[sachmo]

Turn 10
Winter, Year 1

Rhyvinter saw that the enemy fortress was guarded by a very small army. His commanders begged him to attack, to wipe the Mictlan capitol from the face of the world. They Mictlans had moved the bulk of their forces northwest and had attacked the independents in Ligrea, conquering that province. Rhyvinter was quite temped to press the attack, but decided to wait.
“We shall continue to build up our forces here. We will build a magic lab here, and a fortress while building up our armies. We will do our best to hide this from them, and not make the suspicious. Then, when we are ready, we will strike and crush them while the bulk of their forces are far from their fortress.

The commanders considered this, and saw the wisdom of Rhyvinter’s words. Thus they began preparations for hiding their true strength from the Mictlans.

Treasury: 391
Income: 432 (+13)
Provinces: 13

Gunnhild the hag cast Reanimation in Jotunheim. These undead forces would be dispatched to the Mictlan front as soon as possible.

Event: The winter in Pholothras was mild, allowing trades ease of travel and more livestock than usual to survive. This increased the tax collection by 50 gold and decreased unrest in the province.
The locals were convinced that the mild winter was a gift from Rhyvinter, and his presence was viewed with favor. This made Visbur’s preaching more effective, increasing the dominion in the province to 4.

Scouts in the province of Dust Hills witnessed the forces of Pangaea conquer the province. The forces were led by Peisandros, the Centaur Cataphract prophet. The scout was impressed by his power, and left in awe of him. The satyrs and War Minotaurs used their speed to outflank the infantry, cutting them down by the dozens.

A force of an unobserved nation attacked the province in the Old Man Mountains. They were human, armed with iron weapons. Some of the forces appeared to be slave-warriors. They conqured the province with a minimum of losses.

However, Rexor and his barbarian troops could not tell the conquerors from the conquered, and quickly dispatched the majority of these troops and claimed this province for Jotun. Only by examining the dead was it surmised that these soldiers were from the nation of Pythium. How Pythium would respond to this attack was unknown.

Scouts in Illidar watched as Boneater, the prophet of Ermor, lead a huge force of Spectral Forces against the province. The scout recounted the attack, decribing a scene out of a nightmare, where the troops fought ghosts with weapons that were barely effective. The province was conquered.

A new Herse was recruited in Jotunheim, known as Coffee Warlord. This young Herse was famous for his quick temper as well as his technical prowess. He would head to the front and command an army for the assault on Mictlan.

A scout was also recruited in Jotunheim. He immediately set out the northwest provinces.

Kingfc22 began constructing a magic lab in Pholothras. When completed, they would be able to recruit Sages, who would help greatly with research and also as combat mages for the assault on Mictlan.

Rhyvinter began to search Pholothras for magic sites.

Visbur continued to preach, spreading dominion throughout the provinces, and hoping to steal some believers from the Mictlan faithful. This would make Rhyvinter much more powerful, and Nobb less so. The rituals continued night and day in the temples of Pholothras.

Farbaute set out for Inarime, where he would recruit forces for the assault on Mictlan.

Spies in the land of man spotted their ruler and pretender god, Bethred the Vampire Queen. He also found that their fortress was lightly guarded and noted the defense strength. He then moved further east.

Horvan the Jotun Scout found the capitol of Pangaea. He set out to infiltrate the province and gather information on the forces there.

Fjollvitner the scout also discovered the capitol of Ermor, and also made to infiltrate this province.

Rexor and his barbarians marched to the province of Lithia, to hopefully conquer it before the forces of Pythium could.

Godzilla Blitz and his forces were ordered to attack the independent province of Bithyne, defended by a modest force of Hoburgs.

In Inarime, a force of 8 archers was recruited.
In Temiglia, a priest was recruited.
In Jotunheim, a Herse was recruited.

[ July 27, 2004, 15:42: Message edited by: sachmo ]