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« on: January 04, 2019, 11:09:45 am »
And interesting year for Namif. Friht had apparently headed north after leaving the tribe and had allied himself with a northern alliance, which was quite troublesome. The emissary to the Moon-worshipers had yet to return, though he was confident they would. There were rumours of a dragon high in the mountains too, and the recently named Horse-tribe was apparently having internal issues. More recently, the miners had found a deposit of a strange new black rock and the internal situation of the Plefir remained mostly stable, though there was still some lingering animosity from those who weren't happy with the the union of the tribes. Finally, good relations were being fostered with the nearby family groups and the large influx of goods allowed the smithy, a design proposed by the first Great Chieftain himself, to be built. Stones would be painstakingly cut to a rectangular shape with other tools and placed together along with the other materials necessary for the smithy's construction and, finally, the Plefir iron would become ascendant.
(Basically the Plefir really really like the idea of the sword, and it has been a long term goal of the tribe to finally find a way to 'ascend' their rough iron weapons and tools to be much better than they currently are. Of course, this current golden age of all five tribes being united is the first time they've ever had anywhere near enough money to make a smithy, so they're pretty happy about it.)
Build Smithy. I really don't need to explain this more, do I?
The emissaries will spend the year, or however long the God-Queen allows, learning as much about them as they can while also doing their best to teach the moon-worshipers about the Plefir. They'll also see what the Moon-Worshipers have to trade. Information is everything, and trade is very important.
Continue fostering good relations with the nearby family groups, also giving those who wish the option to integrate into the Plefir. Same reasoning as before. Peaceful takeover is better than a brutal takeover as far as Namif's concerned.
Have 100 men scout each direction. 100 men North, 100 men North-East, so on and so forth. This will take up 800 warriors in total. For the Plefir to grow they must learn more about their surroundings. If they don't, they leave themselves far to vulnerable for comfort. Some might say that sending away so many warriors also leaves the Plefir vulnerable, but it's better that a lot of scouting is done in one big swoop with one vulnerable moment than a small vulnerability that stays with the Plefir for years on end.
Once the tribe that Friht married into is found, send an emissary with 4 guards to ask and, if that doesn't work, demand that Friht and his family is handed over to the Plefir to be executed for the safety of the Plefir. If it's those guys we made an alliance with, implore them to think about the far more important alliance between them and us instead of the far worse alliance between them and Friht. We simply can't leave such an obvious threat to fester and grow. It needs to be eliminated before it's too late.
