Turn 33
Blood magic is up to level 4 and I will continue to split the RPs between blood magic and construction
3 blood slaves were captured in Gol Ryepe.
Chilad had been conquered without any problems (10 knights and 10 militias) and my troops were able to enslave 5 knights.
Iron Range was defended by roughly 10 Jotuns and 10 Flagellants. In the end 2 Jotuns were enslaved with my forces losing just 1 Centaur (due to me making a mistake I forgot the set my Centaurs to hold/attack and they charged on the first turn).
Yldmyre was defended by 15 Jotuns and militias who were easily defeated without losing a single man. Suddenly Pythium attacked Yldmyre with just their prophet (an Emerald Lord), a High Priest and another Emerald Lord. There was no real combat, but my forces managed to enslave the 2 Emerald Lords (sadly the prophet is only holy3
).
Glisas faced about 15 light infantires, 10 heavy infantries and 5 crossbowmen who were easily dispatched.
Solam was defended by 5 Jotuns and 5 archers who were easily dispatched by my forces.
My forces in Yldmyre are starting to starve and will be moved this turn.
Provinces: 36
Treasury: 1.223
Income: 1.867
Upkeep: 966
RP: 350
Fortification: 5
Temple: 10
Conjuration 7
Alteration 6
Evocation 6
Construction 6 (researching)
Enchantment 7
Thaumaturgy 6
Blood Magic 4 (researching, will reach 5)
Fire gems: 16 (+5)
Air: 0 (+2)
Water gems: 2 (+8)
Earth: 11 (+1)
Astral gems: 0 (+10/+10)
Death: 39 (+7)
Nature: 25 (+11)
Blood: 43
Updated province information:
Due to the map (and time constraints
) I will skip this section and just make some general comments here.
I can see 2 provinces of Pythium to the east now making it very likely that the still missing Arcoscephale is located in the northeastern corner of the map.
Marignon has massed about 80 troops in Great Aran Waste further adding to my worries. They seem to be boxed in the the southeastern corner of the map, making it VERY likely that they will attack me further strengthening my resolve to attack them next.
Atlantis took the indie province of Devourer with 60-70 troopers commanded by a Wyrm (likely the Atlantis pretender) and keeps on reducing my sea buffer provinces.
For some reason the 170 Ulmish troops have vanished out of my view, with a bit of luck they are fighting somebody.
There is an army of 40 Jotuns in the province of Stone Heavens which might try to break the siege of Jounheim.
My Provinces:
Due to the info about my provinces getting longer and longer I will skip this one, too.
Mainly I reduce taxes by 10% for each 5 points of unrest/raise them again when is unrest is going down.
I got a 1W, 3S, 2N mage who will cast Acashic Record on Feldan Forest and a 2A, 1W, 1E Lore Master who will be empowered to 3A by transforming some death gems.
The Treelord Staff and Ivy Crown are given to the 2N Lore Master who will summon Vine Ogres in Kolermegor.
The Sceptre of Authority, Water Bracelet and Starshine Skullcap are given to a 1A, 2W, 3S mage who will lead some troops to Aran Plain on the next turn.
The Clam of Pearl was given to another Star Child and another Clam will be forged this turn.
My 2 armies from Solam will move to Glade Woods which is defended by 10 Jotun Militias and a Great Hag.
The army from Black Forest will move to Birman Highs in preparation for the attack/defense against Marignon.
The mage and his troops in Yldmyre will attack the indie province of Old Forest which is defended by 10 knights and militias which the priest and his fodder will move to Iron Range.
The 2 mage lead armies will attack the 8 Jotuns in Temiglia.
My 3 fodder armies will move from Faran to Aenasia and finally reach Jotunheim on the following turn. The 2 mage lead armies from Chilad will move to Aenasia,too. If I knew how many provinces Jotun still holds I might move them to the south, but since I lack this information I decide to play it safe.
The priest with his fodder troops from Chilad will move to Bolfagon to build a temple there later.
Since I cant be sure if the Jotuns in Stone Heaven will attack Jotunheim or just stay there I have decided to attack myself. Since I dont want to stop the siege of Jotunheim the only forces I can bring to bear is my mage in Jotunheim with his 8 summons, 3 Centaurs Cataphracts and 5 Sea Trolls I have exchanged for 5 enslaved fodder troops which are more useful at the siege. As additional firepower I will send Glisas there, too.
I will buy 1 more starspawn mage and a Lore Master, in addition to 8 Illithids, 1 commander, 4 crossbowmen, 10 heavy infantry and 5 archers this turn.
To be continued...
CharonJr
Map:
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