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As you might've expected from the inactivity on my side, something happened. Namely...

We're on hold v;

I am not dropping the game; however, the story I have planned is not glueing itself to current in-game situation so I need to redo what I have planned for the second part of it. There will be quite possibly a timeskip involved, a la FEF1 where there were promotions, free supports and background plot shenanigans happening.

I will need few weeks to get ready to deploy that, so please bear with me a little more.

You tear off your shirt, and the youth does too, and the sunlight shines on your manly, toned torsos, causing few ladies in attendance - and few male courtiers - to gasp in awe.

6*

The duel is uneventful and ends when you bypass Lozer's defenses and stab him in the head.

The people that had gathered at the council gasp in awe louder than before and murmur to each other as the guards, mumbling apologies, drag the bleeding corpse outside.

You sit back down and the council continues... and it dawns on you that it would be a little more exciting if you managed to draw the duel a bit longer.

Oh, well.


Who is gonna be a proud father (again)? You are!

As it turns out, Hege hasn't been gaining weight, but yet another child is growing inside her womb, the healers confirm.


Sitting by Duk's bed, you place your hand on his forehead. Its so hot you could swear it's burning your hand.

"This is a strange illness that our healers aren't skilled in dealing with, my liege." The Advisor explains quietly; Hege weeps quietly at the other side of the bed.

"There are few men of medicine and thaumaturgy that live in the city, but they value their skills greatly, so perhaps your Majesty should instead turn to the divine and pray that they deliver Duk from this sickness..."

A) "Get me those healers, money is not a problem when my boy's life is at stake!"
B) "I shall go to the wild altars of the Old Gods outside the city and sacrifice an animal to appease them!"
C) "I must visit the Temple of New Church and pray to the One amongst the mist and smoke of incense!"

Your order the silver to be mined. The Treasurer leaves, taking several of courtiers to begin planning of this investment.

4

There's an incident regarding your tax collectors - some peasants in the southlands have been attacked on the road.

Few of them were killed, but the road guards in the region have quickly caught those responsible and sentenced them to dungeon, and larger and more frequent patrols were ordered by noblemen in the area. Can't have them peasants rebelling, after all.


The Advisor enters your bedchamber, placing the Scrolls of Kingdom Status into your lap.

Happiness: 2
Population: 6
Economy: 2
Army: 4

"My liege, our economy is in shambles and there are rumors of your loyal courtiers being assaulted on the less-traveled roads. While the silver mining will surely bring profits, it is the anger of the peasantry that is the greatest concern right now."

"Any ideas?"

"We let go a part of the Army, my liege. Not only we will scrounge some coin from that, the families of the now-free soldiers will definitely enjoy seeing their brothers and fathers again. Two goblins with one stone, some would say."

A) "Fine! Dismiss a small part of the royal army!"
B) "No! We will persevere!"

You write the noblemen a letter which is then copied and distributed to the nobles who helped Kingdom of Rug in its times of economic needs.


A baby is born in the family of Bubba, King of Rug!

That baby is a boy, and your dearest wife and queen has decided to name him 'Moggu', after a giant-slaying hero of old and popular character from bard's songs.

5

Great news come from the southern mountains!

The prospectors sent there finished their work; there's plenty of silver and iron ores to be found there, and while the excavations will be hard and a lenghty process, the specialists determine that there might be as much as 20 or maybe even 25 years of silver worth in the mountains.

Of course, barring some deposits being located even deeper.

The courtiers murmur and nod to each other as the Treasurer speaks up.

"My liege, we must not let up such an opportunity! We ought to hire miners and buy supplies and begin turning the ore into coin!"

A) "No! We need money on other things right now."
B) "You don't have to tell me twice, good Treasurer! We gonna be rich!"

You raise the taxes for peasants in the coming year.

5*

Soldiers sent south send great news! The criminal settlements were easily overwhelmed and sacked, and a great many of the thugs were slain whilst the rest fled further into the mountains.

Unfortunately, the Marshal reports that the apparent 'silver and iron' riches of the illegal settlements were quite poor, and the precious nuggets and smelted bars amounted to 'less than half a wagonload', according the Marshal's accountants and quartermasters.

The Treasurer looks rather dejected at the news.

"Maybe they didn't dig deep enough?"

A) (Economy rating too low)
B) "Send a prospector or two first. No need to rush for something that might not even be there."
C) "Then the matter of 'mountain silver' is closed."

You order to burn down all the affected fields and those nearby to make sure there will be no issues later on.


You receive information that the affected fields are being burnt down, and it will cost the Treasury a lot.


Terrible news reach the royal palace!

Apparently, the envoys send to the mountain vagrants have never returned from the mountain range, and several travelers from that area are spreading rumors that your messengers were killed by the mountain bandits.

"Obviously, the criminals want nothing but blood of your subjects and wealth of your mountains, my liege." Says the Advisor when he learns of this.

A) "That's it! Our forces shall march into the mountains and leave no rock upturned! The criminals must die!"
B) "That's it! Countess Dessa must send her forces to deal with the mountain-dwelling criminal scum at once!
C) "It is more than a clear sign that we should not impose our will on those free-dwellers of the mountains!"

You send envoys to the mountain 'rebels', if they can be called that.


"Footlings?"

"Yes, your Majesty" The Advisor bows his head. "They've begun popping up from the soil in the northwestern province. These tiny half-foot humans are disturbing the crops, which, so close to the harvest, might damage the food stockpiles of the Kingdom. Their pods are usually burnt out during Spring times, when they can be easily spotted and most seeds are not yet planted."

"How do we deal with this?"

"We purge the soil by burning it."

"Which will destroy the crops just as good as the emerging footlings' will."

"It might be just like that, my liege. The question is whether we believe in luck that the Footling infestation won't destroy too many farmland, or we just burn all the affected crops and those adjacent to them, and buy foodstuffs for affected families for the coming winter." The Advisor bows his head. "The Treasurer have heard of the affair and is already setting aside funds..."

A) "We cannot let fate decide how many crops are going to be destroyed. Burn all the affected fields, and the Treasurer shall repay the hungry families!"
B) "Maybe the infestation isn't that large. We ought to wait and pray that it is so!"
C) "Setting aside funds? Did I order such a thing? No, because peasants' fields are their responsibility. If they've not cared for their fields well enough during Spring, then it's their fault for facing starvation!"

After a year of silence, my favorite game, world of horror, is getting a new update.

This makes me so happiest.