Little Empires 2

[Raziel]

(They're there to help with anything. They heard about the story of the heretics, so they're soldiers if you want, which would be fun, workers if you don't.)

[Cetus Amicus]

TURN 61
Back to our scheduled programming.

The winds blow to the southeast.

[BATTLE] Tamarath VERSUS Waykaria - (Rolling: [60]v[50 + 50 = 100])

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THE TOWER INTERVENES

The hail of arrows falls down upon the Waykarian formations, a few men are felled but the squad fills the holes made and remains unbroken. Once the enemy enters optimal firing range the order is given, a barrage of shots sounds through the darkness, followed by the sound of hissing as boiling blood spatters the ground. The Yarlian guards take up positions to defend the squad from the incoming charge while other soldiers spread to the side to deny the enemy an opportunity to flank them.

The guns are reloaded and the second volley goes off into the darkness, visibility be damned, the enemy shall not pass! As the marathi come out of the smoke and mists, the Waykarians ready their bayonets and charge along with the Yarlian guard. It was a bloody battle, but the soldiers grew wise to the serpents' deaths and avoided taking casualties from the resulting blasts, Yarlian medics dragged the wounded back to be bandaged and treated for burns.

They fought until the serpents came no more. Waykaria was victorious this day.



chimericWilder: Sari retreated to the old abandoned village while the battle went on. Ishadin left the battle with heavy injuries, determined to make his way back home to tell the others.

Palamedes: The light around the temple has grown wider.

MasterBlade: The Sanddrums begin burrowing into the ashland soil.

Though the attempts at communication have led to the discovery that the creatures are particularly sensitive to motion and sound, they do not seem to be on the same level of thinking as you are, perhaps their minds are simply too alien to understand?

Jack Wetson has been kicked from the game due to outstanding lack of activity.

Due to baxbound's resignation, the Renidab have become NPCs.

NPC - Renidab: Their first action is to officially rename themselves as the "Western Kingdoms."

Something stirs in the ashes... more dusters.


It seems a new variant of ash demons are leading them.

[Palamedes]

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Sorry for not posting anything recently, I'm busy getting back into the swing of things and haven't had time for big things on the forum. I'll try to get something out tonight or tomorrow night.

[Bramzter]

'Has it really been so long Nahzar?' the man asked, before removing his hood, 'That you have forgotten the sound of your own prince?'

The Vizier was stunned for a moment before letting out a gentle laugh, A smile crossed his snakelike face. Please forgive me, The Desert heat can make a man forgetful. How are you old friend? What news of home? The Vizier replied in a warm tone, as if greeting a dear friend. They both took a seat at the large map table, A bottle of Couldronic Cider was brought out and the two shared the drink.

Ah, I remember when we left you were just appointed your first task as military commander, It seems to have fitted you well Prince. However, I do not think someone of your stature would risk this journey just to visit an old friend. Allow me to fill you in on the details quickly

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First things first, This place is home to a lot of other factions beside our own, We are on relatively friendly terms with all of them...however there is a situation in the north, One colonial power and one of the tribes have gotten in conflict with each other... The strange thing is the fact that these tribe's people are... very similar to us.

How ever it seems the war-bands are beaten for now




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Our next point of subject will be the ashlands, You have seen the spider people yes? They are natives form there victim of a civil war but that will be discussed later...

In the ashlands grow some kind of giant mushrooms called blightcap. It is called that for a reason, We have been trying to cut down any new one's that sprouted out form last day's storm... However we have some samples we can send back to home its spores can be handy in cures...or the opposite if necessary.. We also have another.. acquirement for the sultan.



The Vizier stood up and took out a musket. It was in rather good condition.

Do we still own those sulfur deposits in the east? I think we can recreate this weapon if its studied by our finest craftsman... Which brings us upon the subject of something more grim, Our scouts on the passage in above reported sights of a massive lake of molten rock with a large and rather gruesomely decorated forge behind it, This is the other side of our neighbor's civil war... As we have gathered they are a danger to us all and have utterly no redeeming qualities.

As a token of mutual cooperation i have send a detail of our forces towards the main 'Good' Spider-ling settlement for assistance.



... I seems to have confused you...Strange things happen around here my friend, it might be..disorientating for new arrivals... Perhaps this will be more familiar for you, Altrough you always hated diplomacy.



Other Colonists have made their home here too, These people from the east are humans from across the great sea.. Their technology is quite remarkable... they sail trough the sky as if they sailed trough water and they have many weapons our human neighbors have, We have send out a diplomat to their home, And according to 'sources' he has arrived with his escort.. I do not know what happened to him yet. But i think we will have our answer soon enough The vizier said when a shadow darkened the room. Outside of the window a airship could be seen hovering over and stopping some where outside the main colony.

Ready to meet out guests? I presume you do not want the people to know it is you who is here.. considering you are not with a usual escort..

The two Yarlains headed outside and with a assortment of others approached the airship

Hail there! What is the occasion for your visit?




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[chimericWilder]

Bramzter, you forgot to make a reply to Calde. I've been waiting for that, i suppose.

[Bramzter]

"We did actually, Happy to see some care about buisiness...Take a look around, We wil trade for glass containers"

In other news, Goods have been traded for glass jars veils and bottle's to be used for alchemy

((I am giving you free reign over what is traded, EXCEPT WEAPONS OR ANYTHING THAT GIVES YOU MiLITARY ADVANTAGE))

[Palamedes]

((Bram I already gave the reason for the airship's return. Haile and his honour guard were brought back, and a request was made to send some Waykarian diplomats back to the Sultanate to learn more as well as honour your gift custom thing.

Also did you get the musket from Renidab? Or am I forgetting something?))

Don't know if a proper turn is going to come up today, but for now I'll say the tower kept getting built and the soldiers gathered up as many prisoners as they could from the warband so that they'd be even less likely to fight back.

[Cetus Amicus]

and the soldiers gathered up as many prisoners as they could from the warband so that they'd be even less likely to fight back.

Unfortunately there is no-one to gather back up, they all either exploded or ran away. Unless you intend on going after Sari in the abandoned village or Ishadin in the hills to the northeast.

Also, I've decided I'm not updating each day unless people are playing each day, so if everyone is unavailable I'll just be waiting until y'all get back to posting.

[chimericWilder]

Calde quickly shows off what he brought with him, other than simple containers. Among his masterpieces are a fine glass vase, a roaring lion figurine, several carefully-crafted glass shards designed for focusing sunlight into a beam (or so he explains, noting with dissatisfaction that he cannot demonstrate), a water pitcher whose exterioer is decorated to look like yarlian/marathi snake scales, and finally a glass rod with a lot of design variations covering it's length, mostly for the purpose of showing off his artistic talent. Other than these, he has a number of more standardized works in the form of glass containers and the like, though Calde is quick to note that it would not take him long to create a custom piece of glassware.

As for what he wants in return, Calde seems to have absolutely no idea. He is unimpressed by most raw materials he is shown, though the discovery of silk interests him briefly. He doesnt appear the least bit interested in weapons, and instead he asks about art, and asks brief questions about the craftmanship of much of what else is shown him. All in all, he seems more interested in the principle of trade with foreigners than in the actual wares.

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Watching from a distance as his childhood friends and peers are brutally murdered by the southerners, Sari quietly curses Ishadin. He should've been able to stop this! Char would have, but he was dead! With a start, Sari realises that the numbness from that event has faded, burned away by Ishadin's actions. He could not afford to feel sorry for himself now, while his other friends still lived! He had to act, for noone else would - everyone had always been used to Char making the decisions, and noone would question Ishadin doing so in Char's place. Needless to say, Sari no longer trusted Ishadin's ability to make such decisions.

Though the southerners blocked his path home, Sari had explored and hunted in these hills since he was very young. Last he had approached them, they had moved to intercept him with weapons drawn, so he was not going anywhere near them again. Getting past unseen should not be an issue, though.

As he moves for the hills, though, he hears a rustling sound behind him. Whirling around, he spots Irin approaching, the younger female sister of a pair of skilled hunter twins. The very two hunters who had moved to the village which they now stood so close to; Partly, Char had fought on their behalf, as well as the rest of those who lived in the southern settlement.

"Where is Arin?"

She quickly glances at the scorched battlefield before looking away.

"I... D-didnt want to fight..."

"Ishadin has betrayed us today, with his thirst for vengeance. The southerner's evil is too strong, but dying does not do Char any honor..."

"I brought this for you..."

She holds up a metal spearhead, coated with dried blood and scorch marks. Sari recognizes it, of course, for it had been there when Char died. He looks away, before he could dwell on the memory.

"I dont want it. Come, we are going home."

She ties it to her side with a strip of leather before following him through the hills.

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Ishadin was deathly silent despite his numerous wounds. The few hunters still with him could not know that within his mind, Ishadin raged and screamed a song of vengeance and hatred.

"Go now. When i return, justice shall be met."

Without another word, Ishadin slithers towards the desert sands, leaving the remaining survivors to make their way home. Ishadin would then wander the sands, surviving off of the supplies he still had with him. He would listen only to the desert winds and his own mad thoughts of revenge.

[Palamedes]

A great cheer goes out from the beleaguered defenders of the tower site as the few snakemen warriors are turned back. Some go to form an ironically named 'hunting party' to find as many survivors as possible, but Enopa stops them, stating that there had been more then enough bloodshed for the day, and that it was their duty to defend, not attack. Regardless, some Yarlian guards and Waykarian infantry move outwards from the site, looking to get rid of any scattered memebers of the warband trying to regroup for another attack, or to warn the defenders if another large horde was approaching. The tower nears completion, but the soldiers are too busy watching for further signs of a fight or helping with the wounded to assist the construction. Within the next day it would be finished.

The western settlements continue to expand slowly, the stone wall is finished and a bridge is constructed to link the westernmost settlement with the rest of their people.

The fleet stays where they are, but Captain Nastad quickly flies back into the blackout and reports that the light is now strong enough to be seen even from their position, were they in the storm. They decide to hold for another day to see what happens.

The Ocalus waits for a response from the Yarlians, though their captain notes that the greeting party is significantly larger and better guarded then usual. He turns to Haile as the snakeman exits and nods to the two leaders.

"I understand that one is the Vizier, from the last time we were here. Do you know who the other leader is with him?"

[Bramzter]

"Art? well..our homeland is far across the sands, We are cut off from our main colony too, I am afraid that we can not share any culture besides spoken word for now..We have some trinkets from our empire."

The Yarlian showed some finely crafted jewellry, It was covered in old scripts. It was made from gold and shells, In the middle was a round blue pearl from deep within the sultanate's seas.

"Maybe this is of intreset to you? It has a rather interesting story behind it."

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Haile looked at the welcoming party qeustioning. Why would there be so much people?

"I do not know who you mean...It just Vizier Nahzar an-"

Haile's eyes widened when he saw the other leader, A nervous smile crossed his face.

"I see who you mean..But it would be more polite to let him introduce himself no? I word of advice, Watch your words, This is a person of great importance."

Haile turned and bowed to the two

"Greetings to you Vizier.... And too you honerable Prince."


((Pala, I misread your post sorry... also the Musket is supposed to be a Mystery~))

[chimericWilder]

"That would certainly be delightful. It has been quite a while since i heard a good story."

[Palamedes]

Well colour me suspicious then. Did your snakemen steal it off a corpse or something?

(Don't worry, I won't meta.)

[Cetus Amicus]

TURN 62

The winds shift towards the southwest.

Bramzter: Ash hordes are approaching your positions! What do you do, if anything?

Chopping down mature blightcaps dislodges the spores they hold within, the men plead you only order the younger ones cut down for the sake of their health. However, immature blightcaps appear to wither rapidly when harmed, good samples of the fungus can only extracted from ripe mushrooms. You must choose between your peoples' health and scientific curiosity.

chimericWilder: A beam of light has surrounded the mostly-reconstructed temple, Taavende's wrath must be subsiding.

Palamedes: Even though the new temple is nearly finished, the land continues to die from the darkness enshrouding it, even the waters have turned foul from the curse.

The ash armies are moving somewhat faster with the new variants at their front.

[Vancho1]

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The Wend will not sit by the wayside! HEx4

Oracle began a plan of expansion in the main settlement. Hatchlings were raised and released into their professions, houses were built, and an exploratory group started excavating a mountain, looking for gems or metals that could be traded with allies. A group of hunters was also sent northeast, armed with sharp javelins, spears, and war talons. They were soon met by a thick wall, blocking the heart of the cauldron from them. The Wend called out, wondering if the wall were guarded.



At the southern settlement, a new trade post was built, and a palisade guarding the colony's hill was erected. The Wend thanked their Yarlian allies for the supplies, and they had figured out which plants were edible in the grasslands. A seed-gathering party was formed, and they soon collected many seeds. They were not yet planted, but stored away in the shrine.



The Eastern settlement also grew, with Mila directing the construction of a trading post. Hopefully, their neighbors would soon take more notice of them.

[Qualien]

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The matriarchs have finally decided it was time to expand further outward. They figured they should sent out scouts to the north and south first, as a precautionary step. Nobody knew what was beyond the lake, and there was no reason to risk civilian lives by sending them off to the unknown. Recruitment notices were posted around to attract anybody interested in a military life. Those who showed up were immediately put to training. In the mean-time, weapons were manufactured to prepare for them. A collection of soldiers who weren't helping train were sent out towards First Step, where a barracks was being built in advance. The plan was to send them southward first, then double back up the river. A few matriarchs were concerned with the lack of fire dust, wondering what they could do to resolve the problem. They appointed a few Harena to investigate the origin of the substance, hoping to figure out it's secrets and exploit them. A couple more houses were built in the residential district.
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Mavo had been spending a lot of time around the Wend, attempting to learn their language. After a little while, he felt like he knew enough to make small, broken conversations. The others in First Step weren't too keen on learning themselves, despite any effort put forth even by Nieki. Mavo took pride in his linguistic skill, though it alienated him from the rest of the colony, aspiring to learn more about the neighboring race. One midday, he went up to whom he presumed to be a matriarch of the tribe (Mila), awfully curious about what she was having built.
"Hello, err.. How are doing?"

Current Move: Army Mobilization
Heroic Effort Distribution:

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2x Research Geology, Alchemy
2x Crafting Weapons (Swords+Spears)
3x Training Soldiers
3x Teliph Houses, First Step Military Post

[Bramzter]

In contrary to popular belief i am not dead,

Expect a update this weekend.

[Cetus Amicus]

NOTICE

Game is not forsaken. Update will happen once Bram takes his turn.

[Bramzter]

...Way to give me more pressure.

[Palamedes]

Note:

Sorry for vanishing, here's a quick and simple update.

THE TOWER IS COMPLETED.

The Nostros flies towards the tower to give any necessary last-minute support. The fires are just about dead to the south.

[chimericWilder]

I am going to have to resign (again ) since my free time is about to vanish for a very long time. I would have liked to post and participate sooner, but i kinda needed Bramzter for that. I can make a short last post, if necessary, but i doubt i will be coming back this time unless this is still alive several many months from now, which seems rather unlikely at this moment...

[Bramzter]

((FFFFFFFF I JUST ARE DONE EDITING THE MAP THEN THISS))

[Bramzter]

((I am getting more terrible at writing fluff, I had thousends of ideas but i have no time to write it because there is so MUCH going on ))



In the ashlands the workers continue cutting down the blightcaps, They will hover be the first in line of the antidote when that is discovered. The Army marches further away form the ash beings.
The ashbeings are for the most part ignored, We allow them passage trough our land and everyone else stays out of their way.

The yarlains on the wall responed to the Wend hunters

Hail dear ally! What can we do for you?

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At the yarlian colony the welcome party was still gathered when Haile and the Waykarians approached. The rather large yarlian besides the vizier slithered forward and spoke

"Hail and Welcome Sailors of the sky, I am Prince Abdulah of the Sultanate of Yarlia. It seems that you once agian are our geusts? "
The prince allowed himself a little smile

"I presume we have much to discuss"
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The Trade post in the Cursed Darkness grew, However much more Yarlian grew sick of the tainted water.. It was quite scary.. Water was supposed to be a source of life and safety.. but even that was corrupted due to the darkness. Some Yarlians had packed and were traveling to orgin of the now corrupted river, they believed that if the water was blessed by the spirit of life it would be cleansed.

They were certain of thier devotion, They had done thier best to preserve life in a region full of bloodshed. Those action must mean something right?

On the other side of the trading post The old Yarlian continued to show the Native named Calde the trinket.

"This jewelry is one of the lost gifts to the a group of people we called the Mathir, The story behind it goes the following:

'Long after the War of the Five Sultans and the Icefang invasion trouble was brewing within our sultanate, Our previous ruler in that time was Shaj the Dreaded, A name he won early in his life and a fitting one, His rule was a harsh one, Our borders were isolated and the military drafting age was young...It was a warrior's age but his rule did not make him popular...Especially in the province of Mathiri. named after sultan Mathul, One of the five earliest sultans, His teachings and ways were deeply ingraved into its people, favoring culture and knodlege instead of knowdlege. These young country men, Inspired by the uprising years ago from the icefangs started a revolt, Donning a sign of the sun as thier emblem... This sparked into an all out war.. Which brings us to the necklace.. When the final assult of the mathir was broken they surrenderd.. They had accepted thier death but thier actions had changed the sultan, He had a small bit of mercy... He banished the people of Mathiri to roam the endless sands...'

This was supposed to be a parting gift for them... but they vanished before they could be given"

The Old yarlian stopped for a moment and pressed the medalion into Calde's hands.

"I think you should have it, I don't know why...But i still have more old objects with stories...and i am busy with a new project"

((My apologies for being a disorginized mess, I was interupted while setting up but here it is, I will clean it up and color tekst later))

((You can update now Cetus, Sorry for the inconviniece))

[Cetus Amicus]

EVERYONE GET IN HERE!

[Qualien]

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