Turn #36, Early Spring of Year 4
In the nick of time.
Part 2 of 2
I recruit
Seithkonas in Jotunheim, Pythium, and Ashikaga. Another "red"
Wizard is recruited in the Black Alps, while another
Garnet Priestess is recruited at the Well. I recruit another 4
Jotun spearmen in Jotunheim, 6
Jotun spearmen in Pythium, and 1
Jotun spearman in Ashikaga. I raise the PD in Ultima Typhia by 10 (to 20). These preparations drain the treasury of 995 coins.
The Ivy King Thomm begins a monthly ritual of
Awakening
Vine Ogres, at a cost of 1 nature gem each month. The four ogres per month, which do not consume supplies, will be useful in the Vanheim wastelands. The Wizard Lekiro begins the ritual to
Awaken Sleeper, expending 10 nature gems.
(I need another good commander of Jotuns to form a second army, and I already have other long-term plans for the recently-summoned Bane Lord in Jotunheim.) The Norna Rimdriva prepares to invoke the ritual of
Acashic Record upon the province of Ancyrna, for which I allot 25 of the astral pearls in the treasury. The Skratti Tunne, using a Dwarven Hammer, forges another
Clam of Pearls, at a cost of only 7 water gems. The Wizard Retheric forges a
Clam of Pearls, at the normal cost of 10 water gems. The Enchantress Pladina forges a
Charcoal Shield, intended for the firbolg that is being summoned by Lekiro, at a cost of 5 fire and 5 earth gems.
Jorgun and Rod the Firbolg maintain the seige of the capital of Man for a fourth month, while the four "battle" priests commence preaching my virtues to the unenlightened people of Man.
Bove, commanding the rest of my Jotun army, along with Grymis, the commander Ualgo, and two priests move from Melma to Herghendorf, where there will be ample supplies for all of the troops. From Herghendorf, I can strike into the weakly-held forested mountains of Kratas, should Ulm become hostile, and raze a temple. I do not think that this will prove necessary, but I will be prepared. What is more likely is that Ulm will strike next at the barbarians in the forest of Imictan, if the force in Arnbeg attacks at all. Assuming that I am correct, then I will take the army westwards into the plains of Ivenmoor and crush the Vanheim force which is guarding that border province and threatening Herghendorf.
The six priests in Barra, their mission complete, move to join the seige camp at Man.
(I will have a formidable ecclesiastical contingent of 10 priests in Man this next month.) The priest in the Iron Range moves to Gwyrth, the Last province I control which does not, yet, contain a temple. The priest in Bel, having completed temple-raising, moves westwards to Ultima Typhia, while the priest in Ashikaga moves to rendezvous with Bove's army at Herghendorf.
The Bane Lord Ashsoul will escort 4 Jotuns from my capital to the Black Alps, to deliver them to the firbolg that is being summoned.
Turn #36 plotted movement (1280x1024)
[ March 03, 2004, 13:28: Message edited by: Arryn ]