Open game - Charadon, patch n edition

Wars vs first the Amurites and then the Hippus have both been successful and finished, though Lucian died.
I took one city from each, but I razed 3 cities of the Hippus and the Barbarians took their capital! They currently have Mokka on the way to, I guess, sit in it.
The barbarians have been a huge help so far. And their presence is pretty substantial, with at least 2 good cities, many lairs, and a pretty decent stack walking around with a mix of frostling archers, skeletons and warriors.
All this and more, in my spoiler below!
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7: 38 Gold from a Hut to the SW
48: With 8 beastmen and Lucian I enter the Amurite borders and declare war. I have two more Beastmen on their way. And a barbarian Frostling Wolf Rider that will probably attack before me.
For the first time in a while, the Amurites actually have a few defenders (3 warriors now, they used to have 5+) in the city. This should be a peace of cake.
49: The Frostling Wolf Rider kill a defender, this is just too easy! 3 of my warriors die in the battle, I keep the city and
pillage 95 Gold in the process. The Amurite civilization is destroyed.
53: A Griffon has killed two of my lone
Beastmen already, he needs to be dealt with. This delays my next rush a bit!
54: I get an event, WERWOLF_MORALITY_BAD, not sure what it does. But I pick the first option, to sacrifice one man to the werewolf. This apparantly makes all my units unable to move and slightly damaged. And did I mention the Griffon killed another Beastman this turn? Probably will kill one more the
next, my entire army will be slain by this lone beast!!!
55: Another Beastman was slain as predicted, the Griffon is now Combat IV, but badly damaged. We have him now!
The rush on Hippus is put on a serious hold as I only have 4 units alive at this juncture.
Damn that flying monstrosity!
56: I finally finish a worker in the capital. Time to improve those Cows and make some more Beastmen.
62: A polar bear kills a Beastman. At least it wasn't Lucian. Lucian takes care of him.
64: For 15 turns of disorder in Cevedes I get a
Great Bard. The bard could give me a nice
income, or possibly rush a tech.

I first thought this was in the Capital, so I hesitated for a while, but since it is in Cevedes, it's just awesome. I choose to settle it in the city. It will take 15 turns till I get any effect, but the city will need culture, and I will need the income from the bard. (I could have kept it for 15 turns and decided then instead, but what's done is done).

73: Open my borders to the Illians.
76: Orthus spawns, to my east, near the Clan.
78: The Hippus borders have retreated, apparantly their closest city have fallen to the Barbarians?!
They are still alive however. I move my troops to investigate.
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83: I declare war on Rhoanna and enter their Borders, next to Radonnor. The Barbarian trait has helped me a lot against these guys!
84: Radonnor is defended by two Warriors when I arrive, one seem to be brand new, the other damaged but with Guerilla promo on a hill.
I lose one warrior when taking the city, I burn it to the ground. The Hippus have at least two more cities.
The Barbarians have a strong presence here now, with a Barrow and a city, and Mokka on the way. Two Lizardmen moving around and two skellies on the barrow. I move one of my Beastmen to the barrow so that both the skellies will (hopefully) move.
84: I now have 9 Beastmen and Lucian, most of the Beastmen are on their way, and 2 of them are defending my cities. I am now building a Settler to improve my economy.
And my two workers are working on connecting my cities.
86: After an initial attack by the Barbarians, Conrad Mor is weakened, and I raze it, recieving 81 gold in the process. A worker is captured.
87: Aww, crap. Lucian dies to a Giant Spider next to ruins of Conrad Mor. On another note, the barbarians have a nice stack of units here.
90: I kill two defenders in Feiss Mabdon, after an initial assault by the barbarians. Only one defender remains.
92: The road to Cevedes is finished, I continue building roads down south to the Hippus area. Connecting the Barrows and Ruins for improved barbarian speed as I go along.
93: I take Feiss Mabdon, keep it, gain 24 gold in the process, and I meet Alexis at the same time. Only one lost Beastmen thanks to the cooperative Barbarians.
And Rhoanna is now defeated.
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101: I get Cartography, but I'm not gonna switch to City States until I finish my settler in 2 turns.
102: I declare war on Calabim, and enter their territory.

103: I take Acaia and I keep it. 25 Gold is plundered. I switch to Agrarianism and City States.
108: Settled Fjirgard down where the Hippus used to be.

116: I pillage a cottage and a pasture outside Nubia for a total of 21 Gold.
117: I pillage a hamlet and gain 19 gold, I upgrade both my Workers at the border to beastmen for 20 gold each.
118: I pillage two cottages, a hamlet outside Nubia and gain a total of 30 gold. I pillage another Cottage outside Acaia and gain 5 more gold.
119: I pillage two more cottages and gain another 10 gold.
122~: I take nubia and 3 workers, I upgrade them all to Beastmen.
125: Once healed up, I go for the next city.
128: Prespur is taken, 2 beastmen lost in the process. I get two workers and Alexis is now defeated.
129: Capria wants me to join in on a war against Lanun. I say no. I will have to see later what side I'll join in on if they are still fighting.
130: I settle Mortensholm, north of Cevedes.

131: I trade maps with Capria. She only have 3 cities, but she has Archers. I will wait till I have bronze working to attack her. Her cities are located on or near the coast, so her only front is towards me and the barbarians (Acheron has a hill city near me, between me and Lanun)
137: Uh oh, The Illians casted Stasis. Crapsticks! I'm losing money and fast.
I attack Capria, at a perfect situation, they have apparantly been affected by some event where all their units are hurt and held for 3 turns. And they cant build reinforcements! I kill an archer and an axeman on a hill next to their new city.
138: I raze Tentatio-onis, and gain 10 Gold in the process. Mokka is here to cheer us on!

I don't seem to lose any money, I guess that's how stasis is really supposed to work, lol I scared myself.
I capture two Bannor workers and upgrade them to Beastmen.
141: I Capture Trinity, keep it, and pillage 124 Gold.
145: I capture Vallus and 125 Gold.
At the same time, a lone Beastman has killed of a scout outside Torrolerial and a Warrior inside the city, leaving the city defended by a lone scout!
146: The capital of the Bannor have been captured, 139 Gold have been liberated and Capria has been defeated.
First I thought that the Stasis would be a disaster for me, but it turned out to be a blessing in disguise. When I panicked and declared war it was at the best opportunity possible, the Bannor did not have as good defenses as I presumed. They had only 2 archers, and only one of them was in a city.
Not only that, the city's are rioting during Stasis! Totally harmless.
159: Stasis is finally over! Time to grow all cities to size 5 cause I got cotton hooked up, and try to get some culture, more happy resources, markets everywhere, and some cottaegs once I get Education in 2 turns.
166: With Crafting my wine resource finally gives happines, raising the happiness cap to 6 in most cities.
168: The Clan asks for our assistance with their, not yet started, war with the Lanun, we accept. Seeing as they are our closest friends.
175: I get a Great Merchant in my Capital. I move it to the city with the Great Bard, to decide whether to do a trade mission or settle it, or whatever when I arrive.
178: I decide to check out the clan's territory and see if I can get a good trade mission with the merchant.
180: The Illians demand wheat from us and we comply. We have no intent of ending our friendship at this moment, and we have two wheat resources. We also get Mining this turn and find out we have no Copper inside our borders. We immediatelly queue a settler, and find a spot where we can get both copper and rice, necessary for our future Dereptus Brewery.
181: Mysticism has been researched.
189: I reach the Illian capital Garduk, in the far east, at the coast. It will give 1100 Gold, I don't think I will get more from any city at this time, so I decide to do it. And then I raise my research to 90%.

199: Seems that the Illians got Trade, we trade Mysticism to them for Masonry.
200: I settle on the Copper, finally I have a metal. I finish the Dereptus Brewing House in Vallus, after intensive chopping and cottage building in it's BFC.

201: Traded Code of Laws, Festivals, and Philosophy to Auric for Bronze Working, Archery, Fishing and their World Map.
Going to switch to Aristocracy + Slavery, probably next turn, and upgrade some of my Beastmen to Sons of Asena as soon as they stop being held for whatever reason.
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