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"The details of Algrathon's imprisonment."
The details of Algrathon's imprisonment? Imprisonment? Skik's sight swirls and rotates for quite a bit, and when her vision returns to normal, she sees scenes she had seen before. The claw and the eye, outside of the egg. The casual strike against fishes that drew too close by accident. The systematic destruction of the brainspawn, a potential foe, when they deliberately approached. The encouraging light of the chamber within the egg as Algrathon heals.

The egg isn't Algrathon's prison. It is his sanctuary.

The vision changes. Dull, blurry, indistinct. A creature that must be Algrathon, facing... a Haskanara? No, Skik realizes. It only appears as one because she is onlooking. A devastating strike from the "Haskanara"'s sword hits Algrathon, and he begins to disintegrate. Another scene change. The two creatures face each other again, but this time the other one is... gray, and Algrathon not quite healed, maybe. Another devastating strike reduces Algrathon to pretty much the state Skik saw him in. And then a ...wave. Many creatures are indiscriminately given the ability to get away from the Grey, and Algrathon seizes it.
A final change. Haskanara building something that Skik can't identify. Other creatures that look vaguely familiar. A possible future Skethorum creates something that would aid in imprisoning Algrathon? It seems that way. And overhead, the Haskanaran star shines brightly...

The apartment complex is completed on schedule, though research has suffered for it a bit. The fourth legion returns with the news that the goblins are not interested in trading the worgs, as they call the wolf creatures. In fact, the relationship between the worgs and goblins seems less like one of domestication as first thought, but one of alliance.
The first legion meanwhile travels through a forest eastwards from Lactosia and to the great mountains of the north, as they find themselves surrounded by a small contingent of badly-armed, but apparently quite stealthy ratmen...

Clothing and jewelry created and provided to population.
Apartments completed
Integrated Excavations needs more research
Deep Fishing needs a bit more research
Tidal Mastery needs some more research
Fifth Legion trained

Taxation provides 16.5+5 money. Military requires 5 money in upkeep.
Received 2 Mushrooms in trade.

Morale is at 6. Population growth is 2%, adding 432 people.
Population is now at 22,071. (Overcrowding! Population growth is reduced by 2%)
24 labor units will be available next turn, with [7/10] in the excess labor pool.
22 food will be needed this turn. 2.3 luxury units are needed to raise morale.

  Warehouse: 2/20 wood, 3/20 wool, 6/20 Stone, 6/20 copper, 1/20 tin, 3/20 bronze, 1/20 silver, 1 leather armor, 4 Mushrooms, 3.3/20 Clothing, 1.7/20 silver jewelry
  Granary: 16/20 Food
  Treasury: 37

  Buildings:
    Apartment Houses
    Clothier's Workshop
    Docks
    Granary
    Hall of Learning
    Library
    Marketplace
    Military Workshop
    Mint
    Observatory
    Shrine
    Smithy
    Tombs

  Leaders:
    Astronomer Skik
    Explorer Skiin
      Special Ability: Master Archer
    Scientist Skan

  Military:
     Trained First Legion (Scouts) <A2/D2/R3[3/-]/H21/S3/M8/Ab:Far Shot>
     Trained Second Legion <A6/D5/H23/S2/M7>
     Trained Third Legion <A2/D2/R3[3/-]/H21/S3/M8/Ab:Far Shot>
     Trained Fourth Legion <A6/D5/H23/S2/M7>
     Trained Fifth Legion <A6/D5/H21/S3/M8>

  Technologies:
    Advanced Ship Construction
    Animal Training
    Archery
    Astral Magic
    Astral Theory
    Astronomy
    Ceremonial Burial
    Construction
    Deep Mining
    Engineering
    Farming
    Fishing
    Great Ship Construction
    Literacy
    Mechanics
    Metalcrafting
    Mining
    Museums
    Organized Religion
    Residential Planning
    Sailing
    Trade
    Tactics: Far Shot

Airag manages to find just the right amount of powder to create some at least crude firearms that don't blast away the user's arms or explode into their faces. As work is done in the expansion of the fields and in quarrying, a large quantity of precious stone is found, ruby to be exact.
The Infantry, in checking the maps, decides to explore the forest between the northern and eastern mountain range, which turns out to give way to a plain again in the north-north-east. Seeing smoke in the distance, they carefully draw closer, and determine that there is a walled city under siege by large humanoids.

Jewelry created and provided to the populance.
Quarries on tile 6 and 1 completed, replacing irrigation. Resource found on tile 6- rubies.
3-Field farm on tile 9 completed.
Taxation provides 18 money. Military requires 2 money in upkeep
Firearms researched
Explosives need more research

Morale is at 9. Population growth is 6%, adding 1428 people. Morale is high enough for a labor bonus.
Population is now at 25,233. (Overcrowding! Population growth is reduced by 3%, Morale by -1.)
29 labor units will be available next turn, with [2/10] in the excess labor pool.
25 food will be needed this turn. 2.6 luxury units are needed to raise morale.

  Warehouse: 1/20 wood, 1/20 wool, 3/20 bstone, 4/20 Iron, 6/20 silver, 0/20 Strong Iron, 0.1/20 clothes, 1/20 silver jewelry
  Granary: 14 food
  Treasury: 60 money
  Herds: -

  Buildings:
    Apartment Houses
    Clothier's Workshop
    Granary
    Hall of Learning
    Heavy Smelter
    Library
    Marketplace
    Mechanic's Workshop
    Military Workshop
    Museum
    Music Hall
    Shrine
    Smithy
    Tombs

  Military
    Lactosian Infantry <A5/D5/H10/S3/M7/Ab:Shield Wall>
    Heavy Scouts <A7/D7/H22/S1/M7/Ab:->

  Leaders:
    Engineer Dr. Donlan
    Governor Cheddarius
      Special Ability: Hope for the future
    Sage Airag
      Special Ability: Librarian

  Technologies:
    Agriculture
    Alchemy
    Blast Powder
    Ceremonial Burial
    Construction
    Deep Mining
    Engineering
    Farming
    Firearms
    Horseback Riding
    Improved Agriculture
    Literacy
    Metalcrafting
    Metallurgy
    Mining
    Music
    Residential Planning
    Steelmaking
    Trade
    Tactics: Shield Wall

Firearms
  Allows Muskets (2 labor, 1 strong iron create 1 musket; better range and base attack than bows, no separate ammunition; Military workshop applies)

The archers travel northwards to the merfolk settlement, and find them open to talks of trade. The merfolk are quite interested in building materials. Coral, they say, is rather susceptible and hard to work with. Gold piques their interest as well. They say that they can easily catch food and find pearls. They are not quite certain that they can provide the Eredor with special technological knowledge, but are confident that they can provide information about the coastlines.
The explorers to the south have some problems with a prolonged coastal storm that impedes their progress, but their exploration confirms the existence of a gulf in the region, bending back south-west, and of the large mountain range that seems to cover much of the land

2-Field Farm on tile 6 completed
Apartment Houses completed
School completed
Weaponry created
Clothing and Jewelry created and provided to population.
Taxation provides 18 money. Military requires 3 money in upkeep.
Horseback Riding researched
Organized Religion researched

Morale is at 8. Population growth is 5.5%, adding 1329 people. Morale is high enough for a labor bonus
Population is now at 25,510. (Overcrowding! Population growth is reduced by 1.5%.)
28 labor units will be available next turn, with [6/10] in the excess labor pool.
25 food will be needed this turn. 2.6 luxury units are needed to raise morale.

  Treasury: 40.5
  Granary: 15/20 food
  Warehouse: 1/20 wood, 2/20 gold, 0.8/20 Clothing, 0.7/20 Gold jewelry, 1/20 iron
  Herds: 1 badger

  Buildings
    Apartment Houses
    Clothier's Workshop
    Constructor's Guild
    Granary
    Hall of Learning
    Library
    Marketplace
    Mechanic's Workshop
    Military Workshop
    School
    Shrine
    Smithy
    Statue Park (10 statues)
    Tinkerer's Shop
    Tombs

  Military
    Trained Spearman Brigade <A5/D4/H17/S3/M7>
    Trained Pikemen <A5*/D2/H15/S3/M8>
    Trained First Archer Company <A2/D2/R5[2/10]/H17/S3/M8>
    Second Archer Company <A2/D2/R5[2/10]/H16/S3/M7>

  Caster units
    Constructor <5 mp>

  Leaders:
    Engineer Fret Rikend
    Sage Heron Redson

  Technologies:
    Agriculture
    Animal Taming
    Archery
    Basic Artifíce
    Ceremonial Burial
    Construction
    Construction Magic
    Deep Mining
    Earth Dowsing
    Education
    Engineering
    Farming
    Horseback Riding
    Literacy
    Metalcrafting
    Mining
    Organized Religion
    Sculpture
    Theory of Elemental Earth
    Trade

The Shining City becomes lifelier in a dark way, as more elephant units are trained and more children than ever are born. Yet, everything seems to revolve around one thing...

Clothing and jewelry created and provided to populance
Truths Unknowable needs more research.
Taxation provides 12 money. Military requires 8 money in upkeep.

Morale is at 8. Population growth is 4%, adding 675 people. Morale is high enough for a labor bonus.
Population is now at 17,567. (Overcrowding! Population growth is reduced by 2%.)
19 labor units will be available next turn, with [6/10] in the excess labor pool.
17 food will be needed this turn. 1.8 luxury units are needed to raise morale.

  Treasury: 33 money
  Granary: 13 food
  Warehouse: 17/20 wool, 7 stone, 1 gold, 2.3 clothing, 0.6 gold jewelry
  Herds: .5 elephants, 1 firedancer

  Buildings
    Clothier's Workshop
    Granary
    Hall of Learning
    Idols of the Unknown
    Library
    Marketplace
    Military School
    Military Workshop
    Palisade on City Hex
    Shrine
    Temple

  Military
    Trained Obsidian's Call (A6/D4/H11/S3/M7/Ab:-) (Wooden spears with obsidian, wooden shields)
    Trained Spear Elephants (A7/D4/H21/S3/M9/Ab:-)
    Trained Spear Elephants (A7/D4/H21/S3/M9/Ab:-)
    Spear Elephants (A7/D4/H20/S3/M8/Ab:-)
    Ornate Spear Elephants (A7/D4/H22/S3/M8/Ab:-)
    Trained Unveilers (A6/D4/H11/S3/M7/Ab:-) (Wooden spears with obsidian, wooden shields)

  Leaders:
    General
    High Priest -The Chosen One-

  Technologies:
    Animal Training
    Beast Taming
    Blessing of the Unknown
    Construction
    Engineering
    Enlightenment (Unique; Prerequisite for magical technologies)
    Landscape Stripping
    Literacy
    Mining
    Organized Religion
    The Shallow of the Unknown
    Trade