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You decide to follow the edge of the forest.

This takes all day, and you feel like you've made little progress. You camp on the grasslands between the distant fields and the foreboding forest.

(Supplies: 12)

In the middle of the night, something wakes you up.

Its the lights... small, floating lights, blue and green, dancing deep in the woods between the trees!

A) Investigate.
B) Go back to sleep.
C) Move the campsite far from the forest.

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"Caution."

The wizard croaks like a frog.

"Then seek the Plateau of Cunedor, and lay into slumber alone and clothes-less underneath the Pillar That Supports Heaven. Once the Moon Princess sheds her tears upon you, call the Sea Man's true name, and he shall come, and take his creature away."

You ask for further explanations, only to realize the Wizard is gone.

Nobody saw him leaving...

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Fortunately, you know what this all means - or at least you think you do.

Cunedor is most definitely Cunndfr, a flatlands in the east of the Kingdom, sparsely populated. Moon Princess is the Spirit of moon, night and rain, and her 'tears' are of course rain at night.

You are not aware of any Pillars being built there, but you have vague idea that it might be just a tall, sharp stone pointing upwards? At least you know that Sea Man, the spirit of sea, is called 'Kaar' in your language.

That will potentially save you some time.

Despite worries from some courtiers that this madness cannot be trusted, deep inside you know it must be followed through.



Congratulations! Vindaren has embarked on Epic Quest!

Finishing it will provide a great boon, but there's always a chance of death.



You leave the village, the last one on the road, and march into the wheatfields surrounding it. The Cunndfr flatlands are at least day away from here, and your best chance at meeting someone out there is perhaps a shepherd with his flock or solitary hunter stalking game animals all the way there.

Dried fruit, stale bread and herbs will be your provisions for next three days. Hopefully it is enough.

(Supplies: 13)

Having traversed the wheatfields, you're met with first of many decisions. A pine forest, dark and unwelcoming, stands in your path. It stretches for miles in both directions, and occassional burnt-down tree stump tells you that peasants cleared part of it and then dared not damage the woods further.

Plateau of Cunedor must lay behind the forest...

A) Go through the forest to save time.
B) Walk alongside the forest's edge.

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"Yes."

"A ritual of the stone, must be complete. Or the Sea Man, must take his creature, back." The wizard's neck twists and jerks for few moments before there is a crunch as its head sets itself back in proper position.

"Courage, or caution?" He asks, staring at you with his empty eyes.

A) "Courage."
B) "Caution."
C) "I need help, not riddles!"

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You name the boy Rad.

Crown Prince Rad does have a nice sound to it!

Few days later, the Wizard does arrive at your palace. The twisted walking stick and disheveled robes are barely visible under the absolutely huge amount of white hair. All you can see is the handcuffs of his light blue robe and the light grey eyes without pupils or irises.

"I am here. You are here." He mumbles somewhat erratically. "The beast is in the north. Yes, yes, a situation has arisen. Is. Help. Needed?"

A) "I shall make you a nobleman for life if you get rid of it!"
B) "I shall give you all the treasures of my kingdom if you get rid of it!"
C) "Yes."
D) "I only need information how to defeat the giant sponge monster."

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As per tradition, the kid naming contest is fierce and divides people into camps.

I'm proud of you guys <3

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You decide that something this big and unnatural needs a supernatural being to destroy.

You call upon your courtiers and servants to seek out a Wizard.

504 AD, Midsummer

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One is easily found in a roadside inn on the least-traveled of roads in Rodigo province's borderlands. He knows of the monstrosity ravaging Remorian countryside and shall pay you a visit in few days.

Meanwhile, a child is born to you! And it is a boy!

By the customs of your Kingdom, the boy is now the heir to your throne.

As your wife craddles the baby and courtiers spread the joyful news, upon you is thrown the traditional honour of naming the boy. You ponder traditional and/or popular names lately, but nothing stops you from choosing something else...

A) Vindaren
B) Silibern
C) Stron
D) Briuwen
E) Scrian
F) Rad
G) Swarcen
H) Herron
I) Fuoren
J) Hirus
K) (choose your own)

2482
And everyone departed in peace, with the rebel leaders being granted amnesty for the rebellion (which didn't get far, technically).

504 AD, Summer

Zumutluxu Omaxo Ngungut, a giant sponge, has arrived!

Reports from the northwest tell about the giant, red, squishy being rolling over the hills one day. Its gigantic body flattens livestock, people and buildings alike. The pores on its strange flesh spew hot flames. Beware its telepathic screams!

You know what a sponge is, of course - you've seen them in books about the distant sea - so the idea of gigantic ball of soft flesh is a bit absurd.

And yet there is one, currently rampaging across northwest of Remoria.

A) Our brave army will slice and tear that thing apart!
B) A time for me to prove my valor! I shall duel that thing to death!!
C) I don't think anyone or anything is able to defeat such an avatar of anger and malice, sadly.
D) I'm sure that amongst adventurers and traveling heroes, there are some who hunt giant sponges for a living.
E) We must seek a Wizard to ask him to deliver us from the sponge!

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You decide to spend the gold on promoting mercantilism and boosting of the economy. Five years should be good.

Someone calls this 'Five Year Plan' and the name soon circulates amongst the common folk.

A) And then everyone went home in peace.
B) Now that the work is done - arrest the ringleaders!

2484
You let them speak their hearts out.

It takes hours for the men and women of higher and lower standing to step forward, one by one, and speak, beg, yell and gruff at you. The gathered crowd is quickly mellowed out by the fact you allow for this.

Then it comes the time of discussion.

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As the lesser folk camp around the discussion site, you and your nobles eke out the list of grievances and the possible solutions. It mostly boils down to the fact that the Tyrant's laws have been taken 'for granted' by your administration, and only few things have been restored to pre-Tyranny or modified.

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Next comes the problem of changing the laws or determining which laws should stay. This is a process that takes hours into the night, but before you head to rest, there's an administrative and political consensus. It helps that you have extensive knowledge of civic and aristocratic law and its history, impressing even the lawmasters that were brought forward by the embittered nobles.

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And finally there's the bargaining and negotations about spending of Treasury's money on improving the lives of lesser men and women, as well as doing some economy rework too. You have great time in finding common ground with the nobles, who offer to pay part of the expenses from their own pockets, but it is the royal Treasurer who will have to part with recently newfound wealth of the Rodigo gold mines, especially that several charismatic noblemen are able to sway their peers away from the more conservative spending plans drafted by your lawmakers.

All in all, the impromptu law-making gathering is hailed by those who gathered as 'the true spirit of Remorian brotherhood', where monarch, the nobles, the middle-men and the low ones were able to gather together and change the Kingdom for the better!

There's but one decision that you must make - allocating the wealth of the mines.

A) Obviously, we hoard it and spend it when needed!
B) We dedicate part of the incoming gold to be distributed amongst the communities and improve the quality of life of the peasants.
C) We dedicate part of the incoming gold to be used to strengthen the economy, promote mercantile growth and help fledging cratfsmen.
D) All of the gold income is to be spent on the economy and the people's wellbeing!

//If you vote anything but A in above choice:

There's also the question of how long should the gold be re-distributed like this. The Advisor and most of the nobles believe that five years should be sufficient time to see if this plan brings any change.

Few of the more liberal and autonomous noblemen would like to see the gold stay away from the Treasury for ten years.

The Treasurer himself mumbles something about just two years, but the voices supporting him are few amongst the crowd.

A) Five years sounds just about right.
B) Let's be ambitious and go with ten years.
C) Two years is more than enough, you gold-diggers!

//Conditional double vote, please be mindful of that!

2485
You send a messenger to the rebels, agreeing to a meeting.

504 AD, Late Spring

You finally meet at the dawn of the first day of Late Spring.

The entourage of the rebels is huge; at least three dozen of lesser nobles (and a handful of higher ones), several mayors, a bunch of village elders, and even some important personages of communities you've never heard about.

Of course, both you and the rebels bring sizeable amount of soldiers to the meeting. No one's naive here.

A) Ask them to call off their guards as a sign of trust in you.
B) Ask them to present the list of issues to you so you can reply to those quickly - after all you're a busy man.
C) Let them speak out their hearts. There's time to make decisions later.

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You decide to take a diplomatic approach and send them a letter inviting them to put forward the issues they have with your leadership.

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The reply comes in express time of just a week.

In the letter, the nobles, having signed themselves as 'Concerned Citizens', are willing to meet outside the capital city and discuss the grieviances and problems they and the common folk have noticed with your leadership. They promise to be as reasonable as you're trusting to meet with them.

A) Perfect trap! I am not falling for it though! To arms!
B) Perfect occasion to lay a trap and nip the rebel leadership in span of few short moments of the meeting!
C) Perfect occasion to avoid a bloodbath and a disaster. I shall meet with them!

2487
You ignore the flying star, as there were, are, and will be, flying stars, in the history of this world.

503 AD, Late Winter

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Your nonchalant approach to the dreaded flying star doesn't sit well with your subjects. Many grumble and complain that your disregard for things supernatural and holy will bring doom upon Remoria, one way or another.

502 AD, End of the Year

Happiness: 2
Population: 4
Economy: 2
Army: 3

The Advisor shrugs when you point at the low numbers on the Scrolls of Kingdom Status.

Not much can be done this year.

504 AD, Spring

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Wagons upon wagons of gold arrive at the Palace! The amount of gold is double that of what came last year. The manager spoke true!

504 AD, Mid-Spring

Dreadful news arrive from Komara province in the south - the local nobles rose in rebellion!

Citing your recent impiety as well as the state of the Treasury and disregard for people's hearts, they've gathered two thousand professional soldiers. Those popular and charismatic amongst them rallied peasants to kill your tax collectors and plunder the estates of those loyal to you.

"It is time for our soldiers to come forth and slaughter the rebels!" Says the Marshal during the court meeting.

"It might not be late still." Counters the Advisor. "We might placate them with some good words and perhaps spending of the gold on festivals and such."

A) "If they wanted festivals and money, they should've asked for them. To arms!"
B) "Killing my own subjects will only anger the others. We must try a diplomatic approach."

2488
Eagerness equals success!

Quote from: Sylvianne uses Concoction on Orietta
Up to 15HP healed

Quote from: Marietta vs Maertens' Battle Brother E
Hit: 118+10-29 = 99
Hit roll: 20, hit!
Crit roll: 11, crit!
Damage: 13-3 = 10x3 = 30dmg

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oh noes ;v

2490
You decide to send money and supplies to the prosperous mines to get the ore faster and in higher quantities.

503 AD, Winter

You receive a letter from Queen Temera of Termos.

In the letter she expressed gratitude at you accepting the marriage proposal. She also offered prayers so that your daughter grows up in peace and prosperity, and ends the letter with words of anticipation, hoping to receive news about her first bleeding in the next twelve or thirteen years.

503 AD, Midwinter

A terrible sight appeared on the heavens!

It is a fiery star, one that glows brightly even in the light of the sun. Its tail is red like blood and it is slowly approaching from direction of the Kingdom of Glamoor!

People are worried and there's lots of them lamenting the Deities are unhappy with your rule, or that Glamoorians will be doom of the Kingdom.

You decide to...

A) Donate to the altars of the Deities so that they deliver the Kingdom from doom.
B) Rouse your people, asking them to be vigilant and wary of Glamoorians from now on.
C) Pay no heed to unlearned masses, knowing well its just one of many 'traveling stars' in the sky.

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