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Year 1338, part 1

And we're back!



You're generally in favor of more trade this year. Who am I to disagree?

Sea 1



Someone died, by the way. Farad is the guy who was briefly better than Insterid at killing things. We didn't take him because he was just going to die in eight years.



You voted to spend magic on trade, and Yerestia wants treasure. So we're going to get some treasure. Again, we're sending the White Calf because our herds are ridiculous.

Sea 2



Sacrificing to Issaries gives us the inferior Spare Grain blessing. If you're wanting for food, there are better options than to beg from the god of trade. If it comes to that, you're better off using his other blessings to trade for food.



The Blue Spruces have this trinket for us. I can't say for certain, but I suspect this improves our ring's Animals score, possibly only for selected gods' worshippers. It doesn't exactly sound fantastic, anyway.



On the other hand, it's not a treasure with a finite and dwindling lifespan, so I'm okay trading the White Calf for it.

Note the holy symbol of Issaries on the lady's rod. That's how you know she's not responsible for all those sacks of grain.



The game periodically reminds us that we aren't using that diplomacy tab by way of updates like these.

It's a girl



Hey, kids. This is Kallyr.

Yerestia: The people will be heartened by a show of generosity. Recommends #1.
Harvar: To quote Oskul's Saga, "From evil people, one can expect only evil." Recommends #5.
Insterid: An infant cradled in a shield in the wilderness will grow up to be a mighty warrior, so the stories say. Recommends #4.
Iskalli: She is no kin to us; we are not obligated to take her in. That doesn't mean, however, that the child should be deprived of proper society. Recommends #4.
Valensta: Etrig gave an axe to Brolarulf, and both parties prospered. No recommendation.
Arene: The people might be heartened by a show of generosity, or offended that we have brought the taint of outlawry upon the clan. Recommends #4 or #5.
Heortarl: "The best banquet is one you remember afterwards." No recommendation.
Mogri: The back half of the clan ring is determined to avoid giving useful advice.

4. We can always use more warrior-women.

4.

Don't offend magical warrior women if you can help it.

Take the baby kill the women! (4)

HOLY WOW did Valensta have a rough year.

I vote for 4. Mythology and superstitions seem legit in Dragon Pass, so we're sure to have a warrior at some point in the future. (And even if evil/assholery is genetic, it isn't really clear whether the old woman is actually the owner of the child anyway.)

Outlaws are generally bad news, but I don't see how that extends to their children. 4.

4 - Never look a gift child of destiny in the mouth.

Year 1338, part 2

We've decided to take in another baby.



We'll kick the outlaw to the streets. Who's going to take care of the kid? Don't know.

Kallyr is now one more mouth to feed. This is a chain event, but the next stage is years away. I don't remember and I'm not looking it up, but there's a good chance it'll be 15 years or so before we hear back from our warriorling. We could win the game before that happens.

Fire 1

If you're paying attention, then you know what we're doing, and you know to whom we're doing it.



The Herani dared to raid us.



Their bravery is commendable, but their tactics are not.



I... think our warriors are growing complacent.



I'm going to start skipping these news flashes.

Fire 2



Let's try that again.

In the last month, the Blue Jays have dropped to the bottom of the food chain. Rough month, I guess.



Combat event with, uh, this guy. I kind of wanted to go with the "rally the troops" option, but I couldn't remember any of his proficiencies, so I went with the safe option.



But he's not in a fighting mood for some reason.



RIP Dangmag. We'll dedicate this victory to your memory.

As if we hadn't shed enough blood for one year



I wasn't even going to put this up for a vote, since it's basically another opportunity to kill dudes, but then it turned out to be more nuanced than that.

Yerestia: We cannot be so eager that we threaten to steal the Karandoli's thunder. Recommends #4.
Harvar: Even if we send more warriors than the Karandoli, Saronil will have cause to be offended if we try to take most of the loot. Recommends #4.
Insterid: The Peluski are unpredictable. Sometimes the fight poorly; sometimes, ferociously. Recommends #3.
Iskalli: Clans that answer such requests are respected, and follow Orlanth's way. Recommends #3.
Valensta: An appeal to the gods might be just as useful as the provision of soldiers. Recommends #1.
Arene: I would like to refuse him, but then the Karandoli might raid us instead. No recommendation.
Heortarl: Listen to the chief. The chief is always right, yup yup yup. No recommendation.
Mogri: Petitioning the gods will cost us a point or two of magic, yup yup yup.

Another super-stereotypical round of advice from our ring. As usual, the answer is to ignore Arene as hard as possible.

Nah, it's an opportunity to kill dudes.

Send a full war party!

BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD!

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SKULLS FOR THE SKULL THRONE

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Let's just send a token force, since it's what most of the advisers say to do.

Heortarl indirectly says 4, so I say 4.

Technically, it's tied with full force and no recommendation (yup, yup, yup).

Then I change my vote to 4.

But that's what you were already

ANYWAY vote's tied. Only you can prevent tie votes!

Hooray! I vote for number 1!

Am I... am I doing it right?

When in doubt, go with Insterid -3

We don't want to get all partied out before we go make DUCK BURGERS, so 1.

Send a full war party. I don't care if we steal their thunder.

ARGH. Can see the screenshots due to friggin' web blocker. Will vote at home tonight.

Year 1338, part 3

We're sending the whole army.



And we still lose. What's happened to our army? Insterid!

Earth 1

Well, we can't very well rally the troops in Earth, so let's go to our secondary focus: $$Profit$$



And by "profit," I mostly mean "finding ways to spend this embarrassment of riches." Go with Issaries, Rostakos.

Earth 2



Speaking of ways to spend our wealth, here's a decent one. The stockade will reduce the amount that invading clans will pillage from us in the odd case that we lose a battle on our own land.

Not that that would ever happen, but the goods are burning a hole in our pockets.

Anyway, Rostakos is reporting back.



I've complained about some of the treasures we've been offered before, but that won't stop me from complaining about this one. You know what else keeps the weaponthanes happy? Killing.



But it's like I said...



Oh well. No love lost there.

Walktopus



Oh my goodness you guys

I have gushed about the art in this game before, but come on this is prime quality stuff right here



You guys

Rana, a member of the Gorind clan ring, comes to seek your help. "A terrible creature has been stalking our tula, attacking our cattle. That none of our children has been taken is only a matter of luck. Our clan sages say that it is called a walktapus, and it is a creature of Chaos. Many of our weaponthanes were injured during a recent raid by the <<I missed the name of the clan - will update later>>, so we need help in hunting and slaying this dread beast.

Yerestia: They will like us better if we help them. Recommends #1.
Harvar: They are a prosperous clan, and have gathered many interesting treasures. I particularly covet their Three-Bean Broth. Recommends #2.
Insterid: Our fighters will be proud to defeat a thing of Chaos. Send at least nine of them, and send Arene to lead them. Recommends #1, #2, #3, or #4.
Iskalli: If we defeat the walktapus in the name of Urox, our clan magic will grow stronger. Recommends #4.
Valensta: We are prosperous, and can afford to be generous to them. Recommends #1 or #4.
Arene: They are a prosperous clan. No recommendation.
Heortarl: Send me to lead the party. I will tickle the walktapus under its many arms. Recommends #2.
Mogri: I, too, covet their Three-Bean Broth.

CONFIRMED: Insterid is either senile or trolling us

Make sure you vote for the leader of our war party! Unless you are a sissy and vote for #5!

That broth sounds damn good.

#2

And, uh, send the person Insterid wants.

Does Arene have some kind of anti-Chaos ability or whatnot? Or is Insterid just afraid that this might actually be a hentai game and she wants to send someone else to that fate?

The last thing Harvar said sounds more like something Heortarl would say. Is he able to throw his voice?

Maybe Insterid just wants us to send Arene to die.

Or maybe Animals skill is really important here somehow.

Tickle attack!

2.

2.

This will be awesome.

2.

And I don't know if the weaponthanes can succeed where their leader fails, but sending Arene will probably be hilarious no matter what happens.

Walktapus Time

We've decided to take a treasure from our friends. Because that's what friends do.



Arene is the worst combat thane among the thanes that have any combat skill. This is a good idea.



I don't want to lose all my weaponthanes, you guys



OK, I'm legitimately floored that that worked. Insterid, I'm sorry I ever doubted you. (But not that sorry, because come on, it's Arene.)

Here's our prize selection:

• The Bell of Uralda grants us luck during the Earth season. What does that mean? Who knows.
• The hunting alynx helps us hunt hahahaha
• The Garland of Reeds improves relations with the elves that we've never met.
• The Three-Bean Broth helps us in bargaining, which is why Harvar wanted it.

Any treasure we choose will have a limited lifespan, probably lasting five years at most. The ring's advice hasn't changed, so only Harvar has any comment here. This is probably inconsequential, so pick anything but the stupid alynx.