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You agree to send the Army to the border.


Two people want to meet with you; one is an envoy of Queen Dogethe of Cydwyl, the other is messenger bringing urgent news from border with the dwarven land of Zasitost.

A) Let the envoy first pls!
B) Get dat messenger to me, hup-hup!

You order them to come up with some regulation of the migrants coming to Methiant.

7!*

The idea of regulation and distribution of migrants was truly a work of a genius! That's what the peoples say about the system which ensures that every family from the north finds its new home elsewhere in Methiant. Crime and discontent are negligible, and the immigrating peoples praise your name more than their beloved Queen Dogethe.

Few days later a messenger arrives with haste at your court, delivering a report from the city near the dwarven fief of Zasitost just to the east.

"My liege, the dwarves are fleeing en masse from behind the tall walls of Zasitost! Something terrible must've happened there, but the stubborn and ever proud dwarves refuse to tell the governor what is happening. He asks that you direct the Army there for protection of the border." Courtiers murmur amongst each other at this unusual event, and meanwhile, you decide to...

A) Send a letter to Zasitost, demanding that the dwarves tell you the truth.
B) Ignore the dwarven exodus, you have enough on your plate to deal with.
C) Agree to the demand and send the Army to the border with Zasitost.

Go and do the republican things here!

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You decide to bribe the merchants to give up supplies.

5

Unsurprisingly, once the traders are given money, they give you the supplies your country will need. Grain, cloth and medicine are deposited in army keeps and city garrisons.


Another not-surprise is the fact that from Kingdom of Cydwyl comes a horde of refugees. The panicking people have fled from the regions near border with Helliste while Dogethe's administration apparently runs around in circles, unable to deal with this crisis.

However, your governors are afraid that the sudden influx of migrants might only cause problems in the future. They ask the Crown how to deal with Cydwyl refugees.

A) Deny them entry to Methiant! By force, if its needed!
B) Regulate the inflow of refugees, to ensure they don't overwhelm border settlements.
C) Let them all in, for good or bad.

Haspen, any word on why the pretenders burned the city despite that being the exact opposite of what they decided to do?

I... might've mixed up Twinwolf and Maximum Spin's sides :T

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You decide that this natural event will not come pass easily nor quickly. A great stockpiling of foodstuffs and other supplies is ordered.


You marry Esta in a great ceremony that is shadowed by the calamity currently occuring across the lands. The darkness and blood of the skies persists, and the Scepter continues to pulsate.

2*

Unfortunately, the stockpiling of supplies simply doesn't work; foreign merchants do not want to give up foodstuffs easily nor cheaply, and the peasantry is too afraid for their own safety to share with others on governmental rules.

A) It seems that we ought to force the peasants to give up supplies. Don't they understand that it's for their own good?
B) It seems that we will need to toss money in the faces of those unscrupulous merchants after all.
C) Fine then, we will continue on as if nothing happens. Let's see how it will be when THEY will come begging for help!

//There's a poll.

You tell your mother to shush, apologize for her behavior and proclaim your wish to marry Esta as soon as possible. The envoy leaves happy, your mother leaves unhappy.


First, a tremor occured a week ago. And now, the sky turned reddish.

Citizens of the capital city and your courtiers murmur in panic and fear as they do not know what is happening. What has been observed that this crimson sky came from the north, perhaps from beyond the lands of Queen Dogethe. The vault guards do report that the Scepter is glowing again, but with bright pulse that was unseen before during any storm or other disaster.

The holy books of Pantheon do speak that this is the Decade of Blood, where blood is ought to manifest and spell disaster upon the world. At an emergency council, you decide to...

A) Seek a Wizard to thwart this end of the world event or whatever this is.
B) Donate upon altars of the Pantheon so that the Gods protect Methiant from harm.
C) Ignore this strange event and continue preparations for the wedding with Esta.

Loyalists play The Great Purge (-3 Loyalty, Pretender: -1 Treasury, -1 Army, -2 Loyalty)

Pretender plays Urban Massacre (-3 Loyalty, Loyalists: -2 Treasury, -1 Army, -1 Loyalty)

Loyalists:
3 Loyalty, 3 Treasury, 3 Army.
Battle Score: 0

Pretender:
0! Loyalty, 4 Treasury, 4 Army.
Battle Score: -7

Pretender loses the Civil War! (Loyalty at 0 or lower)

The atrocities conducted by the Pretender and the purges carreid out by the Loyalists helped erode all support for the Pretender. In the late Autumn 1114 AD, the forces of Pretender imploded and were quickly ran over by the Loyalists. The Pretender and his family has been killed, and peace officially returned to Kingdom of Methiant by the end of Year 1114 AD.


You are Cyl, son of Yoe II.

Your uncle has risen against your mother and the regency council two years ago. But the bloody and sad civil war is now thing of the past. Uncle Luath has been drawn and quartered, while his wife and children were thrown into dungeons without food or water.

The Kingdom hasn't fared well at the turn of the decade, but at least it didn't go any worse, right?

1,1,2,0

Your shrewd mother managed to get some monetary aid from Queen Dogethe, as fortunately the campaign against Helliste was a success even if Segeda pulled Methiantese troops from the north at very beginning of the war. She also managed to dig up some extra coin from the peasantry without stirring it up.

More soldiers perished in the civil war than the northern campaign, to be honest, but the courtiers reassure that this is only temporary.

1

You were born lucky, it is the only explanation for the fact that your uncle has fallen and the civil war ended swiftly before it could bring any real ruination to the Kingdom.

Now you ponder, what regnal name should you pick up. Hmm.
Your father was a decent ruler, but in last years of his life he overextended the Treasury and taxed peasants rather harshly, so common sense dictates you do not take on his mantle.

No, you decide to be original; to promise your subjects a fresh start, and decide to use your name as regnal name. Long Live King Cyl I!

The first to come and congratulate is of course the Advisor; with those Scrolls of Kingdom Status in his hands.

Happiness: 4
Population: 6
Economy: 5
Army: 4

You're not sure exactly what those numbers mean and the Advisor seems content on babbling nonsensically about them, oh well.


As of waiting for just this moment, an emissary of King Elran III of Eldrican shows up at your gates few days after your coronation.

He takes off his funny hat and bows to you with a smile.

"Greetings and congratulations on your successful ascension to the throne of Methiant, King Cyl! My master has sent me here a year earlier but considering the little... indecency that was happening in your Kingdom in past years I decided to stay with Ankurvat dwarves for a while. Now that the roads are safe, let me announce that King Elran III is fully ready to send his beautiful daughter, Esta, to become your wife, per agreement your father had with my liege."

Your dearest mom, Queen Mother Segeda, steps out of the side of the room and up to your throne.

"The traitor Luath had support of various mercenaries from the west. You think we do not know that King Elran did naught to stop his subjects from ravaging our beloved country under the banners of the Pretender?" You decide to...

A) Agree with your mother and break the marriage agreement with Kingdom of Eldrican.
B) Tell your mother to shush and inform the emissary that you will be honored to have Esta as your wife.

Twinwolf for leader of Loyalist side and Maximum Spin for leader of Pretender side, then.

Loyalists:
Use The Grand Campaign
Recycle The Great Purge and Abandon the Throne

Pretender:
Use Foreign Auxiliaries and Supplies From Abroad
Recycle Spread-Out Siege Campaign

Because both sides now have Leaders, all I need from now on is simply Twinwolf's and Maximum Spin's bolded decisions to do the updates ;v

grazt haspen you have not only created a civil war ingame you have also created a civil war outside of the game.
i love it.

Imic for Loyalists, Iituem for Pretenders.

Loyalists:
Use Loyalist Regiments and Defend the Nation!
Recycle The Grand Campaign

Pretender:
Use Charge!
Recycle Dealings with the Friends Abroad and To The Greener Pastures

Still no guy on both sides whom I can ask for cards to pick rather than having to comb the thread for votes v;