surrender, they say you should return to the coast and send in demands, given that the enemy likely know what a lack of contact means. It is the 33rd by now, as well.

Commanders, what will you do?

>>2850933
Go with what the Kwanturii suggest, go back to Lukidor and East Lopen and demand their surrender.

>>2850936
This

Though travel takes you into the next month, by the 9th of Suwez, the Lukidor have given in, and it is also reported that their leader may have been killed in the process of this surrender. The East Lopen have also given in. With this, the Kwanturii leave; however, a problem still remains in the Marez, and their taking in of the traitors.

What will you do?

>>2852805
Move the navy down to support our war against the Marez and destroy the traitors.

>>2852830
This

>>2852830
yes

>>2852830

Returning to port, within a week and a half, the navy learns of the issue in the jungle. It begins to move, and arrives by the 24th at the islands, strangely absent of vaneads to torment them...

What the navy learns upon going ashore where the Ierans are camped is that the diplomats have returned, and what's more, the Marez appear to be willing to talk, using the ghouls as hostages. They are currently being held out in the ocean, with the vaneads releasing the diplomats, who were being held prisoner, when they heard the news that the Lukidor had surrendered.

They are asking to become a protectorate, and in return, will submit to the land gains you have made, and will return the traitors.

Any particular demands you will set forth? On shore, the envoys appear to be regarding it as a good deal.

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>>2852805
Treaty of Reclamation

Land changes as outlined in the map.

Any skilled Contaw shall be enslaved and given to the Confeds to do with as they please, all others will be killed or sent to the Lukidor vassal.

Giants may continue to live in Ieran land or move to other Lopen lands.

The ruling of the Lopeni Reserve shall be given to upper Lopen.

>>2852881

"Your King shall return with us and bow before the Tyrant. You shall be sending with us your entire treasurer as tribute for your actions along with the traitors. In the next year you shall send your scholars to Ierok so we they may teach all of your history and knowledge of the world. You will also cede a port on your island for use by the Ieran military along with becoming a protectorate. Are these terms acceptable?"

If this is accepted we shall make a list of gnolls who served well in this campaign before giving it to the Matriarch to announce that the Tyranny of Ier grants land and glory to those that serve it.

It takes two more weeks before you receive a response, as the seventh month of the year begins. However, it is not the answer you were expecting.

"Those of us on land do not hold the same beliefs as those underwater. However, those underwater are those with control, and control of the hostages. They are willing to fight if you attempt to make the same threats again, or deliver these ghouls to potential safe havens and will be sending a man to say as such. Do not take that as our response, though we are helpless to interfere. We will bow, if given a chance, but they would kill us for doing so."

Indeed, within the next few days, a messenger from the Marez does deliver something saying as such, and demands recognition without humiliation.

>>2852948
"It is not humiliation it is respect, if you are to join as one of our many Protectorates you must be prepared to show respect to the Tyrant who stands above all. If you do not respect the Tyrant then how can we know you will respect the bonds of words we craft here?"

The emissary rejects this, stating that to be protected is one thing, but that many of these actions they are taking are greatly beneficial to you, and that itself is showing deference to the Tyrant. There should be no need for more than that.

>>2852994
fiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiine,

We accept

>>2853004
mumbles: "A shame, I was hoping for an excuse to eat him."

The war is over... but negotiations, despite the acceptance by the sub-tyrant, have broken down. With no contact from the vaneads other than the land ones in the past four weeks after the Kingdom of Marez's representative went home, you believe they may have left due to the original demand, spiting Ier.

What will you do?

Minor change to command posts + diplomacy. Anyone can post, but commanders can veto and override, making it similar to regular turnposts. Should allow for more interaction.

>>2853043
Also, the vaneads on land believe they have likely left permanently, and they do not have the same privileges as those below in terms of cartography and such. However, it does not surprise them that they would be quite so rude in their behavior, believing that the Kingdom's diplomats likely already planned to decline, but most likely went the route they did out of anger.

>>2853059
Keep the large bounty that exists on the traitors but beyond that it seems this war is over.

Well, one last question remains actually; what are you doing with the remaining vaneads?

>>2853150
Congrats you are a new Protectorate! Don't piss us off again.

>>2853150
"Let us slaughter the lot of them. They do not belong on land."

>>2853153
They shall be a protectorate

>>2853167
>>2853153
"Bah, this is a mockery of our ancestors and their struggles against these invaders."
*storms of to pout

A new protectorate, land gained, and a people to genocide; something for everyone in this war. There are, however, a few issues to settle. For one, what will be done with the properties of the Falzers, and the territories on which they lived? The Lost Ones, it appears, have had people within the Fighting Falzers for generations now, and perhaps have the strongest claim to influence and dominance of the territory. However, both the Riverisa and the Painted moved their men to the abandoned locations, which is being called out (most notably by the Lost Ones themselves) as vulturish and opportunistic. Another matter is, is there any way Ier should restyle itself now that it has claimed all territories of the Old Empire? Some suggest calling it an Empire itself, though that is being heavily debated, as many would reject one bloodline over all. Then, what to do with the lands collected from the vaneads? Most assume they would be given to the gnolls, but some ghouls in the jungle wish to have room to expand.

Other than that, what was promised at the end of the war has begun. The purging of the Lukidor lands is of course underway, as are the removals of the East Lopen. However, the original Lukidorian ghouls, long considered cousins of the Ierans, have also moved into the vassal lands, alongside the Lukidorian gnolls; the gnolls of the Contaw (or, as a plural, the Tawnie), conquered not so long ago by the Lukidorians, are being enslaved or killed outright. The land shifts have begun, and what's more, the Shattered Isles have begun paying protectorate fees without urging. The long war is over, and as the new year comes, so do new beginnings.

Year 486 After the Light (AL)
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Agriculture: 9/10
Resources: 8/10
Food: 9/10
Morale: 9/10
Finances: 7/10
---
Population: ??? people
Tech Overview - https://pastebin.com/V6v90R0y (embed)
Government - Tyranny, three Protectorates (The Stingers, the Council, The Tribal Confederation)
Military - 1,000 Bloodguard (Vanguard unit), 1,000 Bloodriders, Protectorate men, standardized equipment, strong industry support
Navy - 100 galleys, medium industry support
Constructions of Note - Temple to Rok (river delta), Dock District (Ierok), Hall of Concord (Ierok), Tannish Quarter (Ierok), Theran District (Ierok), Garden District (Ierok), Tyrant's Armory (Ierok), Rogh's Bathhouse (Ierok), The Theatre (Ierok), sewer system (Ierok)
Culture - (Events) Blood Day [Fifth day of week], Winterfest, the Ascendant Games, the Festival of Mothers, (Practices) Bloodstones, unique clothing style, belly dancing, (Specialties) stone and wood carving, wind and percussion instruments, Bloodstones,
Religion, Spirituality, & Philosophy - belief in the afterlife, philosophy of Dualism, spirituality of blood (Desanguiere), Rok worship (Rok and Roll)
---
A. Agriculture
B. Culture and Religion
C. Construction
D. Military
E. Law
F. Technology Research
G. Exploration and Colonization
H. Finance
I. Diplomacy and War
J. Other

>>2853250
I. Hand over the lands taken from the Vaneads to the Confeds along with a list of gnolls who served well in the war that shall be rewarded with land there.

As for the vaneads of Marez on land, who now go by the Branch, they are apparently landbound, genetic changes from intake of plant matter and land-based animals (including sentients such as ghouls) resulting in this. This created a dynamic between them and the sea based vaneads of Marez, who saw this as equivalent to being a lower caste, and the tension most likely was why they were abandoned at the end of the war. They also provide information on the reasons for the ghouls turning traitor; it appears that the Lukidorians had funneled weapons to Marez, who in turn had communicated with the Lesser Isans, who had already been paying off various scribes to allow their own collection of weapons and their growth in population to go undetected. The scribes eventually being angered by the actions of the government (though treating that second class group no better than any Ieran) led to them joining the Lesser Isans, along with the Falzers, who had already somewhat aligned with the outcasts in the jungle. One group wished for an beuracratic state, the other their homeland back, and the third for a restoration of the nation; different goals, but none that could not be aligned.

>>2853262
support

>>2853262
This

>>2853262
sure

As for the properties previously in the care of the falzers, I suggest leaving judgement solely to the tyrant rather than accepting the will of those greedy for more than they already have.

The Matriarch rejects the concept that these lands be given to random peasants, and the nobility are inclined to agree with her.

What will you do?

>>2853330
"Very well. Those who distinguished themselves will be rewarded with gold and silk by the tyrant then. The land can stay with the plants."

>>2853330
Create a new Protectorate of the Sancoast elevating gnolls that distinguished to form small vassal states that answer to a King elected from among their number.

>>2804904
Faction Project
Difficulty: Easy
While they are not made of the best quality leather, the suits are sort of made. They fall apart if used too much though, not that you're telling anyone that.

Personal Project
Difficulty: Normal
The book is published as "Mixology: The Art of a Good Drink", and so far, only seven cases of accidental drugging have been reported due to the confusing name. Still, you widened your market, and the profits grow likewise.

>>2853340
“If they do not desire the plan we shall make a new one.”
Supporting this

Over the next few months, many of those who were meant to be rewarded wind up dead as they attempted to travel north, and the rest choose to stay behind, due to the repurcussions that will apparently occur if they don't... In other news, trade routes have opened up with the east, due to the new maps you gained from the Lukidor, which serve to inform you that the Marez have sold all the ghouls they had with them to Kwantur, and the Kwanturii nobles seem to show no sign of tiring of their new slaves.

Year 486 After the Light (AL)
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Agriculture: 9/10
Resources: 8/10
Food: 9/10
Morale: 9/10
Finances: 7/10
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Population: 396,127 people
Tech Overview - https://pastebin.com/V6v90R0y
Government - Tyranny, three Protectorates (The Stingers, the Council, The Tribal Confederation)
Military - 1,000 Bloodguard (Vanguard unit), 1,000 Bloodriders, Protectorate men, standardized equipment, strong industry support
Navy - 100 galleys, medium industry support
Constructions of Note - Temple to Rok (river delta), Dock District (Ierok), Hall of Concord (Ierok), Tannish Quarter (Ierok), Theran District (Ierok), Garden District (Ierok), Tyrant's Armory (Ierok), Rogh's Bathhouse (Ierok), The Theatre (Ierok), sewer system (Ierok)
Culture - (Events) Blood Day [Fifth day of week], Winterfest, the Ascendant Games, the Festival of Mothers, (Practices) Bloodstones, unique clothing style, belly dancing, (Specialties) stone and wood carving, wind and percussion instruments, Bloodstones,
Religion, Spirituality, & Philosophy - belief in the afterlife, philosophy of Dualism, spirituality of blood (Desanguiere), Rok worship (Rok and Roll)
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A. Agriculture
B. Culture and Religion
C. Construction
D. Military
E. Law
F. Technology Research
G. Exploration and Colonization
H. Finance
I. Diplomacy and War
J. Other

>>2853396
I. Call upon the vassals and move the navy to burn Zhik-Farw to the ground, we shall suffer no such insults from our vassals.

>>2853403
agreed

>>2853403
let's do it yay

>>2853403
This

>>2853403
It’s already happening with or without me.
“Well they were give the chance for reward but rebuked. They shouldn’t be mad about not getting land they didn’t want when it was offered.”

>>2853403
Doing some tyrant diplomacy
Have the army and fleet be ready though(just say it’s incase of a marez surprise attack)
Arrange a meeting with the matriarch st fort heart eater to discuss this matter