I'd like a Roll please.
Not too many raisins, extra cinnamon please.
I'm a good tipper!
Not too many raisins, extra cinnamon please.
I'm a good tipper!
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I'm very tempted You must know that this is my kind of thing by now Gowia, It'd be good to get another shot at one of these but I'm afraid about committing knowing how these often turn out.
Im sorry but my computer has died so I must regretfully withdraw from this game because I will not be able to contribute with any semblance of regularity
Excuse the inactivity, been a busy past few days but on the plus side I have a Masters Degree now!
King Philip Of Aznavor was stood atop the Rock an oversaw the fortification of his harbours. Next to him were four bombard cannons that had recently been added to the summit of Oceanrock in order to make the most of the vantage point offered. From here these cannons could rain hell down on any vessel threatening the harbour and one would beed to storm the rock to silence them. Furthermore, A line of beacons had been installed in villages along the coast and if any were lit the message would be relayed to Shipskeep from which enough ship would be dispatched to send the Mighty hammer to the bottom of the sea. In addition orders have been sent to the new colonies to remove all cannons from the vessels that had been sent to escort the colonists and to employ them to make a series of formidable coastal batteries should the threatening vessel challenge Aznavor's newest colony. The ships themselves were to be carried inland where they would be given maintenance, scoured of rats and would be kept safe from any naval threat until the facilities in the new world would allow for them to be refitted.
Excellent news had emerged from the eastern republican neighbours of Aznavor, New Drakran had accepted the offer to trade naval expertise for the republics' economic assistance. New Drakans harbour masters had each been invited to spend a month In Oceansrock and in Shipskeep to observe which facilities and which methods would best suit the construction and maintenance of ocean-going vessels. Oceans rock specialized in trade vessels and her harbours were lined with wooden cargo cranes lifting crates into swifts but round-bellied ships capable of carrying much cargo. Shipskeep was oriented entirely towards military vessels and New Drakrans sailors would soon be taught the importance of iron discipline being employed not only in on board a ship but also in their construction facilities. A large number of workers in Shipskeep were veteran sailors so could invest their own personal experiences into their work and were also much more able to notice potential enemy spies or saboteurs in Aznavor's military base. From what the king could gleam New Drakran had truly sent some of the finest economists and merchants over to Aznavor where they would be welcomed and invited to present their ideas and suggests at many open events and eventually being offered jobs as private tutors to the children of Aznavor's gentry and merchants so that their knowledge may be passed down to future generations. Ambassadors from New Drakran had also presented the idea of jointly run war exercises between the Kingdom and the Republics' armies, an offer that seemed promising to the council of Aznavor. Plans were drawn up for a suitable ground for such an event to be held on the border between the republic and the Kingdom , and the suggestion was forwarded to president Kiue for approval.
A dispatch rider was sent to bring a message to the Regency of Caer whose people lived to the north of Aznavor and offerred them a treaty of friendship, mutual assistance and trade. From all accounts the men of Caer were renowned warriors but their lands had long been stripped of it's mineral wealth and her forests had been unsustainable exploited. If friendships were to be possible between the Kingdom and the regency who knows what opportunities may afford themselves in the future.
Finally King Phillip approved an initiative out forward by his economic advisor which recommended that some penal labourers should be removed fro mthe stone mines of the north and instead assigned to the more urgent task of paving the roads throughout the entire country which would significantly increase travelling speeds of merchants,carriages and armies as the roads would become more oderly more permanent fixtures of the countryside rather than simply a particularly warn path susceptible to turning into a mudbath after sufficient rain.
TLDR---------
Precautions taken against the threat of the Mighty Hammer
Diplomacy deals
Prisoners are put to work on a road building project.
Excellent news had emerged from the eastern republican neighbours of Aznavor, New Drakran had accepted the offer to trade naval expertise for the republics' economic assistance. New Drakans harbour masters had each been invited to spend a month In Oceansrock and in Shipskeep to observe which facilities and which methods would best suit the construction and maintenance of ocean-going vessels. Oceans rock specialized in trade vessels and her harbours were lined with wooden cargo cranes lifting crates into swifts but round-bellied ships capable of carrying much cargo. Shipskeep was oriented entirely towards military vessels and New Drakrans sailors would soon be taught the importance of iron discipline being employed not only in on board a ship but also in their construction facilities. A large number of workers in Shipskeep were veteran sailors so could invest their own personal experiences into their work and were also much more able to notice potential enemy spies or saboteurs in Aznavor's military base. From what the king could gleam New Drakran had truly sent some of the finest economists and merchants over to Aznavor where they would be welcomed and invited to present their ideas and suggests at many open events and eventually being offered jobs as private tutors to the children of Aznavor's gentry and merchants so that their knowledge may be passed down to future generations. Ambassadors from New Drakran had also presented the idea of jointly run war exercises between the Kingdom and the Republics' armies, an offer that seemed promising to the council of Aznavor. Plans were drawn up for a suitable ground for such an event to be held on the border between the republic and the Kingdom , and the suggestion was forwarded to president Kiue for approval.
A dispatch rider was sent to bring a message to the Regency of Caer whose people lived to the north of Aznavor and offerred them a treaty of friendship, mutual assistance and trade. From all accounts the men of Caer were renowned warriors but their lands had long been stripped of it's mineral wealth and her forests had been unsustainable exploited. If friendships were to be possible between the Kingdom and the regency who knows what opportunities may afford themselves in the future.
Finally King Phillip approved an initiative out forward by his economic advisor which recommended that some penal labourers should be removed fro mthe stone mines of the north and instead assigned to the more urgent task of paving the roads throughout the entire country which would significantly increase travelling speeds of merchants,carriages and armies as the roads would become more oderly more permanent fixtures of the countryside rather than simply a particularly warn path susceptible to turning into a mudbath after sufficient rain.
TLDR---------
Precautions taken against the threat of the Mighty Hammer
Diplomacy deals
Prisoners are put to work on a road building project.
Gowia could he have a list on the OOC page connecting players to their Nations please I'd really appreciate it!
King Philip sat at his new mahogany desk and sipped some excellent blended wine sent from Azor whilst mulling over some papers. The colonial ships had left port and were no doubt well on their way to the new world safely under escort, until news reached him of their arrival, there was nothing more he could do. The letter he had received from the Cartographers guild brought to him today intrigued him. His men had replied expressing thanks to the guild but nothing more. He did not doubt that few of the other lords of Edoniras had done more. Dipping his quill in ink he wrote back to the the Cartographers; he knew that the cartographers were an old and venerable order made up of scholars with little interest in gold or land but rather in learning. Acknowledging that to a late gift blamed on delays was an insult to the intelligence of the guild members and to simply send a reward as thanks was meaningless if the reward was not freely given but rather grudgingly surrendered after a complaint was made , king Phillip instead offerred the guild an opportunity as they had done so for him. In his letter he thanked them again for the service they had afforded Aznavor and offered them a ready built and equipped Tower within the Guild district of Oceansrock. This large stone tower would be able to accommodate close to 500 people but remain autonomous from the KIngs authority although their advice may be sought if the King wished to consult their wisdom. In addition King Phillip promised eventual office in Aznavor's new settlement in the new world so that the cartographers may be able to better explore and map the interior of the new continent. All men who would choose to undertake this voyage to the new world,out of scholarly passion , would have their journeys and food paid for at the expense of the state of course.
After pouring a small amount of hot wax into the folded letter he pressed his ring into it printing the sigil of the black tower of Aznavor deep into the wax.
He put his cup down and took the rest of the bottle down to the cellar himself. He had servants to do this but he believed that they could be set to more useful tasks and that it was a simple enough task that even a king could do for himself. The wine had been excellent and he was glad that he had sent a similarly high quality vintage. He would have to gethis sons, Dominc and Alexander, to appreciate the Azor wine for themselves.
As Phillip climbed the steps back to his office with the new mahogany desk his mind turned from lesiure to work as it was wont to do. The Galley captains who had delivered the replies to him had briefly reported on the sights and sounds of their voyages and what they had been able to glean from their brief stay at their destinations. This information was undoubtedly harmless as Philip harbored only genuine friendship towards these peoples but all information was useful no matter how trivial.
Azor was a good nation to have as a friend, it shared values of monarchy and bloodlines but also had a degree of liberty for the middle-classes to move around which prevented any instability which often led to inefficiency. Azors' wheat fields were known to stretch from horizon to horizon in summer and their harvests were known to be bountiful. It's markets were often bustling with activity although almost exclusively from internal trade as few traders seemed to some by. Aznavor would hopefully see an end to the isolation of Azor and together through trade and cooperation they would both profit. Even the names of the two kingdoms sounded similar.
Numburg was something else entirely, from all accounts they were led by a group of no nonsense businessmen who knew their way around trade. They would presumably share similar views with regard to the necessity for efficiency as Aznavor judging by the importance the Numburgians placed on business they may even share in the faith of Altiya goddess of Light and labour. They too would make fine partners and King Philip replied that that he would gladly take part in a trade federation providing that each participating nation stood equally weighted in its standing. Writing to Markus Finch he offered the creation of a Federation Office in Oceanrock where the trade partnership Finch had envisioned could assemble and meet during the winter and spring months.
With the Republic of New Drakran good relations were a necessity vast land borders meant that trade would be easy and a similar position on the continent confirmed this. It was known far and wide that New Drakans Naval forces were not up to scratch and therefore King Phillip extended the olive branch through an offer of fair exchange. Aznavor would offer to refit and oversee the repairs of some of the republic's fleet in it's secure harbour of Shipskeep and would provide new Drakan with Naval Experts and sailors to oversee and instruct their eastern neighbours in naval matters if the republic would send economic advisors and banking experts to Aznavor as well as whatever help it deemed necessary to help light the furnace of Aznavori industry as the Goddess Altaiya demanded.
To each of these Nations King Philip also offered a pact of alliance, security and mutual assistance wishing that all their borders remained free and safe fro mexternal threats so as to be able to focus on colonial expansion.
Expenditure:
Aznavor wishes to spend 1,000,000,000 on equipping its fleet with copper bottoms to allow them to be much swifter and more resistant to hostile fire. ( if this is too little expenditure I'm willing to have this take a while).
4,000,000,000 to be spent on expanding the mining network in the west and to establish new industrial centres in the northern terrirories so as to create a stronger economic base.
After pouring a small amount of hot wax into the folded letter he pressed his ring into it printing the sigil of the black tower of Aznavor deep into the wax.
He put his cup down and took the rest of the bottle down to the cellar himself. He had servants to do this but he believed that they could be set to more useful tasks and that it was a simple enough task that even a king could do for himself. The wine had been excellent and he was glad that he had sent a similarly high quality vintage. He would have to gethis sons, Dominc and Alexander, to appreciate the Azor wine for themselves.
As Phillip climbed the steps back to his office with the new mahogany desk his mind turned from lesiure to work as it was wont to do. The Galley captains who had delivered the replies to him had briefly reported on the sights and sounds of their voyages and what they had been able to glean from their brief stay at their destinations. This information was undoubtedly harmless as Philip harbored only genuine friendship towards these peoples but all information was useful no matter how trivial.
Azor was a good nation to have as a friend, it shared values of monarchy and bloodlines but also had a degree of liberty for the middle-classes to move around which prevented any instability which often led to inefficiency. Azors' wheat fields were known to stretch from horizon to horizon in summer and their harvests were known to be bountiful. It's markets were often bustling with activity although almost exclusively from internal trade as few traders seemed to some by. Aznavor would hopefully see an end to the isolation of Azor and together through trade and cooperation they would both profit. Even the names of the two kingdoms sounded similar.
Numburg was something else entirely, from all accounts they were led by a group of no nonsense businessmen who knew their way around trade. They would presumably share similar views with regard to the necessity for efficiency as Aznavor judging by the importance the Numburgians placed on business they may even share in the faith of Altiya goddess of Light and labour. They too would make fine partners and King Philip replied that that he would gladly take part in a trade federation providing that each participating nation stood equally weighted in its standing. Writing to Markus Finch he offered the creation of a Federation Office in Oceanrock where the trade partnership Finch had envisioned could assemble and meet during the winter and spring months.
With the Republic of New Drakran good relations were a necessity vast land borders meant that trade would be easy and a similar position on the continent confirmed this. It was known far and wide that New Drakans Naval forces were not up to scratch and therefore King Phillip extended the olive branch through an offer of fair exchange. Aznavor would offer to refit and oversee the repairs of some of the republic's fleet in it's secure harbour of Shipskeep and would provide new Drakan with Naval Experts and sailors to oversee and instruct their eastern neighbours in naval matters if the republic would send economic advisors and banking experts to Aznavor as well as whatever help it deemed necessary to help light the furnace of Aznavori industry as the Goddess Altaiya demanded.
To each of these Nations King Philip also offered a pact of alliance, security and mutual assistance wishing that all their borders remained free and safe fro mexternal threats so as to be able to focus on colonial expansion.
Expenditure:
Aznavor wishes to spend 1,000,000,000 on equipping its fleet with copper bottoms to allow them to be much swifter and more resistant to hostile fire. ( if this is too little expenditure I'm willing to have this take a while).
4,000,000,000 to be spent on expanding the mining network in the west and to establish new industrial centres in the northern terrirories so as to create a stronger economic base.
Today the council room was busier than Havenport's market on the Summer solstice. The King, Admirals, generals, nobles and the leaders of the Commerce guilds poured over the new map. Royal Cartographers did their best to study it and reproduce rough sketches of it when the councillors of Aznavor finally settled down to dicuss what needed to be done. The King had already decreed that a beautifullacquered table figured with the shape of the new continent carved into it was to be made and delivered to his council chambers within a fortnight. Half a dozen scribes noted down all that was being said on the subject of the new world, accounts of this meeting would go down in history in triplicate, two copies would go to each of the port cities and the third would be stored in the Royal archives for generations to come. Aznavor was nothing if it wasn't bureaucratic and efficient. Altaiya Lord of Light,foe of darkness and Mother of the dawn demanded productivity and there was no city more capable to satisfy her demands than Oceansrock.
The council of Aznavor debated for hours about the merits of each potential area of expansion and the possible repercussions each of these may have upon Aznavor's diplomatic standing with the other nations. After a suitable landing site had been decided upon the beacons of the the great Firetower were lit. At night this tower would usually guide merchant vessls into the bosom of the capital's harbour but when it was lit during the day it meant only one thing that the fleet was summoned out of Shipskeep. A few hours later the ships bearing colonists, supplies,tools weapons and soldiers was set on it's way.
Fours swift galleys also bore message to Aznavor's neighbours offering messages of goodwill, gifts of the finest Aznavori Wine and invitations to open diplomatic relations and trade routes to the following nations:
The New Republic of Ostlandet
Azor
Numburg
The Glorious Republic of New Drakran
The council of Aznavor debated for hours about the merits of each potential area of expansion and the possible repercussions each of these may have upon Aznavor's diplomatic standing with the other nations. After a suitable landing site had been decided upon the beacons of the the great Firetower were lit. At night this tower would usually guide merchant vessls into the bosom of the capital's harbour but when it was lit during the day it meant only one thing that the fleet was summoned out of Shipskeep. A few hours later the ships bearing colonists, supplies,tools weapons and soldiers was set on it's way.
Fours swift galleys also bore message to Aznavor's neighbours offering messages of goodwill, gifts of the finest Aznavori Wine and invitations to open diplomatic relations and trade routes to the following nations:
The New Republic of Ostlandet
Azor
Numburg
The Glorious Republic of New Drakran
good numbers so far Gowia but maybe get a few on standby as sometimes people just drop very quickly after beginning
I stand with gowia on terrain it's good to have the freedom we need as long as we're reasonable so no moreor-style mountain range defenses by Britain us a good model for later colonialism use them as an influence and build upon it.
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