The Far South
In the southern regions of Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego two rising powers are both expanding their influence.
New Patagonia is an organised power and the closest thing in the region to an old world government. Its standing army protects its external borders while a further army of bureaucrats try to maintain the internal prosperity. The city of Arenas is the political capital and base of the nation's economic power as a centre for manufactured goods. President Conrado Mirranda has been leading the republic for 3 years now and has aggressive expanded the nation's influence in the region.
Across the Strait of Magellan lies the powerbase of
Carla Arbeille, a fearsome warrior who took command of a small group of raiders based in Galpones. In the span of a few years several military victories led to her controlling much of Tierra del Fuego and what was once a band of raiders has become the de facto army and police force of the region. In the peace that followed her conquests trade in the region has flourished and the mineral and food rich region has become for the most part incredibly loyal to the conquering leader and is willing to support her in wherever her conquests next lead.
A few independent settlements also remain in the region. The area is often associated with catholic piosity as it remains the home of one of last centres of the faith and though the Abbey struggles to match its neighbors in military and economic power the influence the religious leaders have gives them significant power in the region to sway the thoughts and feelings of many of the independent settlements.
The Southern Andes
Among the mountain peaks and glaciers of the southern Andes lies a lake rich with fish. One of the last bodies of water left in the world that can really say that. Nobody can really agree on the lake's name but around it multiple groups have congregated - enjoying the protection and privacy that the mountain range provides. The lake is linked to the rest of the world by Puerto Serena and things have remains the same here for generations. Something like harmony exists between the residents of the area and it is a generally peaceful place.
The region also has an important role in the economy of Patagonia in general. Despite its isolation the resource rich nature of the region means its influence spreads further than you would expect and disruptions to the supply chain here would have knock on effects at a global level.
Southern Chubut
In the heart of Patagonia lies Comodoro. The city has endure countless disasters and hardships but it abides as the most important merchant city in Patagonia (and perhaps the world). The region around it is filled with independent settlements many of which also enjoy a share in that prosperity. The balance of power has changed in recent years though. The leader of the settlement of Port Olivia, Mayor Julio Cosentino, has been making aggressive moves towards his neighbors and there is speculation that he might be harboring ambitions of creating a nation to rival that of Rawson to the north.
Northern Chubut
The thing that marks this region out as special compared to the rest of Patagonia is the Chubut river. Dammed at Florentino Ameghio long ago the irrigation provided by the dam has allowed the Trelew valley to flourish in a way that is impossible elsewhere. This valley kingdom, known as
Rawson, has established itself as a great power due to its large populace and reliable source of both food and water. The nation has expanded little in recent decades though - To its north lies the heavily fortified Vandel Gate and to its south Comodoro - guarded by the Tanaka clan - expanding in either direction would be costly and nothing much lies westward of any value. Thus the Kingdom has been in a relatively stable period of peace for many years.
Chile
The
Weather has been proceeding more slowly down the west coast of Patagonia and the major settlements of Chile spread out to the north of those in the rest of Patagonia. In the Los Lagos region the ritualistic veneration of volcanoes has led to some cults to establish significant secular power over their settlements. Meanwhile in the northern region around Concepción many refugee cities have sprung up from those feeling south. This has put significant strain on the area's resources - especially food which was scarce to begin with. Tensions between now rival groups of refugees have started to destabilise the region and residents worry that if things continue this way then it could be the end for all the peoples here.
Isolated from much of the rest of Patagonia by the Andes mountains Chile faces a hard task when it comes to trade. The
Coyhaique Road is the only link to the east and key goods flow north along it from Rawson and beyond.
Turn 1 - Spring
Vandel Gate - The Raider's Wedding
The last raid that crossed the Rawson border to Madryn has just returned bringing in with it a grand haul of food and supplies that will last for some time. One of the raiders though has brought back with him something that is not necessarily edible. He has kidnapped a young woman from the city who he has let it be known he intends to take for a wife. The young woman in question does not agree with this idea at all. Some of the other reisdents of the gate are worried that kidnappings could bring upon us the ire of Rawson which we have thus far managed to evade however the raider in question claims it is his right to lay claim to whatever force allows him to.
(A) Send her home - We do not kidnap, we are not slavers, and we will never stoop to such lows
(B) Congratulate him on his wedding - This practice should be encouraged
(C) Expand the practice to slavery - People are resources just as much as the food and equipment we already gather in raids
Concepción - Mouths to Feed
The governor of Cañete sent a request to the Council of Nine to do something about the looming food shortage in the area. The reserves are being depleted much faster than they can be replenished with the new arrivlas in the area and the Governor has requested that something be done to ease the strain. She specifically suggests asking the refugees to move on south to greener pastures in Los Lagos. However many of the refugees are weary from the journey they have already made some were hoping to try and make some form of home here, and others were hoping that they could at least wait a few months here before moving on again.
(A) Send them onward - There is no room here, there is no food here, we can't provide for such a large influx of people.
(B) Let them rest - Institute rationing until a more permanent solution can be found
(C) Help build a home - Ask the governor of Cañete to find new ways of increasing food production, work with the refugees to find the resources they need to live here
Abadía del Padre Celestial - Across the Straits
A representative of Freedomville was visiting the Abbey today, delivering the church tithe and bringing the latest news. People are fleeing the conquering army of Carla Arbeille across the ferry from Ciudad del Fuego and the Freedomville representative wants to know what the take of the religious leadership is on the conqueror and what should be done in those places under threat of conquest.
(A) Arbeille is a good Catholic - She has brought stability to the island and could potentially expand it further. Many of the independent cities would be better off under her rule.
(B) She is a tyrant and we must fight her - The cities of the south should not bend the knee to someone who has expanded her territory through violence in this way. The possibility of war is much preferable to life under her rule.
(C) She will be opposed from the west- The independent cities should look to the fledgling government of New Patagonia for protection. It has a sizable army and could easily protect them.
(D) Our faith should bring us together - We must always look for a peaceful solution, a meeting of all the south's leaders should be called so that a compromise can be reached.
Takana - Protecting the Merchants
For the past several years the merchants of the region have hired the members of the Takana clan to protect them at the annual event log festival at Puerto Deseado. This event is conducted when the logs are driven down the Rio Deseado from Puetro Serena and by merit of their key position on the river the heavily armed apocalyptic cult at Puerto Deseado has been able to collect significant taxes on the event in exchange for their own "protection" of the event. This year Mayor Julio Cosentino has approached the Takana clan with an offer - he wishes to hire the mercenary force to perform an attack on the stronghold of the cult prior to the beginning of the market. He claims this will make the event safer for independent merchants as well as eliminating the extortion that the cult.
(A) Accept the offer - Its time for a shake up
(B) Reject the offer - This action might destabilise the region
(C) Use the opportunity - Remove the cult and set up our own protection taxes for the market
The Deep - The Poisoned Ice
While one of the Deep's merchants was trading with fishermen from Bluewood they overheard a rumour that the glacial waters that flow into the Lake were starting to turn bad - maybe the ice that is now melting was formed during the end times and the poison that was in the air back then has seemed into that ice. It could be nothing more than a rumour and even if true it could just be a small amount of contamination that will pass in time. But there is a small possibility that the glaciers could be completely contaminated and the Lake in true danger. The leaders of The Deep will have to decide what to do with this news.
(A) Suppress it - Its nothing and we don't want there to be any panic
(B) Allow it - Its just a rumour and nobody will buy into it, the Lake will endure just as The Deep does
(C) Inform people - If there is going to be an issue then people need to know - they need to be prepared. And not just our own people but the rest of the Lakepeople too
(D) Send an expedition - If there is poison in the glaciers then we need to see it with our own eyes, we should assemble an expedition
Hidden Heights - Death in the Mountains
A woman is dead, killed by the jealous wife of her lover. The murderer was the leader of the scouts and well regarded in the community as a fearsome warrior and unparalleled tracker. The woman she killed a healer who worked helped those who were sick and injured - this mean she was also well liked and highly respected in the community. The people expect some justice to be done and have turned to the Glorious Stranger to determine what course of action should be taken.
(A) An eye for an eye - Murder is a heinous crime and the circumstances are of no concern, she should be executed here and now.
(B) She should be Banished - She has killed another member of our community and she is no longer welcome here but we do not kill our own
(C) Congratulate her - Adultery is wrong and her actions were just
(D) Execute the husband - Adultery is a crime and strong measures must be taken against it
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