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You agree to welcome the girl as your son's wife when he reaches the age of 15. She will be kept at the palace so that she can be educated in customs of the country so that no one can say that barbarian woman is the King's wife (they probably will anyways).


Happiness: 3
Population: 4
Economy: 4
Army: 5

This looks quite nice.


You receive a letter with the seal that is reminiscent of your dead aunt's Eiri's emblem, but is slightly different.

It's from your cousin, Sela, writing in the name of her husband. She invites you to join her in a little alliance that might bring Luathbas, and of course, her little kingdom, an opportunity to grab fertile lands in 'your' north. She is willing to provide details only if you agree to put away the animosity between your and her family branches and work for common prosperity.

A) The petty kingdoms in the north aren't our concern. Reject the proposal.
B) Agree to the proposal and offer to learn the details of her plans.

You agree to invite the Dagovidians into Luathbas. After all, the more subjects, the better.


After the rather unremarkable harvest and autumn pass, the Dagovidians finally arrive in Luathbas, and they are allowed to settle in the eastern region, which has many small rivers and forests, and thus should be perfect look-like for Dagovidian homeland.

Few days later, their chieftain, a tall man with blonde beard tied in twin tails, arrives with a blond girl in thick fur cloak. The man himself wears a cloak adorned with a two skulls as shoulderpads and a winged chain coif as his helmet.

"I am Agva, son of Dag, son of Ragmac. I am chieftain of the people of Dagovida, and I came to express my gratitude for letting us settle in your land, which is bountiful and fertile. I wish to give my most valuable possession, my daughter Igven, as your wife! She is thirteen and already can bear you many children!"

You explain that you're already married and the laws of your Kingdom do not allow for multiple wives at once.

"Then let her marry your eldest son! Please do not reject her, as I will feel that I made mistake by having her with my wife."

A) Politely decline the proposal, hoping that Agva won't feel offended that much.
B) Accept, this will reduce the amount of hassle when Arran legally becomes a man.
C) Excuse the chieftain and ask your wife about that sudden coughing fit of hers.

The larger the lore dump, the deeper the well of ideas from which players can make their characters' backstories from!

You sigh and decide to go with festivals.


The advisor arrives to meet with you.

"My liege, some courtiers believe that it's time for the Crown to entertain not only the peasants but also the noblemen, and thus a grandiose knight tournament should be held."

A) "Hmm, yes, let's host one. Especially that soon knights will have naught to do but joust in tourneys, ha ha."
B) "No! The less we remind the people of traditional ways, the harder they will accept Damdamian-inspired army."

You side with your wife and tell your mom off. She scoffs and leaves.

Later you learn she went on a trip to visit your sister again.


Your wife gives birth to another child! This time, it is a girl, and she names her 'Igrid'.


The dwarves arrive at your throne room, their leader holding a large package wrapped in old cloth. He then takes the cloth away, revealing a shiny cuirass that is decorated with bands and frills of many precious metals.

"It is the cuirass that you asked for. It is brass, but it shall protect you from blows as if made of steel. And the arrows, and darts and knives that would wish to travel the air and cause you harm will miss you instead of striking true. Now, it is time to pay us."

A) Have them taken to the Treasury so they can take the amount of wealth you agreed upon.
B) Have them taken to the Treasury... and ask the guards to get rid of them!

You invite them to the throne room and in meanwhile ask the chamberlain where your mother is.

6

"She went to visit your sister Elsa and said that she would be staying at her manor for a few weeks, my liege, don't you remember?" Oh yeah!

The smelly, bearded creatures, clad in dark cloaks and robes enter the throne room and approach you.

Then they begin to stare at you, squinting their eyes, tilting their heads, sniffing the air at you, and whispering between each other in their language. After a while, their leader lifts his hand and silences his comrades.

"Greetings, King of Luathbas! We have heard that you be great warrior, but we also heard that those of your family have bad luck in personal combat. So here we came to craft you a cuirass that shall protect you from blows but also make the arrows and thrown objects miss you altogether. We will make it of steel, gold, and platinum and brass... if you be wanting it, then we welcome wealth, paid in front or later with certain increase." They then describe how much they want for their work, and the Advisor does some calculations.

"I think we can safely spend that much right now, my liege."

A) Agree for pay the dwarves now and lend them one of the dungeons to make it into a temporary workshop.
B) Attempt to negotiate a slightly lower price for their services.
C) Ask if you can postpone the payment for about twenty years or more?
D) Tell them that you've changed your mind and will not be buying their services.