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Turn 12
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End of Winter Year 1
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Hear ye Hear ye! The Crazy Aywen returned to port today with another strange tale. At the halfway point home, they spied the fleet of fellow trading ships, some way off, heading to Northland. They noticed two of the three ships languidly veering off course, but they dared not venture nearer to find out which vessels were afflicted. Prices for Preserved Meats continue to plummet as loose lipped sailors have accidentally inspired a rumour that, following the bad batch of food poisoning mid season, the Meats themselves may be cursed.

The Audacious Crustaceous coasts into port as usual and begins unloading. It seems her sailors are pretty confident on how to dodge the st^orms. They speak among themselves about leaving early to catch the best winds. It is hard to say if this is superstition or not.

Meanwhile, the Lead Catfish limps along behind. Despite clearly haven taken some damage, the crew seem cheerful. They say they just caught the tail end and dodged the worst of it. After unloading, the crew head to the tavern to celebrate the fact they all still have their lives.

Meanwhile, there has been a slight uptick in the price of sand as curated sand gardens have become a peaceful pastime among both the rich and poor. Who knows if the fad shall continue. Tempers in the Capitol have soothed slightly as people adjust to the new measures the Queen has put n place for the lumber shortages. It is surely a stop gap measure, however, and the Town Crier is regularly advertising the Queen's Missive.


Prices
Sand - 0.47 Sovereigns per Unit [+0.02]
Preserved Meats - 0.96 Sovereigns per Unit [-0.02]

Ship - 11 Sovereigns per Ship [carries 10 units], sanctioned by order of the Queen for the foreseeable future.

Warehouse - 1 Sovereign / turn for 20 units storage space.

Sacred Animals roaming Free - Ridiculous!
All is quiet in the Capitol.  The Snow White Dove will not be seen again until Late Spring Year 3.

Ships & Voyages
The Glowing Manta Set sail to Northland and will return end of Early Spring Year 2 with a cargo of Preserved Meats.
The Audacious Crustaceous is docked with a cargo of Sand.
The Crazy Aywen is docked with a cargo of Preserved Meats.
The Lead Catfish has sustained minor damage and requires 1.6 sovereigns to fully repair or 0.6 Sovereigns to remain seaworthy. It is docked with a cargo of 10 Sand. It can be sent back out this turn (current destination NearEastland).
The Dizzy Pike Set sail to Northland and will return end of Early Spring Year 2 with a cargo of Preserved Meats.
The Sea Whaler Set sail to Northland and will return end of Early Spring Year 2 with a cargo of Preserved Meats.

Destinations from the Capitol
NearEastland - It takes 2 Turns to travel here. Ships return with Sand. (Public Charts)
Northland - It takes 3 Turns to travel here. Ships return with Preserved Meats. (Exclusive Charts owned by NRC)

Ports
The Great and Regal Capitol!! Hear Hear!!

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Mechanics
Bidding: I've been overcomplicating the bidding procedure so far xD You may now Bid with ACTACTACT for the Queen's voyage. Please be respectful of your fellow players and use your best judgement. If there are issues I'll deal with them individually

Holding Trade Goods: You may store up to 7 units of trade goods in your personal establishments before it starts spilling out onto the streets. You can still directly sell from your ship as usual, this just applies to storing goods between turns. Warehouses are currently available for rent only.

Royal Favor Costs available : You can now spend your Royal Favor, information moved to Post 2.

Turn 5
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Nurel the Sucking Mire absorbs the Grass for the first time. Nurel immediately gains 1 Plant Essence and 1 Mud essence as the Dungeon Core churns with this new information. Grass is a common plant that can adapt to most conditions.

Snerkel the Renovator absorbs the Red Mushrooms for the first time. Snerkel immediately gains 1 Plant Essence, 1 Infernal Essence and 1 Poison Essence as the knowledge flares to life within the Dungeon Core. Mushrooms are a creature that like dark, damp places. This one seems to be somewhat poisonous.

Gul combines the Air and Void essences together. There is a scream of sound followed by silence, as Gul has discovered Vacuum essence.

Isbrann combines Fire and Celestial essences. There is a feeling of great presence and upliftment, as Isbrann discovers Purification Essence.

Following the opposite theme, Isbrann proceeds to combine Fire and Infernal essence. It bursts in a red hot radiance, combining into Hellfire Essence.

The first corridors puncture through the earth, expanding the Dungeon greatly. The walls on the Northernmost corridor are dotted with a strange black stone...

As the collection of spirits are perplexed by this new development, a small furry creature limps into the cave entrance. Flecks of blood follow it as it drags itself, half dazed, through the cave. It would perhaps be confused by the vast changes made to it's burrow since it was last here, but the rabbit was unfortunately too pained to be aware of it. It passed out in the dark corner, exhausted.

Funnily enough, it seems the Dungeon Core is unable to absorb it. The understanding comes to you: the living aura of the creature acts much like your personal influence, in that it cannot be unwillingly interfered with. Perhaps the plants absorbed so far have a far more passive aura that allows them to be easily absorbed. Sentient creatures, on the other hand, might not be able to be absorbed so easily...

Actions
Notes
The Goal List has been updated. For this turn only you may change your Goal if you wish.

Congratulations! Flora and Fauna now has a chance to spawn or visit your Dungeon. Furthermore, you have a chance of uncovering resources when you build or expand Influence into new areas.

You can now spawn and imbue creatures the Dungeon has previously absorbed. Creatures naturally have their own environments they operate best in. E.g. if you spawn a fish on land it won't survive long.

You can imbue a creature with essences to give it special abilities and traits. The more essence you use the more potent the effect, but beware - too much essence may make them burst Special abilities could be as simple as making a mushroom creature thrive in sunlight, to imbuing healing abilities in a herb, to giving a pig a poisonous attack. Creatures have some essences they are naturally acclimatised too. When imbuing a creature, there is some randomness. A 1d6 dice will be rolled that can influence the outcome:

However, the more successfully a creature has absorbed essence, the more likely future imbuements of that type shall succeed. Likewise, some Creatures will struggle to absorb some essences.

A Zombie might not easily absorb Celestial, but persevere and you may have a very unique creature on your hands. Furthermore, don't despair if a creature imbuement doesn't go to plan. You can always spawn the default template of a creature to start again from scratch, and end up with multiple variants. You might find down the line something you thought was a failure comes in handy.

Imbuing something with essence can be done for multiple reasons. If you imbue a creature with enough essence, it can become a Monster. A Monster will defend your Dungeon and, depending on it's level of ability, follow commands.

You may also imbue a creature with essence to perform a specific task, like make a loud noise when someone walks by.

Another reason you may imbue a creature is to attract a new kind of adventurer that would benefit the progression of the Dungeon. A Herbalist might come to the Dungeon for the healing herbs, for example.

Dungeon Updates:
Every Spirit accumulates 1 energy per turn. The Dungeon Core generates 1 energy per turn.
The Core sits in the cool breeze of a vent. It has generated 1 Air Essence this turn. The bond with it's Mantlebearer is strong, and the Core spits out an additional Fire Essence this turn. It also generates 1 Earth Essence this turn.

Dungeon Evolution: The Core shall gain a new ability when one of each basic core essence has been absorbed. Currently absorbed: (Water, Void, Air, Fire, Celestial, Earth) When a suitable infernal location has been discovered and absorbed, this ability will be gained.

Dungeon Core influence is [6/50]. Dungeon Core influence shall spill into available adjacent space next turn.

The Dungeon is undiscovered and unranked.
Map below includes a grid if you want to pick specific squares where you expand to. If it is not specified I'll pick, which may be inconvenient if you had specific plans for e.g. Personal Influence Squares.

Dungeon Resources:
The Dungeon Resources can be used by any Spirit.

Unclaimed Space: 21 (Dungeon will claim a minimum of 3 squares next turn as I updated the map before realising I missed this step <3)
Dungeon Energy: 1
Earth Essence: 1
Air Essence: 1
Fire Essence: 1
Water Essence: 1
Void Essence: 1
Infernal Essence: 1

Tri Essences
Plant Essence: 1

Actions
Free Actions
^{Free Actions can be performed as much as you like and do not incur cost.}