You send orders to try diplomacy with the orcs.
1179 AD, Late Winter
Terrible news come from Orcworld!
Diplomacy was conducted with the orcs. A delegation of hundred men entered their city, and met with their warlord. Then the terrible thing happened; during the night, the orcs attacked the encampment of the army. In the chaos that ensued, many soldiers were killed before they could arm themselves.
Your enraged soldiers took the fighting into the city to avenge fallen comrades. An ugly fighting with orcish inhabitants ensued, and some Army leaders are blaming this mess on you for demanding diplomacy when the Army was supposed to be purging the land of orcish menace.
However, the battle was won and the city destroyed with Fireblood and fire. Many orcs fled or hid, but your sodliers estimate they've kileld at least four thousand orcs of all ages. Unfortunately, almost a thousand of Methiantese soldiers died in the ambush and the city fighting.
Other armies report encountering few camps and smaller nomadic groups of orcs, bringing about another thousand of dead orcs to the score.
1171 AD, End of the Year
It's that time of the year. The Scrolls of Kingdom Status are in your hands again!
2to4, 1to3(4to6)
Happiness: 3
Population: 5
Economy:
8Army: 8
Imp.Authority:
-1"My liege! Our Treasury is filled with money, and your courtiers believe there wouldn't anything wrong with spending part of it."
A) Naaaaah! Lemme stare at my mountain of riches!
B) Time to ask the dwarves to commission us a powerful artifact of sorts!
C) Expand the budget of the Army, so it can maintain even greater numbers.
D) Seek the services of a traveling and powerful Sorceress.
E) Sponsor creation of an bronze-cast statue of yourself!
F) Send a lavish gift to one of neighbouring countries.
G) Donate to the poor and the needy to show off your generosity.
"The authority of Emperor's office has been strengthened somewhat. Shall you issue an Edict this year, my liege?"
A) Yes, I will.
B) No, I won't.
"Also, with normalization of politics in far south, your scribes and scholars managed to both learn something about lands of Damdamia as well as update the royal map. Take a look, please."
