Turn #33, Early Winter of Year 3
I spit at thee.
Part 1 of 2
This month, no travellers bring word from afar of events in distant lands.
The
Gift of Health cures ten of my afflicted Jotuns this month.
Vanheim, with 1 herse, 8 skin shifters, 2 hirdmen, 6 huskarls, 4 barbarians, 1 heavy infantry, 9 light infantry, and 5 archers attacks Man's capital (before my wyrm arrives), who defend with 1 castellan (PD), 1 bard, 1 monk (PD), 31 fanatics, and 25 slingers (PD). Late in the battle, after considerable losses to both sides, with all the Van troops retreating save for a handful of archers and a lone herse, and with Man's only remaining soldiers being slingers, Man goes into a general rout, narrowly winning the field for Vanheim.
Vanheim's Pyrrhic victory leaves them with just a herse and five archers to face my mighty wyrm. The battle ends with the herse becoming a very light snack that hardly begins to satisfy the wyrm's vast appetite. Still, the experience is worth 1 kill and 5 trophies to my avatar. Unsurprisingly, even my huge wyrm is unequal to the task of tearing down the gates to the fortress of Man. But he is more than strong enough to fend off the counterattacks I expect will soon be coming from both Man and Vanheim, and to maintain the seige until my Jotuns arrive there in a few months.
Bdvar observes a battle in Koromoo between Mictlan and Vanheim. Mictlan attacks with 1 tribal king, 1 mounted commander, 3 eagle warriors, 5 jaguar warriors, 6 sun warriors, 40 warriors, 5 heavy infantry, and 1 slave. Van defends with 1 herse, 1 black hawk (leader), 5 black hawks, 1 vine ogre, 4 lamia, 3 hirdmen, 9 huskarls, and 1 light infantry. The affair is very bloody for both sides. With the Van forces reduced to just 1 herse, 2 black serpents, 2 hirdmen, and 7 rapidly fleeing huskarls, the army of Mictlan's morale breaks and they rout, despite still possessing over half their starting force. Van is very fortunate and holds on to the province with just 3, injured, units.
A scout, suspected to be from Vanheim, is killed by the Jotun militia
(PD) of Kepess.
My researchers achieve mastery of the fifth level of Thaumaturgy, and the addition of more temples has strengthened the faith.
(Note that dom in Ashikaga went from 0 to 3 in one turn of concentrated preaching, and that dom has risen in many of my provinces since Last month. The mere presence of my pretender in Man has reduced Man's dom from -3 to -1 in their home province. I may very well be able to kill their pretender by my presence alone!)
My realm has:
- ___8 Dominion max.
- __15 Temples
- __37 Provinces converted
- _982 Treasury.
- 1505 Income. (+129)
- _449 Upkeep. (unchanged)
- 23 Provinces controlled
- Jotunheim: Dom=7, PD=25, Unr=0
- Zenthra: Dom=6, PD=17, Unr=0
- Eribon: Dom=4, PD=10, Unr=0
- Gwyrth: Dom=6, PD=17, Unr=0
- Iron Range: Dom=6, PD=10, Unr=0
- Saetica: Dom=3, PD=10, Unr=0
- Black Alps: Dom=7, PD=10, Unr=0
- Rim Mountains: Dom=2, PD=20, Unr=0
- Ancyrna: Dom=4, PD=17, Unr=0
- The Promised Land: Dom=1, PD=20, Unr=0
- Bel: Dom=3, PD=10, Unr=0
- Ashikaga: Dom=3, PD=0, Unr=0
- Pythium: Dom=7, PD=10, Unr=0
- Barra: Dom=-2, PD=20, Unr=0
- Robber Home: Dom=1, PD=20, Unr=0
- Hoburgdorf: Dom=5, PD=20, Unr=0
- Man: Dom=-1, PD=0, Unr=14 (under siege)
- Feral Woods: Dom=6, PD=10, Unr=0
- Ultima Typhia: Dom=6, PD=10, Unr=0
- Well of All Waters: Dom=7, PD=10, Unr=0
- Kepess: Dom=2, PD=15, Unr=0
- Melma: Dom=4, PD=20, Unr=0
- Herghendorf: Dom=3, PD=20, Unr=0
Gem income is:
- +_4 Fire (08)
- +_0 Air (--)
- +_9 Water (18)
- +_3 Earth (10)
- +16 Astral (35) (includes 10 Clams)
- +_3 Death (04)
- +_8 Nature (20)
Magical knowledge (stars denote schools being researched):
- 7-Conjuration
- 3-Alteration
- 5-Evocation*
- 6-Construction
- 5-Enchantment
- 5-Thaumaturgy
- 0-Blood Magic
- 174 RPs (of 232 available at labs)
To be continued in Part 2 ...
[ March 01, 2004, 23:04: Message edited by: Arryn ]