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Soldiers of the Union went forth to take land from minor nations on their flanks to ensure that the Union will not be side-stabbed! What prudence, what tactical thought!

Union vs Neutrals:
2 vs 2
Union Army retreats to #16!

Union vs Neutrals:
6 vs 6
Union Army retreats to #23!

If only the actions mirrored the thinking.

Elsewhere, academies and a Military HQ were built.

Armies to deploy: 1

Nation            #Provinces  #Armies   Max Armies  PI/Turn RP/Turn Party&El  Current
1.Sordland(A)     7           3         8           3       4      -         0/80 (Explosive Shells)
2.Tradesmen(D)    7           3         9           3       11     IND (T7)  75/80 (Primitive Aeroplanes)
3.Sol(R)          7           4         10          2       10     -         75/80 (Explosive Shells)
4.Vlosavi(A)      5           3         6           3       2       -         0/? (none)
5.Hibernia(D)     9           5         10          4       0       IND (T7)  0/? (none)
6.Reval(R)        7           4         11          2       10      -         0/? (none)

Populous Provinces:
#3 (Reval)
#7 (Reval)
#16 (Tradesmen)
#26 (-)
#28 (-)
#44 (Sol)

Researched Technologies:
1.Sordland: -
2.Tradesmen: -
3.Sol: -
4.Vlosavi: -
5.Hibernia: -
6.Reval: -

Toaster freshly placed Armies cannot be moved in the same turn.

The frontier with Reval becomes heavily fortified and militarized.

Far from the explosive border, a new university is built for the young republican minds to hone their skills at!

Armies to deploy: 1

Nation            #Provinces  #Armies   Max Armies  PI/Turn RP/Turn Party&El  Current
1.Sordland(A)     7           3         8           3       4      -         0/80 (Explosive Shells)
2.Tradesmen(D)    7           4         9           3       5     IND (T7)  75/80 (Primitive Aeroplanes)
3.Sol(R)          7           4         10          2       10     -         75/80 (Explosive Shells)
4.Vlosavi(A)      5           3         6           3       2       -         0/? (none)
5.Hibernia(D)     9           5         10          4       0       IND (T7)  0/? (none)
6.Reval(R)        7           4         11          2       10      -         0/? (none)

Populous Provinces:
#3 (Reval)
#7 (Reval)
#16 (Tradesmen)
#26 (-)
#28 (-)
#44 (Sol)

Researched Technologies:
1.Sordland: -
2.Tradesmen: -
3.Sol: -
4.Vlosavi: -
5.Hibernia: -
6.Reval: -

You investigate the bushes a bit more.

You can't find anything wrong with the berries, nor are they similar to any poisonous berries you know or have read about.

Satisfied, you store a few fistfuls of these in a bag.

(Supplies: 10)

The berry area continues on for a while before you're alone in the fields of grass and occassional leafy bush.

It feels slightly weird to be so alone; even in the countryside, you can see signs of civilization; a distant hovel, a watchtower, a sown field or a windmill - anything really. Here, there is nothing but greenery.

And in a distance, a hill!

You quickly make your way over. The hill isn't quite tall, but its shape, almost like a pyramid, juts towards the sky.

A) This must be the 'Pillar' I'm looking for!
B) What if the Wizard spoke about a literal 'Pillar'? I should try finding one first.

We have all the armies accounted for I believe!

Armies to deploy: 1

Nation            #Provinces  #Armies   Max Armies  PI/Turn RP/Turn Party&El  Current
1.Sordland(A)     7           4         8           3       2      -         0/? (none)
2.Tradesmen(D)    7           4         9           2       5     IND (T7)  75/80 (Primitive Aeroplanes)
3.Sol(R)          7           4         10          2       10     -         75/80 (Explosive Shells)
4.Vlosavi(A)      5           3         6           3       2       -         0/? (none)
5.Hibernia(D)     9           5         10          3       0       IND (T7)  0/? (none)
6.Reval(R)        7           4         11          2       10      -         0/? (none)

Populous Provinces:
#3 (Reval)
#7 (Reval)
#16 (Tradesmen)
#26 (-)
#28 (-)
#44 (Sol)

Researched Technologies:
1.Sordland: -
2.Tradesmen: -
3.Sol: -
4.Vlosavi: -
5.Hibernia: -
6.Reval: -

If an Army is in the province when someone attacks that province, its defended.

Capital placement was old rule I copypasted, it is gone now.

Yes, Capital counts as an HQ and you can build separate HQ for double the benefits.

I hope this is last of questions in the wrong thread

You quietly move away from the bushes and then back where you came from.

Fortunately, the noisy water ladies were too busy playing to notice.

You're back where you started, or so you believe, and the little walk alongside the river gave you enough idea how deep the thing is - crossing here would be a bit too risky, and you're not a good swimmer either.

You continue on in what you believe is southernly direction for several hours.

By late afternoon you find a place where the river is shallow enough that you just need to wade through the water to get to the other side.

Just as you leave the water, you notice a family of otters swimming past, from north to south. You blink, realizing that all seven of them are... wearing nettle scarves? The clothed animals do not pay slightest attention to you and just continue on, until you lose sight of them.

You decide to make the camp a bit further from the river, just in case.

(Supplies: 9)

By the morning, you realize two things - a vast fields stretches before you towards the horizon to east and south and north. Also, there's absolutely a mirth of berry bushes dotting the fields. The berries are bright red and very small. There's enough for you to pick some handful of them in case you need some variety in your diet.

A) Eh, I have enough supplies.
B) Vindaren, the berry gatherer, that's me!
C) Investigate the area a bit more?