Empire 7: Into the Depths IC Thread

[Minescratcher]

Regions 113, 114, 127
The Order of Knights of the Ironkelp of First-King John of Ruhum
Records of the Years 4-6 of the Tenure of Grand Master Oliver of Insol, 40th Grand Master of the Order of Knights
Round 9

Actions:

1. [Diplomacy] Attend event

Spoiler: Subactions

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• Accept Bitter Tourism from GTZ

2. [Faith] Convert [Region 96] HS 2 from Open to the Flowing Way, spending 1 Treasure and using the Regalis Arbor to jump to [Region 101] (113->130->134->101; 96 counts as 3 regions, for a total effective distance of 6 regions): 17 (forgot Chora rep penalty on all conversions)
With the difficulty of sending news to and from Orope, Dame Commander Clare Delamere has taken on more and more local authority, and after almost a decade of effort, she is finally able to expand the scope of her work in [Region 96], scoring a victory over the miasma. A second safe haven, patterned off the original cenote-like structure, is constructed in the north of the region to provide for those who stray into the contaminated waters by mistake, as well as a series of guide markers leading back to breathable waters. The hope brought by the missionaries of the Order has entrenched the Flowing Way in the hearts of the miasma refugees.

3. [Faith] Seek Aid for the conversion of [Region 96] HS 2: 14

4. [Faith] Convert Ezcorher [Region 138] HS 1 from Afluente to Flowing Way: 13
The Profundus's official adoption of the Middish Way suddenly brings Luc d'Espoir and his mission in Ezcorher straight to the top of the Grand Master's priorities. Additional missionaries are dispatched to Dounpor to spread the Way to the Gotezhar capital, and the Grand Master promotes Luc to Chaplain Commander, placing his temple at Kashowira in charge of managing the spread and interpretation of the faith in Gotezhar seas.

5. [Faith] Convert Ezcorher [Region 138] HS 2 from Afluente to Flowing Way: 13
More chaplains are sent to join the followers of Fee-yuria, investigating the stories of revered souls contained within the storm and discussing the nature of Divine Will with the Gotezhar.

Nonactions:

1. Contribute to the Genus Taxonomia Vadosus Mare
2. Complete the projects to breed more plants from the seeds of the Regalis Arbor as a Monumental Undertaking (3/3)

Spoiler: News and Rumors

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• The Gotezhar....
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• The sudden appearance of the Pojan nomads causes a brief panic in the halls of the Order....
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• War in the west....
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• Adventuring Scholars....
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Spoiler: Ruler Information

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Grand Master Oliver of Insol, 40th Grand Master of the Order of Knights, etc etc
Current Stats
Diplomacy: 4
Military: 3
Economy: 4
Faith: 8
Intrigue: 5
Rolls

New Ruler Next Round? No
Expected Stat Bonuses: +2 Faith

Spoiler: Other notes

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Generals:

• Knight Commander Amlaigh Tolmach of the Scoshlangue (10) - Tactical Doctrine: Quiver Hell's Foundations (+2 to battle roll)

Units: 4 / 7

Treasure: 1 -1

Resources controlled:

• Region 114: Giantsbane Seed

Techs:

• Supernatic Propagation
• Trophic Deconvolution
• Megafaunal Tailoring
• Photospore Signalling
• Graduated Symbiosis
• Composite Grafting
• Anoxic Adaptation: Permits actions and troop movement across brackish (green) borders; Requires Composite Grafting, Trophic Deconvolution
• Supermarine Artillery: +1 to battle rolls and +1 to Maneuvering rolls in regions of Depth 0; Requires Giantsbane Seeds, Supernatic Propagation, Photospore Signalling
• Razor Current Netting: +10% enemy casualties and +1 to maneuvering rolls when attacking with a foothold or defending; Requires Glass, Composite Grafting

State Religion: The Middish Way of the Flowing Way

• 5 HCs: +1 offensive battle rolls
• 15 HCs: 2d8 to Sway Factions

Artifacts

• Thunderstone Cudgel: 1/round, +1 to an offensive battle (+2 if the defender benefits from a Fortress) or +1 to convert a holy site of an organized religion (+2 if the defender benefits from a holy order)
• The Regalis Arbor: may be used up to twice per round as a non-action, for one of the following effects:
  Spoiler: Regalis Arbor

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  • Launch Couriers: When taking an action, the owner may pay 1 region of distance to "skip" from a region that they control and which is contiguously connected to their capital to any non-Wastes region within three (non-Wastes) regions of said owned region for the purpose of effective distance when determining distance penalties. The path may then continue on from that region, adding additional regions to the path and increasing the effective distance appropriately as normal. To skip to a Brackish, Toxic, or Glacial region in this way still requires the appropriate technology, but such regions may be skipped over without a technology. This effect may not be applied to rolls for Colonization, combat, or Secret actions.
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  • Launch Scouts: The owner receives a +2 bonus to the Maneuvering roll for a single battle they participate in. The battle must take place in a Depth 0 region within three (non-Waste) regions of a region that they control and which is contiguously connected to their capital. The use of this effect in a battle must be declared before any Interception rolls are made, and this effect may not be applied to Maneuvering rolls to intercept or avoid being intercepted.
  Attempts to steal the Regalis Arbor suffer a -4 penalty.

Reputation:

• 1 ABS favor
• PRS rank 2
• Signatory to the Flowing Peace, alongside the Gotezhar, the Cyphiri Union, and the Lux-Glossian Shades, consisting of the following four terms:
  
  1. The undersigned are committed to the righteous and just conducting of wars, and will therefore forswear: killing or causing egregious harm to noncombatants, including foes who have surrendered; and the use of weapons or technology deemed unnecessarily cruel considering their objective, including those chemical and biological weapons designed to cause a slow and painful death.
  2. The undersigned are committed to enable the collective defense of the faithful of the Flowing Way by soldiers of the faithful, and will therefore not oppose or hinder the movement of Flowing Way troops between territory controlled by signatory powers for defensive purposes.
  3. The undersigned are committed to the dialogue of ideas and the free movement of sages, missionaries, and other wise-creatures, in the interests of widening the Flowing Way and the better interpretation of the divine mysteries, and will therefore support the establishment of new centers of learning and all other conversions to the Flowing Way within their controlled territory to the best of their ability.
  4. The undersigned are committed to the continuing study and proactive investigation of riddles and anomalies, and will prioritize those which one or more signatories reasonably suspect may pose a threat to the faithful.