Turn #36, Early Spring of Year 4
In the nick of time.
Part 1 of 2
This month, no travellers bring word from afar of events in distant lands.
Vanheim summons a score of Black Hawks to raid Zenthra this month. The result is precisely the same as Last month.
Two earth gems are discovered in a ravine in Barra.
An independent force attacks Pangaea in Gaieta. 2 knights (leaders), 7 knights, and 13 fanatics engage 1 pan. The pan is easily defeated and Pangaea loses another province to a mysterious attack. I suspect a hidden pretender is playing with Pangaea's realm.
Vanheim attacks Mictlan in the province of Ragdan (due west of the Oak of Ages). The Vans muster 1 vanjarl, 4 einhere, 9 hirdmen, 4 huskarls, 10 barbarians, 3 heavy infantry, 4 light infantry, 5 fanatics, 8 woodsmen, 5 woodsmen blowpipe, and 7 archers. The Mictlani have a mere 1 tribal king, 2 warriors, and 2 slaves. Mictlan routs after just a single slave is killed by arrow fire.
A sidhe lord, a bard, two sidhe champions, two daoine sidhe, four horned serpents, and forty-nine fanatics sally forth from the fortress of Man to engage my force of Jorgun, Bove, Rod the Firbolg, four priests, twenty-one Jotun spearmen, and nine vine ogres. My priests kill several of the fanatics with Flame Bolts, but their sheer numbers manage to inflict enough harm to slay three of Rod's Jotuns. But by the time Man's army routs, they have lost all but their four commanders, a daoine sidhe, and 3 fanatics. A crushing and expensive defeat for Man, and dealt with just the vanguard of my army, not my full might. Nor did my wyrm contribute to the slaughter, as Jorgun was unable to maneuver around the wall of Jotuns in time after his preparatory spellcasting was completed. With my Jotuns now present, I expect that the fortress gates will quickly be breached.
Vanheim also attacks my province of the Rim Mountains, with a non-summoned force of 1 commander, 2 trolls, 4 heavy infantry, 5 vaetti, and 8 archers. My provincial defenders slaughters the entire Van force except for two insignificant, puny vaetti.
Observing from the Rim Mountains, I see the Atlantian force in Nifel conquer the independents of Fucan.
My main army in Melma numbers twice what the province can support. Consequently, half of the Jotuns are starving, as I had expected. The
Gift of Health limits the impact to an increase by three of Jotuns diseased and/or afflicted in that army.
The "red" wizard that was recruited at the Academy of High Magics in the Black Alps possesses skill in fire (2F) and blood magics (1B).
My researchers achieve mastery of the sixth level of Enchantment.
My realm has:
- ___9 Dominion max.
- __21 Temples
- __39 Provinces converted
- 1001 Treasury.
- 1594 Income. (+30)
- _564 Upkeep. (+30)
- 23 Provinces controlled
- Jotunheim: Dom=9, PD=25, Unr=0
- Zenthra: Dom=6, PD=17, Unr=0
- Eribon: Dom=4, PD=10, Unr=0
- Gwyrth: Dom=8, PD=17, Unr=0
- Iron Range: Dom=6, PD=10, Unr=0
- Saetica: Dom=3, PD=10, Unr=0
- Black Alps: Dom=8, PD=10, Unr=0
- Rim Mountains: Dom=2, PD=20, Unr=0
- Ancyrna: Dom=4, PD=17, Unr=0
- The Promised Land: Dom=3, 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=3, PD=20, Unr=0
- Robber Home: Dom=4, PD=20, Unr=0
- Hoburgdorf: Dom=6, PD=20, Unr=0
- Man: Dom=0, PD=0, Unr=12 (under siege)
- Feral Woods: Dom=7, PD=10, Unr=0
- Ultima Typhia: Dom=7, PD=10, Unr=0
- Well of All Waters: Dom=7, PD=10, Unr=0
- Kepess: Dom=3, PD=15, Unr=0
- Melma: Dom=4, PD=20, Unr=0
- Herghendorf: Dom=3, PD=20, Unr=0
Gem income is:
- +_4 Fire (20)
- +_2 Air (04)
- +10 Water (18)
- +_4 Earth (06)
- +20 Astral (35) (includes 13 Clams)
- +_3 Death (03)
- +_9 Nature (12)
Magical knowledge (stars denote schools being researched):
- 7-Conjuration
- 3-Alteration
- 6-Evocation*
- 6-Construction
- 6-Enchantment
- 5-Thaumaturgy
- 0-Blood Magic
- 265 RPs (of 327 available at labs)
To be continued in Part 2 ...
[ March 03, 2004, 11:55: Message edited by: Arryn ]