Turn 5 has come to an end and the biggest news is that trade routes were opened. This will bring in a huge quantities of income for all parties involved.
Balseraph empire seem to become a center of trade and prosperity. Carnivals are always open and full and games are hosted daily. People are happy, enjoying not only in being fed and sheltered, but also in precious luxuries and entertainment, a rare feat in these days on Erebus. Their government seems to be extremely stable. This is all possible because of tremendous income that Balseraphs are making - merchants and farmers are all rich. This is a remarkable age and some even begin to call it a Golden Age of Baseraphs.
Some have foreseen that and ordered their trade routes away from Balseraphs. Khazad and Grigori agreed not to send merchants to Balseraphs but instead to each other.
A great Somnium tournament was held in Khazad empire. Khazad fully financed travels and accommodation for all who played, and Marcell of Summerspring, an adept from Amurite empire, won the tournament. Amurites are thrilled and winner became hero overnight. Balseraphs were less fortunate. Angry at the defeat of all their contestants, they claim that contest was rigged and demand that their King must host the next Somnium tournament as soon as possible. That new tournament must be even more grandiose than those that cheapskate dwarves did.
While many celebrate and become distracted by such entertainment, reality is much harsher for those who live in Shazaak province. There has been another incident and another revolt, as some less prominent figures of the Salvation movement begun to turn their backs on it and returned to violence. This undermined Salvationists efforts and various groups of Orcs again rose to arms, and Grigori army responded with violence. As order is being restored, a feeling that foreign spies actually funded this disturbance is all-pervasive. Nothing can be proven, though.
Khazad gain +2 stability for hosting the tournament.
Amurites gain +1 stability for winning the tournamnet.
Balseraphs have to either host another Somnium tournament in next 3 turns that will cost at least 15 gold or lose -1 stability
Grigori lose -1 stability, -5 gold and can't build anything in Shazaak this turn.