Re: Quiet, grasshopper!
 

Yeah, you're right. I just tested. I guess Petar is right too about "going down in stylish flames".

Re: Teutanion\'s challenge
 

Sophia finds the province of Andalus pleasing for our field of battle.

Re: Teutanion\'s challenge
 

> > The chosen battlefield will be a province that is currently yours and
> > currently borders any land province of ours.
>
> Sophia finds the province of Andalus pleasing for our field of battle.

It appear that the knights of the crown stuck in Andalus due to the timely
death of their commander get to live. We meant to wipe them out this month
with a teleport attack, but we did promise you that you could withdraw your
mobile units from the designated battleground. Unfortunately, our mercy will
have to expend to Werhard, your lone survivor from the debacle in Fera'an.
The coward managed to flee last month, and instead of being mind hunted like
a dog, he will have to wait until the day of the challenge.

We will not attack anyone in Andalus, but we would like to demolish that temple
as soon as possible. Please send someone to lead the knights out, as soon as
possible. By the way, when will we hold the test of arms? Six months seems
appropriate, giving you the time to nominate a new prophet, and letting us
bring back the armies that by then will have taken over the goblin's capital.
We do not want them feeling left out. After all, that army includes soldiers who
have been fighting for Ulm since the first month of the Aufklarung. It seems
appropriate that after storming four capitals they get to end the wars.

\"Veritas\", year V, Winter issue
 

The time of Lady Elena's ascension draws near! More and more of our world's
inhabitants accepts her in their hearts, and her dominions spread is unstoppable.
Every event last season, be it military, diplomatic or theological, is fortelling
Ulm's eventual triumph.

The good elves of Sylvania have remained staunch allies, and will enjoy the
benefits of Lady Elena fair and benevolent rule. The goblins of Vaettiheim have
their capital under siege, and while they will surely try to recover their lands,
we don't expect them to do any better than they did against our beachhead. The
knights of Teutanion have lost two more castles, more than half of their magic
gem income, their prophet, hundreds of magical creatures, and all lands in Africa.

In their desperation they have offered to capitulate once they lose a battle on a
prearranged battle ground. The battleground is just south of Gibraltar, but the
date of our victory still remains to be set. We hope that everything will be
settled before harvest time.

Re: \"Veritas\", year V, Winter issue
 

By the way, if you have any more feedback on balance to give, any of you involved in this game, remember to let me know in IRC or the mod forum.

Re: \"Veritas\", year V, Winter issue
 

When is the final battle going to happen? I have windows open in a bunch of areas around Bizarro-Morocco now.

Re: Teutanion\'s challenge
 

Six months from the date of this missive would be acceptable to us. It seems the Royal Post misplaced this message initially, and I believe there has been a one or two month delay since you posted it and this reply.

What turn does this work out to in your reckoning?

Re: Teutanion\'s challenge
 

The harvest starts in the early fall, and we would like to be done with the horrors
of war by then. Here is what we suggest:

Our troops will take over Andalus in the late spring, and withdraw from it in the
early days of summer. In the middle of the summer, we will relinquish our control
of the province. As soon as the province is neutral, we will give the order to
attack in two waves. The winners from the magical battle will allow their allies
to set up defenses before the opposing army shows up.

Thus, the final battle should take place in the last days of the summer of year VI
of the Aufklarung, or in the sixty fifth month of the Ascension Wars.

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We are not sure what restrictions on interference would be fair. The only thing
on which we would insist is that, apart from the actions described above, the
battleground province is left alone. It has a very strong Teutanion dominion, and
it is extremely unlikely that we can affect that from without. But teaching the
population the error of their ways would delay the battle, so we will accept the
disadvantage, no matter how crucial magic resistance may be for the victory.

Re: Teutanion\'s challenge
 

What's happening? When's the big battle?

Re: Teutanion\'s challenge
 

According to the status page, next turn. But it seems like the turn is going to host soon with no orders at all... I'm going to reset the timer now.