Technology:
>Education - Schools
>Education - Propaganda
>Education - News-shouters
>Warfare - Battleaxes
>Warfare - Iron Spears
Diplomacy:
>Domestic - Eburonez treatment
>Domestic - Menapaz treatment
>Domestic - Integrate Remz
>Foreign - Settle Border-dispute (Kybrenn)
>Foreign - Settle Border-dispute (Gandiz)
>Foreign - The Native Question
Economy:
>Currency - Higher order Coins
>Commerce - Northern Traders
>Commerce - Southern Traders
>Commerce - Native Traders
Religion:
>Faith - Veneration of Üryd Ezesh
>Theology - Solar Corruption
>Philosophy - Nature of the Body

So the first order of business would be to fix the economic crisis.

>>4675543
>>4675544
>bonus content
What next, onlyfans?
>Education - Propaganda

What are the differences between each trader?

>>4675653
the location on the map and goods to trade

>>4675544
>Currency - Higher order Coins

>>4675544
>>Education - Propaganda

>>4675544
>Education - Schools
First have a decent base in facts before spreading the lies.

>>4675544
>Education - Schools
It is good to be back boys. I would go with trying to be benelovent first.

>>4675544
>Education - Schools

>>4675544

Is there a Archive for this quest or am I going to get my hands amputated?

>>Education - Schools

>>4676495
there is
most of it is on suptg
and links to all archived threads are on the discord

>>4676495
>>4676084
>>4675889
>>4675886
We welcome the Eighteenth Summer week's Last in Loiur's 165th Birthyear of the Second Cycle

It took us a while to figure something out, but we've successfully concocted a plan to combat unrest in the provinces, though it pains us to admit it is highly experimental.
As such we decided to test it on a much more accessible population first, the urban folk.

Buying some empty buildings from their previous owners, we convert them into educational facilities, where people are taught basic skills, such as mathematics and literacy.

It is admittedly not the most glamorous of projects, but it serves its purpose.
As it currently stands, we allow people from all walks of life to get educated in these facilities, be they men, women, children, seniors, cripples, foreigners or criminals.
Only time will be able to tell whether our experiment is a success or not, and for whom we should design these facilities.
In the meantime however, we have other things to attend to.

Word has reached us that Axot II has tragically died of disease, and his youngest brother Axot III was granted kingship.
We don't know what to think of him yet, but rumors have it that he is an extraordinarily skilled commander, who had liberated a people called Auskaraz, from the occupation of a geldoz tribe unknown to us, with little more than a handful of soldiers by his side.
If that is true, he may be an intelligent ruler.

Technology:
>Warfare - Battleaxes
>Warfare - Iron Spears
Diplomacy:
>Domestic - Eburonez treatment
>Domestic - Menapaz treatment
>Domestic - Integrate Remz
>Foreign - Settle Border-dispute (Kybrenn)
>Foreign - Settle Border-dispute (Gandiz)
>Foreign - The Native Question
Economy:
>Currency - Higher order Coins
>Commerce - Northern Traders
>Commerce - Southern Traders
>Commerce - Native Traders
Religion:
>Faith - Veneration of Üryd Ezesh
>Theology - Solar Corruption
>Philosophy - Nature of the Body

>>4677006
>>Faith - Veneration of Üryd Ezesh
Dont wanna miss this one

>>4677006
>Warfare - Iron Spears
Safety.

>>4677006
>Warfare - Iron Spears

>>4677317
>>4677139
We greet the Fifth Autumn week's First in Loiur's 165th Birthyear of the Second Cycle

Our education project has yielded few clues in these past weeks, leading us to believe that this may be a much more long term project than previously anticipated. Nevertheless we expect results in the coming years, even if inconclusive, our time is limited and our duties manifold, we simply cannot sit on this plan for too long.

Though governing is mundane and draining, the company of my animal friends continually reminds me of the beauty of companionship, I just wish sometimes that I could do unto them as they do unto me, and trust them with my child, if only I had any. I'm sure they would appreciate it.

While we deliberate on the possibility of procuring a mate to produce an heir with, our thoughts are unceremoniously interrupted by this week's batch of reports.

We skim through the mountain of paper to get an idea of the going-ons in the empire, sorting out several reports that we think special, our routine of reading and reacting begins anew.

First, a report from the city of Erongiza, noting successful development of workable shidroz, tried and tested on the battlefield.
Shidroz spears underperform significantly compared to bronzy, they break instead of bend, are unable to be recycled, repair is time consuming and production is more difficult due to greater heat requirements.
Nevertheless, the report recommends this inferior material on account of its ease of procurement and general lack of value.
A convincing case in our eyes, versatile as bronzy may be, it is expensive, too expensive for an army the size of ours.

Technology:
>Warfare - Battleaxes
Diplomacy:
>Domestic - Eburonez treatment
>Domestic - Menapaz treatment
>Domestic - Integrate Remz
>Foreign - Settle Border-dispute (Kybrenn)
>Foreign - Settle Border-dispute (Gandiz)
>Foreign - The Native Question
Economy:
>Currency - Higher order Coins
>Commerce - Northern Traders
>Commerce - Southern Traders
>Commerce - Native Traders
Religion:
>Faith - Veneration of Üryd Ezesh
>Theology - Solar Corruption
>Philosophy - Nature of the Body

>>4677397
>Üryd Ezesh
Was the the lumber man?

>>4677397
>Faith - Veneration of Üryd Ezesh
Ay

>>4677418
>>4677415
samefag!

>>4677410
he is the mystified retelling of daddy's feats

>>4677397
>Faith - Veneration of Üryd Ezesh
Sure, but we should really get to trading.

>>4677397
>>Faith - Veneration of Üryd Ezesh

>>4677461
>>4677439
>>4677418
We hail the Sixth Autumn week's Second in Loiur's 165th Birthyear of the Second Cycle

After ordering the smelting down of all bronzy speartips and their replacement with shidroz, we were made aware of renewed clerical debates taking place across the empire.
The faith frankly does not concern us, we only intervene in these issues to prevent further destabilization of the realm.

We declare a council and invite high-status priests from every major settlement.
Soon as this had been done, the clergy present their issue to us.
Üryd Ezesh, a folk hero in the colonies who recently passed, is being requested acknowledgement of divinity by large parts of the colonial population, after priests brought over from the mainland, denied the man's very existence.

Now, we can't just accept Üryd Ezesh as a god like that, even though we know the truth that he was, the commoners must never know, lest their hostile overtures toward father begin translating into rebellion against us.
No, there must be another way to appease them.
We could give them the bare minimum and acknowledge that he existed and was a hero, a solution we are convinced none will be too thrilled or offended about.
On the other hand, we could elevate him to a reasonable status that, while definitely no god, would likely please the colonials.
Alternatively, we stick with the clergy on this one and denounce the existence of Üryd Ezesh.

>compromise
>concede
>deny

>>4677612
>deny
I want to stick with an ally we already have; the clergy. Trying to appease the smallfolk might seem simple but it is not easy. Their allegiance might shift quickly and cementing their trust will take too many resources.

>>4677612
>compromise
This is a neutral option that is truthful and acknowledges the existence of Uryd Ezesh while not having to commit to anything special.

>>4677612
>>concede
Screw it, divinize the fucker. This could be the first straw that divides us from the colonies in the Urralux.

>>4677612
>concede
We need to keep our colonies happy at the moment
Even with the road overhaul our nation is strained enough, the last thing we need is a revolt

>>4677612
>concede
Let's keep our colonies

>>4678850
>>4678610
>>4677901
We welcome the Sixth Autumn week's Middle in Loiur's 165th Birthyear of the Second Cycle

Through intense deliberation, the clergy and us have come to an appropriate resolution to the issue, though they were vehemently against our acceptance of the peasants putting pressure on the temple.
It took a lot of convincing and liberal use of force, but we have achieved our goal in the council.
Üryd Ezesh has been elevated from folkhero to Sun Champion, a title first coined in this very meeting. The clergy had their concerns about setting a precedent like this, and while we do agree on that front, it had to be done, we'd rather see a loss of tradition than a loss of integrity.

We greet the Eleventh Autumn week's Fourth in Loiur's 165th Birthyear of the Second Cycle

Our measures seem to have been a success, shrines to Üryd Ezesh have already been erected across the colonies as well as parts of the Eastern Frontier, unruly they might be, eburonez seem to behave themselves around father, even in death.
In other news, it appears as though the Adrebadez have migrated to Ürallux in their entirety, those left behind have been conquered by their rivals; and the alliances between aduadugz and their local geldoz have broken down, though hostilities have not renewed yet, it's only a matter of time.
We'll need new maps soon.

Technology:
>Warfare - Battleaxes
Diplomacy:
>Domestic - Eburonez treatment
>Domestic - Menapaz treatment
>Domestic - Integrate Remz
>Foreign - Settle Border-dispute (Kybrenn)
>Foreign - Settle Border-dispute (Gandiz)
>Foreign - The Native Question
Economy:
>Currency - Higher order Coins
>Commerce - Northern Traders
>Commerce - Southern Traders
>Commerce - Native Traders
Religion:
>Theology - Solar Corruption
>Philosophy - Nature of the Body

>>4679146
>Foreign - Settle Border-dispute (Gandiz)

This disputes have me a twitchy, ngl. If the other anons want to work on stability over despotism, so be it >:( Let's work on the disputes earlier than later. The more we delay this; the more surprises we will find

>>4679146
>Commerce - Native Traders
Economy to help fund things.

>>4679146
>>Commerce - Native Traders
Boggers

>>4679146
>Foreign - Settle Border-dispute (Gandiz)

Rolled 1 (1d2)

>>4679146
1 for
>Foreign - Settle Border-dispute (Gandiz)

2 for
>Commerce - Native Traders

>>4679146
>commerce - native traders
this will provide a good boost to our economy and help us with both foreign relations and exploration

>>4679310
>>4679247
>>4679184
[I'm so fresh you can break my tie]
We hail the Twelfth Autumn week's First in Loiur's 165th Birthyear of the Second Cycle

A new report from the colonies tells us of rising tensions with the muxandaz colonists, in particular the tribe of gandiz, westward expansion stands in the way of linking up our northern and southern territories.
Though we currently rely on shipping to deliver goods, men and messages between the two, it is not a sustainable practice, the drain on the imperial bureaucracy is simply too great a burden, we must cut costs.

We greet the Thirteenth Autumn week's First in Loiur's 165th Birthyear in the Second Cycle

Reports of reached us of increased tensions once more, this time having escalated into skirmishes between peasant militias and gandiz warriors.
This has to stop.
There are several ways we can go about stopping this, chiefly violence, the language of the savages.
On the other hand, we could negotiate for claims until both of us can reach an agreement.
There's also the option of nullifying the problem entirely and inviting them into the empire, but we doubt they'll accept that.

>declare war
>settle this diplomatically
>offer membership

>>4680206
>>declare war
These fuckers attacked our peasants, lets make sure we have troops there first.

>>4680206
>settle this diplomatically

>>4680206
>>declare war
The only way.

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>>4680550
>>4680413
We welcome the Thirteenth Autumn week's Last in Loiur's 165th Birthyear in the Second Cycle

We have issued a declaration of war to the Gandiz and have called upon the Ongizaz to depart for Ürallux, as have we at the beginning of the week.
Though we have already arrived in Ürallux, the Ongizaz are still a day behind, and we are in dire need of direction.
Local colonials have already directed us further inland toward Erongiza, but be that as it may, we need to join forces with the frontiersmen of the southern colonies.

Sometimes I wish I was a bird, and didn't have to put up with stuff like this.

We greet the Fourteenth Autumn week's First in Loiur's 165th Birthyear in the Second Cycle

Ongizaz have finally made it here and we have readied them for combat, or perhaps they've readied me. Whatever the case may be, amidst the no-man's land separating the colonies, the right to which this very war is about, we unexpectedly meet up with the southern militia.
They are dressed most bizarrely, most are still donning their working gloves and shade-hats, as if they're out in the fields.
A great many are wearing a crude, amorphous slab of shidroz on their chest, presumably as makeshift armor.
Everyone however, seems to be lacking proper spears, carrying instead other contraptions they pass for weapons, most abundant among them something they refer to as an "Adanyk" - a bizarre form of axe - usually accompanied by a "Shidresk", which we can't really see anywhere, the peasants will have to clarify that one to us later.
These shidreskaz lack of visibility concerns us deeply, as there are several completely unarmed peasants walking around, claiming to be carrying them; They're not imaginary weapons, are they?

Well, time is limited, we have to get a move on.

>attack from this position (west)
>go back (north)
>proceed as planned (south)

>>4681012
>>proceed as planned (south)
We cab meet with the Ongigaz were they expect us to be.

>>4681019
agree
>proceed as planned (south)

>>4681012
>proceed as planned (south)

>>4681012
>proceed as planned (south)

>>4681423
>>4681374
>>4681066
>>4681019
We hail the Fourteenth Autumn week's Middle in Loiur's 165th Birthyear in the Second Cycle

After having arrived in the southern colonies, we have picked up more militiamen who got left behind by the others in the days before.
Heading north to the southern Gandiz border, we notice that the militiamen have segregated themselves into smaller groups, each roughly 50 men in size, carrying the same equipment.
No longer do they appear as a ragtag bunch of armed rabble, but almost like a real army, each unit specialized for their role in combat.
This campaign so far has been a revelation, these peasants are demonstrating greater group cohesion than our own army, which is worrisome, not due to the ability of the peasants, but the inability of our troops.
When this is over, we will honor these men by adapting their ways of warfare into the empire at large.

We have arrived at the battlefield, the Gandiz already waiting for us.
The peasant commander rallies his men in an inspiring speech about the inevitable, the duties of a man and the attachments of a colonist.
Even our ongizaz are touched by his words.
Our headguard goes to have another look at his men before battle, not bothering with a speech as to not steal the peasant's show, a wise choice in our opinion.

We demount our donkey, stepping to the front with our spear readied, in view of both militia and ongizaz, giving the command to attack.
As a leader should, we are the first to charge at the enemy, let's hope we survive our first real battle.

>stick to the ongizaz
>stick to the militia
>stick to the peasant leader

>>4681826
>>stick to the militia
Maybe we can observe better how they fight.

>>4681826
>stick to the peasant leader
I think we should be close to the leader so we have better coordination leading the armies and yadda yadda, y'know? We might have a looser grasp of our troops but I think it is worth the effort, mainly since the leader probably knows better considering the terrain and stuff like that

>>4681826
>stick to the peasant leader

>>4682355
>>4682176
War is pretty exciting, the deafening clash of metals, the screams of rage and agony, the looming threat of death, and the thrill of killing.
I'm feeling like a child again.

We remain close to the militia commander during this fight as to not endanger ourselves too much, he appears to be quite the veteran.

In a brief moment of respite, between one kill and the next, I watch this hulking man block an enemy's strike with his adanyk, leaving him open to attack, but before the enemy could react, he had already let go of his weapon with his right hand, and punched the gandisa warrior in the gut, knocking him out instantly.
What a beast.

With his help, we are able to issue commands quicker than usual, but at the end of the day, it looks as though that was unnecessary.

After battle we regroup and give our praise to both the commander and his troops, truly our presence here was not the least bit required, we thank the peasants and humbly ask for their continued support, to which we bow to add weight to our words.

We leave the rest of the campaign in the capable hands of the peasant leader and simply follow his orders.

We welcome the Eighteenth Autumn week's Second in Loiur's 165th Birthyear in the Second Cycle.

The campaign is over, the gandisa armies have been reduced to ash and the gandiz themselves have scattered across the land.
New year is coming up soon and we want to celebrate both it and our victory.

>stay and celebrate with the peasants
>leave and celebrate with the ongizaz
>get blackout drunk by yourself

>>4682407
>>stay and celebrate with the peasants
Urralux arch

>>4682407
>leave and celebrate with the ongizaz

The absolute unit of the commander got enough praise. We better stick to our loyalties

>>4682407
>stay and celebrate with the peasants
Thank them for the hard work they've done for us

>>4682623
>>4682411
We celebrate the First Winter week's First, in Loiur's 166th Birthyear of the Second Cycle

We gather at an empty settlement that the colonists regularly have new year parties at.
Women and children camp in the houses and prepare food, a few militiamen help them out, though it seems only the particularly young ones.
These poor boys likely are children, already scarred by life.
At least the commander is helping out as well to make them feel less embarrassed.
The men of the colonies chop some wood in the meantime to erect a giant pyre.
With the preparations complete, the pyre is lit at moon's peak, and people throw little bundles of herbs, wrapped and bound like a corpse, with bad words written on them, into it.
A peculiar tradition, unlike anything in the empire proper.
The peasant commander, who introduces himself as Ovini, tells us that this practice is to be rid of ones' detrimental traits, by casting said traits into the fire.
We ask whether he cast anything in there.
He chuckles and says that that's none of our business.
Shortly thereafter, someone hands us a blank bundle and some paint.
We dip a finger in and write "shyness" on our bundle, before casting it into the fire with great vigor.
Ovini chuckles at us again and asks what it is we cast in there.
We smugly return his previous words back at him.
He stares at us in a brief moment of disbelief, then bursts into laughter, patting us on the shoulder with the force of ten oxen.
Later in the night we began to drink, and don't much remember what happened after.

The next morning, as we write this entry, we find ourselves sharing a bed with Ovini, judging by the both of us being clothed, we suspect nothing strange happened.
Despite this, we feel strange about him, this is a most unusual feeling and it makes us uncomfortable.

We head outside and see the mess of last night's celebrating being slowly cleaned up.

>offer to help
>just start picking up things
>loiter and watch

>>4683169
>offer to help
Don't want to accidentally steal something or cause offence due to some cultural tradition

>>4683169
>offer to help

>>4683169
>offer to help

>>4683169
>loiter and watch
why would we help with that stuff >:(

>>4683169
>offer to help
>>4683258
To be nice D:<

>>4683243
>>4683238
>>4683197
>>4683275
We walk up to the pyre and ask the men dismantling it whether they need a hand, they assure us that they don't, but we are welcome to give them one regardless.
So we begin hauling logs and shoveling ash
we spot Ovini helping out the women again, and at one point even vanish into one of the buildings for a good while, such a ladies man.
Though afterward we didn't see him again for the rest of the day.

As aitlaz sets and balza rises the colonists from further away have already departed back to their villages, while the ones living close by spent the night here once more, among them are myself and ovini, who told me he had business in the forest to take care of, if we had to guess, he was probably out hunting.

Ovini offers to share the bed once again, being sober this time, we realize that the alternative would be sleeping on the ground like some other people we talked to had done, and that this is likely what had motivated us last time.

We don't mind either way, father raised me in the way of the warrior, that did include sleeping on the ground outside every now and again.

>politely refuse
>casually accept
>politely accept

>>4683303
>>casually accept
Friendship?

>>4683303
>casually accept

>>4683539
>>4683313
We give it a bit of thought, but not too much, and just accept, it is merely a bed after all.
We remove our mantle and shoes before going to bed, we witness Ovini remove some clothing as well, though the purpose of these is unclear to us, they're no field garments, like a peasant would wear, strange.
Now that we've gotten a good look at him from up close, he also seems quite baby-faced, funny to think that such a monstrosity could look so innocently youthful.

We hail the First Winter week's Second in Loiur's 166th Birthyear of the Second Cycle

Unsure of whether the dream we had last night was a nightmare or not, we begin packing our belongings and preparing to leave.
Now that the ceremonial village has been cleaned, it is time for everyone to depart.
Having dismissed our ongizaz already the day before, we tag along with Ovini for the time being, getting to see his village.
It appears quite the homely place, though we note with distress that, the place seems devoid of men.
Ovini confirms our suspicions and tells us that the men have all perished over time, trying to protect the women from raiders, not even the elderly survived.
We feel for his loss, and offer him to come to the capital, brave protector of these women that he is, he may bring the entire village along, we will take care of them.
He seems excited at the prospect and storms inside what we presume to be his home.
A good while later, he returns and agrees to our proposal, with this, we make our way back to Erongiza to help the villagers relocate.

We greet the First Winter week's Last in Loiur's 166th Birthyear of the Second Cycle

Having brought over some ongizaz, we begin relocating the villagers, who are already well-prepared for the journey.
Ovini sports his combat gear and walks beside the ox-carts.
Feeling bad for him, we offer our donkey to one of the elderly women, and join Ovini in walking.

We welcome The Third Winter week's Fourth in Loiur's 166th Birthyear of the Second Cycle

The trek took a lot longer than expected, but we're glad we finally made it, well almost.
We have landed on the shores of the mainland and it's only a day's walk from here to Aitlazaderb.
relieved at having crossed the sea safely, the villagers all express their thanks by giving us a kiss on the cheek, charming, Ovini does as well.

I don't know if a men kissing other men is normal in ürallux or if that's just a village thing, but this didn't make me as uncomfortable as it should have, and I don't like that.

Technology:
>Warfare - Adanykaz
Diplomacy:
>Domestic - Eburonez treatment
>Domestic - Menapaz treatment
>Domestic - Integrate Remz
>Foreign - Settle Border-dispute (Kybrenn)
>Foreign - The Native Question
Economy:
>Currency - Higher order Coins
>Commerce - Northern Traders
>Commerce - Southern Traders
>Commerce - Native Traders

>>4683923
>>Commerce - Native Traders

>we became a homo
How are we supposed to reproduce now?

>>4683923
>Commerce - Native Traders

>>4683948
you'll see :)

>>4683923
>commerce - native traders

>>4684280
>>4683948
>>4683929
We greet the Third Winter week's Last in Loiur's 166th Birthyear of the Second Cycle

At last we are back home and the village has been given temporary shelter in the palace, until new houses can be built for them.
Ovini and the headguard are sizing each other up before going out back to spar.
We'd love to join them, but duty calls.

Reports from across the realm have been condensed for us by the wiseman of balzari, to decrease our workload, an act of foresight if we've ever seen one.
Among these is increasing activity on the colonies' northern borders, apparently
many enterprising üralluxaz are setting up trading posts there.
This would be a prime opportunity to conquer them, however not through violence, but commerce.
If we can bind the üralluxaz to the empire, their lands will be ours without a single drop of peasant blood.

We dispatch an envoy to these trading posts and inform them of our willingness to formalize trade relations.

We hail the Second Winter week's Fourth in Loiur's 166th Birthyear of the Second Cycle

The envoy has returned with most joyful news, the merchants have accepted our proposal and are spreading the word among their peers, soon all of Ürallux will be taking their business to us.

Technology:
>Warfare - Adanykaz
Diplomacy:
>Domestic - Eburonez treatment
>Domestic - Menapaz treatment
>Domestic - Integrate Remz
>Foreign - Settle Border-dispute (Kybrenn)
>Foreign - The Native Question
Economy:
>Currency - Higher order Coins

>>4685014
>Domestic - Menapaz treatment
We haven't done one of these for a while and I'm worried. We still have the whole cultural/social/racial supremacy thing going on, at least amongst the priesthood, and this should help with that,

>>4685014
>Domestic - Menapaz treatment
Loiur's view of non-Boxdonyz was the best. We must right this.

>>4685014
>Domestic - Menapaz treatment

>>4685014
>>Domestic - Eburonez treatment
We never really dealt too much with the Eburonez beforehand. I remember one post saying that we only send the occasional patrol there. They must be integrated.

>>4685014
>Domestic - Eburonez treatment
I think that it's best if we ensure the cohesion within our borders. We made a show of force already by taking care of our colony, so now it should be time to benefit from conquering the eburonez.

>>4685078
>>4685111
(Nice trips)
>>4685147
Guys please, the situation with the Eburonez is more important right now.

>>4685014
>Domestic - Eburonez treatment
We must solve the Eburonez Problem for the future of our children.

>>4685147
>>4685111
>>4685078
[oh we're halfway there woah-oh waiting for tie breaker]
We welcome the Third Winter week's Second in Loiur's 166th Birthyear of the Second Cycle

Reports of widespread discontent in menapallux are nothing new, our father did conquer them not too long ago; However they get more numerous by the week and we feel obligated to continue his legacy of peace-keeping and stability, after all, the greatest warriors are those who win a war before it ever breaks out.
So far, the empire has approached its northern menapaz on equal ground, clearly this has given them the wrong idea about their place in our society.
Going by historical records, a conquered people must first be made aware of our superiority, before a genuine friendship can be achieved.
We have given the menapaz too much autonomy, an error we must amend, either by force or other means.

>spread terror
>subsidize commerce
>encourage settlers
>start relocation

>>4686318
>subsidize commerce
This seems the least likely to backfire and will boost our economy in the Mid-Term.

>>4686318
>subsidize commerce

>>4686318
>encourage settlers
Create loyalist pockets

>>4686318
>>start relocation
The other options seem too mild to deal with how unruly things are getting

>>4686318
>>start relocation

>>4686342
>>4686320
[thank you for choosing Tiebreaker(TM)]
We figure, to reduce their autonomy it is best we invest more heavily in the area, and incentivize merchants to move to menapallux and drive the locals out of business.
To facilitate this, we draft up a new law that entitles all new businesses to imperial funding, if a request is made ahead of time, detailing the intended manner, location, and projected start-up expenses.
Once finished, this legislation will enable those versed in our language and familiar with the bureaucratic process to gain a leg-up over their competitors, who in this case will be the illiterate and mute menapaz.

We greet the Third week's Fourth in Loiur's 166th Birthyear of the Second Cycle

After having managed to acquire some free time again, we spend our evening outdoors, practicing the art of the spear and the throw.
Unbeknownst to us, Ovini has observed our display of self-improvement and remarked his awe when we ran into him on our way back.
It embarrassed us to hear this from him, considering his stature, it felt condescending, but we are certain it was a compliment.
Furthermore he noted how impressed he was by our workethic, he didn't think it possible for a man to be able to run an entire country the size of the empire by himself.
We laugh it off and give credit to our bureaucrats, who admittedly do most of the work for us.
Our chat continues for a while, by the time it ended Balza had already peaked and it was high time for us to go to bed, we can't run an empire without sleep.

Technology:
>Warfare - Adanykaz
Diplomacy:
>Domestic - Eburonez treatment
>Domestic - Integrate Remz
>Foreign - Settle Border-dispute (Kybrenn)
>Foreign - The Native Question
Economy:
>Currency - Higher order Coins

>>4686674
>Domestic - Eburonez treatment

>>4686674
>Domestic - Eburonez treatment

>>4686674
>Domestic - Eburonez treatment
Alright, this time. This time we will get them *in* properly.

>>4686696
>>4686695
>>4686685
We hail the Sixth Winter week's First in Loiur's 166th Birthyear of the Second Cycle

After decades of apparent placidity the populace of eburonallux has made itself known once again, this time however with a lot fewer rebellions and crime, but through admirable signs of integration.
Our interest was piqued upon our recent attempt to divide their lands into administrative sectors, due to our belief that wisemen shouldn't merely govern our own, but also foreigners, especially those as a matter of fact.
During this attempt, the people we assigned reported to us within the very first week, that no attempt at communication had succeeded.
As it currently stands, the eburonez no longer speak their own language, nor do they speak ours for that matter, it is a grotesque mixture of both, likely stemming from their intermingling with our settlers.
This is an issue not unlike that present in other parts of the empire, in fact, it has been plaguing the frontiers for decades and in some places over a century.
Even our most loyal ongizaz are not exempt from this issue, though ongizeja is an official language of the empire, and their warriors in general, speak our language fluently, mitigating the effects of the problem significantly.

We will have to work out this issue somehow, lest the empire collapses; In the meantime we must decide what to do about the ungovernability of the eburonez

>force the wisemen to learn eburonsa
>build schools in eburonallux
>pick new wisemen from the locals
>redraw the borders of eburonallux (pro-settler)
>redraw the borders of eburonallux (pro-eburonez)

>>4686840
>build schools in eburonallux
"Charity"

>>4686840
>build schools in eburonallux
They shall conform to the National ideal

>>4686840
>build schools in eburonallux
Yeah... let's not end up like indonesia

>>4686840
>build schools in eburonallux
>>4686891
>Yeah... let's not end up like indonesia
What happened there ?

>>4686899
there exists an official language but the country is separated in four dialects so different from each other that they can't communicate

>>4686840
>build schools in eburonallax

>>4687220
>>4686899
>>4686891
>>4686888
>>4686846
We greet the Sixth Winter week's Second in Loiur's 166th Birthyear of the Second Cycle

Today is our birthday, more specifically, our 30th birthday.
The circumstance of our birth was quite unfortunate, and we are reminded annually by our friend and family thereof and its apparent hilarity to them. We for one find it miraculous to have survived birth at all and consider these particular jokes at our expense, to be done in incredibly bad faith.
Being renown as a humorous fellow has its downsides, none seem to take our hurtness seriously, no matter how often we remind them.
It is for this reason, that despite our ostensible enjoyment, we hate our birthday to an arguably unhealthy degree. We dread its coming every year.

This year however, things are different, the same crowd that would normally make fun of us for our mother's shortsightedness have remained quiet and left it at mere jabs at our extensive number of pets.
It appears as though Ovini's mere presence has changed the attitude of these spiteful cows.
For once, we enjoyed our birthday celebration, all thanks to Ovini's intimidating demeanor.

We welcome the Seventh Winter week's Last in Loiur's 166th Birthyear of the Second Cycle

The time has come to part ways with Ovini, construction of his new village near the capital has been completed, him and his all-women villagers depart, despite our request for him to remain here as our bodyguard.
He told us, that once the village has some men, he'll consider coming back.

With these words he left, leaving us with a feeling of destitution.
However, with nothing else to occupy our mind, it has become apparent to us what we need to do to turn the empire's shortcomings around.

We hail the Eight Winter week's First in Loiur's 166th Birthyear of the Second Cycle

Though it has only been a season's time, we believe to have found the purpose for education facilities, based on the collected data.
Education's foremost priority shall be children who are not yet of working age, there they must be taught a deeper understanding of our language, of mathematics and finance, of philosophy and free thought, and of the faith.
Moreover, separate schools for adults must be constructed, these are to primarily target women and artists, teaching them the values of family and ancestors, history, art and geography, as well as law

Having planned our institutions for generations to come, we must implement them immediately, to see the results.
As such we have decided to kill two hares in one throw, by implementing the new school system in eburonallux to decrease our administrative burden.

Technology:
>Warfare - Adanykaz
>Government - Uniform Language
Diplomacy:
>Domestic - Integrate Remz
>Foreign - Settle Border-dispute (Kybrenn)
>Foreign - The Native Question
Economy:
>Currency - Higher order Coins

>>4687601
>Government - Uniform Language
I think that now that we have a solid idea of what a school is, we should continue in the same sentiment and ensure the same language is teach everywhere

>>4687601
>Government - Uniform Language

>>4687601
>>Warfare - Adanykaz
I believe this can aid us in warfare, language is boggers but we cant neglect our other issues, currency is also tempting.

>>4687601
>Government - Uniform Language

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>>4687718
>>4687637
>>4687607
We greet the First Spring week's Fourth in Loiur's 166th Birthyear of the Second Cycle

While construction of the schools was still underway, we gathered several lower level wisemen and translators, to codify our language once more.
In the past the issue was that our language wasn't written, a loss we suffered transitioning cycles.
Now our language has fallen apart into dialects, and it is up to us to reforge it.
Having brought speakers of all our dialects to court and bureaucrats to catalog all comparisons, we have managed through meticulous recording and methodical thinking, to break down our languages into their most basic component, and craft a new system that would bring all common components together, reforging our languages into one new whole.
It is frankly, not a language of any people, the empire has grown too diverse to claim as such, rather it is a language of the land, our nation.
Hence we shall call it: Ytsexalluxa - Dusklandian, following the rules of this new language of course.

It shall be taught in all schools across the land, and replace boxdony as the official language of the Empire, it shall have no equals, not even ongizeja.
Of course, having created this new language, we must learn and speak it ourselves, however difficult a task it may be, we whole-heartedly believe in the supremacy of ytsexalluxa, not least because we crafted an entirely new script, one that uses individual sounds instead of words, in order to help the populace learn their new language and ease them into the use of the proper boxdony script, whose use will remain uncontested throughout the realm.

Technology:
>Warfare - Adanykaz
Diplomacy:
>Domestic - Integrate Remz
>Foreign - Settle Border-dispute (Kybrenn)
>Foreign - The Native Question
Economy:
>Currency - Higher order Coins

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lmao sorry about that
I literally forgot an entire letter
here's the fixed version

>>4688063
>Private - Find a wife to birth an heir

We’re 30 without an heir, that’s not good.

>>4688063
>Foreign - Settle Border-dispute (Kybrenn)
What is this? new lands for us? jk, I do not know how strong they are or how we are after debasing currency and hurting our resources with the road overhaul. I want to learn what is the demand and if we can solve it without a war. This time we aren't fighting a small colony but what seems to be a large civilization

>>4688063
>Foreign - The Native Question
What does this address?

>>4688145
what to do about the pre-celtic britons
so far we're only trading and grabbing land, just like the celts

>>4688063
>Private - Find a wife to birth a heir

>>4688063
>Warfare - Adanykaz

>>4688063
>Foreign - The Native Question
We should probably do something about that.

>>4688253
>>4688096
would you guys like to pick a different option?
cause those ain't available

>>4688063
>Warfare - Adanykaz
We could handle the br*ts with this definitely cool thing
>>4688799
No more write ins?

>>4688844
just not available currently

>>4688063
>Warfare - Adanykaz

>>4689062
>>4688844
>>4688299
We welcome the Second Spring week's First in Loiur's 16th Birthyear of the Second Cycle

After the grueling task of rewriting our entire language, we decide to take a break and visit Ovini's new village.
It is quite easy to find, as it is in the middle of the road between the balzari and odoba, they did this rather than constructing an entirely new stretch of road, which is far more cost effective.
Upon our arrival, we are greeted by the host women who inhabit this village, though there are a few men around already.
Catching our eye is a muscular young lady with short white hair and burning red eyes, she reminds us of Ovini, perhaps his sister.
We don't call out to her, as we have a crowd around us, this would be inappropriate.

After having informed the crowd that we are here to see Ovini, they turn around to look for him, but don't spot him anywhere, one of them knocks on the door of a white house with green spots.
Sure enough, Ovini answers the door and heads straight toward us.
We exchange a few pleasantries and go on a walk, trying to escape the gossiping going on right next to us.
Him and us talk about a great many things of personal nature, it makes us nervous, but we are doing our best to uphold the facade of utter confidence, befitting of a king.
We also discuss our unfortunate childhoods, among other things.
He seems to have been shunned by the other children when he was one himself, for reasons entirely superficial, they simply could not understand why he was paler than snow.
Frankly, we don't understand either, but we figure that it is a blessing from the moon, and assure him that in the afterlife, he will be a champion.
He accepts this reasoning with nothing more than a smile.

Upon returning from our walk, Ovini turns to us and offers to join us at court as our bodyguard, under one condition: we must disclose our secret to him.

I don't know what kind of secret he thinks I harbor, but I feel like he's onto something.

We agree to his little ultimatum with joy and share a good laugh.

We hail the Second Spring week's Second in Loiur's 166th Birthyear of the Second Cycle

Thanks to Ovini's instructions we finally understand the bizarre weapon he and the peasants carried to battle, as it turns out, Adanykaz were designed as an act of desperation, calendars and other simple household items, smelted down into a disc shape and wedged into a staff.
Functionally, they are axes, but the circular shape allows them to be sharpened to a greater degree than a regular axe, allowing for deeper cuts, also it was noted by a great meany peasants, that the outlandish look terrifies unfamiliar opponents.
Adanykaz are often paired with Shidreskaz, which we were introduced to before, but never actually seen them.
Ovini explains that they aren't as much a weapon as they are makeshift shields.
CUT

>>4689136
CONT
They started out as simple gauntlets, weighted with riveted pieces of shidroz, which served to reduce injury by grabbing an opponent's weapon by the blade. Later, they became even heavier to enable not only protecting yourself, but also grappling with enemies, impeding their movements.
When an encounter has reached the point of grappling, it is then that the Shidresk becomes a weapon, by punching an unguarded opponent as low, and quickly, as possible, the shock of a sudden blow like that, then enables a militiaman to deal the final blow with their adanyk.

We are fascinated and terrified by these intricate tactics, and as we have promised last year, will implement them in our army over the coming seasons.
After all, the peasantry are the backbone of the Empire, we were founded by their efforts, and their efforts alone, lest we forget that Aitlaz himself was a peasant in life.

Diplomacy:
>Domestic - Integrate Remz
>Foreign - Settle Border-dispute (Kybrenn)
>Foreign - The Native Question
Economy:
>Currency - Higher order Coins

>>4689148
>Foreign - The Native Question
So this is about the natives of Ürallux, the colonies. I think we can do great with them if we can get them to work for with us *cough* *cough*
Even though the border dispute with kybrenn is there, at this point I think it is a good idea to let them come to us, if it comes to arms. We are best at defending sieges so we should do that. Of course, I don't think we can just grab all of Ürallux for ourselves but if we see just how fragmented the people are in it... of course the opposite can be, that there are strong and cohesive civs, I don't know about that history

>>4689148
>>Foreign - The Native Question
>>4689197
From what I know in real life these natives were most probably culturally conquered by the celts via trade.
We will probably have several options of course since we happen to be more organized.

>>4689148
>>Foreign - The Native Question

>>4689148
>Foreign - The Native Question

>>4689477
>>4689319
>>4689302
>>4689197
We welcome the Second Spring week's Middle in Loiur's 166th Birthyear of the Second Cycle

A tribal chief from Ürallux has reached out to us and made the arduous journey from his homeland to our capital. He requests entry into the Empire.
This coming out of nowhere, makes us suspicious as to the ongoings of the island.
He claims to be from a people called Tamaz, who live along the Tamasa river, we don't know this river, so we ask where it lies.
Upon explaining that one of our cities is located on the Tamasa, we realize he's talking about the Iba Burzun.
With this out of the way, he tells us that poverty has befallen his tribe, not least because of raiders from the south, he requests our protection.

>conquer his tribe
>federate his kingdom
>deny all help

>>4690219
>federate his kingdom

>>4690219
>federate his kingdom

>>4690219
>federate his kingdom

>>4690219
Oh man... we shouldn't just accept the first goofy looking... bell beaker ? that shows up at our door!! damn it...

>deny all help

""""""""""""""kingdom"""""""""""""""" they are probably three huts and a half on a hill. We have to explore the continent before making big compromise like this

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>>4690255
>>4690253
>>4690225
We accept his request and offer him to join the great confederation.
Under our protection, his people must first and foremost free all slaves and renounce the practice of slavery, they must adhere to the laws of the confederation, but may continue to practice and enact their own laws in addition to them, further must they recognize the supreme authority of the Ashgiz over all living things in this life, lastly they must accept any call to arms by the confederation, in return we will do the same.
He thinks it over but in the end accepts all the responsibilities of joining the great confederation.
We send him back home, along with a few scouts to survey his territory and a letter signed by ourself and the headguard that entitle him to the use of ongizaz to defend his realm.
He kneels before us in gratitude, before making his way home.

We greet the Seventh Spring week's Fourth in Loiur's 166th Birthyear of the Second Cycle

Thanks to the detailed reports of our scouts, our cartographers were able to accurately depict the Empire's new borders, as well as updating major border shifts among the Muxandaz to the west.

Diplomacy:
>Domestic - Integrate Remz
>Foreign - Settle Border-dispute (Kybrenn)
Economy:
>Currency - Higher order Coins

>>4690346
>>Foreign - Settle Border-dispute (Kybrenn)
Is it time? I think it is time. Not that we will go to war!! Ahahaha...

>>4690349
Also, back to what I wrote days ago, I think it is best if we let them come to us, defensive siege battle and such

>>4690346
>Foreign - Settle Border-dispute (Kybrenn)

>>4690346
>Foreign - Settle Border-dispute (Kybrenn)

>>4690346
>>Currency - Higher order Coins
The economy you fools!

>>4690381
yeah? watch this
>debases

>>4690407
Heh, I am doing that already

>>4690346
>Currency - Higher order Coins
Need that economy bro

>>4690355
>>4690354
>>4690349
For decades relations with the Kybrennaz have been cold, they do not wish to interact with us and neither our father, nor his regent wished to interact with them.
Upon first contact, a war almost broke out, the Kybrennaz were unhappy with our expansion into what once was an independent Eburonallux, while the Empire cried sacrilege at their raiding and enslavement of border villages.
Father managed to put a halt to this and reassured them that we would not expand further east.
Though it was short-lived, there even had been instances of trade between Kybrennaz and the Empire.
Currently however, relations have returned to their original state and we see no reason to accommodate their tribes any longer.
We don't know why father was so opposed to war, being a warrior himself, but if what he felt was anything like the thrill we experienced, he must have been planning something, because if not, it would mean this great hero was a coward after all.

Nevertheless, the Kybrennaz tribes never made it clear what their objective is and our envoys, supposed to find out what they want by talks, never returned, we fear they might have been killed.

>initiate talks in person
>fortify the east
>declare war

>>4691850
>>declare war

>>4691854
>fortify the east
I am undecisive, fortifying could be a fulfilling experience for the family

>>4691850
>declare war

>>4691850
>>declare war

>>4691850
>>fortify the east
Nooooooooooooooo don't just war the kybrennaz

>>4691850
>declare war

>>4691850
>fortify the east
It'd be nice to not jump the gun.

>>4691850
>fortify the east

>>4692830
>>4692347
>>4691981
>>4691864
We welcome the Eighth Spring week's First in Loiur's 166th Birthyear of the Second Cycle

Though we thirst for war, Ovini assures us that the peasants do not.
As to not tread on their feelings and corrode their loyalty, we try to apply force differently.
If the enemy could be persuaded that to fight the Empire is not only futile, but self-destructive, their ranks might waver and make campaigns against us impossible.
To this end, we send out recruitment orders to all corners of the empire, even our confederates.

We hail the Thirteenth Spring week's Middle in Loiur's 166th Birthyear of the Second Cycle

Stretching the capacity of the Empire's logistics and supply to the fullest, we have assembled an army unrivaled in the world, raising an unprecedented 80 thousand men and positioning them along the borders to the Kybrennaz tribes.

While posted there, we order the construction of walls around every settlement containing more than 100 souls.
They'll likely be done by the end of the year.
Though this massive undertaking could cripple the economy in the long run, for now, the combined armies of the empire and the confederation make our point abundantly clear.

To reinforce our point, we send out new envoys, bearing our demands to cease hostilities and return those enslaved to the empire.
We eagerly await their answers.

For now, we relax
>play with your pets
>spend some time with Ovini
>have a small feast
>just...sleep

>>4693446
>>spend some time with Ovini
Hey there is this cool ass temple that is like a mountain. Maybe he would like to see it?

>>4693446
>play with your pets
PETS

>>4693446
>>spend some time with Ovini

>>4693446
>play with your pets

>>4693446
>spend some time with Ovini

>>4694179
>>4693607
>>4693452
We greet the Thirteenth Spring week's Fourth in Loiur's 166th Birthyear of the Second Cycle

Having quite literally nothing to do today, we slide down on the throne and consider going back to bed.
A day off will certainly not hurt us, but Ovini has a different opinion on that.
He says that we shouldn't just slack off like that, but we convince him to slack off with us instead, after all, everyone needs a break from time to time.
And so, tired as he seems as well, just falls over sideways across the throne and our stomach, where our lap would be if we sat properly.
Together, we just hang out, literally, talking about our favorite foods and occasionally indulging our pets' need for attention, grooming and cuddling them.
After having moved from the throne room to the palace garden, lying on the grass rather than the uncomfortably ancient chair, Ovini reminds us of our promise and asks:
"Atzik asarex embe mi eshy kinara?"
[when are you going to tell me your secret?]
without giving it a second thought, we turn our head toward him and say:
"nu bejohan mi esheja"
[I love you]
"nu jaga mi"
[I know]
Before we could ask how, he said he figured we had a crush after that time we got flustered at the idea of sharing a bed.
As we try to stutter out an explanation, he says we should get used to sleeping with our wife.
Wait, wife?
Following a brief moment of silence, Ovini
bursts into laughter and mocks us for not realizing she was a woman, proceeding to call us mentally deficient in ways we did not think possible before.
After having calmed down, she wipes the tears out her eyes and grabs us by our shoulders, saying that she'll fix our apparent retardation in due time, starting now.

We share our first kiss

That was...something

We welcome the Thirteenth Spring week's Last in Loiur's 166th Birthyear of the Second Cycle

Our envoys have returned for once, a peace has been successfully brokered, though the Kybrennaz have no way of knowing which slaves belonged to the empire and which didn't , or so they claim, they will send us slaves that they believe are ours.
With this, we issue the order to slowly demobilize, only 100 men are allowed to leave per day, and must all be taken from different parts of the border, as to not disrupt the construction process currently ongoing.

Culture:
>Art - Light and Shadows
>Music - Flutes
>Literature - On the Sun and the Popular Mandate
>Society - Local Association
>Society - Regional Association
Miscellaneous:
>write-in

>>4693446
>play with your pets

>>4694634
>Society - Local Association

>>4694634
>>Music - Flutes
toot toot :D

>>4694634
>society - local association

>>4694634
>Society - Local Association

>>4694634
ovini is a girl... I can't believe it!! her penis must be very cute...
>Music - Flutes.

We gotta make musicc!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111111

>>4694634
>>Society - Local Association

>>4694776
>>4694662
>>4694649
>>4695628
As our troops are slowly returning home, we consider a peculiar behavior they have shown according to their commanders.
Many would compete against one in another in the name of their city, even if they themselves weren't even from there, but a nearby village instead.
While this might seem petty and needlessly tribal to an outside observer, to us it is the peasants taking pride in their fellows, rather than themselves, something the royal family has been doing for centuries.
Though the scope of our pride encompasses the whole empire, it is a good feeling regardless, to see the peasants finally civilizing themselves.

We hail the Seventeenth Spring week's First in Loiur's 166th Birthyear of the Second Cycle

Now that the "damage" to my head has been fixed, we have tasked Ovini with the training of the ongizaz in her ways of war, while we will be out with the headguard for a short while.

What she doesn't know, is that I'm going on a quest to make her the greatest bridal crown anyone has ever seen, it'll be legendary.

>venture south
>explore ürallux
>travel through the savage west
>voyage into the unknown east
>follow the merchants north

>>4695883
>>explore ürallux
Maybe we can find something familiar for her?

>>4695883
>follow the merchants north

>>4695883
>Voyage into the unknown east
Russia Awaits!

>>4695916
+1

>>4695883
I'd rather not move east nor west... let's go to a warmer place!!!!!

>Venture south

>>4695979
>>4695916
I convinced Goxdesh that we should travel north with the merchants and see what's up there. It's also a convenient excuse for me to drop formalities for once, no one seems to realize just how tedious it is to constantly talk like a corpse*.
With that, we disguise ourselves as commoners and hop on a merchant ship headed north.
With every passing day, the wind gets colder and the air saltier, I'm really not used to this kind of weather change.
Eventually, the ship stops off the coast of the flattest land I've ever seen. Goxdesh and I get off and look around the place, it looks like a series of duguvaz with large family homes built on top of them. In the middle of those, there's one without a house but stalls, attracting far more people than should be in this village.
We go there and trade some weapons I brought with me, for the curiosities in this village.
There's a lot of intriguing stuff here, oxinedsh** necklaces, weird bronzy helmets, and some yra*** artifacts, most importantly however, is a human curiosity.
An Yrabadan, we don't really have those in the empire, yra is a scarce resource, but I've met a few travelling ones before, and this one here looks particularly skilled.
The items he's got on display look very expensive.
I get into a bit of an argument with him about those, complimenting him along the way.
Truth is, I want his services, though I'm not sure whether I want to buy an existing circlet and just add something myself, pay him to make a custom piece, namely a crown, or get him to teach me his craft, even if only for a day, since I'm expected to make this thing myself.

>buy circlet
>commission crown
>take smithing lessons

* "like a corpse" is a reference to ancient upright burials, equivalent to the idiom of "stick up your ass"
** amber
*** gold

>>4696229
>take smithing lessons

>>4696229
>take smithing lessons
As Aitlaz crafted a chair for his wife

>>4696229
>take smithing lessons
What better gift than one that comes from the heart?

>>4696350
>>4696311
>>4696267
He's reluctant to teach a foreigner, especially since I need a translator to even talk to him beyond gesturing, but he's up for the task, though only until sundown.
That isn't nearly enough time to learn anything useful, but I'll give it a shot anyway.
I'm not sure how he does it, but from what he's showing me, it is apparently possible to simply combine two pieces of yra near seamlessly.
Interestingly, he also uses different sized saws and files to work an already cold piece of yra, separating and reducing them into the desired shape.
Though I didn't gain any actual skill from simply watching, I did learn how to acquire them.
I thank the man and buy some raw gold off of him at a discount, leaving with the sunset.

Goxdesh says he learned something about shipbuilding while he was here, that's good news, hope he makes something of it.

A few days later we've arrived back home, Goxdesh asks for a vacation, I grant it, he deserves it.
Time to return to the capital and work on my wife-to-be's crown.
She's going to love the gems I bought for this, they're...

>the color of her eyes
>green as grass
>blacker than night
>pure oxinedsh
>like the vast sea

>>4696377
>the color of her eyes

>>4696377
>pure oxinedsh
cheap..

>>4696377
>the color of her eyes

>>4696745
>>4696455
...flaming red, unlike any anyone has ever seen before. I decided to call them Solnedsh.
Now it's time to start making my masterpiece.
First, I procure a thin udgo* veil and cut off the front that would cover the face, leaving only the side and back.
Then I make a thick circular mold and start smelting the yra, after pouring it in and letting it somewhat cool, I begin hammering at it to flatten it, making the circlet as wide as a blade in the process.
Now that it has cooled off completely, I heat up some small bits of yra that I lost during shaping and use those to attach the solnedshaz to the front of the circlet which is now a band.
Now that it has all cooled off, I smoothen the band to a uniform shape, before attaching the veil inside it, using a thin strip of leather, riveted to the band with flat bronzy buttons.
Afterward, I use the leftover veil cloth to give the crown a comfortable headroom, so as to cover the entire head and making rest stable on it.
With this, I'm ready to marry Ovini.

Culture:
>Art - Light and Shadows
>Music - Flutes
>Literature - On the Sun and the Popular Mandate
Miscellaneous:
>write-in

* purple

>>4697117
>>Music - Flutes
Toooot toot, for the wedding bros

>>4697117
>Music - Flutes
For the wedding

>>4697117
>Music - Flutes

>>4697117
>Music - Flutes

>>4697254
>>4697146
>>4697142
>>4697137
We greet the Eighteenth Spring week's Last in Loiur's 166th Birthyear of the Second Cycle

While we are preparing the wedding ceremony, it has come to our attention that a musical troupe from the countryside is touring the empire.
Having never met a peasant musician before, we assumed they had to be ejugaz, but we were mistaken.
Though they did have ejugaz, they were mostly composed of flutists when they came to the capital.
Their incredible performance has sparked debate whether instruments should be considered music after all, among the elites of society.
We for one, support the notion that tools can produce music, since we have witnessed it first hand.
As a matter of fact, we have invited the troupe to play at our wedding, it will be a grand show, we are sure.

We hail the First Summer week's First in Loiur's 166th Birthyear of the Second Cycle

Our wedding has finally come, as is royal tradition, the whole realm is invited, but chief among them are the families of bride and groom.
Ovini is already at the front of the crowd, where the priest awaits our arrival.
Bearing a pot of riches, as is tradition, we arrive last onto the scene, after every invitee has already taken their spot.
After a slow walk toward our beloved, we stand before her and smash the pot of riches on the ground, causing countless coins to scatter across the floor.
After the priest has bumped our heads together, we are officially husband and wife, as such, we pick up the crown from among the riches and place it on her head.
Though my wife is muscular and heavy, giving the onlookers a joyful doubt in my ability to carry her, we are no weakling either, have we not been trained by father since infancy?
In a rare display of showmanship, we rip our shirt apart and have the audience gaze upon our rectangular frame.
We give them a good flex, before lifting Ovini off the ground and parading her above our head.
After the mandatory walk of strength, we don't quite set her down, but rest her upon our shoulder instead, carrying her like this all the way back to the palace.

Culture:
>Art - Light and Shadows
>Literature - On the Sun and the Popular Mandate
Miscellaneous:
>write-in

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sorry, forgot to post the crown
was too excited

>>4697390
Miscellaneous:
>write-in. Come up with names for our to-be children.

>>4697390
>Literature - On the Sun and the Popular Mandate

>>4697390
>Literature - On the Sun and the Popular Mandate

>>4697390
>Literature - On the Sun and the Popular Mandate

>>4697390
>Literature - On the Sun and the Popular Mandate

>>4698313
>>4697986
>>4697517
>>4697430
We welcome the First Summer week's Second in Loiur's 166th Birthyear of the Second Cycle

After our wedding night, Ovini and I get back to our normal lives by day, though slightly more enthusiastic than before.

Word has it that a new book is concerning the clergy greatly, though the commoners who can read find it most intriguing instead.
This work is titled "At embex doneja'tehera et ydela"
[On the Sun and the Popular Mandate]

We have procured a copy at a high price and read it ourselves, it is a political commentary on our authority, its basis in peasant support, and the danger that lies in bureaucracy.
The author fears that, should a power hungry or insane ruler come to pass, that he might burn the root of his power, not merely crippling the empire, but disenfranchising the commoners in favor of the imperial bureaucracy.
Such a state, he fears, would rely on brute military power to suppress the freedoms past rulers have granted the commoners, and could possibly even reinstate slavery.
In the scenario he describes, the office of Ashgiz has devolved into a birth-heredity that justifies itself not by its actions and accountability toward the peasants, but divine providence.
Inspired by the unpopular rule of our father, the author of the book calls for a consistent succession and law-observers who hold any future Ashgiz accountable for crimes they may commit.

This is quite the demand to be making, that's for sure.

>invite the author to the palace
>consider his suggestions
>ignore him, what does a peasant know anyway

>>4698504
>>invite the author to the palace
This man clearly has some neat ideaa that could be added into the legal system.

>>4698504
>invite the author to the palace

>>4698504
>invite the author to the palace

>>4698601
>>4698606
>>4698993
We have sent out an invitation for this man to arrive at court, during the First Summer week's Third, by the Fourth he had arrived.
He introduces himself as Gelasho Mag Goxoro.
We inquire as to the motivation to write this book during our rule, and not that of our father, given the obvious contempt he holds.
Gelash claims he simply feared for his life to voice an opinion such as this during the rule of a tyrant, but fails to name a single example of tyranny when pressed on the issue.
Though the blatant display of hypocrisy nags at his credibility, he has nevertheless brought up good enough an argument for the empire at large to listen.
Despite us having read his book, we still have questions regarding the content, why is it that he believes our current course will result in this grotesque future he describes?
why does he fear the wisemen so much?
what makes him think we will ever select an insane heir?

He has no concise answer to these questions, but notes that, looking at path the muxandaz have taken, or even comparing the empire's style of governance to that of Axotallux, it is a logical conclusion to him that without the decisive guidance of the people, an Ashgiz will become a simple brute like all the other kings out there.
We can't really fault his logic, but we're not convinced.

After arguing back and forth like this for what feels like a whole cycle, we have reached some semblance of agreement.
A law detailing the exact process of succession seems reasonable enough, given the precedent of the usurpation war.
He shall also have his observers who ensure our continued righteousness, to his delight we will do so as well for the wisemen.
Against his objections however, these observers will also be overlooking the general populace, when available anyway, and report to their local guards.

While we work out the details on these reforms, Gelash returns home, let's hope he doesn't come back.

>merit based succession
>moral based succession
>personality based succession
>succession by trial
>succession by experience
>succession by demand
>compound succession

Since the terminology is rather distinct here, I'm willing to explain every single word presented, given that you ask.
Also, most of them have sub-decisions

>>4699083
Would this Gelasho happen to have a particularly large nose?

>>4699083
Could you please provide a brief outline of the each of the options?

>>4699113
stop being antisemitic goyim

>>4699115
merit looks for a skill (i.e handling money)
moral looks for a value (i.e money is evil)
personality looks for a trait (i.e giving money to charity)
trial weeds out people one way or another
experience looks for veterans (i.e sort by oldest)
demand looks for fame (i.e sort by trending)
compound is a mix of everything with no clear preference

>>4699083
>moral based succession

>>4699083
>compound succession
A moral, merit based ruler who is put through trials?

>>4699732
yes
still not as moral or as skilled as a pure pick though

>>4699813
What were the criteria that our forefathers used to choose heirs?

>>4699962
completely random and arbitrary
Aitlaz I and Bendirigz I picked their eldest sons
Onizar had no one to pick
Loiur also picked her eldest son
Bendirigz II died before he picked anyone
Kazazak groomed a random soldier
Syllug also had no one to pick
Aitlaz II picked his eldest son too

there's really no criteria other than "I like you and think you're not retarded"

>>4699083
>>compound succession

>>4699083
>compound succession

>>4699732
>>4700044
>>4700094
We hail the Third Summer week's Last in Loiur's 166th Birthyear of the Second Cycle

Unable to reach a decisive conclusion for almost two weeks, we decide it's best to combine all of our ideas into one single system, inexploitable, incorruptible, a perfect law to breed perfect kings.

Following this new law, all potential candidates must have some semblance of renown among their peers, carry an understanding of hierarchy, be of noble nature, hold deep convictions, present a sound mind, and command respect.

More precisely, the law dictates that, beyond merely being literate...
(pick 1 of each)

Skill:
>Philosophy
>Agriculture
>Diplomacy
>Theology
>Strategy
>Politics
>Commerce
>Industry
Ethics:
>Traditional
>Religious
>Reformist
>Mercantile
Character:
>Appeasing
>Laissez-faire
>Imperious
>Kind
>Industrious
>Zealous
>Authoritative
>Lawful
>Charitable
>Thrifty
>Innovative
>Witty
>Gregarious
Experience:
>Basic Necessities
>Common Understanding
>Adept Knowledge
>Well-lived Experience
>Venerable Wisdom
Trial type:
>by Jury
>by Ordeal
>by Divination
>by Combat
Selection type:
>by Emperor
>by Highpriest
>by Military
>by Jury Vote
>by Popular Vote
>by Mixed Vote

>>4701699
Skill:
>politics
Ethics:
>reformist
Character:
>Industrious
Trial:
>By Jury
Selection:
>By mixed vote (jury vote+Emperor with emperor veto)

>>4701756
I forgot experience
>Adept Knowledge

>>4701699
Skill:
>>Philosophy
Ethics:
>Religious
Character:
>Innovative
Experience
>Common Understanding
Selection
>Jury vote
I will argue why I choose these when I get home to my pc.

>>4701699
Skill:
>Strategy

Ethics:
>Religious

Character:
>Innovative

Experience:
>Adept Knowledge

Trial:
>by Jury

Selection type:
>by Mixed Vote (Highpriest + Emperor)

>>4701699
Skill:
>Philosophy

Ethics:
>Religious

Character:
Innovative

Experience:
Adept Knowledge

Selection type:
by Emperor


Wait--are we abolishing the hereditary concept of Ashkizzo?

What I mean is, are we abolishing the concept of the ruler being descended from Aitlaz?

>>4701838
being a direct descendant was just happen-stance
it has been established since syllug, that every ashgiz automatically becomes aitlaz, the essences don't care about blood relation

>>4701699
Skill
>Industry
Ethics
>Religious
Character
>Innovative
Experience
>Adept Knowledge
Trial Type
>By Jury
Selection Type
>By Jury

>>4701787
And so, anon was never heard from again.

if I could vote myself I'd pick

industry
mercantile
innovative
basic necessities
trial by ordeal
selection by mixed vote (3 parts population 1 part emperor 1 part military)

don't understand this as a suggestion
I just wanna post too :(
and I like the idea finding diamonds in the rough

>>4702564
>>4701837
>>4701788
>>4701787
>>4701756
...candidates must have a natural affinity for free thought and reasoning
they must hold the values of our society in high regard, by spreading and upholding the integrity of our faith
further they are expected to be of strong will, not to fall into stagnation in the name of our ancestors, but seek out new truths with an open mind, like they did
we would also have them be of middle age, while the young often meet our other criteria, they simply do not possess the lived experience to act in the best interest of us all, though we reckon there are old minds in young bodies and vice versa, those not too young and not too old are preferred

To determine whether a candidate possesses all the expected faculties, they must stand trial before a public jury, where they are to be physically and mentally examined, before being questioned on their future plans
if a candidate is perceived to be deceiving the jury, they are excluded from the imperial selection for life
The final judgement whether a candidate is to become heir to the empire or not, will be done with a different jury containing a representative of every major urban center, in addition to one rural representative, and the ashgiz themselves.
representatives must not be selected from just the city itself, but its surrounding countryside as well, for this, peasants must locate their nearest city and participate in the vote there
the rural representative is elected by a council, consisting of those selected to represent individual border, frontier, colonial and administrative dead-end villages, these dead-ends referring to those villages who are equally far away from multiple cities and thus must not be allowed to participate in the votes of either
this rural council then selects a singular representative from among themselves to sit on the imperial jury

a unanimous consent between jury and ashgiz must be reached before an heir may be declared prince or princess
the remaining candidates must then sign a contract to either never participate in the selection again, or remain on standby as a pretender, should the designated heir die prematurely
these pretenders will be ranked by an independent peasant council and added to a list of approved successors to the heir, based upon the results previously recorded by the imperial jury
those ranking higher on the list of successors, will receive preferential consideration in replacing a deceased heir.

With this, we believe the succession to the empire, to be eternally secured.

Culture:
>Art - Light and Shadows
Miscellaneous:
>Private - Be a family man
>Public - Tour the Empire

>>4702924
>Private - Be a family man
[Guile's Theme Intensifies]

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if you can't keep track of this convoluted mess of words, like me
here's the same thing again, but as a picture

>>4702924
>Private - Be a family man

>>4702924
>Private - Be a family man
yeah, we gotta enjoy the muscles. we gotta make a family first in order to be a family man, after all

>>4702924
>Private - Be a family man

>>4702924
>Private - Be a family man

>>4702924
>Private - Be a family man
>>4702621
UNTIL NOW. I fell asleep /:

>>4703691
>>4703283
>>4703226
>>4703032
>>4702932
We hail the Nineteenth Autumn week's Middle in Loiur's 170th Birthyear

At 28 years of age, Ovini has given birth to our first child, a healthy baby girl, we call her Udenedi.
Just the next year, on the Tenth Autumn week's First, she gave birth again, this time a handsome baby boy, we call him Ovino, for he looks just as pale with the same red eyes as his mother.

Though imperial duties take priority, if only for the horrendous workload, we do our best to always be there for our wife and children.
Seemingly however, they always seem to want to spend their time with us, when we are the busiest, and seem perfectly content when we have time to spare.
As such, we decide to play along and move a part of our workload to our recreation time, so as to pretend to be busy for our family, when in reality we have arranged for this time to be spent specifically with them.

During our children's early years growing up, it also appears they sneak out of the palace at night, we don't know what they're up to, but the guards assure us, they're taking care of them.
As they get older, the frequency of their nightly escapes increases, Ovini and the guards are convinced that they're not so much leaving, as they are leaving us alone.
With that mildly embarrassing fact finally cleared up, Ovini and us keep trying for another child, and try to do so when our children are already asleep as to not be further disturbed by their mother's scheduled exercise.

We greet the Fifth Summer week's Fourth in Loiur's 182nd Birthyear
Our third child, Yravi, has turned 4 years of age.
Normally we would celebrate this occasion, but disconcerting news have reached us, about a great western army, rampaging through the geldoz tribes.
Though their advance is slow, it is thorough and meticulous.
Fact is, we have only heard of it now, 5 years after the fact, from the survivors of the Piktonez, once one of the most powerful geldoz tribes, on their trek into the vast unknown of northern ürallux.

Eventually, they will reach us as well
we have to prepare ahead of time.

>build a western wall
>try to federate the western muxandaz
>conquer the west as a buffer zone

>>4704554
>>build a western wall
They cant siege us right??

>>4704558
idk man, they might, we don't know

>>4704562
Oh shit oh fuck oh shit oh fuck Oh shit oh fuck oh shit oh fuck.

>>4704554
>try to federate the western muxandaz

>>4704554
>try to federate the western muxandaz

>>4704554
>>try to federate the western muxandaz
This is going to be baaaaaaaaaaad

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>>4704708
>>4704665
>>4704649
We welcome the Fifth Summer week's Last in Loiur's 182nd Birthyear

To combat the looming threat from the west, we send envoys out to speak to the savages on our behalf.

We greet the Thirteenth Winter week's Second in Loiur's 184th Birthyear

After more than a year of stupendous back and forth between the tribal kings, our envoys and us, we have successfully managed to federate the western tribes, is what we would like to say anyway.
While there was some success, namely with the smaller tribes who felt immediately threatened by the great western army, we did manage to bring the remaining tribes together into a federation.
A federation against us, that is.
Under the leadership of the Bellovakaz King, a charismatic old man by the name of Belrig.
Using our federation attempts as a catalyst, Belrig has called upon a great union of warriors from all tribes, to combat the advancing western army, as well as to combat the light of civilization, henceforth Belrig rules over the new Belgez tribe.

Meanwhile, word has reached us that the Legezoviz have engaged the great western army, they are the last tribe in between our new confederates and the advancing enemy.

>issue a general call to arms
>order total mobilization
>rely on elite unites

>>4704800
>issue a general call to arms

>>4704800
>>issue a general call to arms
I dont think we should exhaust our manpower just yet.

>>4704800
>A federation against us, that is.
COME ON. Our allied tribes are Kajedaz, Veliokaz, Ambianaz and Remaz, who will face the army alone if we don't do anything. The enemy tribes lead by Belrig are against our interests. As about 30 years have passed since we reinforced the east against kybrennaz so I assume everyone is relocated already, back home... organizing a large mobilization is feasible plus I trust that our economy is OK enough to resist what is going on.

We have to get rid of Belgez if we plan to resist the alien army in any way.
>order total mobilization

>>4704844
I am not worried about the economy or the effects of mass mobilization. I am worried that we will exhaust our manpower in one go. I believe that we should have a decent army standing which can be reinforced if the case demands it.
Also the Belgez are not a threat since they are dealing with the sudden invasion. The best case scenario is if they take the big hit of the invasion and we come in to clean all the leftovers off.

>>4704800
>Issue a general call to arms.

>>4704860
I don't want to sacrifice our federation because it is tactically advantageous

>>4704881
We haven't even seen the strategies on offer, this just determines the immediate manpower pool

>>4704881
What do you mean sacrifice the federation? The only entity that is currently in danger are the Belgez.

>>4704872
>>4704842
>>4704826
As the Belgez are mobilizing, so too have we issued the act of general mobilization, as is standard procedure in war times.
Due to the urgency of the matter, we can expect 20000 to arrive at Lapejo within a week, and from there another another 5000 every week for a third of a season, any recruitment beyond that, might prove difficult.

To secure our confederates while we still can, we have dispatched our Ongizaz to organize their warriors, to improve their odds against the oncoming horde.

The next week, we have successfully assembled the army at Lapejo and are prepared to reinforce our comrades.
Speaking of, Ovini has left our children in the care of her aunts, bringing along with her several women of similar stature to hers.
These...uh...battle widows, she claims, are good friends of hers, who have fought many a skirmish alongside her back home in the colonies, they are here as per her request.
Not wanting to reject her gift, we assign them as our body guards, with our veteran wife at the head.

>ship over to relief our allies
>secure Bibragez
>ship ahead into enemy land
>march through Belgez territory

>>4704935
>>ship ahead into enemy land
OH GOD I DIDN'T THOUGHT IT WAS POSSIBLE or that you were going to give us this option. LET'S GOOOOO

>>4704940
why would I limit you to defense-only?
I will always provide a full-retard option assuming it's in-character

>>4704935
>Ship over to relieve our allies
Lets not send the army in blind, we can go on the offensive once we've scouted, better to put them at the border and ready none the less.

>>4704935
>>secure Bibragez
Its in the Remaz territory, and they are our river bros for a while now. I say that we save them.

>>4704942
Well, I was expecting a full on offense/preemptive strike to the main threat and I was wondering how could you allow us to skip the secondary threat, if able. And so ships are able to ferry 20.000 soldiers to where we want them. I think that having our army separated from the confederates will force the enemy to spread and that split will help us. Will we go trough the sea?

>>4704950
yes, we have a lot of ship traffic to take advantage of
we'll be sailing up the channel

>>4704935
>secure Bibragez

>>4704935
>ship over to relief our allies

>>4704997
>>4704946
[parting the Tie like the red sea]
After we have shipped over to our western confederates, we are greeted by Goxdesh and the western kings, they confide with us, that they have amassed a force of 15000 warriors, while this is far from what they can muster, these men we are told, have at least some experience with the blade.

Before we were able to truly sort ourselves out, a scout arrives, shouting his lungs out
"ABDAXA" he screams, repeatedly.
After we stop him and let him catch his breath, he explains to us that he has witnessed an unholy army cross the Iba Zakvana
his description of half-horse, half-man monstrosities matches those of gizahabdaxa perfectly, this is not what we signed up for.

>meet the demons head-on
>lay an ambush where we expect their army
>set up camp right here and brace for combat
>retreat to the Iba Ambi
>get into formation and lure them toward us

>>4705040
>lay an ambush where we expect their army
>Half-horse, half-human
Are they Indo-europeans or are we past their invasion already?

>>4705064
nah, we've just never seen cavalry in recorded history before

>>4705040
>lay an ambush where we expect their army

>>4705040
>get into formation and lure them towards us
We should fight them on our terms, find the best terrain we can that'll hamper a horse and keep them close and personal for our spearmen and axemen to deal with them.