Heirs to Heaven
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Zappericus
Euro scumbag
Maybe it is god's way of punishing us for attempting to claim his throne
I found some messages in my father's study showing you had more knowledge of the plot against Lord Lucien's life than you were letting on. It was being perpetrated by Ishton's spymaster. Yet, you did not tell Lord Lucien of this until you were practically held at swordpoint, and you avowed your own innocence. The only reason you did not tell him sooner was because Isthon "is a good DMZ between our alliances," even though they are "vermin."
Why would you want a publicly neutral, but privately scheming, area in such an important region if you did not plan to claim power for yourself? The only alternative is you are grossly incompetent and negligent. Either way, you and Isthon are the only evils I see, as well as anyone who stands with them.
Everyone knows you wanted to become regent before you ignored politics for half the year. Faulhammer even publicly declared support just prior to the tourney.
christos200
Never tell me the odds
Lord Meph, I wish to ask you a question and please answer directly: do you want a unified Kingdom or its dissolution into smaller independent Kingdoms?
The Kingdom can remain unified only if there is a strong central government which shall mediate disputes between Houses and ensure that there is peace. Why do you think that the Kingdom has been united for so many years? Because there was a strong central government, led by God, who ensured that there was peace and stability. Disputes between Houses were resolved by him.
Ever since his death and the lack of a central government, there was no one with the legitimacy to solve disputes and that led to war. Since there was no central government, there was no one to condemn the aggressive wars of the Grand Alliance and brute force has now become the only way to ensure peace.
It is impossible to maintain peace without a Regent. Let me ask you, Lord Meph: how will disputes be solved after the Grand Alliance is defeated? Who will have the legitimacy to be an arbiter? Or do you believe that Lucien is the cause of the wars and once he is defeated suddenly there will be peace and no disputes at all? Lucien is an effect of the problem, which is the lack of central government, and not the cause of the problem. If there is no central government, tyrants like him will arise again.
Remember the ancient times before God unified the Kingdom? There were constant wars between the Kingdoms. God unified them and established a central government, thus achieving peace. Do you condemn God as evil for forcing the Kingdoms to submit to a central government? So a central government is needed.
Unless of course you do not believe in a unified Kingdom. That is fine by me. If you believe that each Lord should be de facto an independent ruler of his House and that there should be no central government, why not formally dissolve the Kingdom and establish smaller independent Kingdoms? It would far more ensure stability than accepting your proposal of having the facade of unity while the Kingdom is divided into de facto independent countries and would also allow for a kind of peace.
You will have to decide which one you want: Unity or Division? Do not attempt to claim to support unity while rejecting any attempt at central government, for it is mere hypocrisy.
PS: If I had evil intentions, I would not have made you Grand General of the Kingdom's armed forces before I was sure if you were in support of me or not. Regency is not what causes wars, lack of government and anarchy is. If God knew that you hate the idea of a central government and prefer the anarchy that existed before He unified the Kingdom, how would He feel about you?
PS2: Whatever your reply to my question is, keep in mind that we need to cooperate if we are to defeat the Grand Alliance, so do not cause needless disputes while the enemy is at the gates.
OOC: My house is listed as having only two marriages in the stats but I'm pretty sure I should have three, so I'm launching an investigation into whether this is a stats error or a player error. One of these marriages, with House Taran, was arranged this season and included in the update so that one clearly happened.
@Mephs and Isthon: did any of you secretly break off your marriage with me?
@Mephs and Isthon: did any of you secretly break off your marriage with me?
Decamper
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Edit: nevermind, still looking into it.
Edit Redux: Missed changing a number, should be fixed for you and taran now.
christos200
Never tell me the odds
EDIT: Never mind.
I'm gonna drop this game because I'm more interested in other IOTs and I don't have time for them all. Sorry. 
Edit: @erez and NinjaCow: I left the two social groups I was a member of related to the Summer Pact, but I forgot to unsubscribe from them before leaving and now I can't do it. I'd be very happy if I could be re-invited so I can unsubscribe and then leave for real.
Edit: @erez and NinjaCow: I left the two social groups I was a member of related to the Summer Pact, but I forgot to unsubscribe from them before leaving and now I can't do it. I'd be very happy if I could be re-invited so I can unsubscribe and then leave for real.
JohannaK
Heroically Clueless
Ooc: same here.
Decamper
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Great Houses’ War with the Black Breath Continues
As the Great Houses war with one another, so to do they try to combat the spread of the Black Breath, to various degrees of failure and success. The Holy Church, along with Houses Polud and Koriates, have been successful in limiting the spread of the plague through brutal means of killing everyone that shows signs of the disease. Of course, at the earliest stages the Black Breath appears to just be a bad cough, so many cases of the common cold have been prescribed steel and fire. Unfortunately, quarantines and death camps have only worked when military forces are available, and as the war rages through the land, the disease finds its way through the lines, with the conquering of Tsuk and Sanah by House Taran allowing the plague to spread along a new path. While it has been contained in Myriam Peak, there have been individual cases reported in Owary and Koriates, as well as widespread infections breaking out in Veniera. The worst affected area on the continent continues to be Taran lands, and through deliberate exposure, it has spread almost completely throughout northern Thuria, and is making its way into Thustran land.
The southern infection has also continued to spread, though at a less rapid pace as the northern breakout. To the south it has reached as far as Ironhold and Ostra harad, while to the west it has snuck into Oristhia, Eyhant and Toolei. The body count in the south remains less than the north, thanks to the actual battles of the war in the south being fairly far away from the outbreak, allowing for authorities to better control the sick without being distracted.
[-2MP for House Faulhamer]
[-2MP for House de Toullies]
[-5MP for House Isaakios]
[-30MP for House Taran]
[-10MP for House of Koriates]
[-9MP for House of Mephisels]
[-2MP for House Arimathea]
[-12MP for House Natt och Dag]
[-4MP for House Thustra]
[-2MP for House Polud]
[-2MP for the United Church]
[-10MP for the Holy Church]
The North
House of Koriates Continues Pushing Into House Isaakios Despite Heavy Losses Veniera, House Isaakios
The House Koriates once again launched a twin advance into Isaakios lands, with its main Winds of the North army moving into Veniera while the new, smaller Scout Army swung around into Nicosia. The Scout Army was able to enter Nicosia without much trouble, but was only able to do so thanks to the sacrifice of the Winds of the North. When the larger army entered Veniera, they found that House Isaakios had drawn together a massive number of regular and mercenary troops. The ensuing battle was short and brutal, resulting in the complete destruction of the Koriates army. The Scout Army, as well as the Koriates’ heartland, lays open to the Isaakios Royal Army, unless Isaakios buckles under the cost of its massive mercenary compliment first.
[Winds of the North destroyed]
[-3 merc LI, -3 LI, 2LI gain Vet for the Royal Army]
[-2LG, -Nicosia for House Isaakios]
[+2LG, +5EP, +Nicosia for House of Koriates]
Three Pronged ‘Thurian Offensive’ Launched by Northern Summer Pact Houses Stillharbour, House Taran
Lady Nichola Taran engineered and launched a massive, three-pronged offensive this autumn, launching Taran, Thustran and True Church armies at Koriates, Polud and United Church forces. Initially hoping to catch the Grand Alliance off guard, Summer Pact armies advanced into Sanah, Myriam Peak and Tsuk, bu they were soon faced with a large Grand Alliance defensive force pouring out of Myriam Peak.
The northernmost Summer Pact force, made up of the Taran Riders, rode hard into Sanah, hoping to crush the Winds of the North as they took the province. The Winds of the North had already advanced north on Isaakios though, where they were handily destroyed, but in their place the Koriates House Guard swept in from Myriam’s peak to defend Sanah. The House Guard was a small infantry force, but Sanah was heavily fortified and the Guard headed by veteran troops. The Koriaties fought fiercely against the mercenary horsemen, causing massive casualties before they were rode down. The Taran Riders occupied the province, but lost over three quarters of their mercenary compliment.
A small infantry detachment, the Myriam Expedition, was detached from the main Taran infantry army and sent to scale the slopes of Mount Myriam, hoping to quickly and quietly capture the province while the rest of the Alliance forces were tied up elsewhere. While Polud and Koriates forces were indeed busy in Sanah and Tsuk, Matriarch Patricia’s Heaven’s Flame was still garrisoned on the Mount, and proceeded to utterly slaughter the Expedition.
The largest Summer Pact assault, comprised of the Taran Legion, Sword of Lightning and Legion of the Faith, advanced into Tsuk, coming face to face with the Polud Swellswords. The Summer Pact troops heavily outnumbered the Swellswords, but thanks to solid fortifications and morale, the Swellswords inflicted heavy casualties before being forced to retreat back to Myriam Peak.
By the season’s end, the Thurian Offensive was complete, and considered a general success for the Summer Pact, gaining control of both Sanah and Tsuk while inflicting substantial damage on Alliance forces. On the other hand, the Summer Pact armies also suffered heavy losses, and now risk overextending themselves across the widened front.
[Myriam Expedition Destroyed]
[-8 merc LC for Taran Riders]
[-9LI, -1 merc LI, 2LI gain Vet for Taran Legion]
[-5LI, -5 merc LI, -1 Arch, 1LI gains Vet for Sword of Lightning]
[-1LI, -1HI, 1LI gains Vet for Legion of the Faith]
[House Guard Destroyed]
[-6LI, -2HI, 3LI, 2HI gain Vet for Swellswords]
[-2LI, 1 Arch gains Vet for Heaven’s Flame]
[+5LG, +13EP, +Sanah, +Tsuk for House Taran
[+1LG for House Thustra]
[+1LG for the True Church
[-7LG, -Sanah for House of Koriates]
[-6LG, -Tsuk for House Polud]
[+1LG for the United Church]
Polud Troops Once Again Deflected in the Second Battle of Davensport Davensport, House Lamere
Lead by the new heir to House Polud, Lord William Polud, the massive infantry force of the Hell’s Halberdiers once again pushed into the heavily fortified jaws of Davensport. While the army had been heavily reinforced with tens of thousands of light infantry, the defending Lamere Guard and Continental Army were still large and diverse forces also recently bolstered with new infantry recruits and mercenary horsemen. William’s infantry advanced through the woods of Davensport, slowed by line after line of defensive positions. Facing an opponent with nearly equal strength in a heavily fortified position, William was once again forced into a fighting retreat as the Lamere Guard horsemen harassed them all the way back to the border. Word of the stubborn last hold of House Lamere sticking into the side of Polud has spread far and wide, but few doubt that Lamere will eventually fall to the surrounding Grand Alliance powers if it cannot be relieved soon.
[-11LI, -2HI, 2LI, 1HI gain Vet for Hell’s Halbediers]
[-3LI, -3 Skirm, 1HI, 1Arch gain Vet for Continental Force]
[-1LC, 1LC gains Vet for Lamere Guard]
[-2LG for House Polud]
[+1LG for House Lamere]
Pirates-Turned-Merchants Drop the Merchant Flag and Raise the Isaakios’ Colours Nicosia, House Isaakios
A ship of ex-pirates has once again readied themselves for battle, but instead of raising the blacks they have taken on the Isaakios banners and joined their vessel to the Heavenly Fleet. They are hardened sailors, and have spent more of their lives at sea than on land. Their ship, the Creusa, is huge, and was one of the largest in the Isaakios merchants’ fleet. Now, it has been converted once again into a ship of war, ready to conquer the seas, or at least stay above water until the House can’t afford to keep it afloat.
[+1 Vet Hv. Ship for the Heavenly Fleet]
Churches Gain Pilgrims, Crusaders, Donations, and Land
The True Church and the United Church have been proselytising heavily in sympathetic lands, and word has reached far to those without land, hope, or faith. Pilgrims and crusaders have come from across the kingdom to join their chosen church, some bring with them gold or food to keep the Churches’ armies strong. The Patriarch and the Matriarch have also found assist amongst the Great Houses, with House Taran supplying Patriarch Mathias with funds and access to workshops and mines. The Patriarch still couldn't help but be envious of his rival, as Matriarch Patricia and her United Church became officially landed when House Polud ceded Crysslagh to her.
[+2EP, +6MP, +1 vet. LC +Crysslagh for the United Church]
[+10EP, +4MP, +1 vet. HI for the True Church]
[+1LG for House Taran]
[+2LG for House Polud]
The Manless North, and the Choir of the Orchards Koriates, House of Koriates
Villages, towns and cities in Koriates lands are nearly empty of adult men, and the same is rapidly happening with adult women as well, as all able bodies are dragged into the war, fall in the streets to the Black Breath, or are called to the lake to starve. Farms are untilled, mines empty, and workshops silent. The screams and clash of battle echo in the east, the retching of the dying plague the south, and to the north a howling choir screeches day and night amid the growing orchards. The twisted trees have continued to spread throughout Kumar and Kilmar, the trees now appearing overnight in the middle of villages and towns, breaking through cobbled streets and twisting through walls, their sweet and seemingly constantly ripe fruit has become the base food in the north, with the fields unmanned and trade slowing. A wind is blowing ceaselessly from Lake Celestis, and it howls as it rushes between the branches covering the wide northern plains. As disciples continue to congregate and die on the lake’s shores, the ring of bodies hardens, and from the corpses grow branches, creeping through hollow eyes and gaping mouths or tearing through frozen flesh. But not all the disciples die. Consuming the fruit growing from their fallen brothers and sisters, they stand on the crowded shores, their artistry turned to song, as they join the Choir of the Orchards.
[Kilmar and Kumar’s terrain changes to Woods]
[-20MP, -3LG for House of Koriates]
Lord Alexandros Isaakios Declares Himself Regent Veniera, House Isaakios
With his support of Regent Lucius dashed amid betrayal, Lord Alexandros has declared himself Regent of Heaven. Despite early declarations of support from House Isthon and House Lamere, the new Regent found that he received no formal recognition from the Houses following their messages. The state of House Isaakios is also in dire straits, with a overly large defense budget threatening to drag the already shaky legitimacy of the House into the ground.
Trade Companies Strengthen Flow of Goods to Noveria Noveria, House Polud
New trade companies have formed in Noveria as goods and capital continue to flow in from newly conquered provinces. As Polud becomes the most powerful trade centre in the kingdom, the companies regulating trade have profited greatly, and along with them so has the House itself through reasonable tariffs and taxes.
[+2TP for Noveria]
Cult of the Jackel Grows in Owary Owary, House Polud
Thought to only be a southern oddity, the signs of the Cult of the Jackal have popped up in Owary, the site of last season’s unexplained massacre. Symbols of the Cult, namely the crude laughing face of the creature, scratched into doors of houses in villages and towns. While some Faithful and clergy have demanded an inquisition to root out the heathens before the grow too deep to pull out, but the commoners have been fairly accepting of the growing movement, sparking fears of how widespread the Cult truly is in Owary.
Polud - Taran Marriage Officially Terminated Bloodrock Plains, House Taran
While few doubted it would happen, the official breaking of the marriage has inflamed tensions in the nobility. The newly weds in question and their families are first in line to curse the Houses and their games, but many other nobles are made aware that their very lives are entirely dictated by the whims of their Great House lords, and the commoners are reminded that even the most holy of vows made to God can be cut if politics will it.
[-10LG for House Taran]
[-10LG for House Polud]
The Midlands
House Isthon Falls to Arimathea and Toullies Troops Sthulhein, House Arimathea
The unceremonious end to House Isthon came as the three thousand last veteran soldiers in the Farmer’s Brigade were slaughtered to the last man by the over seventy thousand strong Uplland Clansmen. As the Arimathea soldiers pillaged Sthulhein, the Toullies Lion’s Pride marched into Eyhant unobstructed and sacked the province. The great Isthon treasury that the Summer Pact had been counting on to bankroll them, was thoroughly looted by Isthon deserters, fleeing nobles, bandits, and finally Arimathea and Toullies soldiers. In the end, only a comparatively small amount of gold made it back to the Great Houses, with Toullies in particular seeing most of the loot disappearing amongst the increasingly disloyal soldiery.
The last bastion of House Isthon, the inconspicuously named Stalk Fleet, scourge of Lake Dovida, pushed out of Sthulhein harbour before it could be captured, and have vowed a life piracy until Ishton banners once again hang over Sthulhein.
[House Isthon Dismantled]
[Farmer’s Brigade Destroyed]
[-5LI for Uplland Clansmen]
[+3LG, +24EP, for House Arimathea]
[+2LG, +16EP for House Toullies]
Riots Rage Across Lion Island Toullies, House Toullies
House de Toullies was struck by massive upheaval, as a previously unknown simmering rage came boiling to the surface throughout the Lion Island provinces. What initially appeared to be more routine protests rapidly grew into violent riots, surprising and overwhelming guards and officials. House lords tried to calm the rioters with news that they were seriously handling all those entering the island, assuring them that no cases of the Black Breath had been found in Toullies land. As the riots grew and town began to burn, it became clear that the riots were about more than the anti-trade movement. Among the rioters were not only commoners, but also merchants, clergy, guards and military, and even some lesser nobles. The organised nature of the riots meant that it must have been preplanned in some way, and after the initial breakout it simply grew in ferocity as more and more crowds joined in. They were fueled on all manner of allegations and grievances, with commoners snarling that the Regent was going to bring the Black Breath back to Lion Island from his military adventures, merchants blaming the House for the ever growing embargoes starving their enterprises, clergy bleating that Lucius was a servant of witches and devils, and lesser nobles snarling that Toullies was throwing away their own glory for the sake of the Alliance. Unable to quell the anger and demands, guards and the military resorted to violence, dispersing rioters with sword and spear. As the season came to a close, local guards and the Lion Guard were still in a frenzy, having to race from town to town stomping down on riots as they broke out. Worse yet, there is a growing fear that dissent has spread to the military and into the main body of the nobility. The Lion Guard’s officers prepare for an armed and organised uprising, but at the same time are eyeing each other, wondering if they will end up facing one another.
[-19LG, -15EP, -15MP for House de Toullies]
[-1 AGR, -2 IND in Barellia]
[-1 AGR, -3 ADM in Lamont]
[-1 LI for Lion Guard]
Foreign ‘Botany’ Makes its Way to Toullies Toullies, House Toullies
The ways of the secretive foreign ‘botany’ has been passed along by traders and sailors until it reached local lords in Toullies. Despite uncertainties regarding the dark-skinned Stranger in the south, the lord have passed along what they heard to their farmers, and after some experimenting some of the techniques, the agricultural production of the province has been improved. As the techniques had been passed along between dozens of travellers, the results are only a fraction of what the Stranger himself is doing in Faulhamer lands, but it is still impressive none the less.
[+1AGR in Toullies]
Holy Church Purges Continue, Council Reduced to Only ‘High Chancellor-Inquisitor’ Aniello The Holy City, the Holy Church
The Inquisition continues to root out any heretics or traitors in the Holy Church’s lands, whether they be the lowliest commoner or the highest saint. Those that remain in the Holy Church are those that either fanatically do believe in the Holy Church’s legitimacy, those that would turn in their neighbour rather than be dragged to the fires themselves, or those who simply don’t care anymore. The Inquisition has thoroughly worked its way into all aspects of administration and military, almost completely replacing the nobility. The Holy Council has likewise been reduced to only those that agree completely with the Holy Church and its Inquistion, namely ‘High Chancellor-Inquisitor’ Aniello, who also just so happens to be the head of the Inquisition. While the Council continues to meet daily to discuss and decide on matters of church and state, despite Aniello being the sole remaining member on the council. In the first meeting after the second to last councilor was voted off the council and into the dungeon, High Chancellor-Inquisitor voted in his trusted friend, Vice-Inquisitor Glokta, as his aide and secretary, and also gave him free reign to carry out the wills of the Council.
[-10MP, +5LG for the Holy Church]
Rust Fleet Sunk in Battle of South Thurian Bay South Thurian Bay
The combined North Thurian and Sails of Thunder fleets engaged and sunk the Faulhamer Rust Fleet in the South Thurian Bay. The Rust Fleet was heavily outnumbered, but was able to drag down a Taran light ship along with it. Though a only a small skirmish compared to other engagements in the wider war, the operation has given the Summer Pact naval superiority in the east.
[Rust Fleet Destroyed]
[-1LS for North Thurian Fleet]
[-2LG for House Faulhamer]
[+1LG for House Taran]
[+1LG for House Thustra]
Misplaced Trust Leads to Strengthened Black Breath, Dissatisfied Subjects Bloodrock Plain, House Taran
Hoping to discover a way of stemming the tide of the Black Breath, House Taran supported the experiments of a sorceress, lending her funds and facilities. She collected a large number of corpses, and proceeded to shut herself into her laboratory, along with House officials and guards. What exactly happened during her experiments is unknown, but after the guards and officials within the facility failed to make reports, soldiers entered the laboratory to find the guards, officials, and the sorceress, gone, along with the collection of plague-victim corpses. In the weeks after, desiccated corpses were found in wells and rivers throughout Taran lands, the Black Breath spreading like wildfire through towns and villages. Despite the sorceress’ operation not being made public knowledge, the information was nonetheless leaked to the commoners and lesser nobles, leading to anger and dissent. Angry crowds in towns and cities pelted House lords and officials with debris and excrement, screaming that the House’s folly had lead to their loved ones’ deaths. In some cases protesters even claimed that the Black Breath was intentionally spread by Lady Nichola, herself being a witch in collusion with the sorceress.
[-9LG for House Taran]
Rallies for Thuria Held in Mid-Thuria Against Disorder Mid-Thuria, House Taran
Despite the wave of dissenters raising their voices across House Taran, their are still those that respect their House and their land. Large rallies have been held in towns and villages in Mid-Thuria, promoting the ideals of House Taran, and more so their pride in the identity of as Thurian people. Smaller demonstrations echoing the concept of a single Thurian nation occurred in Hitherstone and Easterfields, celebrating the war-forged and blood hardened links between the Great Houses of the peninsula
[+2LG for House Taran]
[+1LG for House Thustra]
Refugees Flee to Thustra Hithershore, House Thustra
Fleeing war and plague, refugees have made their way across northern Thuria and into House Thustra lands. Southern Thuria has yet to be touched by war, and the Black Breath only just now drifting across the Taran borders, but in comparison to much of the rest of Heaven, House Thustra maintains one of the most attractive lands for non-Alliance affiliated refugees.
[+5MP for House Thustra]
Harvest Left to Rot in as Peasants Flee and Battles Rage Sthulhein, House Isthon
Peasants fleeing from the declining House Isthon leave harvests to rot in their fields as Alliance armies ground them under heel. Farmsteads burn as they are looted by bandits or soldiers of either side, the remaining farmers having their goods stolen and families butchered or kidnapped.
[-2AGR in Sthulhein]
Arimathea Building Bubble Bursts As Quickly as it Grew Gealot, House Arimathea
The previous season's flurry of construction has turned into a dry spell, with floods of craftsmen abandoning their profession. Alongside projects headed by the House, minor nobles and merchants likewise invested heavily into constructing and upgrading their facilities. Commoners also bought into the craze, and many borrowed to build themselves new homes or expand their workshops and fields. When it became the projects were finished, many builder guilds found they couldn’t collect from the commoners, and so turned to the nobles, who were terrified to see how big the bill of their underlings ran. The builder guilds have been severely gimped by over eager nobles and functionaries eager to avoid any such silliness again.
[+2EP to all levels of development for one turn (opposite of crafter trait)]
Village Massacre Shocks Hamlets Hamlets, House Arimathea
Highway patrol guards discovered the grisly aftermath of a massacre in a village in northern Hamlets near the end of the season. The remains of the villagers were strewn about, limbs and bowels torn and thrown far from their bodies. Not a single survivor was found, and there are no signs of whoever committed the atrocity. Word of the massacre is being kept on the down low, lest the peasants get spooked
[-5MP for House Arimathea]
The South
Iskariotan and Natt och Dag Lands Picked Apart During the ‘Quiet’ Offensive Achurance, House Faulhamer
An ambitious offense to invade the western half of the southern peninsula was undertaken by House Faulhamer and House Aramathea, with Faulhamer troops marching in from the east and Arimatea marines landing in the west. The first stage of the invasion was an anticlimactic success, with the only combat occuring off the coast of Vastra harad where a combined Arimathea and Toullies fleet sank Natt och Dag’s sole vessel. As no Summer Pact armies were nearby to interfere, Vastra harad and Achurance have been thoroughly sacked and are now shadowed by Arimathean and Faulhamer sigils.
[1st Naval Warfare Flotilla Destroyed]
[-6LG, -Vastra harad for House Natt och Dag]
[-4LG, -Achurance for House Iskariota]
[+1LG for House Toullies]
[+3LG, +7EP for House Arimathea]
[+2LG, +7EP for House Faulhamer]
The Rape and Rebellion of Crat-Ror Crat-Ror, House Mephs
The Lion’s Pride army in Crat-Ror received orders to march north into Eyhant, but before doing so it once mercilessly pillaged Crat-Ror. Farms, towns and forts were burned to the ground, storehouses and treasuries looted and commoners butchered in the thousands. As soon as the Toullies’ soldiers left the province with their stolen goods, the surviving people of Crat-Ror rose up to reclaim their homes. The few Toullies guards and officials left in the province made little move to stop them, many of whom having heard of the revolts on Lion Island, and the few that did try to step in the way of the furious peasants were slaughtered. The barren husk of Crat-Ror has declared itself free of Toullies oppression, and once again flies the burning tree sigil of House Mephs.
[-3AGR, -3IND, -3ADM, -1FRT in Crat-Ror]
[-2LG, +10EP, -Crat-Ror for House de Toullies]
[+1LG, +Crat-Ror for House Mephs]
Few Surprised as House Mephs Breaks Toullies Marriage Castle Braxton, House Mephs
The marriage between House Mepsh and House Toullies lasted longer than nearly everyone expected. The wedded couple have weathered the storm for nearly a year as their Houses warred with one another, and were prepared to be seperated long ago. Over the seasons they grew closer though, and when the official order came from House Mephs for their holy matrimony to be broken, the two eloped. The action and the reaction, no matter how predictable, have still drawn the ire of commoner, noble, and clergy alike, as the vows of nobility and faith are broken for political convenience.
[-10LG for House Mephs]
[-10LG for House de Toullies]
Merchants Take up Arms, Found the 2nd Fleet of Mephisels Castle Braxton, House of Mephs
While sailors serving the Great Houses drown have drowned in the thousands as the war drags on, they are not the only ones on the seas to suffer. Merchants have seen their ships sunk or seized by blockades or pirates on a weekly basis. A handful of merchant captains have had enough, and have named themselves the 2nd Fleet of Mephisels, and despite the bad luck their predecessor fleet suffered, they lend themselves to Lord Aegron’s cause.
[+2 lt. Ships for House Mephs]
Great Mines of Ironhold Run Dry Ironhold, House Faulhamer
With need for strong metals at an all time high as war rages across the Kingdom, the great mines of Ironhold, the base of House Faulhamer’s famed industrial might, have run dry. News of the mines’ states reach Lord Lythric for over a week, as nearly every foreman, officer, and finally the local noble owners of the mine all committed suicide when they learned themselves of the disaster. The House has been shaken, with the mines being intertwined with the House’s very existence, founded by the mythic mountain-leveller and House-founder Lyrin himself. Lord Lythric has no doubt been hit a heavy blow, but he has not bent, and vows to destroy any who try to climb the slopes of Ironhold until the day God’s feet once again touch Ehar.
[Ironhold loses Metals Mine]
Stranger Spreads ‘Botany’ To Lys, Requests Leave to Travel Across Heaven Lys, House Faulhamer
The Stranger was allowed freedom of movement throughout Faulhamer lands, though escorted by guards and officials, and kept away from the frontlines of the war and the Black Breath. Moving through Lys, the Stranger helped spread his mysterious ‘Botany’ with local farmers and nobles, once again significantly raising the production rate in the area. He has also been asking more and more of the overall situation and history of the Kingdom, and has after some time requested to be given leave to travel beyond Faulhamer borders so he can better understand this strange land.
Warriors Ready to Fight to the End Erlingsworth, House Natt och Dag
As the Summer Pact growns ever more cornered, the warriors of the Eastern Hundred Regiment ready themselves to fight to the last man. A frenzied mania has found every man in the army, and all are eager to take down as many Faulhamer, Toullies or Arimathea heathens as they can before drawing their last breath. Officers urge the House Lords to let them free, and have one last glorious shedding of blood before leaving this fallen Heaven forever.
[+2 combat ability for Easter Hundred Regiment for 1 turn]
Tavern Rumours Upset Nobles Ephexsea, House Iskariota
Among the drunks and off duty soldiers in the taverns, new rumours of House Iskariota have reached the ears of none too pleased nobles. As the Cult of the Jackal seems to only be growing in the south, the House has made no move to stop the spreading heresy. Some are even whispering that it is not due to incompetence, but intention. Rumour mongers unlucky enough to be within earshot of nobles or those more loyal to the House have been publicly tried and flogged or executed, but still the rumours persist.
[-1LG for House Iskariota]
Southern Merchant Vessles Sink During Bizarre ‘Still Storms’ Ephexsea, House Iskariota
The debris of nearly a dozen disappeared merchant ships has washed ashore along the Southwestern and Southeastern Seas coasts. Reports from southern lands tell of the sound of thunder and flashes of lightning coming from the southern horizon even though there are no winds or clouds. Merchant vessels are beginning to avoid travelling far south,either sticking close to the shore and risking submerged rocks, or simply forgoing trade in the deep south altogether.
[-1TP in Vastra harad, Ephexsea, Achurance, Haliginis, Lys, Moordawn]
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Player Notes
@SouthernKing - Training units requires IC as well as EP, which you unfortunately did not have enough of to fulfill your orders. Using your leftover EP I filled in the army orders with mercs, but the ships were too expensive. Good hustle though!
@christos20, erez87 - the unified orders unfortunately failed to work due to lack of orders from some, and contradictory orders from others. I used whatever local resources you had available to fill as much of the gaps as possible.
@Zappericus - Iskariota will be NPCd if you do not get in orders this turn.
Rule Changes
- Mobs have been added. Mobs are, well, mobs, peasants forced into military service without any training or equipment. They are undisciplined, unequipped, likely to rout at the first sign of losing, and are wont to loot their own lands as much as their enemies, but they require no EP or IC. Instead, while they still use MP, they are bought and maintained with LG, with 5 mobs costing 1 LG. Otherwise, they work the same as regular units, just worse. See the rules for stats and pricing.
General
And there we are. Hats off to House Isthon and inthesomeday, thank you for playing. As always, check for the inevitable mistakes and let me know when you find them. Like last time, I want to keep this thing flying along, so Im setting orders to be due by Monday, August 8th. Check my sig for the countdown. If enough people cannot make the deadline, I can extend it, but lets try to hustle if possible.
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Player Notes
@SouthernKing - Training units requires IC as well as EP, which you unfortunately did not have enough of to fulfill your orders. Using your leftover EP I filled in the army orders with mercs, but the ships were too expensive. Good hustle though!
@christos20, erez87 - the unified orders unfortunately failed to work due to lack of orders from some, and contradictory orders from others. I used whatever local resources you had available to fill as much of the gaps as possible.
@Zappericus - Iskariota will be NPCd if you do not get in orders this turn.
Rule Changes
- Mobs have been added. Mobs are, well, mobs, peasants forced into military service without any training or equipment. They are undisciplined, unequipped, likely to rout at the first sign of losing, and are wont to loot their own lands as much as their enemies, but they require no EP or IC. Instead, while they still use MP, they are bought and maintained with LG, with 5 mobs costing 1 LG. Otherwise, they work the same as regular units, just worse. See the rules for stats and pricing.
General
And there we are. Hats off to House Isthon and inthesomeday, thank you for playing. As always, check for the inevitable mistakes and let me know when you find them. Like last time, I want to keep this thing flying along, so Im setting orders to be due by Monday, August 8th. Check my sig for the countdown. If enough people cannot make the deadline, I can extend it, but lets try to hustle if possible.
gay_Aleks
from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!
I like how the Holy City is also the most diseased
